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UNSAFE HOUSING Seniors find mold, broken appliances in Whitney Village

By ADELIA COUSER Associate News Editor

When senior Rebecca Castagna moved into Whitney Village on Aug. 16, the last thing she expected to find was mold.

Whitney Village is an off-campus housing option for seniors. Located on Whitney Avenue, it is comprised of eight buildings with a total of 50 air-conditioned apartments.

“We walked down the stairs and you could tell that something wasn’t right,” Castagna said. “We went in the room and there was an overwhelming scent—it was stuffy and musty and you could tell that there was mold.”

Thinking that the smell may have been the result of the room’s vacancy during the summer, Castagna and her parents began moving in her belongings. During this process they discovered the room’s dehumidifier and stovetop were broken.

“When I put in the work order, I said that I had asthma and [the dehumidifier] needed to be fixed,” Castagna said. “We went out and bought a $200 dehumidifier just so I could breathe that night, but I could tell that

my parents were very upset about leaving me there alone.”

Over the next 12 hours, Castagna discovered large spots of black mold in a bathroom drawer and under the carpet. She texted pictures of the growth to her roommate’s mother, who showed them to a professional cleaner to confirm that it was mold.

Living in a mold-infested area can cause a variety of negative health effects, including nasal and sinus congestion, headache, respiratory problems such as wheezing and irritation of the eyes, throat and skin, according to the New York State Department of Health. These effects are intensified for people with asthma such as Castagna.

“I was horrified,” Castagna said. “I don’t know if [Quinnipiac] cleans the rooms or what they do there, but there’s no way someone walked into the room I was in and thought ‘this is livable’ and thought seniors—or people in general—should be living here.”

Castagna moved out of the room immediately after the discovery. But her story is one of many; several seniors decided to move out of Whitney Village this year after

finding unsatisfactory living conditions.

Senior Tanner Harding originally planned to live with Castagna and another senior, but their roommate trio was split up once they learned of the mold growth.

“I’ve always thought of Quinnipiac as a school that wanted to take care of its students and give them the best, but after the Whitney Village fiasco and how it was handled, that clearly is not the case,” Harding, who now lives on York Hill, said. “It was really disappointing to me to be treated this way, especially with how much money we pay for room and board.”

The cost of living in Whitney Village is $7,500 a semester. Each apartment contains one, two or three bedrooms in addition to a living room, kitchen and bathroom. Residents do not receive a meal plan, but have access to wireless Internet, cable television and laundry facilities.

Associate Vice President for Facilities Operations Keith Woodward said there were two spaces in Whitney Village with “low levels of mold” before students came back to campus. One was in a bathroom drawer, caused by a leaking sink. The other was on

some furniture, caused by a dehumidifier and an air conditioner that shut off. These areas were cleaned, he said.

Senior Brynn Kelly was scheduled to move in on Aug. 21, but moved out in less than an hour after smelling mold and discovering a missing shower head, crusted substances on the bathtub, outdated appliances and a closet that appeared to be patched up with random pieces of wood.

“My mom and I were walking around, we were looking at this place and we just thought something was up,” Kelly said.

“You walked in and you got this whiff of mold—it did not smell right. It’s just so dark and dank down there...My mom’s not one to complain, but we walked out and said, ‘I just can’t live in here.’”

Like Castagna, Kelly was shocked that university officials thought that Whitney Village would provide adequate housing for seniors.

“They told me that they checked everything out; they said ‘We just went through all the apartments and they all look fine,’” See MOLD Page 5

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make her pay. It’s only 20 minutes away, so I really think that’s a great idea.”

But senior Jennifer Vonick said the shuttle schedule does not work for her.

“I probably won’t use it because my class is 7-10 p.m. Thursday nights,” she said. “If I was a sophomore it would be useful. I didn’t have my car sophomore year so I think it would be nice.”

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Starting on Monday, students will be able to take a shuttle to the North Haven campus from Mount Carmel and York Hill.

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Health Science, nursing and education students will be able to take a shuttle to the North Haven campus starting Monday, according to Chief of Public Safety Edgar Rodriguez.

The shuttle will run from York Hill, to Mount Carmel, to the North Haven campus from 7 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. This service will be separate from the shuttle that goes to the North Haven shopping areas.

This change is something the university has been discussing for the past couple years, Rodriguez said. Now that more sophomores are taking classes on the North Haven campus, he said it is the time for the university to add the shuttle.

“It used to be juniors and seniors only [going to North Haven],” he said. “I think we got to the point where we have some sophomores and some of the international students that are going down this way...We think it’s a great opportunity to provide the shuttles and I’d rather have them get on the shuttle than drive their vehicle, especially when the weather gets worse.”

This change will not affect the number of shuttles running from York Hill to Mount Carmel, Rodriguez said.

“We’re not taking away anything we have now. This is an extra shuttle that’s being added for this purpose,” he said.

Senior physical therapy major Erica Peters has one class on the North Haven campus. She said she is glad about the change.

“I think that would be so helpful especially since I have to drive someone every week and she doesn’t have a car,” she said. “And so I’m making her pay but I feel really bad because she’s my friend and I don’t want to have to

carpool with their classmates to the campus that is the home for the School of Health Sciences, School of Education, School of Law and School of Nursing. The university has not provided a shuttle in the past because it was mainly juniors, seniors and graduate students who had to go to the campus, Rodriguez said.

“We had a lot of seniors at the beginning that were going down to North Haven,” he said.

“And for example, nursing [students]...after that they had to do their clinicals. Some of the

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teaching students had to go to schools and do their practicals and stuff like that so at that point you almost kind of needed a car.” .

But as university officials looked at the number of people going to the North Haven campus within the first month of classes this academic year, they decided to provide this service, Rodriguez said.

“We didn’t have the demand several years ago, but I think that has changed in the last couple years,” he said. “I think the university is very proactive so I think this is great great news for our students who are taking classes at North Haven.”

Rodriguez said when the service first begins the university will likely run a smaller shuttle, but if demand increases Public Safety can replace it with one of the larger shuttles. He said hopefully many students will take advantage of the shuttle on Monday.

Students who do not attend class on the North Haven campus also seem glad for their classmates about the new resources.

“It’s a great idea because not every health science student has a way of getting to north haven, so with Quinnipiac now offering shuttle services to north haven, it makes it a lot easier for kids to get to and back from campus,” senior Ryan Sessa said.

Freshman Rachel Hickey, a physical therapy major, said she is happy she will be able to take a shuttle to North Haven when she has classes there.

“That’s awesome. I don’t need a car now,” she said. “And my car is a little clown car so I would be nervous because my car is prone to breaking down. I think it’d be good to have the shuttle.”

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Opinion: 6 Arts & Life: 8 Interactive: 13 Sports: 14

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September 23, 2015

STUDENTS SPEAK UP

Just a few days after the second GOP debate, presidential election campaigns are in full swing. Students give us their stance on the debate and about the upcoming election as a whole.

By DAVID FRIEDLANDER Photography by MEGAN MAHER Design by HANNAH SCHINDLER AND KRISTEN RIELLO

MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Harris

John Wenc|Freshman

ART DIRECTOR Hannah Schindler

“From what I’ve seen [of last week’s GOP debate], Donald Trump looks like he knows what he’s talking about a little bit. He seems like a smart guy. I’m honestly not that into politics though so I don’t really know much about it.”

WEB DIRECTOR Nick Solari CO-NEWS EDITOR Tara O’Neill CO-NEWS EDITOR Sarah Doiron ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR David Friedlander ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Adelia Couser ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Jeanette Cibelli ASSOCIATE ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Kellie Mason ASSOCIATE ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Kelly Novak

Ryan Tudino|Freshman “Personally, I don’t like how it’s going because it’s too comical to me. They’re kind of fighting about themselves...and about all that they have done. It should be more focused on the people and what they want and the issues that they’re going to solve and how they’re going to solve them. I don’t know who won [the debate], but I really liked Ben Carson and Marco Rubio, as well.”

SPORTS EDITOR Alec Turner ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR Tyrell Walden-Martin

Brian Kelly|Junior “I’m not the biggest fan of [Donald Trump].

