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March 24, 2010

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OBAMA’S PACKAGE By Tara McMahon Managing Editor President Barack Obama called it a “patient’s bill of rights on steroids.” House Majority Whip James Clyburn referred to it as “the Civil Rights Act of the 21st century.” Conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation has labeled it the modern day “Intolerable Acts.” Call it what you may, the Health Care Reform bill was passed by the House on Sunday and signed by President Obama on Tuesday. But what does this mean for college students? Just last week, Obama spoke at George Mason University in Washington, D.C., where he outlined the bill and how it will affect everyday people. “Since you’ve been hearing

a whole bunch of nonsense, let’s just be clear on what exactly the proposal that they’re going to vote on in a couple of days will do,” Obama said. The first aspect of the legislation is what Obama referred to as “the toughest insurance reforms in history.” Thousands of uninsured Americans with preexisting conditions will be able to purchase health care. Insurance companies will be banned from denying coverage to children with preexisting conditions. Insurance companies will no longer be able to drop someone’s coverage when they get sick. “And they’ve been spending a lot of time weeding out people who are sick so that don’t have to pay the benefits that people have already paid for,” Obama said. “Those

practices will end.” Last weekend, members of the QU Democrats visited Capitol Hill to watch the health care debates prior to the vote. President of the QU Democrats Mark Bouchard believes that the current health care system is plagued with increasing costs, reduced coverage and negligence toward those with preexisting conditions. “I was appalled to see that so many people were protesting against health care reform and were so blindly adamant to uphold the status quo,” Bouchard said. During his speech, Obama also highlighted a key benefit for college students -- all new plans will allow young people to stay on their parents’ plan until age 26. According the Students Over Banks,

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a campaign of Campus Progress, more than 2 million previously uninsured young adults will benefit from this provision. Obama said this change will give some security to young Americans after graduation. “Because as you start your lives and your careers, the last thing you should be worried about is whether you’re going to go broke or make your parents broke just because you get sick,” Obama HEALTH CARE, continued on page 4

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Upperclassmen no more on Mount Carmel campus Sophomores to Hill, juniors to York Hill

Murder By Death lead vocalist/guitarist Adam Turla sings during WQAQ’s Spring Concert on Saturday night in Alumni Hall. Joe Pelletier / Chronicle

Murder By Death highlights ‘QAQ concert By Phil Nobile Staff Writer As the sun set behind York Hill, the volume rose when WQAQ’s Spring Concert kicked off on Saturday night. Four bands, ranging from local talent to nation-

ally acclaimed musicians, took to the stage in Alumni Hall, providing a crowd of 190 students and locals with a taste of alternative music styles. “We don’t usually enjoy college shows, because normally they’re set up in lunch rooms or some lazy loca-

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tion,” Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s lead singer Richard Edwards said. “But when you’re playing at a place set up for shows, it becomes an easier and more enjoyable experience.” And the opening band, Myopia, was familiar to the WQAQ, continued on page 2

The Hill apartment buildings on the Mount Carmel campus will be offered exclusively to sophomores for the By Meghan Parmentier Co-News Editor first time next semester. Students who paid their housing deposits were notified of this change via e-mail on March 15, 2010. For their sophomore living arrangements, current freshmen will be offered Mountainview, The Village, Complex 90s and now, The Hill. Consequently, all of the Mount Carmel’ campus’ dorms will be used to house underclassmen. Junior housing includes The Crescent and Westview at the Crescent, both located on the York Hill campus. Sophomore Brian Connolly was planning on living in The Hill next year and is now annoyed he will no longer be able to simply

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walk to his classes. “I was pretty upset,” he said. “I wish I could be living [in The Hill],” Connolly said. “It's a great facility and on campus, it’s very convenient to go to the Café and classes.” Associate Director of Residential Life Melissa Karipidis had not commented on the housing situation at press time. Sophomore Neil Mammele wanted to remain on the Mount Carmel campus next year and thinks the situation is “unfair to juniors.” “Like most students I am obviously skeptical about living up at York Hill next year because I feel like I’m situated pretty well on the main campus now,” Mammele said. “It is also going to be tough going from living in a nice new Village room, which I consider to be like an apartment, back to living in tight dorm-like rooms.” HOUSING, continued on page 4

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Lahey wins Irish ambassador award By Nicole Celli Co-News Editor Quinnipiac University President John Lahey was presented with the 2010 Ambassador of Ireland Award from the Holyoke St. Patrick’s Parade Committee on Sunday. The award is given to individuals who have been influential advocates for Irish-American relations. Lahey, who does not consider himself a nationally-known IrishAmerican, was “surprised and honored to receive it.” Most of Lahey’s exposure is in the greater New York area, but with this award, he is excited to expand to a new geographic area around Boston, where there is a large Irish population. Lahey was the Grand Marshal in New York City’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade in 1997. He has made more than 200 speeches on the Great Famine, and has had several articles published in The Guardian, an English newspaper. Between 1845 and 1850, 1.5 million Irish died from starvation and diseases, and more than 2 million people left the country. “Fortunately with the im-

migration to this country and elsewhere, it changed a lot of places for the better,” Lahey said. “The Irish came to this country and helped build our schools and roads, and helped develop the Catholic Church into an influential religious organization. The Irish touched just about every facet of American life.” Through Lahey’s efforts and generous donations from the Lender family, Quinnipiac has accumulated the largest art collection from the period of the Irish famine, along with a sizeable collection of literature. An Gorta Mor - The Great Hunger is on display in the Lender Family Special Collection Room of the Arnold Bernhard library. Previous winners include late author Frank McCourt, U.S. Rep. Richard E. Neal, and last year’s recipient Patricia Harty, editor of Irish American Magazine. “I’ve moved up in class, it seems,” Lahey joked. “It’s a very exclusive group. “This gives me the opportunity to talk about it with more people and to hopefully continue the education process, so that people never forget what happened in Ireland during that time and that human rights disasters of that kind won’t happen in the future.”

Left, Murder By Death cellist Sarah Balliet; right, Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s lead singer Richard Edwards. Joe Pelletier / Chronicle

WQAQ: Attendance lagged from previous years continued from cover Alumni Hall setting. They had won WQAQ’s Battle of the Bands concert on Feb. 12 at the same location. Comprised of members from Greater New Haven, Myopia brought a metal sound with a contemporary twist. “It's nice to get a band just on the verge of getting huge,” WQAQ Music Director Mike Farrell said. “We can say that we got them here while they were still relatively unknown.” Booking for the other three bands was no easy task, Farrell said, as the South By Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas drew many WQAQ favorites from the East Coast. Past concerts, with talents Manchester Orchestra and Cut off Your Hands, brought bands with a bit more buzz. “Attendance definitely wasn't nearly as good as it'd been the past

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two years,” he said. “Margot and the Nuclear So and So's haven't put out a record since 2008, so even though they're both great bands I'm sure that had an effect on attendance.” Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s, the five-man group formed in 2005, has received numerous forms of acclaim, including an appearance on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. During the show, the band openly joked and brought a light, humorous mood to Alumni Hall. “To those who know us, this is a new one,” said Edwards between songs. “But to those who don’t, it’ll just be as old as the other stuff we’ve been playing.” Last but not least, headliner Murder By Death began their set, belting out heavy rock songs with a modern country twist. “It’s really good being here,” Murder By Death’s lead singer and guitarist Adam Turla said. “It’s nice

to finally play [tonight] after everything seemed to go against us.” The four piece band dealt with several issues before making it to Hamden, including a hand injury to drummer Dagan Thogerson and a nearly-missed flight. “The lady who checked us in at the airport was a vicious sea hag,” Turla joked during one song break. “We could have some great lyrics if she sent in her diary.” Murder By Death, on tour promoting their soon-to-be released record, played several hits from a span of their four albums, along with new tracks from their upcoming album “Good Morning, Magpie.” My Heart to Joy also performed, coming after Myopia and before Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s. The indie/punk band from Kensington, Conn. has been together since 2006.

