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Activist talk focuses on community

Office of Cultural and Global Engagement promotes organization

By NICOLE MCISAAC Copy Editor

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Quinnipiac’s Office of Cultural and Global Engagement held an open discussion in SC 120 on Wednesday, Feb. 19, for students to come and talk about community organizing and the legacy of black activism.

“We wanted to do an event like this to get students geared up about their own student voice and to recognize their own power,” said Daymyen Layne, director of multicultural education and training. “It’s important for students to realize that they have a certain amount of power on campus.”

The event allowed students to hear the thoughts of two separate activists and to share their own ideas on the material. Layne made the decision to hold the discussion after being co-panelists with one of the activists at the beginning of the fall 2019 semester.

“We want to open student’s eyes about the legacy of black feminist activists and organizers, but also about the rich history that comes along with organizing in America,” Layne said. “If we can help students realize

this stuff a little sooner, we can start to see different changes on campus.”

Students of different majors and ages attended the discussion and each had various hopes of what they wanted to get out of the event. They were also able to share why they originally chose to be there before the discussion began.

“I came to this event because I wanted to stay abreast and not be blind to things that are going on,” said Alexys Small, biomedical sciences graduate student. “I wanted to see what Quinnipiac was doing towards problems for social injustice and race.”

Vanessa Liles, one of the guest speakers who is the co-project director at PT Partners, spoke about her involvement and work as community activist organizer.

“I work with people who are centered in the community to help them recognize that there are conditions that are created through institutional oppression,” Liles said. “I also help work with other members of the community to help them recognize how it is formulated and how to use that understanding

to create strategies to address it.”

Liles used the event as an opportunity to share her real-life experiences with students and to help them understand that they play a key role in creating change in the world and on campus.

“A college campus is the place where I learned to become an activist and to organize,” Liles said. “This is a great place to hone in your intellectual ability around it, so it can afford you space to start operationalizing some of that.”

One major element that was stressed throughout the event is how students can get involved. Students were able to listen to the activists talk about the importance of being personally connected to community organizing while also still being enrolled at the university.

“Even if you’re not from the area and you are just here for school, your local community still needs you in any way that you can as a student,” Liles said. “We’re not going to push you out because you’re not from here. We need people power.”

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Indigenous Student Union welcomes Native American students and anyone who wishes to learn more

By WILLIAM GAVIN Staff Writer

Students at Quinnipiac University are working to create a home for students of indigenous descent and educate the community about indegenous cultures.

The Multicultural Leadership Council announced last month that the Indigenous Student Union is forming at Quinnipiac, led by sophomore biology major Kiara Tanta-Quidgeon.

Currently, the Indigenous Student Union is in the process of having its club constitution reviewed and approved by the Student Government Association (SGA).

“I definitely think that the fact that (Quinnipiac) has a Native American name is enough that I’m surprised that we don’t already have one,” Tanta-Quidgeon said. “I think getting people who are here together, and to inspire other indigenous people who may want to come here, to have a place to be with other indigenous students. I think that’s important.”

While Tanta-Quidgeon’s goals are straightforward, there are many complications that come with the creation of such a club. Chief among them are the racial disparities plaguing Quinnipiac, as well as the history that the school shares with the Quinnipiac tribe.

The Chronicle reported in August on the Princeton Review’s 2020 edition of its “The Best 385 Colleges,” bringing attention to Quinnipiac’s ranking at No. 1 in the ‘Little Race/Class Interaction” category. Additionally that same article featured the racial makeup of Quinnipiac students, with an overwhelming 77% of identifying as Caucasian.

While the lack of diversity may provide an initial challenge for the Indigenous Student Union, both Tanta-Quidgeon and Executive Chair of the Multicultural Leadership Council Andrew DePass view the overwhelming Caucasian majority as another reason for the creation of the club. Tanta-Quidegeon said that her goal wasn’t to make the club exclusive to indigenous students but rather to create a sense of community for indigenous students and educate non-indigenous students to learn about the history and diversity of indigenous people.

“I think the fact that we do acknowledge there is difficulty in starting such a club is a reason to go ahead,” DePass said. “(When) you find yourself as a minority on campus you find that you need more support to help facilitate your experience.”

In recent years, Quinnipiac has started to acknowledge its past with the native community. In 2013, two School of Education professors, Mordechai Gordon and Susan Clarke, applied for grants that would allow them to promote the study of New England tribes and make Quinnipiac students aware of the history that surrounds the school. Both professors admitted, at the time, that most students were unaware that the university sits on an Native American reservation. At the time Clarke said

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Sean Duffy, director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute, started an initiative to help Quinnipiac understand its indigenous roots. that she hopes the university “wakes up” to its past and the origin of its name, according to a Chronicle article at the time.

More recently, Quinnipiac University and the Albert Schweitzer Institute have joined in a coalition with other universities as part of an initiative to bring to light the indigenous history of the land that the campus occupies and Quinnipiac’s relationship with the native tribes. The initiative has held events highlighting the origin of the “Legend of the Bobcat” and an indigenous “Teach-in” event that educated students on indigenous culture.

tion, they chose to make this transition and look to the future and chose an indigenous name,” Duffy said. “Especially considering that even now our strategic plan is to be the university of the future.”

Duffy said there are still people who identify as Quinnipiac, and emphasizing the notion that the school can still reach out to existing native societies throughout the nation, and discover how to make indigenous people feel welcome at our universities.

It is often hard to feel welcome at Quinnipiac especially after her childhood growing up on a Native American reservation, Tanta-Quidgeon said. It’s her hope that founding the Indigenous Student Union can help create that sense of togetherness for all people of indigenous heritage.

“When we do a powwow (a Native American social gathering), basically EXECUTIVE CHAIR OF THE MULTICULTURAL LEADERSHIP COUNCIL every tribe in Connecticut comes toIn the early 1900s Quinnipiac University gether,” Tanta-Quidgeon said. “A big thing I was known as the Connecticut College of Com- want to do is focus on the celebration of divermerce, before changing its name to the Junior sity inter-tribally, and spread awareness. I also College of Commerce and finally adopting the don’t want to leave it to Native American — Quinnipiac name in the 1960s. Executive Direc- I want to spread it to Native Alaskan, Native tor of the Albert Schweitzer Institute and Profes- Hawaii and indigeneity in general.” sor of Political Science Sean Duffy, found that In the future, Tanta-Quidgeon believes after the renaming of the school there was an Quinnipiac could certainly do more to make overwhelming sentiment that sought to some- the history of the tribes and their relationship how identify the university with “some sort of with Quinnipiac known, through events rangnative stereotype.” This included the creation of ing from educating the students of the univerwar cries that were designed to be yelled at ath- sity, to holding powwows. letic events, the election of Indian princesses and Neither Tanta-Quidgeon nor Duffy believe chiefs (Duffy describes it as the equivalent of a that Quinnipiac can’t reestablish its relationship prom king or queen) and incredible celebrations with its indigenous past, but it might take time, after the Quinnipiac name was adopted. and both believe that establishing a club dediWhat Duffy found interesting was the cated to creating a community for students of choice of the Quinnipiac name as the name to indigenous heritage and those who want to learn lead the university into the future, especially as more about them is a good start. the school would move to Hamden and away “I think getting the people who are here tofrom New Haven, which had been known as gether, and to inspire other indigenous people “The Quinnipiac Settlement” when the Europe- who may want to come here, to have a place to ans had first arrived. be with other indigenous students. I think that’s “At a major time of transition for our institu- important,” Tanta-Quidgeon said.

“(When) you find yourself as a minority on campus you find that you need more support to facilitate your experience.”

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Liles: ‘We need people power’ ACTIVIST from cover Another guest speaker, Addys Castillo, executive director at the Citywide Youth Coalition, spoke about her role in aiding young people involved with community activism in New Haven.

“We organize young people by supporting and teaching them as much as we can about how systems work and how to have an antiracist analysis,” Castillo said. “My job is to be the amplifier voice to them.”

Castillo also described the urgency for student involvement in order to make an impact on society. She explained to students how a

problem that affects them will most likely affect other students around them as well.

