"The Quinnipiac Chronicle Issue 10, Volume 84"

QUChronicle.com October 29, 2014 Volume 84 Issue 10

SPORTS Landing in Connecticut, page 12

OPINION

ARTS & LIFE

Put an end to rape culture, page 7

Tricks and treats, page 8

QCash-less

Some local businesses no longer accept the QCard, while others believe the system needs an upgrade

By PAUL BROSNAN Contributing Writer

Students take advantage of QCash to cover groceries, laundry and takeout orders, but recently a number of vendors no longer accept QCash.

Although the university’s QCard website lists places like Supercuts, not all of the stores are still accepting this QCash as a means of payment, according to Supercuts and Tonino’s Pizzeria.

Shop Rite, Tonino’s and Thyme and Season are all places that accept QCash, however workers at each of these locations think the QCash system needs an upgrade.

“Yeah it’s rather slow,” said Dupree, a Shop Rite employee in charge of running the QCard scanner. “It’s pretty inconvenient

that you have to go off to the side and sign for your purchase.”

Dupree, who would not give his full name, said this backs up the line.

Besides holding up lines, these businesses lose more money when a student uses QCash rather than simply a debit card, according to Tonino’s.

Anthony is a worker at Tonino’s. He says currently the processing fees for QCash are 11 percent.

“It’s costing us considerably more to process QCard,” Anthony said. “Most [stores] are at 13 percent. Which really is extraordinary for processing fees.”

Something that is $10 ends up costing Tonino’s around $11.50, he said.

“We prefer debit cards to QCards,” he said. “Ask any merchant up and down this street [Whitney Avenue], and they’ll tell you See QCASH Page 4 PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY CHRONICLE STAFF

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Nearly 100 students could be switching to the School of Communications without changing their majors. In the foreseeable future, advertising majors from the School of Business and interactive digital design (IDD) majors from the College of Arts and Sciences may be the newest additions to Quinnipiac’s growing School of Communications.

Dean of the School of Communications Lee Kamlet expects this impending modification to greatly benefit these programs.

“We believe that we might be able to boost enrollment and student interest in those programs by moving them into the School of Communications,” Kamlet said, “Those programs are more closely aligned with the kinds of programs we offer.”

The advertising curriculum is nearly identical to that of marketing in the School of Business. However, Dean Kamlet says this change will add several “creative” elements to the curriculum such as website design and mobile

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platform design.The advertising major may also soon be called integrated communication, which has become an increasingly popular choice for many schools around the country.

Lea Herlihy, a sophomore media studies and marketing double major says that it makes sense for advertising and IDD to move to the School of Communications.

“I think that advertising kind of deals with communications in a way because it pertains to it,” Herlihy said. “I think IDD can be geared toward communications. It’s business-y also, but I think that they kind of coincide with one another, so they can work together for the same purpose.”

Online and technology-oriented advertising has become more and more prevalent as the presence of digital media continues to become more ubiquitous. The IDD discipline is also furthered by this universally expanding field, according to Dean Kamlet. As a result, careers in communications have become much See MAJORS SWITCHING Page 4

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Students campaign against culturally offensive costumes

By SARAH DOIRON Associate News Editor

As Halloween night draws near, the Department of Cultural and Global Engagement has launched a campaign against culturally offensive costumes.

Assistant Director for Multicultural Education Sade Jean-Jacques said the department is working with Student Affairs and various student organizations to hang posters around campus reminding students to avoid offensive costumes.

“These types of costumes could be triggers for somebody,” she said. “So if you are wearing this costume and walking by someone, you don’t know what their story is like and their background. You never know who you are going to offend.”

Jean-Jacques said examples of culturally offensive costumes are Native American headdresses, blackface and Muslim turbans.

The posters will be based off of a campaign started at Ohio University called, “We’re a Culture, not a Costume.”

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The posters from Ohio University featured students of various cultural backgrounds posing with a picture of a stereotypical costume portraying their culture. The posters say “This is not who I am and this is not okay.”

Sophomore Gabbi Riggi thinks it is important for the university to address this on campus. She said people should not be taking stereotypes and turning them into costumes.

“The appropriation of things that are important to people is something many people don’t recognize so to have the univeristy take steps to raise awareness about it is great,” Riggi said.

While there are no serious consequences for offensive costumes on campus, JeanJacques believes it is important for students to call each other out and hold them accountable for their costume choices.

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STUDENTS SPEAK UP

In preparation for Halloween, a new costume based off of the global Ebola epidemic has emerged.

The “sexy Ebola nurse costume” includes a woman dressed in a face mask and a skimpy yellow hazmatthemed suit. The deadly virus has killed more than 5,000 people in West Africa, according to the World Health Organization. Students shared their opinions on this new Halloween costume trend.

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“I think it’s funny. I know it’s a serious matter at the end of the day because people don’t laugh at things like cancer or AIDS. This is all serious and it has been turned into a joke because of pop culture, but as much as it is funny, it shouldn’t be made into a costume.”

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“I think it’s funny and I don’t think it is super offensive because it has to do with what is going on in the world right now and it is relevant. I don’t think many people will take offense to it.”

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“I think people are offended because it’s just not right. It is not something you should do because what if somebody you know has it or is affected by the outbreak? I just don’t see a point in it.”

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“I think Ebola has become extremely commercialized and people are trying to make it seem like it is funny and not serious, when it is something that is actually serious. So people need to stop taking it lightly and actually understand it is really serious. Just because it’s not in your life everyday doesn’t mean that you can’t pretend it is something that’s not important.”

Beyond the Bobcats

A rundown on news outside the university.

By Sal Siciliano

New Jersey releases doctor from Ebola quarantine

U.S. and British forces leave Afghanistan

African lions to be the last cat under Endangered Species Act

Doctors Without Borders volunteer Kaci Hickox was released from a New Jersey state hospital Monday, after being detained in a strict Ebola quarantine since Friday in conditions she has described as “inhumane,” according to Vice News. The nurse from Maine arrived in Newark following a month in Sierra Leone, where the Ebola virus has killed more than 1,200 people. Despite having a normal temperature, Hickox was immediately isolated.

She told CNN her basic humans rights had been violated. The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey requested that Governor Chris Christie explain how he decided it was “medically necessary” to detain the health care worker, according to Vice News.

Monday marked U.S. and British forces withdrawal from Afghanistan following 13 years of combat. Troops ended operations in the Helmand province with a 20-hour secret departure mission, according to the Washington Post. Approximately 24,000 U.S. troops remain in the country, but President Obama plans to reduce this number by half come January 2016. The Helmand province, an area still battling the Taliban, is now in the hands of Afghan security forces, and will determine if the country can limit violence despite a rapid drawdown in troops, according to the Washington Post.

