The Quinnipiac Chronicle Issue 11, Volume 84

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Men’s basketball’s McLean declared ineligible

By STAFF REPORTS

20

years ago

Jack McDonald became

Quinnipiac’s athletic director, but the university will soon say goodbye.

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Bank Sports Center, among other accomplishments.

And come next fall, Quinnipiac will have to enter an athletic season without McDonald at the helm for the first time since 1995.

“I’ve had a blast, I really have,” McDonald said. “But athletics is a grind, it’s really for the young people.”

McDonald says he’s sure the university has thought about who his replacement will be, and that he’s positive it will be a “first-class search.”

“I hope they look into hiring from within,” McDonald said. “Personally, I think Billy

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The thought of retirement first crossed Jack McDonald’s mind during his drive back from his cottage in Marshfield, Mass. this past summer.

McDonald drove toward Hamden with his wife, Linda, when he realized for the first time that he didn’t want to leave his summer home.

The 63-year-old didn’t want to come back to work.

“I’m blaming that cottage,” McDonald said with a laugh. “It’s been an unbelievable journey, but it’s just time.”

After spending 20 years as Quinnipiac University’s director of athletics and recre-

ation, Jack McDonald will retire on June 30, 2015, Quinnipiac Executive Vice President and Provost Mark Thompson announced last Wednesday.

The 2013-14 Under Armour Athletic Director of the Year added that six of his brothers and sisters are only a short bike drive from the cottage he plans on retiring to, and that he plans on spending as much time with them as he possibly can.

“I’ve always been a big family guy,” he said. “The dots just connected, and I think it’s the right situation.”

During the two decades under McDonald’s guide, Quinnipiac has ventured its way into Division I athletics and constructed the TD

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Junior men’s basketball guard Giovanni McLean will not play basketball at Quinnipiac University to begin the 2014-15 season, stemming from an investigation involving transcript fraud, according to Vice President for Public Affairs Lynn Bushnell.

“The NCAA has issued a temporary waiver allowing Giovanni McLean to continue his studies at the university for the remainder of the fall semester,” Bushnell said.

“He is, however, prohibited from playing and practicing with the basketball team until the NCAA issues a final decision.”

McLean transferred to Quinnipiac this year from Westchester Community College.

McLean, a native of the Bronx, NY, averaged 16.8 points and 7.4 assists per game with Westchester last season. He helped them advance to the 2014 NJCAA Division I National Tournament. In the tournament’s first round, McLean scored a season-high 34 points and seven assists in a double overtime loss to Wallace State Community College. The 6-foot-1, 205-pound guard also had offers from Oklahoma, Missouri, St. John’s and Fordham, among other schools.

Quinnipiac men’s basketball head coach Tom Moore said that both McLean and sophomore Kasim Chandler would see significant time at point guard this season at Quinnipiac Media Day on Sept. 28. At the time, Moore added that the two could play together.

Other colleges removed three of McLean’s WCC classmates from their rosters, after Richard Fields, the men’s basketball assistant coach at WCC, was fired Oct. 16 for forging a signature on their transcripts. WCC is working with the Inspector Generals Officer and the National Junior College Athletic Association about the investigation, according to Patrick Hennessey, a spokesman for WCC. Keith Thomas of St. Johns University was ruled academically ineligible, and Jamell Walker and Damien Davis of Florida A&M University had their full scholarships revoked, according to Lohud news.

The WCC men’s basketball program has since been suspended during investigations.

“At this point we are working with the Inspector Generals Office and we decided to suspend our own program at the time being while we take a look at the transcripts,” Hennessey said.

On Oct. 22, an academic fraud scandal revealed nine university employees were fired at the University of North Carolina, according to NBC News. The investigation found that nearly 1,500 student athletes were getting A’s and B’s automatically in courses and about 3,100 students were enrolled in courses that did not even exist.

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STUDENTS SPEAK UP On Nov. 4 polls opened for mid-term elections all around the country.

Students shared their opinions on what they think about voting.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Bryan Lipiner MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Harris MANAGING EDITOR Julia Perkins DESIGN EDITOR Hannah Schindler ASSOCIATE DESIGN EDITOR Kristen Riello ASSOCIATE DESIGN EDITOR Jessica Sweeney NEWS EDITOR Amanda Hoskins ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Sarah Doiron ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Nicole Hanson ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Sara Kozlowski SPORTS EDITOR Nick Solari

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Amy Zrybko | Junior “I don’t vote because I feel like I am not aware enough of what is going on in the elections to make an educated decision. I’m also not into politics which makes me not interested in voting.”

Tom Rozea | Junior “[Voting] is important as a civil duty and every citizen should be doing it. It is important that citizens are informed too because if you are voting and you aren’t informed then you aren’t making a decision that is good for the country.”

Will Bomentre | Sophomore “I believe everyone should register to vote because it is important for students to have their voices heard. I sent in my absentee ballot a few weeks ago and I think that these [absentee ballots] are useful and very efficient for students to use who are far away from home.”

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Tia Kozar | Sophomore “I feel like people make a bigger deal about voting than they should. People tell you to vote because it’s your right even if you aren’t informed about it. I think that a lot of people don’t want to vote because there aren’t a lot of resources for finding out information about the candidates.”

David Pescatore | Freshman “I think voting is very important because here in the [United States] we have the privilege to vote so we as Americans should take advantage of this. There are other places in the world that do not have the right to vote and I don’t think a lot of people realize that when they decided not to vote.”

Rob Bernardara | Freshman

“I choose not to vote because I don’t agree with the voting laws in America. I know it’s frowned upon but I am waiting for some type of voting reform in terms of seeing a variety of candidates as opposed to just a couple of candidates. I feel like voting is too vague as well, you can’t always answer a question with yes or no on a ballot form.”

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Student organizations, parents allowed to tailgate

By TARA O’NEILL Staff Writer

Quinnipiac allows tailgating at specific athletic games, but the average student cannot host one. Only parents and university-approved organizations are eligible to host tailgates at this time, according to Chief of Public Safety David Barger.

“We were trying to move tailgating forward ever since we opened the TD Bank Sports Center in 2007,” Director of Athletics and Recreation Jack McDonald said.

Hosted tailgates are allowed before men’s and women’s ice hockey games and men’s and women’s basketball games. Events and Scheduling must approve these tailgates 14 days in advance, but only if there are no conflicting events.

But tailgating isn’t only for fundraising. Parents are able to host what the guidelines refer to as family picnics at events. Parents have tailgated at lacrosse, softball, rugby and soccer games, in the past, according to Barger.

Sophomore Jessica Lobel was excited about the idea of tailgating.

“I had no idea students were allowed to tailgate,” Lobel said. “It’s a great way to get excited for the game. It would bring the students together in a fun, social setting.”

While students are allowed to attend hosted tailgates, they are expected to follow guidelines that are posted on the quinnipiacbobcats.com website.

The guidelines say tailgates can only occur for two hours prior and one hour after each game, according to the the website. But, for games that begin after 5 p.m., organizations and

parents can only tailgate before the game, not afterward.

The university will supply grills for tailgating, but the organizations must provide their own lighter fluid, charcoal and food, Barger said.

University organizations looking to raise money are typically the ones hosting tailgates, according to McDonald.

“When we have a student organization involved, we want to make sure they’re well informed,” Barger said.

Students should be aware that the guidelines forbid the usage of propane tanks, possession of beer kegs, alcohol or paraphernalia and drinking games.

The main reason for strict guidelines is to keep all involved with tailgates safe, according to Barger.

“The guidelines are really designed for the safety of everyone,” Barger said. “With our venue, [they’re] going to have cars around, so we have to find a place where [they’re] going to be safe.”

Junior Marissa Faretta disagrees with these guidelines.

“Honestly, if they’re going to allow tailgating, commit to allowing it,” Faretta said. “It’s such a tease to allow tailgating but under such heavy guidelines.”