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QFS brings film fun to Girl Scouts By Amy Maciejowski Staff Writer Beautiful weather on Saturday turned out to be a great day to do some volunteer work for the Quinnipiac Film Society (QFS). The organization partnered with the Girl Scouts of Connecticut to delve into the movie industry. Over the past two years, QFS has co-sponsored events with the Girl Scouts pertaining to the production of movies. “Everything was so much

fun,” said Kayla Murphy, a 13-year-old Cadette Girl Scout. “I loved taking our original ideas, and combining them with everyone else's to ultimately make a movie.” Fourteen-year-old Leah Myers also enjoyed herself. “It was great to be able to go behind the scenes, and be able to act,” she said. At their first, meeting they watched and talked about “The Parent Trap.” During the rest of their meetings, members of QFS

ning to edit their films. “We want to show experience through visual arts rather than sitting in the classroom,” said Caitlin Goldberg, treasurer of QFS. “What we are doing is something that they Caitlin Goldberg wouldn’t normally see and Treasurer, QFS it’s fun to try and inspire the girls.” helped the Girl Scouts write their “I think it’s great own scripts. They then acted out for the girls to see how important and filmed their screenplays. At last teamwork is, even in an adult atFriday’s meeting, they were begin- mosphere,” said Shelby Womble,

“We want to show experience through visual arts rather than sitting in the classroom.”

mother of Girl Scout Lisa Womble. “I hope this activity is able to teach them how to work together.” According to John Kelley, QFS's director of promotions, the partnership goes beyond learning. “There are very few female writers and directors that are successful in the industry,” he said. “Here at the Quinnipiac Film Society, we are trying to change that, working with the Girl Scouts to not only teach them what we know about film, but to pique their interest in movies as a career."

building hope in nicaragua

Nicaraguan students smile for the cameras during Quinnipiac’s Spring Break trip to Nicaragua. 28 QU students helped clear fields and build classrooms and fences for the Alianza Americana school. --Facebook

The term “Spring Break” is an By Andrew Timothy idea which typically conjures up imStaff Writer ages of inebriated college students carousing the tropical beaches and nightclubs of Mexico. However, for 28 Quinnipiac students, Spring Break was spent in the fields and schools of Nicaragua helping the disadvantaged, via the Albert Schweitzer Institute in partnership with the Alianza Americana school in León, Nicaragua. Students spent helped Nicaraguans with projects including laying floor tiles for a classroom, clearing out a field in order to help grow crops, and building a fence around it. MAT students gave teachers lesson plans to use with their students. Students were selected by the school based on their grades, but also their involvement on campus. According to Student Government President Louis Venturelli, “everyone who went on Alternative Spring Break offered his own contributions and complemented each other.” “I was inspired by a few of my friends and family members to do something bigger than myself, and give back to the global community which has given me so much,” he said. “The best part of the trip was building bonds with [27] other amazing student leaders, knowing I made a difference in the lives of those comprising an entirely different community, and most

importantly, helping to give the gift of education.” Senior Colin Wilkinson drew inspiration from Executive Director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute David Ives’ QU301 class “Indigenous Peoples” when deciding to go on Nicaragua Alternative Spring Break (NASB). “After returning from NASB, I am able to look at myself, my personal relationships and the greater world around me a little differently, and prioritize things better,” Wilkinson said. “I have been inspired to pursue a career in helping others less fortunate than I.” Sophomore Matthew Pankey’s future has also been inspired by the trip. “NASB has helped me find my passion and calling in life, which is to continue to make change in the world and help those less fortunate, as opposed to seeking a typical materialistic profession,” he said. Pankey believes watching the news does not do enough to make a difference, which is why he plans to continue being proactive. He aspires to make a trip to Guatemala and continue helping those less fortunate in Nicaragua. “NASB is the greatest thing to happen to me and the greatest experience in my life, and has forever changed me,” he said.

Blue Cross grants Quinnipiac 60K By Glenn Taylor Staff Writer

The Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation LLC awarded Quinnipiac University a $60,287 grant to fund the implementation of two nutrition programs in New Haven County elementary schools, according to an article submitted to the Hartford Courant by Associate Vice President for Public Relations John Morgan in February. The programs were created by David L. Katz, M.D., director of the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, and his team of nutritional scientists. Edward O’Connor, dean of the School of Health Sciences at Quinnipiac, is partnering with Katz to curb the problems of childhood obesity in New Haven County while increasing awareness of healthy eating. The long-term goal of the project is to expand the studies performed in the county to the entire state of Connecticut. “With the rising rate of obesity in the United States – in Connecticut alone, 25 percent of our high school students are overweight or obese – our goal is to deliver a proven, school-centered health pro-

motion program that may be replicated in school districts in Connecticut,” O’Connor said. Nutrition Detectives is one of the programs Katz and O’Connor are looking forward to launching over the next year. This strategy plans to educate school children on how to read food labels and detect marketing deceptions, which, will help them choose healthier food options. The other program, Activity Bursts for Classroom (ABC) for Fitness, aims to provide a simple, engaging, free program that encourages physical activity in the classroom. By breaking physical activity into short sessions, ABC for Fitness enables most children to accumulate at least 30 minutes of physical activity each day. Through previous research, it has been determined that the programs seem to work best at a “third-grade level,” according to Janet Headley, director of corporate and foundation relations. “The idea is that we wish to develop and implement these programs in school, and then evaluate their effectiveness, and then disseminate the outcomes, hopefully

to replicate the program elsewhere,” Headley said. The Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center has collaborated with the Independence School District in Missouri since 2007, when it conducted a study to test if Katz’s programs would offer potential health benefits. Once these benefits were proven, these programs, along with a food scoring system (also developed by Katz) called NuVal, were implemented in elementary schools in the district. Techniques used in the Missouri study will be be utilized in the upcoming Connecticut study. Last year, Quinnipiac had been in contact with two school districts in New Haven County, and still has to confirm that these two districts are interested in participating in the program. Two schools will be selected in each district, with one school in each being a control group while the other schools take part as an experimental group. The programs will be installed in the third grade, and booster sessions will be held in the fourth grade. The grant given by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield will also be used to fund salary support at

the Yale-Griffin Center, whose researchers will be involved in training Quinnipiac faculty and students so they can effectively jumpstart the project. In addition, funds will be allocated toward necessary materials and stipends for the participating schools. “We’re hoping to get additional funding for the project too that’ll help us expand what we’re doing and to really strengthen the parent component because parents have a strong influence on what their kids do,” Headley said. The programs were originally slated to start Oct. 1, 2010, but issues with funding has left the decision up in the air. A project plan is being set up this month by the research group to gain a clear idea of the timetable needed to implement the programs. The Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation is an affiliate of the WellPoint Foundation. WellPoint’s program, Healthy Generations, invests in domestic initiatives that help improve the health and well-being of communities. “Funding such as this is really an investment in the program, and so they’re wanting to take the one

that they think will be most successful,” Headley said, “We were fortunate that, in the proposals that were submitted, that ours was selected for funding.” “As Connecticut’s largest health insurer, we have a unique responsibility to improve the health of our members, as well as the overall health of the communities in which they live,” said David R. Fusco, president of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Connecticut. “The expansion of the fitness and nutrition programs spearheaded by Quinnipiac University will have a direct impact on the lives of Connecticut’s children.” The partnership between Quinnipiac and the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center has been given more of an emphasis since first lady Michelle Obama created the “Let’s Move!” initiative in February. Mrs. Obama’s project also has the specific goal of solving the epidemic of childhood obesity within a generation. However, her initiative is intended to be widespread throughout the nation, as a federal task force has already been established to design a specific plan to deal with the problem.

