OCTOBER 17, 2018 | VOLUME 89, ISSUE 8
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Quinnipiac Dining responds to food complaints By AMANDA PERELLI Managing Editor
Quinnipiac Dining removed the food products in question after two different social media posts were shared last week, when students allegedly found a snail, and what appears to be a small worm, in the fruit they purchased from Quinnipiac Dining. Chuck Couture, resident district manager for Quinnipiac Dining, responded to The Chronicle, writing: “The health and safety of our guests are always our top priority. That’s why we immediately took action after we were made aware of two images that were posted to the @QUbarstool Instagram page. Although we cannot verify that the images are from our dining facilities, we pulled the products in question from service and launched an investigation with our third-party food safety specialists.” Freshman journalism major Lily Keefe found what appears to be a small worm in a piece of watermelon she purchased from the cafe on Oct. 6 and sent the photo to friends who encouraged her to send it to Barstool Quinnipiac, a Barstool Sports affiliate, a satirical sports and pop culture blog. Barstool Quinnipiac posted Keefe’s photo to it’s Instagram page on Oct. 6. Quinnipiac Dining (@qudining) commented on the Instagram post, “Quinnipiac Dining would like to address the post regarding the fruit.
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Keefe found a supposed worm in her fruit (left) while Johnson’s orange was rotten (right).
However we need more information. Would you please email quinnipiacdining@qu.edu so that we can get more details? Thanks.” Quinnipiac Dining emailed Keefe after it commented on the post and refunded her account. On Oct. 9, Barstool Quinnipiac posted a video of what appeared to be a snail on the side of a plastic berry container. The Chronicle does not know who submitted the video and has not confirmed whether or not the blackberries were purchased from Quinnipiac Dining.
Couture attached the responses he received from its produce vendor, Sardilli Produce and fruit distributor Driscoll’s, in an email with The Chronicle. Director of Quality Operations for Driscoll’s, Michael Moore, responded to Quinnipiac Dining in regards to the small snail found inside a Driscoll’s berry package. “We take implications of pests inside our packaging seriously, and appreciate you bringing this to our attention,” Moore said. “We have forwarded on the identifying data to the regional Quality and Production
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Barstool Quinnipiac posted a video of a snail found in a carton of berries.
teams associated with the ranches identified, who are working with this grower and ranch crew to apply added attention to these incidents going forward.” Driscoll’s provided a list of preventative measures it’s growers utilize to prevent insects from Driscoll’s fruit or packaging. These measures included pest management practices, monitoring fields to identify and control possible insect pest issues, See QU DINING Page 4
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Quinnipiac announced that prospective students will now be allowed to self-report their standardized test scores for admisssion. this summer. “The problem I think schools are seeing more and more is that they’re seeing students not able to complete their application, because they’re waiting on test scores to be released from testing agencies,” Eichhorn said. Freshman nursing major Mary Vidallon, thinks the policy has the potential to be beneficial, but also could lead to dishonesty. “I think that the new policy, while helpful, can be easily exploited,” Vidallon said. “In competitive programs where SAT or ACT scores are required like PA, scores can be manipulated.” Eichhorn acknowledged that a common
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Applying to Quinnipiac will now be a little cheaper and a lot simpler due to a recent change in policy. The university will begin allowing prospective students to self-report standardized test scores rather than sending official score reports. The change will allow students to type their scores into the Common Application as an entry instead of sending them separately. Greg Eichhorn, vice president of admissions at Quinnipiac, said the goal of the change was to make the application process simpler and faster for students so they will be able to get decisions earlier. “I just think it’s going to be easier for students to apply,” Eichhorn said. “It’s going to make it quicker in a number of cases, so they’re not going to have to wait to have test scores released. In some instances, they’ll save some money.” The new policy, which was trialed during the spring 2018 semester, was officially enacted this August for the Class of 2023 applicants. It allows students to self-report scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and ACT which previously had to be submitted through the College Board or the ACT website for a $12 fee. Additionally, it used to take about three weeks to process the scores. The policy, Eichhorn said, was not as much about saving money as it was about ensuring that students who want to apply can get their scores in before the deadline. Quinnipiac’s decision to accept self-reported scores is not an uncommon one. Schools across the country are gradually adopting this policy, including Yale, who ran a pilot program