“The only way to change anything comes from collective power. There is real power in numbers,” Castillo said. “When you think about what it’s gonna take for you as a student to create change locally or on campus, you need to think about who else is impacted and come together to create collective power.”

Several students who attended the event said they gained a new perspective on community organizing and black activism.

“I thought the event showcased phenomenal African American women activists in the greater New Haven area,” said Chidi Nwuneli, senior political science major. “I

was persuaded by their thorough grasp and understanding of the subject matter pertaining to black activism and the contemporary American political scene. They were very persuasive in their comments about grassroots and youth-led activism.”

Both guest speakers ended the event with words of wisdom on the importance of student involvement in community organizing and black activism. They encouraged students to understand the current need for their participation in the movement.

“When I look at what our ancestors did, I see that they found their own liberation in their movement,” Castillo said. “I think it’s time for us to find ours. It’s our generation’s time now.”

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Pandemic specialist speaks on coronavirus

Leading epidemic expert talks to School of Medicine about viral outbreaks

By EMILY FLAMME and CHATWAN MONGKOL

The Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine hosted a lecture on disease outbreaks on Jan. 24.

More than 50 faculty, students and members of the press attended Bausch’s lecture.

Dr. Daniel Bausch, director of the United Kingdom Public Health Rapid Support Team, spoke about disease outbreaks.

The recent coronavirus outbreak has 4,515 confirmed cases in China, with 100 dead, and the United States has five confirmed cases at the time of publication.

“I think it’s nice to hear somebody who is actually on the ground doing epidemic or possible pandemic management,” said Aaron Smith, a second-year medical student. “You don’t really hear from that set of people particularly often, and honestly it’s on everyone’s minds because of the coronavirus.”

In response to the outbreak, the United States has decided to screen passengers who are flying in from China at major international airports. Bausch said that he felt that the screenings were not a necessary form of precaution.

“There are some of Coronavirus has those screening mechanisms that can be called for, it’s not entirely bad, but it’s not 100%,” Bausch said. “I mean, if you got infected the day before, you’re incubating, you will show up with a normal temperature on an infrared camera, and pass freely, and not get sick until you’re back with friends.”

The threat to Quinnipiac is low, but the university is taking some preventative measures.

“We have already been in contact with local public health authorities to coordinate our efforts with the recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC),” the University said in a statement.

Bausch, a physician and virologist, has served as the director of the United Kingdom Public Health Rapid Support Team since 2017. Launched in 2016 in response to the 2013-16 Ebola outbreak, the organization coordinates responses to outbreaks in low and middle income countries.

still intermingling and mutating everyday.

“Things are always ongoing and even if we could know, even if today we said we know all the pathogens that existed, all the animals in the world tomorrow, there’s still the potential for something new,” Bausch said. “And of course, the real risk is what we get.”

He compared three outbreaks that happened in the past: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Porcine and Ebola viruses.

Bausch discussed how organizations typically go into a community that is experiencing an outbreak and tell them what to do, and how that is not the right approach.

said that it likely started with a child playing in a playground with some bats on the trees nearby. The child became infected, so people thought that the virus was transmitted from the bats.

For Bausch, looking for Ebola’s reservoir, which is the species that had Ebola and then transmitted it, was one of the most rewarding works he has done throughout his career.

“People used to say to me, you know, why do we even research this? Is this worth the investment?” Bausch said.

Bausch explained how new technology systems to detect viruses are important.

He believes that in order to advance medical discoveries about outbreaks, people must look beyond the simplistic analysis of just a number of cases.

“I think, you know, how different would the world be perhaps if we could have detected the HIV virus when it was truly emerging in the earlier part of the last century,” Bausch said.

“Then (we could have) dealt with it early on rather than finding out almost a century later.”

Bausch pointed out GRAPHIC BY CONNOR LAWLESS the consequences from spread to 14 different countries at the time of publication. It has not spread to Connecticut. these outbreaks other than deaths that make Bausch discussed his experiences with “The fundamental thing that stops outthis kind of research worth investing in, diseases that cause outbreak in low- and break is not any of us coming in from such as economic loss, unemployment, namiddle income countries, such as malar- outside, it’s the community themselves,” ia, Ebola, Lassa fever and diphtheria. He Bausch said. “The question is: how do we tional security and school cancellations.

“Investing in public health is something stated that these diseases mostly came from help the community to do that?” that we always need to be advocating for animals. There is always a potential for new The Ebola virus started in a rural area because it always costs much more to (an viruses to be found as all the animals are in Democratic Republic of Congo. Bausch infected) country,” Bausch said.

Defeating dry mouth

Quinnipiac professor earns mouthwash patent

By EMILY FLAMME News Editor

A Quinnipiac University professor was awarded a patent on Jan. 7 for a mouthwash that will aid in relieving the symptoms of dry mouth.

Patrick Harewood, an adjunct biomedical sciences professor at Quinnipiac University, and his partner, Jeralyn Fantarella, a dentist at Fantarella Dental Group in North Haven, began creating the mouthwash three years ago when Fantarella approached Harewood’s son.

“She’s our dentist,” Harewood said. “She knows my background as a food microbiologist, a chemist and asked if (my son) thinks it would be something I would be interested in. She and I started talking about it and it took off from there.”

Harewood’s knowledge in the dentistry field was limited because his background is in food science and biology.

“It’s a lot of work, a lot of research. I had to learn about dry mouth and that dental aspect of it because I didn’t have that experience,” Harewood said. “My partner and I would brainstorm and come up with our likely ingredients, and I came up with this mix.”

Harewood earned a bachelor’s degree in natural sciences from the University of the

West Indies in Barbados. He also has a master’s degree in food science and nutrition and a P.h.D in biological sciences from the University of Rhode Island. He attributes his interest in food science and biology to his childhood.

“I got involved with food and agriculture because my grandfather, he was very into agriculture,” Harewood said. “He had a lot of agricultural land. He produced a lot of fruits and vegetables and sugar cane and all that type (of) stuff. My mom was also interested in that, she was a very, very good cook. Food was something I was raised up into.”

Since the mouthwash is claiming to alleviate the symptoms of dry mouth, which is classified as a disorder, it has to go through a different process for approval from the FDA, unlike other mouthwashes, which are categorized as cosmetic products.

“The way it works is that it has a twofold application,” Harewood said. “It acts as a moisturizing agent. It also plays an important role in stimulating the saliva glands to actually produce saliva.”

Harewood explained how dry mouth can be detrimental to a person’s health, causing issues such as tooth decay and gum disease.

“Saliva also neutralizes the acids that are

produced by bacteria in the mouth that cause tooth decay,” Harewood said.

Harewood said he wants his research experiences to be used as an opportunity to engage his students in his biomedical science classes.

“I am very excited … to have this opportunity to share my experiences with my students,” Harewood said. “I hope that they can get inspiration from me. If I can do it, they can do it.”

Sophomore biomedical marketing major, Emilie Wilkinson had Harewood as her professor in BMS 117 (The Human Organism) and said she felt having a professor who was so involved in research made a difference in class.

“Learning from someone that has actually gone through what they’re discussing means so much more than someone who hasn’t,” Wilkinson said. “You could tell that Professor Harewood was extremely knowledgeable about the research process and what it takes to develop a product and bring it into the world.”

Harewood and Fantarella are working on the final details regarding manufacturing and distribution and have plans to have their product on the market in late 2020 or early 2021.

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Patrick Harewood has spent years making his mouthwash and hopes to launch it late this year.

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A tale of two cities

With Quinnipiac centered between these two major cities, which deserves to be on the top?

By NOAH EPSTEIN

By XAVIER CULLEN

The Big Apple. The media capital of the world. The city that never sleeps. The city so nice they named it twice. Gotham City. Home of the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Times Square and Fifth Avenue. The symbolization of the American Dream: where you can make it big, whether it be on Wall Street or Broadway.

The fact that Boston is mentioned in the same conversation as New York is extremely disrespectful to the powerhouse that is New York City.

New York City is better than Boston. New York has flashing lights, theater, music, great food and culture. Boston has an old baseball stadium and clam chowder.

