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Lahey wants black diversity director

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LET THE MADNESS BEGIN

By Matt Busekroos Managing Editor President John Lahey specified his desire to hire a “high quality African-American” for the associate director of student diversity programming position at last Wednesday’s Student Government Association meeting.

Lahey said the university is still looking for the associate director of student diversity programming to work alongside recentlyhired Diane Ariza, associate vice president of academic affairs and chief diversity officer.

“We could fill that position tomorrow if we wanted to but we very much want, now that we have a Hispanic in the case of the chief diversity officer [Ariza], an AfricanAmerican for that particular position,” Lahey said at the meeting. “Even though there are more diverse, different groups that the [associate director of student diversity programming] works with, we think having that person be an African-American is very important to concluding that search.”

As of press time, Associate Vice President for Public Relations John Morgan had not responded to an e-mail asking for clarification.

On Tuesday, Ariza told the Chronicle she wants to believe she was hired “not because I was Latina, but that I was the most skilled.”

“And if I happen to be Latina,” she said, “then good for everybody.”

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NEW CLASS, NEW CONTEST Business and journalism students to unite, create media ventures

By Lenny Neslin Managing Editor Quinnipiac University will offer a new course this spring that allows business and communication students to collaboratively create their own financially sustainable venture.

Teams of students will present their entity to the class, an undetermined panel of judges, and have the opportunity to enter state and nationwide business plan competitions.

In his first semester as a full-time faculty member at Quinnipiac, Instructor of Journalism Brett Orzechowski presented the idea of an interdisciplinary course to the School of Business. After coming to terms, he paired with Instructor of

Management David Tomczyk to teach Media Innovation Collaborative (MIC Project).

The University is calling JRN300, crosslisted with MG471, a “pilot program” for juniors and seniors.

“All students will share instruction and a voice in the direction of their venture in this interdisciplinary collaborative. However, journalism students will engage primarily in content creation and business students will concentrate on business plan development and marketing,” the University said in an Oct. 19 e-mail.

Junior broadcast journalism student Natalie Sgro completed Orzechowski’s Reporting for the Web (JRN305) last spring, the only prerequisite for journalism students. She intends to register for the new elective next semester.

“I think it would be really good to take

WHO: Business and communications students WHAT: The MIC Project – Students team up to create media entities with business models, content and design WHEN: Spring 2011, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2-3:15 p.m. a class that trains you to become an entrepreneur in journalism. It’s very innovative and it’s very necessary,” Sgro said. “By having it here at QU, it’s giving our students an edge over other students.”

The business side is focusing on students in the entrepreneurship and small business major or minor, but there are no prereqCLASS, continued on page 3

Cassino makes WQAQ debut

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Cassino’s Nick Torres, right, and Craig Kampf perform live on WQAQ.

Nashville-based acoustic outfit Cassino stopped by the

By Chris Thompson WQAQ studio on SatContributing Writer urday to answer some questions and perform a couple of songs off of their latest album, “Kingprince.”

The band released their second independent album digitally last October on iTunes and Amazon before pressing a physical copy in early 2010.

Cassino, consisting of former Northstar frontman Nick Torres, relocated to Nashville from Alabama to work with producer Craig Krampf on their first album, “Sounds of Salvation.” Krampf is known for working with other Nashville-based artists like Dolly Parton and Melissa Etheridge.

The band made their way to Hamden after playing a series of shows throughout the Northeast, and offered to do an in-studio performance before their set at The Space.

Torres played “The Gin War,” “Maddie Bloom” and “Amelia” off the “Kingprince” album and mixed in fan-favorite “American Low” from 2006’s critically-acclaimed “Sounds of Salvation.”

This string of shows is the first in a while for Torres and company, who say they just don’t have enough money to tour consistently in support of their latest album.

“I make just as much money as an independent artist as I did with my old band and a record label,” Torres said. “It’s incredible how much the label takes from you.”

But the benefit, Torres says, is the ability to release music at the band’s own pace and leisure.

The band says fans can expect a new EP of b-sides and rarities from the “Kingprince” sessions in the upcoming winter months.

“It’s like, we’ve got all these songs just sitting on our computer, so why not?” Torres said.

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THE MEDIA As of this spring, Quinnipiac juniors will have the opportunity to participate in the interactive communications master’s program.

The program allows students from three majors (communications, information systems, digital design) to interact by working together and sharing ideas. If accepted into this program, students will take graduate level courses during their senior year, giving them a head start on their master’s degree. According to Michele Moore, interim dean of the School of Communications, the change is a direct response to student interest.

HAD YOUR FLU SHOT? Student Health Services has held one flu shot clinic so far this fall, giving vaccines to 1,300 students, faculty and staff. According to Director of Student Health Services Kathryn Macaione, another one will be held before Thanksgiving break to prevent the spread of the virus throughout the Quinnipiac community.

The flu shots immunize against “inactivated virus and H1N1 virus,” Macaione said.

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Thanks to the influence of the Learning Center, any student, faculty or staff member will have the opportunity to work with a STAR to fix computer glitches.

The idea is to keep the owner involved with the repairing of their computer, so the owner knows exactly what is being done to it.

ON A (HONOR) ROLL Twenty-five Quinnipiac students were inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International, the honor society for nursing students and baccalaureates of nursing. The prominent society has inducted 360,000 members across the world since 1922. Each student was selected for their achievements in the nursing field.

October 27, 2010

Need that job? Brand yourself

By Matt Ciepielowski Senior Managing Editor Rahn Barthelmess, a marketing expert, visited Quinnipiac on Monday to deliver a presentation titled “Turbo-Charge Your Career With Strong Personal Branding.”

“If you don’t learn anything else today, I want you to actively manage your personal brand,” she told the group of just over 20 students in the Mancheski Executive Seminar Room.

The field of personal branding takes the traditional approach to branding commonly used by businesses and celebrities, and applies it to the job search process.

Barthelmess’ tips included broad themes such as identifying areas of strength, as well as more specific points like keeping in touch with

“Your digital brand matters.

The person who is interviewing you is going to look at your Facebook account.”

Rahn Barthelmess, Marketing expert

professional contacts every five to six weeks.

Before going into personal branding, Barthelmess had worked for corporate brands including Lego, Miracle-Gro and Texaco.

One area that she talked about in-depth was social networking.

“Your digital brand matters,” she said. “The person who is interviewing you is going to look at your Facebook account.”

Barthelmess also stressed

that if you have a new skill you would like to add, or if you’d like to change your personal brand in any way, it is possible in today’s world.

“If there is something you want to change about what you do or who you are, just start doing it,” she said. “You can learn anything; it’s all on the Internet.”

Greg Tempesta, a senior computer science major, said that Barthelmess’s presentation was helpful for developing a job-searching

strategy.

“She helped me think of how to make myself stand out and come across as professional to potential employers,” he said.

Barthelmess’ methods were aimed at identifying and marketing personal strengths, as well as building up areas that need improvement.

Her ideas for creating and altering a personal brand included writing articles or holding campus events on subjects with which you’d like to be associated.

All students in attendance received a free box of resume paper from Southworth Paper Company, the event’s sponsor.

“Everyone has worth, and everyone is unique,” Barthelmess said, encapsulating the main point of her presentation. “Just talk about what is unique about you in a confident way.”

Orgs help students learn their rights Inspired by New Haven Police Department conduct and the Operation Nightlife initiative to eliminate underage drinking from By Meghan Parmentier Staff Writer the entertainment district, Quinnipiac organizations sponsored “Don’t Get Busted” last Wednesday to inform students of their rights and how to properly assert them when dealing with police.

The event was held in the Faculty Commons Law Library, where a 40-minute documentary titled “10 Rules for Dealing with Police” aired, and New Haven civil rights lawyer William Palmieri, a specialist on police misconduct, spoke and gave advice to the inquiring audience.

“To a great degree,” Palmieri said while addressing the audience, “whether you end up on the ground with Taser things in you or whether you go on your way depends on you.”

Palmieri stressed the importance of remembering the video’s points during an encounter with the police. These points included always staying calm and cool, implementing rights such as remaining silent and refusing searches, never running from an officer or asserting physical force against one, determining when to believe an officer and when they are legally lying, being a good witness and reporting misconduct, determining when one is free to go, and not letting the police in when they do not have a search warrant. “[Palmieri] was super charismatic and very down to earth,” WQAQ General Manager Mike Farrell said. “It was refreshing to hear someone say: these are your rights, don’t let anyone take them.”

The event came in the wake of several Internet videos that showed police officers acting aggressively towards those recording police en-

counters. As the Chronicle reported on Oct. 5, Quinnipiac senior Kenneth Hartford was arrested after recording an encounter outside of Toad’s Place. One week later, five Yale seniors were arrested, one Tased, during an Alchemy Nightclub raid.

Senior accounting major Jason Jacobs is the secretary of Young Americans for Liberty, one of the event’s sponsoring organizations.

“We wanted to make the students aware of what’s going on in New Haven,” Jacobs said.

“Freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors all go to the clubs in New Haven. This is a good first step for all the students to learn about their rights in case it happens to them next.”