concern is how they will check and see if students are telling the truth about their scores. He said that Quinnipiac will verify the scores once the student has committed to Quinnipiac. Eichhorn said he is confident that the majority of scores will be reported honestly. “The national research on it is that 97.3 percent of students indicated accurately,” Eichhorn said, referring to other schools who already have instituted this policy. “The majority that were incorrect, actually lowballed their scores.” Eichhorn said this is because students often take the SATs numerous times, and the score they report can end up being lower than a sub-
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sequent score. Eichhorn said this problem can be resolved by allowing students to email screenshots to Quinnipiac with more updated scores. If after verifying the scores for the admitted students, Quinnipiac admissions discovers a student who reported an artificially inflated score, there will be consequences. “The fear is it will happen at some point,” Eichhorn said. “Somebody will self-report test scores that are different, that will change their admission decision or their scholarship and that’s going to be the tough part.” While Eichhorn is confident in the integrity of college applicants, freshman occupational therapy major Sarah Bugbee has mixed feelings about the new policy. “Kids could potentially lie about the scores,” said Bugbee, whose class was the last one to have to send official score reports. “But it will also increase the number of applicants which could make the acceptance rate lower overall.” Eichhorn said that this change could continue to help Quinnipiac grow as an academically strong university, but did not mention a lower acceptance rate as a result. “We’re certainly always trying to improve our academic reputation,” Eichhorn said. Many programs and majors at Quinnipiac are currently test optional. Eichhorn believes the expedited score reporting process could encourage more students to report scores, even when they are not required. “My guess is that they’ll be a slightly higher percentage of students that submit test scores in See TEST SCORES Page 4
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The storm that struck the south
Everything you need to know about Hurricane Michael By JESSICA RUDERMAN News Editor
What has been deemed the strongest storm to hit Florida in nearly a century by National Geographic, Hurricane Michael seemed to have snuck up on Florida residents, traveling into the Carolinas, Georgia and Virginia leaving a disastrous path in its wake. The storm reached a death toll of 18 as of Sunday Oct. 14, when another victim was discovered in Virginia, according to a CNN update. Here’s everything you need to know on the storm that struck the south.
What happened? Hurricane Michael was originally forecasted to strike as a relatively weak hurricane; dangerous but nothing historic, according to The Atlantic. The storm that made landfall was anything but. Beginning in the southwest Caribbean Sea, Hurricane Michael was first monitored by the National Hurricane Center on Oct. 2. The storm strengthened to a full hurricane by Oct. 8. The storm officially made landfall on the Florida panhandle as a Category 4 storm on Oct. 10, the first time in recorded history for this area. The last time a major hurricane hit the panhandle was back in 2005 when Hurricane Denis hit the shores as a Category 4 hurricane. With 155 mph winds upon landfall, Hurricane Michael is the strongest storm to come ashore in the continental U.S. since Hurricane Andrew in 1992. About 280 of the town’s 1,200 residents originally indicated they would ride out the storm, but several of those likely fled at the last minute when the approaching storm’s devastating strength became clear, Mayor of Mexico Beach Al Cathey said in an interview with CNN. In Mexico Beach alone, 46 of those who didn’t evacuate were still missing on Sunday Oct. 10, Cathey told ABC News. Hurricane Michael was downgraded to
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Category 3 on Wednesday, Oct. 10 and became the first Category 3 hurricane to hit Georgia since 1898, according to CNN. The 13th major storm identified in this Atlantic hurricane season, the storm has been moving north through the Gulf of Mexico, where warmer-than-average waters are said to be the cause of larger growth, according to National Geographic.
What now? Hurricane Michael moved offshore Friday, Oct. 12 and into the Atlantic Ocean as a post-tropical storm, according to USA Today. Damage continues to be present in every area hit by the storm in downed power lines, twisted street signs, broken car windows and hundreds of shambled homes.
“Seventy-five percent of our city is not here (destroyed). There’s not one local business that’s operational.”
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MAYOR OF MEXICO BEACH “So many lives have been changed forever. So many families have lost everything,” Florida Gov. Rick Scott said in an interview with USA Today, calling it “unimaginable destruction.” Of the 18 people killed as the hurricane swept through the Florida panhandle, Virginia, Georgia and North Carolina, only one of the confirmed deaths was reported in Mexico Beach. As of Sunday Oct. 13, more than 435,000 customers are still without power in seven states from Florida to
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Category 2 Wind speed: 96-110 mph Storm surge: 6-8 feet above normal Damage: Roofing, door and window damage to buildings, considerable damage to shrubbery and trees, mobile homes, poorly constructed signs and piers.
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Hurricane scale classification: Category 1 Wind speed: 75-95 mph Storm surge: 4-5 feet above normal Damage: Primarily to unanchored mobile homes, shrubbery and trees along with some coastal road flooding and minor pier damage.
