The Quinnipiac Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 1

AUGUST 29, 2018 | VOLUME 89, ISSUE 1

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Quinnipiac expands student health services while cutting back on hours New Additions

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Quinnipiac students should expect a change in on-campus provided health services come the fall following a cut in hours and an upgrade in staffing, according to an email from the Student Health Services on Tuesday, Aug. 21.

As of July 1, the Mount Carmel Campus Health and Wellness Center is now open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and week-

Rocky Top Health Center Monday – Friday: 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.

ends from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. throughout the academic year. Services on the York Hill Campus will be available from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. The updated hours are available on the school’s Health and Safety webpage along with the center’s contact information.

“The change in services and operational hours was the result of our desire to best meet the increasing needs of our students,” Christy Chase, Director of Student Health Services said. “Additionally, we have re-

ceived significant feedback from students and their families requesting an increase in provider hours on campus.”

In place of the loss of hours, Quinnipiac has decided to bring in more experienced health care providers who can diagnose and treat students on-site. Previously offering resident nursing assistance, the switch is moving toward provider-based experience such as APRNs (Advanced Practice Registered Nurses), PAs (Physician Assistants) and MDs (Doctors of

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Medicine), as well as a Dietician on staff.

“Though our overall hours have decreased, we have expanded our provider hours beyond business hours and through the weekend,” Chase said. “With that being said, we understand that this a big change and will most likely require a period of adjustment.”

Amongst few other schools across the country, such as Yale Health, Quinnipiac’s 24/7 service was an antiquated model and in need of an expansion, according to Dean of Students, Dr. Monique Drucker, in an article See HEALTH CENTER Page 3

Mother of Quinnipiac freshman is extended stay by ICE

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The Mahmud family gathers at a rally to support Salma’s stay. said in the New Haven Register interview.

In response to the families outcry for help, Quinnipiac took to backing Mahmud and his family. Vice President of Public Affairs, Lynn Bushnell released a statement regarding this situation.

“We are deeply concerned for Samir [Mahmud] and his family. Several people on campus, including our Vice President for Admissions, Greg Eichhorn, have reached out to him to see how we may best assist him and his parents,” Bushnell said. “We certainly will do everything we can to support them during this very difficult time.”

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Quinnipiac freshman Samir Mahmud, started his freshman year as the first in his family to attend college and unsure if his mother would be there to watch him go.

Mahmud’s mother Salma Reza Sikandar was told by ICE, (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), to buy a plane ticket and return to Bangladesh by Aug. 23, thereby forcing her to miss her son’s first day at Quinnipiac.

The family, residents of New Haven, received assistance from the community and support from the university leading up to Sikandar’s deportation date. Less than 24 hours before her one-way flight out of the country and five days before Mahmud’s first day at Quinnipiac, her deportation was halted.

In 2011, Sikandar applied to ICE to remain in the United States after overstaying her visa. Later, she appealed for a cancelation of removal due to a hardship because of then 11-year-old Mahmud’s asthma. To proceed with this legal avenue, undocumented residents must have been in the United States for at least 10 years and have relatives who would suffer sufficiently without them, in an article by the New Haven Register.

Seven years later, The Immigration Court in Hartford found the family hardship no longer strong enough, according to the family’s immigration attorney, Robert Wang in an article by the New Haven Register.

Wang said that he wouldn’t fight ICE if they were deporting someone who had a criminal history or no ties to the United States, but Salma’s case was very different.

“She has a U.S. citizen child. She has never been arrested and she works,” Wang

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Mahmud told The Chronicle that he felt a lot of support from the university, leading up to his first day, that not only sustained his purpose but also encouraged his pursuit to make his story heard.

“What Quinnipiac has done so far is great,” Mahmud said. “They acknowledged what is going on and have sent messages of hope and even invited me to meet them various times which is so supportive and unexpected.”

As well as catching the eye of local news stations and publications, Mahmud and his family have also begun to gain major recognition through Twitter as actor Danny DeVito

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shared the story on his personal account, retweeting an article written by Democracy Now. In addition to continuous press coverage throughout this fight, the family also took to other outlets to get ICE’s attention, including a hunger strike.

“The hunger strike was originally an idea I wasn’t that OK with because I didn’t want people suffering for my mom,” Mahmud said in an interview with Democracy Now. “My dad had a bunch of crazy ideas, because he was losing his mind, to be honest, because of the deportation. He was going to lose the love of his life, and he was going to lose my mother.”

The hunger strike was held in front of the ICE building in Hartford 43 hours before the deportation date/time. What began with nine individuals soon turned into hundreds of others coming to rally and support including the mayors of South Windsor, Manchester and Hartford, Senator Richard Blumenthal and Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro.

After the hunger strike, Salma’s stay order was denied. Shortly after receiving this news, the family got a call from DeLauro’s office. They were informed that the chief of ICE was looking into their case.

The family got another call from their lawyer within the hour granting Salma her stay order for one year with the option to be renewed when it expires. Samir said that the family broke out in tears of joy upon receiving this news, according to an interview with DemocracyNow. “I’m just relieved that on the first day of school we can keep the tradition going of my See ICE ORDER Page 3

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Start watching your mph in North Haven

Public Safety cracks down with speed radars on North Haven campus

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Public Safety is watching faculty, staff and student’s driving speed a bit more intensely as the school year begins.

Over the summer, a speed radar system was set up at the North Haven campus to monitor how fast operators are driving.

The system detects an approaching driver’s speed and displays it. If the driver’s speed is over the speed limit, the system will flash with red and blue strobe lights, similar to a Public Safety officer’s vehicle. Right now, the radar system is preset with a limit of 15 mph.

Public Safety Training Officer Bradley Bopp said there have been complaints at the North Haven campus from faculty, staff and students about people speeding.

“There’s people who jog, walk, use crosswalks,” Bopp said. “We needed to get this out there to let people know there is a speed limit and they need to drop that mile an hour down a little bit and look out for others.”

Bopp said officers at the North Haven campus will move the radar system to different locations once a week, posting it in places like the entrance of the campus and at the parking garage exits. The system can be hooked up to a vehicle and towed to a location.

“I definitely think that the speed limit being enforced does make me much more cautious of my speed because it is a small campus with not that many stop signs around,” said junior occupational therapy major Elizabeth Rinkovsky.

“It’s a small campus so it does make it safer, but it’s hard to attain that speed because you’re so used to going at least 25 mph.”

As of now, Public Safety officers are giving verbal warnings, however, Bopp said drivers going over the speed limit will eventually start getting ticketed.

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Speed radar at North Haven campus flashes speed at drivers.

Bopp said the system does not take photographs of vehicles or automatically ticket drivers going over the speed limit. Officers will be posted throughout the campus and would need to visually see a speeding infraction to take a course of action. Public Safety officers have the authority to ticket drivers for speeding within the campus community, Bopp said.

“We’re trying to suggest that people make time in the morning leave a little early so you’re not rushing to try to get there so quick,” Bopp said.

For students that live on one of the other two Quinnipiac campuses, this feat isn’t too simple.

“It’s really hard when your classes start at 8:45 a.m. five days a week,” Rinkovsky said.

“It takes about 13 minutes taking the back roads when I leave even before 8:00 a.m. during the

week. I’m nervous to take the highway since there’s usually traffic of people going into New Haven which makes the trip even longer.”

Students and staff have already been made aware of the new system.

“I’m happy to hear that the cameras will not automatically be ticketing my car if I happen to be a mile or two over the speed limit, but it still feels unnecessary to have officers posted throughout the campus,” said junior nursing student Emily Chmura. “Most students that have classes at North Haven are upperclassmen or graduate students so you would think these are older people who are more aware of their driving.”

Public Safety plans to set up speed radar systems on the Mount Carmel and York Hill campuses in the future.

Former professor allegedly assaults YouTube social justice critic

By JONATHAN RICHTER Staff Writer

Jeremy Hambly, best known to his online followers as “TheQuartering,” was allegedly assaulted by former Quinnipiac professor of Game Design and Development Matthew Loter on Aug. 2.

Loter was scheduled to teach an Introduction to Game Design class (GDD 101) this fall, until the section was canceled.

TheQuartering has generated a following of over 158,000 YouTube subscribers with 22 million video views by talking about the gaming and comics fandoms, and the world in general.

Table-top game enthusiasts like Loter and Hambly flocked to Indianapolis to attend the Lake Geneva Wargaming Convention (Gen Con), which according to its website, “hosts the largest consumer hobby, fantasy, science fiction, and adventure game convention in North America.”

Loter saw Hambly outside the Tin Roof Bar in downtown Indianapolis, according to five separately signed affidavits from witnesses that Hambly obtained. Loter asked Hambly his name and after his identity was confirmed, Loter allegedly began physically assaulting the YouTube critic.

Hambly rushed into the bar and Loter was prevented from entering. In rage, Loter punched a window and fled the scene. Hambly suffered from multiple bruises, cuts and a prominent eye injury that caused a blood vessel to pop in his eye, according to the submitted witness testimony.

Gen Con released a statement on the incident stating, “We are investigating the matter further as well, and condemn any acts of violence or harassment. Anyone found to have committed a violent act or a breach of our Ethics and Harassment policy will be banned from attending future Gen Con programming. We plan to resolve

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Former Quinnipiac professor Matthew Loter (right) allegedly assaulted YouTube critic Jeremy Hambly (not pictured here). this matter as quickly as possible.”

Gen Con did not respond for further comment.

Since the story broke, the University has removed all references to Loter and his class.

“The person in question is not on our faculty and does not teach here,” Lynn Bushell the vice president for public affairs said.

Quinnipiac part-time faculty Adam Pelletier, will be taking over the course, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy David Tomczyk said via email.

“Adam is a game designer himself, and is actually working at two other game design companies while teaching at QU, so you know that he knows his stuff,” Tomczyk said.

Since the altercation took place, Hambly has been diligently discussing the alleged assault on

his YouTube, Twitter and live-streaming platforms. In an Aug. 9 video, the commentator discussed the nationally syndicated news websites such as Breitbart that picked up the story.

In an archived Tweet, posted June 5, Loter wrote,“Real talk; if you have a problem with @ femfreq being invited to @Gen_Con fucking fight me. I’m easy to find.”

Loter posted under the handle “prettiest_matt” and his name was disguised as “Matt Fantastic.”

Loter has not yet been officially charged.

Hambly has raised over $20,000 in crowdfunded money for legal fees.

“Unfortunately there’s not much to be said, except that we are saddened by the events,” shared Gregory Garvey, Quinnipiac professor of game design and development, via email.

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Campus-wide ATMs switch from TD Bank to People’s United Bank

By JESSICA RUDERMAN News Editor

Quinnipiac’s Office of Finance announced the transition in ATMs and banking services across the three campuses from the previous sponsor, TD Bank, to the new 10year banking partnership, People’s United, on Tuesday, Aug. 14.

The new partnership was originally announced in May after TD Bank’s sponsorship was not renewed at the end of it’s 10-year contract on June 30, 2017, Donald Weinbach, vice president for development and alumni affairs said in a previous Chronicle article. At that time, Weinbach noted that the TD Bank ATMs located in the Carl Hansen Student Center and in Perlroth residence hall would remain a part of the campus despite the removal of the company’s name from the sports center.