Don’t get me wrong, Boston is a great city with a lot of history. It just doesn’t compare to New York.

New York City has always been a symbol of freedom in our nation. When immigrants came to America in order to avoid hardships in their own countries, they would go to Ellis Island to gain U.S. citizenship and their freedom. When France gave us the Statue of Liberty, it was placed in New York. The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom, which is what America is to the rest of the world. New York City represents the freedom America prides itself on.

Now I know that as soon as the debate of New York versus Boston is brought up, the first thing that Boston supporters will mention is sports. Yes, Boston has been a much better sports city recently. However, New York teams have more championships in total, having 44 in comparison to Boston’s 38. The Yankees have a major role in contributing to that tally, winning 27 World Series titles of their own. There has always been a sports rivalry between New York and Boston teams.

It all started when the Boston Red Sox traded Babe Ruth to the Yankees for $25,000 in 1919. Babe Ruth went on to become the greatest baseball player ever, and the Red Sox would not win a World Series for 86 years. A rivalry started because Boston fans were mad that the team they traded Ruth to, a New York team, was doing so much better than they were. The rivalry continued in 1978 when Bucky Dent hit his famous game winning homerun in Boston to beat the Sox, and once again in 2003 when Aaron Boone hit a game winning homerun to go to the World Series against Boston. It’s because of those home runs that all Bostonians refer to both Yankees players today, with the same middle name. The Yankees have dominated the rivalry against Boston from the start, and although the Sox have their moments, they can never be as successful as the Yankees.

The Giants have played the Patriots twice in the Super Bowl, and the New York team won both times. Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball in Brooklyn, New York, which opened the game up to players who never thought they would get their shot in the pros. All the opportunity that came from Robinson’s debut was born in the city of opportunity.

The food is ridiculously better in New York than any other city in the country, nonetheless Boston. The pizza and bagels are unreal, the Italian sandwiches are delicious and there’s not one spot in the city where you won’t find a food truck that smells like heaven.

The feeling alone of being in New York is a completely different feeling than being in Boston.

I still get chills walking down Times Square with the digital screens and billboards all around me. I still love the feeling of getting off the 4 train, turning around and seeing Yankee Stadium right in front of me. I still drop my jaw every time I see that beautiful Manhattan skyline, of which there is nothing like in the world. I still get emotional when I go to the 9/11 memorial, where the Twin Towers once stood, which commemorates the people who lost their lives in an attack against America.

They chose to attack New York because New York City is the symbol of the U.S. New York is the city of opportunity. If you want to make it big and reach your dreams, it’s the best place to go. In the words of Frank Sinatra, “If I can make it there, I’ll make it anywhere.”

“Beantown”, “The City Upon a Hill”, “The City of Champions” and “The Athens of America.” These are just some of the names given to the greatest city in the U.S. — Boston.

Known throughout history as “the birthplace of the American Revolution,” Boston is proud of its rich history, and it is the reason why we all live in America and not Great Britain.

It has been the center point of some of the most historic events this country has ever seen — the Boston Massacre, the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, the Boston Siege, the 3-0 comeback by the Red Sox in the 2004 ALCS and the Boston Tea Party.

Faneuil Hall, for example, the “Cradle of Liberty” and Boston’s historic marketplace, was built in 1742 and was the home of several speeches, town meetings and protests against British taxation. It was described as the “meeting place of the Revolution” and has held some amazing speakers ever since, including Susan B. Anthony, Bill Clinton and Ted Kennedy.

History and culture are common themes ingrained in everyday Bostonian life, and the people that walk the streets are all connected, unlike New Yorkers who all hate each other.

Every street has a story, every monument has a legacy and every person has a heritage. What better show of this connectedness than Boston’s love for our sports teams?

Between the four major teams, Boston has 38 championships. New York has 44 titles, but with twice the amount of teams. The New York teams are so bad that they need another team in order to catch up to Boston. Larry Legend, Tom Terrific and Big Papi are just some of the all-time greats that have played in Boston. The list is constantly growing as new players come into town every year, such as Torey Krug, Jayson Tatum, Rafael Devers and Sony Michel.

To put it into comparison, Tom Brady has been starting almost every game for the Patriots since he replaced Drew Bledsoe in 2001, the Jets have started 18 different quarterbacks since then. Now, they are forced to use their third string quarterback because Sam “This QB Will Be Good I Promise” Darnold got mono and Trevor Siemian is sidelined for the year with an ankle injury. Now, they have to rely on Luke Falk who, like a typical Jets quarterback, has already played for three teams in the two years he’s been in the league.

The New York-Boston rivalry in sports is nothing short of hostile, and for good reason.

With such iconic incidents like Alex Rodriguez clashing with Jason Varitek, Karim Garcia and Jeff Nelson assaulting a Fenway Park groundskeeper, the Patriots constantly embarrassing the Jets and Carmelo Anthony being the career-long loser that he is, Boston teams have, for the most part, come out victorious.

And success doesn’t end at our sports teams. Boston is actively planning for success for generations to come with the great universities it’s home to. MIT, Harvard, Boston University, Boston College and Northeastern are some of the greatest schools in all of the U.S. and are just some of the options that Boston has to offer for a postsecondary education.

Boston also has great people and movies come out of it. Stars such as Matt Damon, Chris Evans, Uma Thurman, Mark and Donnie Whalberg, John Krasinski, Ed Norton, Leonard Nimoy and James Spader were all born in Boston, as well as famous politicians like the George H.W. Bush, Michael Bloomberg and the Kennedys.

But enough now about why Boston is better, let’s talk about why New York, the city itself, is worse. New York City is the definition of a tourist trap, with flashy lights and colorful streets to distract you from how bad everything else is. New York’s wealth inequality is worse than Mexico’s and Chile’s and is projected to get even wider. It is one of the most corrupt cities, with 1,534 corruption convictions from 1976 to 2017 in Manhattan alone according to a report from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Don’t forget that it is so much more expensive to live in New York than in Boston, even while salaries are still the same. A $75,000 salary in NYC is equivalent to a $118,191 salary in Boston according to Business Insider.

I can understand why New York City is attractive to people. It has big buildings, bright lights and, so I’ve heard, great water. New York is a place that people dream of going to when they are rich and influential, but Boston is the place where people grow from the ground up and make something of themselves. Irish immigrants came to this city for a place to call home. Over time, they made the city their own, and opened the door for other immigrants to come to Boston.

I know there are a lot of New Yorkers at Quinnipiac, and you might reject my opinion and think that New York is better, but just know that Boston has crushed New York in every aspect since 1630, just like we crushed the Jets last Sunday.

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New app gives students a boost Mobile ordering now available as a great solution to long lines

By MAGALI AGUILAR Staff Writer

It’s the start of a new semester which means the halls are crowded with students going to class, going to the bookstore and, of course, going to Starbucks. However, most students know that with a new semester comes a Starbucks line long enough to reach the steps of the Piazza. This semester, there is a new and effective solution: the Boost mobile ordering app.

Boost is a mobile ordering app for campuses. Often times, Starbucks stores located on campuses do not have a mobile ordering option, but the Boost app attempts to solve this issue. Quinnipiac became one of those schools this semester.

When Starbucks reopened on Tuesday, Jan. 21, students who waited in line saw a sign promoting the Boost app.

The app is free to download and once it is downloaded, you are prompted to create an account and choose your school from the list available. Once that is done, you can see the locations on campus that offer mobile ordering. Here at Quinnipiac, the spots where mobile ordering is available are Starbucks and Au Bon Pain.

The app is a great addition to Quinnipiac because students no longer have waste an hour in line at Starbucks waiting for a drink. Students can spend more time studying and doing homework instead.

As with any new features made available, there were some difficulties getting this new method of ordering up and running.

However, once it started working, it allowed students to place an order without having to wait in a long line. One of the greatest perks of the app is that it allows students to use their meal plan to pay. All the app asks for is the student’s ID and email address. From there, ordering just takes a few swipes.