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Virginia. The death toll remains at 18 but authorities say it could continue climbing, according to CNN. Damage from the hurricane is expected to displace students from 25 of the district’s 38 schools; some for months, others for years. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released a statement on Oct. 14 that they currently have 14 teams in place in Florida to assist in registering people for disaster assistance. There are also 17 distribution points throughout Florida and Georgia where people can get food and water in places where stores remain closed or there are limited supplies. Of the people that chose to stay, FEMA conducted 58 evacuations, 403 rescues/assists, 3,362 shelter in place checks, and 128 animal assists, according to the release. “Seventy-five percent of our city is not here (destroyed),” Cathey said in an interview with CNN. “There’s not one local business that’s operational.” The Florida Division of Emergency Management for the State Emergency Response Team (SERT) has been using their Twitter account to keep residents updated on local help. The account continuously puts out power outage reports as well as informing followers of resources for survivors and their locations. Hurricane Michael survivors are working tirelessly towards rebuilding and reconstruction in the wake of the storm’s aftermath. Many organizations, such as the American Red Cross, Save the Children and Direct Relief have been fundraising in support of the people affected. Trump announced on Monday, Oct 15 after having visited the aftermath in Florida that he would ask Congress for emergency disaster aid in the aftermath of the storm, according to The Washington Post. “We’re doing more than has probably ever been done,” Trump said in an interview with the Washington Post. “In 30 days, you will not recognize this place.”
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Category 3 Wind speed: 110-130 mph Storm surge: 9-12 feet above normal Damage: Structural damage to small residences and utility buildings, foliage blown off trees and large trees blown down, mobile homes destroyed. Category 4 Wind speed: 131-155 mph Storm surge: 13-18 feet above normal Damage: Extensive damage to doors, windows and lower floors on shoreline houses, total roof failure on small residences, shrubs, trees and all signs blown down, mobile homes completely destroyed. Category 5 Wind speed: Greater than 155 mph Storm surge: Generally greater than 18 feet above normal Damage: Complete roof failure on many buildings and some complete building failures with small utility buildings blown over or away, severe and extensive window and door damage, mobile homes completely destroyed.
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The senior divide
Graduating students are split on what they want for Senior Week By JENNIE TORRES Staff Writer
This years graduating class was able to choose what type of experience it hopes to have for Senior Week, but the class is split on what they would prefer to have. The Senior Week team sent a survey through email on Wednesday, July 18, encouraging seniors to choose their most preferred experience out of several options listed. Two months later, another email was sent on Tuesday, Sept. 18 due to complications. About 40 percent of students wanted to have a destination trip for their senior week, but given the fact that many of them did not want to pay a certain amount for it, the trip wouldn’t have been able to come to fruition, according to Hannah Pancak, assistant director of campus life for student centers & student involvement. “(The seniors) wanted a destination for under $1000, and unfortunately we are not funded any financial means to put on senior week,” Pancak said. “We run off of deposits, so for us to kind of get a destination trip to be under $1000 based on solely what the students would be paying, it wouldn’t be what they would want to experience.” On top of this, Pancak said she was informed that the 3+1 students were not originally sent the first email, so a second one was made not only to narrow down the students’ choices but to also grant the 3+1 students a choice in what they wanted as well. In the second survey, the options for Senior Week were narrowed down to two.
One of the planned senior week activities is going to the Mohegan Sun Avalon Club. The first option included seniors attending exclusive events throughout their fall and Spring semester, with costs as high as $100. The other option included events priced between $300 to $350 and would take place over three days and two nights with the choice to stay overnight on campus after classes are completed.
Greg Scacchi, senior film television and media major said he would prefer the second option because he feels like more students would be more likely to attend if all of the events were postponed until the end of the school year. “The second option is more like, let me go out with one last bang, with everybody,”
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Scacchi said. “We’re seniors and we’re done with school, it’s like that wave, that high you’re on, that natural high where it’s like, this is cool. Everybody is down to do it. It’s going to be a good time because me and my friends are going to be there, and everyone else and their friends are going to be there.”
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Wednesday, Oct. 17 Flu clinic
With flu season around the corner, Quinnipiac encourages all members of the community to get vaccinated against the flu to keep themselves and other healthy. A flu clinic will be held on Wednesday, Oct 17 from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Carl Hansen Student Center room 119. All flu vaccines are free.
Thursday, Oct. 18 Center for Excellence dinner The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Service to Students will be recognizing members of the Quinnipiac community for their contributions to students, Thursday, Oct. 18 from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Athletic Center. The annual recognition dinner honors recipients and can be attended by invitation only.
Contemporary war on journalism Tim Malloy will be giving a presentation on his experiences in war zones as they relate to the role of journalists in wartimes and draw contemporary connections to the role of the “special artists” in the Making America: The Irish in the Civil War Era-exhibition. This will be held on Thursday, Oct. 18 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. and will be at Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum, Lower Gallery. Admission is free to students, however registration is required.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream The visual and performing arts department of the College of Arts and Sciences will host Shakespeare’s popular comedy of love, intrigue, magic and mayhem, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Thursday, Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Theatre Arts Center. The performance, directed by Keely Baisden, is open to all. General admission is $15 and admission for students, faculty and staff is $10.