Students who do not follow the guidelines will be properly disciplined, McDonald said.

“If there [were] a breach of any of those guidelines, we would enforce [university policies],” Barger said. “Residential Life would handle punishment.”

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Tailgates can occur for two hours prior to each game. If a the game starts before 5 p.m., tailgates can continue one hour following the game.

As time goes on, McDonald said he hopes tailgating opportunities will be extended to all students without university approval. But, he said the university must first see the responsibility of the students before extending this privilege.

Junior Joseph Verducci agrees with McDonald and believes the university should be more lenient with their tailgating allowances.

“If they let all students tailgate, more stu-

dents will want to attend games,” Verducci said.

“They should have more faith in students and broaden their guidelines.”

McDonald said he hopes tailgating can become a Quinnipiac custom and not an excuse for rowdiness and excessive alcohol consumption.

“We’re hoping to get tailgating to become a tradition at Quinnipiac,” he said. “[Tailgating is] celebrating being a Bobcat.”

A spooky Pine Grove Entrepreneurial class creates haunted trail

By NICOLE HANSON Associate News Editor

Screams and scares filled the student-run Haunted Trail in the Pine Grove last Wednesday, Oct. 29.

A group of 25 students created the Haunted Trail event as part of an assignment for their Entrepreneurial Creativity class. Students in the ENT310 course are required to make their own profitable business during the semester, according to Professor David Tomczyk.

“Five times throughout the class they all have to come up with business ideas and try to run them,” Tomczyk said. “The class itself is based around the idea that people need to rediscover that childlike wonder of learning.”

The students who make the most profit from running their business receives a letter grade boost in the class. Tomczyk said this is the first semester he gave students the option to work together on the same business idea.

“As a whole class they’re trying to get the bonus which is incredible,” he said. “I was a little bit concerned up front … but they took the idea and ran with it.”

Junior Julia Salvia helped spearhead the event along with the rest of her classmates.

Salvia owns and runs her own business called Beauty by Julia where she does makeup, nails, tutorials and more. She said she initially had the idea of a haunted trail or haunted house when the assignment was given.

“I actually wanted to do something that had to do with Halloween [before we came up with this] because it’s so big for makeup, but I was like, ‘I can’t do this by myself,’” Salvia said.

Salvia worked with the setup of the trail and the makeup and costumes for the scarers.

The trail went through the depths of the Pine

Grove where there are no lights or pathways.

While some students were dressed as clowns and zombies, others wore masks and revved chainsaws as attendees walked the Haunted Trail.

Freshman John Caporuscio said the Haunted Trail exceeded his expectations.

“The bar was set in the middle but it was a lot higher than I thought it would be,” Caporuscio said. “There was a really good atmosphere going through the woods–I liked it a lot.”

Sophomore Chris McDougall said the event was okay.

“The thought was there,” McDougal said.

“It was okay, but pretty good for what it was.”

At the end of the Haunted Trail, students set up a table with pizza, coffee and cupcakes. Caporuscio said the food at the end of the trail was a nice touch.

“Definitely [a good event to lead up to halloween],” he said.

Admission to the Haunted Trail was $3 and food was anywhere between $1- $2. In total the event brought in $495, all of which went to Unicef.

Tomczyk said each student in the class donated $10 to give them a budget of $250 for the event.

“They all gave $10 willingly towards it which was impressive. I’ve never seen that happen before,” Tomczyk said. “I’d like to think that this is an indication of what all the students here at QU can do.”

Salvia said it was great to have everyone come together as a class for the Haunted Trail event.

“Everyone got into character–it was so much fun,” she said. “I never thought I would have so much fun in something I was doing for a class.”

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Junior Julia Salvia did juniors David Quito (T.) and Nicole Howe’s for the Haunted Trail last Wednesday.

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Q30 named station of the year Q30 Television won College Media Association’s Pinnacle Award for the “Best TV Station of the Year” last weekend. The award was presented to a group of Q30 members on Oct. 31 at the College Media Association conference in Philadelphia. The judges said they were “impressed with their submissions” and also said they had “professional content.” - S. Doiron

Chef to host food demonstration Executive Chef and owner of Fig Cooking School Hedie Lang will run a food demonstration in the Upper Cafe on Nov. 5 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Chef Lang will be making a multicultural meal while explaining the origins and the significance of the food. She will then show students how to recreate the meal. The Student Programming Board event is free and open to all students.. - S. Doiron

Ballroom Society hosts second Annual Harvest Ball The Quinnipiac Ballroom Society is hosting its second annual Harvest Ball on Nov. 7. The semi-formal event will include music, dancing, games and a catered dinner. The ball begins at 8 p.m. in the Den at the Rocky Top Student Center. Admission is $2 cash with proof of QCard for QU students and $5 for any guests outside of the university. The event is open for all students to attend. - S. Doiron

Student Veterans Organization to host breakfast The Student Veterans Organization will be handing out free coffee and donuts outside the Carl Hansen Student Center on Nov. 11 for Veterans Day from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students are asked in return to write letters and give donations of items to put into care packages which will be sent to troops. There will also be a ceremony of the flag raising for Veterans Day. - S. Doiron

Grand Courtroom changes name The former Grand Courtroom in the old School of Law Building has been renamed the Mount Carmel Auditorium. The named was changed in order to differentiate the room from the Ceremonial Courtroom in the new School of Law Center on the North Haven Campus. - S. Doiron

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QU 301 trip inspires students to help Hamden

By TARA O’NEILL Staff Writer

A QU 301 trip to Cape Town, South Africa inspired a group of students to reach out to those struggling in the Hamden community.

The students decided to create a club to support Hamden, just like they helped communities in Cape Town on their trip in May 2014.

Senior health science major Ashley Hiep is one of the students involved with the club.

“While we all wish we could travel back to South Africa, we have learned you don’t need to travel halfway across the world to help,” Hiep said. “There are people right here in Hamden who need our help.”

Junior Catherine Toma, one of the other students who went on the trip, said the experience opened her eyes to how she could use the tactics she learned in South Africa to help the Hamden community.

“The mission of the QU 301 program is sustainability,” Toma said. “[I’ve learned] the ultimate way to affect others is by empowering them. By providing people with the resources to help them help themselves, change can truly be initiated within a society.”

Although Campus Life has not yet officially approved the club, the students hope to name it the “QU South Africa Student Association,” according to Toma.

Once the university recognizes the club, Toma said they want to raise funds and awareness for the disadvan-

PHOTO COURTESY OF ASHLEY HIEP

Students who traveled to South Africa this past May came up with the idea to create the South Africa Club to help people in the Hamden community.

taged communities in South Africa, as well as local communities surrounding Quinnipiac.

The club would not only benefit the surrounding communities, but the students at Quinnipiac as well, according to Toma. She said Quinnipiac students too often become lost within their own “bubble” and they forget to get to know others in the community outside of Quinnipiac.

“By interacting with people in the community and sponsoring various community service events, we hope to connect with people in Hamden and help them in any way we can,” Toma said.

Junior biology major Stephanie

Hurd joined the club after travelling to South Africa for QU 301, and said she agreed with Toma.

“Many of us know so little of the greater world around us and we miss out on so much,” Hurd said. “I want to learn as much as I can so I can better understand and relate to my fellow global citizens.”

Sustainable projects are the best type to get involved with, according to Hiep. The way the members of the club will support sustainable projects is through their own initiative and help from partners within the community.

Toma said the club already established a connection with St. Ann’s Soup Kitchen in Hamden.

“Once more relationships are established, the local community will benefit from projects put together by the Quinnipiac community,” Toma said.

The club and St. Ann’s is hosting an event on Saturday, Nov. 15. Toma said the event would provide clothing bins for those in need within the Hamden community and is set to take place in the St. Ann’s parking lot. They planned the event to mimic “street shops” seen on the streets of South Africa.