The event, which attracted more than 40 students, was sponsored by YAL, WQAQ, Sigma Phi Epsilon, The Society, Life and Justice Club and QU Irish Club, who provided free pizza and soda for the attendees.

Event Calendar Today “Two Faced” Student theater auditions

Tator Hall 304, 7:15 p.m.

4th Wall, Quinnipiac’s student theater club, is holding auditions for their first play of the semester. No experience is needed to participate. No preparation is required, the slides will be provided. If you have any questions, e-mail Matthew.Schlau@ quinnipiac.edu.

Domestic Violence vigil

Buckman theater, 9:30 p.m.

Show your support in the effort against domestic violence with others. Sponsored

by Alpha Chi Omega.

Thursday How do you like them apples?

Rotunda Lounge, Upper Café, 6 p.m.

Enjoy refreshing apple cider while doing fun activities with others like making your own candy apples. Sponsored by SPB.

Friday “Women in Politics”

Buckman Theater, 3-4:30 p.m.

Watch professor Lisa Burns, professor Hillary Haldane and professor Jennifer Sacco participate in a panel discussion of “Women in Politics.” The lecture is part of the university’s Scholarship Committee’s lecture series. The event is free and open to the public.

Saturday Breast Cancer Awareness wig party

Burt Kahn Gymnasium, 7:25 p.m.

Come to help spread breast cancer awareness in a different and fun way.

Wearing wigs is highly recommended to show support for the victims who lose their hair due to chemotherapy. This event is sponsored by Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. and is a fundraiser for the Making Strides Foundation.

Sunday Protestant Worship Service

Faculty Dining Room, Upper Café, 11:30 a.m.-noon Reconnect with yourself and your spirit at Christian Sunday Worship, followed by lunch with the school community. It will be open to the public and will be held weekly from Oct. 31 through Dec. 12. Sponsored

by Campus Ministry.

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October 27, 2010

Clarke’s class breaks QU101 mold Freshman class focuses on charity event

By Marcus Harun Staff Writer All freshmen are required to attend a few events for their QU101 classes, but professor Dave Clarke’s class is planning its own community event.

“I was looking for something different, something other than the written exercise,” Clarke said.

“I wanted something that the class could accomplish Clarke and feel like they can get something out of it.”

Clarke’s students have spent at least the last month planning a charity event as a big chunk of their final grade. “Halloween Bash” is a multifaceted event that includes a costume contest, concession sales and a raffle at the Quinnipiac women’s soccer game this Sunday. Clarke

is also the head women’s soccer coach.

The class chose to donate all proceeds from the event to the Children’s Center of Hamden, a private nonprofit agency dedicated to providing treatment and education to children and families with “emotional, behavioral, psychological and social problems, psychiatric illness, learning disabilities, substance abuse, and family trauma,” according to its website.

“This project, in many ways, is about community,” Clarke said.

“Twenty-three students working together, 23 students planning an event, 23 students getting to know the Quinnipiac community and 23 students doing something for the greater good.”

Clarke gave his class little direction for the event, other than it had to involve the last women’s soccer game of the season and have some greater cause that kept in line with the goals of QU101 and community.

The students created their own leadership structure, starting by appointing Mary Corrado as event leader. All students split up into four committees: Planners, Activities, Advertising, and Food &

Donations.

“I personally have gotten so much out of this while helping the community,” Corrado said. “I’m realizing so much work goes into planning just a little event and that’s something that’s important in life. A paper is something you just want to get done and over with as a student, but this is something we’re all looking forward to and it will be fun for

“I was looking for something different, something other than the written exercise. I wanted something that the class could accomplish and feel like they can get something out of it.”

Dave Clarke, Women’s soccer coach everyone; it’s not just a letter grade.”

After listening to comments from his players over the past few years, Clarke wanted to make his class more interactive, to get students more involved than just writing papers, he said. Clarke’s goal was to advise the class and provide guidance, but not specifically answer all questions to allow students to

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“Coach Clarke is saying, ‘I am mandating you to come to a soccer game, played by your peers, and then, given the spirit of the course, what can we do for the surrounding community?’ That is brilliant,” QU101 Seminar Coordinator Timothy Dansdill said.

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Dansdill said to teachers, “I need you to cover this stuff – but there is still room in the course for you to put your own spin on it.” Professor Clarke is exploring that freedom by interpreting what ‘local community’ means, Dansdill said.

“I am all for experimentation with the course,” Dansdill said. “As long as there’s a balance between the enactment of real life, practical notion of being in the community, and the much, much needed – with your generation – practice in reading and writing and practical reasoning.”

Clarke’s class still reads and analyzes many of the stories in the

QU101 textbook, “The Individual and the Community,” but has focused more on arranging this event than other written assignments.

“I like planning this event because it actually applies to real life,” said Daniel Joseph Depaolo, an active member of Clarke’s class. “You actually go out and do something in the community instead of just talking about it.”

Christian Gonzalez, a student in a different section of QU101, said he would prefer a long-term class project like the Halloween Bash, as opposed to conventional assignments and essays.

“I think it’s a lot harder to plan an event than to write a paper,” Gonzalez said. “With papers, you just have to write a reflection on them, but with an event you actually have to take initiative. With a paper you’re constricted, but with the event you’re limitless.”

The class was awarded a $250 grant through the Quinnipiac Department of Community Service, which will be used to buy food that will be sold as concessions.

The class members tried to make use of the direct Quinnipiac and Hamden communities. They approached local businesses to donate food and prizes for the event, and they chose a charity to donate the proceeds to that was inside their own community.

The event is at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday on the Soccer Field. The Bobcats kick off against Fairleigh Dickinson at 1 p.m.

CLASS: Professors eye cash reward continued from cover uisites, Tomczyk saod.

“Business plan competitions bring in all types of people,” he said.

There are 12 seats in the course available for journalism students, while the number of business students is predicated on the interest level of the students. Tomczyk expects the class will have approximately the same number of business students as communications.

The Connecticut Collegiate Business Plan Competition, which runs April 13-22, is the main target for students to enter, according to Tomczyk, and offers unrestricted $1,000 grants to top prize winners.

The Quinnipiac-judged competition is still being arranged.

“Our goal is to try to get either local entrepreneurs or preferably alumni; entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, angel investors to come and be the judges,” Tomczyk said.

“The goal is to involve as much of the outside community as possible to say, ‘Look, our students are brilliant, give us money so we can keep supporting these people.’ That way we can actually have $20,000 in

prize money or more.

“It’s great to have professors involved, but to have professors be the judges is not going to give necessarily the same level of feedback as someone who says, ‘Hey I actually invested in 20 different businesses and yours doesn’t make the cut at all.’ That’s really the goal, to try to give the students as much real world experience.”

Tomczyk helped start and run the business plan competition at George Washington University, which became a huge success. Each year the competition received more than 100 applicants and one alumnus donated $30,000 in prize money annually for 10 years.

One MBA student told Tomczyk, “This business plan competition is better than the entire two years I was here.”

If the course is successful at Quinnipiac, Orzechowski anticipates expanding the collaborative course to the College of Arts & Sciences to give students in computer science, interactive digital design and other disciplines a chance to gain hands-on experience.

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October 27, 2010

Global affairs group earns charter

New organization plans to bring world issues to Hamden

By Amy Maciejowski Staff Writer Some Quinnipiac students are expanding the “community” so sought after on campus, by creating a new student organization.

The newly developed Global Affairs Association intends to broaden the horizons of student’s knowledge.

The Student Government Association recently awarded a charter to GAA. The group plans to use their SGA recognition to organize more events on campus, GAA Vice President of Internal Relations Alaina Caliendo said.

“GAA is for people who are passion-

ate about global affairs such as human rights,” junior member Julia Meli said. “During meetings we have the opportunity to discuss current issues effecting the world. I joined because I am very interested in human rights and other global issues.”

The organization hopes to bring representatives of Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International, a group aimed at protecting torture survivors, to campus.

“I interned at TASSC International with the torture survivors so I would really like to get GAA involved with this,” Caliendo said.

“It’s important to know about this and how it encompasses a lot of daily activities around

the globe.”

After attending the Harvard National Model UN Conference last February, a handful of students decided to share their experience with fellow students and came up with the idea to form the Global Affairs Association.

While Model UN does play a large role in GAA, it is not the sole focus. The purpose of GAA is to involve those students who could not spend time at the convention through campus activities, Caliendo said.

Members hope to incorporate a plethora of majors into the organization.

“We want to share these experiences with the QU community because we know

that it would greatly benefit the school, and because all the major schools such as Ivy Leagues have similar organizations,” sophomore GAA Vice President of Communications John Massa said. “Quinnipiac University is now a major university not only within Connecticut but the nation, so we know that we have to have this organization to signify the growth of Quinnipiac University.”

Meetings are held in College of Arts and Sciences 1 on Tuesday evenings.

Interested students should send an email to jdmassa@quinnipiac.edu.

DIVERSITY: Lahey looks specifically to ‘African-American’ continued from cover Ariza said the university has a responsibility to be thoughtful in properly representing different types of people through faculty and administration.

The university is also creating the position of vice president of human resources, Lahey said at the SGA meeting, whose responsibilities include the recruitment of all faculty, administration and staff. Lahey believes this position will be “successful,” es-

pecially with the addition of a “high quality African-American” for the open position of director of student diversity programs.