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ATMs switch from TD Bank to People’s United Bank.

“I’d imagine that if a bank comes in and wants to put their name on the sports center for 10 years and has a banking relationship with the university that we may see a change,” Weinbach said in September. According to Weinbach, the campus’ banking services address a separate transaction.

Having since partnered with People’s United Bank, the university’s Office of Finance announced in an email to the Quinnipiac community that those changes will in fact become a reality in the fall.

The first People’s United Bank ATM was installed in the Carl Hansen Student Center before students returned for the fall semester. Four more ATM’s are expected to be installed across the campuses in locations such as the North Haven Campus, Rocky Top Student Center and the People’s United Center, previously TD Bank Sports Center, by the end of 2018.

For students who originally transferred to TD Bank when coming to Quinnipiac, the switch to a different bank before graduation proves to be quite the inconvenience.

“Before coming to college, I actually had People’s United Bank but switched because the school had TD,” Maria Impastato, junior psychology major said. “I just think it’s so inconvenient that I’m going to have to go through the process to switch back again three years into my time here.”

Many students unable or unwilling to change banks have expressed a lot of distaste towards this new partnership. Despite the fact that some may not mind what name is emblazoned on the sports center, students are definitely lashing out about what the change will mean for them financially.

“I wouldn’t mind the switch if I had a bank account that reimbursed me for my withdrawals or allowed me use other ATMs without a fee,” Madeline Chiapperino, junior mechanical engineering major said.

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ATMs switch from TD Bank to People’s United Bank in the Carl Hansen Student Center “But TD Bank charges minimum three dollars when withdrawing from a non-TD ATM which will add up over time if I’m unable to get off campus to Dixwell.”

Although the school encourages students to make the switch, students are finding it difficult to justify transferring to a bank not accessible in their hometowns.

“People’s United isn’t necessarily a popular bank in New Jersey, where I’m from, and I had honestly never heard of it until Quinnipiac announced the new partnership,” Chiapperino said. “It’s just really hard to get behind transferring to a bank I won’t even be able to access at home.”

As of Monday Aug. 27, TD Bank ATMs still remain across the campuses in locations such as Rocky Top and Perlroth. These ATMs are still functioning yet maintain signs that state that they were set to be removed Aug. 24.

All of the current TD Bank locations at Quinnipiac, including the TD Bank branch in the student center, are expected to be removed no later than Oct. 15. In its place, People’s United Bank intends to open a studio that will include a lounging area with banking technology replicating that of Quinnipiac’s previous TD Bank branch.

For those who used TD Bank for their banking services, People’s United Bank employees were present during orientation on the Mount Carmel Campus to help students open and transfer their accounts.

Students or faculty who wish to continue using TD Bank ATMs will now need to use the branch office located at 2992 Dixwell Ave. If you wish to receive more information on People’s United Bank or the transition, call People’s United Bank at 203-248-1115 or visit www.peoples.com/QU.

Chase: ‘We believe this will be extremely beneficial for our students.’

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“Across the country, most health centers are open business hours. We feel that moving toward the national best practice and providing a more wellness focused model will be beneficial to the students,” Chase said. “With our previous model, at times, students were forced to seek care from medical providers outside of campus.”

In the case of emergencies, the school will still offer an ambulance service, AMR, (American Medical Response), that responds directly to campus. The university will also provide a phone service after-hours to help students get assistance immediately.

“The service can be accessed right through the Student Health Center’s main number at 203-582-8742 and pressing #2.

Students will be able to speak to a registered nurse for assessment and recommendation for treatment,” Chase said. “Additionally, we will continue to have EMTs on site for several nights, and as always, emergencies will be transported to the Emergency Department as they were prior to the change.”

As for the York Hill campus, residents can expect the same hours that have been implemented in the past as well as the addition of a provider, a nurse and a medical assistant on staff.

Both Drucker and Chase have emphasized that they believe students will be very happy with these improvements and chang-

es, but some students still feel that the previous model was a better fit for the Quinnipiac community.

“I feel that having 24/7 access to care is very important especially for students who cannot afford a $100 trip to a walk-in clinic for something a nurse can assist with on campus,” Alicia Leo, junior film, television and media student, said. “Not having 24/7 access to health services is putting students at risk for spreading illnesses, students becoming increasingly sick due to inadequate access to medical attention and a distrust between the students and the university.”

Although many other students have expressed similar annoyance toward the switch, some have come to understand the reason many other universities have adopted this method.

“I was completely opposed to the idea of the health center switching to shorter hours in exchange for more expert providers, but after a visit this following weekend, I feel differently,” Matthew Williams, junior biochemistry major said. “I made an appointment to have my knee checked and received great service from not only one of the nurses but also an APRN. It was a very professional and effective experience, much like an actual doctors office. ” For Williams, the prospect of having professionals available on campus outweighs the loss of hours.

“Ultimately, it would be nice to have both advanced providers and 24/7 service,” Wil-

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The Mount Carmel Health and Wellness Center began its new schedule in July. liams said. “But if you had to choose one then quality would most definitely stump quantity.”

A month into the switch, the new hours were yet to be fully implemented as the summer hours of operation still remain the same. The health center will begin the shortened hours once all of the students return to campus for the fall semester.

“It is an exciting opportunity to move more toward improved wellness services for the community,” Chase said. “By increas-

ing provider coverage, extending provider hours, offering an after-hours triage line, adding a nutritionist and a prevention and wellness educator, we believe this will be extremely beneficial for our students and we will be better able to meet their needs.”

Student should continue to make appointments via the Patient Portal at https:// studenthealthservices.com or by calling Student Health Services during open hours.

Anwar: ‘They are separating [families] here in Connecticut, here in New Haven.’

ICE ORDER from cover mom dropping me off in front of everybody and embarrassing me,” Samir told DemocracyNow. Salma’s case may have been amended

briefly, but the concern for Anwar Mahmud, Samir’s father, who is also represented by Wang, still remains. Anwar is dealing with his own case, seeking to stay in America despite his removal order because he believes his life could be in danger in Bangladesh due to his Mormon beliefs.

Although his fight may be over for now, Mahmud intends to continue his advocacy through his political science studies at Quinnipiac by showing others that issues such as ICE and deportation are not too far from their front door.

“They are not only separating families

on the border,” said Anwar in an interview by the New Haven Register. “They are separating them here in Connecticut, here in New Haven.”

Coverage by Jennie Torres, Jessica Ruderman, Amanda Perelli and Nicholas Slater.

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Sleeping Giant remains closed for start of semester

By STAFF REPORTS

The fall semester is underway, but a staple of Quinnipiac culture is missing. The 32 miles of the Sleeping Giant park and trails are indefinitely closed, as well as surrounding areas near local businesses.

On Tuesday, May 15, a tornado struck Hamden, leaving significant damage to the area including Sleeping Giant State Park.

Classified as an EF1 with maximum winds of 110 mph, the storm left a disastrous path of numerous uprooted and snapped hardwood and pine trees, according to the National Weather Service.

Quinnipiac students have been hiking the giant for years for sport, leisure and to capture the perfect aerial shot of the campus.

For those that never got the chance to hike it, the uncertainty of the park’s re-opening is extremely saddening.

“I wanted to climb the Giant the first weekend I was here,” said freshman film, television and media student Andre Leo. “Since we can’t now, I’m excited for when it opens and hope that it will be fully accessible by the time I graduate.”

On Wednesday, May 16, the Sleeping Giant Park Association (SGPA) shared a Facebook post from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) that stated the extensive storm damage to multiple parks throughout Connecticut and announced the closure of Sleeping Giant State Park amongst many others.

Failure to abide by the strictly enforced rules of the closure could result in an infraction or arrest for trespassing, according to DEEP’s official site.

“Throughout the summer months, the staff and volunteers have been working to clear the damage to the park, but unfortunately the repairs are still ongoing,” said Chris Collibee, a spokesman with DEEP.

Collibee said that it is still too early to tell when the opening date will be. Volunteers are actively involved in the cleanup and the staff hears trees and branches falling in the park.

“We would not want a branch or tree to fall on a hiker, potentially harming or killing someone. It’s closed for safety,” Collibee said. “Students need to stay out the park, it’s done so in their interest.”

The SGPA is planning to redesign the parking and picnic area as well as widening the tower trail to allow cars to avoid debris that remain on the trail.

Park supervisor Jill Scheibenpflug said that the storm provides the park new opportunities to change, according to an article by The New Haven Register.

“At some point, you have to come up with a positive side of it, too,” Scheibenpflug told the New Haven Register. “It’s a blank slate and hopefully we’ll make the right decisions and make the park look really nice. It’ll be different, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be nice.”

Through images shared from hikers at the park at the time the storm hit and from those that ventured into the ruins after, the SGPA Facebook page has updated daily the changing status, visuals of affected areas and the enormous task of cleanup that has been ongoing since the disaster.

Since the association is an all-volunteer based friend group, they encourage those that want to help during this time to purchase a membership through their website in which all funds go toward the park. The group is also accepting donations as well as support through sites such as AmazonSmile in which 0.5 percent of the cost of a product goes towards SGPA. In the meantime, the group does what they can until more help can be supplied.

“We are not State employees, so we are

Sleeping Giant State Park remains closed following May tornado. waiting for the OK from those who have a care for safety to get an official go ahead,” an SGPA Facebook post stated. “Right now it’s bulldozer and heavy equipment work – once they have a better sense of what we, as non-state employees, safely do, we will be organizing one or several ‘events.’”

Although the SGPA has taken steps themselves into developing a volunteer based clean-up crew as well as utilizing the staff of the park, Hamden is facing financial stress concerning the overall cost of restoring the town, according to an article by WTNH News 8.

President Trump formally declared New Haven and Fairfield counties in a state of emergency Thursday, Aug. 23, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro said in an article by WTNH News 8. This means that 75 percent

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of damage expenses from the storm will be reimbursed by the federal government.

In regards to individual assistance for those who struggled to clear trees and debris from their own property, FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) has declined to grant reimbursement.

The SGPA encourages its members and visitors to be patient with them as it works through cleanup to bring back a beloved staple to not only Quinnipiac, but the town of Hamden as well.

“We may see a very different Giant when we can hike his trails again, but at his core, he will still be our Giant. Thank for your patience and understanding,” SGPA wrote on their Facebook page.

Coverage by Jessica Ruderman, Adrianna Lovegrove and Amanda Perelli.

KICKING OFF THE FALL SEMESTER Involvement Fair

Media Summit

Poster Sale

WHAT: Check out clubs and organizations

WHAT: Learn about QU student media

WHAT: A variety of posters on sale for your

on campus.

WHERE: The Quad WHEN: TBD

organizations.

WHERE: Piazza WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 29 at 9:15 p.m.

dorm. Qcash accepted.

WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 29 from 8 a.m. to 11:45 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 30 from 8 a.m. to 11:45 p.m., Friday Aug. 31 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

WHERE: Monday and Wednesday: SC119, Friday: Complex Courtyard

Panhellenic Recruitment

Dorm Decor

Sunday ‘Fun’day

WHAT: Learn more about the sororities

WHAT: Dorm decorations sale! Come make

WHAT: Play fun games and enjoy wings

on campus and join in the recruitment process.