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told the students of GMU. Professor of Political Science Scott McLean believes this provision will address one of the biggest things college students struggle with after graduation. “While paying off loans, looking for job, and not necessarily finding a job with health insurance benefits, it’s good to be covered by parents for that two or three years,” he said McLean noted that young people change jobs a lot and tend to be very mobile. He believes having more affordable coverage for young adults can really help the economy. “This will open up college students’ options in what their first job can be,” McLean said. “They can have a choice and can afford to do jobs they really want. You’d be able to even start a business as a young person, because you don’t have to worry about insurance. “Young people are very mobile, they won’t necessarily stay in their home state. They can now follow opportunities without worrying about losing insurance.” The second aspect of the legislation Obama outlined was the use of tax credits to help small business owners and those who are currently uninsured. Obama admitted these tax credits will cost money, about $100 billion per year. “Unlike some of these previous schemes in Washington, we’re not taking out the credit card in your name, young people, and charging it to you,” Obama said. “We’re making sure this thing is paid for.” The plan is to redirect money Obama described as “being poorly spent, that’s going to waste and fraud and unwarranted subsidies for the insurance company” and put it toward making insurance more affordable. “Eventually, this will introduce costs to people who have health care,” McLean said. “Obamacare is on the individuals’ shoulders.... it gives employers who don’t provide health care a pass.” He compared this to the health care program proposed during the Clinton administration that put the responsibility on employers. McLean believes that providing coverage for 32 million previously uninsured people will make it more costly for everybody else. “When you consider what you’re getting for that cost though, it’s not a bad deal,” he said. He admitted this healthcare reform will be expensive, but there are not that many alternatives that would be less expensive. “The only way to get this cheaper would be a single payer plan,” McLean said. But he added, if you thought this bill was hard to pass, a single payer system would never be politically viable. Obama addressed the opponents of the bill who question

QU Democrats witnessed protesters in Washignton, D.C., last weekend during the health care reform debates. Contributed Photo

how the country can afford such reforms. For this, Obama referenced the Congressional Budget Office, or “the referee, the scorekeeper of how much things cost” as he described it. According to a report by the CBO released last Thursday, the reform bill will result in a $138 billion reduction of future federal deficits over the next 10 years. “So here’s the point,” Obama said. “This proposal is paid for.” But paying for the estimated 10-year, $940 billion price tag on new insurance coverage provisions in the bill isn’t as easy as Obama makes it sound. Fortunately for college students though, one of the ways the government plans to cut costs will directly benefit students. Beyond health care reform, Sunday’s vote also included an important piece of education reform. The bill that the House passed included the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA). According the Students Over Banks, SAFRA is a bill that will eliminate wasteful subsidies given to banks that function as the middlemen for student loans.

“Today Congress voted to stop wasting billions of taxpayer dollars to subsidize big banks, and start investing that money directly in our students and families,” Rep. George Miller, the chairman of the House Committee of Education and Labor, said on Sunday in press release. Under SAFRA, all new federal student loans will originate through the Direct Student Loan programs, as opposed to the Federal Family Education Loan program. As a result, 500,000 students will not lose their Pell grants and the grants will not be cut by 60 percent for millions of other students as was feared with the current process. The CBO estimates SAFRA will save $61 billion dollars over the next 10 years; this will help fund benefits for students such as increasing the maximum Pell grant to $5,550. “This health care reform will greatly affect college students for years to come,” Bouchard said. “I believe that the bill's passage in the House Sunday night is an incredible step in the right direction for our country and its citizens.”

excited that The Hill has been added as a choice for her next year. “I am definitely hoping to live in Hill next year, but competition seems to be pretty tough for that spot,” Airoldi said. “Just like most other people, I love the idea of having a kitchen area. It would help supplement the pretty meager meal plan that we have now and would make it a lot easier to eat healthily.” Airoldi mentioned her friends were excited about the idea of having a balcony. “We pay a lot of money “It is just a really a year to come to this quaint set-up,” she said. school and we don’t “The space is open and group-friendly.” even have a choice on Of all the opwhere we want to live, tions, she considers The I feel it is unfair.” Hill to be the best and Kyle Nisson, The Village as second because the area seems Sophomore “a little closed off.” Freshman KathHis teammate, sophomore erine Ray also hopes to live in The Kyle Nisson, was similarly “angry” Hill. when the option was taken away to “Based on external appeal, I live in The Hill. like the looks of Village the most,” “Besides the fact that we have she said. “I also like the spread of all the classrooms down here on the Village, across campus. I wouldn't main campus, I have practice down want to live in Mountainview behere and we have early morning cause it is too far away from the workouts that we have to get up for cafe and the classes. Hill is in a good to come to the Rec Center here on central location.” campus,” Nisson said. However, she was against Nisson does not consider making the whole campus underYork Hill on-campus living. classmen. “I am not happy that the only “I wouldn't want to live anyoptions are York Hill or off-campus where else but the Mount Carmel housing,” he said. “We pay a lot of campus, because the other cammoney a year to come to this school puses would feel too isolated, and and we don’t even have a choice on transportation/time needed for where we want to live, I feel it is un- transportation would be a hassle.” fair.” The housing lottery will take Freshman Abigail Airoldi is place next week. Mammele is on the baseball team and it would have been “a lot easier” to get to early practices and games if he lived in The Hill. “We were upset because we weren’t notified until our lottery numbers actually came out,” he said. “We tried to reach out to RAs and [RHDs] but nobody had a definite answer until we saw our housing options when out numbers came.”

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Conservative textbook New housing plan is ridiculous proposal ‘disturbing’ LETTER TO THE EDITOR

I think making the Mount Carmel Campus exclusively for freshman and sophomore housing is absolutely ridiculous. I am now a senior, but I remember my freshman year and looking at all the juniors that lived on campus, I could not wait to be like them and live in the same residence halls they did – Hill in particular. To me, living in Hill is a privilege that juniors have earned. They are now old enough to live in apartment-style housing, but still have the convenience of living on campus. I do not feel like sophomores are old enough nor have gained the responsibility to live there. Simply put, I don’t think

they fully understand how much of a privilege it is and will take it for granted. They have been in college for one year and are now being handed a living situation that emulates the real world. I do not believe they have earned that honor. I also do not think moving all of the upperclassmen off the main campus is the best idea. Freshmen and sophomores need people to look up to and to learn from. I remember my freshman and sophomore years and thinking how cool the juniors were. I saw how they acted and tried to be like them. With all the juniors either living off campus or up at York

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Hill, who are these students going to look up to? As it is now, there are only a few juniors living on campus and the ramifications of this can already be seen with this year’s sophomore class. They do not hold the same respect for upperclassmen as years past, and some of them still act like they are freshmen. One can only assume with absolutely no juniors on campus next year, things will only get worse. I cannot speak for everyone in my class, but I have talked to a few others about this and we all agree that this move is a detriment to our campus and student body. Senior Student