“We are all qualified,” Ariza said. “Even to say ‘qualified’ is undermining that all of us are qualified. We just want to hire the best person.”

Junior Jameson Cherilus attended the SGA meeting and expressed relief in Lahey’s words.

“Words cannot explain how extraordi-

nary I feel that President Lahey is making a conscious effort to increase the number of African-Americans at high level positions at Quinnipiac,” said Cherilus, former Class of 2012 president. “I can finally walk around this campus now with my head up a little bit higher knowing that we will have a total of two high-quality blacks working at high level positions.”

Ariza recognized that the university is committed to diversity, but said they need to

be more aggressive in how they bring about recruiting and hiring a diverse staff and faculty.

“These positions sometimes get stigmatized as a racial position and you want to be supportive of diversifying racially,” Ariza said. “I know [Lahey] wants people being effective. He wants effective leaders. If he can get greatness and they happen to be AfricanAmerican or Latina or Asian then that’s all the better.”

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October 27, 2010

Phi Sig rocks up $10K

By Jenn Lepore Staff Writer

After 24 hours of rocking in rocking chairs outside of Burt Kahn, the women of Phi Sigma Sigma’s raised $10,000 for the Phi Sigma Sigma Foundation, which directly benefits the National Kidney Foundation.

This year’s Rock-a-Thon, held from Oct. 22 to Oct. 23, was one of the best according to Rock-a-Thon Co-Chair Ivy LaPlante.

Phi Sigma Sigma and the Student Programming Board sponsored the event’s activities.

At 7 p.m., Voted Most Random, a band of five Quinnipiac students, performed covers or many popular songs, including The Starting Line’s “Best of Me” and Kesha’s “Tik Tok.” Ian Reibeisen, the band’s lead singer, felt personally connected to the event because his father is affected by kidney concerns.

From 8 p.m. to midnight, SPB

organized activities such as dodgeball and karaoke, and aired episodes of “Glee,” a television series depicting a high school glee club.

Numerous prizes were raffled off, including a date with SGA President Lou Venturelli, a Glee basket and an Amazon Kindle.

Jack Lamson, senior member of Tau Kappa Epsilon, attended Rock-aThon for the first time this year.

“The event is so simple, but it works so well,” Lamson said.

Amanda Shulman / Chronicle Greeks were rocking all night long during Phi Sigma Sigma’s annual Rock-a-Thon.

Obama’s campaign manager slams McMahon

By Matt Ciepielowski Senior Managing Editor

Anna Brundage / Chronicle

David Plouffe, former campaign manager for President Barack Obama, predicts Republican gains in the House and Senate in upcoming elections.

Barack Obama’s campaign manager for the 2008 presidential election came to campus last Wednesday to drum up support for Richard Blumenthal, the Democratic nominee for this year’s U.S. Senate race in Connecticut.

David Plouffe, who has also worked on the campaigns of former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt and Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick, took a swipe at the Republican nominee for Senate, former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon.

He said that while there were many races this year where the Republican and Democratic nominees were very similar, “there could not be a wider chasm” between the two

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“The last thing we need is more silliness, immaturity and game playing, and Blumenthal is the opposite of that,” Plouffe told the crowd of about 20, including several faculty members and professors.

The rally was sponsored by the QU Democrats and the Pre-Law Society. Plouffe and April Lawson, a field organizer for the Blumenthal campaign, both stressed the importance of face-to-face interaction with voters, even in the digital age.

Lawson made reference to McMahon’s financing of her own campaign, saying that while it is difficult facing a challenger with “functionally unlimited resources,” it could be done if enough volunteers made phone calls and went door-to-door.

Plouffe predicted that young voters will become a bigger factor in future elections.

“Barack Obama would have been a footnote in history if it weren’t for people

under 30,” he said.

Plouffe also said that he anticipated large Republican gains in the House and Senate, but he wouldn’t speculate as to how large.

“Considering the economy and the amount of traditionally Republican seats that Democrats hold, it would be an abject failure for Republicans to not take control of the House and Senate,” he said.

Devon Jerome, president of the PreLaw Society as well as a volunteer for the Blumenthal campaign, said that he didn’t think interest in politics at Quinnipiac was as high as it should be.

“Students must remember that their part in an election and their vote are just as important as everyone else’s,” he said.

He went on to say that students could help sway elections by doing simple things such as putting up a sign, e-mailing friends and family, attending a rally and voting.

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October 27, 2010

‘Fake facebooks’ stir real emotions As soon as the “R.I.P.” page loaded, explicit pictures of Hitler, mangled African-American bodies, and the Ku Klux Klan flooded my computer screen.

Because he was black, the scum of the Internet found his tragic death to be a joke.

On Oct. 19, I received a text message By Gina Faustini from my sister informing me that her friend Staff Writer had died.

My sister’s friend took his own life at the age of 16. He was loved and adored by many; although I did not know him personally I could sense he was an admirable person. How could I tell? I looked at his Facebook page.

It seems that young, tragic death is an epidemic. If I tried to list the number of suicides or drug overdoses that have occurred recently in my hometown, I would probably run out of fingers to count them on. After each death follows a Facebook page: “R.I.P. (Insert Deceased’s Name Here).” In some instances it is a useful way for mourners to come together and reflect on time spent with the deceased, but it is also an opportunity for some hateful people on the Internet to have their fun.

My sister called me later on the same day that I received the text message and said “Look at his Facebook page.”

As soon as the “R.I.P.” page loaded, explicit pictures of Hitler, mangled African-American bodies, and the Ku Klux Klan flooded my computer screen. Because he was black, the scum of the Internet found his tragic death to be a joke.

I could not comprehend what I was seeing. “Fake Facebooks,” made by people from the popular websites eBaum’s World and 4chan, were posting racial slurs and celebrating the fact that a black person died. They are being called “fake” Facebooks because their profile pictures are cartoons or celebrities, and they have display names like “Igive Aids” and “Bob Fagget.”

According to the person who created this “R.I.P.” page, someone from a local high school in my hometown put the link on eBaum’s World and 4chan, allowing all of the “fake” users to take advantage

of the page.

People that knew the deceased are fighting back, cursing out the “fake” people and saying things like “What if his family saw this?”

One of the “fake” users wrote back: “Niggers have families?”

The disturbing words and images only grew worse as I scrolled through the page.

I’m not sure when it became okay to disrespect someone who cannot even defend themself, and I know for a fact that I am not the only one outraged by this. Throughout the night of Oct. 19, I saw a new Facebook status every time I loaded my page, concerning the outrage toward these “fake” Facebook users.

Mourning is a process that no one wants to have to go through.

Death, especially that of a young and adored human being, is incomprehensible. Maybe making a Facebook page to commemorate this person is a good thing. People can digitally come together and have the comfort of knowing they are not the only ones hurting. In other ways, I think Facebook pages open up portals for disrespect and hatred, as explicitly shown in my sister’s friend’s “R.I.P.” page.

Maybe it is better to mourn the old-fashioned way – without the Internet and the allowance of public hatred. Or, an even better idea: end the hatred. Why is it still so common, in this day and age, for minorities to have to suffer – even after they leave this world?

What the friends and family of the deceased need to realize is that they are being upset because of some worthless, hateful trash with too much time on their hands. Why let this bother us when we know that the deceased will be forever loved and missed by his family and friends? These “fake” Facebook users did not know him.

Despite the fact I never had the pleasure of meeting my sister’s friend, this situation struck me and will stay with me forever.

We need to do something about this. Maybe QU101 actually is good for something – the questioning of morality, and how it differs among individuals. For whatever reason, people see no problem in turning suicide into a joke – in this instance just because the victim was black. As a community, his friends and family are fighting back against these ignorant people.

The Quinnipiac community is no different. You’ve probably heard it more times than you can remember, but to accept and to love could save a life. Remember this the next time you make a racial joke or say that something is “gay.”

And most importantly, let the deceased rest in peace.

Electives won’t bring you to career world

By Christine Burroni Associate Opinion Editor If we thought that coming to college was a dose of the real world, just wait until you actually graduate. Your “A” in Art 101 won’t get you too far.

The bubble of college is actually the least realistic world that you can live in. Days filled with perfectly budgeted food, little or no income, sleeping in with constant naps, partying Thursday through Saturday, and saving all of your important priorities for Sunday is the furthest from reality.

I remember my senior year of high school when my teachers always said, “you’re going to the real world next year,” or “next year you’re not going to have any help.”

It’s really not that true.

Granted, there is more independence in college, and along with that comes more responsibility without our parents present to solve all of our problems.

I came here to become a journalist, so please tell me why I’m taking art and nutrition? And why is my nursing major roommate taking a classical music class? There really seems to be no reason.

College is supposed to make you ready for the professional world, but with required courses that are the furthest thing from our majors, there’s only hope that we’ll come close to being prepared for what’s to come our futures careers.

As a sophomore my frustration is increased because over the summer I was actually in the “real world” for two months as an intern for a local newspaper. I was in an open office with stressed, middle-aged journalists each furiously typing away at their computers, trying to meet their deadlines. That was my world for two months. I lived in the “real world,” and it was probably one of the most valuable “classes” I’ve ever taken.