“Hamden has given Quinnipiac a lot, so it is important to remember this and help where we can,” Toma said.

Ice Cats, men’s ice hockey lace up for cystic fibrosis

By AMANDA HOSKINS and JULIA PERKINS

As junior Alexa Roland laced up her ice skates Sunday afternoon, she knew being an Ice Cat at today’s men’s hockey game would be different. It would bring back memories that really hit home – memories of the death of her older sister Melissa.

Her sister Melissa passed away from cystic fibrosis when Alexa was 15. Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening disorder that damages the lungs and digestive system that affects about 30,000 Americans, according to the Boomer Esiason Foundation website.

“I didn’t really understand it because I was so young, but once I started to get older, I understood the severity of it,” Alexa said.

On Sunday at the men’s ice hockey game against Northeastern, the Ice Cats paired up with the ice hockey team to raise money for the Boomer Esiason Foundation, a foundation that helps patients deal with cystic fibrosis and raises awareness for the disorder. Former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason started the Boomer Esiason Foundation after his son was diagnosed with CF. Alexa is the captain of the Ice Cats this year. She brought the idea to use cystic fibrosis as the Ice Cats’ philanthropy to junior Ice Cats manager Mallory Robalino, and from there the team got permission to have the memorial game.

“My family has been wanting to have something in memory of Melissa, but didn’t really know the thing [to do],” Roland said. “I think this is the perfect way to remember her and get my family to come here.”

Robalino was on board with the

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Junior Alexa Roland, above, lost her sister to cystic fibrosis when she was just 15 years old and her sister was 25.

fundraiser because she too had a close friend, Christina Cowan, who passed away from cystic fibrosis when Cowan was 16 and Robalino was 14. “[Cowan] was just a really awesome, tough girl and a great role model,” Robalino said. “Her death didn’t really hit me until I was 16 because she was always older than me, so once I got to the point where I older than her it was just weird. And I always wanted to do something for cystic fibrosis after that so really everything fell into place.”

As they played, the men’s ice hockey team wore purple laces on their skates, and the coaches had

purple ribbons placed on their chests.

The Ice Cats created a video teaching people about cystic fibrosis, which was played during the game.

Fans could participate in a chucka-puck competition and buy raffle tickets to raise money. The team raised $3,400 for the foundation, $1,000 through chuck-a-puck and raffles, and $2,400 through online donations.

“You could tell it was really emotional for Alexa and she did an amazing job,” Robalino said. “She put on an amazing performance. We were all a little teary eyed.”

Both Roland’s family and Jerry

Cahill, the president of the Boomer Esiason Foundation who also has the disease, were present at the game.

Roland said it was an emotional day for all of them.

“There was a situation where they announced my sister’s name and then we got a goal, so it was just so weird,” Roland said. “It was just emotional for me to see how many people in my sorority showed up, obviously my team was here, my family was here, my roommates were here, all my friends were here, so it was really nice to have the support of everyone.”

Ice Cats coach Michelle Coppola was happy with how the fundraiser went. She said she had known about the disease before, but did not realize how it affected people’s lives until she met Cahill at the game. “[Cahill] wouldn’t shake any of our hands,” she said. “He can only do a fist pump because of transfusions and things like that he can easily catch a cold and get very sick, quicker than any normal person, and could easily pass from that. And so it’s that world that we’re so unaware of...Not only did we raise a lot of money, but it was great to bring awareness to the disease.”

She said at the end of the day, they were able to raise money, teach people about the disease and really bring everyone together. “[There was] a lot of love, definitely a lot of love,” Coppola said.

“Alexa’s entire family was here. You could almost feel the presence of her sister. Mr. Cahill just was very warm and very friendly. It felt like—Quinnipiac in itself is a great community—and it just felt like it was a little more of a tight family [Sunday.]”

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QU Democrats provide transportation to polls

By DAVID FRIEDLANDER Contributing Writer

Students had the opportunity to vote in this year’s midterm elections on Nov. 4 without worrying about transportation. Shuttles were arranged to bring students to the polling stations.

Alexandra Gruber of the Quinnipiac Democrats said there are many things preventing students from voting, but hopes to reduce those limitations by giving students a way to get to the polls.

“We realize that there are many barriers to voting, one of which is transportation,” Gruber said. “Many students do not have a vehicle. Other students may view the cost of gas or parking as a possible problem. Therefore, by providing transportation, we remove a barrier to voting.”

The QU Democrats hold a week-long voter registration drive in the Carl Hansen Student Center every year where they have registration forms for new voters and absentee ballots for those from out-of-state. After the drive, they ship all of the forms free of charge, according to QU Democrats president Jacob Nadeau.

Non-local students who are registered to vote outside of Hamden must return to their hometown to participate in an election. Despite that, students who utilized the voter registration booth run by the QU Democrats used their Quinnipiac addresses so they could vote in Hamden, according to Gruber.

“For the students who are registered to vote in Hamden, the shuttles are great idea,” freshman Michael Green said.

The QU Democrats also canvass to promote student voting at the university.

“We canvass every Saturday and provide

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Republican Tom Foley (L) and Democrat Dannel Malloy ran for governor of Connecticut Tuesday night. transportation to students who wish to join,” Gruber said.

While many students have already sent in absentee ballots, Gruber believes that the close gubernatorial election between the Democrat incumbent Dannel Malloy and Republican candidate Tom Foley is drawing more student

voters to the polls. Quinnipiac Polling Institute shows Malloy with just a three-point lead over Foley as of Nov. 3.

“From what we've heard at our voter registration booths, students are excited about this super close election and look forward to voting,” Gruber said.

Freshman Michael Cestare is glad there will be shuttles to the polling institutes.

“I think it is a very good idea to support us with the shuttles to the polling because we pay a tremendous amount of money to this university and it is nice that they help us fulfill our civic duty of voting,” Cestare said.

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Why everyone should be well-travelled As I count down the days until I study abroad in a country I love, speak the Spanish language and live and learn about a new culture, of course I have fears. I booked my flights, calculated the days and realized – wow – I am going to be living in Seville, Spain for 105 days. Ay dios mio. That is a long time.

I have seen friends who were preparing to go abroad, stressing about being able to live in another country on their own, but I don’t seem to have those fears.

I was brought up in a house where I was lucky enough to travel frequently. Not that we always had the money for these big trips – especially being one of four kids – but my parents recognized the importance of traveling and learning about other cultures.

Most of the time we traveled with my mom’s brother and my three cousins. I will never forget the time when we were staying at a resort in Cancun, Mexico. But the all-inclusive life wasn’t what our parents wanted us to see. So we rented a minivan, squeezed in the car and drove three hours to a place called Chichén Itzá, a city built by the Mayans with incredible pyramids.

On the way there my parents wouldn’t let us

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sleep because they wanted us to see what we studied with others my age about World War II. were driving through. Instead of sleeping, we I spoke no French, but having traveled so much studied the long roads we traveled, looked out with my family I knew how the metro worked, the tinted windows at the simple lives people how to avoid the beggars, and essentially how were living. We realized not only how lucky to take in as much culture and learning as much we were, but how happy the people did seem, as I could. I had fears of course–but in my head just living each day to live, in their small huts I knew what I was doing and how to travel, so that calmed my nerves. I on the side of the dirt roads. It remember whenever we opened my eyes to a different AMANDA HOSKINS split up to get lunch or free culture, made me think of a News Editor time, everyone always different way of life. @ahoskinss wanted to come with me; We did that often – went mostly because I knew on “excursions” from the what I was doing. places we stayed and learned Being well-travelled a little about the people and gives me a gift not all people are lucky enough the culture.

I grew up speaking some Spanish with my to have – but more people should aim to be.

