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QUChronicle.com December 5, 2012 Volume 82 Issue 13 Proud recipient of the New England Society of Newspaper Editors' award for 2012 College Newspaper of the Year

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Arts & life Why you shouldn’t pull all-nighters, page 8

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A female student was hit by a Stop & Shop Peapod delivery truck on Bobcat Way on Nov. 27 at 8 p.m., according to an email by Chief of Public Safety David Barger.

The student was crossing Bobcat Way near the Student Health Center sidewalk from Bobcat Lawn, according to Barger’s email.

If you witnessed this accident or have any more information, contact Public Safety Investigator Don Distefano at 203.582.3295 or Don.Distefano@quinnipiac.edu .

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Administrators, faculty and students in the School of Communications offered their defense and reaction to a recent letter to the editor published anonymously in the Chronicle’s Nov. 14 issue.

The letter wrote about the recent guest speaker, Bobby Webster, an Academy Award-winning director of photography. The letter to the editor claimed that Webster, after looking at lighting kits, “called the equipment ‘shit,’” but the letter also claimed he said “the lighting kits were good to learn on because students will then appreciate good lighting kits when [they] get to use them.”

After the letter was published, Chair of Film, Video, and Interactive Media William O’Brien visited the FVI class “Senior Colloquy,” reading the letter and a response by Webster. O’Brien also encouraged the anonymous student to meet with him to discuss the content of the letter.

The letter also caused a steer with the administrators of the School of Communications, such as Dean Lee Kamlet and Michael D. Calia, director of the Ed McMahon Communications Center.

“My problem with the letter is that it reflects an attitude of at least one student, who wrote the letter, that if only they had some better piece of equipment that would make them better filmmakers,” Kamlet said. “And any filmmaker will tell you that it’s not about the equipment, it’s about your ability to tell a story.”

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Stephanie Alwardt sets up lighting equipment in the Ed McMahon Mass Communications Center. The School of Communications has updated its film equipment over the past year. is provided by Lowel Lighting, which is used in professional digital video, digital photography and film based photographic production, according to the company’s website.

“Our lights, controls, mounts and kits are designed and built for rugged dependable use, ease of operation and portability,” the website says.

The equipment is regularly replaced and updated when necessary each year, according to Calia. The School of Communications spends tens of thousands of dollars on new equipment each year, Calia said.

“We provide equipment and accessories to help support the courses that are taught in the various majors here at the School of Communications,” Calia said. “The units we offer [students] are quality professional units that are lightweight

and flexible so that they can use it in a number of different situations.”

Students have complained in the past of the heavy and bulky lighting kits offered at Quinnipiac, according to Calia. After the students brought their complaints to Calia’s attention, the school responded by getting lighter “go-kits.”

This past spring, Calia and other administrators met with Quinnipiac Film Society members and seniors to discuss any concerns with the equipment. The students were interested in using DSLR cameras. Next, the School of Communications bought 14 DSLR cameras this semester, according to Calia.

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Quinnipiac University President John Lahey announced a new administrative position on Monday, Nov. 26.

Senior Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs Mark Thompson will be promoted to the new position of executive vice president/provost, according to a memo sent by Lahey.

The change was made after Senior Vice President for Administration Richard Ferguson informed Lahey of his plans to retire after the academic year. The new position merges Thompson and Ferguson’s current roles.

Thompson believes the merger will benefit students, enhancing Quinnipiac’s academic value.

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“Every time you make a change like this it means opportunity,” Thompson said.“It gives a nice opportunity to integrate things that weren’t integrated before, in ways that better serve students and continue to increase the quality of the educational experience.”

Thompson’s new position makes him responsible for Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Athletics and Recreation, the Department of Public Safety, Facilities and Information Technology. He plans to use these departments together in order to better serve Quinnipiac’s students.

“I think the first thing is to think about how to take all the pieces of the puzzle that are out there under the two current positions, and how to effectively take those pieces of

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the puzzle and put them together in a way that makes sense,” Thompson said.

Although Thompson does not assume his new position until the summer, he hopes to develop plans soon. He said he plans to meet with personnel from Public Safety, Information Technology, Facilities and the Arnold Bernhard Library in the near future.

“I certainly have my own ideas about how things might fit together, but I think it’s important to get the perspective of everyone involved,” Thompson said. “By doing that, often times, you come up with a better solution than what you come up with on your own.”

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Mark Thompson, the senior vice president for academic & student affairs, will become the executive vice president/provost effective on July 1, 2013.

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QTHON ‘does it for the kids’

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With the holiday season rapidly approaching, students will have the opportunity to spread holiday cheer by raising funds for the Connecticut Children's Medical Center.

Quinnipiac’s second annual QTHON, cosponsored by Delta Tau Delta and the Student Programming Board, is designed to raise money for the medical center, while providing a memorable and enjoyable evening for students and members of the community.

The event will be held on Friday from 6 p.m. until midnight at Burt Kahn Court.

Although a key aspect of QTHON is dancing, the sponsors of the event want to stress that this is not the typical “dance-til-you-drop” marathon.

“People get intimidated when they hear the phrase ‘dance marathon,’” said senior Jaime Mor, executive chair of the event. “They worry that they aren’t good dancers, but the idea is just to have people on their feet. We have a deejay and people really enjoy the dances, but the true purpose is for the kids.”

The event began as just an idea last fall, Matt Eisenberg/CHRONICLE and was something the fraternity thought was Junior Jon Quick “moves it like Bernie” on stage at last year’s Dance Marathon. Renamed “QTHON,” the second annual event will take place this Friday from 6 p.m. until lacking at Quinnipiac, Mor said.

“It was something that we thought was midnight.

Some of Delt’s members have a personal missing from the QU community,” he said. Makuch, president of Quinnipiac’s Ballroom “We reached out to the medical center, and Society. “We are always interested in giving connection to the cause, like senior Patrick they were extremely supportive. They encour- back to the community, especially for chil- Duffy, who spent time recovering at Connectidren. We feel like this event is absolutely cut Children’s Medical Center during an illaged us from the beginning.”

Not only does the event raise money for wonderful. I’m looking forward to seeing a ness he had a few years ago.

“The little kindnesses made such a huge the medical center, but attendees will also get lot of our members there and just having a difference over those terrible days,” Duffy to hear stories of six families who have per- great time.”

Participants will also get to learn a special said. “When it came time for me to decide sonal connections to Children’s Miracle Netmorale dance, which will be performed every what I wanted to do with my life, I decided work.

“We raised over $1,400 at the event last hour on the hour. Junior Jon Quick is in charge that I want to be a physician assistant, so that 1 I could pass to my future patients all the2012 little year, and we were blown away,” TMP Mor said. of choreographing and designing the morale VZ001719B kindnesses that were given to me.”

“We didn’t see it as a success for us, but for dance.

4.2500 x 5.0000 DIBELL The event also hits home for those who “The purpose of the morale dance is just to our community being able to support such an baf Un Chilget everyone moving and having fun,” Quick do not have personal connections to theQuinnipiac amazing cause.”

The event will have music, dancing and said. “Our hope is that everyone will know the dren’s Miracle Network.

“I speak on behalf of all of the brothers in other activities, as well as other groups on moves by the end of the night.”

The registration fee for the event is $10 Delt when I say it had a huge impact on all campus in attendance.

“The Quinnipiac Ballroom Society is very and will be donated to the Connecticut Chil- of us,” Quick said. “Hearing the stories from interested in participating in events across dren's Medical Center through the Children's the kids gave individual faces to the cause we already cared so much about.” campus, including QTHON,” said junior Cat Miracle Network.

Thompson named executive vice president/ provost thompson from cover been discussed, Thompson is confident his new role will help to further students’ education at Quinnipiac. He also said students would be involved in the decision-making process.

“I think the ultimate responsibility is to make sure we’re doing everything possible to ensure that students are well served by any change we make,” Thompson said. “Every initiative I’ve undertaken so far, I’ve always made it a point to include students at the table.”

Thompson’s promotion puts him directly under President Lahey, however, the move is not indicative of any potential changes at the top.

“President Lahey has not announced any plans to step down,” Vice President for Public Affairs Lynn Bushnell said.

Thompson will assume his role full-time on July 1, 2013. He has yet to name his successor as senior vice president for academic and student affairs.

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Learning Center prepares students for finals

By SAMANTHA MOORE Staff Writer

Finals week is just around the corner and amid all of the cramming sessions and late nights in the library, Quinnipiac University offers the Learning Center for help.

The Learning Center, a free service that Quinnipiac provides to its students, hires student tutors to help their fellow classmates in the subject field that they chose at appointment sessions. For those who have not been to the Learning Center yet, finals week may be a good time to take a trip down and reap the benefits.

The Learning Center includes nationallycertified peer tutoring, peer study groups and weekly study tables for more demanded courses. More than 4,200 students used the Learning Center during the 2011 - 2012 academic year, according to Andrew Delohery, the associate vice president for retention and academic success.

Students at Quinnipiac can trust that they are in good hands with their tutors. To be a tutor in the Learning Center, one must have earned an A or an A- in the class that they wish to tutor in.

“The tutors are trained to help students think about the way they are learning, as well as address the content they have come to discuss,” Delohery said. “Students get much more out of the process if they come prepared to chat about specific things.”

Freshman Lindsey Banks has gone to the Learning Center for her anthropology class.

“The Learning Center helped me,” Banks said. “Anthropology is a lot of information.

My tutor helped me learn how to organize all the information to make it easier to study.”

Fellow freshman, Christian Keene, had a very similar experience at the Learning Center when he went for help with his chemistry class.

“It made me look at things that I would not have originally looked at,” he said.

Senior Carla Breccia started tutoring during the first semester of her sophomore year, generally as tutoring students taking chemistry, such as Keene.

“I chose to become a tutor because I have always loved helping others when it comes to school work,” Breccia said. “School is something that I have always had a fairly easy time with and I know that it cause a lot of struggles to other people, so I wanted to be able to use my knowledge to help eliminate the struggle of the students who I would get to tutor.”

Senior Mark Firmani has been tutoring in the Learning Center since the first semester of his junior year.

Besides tutoring, Firmani loves helping students with their writing prompts.

“While I enjoy tutoring Spanish, I love my writing tutorials the most,” he said. “With every new student comes a new prompt and set of readings, which present a challenge to me as I have to think of questions to help the tutees follow a fruitful direction. Every new tutorial is a challenge, ensuring that I rarely get bored.”

With finals week coming up, Breccia and Firmani offer their tips for preparing how to handle studying for all one’s finals. Firmani advises students to come into the Learning Center prepared with writing samples.

“It doesn’t have to be good, but they should try to get something on paper,” Firmani said. “Tutorials tend to be more produc-

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Katie Coyle (right) helps Maria Sykes in the Learning Center Tuesday morning. tive if there’s a piece of writing we can work with. During the semester it can be helpful to come in to begin the brainstorming process; however, by finals week it’s usually too late for that.”

As for Breccia, she believes that lifestyle tips can help benefit one during finals week.

Breccia believes that staying relaxed, prioritizing your work and keeping up with your work is a great way to prepare. She recommends taking short, frequent study breaks and emphasizes getting a good amount of sleep and eating healthy.

To schedule a tutoring session, one can make an appointment by going to Tator Hall room 119 and signing up. Students can be tutored for one hour per week per class. How-

ever, Firmani warned of the craziness that may occur during this week.

“In terms of the Learning Center itself, if everything is booked already, I’d recommend students check back whenever they can,” Firmani said. “Don’t worry about being annoying; there is always the chance that some student will cancel their last-minute session, leaving open a precious slot.”

All in all, Quinnipiac’s Learning Center is meant to do more than just help you get an A on your next test.

“The services at the Learning Center are all developed with the end goal of having students not need us,” Delohery said. “We work with students to help them develop into selfsufficient life-long learners.”