From this experience, I learned what it was like to be an adult with responsibilities

and with other people counting on you.

Is there a class for that in school? I don’t think so.

I understand that general education courses are required to produce “wellrounded” students and are intended for us to appreciate subjects other than our major, but it’s difficult. I don’t have patience for art when I know I have a journalism assignment due.

Getting around these requirements is the only thing that will help you gradually emerge into the “real world.” Obviously it’s required that we have to take these menial and time-consuming classes but we just have to have bigger plans.

Internships and networking are key.

So after you’re done studying for your Sewing 101 midterm, create a résumé, talk to employers and become a professional; it’s the only way that you’ll be able to become an active member in the “real world,” otherwise known as the “career world.”

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Professors should rethink ‘no laptop’ policy

By Christine Little Contributing Writer I could not wait to take my laptop to college and type out my papers at my leisure– when and where I wanted. But more importantly, I wanted to use it for taking notes during class. One would think students in college, laptop always at the ready, could take notes efficiently.

I have always struggled taking notes in class. I understood my teachers during lectures–I just couldn’t write as fast as they spoke. And after asking many students on campus, they said they experienced the same issue. Lectures can be rushed in 50-minute classes.

Another issue I have, surely along with many other students, is poor handwriting skills. Having bad handwriting is hard enough when you have time to write something out, and then barely are able to read it the next day.

But rushing to take notes at the pace expected can leave some students with words where only a few letters in each word are legible. If the notes are illegible, how are you able to study for a test?

Typing my notes make them clearer, eliminates eraser marks, and includes a handy spell-checker. Generally the process of typing is much faster than writing by hand.

On the first day of each class, the professors handed out the course syllabus. Many of them had ‘no laptops’ written somewhere on the first page. When I read this, I was heartbroken. I questioned how professors could make a case for not allowing students to have computers in the classroom. But I understood — they know how students think, as they were in our position at one time. They know all about Facebook, Twitter and other distractions on the Internet.

But the Internet can have useful purposes as well. As much as educators loathe Wikipedia, it is a very useful resource when wanting to look up a quick fact. There are free dictionaries online to help students understand words they don’t know. And then there is the holy grail of educational resources, which we use here on campus: Blackboard. Many educators use Blackboard as a resource for students to post their work, eliminating the stack of however many 6-10 page papers they have to carry home with them. Professors here also use it to upload syllabi, assignments, and other useful information for students.

How many times have your professors asked you to get something off Blackboard?

During tests, it is understandable to forbid students to use laptops, as the temptation to cheat would only grow into a reality for some. However, during regular classes it is unreasonable to prohibit students from using their laptops because of the social aspect computers carry with them. Students who are here to learn would still pay attention in class, rather than goof around online. Those who choose to be delinquent are disrespectful to the professor and miss out on their educational experience. If students choose to throw away their tuition money by not paying attention in class, let them!

It is as if the Internet is what renders us unable to bring our laptops to class, and if that is the case, why even have a laptop?

Students should be allowed to use laptops during class, and face the consequences if they are not using them responsibly.

October 27, 2010

Frequency of shuttle stories disturbing A few weeks ago, I took the Quinnipiac shuttle into New Haven repeated calls? Anyone who’s had to wait in line for a shuttle into New Haven on a weekend night can attest to the fact that relations between for a job interview. When finished, I waited

By Krystle Bernier students and security employees are strained. at the corner of Temple and Chapel streets Contributing Writer They may think we’re a bunch of stuck-up, over-privileged for two hours, in the span of which not one, but two shuttles had failed to make the stop to pick up Quinnipiac punks, or sloppy messes who will probably barely be able to walk off that shuttle when we come back. Either way, their personal opinion of students, leaving me alone in New Haven.

I called Quinnipiac Security, desperate to be picked up and students should not take away from the fact that their job is to provide brought back to campus. Security told me I must have missed the bus for our safety.

If not genuinely concerned for our safety, how about liability and would have to wait for the next one, an hour later. When I tried to worry about? College students are, for the to argue that I had been in the same spot for most part, considered adults and responsible two hours, I was hung up on. Finally a shuttle I expected some sympathy for their own actions. Students depend on the was sent. maybe, but what I didn’t shuttle schedule as an accurate form of transWhen we were within walking distance portation to and from New Haven, and as such of the university, the bus driver suddenly expect was my roommate has a responsibility to stick to it. turned around in a parking lot and brought me to shrug her shoulders and the university If something were to ever happen to a back to New Haven–claiming she had forgotcasually say, “Yup, happened student, such as an assault, or if a student went ten her other stops. At this point I was conto me three times last year.” missing as a result of a mishap in the shuttle vinced that although the security office had schedule, parents and contributors to the uniinsisted I “missed” the bus, obviously it was versity are going to be on the witch hunt for the other way around and the bus drivers had someone to blame. You can be sure the first person attacked would been missing their stops.

Enraged, I went back to my room to vent to my roommates. be whoever is responsible for transportation, which happens to be the I expected some sympathy maybe, but what I didn’t expect was my Office of Campus Security.

Campus administration can agree that there is nothing more roommate to shrug her shoulders and casually say, “Yup, happened to dangerous to a university’s reputation than a scorned parent who feels me three times last year.”

Isn’t the whole job description of security personnel to provide that their child is in danger.

I like to think that after repeated complaints and concerns to the for the safety of the students? How am I supposed to feel safe when I have been abandoned in downtown New Haven, and the security Security office, there may be a crackdown in shuttle dependency. If office that I should be able to turn to hangs up on me because of my not, be wary of the next time you decide to board a university shuttle.

Last-Ditch Effort

SGA UPDATE

SGA building ‘Annual Goals’ list for 2010-2011 Hello Bobcats!

Midterms are finally over! I hope you now have the opportunity to take a few moments to enjoy the beautiful fall foliage.

As the weather starts to change, please know that YOUR Student Government Association is still actively working on your behalf. I am particularly pleased with the success of the student voice thus far – having extended hours in the Bobcat Den on the weekends, offering direct shuttle services from York Hill to New Haven, and inviting administrators to our general board meetings to answer important questions that pertain to student life. We look forward to continued success throughout the remainder of the fall and spring semester.

The Student Government Association is also collaborating with 15 student organizations on a day of silence in honor of the late Rutgers student, Tyler Clemente. This day, scheduled for Nov. 2, represents the commitment of the Quinnipiac community in regard to being one that is inclusive and accepting of all. For more information on the schedule for the day, please contact Mattison Skoog via email at Mattison.Skoog@quinnipiac.edu.

Lastly, the Student Government Association is currently compiling a list of annual goals as we continue on throughout the year. This comprehensive guide to the 2010-2011 annual goals of the Student Government Association will be made public within the next month.

Please feel free to stop by our offices and share any feedback you may have. More information will be provided at a later date on where to find the official copy of the SGA Annual Goals 2010-2011.

As always, please feel free to attend one of our regularly scheduled meetings held on Wednesdays at 4:15 p.m. in Mancheski. Our meetings serve as a perfect opportunity for you to come and voice any questions or concerns you might have!

Live the Legend, Lou Venturelli

The Chronicle

Jersey troubles

With a record-breaking 3,000 individuals that barged through the doors of the TD Bank Sports Center on Friday evening, many took part in what the Athletics department deemed the “best Midnight Madness yet.”

The first 700 individuals who entered were given free Midnight Madness basketball jerseys. After receiving the freebie, many individuals promptly left and didn’t return to support the event.

“I was very angry, disappointed and hurt that there was about 100 people who just grabbed their jersey and left,” Director of Athletics and Recreation Jack McDonald said.

The jerseys ran out within 10 minutes, leaving hundreds of students empty-handed.

“I think what we are probably going to do is have people get cards when you get to the building, and just give them out at halftime,” McDonald said.

PURE

Photos by Anna Brundage, Matt Eisenberg, Charlotte Greene and Amanda Shulman / Design by Samantha Epstein / Briefs by Amy Maciejowski

October 27, 2010

Some Madness history Midnight Madness is a pep rally signaling the official start of practice for the men’s and women’s basketball teams. University of Maryland basketball coach Lefty Driesell held the first event on Oct. 15, 1971.

In 2005, the NCAA voted to allow the pep rally to start as early as 7 p.m. in order to accommodate the older fans as well as the safety of all fans.

“I don’t think it should start at midnight,” Suzanne Pawlowski, parent of sophomore student-athlete Jeremy Langlois, said. “I would be asleep if it started at midnight. If the parents are involved, this is a fine time.”

Quinnipiac previously held Midnight Madness at midnight for about 10 years. They switched the time after the NCAA instituted the time change.

“There were some issues with the beverages involved on a Friday night,” McDonald said.

“We feel much better at this time, and we get to have the family involved as well.”

MC Mecca, dancing, singing, and ‘Dougeing’ This year’s event introduced new Master of Ceremonies Bill Mecca. Another addition to the usual events was a performance by ballroom dancers John Midy and Victoria Ricotta. Each addition to the show brought their own sense of style and celebration to the evening.

“I chose to attend because all of my friends were coming and it seemed like a fun night out,” freshman Amanda Cornacchia said. “It’s my first time here, so it seems like a lot of fun so far and I am really excited about it.”