WHERE: Mt. Carmel Campus WHEN: Friday, Aug. 31 through Monday.

Sept. 3.

your dorm, your home.

WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 1 from 10 p.m. to 11:45 p.m.

WHERE: Mt. Carmel Dining Hall East Wing SPONSORED BY: Student Programming Board

and ice cream.

WHEN: Sunday, Sept. 2 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

WHERE: Bobcat Way Lawn SPONSORED BY: Student Programming Board

Study Abroad Info Session WHAT: Learn more about studying abroad

over the Winter or Spring semester WHEN: Tuesday, Aug. 28, 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 29, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 30, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 4, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 5, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 6, 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE: CCE 101 Mt. Carmel Auditorium

Opening Year Reception WHAT: Beginning of the year reception for

faculty and staff following the convocation ceremony.

WHERE: Pat Abbate Gardens, Mount Carmel Campus WHEN: Thursday, Aug. 30 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Krispy Kreme Fundraiser WHAT: Fundraising by selling Krispy Kreme

donuts to students.

WHEN: Wednesday, Aug. 29 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday Aug. 31 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

WHERE: Student Center SPONSORED BY: Alpha Phi Omega (APO)

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Is Quinnipiac truly embracing inclusion?

Last spring, when the University’s new President, Dr. Judy Olian, was first revealed to the school, I was ecstatic – to both see a woman in the seat, as well as to find out that she is an international woman.

At her reveal cerContributing Writer emony, as I was in the middle of my term as the Vice President for Student Experience for the Student Government Association, I chose to ask President Olian what her plans were to both increase diversity on campus as well as to better include those that feel as though they don’t belong on campus. She then said that she of course wanted to work on these things, and make students feel like they belong at QU, as the goal of any University employee should be.

Obviously having known that she hadn’t even officially started her role as the President of the University, I wasn’t expecting much of an answer, but I wanted her to know that, to many of us, these are pressing issues on campus, and ones she should be aware of even before officially starting. After she said this, it made me excited to work with her in my role on SGA, as I thought she would be understanding of the issues on this campus, willing to enact actual change, work to see things improved on campus that her predecessor refused to even acknowledge, and be open and transparent with the campus community about her work.

On Aug. 24, I met with President Olian during her first office hours, something I’m very thankful of her for hosting, regarding an incoming first year student that’s mother was facing deportation on the morning of Aug. 23.

After some brief introductions, I questioned her as to why the University has failed to release a public statement

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on the issue, whether that statement be showing support for Samir Mahmud (‘22), whose mother is facing deportation, condemning the actions of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in regards to this, or at least letting the campus community know what the University was doing in regards to the situation, if anything.

President Olian then went on to say that sometimes public press releases aren’t the best option in order to enact actual change, which, while is true, doesn’t show students of this community that the University is willing to fight for and support our minority and underrepresented students on campus. This is something that President Olian said that she was going to push for when I first questioned her on diversity and inclusion when she was first revealed as the new president of the University in the spring.

Additionally, she stated that because this was Mahmud’s mother facing deportation, not Mahmud himself, the school felt that it wasn’t necessary to make a public statement because the University isn’t able to do so for every parent that has had something bad happen to them.

Again, yes this is true, but it does nothing to show support for our students or prospective students that are already terrified to attend a predominantly white institution. Additionally, this is directly affecting a member of our community, which affects our whole community. The university did have a faculty member with Samir last week at a press conference, as well multiple student affairs employees reach out to him, but from my perspective and the perspective of many university community members, this simply isn’t enough.

The University needs to, at the very least, inform the campus community what is being done to address these issues, rather than continuing sweeping every controversial issue under the rug, as has been done for years.

After I saw that arguing for the school to release a public statement on this wasn’t going to change her mind, I switched gears to giving her the letter that then Junior Class President Jack Onofrio (’19) wrote last year. I informed

President Olian that former President John Lahey had refused to agree to support DACA, even after both SGA and the Faculty Senate passed resolutions asking the President to do so, and she essentially said the same thing that she said in reference to the incoming first year student, that public statements aren’t always the best option in order to enact actual change.

President Olian said that she would rather DACA students have a one-on-one relationship with the University knowing what it can provide for them. However, there is nothing stopping the University from doing both, especially when doing so would show so much support to many students already here at this university under DACA status. These actions taken by the University, or lack thereof, are only contributing to the University’s continuing behavior of sweeping issues under the rug, and being reactive instead of proactive.

During President Olian’s welcome weekend address to the Class of 2022, she spoke quite a bit about diversity, even going as far as to say that “[Quinnipiac is] a diverse community that is warm and welcoming,” even though the inactions of the past two presidents in regards to controversial issues have now made this campus a less welcoming place.

This has been President Olian’s first opportunity to show minority and underrepresented students that she is going to fight for and support them during her tenure here, yet, she has failed to do much of anything.

President Olian, you said not to be afraid to challenge people, and to not be afraid to make conflicts, as long as it is done with civility and respect. You also thanked me for my activism, and my passion on campus. Keeping that in mind, you have to know that when students on this campus want to see things changed, and want to see our university be on the right side of history, we don’t back down easily.

(The opinions expressed in this article are that of the writer, and do not represent any organization that he is a member of.)

Liberty University attacks freedom of the press The importance of maintaining journalistic integrity

“Congress shall make no law prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press.”

This section of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is pretty cut and dry, at least on the surface.

Essentially, citizens have the right to speak freely and the press Sports Editor cannot be censored, as it is in countries like North Korea or Iran.

In today’s America, there’s still debate over this right.

President Donald Trump frequently attacks the press and, in turn, attacks our democracy.

Last week, Liberty University (LU), the world’s largest evangelical Christian university, imposed a similar attack on freedom of the press. Bruce Kirk, the Dean of Liberty’s School of Communication and Digital Content, restructured the entire student newspaper, firing its Editor-In-Chief and forcing the students to write in a slanted way.

“Your job is to keep the LU reputation and the image as it is,” Kirk told the Liberty Champion staffers, according to World Magazine. “…Don’t destroy the image of LU. Pretty simple. OK? Well you might say, ‘Well, that’s not my job, my job is to do journalism. My job is to be the First Amendment. My job is to go out and dig and investigate, and I should do anything I want to do because I’m a journalist.’ So let’s get that notion out of your head. OK? “It’s [Liberty’s] newspaper. They can stop this newspaper today if they wanted to. And just so you know, they can do it. Too much trouble, too many problems, we’re getting

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ourselves in hot water, you guys are doing stories we can’t defend. We’re gonna stop.”

Kirk is recklessly incorrect in nearly everything he says here. The only part he got right was when he put the student’s thoughts into words. But here’s the thing — their job isn’t to keep the LU reputation, it is to do journalism, it is to be the First Amendment, it is to go out and dig and investigate. It basically says as much directly on Liberty’s website where it describes what students will get from a journalism degree.

“More than ever, now is the time to empower journalistic integrity. The world needs it. ” – LOGAN REARDON SPORTS EDITOR

“Pursue truth as you uncover and develop story ideas, gather information from sources, and accurately communicate it to your audience with our Bachelor of Science in Journalism,” the description reads. “Value truth and objectivity through factual storytelling, combating the threat of fake news.”

Kirk’s comments sharply oppose that description. Keeping the school’s reputation and image is not “valuing truth and objectivity,” but rather a glorified PR stunt. The crux of it all is that the student media censorship for the 2018-19 school year isn’t something new. School president Jerry Falwell Jr. has taken action against the newspaper since 2016,

according to the World Magazine publication. That means the rising seniors at Liberty have been censored for most of their college careers.

This year, stories are required to enter a multi-stage approval process in order to be published. First, the faculty advisor reviews it, then it goes to a panel of faculty members and, lastly, Falwell if there is still debate over the story.

Back in 2016, the limitations began when Falwell publicly stated his support for Trump as president. From that point on, Falwell required any article mentioning Trump to be reviewed by him personally before going to print. Falwell would apparently make notes and force editors to add information if he didn’t fully approve, according to the World Magazine report.

Imagine a world where the President of the United States has a checks and balances system on the press. Fox News would be the only media outlet. Wild.

The situation at Liberty is unique because of its religious practices, and most of the students come from conservative families. Students know what they are getting into when they enroll at Liberty, but Falwell and Kirk are still robbing them of a complete, well-rounded journalistic experience.

Advisors for college newspapers are good. Their job is to guide and mold the young journalists in their quest to make a difference in the world. The thing is, their job isn’t to demand their students to write in a particular way. If that was the case, the student journalists would be servants to their advisors.

This obviously isn’t Congress telling a publication it must write in a certain way, but on a smaller level this is a clear violation of the First Amendment.

Journalists shouldn’t be restricted like this. They shouldn’t be cautious when writing and reporting on a story.

More than ever, now is the time to empower journalistic integrity. The world needs it.

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Confirm Justice Kavanaugh The Senate should confirm President Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh.

He is an accomplished jurist and would be right at home on the nation’s highest court. Kavanaugh, “Enjoys a solid reputation for integrity, intellectual capacity Staff Writer and writing and analytical ability,” according to the American Bar Association.

However, there have been several cases made against Kavanaugh that I think are worth being looked at.

First is the fact that Kavanaugh served on the Ken Starr investigation. Ken Starr was investigating several charges against Bill Clinton, namely the Whitewater controversy, which ended up resulting in a report that charged Clinton with perjury.

For this, Congress impeached him, though the Senate did not convict him and Clinton remained in office for his full term. To suggest that this would disqualify Kavanaugh would be to say that nobody from the Mueller investigation, which is investigating possible collusion between the Trump campaign and the Russian government, should ever be considered for the high court either, even though Trump has not been accused by Mueller of anything at this point.

The second argument is one that was made by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). Kavanaugh does not believe a sitting president can be indicted by the Department of Justice for crimes, according to this argument.

Therefore, President Trump must have nominated Kavanaugh to protect himself from the investigations against him. The first problem is that the Department of Justice cannot charge a sitting president, because the Department of Justice under the executive branch, the head of which is the president.

Because of this, the president has the legal authority to fire

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anyone investigating him. This is why we have impeachment; to prevent presidents from abusing their authority in this way.

But even ignoring all of that, does Kavanaugh really think any of that?

It appears not.

The claim comes from a 2009 article in the Minnesota Law Review by Kavanaugh titled, “Separation of Powers in the Forty Fourth Presidency and Beyond.” Kavanaugh talks about how the Ken Starr investigation mentioned above distracted Bill Clinton (who, after all, was a Democrat) from pressing matters of his presidency, such as a then little known militant named Osama Bin Laden.

Because of that, Kavanaugh suggests that Congress should pass a law protecting the president from indictments. Even if Kavanaugh is mistaken, this is not paramount to saying the president constitutionally cannot be indicted, but that in his personal opinion, it is a bad idea to do so.

The third argument is one that has been made in the last few days by other Democrats in the wake of possible campaign finance violations by the president; that because Trump is an illegitimate president or could reasonably be seen as being one, so must be the people he nominates.

Without going into detail with the president, if he really is that guilty or appears to be so, either Mueller should file charges or Congress should move to impeach him.

Illegitimate presidents shouldn’t simply not have their judicial nominees considered, they should be removed from office.

That neither have been done suggests this is a cynical ploy designed to delay the confirmation hearings until after the midterm elections in November, during which Democrats hope to retake the Senate.