The African lion population has dropped by 30 percent in the last two decades, leading to a proposal by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to make them the last big cat to receive protection under the Endangered Species Act, according to the Washington Post. Human development in the lions’ area has increased, and the cats were hunted by ranchers after they fed on livestock for survival. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services believe, however, that the lions’ biggest threat is the growing human population in sub-Saharan Africa, which experts believe will double by 2050, according to the Washington Post.

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University holds infectious disease training

By NICOLE HANSON Associate News Editor

As the number of Ebola cases continues to increase around the world, the university is taking precautions to protect faculty, staff and students from the virus.

On Wednesday, Oct. 22, about 1,100 students participated in a workshop where they learned the latest information about Ebola and practiced using basic protective gear.

Dean of the School of Nursing Jean Lange said various faculty members started planning the workshop six days before it was held. The workshop was to prepare students and faculty about how to deal with something like Ebola. It included a one-hour information session, followed by a video demonstration and then a supervised practice of using protective equipment.

The protective measures taught at the workshop were not just specific to Ebola, but could apply to any infectious disease.

“The types of equipment that you would use in a real Ebola case are at a higher level of protection, but the principles are exactly the same,” Bruce Koeppen, founding dean of the Frank H. Netter School of Medicine said. “It’s common procedure, not specific with any infectious agent but it could deal with all of them.”

School of Nursing students were required to attend the training and medical students and other health science majors were highly encouraged to go. Koeppen said nurses are at the highest risk of coming into contact with Ebola.

“Any healthcare worker is going to be on the front line in all of this, but typically it is a nurse,” he said. “They’re the first contact that the patient has in the emergency depart-

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Students in the School of Nursing were required to attend a training session at the North Haven campus about handling patients with infectious diseases. ment, so it’s important for them—if there is a suspicion of an infectious disease—to know how to interact with the patient in a way that protects them.”

The majority of the medical students did choose to attend the workshop, Koeppen said.

“They are currently not in clinical settings where they have a higher ability of

Jean-Jacques: Avoid stereotypical costumes

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Students in SGA, SPB and Greek life created posters against culturally offensive costumes.

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on the students and ruining Halloween,” she said. “It’s about education on cultural sensitivity and I feel most students have become desensitised to certain aspects of culture and stereotypes.”

Junior Shahara Ingram said she does not think culturally offensive costumes are a problem on college campuses.

“Students are going to do whatever they want to do,” Ingram said. “I don’t think [putting up the posters] will make a difference.”

What is considered an offensive costume varies from person to person, Jean-Jacques said, but anything pertaining to a stereotype is a costume students should avoid.

Jean-Jacques is inspired by the quote from author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, “The single story creates stereotypes. The problem is with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.”

Jean-Jacques wants students to enjoy Halloween while keeping in mind how their costume choices could affect someone personally. She wants students to stray away from using a “single-story stereotype” to describe people.

She believes the best part about this campaign is it is not coming from administration and is instead coming from the students.

Jean-Jacques is working with organizations such as the Student Programming Board and the Student Government Association.

“These are students from various organizations who are coming together to send one common message,” she said. “And that message is to not perpetuate these common stereotypes. We really want students to educate their peers about these cultural stereotypes and teach people that this isn’t funny.”

Riggi said students just need to use common sense when picking out their Halloween costumes.

“Use your head and if you think it is offensive just don’t wear it,” she said.

Jean-Jacques believes offensive Halloween costumes have always been an issue in society, but believes that since students are at a higher educational institution they should be appropriate when they dress up for Halloween.

“I understand people’s perspectives are different because of their backgrounds,” she said. “But even if it is not relevant to you it could easily be relevant to somebody else. You view things different from other people...Let’s all have fun on Halloween but let’s be appropriate and respect one another.”

being exposed and Ebola is already part of our normal curriculum,” Koeppen said. “But even though we cover it in the curriculum, the more you hear it, the better it sinks in.”

Since the majority of known Ebola cases in the United States have begun in the emergency room, Lange has changed clinical policies in the School of Nursing.

“If [students] were assigned to a unit but

there was a suspected case [of Ebola] there, they would be reassigned,” Lange said. “We also decided not to have any of our students rotating in the emergency rooms of any of the hospitals because that’s where a lot of cases we know about have been coming in.”

Junior nursing major Samantha Vitale said she was disappointed to find out that students will not be doing clinical work in the emergency room for the time being.

“I don’t like it because—going to different units—that’s the exciting part,” Vitale said. “Right now we’re on a telemetry unit and it’s basic nursing, so when we get the chance to go out somewhere, then it’s fun.”

Despite the preparedness workshop and the change in clinical policies, Lange said the chances of Ebola affecting the Quinnipiac community are slim.

“You have to be in pretty close proximity with someone who actually has symptoms so I think while it’s not impossible, it’s fairly unlikely,” she said.

Both Vitale and junior nursing major Jaclyn O’Shea said the university could do more to inform all of the student body about the dangers of Ebola.

“They should just really tell people, ‘stay clean, wash your hands,’” O’Shea said.

“Anyone could get it; obviously we’re at a higher risk but everyone should know about it.”

O’Shea thinks there is more to the disease than we might know.

“They might just think it’s someone with the flu because it’s similar symptoms to someone that has the flu,” she said. “We could be exposed and not even know—that’s the scariest part.”

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Office of residential life partners with non-profit for student raffles

By TARA O’NEILL Staff Writer

Juniors to attend senior open house Juniors have the opportunity to explore Senior Housing on Nov. 3 from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Students can meet members of Residential Life for tours at the Rocky Top Student Center Annex. Juniors will also be given information on the benefits of senior housing and view their options for the 2015-2016 school year. Residential Life will also be raffling off the first senior housing lottery number. - S. Doiron

Study Abroad information sessions to be held The Department of Modern Languages will be holding an information session on studying abroad. Students will have opportunities to learn more about the Language Departments programs such as the new Italian Minor and the Spanish minor and major. The session will be held on Nov. 5 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the College of Arts and Sciences 1 in room 205. - S. Doiron

Associate dean receives nursing research award Leslie Neal-Boylan, associate dean of the School of Nursing, received the Virginia A. Henderson award for outstanding contributions to nursing research. Neal-Boylan published the first research-based book on nurses with disabilities in 2012. Her research typically focuses on nurses with physical disabilities and workforce issues.