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Welcome to the final stretch! With Spring Break behind us and beautiful weather ahead, Student Government Association would like to encourage everyone to do their best with academics and to enjoy the remainder of the school year while it’s still here! In Student Government news, we are proud to share the following updates with the student body: commencement speaker revelation, programming activities, and end of the year initiatives such as the Big Event and the Student Government Elections! This past week, the senior class cabinet of SGA revealed that Bill Nye “the Science Guy” will be the 2010 commencement speaker. The cabinet handed out popular snacks from the ‘90s to celebrate the speaker – such as Dunk-a-roos, Gushers, Ring Pops, and more. Watch out for class cabinet events coming to a field near you! Each and every class cabinet of Student Government Association will be hosting an event to unite their respective class for a day of fun. The freshman class cabinet will be hosting “Freshman Field Day” full of sporting activities, food and hanging out. The sophomore class cabinet will be hosting a softball tournament, in which you and your roommates can sign up and compete to win the championship title. The junior class cabinet will be hosting an outdoor event, and a possible guest lecturer on leadership and personal development. Lastly, the senior class cabinet will be hosting “Food, Fun, and Kusina” to help end everyone’s college career on the right note. Times and dates for the events will be advertised in the residence halls and throughout campus. March 31 will mark the date of Student Government Elections! You will have the opportunity to see candidate profiles featured on The Chronicle Web site. All you have to do is access Blackboard on March 31, and select the candidates that you would like to see in office. Last year we had a record breaking 2,500 students participate in Student Government Elections – let’s beat the record and make some positive change! If you have any questions about the Student Government Elections process, please feel free to contact Vice President of Student Concerns Victoria Stankus via e-mail. Lastly, Student Government Association would like to thank those who are registered for the Big Event. We currently have more than 450 people signed up and more than 50 community service sites ready for action! The Big Event will take place on Saturday, April 10, and will feature Mayor Scott Jackson as a guest speaker for the celebration! If you would like to get involved in the Big Event, please contact Vice President of Public Relations Jennifer Walts via e-mail. YOUR Student Government Association hosts its general board meetings on Wednesdays at 4:15 p.m. in SC 207. Please feel free to come by and voice your concerns! Live the Legend, Lou Venturelli

By Lindsay Roberts Staff Writer Ah, Texas. I don’t know much about the state other than everything is bigger there and it seems to have its own way of doing things. “The Lone Star” seems to be a perfectly fitting nickname for a state that thinks it is a country. So the fact that Texas’ conservative right wing wants to rewrite its textbooks with a Bible-Belt slant doesn’t really surprise me. And why should we care if Texas wants to remove biographies on George Washington and Abraham Lincoln from its textbooks? What if I told you 80 percent of America’s textbooks come from Texas? Houston, we have a problem. Granted, it is virtually impossible to write history without being a little biased. And maybe the Texas State Board of Education has a point; textbooks do lean more toward the liberal side. However, the need to “add balance to the classroom” is not going to be accomplished by the changes that have been suggested. If these textbooks become ratified, I fear the already mediocre education system in America will nosedive and we will become less internationally competitive. Here are some of the suggestions I found most disturbing: 1. No more Thomas Jefferson. Just forget him. Not only was he the founder of the Democratic Party, but he also had babies with slaves and came up with that whole “separation of church and state” nonsense. Texans want to stick to remembering the Founding Fathers that actually followed Christian beliefs. 2. Reduce mention of Hispanic culture. A proposal was sug-

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gested to expand textbook coverage of Latino history and culture in recognition of Texas’ rapidly growing Hispanic population. That proposal was denied because there is “no need” to draw attention to the fact that the fastest growing minority in the U.S. is Hispanic. Latinos and Hispanics make up around 80 percent of the population in El Paso, but their children’s textbooks shouldn’t acknowledge that. 3. Kids can’t understand fancy terminology. Instead of big, mean words like “capitalism,” the textbooks will explain the “free market enterprise system.” It is a good way to sugarcoat how America used “imperialism” or rather, “expansionism,” to become an economic superpower. 4. Less on feminism and affirmative action that fought workplace discrimination, and more on the National Rifle Association. So maybe you’re thinking, “Who cares!? Kids don’t actually read their textbooks.” But textbooks are the guide for a teacher’s curriculum. The subjects that will undergo the most change if this is passed are social studies, economics and history. It may be hard to remember what you actually took away from middle school and high school, but I guarantee whatever information actually stuck has been a determining factor in the opinions you hold today. If these texts are given to impressionable young students, it could reshape responses to the questions, “What does it mean to be American?” It is a hard task to pick which decisions and events that have made our country what it is today. The most important thing to remember, though, is that history repeats itself.

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Arts & Entertainment ‘Oscar curse’ CAKE strikes its The Chronicle

BOSS

latest victim By Matt Busekroos A&E Editor

Curses are thought to only exist in fiction, but perhaps there is an evil dose of practical magic in real life for winners of the Academy Award for Best Actress. Media reports have run rampant about a supposed curse after Sandra Bullock reportedly moved out of the home she shared with husband Jesse James following allegations that he cheated on her with tattoo-laden Michelle “Bombshell” McGee. These accusations came just two weeks after Bullock claimed Hollywood’s highest acting honor. In the last 10 years, six of the past 10 winners saw their relationships deteriorate just months (and days for Bullock) after their wins. Bullock’s heartbreak follows the announcement that last year’s winner Kate Winslet split from film director husband Sam Mendes. While the status of Bullock and James’ relationship remains unclear at this point, two high profile relationships featuring two of Hollywood’s most beloved actresses have publicly gone sour in a single week. In addition to Bullock and Winslet, Reese Witherspoon, Hilary Swank, Halle Berry and Julia Roberts all saw their relationships crumble shortly after their Oscar victories. Witherspoon and her actor husband Ryan Phillippe called it quits seven months after she snagged awards for her performance as June Carter in “Walk the Line.” Prior to Witherspoon’s Oscar win, the two had been public about seeing a marriage counselor. Less than a year after winning her second Oscar for “Million Dollar Baby,” Swank and her actor husband Chad Lowe announced their separation. Swank infamously forgot to thank Lowe in her acceptance speech in 2000 when she won her first Oscar for “Boys Don’t Cry.” Swank remembered her husband in her second speech in 2005, but the relationship dissolved soon after. Berry has the honor of becoming the first African-American actress to win an Oscar in a leading role, but had the dishonor of splitting from husband, R&B singer Eric Benét, a year and a half after her win. The couple split shortly after Benét checked into a 35-day sex-addict rehab program. Three months after winning for “Erin Brockovich,” Julia Roberts and actor Benjamin Bratt ended their four year relationship. While these relationships fizzled, future nominees and winners should not worry. 2007 winner Helen Mirren is a current example of one actress who continues to make her marriage work (to director Taylor Hackford).

March 24, 2010

TLC

THIS CAKE JOINT

BOSS is

While many spring By Nicole Fano breakers traveled to ArStaff Writer uba, Florida and Mexico, I spent my week in New Jersey. To make my Spring Break more bearable, I decided to visit Carlo’s Bake Shop in Hoboken, N.J., made famous from TLC’s “Cake Boss.” “Cake Boss” stars talented cake designer Buddy Valastro, who inherited the bakery in 1965 after the death of his father, Bartolo Valastro. Buddy owns the bakery and runs it with help from his mother Mary, and sisters Grace, Magdalena, Mary, and Lisa. It’s apparent that TLC has brought national recognition to Carlo’s Bake Shop, because the line was out the door on a Thursday

morning. Camera crews were in and out of the bakery filming Season 3 of “Cake Boss,” which is scheduled to air later this year. People in line, clad with cameras, traveled from Pennsylvania and even New Hampshire just to visit the noteworthy bakery. A woman from New Hampshire ordered 16 boxes of cookies, claiming she had a lot of family to feed. Unfortunately, I did not see Valastro because he was upstairs filming, but his mother and sisters were working the counter. Carlo’s Bake Shop sells every dessert from Italian pastries to cakes and cookies. In Season 1 of “Cake Boss,” Buddy entertained viewers by making cakes resembling the Leaning Tower of Pisa, a roulette table, a fire engine and a Chinese dragon. In Season

Carlo’s Bake Shop and the Valastro family truly treat every customer like a member of the family 2, Valastro’s creations became more popular as he designed cakes for Dylan’s Candy Bar, NFL player Justin Tuck, “Sesame Street,” and the U.S. Air Force. On the official Carlo’s Bake Shop Web site, the testimonial reads, “Every customer is treated like part of the family. For a special treat or a cake for any occasion, pay us a visit, stay a while, and allow us to share with you the time honored tradition that has made us what we are today. We are worth the trip!” Carlo’s Bake Shop and the Valastro family truly treat every customer like a member of the family. Buddy’s mother, Mary Valastro, took pictures with customers and thanked them for coming with a big hug. It was refreshing to see a famous family exude humility and kindness. The homemade pastries and cookies were absolutely delicious; the trip to Carlo’s Bake Shop was both entertaining and tasty.