The fourth argument has to do with how Kavanaugh will rule in certain cases.

The two most topical cases brought up are Roe v. Wade, which forbade abortion restrictions during early parts of pregnancy, and National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius, which

upheld Congress’ power to implement Obamacare.

I am skeptical that Kavanaugh poses any great threat to either. During his confirmation hearing as a circuit judge in 2006, Kavanaugh said he believed Roe was “settled law,” and his jurisprudence supports this, having not signed on to the most strong denunciations of Roe when able. As for the Obamacare ruling, one of the main criticisms of the judge among conservatives was that he provided a roadmap to the Supreme Court’s finding in the case before it rose that high.

But even ignoring all of that, what is wrong with both criticisms is that they target decisions, and not the philosophy behind them.

What matters most in a Justice is what framework they use to decide cases. Kavanaugh believes that the law should be interpreted as written and intended to be read. If this seems self explanatory, it should come as a shock that there are many Justices for which this is not the case.

There are those that think context should change the meaning of laws over time, even if the words stay exactly as they are. The problem is that when you use anything other than the written law, you are simply using your opinions of the way things ought to be in place of the laws enacted by the representatives of the American people.

It is the role of Congress to make laws, it is the role of the judiciary to interpret laws made by Congress. This is why we can vote out members of Congress if they make laws we do not like.

This is why I don’t understand the calls for “moderate” justices.

As Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia once asked, “What is a moderate interpretation of the text? Halfway between what it really means and what you’d like it to mean?”

Because of all of that, I think Kavanaugh would be a fine choice for the Supreme Court.

His record suggests that he is someone who will interpret the laws passed by the people you elect as they are written, and not how he personally feels about them. That is the primary function of the Judiciary.

Ohio State and Urban Meyer dropped the ball Both are to blame for handling of Zach Smith allegations

Ohio State University head football coach Urban Meyer was suspended for the team’s first three games of the 2018-19 season for his handling of domestic abuse allegations against former wide receivers coach Zach Smith.

Meyer fired Smith on Opinion Editor July 23, 2018 after domestic abuse allegations against Smith from 2015 by his wife, Courtney, surfaced.

Meyer would go on to say that he had no idea of the allegations at the Big Ten Media Day just a few days later, but a 23-page investigation led by former U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White revealed that Meyer and Athletic Director Gene Smith (who was suspended without pay from Aug. 31 to Sept. 16) both knew about the 2015 allegations.

The report details a text conversation between Meyer and Smith on how to handle questions about the 2015 allegations at the Big Ten Media Day. “AD Smith cautioned ‘I would be careful. Do not get too detailed,’” the report states. “He went on to advise that whatever Coach Meyer says on this subject at Big Ten Media Days should be said in his opening statement ‘and take no more questions on it.’”

Smith even offered a potential statement that Meyer should make to the media to handle the allegations against the former receivers coach. “‘As you are aware through our release, we have made a change in our wide receivers coaching position,’ Smith wrote to Meyer. “‘As Zach dealt with his personal challenge I was aware of two legal instances in 2009 and 2015. This most recent issue is inconsistent with our values. . . . Needs to be cleaned up in your words.....just a thought.’”

The situation gets murkier when the report details that Courtney Smith reached out to Shelley Meyer, Urban’s wife, in 2015 about Zach Smith abusing her.

“Courtney Smith shared, by text and telephone, her allegations of abuse with Shelley Meyer and others, including a number of

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photographs that have since become public,” the report states.

The report also concludes that it is “likely” that Shelley and Urban Meyer spoke about these allegations at some point in 2015.

In addition, Smith has had a pattern of illegal behavior since coaching for Meyer at the University of Florida in 2009.

In 2009, Smith was arrested “for aggravated battery on a pregnant female, his then-wife Courtney Smith,” according to the report.

However, Meyer failed to bring up Smith’s 2009 arrest to Ohio State when he hired him to join his staff.

Still, Ohio State justified Meyer’s actions in the report by saying: “Although it would have been better for Coach Meyer to have informed OSU about Zach Smith’s 2009 arrest, there was no violation of policy, law or contractual obligation by Coach Meyer in not doing so. No one else at OSU violated any policy, rule or law in connection with the hiring of Zach Smith.”

Since being hired at Ohio State, Smith was arrested in 2013 for operating a vehicle while impaired, as well as ran up multiple credit cards while on recruiting trips by taking high school coaches to strip clubs, according to the investigation.

Zach Smith had no business coaching for Ohio State.

And while Urban Meyer received a lot of criticism for his handling of the apology for his role in this event, he did release a statement on Friday apologizing to Courtney Smith and her children.

But it comes down to this: Ohio State was more concerned about winning football games than doing the morally right thing.

Meyer is undoubtedly one of the greatest college football coaches ever. He has compiled a career 177-31 record in 17 seasons according to College Football Sports Reference.

He is also 11-3 in bowl games and has won three national titles, two at Florida and one at Ohio State.

So, keeping a coach of his prestige was vital for the success of Ohio State’s football program that generates massive revenue for the school.

In fact, Ohio State’s football program generates almost $90 million per year for the university according to the Dayton Daily News.

Urban Meyer wasn’t going anywhere.

The entire 23-page investigation almost seems as it is trying to give Meyer a pass at every turn.

The investigation blames a medication Meyer was taking for “memory loss” that could’ve caused him to lie at Big Ten Media Day about his knowledge of the 2015 incident.

It also uses Meyers mentor, Earle Bruce, who is also Zach Smith’s grandfather, as a reason why Meyer didn’t take more action.

ESPN’s Jay Bilas gave his thoughts on Twitter of Ohio State’s standards after the decision was made to only suspend Meyer for the first three games of the 2018-19 season.

“Urban Meyer was ‘not complete and accurate’ at media day,” Bilas wrote. “Wow. That’s some rhetorical gymnastics. I’m not sure one can do a limbo dance low enough to see Ohio State’s ‘high standards.’”

He isn’t alone.

ESPN’s college football analyst Booger McFarland has a similar reaction.

“Urban lied, Ohio St is willing to deal with it to win games, bout sum it up?” he said via Twitter.

Look, Urban Meyer wasn’t the subject of the domestic violence allegations. But, all signs point to him having some knowledge of the situation and that he did very little about it.

Then, in his original apology for his handling of the situation, Meyer didn’t even mention Courtney Smith’s name.

Instead, he apologized to “Buckeye Nation” for letting them down.

He said that he “wish he had done more” and “needed to show more care and concern for the situation” according to Yahoo!

Sports, but is that enough?

Apparently to Ohio State it was.

The school dropped the ball because they didn’t find out more about Zach Smith before he was hired.

They failed to do their due diligence to avoid this situation and gave Meyer a slap on the wrist as a “punishment.”

The Ohio State practice facility has a sign that reads this according to USA Today.

HONESTY TREAT WOMEN WITH RESPECT NO DRUGS NO STEALING NO WEAPONS The Zach Smith domestic abuse incident threw two of those values out of the window.

And the program has nobody to blame but themselves.

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Overdose outrage Demi Lovato's overdose highlights double standard for drug users

By MELISSA BUCK Staff Writer

Famous pop singer Demi Lovato has been open about her struggles with mental health and drug abuse since the beginning of her career. After being cast as a lead role in the kids’ movie “Camp Rock,” Lovato’s career took off when she was just 14-years-old.

Although Lovato appeared to be living every child’s dream, the star eventually opened up about her struggles with mental health and drug abuse. On July 24, Lovato overdosed and was hospitalized after staying sober for over six years. Upon confirmation of the overdose, social media was flooded with well wishes for the singer and the hashtag “PrayForDemi” started to trend. However, not everyone using #PrayForDemi was showing the same amount of support for the singer.

Twitter users were not mad at the star for her overdose, but at her fans for the overwhelming amount of support. Many Twitter users expressed that those tweeting about love and support for Lovato would not or have not supported a ‘regular’ person for the same struggles. While a large majority of citizens who struggle with drug addiction are looked down upon and referred to as “junkies”, Lovato received prayers from millions of fans. For those battling an addiction of their own it seemed unfair that Lovato received so much support while they were struggling alone.

“Hey, that guy that overdosed up the street from you is a junkie and shameful right?” Twitter user Travis Hamilton tweeted. “But we got #PrayForDemiLovato and are super sad and want to begin awareness.”

Thousands of people expressed that she only received so much support because of her fame and not her addiction.

If the stigma of drug addiction dissolved for the average addict in the same way that it did for Lovato, there would likely be a lower percentage of people struggling with addiction in the world.

In previous months, Hamden alone has seen a rise in drug abuse. The mayor of Hamden has reached out to Quinnipiac on multiple occasions to warn the university of the rise in drug abuse.

The most recent announcement by Mayor Curt Balzano Leng was issued on Aug. 15.

“The Office of Emergency Medical Services has issued a “Situational Awareness Advisory” notice to all EMS

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Lovato reportedly overdosed on July 24, sparking a conversation on addiction awareness.

organizations in Connecticut,” Leng said. “The OEMS has received reports this morning of multiple drug overdose victims in the City of New Haven.”

Substance abuse goes far beyond the town of Hamden, however. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) help line received 68,683 calls per month in the first quarter of 2018. The calls have increased by over 1,000 callers per month since 2017. According to the Addiction Centers of America, one in 10 Americans are addicted to drugs or alcohol, according to Addiction Centers of America.

Between 1970 and 2015, at least 220 celebrities have died

from drug related incident according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Most recently, Hollywood saw the loss of Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, Philip Seymour and Cory Monteith, among others. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, there were over 72,000 drug overdoses that led to death in 2017 in America alone. While the overdose death of famous stars is national news, celebrity overdose deaths, while frequent, only make up 0.3 percent of overdose deaths.

While some social media users who showed support for Lovato may have been displaying a double standard, Lovato has kept her story real and public in hopes of eliminating the double standard and getting help for all addicts. In 2017, Lovato released her documentary "Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated," which follows her health and addiction from her rapid rise to fame to the present. In the interview, Lovato is brutally honest about her path to recovery, showing that battling an addiction is a long and painful journey.

In the first minute of her documentary, the star says, “The last time I did an interview this long I was on cocaine.”

Prior to her overdose, Lovato released the song “Sober” in June. The song shows the world the pain that Lovato, and all other addicts, go through when they have relapsed. The lyrics of the hit song paint the image of the heart ache and pain that addicts feel when they can no longer remain clean.

“It's only when I'm lonely sometimes I just wanna cave and I don't wanna fight,” Lovato says in song. “I try and I try and I try and I try and I try. Just hold me, I'm lonely. Wake me when the shakes are gone and the cold sweats disappear, call me when it's over and myself has reappeared.”

Lovato is awake and remained in the hospital for two weeks following the overdose. On Aug. 3, Lovato willingly checked herself into rehab after her release from the hospital.

Whether Lovato’s fans would have shown the same support for a non-famous human relapsing, one thing is certain, Lovato is on a mission to end the stigma of drug users.

With 7.7 million people battling a drug addiction in America, no one is alone. If you are struggling with addiction, call the national help line at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

The addiction effect Despite the massive media coverage of Lovato’s addiction, overdosing is not at all uncommon. In fact, it happens everyday, and is increasing at an alarming rate. Here are some statistics from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) on the state of America’s addiction.