The associate dean was honored on Oct. 21 at the 2014 Diamond Jubilee Awards which are of the highest honor in Connecticut’s nursing profession.

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IBS hosts dinner to benefit IRIS The International Business Dinner will be held on Monday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. in Burt Kahn Court. More than 50 types of food will be served at the dinner and the South Asian Society will be dancing during the event.

Student tickets will be sold for $5 at the student center tables starting one week before the event. Student tickets are $8 at the door and $10 for faculty.

The dinner will benefit IRIS in New Haven which helps relocate refugees in the United States. -N. Hanson

Thanks to Residential Life, students had the opportunity to give back to the community from the confines of their room with the annual United Way of Greater New Haven raffle.

Last week Residential Life raffled off elite parking spot opportunities and men’s ice hockey tickets, according to Jennifer Crane, the director of residential life.

The raffle is through a partnership with United Way. The organization was created to provide better lives for all, with a focus on education, income and health, according to its website.

The office of Residential Life partnered with the non-profit organization almost two decades ago, according to Crane. The purpose of the partnership is to provide students with the opportunity to give back to the Greater New Haven area.

Sophomore Juliana McBroom, a resident assistant in Ledges, said the raffles get students involved with the organization without asking for much.

“Incorporating the United Way charity through Residential Life is a great way to let students know about the organization,” McBroom said. “The raffle is awesome because it makes [students] excited to donate because they have the possibility of getting something out of it as well.”

The proceeds for this year’s Residential Life raffle goes into the

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Sophomores can purchase tickets for $1 to enter them in a raffle for the No.1 housing lottery pick. All proceeds will go to the United Way non-profit organization.

general United Way fund, according to Crane. However, she said there are several different subcategories on the organization’s website for people to choose for donations.

Junior Vanessa Costa, a public relations major, purchased a raffle ticket for the chance to win tickets for the Quinnipiac men’s hockey game against Yale.

“I participated in the raffle because it was a good cause,” Costa said. “And one of the prizes was two tickets to the Yale game.”

But the organization is much bigger than most students realize, according to Crane.

“They have fundraising opportunities where they work to raise money for multiple organizations,” Crane said.

Crane said the organization

hosts several different events throughout the year. Some of their more popular events, according to Crane, are: a backpack program, a community round-up and a food truck.

The backpack program provides a backpack of nutritional foods for children, the community round up encourages families to sign their children up for kindergarten and the food truck event provides meals for children during the summer, according to Crane.

All these different events the organization sponsors are funded by donations from the community and, in some cases, Quinnipiac students and faculty.

During the second week of November, Crane said there will be an additional opportunity for Quinnipiac to fundraise for United Way.

There will be an online auction where students and faculty can bid on items.

The online auction will have items such as the president’s parking spot for a week, free laundry for a semester and Yankee seats from the old Yankee Stadium, according to Crane.

Each year, Residential Life sets a goal for the United Way fundraising efforts. The goal this year is $65,000, according to Crane, and so far Quinnipiac has raised 46 percent of that goal.

“It’s a phenomenal organization,” Costa said. “Quinnipiac is doing an amazing thing by partnering with them to give back to the Greater New Haven community.

Hopefully more students will get involved and we’ll reach the fundraising goal.”

Kamlet: Changes will benefit graduates looking for employment MAJORS SWITCHING from cover careers in communications have become much more demanding. He describes the broad array of skills that are required of people entering these professions.

“They need to know how to write effectively, shoot and edit video, manage web pages and social media, and know how to work in the ‘digital space,’” Kamlet said.

“They need to know how to differentiate the kind of content that

is best suited to the TV vs. tablet computers versus smartphones.”

Freshman IDD major and aspiring web designer Christine O’Connor thinks her major should remain in the College of Arts and Sciences.

“I feel like there are less options for me personally,” she said. “I like the fact that it’s in Arts and Sciences because there’s such a wide variety in that and I feel like you could go with more. Communications, it’s more video and I think [IDD is] bet-

ter in Arts and Sciences.”

In spite of that, this change will be beneficial to graduates looking for employment, Kamlet said.

“We would be able to broaden the array of skills available to our students, and thus enhance their job prospects when they graduate,” Kamlet said.

Kamlet stressed this adjustment is only under consideration at this point and would require numerous levels of approval from the university and the State of Connecticut

before it could be implemented.

“This is in the very preliminary stages,” Kamlet said. “There are many hurdles to clear before we can get this up and running.”

Despite these current state of the decision, this change could be advantageous for all students involved, he said.

“We think that this has the potential to greatly benefit students and provide new growth for the School of Communications, and for the majors involved,” Kamlet said.

Some businesses dislike QCash processing fees QCASH from cover the same thing. If they did lower the processing fees, more stores would accept it. They wouldn’t turn away more business.”

John Meriano is the associate vice president for auxiliary services.

He said the fees these businesses are referring to are established by Blackboard. Blackboard handles all relationships, contracts, payments and technical aspects directly with the merchants.

“Major credit cards have huge volume and make their revenue on that volume,” he said. “Our vendor

base is much too small to operate on such a small discount rate. The 100 or so schools’ vendors that work with BB1 [BlackBoard transact] are all independent and in proximity of the host school.”

QCard is run through Blackboard Transact. Transact runs as a branch of Blackboard and is responsible for the technology that allows QCards to perform tasks such as unlocking dormitory entrances, utilizing on-campus meal plan options and ordering from various eating establishments that accept the currency, according to Blackboard’s site.

He says when vendors enter the program, they are aware of the pro-

cessing fees.

Despite the processing fees, Anthony said Quinnipiac students are among his highest customers and he does not want to them to order somewhere else.

“The percentage of our business with Quinnipiac is around 45 to 50 percent.” Anthony said. “Administration, students; they are the biggest part of our business.”

Students appreciate the program, but would like for there to be more places where they can use their card.

Evan LeClair is a sophomore computer science major. He enjoys using his QCard, but still has complaints.

“It’s way more convenient to use the QCard for things like groceries and food compared to a credit card,” LeClair said. “It would be nice if it was usable in more locations, especially in New Haven. I want to spend money on food in New Haven, but I can’t.”

Junior Christian Ottorman prefers to use his debit card over QCash.

“I believe [the QCard] is inefficient,” Ottorman said. “I’m hesitant on using it. While it keeps things orderly, it could be better. I usually use my debit card rather than my QCard to pay for things. Overall, it is definitely something that can be improved upon.”

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There’s been a lot of talk about women’s rights and feminism recently, so it was timely that the Computer Information Systems (CIS) Society held the Women in Technology panel on Wednesday, Oct. 15.