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RAVE of the week

March 24, 2010 MOVIE REVIEW

Culture Shock

‘The Real Housewives of NYC’

Walt Disney Pictures

Bravo

Forget Orange County, Atlanta and yes, even New Jersey, because Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of New York City” is the best edition of the longrunning reality series. While NYC lacks an amazing original tune like “Tardy for the Party,” or trashy dinner parties where flipping tables is no big deal, the cattiness in NYC has only escalated to fun and frothy new heights in its third season. Whether it is Ramona Singer’s (a.k.a. “Crazy Eyes”) husband Mario calling recently divorced Countess LuAnn de Lesseps “Countless” or Bethenny Frankel telling former BFF Jill Zarin to “get a hobby,” the housewives in NYC are beginning to unravel. The dissolution of Bethenny and Jill’s friendship is most disappointing. Last season, the two were inseparable and entertaining to watch together, but it has become clear that battle lines have been drawn. It is evident Bethenny is ready for her own series (though it’s her interaction and commentary on the other housewives which makes her such an entertaining personality to begin with). The personalities of the six women combined make the show as good as it is and each woman has equally added her fair share of drama at one point or another (compared to some unnamed personalities in other editions, who are just dull). Kudos to Bravo for keeping the original cast intact for three seasons because it has paid off. --MB

WRECK

of the week

Lady GaGa ‘Telephone’ video

Interscope Records

The nine and a half minute video for Lady GaGa’s latest single “Telephone” is one of the most self-indulgent pieces of garbage created for the dying music video genre. While the actual single is a fun dance tune, the video does not improve on the song whatsoever. Lady GaGa sports cans of Diet Coke in her hair and even lit cigarettes as eye wear. The plot is random as GaGa attempts to escape from prison. Without fail, Beyoncé comes to GaGa’s rescue from the lesbianic jail cell she called home. GaGa and Beyoncé share an ambiguous relationship that can only be described as weird. The two go out of their way to push boundaries and end up poisoning an entire diner of customers. Directed by Jonas Åkerlund, “Telephone” features recreations of moments from feature films, including “Thelma and Louise,” “Chicago” and “Death Becomes Her.” GaGa and Beyoncé drive away similar to “Thelma and Louise” after poisoning the patrons in the diner and the video ends indicating a sequel is forthcoming. It was recently announced that Lady GaGa will release “Alejandro” as her next single and the story will presumably continue in that video. GaGa’s efforts to make the music video an event has not gone unnoticed and it is refreshing to see an artist actually try to resurrect it; however, the poor acting, dialogue and terrible storyline completely counteract anything the pop star tried to accomplish. --MB

quoteworthy

Back in ‘Wonderland’ Director Tim Burton re-imagines Lewis Carroll’s classic novel

The Mad Hatter explains to a confused and annoyed Alice that an intuitive document called In Tim Burton’s revamp the Oraculum predicted that Alice of Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in would return to Wonderland to Wonderland,” Alice Kingsley finds defeat the big-headed Red Queen herself late for a very important of Hearts (Helena Bonham Carter) date once again. and restore power to the Red The movie opens with 6-year- Queen’s likeable sister The White old Alice, who has a nightmare Queen (Anne Hathaway). In order of falling down a hole and seeing to do that Alice must slay the Red strange creatures. Her father Queen’s fearsome champion, the comforts her and she asks if she’s Jabberwocky. gone mad. His response is the Like most 19-year-old girls film’s recurring theme: “All the best who aren’t from New Jersey, Alice claims that she is the nonviolent type and Like most 19-year-old girls could never defeat such who aren’t from New Jersey, a creature. The Hatter Alice claims that she is the responds to Alice’s excuses nonviolent type and could by claiming she has “lost never defeat such a creature. her muchness.” Alice responds to the Hatter’s mind game people are.” and accepts the role as the White In typical Burton fashion, Queen’s champion. During the “Wonderland’s” characters and battle, Alice lists six impossible setting are both unique and trippy. things she has encountered since Nineteen-year-old Alice (Mia her visit to Wonderland. She also Wasikowska) finds herself feeling convinces herself she can defeat the trapped in the world of proper Jabberwocky and is victorious. etiquette in 19th century England. The White Queen’s army Alice attends a garden party where celebrates and the Hatter does an she is expected to accept a marriage unexpected break dance. After proposal from a bore named emotional goodbyes, Alice drinks Hamish. While there, Alice follows the Jabberwocky’s blood and returns an all-too-familiar white rabbit in a to England a more courageous waistcoat and falls down a rabbit and outspoken woman, where she hole into a world where flowers, becomes an apprentice to a shipping animals, and insects speak. route company and begins a voyage The White Rabbit, Dormouse, on a ship fittingly titled “Wonder.” and Tweedles Dee and Dum spend The Burton film paints the beginning of the film debating a unique portrait of Carroll’s whether or not she is the same Alice Wonderland and its inhabitants as it who traveled down the same rabbit is meant to serve as a sequel to the hole 13 years earlier. Alice is taken original story. The storyline is both to a ramshackle tea party where original and clever, but in order to she meets her confidant, the Mad fully enjoy the film, you must let go Hatter (Johnny Depp). Although of any previous expectations. Depp’s appearance is fashionably Check out the ‘Alice in flawless, his performance is familiar, resembling Captain Jack Sparrow at Wonderland’ trailer at certain points. quchronicle.com By Nicole Fano Staff Writer

Jessica Simpson on “The Rachael Ray Show”

“I will never, ever drink cow urine again.”

Summit Entertainment projects DVD sales of "Twilight Saga: New Moon" will improve off those of the first film in the franchise. The studio reports that "New Moon" sold a projected 4 million units last weekend. In comparison, "Twilight" sold 3.8 million units.

“Parks and Recreation” star Aziz Ansari is rumored to host the MTV Movie Awards set to air June 6 on NBC.

Patti Smith (“Because the Night,” “Gloria”) will receive the Founders Award during ASCAP’s pop music awards dinner April 21.

Jennifer Lopez will reportedly star in a remake of the 1987 Goldie Hawn-Kurt Russell comedy “Overboard.” That screech you hear is the sound of my childhood being shattered by the probable bastardization of one of the greatest guilty film pleasures.

Wes Craven is set to direct “Scream 4,” which will begin filming this spring with a tentative release on April 15, 2011. Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette are all returning for the installment.

Mariah Carey's planned remix album of "Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel" has been scrapped. Oh, shucks.