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Death Date: April 21, 2016 Age: 57 Drug(s): Fentanyl

x The number of organizations reporting they distributed naloxone doubled. x The study also showed there were around 26,000 overdose reversals reported with the use of

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x The number of non-medical professionals trained on how to administer naloxone went up by

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naloxone.

187 percent since 2010.

x The majority of overdose reversals were done on people by their loved ones. x Abuse of tobacco, alcohol and illicit drugs is costly to the nation, exacting more than $740 billion annually in costs related to crime, lost work productivity and health care.

x Synthetic opioids have been linked to almost 30,000 overdose deaths in 2017. x 41 celebrities confessed to struggling with an addiction at some point in their career. x From 2016 to 2017 the number of national overdose deaths increased by roughly 10,000 (63,632-72,306).

x The most common drugs involved in prescription opioid deaths are Methadone, Oxycodone and Hydrocodone.

x The rate of overdose deaths from prescription opioids among men was 6.2 per 100,000 people and the rate among women was 4.3 in 2016.

Death Date: February 11, 2012 Age: 48 Drug(s): Cocaine, Xanax, Flexeril, marijuana Death Date: June 25, 2009 Age: 51 Drug(s): Propofol, benzodiazepine

Amy Winehouse

Death Date: July 23, 2011 Age: 27 Drug(s): Alcohol

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Death Date: February 2, 2014 Age: 46 Drug(s): Heroin, cocaine, benzodiazepines, amphetamines

Cory Monteith

Death Date: July 13, 2013 Age: 31 Drug(s): Heroin, alcohol

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To all the viewers who hate rom-coms Netflix revitalizes the rom-com world with original teen romance film, 'To All The Boys I've Loved Before'

By ALEXIS GUERRA

Associate Arts & Life Editor

Time after time, critics consider romantic comedies, or rom-coms, repetitive or predictable. However, this wasn’t the case on Aug. 17 when Netflix original film “To All the Boys I Loved Before” was released.

On the heels of a sweeping change of the guards in Hollywood following the #MeToo Movement and the increase of female representation, it was a rare tandem for an Asian writer and lead actress to headline a film in America.

The film was inspired by Jenny Han’s 2014 book of which the film shares its name. Playing the lead is Lana Condor, whose first big role came in “X-Men: Apocalypse” in 2016.

The film is an ode to high school hopeless romantics, as it centers around a high school sophomore who longs to fill a void in her life. Lara Jean Covey, the story’s protagonist, deals with the passing of her mother, growing apart from her best friend as he starts dating her older sister and then missing that same sister when she goes off to college.

Just like many others at a young age, she is struggling to get her life in order. Viewers can relate to her frantic driving and cluttered room that gets messier and messier as the days go on.

But when her younger sister releases letters she has written to all of her former crushes but had never sent, Lara Jean's life changes drastically.

Because of these letters, she reconnects with Peter Kavinsky, a guy she kissed in an all too familiar awkward middle school spin the bottle game. Little does Lara Jean know that in the midst of this dysfunction comes the person she spent her whole life reading about in romance novels.

“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” resembles any other teen romantic comedy at first glance but the audience

would soon find that there are more engaging characteristics to this film. Despite the rather simple script and scenes, the true entertainment comes from the work of the cast.

Condor truly encompasses Lara Jean’s awkward but lovable personality, which compliments Noah Centineo’s confident jock-type performance as Peter Kavinsky. While Kavinsky sounds like a cliche character that we’ve all seen before, Centineo gives a sense of innocence and honesty with his portrayal.

The most entertaining performance comes from Anna Cathcart as the Convey family’s youngest member, Kitty.

Cathcart adds a bit of fearlessness and sass to her 11-yearold character that has the audience laughing and falling even more in love with the film. She is perfectly placed in every scene, whether it’s eavesdropping on her older sister and Peter having a thoughtful conversation about their relationship or climbing into the passenger seat of a car with a helmet on, in preparation of her sister Lara Jean’s horrendous driving.

Even the film’s antagonist Genevieve provided some relatability for viewers. Genevieve’s cold and snarky revenge tactics fueled the initial divide between her and Peter, but this allows the bond between Peter and Lara Jean to grow stronger.

The writing was a spot-on portrayal of the real hardships of high school and how cruel some people can be, and probably even left some of the audience with unpleasant flashbacks of their own experiences. This relation makes the moment of Peter standing up for Lara Jean in a crowded school hallway feel all the more triumphant for those who have been in her shoes before.

This film was set to make headlines in its own right for the accomplishments of the writer and lead actress, but

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Stars of the film, Condor and Centineo, embrace in an advertisment for the Netflix original.

instead made a name for itself with its sheer relatability and impeccable execution.

a sweet change

Ariana Grande's latest album gives a glimpse into the singer's personal life

By JESSICA SIMMS Staff Writer

“Sweetener” is an album full of complexity and is unlike anything Ariana Grande has produced before. Grande’s fourth album was released on Aug. 17, “Sweetener” goes beyond current pop sounds through the subtle vibe and impressive vocal range she uses within the songs that make up this album. This sudden change in Grande’s normal genre of music is possibly because she is the lead writer, for the first time ever, of the songs on the album.

For Grande, this album is more than just another music album; it is something very personal. This album is the first one that she has completed since the 2017 Manchester bombing that happened at her own concert, which was apart of the “Dangerous Woman” tour. This experience reshaped the songs that make up the “Sweetener” album along with her recent engagement to comedian Pete Davidson, whom she dated for only a few weeks. The two announced that they will get married this upcoming June.

Both of these events helped Grande create the 15 songs that make up “Sweetener.”

Instead of her typical pop songs that usually have the theme of sex, Grande sings about self-love while also revealing to her listeners about her own struggles.

One of the songs on “Sweetener” that tackles this subject is the lead single “no tears left to cry,” which connects back to some of Grande’s life altering events, discussing how she is moving past them and learning how to love herself.

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Grande's music video for "no tears left to cry" was nominated at the VMA's for Best Pop Video.

Another aspect of “Sweetener” that makes it unlike any of Grande’s past albums is that pop producer, Pharrell Williams, and Swedish producer, Max Martin, each worked on a few of the tracks on the album.

Williams worked on seven of the songs on “Sweetener,” bringing a unique new sound to Grande’s music.

In one of the songs on the album, “The Light is Coming,” Williams utilized his other profession as a fashion designer by including a Coco Chanel quote in the lyrics.

In that song and in others, Williams adds melodies and beats that are unexpected to be

a part of a Grande song.

Williams’ unique style being a part of Grande’s album helped with producing the closing track, “Get Well Soon,” which has a similar beat to her well known ballad “Honeymoon Avenue” that is on her 2013 album “Yours Truly.” His help allowed for Grande to bring her music full circle, celebrating the idea of enduring love.

Martin, on the other hand, worked on five of Grande’s tracks, including hits “No Tears Left to Cry” and “God is a Woman.” He also helped with the song “breathin,” which is climbing up the ranks, possibly becoming

another major hit.

For the song “Better Off,” Grande worked closely with her producer Tommy Brown. The song is about a boy who has a nice body, but not a full heart. In the song, Brown mentions Davidson in the song when Grande sings, “I thought you into my life.

Whoa, look at my mind.”

“Sweetener” has become the third Grande album to earn the number spot on the Billboard Top Album Sales and the Billboard 200 Charts. Grande addresses this fact via Twitter. “hello everyone! Sweetener is officially number one n i jus wanted to say thank u so much,” Grande tweeted. “Ik these things don’t really matter but i am over the moon grateful n i just want to thank u for all ur warmth n for receiving this project w such love thank u for all that u do.”

Although “Sweetener” has gone beyond Grande’s normal style of pop, it definitely worked in Grande’s favor, becoming the number one album in the U.K. This album is her second album after “Dangerous Woman” in 2016 to have a very strong opening sales week. “Sweetener” has hit big record sales, streaming and downloads.

Not only did Grande get to the top of the charts, she knocked down albums “Mama Mia! Here We go Again” and “The Greatest Showman” to ranks two and three.

“Sweetener” is available for streaming or to buy on “Apple Music,” “Spotify,” “iTunes,” and at local stores.

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It goes down in the VM… A Annual Video Music Awards lives up to its reputation with shocking performances and celebrity confrontations

By MATTHEW FORTIN

Associate Arts & Life Editor

The bright lights. The public outrage. The spacemen.

Only one cultural phenomenon involves these three entities.

Well, actually two phenomenons do. But this article is about last week’s Video Music Awards, not alien-based conspiracy theories.

The 2018 VMAs, uncharacteristically held in Midtown Manhattan’s Radio City Music Hall, made generous use of its tried and true traditions. Glowing with star-power, the award show shimmered with some of Hollywood’s most well-known personas. Despite the glitz and glam, a lot of big names were notably absent, and the social media realm was at times critical of the annual presentation.

Shawn Mendes opened the show, delivering a dramatic performance of his summer hit, “In My Blood.” Ending in a theatrical downpour, the 20-year-old was drenched by the time he exited the stage.

Mendes’ presentation set the bar for the rest of the show– a series of respectable, yet predictable performances followed, with several pop artists promoting their latest work.

PHOTO COURTESY OF @MADONNA / INSTAGRAM Nicki Minaj brought the heat from Downtown New Madonna's legendary 1984 VMA performance is still York’s Oculus, rapping and dancing to tracks from her latest record “Queen.” She also took home the award for best hip- regarded as one of the best of all time. hop video for her track “Chun-Li.” hard not to feel slightly uncomfortable. A larger-than-life Minaj’s partner in crime, Ariana Grande, promoted her image of Ms. Franklin stood watching Madonna as she latest single “God is a Woman,” with a Gospel-tinged homage recounted an autobiographical self-narrative; “Respect” to the diversity of women. The performance comes on the quietly playing in the background. She loosely connected it heels of the release of her fourth studio album, “Sweetener,” to Franklin when she reminisced about singing the famous and featured a cameo from her mother and grandmother. “(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman” during an Over the programs 24-year history, the VMAs has made early audition. something of a reputation for itself as being the raciest, most Social media buzzed in the moments that followed, with controversial award show. It doesn’t have the prestige and @kiiajai tweeting “I hope the VMAs issue a public apology formality of the Grammy Awards, and MTV knows that. In for allowing Madonna to disrespect Aretha Franklin’s legacy fact, the television network has been able to use it to their like that.” Garnering nearly 2,000 likes, she clearly was not advantage, encouraging their performers to push the envelope. the only one who disapproved.

But as audiences become harder and harder to outrage, This isn’t the first time Madonna has been accused of those signature scandals seemed to be missing from last making what is supposed to be a tribute about herself. In Monday’s presentation. However, pop-icon Madonna was fact, at the 2009 VMAs, she was nominated to say a few still able to turn a few heads all for the wrong reasons. words on Michael Jackson’s passing.

No stranger to the VMA stage or controversy, the newly “When Michael Jackson was six, he became a superstar, 60-year-old star took the stage to present the evening’s and was perhaps the world’s most beloved child,” she biggest honor: Video of the Year. Before announcing Camila opened. “When I was six, my mother died.”