When I first heard about the event I had no intention of going because I didn’t think it pertained to me. It wasn’t until one of my design professors said she was speaking at the event that I realized a designer is part of the technology field. Sitting on a computer all day, you think I would realize this, right? I found myself there in the audience amongst a surprisingly wellbalanced mix of men and women. What I got out of the panel was more than I had ever thought possible.

I’ve never been one to see my gender as an obstacle that could hold me back from being a recognized and accomplished graphic designer.

Why would being female hold me back? But after hearing my design professor, along with the other well-accomplished women, speak about the hurdles they’ve had to jump through in their careers, I realized this is a real issue. I realized this affects me.

I started thinking about all the times I’ve

The importance of Parents and Family Weekend Every year, the university hosts an annual as well get to experience a little bit of the Parents and Family Weekend. Many students Quinnipiac life. Last weekend, I introduced will have their parents and siblings come my parents this weekend to many friends, down to enjoy the fall festivities offered showed them where I hang out and shared stories of my time here on campus. Some families thus far. participate in the lunches, Family Weekend activities or watch athletic ALEC TURNER is also a good chance events around campus. A lot Associate Sports Editor to show off the of people will just go home @alecturner39 absolutely beautiful to spend time with their campus that we reside family in their own house. in. We as a student Some students don’t even body don’t appreciate have their family come down or go home that weekend. Every Quinnipiac how lucky we are to live where we do for eight months out of the year. Show your student celebrates the weekend differently.

In my eyes, Parents and Family Weekend family the Sleeping Giant trails and take is a time where you should have family come a walk around the beautiful quad with the to visit the campus. Your family is so proud magnificent Arnold Bernhard Library in of what you are doing here, and you might as the center. Personally, I showed my parents well show them where you are doing it. Your the beautiful mountain’s base, and walked parents and family are hearing amazing stories around the Quad, appreciating the beauty about friends, organizations, roommates and as well as sharing some laughs together. all sorts of things on this campus, they might My parents were in awe with the wonderful

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designed for men. When men ask for designs the best. I consider myself to be very competitive from me, they’re very direct and assertive with in my design classes, which are predominantly what they want. When women ask for designs made up of females. I want to be the best in my from me, they’re more afraid to tell me what they design and art classes, and I was like that all want and tend to give me more artistic freedom. throughout high school as well.

My competitive spirit has gotten me many When men see the final product of my designs, they’re not afraid to tell me what needs to be opportunities that more tame designers have missed out on. If all changed about the design, women reached for the and have me re-do it until it’s KRISTEN RIELLO same opportunities that perfect. But women always Associate Design Editor men did, would women accept the first design I send @kristenriello be in more leadership them. positions? And what about It’s interesting to have this if people actually gave perspective of the differences women these positions between men and women when asking things to be done for them. The when they do reach for them?

Listening to these powerful, confident panel brought up a strong point—are men reaching for more opportunities? From birth, women on the panel speak with such passion and men are taught to be extremely competitive confidence about women making a difference amongst one another, and they’re not afraid to in technology, really gave my fighting spirit an extra push. They said to be ambitious, confident fight for leadership.

I want to be a leader in the design field, and I and to never underestimate your abilities. never have and never will picture men standing Always fight for what you deserve, especially in my way—why should they? My whole life I when it comes to fairness and equal pay in the have always strived to be the best designer/artist workplace. Don’t lose yourself, and always stay I can possibly be, and I’m not afraid to fight to be true to who you are.

scenery that I fell in love with as a student here.

There are countless restaurants and other places to show your family. Everytime my parents come down, we will take a drive down Whitney, and we will stop at a different local restaurant. My parents love that I am still able to have the small town feel at school that I do back home.

Parents Weekend shouldn’t just be an excuse to go out to the grocery store and stock up in what you have used this semester, or to get a free meal to substitute your diminishing meal plan. That weekend should be a time to unite your college life and your home life and to appreciate both of them for what they have given you. My parents came down this weekend, and I couldn’t have been happier to see them. We didn’t participate in the lunches sponsored by the university or go to Bobcats Madness, but I still showed my parents my idea of the Bobcat lifestyle.

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Put an end to rape culture Why is it that we live in a world where sexual violence is the norm?

Instead of punishing criminals, we punish the victims. Instead of teaching people why rape is wrong, we teach people how not to get raped.

Rape culture is a society in which rape or other forms of sexual violence are considered to be normal, according NICOLE HANSON to Marshall University.

Associate News Editor Rather than focusing on @nicole_hanson11 the real issue at hand, rape culture objectifies victims and focuses on what they should be doing to prevent being raped.

When you think about it, this sounds completely illogical. However, we see examples of rape culture almost everyday.

Think about it: how many times have you heard a news story or seen a Tumblr post about a rape case where someone suggested the victim was wearing skimpy clothes?

Probably too many times to count on both hands.

According to TIME, rape culture often suggests that the victim is “asking for it” or maybe even had too much to drink.

Last month I went on a first date with a guy who said his roommate (from a different college) was expelled their freshman year for raping a girl at a party. He said his roommate didn’t deserve to serve jail time and get kicked out of school, though, because the girl was “asking for it.” Needless to say, I haven’t spoken to him since.

Even though many people have heard stories like this where the victim is “at fault,” they still deny that rape culture is real. I think the fact that someone brought such a story up on a first date says it all about the society we live in.

I experienced yet another example of rape culture just a few days ago.

I was working my second shift at my new job when a coworker made sexually explicit comments to me.

The next day I called my manager and asked her not to schedule me with this man again.

Since this incident, people have been telling me to calm down and that I’m making too big of a deal out of it. Rape culture has made it so that I look “crazy” for feeling uncomfortable after hearing vulgar comments.

From inappropriate remarks to rape, fault is almost always placed on the victim rather than the attackers. According to The Wire, rapists can legally sue for child custody in 31 states if a woman becomes pregnant from rape.

So when will it end?

Though I can’t change the entire country’s thoughts on rape and sexual violence, I hope to change a few here at Quinnipiac. If you hear people making jokes about rape, take a stand. Rape is a serious crime—not a joke.

No one can change the rape culture we live in overnight, but it is time to take a stand and defy the norm.

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ADVICE FROM ANDY

Pushing back against Yik Yak Over the past week I became aware of a festering in negativity and hatred and vice; new social media app: Yik Yak. For those of places devoid of the fruits of society.