Being able to hop on a plane and go mom who is Cuban and grandparents when we went on trips where the natives spoke Spanish. anywhere on a whim. That makes life more For us, English wasn’t even an option. (The exciting.

So before you jump to book a plane ticket tour of Chichén Itzá – they had ones in English, but my uncle thought we would learn more if or get in your car and go on a road trip, I will leave you with this quote from Saint Augustine. we got the tour in Spanish.)

“The world is a book, and those who do not As I got older, I began going on trips on my own. I flew a few times to Washington D.C. and travel read only a page.” then a big trip on my own to France where I

Cafe Q stations should stay open later Most days I am running around nonstop only the salad bar and sometimes soup if you are trying to get my work done, go to class and find lucky. Most of the time–as far as I have seen– time to eat in between. This past Tuesday at 8 Chartwells employees clean those stations up p.m. was no different from any other day. I was early.

I had no idea that the stations closed at tired and had just retired to my room after a long different times until I day of doing homework and looked into it online. working on deadline for The Many students do not Chronicle.

SARAH DOIRON have time to look online I hadn’t seen my friends all to see the specific hours day so I decided to grab dinner Associate News Editor @SarahMarie31 each station closes and with them at the cafe. Cafe become upset when the Q closes at 9 p.m. Monday station is closed but you through Thursday, right? are still able to walk into So when my friends and I walked into the Student Center we were the cafe.

My friends and I ended up going to the thoroughly disappointed to see that all of the food stations had been cleaned for the night and Bobcat Den–nicknamed “the Ratt”–to find were no longer serving food. The only options something to eat.

While the Ratt is open later than the cafe, for us to eat are potato chips, the candy bar and some spinach leaves that weren’t taken out of the there are less food options available to students, most of which being unhealthy. salad bar yet.

Mondos subs are always an option but According to the Quinnipiac website, Cafe Q is open from 7:15 a.m. until 9 p.m. Monday not every student is always in the mood for a through Thursday and closes at 7 p.m. on sandwich or a salad. The bottom line is, the cafe always has a variety of food options that can be Fridays.

If the cafe is open until 9 p.m. you would like more than just a “late night snack” that you can to hope that at 8 p.m. you would still be able to get from the Ratt.

If Chartwells employees are required to grab a meal before or after a night class.

The Quinnipiac website also lists when each close their stations before the actual time the station closes and some of the stations close as entire cafe is supposed to close, it would be more early as 7 p.m. on the weekdays. That leaves logical if they would simply change the time the

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cafe closes. It is misleading for students who don’t have much time during the day to go to the cafe at 8 p.m. and not be able to get a late dinner.

They should just extend the hours the stations are open so students are able to get a late dinner if that is what they have time for or are accustomed to.

As an employee at Chipotle, we are required to close at 10 p.m. so I can sympathize with Chartwells employees wanting to clean up and go home after a long day of work. But at Chipotle, we are supposed to wait until at least five minutes after 10 p.m. to close down our stations in case more customers come in last minute.

I feel that instead of having separate times for the cafe and specific stations closing, there should be one universal time for all the stations to close and the entire cafe to stop serving students. It is unfair to students who just want to get a meal and are disappointed when they have to walk to the Ratt and get something quick to go.

While there are many options for getting food on campus, it would be nice to know that after a long day of working hard I could easily get a nice meal from the cafe (that is not in an overly small paper boat) without having to wonder if they have already closed or not before 9 p.m. And I think many students would agree with me.

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College is a means to an end I looked around the room in one of my more about your classes so you had the job classes the other day and less than five you wanted when you graduate?

Instead of going out so many times in percent of the class was paying attention.

I saw games, Facebook, Buzzfeed, work one week, it might be beneficial to get more for other classes and Twitter open on my involved on campus. Not only will it look good on a resume, but classmates’ computers. you’ll make those friends I’m not going to lie, I’m you want and probably guilty of this every once JESSICA SWEENEY have a much better college in a while too — we all Associate Design Editor experience because you are. won’t be doing the same I know I came to @jessssweeney thing every week. college to get a degree, I’m not trying to tell to get a good job and anyone what to do or to start my life. I’m pretty change their lifestyle, I’m sure most of you are here for that reason too, or at least I’d hope just trying to get people to think. If you just so. College is a means to an end, and I think wanted to come to college to meet people all of us are guilty of forgetting why we’re and party, maybe you shouldn’t be at a here. We pay $55,160 to attend this school, school that costs $55,160 a year to attend. and not paying attention in class or skipping It’s okay to go out and have fun, it’s okay to doze off in class every once in a while, it altogether, is not helping us in any way.

Being on a college campus, it’s only but if it becomes an all the time thing, is normal to go out on the weekends and have attending this school really worth it to your fun with your friends. No one wants to look future? Is it worth paying all this money, and back on their college experience and regret being in debt for a long time just to be able not having fun or making those lifelong to say you went out all the time, but don’t friends everyone on a college campus talk remember your classes? Going out is fun, about. However, it’s probably not a good don’t get me wrong. I just think some people tend to forget what the real point of college idea to go out four times a week.

I hear of people all the time going out and getting a degree is.

Next time you decide to not pay attention Wednesday through Saturday night. If that’s what you want out of college, then go right in class, or go out when you should be ahead, no one’s stopping you. I’m just studying for a test, just think about what you saying, are you going to look back in five want out of college. Remember why you or 10 years and wish you had stayed in to chose this university, and why you decided study because you don’t feel prepared for to get a degree. Maybe then you can get that your job? Are you going to wish you cared job you always dreamed of later in life.

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Not everything on the Internet is true As print-based newspaper subscriptions and the sensational news is alarming, panic dwindle readers increasingly use digital arises. In a panic-induced fervor, people technology to stay updated on local, national post the fictional story (although they don’t realize it yet) on Facebook; the story is read, and international news.

According to a Pew Research Center study, believed and reposted—this process continues daily newspaper subscription fell 30 percent unabated.

The other day, while scrolling through my between 2003 and 2010. During the same time, Facebook newsfeed, I noticed an old middle Sunday circulation fell by 26 percent.

Advertisers have taken note of the slide in school teacher of mine posted a link to an print newspaper circulations; print advertising obviously fictitious (but not to him) article revenue dropped by 50 percent between 2003 claiming an imminent six days of darkness and 2010. Conversely —and not surprisingly— in December. After posting the article, a Internet advertising revenue has more than friend of his commented “I need to look into this,” while another commented, doubled; the reduction of print “I am freaking out.” Readers regard advertising revenue and the fictional article as factual. In the the subsequent increase of process, the readers view the website internet advertising revenue to read the article—an act that fuels highlights an important advertisement revenue for the trend: People are reading the creator of the fictional content. news online.

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The quest to inflate total site traffic—an easily confirm or deny these suspicions.

Stay mainstream. Historically reputable effort aimed to increase advertising revenue— leads some websites to act as faux news news organizations (The New York Times, websites, websites bent on constructing stories Washington Post, etcetera) hold high to excite increased traffic. The practice—aside journalistic standards and aim to always get from being unethical— sways readers to the story straight—posting a fictitious story interpret fictional postings as true news stories; would be detrimental to their public images.

In the Internet age, the boundary between inaccurate stories, despite the sensationalism, take on the appearance of actual news. Websites fact and fiction blurs; the boundary between take advantage of the uninformed and profit rationality and irrationality, however, shouldn’t—one must not believe all content from their ignorance.

When the sensationalized becomes news, posted online.

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Many students are participating in No Shave November, but not everyone knows the purpose behind it. According to no-shave.org, “the goal of No-Shave November is to grow awareness by embracing our hair, which many cancer patients lose, and letting it grow wild and free.” Below are some of the students who said they will be participating this year. Be sure to see our issue at the end of the month to see their facial hair progress and transformation.