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December 5, 2012

Media in action

From Martin Luther King Jr. to Ronald Reagan, Alwood reflects on journalism career

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Dr. Edward Alwood, a journalism professor at Quinnipiac, has a rich background in media, having worked as a CNN Washington correspondent.

By REBECCA CASTAGNA Staff Writer

His office is dimly lit, but brightened with memorabilia that showcases the distinguished broadcast journalism career of Dr. Edward Alwood.

Shelves are lined with books, two of his own creation. Framed newspaper clippings of his early work, his old radio station advertisements and a collection of historic photographs hang on the walls. Picture frames

preserve moments, including his coverage of the nuclear accident on Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania, his work as a CNN Washington correspondent and his time teaching in Bulgaria.

Each memento comes with a story.

“See that’s [Ronald] Reagan in the Rose Garden,” Alwood said, standing over his desk to get a closer look at the black-and-white, 8-by-10 photograph from his time covering the White House in the 1980s.

He peers into the frame and points to himself in the sea of reporters with his colleagues: Leslie Stahl, Helen Thomas and Peter Arnett.

“I’m right there,” he said, smiling. “I had a mustache.”

Alwood attributes this lifelong broadcast journalism and media relations career to an experience he had growing up.

“My hometown is called Albany, Georgia,” he said. “The natives pronounce it, ‘Albinny.’ They do that because when they say, ‘Al-binny,’ nobody says, ‘New York?’”

It was 1961. The civil rights movement was gaining momentum in the South. Black churches and black universities were on the frontline for the movement as freedom writers, protests, demonstrations, sit-ins and civil rights leaders became prominent fixtures throughout Albany.

Reporters crowded the front porch of the

New Albany Hotel on Pine Avenue across from City Hall each day, waiting for the next story. Eleven-year-old Alwood would often hop on his bike and ride downtown to the hotel, curious to see the goings-on.

“When [the press] saw the police run out and get on their motorcycles, they’d follow them and get the story,” Alwood said. “Well, then I followed them.”

On Dec. 16, 1961, Alwood’s curiosity led him to witness history. Civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was arrested and taken to jail in the middle of Pine Avenue during the Albany Movement.

“Dr. King was not the person he would later be. He was just a troublemaker then,” Alwood said.

Alwood says this is how he got the “journalism bug.”

“I was too young to be impressed by the reporters; I didn’t know who they were,” he said. “I was interested in what they did. I was interested in the excitement of being someplace that something big happened.”

But Alwood says he didn’t know what journalism or objectivity was at such a young age.

“All I knew was that something terribly exciting was happening and that there were people who had a job of being where terribly exciting things happen,” he said.

Alwood says the local media ignored much of what was going on in the civil rights movement because they were broadcasting to the white majority in Albany. In order to see what really went on during the day, people had to watch the national news like NBC’s “Huntley-Brinkley Report.”

“The conservatives, the racists, just hated ‘Huntley-Brinkley’ for all of this ‘stuff’ they made up,” he said. “But they weren’t making it up. I was standing there watching it.”

His parents were not supportive of his interest in journalism. Alwood’s dad often advised him to concentrate more on a job that would provide a regular paycheck.

“They thought when I was growing up that it was a little weird that I wanted to go into journalism,” he recalled.

Though he showed them his pictures and told them his stories, he says their response was typically the same: “OK, fine. Glad you entertained yourself. Now sit down and eat your beans,” Alwood said with a chuckle.

Despite his parents’ efforts to divert his interests toward what they thought was a more reliable career path, Alwood was not discouraged.

“I began to sniff around and stumbled into the world of journalism,” he said. “Curiosity is a funny thing. That’s what it takes to be a journalist.”

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Wheelchair projects roll onto campus

By JULIA PERKINS Staff Writer

Physical therapy students Keith Yatauro and Valerie Thompson and Professor Nicki DakisGallagher recently ran two separate projects meant to teach students what it would be like to have a disability.

From Nov. 12 through Nov. 16, 11 physical therapy undergraduate and graduate students sat in wheelchairs for 24 hours as part of Yatauro and Thompson’s independent study. Then, Nov. 27 through Nov. 30, Dakis-Gallagher’s QU101 classes spent three to four hours either “blind” or in a wheelchair.

“Mostly what we wanted to do was get people on campus thinking about the challenges you might face if you had to be in a wheelchair,” Thompson said.

According to Yatauro, he and Thompson’s project was motivated by research suggesting that healthcare professionals sometimes feel uncomfortable around disabled people, especially if they do not know someone with a disability outside of work.

Yatauro hoped spending a day in wheelchairs would help physical therapy students connect to the disabled in their careers.

“By doing this project…students might feel more comfortable addressing or talking to somebody in a wheelchair because of that small experience,” Yatauro said.

Yatauro and Thompson also raised money for Special Athletics, an organization associated with the Quinnipiac University Physical Therapy Club, Yatauro said, although it was not the main goal of the project.

While not aimed at physical therapy majors, Dakis-Gallagher also wanted her students to relate to the disabled.

“The purpose is for them to gain a little insight as to what it would be like to have lost the use of their legs or their sight,” Dakis-Gallagher said.

This is the third year Dakis-Gallagher has given this assignment to her students.

According to Dakis-Gallagher, the project was inspired by Sam and Alex Bode, two young women confined to wheelchairs that she became close with as a teacher at North Branford High School.

Some participants noted that people treated them differently when they were in wheelchairs.

A freshman from Dakis-Gallagher’s class Briana Grillo explained how her classmates reacted as she gave a presentation in her wheelchair.

“I felt like they were focusing more on what I was doing with my hands and the wheels,” she said.

On the other hand, Yatauro had a greater problem with the amount of time it took him to go somewhere and his lack of independence.

“I would say the most challenging part for me was having to rely on others,” Yatauro said.

“I can’t imagine having to rely on someone constantly to help me out.”

The students also struggled with handicap accessibility on campus. Some of the residence halls on the Mount Carmel campus do not have elevators, Yatauro said. Dakis-Gallagher’s student Jennifer Weber said it was difficult to see the food on the counters in the cafeteria and to find the automatic doors to enter buildings.

“I didn’t feel that a lot of the assistance devices like automatic doors or the ramps were real-

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Socrates Café, in conjunction with Students of Philosophical Hypothesis in Academia (SOPHIA), Quinnipiac’s philosophy club, held a joint meeting Nov. 28 in the College of Arts and Sciences to discuss genetic engineering, its possible benefits and its impairments.

A discussed concern was whether employers can fire employees based on the fact that the employee has a genetic malfunction that can lead to a future disease or sickness? Another

example would be if those people with genetic disorders will still be able to receive healthcare if the healthcare companies knew that they had a chance of contracting a sickness.

Approximately 20 students and nearly a dozen faculty attended, including Professor of Philosophy Benjamin Page, Assistant Professor of Philosophy Sarah Rebecca Bamford, Professor of Biology Donald Buckley and Executive Director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute David Ives.

The meeting presented several ideas such as the processing speed

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Lucas Andrade sits in a wheelchair for professor Nicki Dakis-Gallagher’s QU101 class experiment.

istic for the majority of the handicap population,” Yatauro said. “I had difficulties and I can’t imagine [the difficulties for] someone who actually had a disability.”

Despite the challenges, Thompson felt that she has learned a lot through this experience.

“Disability is equal opportunity,” Thompson said. “Anybody at any point in time can become disabled…I think [the project] gave me a real appreciation for people who were independent and lose their independence.”

of computers. It is estimated that within the next 10 years desktop computers will have the processing speed of a human brain. By 2040, it is expected that desktops will have the processing speed equivalent of human brains.

“It was a very interesting discussion, I learned a lot about the projected possibilities in terms of genetic engineering, and it brought up a lot of good questions amongst the group,” said sophomore Jacob Morris, leader of SOPHIA. “It's also nice getting to interact with the fac-

ulty outside of class. Overall I think it was a success.”

Other topics included healthcare for people with genetic diseases, human and animal cloning, extending human life and genetically modifying food and animals.

SOPHIA “is a weekly club dedicated to the exploration of ideas and the world around us. Meetings consist of semi-formal discussion, where everyone is free to share their perspective without judgment” according to the group’s description on Do You QU!

School of Communications updates film equipment equipment from cover year on new gear; we do buy new gear every year, always replacing, sometimes things go out of date or are worn out,” Calia said.

Quinnipiac Film Society members rely on and work with the School of Communications’s equipment. However, senior and Vice President of QFS Shane Collins bought his own equipment because of consistent problems working with the school’s kits.

“I have had issues with equipment before, and personally purchased my own equipment so that I don’t have to worry about the equipment room,” Collins said. “There isn’t enough of the equipment that everyone wants, like micro dollies, and the DSLRs that we do have are seniors-only.”

Junior Lisa Copland is the director of promotions for QFS and an associate producer of “The Morning After” talk show at Q30 television. Copland also works at the equipment checkout station in the Ed McMahon Communications Center.

“I don’t think the equipment needs to change,” Copland said. “We have what we need for the projects we film. People don’t always realize what we have because they aren’t told about it, but we have videos of everything we have in the equipment room at the checkout counters.”

Other students also took notice to the new equipment.

“This semester the School of Communications actually added more cameras,” Copland said.

“They added T4i’s for seniors to use for [their] senior project only. They added GH2’s for junior level courses. Those are both DSLR cameras. The downfall is that there are only eight or nine of the senior ones and five for the juniors. It’s a step in the right direction.”

However, there is a lack of diversity in filming equipment and accessories, Collins said.

“The equipment that the [School of Communications] has is primarily centered on television and broadcast journalism production, not feature film or narratives,” Collins said. “They are improving with the addition of DSLRs and Zoom H4n recorders, but aren’t there yet. I’d personally like to see professional-level feature cameras and lenses such as a RED, Sony CineAlta or ARRI Alexa.”

Senior FVI major Caitlin Riblett was in the classroom and overheard the comment by Webster. Riblett was working on a lighting exercise directed by Webster when she and other students heard him comment on the equipment.

“It wasn’t an announcement, he was setting up the equipment and he said it under his breath

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‘yeah, this is shit,’” Riblett said. “It wasn’t meant to be heard, I don’t think he meant for it to be said as an official opinion.”

“I don’t think the professors heard,” Riblett said. “I think he said it specifically when the professors wouldn’t hear, but the kids I was near kind of laughed and were kind of like ‘I know, isn’t it?’”

O’Brien came into this Senior Colloquy class after the letter to the editor was published in order to discuss the issues, according to Riblett. He also invited the anonymous writer to speak with him and faculty to resolve any problems the student may have with the equipment.

“I think you’re going to find that the student isn’t going to come forward because we all knew that people were looking for the student, but having administrators say it’s immature to all of us in the class I don’t think the student will say ‘that’s me,’” Riblett said.

Despite the letter, the School of Communications does not plan to make changes to its equipment.

“Having worked with the equipment myself, I know it’s first rate equipment,” Kamlet said. “We don’t pretend that the equipment we offer to film students is comparable to what a professional on a movie set would use. A professional on a movie set would bring a lighting truck.”