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ONBOARD Sophomore brings snowboarding experience to a winning design style

Sophomore Victor Ventura lives life on a board. When there is snow on the ground, the 19-year-old snowboards. When there isn’t, he By Joe Pelletier surfs. When all else fails, he skateboards. Senior Managing Editor And on the rare occasion when none of the above options are possible, well, he designs award-winning snowboards. Ventura was recently chosen as the winner of the Volcom Board Design Contest, designing a deck that “resonated harder and weirder with Volcom riders” than any other, Transworld Snowboarding contributor Adam Hawes wrote. Ventura’s winning entry, seen below, won him a limited edition Volcom snowboard, but more importantly to him, a chance to see one of his designs come to life. Volcom plans to produce Ventura’s design for its professional riders. “They said in the entry it had to be a tripped-out design,” Ventura said. “So I just gave them what they wanted.” Ventura said he had a good feeling about his design, a mix of hand-drawn and Photoshopped layers with a nod to natural forms. “I appreciate the way things are naturally,” Ventura said. “I get a lot of inspiration from surfing. I like to take stuff from the water to design.” A sponsored snowboarder and surfer for Division 26, True Snowboards and Globe Shoes, Ventura has used his design talents to help stand out in the board sport world. “That’s what companies are looking for these days,” Ventura said. “A kid who can promote.” And while many of his friends decided to pass on the college route and snowboard professionally out west, Ventura decided to “play it safe” and go to school. Snowboarder/designer Victor “I wanted an education,” he said. “And it’s been working out. Hopefully I can find a little nook and Ventura answers a slopestyle Q&A do some snowboard design.” Plus one caveat: “I really don’t want to work in an office,” Ventura said with a laugh. Favorite trick? Corked 720.

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ways to keep your wallet full (well, not empty)

By Mary-Catherine Dolan Scene Editor

It’s that time in the semester when students’ cash flow might be nearing the red zone. With only a few more weeks left of school, it’s difficult for students to start making money. If this is case, why not try the next best thing? Save. Here are some easy, painless ways college students can avoid breaking the bank.

Make sure your bank account has free checking and savings. Many banks will nickel and dime you for ATM withdrawals, low funds or transfers and it can really add up over the months. Shop for a bank around your college town that doesn’t have fees for any of these banking features. Quinnipiac University has a TD Bank located right in the Student Center.

Chart your expenses. To avoid a low dip in your funds, track how much money you are going to need to hold you over until the end of the semester. Add up your anticipated cost of food, spending money and entertainment. Knowing your finances inside and out will lessen the chance of you going completely broke.

Set aside a jar or a container in your dorm room for all your spare change. Throughout the day, you accumulate change that you probably just lose or discard. After a month, count the change and roll it yourself (“Coinstar” charges you a fee). Chances are your change will add up to more than you think and you might have enough for a nice dinner or night at the movies on your hands.

Drink cheap. According to AlcoholPolicyMD.com, college students spend about 5.5 billion dollars a year on alcohol. You’re in college--get used to drinking the cheap stuff. Don’t take a credit card when you go out and open a bar tab. Only bring a specific amount of cash when you go out. Oh, and having a spending limit will also avoid severe drunkenness.

Buy your own coffee. A skinny venti latte from Starbucks costs $4.20. Have five a week and you’re spending $21. 52 weeks in the year equals almost two thousand dollars spent on daily cups of coffee from a barista. Buy your own coffee pot, filters and coffee. Dunkin Donuts now supplies their bags of coffee in grocery stores between six and seven dollars.

Be smart about your books. Get your college textbook list early, and buy your books on Amazon or Half.com. The hardcover, used books are almost always the cheapest kind if you don’t mind carrying around a little extra weight. Also, check to see if the textbook has an international edition. These copies are almost always cheaper.

Stay connected at little cost. Skype, Vonage, Google Talk, Facebook, Twitter and MySpace are all either free or cheap means of communication. After you purchase a web cam (though most laptops now come with one built-in), you can Skype with other people for free.

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Sarah’s Style Corner

Suiting Up By Sarah Rosenberg Staff Writer

For the students of Quinnipiac University, this has certainly been one of the most epic weeks of weather in a long time. We have been deprived of that much-needed sunlight; our skin is thirsty for some tan. As I have already seen, many have been unafraid to shed some clothes in favor of bathing outside their dorms. It may be a little early for beach garb, but the smell of warmer weather is clearly in the air. New weather demands new swimsuits, especially when you’ve been wearing the same one since your junior year of high school. Not to point any fingers, but, I am one of those people who have been sporting the coveted bikini for far too long. If you think you need to wear a bikini to be trendy at the waterfront, you are terribly mistaken. Fashion’s top designers have cultivated some interesting one-piece suits that can be just as stunning and eye-catching as the oftendreaded two-piece suit. Slimming suits cut in the halter-top style are all over the place, alongside onepiece suits that reveal skin at the sides and the hips, accentuating curves for women with more of an hourglass shape. The details on such one-piece bathing suits have also gotten more intriguing— intricate clasps and jewels can be found in the center of the suit to play up the material. Embellishments on the lining, zipper details, metallic sheen, and electric neon hues have been spotted from Victoria’s Secret to Macy’s department stores. The ‘40s pin up girl-style style of bathing suits has also been increasingly predominant during swimsuit season. The look is not revealing, yet it is demure

and flirty for those not interested in showing too much skin. The swimsuit is form-fitting, covering the breast as well as a good portion of the thigh. The most popular prints for these bathing suits are fitting for the time periods in which they were conceived: florals, sailor stripes and bold polka dots. Some styles from the Victoria’s Secret 2010 line include criss-crossing in the back, ruching details, and a couple of models with skirted bodices. For those who still count themselves as bikini-lovers, details and styles for this category are limitless. Perhaps my favorite design for a bikini top is that of the bandeau, similar to a sweetheart top. The bandeau top has been a top choice for consumers for a while, including myself. The top is modern, gives support and is an adorable alternative to the conventional string bikini. A lot of times, bandeau tops are also adorned with clasps or ring details in the center. Animal prints, geometric prints, stripes, polka dots, beading, and solid coloring are always available for the bandeau top. Tankinis are the No. 1 middle-ground between the onepiece bathing suit and the bikini. The most important feature that I have noticed in the tankini is the top. The “tank top” in the set usually seems to be made of extreme patterns, lots of colors or interesting designs. The allowance of an eye-catching top gives the wearer comfort and confidence without having to resort to either extremes: a potentially constricting one-piece or a too-flashy bikini. Again, animal prints are popular for this style, as well as paisley and floral prints.

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WOMEN’S TENNIS

Bobcats blank Holy Cross Singles Scoreboard

Virginia Tech 81, QU 61

Mary Wilson def. Kristen Meah (6-3, 6-1) Rachel Cantor def. Carolyn Chandley (6-0, 6-0) Adrienne Markison def. Emily Marr (6-1, 6-0) Sarah Viebrock def. Hailee Lange (6-2, 6-0) Natalie Duckor def. Ivette Konopka (6-3, 6-1) Lisanne Steinert def. Kathryn Wilkie (6-3, 6-1)

-Wednesday (NIT)

Justin Rutty: 22 points, 7 rebounds

Baseball

Fairfield 3, QU 2 -Thursday Ben Farina: 3-for-4, HR Holy Cross 8, QU 7 -Saturday Anthony Cinelli: 3 IP, 3 H, BB, 0R Holy Cross 7, QU 6 -Sunday Kyle Birdsall: 6-2/3 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K

By Maxx McNall Staff Writer

Softball

Stony Brook Invitational Stony Brook 1, QU 0 Heather Schwartzburg: 7 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 11 K QU 2, Yale 1 -F/9 Emily Bellush: W, 9 IP, 5 H, ER QU 4, Fairfield 3 Alejandra Alba: W, 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 6 BB, K QU 1, Holy Cross 0 Schwartzburg: W, 7 IP, H, 10 K Yale 4, QU 2 Katie Allendorfer: 1-for-3, HR