Alex Tonkonogy

Sophomore | Health science major

“I’ve [competed] with my friends from back home and I continue to do it here. My fraternity is doing a competition.”

Jason Sadowsky Junior | Economics major

“It’s a good November tradition and good to raise awareness for prostate cancer.”

Bill McNett

Junior | Finance major

“Actually, I don’t really have a reason. I’m just doing it to grow out my beard. To show my manhood and to show my grizzly side, my inner Scotsman.”

Matt Borker Freshman | FVI major

“I didn’t do it last year but all my group of friends did it and it was a cool event to see whose beard could grow the longest as a source of masculinity and manhood. So I figured, with my group of friends this year, I would do it with them to see who could grow it the longest.”

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t-swift shakes it up: ‘1989’ Review

By ABBY MARK Staff Writer

In the past two years, Taylor Swift has changed in the eyes of the media quite dramatically. We’ve watched as her glittery, flowing dresses and long curls were cut down to striped t-shirts and a bob haircut reminiscent of something from the 1920s.

In rhythm with her transforming style has come a developing new sound for Swift. Her fourth studio album, “Red,” was out in October of 2012, followed by an entirely successful set of 86 tour dates. Songs like “I Knew You Were Trouble” caused people to raise their eyebrows, unsure of how to feel about this “new” era of Swift’s music.

Yet somehow, particularly through her triedand-true practice of writing all of her own songs, she remained fully herself despite these changes.

Her fifth studio album, “1989,” dropped this past Monday and is a masterful record of pop-rock anthems preaching self-love and an “I don’t care what anyone thinks of me” attitude.

“Shake it Off,” the album’s first single released in August, is a memorable track

accompanied by probably one of the catchiest horn riffs ever. It makes you dance even if you’re not a true “Swiftie,” but is it really a good representation of the album as a whole? My argument says no-- “1989” is composed with far more depth.

Another track on the album, “How You Get the Girl,” similarly promotes dancing around your room singing into your hairbrush but is better musically than “Shake it Off.” Despite the more pop sound, it’s equipped with Swift’s trademark acoustic guitar, giving long-time fans the comfort that she’s still very much herself.

“Style” is the song to blast in the car while driving down the highway with friends at night.

Not only is its beat enough to make anyone bob his or her head, but its classy lyrics yield a genuinely good pop song - something quite hard to come by in our era.

Swift channels a new vibe vaguely similar to that of Lorde in songs like “Blank Space” and “Bad Blood.” Echoing drums accompany cleanly-enunciated, sometimes husky vocals.

Both could undoubtedly be radio singles; they fit

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right in line with the popular indie sound right now, but hold complexity in Swift’s insistent focus on well-written lyrics. Other tracks sound very much like her “old stuff,” as many of my friends say when they refer fondly to albums like “Fearless” and “Speak Now.” “Wildest Dreams” --the most masterful song on the album, hands down--is very similar instrumentally to its three-year-old counterpart, “Enchanted.” Tracks like “I Know Places,” a tense, hurried anthem of a pursued love, and “This Love,” the lone ballad of the album, are arguably the closest examples of Swift’s original form.

Rolling Stone, TIME and various other critics have given “1989” top-notch reviews already.

Monday marks one week of sales, and the album is predicted to possibly break the record for most album sales in release week for a female--a record currently held by Britney Spears.

What’s so monumental about Swift’s fifth album? It’s her fearlessness to branch out coupled with her ability to remain herself through any kind of change. It’s her authenticity,

both in music and in persona. It’s her awkward dancing and the way her album actually preaches in favor of awkward dancing. She’s classy and she’s sexy, something many can’t pull off. She’s a sensation, and “1989” is, unsurprisingly,

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New pizza place meets student needs

Drowning in ‘QU in LA’ emails

As college students, we eat pizza more often than we should. Since many of us have little to no money to spend on food, we look for cheaper alternatives, like pizza, instead of going out to eat. It’s quick and easy and there are so many pizzerias in Hamden.

Aladdin’s Pizza is one of the newer places in town for your pizza fix, replacing what used to be Papa John’s. Aladdin’s is so good. It cost $3 for a slice of plain cheese deep dish pizza, but it was large and surprisingly filling. It has a ton of other delicious toppings combinations. My friend ordered a pie of chicken, bacon, ranch pizza and it was amazing.

In addition to pizza, Aladdin’s has some Mediterranean food that also looked tasty.

They make a falafel sandwich and also sell chicken kebabs and hummus. But even if Mediterranean food isn’t your thing, they still sell some basics like chicken parmesan grinders, chicken tenders and Caesar salad.

Aladdin’s is right on Whitney Avenue and it’s within walking distance from the Mount Carmel campus. It’s closer to walk to Aladdin’s than Dunkin Donuts but they also deliver for those who are either too lazy to walk or don’t have a car.

The workers have also been very pleasant each time I’ve been there, which is always a plus. Aladdin’s hasn’t been in business for very long, but the place is awesome. With great food, great prices and friendly staff, it is likely here to stay. ̶ S. Kozlowski

Students get bombarded by emails constantly and sometimes it can be overwhelming.

Whether it’s from Athletics, Residential Life, password reset, Campus Life, or emails from professors--it doesn’t matter. All of them combined can be an insane email overload to the point that no one has the time to read any of them. Overwhelming emails are stressful and serve as an extra burden.

But lately, students have been submerged in emails from a party completely different from the usual slew of emails. These emails have been coming from the one and only: QU in Los Angeles.

QU in LA sounds great, but quickly loses its appeal when being virtually harassed about it multiple times per day about picking up applications. The program allows students to study abroad without going abroad. Instead, Quinnipiac students are allowed to travel to Los Angeles for a semester to experience the West Coast. It sounds like a neat program, but as a graduating senior, I don’t exactly want to spend my last semester of college not at Quinnipiac.

But this isn’t just me. Many other students have expressed complaints about the excess emails on the app Yik Yak countless times, proving I’m not alone in this. Within October alone, I received nearly a dozen emails about QU in LA. In the future, it might be wise to hold a few information sessions and then send further emails to those who expressed interest, instead of sending them to the entire student body. ̶ S. Kozlowski

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Halloween Favorites Whether students made their own costumes or if they bought them, they are being recognized for their creativity.

Students submitted their photos and we chose some of our favorite Halloween costumes from last weekend.

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Humans of QU “I think it’s safe to say we’ve all had struggles or have fears. My biggest fear would have to be disappointing everyone who has supported me throughout my life or has given me the opportunities I have today. I hope to take full advantage of all QU has to offer and graduate in four years with breadth in all different areas and as a stronger person.”

-BRENDA ALDERETE

Freshman, Undeclared

New app reinvents weekends

By CHASE MONTANI Contributing Writer

Quinnipiac’s unique nightlife separates it from many schools in the nation. Students can choose to go to one of the several bars that line Whitney Ave, test their luck in the club scene of New Haven, or hit up a good old house party. The trouble with this is that with so many different options, it can be difficult for students to make a decision on where they want to de-stress after a long school week.

However, with the introduction of WiGo, a new app that allows for students to see who is going where on any given night, chaos has transitioned into clarity for the social undergraduate according to founder and CEO Ben Kaplan.

WiGo, short for “Who is going out?” was introduced to the campus of Holy Cross in 2014 where Kaplan studied business and played hockey. He noticed how students can struggle when deciding where to go out on the weekends. Between Kaplan’s freshman and sophomore year, he began developing the early stages of the WiGo app. To Kaplan’s surprise, three weeks after the launch, more than half of the student body at Holy Cross was using the app.

“I was a one man team,” Kaplan said. “I just paid someone to develop the app. There

was no company structure, it was just me working out of my dorm room while doing my homework and while playing Division I hockey.”

Kaplan was then introduced to Kayak. com co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Paul English. After a brief meeting, English decided to invest in the app.