I think he’s kind of racist and he doesn’t really bring up the most valid points. I don’t know who I would vote for yet and I still have more than a year before I have to decide, but right now I would probably vote for Bernie Sanders.”

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Anna Hingston| Sophomore “[I’ve been paying attention to the election] a little bit, but politics stresses me out. [Last week’s GOP debate] was absolutely ridiculous.

It just made me mad. It was just terrible and they aren’t focusing on the real issues in our country and it’s just stupid at this point. I’m going to vote for Bernie Sanders.

Beyond the Bobcats

A rundown on news outside the university.

By Tara O’Neill

Climate change bill revealed

Clock-maker withdraws from school

Scott Walker leaves the race

Senate Democratic leaders unveiled a bill to aggressively attack climate change, according to The New York Times. The top Democrat on the Senate Energy Committee is sponsoring the bill. The intention of the bill is to establish a policy to reduce greenhouse gas emission by two percent each year until 2025. This is a larger feat than the one already set by the Obama administration.

Ahmed Mohamed, a 14-year-old Muslim student, was suspended from MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas, for three days after creating a homemade clock that was mistaken for a possible bomb, according to the Associated Press. But now his father has made the decision to take Mohamed and his siblings out of the Irving Independent School District permanently. The family has not decided where the children will be re-enrolled in school yet. Ahmed recieved recognition from President Obama. He was also invited to receive personal tours of Harvard and MIT.

Wisconsin governor Scott Walker suspended his campaign as a presidential hopeful in the Republican primary, according to CNN. In a poll by CNN on Sunday, Sept.

20, showed interest in Walker being vastly overshadowed by other Republican candidates like Donald Trump, Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson. Walker’s Political Action Committee raised $20 million during the first half of 2015. Some of this will be returned to Republican donors who contributed to it.

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PURCHASED PROPERTY

The university bought six properties near campus since 2013, according to Vision Solutions, a database that keeps track of land ownership. University officials say QU is thinking about building an equestrian center for students and North Haven and Hamden residents, but will not comment on whether these properties are for this potential center or will be used for other purposes.

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39 Canterbury Way

1001 Mount Carmel Ave. This 22-acre property has open land adjacent to 999 Mount Carmel Ave. The university purchased it for $4,725,000 on June 15. That’s about 83 students paying full tuition and room and board in the 2015-2016 academic year.

This 1.86-acre vacant land cost the university $210,000 on July 2, 2014. That’s about four students paying full tuition and room and board in the 2015-2016 academic year.

35 Canterbury Way

1155 Mount Carmel Ave.

A vacant three-bedroom house with an indoor pool sits on this 5.64-acre property. The university bought it for $545,000 on July 2, 2014. That’s about 10 students paying full tuition and room and board in the 2015-2016 academic year.

This 5.2-acre property has open land, two barns and a four-bedroom house. The university bought it for $610,000 on Dec. 5, 2013. That’s about 11 students paying full tuition and room and board in the 2015-2016 academic year.

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999 Mount Carmel Ave.

This 31.98-acre vacant land cost the university $2,975,000 on June 13, 2013. That’s about 52 students paying full tuition and room and board in the 2015-2016 academic year.

This 25-acre, $4,725,000 property, purchased on June 15, has a seven bedroom-home and a second smaller building. About 83 students paying full tuition and room and board this academic year is equal to the cost of the property.

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Open skate and intramural hockey returns Quinnipiac Athletics and Recreation will be hosting an open skate for students, faculty and staff at the TD Bank Sports Center. Open skate and intramural hockey will begin on Sept.

29 and will be offered Oct. 6, 13, 21, 27, Nov. 3, 10, 18 and Dec. 2. Figure skaters get ice time from 5-6 p.m. and open skate is from 6-7 p.m. on these days. All intramural coed hockey games begin at 7:15 p.m. each day, which require pre-registration on www.imleagues.com. Anyone interested must bring their QCard to open skate or intramural hockey to enter. ̶ S. Doiron

Phi Sigma Sigma to sell pretzels Members of Phi Sigma Sigma will be selling chocolate covered pretzels and soft pretzels at the Carl Hansen Student Center tables on Sept. 24 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A bag of chocolate covered pretzels will cost $3 and a soft pretzel will cost $1. All of the proceeds will be used for supplies for the sorority’s new philanthropy event in October. ̶ S. Doiron

Stevie Jewel to perform The Student Programming Board will have singer Stevie Jewel perform in the Rocky Top Student Center on Sept. 25 at 10 p.m. The country singer has a YouTube following of more than 800,000 people and has recently released a new single “Memory Lane,” according to her website. ̶ S. Doiron

QUAD to host temporary tattoo night Students will have the opportunity to get temporary tattoos on Sept. 25 from 10-11:45 p.m in the Mount Carmel dining hall. QU After Dark will have an airbrush artist and a henna artist available to design tattoos. Snacks and drinks will also be provided. ̶ S. Doiron

QU in LA info sessions to begin Students who are interested in QU in LA can go to information sessions on Sept. 24 at 3-5 p.m. or 7-8 p.m. and Sept. 25 from 12:30-1:30 p.m. All sessions are in the Carl Hansen Student Center room 119. The director of QU in LA will be on campus Sept.

24-28 and is available to meet with interested students at the Center for Communications and Engineering room LL 348. ̶ S. Doiron

September 23, 2015

Student featured on Good Morning America for successful weight loss

By KELLY RYAN

Contributing Writer

Cailyn Blonstein, a junior journalism major, was recently recognized for her weight loss journey on the hit talk show “Good Morning America.”

In June 2014, Blonstein decided it was time to make a lifestyle change.

Motivated by her parents and friends, she began eating healthier.

Cutting carbs, junk food, fast food and ice cream, Blonstein’s weight fell off very quickly; she lost 20 pounds in the first three weeks.

“I was overweight my whole life and everyone had wanted me to lose weight,” Blonstein said.

Along the way, Blonstein’s biggest challenge was dealing with plateaus. As she got closer to her goal weight, she noticed that no matter what she did, she would stay at the same weight.

To help herself stay on track, Blonstein used what she calls a “treating herself” method.

When she lost 10 pounds, she would buy a $10 shirt in a smaller size. Right before she reached her 70-pound milestone, she treated herself to a $70 Victoria’s Secret shopping spree. The added bonuses kept her motivated.

Today, Blonstein is approaching the 16th month of her weight loss expedition. She has discovered that before she lost weight, she was a much less outgoing, spunky girl. She was more modest and reserved.

During the last 16 months, Blonstein has learned who she is, and because of that, her personality, how she views the world and how she reacts to things has drastically improved.

Blonstein was very public about her journey. She posted pictures on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram in an effort to reach out for support.

“I feel like [losing weight] is such a taboo thing. People don’t know how to get help, people don’t know how to talk about it and I didn’t want that. I wanted people to see that I was struggling and I wanted help,” Blonstein said.

She was open to receiving point-

PHOTO COURTESY OF CAILYN BLONSTEIN

Junior Cailyn Blonstein (left) and her father (right) were able to meet their idol Good Morning America contributor Tory Johnson (center) when she was featured on GMA last Tuesday. ers and wanted advice, however, After the exchange, Blonstein be- mood,” Porkka said. she knew it was possible that people gan gaining Twitter followers and reBlonstein said her favorite part of would disagree or give her hate for it, ceiving comments from people across the entire experience was when Johnbut she didn’t care. the nation. The next day, Johnson son surprised her. She had no idea “I did this for me, not for anyone tweeted at Blonstein, asking her to Johnson would come to Quinnipiac. else,” she said. email her. She then asked for Blon- Blonstein said the entire situation was Blonstein wasn’t alone throughout stein’s story, curious how she became very surreal. Many people asked her her entire experience. Her father, Bart, overweight and what she did to lose it. if she had to fake being surprised for joined her in losing weight.

Johnson then asked Blonstein if the cameras.

“I was following what she [Cai- she would be interested in promoting “You can’t fake that kind of haplyn] was doing. My goal is to get to her new book, “The Shift,” on an epi- piness,” she said. “It didn’t feel as my high school weight. I’m about sode of “Good Morning America.” big of a deal as it was. I knew it was eight or 10 pounds away,” he said.