Students will get the chance to have faculty and staff serving them in Quinnipiac’s free annual holiday dinner Thursday night. Staff, faculty and administration will be serving students dinner at half-hour intervals, with the first one starting at 4:30 p.m. and the last at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for the dinner can be printed by going to the student web portal. – A. Landolfi

Lahey named one of New Haven Living’s most influential Quinnipiac University President John Lahey was named one of “New Haven Living’s” 50 most influential people. He was given the honor for the numerous changes he has made to Quinnipiac since 1987. Changes include the addition of both a school of law and a school of medicine, a new sports center and a 1,000-watt radio station. – A. Landolfi

Director of global education honored

Quinnipiac’s director of global education, Andrea Hogan, was given an award to honor her work in international education. She was given the James Leck Distinguished Service award on Nov. 15 at a conference held in Portland, Maine. Hogan has worked at Quinnipiac since 2011. – A. Landolfi

Alpha Chi announces Frisbee Fest total Alpha Chi Omega’s Iota Phi chapter raised $38,345 for the domestic violence services of greater New Haven from its Frisbee Fest event on Oct. 7. – M. Eisenberg

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Not ‘responsible for the downfall of society’ TWEETs OF THE WEEK @QUChronicle Just let me know when I’ve been selected for your twitter message of the week column. I’m psyched for it. #slugfree #quinnipiac @qubarnacle Dear @QUChronicle, Feature me in your twitter of the week column this wednesday. I want to be your twit. #slugfree #quinnipiac #qubarnacle @qubarnacle Hey @QUChronicle, what’s with that twitter of the week selection? Haven’t heard, getting nervous. Is it something I said? #callme #slugfree @qubarnacle @QUChronicle Still no answer and the paper comes out tomorrow! Im freaking out man, freaking out! Am I your twitter of the week selection? @qubarnacle Hey @QUChronicle, I know there was no print today, but can I still be your tweet of the week? #pwease? #slugfree #quinnipiac @qubarnacle

instagram of the week Tina Walker @tinakathleen It’s snowing!! First snow of the year.. #QuinnipiacUniversity @quinnipiacu #QU #pinegrove #snow #trees #winter

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Hi, my name is Cassie Comeau, and I am for 72 years before earning the right to vote in the Nineteenth Amendment; they had to fight responsible for the downfall of society.

I attend college, I’m five months away from for the right to make choices concerning our own bodies in the 1973 case Roe v. Wade; earning my bachelor’s degree in print jourand they’ve had to fight toward equality in nalism, and I have a job that, while not the workplace in the Equal Employment time consuming, requires me to give Opportunity Act in 1972. Yet, men and up some Fridays and Saturdays, along women are still unequal. According with the occasional weeknight. to the National Committee on Pay According to an article pubEquity, women earned only 77 lished Nov. 26 by Fox News colpercent of what men did in 2011. umnist Suzanne Venker, I, and According to Venker, women’s women like me, am the reason for CAssie comeau success has “undermined [men’s] the decline of marriage proposals Copy Desk Chief @ccomeau22 ability to become self-sufficient in happening in the United States. the hopes of someday supporting a Why, you may ask?

For all intents and purposes, I’m a feminist. family. Men want to love women, not compete I believe that men and women are equal and with them.”

Why should women have to put their aspirashould have the same opportunities to become the person they want to be and live the lives tions on hold? Why shouldn’t women continue they want. If that makes me “angry” and “de- to strive toward bettering themselves in this sofensive,” then so be it. I’d rather be those things ciety? Why should I have to give up my success in order to find “marriageable men?” than complacent and uneducated.

The fact is I shouldn’t.

Unlike men, women have always been the “Women aren’t women anymore,” Venker disadvantaged gender in history. They fought

Lack of loyalty to our Native American roots Shannon Corcoran Associate Arts & Life @whimsicalshann

On Oct. 11, President Lahey celebrated the opening of Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum on Whitney Avenue. To acquire a tremendous amount of artifacts from such a significant time period in history is an incredible accomplishment, but sometimes, I can’t help but wonder where students are supposed to become educated on one of the most important facts about our university; the history of Quinnipiac tribe? After all, it is what our school is named after.

I never truly thought about the lack of dedication to the Quinnipiac Indians on our campus. It wasn’t until one day in my journalism class that my professor brought up a discussion about it. Suddenly, it hit me. Why aren’t students aware of the group of Native Americans that were the inspiration behind the name of our institution? Many of us know plenty about the Irish heritage that President Lahey has supported for many years, yet nearly nobody knows anything about the Indian heritage that lies on our campus. It doesn’t make sense.

Now that the Great Hunger Museum has its own building, I can’t help but believe that the empty room in the library would make a great place to show off the Quinnipiac tribe and educate the campus community about the group of individuals that once lived in New Haven and the towns surrounding it, before it became the bustling area that it is today. The location is already set up perfectly to display artifacts and I am confident that

students like me would be really interested in learning about the tribe, as well as visitors.

However, it is evident that the administration would much rather put up a rather odd, misplaced statue of two people in Pine Grove instead. Pardon me for being harsh, but if that’s Quinnipiac’s best attempt at showing people the artsier side of our university, it’s the wrong way to do so. Instead, that money spent should have been used to make a more relevant improvement to our campus; one that is more than a joke and makes a positive impact on students.

By no means am I trying to putdown President Lahey’s Irish heritage. In less than a month, I leave for Ireland to study abroad in Cork for the semester and cannot be more excited to learn about my family’s lineage as well. But that still isn’t a good enough excuse for Quinnipiac’s failure to recognize the tribe that it’s named after. The space is available and the school certainly has the resources to attain pieces that would properly represent and inform people about the tribe.

If that’s not possible, then at least Quinnipiac should incorporate some of the Native American history into the QU Seminar courses. Not only would it provide students with a meaning behind their college, but it would also have the potential to turn a rather boring course into something that students care about. Ultimately though, it’s up to the administration to decide whether or not they believe that it’s important for students to know about the Quinnipiac tribe of Native Americans.

cites as the reason for men not wanting to marry. Why am I suddenly not defined as a woman just because I’ve decided to leave the sphere of domesticity? Should I start disregarding men as men if they happen to choose to be a stay-athome dad?

I should hope not.

For the most part, men have never had to change their ways because they have always had rights. Women, on the other hand, have fought for what they have today, and should continue to fight until they have the same options available to them.

I, for one, will continue to work toward earning my degree in May, and will continue to search for my dream job as a book editor. Until I find it, I certainly won’t be sit back and watch only men find success.

Ms. Venker might want to take a look at her own choices (a husband, two kids, and a CAREER: three published books, several appearances in magazines and on television broadcasts, articles on numerous websites and publications) before she starts criticizing ours.

sga update Hello Bobcats! As the semester winds down I wanted to thank you all for taking part in a great semester of Student Government Association and Student Programming Board events! Both organizations have had a lot of fun, entertaining, educating and enriching the college experience for you. As we look ahead to the spring semester, I wanted to take this time to give you a sneak peek of what’s up and coming…

SPB will kick off the spring semester with Welcome Back Week from Jan. 22 until Jan. 26 – look forward to musicians, movies and more! SPB is also excited to have events such as Spirit Week, Wake the Giant Spring Concert, St. Baldrick’s and Bobcat Bounce to name a few! These events are successful because of your help and support so make sure to look out for more

information on our Facebook Page!

We are still looking for your help deciding on our spring events. If you have not already, check your e-mail today for the SPB Spring Survey!

SGA is excited to plan more purposeful events, as well as participate in Spirit Week! Look out for more information about Organization Appreciation Day coming up in February as well as Breakfast for Bobcats in April! This week, SGA will be handing out candy canes for the holiday season to the student body. We are always excited to hear your input so make sure to stop by the SGA Suite located on the second floor of the Carl Hansen Student Center. Have a safe and amazing winter break!

Live The Legend, Lauren Enea, Vice President of Programming

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letters to the editor: responses to ‘fvi equipment ridiculed by professionals’

Calia: Skill more important than equipment Regarding the anonymous rant published in the Nov. 14 issue of the Quinnipiac Chronicle that is highly critical of some of the production resources provided by the School of Communications (“FVI Equipment Ridiculed by Professionals”) – I think it necessary to address a misconception some students have about the nature of media production education. These few seem to believe that there is some magical equipment out in the world that, if the school would only provide it, would free them from the requirement that they develop skill, vision, discipline and talent. This is not the case. There are all kinds of tools in filmmaking, but the tools do not perform the work – craftspeople and artists do. And it takes time, experience, practice, patience and motivation to develop the skills necessary to perform good work.

There aren’t any reliable shortcuts.

Our School of Communications media production students have access to a wide variety of very high quality equipment and accessories. I know for a fact that our facilities and resources compare favorably to those of our peer institutions. Our students are quite capable of producing professionalquality results with the tools we provide if they develop the skill level, artistic sensitivity and determination to do so. We have hosted dozens of highly accomplished, well-known media professionals and broadcasters over the years at the McMahon Center, such as awardwinning director Alan Taylor (“Mad Men,” “Game of Thrones,” “Boardwalk Empire”) and other professional directors of photography who have praised our facilities effusively and complimented us on the professional-quality tools and resources we offer. If in fact a crude and graceless comment such as that alleged in the letter was indeed made by Mr. Webster, that is disappointing and I don’t think it was a helpful evaluative remark. If he said such a

thing he failed to take into account the matter of logistics and practicality as it pertains to an educational environment. Undergraduate students do not have the same class or volume of resources and labor available to them as does he on a feature film. Our students usually work in small teams with limited access to transportation and power, with a limited amount of time in which to accomplish a shoot.

That is why we provide a range of lighting gear including small, light-weight lighting kits that can get the job done without causing students undue burden. We have a lot of tools in our lighting arsenal: kits from Lowel and Arri; Chinese lanterns; Chimera and Rifa softboxes, Kino-Flos, and grip equipment. We are not lacking in any way in gear that suits the needs of the curricula. It is my deeply held belief that our students are not prevented from achieving excellent results by our choice of equipment.

What students must look at honestly is their skill level, degree of interest, motivation, talent and willingness to make the necessary effort and investment of time to produce quality work. I teach lighting extensively in my courses and some of my students produce remarkably good work. I challenge the author of the letter, who did not have the courage to sign his or her name, to explain to me exactly what he or she is unable to achieve with the tools we currently provide.

I am dismayed that the author did not approach me and department chair Professor O’Brien with his or her concerns, rather than taking the path he or she chose. We are always open to dialogue with students about these and any other topics that concern their education, as we continue to strive to give our media production majors excellent pre-professional education and training.

Michael Calia, Director of Ed McMahon Mass Communications Center

Webster: Students should push against limitations I’m sorry to hear that my visit to Quinnipiac has generated a little unlooked-for controversy, and sorrier still if it’s made any of your students think less of the FVI program. Genuinely, I was impressed by the quality of your facilities – my own undergraduate university certainly had nothing similar – and even more by the enthusiasm and the ambition of your students.

Filmmaking is a technical endeavour, and that brings with it an intimidating price tag. A production can rent equipment by the day; but a film school is in the unenviable position of having to own and maintain a large inventory of equipment, which has to be available year-round and to withstand the wear and tear of constant use. While much of Quinnipiac’s equipment wouldn’t be in my lighting package for a feature film, it’s the same lighting kit which you’d find in most of the best undergraduate and even graduate programs across the US – and in better condition than many. I learned lighting with exactly the same tools.

All filmmakers should push against their limitations, creative or technical, and I’ve never met a film student who is satisfied with the equipment their school provides. Purely from that narrow technical perspective, no program can compete with the learning experience of working on a feature film set, and it would be folly to attempt to.

What a film school can provide – uniquely – is a safe environment in which to experiment and develop as an artist; guidance and encouragement from teachers who can share their own experience; and the opportunity to work with likeminded peers who will challenge and inspire you, and will become your lifelong collaborators. No amount of equipment could replace that.

Yours sincerely, Bobby Webster.

Remember etiquette when approached by reporters Anna WagNer Staff Writer @AnnaKatWagner

It was the Friday before Hurricane Sandy, while everyone was in their rooms, safe and dry, I had an event to cover in the business school. Normally, after the end of these events, I creep around with my little “reporter’s” notebook, perhaps a heavy, expensive camera and scope out people to interview.

When the event was over and people filed out, I approached a group of students, chatting among themselves. This was a fine opportunity to interview. As I started talking, one young lady started laughing. Laughing, full fledged hysterics as her other associates simply ignored me. Are you serious? This is how you treat people.

Needless to say, I was a little miffed by this incident, not because it happened to me, but because this happens to all journalists.