In an article written by Eric Stoller for us millennials, imagine Yik Yak as Formspring 2.0—a Formspring without borders; anyone insidehighered.com, Stoller focuses on the rise can post content about a specific individual of Yik Yak across college campuses. He admits regardless of whether or not the specific some posts are humorous, but goes on to say that individual owns an account. For those a bit many posts contain elements of sexism, racism, older, Yik Yak acts as an anonymous public homophobia and explicit drug references. Stoller forum; anonymous people (despite the content) goes on to say that although anonymous posting post content directly to a page viewable to does not necessarily give way to relentless vulgar comments, it appears (historically at people within a set location.

As a whole, the idea appears harmless, but least) that sites allowing anonymous posts how quickly do virtuous ideas unravel into inevitably digress into online platforms aiding in the perpetuation of hateful comments. chaotic disorder?

Toward the end of his piece, Stoller Anonymity allows for the asks: “What motivates people to be so creation of more unfiltered horrible and cruel when they’re posting content, but unhindered on anonymous forums?” content brings inherent In a different insidehighered. complications as well— com article, Sean Decatur posits Yik Yak has become an the hostility blossoming from sites online forum devoted allowing anonymous posts reflects to devastatingly painful society. remarks. These remarks, despite being “The problem lies in a culture that published in an online forum, do not accepts – indeed embraces – the act of necessarily possess elements of truth, broadcasting, behind a protective but in an online anonymous forum, mask of anonymity, statements that differentiating between truthfulness and most would find offensive,” Decatur falsity becomes a daunting task— ANDY LANDOLFI says. rumor flourishes and the truth rots.

Staff Writer Shrouded in a veil of anonymity, Some may argue anonymous @AndyLandolfi the coward aspires to become brave. posts allow individuals to Whatever the reason for the brutal acknowledge others in a positive manner, and I admit there may be some notable nature of posts circulating through Yik Yak, examples of actions of this kind. Unfortunately, the negativity still exists despite the need for anonymous posting generally amplifies the it to end. I understand my column may fall on voices of the hateful—those who are too fearful deaf ears, I understand I fight an uphill battle, I to speak out openly because they understand understand more important issues need tending the ignorance and falsity present in their speech. to; but I think the proliferation of scathing The power of anonymity gives a public voice remarks aimed so carelessly at people sharing a to cowards rather than the strong—those who common community must cease.

Anonymity necessitates tastefulness, and if speak out are often those with ill intent. Sites like Yik Yak—sites quite capable of fostering a tastefulness is lacking, anonymity must be done humane environment—digress into wastelands away with too.

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Tricks and treats:

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5 Easy recipes for Halloween When you think of Halloween, you think of scary tricks and delicious treats. If you’re looking to add a creative spin to some classic Halloween fare, like caramel apples and candy corn, this list has got you covered. Not only are these recipes tasty, but they can be made in minutes for instant enjoyment. Add a little spice to your Halloween sweets this year with these super simple recipes. -K. Novak

Candy Corn-Marshmallow Rice Krispies Treats ¼ cup butter 6 cups miniature marshmallows 12 drops yellow food coloring 4 drops red food coloring 6 cups Rice Krispies cereal 2 cups candy corn

In a large microwaveable bowl, microwave the butter on high for 45 seconds or until melted. Add marshmallows; toss to coat. Microwave 1-1/2 minutes or until marshmallows are completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring in food colorings after 45 seconds.

Add cereal and candy corn; mix well.

Press onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.

Cool completely before cutting into 12 bars. Cut each bar diagonally in half.

Oreo Caramel-Dipped Apples 5 apples (1-1/2 pounds,) washed, well dried 1 package (14 ounce) caramels 2 tablespoons of water 12 Oreo cookies, coarsely chopped 1 ounce white chocolate Yellow and red food coloring

Spider Bites 1 (12-ounce) package semisweet morsels ½ cup creamy peanut butter 6 cups pretzel sticks

Place parchment paper on baking sheet; set aside.

In a large glass microwave-safe bowl, combine chocolate chips and peanut butter. Melt on high for 2 to 3 minutes.

Remove and stir until smooth.

Stir in pretzel sticks. With clean hands, grab pretzel sticks and drop on prepared baking sheet in clusters to look like spiders.

Place in freezer for 5 minutes or until chocolate is hardened. Remove and serve.

Pumpkin Cupcakes With Cream Cheese Frosting

Insert wooden pop stick into stem end of each apple.

In saucepan on medium-low heat, cook caramels and water until caramels are completely melted, stirring frequently.

Dip apples one at at time in caramel, then spoon remaining caramel over apple until completely coated. Roll in chopped cookies, pressing cookies gently into caramel to secure. Place on waxed-paper-covered baking sheet; let stand 25 minutes or until caramel is firm.

Melt chocolate as directed on package; stir in 4 drops yellow food coloring and 1 drop red food coloring. Cool for 15 minutes. Drizzle over apples; let stand for 10 minutes or until firm.

1 18.5-ounce box yellow cake mix (plus the ingredients called for in the package directions) 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice 1 15-ounce can pumpkin puree 2 8-ounce bars cream cheese, at room temperature 2 cups confectioners sugar

Heat oven to 350 F. Line two 12-cup muffin tins with paper liners. Prepare the cake mix as directed but with the following change: add the pumpkin pie spice and substitute the can of pumpkin puree for the water called for in the package directions.

Divide the batter among the prepared muffin tins and bake for about 18 to 22 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cupcake comes out clean. Let cool.

Meanwhile, using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese and sugar until creamy. Spread on the cupcakes and top each with a piece of candy corn.

24 pieces of candy corn

Boo Cups 2 package (3.9 ounces each) Jell-O chocolate instant pudding 3-1/4 cups cold milk 1 tub (8 ounces) cool whip, thawed, divided 20 Oreo cookies, crushed, divided 30 (about ¼ cup) miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips 15 (6-ounce) plastic cups DEREK RAMSEY/WIKIMEDIACOMMONS

In a large bowl, beat pudding mixes and milk with whisk for 2 minutes. Stir in half of the cool whip and cookie crumbs.

Spoon 1 tablespoon of the remaining crumbs into each of 15 (6 ounce) plastic cups. Cover with layers of pudding mixture and remaining crumbs.

Drop remaining cool whip by spoonfuls onto desserts to resemble ghosts. Add chocolate chips for the eyes.

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A Halloween movie review:

By ALAN JOHNSON Contributing Writer

Before watching it for this article, the only thing I knew about “Hocus Pocus” was a rumor (which turned out to be false) that Tina Fey was going to remake it. Imagine my surprise, then, to find that this is an absolutely insane movie.