Men’s Lacrosse

QU 9, Hobart 7 -Saturday Alex Marotto: 3 goals

Women’s Lacrosse Cal-Berkley 11, QU 9 -Friday Lauren Matuszczak: 2 goals, assist QU 20, CCSU 4 -Sunday Katie Latonick: 4 goals, 4 assists

Women’s Tennis

Quinnipiac’s Adrienne Markison slams a serve in Saturday’s 7-0 triumph against Holy Cross. Amanda Shulman / Chronicle

Yale’s bats start up early scored their final two runs in the second inning on a bases loaded walk and a ground out to the A fast start from the Yale pitcher. Bulldogs was too much for the Allendorfer cut the lead to 4-1 Quinnipiac University for the Bobcats in the fourth softball team to handle, as Yale 4 inning on her second home the Bobcats lost their final QU 2 run of the season. The game of the Stony Brook Bobcats tacked on another Invitational, 4-2, on Sunday. run in the fifth when Casella singled Center fielder Angela Casella to right field scoring pinch runner led the Bobcats with two hits Julia Sini. and an RBI. Senior catcher Katie Junior Jaimie Iaquinto started Allendorfer also contributed going from the circle for the Bobcats, 1-for-3 with a home run. falling to 0-3 on the season after The Bulldogs jumped out to surrendering four runs in 1.1 a 2-0 lead in the first inning when innings pitched. Emily Bellush and shortstop Meg Johnson doubled to Heather Schwartzburg relieved left-center, scoring runners from Iaquinto for the final 5.2 innings of first and second. The Bulldogs the game. Schwartzburg struck out By Chris Leary Staff Writer

- Mike Quitko Women’s Tennis

March 24, 2010

Men’s Basketball

QU 7, Holy Cross 0 -Saturday Rachel Cantor: W (6-0, 6-0)

“Just let one mistake be one mistake and move on.”

six batters in three innings and the two relievers only allowed three hits to the Bulldogs. The Bobcats posted a 3-2 record in the Stony Brook invitational, winning games against Yale, Fairfield, and Holy Cross. The two losses came against Stony Brook and in their second meeting against Yale. Schwartzberg shined for the Bobcats in the tournament, pitching 17 total innings, allowing only one earned run while striking out 27. The Bobcats fell to 10-13 with the loss on Sunday, while the Bulldogs improved to 2-7. The Bobcats return to action on Friday afternoon when they will travel to Fairfield University for a 2:30 start.

Quinnipiac women’s tennis backed an impressive attempt against No. 37 Yale with a 7-0 sweep of Holy Cross on Saturday. “We did well yesterday,” Quinnipiac head coach Mike Quitko said. “We played an incredibly good team and I think we put it together and did what we had to do today.” The sun was shining as play began with a set of doubles matches in the early afternoon. The team of Mary Wilson and Adrienne Markison ran through their match to an 8-1 victory in front of a strong Quinnipiac crowd. Quinnipiac’s second doubles team, Rachel Cantor and Sarah Viebrock, had their Holy Cross opponents on the run all match as they closed with an 8-2 win. The third doubles team for Quinnipiac, featuring Natalie Duckor and Shawna Sarson, fell behind early 3-2, but had the support of their team cheering them on at the end. The entire Bobcat squad was on the court cheering for Duckor and Sarson, and they responded by reeling off six straight games to win 8-3. With the defeat, Holy Cross fell to 2-6 for the year as unranked Quinnipiac moved to 6-3. Despite losing 7-0 to Yale on Friday, Quitko called it one of the most impressive performances thus far and expected a tough match from the Crusaders. “Holy Cross got a lot of balls back and played real tough,” Quitko said. “They made us earn it and I think we did.” In singles action, the No. 1 singles match had Wilson squaring off against Kristen Meahl. Wilson,

a senior, started out strong with a break and a quick 2-0 lead. Meahl’s serve started to force some errors in the third game and the two began trading games back and forth. Wilson began to adjust her game and picked her spots well. Instead of going for the winner early in the rally, Wilson used more top spin and lob shots. As Meahl backtracked during the rally, Wilson set up for a smash and took control of the match. Up 5-3, Wilson put the set away on the back of her serve and finished ahead 6-3. In the second set, Wilson and Meahl battled early on, but Wilson got her power serve on track and won the match decidedly. Up 2-1, Wilson smoked a winner cross-court to take the game and followed with an uncontested break off Meahl’s serve. Three devastating serves down the middle gave Wilson three easy points and a forehand winner to her left gave her the game. Wilson won on three deep forehands that forced Meahl’s forehand into the net and resulted in a 6-3, 6-1 victory. Quinnipiac posted strong showings in the remaining five singles matches. Cantor posted her second victory with a clean sweep 6-0, 6-0. Markison defeated Emily Marr 6-1, 6-0 and Viebrock also won her second match of the game. Duckor won her single match and the second of the day, 6-3, and 6-1. Lisanne Steinert won her only match 6-3, 6-1. “We have to keep getting tougher and keep getting patient,” Quitko said. “And not let one mistake turn into six mistakes. Just let one mistake be one mistake and move on. I didn’t see it a lot today which is very encouraging.”

Quinnipiac’s Kelly Wall takes a cut in a game against Yale last fall. Sarah Barrett / Chronicle

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February’s finest

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March 24, 2010

BTN BYTHENUMBERS

Out-of-conference games without a win for the baseball team before facing Army on Tuesday.

Baseball

vs. Mount St. Mary’s (4-11) Friday: 3 p.m., Saturday: 12 p.m. (DH Sunday: 1 p.m.

Women’s lacrosse players who scored three or more goals in its 20-4 win over CCSU.

Softball

vs. Harvard (4-12) Saturday, 2 p.m.

Men’s Lacrosse

Strikeouts in Heather Schwartzburg’s last 10 innings pitched for softball.

vs. Ohio St. (4-3) Saturday, 12 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse

Clockwise from top-left: Courtney Kaminski skies for a shot against Robert Morris on Feb. 20; JeanMarc Beaudoin celebrates after scoring the gamewinner against Yale on Feb. 27; James Feldeine yells after being fouled against Sacred Heart on Feb. 6. Andrew Vazzano & Charlotte Greene / Chronicle

vs. Iona (2-4) Wednesday, 3 p.m.

Singles games lost by women’s tennis against Holy Cross. The Bobcats won 72 in a 7-0 shutout.

Athletes of the Week Kevin Benzing

Katie Latonick

Benzing led the Bobcats to its first ever win in the ECAC, beating Hobart 9-7 in Geneva, N.Y. Benzing racked up 21 saves and helped fend off a late rally to ice the victory. The ECAC and NEC honored him as Defensive Player of the Week. He has saved 67.4 percent of the shots fired at him this season, which is tops in the nation. His 6.66 goals-against average rank first in the ECAC.

Latonick compiled 12 points in two games this weekend. Her goal and three assists fell short against California-Berkley on Saturday, but four goals and four assists fueled the Bobcats in a rout win over Central Connecticut State. She is tied for the team lead in points (21) and leads in assists (13). Her 2.17 assists per game rank first in the NEC.

Men’s Lacrosse Junior Goalie #13 Severna Park, Md.

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Next home game: Saturday, 12 p.m. vs. Ohio St.

Women’s Lacrosse Senior Attack #16 Severna Park, Md.