My story is not unique, nor is this the first time that it has happened to me or any other member of the staff at The Chronicle (probably any newspaper for that matter). For the most part, I have always enjoyed interviewing students; if I didn’t love it, I would not still be a part of this paper.

The Chronicle staff works night and day, weekdays and weekends and even on breaks to give news, sports coverage and everything else that you read every Wednesday morning with your cup of coffee. What other organization do you know that writes three-page papers for fun? Not many. Each article takes days to write, sometimes weeks depending on the subject.

So, next time you see someone with a camera or a notebook coming toward you, please treat them like human beings. If you don’t want your picture taken or if you don’t want to be interviewed, just tell us nicely and

we will be on our way. We are not detectives; we will not take you to some dark secluded back room and slap you relentlessly until you give us a quote. We are students too. We understand; we get it. Move on and we will too.

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REALITY

CHECK Matt Busekroos with

December 5, 2012

Eww Black Friday

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hate Black Friday.

The day after Thanksgiving should be a day to celebrate the holiday season, eat leftovers from Thanksgiving, and even find some exciting shopping deals. Instead, Black Friday is marred by unscrupulous sales employees and aggressive customers who will push and shove their way to get what they want. Is this really what the holiday season is all about?

Shoppers spent an estimated $59.1 billion this year with approximately 139.4 million people buying in stores or via their websites, according to the National Retail Federation. Both figures increased 13 percent from last year.

Two years ago, I was one of several million people who participated in the shopping frenzy, and it was one of the most miserable mornings I’ve ever experienced. I had never shopped on Black Friday before, but I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Let’s just say I will never trudge out during the early morning hours again for a so-called “deal.”

At 1 a.m. that Friday, I traveled to Target with both of my parents. Yes, 1 a.m. Despite not opening until 4 a.m., my mother insisted we leave early.

“What are we going to do as we stand in line for three hours?” I asked.

“We’re going to bond,” my mom said.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t detect a hint of irony in her voice.

Yes, bond. All together, we would bond over the hideousness that is the mass consumption and consumerism of Black Friday, which plagues those of us who went out that morning. We fell for the bargains and need to purchase the must-have items of the season. And at what cost?

As I stood in line with the crazies, I overheard several people talking about what they planned to purchase. Between the rain, sleet and 38 degree temperature, waiting outside for three hours wasn’t worth it. When the doors finally opened, people rushed toward electronics. Employees handed televisions out one at a time. I was close enough to receive one.

However, those customers further back in line outside came in and rushed the area hauling off with all the 40-inch televisions. I left the store with nothing except a nasty cold that left me bed-ridden for several days.

I appreciate what businesses try to do on Black Friday. They promote a certain deal to lure customers to their store. In turn, they only hold a limited amount in stock so shoppers continue to linger around their store hoping they buy something. It’s underhanded and brilliant.

But, it’s also disgusting to see abhorrent behavior from fellow bargain hunters who will shove their carts and claw their way to get what they want for these onetime deals.

It’s a nice feeling to give gifts to people you love, but the frenetic period the day after Thanksgiving until the day after Christmas is intolerable.

Maybe I’m just a stingy Grinch, but the corporations stole Christmas.

Reality Check is a weekly column written by Matt Busekroos, Editor-at-Large.

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Sorry alarm, I’m not waking up for anyone Though these symptoms may be short term, they can lead to unproductiveness, which could be detrimental during finals week. Pulling an all-nighter may be beneficial to completing one assignment, but it can hinder overall performance in other classes and decrease productivity.

A study at St. Lawrence University found that 59 percent of college students have stayed up all night to finish school work. It also revealed that on average, these students had a GPA .2 points lower than students who hadn’t.

Dr. Phillip Brewer, university medical director for Quinnipiac’s Student Health Services, said sleep deprivation is the main concern with pulling an all-nighter. Because our ability to retain information is stored by the brain’s functions during rapid eye movement, or REM sleep, deprivation can inhibit long-term learning and memorization.

On average, college students sleep between six and seven hours a night according to the University of Michigan’s Health Service. Adults function best with eight hours of sleep.

Brewer said the adrenaline and stress hormones secreted by the

of college students have stayed up all night to finish schoolwork

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brain when lacking rest can lead to trouble focusing, a higher bloodpressure and impeded judgment. If students are taking a prerequisite for other curriculum, pulling an allnighter could impair retention of fundamental information and negatively impact performance in future classes.

Sleep deprivation can also cause a weakened immune system, depression and irritability. And according to the study, “Sleep Deprivation: A Cause of Psychotic Disorganization,” featured in the American Journal of Sociology, lack of sleep can temporarily cause disordered thoughts, hallucinations, depersonalization and delusions. These characteristics are brought on by excess stress and are also present in individuals on the verge of a psychotic break.

All-nighters typically go hand in hand with harmful habits, as well.

Many students resort to consuming caffeine in the pursuit of a full

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night’s work, which only aids consciousness temporarily, Brewer said. Students using stimulants, like adderall, to stay awake experience negative health consequences, as well.

“There is a huge diversion market for adderall, in which students who use adderall also sell it,” Brewer said. “A lot of students use it when they are trying to stay awake, and it makes you alert but not in a way that is conducive to memorization or good performance. Your ability to judge and interpret questions is impaired. Also, if you are fatigued but also have epinephrine, or adrenaline, working, it is very difficult to concentrate long-term.”

Sleep-deprivation can also lead to overeating, sometimes by 500 calories daily. This is caused by eating food during the day and night for energy, and later on when the hormones that alert us when we’re full stop working, according to the American Heart Association.

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homework

By Caroline Tufts

It’s two hours until sunrise, and every passing moment means the deadline is inching closer. The 20page paper is due at 9 a.m., and only eight pages are written. Reaching for that fifth cup of coffee, your hand starts to shake. Sleeping isn’t an option.

As final projects, papers, and exams approach, many students feel the pressure. The competition for a cubicle in the library is fierce, and the crowd doesn’t diminish at night.

Although staying up may seem like a good idea, pulling an all-nighter has both short and long-term effects on our physical and emotional states, as well as our ability to learn.

“Generally learning of all types is impaired with sleep deprivation,” said Joan Bombace, professor of psychology. “Some research suggests that in the short run, allnighters produce a temporary elation effect, perhaps leading to a false sense of security, leading to ‘risky’ behavior.”

Bombace said the false confidence generated by chemical imbalance, usually involving the hormone serotonin, leaves students believing they know the material, when in reality it worsens their information retention. This misconception may cause students to pull all-nighters more frequently.

“I was exhausted when I pulled an all-nighter. I studied until five or six, and I had a test at 10,” sophomore Melissa Simons said.

“But I actually wasn’t that tired during the test, and I was glad that I stayed up all night because I wouldn’t have studied as much if I hadn’t stayed up, and during the test I remembered things because I had just learned it.”

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worst thing in the world for you,” sophomore Sagar Khona said. “Basically, the next day just drags on forever and ever and ever, the day just goes really slow, and you just want to sleep. You also end up eating a lot more because of the all-nighter.”

Research indicates that sleep deprivation should be avoided if possible, and both Brewer and Bombace agree the best way is to plan ahead and work consistently throughout the semester.

“I would not recommend allnighters,” Bombace said. “It may seem as if the all-nighters work but the data shows that they do not.

Studying after each lecture and reviewing is the tried and true way to optimum learning and performance.

Learning is a result of practice and motivation. Shortcuts, such as allnighters, do not work, certainly not for long-term learning.”

Other ways to avoid last minute crash studying include making a study outline: this should include a schedule of when you will study and when you will sleep. Avoid stimulants such as adderall and caffeine: they are both short term solutions with negative side-effects. And as a last resort: power nap. Even a few minutes of sleep may give your mind and body a boost to pull you through the long night.

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T.A.K.E. defense training empowers QU women

By Caroline Tufts Staff Writer

I’ve always considered myself to be strong, both physically and emotionally. As a child, I held my own in scuffles with my older brother; as a teen, I could beat the boys at arm-wrestling; and in college, I have worked hard to stay in shape. This, combined with my youth, have given me an invincibility complex. This mentality is common among today’s youth, but a reality check arrived on Nov. 29 when The Ali Kemp Educational Foundation, or T.A.K.E, instructed a self-defense training class.

The class, which was sponsored by Pi Beta Phi, Alpha Delta Pi and Sigma Phi Epsilon, has appeared at universities around the country offering free self-defense training since 2005. T.A.K.E. was founded by Roger Kemp, the father of 19-year-old Ali Kemp, who was a member of Pi Beta Phi at Kansas State University before her murder in the summer of 2002.

“It's important to be strong and confident, especially on a college campus,” senior Sarah Drew said. “I think things like this event are kind of a reassurance that we have those skills and can take care of ourselves.”

The class began at 9:15 p.m., and was attended by at least 100 women from the Quinnipiac community, who learned self-defense moves from instructors Jill and Bob Leiker, who were recruited by Roger Kemp to teach classes after Ali’s death.

“This isn't a class about violence, this is a class about safety,” Jill said. “I believe every

woman should know how to defend herself.

Many of us take CPR certification every year to protect other people, but we need to stop and think about protecting ourselves.”

The instructors shared story after story about women who have been attacked, and about the men – or as Bob called them: “scumbags” – who commit heinous crimes against women. Despite my earlier confidence, I began to realize that it is impossible to know outside of harm’s way how I would respond to the situation, and the thought that I too am susceptible to the dangerous acts of others made the class an extremely humbling, but also empowering, experience.

“I'm going abroad next semester to Australia, so I thought it would be good to be able to defend myself in another country if I need to,” junior Emily Barry said before taking the class. “And on a college campus, and for young women in general, it is a particularly serious issue.”

Scumbags are known to look for vulnerability: the inexperience of college freshmen, the weak link of a lone female walking to her car or back to her dorm at night, the trademark sorority stickers or detailing on a young-woman’s car. This class taught me through anecdotes and through physical practice that it is important to be prepared.

“I've never been to anything like this before so it's really cool, and I honestly didn't know anything, so I feel much more aware,” junior Katie Kilday said. “I think I'm going to be a lot more aware of my surroundings after

QU Eats promotes healthy living on campus

By Shannon Corcoran Staff Writer

Many students wander through the cafeteria in search of a healthy meal that’s also satisfying. Lindsey Corak, a senior health science student, is one of them. That’s why she founded a new club, QU Eats, which aims to promote healthy eating among students on campus.

“So many members of the campus community are interested in healthy eating and living,” Corak said. “It seemed like a no brainer to start up a nutrition club for the students.”

Corak leads weekly meetings on Tuesdays to educate the 25 active members about making smart choices in the café. The club raises awareness about the importance of a healthy lifestyle, especially during the end of the semester, when stress levels are high and the likelihood of students relying on Red Bull and candy to push through the last days of the semester is prevalent.

Currently, QU Eats is working to increase its presence on campus through social media. As the number of members continues to grow, Corak hopes to reach freshmen and educate them about preventing the dreaded freshman 15. Corak said she mainly uses PowerPoint presentations at her meetings, and has a booth promoting QU Eats’ goals at Quinnipiac’s Earth Day celebrations.

“It’s really awesome to be an advocate for this lifestyle on campus and help educate students on making smart meal choices,” Corak said.

In the future, Corak wants QU Eats to work with the administration to add the option of a nutrition ma-

jor or minor, as well as be the liaison between students and Chartwells to communicate how food can be improved in the dining halls.

Although students have been supportive of the club, Corak said Dana White, assistant professor of athletic training, and Becky Purcell, professor of chemistry, are the reason QU Eats has accomplished all it has this semester.

“Both professors have been amazing and such a big inspiration for me,” Corak said. “Without their constant support and stream of knowledge, the organization wouldn’t have been so successful, and we’re only halfway through the year.”

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The Ali Kemp Educational Foundation teaches free self-defense classes across the nation. this, and a lot more comfortable if I'm in dangerous situations.”