Kaplan then chose to drop out of Holy Cross after his sophomore year to fully pursue WiGo. English had just founded Blade, a consumer tech startup foundry in Boston, and offered WiGo a spot as one of his first companies to work with.

“Within five minutes of talking to Paul, he offered me a quarter of a million dollars,” Kaplan said. “I was given the opportunity to come work out of his office and really take a step forward nationally. I was just blown away.”

English then introduced Kaplan to Giuliano Giacaglia, a graduate of MIT who had interned for Facebook and Microsoft before deciding to join the WiGo team.

“Giuliano is a very rare breed,” Kaplan said. “He was basically the first guy to come on board and upon meeting him I offered him the CTO role so he could be the tech guy and I could be the business guy.”

The app connects with the user’s Facebook accounts to find friends to follow. On the

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weekends, the app is full of activity with users entering in events that they plan to attend, varying from Aunt Chilada’s on Fridays to Toad’s Place on Saturdays. Students are also able to “tap” friends and tell them “I want to see you out.” It has also been used for sports games and philanthropy events on campus.

“I was a one man team, I just paid someone to develop the app. There was no company structure, it was just me working out of my dorm room while doing my homework and while playing Division I hockey.”

-BEN KAPLAN “It makes the whole process of knowing who’s going out and where so much easier,” said Jake Magner, a senior marketing major and WiGo campus representative. “I use it almost everyday so I can see where my friends are going and which venue will be more fun.”

WiGo launched nationally this past August and is now being used at more than 800 schools around the nation. Among the most active schools on WiGo is Quinnipiac, where about 63 percent of the population is using

the app. According to the blog on WiGo’s website, Quinnipiac is the top party school in Connecticut, based on activity in the app.

“I really credit so much to Quinnipiac,” Kaplan said. “We just accepted an investment from both of the Tinder founders, and to show them how WiGo works, we used a Friday night at Quinnipiac as an ideal example of the app’s functionality.”

Although the majority of Quinnipiac’s campus is using WiGo throughout the week, there are still some students who are reluctant to get on the app.

“I think it’s a really cool concept,” senior marketing major Dennis DeSantis said. “But sometimes it’s nice going somewhere and not know who is going to be there and what to expect.”

WiGo has grown in users faster than both Facebook and Tinder. The next version of WiGo is coming out in about a month with some new features including an “Event Story” which is similar to the “My Story” feature on Snapchat, which will get users coming back to the app throughout the day.

“It’s definitely picking up speed,” said Andrew Dunbar, a sophomore mechanical engineering major. “Almost every day I am getting new followers and people are tapping me to go out.”

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McDonald: Lahey deserves ‘all the credit’ MCDONALD from cover Meca and I have been a tag team forever, so I hope he gets a good look.”

McDonald called Meca the “leading internal candidate” for the job, and said Mecca performs day-to-day duties with great care and passion.

“I do a lot of the external stuff, so you could make the case that Billy’s more of an athletic director than I am,” McDonald said.

The native of Braintree, Mass. informed all of the athletic department’s employees of his decision to retire last Wednesday during their weekly staff meeting.

Having staff meetings every Wednesday morning is something McDonald instituted when he was the athletic director at the University of Denver from 1990-1995, in order to “build a family-like bond between all of the members of the staff.”

And at Quinnipiac, those meetings were often his favorite time of the week.

“I have those meeting every week not to hear myself talk, but to get the members of the staff talking with one another,” McDonald said. “The side meetings that happen between all of the coaches is such a great thing.”

But this past Wednesday, McDonald did most of the talking.

“They were all shocked,” McDonald said.

“Telling them was rough. It weakened me in the knees a bit to see how much they cared.”

Once he finished speaking, members of the staff rose and gave him a standing ovation.

“Words cannot fully explain the magnitude of Jack’s impact on our QU athletic department,” Quinnipiac field hockey coach Becca Main said.

“He has set the tone in terms of unity among staff and administration, he branded our university in navy and gold, he has supported coaches and teams wholeheartedly through adversity and numerous championships.”

“He has put QU athletics on the map nationally.”

McDonald has guided the Bobcats to 28 conference championships during his tenure at the university.

Most of all, though, McDonald said getting to know people he works with has been the best part of his time in Hamden.

“He is more than just a boss because he cares about the coaches, staff and student-athletes on a personal level,” women’s lacrosse head coach Danie Caro said. “Everything he does comes from a genuine desire to see everyone at Quinnipiac succeed as they pursue their dreams.”

McDonald made the biggest move of all in 1998, when he helped transition athletics into Division I status.

“Jack has been essential to the University’s growth,” men’s basketball head coach Tom Moore said. “His hard work, unwavering dedication, and loyalty to Quinnipiac have driven the athletic department throughout his time here. He ushered Quinnipiac Athletics from Division II to Division I status with grace, class, and professionalism.”

And when he talks about the athletes he’s helped guide over the years, McDonald often jokes that he has “450 children.”

And since then, the men’s ice hockey team has continued to grow into the national force that it is today – ultimately reaching the 2013 Frozen Four under McDonald’s guide.

McDonald remembers sitting in the stands in Providence, R.I. on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013, watching Quinnipiac defeat Union 5-1 to advance to Pittsburgh.

“I can just remember turning to my wife and saying, ‘Linda, I can’t believe we’re actually going to the Frozen Four,’” he said. “It was a special moment.”

McDonald also added that hosting the Women’s Frozen Four at the TD Bank Sports Center in 2014 tops his personal list of accomplishments.

“It was the best athletic thing I’ve ever been involved in during the 35 years of intercollegiate athletics,” he said. “All of the campus depart-

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Quinnipiac Director of Athletics and Recreation Jack McDonald, left, stands alongside Senior Associate Athletic Director Bill Meca. ments had a hand in hosting it, and it was amaz- as the athletic director of the University of Denver when he flew back to Boston to tour Quining.”

McDonald adds, though, that the TD Bank nipiac.

“I remember telling my wife when I got Sports Center’s creation wouldn’t be possible without current Quinnipiac President John La- home that there was something special about this place, and something special about John Lahey’s hey.

“You’re only as good as your boss in any ca- vision,” McDonald said. “He’s the one who’s reer you have, and I can’t say enough about what made all of this possible.”

McDonald remembers talking with Lahey President Lahey has done,” McDonald said.

“He’s the one that should get all of the credit. during the interview about a transition into DiviYou’re going to have to print a 2,000 word paper sion I, about building larger athletic facilities and when retires because of everything he’s accom- even about making hockey a more competitive sport at the school. plished.”

“And we’ve done all of that,” McDonald McDonald recalls visiting Quinnipiac for an interview with Lahey in 1995, and leaving the said with a slight smile, leaning back in his chair at his TD Bank Sports Center office. “It’s been meeting with a strange feeling of excitement.

He was currently in the midst of his fifth year quite the ride, hasn’t it?”

University bids to host college hockey tournament

By NICK SOLARI Sports Editor

Quinnipiac placed a bid to host college hockey’s annual Ice Breaker Tournament in October of 2016, according to Quinnipiac Director of Athletics and Recreation Jack McDonald.

The Ice Breaker Tournament, which marks the traditional start to the men’s college hockey season each year, features four teams from four different major conferences.

McDonald added that Quinnipiac has reached verbal agreements with Army and Boston College, and that another team from

the Big Ten Conference would join the tournament, as well. Possible candidates from the Big Ten include Minnesota, Wisconsin and Penn. State.

Quinnipiac sent a proposal to College Hockey Inc. to host the tournament on Oct. 29, outlining a plan to bring the event to the TD Bank Sports Center for the first time, according to McDonald.

“Because of the

success we had hosting the women’s ice hockey Frozen Four last year, they sort of have encouraged us to bid,” McDonald said.

Notre Dame hosted the tournament this past year, while the University of Maine will play home to the event in 2015.