“Hocus Pocus” is the story of three sister witches from 1693, played by Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, who are accidentally resurrected by a group of teenagers in 1993. Not only is it set in 1993, but the movie also takes place in Salem, Mass., where the famous witch trials took place. It seems like the filmmakers intentionally reference this, but there is no mention of the witch trials, nor should there be in a kids movie. It was just an odd choice

‘Hocus Pocus’

to put three “real” witches in the same town and place as the witch trials. Is Disney trying to sneak in a conspiracy theory about the Salem witch trials? I hope so.

In order to stay in 1993, the witches must take the life force of a child. I’m not sure what was happening in 1993, but I doubt a kid’s movie about child cannibalism would be acceptable in our day and age. Sarah Sanderson, played by Parker, is especially creepy in this respect. She says many lines such as, “Hang him on a hook and let me play with him,” or just “Let me play with him,” which just play to the audience as plain creepy. I know they are all child murderers, but Sarah Jessica Parker seemed more like a child molester.

Another risqué move by the filmmakers is the constant discussion about Max, the

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main teenager, and his virginity. It is integral to the story, because they needed a virgin to light their candle to be set free, but again, this is a kid’s movie so it’s really strange to focus so much on whether Max is sexually active.

The craziest scene in a movie filled with crazy scenes is when the sisters go to the town hall Halloween party. The witch sisters sing “I Put a Spell on You,” which forces the adults to continue dancing until they die. Bette Midler sings her heart out, but I couldn’t get over how strange the whole situation was. Just singing that song would put the exact spell that she wanted on the whole crowd? I didn’t buy it.

I could go on and on about the strange scenes in Hocus Pocus, like the exploding heads or pretty much every scene with

the talking cat, but that wouldn’t be very helpful to anyone reading this. Had I seen this movie when I was 6 or 7 years old, I’m sure I would have loved it, in the same way I love “Flubber” and “The Muppets Movie.”

If I looked back at those movies, perhaps I would find the same troubling and, in the case of “Hocus Pocus,” disturbing flaws and I would not like the movies that were so dear to me in my childhood. So, if you think “Hocus Pocus” is the best Halloween movie ever and you watch it every year, that’s great. Just don’t invite me over next Halloween to watch it.

Personal Rating:

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A classic Halloween staple

Bobbing for apples—how about no?

Yellow, orange, white. Quick, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? If you didn’t answer with an immediate “candy corn,” we need to talk.

What’s not to love about these tiny triangles? The certain sweetness about them is unmatched by any other candy. It’s distinct in its reminiscence to honey; though artificially flavored, it carries a strangely natural feel. Even the name feels good coming off the tongue; it rolls just as smoothly as the candy does between your teeth.

Upon tossing one in my mouth, I am instantly brought back to being little again. All of a sudden, I’m 6 years old and reaching an eager hand up into my Nana’s pumpkin-shaped jar on the high counter. I can feel the smooth, rounded tips of each candy graze my fingers and I purse my lips, struggling to cup as many as possible into one handful. I retrieve my hand and, wide-eyed, find a sweet array of identical triangles. My nostalgia remains associated with the candy even now.

There is also a certain fun in how to eat the treats; layers, in my mind, are the best way to go. A strange satisfaction lies in cleanly biting off the large yellow top, followed by the orange middle and finishing with the minuscule white bottom. You may, instead, break it down bottom to top. Some just jump the gun, overwhelmed by the sweetness, too impatient for this layer nonsense, and pop each corn into their mouth without a second thought.

So however you eat them, whatever childhood memories you associate with them, and however you break it down, candy corn is an entirely important element of fall festivities. Pair some with a glass of cider and thank me later. ̶ A. Mark

I’m sorry. Am I the only one who doesn’t have the slightest desire to swap spit with everyone at the party via apple bobbing?

You would think this atrocious joke of a Halloween “game” would have been phased out by now. I mean, it’s 2014. I think it’s time for some better, more creative Halloween games—but no. I remain baffled apple bobbing has somehow maintained it’s hierarchy on the Halloween festivities scale.

For those who are somehow unfamiliar with bobbing for apples, let me explain. Apples float in a bucket of water and you need to pick it up using only your mouth. So, every time you try to bite an apple it either A) dips down into the water and bounces up hitting you in the face or B) you get to have everyone’s dirty backwash, saliva-y, pre-used apple bobbing water in your mouth.

Newsflash: both of these things happen EVERY. TIME. And no matter what, your whole face and your hair get completely soaked. How is that fun? It’s not. It’s so far the opposite of fun. Then when you finally cheat and use your hands to pick up the apple, that’s it. There’s no prize. You don’t get anything. There’s legitimately no point to this stupid game and bobbing for apples has literally nothing to do with Halloween either. If anything, it could maybe be a summer game to help kids keep cool, but other than that it’s a huge waste of time.

Everyone, do the world a service and just make candy apples for your party like a normal host. Save bobbing for apples for when you’re bored in the summer and feel like tormenting your future children. ̶ S. Kozlowski

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RUNDOWN MEN’S ICE HOCKEY Connecticut 4, QU 1 – Tuesday Sam Anas: 1 goal Tanner MacMaster: 1 assist WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 4, New Hampshire 1 – Friday Meghan Turner: 1 goal Danielle Marmer: 1 goal Shiann Darkangelo: 1 goal MEN’S SOCCER QU 1, Manhattan 1 – Wednesday, 2OT Machel Baker: 1 goal, 5 shots James Doig: 1 assist QU 3, Saint Peter’s 0 – Saturday John-John Diaz: 1 goal Machel Baker: 1 goal Raphael Carvalho: 1 goal WOMEN’S SOCCER Manhattan 1, QU 0 – Wednesday Natalia Grodski: 6 saves QU 3, Saint Peter’s 0 – Saturday Kat Young: 1 goal Kelly Caruso: 2 assists FIELD HOCKEY Rider 2, QU 1 – Friday, OT Danielle Allan: 1 goal Monmouth 4, QU 3 - Sunday, OT Danielle Allan: 1 goal, 1 assist WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Saint Peter’s 3, QU 0 – Saturday Cheyenne Orsi: 11 kills Rider 3, QU 1 - Sunday Tanner Celestin: 13 kills

GAMES TO WATCH MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU vs. Northeastern – Saturday, 7 p.m.

QU vs. Northeastern – Sunday, 4 p.m.

WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU at Colgate – Friday, 3 p.m.

QU at Cornell – Saturday, 3 p.m.

MEN’S SOCCER QU vs. Siena – Wednesday, 3 p.m.