Some more great features of the app include the notifications it sends regarding the status of your drink. Before you order, you are given an estimate regarding how long it will take for your drink to be ready. This is perfect if you’re in class and want to avoid having to run to the line when classes are let out, or if you want to grab a quick pick-me-up in between classes. After you place an order, the app sends you a notification when your drink is being made and another when it’s ready. You no longer have to wait in line for that iced coffee that you need to keep yourself going for the rest of your day.

This new process of mobile ordering is great, but it also has its downsides. One of those is that you can’t order Starbucks’ food on the app. The menu available on the app includes drinks only, so if you were looking forward to having a warm croissant or a protein-filled bento box, you’ll have to wait in line for it. Similarly, you can only place a food order at Au Bon Pain. If you want a drink from there, you have to wait in line for it.

Another small downside is that the wait time for drinks can be very long depending on the time of day. Because people no longer have to wait in line, there’s never really a time where the wait isn’t an hour long or more. You can order a drink before class, and it will be ready by the time you’re out, but at least you won’t have to stand in line.

Overall, the process of mobile ordering has been a great addition. For people who really love and need their daily coffee, this works great for maximizing time. Instead of trying to find the perfect time to go when the line isn’t too long, students can just order on the mobile app and know exactly when their drink is ready for them.

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Students can order food from Au Bon Pain on the Boost app.

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The Starbucks on campus is known for having a notoriously long line.

Shakira and J.Lo’s underlying messages at the Super Bowl Understanding that this halftime show was more than just a concert

on the film, “Hustlers.” Although people have said that this was inappropriate, the choreographers of her performance, husThe Super Bowl halftime show — a concert that has feaband and wife duo Napoleon and Tabitha Dumo, insisted they tured artists such as Prince, Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Beyonce wanted to highlight her athleticism and acrobatic skills that are and Justin Timberlake in years past — is the moment where evinvolved in this type of dancing. eryone, avid football fans and those of us who watch the Super “Now, obviously you can see (pole dancing) in one way beBowl for anything but the actual game, come together to enjoy cause of obviously the places you can see this done,” Tabitha the approximately 12-minute concert. said. “But it’s evolved into such an art form.”

This year, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira performed side by The entirety of Lopez’s performance was carefully side, giving viewers a show full of medleys of their hit songs, created by her choreographers. They wanted to have a amazing costume changes, a children’s choir and a beautiful balance of her hit songs, while also giving the message duet between Lopez and her daughter, Emme, as they sang a of honoring her Puerto Rican heritage and encouraging rendition of Bruce Springsteen’s, “Born in the USA.” viewers to find their own voice.

What 102 million Americans saw while watching “A voice as a woman, as a Latino, as a mom, inspirthe halftime show this year was not just a regular musiing women of the next generation to get loud,” Tabitha cal showcase put on by two Latina superstars — it was a said to Buzzfeed News. show full of artistry and athleticism that helped address One of the highlights from Lopez’s performance the pressing issue of there being a cultural division in the was near the end when her daughter, Emme joined her United States. The show also included two other wellalong with other children and started singing “Let’s known Spanish-speaking artists: Puerto Rican rapper, Get Loud” from inside lighted cages. Lopez came out Bad Bunny, who performed with Shakira, and Colombian wearing a custom Versace feathered coat that looked reggaeton singer, J Balvin, who joined Lopez on stage. like the Puerto Rican flag as Emme sang a part of Lopez and Shakira made history at this year’s Super “Born in the USA.” Bowl halftime show by making it the first time two La“I think it started, from a musical standpoint, having tina women headlined the show, but afterward, people ‘Born in the USA’ in there for a little moment, and it just were not talking about this pivotal moment in history — was a natural evolution,” Tabitha said to Buzzfeed News. people were upset by how these two women performed “We had a great partnership with Versace and Rob (Zanthrough their forms of dancing. Parents were complaingardi), her stylist, saying, ‘Let’s just do this in a way that ing that their young kids were watching a woman pole everyone feels that American pride.’ I don’t think we were dance wearing a lace bodysuit. Some others believed that trying to be heavy handed with anything. I think we were the dancing by both Lopez and Shakira was “scandalous.” just celebrating all that is beautiful about this country — PHOTO FROM TWITTER However, what people do not know is that both Puerto Rico being part of this country.” of their performances meant something to them and The halftime show had over 100 million viewers, according to a stateThe day after the Super Bowl, Lopez referenced the ment by the NFL. weren’t just a way for them to show off. cages the children were singing in.

Shakira is half-Lebanese and half-Colombian and has At the Super Bowl, Shakira also performed two Colom“All I want my girls, the little girls on stage with me and all dedicated her career to her cultures. This Super Bowl perfor- bian dance styles. She, along with her dancers, performed over the world to know is how to use their voices and be proud mance allowed her to bring it all together in one place. Through champeta during the song, “Waka Waka.” Champeta origi- of everything they are,” Lopez wrote on Instagram. “Other her dancing, instruments, costumes and more, Shakira’s per- nated in Colombia and is a form of folk music and dance. people can try to build walls, keep us out or put us in cages. We formance represented her life and career.

Before that song, she danced mapalé, an Afro-Colombian are proud to recognize that all of us together are what makes “I was born and raised in Colombia, but I listened to bands style of dance that was brought over by slaves, representing this beautiful country truly great.” like Led Zeppelin, the Cure, the Police, the Beatles and Nirva- the fishermen that had a long day of work. This allowed her to While both performances, Shakira’s and Lopez’s, have na,” Shakira said to Faze magazine. “I was so in love with that highlight what makes her music special for her. been receiving some hate, it is important to remember that they rock sound, but at the same time, because my father is of 100% Lopez began her portion of the show with pole dancing, showed their roots, reminding us that the Latino culture is as Lebanese descent, I am devoted to Arabic tastes and sounds.” which was intended to tribute the skills she picked up working American as the Super Bowl is.

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And what was the tongue movement that went viral on social media? That is called a Zaghrouta, which is a tongue vocalization that is common in cultures, such as Lebanese and Colombian. It is a way to express excitement and joy and is used a lot during Carnaval de Barranquillaw which is a festival in Shakira’s hometown of Barranquilla, Colombia.

Shakira’s hips really don’t lie, but where she learned how to dance was interesting. Shakira told Rolling Stone that she ate at a Middle Eastern restaurant with her father once and heard the Doumbek drum and fell for belly dancing. She now, to this day, combines belly dancing with Latin dance and has created her own style.

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IT’S TIME FOR CHANGE –

PERIOD.

By EMILY DISALVO Arts & Life Editor

A passerby strolling the sidewalks may have heard an unusual chant emanating from the New Haven Green Saturday, Oct. 19.

“We are the menstrual movement! Say it with me! We are the menstrual movement," chanted Mariam Khan, a 17-yearold senior at Hamden High School and Connecticut PERIOD’s lead organizer for the rally to promote period equity.

The point of the chant though, was that talking about one’s menstrual cycle shouldn’t be unusual at all. The rally was hosted by Connecticut PERIOD, which is the local chapter of PERIOD, a non-profit fighting to end period poverty and stigma.

The rally was an opportunity for activists, students, women and supporters to talk openly and loudly about their periods, a topic that is normally spoken about in code or in whispers.

“When we have to go use the bathroom, we’re not going to hide our pad under our shirt and pretend it’s not there,” Khan said to a crowd of about a hundred enthusiastic activists. “We’re going to wave it around and be like ‘I’m on my period!’”

Period pride was the central theme of the event, which consisted of an hour and a half of chanting, speeches, songs, poetry and camaraderie. Attendees held red signs plastered with statements like “Stop Period Poverty” and “#PeriodPositive.”

The organizers of the event, who were all local high school students, outlined three major goals their movement hoped to accomplish.

The first was to eliminate the luxury tax on feminine hygiene products that exists in 35 of the 50 states.

Connecticut is one of the 15 without a tax, but protestors were eager to support their neighbors.

Rachel Spells of New Haven said she brought her niece to the rally because it is important to understand the inequality of the tax.

“On top of us not making as much as men, we also then are taxed, a luxury tax, on a necessity of life,” Spells said.

“She should know this, she should start the fight now.”

The second goal of the rally was to increase access to pads for those who cannot afford them.