According to www. collegehockeyinc.com, the tournament is “a terrific opportunity to put the spotlight

on college hockey just as the season gets underway.” The Ice Breaker “also provides a tough early season test for some NCAA championship contenders.”

The tournament, which is currently in its 18th season, allows each team to play two games that are exempt from college hockey’s 34-game schedule.

“It would be an opportunity to bring some teams who have never been to the TD Bank Sports Center here,” McDonald said.

“It could be a great opportunity for the university.”

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RUNDOWN MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 3, Northeastern 2 – Saturday Michael Garteig: 20 saves Devon Toews: 1 goal, 1 assist Travis St. Denis: 1 goal Andrew Taverner: 1 goal QU 4, Northeastern 3 – Sunday Landon Smith: 2 goals, 1 assist Soren Jonzzon: 1 goal Sam Anas: 2 assists WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 4, Colgate 1 – Friday Nicole Connert: 2 goals, 1 assist Taylar Cianfarano: 3 assists QU 3, Cornell 0 – Saturday Emma Woods: 1 goal, 1 assist Taylar Cianfarano: 1 goal Meghan Turner: 1 goal MEN’S SOCCER QU 2, Siena 0 – Wednesday Machel Baker: 1 goal, 1 assist Raphael Carvalho: 1 goal QU 2, Iona 1 – Saturday Borja Angoitia: 8 saves Machel Baker: 1 goal WOMEN’S SOCCER Siena 1, QU 0 – Wednesday Kat Young: 2 SOG FIELD HOCKEY QU 1, Sacred Heart 0 – Friday Gemma Cirera: 1 goal QU 4, Villanova 2 - Sunday Lea Dietrichs: 2 goals Dayna Barlow: 1 goal Savanna Reilly: 1 goal WOMEN’S RUGBY QU 99, Navy 19 – Saturday Shannon Durkin: 7 tries Maggie Myles: 5 tries

GAMES TO WATCH MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU vs. Colgate - Friday, 7 p.m.

QU vs. Cornell - Saturday, 7 p.m.

MEN’S SOCCER QU at Fairfield – Wednesday, 7 p.m.

MAAC Championships – Saturday, TBA FIELD HOCKEY QU vs. Rider (MAAC Semifinals) – Friday, 1 p.m.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL QU at Manhattan – Saturday, 1 p.m.

QU at Iona – Sunday, 1 p.m..

WOMEN’S RUGBY QU vs. West Chester – Saturday, 12 p.m.

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Men’s ice hockey sweeps Northeastern Landon Smith’s two-goal game fuels comeback

By TYRELL WALDEN-MARTIN Contributing Writer

After downing Northeastern 3-2 on Saturday night, the Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team had little rest before heading out on the ice to try and build its first winning streak of the young 2014-2015 season.

But rested or not, the Bobcats got the job done.

Quinnipiac earned a 4-3 QU – 4 come-fromNortheastern - 3 behind victory over the Huskies in the second part of a home weekend series at High Point Solutions Arena on Sunday afternoon.

“We are ecstatic for the win today and the sweep on the weekend,” Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold said. “It wasn’t our best hockey, but we were down 2-0 and we battled back and had great energy. We showed some pretty good compete today.”

Quinnipiac trailed early, as Northeastern’s Mike Szmatula scored two goals in the first period to give the Huskies a 2-0 advantage.

Then, before the second period, Pecknold decided to put Landon Smith on the first line with Sam Anas and Matthew Peca to try and generate more goal opportunities.

Quinnipiac came out on fire in the second period, as Smith netted his third goal of the season just 23 sec-

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Justin Agosta and Landon Smith celebrate one of Smith’s two goals in Sunday’s 4-3 victory over Northeastern University. onds into action.

“Sam took a shot on the net, I was just lucky enough to be back-door and put it home,” Smith said on the goal. “I felt very fortunate to be out there with them [Anas and Peca].

They are two great hockey players and we have such great chemistry together.”

Sam Anas was credited with an assist on the goal, and is the third fastest player in Quinnipiac program

history to reach 50 career points. The feat took Anas 46 games.

“I didn’t even know about it until I saw a tweet after the game,” Anas said. “It felt good but the team’s success comes first and little things like that just feel good.”

Smith then scored again with 9:31 remaining in the second stanza, tying the game 2-2.

“Lando has been great. I love the way he takes accountability,”

Pecknold said. “I love his game. He knows he has deficiencies in his game and all he does it work at it. And he gets better and better. The talent is there; when he competes he is one of the better freshmen in our league.”

Northeastern battled back to retake the lead with 9:00 remaining in the second period. But again, Quinnipiac answered with a goal to tie the game.

With 1:07 remaining in the period, Andrew Taverner found the back of the net to knot things up 3-3.

In the third period, Quinnipiac would take the lead for its first time all day. Junior forward Soren Jonzzon netted the eventual game-winning goal with 15:01 remaining in the final period.

“Soren had a big one on us at the end,” Pecknold said. “He battled the last couple of years to get into the lineup and he is finally getting into it as a junior and he came up big for us tonight with that huge goal.”

With the win, Quinnipiac improves to 3-2-1 on the season.

“We need wins,” Pecknold said.

“We are young. We just have to get wins. It was big especially heading into ECAC games.”

Quinnipiac looks to continue its winning streak on Friday at High Point Solutions Arena in Hamden, as it plays its first ECAC conference game against Colgate. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m.

Da Costa: Esche ‘is a great leader’ ESCHE from page 16 Esche’s solid campaign helped lead the Bobcats to their first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championship, which he believes is a small stepping-stone to bigger accomplishments.

“Winning the MAAC Championship was very important for the school, team, and for me as a player,” he said. “It’s huge for us to win the tournament, and it is something to be proud of. But, our loss in the first round of the NCAA tournament

left a bad taste in our mouth, making us want to achieve something greater.”

Esche has used the 2-1 loss to Connecticut in the NCAA tournament as motivation for this year, setting larger, bolder goals for Quinnipiac.

“When I came to the United States my goal was to win a national championship,” Esche said. “My main goal is not to win the MAAC Championship. Our team wants to make a run in the NCAA tournament. Nobody can take away our

MAAC title, but that’s over.”

Quinnipiac currently has clinched the No. 1 overall seed in the conference with Saturday’s 2-1 win over Iona, and Esche believes this year’s squad can reach its ultimate aspirations of heading back to another national tournament.

“I’m confident in our abilities and think we’ll achieve something big this year,” Esche said. “Our mindset is to focus one game at a time.”

Whether or not Quinnipiac accomplishes its goal of winning the

national championship, Da Costa knows Esche’s presence has helped the team immensely and believes Esche could play the sport professionally upon his graduation.

“I prefer not to think about where we would be without Tobi,” Da Costa said. “There’s no doubt that Tobi’s inclusion into this team definitely helped us to get to where we’re at.

We had some success before Tobi joined our team, but Tobi is a big reason why we’re so strong defensively. I’m glad he’s here and part of our success.”

Main: Cirera ‘has been incredibly adaptable’ CIRERA from page 16 a lot of experience that I did not have and it made a difference. But it was a good experience.”

The wealth of talent in Spain did not go unnoticed by Quinnipiac women’s field hockey head coach Becca Main. Main said conference opponent Rider always had good Spanish players on its team. Because of this, Main went on her own search to find a suitable Spanish player.

“We have other foreign athletes from South Africa and from Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands,” Main said. “The Spanish players have a different style.

We started looking at three Spanish players and [Cirera] was the

one that came out on top for us in terms of someone we thought would fit here.”

In her first season on the team, Cirera admitted that some of the adjustments to a new school and country have affected her play on the field.

“Personally, I think I am not doing my best because it is so hard to come here with a language that you do not know,” she said.

Cirera is also trying out a new position this year. She now is a forward, instead of a defender.