QU at Iona – Saturday, 3 p.m.

WOMEN’S SOCCER QU at Siena – Wednesday, 3 p.m.

QU at MAAC Championships – Saturday, TBA FIELD HOCKEY QU vs. Sacred Heart – Friday, 3 p.m.

QU at Villanova – Sunday, 12 p.m.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL QU vs. Hartford – Tuesday, 7 p.m.

QU vs. Fairfield – Saturday, 1 p.m..

WOMEN’S RUGBY QU at Navy – Saturday, 12 p.m.

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GAME OF THE WEEK

Women’s volleyball falls to Saint Peter’s

By ALEC TURNER

Associate Sports Editor

The women’s volleyball team fell to the Rider Broncs 3-1 Sunday afternoon at Burt Kahn Court. The loss is the Bobcats’ second loss of the weekend, following a 3-0 loss to Saint Peter’s Saturday night.

With the loss, Saint Peter’s - 3 the BobQU - 1 cats remain winless in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference with a 0-13 record, and have lost 12 straight games this season.

In the first set, the Bobcats stayed even with the Broncs early on.

Quinnipiac’s Allison Leigh’s three early kills in the set kept the score even at six. The Broncs then went on a 6-0 run to open up their lead. Quinnipiac had seven errors on the set, including four from Tanner Celestin.

Rider eventually won the set 25-17.

Rider’s Kayla Wong led the Broncs

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Sierra Dawson sets a ball to Cheyenne Orsi in Sunday’s 3-1 loss to Saint Peter’s. with four kills on the set.

The Bobcats brought the Broncs deep into the second set with a close score. Katie Urycki came in after sit-

ting the first set out and led the team alongside Cheyenne Orsi. The score was even at 16 and at 21, but the Broncs pulled away with a 25-23 win.

Leigh led the Bobcats on the set with six kills, and Jaclyn Webber led Rider with seven kills.

The Bobcats came out strong to open up the third set. After opening up with a 5-2 lead, Rider came back and locked it up at nine. Orsi and Celestin led a charge by the Bobcats to get a 14-9 lead. Quinnipiac didn’t look back for the rest of the set, and captured a 25-22 win. Freshman Sierra Dawson tallied up 13 assists in the set.

Quinnipiac kept the momentum going in the fourth set. Going up 4-1 to start, and eventually 12-5, the Bobcats were taking advantage of the Broncs errors and two serve aces from Urycki. Following a timeout called

by Rider, Quinnipiac began making errors. Despite Celestin’s four kills, the Bobcats ended up losing the set 25-20.

Celestin and Orsi led the squad with 13 and 10 kills, respectively.

Dawson came up with 41 assists.

With the loss, the Bobcats fall to 2-23 on the season.

Riga: Smith ‘could be dominant’ SMITH from page 12 “He appeared as though he didn’t want to make mistakes,” Riga said. “He wanted to get it right this time, understandably.”

And in that short visit, Riga knew that Landon was a guy he wanted.

“He had great skating ability, a good body and good size, and he really loves to shoot the puck,” Riga said. “We needed people looking to score, and he can really do that.”

Riga convinced the six-footone, 190-pound talent to come on an official visit to Quinnipiac.

When Landon visited in November of 2013, he loved everything about the school, including the TD Bank Sports Center, the Bobcats’ players, the coaching staff and the education he could receive in Hamden.

“I really liked Landon,” Quinnipiac Head Coach Rand Pecknold said. “When he came in on his visit, and had a lot of schools that were looking at him. I was very impressed with his character, how he carried himself, his demeanor. I thought he’d be a great fit for our locker room and our culture here.”

On Jan. 2, 2014, Landon announced his commitment to Quinnipiac.

“My goalies joked that they were happy he was leaving [Salmon Arm], because he used to shoot the puck so hard at them during practice,” Mick said. “When he comes down the weak side of the ice and lets one go, it’s really something to see.” *** Before Landon arrived at Quinnipiac, he got a chance he had been waiting his whole life for.

It was an invite from the Colorado Avalanche to attend to the team’s prospect camp—a chance to skate as a member of the team he idolized growing up.

So he packed his bags and made

the short commute to Centennial’s Family Sports Center in early July.

He had made the drive dozens of times before, even more times than some of the veterans on the Avalanche roster. But this was different. This time, he wouldn’t watch from the stands.

“It was a dream come true,” Landon said. “It was incredible to see the work it takes to get to that level.”

The invite didn’t come as a surprise for most. Smith had just dominated the BCHL, and was headed to one of the country’s premier college hockey programs of recent years.

There was a constant flow of people during the 2013-14 season looking to talk to Smith about his future, Mick said. But he never let it get in the way. He was always on time, always at the Salmon Arm fundraising events helping the kids.

“He’s truly someone you can look up to as a young hockey player,” Mick said. “He leads by example, and I’m just really proud of him as a young man.”

And for Landon, finally getting the chance to experience a professional camp was something long overdue.

“It’s cool to look back at and see what could be in store for the future,” he said. *** Landon arrived in Hamden as a quiet, determined person.

He was on the heels of a recordsetting season in the BCHL and an unforgettable experience at an NHL camp, yet still adamant on making sure he performed well during his first college hockey experience.

On Oct. 18, he showed everyone on hand at the TD Bank Sports Center exactly what he was capable of.

The freshman scored twice in a 3-3 tie to UMass Lowell, the first two goals of his collegiate career.

“He’s highly talented and he’s

PHOTO COURTESY OF STACEY SMITH

When he was younger, Landon Smith was a member of the Colorado Avalanche Pee-Wee Hockey Team. skilled,” Pecknold said. “He’s also very accountable, which is important for anyone in life. I’m very excited about the progress he’s made in just a couple of months.

In the first period, senior Matthew Peca skated down the far side of the ice and dumped the puck in front of the goal to Sam Anas.

Anas deflected the puck to Smith, who drilled a one-timer past River Hawks’ goalie Kevin Boyle to tie the game 1-1 in the first period.

Then, in the third period, Smith backhanded a loose puck past Boyle to give the Bobcats a 3-2 lead with just over 10 minutes remaining in the game.

“It’s incredible to be a part of this, it’s unlike anything I’ve ever done before,” Smith said. “To be on the ice when the fans are going nuts, there are no words to describe it.”

For Smith, two goals did more than impact the game’s stat sheet.

“As he’s gotten more comfortable, you see more of a smile on his face,” Riga said. “As he starts to score more goals, you’ll see more relaxation from him.”