Saturday, Oct. 20 Quest LC Unconference Quinnipiac students are invited to join in an innovative conference where K-12 science educators share their favorite ways to implement NGSS in their classrooms on Saturday, Oct. 20 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Center for Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.
PT Walk and roll This event is for wheeling and able individuals to come together for a 5K walk (or roll) on Quinnipiac’s North Haven Campus. Participants are meeting on the North Lawn outside the entrance to the School of Law Center. Registration is $20. Participants must register online prior to the event to participate and to guarantee a t-shirt. The event proceeds benefit the National Spinal Cord Injury Association, Connecticut Chapter. This event will take place on Saturday, Oct. 20 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Famine: The instrument of war
Alex de Waal speaks about famine as a political tool By JENNIE TORRES Staff Writer
“Never again should a people starve in a world of plenty,” executive director of the world peace foundation and professor at Tufts University, Alex de Waal said, quoting a statement from the Irish monument in Cambridge, Massachusetts. De Waal aimed to depict the separation of an Irish mother and father who are each holding a child in their hand and reaching out toward one another. De Waal pointed out through that quote that famine is not an experience of an individual, but it’s an action made by one person to another. Starvation is more akin to murder and contributes to the death of a culture, de Waal said. The Albert Schweitzer Institute sponsored an event for de Waal to speak to an audience of students and faculty where he spoke about how conscious political decision or failing has been an essential element in every modern famine in Buckman Theater on Oct. 11. “It signals that famine is not just hunger, or a generic manifestation of poverty, but is a collective and national experience,” de Waal said. “In doing that it actually identifies who the memorial intends to have the authority to memorialize.” Sean Duffy, executive director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute, elaborated on de Waal’s accomplishments that lead him to study the use of famine in history. “(De Waal) got started in that area while working on his Ph.D., his doctor of visitation, which was the beginning of a long journey where he has worked on Africa on both the scholarly side and humanitarian direct action side ever since,” Duffy said. “He is known for working on human rights, working on AIDS and HIV/AIDS and working on poverty and governance more broadly.” The lecture focused on various genocides that involved the crime of famine. De Waal used an
operation done in World War II as an example. It involved the U.S Army Air Force parachuting sea mines into the harbors of Japan to pressure the country into surrendering. The operation was called Operation Starvation. “A French colonel who was an advisor to counter insurgent the operations in France, Vietnam and Nigeria wrote, ‘But it is necessary to make the ground unsuitable for the guerilla,” de Waal said. “Anything that can facilitate the existence of the guerilla in any way must be systematically destroyed.” De Waal jumped forward in time to the famine in Nigeria that took place in 2011, which he says was predicted by the United Nations, yet the United States government cut back on who gave things to the citizens out of concern of being vulnerable to terrorists. What all of these famine related genocides have in common, according to de Waal, is that human lives are seen as expendable and in each of the cases he addressed, western countries had a dishonorable role by collectively being prepared to look the other way from these atrocities. “(Famine is) long and miserable. Everyday they bring these painful and difficult choices to those who are suffering. Parents must allocate their crumbs of food among their children, they may have to choose which ones are fed and which ones are not fed. Which ones get treatment, which ones do not,” de Waal said. “It is these realities that bring the element of self blame among the victims.” Audience members were able to ask questions to de Waal, as well as buy a copy of one of his books for $20 and share in a brief discussion after the event. Sophomore physical therapy major Andreya Pencak said that she wasn’t too sure about what this event would entail upon attending it, but she listened to the lecture anyway because of her personal tie to one of the famines. “I’m Ukrainian, so the whole Ukrainian fam-
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De Waal discussed the challenges of famine with Quinnipiac students at Buckman Theater.
ine is very close to home,” Pencak said. “I wanted to see what Professor de Waal would have to say about famine more globally so that I could take that larger perspective and see where the Ukrainian famine fits in.” Pencak found de Waal’s words to be really insightful. “It was really interesting to hear a lot of things that he had to say,” Pencak said. “Especially about the culpability and the fact that we have to put more emphasis on the perpetrators rather than just the event itself.”