Cabello’s “Havana,” Madonna stood affront an adoring As for this time around, the pop-icon decided to clap audience with a display of the late Aretha Franklin behind back at her naysayers via Instagram. She explained that she her, implying that she was preparing a tribute speech to the was asked to share any Aretha-related anecdotes from her undisputed Queen of Soul. career, and feels she did just that.

What followed was a meandering retrospective of her, “I shared a part of my journey and thanked Aretha for as in Madonna’s, career. She described first moving to New inspiring me along the way,” the singer wrote. “I did not York in the 70s with nothing, fearing for her safety and intend to do a tribute to her! That would be impossible in wondering where her next meal would come from.

2 minutes with all the noise and tinsel of an award show. I “Aretha Louise Franklin changed the course of my life,” could never do her justice in this context or environment.”

Madonna began. “I left Detroit when I was 18. 35 dollars in Accompanying the lengthy caption was a photo of my pocket. My dream was to make it as a professional dancer.” Madonna alongside Camila Cabello, who not only won the The rest of her speech detailed her road to success, in a Video of the Year award, but Artist of the Year, making her way only Madonna could; long-winded and self-indulgent. one of the night’s biggest winners.

And although an eloquent and inspiring story, it was Jennifer Lopez was another big winner, taking home Best Collaboration for her single “Dinero,” featuring Cardi B and DJ Khaled, along with the legendary Video Vanguard Award.

Lopez marked her achievement with a massive 10-minute production of chart-topping hits. Absolutely shining in a golden body suit, the 49-year-old superstar sang and danced her way through her entire career without missing a beat.

The sheer diversity of music her career has spanned is impressive in and of itself. The island vibes of “Waiting for Tonight,” urban swagger of “Jenny from the Block” and the brashly avaricious “Dinero” were all represented in Lopez’s flawlessly cohesive medley.

“It has been an incredible journey of dreaming my wildest dreams, and then kind of watching them come true,” Lopez said during her acceptance speech. “This career has always been kind of an obsession for me.”

The Bronx native’s performance was undoubtedly the biggest moment of the night.

Simply put, she gave the crowd what they have come to expect from the VMAs, and what they had been waiting for the whole show. The thing is, Lopez is from a different generation in music, one that emphasized showmanship and star power far more than today’s era. Her showing was a nod MTV’s glory PHOTO COURTESY OF @VMAS / INSTAGRAM Breakout star Hayley Kiyoko won her first VMA for Push days, that, according to many, simply have gone by.

Artist of the Year.

Back in the VM-Day The VMAs wouldn't be the same without its iconic scandals and drama. Here's the definitive ranking of all-time best VMA moments.

5 Michael Jackson accepting a fake award The 2002 VMAs happened to coincide with the King of Pop’s 44th birthday. To commemorate the day, a cake was brought out and Britney Spears welcomed Jackson to the stage. During her introduction, Spears impulsively said, “I consider him the artist of the millennium.” And when Jackson walked on stage, he recited a full blown acceptance speech for an award he wasn’t receiving and didn’t even exist. “When I was a little boy in Indiana, if someone had told me that one day I would be getting as a musician the artist of the millennium award, I wouldn’t have believed it.”

4 Kanye West blowing Taylor Swift’s spot In 2009, Taylor Swift’s “You Belong with Me” had just won her her first VMA for Best Female Video. As the young and excited country star took the stage for her acceptance speech, Kanye West comes out of nowhere, grabs her microphone and says the now infamous line, “Taylor, I’m going to let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best music videos of all time.”

3 Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke and the foam finger As of 2013, the world had not yet been introduced to Miley Cyrus 2.0, a hell-raising, grill-wearing, far-cry from Hannah Montana. That changed at the VMAs, where the 20-year-old twerked on a 36-yearold Robin Thicke, got suggestive with a foam finger and generally caused a ruckus. Needless to say, public outrage ensued.

2 Britney Spears’ python At the 2001 VMAs, Britney Spears took the stage to perform her latest hit, the steamy “I’m A Slave 4 U.” It was a typical Britney style performance with impressive choreography, rampant lip-synching, etc., until the starlet brought out an albino python, and continued to dance with it wrapped around her shoulders. Halloween costumes would never be the same.

1 Madonna in the wedding dress As the curtains opened at the first ever VMAs in 1984, a young Madonna stood atop a wedding cake sporting a ripped up wedding dress and a belt displaying the words “BOY TOY.” As she stepped off the cake and onto the stage, she gave a recital of her song “Like A Virgin” the world would not soon forget. Flashing her underwear and rolling around the stage, the performance was a shock to a much more conservative, 1980s audience. It also set the bar for years to come, with so many following Madonna’s recipe for stardom through controversy.

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Netflix’s new off-beat comedy 'Insatiable' receives a boycott petition prior to the show’s debut

By CHARLOTTE GARDNER Arts & Life Editor

Early last month, the trailer for the new Netflix series Insatiable was released on YouTube. Since the release of the trailer, the internet shunned the new series on the grounds of toxic subjects for young adults, with body-shaming and fat-shaming being at the top of the list.

The one-minute and 51-second trailer begins with star Debby Ryan, wearing a fat suit and prosthetics that enlarge her face, begrudgingly staring at her reflection in the mirror before she heads off to high school where her locker was vandalized with the nickname “Fatty Patty” sprayed in bold.

The character Patty states, “Every day, I wonder how much more of this can I take?” before she becomes involved in a robbery at a convenience store.

The turning point of the show begins after Patty recovers from her injuries post-robbery— Her broken jaw was wired shut so it could heal, which reduced her intake of foodmaking her shed a drastic amount of weight.

After her accident, Patty returns to school with a goal of getting revenge on all of the people who teased her for the way she looked. This revenge-driven outburst entails more than just ordinary payback. In the trailer, Patty is seen slapping and punching some mean girls and even setting fire to a man in a hotel bedroom.

The trailer currently has over 4 million views and stars Alyssa Milano and Dallas Roberts alongside Ryan.

Just days after the trailer hit the web, change.org user Florence Given created a petition titled “CANCEL Netflix’s Body-Shaming Series ‘Insatiable,’” that has been signed by 233,499 supporters.

Given began her plea to the internet streaming service by explaining why this storyline was harmful for young adults.

“For so long, the narrative has told women and young impressionable girls that in order to be popular, have friends, to be desirable for the male gaze, and to some extent be a worthy human...that we must be thin,” Given wrote. “That is exactly what this series does. It perpetuates not only the toxicity of diet culture, but the objectification of women's bodies.”

Due to the overwhelming request to have the show not be released, creators and stars of the show came to social media to defend the project.

Ryan posted a lengthy note to Twitter, detailing her support of the show.

“As someone who cares deeply about the way our

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The new release tackles the controversial topic of body image, sparking massive debate before its release.

bodies, especially women’s [sic], are shamed and policed in society, I was so excited to work on Insatiable [sic] because it’s a show that addresses and confronts those ideas through satire,” Ryan wrote. “Twelve years into my own struggles with body image, struggles that took me in and out of terrible places I never want to go to again, things I choose every day to leave behind, I was drawn to this show’s willingness to go to real places about how difficult and scary it can be to move through the world in a body... being praised or criticized for its size.”

Ryan concluded her note with a plea that viewers would give the show a chance after it’s release to discover the true meaning behind it.

“I hope fans will wait and watch the show before passing judgement,” Ryan said.

The show’s creator and director, Lauren Gussis, also

used Twitter to defend the show that was born out of her own life story.

“When I was 13 I was suicidal,” Gussis wrote. “My best friends dumped me, I was bullied, and I wanted revenge. I thought that if I was pretty on the outside, I’d feel like I was enough.”

“This show is a cautionary tale about how damaging it can be to believe the outsides are more important– to judge without going deeper,” Gussis wrote. “Please give the show a chance.”

Despite the pleas for the show to be cancelled before its release, Netflix Original Series Vice President, Cindy Holland, gave a statement that defended the show.

“Ultimately, the message of the show is that what is most important is that you feel comfortable in your own self. Fatshaming itself, that criticism, is embedded in the DNA of the show,” Holland said.

The show since premiered on Aug. 10, and has given viewers the chance to make educated judgements after actually watching it. “#Insatiable LITERALLY SHOWS THAT THESE ISSUES EXIST. Literal hardcore truth with no package of a fairytale. It shows EXACTLY what the world is like today. It's messed up, just like our society and the series show that. There's no reason to bash it,” Twitter user @embermarina tweeted.

Although the show has only been awarded a 10 percent on rottentomatoes.com, many fans of the show describe how it is a show filled with humor and exaggeration, helping break down body-image issues in society.

According to the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), over 10 million women in America have been diagnosed with an eating disorder.

“Anorexia is the third most common chronic disease among young people, after asthma and type 1 diabetes,” NEDA states.

“The best-known environmental contributor to the development of eating disorders is the sociocultural idealization of thinness,” according to NEDA. “Weight stigma poses a significant threat to psychological and physical health. It has been documented as a significant risk factor for depression, low self-esteem, and body dissatisfaction.”

With these alarming statistics about how much society impacts human behavior and body-image, a show that challenges these beliefs might be a small step in eradicating collective beauty norms.

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QU student organizations

Freshmen and graduate students are told the same thing every year: 'Get involved.' Not sure which organization is a good fit for you? Here’s what you can join this year: ACADEMIC

Accounting Society Allied Health Professions Club American Marketing Association American Society for Microbiology American Society of Civil Engineers Association of Black Journalists Athletic Training Club Behavioral Neuroscience Club Biomedical Sciences Club Computer Information Systems Society Computing Club Criminal Justice Club Delta Epsilon Chi Diagnostic Imaging Society Engineering Student Organization Future Teachers Organization Game Club Health Management Society History Club Ideas Worth Sharing International Business Society Investment Club Legal Studies Association Literary Society Mathematics Careers Club Mechanical Engineers Student Chapter Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students Mock Trial Association Physical Therapy Club Pre-Dental Club Pre-Health Professions Society Pre-Law Society Pre-Physician Assistant Club Psychology Club Public Relations Student Society of America Society for Anthropological Research Society for the Advancement of Management Society of Professional Journalists Society, Life and Justice Club Student Chapter of the Association of Women in Sports Media Student Nurses Association Student Occupational Therapy Association Students of Philosophical Hypothesis in Academia The Chemistry/Biochemistry Organization at Quinnipiac University The College Group at QU The Economics Club The Entrepreneurship Club

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Ballroom Society Creative Arts Dance Company

Fourth Wall Freestyle Sessions Legends M.U.S.I.C Outreach Through Expression Photography Club Praise “2” Him Ensemble QUprov Social Media Step to Perfection Student Arts Organization The A Cappella Group The Production

CULTURAL, SPIRITUAL & IDENTITY

African and Caribbean Student Union ALANA+I Mentoring Program Asian Student Alliance Black Student Union Catholic Student Association Gender Sexuality Alliance International Student Association Italian Cultural Society Jewish Student Organization Latino Cultural Society Muslim Student Association NaturallyMe Quinnipiac Chinese Students & Scholars Association Quinnipiac Christian Fellowship Quinnipiac Hellenic Society Quinnipiac University Irish Club Quinnipiac’s Knights of Columbus Council No. 14277 South Asian Society Turkish Student Association Women in Support of Humanity