Since 2005, T.A.K.E. has trained nearly 50,000 women, ranging in age from 12 to 90, and Roger Kemp was recognized in 2011 as one of 13 to receive the Presidential Citizens Medal for his work with the organization and his initiative to post the photos of wanted criminals on billboards.

“I thought it was empowering,” freshman Hannah Grigorian said. “I think the problem with most women defending themselves is

Who’s the Food Dude?

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Students compete in a hot sauce drinking contest Nov. 28 after former host of TLC’s “BBQ Pitmasters,” Kevin Roberts, lectured on alternatives to unhealthy snacks.

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Senior Lindsey Corak founded QU Eats.

that they're too concerned with niceties to really scream or commit to a punch. This program helped us let all that go and realize that when our safety is involved women can kick some butt.”

For me, attending T.A.K.E was a muchneeded reminder of my own vulnerability.

I am determined to let people know where I am at all times. I will do my best to maintain safety in numbers, and I will be ready to fight back with all that I have; kicking, screaming, scratching and biting, if ever the need arises.

As the end of the semester inches closer, meal plans are running low and students are stocking up on Ramen noodles and Easy Mac to survive the remaining weeks. College students tend to eat poorly because it’s conveinient, but this is also how the freshman (sophomore, junior, senior) 15 creeps up.

Kevin Roberts, the former host of TLC’s “BBQ Pitmasters” and a top 10 finalist on “The Next Food Network Star,” shared his knowlege of nutrition, munchies and recipes with students last Wednesday, Nov. 28, in the Carl Hansen Student Center Piazza. He gave out free food, including bottles of hot sauce.

Roberts was raised by his mother, a waitress, and two grandparents. He said he finds food inspiration through survival.

“It was either I cook or starve, literally. If I didn’t learn to cook I would be starving,” Roberts said. “When

I was 8 years old, I had to learn to cook.”

Roberts discussed different alternatives to unhealthy snacks that make stress eating more stressful, including soda, McDonald’s french fries and anything including iodized salt. Sugar from soda exits through our pores, which lead to pimples and oily skin.

McDonald’s fries are made of 60 percent filler, or artificial chemicals. Ramen noodles, a college favorite, has more than 780 milligrams of iodized salt which makes the body bloated and constipated.

Alternatives include eating baked grapefruit with honey and cinnamon, drinking a lot of water, and switching from iodized salt to sea salt.

Roberts, who studied English at the University of California Los Angeles in order to write his first cookbook, “Munchies,” has taught cooking all over the world, including France and Japan. He’s visited more than 165 colleges teaching students how to munch in a healthy way.

“I didn’t get this [information] when I was in college, there was nothing like this for me and I was very frustrated trying to figure out cooking and foods and health efficient,” Roberts said. “My mother is also a teacher.

She taught in inner city schools for years so it is kind of intrinsically in me to teach, but in a really cool way without being behind the podium pointing my finger. It’s an interactive healthy cooking program.”

Roberts’ lecture ended with a hot sauce drinking contest, where students drank cups of hot sauce for a prize package including Roberts’ new cookbook, “Kissing in the Kitchen,” and a cookie sheet.

Freshman Tori Batiste won third place.

“I will never do that again” Batiste said as she fanned her mouth in between sentences. “That was hot, and my mouth burns and my throat burns, but it was a lot of fun. It was a different experience. It’s college I guess!”

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Clockwise from top left: Sungjoon Carlson makes a bicycle kick in a D1 soccer semifinal; Frankie DiSomma throws the ball downfield in the coed football championship game; Christopher D’Acunto celebrates a goal by taking off his shirt in the men’s D1 soccer final; the Jaffa Cakes pose with their new intramural championship T-shirts after the women’s soccer final; Kyle Buonocore breaks a tackle in the men’s D2 football final; DJ Lenihan catches a ball while Tom Gilligan covers him in the men’s D1 football final; Ryan Sheehy heads the ball in the men’s D1 soccer final.

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THIS IS ME

destined for discipline Akeem Lewin lost 85 pounds in the last two years NAME: Akeem Lewin HOMETOWN: Jamaica, Queens Major: Interactive Digital Design Year: Junior

By Catherine Boudreau Co-Arts & Life Editor

keem Lewin took one look at his high school graduation photos, and all he could say was, “Wow.” At nearly 280 pounds, something clicked.

“I was active, but I didn’t eat right,” Lewin said. “As my high school years went on, I got bigger and bigger, and in your head you tell yourself, ‘Oh, I’m not that big.’”

That day he vowed to do something about it. Freshman year of college would mark the beginning of Lewin’s lifestyle overhaul, a test for his disciplined mind.

Lewin, who grew up in Jamaica, Queens, said that during high school he rarely thought about the way he ate. He was more focused on maintaining a balance between the “right” and “wrong” friends, and simply surviving, he said.

At Campus Magnet High School, formerly known as Andrew Jackson High School, the popular crowd was also the “bad” crowd, involved in gang violence, crime and drugs, Lewin said. His high school is located in the 105 Precinct of New York City, which is bordered by the 113 Precinct to the west. The 113 Precinct has the fifth highest crime rate in all of New York City and has seen 51 shootings this year according to New York City Police Department.

“You want to keep yourself separate. But at the same time, keeping yourself so separate makes you a target,” Lewin said. “So you have to find a way to be there but not too involved. I hung out with the wrong people for a little bit, but after a while I found other friends. They were people who actually wanted to learn and do something with their lives.”

Lewin said there were always fights, and recalls an incident when a freshman was shot in the head and killed two blocks from school. The victim wasn’t involved in the altercation, just in the wrong place at the wrong time, Lewin said, who partially credits the violence to immaturity and a lack of knowledge.

“You’re so young, you haven’t lived your life yet, and you’re walking down the road and it’s gone; it’s just taken away from you,” Lewin said. “That opened my eyes. Put it like this, where I come from made me a better person because it taught me how not to be.”

Lewin said he had to grow up faster, protect himself and see things from a more mature perspective in order to succeed. He didn’t stick around after school ended because that put him at risk. During a typical day in what Lewin described as a somewhat stressful environment, he would skip breakfast, go to school, eat lunch there, grab Chinese food, soda, candy or fried food at a corner store on the way home, watch TV, and then eat what his mom cooked for dinner.

Though Lewin was never teased for his weight, there were other consequences. When he made the football team at 12 years old and 200 pounds, he couldn’t play because he weighed too much for the division. He’s always played basketball, as well, which destroyed his knees because of the pressure they endured.

And when Lewin began to work out with a family friend during his junior and senior year of high school, he didn’t see any results and became frustrated. He realized it was due to his diet and large portion sizes, but not until his freshman year at Quinnipiac, he said.

About 17 percent, or 12.5 million children and adolescents ages 2 to 19 are overweight or obese, a figure that’s almost tripled since 1980 according to the Center for Disease Control.

Black men are particularly susceptible with overall rates of nearly 45 percent.

Lewin’s roommate freshman year was trying out for the soccer team, which motivated Lewin to get in shape. They went to the grocery store and stocked up on healthy food, and maintained a strict gym schedule. Lewin also did a lot of online research on his own, and said he needed to learn to help himself before asking for help.

Today, Lewin’s diet consists of yogurt or a croissant with orange juice in the morning, a salad with two pieces of grilled chicken for lunch, and a wrap for dinner, for example. Sometimes he’ll throw sardines or tuna between slices of bread to get protein and omega-3 fatty acids. He also goes to the gym four to five times a week for an hour and a half. On Monday, he works his chest and triceps, on Tuesday, it’s shoulder day, Wednesday is back and thighs, and on Friday, he does a full-body workout, such as cardio and ab exercises.

Lewin, a lover of smooth R&B, weighed 280 pounds his freshman year. Today he’s 195 pounds as a junior. He’s just 10 pounds away from his goal weight.

“You don’t want to say that you did it. You don’t want to put yourself in the position to say I had to lose more than 80 pounds,” Lewin said.

“But I’m proud about the fact that I had the determination to get through it.”

He’s kept the quote “unleash your potential” in the back of his mind over the last two years as he continued to drop the pounds.

“I guess you could say it was about being thin, but it was also about being healthy and knowing that I am mentally right,” Lewin said.

“Being as big as I was, it kind of messes you up mentally in certain situations, and you have to be prepared mentally for every situation. To have a strong mind you have to have a strong body. They go hand in hand,” he said.

“If I can be mentally tough, why can’t I do

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Lewin maintains a strict diet and workout routine, and uses the saying “unleash your potential” for motivation. it physically?”

Lewin recalled his anger as he failed to do one push up at the beginning, and said the hardest part is getting started. It’s easy to get discouraged when results don’t happen right away, he said.

“It doesn’t happen in one day,” Lewin said.

“A lot of people start and don’t finish because they don’t see results. It’s hard work, it takes time, and you have to be dedicated.”

Lewin attributes his dedication and disciplined mind to his mom, whose name is Hope.

She always believed in him, and Lewin watched her struggle, but never give up.

He has two tattoos, each on the inside of his forearms. One reads, “Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible, achieves the impossible,” and is for his mother. He said she is extremely proud of him for losing the weight, but always reminds him to keep it off.

“That stuck with me,” Lewin said. “Putting that weight back on would destroy me mentally.” Lewin also said he and his mother feed off each other’s energy, which encouraged her to lose weight, as well.

Junior Kyle Dougherty, who’s been friends with Lewin since freshman year, recognizes the strong work ethic embedded in Lewin. He said it’s incredible that Lewin works more than 20 hours a week at the Recreation Center and the Bobcat Den and still finds time to work out, do well in school, and hang out with friends.

“When he sets a goal, no one is stopping him,” Dougherty said. “I find it inspiring to see him work so hard, no matter what it is he does, not just losing the weight.”

Lewin attributes this quality to his mother, as well. He watched her get up every day and be productive, and said he prefers to get up early and work rather than sit around.

Lewin originally majored in psychology because he loves knowing how the mind works, he said. However, he realized he couldn’t emotionally handle being a psychiatrist, for example, because he wouldn’t be able to leave work at work – it would affect his everyday life.

“He was one friend I could always count on,” said Omar Turnage, Lewin’s childhood friend. “If I need someone to talk to, he would stop doing what he was doing to help me. He always had my back regardless of the situation.

Honestly, he was more than a friend; he was my brother.”

Now Lewin is expressing his artistic side with a major in interactive digital design. He said he can picture himself working at Pixar one day.

“With this major, I can do so many different things. The possibilities are endless. There are so many things that I want to do and I can do,” Lewin said.

Though Lewin misses many of the foods he gave up (he doesn’t remember the last time he had Wendy’s), he doesn’t plan on going back to his old ways any time soon.

“Everyone has their flaws, and if I’m not trying to make myself better I don’t feel like I’m living life to my full potential,” Lewin said.

“And if you don’t take care of yourself, you can’t take care of your family. You have to lead by example, and I want to make sure my children can look up to me.”

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Lewin at his high school graduation in 2010.

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Culture shock

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By Christine Burroni

A Royal Baby Announcement

If you haven’t heard already, Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, is pregnant. Despite all of the pregnancy rumors since the royal wedding, Kate was followed by British media into a London hospital. It turns out she was being hospitalized for acute morning sickness and then decided to be honest with the world and release her baby news.

By Sara kozlowski Staff Writer

Amanda Schaffrick Major: Media Studies Year: Sophomore Hometown: Bristol, Conn.

Looks like: Rachel McAdams

Taylor Swift moves on...again

Taylor Swift is caught yet again with a new boy. But not just any boy – One Direction’s Harry Styles. The two were seen holding hands on the way to a karaoke bar in New York City after the 1D Madison Square Garden Party.

Swift was coming from a gala where she was honored by the Kennedy family. Awkward.

Truth about MTV’s “The Hills”

Kristen Cavallari, former cast member of the MTV show, “The Hills,” claimed the hit reality show was “pretty fake” on an episode of “Watch What Happens Live” on Bravo. But Cavallari said her fued with Lauren “LC” Conrad was real, and even though they were young when the show aired, the two don’t speak to this day.