Couture: ‘Quinnipiac Dining has a 100 percent money back guarantee’ QU DINING from cover pest control advisors who identify issues and recommend pesticide applications as needed, adhering to state, federal and local regulations on pesticide use; only packing fruit free from insects; and rejecting fruit with an insect or larvae. Moore noted in his response that sometimes insects are hard to see and an occasional insect can possibly find its way into a package and go unnoticed. Driscoll’s berries are grown in an outdoor environment, which is not completely free from insects. They encourage consumers to rinse berries with water prior to consumption. Elizabeth Martinez, consumer relations manager for Driscoll’s, wrote to Sardilli Produce stating: “Because berries are very perishable, we touch them only once during the harvest process. They are picked and placed into a plastic container, which is immediately shut when full. From there the berries are taken to our cooler facility, where they are kept in refrigera-
tion until they are transferred onto refrigerated trucks and delivered to markets throughout the United States. To ensure the utmost quality and freshness, and longest shelf life, they are not touched again until opened by you for consumption. Because of this, occasionally a bug or worm may find its way into a package and go undetected until the berries are ready for use.” Devin Sardilli of Sardilli Produce & Dairy Co. responded to Driscoll’s stating that, insects are a part of the produce business and that they try their best to make sure their products are insect free. They notified their management and processing team. “What I have seen in the picture is a bug that looks to may have burrowed its way out of the watermelon over time which would have not been seen or noticed by someone processing it,” Sardilli said. “We process hundreds of pounds of watermelons per day and if there was an insect issue it would have been caught.” Freshman journalism major Julianna Johnson purchased an orange from the Bobcat Den Wednesday Oct. 10, but when she peeled the orange open she found it was rotten inside.
Johnson did not contact Quinnipiac Dining or ask for a refund. “Quinnipiac Dining has a 100% money back guarantee on all of our products,” Couture said. “If for any reason any guest is not satisfied with a meal or a product we offer and can bring proof of purchase, we will offer a credit and replace the item if necessary.” In an informal survey conducted by The Quinnipiac Chronicle with 48 participants: • 34 responded ‘yes,’ they have purchased food from Quinnipiac Dining this semester and realized afterwards it was moldy or had gone bad. • 19 responded ‘yes’ and 29 responded ‘no’ to if they have ever found a bug in the food they purchased from Quinnipiac Dining this semester. • 28 responded saying they did not try to receive a refund for the food. If you find an issue with your food from Quinnipiac Dining, Couture encourages you to immediately notify a manager or an associate. You can contact Quinnipiac Dining using text2solve: 203-229-9123 or email quinnipiacdining@qu.edu.
Eichhorn: ‘We thought this was the right thing for Quinnipiac’ TEST SCORES from cover this year’s applicant pool than there was last year,” Eichhorn said. Glastonbury High School senior from Glastonbury, Connecticut, Madilyn Rafferty, is considering applying to Quinnipiac. After learning about the new policy, she thought it was a good idea. “I think it would be beneficial to send in SAT scores without having to pay,” Rafferty said. “It could get more people to send them into schools that are test optional.” Eichhorn said that the increased number of submitted scores will not drastically change focus admissions counselors place on standardized test scores when making admission decisions. “Tests are part of our process,” Eichhorn said. “But grades and performance and strength of cur-
riculum and strength of high school would be the best indicator of how our students are going to do in college.” Bugbee believes there are larger burdens placed on students than paying the $12 to send scores. She thinks waiving the application fee would have a larger impact on students. “The application fee is a bigger fee that would be more beneficial to students who find the costs associated with colleges applications to be difficult,” Bugbee said. Eichhorn said if the application fee were to be waived, the result would be a lot of applications from people who are not serious about attending Quinnipiac. At Quinnipiac, the application fee which is $65, is only waived for financial reasons and for students who visit the university prior to applying.
“Having no application fee generates a lot of what I would call soft applicants,” Eichhorn said. “You want them to show some sort of interest and not just make it a completely easy process.” This week, Quinnipiac’s new policy was mentioned in numerous articles in major press outlets including The Washington Post and the Associated Press. Eichhorn is excited about the attention the announcement is getting because he believes it is a positive change for the admissions process. “We thought this was the right thing for Quinnipiac and the right thing for our prospective student population,” Eichhorn said. According to Eichhorn, students who have already applied to Quinnipiac for the Class of 2023 have reported test scores that have verified at 100 percent. “They’re all exactly accurate,” Eichhorn said.