Blonstein was hesitant at first. She a big deal, it just still hasn’t clicked Bart was Cailyn’s personal chef. has little experience being in front that I was on TV in front of millions He made her eggs in the morning and of the camera and didn’t particularly of people.” chicken salads for lunch nearly every like speaking in front of people. HowShe was thrilled to meet the person day. ever, with a little push from her father, who inspired her entire journey. Tory “It was a good feeling. It made her Blonstein decided she couldn’t turn Johnson even gave her a $500 gift happier; it made both of us happier, to down such an incredible opportunity. card to The Gap to buy a new warddo it together,” Bart said.

On Sunday, Sept. 13, Johnson and robe.

This past August, Blonstein tweet- her crew arrived at the York Hill cam“I couldn’t help but be proud of ed at “Good Morning America” con- pus. Many of Blonstein’s friends ar- Cailyn because she was overcoming tributor Tory Johnson, expressing her rived on scene with cameras, filming such a milestone. The fact that she thanks to her for inspiration and to give and taking pictures. shared it on Good Morning America her a fourteen month update. Johnson Senior Jenn Porkka was present made it almost surreal,” Porkka said. then screenshotted Blonstein’s tweet when her friend made it to the big Following the interview, Blonstein and posted it on her Facebook wall. screen. was offered to apply for a summer Along with the screenshot, John“I’m really impressed with how internship with “GMA.” Blonstein son wrote something along the lines Cailyn [Blonstein] handled herself the hopes to lose about 35 more pounds. that Blonstein thinks Johnson inspired day GMA came to interview her. She her when in reality, it was the other was so upbeat and ready to take on the way around. day, so she had everyone in a great

Brothers carry Mullaney up mountain

By JENNIE TORRES Contributing Writer

Joseph Mullaney, a junior at Quinnipiac, experienced the joy of making it to the top of the Sleeping Giant— something that he didn’t think he’d ever be able to do. However, this feeling of joy was built not only on getting to the top, but from the people who helped him get there.

Since enrolling in Quinnipiac, Mullaney always had a dream of hiking up the mountain, but due to a rare genetic disorder, it seemed like an impossible feat. Mullaney was diagnosed with Friedreich’s Ataxia, which affects one of 50,000 people worldwide.

Mullaney said the disease impacts many aspects of his life, which forces him to be restricted to a wheelchair.

“It is a muscular disease that affects your speech, balance, hand-eye coordination, vision and [causes] fatigue,” Mullaney said.

Though the idea of going up the mountain seemed unreachable, Mullaney’s brothers in the fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilon, were not going to let his dream perish.

One member of the fraternity and a former roommate of Mullaney’s, Jon Nanna, created a Facebook page entitled, “Operation get Joey up the Mountain.” More than 40 members of Sigma Phi Epsilon supported the page and they devised a big surprise:

a breakfast buffet.

Matt Blumenthal, a member of the fraternity, said the buffet was just a distraction from the real surprise.

“We told him [Mullaney] that we were going to a breakfast buffet and then from there, instead of taking him there, we all took him to the base of the Giant where we all waited for him,” Blumenthal said.

The brothers had to hide their pretenses as Mullaney was secretly driven to the base of Sleeping Giant. As the brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon surrounded Mullaney in the van, he knew something big was going on. There would be no buffet; instead the brothers were all there to help him hike the mountain.

They had a strategy on how to hike as well. Every few minutes a new brother would carry Mullaney on their back as everyone ventured up the main tower path of the mountain.

After they passed numerous trees and marched over dirt roads, the challenging hike reached its end. The fraternity brothers successfully made it to the top of Sleeping Giant with Mullaney by their side, taking in the picturesque landscape.

Mullaney’s reaction to getting to the top and seeing the view was not what he expected.

“I thought I would be very enthusiastic, but no. I was just very silent.

[I] just took the day in; took the view

PHOTO COURTESY OF JON NANNA

Members of Sigma Phi Epsilon on top of the Sleeping Giant mountain after carrying their wheel-chair bound brother, junior Joseph Mullaney, to the top. in. It’s unreal up there,” Mullaney said.

The hike up Sleeping Giant took place on May 1, 2014, before finals week. This was a gift Sigma Phi Epsilon gave to Mullaney, but it wasn’t widely recognized until the fraternity posted a video promo of the occasion on YouTube on Sept. 11, 2015.

Since then, Sigma Phi Epsilon has gotten more than 24,000 views on the video and nationwide praise over their deeply benevolent actions. News channels and websites like FOX and Huffington Post have presented this story of brotherhood to the public eye.

Based on how bright the present is

for the brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon, “Operation get Joey up the Mountain” is likely to occur once more in the near future.

“Hopefully this happens a few more times—at least one more time. I want to see it before I graduate,” Mullaney said.

Currently, Sigma Phi Epsilon is planning a 10-mile bike ride called “Ride-A-Taxia” on the Quad of the Mount Carmel campus on Sunday, Oct. 11. There will also be a large barbeque, lively music and tons of fun.

The purpose of the event is to spread awareness on Friedreich’s Ataxia.

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Club lacrosse team seeks recognition

By TARA O’NEILL Co-News Editor

Club sports are not officially recognized

by Quinnipiac and, after years of struggling with the university, the Sleeping Giant Lacrosse Club wants to change that.

This year, the team is not allowed to practice on the turf fields or hold tryouts on the fields on campus, despite their win at last year’s New England Conference in National College Lacrosse League (NCLL) and making it to the semi-finals of the NCLL National Tournament.

The reason the captains and coach are so frustrated by the lack of recognition is because of how far the club team has come over the years.

One of the senior captains, John Whelan, has been with the club team since his freshman year. He said he has watched the team become much more organized and put together.

“It really lacked a lot of structure,” Whelan said. “It wasn’t a well-organized team and we didn’t perform well because of those circumstance. We have an organized team now.”

Whelan recalled times when the club team was kicked off the fields on the Quinnipiac campus because they were not allowed to practice there, even though all the members of the team are current Quinnipiac students.

However, coach and president of the club, Jesse Laico, said the school is making improvements.

“The school is starting to notice club sports and has been working with all the teams to get things moving in the right direction,” Laico said.

Beyond this, the lack of recognition also creates financial problems for the team because they have to fund everything themselves—the uniforms, the trips to confer-

ences and off-campus field time.

“The university does nothing to help us; in fact, they hurt us,” Whelan said.

Whelan said the team even had to finance their own trip to Pennsylvania State University last year for the semi-finals. The team paid for their own bus rental to get to the university and for a one-night stay in hotel rooms.

But this kind of situation pushed the team to be stronger, according to Laico.

“When these kids have full access to the facilities on campus, the recognition, the backing and the funding from the school, there will be no stopping them,” Laico said.

Junior captain Dylan Ix said the captains and the coach recently met with the athletic director at the university. The athletic director told them they are still in a controversy with the university over club sports.

From their meeting with the athletic director, it was confirmed that they were not allowed to use the fields unless they were an intramural team or an athletic team affiliated with the school, according to Ix. “As soon as we heard that we just thought that was absolutely ridiculous,” Ix said. “As students who are paying a lot of money to come here, we feel we should be able to use the fields here at least.”

The athletic director explained they can technically use the fields, but once they put on a uniform and start having organized practices as a team, that’s a problem, Ix said.

The team is trying to keep a good reputation with the university on this long road to recognition—which is why Ix said they will not practice on the fields on campus.

Without field access, Ix said the team is in search of other places to practice.

“I actually just went to a field behind the abandoned Hamden Middle School,” Ix said. “We’re trying to get some time [to

PHOTO COURTESY OF JESSE LAICO

Sleeping Giant Lacrosse Club at the conference championship after beating New York University and Roger Williams University on April 26, 2015. practice and play] there.”

The men’s rugby team—New Blue Rugby—also uses the field. Ix said rather than pay to use the field, the teams are simply encouraged to make a donation to the town of Hamden.

The team intends to make a donation to the town and get full approval before their field usage begins, according to Ix. Laico said the off-campus field opens up even more for the team; it allows them to have home games and to have a crowd cheering them on.