Photo courtesy of amanda schaffrick

"I don't think I look like her. Her face is thinner than mine and her hair is much different. Last year during orientation, a few people told me I looked like her, but I didn't think that much of it. I think it's because of my dimples and our smiles are kind of similar." candykirby/flickr creative commons

They definitely didn’t stop thinking about tomorrow. Fleetwood Mac decided to tour starting April 4 in Columbus, Ohio. The tour is during the 35th anniversary of the band’s record, “Rumours,” one of the best-selling albums of all time, according to E! News. There will also be a re-release of the 1977 album along with the tour.

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Fleetwood Mac Announces 2013 Tour

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“FEENN-AY! FEH-EH-EH-FEENAY!!”

Most of us remember the infamous Feeny call from one of the Matthews’ brothers or Shawn from Disney Channel’s hit TV Show, “Boy Meets World.” It was one of a kind.

After much debate about whether to make a sequel of the show, it was recently announced that fans will see what happened to Cory and Topanga after the show ended.

Here’s what we know so far: “Girl Meets World” will tell the story of Cory and Topanga’s daughter as she goes through middle school with her dad as her social studies teacher.

It was confirmed by E! News that Ryder Strong (Shawn) isn’t involved in the remake, however there’s hope he will make an occasional guest appearance (yes please!). It’s still unknown if Will Friedel (Eric) or William Daniels (Mr. Feeny) are involved.

It’s about time that Disney did this. Fans have wanted more “Boy Meets World” for years. It was one of the best shows of our time and has maintained a devout fan base since the series ended in 2000. Though “Girl Meets World” may never live up to its predecessor, especially without our teenage heartthrob, Shawn, a sequel is worth the risk so fans can get their fix of the Cory and Topanga love story. –S. Corcoran

Broadway has produced many gems during the last two decades. “Les Miserables” is going on 25 years and has been made into two movies, “Rent” is celebrating 16 years, and “Wicked” was performed for the first time nearly 13 years ago. There’s also been a few dark horses, including “Cats” and “Spiderman,” but overall, the shows were usually original. Fast forward to 2012 where there are not one, not two, but three different non-musicals becoming broadway productions. Ladies and gentleman, “Elf,” “Shrek” (yes, the computer-animated ogre) and “Bring it On” (The music-less teen cheerleader movie that came out 12 years ago) will be Broadway musicals.

During Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, previews of “Elf” and “Bring It On” were broadcasted before the floats began. These two previews exploded on Twitter, as people listed B-rated movies ending with the hashtag #themusical, and complained about the lack of creativity on Broadway.

Who can blame the haters? These movies weren’t meant to be musicals.

However, this is no new trick for the industry. Last year, “Catch Me If You Can” and “Sister Act” were performed on stage, as well as “Cry Baby,” “Legally Blonde,” and a plethora of Disney gold mines. It seems Broadway is running out of movies to recreate. Where have all the playwrights gone?

Maybe next year they’ll move on to replicating television. “Jersey Shore: The Musical,” anyone? Send my regards to Broadway. –A. Wagner

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To the dismay of teens of the late 1980s to early 90s, our favorite high school wrestler, A.C. Slater, or Mario Lopez, got married this past weekend. Unfortunately, his wife isn’t Jessie Spano, but longtime love Courtney Mazza. The two were married in Punta Mita, Mexico and their bridal party included Eva Longoria. There with 150 guests, as well.

Rob Kardashian tweets his exgirlfriend’s woes.

On Monday, Rob Kardashian tweeted, and quickly deleted, “She cheated on me with nearly 20 dudes while we were together, I wonder how many she will sleep with now that we apart? But I mean 20?!!!” according to “E! News.”

We can assume this tweet was directed toward’s Rob’s ex, Rita Ora. This resulted in the trending topic “Rita Whora” on Twitter.

Ashton Kutcher will play Steve Jobs

Kutcher will star as Steve Jobs in his biopic due out in late May. The film is based on Walter Isaacson’s biography of the founder and former CEO of Apple who passed away in October 2011.

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If I had 550 million dollars...

Faith Goumas P O WE R ball By hannah alegbeleye Staff Writer

Powerball jackpot fever struck the nation last week as millions of Americans rushed to their local convenience store hoping to buy a winning ticket. Total winnings reached $550 million, roughly $360 million after taxes. Five balls are picked from a vat of 59, and then one more ball (the Powerball) is picked from a vat of 35. Cornelius Nelan, professor of mathematics, said the chances of winning the big prize was roughly 1 in 176 million according to an article on the university’s blog, The Quinnipiac Wire.

The drawing happened on Wednesday, Nov. 28, and lottery officials said two winning tickets were sold: one in Arizona and one in Missouri. While no member of the Quinnipiac community was able to cash in, this is what your fellow Bobcats would have spent the money on.

Stephanie Bourdeau I would probably faint. After I recovered, I would then buy twin ligers, buy a mansion, pay off any and all debts and loans, and then start spending recklessly.

Biomedical Sciences | Sophomore Queens, N.Y.

Mike Hale

I would put restaurants that serve real food on the fifth floor of the York Hill parking garage. I would also start an airline business, which didn’t have frequent flyer miles but instead gave every passenger a handle.

Management | Junior South Windsor, Conn.

I’d first pay off my sister’s law school loans, force my parents to retire, and move them to the Florida Keys. I’d also make a sizeable donate to the American Cancer Society. Then, I would hire a financial advisor to make some smart investments and buy my way on to the “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” Lastly, I would buy Aunchies.

Caitlyn Maio Lindsay Smith

I would save it for my future. To buy a car, a home, the necessities... I’d save it for Public Relations | Senior | Oxford, Conn. my kids future, donate $100 million to charity, and go on vacation to places that I’ve never been.

Ashley Kivela

I would pay my parents back for all the college loans they had to take out to pay for my sister and I, and pay off the mortgage on their house. I’d also make major donations to organizations, such as the Human Rights Campaign, the Trevor Project, and the LGBT community. After that, I would just try and live comfortably and then leave the rest in a bank account for my future family.

Communications | Sophomore Shoreham, N.Y.

Gaby Catalano

I would buy a rather large house for my family and me. I would also pull a Matt Damon and buy a zoo because I would have the necessary funds and I really like giraffes. I’ve always been a lover of the arts and I’d like to donate an History, MAT | Junior | New Milford, Conn. entire wing to the Met that would only showcase crayon and marker drawings of cats and dogs. I would also donate some of the money to numerous charities and I would buy my own private island, get Q.U. organizations that are near and dear to a stadium with a swimming pool, donate to my heart. Lastly, I would buy myself a numerous charities, and with the money left, fancy and majestic replica bronze Bobcat I’d buy the Toronto Raptors. for my front lawn.

I would definitely give a couple million to each of my family members and my friends who have always been there for me. I would give to a bunch of good causes. I would travel the world; buy cars, clothes, and a house and summer home. Pay off my outrageous school bills, (thanks Quinnipiac) and go to a million Eminem and Macklemore concerts.

Diagnostic Imaging | Senior Southbury, Conn.

This Powerball, $550 million, would pay for:

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English | Senior | Basking Ridge, N.J.

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Student production Swimming in the Shadows satisfies

By Jen Esposito Staff Writer

A crush, infatuation, love; is there really a difference? Maybe not, but Barb insists there is when Nick, who’s always falling in love after mere hours of meeting someone, claims he’s in love yet again.

But this time it’s with a shark, and he takes a relationship’s boundaries to the next level in a comedic, yet serious, performance of “Swimming in the Shallows.”

“Swimming” is Quinnipiac’s Fourth Wall Theater Group’s first production of the year, and was performed from Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 in the Black Box in the College of Arts and Sciences. It was completely student run, and directed by senior Melissa Mullaney.

“When I first read it, I just couldn’t stop laughing,” Mullaney said. “I thought it was a good story for college.”

Set in Twig, R.I., the play focuses

on the relationships between a group of five friends. Carla Carla and Donna are a lesbian couple struggling to take their relationship to the next level, and were played by freshman Emily Gerrish and senior Lorraine D’Sa respectively. Barb, played by junior Alyssa Dunn, is experimenting with the Buddhist idea of only having eight items in her life, which creates tension in her relationship with her husband, Bob, who’s played by junior Mark Regini. The character Nick, played by sophomore Alec Farquharson, has a history of onenight stands and can’t seem to find real love until he meets a shark at the aquarium where Donna works.

“So the one really hard part about this was the fact that each line was one after the other and quick conversation,” D’Sa said. “Like you had to know your line precisely so the other person would be able to respond to you. Each line was a cue for the next line.”

The play moved quickly and had the audience laughing as Barb went on neurotic rants about having too much stuff. She offered to give her dishwasher away, pushing Bob’s frustration to new heights. Freshman Gerard Lisella played the role of the shark, and ran (or “swam”) in circles on stage, repeating “swim swim swim” and acting like he ran into the aquarium’s glass.

“I thought the show was really funny,” senior Kristen Banaszak said. “I liked it a lot because the actors had really good comedic timing and the script was really good. It’s silly but it’s kind of serious at the same time.”

Despite being a comedy in nature, the show had a serious message. The humanness of relationships and all of their imperfections was showcased through the expressive dialogue. In the beginning, Carla Carla debated accepting Donna’s marriage proposal. Nick told her

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Alec Farquharson and Alyssa Dunn rehearse “Swimming in the Shadows,” which ran last weekend in CAS’s Black Box theater. she was forgetting the difficulties of finding love, and Carla Carla responded by saying Nick was always in love and didn’t understand its real meaning. Nick asked how often his love was reciprocated, which resonated with Carla Carla and made her

realize she wanted to marry Donna.

Whether we fall in love with a man, woman, or, in this case, a shark, “Swimming in the Shallows” expressed how everyone goes through similar struggles in relationships, and finding love is rare.

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Acrobatics & tumbling continues growth Quinnipiac to host 2013 NCATA Championships

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The Quinnipiac acrobatics & tumbling team performs in the team routine in last season’s home matchup against Maryland.

By matt Eisenberg Managing Editor

As a sport, acrobatics & tumbling has transitioned many times over the past few years, from the scoring system to the teams involved to the name itself. But one of the biggest things it has done is changed the identity of the sport formerly known as competitive cheerleading.

“I think the difference is already established. We don’t cheer and we don’t lead,” Quinnipiac acrobatics & tumbling head coach Mary Ann Powers said.

Powers, in her 15th season at Quinnipiac, became one of the founding coaches of the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association. It has yet to be recognized as an NCAA emerging sport, but its mission is to become a fullysanctioned NCAA sport.

Quinnipiac brought on acrobatics & tumbling because of Title IX and is one of the six founding members of the NCATA. While it is just in the third year known as acrobatics & tumbling (it used to be called stunts & tumbling), the program has taken a big step toward advancing the sport. The TD Bank Sports Center will host the NCATA Championships in April, something that will help the sport gain its own identity, according to Powers.

“I’m hoping that at a local level that it brings the renaming of the

sport from competitive cheer to acrobatics & tumbling because there’s some confusion out there,” Powers said.

There is a definitive difference between cheerleading, competitive cheerleading and acrobatics & tumbling, according to the NCATA. The main purpose of cheerleading is to support.

Competitive cheerleading consists of just one team routine that lasts 2:30 that is judged based on several different categories from skill execution to uniforms. Acrobatics & tumbling is an evolution of competitive cheerleading. It takes on the team routine and adds five other events: compulsory, acro, pyramid, toss and tumbling. Each event tests the players’ skills and execution.

“To have it isolated as a sport, the skill sets, the competitiveness aspect of cheerleading is acrobatics & tumbling,” Powers said. “When you put down the pom poms and put down the signs, you’re left with the skill sets, which have the governance of trainers and sports medicine people and strength and conditioning coaches, and it’s a good thing.”