GOVERNMENT & PROGRAMMING BOARDS Commuter Student Council National Residence Hall Honorary Residence Hall Council Student Alumni Association Student Diversity Board Student Government Association Student Programming Board

MULTIMEDIA

AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts) Anime Club Her Campus Quinnipiac Film Society QuinniPR The Barnacle

POLITICAL & ADVOCACY Active Minds Albert Schweitzer Institute Club

Art from the Heart: Cancer Support Group Business Leadership Club Food Recovery Network Global Affairs Association Global Citizen’s Board Invisible Children Love Your Melon Next Generation Catalysts Paws & People Peer Educators Democrats QU Eats Political Science Association College Republicans Young Americans for Liberty Sign Language Club Student Alliance for Global Equality Student Veteran Organization Students for Education Reform Students for Environmental Action VITA

RECREATIONAL

Campus Rugby Crew Chess Club Cycling Club Decent Car Roadtrips Fishing Club Golf Club Hiking Club Outing Club Paintball Club QU Snow Running Club Sailing Club Slackline Club Students in Support of Club Sports

SERVICE

Alpha Phi Omega Community Action Project Habitat for Humanity Rotaract Club Relay for Life Roots & Shoots The Big Event

SPIRIT

Dance Fusion IceCats Kickline Pep Band QU Spirit Sideline Cheer

STUDENT MEDIA

Montage Literacy & Arts Magazine Q-30 Television Quinnipiac Bobcat Sports Network The Chronicle Summit Yearbook WQAQ 98.1 FM

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SUMMING UP THE SUMMER

DESIGN BY MADISON FRAITAG

While most Bobcats enjoyed the summer off, Quinnipiac Athletics kept busy in and out of Hamden. Catch up on what has happened since you’ve been gone.

TD Bank Sports Center becomes the People’s United Center As a part of Quinnipiac’s 10-year, $10-million deal with People’s United Bank, the athletic stadium on York Hill, which is home for both the men’s and women’s basketball and ice hockey teams, was renamed.

Baker Dunleavy signs extension

Peter Diliberatore drafted by the Vegas Golden Knights The Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey incoming freshman was selected in the sixth round of the 2018 NHL Draft by the Vegas Golden Knights with the 180th overall pick. It was the fifth consecutive year a Bobcat was selected in the draft.

After working as an assistant at perennial powerhouse Villanova, Dunleavy led the Bobcats to the MAAC semifinals in his debut season last year. Now, with the fiveyear extension, he’s locked in with the men’s basketball team until 2022-23.

Rand Pecknold agrees to deal The men’s hockey coach, now entering his 25th season at Quinnipiac, signed a contract extension through the 202223 season. The Bobcats are 485-297-89 all-time with Pecknold as head coach.

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Cam Young is back The Quinnipiac men’s basketball team got an unexpected boost when the senior guard was granted a fifth year of eligibility for 2018-19. Young led the Bobcats with 18.8 points per game in 2017-18.

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Edel Thornton plays for Team Ireland The rising senior guard played a key role in Quinnipiac women’s basketball run to the NCAA Tournament in March, but in June she represented her native country in the 2018 FIBA Women’s European Championship for Small Countries.

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Ilona Maher (‘18) competes in Rugby World Cup Sevens Maher, a standout center who helped lead the Bobcats to three straight national championships, competed with Team USA in San Francisco this summer. The team made it to bronze medal game before falling to Australia.

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Dunleavy: ‘We could not be more excited about the direction of our program.’

COLUMN from Page 16 and recruiting coordinator at the College of Holy Cross and the team made two NCAA Tournament appearances during his tenure.

“Brian brings a wealth of experience at two outstanding institutions,” Fabbri said.

“He’s an outstanding coach with a proven track record. I’ve known him for many years and expect him to help us continue the winning tradition and attract outstanding student-athletes to Quinnipiac University.”

May 31 - The biggest news of the summer was also the biggest surprise of the summer.

Men’s basketball guard Cam Young — who led the Bobcats at 18.8 PPG — was granted a fifth year of eligibility to play at Quinnipiac. Young played two years of junior college ball before coming to Hamden in 2016-17.

That year, though, he played just eight total minutes. That junior season is why Young was granted the fifth year.

“Excited to have @babykolt (Cam Young) with our program for another year! #HumbleAndHungry,” Dunleavy tweeted after the news broke.

June 21 - Less than a month after Young was confirmed to return, the men’s team lost one of its other starting guards in Isaiah Washington. Washington, who averaged 8.3 PPG and started 33 games in his first and only season in Hamden, leaves with one year of eligibility left to work for Merrill Lynch in Pennsylvania.

“Isaiah has been a leader by example from the moment he stepped on campus,” Dunleavy said, via Q30. “His selflessness, consistent effort and mature outlook were instrumental in us improving throughout last season. We are proud of his contributions to our basketball program and university, and he will continue to make us proud with his MBA in the professional world.”

June 26 - Edel Thornton competed for Team Ireland in the 2018 FIBA Women’s European Championship for Small Countries from June 26 through July 1 in Cork,

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Isaiah Washington only played one year at Quinnipiac after three at Penn State, and he is now pursuing a career in the business world.

Ireland. The team played five games, going 2-3, and Thornton started each contest. She scored her tournament-high — 14 points — in a dominant 102-28 win over Moldova.

“Her depth of understanding of the game has significantly improved, even in the last 12 months,” Team Ireland assistant coach Francis O’Sullivan told the Irish Examiner.

“She’s grounded in a culture that is high achieving, the college and the coach have gone to another level and she’s been integral to that fantastic story.”

July 12 - Former women’s basketball guard Carly Fabbri (‘18) was nominated for 2017-18 NCAA Woman of the Year Award, an award for graduated student-athletes. The

selection guidelines include categories of academic achievement, athletic excellence, service and leadership and a personal statement, according to NCAA.org. Last season, Fabbri averaged 9.6 PPG and was a Third-Team AllMAAC selection. She graduated with a 3.9 GPA as a physician assistant major.

July 20 - The women’s basketball team released its non-conference schedule. The season kicks off on Nov. 9 at Drexel, but dates with Providence, Central Michigan and Central Florida highlight the first part of the season. Quinnipiac is also entered in the Gulf Coast Showcase, a regular season tournament set to be played in Estero, Florida from Nov. 23-25. High-major pro-

grams like Duke, Texas and Michigan are all entered, but the Bobcats’ opponents are yet to be unveiled. Tricia Fabbri has often stated how she wants to play the best teams to prepare her squad for conference play, and it appears she has accomplished that yet again this season.

Aug. 15 - The men’s basketball nonconference schedule was released in July as well, but the complete schedule dropped in mid-August. A date with defending national champion Villanova on Nov. 10 begins Dunleavy’s second season as head coach. The home opener is set for Nov. 15 against Hartford. Quinnipiac will also participate in the 2018 Hall of Fame Showcase at Mohegan Sun Arena, where it will battle Drexel on Dec. 16. This year’s schedule is obviously an increase in difficulty from last season with Villanova on tap. Much of last year’s opponents were already set in stone before Dunleavy was hired, so this was his first real chance to craft the schedule he wanted.

Aug. 20 - The last major piece of basketball news came in the final weeks of summer. Dunleavy agreed to a five-year contract extension that runs through the 2022-23 season. The Bobcats were just 12-21 last season, but appear to be headed in the right direction after a deep MAAC Tournament run and with the addition of some highly-touted freshmen. Dunleavy has this program on the rise, and don’t be shocked if you see the Bobcats play their way into upper echelon of the MAAC this season.

So, there you have it. It was an eventful “offseason,” and it’s not over yet. There’s still just over two months until the season tips off, but both teams will soon be back on the practice court for preseason activities.

With the way things are currently looking, this year could be one of the best in Quinnipiac basketball history, as both teams are realistically expected to compete for MAAC titles. November can’t come soon enough.

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RUNDOWN VOLLEYBALL San Francisco 3, QU 0 - Friday Morgan Sherwin: 10 kills Maria Pansari: 21 assists Army West Point 3, QU 1 - Friday Kat Miller: 16 kills, 14 digs Pansari: 38 assists Alejandra Rodriguez: 15 digs Texas-San Antonio 3, QU 0 Saturday Lydia Jones: 7 kills Miller: 6 kills, 8 digs FIELD HOCKEY Boston College 7, QU 0 - Friday Marisa Larkin: 1 SOG Alicia Galasso: 6 saves QU 2, Vermont 1 - Sunday Valerie Perkins: 1 goal Makayla Adams: 1 goal Ines Ruiz Martinez: 1 assist MEN’S SOCCER Boston College 2, QU 1 - Friday Eamon Whelan: 1 goal QU 1, UMass Lowell 1 (OT) Monday Whelan: 1 goal Chrys Iakovidis: 13 saves WOMEN’S SOCCER Dartmouth 2, QU 0 - Friday Olivia Myszewski: 6 saves

GAMES TO WATCH VOLLEYBALL QU vs. Central Connecticut State - Friday, 6 p.m.

QU vs. Sacred Heart - Saturday, 11 a.m.

QU at Yale - Saturday, 7 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY QU at Columbia - Friday, 6 p.m.

QU vs. Michigan State - Sunday, 12 p.m.

MEN’S SOCCER QU at St. Joseph’s - Saturday, 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S SOCCER QU vs. Seton Hall - Wednesday, 5 p.m.

QU vs. Harvard - Sunday, 1 p.m.

RUGBY QU vs. Harvard - Saturday, 1 p.m.

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY QU at Stony Brook Invitational Saturday, 10:30 a.m.

WOMEN”S CROSS COUNTRY QU at Stony Brook Invitational Saturday, 10:30 a.m.

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GAME OF THE WEEK

Quinnipiac men’s soccer and UMass Lowell play to overtime draw A late Bobcat goal sent the match to overtime, but neither team was able to snag the win

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The Bobcats improve to 0-1-1 on the season after playing a pair of formidable opponents in Boston College and UMass Lowell.

By BRYAN MURPHY Associate Sports Editor

While students were getting to their first day of classes, the Quinnipiac men’s soccer team played to a 1-1 tie against UMass Lowell on Monday afternoon for the second year in a row.

Junior forward Eamon Whelan scored with just over seven minutes remaining in the match to tie it at one, before the two teams took to extra time. UMass Lowell’s senior forward Ivan Abramovic scored the lone goal for the Riverhawks.

“It was a great early test for us,” Quinnipiac head coach Eric Da Costa said. “We always put ourselves in the position where

we’re going to be challenged and UMass is a really good team.”

The first half opened with a couple of Quinnipiac defensive breakdowns early on that led to quality, but empty chances for the Riverhawks. Quinnipiac junior goaltender Chrysostomos Iakovidis made multiple point-blank stops, one early against junior midfielder Roko Prsa and one late in the first half against sophomore forward Mayele Malongo.

In the second half, UMass Lowell’s senior back Franky Martinez found Abramovic near the net and the Croatian made no mistake, potting it in the left corner passed Iakovidis.

“Certainly we’re going to look

at the goal and probably have some doubt about that and how we conceded it,” Da Costa said.

“Maybe it was a little bit too soft.”