“We will be having our first ever home games this upcoming spring,” Laico said.

“Those sounds—people cheering for you— they make a huge difference in the game and the emotions of the players.”

Right now the team wants to make sure

they’re doing everything right, according to Ix. “We’re just trying to do everything in order so that when the time comes we can have a legitimate, affiliated lacrosse team,” he said.

There is even the possibility of the team becoming somewhat of an unofficial fraternity but just in the case of dues, according to Ix. He said the team might have all members of the team pay a due so they can have money saved up when they need it for things like travelling costs and uniforms.

Whelan said the group of Quinnipiac students that make up the team is so much more than just a lacrosse team.

“For people that don’t have a place in any other club here, even though it’s a sports team, that’s my brotherhood,” Whelan said.

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Senior Rebecca Castagna found black mold under the carpets and in some of the bathroom drawers in Whitney Village, where she was supposed to move in on Aug. 16.

Kelly said. “But from what we saw, we were just not happy. They should not allow students to live in the basement.”

Although students who moved out received a refund for their $500 room deposit, some were unhappy with how their complaints were handled. In addition, more seniors were placed into the basement rooms after Kelly and Castagna moved out.

Castagna’s mother, a QU alumnus, called the security and upkeep of Whitney Village “questionable” and tried to contact the Department of Residential Life multiple times on her daughter’s move-in day. She did not receive an explanation until arriving on campus several hours later and was displeased with the university’s lack of followup on the issue.

“Although Melissa [Karipidis, the associate director of residential life] relayed that the people who inspected the apartment conceded that it had not been appropriately cleaned, to date there has been no follow-up from Residential Life or the vice president of facilities regarding our concerns and experience or any comment with respect to the inconvenience,” Castagna’s mother said in an email.

Other students who were assigned to live in basement rooms, such as senior Daniel Menard, found disturbing living conditions but decided not to move out. Menard discovered a missing kitchen cabinet door, a dysfunctional humidifier and spots of white mold on the living room couch.

He said Facilities workers informed him that the university had “ran out” of cabinet door replacements, and the mold was due to a “humidity problem” that occurred over the summer.

“I was freaked out at first,” Menard said.

“I was like, ‘Why would this happen, don’t they check rooms before people move in?’

You’d think that the situation would have been handled prior to me arriving. I still haven’t sat on those couches.”

He also is concerned about the storm cellars located in each building. The cellars do not contain drains, and only a wooden door separates the basement rooms from the outdoors.

In Menard’s room, there is a gap between the door and the ground. He has covered the space with towels but worries about what will happen when the weather gets colder.

“The gap is probably half an inch tall but still, bugs and water can seep in with any amount of space,” he said. “I’ve actually killed a decent amount of spiders—maybe five in the first week of classes, and that’s when I covered the gap. If [there are gaps] in other apartments too, then there are probably tons of bugs coming in.”

Even seniors who are not living in the basement have found problems such as chipped paint, broken or missing doors, hooks falling off of the walls and broken stovetops.

Senior James Anderson said he was “pumped” to live in Whitney Village, but now worries that he is breathing in mold and warns other seniors to reconsider their residential options.

“Don’t believe a lot of what is supposedly ‘great’ about the opportunity to live there,” Anderson said. “In theory it sounds great; you’re not getting the ridiculously priced meal plan, you can cook for yourself, you get your own bedroom, it’s air conditioned...but then you get there and there’s so many nonfunctional things that you realize QU neglects it.”

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How Tinder gave me confidence I’m not exactly ashamed to say that I use I shouldn’t care about what people thought Tinder. The dating app that took the world about me. I mean, I knew I was not going to by storm in 2012 has created a new culture turn into a Barbie looking supermodel anywithin the dating and hookup world. But I time soon, but after the first few matches I took that information in stride and continued was starting to feel a little better about myusing the app knowing that I probably would self.

I knew the reputation Tinder had and at not find true love.

I came to college a shy, quiet girl who first I was a little embarrassed by having it.

I would try to hide my was not well-versed on phone if I wanted to how relationships worked.

MEGAN MAHER use the app in public Sure, I’ve seen high school and only a few of my love triangles and roomPhotography Editor friends knew that I had mates with hometown @meganmaher4 it. I know it may seem sweethearts, but I myself vain or narcissistic, had never been in a serious but little by little, the relationship before. more I talked to guys I It didn’t help that as soon as I moved in I was thrust out into the matched with, the more my confidence went world, on my own, with little confidence up.

It felt nice to have someone other than in how others saw me. I was so concerned with what I wore, what I ate, even how I ate a friend or a parent say that I looked pretty. in front of other people. I was never really Now, don’t get me wrong, I know the differconcerned about my weight, but I just felt so ence between a guy who wants a relationship insecure around all these girls that seemed and a guy that basically wants the equivalent so much more confident and experienced to a one-night stand. Still, matching with a guy meant that he liked something about me. than me.

It meant that I was no longer the shy, It wasn’t until one of my roommates told me about Tinder that I found out that tagalong girl that clung to the wall at par-

ties. I was just a normal girl, having a normal conversation with a guy. I didn’t have to show anything off or dress up differently just to get attention. I no longer had to come up with an excuse in order to talk to a guy; I just did it.

I messaged whomever I wanted and pretty much used Tinder as practice for the real world. I even used it when I studied abroad in France. I knew not only could I practice talking to guys with confidence, I could practice my French, too.

The feared awkward conversations weren’t much of a problem anymore, at least while I was on the app. I still turn bright red whenever anyone talks to me, boy or girl, and I still have a little trouble starting conversations or walking up to a person outright. But I have definitely changed from the person I was freshman year.

I have new roommates, more friends and I no longer feel insecure about what or how I eat. I’ve embraced my awkwardness and turned it into something I can work with.

Confidence is key for anything in life so I guess all that’s left for me to do is work on the shy part.

Fuego frustration

False (fire) alarms need to stop If you’ve spent anytime living on campus, you know the pain of the fire alarms going off in the wee hours of the morning. This year it’s no different, and freshmen are beginning to lose it (if they ever had it to begin with). However, this plague has mainly been contained to Commons.

“It’s frustrating because I’m trying to get things done or fall asleep and then the alarm goes off,” Rachel Montesano said.

They also agree with freshman Maria Caponetti, who believes “They’re excessive and unnecessary.”

There have been seven fire alarms in three weeks. Now I say ‘fire alarm’ instead of ‘fire drill’ because only the most recent alarm was an actual drill. The people of Commons, myself included, received an email stating “misguided students” had caused “unscheduled alarms.”

Now what I would like to say to those charming individuals? OPEN YOUR EARS…They told us not to smoke or vape in the building for a reason, not just for giggles. Also, if you’re the one to set it off at 2 am, you get to live with the knowledge that, in that moment and probably for the next day, the entire dorm will hate you, especially

those who were sleeping and those odd and I know it’s difficult. If the building happens unfortunate souls who were in the shower… to be on fire and you refuse to leave because Commons isn’t the only freshmen dorm you think it’s a drill or somebody being that has suffered. Mountainview has also stupid, you are now at an enormous risk. had one fire alarm…one… supposedly be- In other words, IF YOU VALUE YOUR cause of burnt Ramen Noodles. How you LIFE YOU WILL LEAVE THE BUILDING WHEN THE ALARM mess that up, I do not GOES OFF. And if the know. YOU HAD ONE building is not actually JOB: ADD WATER! Dana, KYLIE HEALE on fire, leave anyway.

Sahlin, and Irma have esContributing Writer As I said, you/your parcaped unscathed...so far...; ents pay money for you Ledges also lucked out, @Kbeckeet12 to come here. Show and hasn’t had one yet; to your appreciation for the residents of Ledges, them and don’t make I envy you. However, to dumb choices because those fortunate enough to live in those buildings don’t get too comfort- you’re too lazy to get out of bed. If you do able. According to a Public Safety official, not leave when the alarm goes off, then the the drills are coming, and the construction QU handbook states you will go through the on the roof won’t affect the drills for Ledg- conduct process. You don’t want to risk getting in trouble over a fire alarm. es...be prepared.