Music was provided, including QNotes performance of the national anthem as well as selected pieces from the Pep Band. Spirit and dance groups also performed routines, including Sideline Cheerleading, Step to Perfection, Dance Fusion, Kickline and Dance Company.

The “Fun Team” organized the grand finale, where the spirit and dance groups as well as the basketball team taught fans “How to Dougie.”

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IT’S ABOUT

HIGH TIME

‘Cash Crop’ documentary explores marijuana industry Call it bud. Call it cannabis, or even ganja. Call it what- By Daniella Appolonia A&E Editor ever you want. It’s the biggest cash crop in America, worth an estimated $35.8 billion.

Northern California’s “Emerald Triangle” consists of Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity counties. Here lies an industry where growing pot is 90 percent of the economy.

Director/producer Adam Ross, a New York native and musician who studied film at New York University, began filming “Cash Crop” in the summer of 2007, unearthing the cultural and economical implications of the plant.

“I was on a different planet,” Ross said. “But in this I found all these real core American values and issues of entrepreneurialism and sustainability and freedom and liberty, and issues like greed.”

said a person interviewed for the film. “Yeah, it makes us crazy, but we haven’t killed anybody; we haven’t harmed anybody.”

Set to premiere in New Haven, Conn. at the Bowtie Criterion Cinemas on Friday, Oct. 29, the release is perfectly timed with California’s Proposition 19 ballot initiative in November, calling for the legalization, regulation and taxation of marijuana. Ross believes there is a good chance it will pass.

However, he believes the hypocrisy of the issue is the main problem with marijuana becoming such a prevalent debate in our society.

“It’s kind of ironic this pot issue is telling people ‘Hey, get with reality.’ This is the reality,” Ross said. “This is a huge cultural thing….It’s not the cannabis or the pot. It’s the abuse. And the country has a culture of abuse.”

Ross compares legalizing marijuana to the acceptance of homosexuals in “I’ve interviewed and spoken with many our nation and the military; one must psychiatrists and people in mental health acknowledge the issues and just move who honestly believe that marijuana is an exit on. After all, Ross said an estimated 15 to 20 million people are smoking pot drug….It’s actually facilitating people to get every day and 100 million people a year off cocaine and heroin and other drugs.” try it.

“There were, I think, 30 million Adam Ross, prescriptions written for Zoloft last Director, “Cash Crop” year. And that doesn’t include Paxil and Prozac and all these other drugs,” Ross said. “So, the whole country is mediRoss said he believes the film humanizes the issue, cated and self-medicated. And this is a plant that’s been used without the injection of facts and statistics just to prove a for 8,000 years.” point. There is no voice-over narration. Instead, Ross lets Compared to what else is out there, Ross believes marthe people, who depend on the industry for their livelihood, ijuana shouldn’t be considered an issue in leading to the use tell their own stories. of other substances.

“It’s a different kind of documentary. It’s more like an “The real gateway drugs are caffeine and tobacco and experience,” Ross said. “You have to kick back and let it take sugar,” Ross said. “I’ve interviewed and spoken with many you for a ride. People who want to hear sensational things… psychiatrists and people in mental health who honestly bethey aren’t going to get that.” lieve that marijuana is an exit drug….It’s actually facilitating Ross began investigating and filming with no set agen- people to get off cocaine and heroin and other drugs.” da. He knew some growers in Southern California, and asked Ross said in times of difficulty, Americans turn to nathem to take him in. ture for answers. At the end of the day, this film is about a What began as a 20-minute short film with some cool plant. But it’s even more so about culture and the changing music turned into a feature-length documentary in high defi- times. nition; an experiential, music-driven insight into the industry, “It wasn’t just about pot anymore,” Ross said. “And with an original soundtrack by Ross. that’s what really touched me and made me realize the more Ross was able to focus on the lives of the individuals far-reaching implications that have to do with so many real in the middle of the marijuana debate.

American issues.”

“They’ve got pharmaceuticals in our drinking water.

For more information about Adam Ross’s film “Cash Here [the federal government] is chasing us down for pot,” Crop,” visit cashcropmovie.com

Amanda Shulman / Chronicle

“Weekend at Bernie’s” director Ted Kotcheff told film students to fight for the integrity of the film when he spoke on Wednesday in Buckman Theater.

Kotcheff gives ‘reel’ advice

By Shannon Hendrickson Staff Writer

The Quinnipiac Film Society hosted “An Evening with Ted Kotcheff ” on Oct. 20, where the film director and TV executive producer shared his experiences and provided advice to aspiring film students.

Kotcheff is best known as the executive producer of “Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” and director of films such as “First Blood” and “Weekend at Bernie’s.”

Kotcheff worked his way through the industry since his early days directing live TV for a Canadian broadcasting company. Kotcheff explained that his parents exposed him to multiple film genres as a child, and film has been a part of his life since he can remember.

Kotcheff stressed two pieces of advice: strong communication with actors and fighting for the integrity of your film. He explained the importance of learning to work with different people, and that each actor has a unique work style. Kotcheff and the event facilitator, professor Liam O’Brien, emphasized that creative story lines and clear visions comprise the elements of interesting film.

“You have to have some view of the moral experience of the world in the back of your head during your work,” Kotcheff said.

Tom Galo, a film,video and interactive media major and member of QFS, was a summer intern on “SVU” and helped organize the event.

“I couldn’t be happier with this event,” Galo said. “It went better than I could have dreamed…. Ted provided great insight and I couldn’t be more pleased. He was funny and provided great information.”

Sara Aniano attended this event seeking advice as a woman aspiring for success in the film industry. Aniano, a junior FVI major and “SVU” fan, asked Kotcheff for his thoughts on the show’s success.

“He said it was because of Mariska Hargitay’s character, which balances feminine qualities of a masculine job,” said Aniano. “I love that he seems to advocate the integration of women in male dominated jobs not only in “SVU,” but in the real world of film.”

FVI major Hannnah Woomer was also inspired by Kotcheff ’s support of women in the film industry.

“I don’t think enough men are as understanding as he is, and he made me feel better about trying to find a job after graduation as a female,” Woomer said.

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RAVE

October 27, 2010

WRECK -Facebook

OF THE WEEK ABC’s ‘13 Nights of Halloween’

Don’t mess with Bieber

Halloween used to be all about the candy, and now it’s all about scandalous costumes. Although our interests have changed, a childhood love for ABC Family’s annual “13 Nights of Halloween” still exists. This year marks the twelfth consecutive showing of the holiday event, which began on Oct. 19. The program shows classic Halloween movies we once thought were so scary, including classic films like “The Goonies,” “Teen Witch” and “Hocus Pocus.” No matter how old you are, I guarantee the sight of Kathy Najimy flying through the air on a vacuum will make you chuckle.

This year, ABC Family added newer films to the schedule such as Disney’s “The Haunted Mansion,” “Van Helsing,” and Tim Burton’s “Corpse Bride.” Although it’s a holiday favorite, “13 Nights of Halloween” must compete with Disney Channel’s re-runs of original movies like “Halloweentown” and “Mom’s Got a Date with a Vampire.” Tonight marks the ninth night of the Halloween-inspired event with “The Haunted Mansion” showing at 9. If you’re not in the mood to dress up this year, then stay in, cuddle up, and enjoy the last nights of “13 Nights of Halloween.” -NF

Justin Bieber is an official badass. No, he hasn’t checked into rehab yet, and he isn’t having a secret love affair with Kim Kardashian.

But the seemingly soft-spoken “Biebs” has a violent side. Bieber has been accused of assaulting a 12-year-old boy during a seemingly harmless laser tag game, according to a report from TMZ. Canadian police claim the teen pop star pushed the boy during a heated game.

Little boys don’t know any better, right? Several online reports claim a group of young boys cornered Bieber and called a gay slur at him, sparking the conflict. An avid Twitter user, Bieber has yet to comment on the incident. But the young superstar is scheduled to go public and extend support to the anti-bullying campaign in the near future. To get through his emotional ordeal, “Biebs” is focusing on upcoming projects such as the release of his OPI nail polish line “One Less Lonely Girl,” and newly released memoir titled “Justin Bieber: First Step 2 Forever: My Story.” The memoir presumably begins with Bieber’s time in the womb and ends just before puberty.

On a serious note, the book features a chapter on his inspiration for writing “Baby.” Save your money until he releases his next memoir in ten years, most likely to be titled “The Rise and Fall of Justin Bieber.” In the meantime, let’s find a cure for “Bieber Fever” immediately. -NF

CULTURE

SHOCK Kate Gosselin’s most recent nanny, Ariel Cantara, called it quits, fed up with the ridiculous demands required of her. Gosselin has reportedly exhausted 11 other nannies before Cantara.

Mel Gibson will no longer be appearing in “The Hangover 2.”

Some actors and studio executives reportedly objected to his cameo. Actor Liam Neeson is set to replace Gibson.

After 23 years, The Cars will reunite to record a new album, with a possible tour to follow. A sneak peak of their new song, “Blue Tip,” is available for listening on the band’s Facebook page.