Rachel Spells (left) and her niece attended the rally to protest the inequality of the luxury tax on feminine hygiene products.

Menstruators and allies congregate on the New Haven Green to end the stigma and inequality associated with periods

Eileen Berry of Granby, Connecticut, is a member of Days for Girls, which creates and distributes sustainable feminine hygiene products. She agreed that it is unfair to women who cannot afford to buy feminine hygiene products in stores. Her organization provides an alternative.

They distribute cloth feminine hygiene pads that can be used and washed over and over for four years. She said she is teaching women, particularly in Kenya, how to make these pads themselves, which empowers them to break the cycle of poverty and oppression that starts when girls get their periods in developing nations.

“Young girls don’t have any sanitary products and when young girls don’t have any sanitary products, they have to drop out of school,” Berry said. “When they drop out of school, the dads know, now they can produce babies. So the dads sell them off (to get married), but if we can keep them in school, they get educated and the world is getting bigger and the girls are understanding, ‘I have other choices.’”

The third goal of the rally was to decrease the stigma around periods. Khan acknowledged how hard and awkward it can be to talk about one’s period.

“I’m sure everyone has their personal story with the period stigma and that’s why we are here to change that. We are going to lead a movement,” Khan said.

The rally also had legislative goals in mind, beyond increasing awareness and activism. State Sen. Alex Bergstein, who represents Greenwich, New Canaan and Stamford, spoke at the rally about the importance of petitioning the government to take action on providing free period products and gender equality in general.

“I want Connecticut to be the leader in eliminating all barriers, for everyone, so everyone can be fully empowered so we can achieve gender equality, and that’s what we want, that’s what we deserve and that’s what we’re going to keep fighting for,” Bergstein said.

Bergstein introduced two Greenwich High School seniors, Amy Barratt and Charlotte Hallisey, who have started a petition, which garnered 1,200 signatures, asking the Connecticut Legislature to pass a bill requiring free period products in all public schools.

“When that bill gets introduced in Hartford, hopefully sometime this spring, I need you all to come to the Capitol

and make your voices heard,” Bergstein said. “Are you going to do that? With your voices that is how we make change happen. Do we have a date? Will I see you at the Capitol?”

The crowd roared their approval for Bergstein and two young activists who have already convinced the Greenwich Board of Education to enact the same rule within their school system.

Other speakers included Megan McNamara of Manchester, Connecticut, a fertility awareness educator. She said her approach is looking at the whole menstrual cycle, not just the time when women bleed and she seeks to educate women about why they bleed.

“I’ve had clients into their 30s and early 40s who still don’t know why they bleed or what menstruation is and the biological processes behind that,” McNamara said before her speech. “I feel like education is the root of empowerment and being able to speak up about fertility and periods more candidly and openly.”

During her speech, McNamara talked about how she has gotten to a point in her life in which she embraces her period rather than hates it. She said she used to make jokes about her period, but said these jokes are toxic.

“I still joked about my bleed with friends calling it the ‘red curse’ and all these other derogatory names,” McNamara said. “Doing that at the time just seemed silly, but we were actually perpetuating all this negativity and fear and limiting beliefs about our cycles by using those words.”

At least one Quinnipiac student attended the rally, at the encouragement of her friend who attends the University of New Haven. First-year law student Kayla Steefel said she was glad she came.

“It’s not just a woman’s issue,” Steefel said. “It’s an everybody issue, in my opinion.”

One of the high school organizers, Farah Najjari delivered a poem about the period movement called “More than a woman.” The previously rambunctious crowd listened silently and intently as she delivered her powerful words.

“This body, it’s sharp edges, gentle curves,” Najjari read.

“It is laced with battle scars because we women are survivors.

And not one leering face or angry word can take away what we have fought for today. Remember, life giver, miracle creator, magic maker, woman. You are more than just a woman.”

State Sen. Alex Bergstein (center) spoke at the rally about the importance of petitioning the government for gender equality.

Hamden High School students helped lead the rally as members of Connecticut PERIOD.

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THE COLOR PINK IS THE COLOR OF H PE Survivors, volunteers and loved ones came together to fight breast cancer

By JESSICA SIMMS Managing Editor

The color pink was spotted from all over the Lighthouse Point Park on Sunday, Oct. 20. People from all around Connecticut came together to walk, volunteer and celebrate Making Strides of Greater New Haven’s 13th annual breast cancer walk.

The American Cancer Society started the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk to bring together communities to help fight against the deadly disease of breast cancer.

These walks, that occur nationwide, help raise money for the American Cancer Society to continue breast cancer research and provide other patient services, such as free rides to chemotherapy treatments, free places to stay near where these treatments occur and to continue having a live, 24/7 cancer helpline.

“Remember, what unites us, ignites us,” Danny Lyons, the main speaker of New Haven’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, said right before the walk began.

“Today we are all united in our effort to defeat breast cancer.

Don’t let the excitement and hope that you feel today end when the walk is over.”

Hundreds of loved ones, survivors, supporters and teams made up of families, students and friends stood by the pink starting line at around 1 p.m. to begin walking for the hope to cure breast cancer. Many teams wore shirts with the name of someone they were walking for, just like Christa Anderson and the team she was walking with.

“I am here (at Making Strides of Greater New Haven walk) to support one of my dear friends, Audrey,” Anderson said wearing a shirt with Audrey’s name on it. “This is my first time (participating in the walk). (Audrey’s) fighting breast cancer right now. She should be (at the walk) soon too. That’s why we’re here.”

Alongside walkers, supporters and volunteers, the walk was also blessed to have many breast cancer survivors attending and participating in the walk. These survivors were encouraged to stop by a booth, just meant for them, to pick up sashes to wear, roses and pins indicating how long they have been cancer free for.

“It is an honor to work at the survivor table,” Suzanne Powell, a volunteer working at the survivor table, said. “To cheer them on and listen to their story and celebrate them.

We were asked to do it and happy to volunteer.”

Volunteers, just like Powell, helped make the overall experience of the Making Strides of Greater New Haven walk be special and meaningful for the teams, walkers and survivors that came out to participate. Not only did these volunteers help run booths, such as face painting and booths to buy merchandise, but a lot of these volunteers had

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Breast cancer survivors received sashes and pins at the walk to celebrate the amount of years they have been cancer-free. strong connections to the cause of breast cancer and overall dedication to help make the experience for any one who came out to walk, the best it could be.

“I just enjoy helping people,” Renee Kennedy, a volunteer at the Making Strides of Greater New Haven walk. “This is a great event. You know people who have survived and went on and it is just good to give back.”

Quinnipiac University students also came out to volunteer and make teams to participate to help benefit this meaningful cause. Students from many organizations, such as sororities and fraternities, worked booths, such as the face painting one, to help out the volunteer staff.

“My aunt had breast cancer and some of my family members did, so it means a lot to me to be able to come out here and help out as much as I can,” Delaney Brown, a junior history major, said.

For all, the walk was powerful. The feeling of community, camaraderie and hope took over the Lighthouse Point Park as walkers, volunteers and survivors came out in front of the

Walkers stood at the starting line at 1 p.m. to officially begin the walk.

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stage, waiting for the walk to begin, listening to speakers, such as Dawn White, who have a personal connection to breast cancer and the American Cancer Society.

“My mother was a breast cancer survivor for 12 years,” White, the president of Sisters' Journey, a breast cancer support and advocacy group for women of color, said.

“Unfortunately, she eventually passed away from metastatic breast cancer. My personal experience with the American Cancer Society was when my mother was sick with breast cancer for the second time and I was absolutely devastated and looking for answers. I called ACS and not only got answers to my questions, but also got comfort in knowing day or night I could call someone to talk about what I was going through with my mom.”

Connection to breast cancer was a reason why some people decided to come volunteer or participate in the walk on a crisp fall day, but for some others, the feeling of community is what helped them decide to come out to the Making Strides of Greater New England walk.

“Just being together,” Kennedy said about what she hopes herself and others take away from this event. “Just being here for each other, no matter if you know them (the other) or not. Praying for them.”

Hope is another reason why people came out to the walk.