To sum up, if you do hear the alarm, leave On another note, I have heard people say they plan to refuse to exit the building the the building in a calm and orderly fashion. next time a fire alarm goes off. Please, I beg Don’t sprint because if you’re as uncoordiof you, use your brains. You/your parents nated as me, you will fall and people will pay a lot of money so you can get a good laugh…or step on you. And if you happen education; let’s use some of that sense shall to live in Commons, pray it doesn’t happen we? Take a moment and think this through, in winter.

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I dislike the dislike button Millennials live in an age in which selfassurance is usually determined by how many likes you get on social media. Now this isn’t anything new, we are all aware of this sickness that affects many Generation Y-ers. I myself went through a phase where I would take down Instagram photos if they didn’t get enough likes. Luckily, I can say that I have moved past that dark time in my life and did what some people might call mature.

But many people have not reached that stage in their lives. And now this sickness of self measure through the amount of likes they get is about to get a whole lot worse because Facebook is working on creating a ‘dislike’ button.

Zuckerberg told Business Insider this past SARAH HARRIS week his reaManaging Editor soning behind the button, and, @sarah_harris7 boy, oh boy, is it laughable.

His reasoning: when someone posts about a family member passing away, or a current event that is sad, users now have more options other than ‘liking’ and are able to express empathy.

Talk about a PR statement. “Dislike” has too much of a negative connotation with it at this point to be even close to meaning empathy. If I’m disliking something, it’s because I don’t agree, or I feel, “That’s stupid and you should take it down.” If a friend’s family member passes away, it’s acceptable to like that person’s post about them, because it’s usually a memorial type post, or you can comment. Or you can even be an actual human and contact the person telling them that you’re sorry for their loss, like how things used to be!

I’m going to post photos on Facebook, and honestly, I don’t want to know if you dislike them!

Find us on social media.

Keep those thoughts to yourself. And if I post articles, like this one, and I’m looking for feedback, and I encourage you to express them, without pressing a little thumbs down button. That’s another thing; if you dislike something, and you want to express those feelings, you are forced to comment. Now, people will be able to dislike things, and not even tell you why they don’t like it!

I can see it now, Millennials everywhere, creating support groups for one another, because their post got more dislikes than likes.

And if you really dislike something, like someone’s selfie, are you really gonna hit that dislike button? For everyone to see? Would you? Are you sure? Didn’t think so.

And if you are thinking to yourself, “Yes, finally, a dislike button.”

Well what I think you’re actually thinking is, “Yes, finally, a way for me to be a total asshole.” My theory on assholes; humans who only care about themselves so much to the point where they consciously make people feel bad, and it makes them feel good. Dislike button = opportunity to be an asshole.

This all goes back to the fact that people shouldn’t care. They just shouldn’t. Opinions are a good thing, and if you disagree that’s fine. That’s how it’s supposed to be. You can disagree with this entire column because life would be incredibly boring if we all agreed.

Agree wouldn’t even be a word if that were the case.

But, that doesn’t mean you have to go and express that you dislike something. Instead, realize that that person posted something because they wanted to, and they’re not forcing you to look at it, you chose to. You chose to be “friends” with them on Facebook. And if you are such good “friends” that you decided to be “friends” on Facebook, then wouldn’t you be liking all their posts? Because you’re a good “friend”?

Live and let live. Like and don’t dislike.

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How to hate your appearance: three quick tips Women’s Studies and English profes- but comparison won’t tell you that. sor Kim O’Neill conducts unofficial polls in 2. Lack of recognition. her classes regarding many topics, including Have you ever been pissed off at those body image. As it turns out, the results aren’t beautiful people who talk about how much always pretty (pun definitely intended). To they hate their [insert feature here]? That, my administer the polls, she would ask students dear, is you. to lay their heads down on the table, then Like I said, there are many features that to raise their hands if they felt particularly you have that make you a stunning indipleased about their appearances. vidual, but sometimes we lose sight of those “It saddens me that whenever I do this, things. It’s okay to give yourselves complionly a few students— ments every once in a sometimes only one!—will while. What’s more, it’s raise a hand,” O’Neill said. also okay not to disagree As it turns out, the rewith the compliments RUTH ONYIRIMBA sults of O’Neill’s polls are that come your way.

Contributing Writer consistent with the statis3. Repeat. @ItsJustRuth_ tics. According to DoSoA lot of the things mething.org, 91 percent we say about ourselves of women aren’t satisfied today are the result of with the way they look. habits that have been What I came to realize was that there are sev- formed, maybe even years earlier. For exeral things that we do on a daily basis to make ample, some might have the habit of saying things harder on ourselves. Here’s three: “ew” or “gross” every time they see a photo 1. Comparison. of themselves, others may let out an aggraThey say that comparison is the killer of vated sigh every time they stand in front of joy, and I can’t say I disagree. Unfortunately, a mirror, etc. Reader, this is the conclusion it turns out that there will always be someone I’ve come to: as long as you are in the habit taller, shorter, less muscular, more muscular, of expressing self-disapproval, you will wider or slimmer than you are. However, al- struggle to consciously approve of yourself. though that may be true, there are many other I strongly believe that there is a lot of power features that come to your benefit, friend. in the words we speak, so to say self-deYour appearance, or even that one feature structive things on a regular basis may lead of your appearance, that you despise doesn’t to your own demise. make you any less handsome or beautiful –

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Students show off their favorite laptop stickers Here at QU, it’s become all the rage to have your laptop decked out in stickers. These stickers are like tattoos; everyone’s have a meaning to them, whether it’s that they’re beautiful to look at, they bring back memories or they represent things and ideas that are significant to them. —Jeanette Cibelli and Nisha Gandhi

Ben Szabo | Junior

Madi Gegekas | Junior

“The Instagram sticker is my favorite because I get to say I have no comments, no likes and no follows. [The stickers] all have meaning.

They’re each some goofy representation of myself.”

“The sunflower is my favorite. I love flowers and I love how big and bright this one is.”

John Patrick Hogan | Senior

Kathryn Pereira | Junior

“A lot of college kids love Harry Potter but always say they’re a Gryffindor.

Slytherins are badass.”

“It’s a tie between the Portugal and Rhode Island ones. Both of them symbolize my roots. My dad’s from Portugal and although I’ve never gone, being Portuguese has been a big influence in my family. I’m also from Rhode Island and even though it’s a tiny state, everyone from RI always has so much pride.”

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Halle Sarfin | Junior

“My favorite is the Ariel sticker. It has the words from ‘Part of Your World,’ and it’s my favorite movie and princess.”

“The LA one is my favorite. I love LA, it’s my favorite vacation spot. I’m doing QU in LA in the spring, and I want to move there eventually.”

Phil Cenatiempo | Senior “The electric one is my favorite because I love snowboarding.”

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Bobcat bonding

Freshmen reflect on relationships formed during orientation

BY AMANDA PERELLI Contributing Writer

This past summer, Quinnipiac held multiple sessions of its annual freshman orientation.

Over seventy orientation leaders greeted the incoming class of 2019 with a two-day welcome event, full of planned activities. This gave students a chance to meet new people and become familiar with fellow Bobcats.

Since the school year has begun, some freshmen have stayed connected with their OLs and orientation groups.

Freshman Abby Herman became friendly with a few of the members from her group.

“We mainly keep in touch through texting,” Herman said. “It’s nice to see a friendly face that I know once in awhile.”

Orientation encouraged students to create friendships that could last a lifetime. In a video shown before the activities began, students shared stories about the many permanent friendships they made during orientation.

Incoming students were left with a mindset that the person sitting next to them could be a lifelong friend.

Freshman Matt Saberito said he had a positive orientation experience and continues to stay in touch with his orientation leaders and

group.

Freshman Casey Hyman still keeps in close contact and has formed friendships with the students from his group. Their OLs have been trying to reunite everyone.

“We were going to go up the Sleeping Giant [together] but it never actually worked out,” he said.

Hyman also said he is excited to spend time as a group together in the future and liked how his OLs wanted to see everyone again.

Like Hyman’s group, not all orientation groups have stayed in close contact, often due to scheduling conflicts. Herman said her group has not texted or talked to each other as a whole.

“I haven’t spoken to my OLs since Welcome Weekend,” she added.