To Powers, being able to host the event will be crucial in allowing people, especially around Hamden, to see what acrobatics & tumbling is actually about. Powers said she has plans to get the local community, from youth gymnastics organizations to high schools,

to see the event.

Baylor hosted the championships last year, and the University of Oregon two years ago.

“I like traveling a lot, but it’s going to be so nice … it’s new to Quinnipiac,” senior captain Christina Lasto said. “Quinnipiac’s never held it before, and I think there’s going to be a lot of excitement.”

Quinnipiac, Fairmont State, Azusa Pacific, Baylor, Oregon and Maryland all helped implement the NCATA, but Maryland has since dropped the program to budget cuts. However, UMass Dartmouth added the sport for the 2012-13 season, while Kings College (N.C.) and Alderson-Broaddus College will also add it in 2013-14. Powers said more schools are in talks adding the sport.

“I’m curious to see what’s going to happen in the future of the sport down the road as we keep on picking up more schools,” Powers said.

By adding new teams each year, the bid process for future hosts of the national championship can change.

According to Powers, this could be the last year when the championship is this small.

“Each year it grows and each year, whether it’s a new school or the scoring system is getting revised, there’s some improvement made,” Lasto said.

The NCATA does not intend to have players crossover and participate in multiple sports, but rather

wants to create new opportunities for female student-athletes. So far, it has.

Former assistant coach Jacqueline Svadeba, who played at the University of Oregon, left Quinnipiac to take a head coaching position at Alderson-Broaddus College, which will add the sport for the 2013-14 season. Erin Trotman, the Bobcats’ acrobatics & tumbling captain last year, will take over for Svadeba as an assistant coach, as well as Manny Bonilla, head coach and general manager of the Cheshire Acrobatic Training School of Gymnastics.

“There are so many opportunities outside of this, too, and I think because people are growing up and graduating in this format, they can bring it to all other different places,” Lasto said.

Added Powers: “We were pioneers, but what it means is that other people see that this is a sport that women are truly interested in and want to do it.”

While the sport is young for Quinnipiac, the roster is only getting bigger. Twenty-four of the 29 players on last year’s team were underclassmen. This year’s team has just three seniors compared to 14 freshmen, according to Powers. She said because more people are getting involved in the sport and discovering acrobatics & tumbling as it progresses, the sport is only going to grow.

“The numbers between the competitive cheer kids and the gymnastics kids out there, we’ve got a recruiting pool that is gigantic,” Powers said. “I think [athletic directors] across the country are realizing that it’s a great sport for females on their campus, so they’ve watched it, they’ve watched the progress of it, they’ve watched the evolution of it, and are quite fascinated with it and willing to bring it to the board of trustees and bring it as a sport.”

Two new players will be entering the sport next year: Shayla Rae Kelly, the daughter of former Olympic champion Mary Lou Retton, and Kiara Nowlin, one of the top recruits in the country who has earned four gold medals in power tumbling. Having two future players with such strong backgrounds is going to help put the sport on the radar, Powers said.

“One’s a medalist and the other one is a gold medalist’s daughter, and they’ve facilitated their way into the sport,” Powers said.

When the other five schools come to Hamden in April, Powers said she hopes her team will be able to compete in the national championship, which Oregon has won the past two years. Even though the team will be young, it has a different dynamic than in years past.

“I think this year, as opposed to any other year, whether you’re a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior, there’s leaders all over the place,” Lasto said. “Whether you’re a freshman, there’s freshmen telling juniors and seniors to fix this and then vice versa. ... I think that’s why the team is working so well.”

Powers said Lasto is one of her go-to players when the team needs someone to put points on the board.

“She is the person who leads by example,” Powers said of her senior flyer. “She is the person that, if you want to know what it’s like to work hard, you watch her because she’s relentless.”

Sitting next to her coach in her office, Lasto’s face turned red and then smiled.

“I just want the team to do well.

Whatever I can do to help the team do well, that’s what I want to do,” Lasto said. “I don’t even care about myself at all. I want to win and I want everyone else to want to win too, so I will do what I can to bring the win.”

“We were pioneers, but what it means is that other people see that this is a sport that women are truly interested in and want to do.”

— Mary Ann powers Acrobatics & Tumbling Head coach

Lasto attributes her success on the mat to her self-confidence.

“Coming from my high school team, I was good, but then I came here and there were a bunch of kids who were just as good, so it was a little intimidating,” Lasto said. “But every year I keep getting more confident in my skills and my ability that I can do anything that I want to and I’ve put my mind to it.”

Aside from Lasto, the team has two other seniors: Chivone Forrester and Erin Reed.

“Erin does a very good job at motivating people and inspiring them and putting positivity in a situation that isn’t always positive,” Lasto said. “I think Chiv pushes herself a lot, I think everyone sees how she pushes herself.”

Even though Lasto has plans to go to graduate school, she hasn’t ruled out taking a route similar to Trotman and becoming an assistant coach at a school that will be adding acrobatics & tumbling.

“I’m hoping something will work out, but we’ll see,” Lasto said.

Powers turned to Lasto, smiled and said, “It could be here, you never know.”

Freshman named NEC Rookie of the week in first week of regular season Kendrick RAY from back cover While Moore is enjoying what Ray does on the court, Ray is enjoying his short time so far at Quinnipiac.

“I’m still just learning more about the school and getting adjusted still,” Ray said.

“But my teammates and my coaches are awesome. They’re really fun to be around, and very supportive. They don’t let you slack off about anything.”

For now, Ray will continue doing what has impressed his coaching staff and his peers so

much, and humbly look forward to his future here at Quinnipiac.

“I just hope to make an impact on the team doing whatever the coaches ask me to do in the future,” he said.

However, there is one thing he is not hum-

ble about. Ray had a very candid answer when asked who would win a game of one-on-one against his older brother, Allan.

“I would win, definitely,” he said while laughing. “It would be a close one, but I’d give myself the edge 11-9.”

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Behind the Numbers

design and compilation by Joe ADDONIZIO

VIGILANTI 63

“I wanted a number that no other goalie had. I use to be No. 33 because the 3 is my favorite number, but when I switched teams in junior hockey, the goalie on the team already had it, so I was forced to change. That’s when I decided to wear No. 63. I chose it because no other goalie had it and I needed to have a No. 3 in it, so it was the perfect fit!”

NO. 63 — victoria vigilanti woMen’s ice hockey

If you were ever an athlete, then you can remember the excitement of picking your jersey and getting the number you want. But have you ever wondered why certain athletes wear the numbers they do?

Several Quinnipiac athletes voiced the reasoning behind the number they wear on their backs and what it means to them to wear that number.

Check out what’s behind the numbers.

PHILLIPS 3 “My jersey number is three because I am one of three children and my dad, who also played rugby, was one of three children. My grandfather’s boat is named ‘The Three Brothers’ after his three sons and so No. 3 has always been my favorite number. I love No. 3 and it’s my lucky number!”

No. 3 — Tesni Phillips women’s rugby

RIKER 18 “I was assigned No. 8 the year I first started playing the libero position. I loved it and was doing really well as libero so I took it as my lucky number. When we stayed in hotels for tournaments, I came up with clever ways to make my hotel room number add up to eight or have an eight in it! On varsity in high school, eight was already taken, so I decided on 18 and it’s been my favorite number ever since!”

No. 18 — logan riker women’s volleyball

MARTIN 24 “I chose my

number because I really wanted 23 in high school but a senior had it so I went with the next closest thing which was 24 and stuck with it ever since! I decided not to change it because I didn’t wanna be that player who has a new number every season!”

No. 24 — Jasmine Martin women’s Basketball

RUSIN 2 “My number at Quinnipiac is the same number I wore in high school. Athletes have many rituals during pregame and at half time, and wearing my high school jersey number was just another tradition of mine. I was successful in high school with it, and I hoped it would carry me through during my college experience.”

No. 2 — jess rusin fieldhockey

WEBSTER 11

SUPRISE 7

“When I was growing up and beginning to play soccer competitively, my favorite player was David Beckham.

He was so influential and exciting to watch while I was learning the game.

David Beckham wore No. 7 during his long stint at Manchester United and I picked No. 7 at U9 and I’ve never changed until I came to Quinnipiac. Every club and high school team I played on, I wore No. 7. Unfortunately, I had to wait until my senior year at Quinnipiac when No. 7 became available.”

No. 7 — Phil Suprise Men’s soccer

“I always wore No. 19 as a kid, but when I got to high school and played for other competitive teams that number was taken by older players and so I picked No. 11 as an alternative. I think 11 looks good on my jersey and I see myself rocking it for years to come.”

No. 11 — Dylan Webster Men’s Lacrosse

PAOLUCCI 10

“No. 10 has always been my number ever since I started playing tee ball. It’s the number my dad wore when he played baseball in college and the number my older brother wore. Family is more important to me than anything, so I’m glad I get to keep the tradition going.”

PALMER 5

“I wore No. 24 in high school because it was always my number. Once I got here, it was taken so I wore No. 5 for my mom because it’s her favorite number and she comes to all my games. I’m going to stick with the number for the rest of my time at QU because I have been playing well with it and I’m superstitious.”

No. 5 — Zak palmer baseball

No. 10 — Jordan paolucci softball

JONES 15 “Ever since I was a kid, my favorite number has been 15 so whatever sport and team I’ve played on I’ve tried to wear it. I like to think it’s a lucky number and makes me play better, but I know that’s for sure just another superstition of mine.”

No. 15 — Kellen Jones Men’s Ice hockey

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The Rundown MEN’s BASKETBALL Lehigh 77, QU 66 – Tuesday Garvey Young: 16 points WOMEN’s BASKETBALL QU 89, Yale 62 – Wednesday Felicia Barron: 16 points Samantha Guastella: 13 points QU 60, New Hamphshire 53 – Saturday Guastella: 13 points Barron: 10 points QU 72, Rider 57 – Sunday Martin: 21 points Barron: 12 points MEN’s ICE HOCKEY QU 4, Union 0 – Friday Jeremy Langlois: 2 goals Eric Hartzell: 20 saves QU 3, Rennselaer 1 – Saturday Matthew Peca: 1 goal Hartzell: 21 saves WOMEN’s ICE HOCKEY QU 4, Rennselaer 1 – Friday Kelly Babstock: 2 goals Nicole Kosta: 2 points QU 4, Union 1 – Saturday Regan Boulton: 2 points

games to watch MEN’S BASKETBALL QU (2-4, 0-0) vs. Colgate (3-5,0-0) – Wednesday, 7 p.m.

QU (2-4, 0-0) vs. Vermont (4-2,00) – Saturday, 4 p.m.

QU (2-4, 0-0) at Boston University (2-5, 0-0) – Dec. 16, 1 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QU (6-0, 0-0) vs. Holy Cross (4-3, 0-0) – Saturday, 1 p.m.

QU (6-0, 0-0) at Hartford (6-1, 0-0) – Dec. 16, 2 p.m.

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY No. 13 QU (10-3-2, 6-0) vs.

Princeton (3-4-3, 2-1-3) – Friday, 7 p.m.

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Men’s ice hockey sweeps road trip

Move to No. 11 with undefeated conference record

By Gene Demaio and Bryan Lipiner

This weekend, the men’s ice hockey team moved up to No. 11 in the USA Today Poll and No. 13 in the USCHO Poll, following victories over last year’s conference champion and Frozen Four finalist No. 7 Union, as well as Rensselaer.

In Friday’s game, the Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team recorded an upset victory by defeating No. 7 Union, 4-0, on the road.

“I wouldn’t call it sending a message,” Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold said. “We want to get points. We want points every game we play.

Certainly Union is one of the best, if not the best team, in our league. To play on the road here, it is a tough place to play. We’ve had some issues here over the last couple of years.”