The idea that maybe there will be a world without forms of cancer, such as breast cancer, is what helped people decide to come and participate in the walk. The fact that the United States, with help from walks and events such as Making Strides, is helping increase the survival rate of breast cancer.

“Your help in the American Cancer Society made progress possible and because of that, their efforts are having an impact,” Lyons said into the microphone before the walk began. “Listen to this statistic. The United States breast cancer death rate has declined, yet again, from the time in 1991. This time by 40%. That translates to more than 348,000 lives saved.”

With statistics like that, showing that participants in walks, such as Making Strides, can make an impact, people leave the walk, feeling hopeful, encouraged and motivated to continue making an impact.

Kathy Duda, volunteer at the survivor table, listed off what she hopes participants and volunteers take away from being at the Making Strides event.

"Encouragement. Hope. Awareness.”

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The road to

'Rage'

A panel on ‘Rage’ and gun violence was the first in a series of events at QU meant to start important conversations I wanted to do something to be part of the solution. So, I did not want to be against something. I wanted to be for something.”

Discussions at Quinnipiac University about gun violence As the group came together, it acknowledged that a and its causes began on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at a panel for “play with music” was a choice that does not really fit with “Rage,” the upcoming spring musical. the content of the production. Dinkova said the choice to The panel, comprised of Elizabeth Dinkova, the writer incorporate music into the story was made in order to increase and director of “Rage,” Don Sawyer, vice president for the connection with its audience. equity and inclusion at Quinnipiac, Kalfani Ture, an assistant “We have this saying in Bulgarian: ‘Whoever is singing professor of criminal justice, Scarlett Lewis, founder of the can think no evil,’” Dinkova said. “I do truly believe that Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement and Thomas Pruzinsky, there is something about the act of sharing our emotion, a professor of psychology . sharing our stories together in the room, especially through To start off the panel, Kevin Daly, assistant professor of the power of music can be the antidote to lack of connection, theatre at Quinnipiac, discussed how the theatre program that can be the antidote to violence. Maybe that is naive of chose Dinkova to produce its spring production and why me, but I do believe it.”

“Rage” is the show that it is performing.

All of the members of the panel agreed that a lack of connection was a significant factor in the cause of gun violence. The hope it shared was that theatre was an avenue to build connections and start conversations in order to break the cycle of violence.

“People think people snap, but they don’t,” Lewis said. “It’s a long, slow, steady lifetime of all these things that lead somebody to do what they would eventually do.”

Sawyer discussed the idea of a “brave space” and how such a space was necessary in order to have conversations about gun control and violence, especially on college campuses.

Vice president for “I think this play is crucial right now. When you think about the political climate that we’re in, equity and inclusion at Quinnipiac you think about the fact that it seems that we’ve lost the ability to have civil disagreements,” When Daly reached out to Dinkova, she sent him the Sawyer said. “We’ve lost the ability to connect to one script she had been working on, “Rage.” Daly felt as though another. I think this gives us an opportunity again to connect he was not “equipped personally” to guide the theatre and understand that we all have this common thread that program through such a production, but Dinkova had no binds us together, which is our humanity, right? And those other passion project. connections are things that make our campus a better place “I felt conflicted, because that’s the type of artist that and it makes our nation a better place. And it makes our I want our students introduced to,” Daly said. “I want our world a better place. I think we can do that through theatre.” students to work with someone who, despite perhaps needing Audience members received a sneak peek at a song work and wanting work, has an integrity to what she’s doing from the musical performed by Michael Pemberton, who and has a vision for what she thinks is important.” is portraying the writer in the show. The song is about the Lewis was the final convincing factor that led to the struggle of an artist whose works have led to violence, much decision for Quinnipiac to put on “Rage.” Lewis, whose like the history of the actual novel. son, Jesse, was a victim in the Sandy Hook shooting, was While Stephen King had no involvement in the creative passionate about the idea of the production and was there to production of “Rage,” the story is based on the history behind start difficult conversations surrounding gun violence. the novel and the fictionalized events in the novel. The novel “I realized it is actually all of our responsibilities to keep was taken out of print due to several copycat attacks inspired out kids safe in schools, including mine,” Lewis said. “And so by the story. Despite his previous worries about copycat

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"... those connections are things that make our campus a better place and it makes our nation a better place. And it makes our world a better place." ­— Don Sawyer

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These are versions 15 (top) and 16 (bottom) of the playbill for 'Rage,' with the final version still in the works.

incidents, King gave Dinkova the rights to produce the musical based on his story.

This panel and the production will not be the end of the conversation about gun violence at Quinnipiac. Other events are being planned so that people who cannot see “Rage” will be able to take part in these conversations that began at the panel.

“Rage” will be performed from Thursday, Feb. 27, to Sunday, March 1, with performances at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 27 to Feb. 29, and performances at 2 p.m. on Feb. 29, and March 1. All five performances have already sold out, but people interested can be put on a waitlist the night of the show for any seats that may open up.

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The Rage panelists consisted of Quinnipiac professors and administrators, the writer and director of the musical and Scarlett Lewis, the founder of the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement.

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What these dogs are here for

The dogs on QU’s campus serve various purposes

By JESSICA SIMMS Managing Editor

Spring is just around the corner, which means it is almost time for students to flood the quad to sit outside and enjoy the warmth. Along with the influx of people appreciating the time outdoors comes with an increase in the amount of dogs coming onto campus. With that, members of the Quinnipiac community should be educated on the different types of dogs that accompany people on campus.

Kaitlin Palance, a senior psychology major who is the handler of Creo, a medical alert dog, explained that some students, professors and members of the Quinnipiac community are not fully educated on the three main types of dogs: service dogs, emotional support dogs and therapy dogs. Therefore, people may not understand how to react around these dogs which can be harmful to the dog and their handler. “(Creo) wants to be the voice of the different dogs to show the community it’s important to educate on different aspects and bring awareness to the community and show that when there’s frustrations or you got certain things going on, it’s nice to show that every voice matters,” Palance said about how important it is for one to speak up to bring attention to a problem they feel strongly about.

Dogs like Creo are called service dogs or medical alert dogs. These dogs are considered to be medical equipment, just like an insulin pump or wheelchair, according to the Animal Health Foundation. Service dogs are specifically trained to do their work or tasks.

“Service dogs are recognized by the ADA, American

“(Creo) wants to be the voice of the different dogs to show the community it’s important to educate on different aspects and bring awareness to the community and show that when there’s frustrations or you got certain things going on, it’s nice to show that every voice matters.”

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Zoe is one of the emotional support animals on campus.

Disability Act, which they have perform tasks that they need to do in order to help the handler,” Palance said. “So not every service dog is trained to do the same tasks and so different ones have different jobs and under the ADA, they don’t have to be clearly identified as a service dog.”

Another type of dog on campus is called an emotional support dog. An emotional support dog is not trained but supports their handler, according to the Animal Health Foundation.

“An emotional support dog. which is supposed to pretty much to provide a companion animal for those who have medical recommendations from their doctors, and so there’s limitations on where they can be and different rules,” Palance said.

Lastly, there are therapy dogs, who go with their owners to volunteer in various settings, such as schools, hospitals and nursing homes, MORGAN TENCZA/CHRONICLE according to the American Kennel Club. These dogs Creo's vest identifies as a service dog by his vest. work with their owner to when it is around is very different than service animals. improve the lives of others.

“My dog is registered with the school as an ESA (emotional “You might remember that there used to be therapy dogs support animal), so it doesn’t matter if people approach her,” Mara that used to come in during their instruction times,” Palance Cray, a public relations graduate student said about her dog. “She said. “The two golden retrievers. They performed different jobs isn’t trained to do a job. Basically, she’s there to be social.” than emotional support and medical alert.”

However, while in classes, Palance educates her All of these dogs on campus are here for a purpose, which professors and fellow students about why Creo is in class is to help out their handlers, so it is especially important for just to ensure that they understand his purpose, and that he others to respect the dogs and ask the handlers before they pet. is with her for a serious reason.