Make room on iPod for The Maine

QUOTE

WORTHY

For anyone who has gone through what it takes to start a

By Reid Engwall band, you will know what The Maine went through in making Staff Writer their first album “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop.”

The five guys from Tempe, Ariz. were teenagers, a couple still in high school, without knowing what they were getting into. Now, after two years of touring and a new album, they are starting to get a better idea about what being a band means.

Many artists look for that specific direction they want to go with their music, and The Maine members are beginning to navigate what they think is the right direction, with the material on their newest album “Black and White.”

After the success of “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop,” built up by a huge following on MySpace and catchy melodies found on the tracks, the band wanted to take a more serious approach in making an actual record compared to “a bunch of songs thrown together,” the band’s drummer Pat Kirch said.

“We went for a much more cohesive-sounding style so all the songs fit together better,” Kirch said. “The first record was us finding our sound, and with this one we’ve figured out more what we wanted our record to sound like and we definitely accomplished that.”

So far this year, the band has played the Bamboozle music festival in East Rutherford, N.J., where they were named one of the top five breakout artists of the event by Rolling Stone magazine. They’ve also put out their new album, “Black and White,” featuring the

single “Inside of You.” AP Magazine named the band the “Face of American Pop” in a cover story. Furthermore, the band embarked on their first headlining national tour this summer.

How does the band handle the hype of getting so big so fast?

“It doesn’t change our daily lifestyle or the view we have of ourselves as a band,” Kirch said. “If people like what we do then that’s cool, but if they don’t then I guess we keep -Facebook doing it for ourselves….We just make the music we want.

People can call us whatever they want, we just hope they enjoy what they are listening to.”

The Maine is successfully selling out shows, given fans accessibility to the band. After every set, the band goes into the crowd to “meet, greet, and thank everyone that came out,” Kirch said. “We definitely realize that without them we would not be on the road making music. It’s kind of our way to give back.”

The Maine will perform at the Webster Theater in Hartford on Nov. 16. So, if you like up-beat pop rock about girls and growing up, take the short ride up Interstate 91 and check out The Maine.

Taylor Swift on outing her former flame with a song:

“It’s like, this is album number three.

You guys had fair warning!”

-taylorswift.com

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SEVEN THINGS you may have missed from

Sarah’s Style Corner

Parents Weekend

By Mary-Catherine Dolan

Scene Editor

Last weekend, Quinnipiac hosted their annual Parents and Family Weekend from Oct. 22-24. The university and its respective schools offered parents a detailed overview of the standard of education students receive on a day-to-day basis. Here are seven events families attended during the course of the weekend.

WHO’S ON TOP?

Midnight Madness On Friday from 7 to 9 p.m., students and parents had the opportunity to attend QU Athletics’ Midnight Madness - a celebration of the kickoff of the men’s and women’s basketball season. Quinnipiac spirit teams including Dance Co., Kickline, Dance Fusion and Step to Perfection provided stellar entertainment.

Coffee and Conversation with the Deans On Saturday, students and parents were invited to attend a continental breakfast with the deans of each of Quinnipiac’s schools. The deans of the Lender School of Business, the School of Communications, the School of Health Sciences and the College of Arts and Sciences all highlighted their programs’ strengths, accreditations and accomplishments.

Biking - the Green Way On Saturday, Quinnipiac’s Sustain-

-The CW, MTV, Facebook

By Sarah Rosenberg Staff Writer

ability Group offered a five-mile bike ride along the Farmington Canal Heritage Greenway trail. While discussing how to be sustainable, the group toured the Lock 12 Museum before returning to the Mount Carmel campus.

parents met with their students’ professors to discuss topics of interest for 20 minutes followed by a 20-minute question and answer segment. Topics included the Learning Center and Study Abroad programs.

A Career Road Map Comedy to Success for your After a long day of campus activiStudent ties, families came back on campus From 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, students and parents had the opportunity to attend a seminar put on by Career Services. Each of the schools provided resources that showed parents and students how to prepare for modern careers. They got a look at QU’s comprehensive Career Services online database.

Parent Picnic Q&As On the Mount Carmel and North Haven campuses Saturday afternoon after a complimentary picnic,

Samantha Meyer

AGE: 21 YEAR: Senior HOMETOWN: Allendale, N.J. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? Shirt from Rugby by Ralph Lauren, Madewell jeans, metallic Sperry Top-Siders.

DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE: I always try to be a little bit different– mixing classic pieces with edgy pieces.

TRENDS YOU LIKE: Anything metallic or boyfriend style.

FASHION ICONS: Coco Chanel and Rachel Zoe —by Mary-Catherine Dolan

for a night of laughs with comedian Eric O’Shea. His theme of the evening centered on childhood memories and everyday moments that drive you crazy.

Farewell Breakfast From 9 a.m. to noon on Sunday, there was a continental breakfast at the Rocky Top Student Center.

Families got a chance to tour the brand new facilities at York Hill.

There were guided tours around the cafeteria, fitness center and study lounges before the weekend came to a close.

-photos from Quinnipiac University

In the world of celebrities, television idols, and actressesturned-fashion designers, a sense of style is undeniably part of the package. The celebrities we look up to are no longer just faces on a magazine–they are models of their own distinct fashion sense.

They set trends on both the red carpet and the street, where they are photographed on a daily basis.

No one is without a fashion idol these days, simply because we are bombarded with the idea that our favorite celebrities are now becoming our favorite fashion icons.

In my eyes, women like Sarah Jessica Parker have always been the epitome of this idea. But Lauren Conrad, Blake Lively and Hayley Williams of Paramore have made it onto my burgeoning list.

Honestly, Sarah Jessica Parker is a self-explanatory candidate for my favorite fashion icon. I constantly rave about her in other articles, usually justifying her alterego, Carrie Bradshaw, as an equally devoted trendsetter. She has been a classic, timeless beauty ever since the show premiered when she pranced around in that pink tulle ballerina skirt. The release of “Sex and the City 2” gave her another chance to be in the spotlight and present just how daring she dresses, even as she gets older. At the London premiere of the film, she rocked a classic black Alexander McQueen dress that not only showed off her amazing body, but the addition of her amazing headpiece as well. No, this was not a jeweled headband or a demure flower hair pin. It was a straightup Lady Gaga-like piece featuring a sky-high cloud of tulle with diamond accents interspersed throughout the material. Imagine a fancy black thought bubble permanently attached to her head, only more glamorous. To me, she is the elder Lady Gaga at times, just a little more laid-back and a little less outrageous. Until her last walk down that red carpet, Parker will forever reign supreme in my fashion repertoire.

Climbing up the fashion ladder (thanks to MTV reality fame) is Lauren Conrad. Many of

my friends absolutely adore her - she’s young, hip, and is in tune with what young girls today prefer to wear. She is so popular, she even has a website dedicated to her accomplishments in the fashion industry that emphasize her personal style. Her favorite looks right now include Chanel’s classic quilted handbags, one-shoulder minidresses, brown suede pumps, and motorcycle leather jackets.

She keeps a style blog for her cult followers, where information like this is abundant. You can also find a Lauren Conrad line at Kohl’s featuring stellar minidresses, lace tank tops, cardigans and tapered pants. Also soon to be released is her book of fashion, “Lauren Conrad Style.” She is quickly becoming a fashion powerhouse, supported by devoted consumers around the country.

Another blonde bombshell that has made it onto my list is Blake Lively, most famous for her roles on “Gossip Girl” and “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” movies. Lively, who is one of the most gorgeous celebrities on the map, is the girl you love to hate because she can pretty much wear anything. In fashion, versatility is extremely important and she attains just that. She is the champion of the minidress, always showing off her long legs in sequined numbers and classic black rompers.

She dazzles in everything from hot pink strapless getups to bohemianinspired gowns. She has the ability to dress up denim and make business attire chic.

Lastly, Hayley Williams is taking over the music scene with her crazy mop of red-orange hair and her twist on the stereotypical “punk” look. A few years back, Avril Lavigne created fashion frenzy by wearing men’s ties, Converse sneakers, wifebeater tank tops, and baggy boyfriend jeans.

Now, the lead singer of Paramore is modernizing the punk look that Lavigne made famous. Skinny black jeans, black fishnet tights, graphic T-shirts, short spandex skirts, leopard print tops, studded belts, plaid scarves and chunky black heels are just a few representatives of the classic-punk theme she expresses on stage, in photos and at awards ceremonies.

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By Kelley Davies Staff Writer The Quinnipiac men’s soccer team entered its second overtime game of the season but was defeated in overtime, 1-0, by Fairleigh Dickinson Sunday afternoon at the Quinnipiac Soccer Field.

“It was an opportunistic play for them,” Quinnipiac head coach Eric Da Costa said. “We fell asleep for one second.”

Fairleigh Dickinson’s sophomore midfielder Dominic Reinold scored the gameFDU 1 winning goal in sixth minute QU 0 the of overtime, as he battled through the Bobcats’ last defender for a shot on net and was able to catch his own rebound that slipped through the hands of sophomore goalkeeper Josh Lavallee. Fairleigh Dickinson’s Jeffrey Barrenechea was credited with the assist as he passed a 30-yard through ball to his fellow classmate Reinhold.