In the final minutes of play, a quick look by junior defense Jeppe Haehre saw Whelan in the box. Off of Haehre’s pass, Whelan headed the ball passed the Riverhawk goaltender, senior Zach Rowell, to knot the game up at one. It was his second goal of the season, making him the only Bobcat so far to find the back of the net.

The teams took to extra time, and despite some good looks on both sides, the score remained 1-1 as the final. Iakovidis came up clutch for the Bobcats, securing eight of his 13 saves in the extra time period to hold on for the draw. “[Iakovidis] made a lot of saves, especially late in the second half,” Da Costa said. “In overtime, he made some saves that kept us in the game. It was a good performance from Chrys today and we’re proud of what he did.”

For Whelan, this beginning of the season is showing sign of his freshman campaign, when he led the team with 11 goals. After a tough sophomore year where he battled injury and only scored twice, the start he has had this year shows the recovery he has made.

“I think [Whelan] is exactly where we want him to be,” Da Costa said.

“He’s physically matured and he’s done well in the weight room, putting some mass on that helps him in some 50/50 challenges. He’s put the work in. Last year was really difficult for him personally and obviously us as a team. He had some really good looks today and put one away.”

UMass Lowell has provided to be a formiddable foe the last few years. Quinnipiac has played the Riverhawks for three consecutive years and have yet to come out victorious — a loss and two ties round out the results. But Da Costa had a lot of positives to take away from the draw.

“For them to fight back and put ourselves in the position in the last 20 minutes to not only get the goal, but have one or two more right there, I think that shows the character of this young team and where we are right now,” Da Costa said.

Quinnipiac will take its 0-11 record to Philadelphia, with the next matchup at St. Joe’s University next Saturday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m.

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Quinnipiac field hockey loses season opener to No. 13 Boston College

By JORDAN WOLFF Staff Writer

The Quinnipiac field hockey team lost its season opener Friday against Boston College by a score of 7-0. This loss was particularly upsetting, as Quinnipiac has never defeated Boston College.

Quinnipiac was led by head coach Becca Main, who enters her 24th season with the Bobcats. When asked about the challenges Boston College gives her team, Main responded by noting that they are used to playing a high level of competition.

“I think when you’re playing an ACC (Atlantic Coastal Conference) team or Big Ten team, you’re dealing with a high level of hockey,” Main said. “The speed of Boston College is a problem for us and our press [defense] was poor until we were able to fix it at half time.”

Boston College wasted no time at the beginning of the first half as they scored three goals in the first 10 minutes. Despite it being the

season opener, Main still expects her team to execute better at the beginning of games.

“We let in goals that I would call ‘trash goals’ in terms of what’s bouncing around in front,” Main said. “You didn’t see reverse chips and crazy stuff happening, which is a problem because we were supposed to keep that out of the crease.”

As for the second half, the momentum stayed on Boston College’s side as it scored three more goals to make it 7-0, with two players score multiple goals.

Quinnipiac also dealt with some off the field challenges, having 11 freshman on the roster and trying to incorporate them into the system.

But it still has junior forward Valerie Perkins and senior midfielder Eliza Ruiz Martinez, who were named field managers.

“It was really exciting and an honor to play my first game as a field manager,” Perkins said. “I wanted to step up and set an ex-

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Junior midfield Ines Ruiz Martinez had an assist and a shot on goal in Sunday’s win at Vermont after being held scoreless in the opener. ample for the tone of the game and how it should be played.”

As for the Bobcats, they had a quick turnaround as they traveled up to the University of Vermont on Sunday to play their first road game of the season - a game they won 2-1.

Main was confident in her team being able to make the adjustments necessary in hopes of getting its first

win, and it paid off.

“Every game you play is different and what we have to work on for Saturday is being able to play our style,” Main said. “We need to do a lot of film review, because our first three exhibitions went well and easy for us, but playing an ACC team really threw us off our style.”

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KICKING THINGS OFF

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Clockwise from top left: Quinnipiac men’s soccer senior defense Derek Parker prepares to boot the ball down the field in Friday’s loss to Boston College; junior forward Eamon Whelan races up the sideline after the ball; a shot narrowly clears junior goalkeeper Chrysostomos Iakovidis’ outstretched arms; senior defense Oscar Evans throws the ball in.

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The women’s rugby team will start its season on Saturday, Sept. 1, as the team eyes its fourth straight national championship this fall.

Sophomore midfield Lauren Triglione has recorded five points (two goals, one assist) in the women’s soccer team’s first three games.

Men’s soccer junior goaltender Chrysostomos Iakovidis has recorded seven shutouts in back-to-back seasons.

Lydia Jones

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

BY THE NUMBERS

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Freshman middle hitter Lydia Jones began her career this weekend at the Army Invitational, recording 13 kills and finishing with a .417 hitting percentage in three games. Her performance was rewarded with an Army Invitational All-Team Tournament selection.

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Sports Autumn outlook

By LOGAN REARDON AND BRYAN MURPHY

The start of the school year means the start of fall sports. While the weather might not feel like autumn quite yet, the sports programs are already shifting into gear. The men’s and women’s soccer and cross country teams, the rugby team, the field hockey team and the volleyball team have all started - or will soon be starting - their seasons.

The men’s soccer team enters 2018 coming off an 8-9-1 season (6-4 MAAC). That doesn’t seem too impressive on paper, but head coach Eric Da Costa’s team squeaked into the MAAC Tournament and lost in the semifinals to No. 1 seed and eventual champion Fairfield on penalty kicks. This year will present a new challenge for Da Costa, though. Key players James Doig (most wins by a player in program history), Max Rothenbuecher (team-high five assists) and Will Pustari (started all 19 games) are all gone, and the Bobcats are now stocked with six freshmen and three transfers.

Da Costa is putting his team to the test early in the season in order to prepare them for conference play. Early season matchups against Boston College (2-1 loss), UMass Lowell (1-1 draw) and North Carolina State (Sept. 11) will set the tone for conference play, which begins at the end of September.

The 2017 season ended in heartbreak for

the Quinnipiac women’s soccer team. In the MAAC semifinals against Manhattan, the No. 3 seed Bobcats conceded three goals early before entering the half down 3-1. In the second half, Quinnipiac’s leading goal scorer (13) Nadya Gill missed a penalty kick and the Bobcats were unable to recover. The Bobcats scored late in the game to cut the deficit to one, but they couldn’t even it. Gill transferred to West Virginia to play and she will be a huge loss to the program. Luckily for head coach Dave Clarke, he returns his top five point-scorers from last season outside of Gill. The Bobcats were picked second in the MAAC Preseason Poll behind only two-time defending champion Monmouth.

One of the least talked about but most successful programs on campus is the rugby team. Led by head coach Becky Carlson, the Bobcats have won the last three yes, three! - national championships. Not MAAC championships, national championships. Despite the loss of six seniors from last years group, it’s hard not see them as a contender again this fall. Among those seniors was center Ilona Maher, who competed in the Rugby World Cup Sevens for Team USA this summer.

Expect the Bobcats to remain one of the top programs in the country and a contender once the NIRA Tournament begins in October. Starting Sept. 1 against Harvard, Quin-

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nipiac plays every Saturday - except for Sept. 22 - until the end of October.

2018 marks the field hockey team’s sophomore season in the Big East conference. Last year, the team compiled a 6-12 overall record with a 3-4 conference record and a finished sixth out of eight teams in the standings. This year has a much different look, with multiple key players lost to graduation last year, such as Montana Fleming, Michelle Federico, Dayna Barlow and Lauren Belskie, as well as losing goaltender Livy Golini to Boston University.

However, with 10 freshman coming in and players like Eliza and Ines Ruiz Martinez and Valerie Perkins returning to the field, there is a good mix of veterans and youth on the team.

Tough matchups against Vermont and Boston College have started the team off with a 1-1 record to open the season, but Big East play begins on Sept. 15 at in-state rival UConn. Becca Main’s revamped roster looks to become a bigger force in the Big East.

The volleyball team battled through with multiple injuries to key players last year, but still managed to get to a 10-22 record (9-9 MAAC). After securing the six seed in the MAAC tournament, the Bobcats took Iona to five sets in the quarterfinals, but ultimately fell to the Gaels. While they did lose star hitters like Jen Coffey and Elizabeth Kloos, returning for Kris Czaplinski’s squad is Natalie Alechko, Morgan Sherwin

and Maria Pansari, who is third in Quinnipiac volleyball history in assists with 2,421.

After going 0-3 in the Army Invitational, the Bobcats have a handful more of non-conference matchups before getting MAAC play underway on Sept. 5 against Rider. While the team may be young with only one senior in Kat Miller, many of those underclassmen got a lot of experience last year and that experience should carry over into this season.

The women’s and men’s cross country teams saw opposite results last year. The women’s team paced their way to a third place finish at the MAAC Championship, with three of their racers finishing in the top 10. However, their top runners in Kaleigh Wolff and Emily Roberts both graduated. The men’s team didn’t find as much success, finishing eighth at the MAAC Championship. Standout runner Ryan Ansel will return this year after leading the team last year. Both teams begin their season at the Stony Brook Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 2. The women will try and find replacements for their graduates and the men will rely on their returning runners to improve from last year.

The fall season lasts until mid-November for most of these teams, with the potential to go even further depending on their postseason success. Stay tuned with The Chronicle for updates throughout the season.

RUNNIN’ THE POINT

A busy, positive offseason for Quinnipiac basketball

By LOGAN REARDON Sports Editor

Quinnipiac basketball didn’t get the memo about the annual summer lull period for the college basketball world. Both the men’s and women’s teams have consistently been in the news this summer -- and that’s a good thing.

Even though the teams ended last season at different points, both squads had successful 2017-18 campaigns. Men’s head coach Baker Dunleavy led the Bobcats to the MAAC semifinals despite being picked to finish last in the preseason. After a perfect conference regular season, the women’s team won the MAAC Tournament and made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

The successful seasons led to eventful offseasons filled with staff and roster changes.

April 21 - The offseason began early, as Quinnipiac women’s basketball associate head coach Mountain MacGillivray was named head coach at La Salle University. MacGillivray was a key cog in the Quinnipiac recruit-

ing system - he helped land the four highestranked recruits in program history in junior Vanessa Udoji, senior Aryn McClure, redshirt senior Jen Fay and Sarah Shewan (‘17).

“I can’t overstate what he’s meant to the improvement of this program and the impact he’s had on my life,” Fabbri said in La Salle’s press release. “I’m proud to have had him as a colleague and privileged to call him a friend.”

April 30 - Moving to the men’s side, incoming freshman guard Savion Lewis was named New York State Class AA Player of the Year. Class AA is the highest division in New York high school basketball, and some of the players he won the award over are heading to schools like UCLA, Illinois and George Mason. Lewis averaged 33.5 points per game in 2017-18, and he was also named New York’s prestigious Mr. Basketball by the Basketball Coaches Association of New York.

“Savion is a fast, skilled guard with great toughness,” Dunleavy said in a press release. “We look forward to the impact of

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After spending the last nine seasons on the Quinnipiac women’s basketball bench -- and the last two cutting down nets in Albany -- Mountain MacGillivray is headed to La Salle. his energy and character on our program and in our community.”

May 22 - To replace MacGillivray, women’s basketball head coach Tricia Fabbri added Brian Wilson as an assistant

coach. Wilson spent the last nine years as head coach at Connecticut College (DIII).

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