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Next home game: Today, 3 p.m. vs. Iona

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March 24, 2010 WOMEN’S LACROSSE

Latonick’s 8 points sink CCSU By Kelley Davies Staff Writer

By Lenny Neslin Sports Editor

The men’s basketball team left a hungry crowd at the TD Bank Sports Center in despair after missing out on a bite of March Madness by two points. Though the seniors in the crowd – or those who watched the championship game on ESPN2 – have every right to mourn the loss, underclassmen should be very excited for the future. Days after the loss in the championship game, Quinnipiac head coach Tom Moore said the crowd got so loud it actually hindered his offense. At the beginning of the year, this team was begging for fans to show up. The turnaround in attendance shows how important it was to have a breakout season like theirs was. That’s what an undefeated regular season at home can do. Last Wednesday’s National Invitation Tournament appearance gave a glimpse of how next year’s team will take shape. Top-seeded Virginia Tech won by 20 points, but Moore opted to bench seniors – and key cogs – Jeremy Baker and James Feldeine for the majority of the second half. He realized there would be a changing of the guard next season. Of course, beating Robert Morris and a bid to the dance would have helped put Quinnipiac on the map, but competing in the program’s first national tournament, the NIT, was a big first step toward that goal. The national recognition was a huge confidence booster to the fans as well as undecided recruits. Moore and assistants Scott Burrell, Sean Doherty and Eric Eaton have brought in an overload of talent in just two recruiting classes, excluding this year’s highly touted talent pool. Ike Azotam, Tevin Baskin and Dominique Langston are expected to lead the freshman class. Two of Moore’s recruits, guards Dave and James Johnson, showed flashes of brilliance this season. Moore said Dave Johnson has the highest basketball IQ on the team – and he’s only a freshman. James Johnson emerged this season as the third scoring option behind Feldeine and Justin Rutty, and he’s the most durable guard in the conference, according to Moore. Rutty, the NEC Player of the Year, will be a senior next year. So will Deontay Twyman, who gave the Bobcats their last lead of the season with a pivotal 3-pointer late in the championship game. The returning core, the best recruiting class yet and emergence of fans make the Bobcats bound for another crack at breaking into March Madness.

“This was a big win for us moving forward into league play.”

Quinnipiac reliever Derek Lamacchia strides toward the plate in Sunday’s 7-6 loss against Holy Cross. Lamacchia was charged with the loss. Charlotte Greene / Chronicle

BULLPEN WOES Bobcats cough up lead in ninth to Holy Cross

good job,” Gooley said. “He throws brought the kid Kane in who’s got two or three different pitches; he a pretty good breaking ball. We’re throws a bunch for strikes. We’re looking for a groundball; maybe The Quinnipiac Bobcats ahead 4-1 in the seventh and we we can turn a double play there. It baseball team lost its home opener get a little pickoff play on and he didn’t work out.” Down 6-4 in the bottom on Sunday afternoon, losing 6-4 to throws it wild. A base hit, and the Holy Cross Crusaders at the all of a sudden it’s 4-3. But hey, of the ninth inning, senior Ryan that’s baseball, that’s the game, but George retired the Bobcats in order Quinnipiac Baseball Field. The Bobcats (0-12) took a 4-1 I thought the kid Birdsall did an to pick up his third save of the excellent job today.” season. lead into the seventh Lamacchia got Poletsky led the Bobcats inning behind a strong Holy Cross 6 pitching performance Quinnipiac 4 through the eighth offensively with three RBIs. Up inning with no trouble 2-1 in the bottom of the sixth and by junior right-hander Kyle Birdsall, but couldn’t hold on and took a one-run lead into the runners at second and third base, to what would have been their first ninth. After retiring the first batter, Poletsky laced a two-run double to he walked a Crusader, gave up a left field to give the Bobcats a 4-1 win of the season. Quinnipiac opened the year double and walked another to load lead. Derek Lamacchia was charged with five losses to Atlantic Coast the bases. Gooley opted to bring in Conference teams, four to Colonial freshman Spencer Kane in relief with the loss and QUChronicle.com Athletic Association team, one to and he gave up a two-run single and moved to 0-2 Find out why Gooley says on the season. Coach Fairfield and the last two to the an RBI double to blow the lead. his team should “[Lamacchia’s] got a good Chris Blanchard finish atop the Crusaders (4-7). “We just have to keep up our arm,” Gooley said. “He dominated earned the win NEC this season. real good solid attitude, play good the eighth inning. He gets the first for the Crusaders to move to 1-1. Quinnipiac will begin fundamental baseball, get good guy out in the ninth inning and I’m frontline pitching, and win some figuring maybe three more pitches conference play this weekend when games,” Quinnipiac head coach and we got a shot to maybe win a they will host Mount St. Mary’s in a game today. He struggles right there four-game, weekend series. Dan Gooley said. Birdsall took a one-hitter into and you got to get him out and I the seventh inning before running into some trouble. After striking out the first batter of the inning, Birdsall allowed two straight singles. With one out, Brandon McCrea hit a comebacker to Birdsall to give him a second out, but the runners advanced to second and third base. Birdsall attempted to pick off the runner at third, but the ball sailed wide of third baseman Joe Poletsky and the runner trotted home. John Sills’s RBI single chased Birdsall, but freshman righty Derek Lamacchia came on in relief to retire the next batter to control the Quinnipiac’s Marissa Caroleo battles for the ball in the Bobcats damage. Amanda Shulman / Chronicle “I thought [Birdsall] did a very 20-4 rout of CCSU on Sunday. By Robin Schuppert Staff Writer

The women’s lacrosse team beat in-state rival Central Connecticut, 20-4, in a Northeast Conference matchup Sunday afternoon at the Quinnipiac CCSU 4 Field Hockey & QU 20 Lacrosse Turf Field. Senior captain Katie Latonick led the Bobcats (2-4, 2-0 NEC) with a season-best eight points (four goals and four assists). Central Connecticut’s Mackenzy Ryan got the Blue Devils (2-4, 0-3 NEC) on the board first, scoring two straight goals after five and a half minutes of play. The 2-0 advantage was the Blue Devils’ only lead of the game. Junior Laura Iannotti scored three consecutive goals in 1:20 of play to give the Bobcats a onegoal lead. The Bobcats scored five more goals after Iannotti’s hat trick. Sophomores Devon Gibney and Marissa Caroleo each added goals in the 8-0 run while Latonick scored from a free-position shot. Freshman Sarah Allen scored two goals in the run as well. “It was great to see that when we gave some of the younger players opportunities to play; there was no letdown,” Quinnipiac head coach Danie Caro said. “The team played well as a whole and this was a big win for us moving forward into league play.” The Blue Devils scored two quick goals to trim the lead to 8-4, but the Bobcats answered with five more before the break to take a 13-4 lead. Quinnipiac scored seven more goals during the second half to get a 20-4 victory. Freshman Mary Kate Manganiello scored her first goal on the first shot of her college career, while freshman Jackie Keleher earned her first-career point with an assist and registered her first goal with 2:15 remaining in the game. Sophomore Jane Moldovan picked up the assist on Keleher’s goal. Freshman Kayla Hamberry also picked up her first career point with an assist on senior Kelly Bruneau’s goal. Junior goalkeeper Lexi DeStefano made three saves in the game before sophomore goalkeeper Noelle Martello saw action in net. Martello did not tally a save, but held Central scoreless in 21 minutes of play. Central Connecticut’s Erin DeLancey finished with 12 saves. Quinnipiac outshot CCSU, 37-9, in the game and had a 3215 advantage in ground balls. The Bobcats only committed eight fouls while Central Connecticut had 35 fouls. The Bobcats will play host to Iona on Wednesday at 3 p.m.