For service dogs, sneaking in to pet is distracting while the dog “It’s a little bit frustrating because every class in the beginning is working, according to the Animal Health Foundation. of the semester, I educate the professor and the students like what “What (Creo and I) are running into sometimes, people try to he is, yes he’s working so try not to pet,” Palance said. “Once sneak in pets and all this other stuff because you’re in a crowd they understand that and know his role as a student, it reduces and not going to think anything of it, but (Creo’s) working,” people asking me a million questions every day, and then they’re Palance said. “We kind of want to educate that he has a job. He’s more at ease when they see a working dog.” not here to be a play puppy. He’s here to do a task.”

However, outside of class, it is more difficult for Palance However, for dogs who are an emotional support animal for and Creo because students and professors that are not in their handler, the rules when it comes down to petting the dog class with them do not understand the rules and how to act

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around a working dog.

“When we are out in the community, when we’re in passing, that’s where the concerns are because people aren’t in class with us,” Palance said about navigating campus when people do not understand Creo’s purpose. “They’re not understanding that there’s differences, and that he’s doing a job. They can see that, oh yeah he has a vest on, but they don’t understand the nature of it.”

Some dogs who are service dogs may not be wearing a vest or obvious identification. The ADA does not require dogs to wear a form recognition, according to the American Kennel Club. “(Creo) is not the only service dog on campus,” Palance said. “You won’t know because they aren’t identified.”

When there is a dog on campus and someone does not know how to act around it, it is best for the person to ask the dog’s handle if they can pet the dog before making that action.

“The biggest thing that people would like to know within the community when asking students is more awareness about the differences and that yes, the school does accept these types of dogs, however, there’s various rules that you need to understand,” Palance said. “You can ask the handler questions about it, it would just make it easier if there is a situation that they know.”

Ultimately, these are just dogs, but it is important for members of the community to understand and learn about what these dogs are doing while on campus.

“In the end of the day, (Creo) is a dog,” Palance said. “A lot of my classmates, they don’t have any concerns or anything, but they feel a lot more at ease coming into class knowing that he’s there for a reason and that he’s here to do a job. Then they kind of forget about it. We just want to reduce the amount of questions to loosen the amount of attention.”

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Nicholas Solari: ‘it was something he wanted to help raise awareness and money for and we were happy to help’ RIGONI from Page 12 “It’s a pretty tough time Australia is going through.

Thankfully my family has been pretty safe, but I’ve seen a lot about the families affected who I’ve grown up with or played against before,” Rigoni said. “It means a lot to have the support of the school. That’s why I love this place and the people here. I think since putting the fundraiser up, we’ve got a lot of responses, and we are trying to make as much money as we can for this cause.”

Rigoni, along with the Quinnipiac men’s basketball program, has been working on developing the fundraiser since December 2019. With the help of the Quinnipiac athletics communications and marketing teams, the fundraiser launched on Feb. 3. Nicholas Solari, assistant director of athletic communications, and Mary Alice Limperopulos, assistant director of promotions and ticketing, are two of the people helping push Rigoni’s fundraising.

“Jake had the original idea, he came to us looking for help. That is when we pieced it together and helped him with the creation of the webpage,” Solari said. “Even though he hadn’t been personally affected by it, it was something he wanted to help raise awareness and raise money for, and we were happy to help.”

Quinnipiac head coach Baker Dunleavy noticed how the team and the Quinnipiac community came together to support Rigoni and his fundraiser for CFS. “Certainly, our guys have supported Jake,” Dunleavy

Fans are able to donate to the CFS Foundation at the team’s games on Feb. 7 and Feb 9. said. “His family has been safe throughout the whole process, but his homeland is a long way away, and it has certainly affected him. It’s cool that the community is stepping up to try to help him do a little fundraising.”

Rigoni built a strong bond with the team in his first year at Quinnipiac, and that support has never wavered even in tough times.

“They were supporting me the whole time being here, through tough times like these fires and even when I’m

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struggling personally,” Rigoni said. “It is nice the way they have your back and look out for you.”

The Quinnipiac men’s basketball program will give fans the opportunity to donate to the CFS Foundation on Friday, Feb. 7, against Iona and Sunday, Feb. 9, against Manhattan.

There will be tables set up in the lobby of the People’s United Center where donations can be made. Those who cannot make it to the games can donate online at https://squareup. com/store/QUstudentfundraising.

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Petruzzelli didn’t exactly take advantage of his slim opportunities he was given once Shortridge got hot. After the winter break, Petruzzelli was given the start in the Jan. 4, contest against Colgate, a team the Bobcats had shut out twice already that season. Petruzzelli gave up four goals on 21 shots and was yanked from the game.

He didn’t start for the rest of the year, only making two more appearances, both against St. Lawrence when the game was well out of reach. Even then, Petruzzelli gave up a combined three goals on 11 shots in the two total periods he played. He finished the year with a 2.40 GAA and a .904 save percentage.

But enough with the negatives. That’s all in the past.

Let’s look toward the future.

Quinnipiac has sole possession of third place in ECAC Hockey. With a sweep this weekend over RPI and Union the Bobcats would lock up a first-round bye in the conference playoffs. Catching Cornell or Clarkson for the No. 1 or 2 spot seems a bit out of the question as both are six points ahead, so Quinnipiac will have to duel for the No. 3 spot with Harvard who is one point behind.

In addition, Quinnipiac is still fighting for a prime Pairwise ranking to be eligible for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The tie to Brown a couple weekends ago hurt Quinnipiac a lot — two spots in the Pairwise rankings — in addition to the Clarkson loss. It’s going to need four wins to close out the year and needs teams like UMass Lowell, Western Michigan and Minnesota to pick up a loss or two to have a chance.

Petruzzelli is going to have to continue his stellar play.

He has given up a grand total of six goals in four games against the remaining opponents, so goals against should not be a problem for the Bobcats.

And it’s been evident all season that the Bobcats are going to ride or die with Petruzzelli. He hasn’t received any help from his fellow goalies. He has started every single game all year, with freshman Evan Fear and junior Josh Mayanja combining to see just over 62 minutes in the 30 games the Bobcats have played.

“He’s been good on this run we’ve had so we just need him to keep playing like this,” Pecknold said.

The question is when will he burn out, if at all? Petruzzelli has already more than doubled his single season start totals (previous was 14 in 2017-18). At this rate, Quinipiac can’t afford him to begin to slip up. Four games, then the ECAC Hockey playoffs start.

The bottom line is the Bobcats need Petruzzelli to stay sharp the rest of the way if they want to win in the ECAC Hockey playoffs and make a run in the NCAA tournament. And Petruzzelli thinks it is something that can definitely happen.

“I think we have the right components on this team to (make a run in the playoffs),” Petruzzelli said. “Guys are just willing to block shots and do whatever it takes.”

ECAC Hockey standings as of Feb. 19

Sophomore defenseman Peter DiLiberatore fires a shot at the Clarkson goal.

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Quinnipiac freshman forward Brendan McGuire’s tremendous work ethic has earned him a starting role

By PETER PIEKARSKI Associate Sports Editor

If you were to create a basketball player, you’d want them to be able to do everything on the court. You’d want someone who can score, make sharp passes and clamp down on defense.

Quinnipiac men’s basketball freshman forward Brendan McGuire is that player. At 6-foot-7 and 190 pounds, he possesses every tool that coaches dream to have on their team.

McGuire played four seasons of high school basketball at Chaminade High School in Mineola, New York. As a senior in 2017-18, McGuire averaged 10.9 points per game in 24 contests and showed his ability to shoot from deep as he drilled 34 3-pointers during the season.

“He’s a walking triple-double, and he can defend five positions,” Chaminade basketball head coach Robert Paul said. “(He’s) someone who’s not afraid of the moment.”

Paul highlighted two games that McGuire starred in during his varsity tenure. In his junior year, McGuire led Chaminade to a CHSAA championship in an 85-65 over Holy Trinity. McGuire scored 18 points en route to winning MVP of the game.

As a senior, Chaminade hosted Cardinal Hayes High School and won on a last-second shot. McGuire drove down the court and assisted senior Bobby Connors’ game-winner to beat Cardinal Hayes 65-62. Paul said that McGuire was by far the best player on the court in both games.