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The NFL is making progress
Eric Reid’s return is good, but I am not satisfied
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At the end of the 2017 NFL season, Eric Reid became a free agent after his contract expired with the San Francisco 49ers. After being drafted 18th overall in the 2013 NFL Draft, Reid was a one-time Pro Bowler during his rookie campaign and a starter for 69 of his 70 career games. In five seasons with the 49ers, Reid accumulated 375 tackles, 10 interceptions, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Additionally, in his final season with the 49ers, Reid displayed his versatility by lining up as a linebacker in nickel package defense. A player of Reid’s caliber would assumably have been signed early during NFL free agency. However, he remained unemployed until the last week of September. On Thursday, Sept. 27, the Carolina Panthers signed free agent safety Eric Reid to a one-year contract. Prior to the Panthers making this signing, Reid was best known for being the first player to silently protest alongside Colin Kaepernick during the the 2016 NFL season. They both had the intention of kneeling during the National Anthem to bring attention to the racial inequality and police injustice in the U.S. Also similar to Kaepernick, Reid has filed a collusion case against the NFL. As defined in the NFL’s collective bargaining
agreement in Article 17.1. a: “No Club, its employees or agents shall enter into any agreement, express or implied, with the NFL or any other Club, its employees or agents to restrict or limit individual Club decision-making.” Even though Reid is officially signed, he does not necessarily have to drop his grievance case against the league. The popular opinion among many NFL fans was that Reid’s public stance on social issues was the primary reason he was not on a NFL roster. The Panthers decision to sign Reid before their bye week was a move that pleasantly surprised people. But from the team’s point of view, it is unsurprising. Safety Da’Norris Searcy was placed on injured reserve after he sustained two concussions in the last month. This left an opening for a new starter to come in. The overwhelming reaction to Reid’s return to the NFL among pundits and players was elation. Browns running back Carlos Hyde, who played with Reid and Kaepernick in San Francisco, said following a Cleveland practice, “For real? I’m so happy for him. It’s been too long.” “Congrats 2 my brother Eric Reid, all pro safety who should have been signed the 1st day of free agency, who has signed a football contract. He was the 1ST person 2 kneel alongside me,” tweeted Kaepernick. “Eric is a social justice warrior, continues to support his wife, two beautiful daughters and communities in need.” “It’s an incredible day for the NFL,” said ESPN’s Stephen A Smith on “First Take” the day Reid was signed. I am in complete favor that the Panthers signed a player who is more than deserving to be on any NFL team. Unfortunately, I cannot engage fully with the utmost joy and satisfaction. Reid’s welcome back to the league reminds me that 31 NFL teams did not want
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Eric Reid signed a one-year deal with the Panthers after going unsigned this offseason. him for four weeks of the season. If his ability to play football was not in question then I believe his absence from the NFL was due to his outspokenness on social issues. His return also reminds me that Kaepernick’s exile from the NFL has been over a year. It is impossible for me to be truly pleased with Reid’s return because he is not the only player to have been ignored by teams. The likely thinking behind the hold back of a team taking a chance on Kaepernick would be the possibility that he decides to continue kneeling and bringing press outside of football. As it turns out, that is not the reason Kaepernick is not in the league, as proven by the kneeling done by Reid in the Panthers Week 5 match against the New York Giants. On a call with D.C. media, Panthers head coach Ron Rivera said he has no problem with Reid’s kneeling during the National Anthem. “The biggest reason it’s not an issue to me is I believe in the First Amendment,” Rivera said on the call. “And that’s all he did
was exercise his First Amendment. As far as I’m concerned, he’s an American citizen entitled to exercise his rights.” While I am pleased to know Rivera is fine with Reid’s protest, I still have trouble understanding what might be holding Kaepernick back from receiving the same opportunity. If the Panthers utilized the same logic, why wouldn’t they have Kaepernick be their back-up quarterback? He is accomplished, qualified and experienced. They must have tremendous confidence in the abilities of their current second string quarterback, Taylor Heinicke, who in his threeyear career has one completion for 10 yards. I like Reid’s one year deal, but I am not satisfied with it. It is only a single year he will be on contract. There is no promise he will have a long-term future in the league. It is very well possible that Reid may be unemployed at the beginning of the 2019 season. And if both Kaepernick and Reid are out of the league, what actually changed?
What is Kanye West trying to prove? Peter Dewey Opinion Editor
Kanye West is one of the greatest artists of our generation. He has nothing to prove. But for some reason, Kanye has put himself in the media spotlight by speaking on controversial political issues and buddying up to President Trump. And I can only wonder why. On Thursday, Oct. 12, West, along with Kid Rock and Jim Brown, met with President Trump at the White House. West, sporting a “Make America Great Again” hat, contributed to a dialogue that quite frankly had very little direction, jumping from North Korea, to prison and gun