Freshman Alexandra Sabato said one of her orientation leaders, Brittany Bayne, tries to keep in contact with her orientation group, Nirvana, via Facebook. Bayne frequently posts updates for the freshmen, such as information about the recent Relay for Life and its registration link.

“We texted every day over the summer in the Nirvana group chat that was made,” Sabato said. “But it’s been dead since classes started.”

Common responses given when freshmen were asked if they stay in touch with the people

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I have never been a fan of going to the movies, but the new Cinemark Theatres in North Haven changed that.

Last week I went with my suitemates to check it out and see the movie “The Visit.” I had never been to Rave Motion Pictures–the theater that was there before Cinemark bought it out in late July. But I did notice that the movie theater I go to at home has some major differences.

At the movie theater I go to at home, I have to pay full price for tickets, which is around $12, to see a movie at night. When I walked into Cinemark and went to buy my ticket, I was shocked to see a student price of $7.75. All I had to do was show them my Qcard. None of the movie theaters I have ever been to had student discounts so it was nice to see that Cinemark catered to students who want to go see a movie with their friends.

Another thing I loved? The reclining chairs. At Showcase Cinemas the chairs weren’t uncomfortable, but the fact I could put my feet up at Cinemark and enjoy the movie made me feel really happy. The leather seats were extremely comfortable. So comfortable the guy next to me fell asleep 15 minutes into the movie.

I highly recommend students take some time to see a movie at Cinemark. The North Haven shuttle stops at the Barnes & Noble next to the theater, so it is accessible to anyone at Quinnipiac. I enjoyed the experience and I have no doubt many other students will too.

–S. Doiron

from their orientation group range from, “Not really,” to “Some of them,” to “All the time.”

The friendships made at orientation are few but it’s enough just to recognize a face on the quad or at a party.

Not every freshman walked away from

the event with a new best friend, and constant communication between an entire group is nearly impossible. However, some members of the Class of 2019 did form bonds that have allowed them to recognize a friendly face upon moving in and build a friendship from that.

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Two orientation leaders with their merged freshmen groups during Welcome Weekend.

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Students trashing the cafe

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During my freshman year, I saw a boy pick up a hard-boiled egg with his bare hands from the salad bar, walk around the entire cafe all while holding the egg and then put it back in the salad bar.

Horrifying, I know. I never forgot that. Every time I see him around campus that’s all I can think of.

So much so, that I refer to him as “Egg Boy.” Egg Boy is just a classic (but more disturbing than normal) example of some of the students who make the cafe disgusting.

I know there is a little bit of Egg Boy in all of us; sometimes you decide on something else at the last minute and don’t feel like walking all the way back. It’s understandable, but there’s really no excuse to not put it back where you found it. Unless it’s a hard-boiled egg. You probably shouldn’t put that back.

Soup splattered all across the counters, the disaster that is the condiment area, lettuce thrown all around the floor, trash left literally anywhere there is a free spot for it, drinks spilled at tables; does nobody bother to pick up after themselves? Was no one ever taught to clean up their messes? Look at any of the tables in the eating area and they have salt, pepper, drinks and food all over them. There are workers constantly going around and cleaning them, but they are still constantly a mess. It’s not their fault; it’s ours.

Students need to learn that this isn’t home and mommy or daddy isn’t there to nag you to clean the crumbs. Have some respect for fellow students and the employees who have to clean up your mess and take a second to do it yourself. Don’t be like Egg Boy. –K. Riello

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Dressed in drag

Performer Miss Sherry Vine brings laughs and acceptance to campus

By MADISON FRAITAG Contributing Writer

Music, laughing, snacks and X-rated jokes are a part of the average college experience.

One element that some universities may lack is a drag queen, but Quinnipiac is not one of those universities.

On Friday, Sept. 18, the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Supporters (G.L.A.S.S.) club recently hosted its annual Drag Show starring Miss Sherry Vine. A very full Buckman Theater experienced a night full of excitement, laughter, comedy and pride.

Opening the show, senior and G.L.A.S.S. president Jilian Pfeifer gave a brief yet informative background on the similarities and differences between the identities of a drag queen, crossdresser and transgender person. Dressed in her drag king best, Pfeifer portrayed her alter ego of “Travis” along with other G.L.A.S.S e-board members dressed in drag for the event.

Pfeifer said G.L.A.S.S. is important as a club because its members depend on it.

“They’re not coming to this club because they think it will better their resume,” she said. “They are coming to this club because people here understand. People here understand what they’re going through, they understand what it’s like to identify… It’s like a safe haven.”

Pfeifer has been presiding over G.L.A.S.S. since the end of her sophomore year at Quinnipiac, and said she rose to the task when the vast majority of the e-board was set to graduate. Pfeifer said she felt that all campuses should have a gay/straight alliance and the experience has been “very rewarding.”

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Drag queen Miss Sherry Vine shared the stage with members of G.L.A.S.S. been in Milan last year. Pfeifer was dedicated to making this comeback show run smoothly.

She got there four hours early.

“Our advisor showed up and said ‘I have never seen an event this organized,’” Pfeifer said.

And it is a good thing she did; upon her arrival at the Buckman Theater, the stage lights were not functioning and were miraculously repaired within hours of the event. When asked if she had any additional comments, Pfeifer, or more accurately Travis, very blatantly stated, “I look like a man.”

In addition to Pfeifer, Courtney “Bobby” Woods, a sophomore at QU, expressed her feelings on the meaning of G.L.A.S.S..

Woods became a member of G.L.A.S.S. her

freshman year after being president of the Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) at her high school for two years.

“I made a beeline for the G.L.A.S.S. table right away,” Woods said. “I was really early for the first meeting actually.” She now serves as the vice president.

Similar to Pfeifer, Woods said she regards G.L.A.S.S. as a “safe haven” and a “family” on campus.

“It supports what I’m all about,” Woods said. “Equality and just for everybody to accept everybody in the LGBT community more than they do now.”

Woods said this year is an influential one for G.L.A.S.S., considering the full house at the evening’s performance as well as at

the club’s first meeting. Every single seat in the Buckman Theater was full in addition to a standing room in the rear and several viewers sitting in the wings.

“It was amazing to see all the support,” Woods said. “I’m really excited for this group. I feel like it’s just going to grow.

As the years progress, it’s just going to be more and more accepted and more and more people, if they haven’t come out already, are going to feel like they can.”

Miss Sherry Vine herself then commented on what performing and the message behind organizations such as G.L.A.S.S. mean to her.

“I’ve been doing it for so long, literally since I was three, that it’s all I’ve ever done and it’s all that makes me happy,” Vine said.

“So it’s just my everything.”

Vine said she, though no stranger to the stage, still gets nervous before each show.

“If it connects and they’re into it and people are laughing then I’m just like ‘Okay, great, I’m at home and it’s the best,’” she said.

Vine’s audience was overflowing and diverse, including students, younger siblings, grandparents and great-grandparents.

Despite these differences, all attendees seemed to enjoy Vine’s performance from start to finish.

Vine’s “dazzling personality,” as put

by Pfeifer, lit up the stage and thoroughly entertained the audience. After questioning the crowd on their sexual identity to establish diversity and jokingly identifying herself as a clown, Vine performed songs such as “Burlesque” and “Everybody’s Girl,” along with raunchy parodies of hits including “Shake it Off” and “Dancing Queen.”

“I just hope people have fun and laugh,” Vine said. And that they did.

OPINION

I got tan and hated it

Learning to embrace my pale skin

By JEANETTE CIBELLI Arts & Life Editor

I’m pale. Really pale. I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve had someone approach me with their forearm extended, ready to compare it to mine, to remind me of this fact.

Being pale used to bother me. I was jealous of my brother, who could tan during the summer. His arms and face, like my dad’s and many of my friends’, would turn a nice shade of light brown during the hottest months. I can’t tell you the amount of times I wished for tanner legs or a face that didn’t appear stark white in sunlit photographs.

My best friend from home is just as pale as me. We were teased about it, but she never faltered like I did. She was proud of her skin and reminded everyone that centuries ago, pale skin was the desirable skin. The skin of royalty. When I was younger, it didn’t feel like that.