Which is a good sign for the Bobcats, Riga added, because Smith’s offensive production is key to the team’s success moving forward.

“We need someone to score goals for us other than Peca and Anas,” Riga said. “We lost plenty of scoring talent after last year, and we know we won’t have Peca forever.

Smith is somebody who can add goal-scoring depth to our team.”

And once he gets a full season of Quinnipiac’s strength program under his belt, Riga thinks Smith’s potential is endless.

“He should be dominant for us,” Riga said. “He can sign professionally at any time, but hopefully he’s with us for four years.”

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Smiles and shuffles

The Quinnipiac Department of Athletics and Recreation, the Student Government Association and the TD Bank Sports Center hosted the 18th annual Bobcats Madness pep rally on Friday night.

Teaming up with the men’s and women’s basketball teams, the event hosted a shooting competition and routines from the Sideline Cheerleading, the IceCats, Dance Fusion, QU Freestyle, Ballroom Dancing, Dance Company and Kickline.

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“The chances that we’ve missed, that’s been our nemesis in a lot of these close games. We deserved to win, but we still made harder work of it than it needed to be.”

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— DAVE CLARKE WOMEN’S SOCCER HEAD COACH

Landing in Connecticut Freshman forward Landon Smith has developed a unique passion for hockey that he brings to the ice every game.

By NICK SOLARI Sports Editor

“Hey, it’s not going to work out.”

Landon Smith remembers his telephone call with the new Denver University men’s ice hockey head coach during the spring of 2013.

It was a phone call that he didn’t expect; one that altered everything he had ever planned—the very fabric of his life.

He was in the midst of his second year in the United States Hockey League when he was informed that his scholarship was being revoked. Denver’s program was going in a different direction, thrusting Landon into a future clouded with uncertainty and uneasiness in just a matter of moments.

When he was younger, he dreamt of playing at Denver, the campus only a short 20-minute drive from Smith’s hometown of Greenwood Village, Colo.

But he wouldn’t let the situation change the way he approached the game he loved. He wouldn’t give up on hockey. He wouldn’t stop fighting.

“I let it light a fire under me,” Landon said. “I wanted to prove everyone wrong.” *** As a child, a tiny pair of hockey skates hung above Landon Smith’s crib.

When Thompson Smith, Landon’s father, tries to explain how much hockey means to his son, he mentions that pair of skates.

It’s the only way he can tell you how much of an impact the sport has had on his son’s life; the only way he can describe the journey his son has been through.

“His first words were doggy, daddy and hockey, in that order,” Thompson said. “That’s the honest-to-God truth. That’s how much hockey means to him.”

Landon vividly remembers being awoken by his father every Sunday morning at 5 a.m. as a child.

Thompson, his wife, Stacey, and two sons, Landon and Clay, would make the 90-minute trek to Keystone Resort without fail every weekend during the winter.

“I developed a love and passion [for hockey] during those days, outside on the ice,” Landon said.

He would spend as much as six to eight hours skating on the frozen lake. Smith met up with others, playing hockey, tag and even throwing a football from time to

time on the pond.

“Landon would skate from the time we got there until the time we dragged him off,” Thompson said, laughing. “It was just a really fun time in life.”

Thompson even remembers how his son used to be very particular about the way skates fit his small feet.

“These aren’t fitting right, let’s just do it all over again,” a young Landon would say to his father.

So Thompson would bend down, untie his son’s skates and start the process all over again. It became something of a ritual. Time and time again, Thompson would adjust the skates on his son’s feet.

“At the time it was a real pain, but it ended up being something I cherish greatly,” Thompson said.

And for Thompson, visions of his son skating on the lake during those sunny winter mornings in Summit County, Colo. are still ever-present in his mind.

They remind him of the times that used to be, and how far his son has come since. *** Growing up, Landon laid out a very particular set of goals for himself when it came to hockey.

He went to as many Denver University and Colorado Avalanche games as he could. He would sit in the stands and watch the players, hoping that he could be just like them one day.

He formulated a plan during those moments, watching from the stands: He’d play at Denver, then join the Avalanche upon graduation.

Landon was ready to turn the first half of his goal into a reality.

He had been recruited by former Denver Head Coach George Gwozdecky and his staff, and was set to join the team in the fall of 2014.

“I could have gone either way with it. I could have said ‘woe is me.’ I could’ve gotten down on myself. Instead, I used it as motivation.

– LANDON SMITH Men’s ice hockey forward He had flourished in the Eastern Hockey League when he was younger, as he captained the 200910 Colorado Thunderbirds’ U-16

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Landon Smith, 2013-14 Most Valuable Player of the British Columbia Hockey League, has impressed past and current coaches with his positive work ethic and demeanor. team that went on to win a National Championship. He had produced over three seasons in the USHL. All the while, he worked toward playing at Denver.

But when Gwozdecky was fired on April 1, 2013, the program underwent a makeover of large proportions.

Jim Montgomery, Gwozdecky’s successor, informed Landon that he would not play for the team, and his scholarship was being revoked.

The team had decided to go in a different direction.

“I could have gone either way with it,” Landon said. “I could have said ‘woe is me,’ I could’ve gotten down on myself. Instead, I used it as motivation.”

He went on to record 83 points, 43 goals and 40 assists, in 58 games for the Salmon Arm Silverbacks of the British Columbia Hockey

League in the 2013-14 season. “[Landon] was an offensive machine,” said Troy Mick, former Head Coach and current Team President of Salmon Arm. “He’s a guy where, every time he’d step on the ice, he’d create goal opportunities. And more times than not, it seemed like we’d score when he was out there.”

Landon was playing on the Silverbacks’ potent first line with Alex Gillies, who currently plays for Michigan Tech., and Evan Anderson, who is committed to UMass Lowell for the 2015-16 season.

The line of Smith, Gillies and Anderson combined for 92 goals during that 58-game campaign, and Landon went on to win the BCHL’s Most Valuable Player Award.

“When you surround players like Landon with the confidence and opportunity they need, they

show their true colors,” Mick said.

“That season was the true Landon.” *** Quinnipiac Associate Head Coach Bill Riga received a phone call in the spring of 2013.

Mick, Riga’s longtime friend, was on the other end.

“Hey, this kid just de-committed from Denver. Are you interested?”

Mick, of course, was talking about Landon, who had just received the bad news from Gwozdecky.

“Before anyone knew, literally that day it happened, [Mick] gave me a call,” Riga said. “I had to fly up to Colorado, meet with Landon and go through the whole process.”

Riga remembers first talking to the forward, who seemed “humble, shy and very quiet” at first.

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