reform to West’s possible running for president in 2024. West’s meeting with Trump has gotten pushback from many in the music industry, including Diddy, 50 Cent and T.I. “All I can say is… I’ve reached my limits,” T.I. said on an Instagram post. “This is my stop, I’m officially DONE!!!! F*** Trump & his Lil Cookie Boy. “At one time it was a pleasure to work alongside you…” he added. “Now, I’m ashamed to have ever been associated with you.” This isn’t the first time Kanye has been challenged for a controversial political move over the past year. In May, the rapper visited the TMZ headquarters and gave an interview in which he said that slavery was a choice. “When you hear about slavery for 400 years ... For 400 years? That sounds like a choice,” West said at the time. This led to TMZ employee Van Lathan challenging West at the headquarters after the comments were made. “While you are making music and being an artist and living the life that you’ve earned by being a genius, the rest of us in society have to deal with these threats to our lives,” Lathan said in the video by TMZ. “We have to deal with the marginalization that’s come from the 400 years of slavery
that you said for our people was a choice. “Frankly, I’m disappointed, I’m appalled, and brother, I am unbelievably hurt by the fact that you have morphed into something to me, that’s not real.” Lathan is right. Kanye has changed. This is not the same person who famously said “George Bush doesn’t care about black people,” at a concert telethon to help raise money for Hurricane Katrina relief. Kanye West is trying to become a people-pleaser, acting like he is more “woke” than anyone else, when in reality he is just seeking the spotlight. I will not question Kanye’s musical genius, but as for his political ideas and opinions, I couldn’t care less about what he has to say. For example, at his meeting with Trump, he compared the “MAGA” hat to a superman cape. “You know, they tried to scare me to not wear this hat – my own friends,” West said, according to USA Today. “But this hat, it gives me – it gives me power, in a way.” He then goes on to say he loves Hillary Clinton, but follows it up with this: “But the campaign ‘I’m with Her’ just didn’t make me feel, as a guy, that didn’t get to see my dad all the time – like a guy that could play catch with his son,” West
said to Trump, according to USA Today. “It was something about when I put this hat on, it made me feel like Superman. You made a Superman. That’s my favorite superhero. And you made a Superman cape.” In his quest to spread love to everyone, West has prioritized the meaning of a hat. Makes sense. Look, I’m not here to criticize Kanye’s political beliefs as much as I am here to question his motivation for them. But for him to come out and say that he wants to see Colin Kaepernick wearing a “MAGA” hat to show that “we can bend a bit on this side, we can bend a bit on this side, and we can learn how to be malleable in the infinite universe that we are and the loving beings that we are,” shows how out of touch he is. Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling for the national anthem was not in protest of President Trump or anything he personally stood for. He protested racial inequality and police brutality and in turn, got personally attacked by our president. There is no “side” to bend on. Unlike Kaepernick, Kanye is standing for nothing. Nothing, that is, but the spotlight.
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Politically apolitical: The Taylor Swift conundrum
In case you missed it, the left is now hailing Taylor Swift as the new voice of civic responsibility. Yes, the same Taylor Swift who has been relentlessly berated by the left for not being political enough over the past decade. When Swift endorsed Staff Writer Tennessee Democrat Phil Bredesen for the U.S. Senate on Instagram last Sunday, it appeared to be the end of her political silence. She cited Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn’s “appalling” and “terrifying” voting record, claiming her decision was about fighting for LGBTQ+ rights and dignity for all Americans. But here’s the thing: Taylor Swift, by simply being Taylor Swift, has always been political. Liberals have demanded Swift condemn pretty much everything, constantly foaming at the mouth in hopes she would speak out against things that have absolutely nothing to do with her, including outlandish allegations of ties to the KKK. The hysteria was exacerbated when Swift opted out of the Hollywood norm by posting a picture at the voting booth in 2016, without telling her followers they must vote for Hillary Clinton. She received heat again for reflecting on 2017 by writing on Instagram, “I couldn’t have asked for a better year,” a benign comment that triggered the left to accuse her of being oblivious to white privilege, because of course, how could anyone possibly have a good year in the horror of Trump’s America? However, with her latest post, Swift pulled off the seemingly impossible. She managed to voice a political opinion without condescending, insulting or shaming others for their beliefs and values. Yet of course, this was still a problem. For a faction of the left, the response was “too little too late.” For the right, many who respected her for staying out of politics felt betrayed, like President Trump, who declared to reporters outside the White House last Monday he now likes Swift’s music “25 percent less.” Despite the commander-in-chief’s musical preferences, more than 166,000 people across the United States submitted new registrations between Sunday and noon on Tuesday, with about 42 percent of registrants falling between the ages of 18 to 24, according to Vote.org. After just 24 hours of her post, there were 65,000 new registrations in the state of Tennessee alone. Regardless of your opinions on Swift, her impact cannot be overlooked or underestimated. “Please educate yourself on the candidates running in your state and vote based on who most closely represents your values,” Swift wrote. “For a lot of us, we may never find a candidate or party with whom we agree 100 percent
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on every issue, but we have to vote anyway.” To those on the right who are offended by Swift’s statement, ask yourself this: is civic participation really a message we can’t get behind? Digging deeper into Swift’s endorsement, many people don’t realize Phil Bredesen has been a vocal supporter of Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation, which mainstream media has conveniently failed to highlight. As a survivor of sexual assault herself, Swift is not someone who quietly falls in line with the mob.