I burn in the sun. Freckles accumulate on my cheeks. I love the outdoors but avoid the sun because sunscreen is the only option for me. I hate sunscreen. It’s sticky, smells weird and makes me feel like I’m wearing a second layer of skin. But every summer I spend hours slathering it onto my body.

I’ve gotten a few terrible sunburns in my life. One time, hours of sitting on the beach enjoying the heat resulted in terrible nausea and peeling skin because the tops of my thighs were bright red. Right before my senior prom, during another beach trip, I forgot to

apply sunscreen to the backs of my legs, and the burn was so bad that it was hard to walk.

(Maybe this is the world telling me to avoid the beach, but I refuse to accept that.)

Each time my skin would burn, I would complain that it wasn’t “fair” that I couldn’t tan like everyone else around me. My mother – a melanoma survivor – would constantly tell me that tanning was dangerous and I needed to wear sunscreen. I didn’t disagree with her. I didn’t want to fry my skin to a crisp or lie in a tanning bed; I just wanted my skin to stop “reflecting the sunlight,” as I’ve been told it does.

This past summer, my childhood wish was granted. I worked at a day camp, chasing after first-graders. Every day, I was inside then outside then back inside without having a spare second to breathe, let alone apply sunscreen. This pattern, combined with my vacations to Massachusetts and Hawaii, burned me a bit at first and left me with many new freckles, but then I started to tan.

Weirdly enough, I hated it. When I looked in the mirror, I didn’t feel or look like myself.

I started rubbing my arms as if I could brush the tan off. I missed the way my skin used to look. (Of course, my idea of “being tan” likely won’t compare to yours. I’m still pale.)

Without realizing it until now, I started to accept myself for how I look. Girls and women are constantly reminded by our peers, the media and makeup companies that we don’t look the best we can. We’re judged on appearance, often before we can say hello.

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I ’ m ready for autumn, with its lower temperatures, thick sweaters and less intense sunlight. I can’t wait to look like my pale self again.

Despite all this, please don’t come up to me with your forearm for comparison. I love my skin, but I still hate that.

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RUNDOWN FIELD HOCKEY Maine 4, QU 1 – Thursday Meghan McCullough: 1 goal MEN’S SOCCER Holy Cross 3, QU 1 – Wednesday John-John Diaz: 1 goal Yale 3, QU 2 – Saturday Ryan Scheiderman: 1 goal Tobias Esche: 1 goal WOMEN’S SOCCER Rider 2, QU 0 – Saturday Natalia Grodzki: 5 saves WOMEN’S RUGBY QU 43, Dartmouth 5 – Saturday WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Canisius 3, QU 1 – Saturday Sierra Dawson: 22 assists Niagara 3, QU 0 – Sunday Kat Miller: 20 assists, 10 digs MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY 4th Place (Rider Invitational) – Saturday WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY 1st Place (Rider Invitational) – Saturday

GAMES TO WATCH MEN’S SOCCER QU vs Saint Peter’s – Saturday, 2 p.m.

WOMEN’S SOCCER QU at Saint Peter’s – Saturday, 12 p.m.

QU at UMass Lowell – Monday, 7 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY QU at Hofstra – Friday, 3 p.m.

QU vs Vermont – Sunday, 12 p.m.

WOMEN’S RUGBY QU vs Norwich – Saturday, noon WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL QU vs St. Francis Brooklyn – Wednesday, 7 p.m.

QU at Fairfield – Saturday, 1 p.m.

WOMEN’S TENNIS QU at Army (West Point Invite) – Friday, 9 a.m.

QU at Army (West Point Invite) Saturday, 9 a.m.

QU at Army (West Point Invite) Sunday, 9 a.m.

MEN’S TENNIS QU at Connecticut (UCONN Invitational) – Friday, 2 p.m.

QU at Connecticut (UCONN Invitational) – Saturday, 9 a.m.

QU at Connecticut (UCONN Invitational) – Sunday, 9 a.m.

WOMEN’S GOLF QU at Dartmouth (Dartmouth Invitational) – Saturday, 8 a.m.

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September 23, 2015

GAME OF THE WEEK

Women’s rugby trounces Dartmouth

Roskopf scores three tries in home opener

By MAX MOLSKI Staff Writer

The Quinnipiac women’s rugby team won its fifth straight home opener behind three tries by freshman Emily Roskopf in a 43-5 trouncing of the Dartmouth Big Green on Saturday.

“We started off slow,” Roskopf said, “but once we looked around and realized how many people were here to support us, it energized us more.”

The Bobcats came off a 29-24 defeat to Army last weekend where Army took its first and only lead of the game with a try in stoppage time.

Dartmouth, on the other hand, won their first ever varsity game in a 77-5 route over Penn. Head coach Becky Carlson said that the Bobcats came out against Dartmouth looking to get back on track.

“I think it wasn’t so much they came out here with something to prove,” Carlson said. “I think they came out wanting to get back onto their feet after the loss against Army.”

The Bobcats fell behind 5-0 after Dartmouth sophomore Lilie Zhang scored a try with an assist from senior Yejadai Dunn. Roskopf said the early deficit came around to help the Bobcats.

“I think in a way it kind of helped us. It woke us up, like, ‘We can’t take this for granted. We have to work as a team to push forward,’” Roskopf said.

The Big Green never made it back to the endzone and the Bobcats never looked back.

Quinnipiac took its first lead after Roskopf got her first try of the contest. Roskopf got her second try off a bounce from a Quinnipiac punt that

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A Quinnipiac rugby player runs past a Darmouth tackler to avoid being brought down in Saturday’s 43-5 win.

she took into the endzone after blowing by Dartmouth’s backline.

“Emily has a speed, it’s 100 miles per hour. She doesn’t quit,” Carlson said of Roskopf, who now leads the Bobcats with eight tries through three games.

Junior Madison Gegeckas, who went 4-for-7 on conversions in the game, sank her two first half conversions to give Quinnipiac a 14-5 lead into the break.

Although Quinnipiac had scored 14 unanswered points going into halftime, Carlson still used the break as a time for adjustments.

“At halftime, we decided to make it more of a collective effort and ba-

sically put that game back on them,” Carlson said.

The Bobcats shutout the Big Green 29-0 in the second half with tries from five different players. Junior Maggie Myles got it started with a try inside the first ten minutes of the half. From there, Roskopf completed her hat trick before sophomores Ilona Maher, Karee Helgerson, and Flora Poole got tries of their own to secure Quinnipiac with the 43-5 victory.

Roskopf said the team play in the second half is something that is taking shape for the Bobcats.

“I think getting more comfortable with each other really helps us to build and work better. We improve

our play off of each other,” Roskopf said.

Quinnipiac’s next game is against Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont. Carlson said that despite getting back on their feet, the Bobcats are only looking forward.

“Going into the next game, I think there is good, positive energy. We’re playing Norwich. We’re just looking ahead right now,” Carlson said.

FINAL SCORE QUINNIPIAC: 43 DARTMOUTH: 5

Field hockey drops third straight to Maine

By CONER ROCHE Contributing Writer

Quinnipiac field hockey lost to the Maine Black Bears on Thursday afternoon 4-1 at the Quinnipiac Field Hockey Field.

This marks the third straight loss for the Bobcats and now makes them 1-6 this fall while the Black Bears improve to 6-1 after winning their third straight game.

Maine got on the board early after senior Marissa Shaw scored an unassisted goal just four minutes in.

The Bobcats offense started the game of slow offensively and did not record a shot on net until senior midfielder Meghan McCullough scored with 3:32 left in the half. The goal was assisted by sophomore forward and defending MAAC Offensive Player of the Week Michelle Federico.

Bobcats head coach Becca Main accredited this because the team lacks any true scorers.

“We have unbelievable defenders, goalkeeping, and midfielders,” said Main. “We’re missing that goal scorer.”

The Black Bears would score their second goal, and what would eventually be the game winning

goal, just a little over twelve minutes into the second half when junior forward Danielle Aviani put one in the back of net.

The Black Bears would add two more goals in the final minutes, one coming from senior forward Jessica Skillings and another one from Aviani.