Main said communication is the prime reason for the switch in position for Cirera.

“She has been incredibly adaptable,” Main said. “She came to us as a defender, so all her life

she played in the back. We moved her to the forward line in order for her to be able to free-think and do her own thing.”

Despite the struggles, Main has seen improvement in Cirera’s early career at Quinnipiac.

“Off the field is the hardest thing,” Main said. “On the field, it is almost like anything you do.

You understand the language in the sport. She is actually very easy to coach. You do not have to say much. The team has been very good in being very minimalistic in terms of what words they use with her.”

Along with balancing field hockey and the adjustment to a new country, Cirera is pursuing a major in film, video, and interac-

tive media. Cirera is enthusiastic about the opportunities for FVI students in the school.

“I am so excited,” she said.

“Next semester, I will be working with cameras that were not allowed in Spain. There, it was all written assignments and we did not touch cameras until the third year.”

As the season comes to a close, Cirera looks to continue making a full adjustment to life at Quinnipiac.

“Right now, we are very much able to see her click on the field and do very well,” Main said. “I think the hardest transition is the language, the academics, and being able to understand what is being said around her.”

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Clockwise from top left: field hockey forward Danielle Allan controls the ball during Friday’s 1-0 win against Sacred Heart, men’s soccer’s Raphael Carvalho splits a pair of Siena defenders in last Wednesday’s 2-0 win, Meghan McCullough battles for possession, Ashton Pett dribbles up field.

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Men’s soccer hasn’t lost in its last 11 matches. The Bobcats are 8-0-3 during that span.

The women’s ice hockey team has allowed .37 goals per game this season, which ranks first in the nation.

Sam Anas scored his 50th career point on Sunday, making him the fastest to do so in the Division I era.

Andrew Taverner - Men’s ice hockey Forward Andrew Taverner tallied three points this past weekend, including two goals for the Bobcats. In the first of two games against the Northeastern Huskies on Saturday night, Taverner scored the eventual game-winning goal to go along with an assist in the 4-3 win. The next day, the freshman scored the tying goal late in the second period against the Huskies.

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“[Borja Angoitia] has been instrumental to the success we’ve had. Borja and the senior class, they put on the jersey for the right reasons and believe in what we do.”

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Deutschland defenseman In his second season with the men’s soccer team, Tobias Esche has found happiness away from his German roots in Hamden.

By MICHAEL HEWITT Staff Writer

Soccer has always been a part of Tobias Esche’s life.

Born into a family of athletes, Esche’s parents encouraged him to play sports at an early age. He chose soccer.

“My parents wanted me to be active and to socialize, so I started playing soccer when I was four years old,” Esche said. “My father played the game and taught me some skills, and I routinely played with my sister.”

Although Esche enjoyed the sport during his childhood, he did not develop a love for the game until his teenage years.

“I fell in love with soccer when I was 13 years old,” he said. “I played soccer with my friends on a daily basis after school and began dreaming about becoming a pro. It’s a feeling I have never lost and never will because I love the game.”

Driven by his passion for soccer, Esche landed a spot on a German association football club, FC Oberneuland. As a captain on the team, Esche helped Oberneuland win two Bremen Cups. Esche also played for the Team Bremen U21 squad.

For Esche, succeeding in soccer while living in his homeland was nice.

“I never thought about coming to the United States or

Soccer has always been a

anywhere to play soccer,” Esche explained.

“I enjoyed my home life and had everything I needed.”

However, a friend of Esche suggested moving to America to play soccer and receive a good college education. That friend started contacting schools in the United States.

“I was interested in the idea of playing soccer and getting a college degree at the same time,” Esche said. “It’s very hard to do that in my homeland. You’re basically given two choices. One option is to play soccer at a very high competitive level and forget about studies. Option two is focusing mainly on studies and play soccer on a low, non competitive, mediocre level.”

In 2012, Esche committed to the University of North Carolina. At the time, he was unaware of the UNC brand and its popularity across the nation.

“Coming from Germany, I was unaware of how big the Tar Heel name was,” Esche said.

“I loved the idea of playing for a widely known university, but I did not know about that until I attended the school.”

However, Esche’s experience at UNC was a brief one. He was sidelined the entire year due to injury, then transferred into Quinnipiac for his sophomore season.

Although he had many options, Esche joined the Bobcats because of its Quinnipiac men’s soccer head coach Eric Da Costa’s outlook on the program.

“During the recruiting process, coach Da

Costa said it was important to fit into the group and become one of the guys,” Esche said. “He knew I could play soccer, but he stressed that getting me involved with my teammates was essential.”

Da Costa’s message, and Esche’s teammate’s—who welcomed him with open arms— made the transition as smooth as possible.

“I love it here. My teammates helped me adapt quickly and took me in as one of the boys,” Esche said. “Some people think our team is too close. Students on campus always joke that my teammates and I are always around each other. But, I like it that way because this team is filled with a good group of men.”

Esche has also enjoyed great success on and off the field for the Bobcats.

In 2013, he started all 20 games for Quinnipiac, scoring one goal with a pair of assists. His hard work defensively in front of goalkeeper Borja Angoitia helped lead him to a number of awards. The defenseman was named to the 2013 All-MAAC Men’s Soccer First Team, the 2013 All-MAAC Men’s Soccer Rookie Team and 2013 All-North Atlantic Region Second Team.

“Tobias is a great leader, he is everything you want in a leader,” Da Costa said. “He leads vocally and by example. He’s consistent in terms of attitude and how he approaches training. He gives 100 percent effort, intensity.”

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Overcoming adversity Field hockey’s Gemma Cirera battles obstacles of language, academics and athletics in her first year at Quinnipiac

By MAX MOLSKI Contributing Writer

For freshman forward Gemma Cirera, becoming the first Quinnipiac women’s field hockey player to come from Spain is just one of the many things she’s done.

Cirera’s journey to the turf went through the classroom, the dance floor and the waters of Galicia—all while learning English as a second language.

And at times, it hasn’t been easy.

“I felt like this was not my place at first because I was so lost and I could not perform as I did in Spain,” Cirera said. “I think I need more confidence in myself, but I am gaining it.”

Cirera was born and raised as an only child with her father Josep Cirera and mother Sara Gutierrez in Terrassa, Barcelona. As part of the curriculum in her area, students had to play as many sports as possible.

“When I was little, I played five sports a week,” Cirera said.

With many sports at her disposal, Cirera was introduced to field hockey by her parents at a young age. It was not long until she made field hockey her primary sport.

“In my town, field hockey is popular,” Cirera said. “We have four clubs. My father used to play field hockey. When I was 4, my parents joined me in a club. We played a lot of sports, and when I was 6 or 7, we had to choose one sport and I chose field hockey.”

Although Cirera chose field hockey as her major sport, she continued to stay involved with her other passions.

“Since I was little, I was dancing all types of dance,” Cirera said. “I am more active, so I did not feel like doing ballet. I tried [hip-hop] one year and the next year I was selected to join a competition crew. I was in the crew one year and it was amazing.”

Along with competing in hip-hop, she also tested her individual talents on the beach. Cirera participated in an amateur

surfing contest in Galecia on the east coast of Spain one summer.

Despite taking time away from field hockey to test the waters of other sports, Cirera found some transferable skills to take to the turf.

“In dancing, I gained coordination in my feet and with my crew,” Cirera said. “You can translate it to working with a team.

In surfing, you need a lot of balance and strength in the arms.”

Over the years, Cirera has competed in field hockey across Spain in the Catalonia State Championship, the Spanish National Cup and the Spanish Honor Division. In the Catalonia State Championship, she battled against many familiar foes.

“I only played one year against all of the upper-level competition because I was young,” she said. “I was playing against 30-year-olds, so it was shocking. They had See CIRERA Page 14

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Freshman Gemma Cirera has three goals this season, tied for third-most on the team.