Fairleigh Dickinson (8-6-1, 4-3-1 NEC) seemed to hold the momentum in the opening minutes, but Quinnipiac (3-9-1, 2-4 NEC) came back to outshoot the Knights, 8-7, and held a 3-2 corner kick advantage in the first half.

“Friday was a tough game, and that took a lot out of us,” Da Costa said. “The guys who played a full game on Friday were back out there, and I think it took them a little while to get their legs under-

By Matt Eisenberg Staff Writer

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Quinnipiac defender Matthew Rothbart evades a Fairleigh Dickinson defender’s attack in Sunday’s 1-0 loss.

neath them.”

In the second half, Quinnipiac registered 10 shots and limited the Knights to only four shots. The Bobcats’ best opportunity came 11 minutes into the second half when senior defender Tolle Staffanson headed the ball into an opening in the goalkeeper’s box, but the ball sailed just above the crossbar.

The Bobcats were unable to score on Knights’ freshman goal-

keeper Jacob Lissek, as Lissek made eight saves in the game. Lavallee finished the game with three saves.

Each team had one shot in overtime play. Overall, the Bobcats had a 19-12 shot advantage in the game.

Quinnipiac has played a Friday-Sunday game schedule for four weeks in a row, and Da Costa said that may have factored into the game. The Bobcats defeated Sacred

Heart University, 2-0, on Friday afternoon, while the Knights’ last competition was on Thursday.

“It’s not the reason why we lost,” Da Costa said. “Playing a Friday-Sunday schedule is difficult, it’s a grind. That extra day’s rest for them is massive at the end.”

The Bobcats will travel to New York this weekend as they take on St. Francis (N.Y.) Friday at 7 p.m. and Long Island Sunday at 1 p.m.

XC teams gear up for NEC Championships

By Joe Addonizio Staff Writer The Quinnipiac men’s and women’s cross country teams competed at the Central Connecticut State University mini-meet Friday.

The women took second place out of the nine competing teams. They finished ahead of both Northeast Conference opponents Central Connecticut State and Fairleigh Dickinson. The men finished sixth out of eight teams. UConn won for the women while Central Connecticut men’s team won and defended its home turf.

Sophomore Andrea Szarkowicz was the first Bobcat to cross the finish line and was seventh overall.

She finished the 3,000-meter course in 10:28. The second runner to finish for Quinnipiac was Katie Beam, who placed 10th out of 84 runners with a time of 10:30. Kaitlin Kelly followed Beam and placed 14th overall with a time of 10:35. Finishing four seconds later was Kelly Newcomb, who completed the race in 10:39 and captured 15th overall.

Then came Kelly Malloy who got

17th overall with a time of 10:42.

“We did a great job and packed up well,” Quinnipiac head coach Carolyn Martin said. “It was a great tune up for the Northeast Conference Championships and I think the women are ready for next week.”

Sophomore Brian Cotter finished first for Quinnipiac on the men’s side which was good for 17th overall. He completed the 5,000-meter course in 16:05. Jacob Cetera was next for Quinnipiac, finishing in 16:09 and 21st place.

Dylan Denuzzo’s effort earned him 25th overall with a time of 16:16.

Two seconds later came John Healy with a time of 16:18, finishing fourth for the Bobcats and 26th overall. Finishing fifth for Quinnipiac and 35th out of 90 runners was John Beckshaw who completed the course in 16:40.

“We're looking forward to next weekend and I'm hoping we can carry the confidence we've built over the past season to the Northeast Conference Championships,” Martin said.

The women will look for their sixth straight NEC Championship this weekend. The men, who won

three straight from 2006-08, will look to reclaim the title from Central Connecticut.

Both teams will compete at the Northeast Conference Cham-

pionships on Saturday at Stanley Quarter Park in New Britain, Conn.

The women are scheduled to run at 11 a.m. while the men will run at noon.

Women’s soccer shuts out Bryant

By Andrew Spero Staff Writer The Quinnipiac women’s soccer team earned a 1-0 win on the road Friday, defeating Bryant and improving their postseason chances.

The conference win keeps Quinnipiac alive in Northeast Conference playoff contention. The Bobcats currently stand in control of their playoff destiny with only two NEC games remaining.

Sophomore midfielder Jillian Strassner provided Quinnipiac with the only offense they needed Friday afternoon with a 61st minute goal.

The play was started by senior Megan McLoughlin, who picked up her second assist of the year on Strassner’s game winning goal.

“We kept a clean sheet in the

first half, which was important,” Quinnipiac head coach Dave Clarke said. “In the second half, we played as well as we've played all year. We scored a great goal, Meagan to Jill, and definitely deserved the win.”

The Bobcats managed to outshoot the Bulldogs by a margin of 16-11.

Bobcat junior goaltender Jillian Kelley recorded five saves in the afternoon and earned her fourth shutout of the season. Her counterpart, Kelsi Jacob managed to stop seven of the eight shots sent her way.

The Bobcats (5-7-3, 3-2-3 NEC) traveled to Cambridge, Mass. on Monday night and suffered a 1-0 double overtime defeat to Harvard (7-6-1).

The Bobcats will conclude their regular season this weekend hosting Sacred Heart on Friday and Fairleigh Dickinson on Sunday.

Quinnipiac’s volleyball team couldn’t wait to take the court to face Fairleigh Dickinson. In fact, the Bobcats wanted to play a minute before they were supposed to.

“We showed some really good passion and steadiness and we are an enthusiastic team,” Quinnipiac head coach Robin Lamott Sparks said. “Our sport is incredibly exciting and competitive. Our passion helps with that.”

That passion helped the Bobcats (6-17, 4-5 NEC) outlast the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (9-16, 4-6 NEC) in a five-set thriller Sunday at Burt Kahn Court, 30-28, 2520, 22-25, 16-25, 15-13.

Graduate student Amanda Armstrong led the team with 17 kills, including the one that sealed the Bobcat victory from a Kayla Lawler pass, just as Sparks planned.

“I told them at the timeout, ‘This is what’s going to happen: there’s going to be a perfect pass, it is going to go correctly to Kayla, Kayla’s going to have a great touch, and Amanda you’re going to put the ball down’ and it is exactly what happened,” Sparks said.

Armstrong confirmed her coach had perfectly predicted the play, but still credited Lawler for the well-placed set.

“Coach gets some credit but my setter (Lawler) definitely gets a lot of credit,” Armstrong said. “It was a perfect ball.”

Lawler, a junior setter, recorded a double-double with 42 assists and 16 digs. Lawler registered 18 assists in the first two sets alone, but injured her wrist early in the third set on a diving play.

“It was a little disconcerting to see your setter go down and not sure if she’s going to get back up,” Sparks said of Lawler.

But Lawler continued to help the team and made sure her injury would not hurt the team’s overall performance.

“Our passing was definitely up at the net,” Armstrong said.

“Whenever we have a good pass to the net then my setter is able to run me and establish seams for all the other hitters so our passing I felt was great.”

Junior outside hitter Kelby Carey had a double-double of her own with 10 kills and 12 digs while sophomore Logan Riker led the team with 31 digs. Riker increases her team-lead in digs to 380, 102 more than Carey, who is second on the team.

Armstrong’s winning hit gave the Bobcats their first five-set victory on the season. They had lost their last five five-set matches, including Oct. 3 at FDU when they lost the final set 15-11.

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‘Cats rally late, salvage tie against No. 7 BC Babstock assists two Wheeler goals, BC stunned at the Bank

Wheeler put the puck past Eagles’ goalie Molly Schaus, leaving the Bobcats down by one.

Forwards Kate Wheeler and Wheeler and Babstock regKelly Babstock helped the Bobcats istered their second points of the make a comeback after a two-goal game at the end of the third pedeficit in the women’s ice hockey riod. At 17:34, Babstock passed team’s 3-3 tie with No. 7 Boston to Felicia Vieweg, who sent it to College. Wheeler Wheeler. Wheeler picked up two Boston College 3 then pushed it goals, while Bab- Quinnipiac Schaus for a 3 past stock tallied three power-play goal. assists.

The Bobcats (5-1-1) and the Eagles Wheeler scored the Bobcats’ (4-0-1) were tied at three before gofirst goal of the game at 15:06 of ing into a scoreless overtime. the first period. Babstock took the Babstock’s third and final puck up the far side before pass- point of the game came in the secing to Wheeler in front of the net. ond period when forward Erica Uden Johansson scored on the power-play. With less than four minutes remaining in the period, Babstock passed to Bethany Dymarczyk who took a shot at Boston College’s goal. Uden Johansson picked up the Men’s Soccer deflection and sent it into the space between Schaus and the net.

QU 2, Sacred Heart 0 “I think at the beginning we - Friday were so impressed with how good Dominic Adams: 2 they were, we weren’t playing our assists game,” Quinnipiac head coach Rick FDU 1, QU 0 Seeley said. “I just told the young -Sunday kids to relax and go out and work Dominic Reinold (FDU): hard and good things will happen. game-winning goal And that’s what did. Once those good shifts started happening, it started snowballing. I think they felt Women’s Soccer a lot more confident, and they reQU 1, Bryant 0 alized they were going to get good - Friday results with effort.”