“Coaching him was fantastic. He’s got so many qualities that you want in a player, and he’s a great teammate.”

– ROBERT PAUL

CHAMINADE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL HEAD COACH Coincidently, Paul knew that McGuire’s Quinnipiac teammate, sophomore guard Tyrese Williams, played on that Cardinal Hayes roster. He confidently stood by his statement that McGuire was the best player during that game.

Even with his great on-court abilities, what stands out is his work ethic and his commitment to getting better every day.

“I think his work ethic is another thing that separates him from most players as he treats every practice like a game and every game like a championship,” said Kevin Gunning, a

former high school teammate and sophomore athletic training major at the University of Alabama. “He’s always ready to lay it all out there on any given night.

“Brendan is easily one of the most selfless players I’ve ever played with. He always looked to make the extra pass even if he was in a position to score it himself.”

Immediately following his graduation, McGuire played Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) with Crown Basketball during that summer and won the Live in AC championship.

He then took his talents to St. Thomas More for a postgraduate season before being recruited by Quinnipiac. He joined the Bobcats for the 2019-20 season as a freshman with four years of eligibility.

Paul profusely mentioned McGuire’s cool, calm and collected personality. Nothing rattled him to the point where it affected his play. His first time stepping on the Quinnipiac court for practice, he felt right at home.

“I was just ready to get to work,” McGuire said. “Excited to finally be playing with all my teammates and also knowing we had a lot of work to do to get better.”

McGuire started the season as a bench player with reserved minutes. He averaged 11.4 minutes per game (MPG) in his first seven games. He fought tooth and nail during practices to earn additional playing time.

The speed and intensity of the practices were an adjustment at the start of the season but because of how hard the players practiced, the game started to slow down for him. “(He’s) definitely a guy that would make people better every day. I wasn’t sure how many minutes he would play, but I thought even if he didn’t play a lot in the games he would make us better in practice,” Quinnipiac head coach Baker Dunleavy said. “He plays defense, he passes, he does a lot of things that don’t involve scoring.

“I think he’s such a natural fit with our roster, and that’s why he’s been earning so many minutes right away. We got a lot of guys on the team that need the ball and are good scorers.

He gets them the ball, and he defends. He’s a round peg round hole good fit.”

Mentorship and guidance served a major role in McGuire’s development. He praises Paul for strengthening his foundation and developing his all-around game to maximize his abilities on the floor. Paul loved McGuire’s ability to lead by example during practices and games.

“Coaching him was fantastic. He’s got so many qualities that you want in a player, and he’s a great teammate,” Paul said. “He’s got an outstanding work ethic and is such a competitive spirit.”

McGuire’s biggest supporter since he first started playing basketball is his brother Michael — a senior at Western New England University. Michael still makes time to watch every game to ensure that Brendan plays efficiently.

Within the Bobcats’ team itself, McGuire appears to have a new mentor, junior guard Rich Kelly. Since they both spend

the majority of the game with the ball in their hands, McGuire loves to watch how Kelly gets everyone else on the team involved on top of being the team’s leading scorer.

“It’s like (Master) Shifu and Po from Kung Fu Panda,” Kelly jokingly said. “He’s pretty smart and knows a lot. I’m sure I don’t tell him too much he doesn’t already know.”

McGuire’s hard work and selflessness have begun to pay off.

Over his last 11 games, he averaged 28 MPG and started in nine.

His recent stretch of play confirms his selfless personality, as he currently stands at fourth in the MAAC for assist percentage — an estimate of the percentage of his teammates’ field goals he assisted on while on the court, according to Basketball Reference.

“Brendan has taken that approach of the everyday mentality. He’s continuing to get better. He didn’t play much earlier in the season, but he stayed ready and kept working hard,” Kelly said. “When his number was called, he was ready to go. We’re a completely different team with him on the floor.

He’s going to be a big piece of what we do this year and for years to come.”

Work ethic is the top priority for McGuire. He continuously wants to improve in every aspect of the game. To him, picking up assists is just as important as limiting turnovers, and his shooting ability mirrors his ability to strip his opponents’ ability to create quality shots.

With only eight regular season games remaining, there is only one thing on McGuire’s mind.

“Just want to keep getting better,” McGuire said. “The regular season is obviously important, but we want to be at our best for the conference tournament.”

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Keith Petruzzelli has been the ‘rock’ of Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey

By BRYAN MURPHY Former Editor-in-Chief

It’s argued that the most important player in hockey is the man behind the mask — the goaltender.

While it takes a couple loose screws to be willing to prevent a hard piece of rubber whistling 80-90 mph from entering the net, a goalie can make or break a game.

For the Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team, the man in the crease all season has been junior goaltender Keith Petruzzelli.

After two inconsistent seasons in Hamden, Petruzzelli has found his groove this year and has been a huge reason why the Bobcats can clinch a first-round bye for the ECAC Hockey playoffs this weekend. It’s also very easy to say he is one of the top goaltenders in the conference.

The stats speak for themselves. Petruzzelli has risen to third in ECAC Hockey in goals against average (2.21), wins (18), win percentage (.633) and total saves (699). He probably would like his save percentage to be higher, as he has a .914 percentage, seventh in ECAC Hockey, but Petruzzelli remains in the top tier of goaltenders in the conference and in the nation.

“Keith’s our rock,” sophomore forward Michael Lombardi said after this Friday’s 3-2 loss to Clarkson. “He plays so well every night, he works so hard. Obviously, he’s a really likable guy off the ice too, so guys wanna play for him.

He brings so much for us … he’s our rock, he’s the heart and soul of this team.”

The most important thing is that Petruzzelli has answered the bell, especially as of late. Since winter break, he’s given up more than three goals only once in 15 games.

In that span, the Bobcats have compiled an 11-3-1 record.

The highlighted of that run was the shutout of Cornell, who was ranked No. 1 in the nation at the time. The 5-0 loss was Cornell’s worst of the year, and Petruzzelli had 22 saves, earning his second shutout of the season.

“He’s been playing great the whole season,” senior forward Alex Whelan said after the Cornell win. “It’s easy for us to play in front of him when he plays (this) good.”

As mentioned, things haven’t always been so smooth for the Wilbraham, Massachusetts, native.

When Petruzzelli first came to Quinnipiac in 2017, the expectations were set high. Maybe a bit too high. Fresh off

being selected in the third round of the 2017 NHL Draft by the Detroit Red Wings, many thought Petruzzelli would come in and follow in the footsteps of an elite path of goaltenders like Eric Hartzell (’13) and Michael Garteig (’16).

His first two seasons didn’t quite go that way. Petruzzelli’s freshman season, he sat behind Andrew Shortridge for most of the season, until Shortridge was injured late in the year. Petruzzelli took over in early February 2017, finishing the regular season and seeing his first collegiate playoff action. However, he finished his freshman campaign with a dismal .892 save percentage and a 2.88 GAA. His sophomore year, Petruzzelli was the starter to kick off the season. He played in four out of the first five games of the season.

Then conference play started and well … it didn’t go great.

Petruzzelli gave up three, four and five goals in his first three ECAC Hockey games of the season. And with Shortridge getting shutout after shutout after shutout, Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold was left with no choice but to See LAW Page 10

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Jacob Rigoni starts fundraiser to aid Australia

By MORGAN TENCZA and BRENDAN O’SULLIVAN

Quinnipiac’s men’s basketball junior forward Jacob Rigoni is raising money for the Southern Australia Country Fire Service (CFS) Foundation in hopes of aiding the volunteer firefighters dealing with the ongoing bushfires in Australia. “(The firefighters) are volunteering, they are putting their lives on the line for their country, and that is kind of what Australia is about, sacrificing yourself for the people beside you,” Rigoni said. “Hopefully supporting them to keep being able to fight the fires and rebuild their homes. It is just something I’m really appreciative of. It makes me proud to be Australian.”

Rigoni and his family are from Adelaide, South Australia — a population of 1.3 million as of 2016. In Adelaide, over 80 houses were destroyed, along with a third of the grapevines in the wine region, according to BBC News.

Junior forward Jacob Rigoni has been working to set up the fundraiser since December 2019.

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