Eric Hartzell recorded a shutout, stopping 20 shots on the night. The offense was led by Jeremy Langlois, who had two goals and assisted on another. It also continues a seven-game unbeaten streak and a four-game winning streak against nationally-ranked teams.

“We’re happy to get out of here with a win,” Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold said. “We weren’t at our best in the first but I think Hartzell was good and we got a couple of good bounces.

To hang in there and I thought we played very hard and well in the second and third and deserved the win.”

Langlois scored the first goal of the game late in the second period on a one-timer from Loren Barron. Two minutes later, he was on the attack again, this time assisting on a Travis St. Denis goal. Langlois took a shot from the faceoff circle off goaltender Troy Grosenick. St. Denis then collected the rebound and sent the Bobcats into the

break with a 2-0 lead.

Langlois scored his second goal of the night halfway through the third period, tipping in a shot

by Mike Dalhuisen to make it a three-score game.

Ben Arnt added a tally of his own with six minutes to play to put the game out of reach.

“We were waiting,” Langlois said. “Like coach said, we had a rough first but in the second I thought the forwards did a good job cycling and we were able to get one and keep rolling.”

Langlois’ goals were the 50th and 51st of his career, rendering him the 17th player in Bobcat history to score 50 career goals and the 10th since the team moved to Division I. He joins Bemidji State’s Jordan George as the only active Division I players with 50 goals.

Hartzell also had a historic night. This shutout was the eighth of his career, moving him past Jamie Holden for sole possession of second place on Quinnipiac’s all-time list and one away from matching Bud Fisher’s program record of nine.

On Saturday, sophomore Matthew Peca notched his second short-handed goal of the season Saturday at the RPI Houston Field House in Troy, N.Y., as Quinnipiac earned its sixth straight conference win by defeating Rensselaer, 3-1.

Peca’s goal came at 8:29 in the third period.

After picking up a loose pass, Peca skated up the ice in a race with Engineer Marty O’Grady. Peca beat O’Grady to the net, before deking and wristing a shot past Jason Kasdorf for the five-on-three goal and the 2-1 advantage.

Earlier in the contest, Kellen Jones put Quinnipiac on the scoreboard with a power-play goal, the squad’s eighth of 27 opportunities in conference play. Bryce Van Brabant and Connor Jones were credited with assists on the play.

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The men’s ice hockey team outscored its opponents 7-1 on the weekend in front of two great performances from goalie Eric Hartzell.

At 18:34 in the second period, Mike Zalewski recorded the lone RPI goal of the night to knot the game at one. In the 19th minute of the third period, Clay Harvey added an empty-net tally to seal the Quinnipiac victory.

Eric Hartzell saved 21-of-22 shots between the pipes, while the penalty kill successfully stopped nine opportunities.

“Hartzell was outstanding and Peca makes a big time play and we skate out of here with a W,” Pecknold said.

After this weekend’s action, Hartzell was named the Hogan Hockey/ECAC Goalie for the month of November. Hartzell had a spotless record of 6-0-1 for the month to go along with a .933 save percentage and a 1.27 goals-against average. For the season, Hartzell is third in the nation in goals-against average at 1.406. He is also tied for third in shutouts with three, which puts Quinnipiac at the top of the nation in team defense allowing just 1.6 goals per game.

Kosta among team leaders in points

No. 13 QU (10-3-2, 6-0) at Princeton (3-4-3, 2-1-3) – Saturday, 4 p.m.

WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU (10-7-2, 6-3-1) at Princeton (4-8-2, 2-6-2) – Friday 4 p.m.

QU (10-7-2, 6-3-1) vs. Princeton (4-8-2, 2-6-2) – Saturday 5 p.m.

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Sophomore Nicole Kosta ranks second on the team in points with 30 points on nine goals and 21 assists in 19 games this season.

take us to some wins.”

In its last three contests, Quinnipiac has outscored its opponents 14-3, with all matchups ending up in the ‘W’ column. This past weekend, the Bobcats swept a pair of conference games against Rensselaer and Union, and Kosta recorded four points.

It left Seeley thrilled.

“It was maybe the most complete team effort since I’ve been here,” Seeley said. “I thought they were consistently good for the whole weekend. I think it was our first weekend of the year where we showed up from the beginning,

worked hard for 120 minutes, and put two solid back-to-back games together.”

After squaring off against Princeton this weekend in a critical homeand-home series, Quinnipiac takes nearly a month off before returning to the High Point Solutions arena on Jan. 5 in an exhibition against McGill.

Meanwhile, Seeley continues to have high hopes for the forward.

“She works really well with Babstock, she’s a great kid, she’s talented, she wants to improve,” Seeley said. “Whether it’s system or individual skills, she goes out and works at it right away.”

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Standouts OF 2012 STORIES BY KERRY HEALY PHOTOS AND DESIGN BY MATT EISENBERG

FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

KELLY BABSTOCK WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY | FORWARD JUNIOR | MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO

Women’s ice hockey’s Kelly Babstock, a junior forward from Mississauga, Ontario is the Chronicle’s woman athlete of the year. Babstock has 24 goals in the 2012 calendar year and 28 assists from January 2012 to December. Eighteen of those 24 goals have come from the start of the 2012-2013 season. 2012 was not the only standout season for Babstock, as she currently sits in the Quinnipiac all-time record books with the most goals in a single-season with 30, points in a single season with 59, as well as 29 season assists during the 2010-11. Babstock is the only Quinnipiac athlete to earn The Chronicle’s Athlete of the Week honors four times during the course of 2012, leading both the men’s and women’s sides for the year.

MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR

PHILIP SUPRISE MEN’S SOCCER| FORWARD SENIOR | MILWAUKEE, WIS.

Men’s soccer captain Philip Suprise, a senior forward from Milwaukee, Wis. recorded nine goals and two assists. Suprise has been The Chronicle’s men’s athlete of the week twice during 2012. Suprise led the way with 20 points on the season. He kicked off his senior season with a hat trick to propel the Bobcats over Lafayette, 3-1. Despite being ranked eighth in the NEC Preseason Coaches Poll, Suprise helped lead the team to its first Northeast Conference regular season championship in program history. Suprise’s impressive performance has earned him a spot in the InfoSports: Pro Soccer Combine in January 2013.

COACH OF THE YEAR

Eric Da Costa

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Eric Da Costa is in his eighth season as the head coach of the men’s soccer team. Da Costa led the Bobcats to their first ever Northeast Conference regular-season title. Da Costa’s guidance helped the Bobcats get to an 8-1-1 conference record and a 10-5-3 overall record.

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“I think the difference is already established. We don’t cheer and we don’t lead.”

— Mary Ann powers Acrobatics & Tumbling

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Basketball in his blood Brother of former Villanova star aims to leave his own footprints at Quinnipiac

By Nick Solari Staff Writer

For Kendrick Ray, basketball is much more than just a game. The first-year Quinnipiac guard grew up surrounded by family members who had a clear passion for the sport, which has helped shape who he is as a person and as a player today.

“The first time I met Kendrick was on his unofficial visit,” Quinnipiac men’s basketball head coach Tom Moore recollected. “I saw him play about six games in two days at the end of July and was very impressed. A week and a half later, he came up with his AAU coach and I got to sit down with him. He was a really nice young man, very attentive, listened, was humble and carried himself with a lot of excitement about being on the visit. As a coach, you really like seeing that. He made a very strong impression.”

The 6-foot-1-inch, 180-pound Bobcat guard, who was born in Bronx, N.Y., is the younger brother of former Villanova standout Allan Ray. Allan Ray, who currently plays for the Ratiopharm Ulm, a professional team based out of Ulm, Germany, played a short stint in the 2006-2007 NBA season for the Boston Celtics.

His sister, Brittany, also enjoyed four years of Division I basketball. She also played in the Big East, but at Rutgers University where she averaged 14.2 points per game during her senior season.

Perhaps growing up playing with these two could explain the attitude he takes with him on the court.

“One time when I was younger, playing at the park with my brother and my sister, I finally got my win,” Ray said. “They both shrugged and said it didn’t count though, be-

cause I only won by two or three points. That was always our attitude, never satisfied.”

Moore said that the attitude comes from his background.

“He has been humbled by his older brother, his older sister and his father,” Moore said.

“He’s got talent, and he’s very competitive.

The thing that impresses me about him is that he wants to be good and he comes into the gym everyday with a great enthusiasm, and that’s what you look for as a coach.”

Ray enjoyed a very successful high school career at Middletown High School, which ended on a high note as he led the Bears to a Section IV State Championship during his senior season.

That year, he averaged seven points, six assists and three steals per game and was named team Most Valuable Player. Kendrick was recognized as the 2012 NYCHoops.com’s Top Point Guard in New York, and played his summer basketball before coming to Quinnipiac as a member of the Boston College Eagle’s AAU squad.

Ray’s most notable game thus far was in his first collegiate action, when he scored eight points in 23 minutes in the team’s Connecticut Six Classic matchup against Hartford on Nov. 10.

In his first year at Quinnipiac, though, Ray has made a lasting impression on his coaching staff beyond any statistic.

“I love what Kendrick is doing and how he has handled everything so far,” Moore said.

“To his credit, he’s had some highs and lows as a freshman in terms of minutes, but his attitude never changed. He’s very coachable and very consistent. I love his approach.”

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sophomore : success

By Bryan LIPINER Social Media Manager

Many college athletes fall victim to the infamous “sophomore slump;” playing a worse second season after a successful freshman year.

Forward Nicole Kosta has beaten those odds, currently tied for second on the team in goals, placing second in assists and tied for the team lead in plus/minus.

“Every freshman goes through that overwhelming experience, not knowing what to expect. Coming in a step ahead and understanding how the season goes has given her a real edge,” Quinnipiac head coach Rick Seeley said. “She’s an exceptional penalty killer, and her effort has

been incredible, game in, game out, shift in, shift out.”

In her freshman season, Kosta recorded 33 points in 34 games, including 25 assists, good for the team-lead. She was also credited with notching two game winning goals.

Yet in 2012, Kosta has registered 30 points through 19 games played, 21 of those coming via the assist.

Kosta also has a plus/minus of +21 so far, clear indicators of her strong improvement on the defensive side of the puck.

“I feel a lot more comfortable this year on the ice. I knew what I was expecting coming in, so I didn’t have an adjustment period like I did last year,” Kosta said. “Things are

In Quinnipiac’s first game of the season, Ray played 23 minutes and scored eight points off of 3-of-7 shooting from the floor.

Nicole Kosta improves defense, breaks out in second season

clicking this year.”

This season, the Bobcats have played to a 10-7-2 overall record and are 6-3-1 in conference play, adding up to fourth place in ECAC behind Cornell, Harvard and Clarkson.

Before coming to Quinnipiac, Kosta played in the U18 championships in Sweden representing Canada. Kosta also starred for the Mississauga Junior Chiefs, a team that both Victoria Vigilanti and Nicole Connery spent time with before taking the ice for the Bobcats.

In her career with the Chiefs, Kosta was team captain, while totaling 60 points in just 31 games.

“As she’s adjusted to this level, she’s becoming one of the more elite

players in our conference,” Seeley said. “That’s how she was in juniors, she kept getting better.”

“As she’s adjusted to this level, she’s becoming one of the more elite players in our conference...That’s how she was in juniors, she kept getting better.”

— Rick Seeley women’s ice hockey head coach

This year, Kosta and Babstock have been driving forces to the team’s success. The two have combined for 27 of the squad’s 62

goals, while also serving as the only players with a plus/minus above +10.

“I think we’re definitely taking pride in producing offensively for our time. We’re producing but also playing well in our own end,” Kosta said. “We’re doing better on the forecheck, and keeping the puck in their end more often.”

Connery has seen Kosta’s success first hand, “She’s motivated, probably one of the most motivated players I know,” Connery said. “She’s 100 percent all the time. I know what she can bring, and she brings it every game. She’s there for the team to See KOSTA Page 18