Jillian Strassner: gameThe Eagles scored their first winning goal two goals in the first period. Less Harvard 1, QU 0 (2OT) than one minute into the game, Kel- Monday li Stack sent the puck past Bobcat Alexandra Conigliaro goalie Victoria Vigilanti, putting the

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Men’s Ice Hockey QU 3, Holy Cross 1 -Saturday

Kellen Jones: 1st and 2nd career goals

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Lawler: 42 service aces

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Kate Wheeler celebrates after one of her two goals against nationally ranked Boston College Friday.

Eagles up one. Their second goal came more than 11 minutes later at 11:59 when Danielle Welch scored.

Before Uden Johansson’s goal in the second period, Taylor Wasylk gave

TWINS: ‘We came here to win’

Continued from back cover This drive for perfection attracted Pecknold, even though they aren’t the biggest players on the ice.

Both are listed at 5-foot-9.

“Their compete level is off the chart,” Pecknold said.

The twins made waves at Quinnipiac before they even stepped foot on the ice. On June 26, 2010 Kellen was drafted in the seventh round of the NHL draft by the Edmonton Oilers, just the second Quinnipiac player to be drafted.

Kellen was not expecting to be drafted. He wasn’t even aware he had been drafted until he started receiving congratulatory messages.

“I was actually playing ball and decided to check what time it was,” he said. “I had a bunch of messages on my phone, probably four or five text messages saying ‘congrats.’ I’m like what the heck is going on, why are these people saying congrats?”

Only after he listened to a

voicemail did he realize what had happened.

“After that the game went out the window,” Kellen said. “I just started to unravel.”

There were no hard feelings between the two when Connor was not drafted.

“I was just happy for him,” Connor said. “He deserves everything he got.”

The twins were invited to the Oilers’ Development Camp, where they got to play with some current and future NHL players. Included in that group was this year’s No.1 overall draft pick Taylor Hall.

“It was a great experience to see [the current players] and skate with all the new players,” Connor said.

Now that the twins have seen what lies ahead for them, there is only one thing on their minds.

“We came here to win,” Connor said.

the Eagles a 3-1 lead.

The Bobcats face Cornell on Friday at 7 p.m. in their first conference game of the season.

“Cornell is one of the best, if

not the best team in the country,” Seeley said. “So it’s more hard work, more paying attention to detail and getting everyone to have a good week of practice.”

CURE: Cancer charity raises $4K Continued from back cover it, I might as well.”

His mother led him to make many decisions in his life, especially to follow his dreams and to help others. After his collegiate career, the sophomore hockey defenseman hopes to enter into the National Hockey League. “I don’t care where I play,” he said. “I’ll play anywhere in the NHL.” Playing professional hockey is not the only goal that Dalhuisen hopes to accomplish; since his mother died, he has been looking for new ways to help cancer patients.

“It’s a horrible thing families have to go through,” he said, “and I felt like just pitching in a little bit.”

Dalhuisen created a fundraiser of his own in order to raise money for researching a cure for cancer. LIVEHockey, inspired by Lance Armstrong’s LIVEStrong bracelets, came into creation in

2007, about a week before the death of his mother, to raise money for cancer awareness.

“The day when they do find a cure for cancer, everybody who’s wearing their bracelet will have helped out with that,” Dalhuisen said.

In the past three years, LIVEHockey has raised more than $4,000 to benefit cancer research, and more than $1,000 at Quinnipiac University alone.

The LIVEHockey organization sells cancer ribbon car magnets and hats, in addition to bracelets, to raise money for research.

As the three-year anniversary of his mother’s passing approaches and as he grows accustomed to his shortened hair, Dalhuisen remembered one thing: His mother “looked really good without hair.

She lost all of her hair. She looked beautiful with a bald head.”

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Clockwise from top-left: Phoebe Laplante jumps up to get an angle on a shot in the Quinnipiac Invitational Tournament; Scott Zurevinski reaches for the puck in Saturday’s game against Holy Cross; QU freshman John Dunbar skates after Holy Cross forward Rob Linsmayer; Philip Suprise strides for the ball against Fairleigh Dickinson Sunday.

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Men’s Ice Hockey Freshman, Forward Montrose, British Columbia

Goalkeeper Nicole Lewis collected two wins this past weekend in Pennsylvania against St. Francis and Robert Morris.

Lewis also recorded her first career shutout against St. Francis on Friday.

Forward Kellen Jones recorded the first two goals of his collegiate career in Saturday’s game against Holy Cross. Jones broke a 1-1 tie in the third period, and then added an insurance goal late.

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Next home game: Oct. 31, 1 p.m. vs. Siena

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‘Cats crack Crusaders in 3rd period

By John Healy Associate Sports Editor In Quinnipiac’s first three games, freshman Kellen Jones showed glimpses of the offensive prowess that caught the eye of the Edmonton Oilers in the 2010 NHL Draft.

But he had yet to score a goal.

That all changed Saturday at the TD Bank Sports Center in Quinnipiac’s 3-1 victory over Holy Cross on Saturday. Jones scored two goals Holy Cross 1 in the third pebreaking a Quinnipiac 3 riod, 1-1 tie and sending the Bobcats and its crowd of 3,891 home with a 3-1 win.

The crowd was the largest to attend a non-conference game at the TD Bank Sports Center since 2008 when Quinnipiac (3-10) faced UConn. Jones was the first Bobcat freshman since D’Arcy Oakes to score twice in a game.

The deciding goal came just 29 seconds into the third period. Defenseman Mike Glaicar passed the puck to Connor Jones, Kellen’s twin brother, who fired a shot at Holy Cross (2-3-0) goalie Thomas Tysowsky. Kellen rebounded the shot and knocked the puck into the net to give Quinnipiac a 2-1 lead. The goal was the first of Kellen’s collegiate career.

“The game-winning goal is pretty special especially in front of a crowd like that,” Kellen said. “There was great work by Connor finding me and I got a lucky bounce there and it was definitely nice to get the first one out of the way.”

Nine minutes later, Kellen struck again, adding an insurance goal for the Bobcats and giving them a 3-1 lead. Sophomore Zack Davies found junior Scott Zurevinski behind the net, who passed the puck to Kellen in front of the net, setting up his second goal of the game.

“They made a couple plays tonight that were fantastic,” Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold said. “Kellen, Connor, and [Zurevinski], that line really took over in the third period and I thought they played great.”

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Hair for a cure

By Cassie Comeau | Staff Writer

t was three years ago when Mike Dalhuisen lost his mother to leukemia. Since that Friday in late November 2007, her memory has been following the 21-yearold through life. He learned many lessons from his mom, but there are three that never leave his mind: work hard, never quit and smile often.

She was “the best person to ever live on this earth,” Dalhuisen said. In remembrance of his mother, Dalhuisen decided to donate his hair to Locks of Love, a foundation that looks to create hairpieces for children and adults under 21 who have lost their hair due to medical illnesses. After a year-and-a-half, Dalhuisen’s hair was nearly 10 inches long, which is the minimum requirement for donation.

“I’ll probably have to shave my head,” he said before the haircut, “but that’s okay. It’ll grow back.”

On Oct. 19, Dalhuisen visited M. Salon and Spa in Wallingford, Conn., to cut off his curly locks.

“I felt that since I can grow it naturally, I might as well grow it and donate it to those people who can’t grow theirs anymore,” he said.

Dalhuisen considers the St. Baldrick’s Foundation – an organization that raises money by shaving one’s head in exchange for money toward cancer research – as an option for his next fundraising venture, but not for another few years.

“Just to shave it when it’s not long enough to donate, I wouldn’t do that. But, I mean, to make a wig out of it for someone who will then feel better about themselves; it’s a nice thing to do, and since I can do CURE, continued on page 14

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TOP OF THE LINE

JONES TWINS CARRY HOCKEY TRADITION TO FIRST LINE Growing up in Montrose, British Columbia, there was never a doubt that Kellen and ConBy Tim O’Donnell nor Jones, the twin sons of Loretta Online Editor and Terry Jones, would play hockey.

Terry played for the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League and moved on to play in Germany, while his father, Terry Jones Sr., was drafted in 1963 and played for the New Haven Blades, the former AHL affiliate of the New York Rangers.

The road to hockey success started early and often for Terry’s sons, the newest additions to Quinnipiac’s men’s team.

“There were always sticks around when we were really young,” Connor said.

Even their grandmother encouraged them to play hockey.

“We’re 2 years old and my grandma was throwing us balls and we were shooting tennis balls against the wall,” Kellen said.

And they haven’t stopped shooting since. Three full sea-

sons with the Vernon Vipers built the Jones twins quite the résumé. Connor compiled 198 points while Kellen accumulated 173.

Still, Kellen feels that Connor is the better goal-scorer of the two.

But no matter who is better at scoring, they make for one skillful combination. And this has them playing on Quinnipiac’s top line with Scott Zurevinski this season.

“They have a great chemistry,” head coach Rand Pecknold said. “They’ve played together for a long, long time.

They’re a couple plays ahead of the other players.”

And the brothers are perfectly fine with that. It gives them a chance to push each other to be the best, Kellen said.

“We expect perfection from each other,” Connor said.

“If he doesn’t make a behind-the-back, through-the-legs pass, I’m going to be pretty mad.”

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