Bobcats junior defender and defending MAAC Defensive Player of the Week Angie King broke the Bobcats single season defensive saves record as well as the career single season defensive saves record on Thursday.

“Yeah, it’s great,” said King of her achievement. “In hindsight I’m sure I’ll be happy about but right now it’s not the best feeling because we didn’t win.”

“To follow up what she did last year is pretty exciting,” Main said.

“I used to say that I’m not sure if I want to lead in that because it shows too many shots but Angie’s time and practice put into it makes her deserving.”

The Bobcats next matchup will be next Tuesday at home against the Holy Cross Crusaders who are 4-3 this season.Osanitsch says she is gratified to have helped the defense earn the national accolade.

“I contributed to it and they’re my backfield, and I am so proud of them for it. But really they did most of the work for that,” Osanitsch said.

This year, Osanitsch is not only using her experience during games. She says she leads by example in order to create a culture for her teammates.

“I want to better myself and want the girls to see me doing that because if they think ‘Oh, this fifth-year senior is still working her butt off everyday and still try to make those gains,’ there is no end to the gains you can make here,” Osanitsch said.

Osanitsch is one of Quinnipiac’s three team captains along with Megan Conaboy and Haley Swartz. Osanitsch says that her blunt approach helps her lead the Bobcats.

“Yeah, I’ll rally the troops if I have to. I’m not afraid to yell at the team if I feel we are underperforming or not working together, those kinds of things,” Osanitsch said.

Osanitsch has entered Quinnipiac’s graduate school in the physical therapy program. She will have two more years of graduate school to follow in order to earn a doctor-

ate in physical therapy. Although she is currently interested in prosthetic rehabilitation, she says she has not made any concrete decisions about what direction she wants to take that in.

“I’m kind of open to anything and I am not really cementing myself into anything into one area or one section,” Osanitsch said.

In the meantime, Main hopes to keep Osanitsch on the field for the entire season again. Osanitsch, on the other hand, says she hopes to help get the team back into the national tournament in her final season.

“I feel if I show up, work as hard as I can, and push the person next to me to do that, that person pushes the girl in front of her and then it kind of domino-effects all the way down the field until everybody is at a top performance level,” Osanitsch said.

FINAL SCORE QUINNIPIAC: 1 MAINE: 4

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Clockwise from left: Women’s tennis’ Proyfon Lohaphaisan sets a serve on Sunday in the Quinnipiac Invitational, field hockey’s Michelle Federico chases after a ball alongside a Maine defender, rugby’s Christie Albers follows a block in Saturday’s win over Dartmouth.

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Women’s volleyball has won 11 sets in 12 games this year.

Women’s golf freshman Luciana Tobia shot a 153 during her college debut this weekend at the Navy’s Chesapeake Bay Invitational, which is second best in program history.

Seven women’s crosscountry runners finished in the top 25 overall at the Rider Invitational on Saturday.

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Men’s soccer defender Tobias Esche scored his first goal of the season in a 3-2 loss against rival Yale on Saturday evening. The captain’s goal came on a penalty kick, putting the Bobcats on the board in the contest.

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“Goal scoring is an attitude.

Anyone can take the shot, but you have to have that attidue to finish.”

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September 23, 2015

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Whether he’s playing in his yard in Jamaica or at Watkinson School, freshman Rashawn Dally is accustomed to winning

By MICHAEL HEWITT Staff Writer

Rashawn Dally’s path takes many twists and turns, but two consistent units trail his track.

Family and winning.

His journey began both in his driveway and on the streets of Jamaica–two spots Dally would ultimately display his raw talent.

“I remember my dad juggling the ball,” he said, referring to the activity called “juggling,” where a person kicks the ball into the air repetitively, alternating with each leg. “He would juggle to 10 and tell me he’d give me $10 if I juggled to 10.”

“Eventually I was juggling to 30 and then 100. He cannot do that anymore because he’d run out of money.”

Dally learned to play soccer on the streets of Jamaica with kids from his neighborhood.

“It was not organized playing on the road,” he said. “It was just me and a lot of kids trying to impress each other performing tricks and cool shots. We didn’t think of passing the ball and playing as a team.”

Impressing his peers was not the only reason Dally stuck with soccer. His father, Victor, played for the Jamaican premiere league, ultimately putting the game “in [Dally’s] blood.”

“My dad had a big name in soccer, so I decided to take it after him,” he said.

But the younger Dally envisioned bigger dreams for himself. In order to fulfill those fantasies, Dally and his father found themselves on a flight to the United States.

Dally landed in Bloomfield, Conn. at age 9 and, like many transitions, the move was tough.

“When I first came to the United States, it was just me and my dad,” he said. “My mother stayed in Jamaica and I missed her so much.”

By the time he was 12-years-old, Dally’s entire family called America their new home. With everything seemingly in place, Dally felt a strong burden on his shoulders.

“My mom had a successful business in Jamaica, but she gave it all up,” he said. “It means a lot to me and I will never forget that. Her only wish is for me to pay her back in goals.”

“The team always comes first. At Quinnipiac, the name on the jersey is bigger than every single one of us and it will always be that way, but we are all competing for something.”

– RASHAWN DALLY Men’s soccer

While the payment requires some big scores, Dally has delivered throughout his career in soccer.

In 2012, Dally tasted victory for the first time, winning a state championship for Bloomfield High School.

But Dally cites his transition to Watkinson School as a critical change that made him a better person and player.

In six games, Rashawn Dally has tallied one goal and one assist.

“I thought Watkinson gave me a better opportunity in terms of education and could get me into college,” he explained.

And while the sights of championship trophies vanished, Dally took on more of a leadership role with his teammates at Watkinson.

“The soccer team in Watkinson helped my game out a lot because it wasn’t as strong compared to Bloomfield,” he said. “I had to become a leader and help coach a lot of the players. I had to learn to trust my teammates and had to understand I could not do everything. I had to be more patient.”

Dally deemed his experience successful and carried his new approach toward his summer team, the Connecticut Football Club. The results translated, as Dally and his team collected the Connecticut State Championship hardware in three consecutive seasons.

Three championships in the last three years for the Jamaican midfielder, and winning is a feeling that never gets old.

“It’s the best feeling in the world,” he said. “That’s why there is a score. It’s why I go hard in practice and train when I’m at home. I do everything I can to set myself to

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win come game day.”

With winning and hard work, Dally has received personal accolades, named Bloomfield High Warhawk of the Year, Watkinson Most Valuable Player and Offensive Most Valuable Player, and Connecticut All-State Team.

Dally embraces these awards but priori-

tizes them accordingly.

“I value personal awards a lot because it’s a good feeling to know you’re the guy the team is depending on,” he said. “It’s a lot of pressure but it pushes you to become a better player.”

Dally, however, prioritizes the team before himself.

“The team always comes first. At Quinnipiac, the name on the jersey is bigger than every single one of us and it will always be that way, but we’re all competitive and always competing for something.”

Before he played in his first game or practice for the Bobcats, Dally feared the anxiety of what comes with playing at the collegiate level, but cited playoff games for his high school and club team as an avenue to settle himself down.

“My experience playing in big games definitely made me less nervous about playing in college,” he said. “I just remember the butterflies I would feel in my stomach before each of those games.”

And if the nerves do not subside by the start of the game, Dally always has some friendly faces in the crowd.

“My parents are always there,” he said.

“I like when my parents go to my games.

I could always hear my dad’s voice. It really gets me hyped. Just seeing them turns a switch on in my mind. It’s one of the reasons I chose Quinnipiac because it is not too far from home. It’s not too close either. It’s a perfect balance and my parents can come watch me play.”

So far, in his brief tenure with the Bobcats, Dally has noticed significant differences from club soccer to college soccer.

“It’s a lot more physical and faster,” he said. “But, it will get the best out of me and hopefully I’ll reach the next level.”

But, right now Dally is focused on his four years at Quinnipiac and his expectations for this year and his career.

“We’re a good team with high expectations,” he said. “It’s a great feeling. We have a lot of senior guys on the team that have more experience and have won. Our goal is to win the MAAC Championship this year, and hopefully for me, we can do it the next four years.”

MEN’S SOCCER: SHOTS ON GOAL INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

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