“For a lot of us, we may never find a candidate or party with whom we agree 100 percent on every issue, but we have to vote anyway.” – TAYLOR SWIFT SINGER-SONGWRITER
Swift was honored last December as one of Time Magazine’s People of the Year after she won her case against a radio DJ she accused of groping her. Swift sued him for only a dollar, a symbolic gesture to demonstrate that it is not about money, but about how we treat women as a society. In return, David Mueller, the man found guilty of assaulting Swift, was rehired at a new radio station within months of the resolution – a slap in the face to Swift, showing survivors that men could face due process, be proven guilty and still reap no consequences. The truth of the matter is, everyone was a feminist until it came to Taylor Swift. Swift does not get the credit she deserves for being such a large proponent of the #MeToo movement. She immediately took action against her assaulter, but never received the support of liberal media, who only now wants us to listen to her when it fits their narrative. Instead, Swift was incessantly lambasted for not attending the Women’s March. Despite her countless donations to survivors and endless philanthropy, Swift would never be welcomed into the world of the modern day feminist movement. For many women in this country, feminism is not just about wearing Pussyhat and demanding free birth control. For many women, “women’s issues” include jobs, the economy, Veterans Affairs, national security, immigration and foreign policy. The ten-time Grammy winner is allowed to be a free thinker. She is entitled to exercise her First Amendment rights and voice her opinion. She is also allowed to keep her opinions to herself when she prefers, but I can guaran-
tee you’ll never find her with female genitalia on her head, threatening to blow up the White House. Where were the feminists when Swift became the youngest artist, and then the first female artist, to ever win Album of the Year twice? Where were the feminists when she was scrutinized throughout her formative years for completely appropriate dating behavior? Where were the feminists when Swift was shamed for writing songs about her relationships? I must have missed that time Ed Sheeran or Drake or Justin Bieber was referred to as a crazy serial dater. Last Monday, Charlie Kirk, Fox News contributor and founder of conservative organization Turning Point USA, tweeted that Taylor’s “career never recovered since Kanye West ended it.” The following night, Swift swept the American Music Awards, becoming the show’s most decorated female artist in history. The criticism is rich coming from Kirk, who has spent the last few months parading around Washington, D.C. with Kanye West. That’s right, the same Kanye West who interrupted Swift’s acceptance speech at the Video Music Awards in 2009 and later rapped that he and Swift “might still have sex,” because he “made that bitch famous.” (Again I ask: feminists–where were you?) Trump Republicans seem to have forgotten that a celebrity now resides in the White House. After the president’s bizarre meeting with West in the Oval Office on Oct. 11, the “celebrities should stay out of politics” argument has been invalidated. Let’s be real, if President Obama had organized televised Oval Office meetings with the likes of John Legend and Chrissy Teigen, our heads would’ve exploded. For those on the right who don’t want to hear about politics from celebrities, I get it – but be consistent. Treating Kanye West like a messiah is the wrong move. After all, it’s not like Donald Trump won the presidency on the whims of the Hollywood elite anyway. I’m proud to say that neither Kanye West nor Taylor Swift, despite being two of the greatest artists of my generation, will ever impact my vote or sway my political direction. To the folks burning CDs and refusing to listen to Swift’s music because of her political beliefs, now is the time to get a grip. If we can’t separate art from politics and personal views, we will all be miserable. While I disagree with some of the ways Swift characterized Blackburn and Bredesen, I agree with the majority of her message. I believe it is her approach that emphasizes why she remains a wonderful role model for our youth. Taylor Swift has successfully pissed off both the right and the left, which is why I know she’s doing something correct. She has strayed from rampant, monolithic partisanship and showed the world it’s best to be authentic. As Swift so fittingly sings on “I Did Something Bad,” – “they’re burning all the witches even if you aren’t one.” She’s smart. She’s talented. She’s informed. Don’t ever mistake one’s silence for apathy.
Voter registration after Taylor Swift’s political endorsement for Tennessee Democrat Phil Bredesen for the U.S. Senate More than 166,000 people across the United States submitted new registrations.
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between the ages of 18 to 24.
65,000 new registrations in the state of Tennessee alone.
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In honor of breast cancer awareness month this October, Hamden is literally painted pink. Hamden resident Nancy Juliano spearheaded the Paint Hamden Pink initiative last year after she volunteered to help the daughter of one of her friends who was chairing the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk. Juliano said Paint Hamden Pink started off small, with a planning committee of, what she said, was everyone she knew. She went door to door to businesses, asking for donations. “I realized that most of what I was gathering were from Hamden businesses,” Juliano said. She then went to the Hamden Chamber of Commerce and to Hamden Mayor Curt Leng and told him about the generosity she found amongst members of the Hamden community. Juliano believed they deserved some recognition. Her and her husband brainstormed ideas and came up with Paint Hamden Pink. They designed posters with a paint brush and brought one to each business that gave a donation to hang in windows or store fronts as a thank you. Other businesses purchased banners as a donation, including the Hamden Town Hall and Hamden Auto Body. A traveling banner can also be seen at every Paint Hamden Pink event around town. Now, a list of restaurants and businesses have agreed to donate part of their proceeds to Paint Hamden Pink and the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in October. The Paint Hamden Pink committee now has over 30 members, all volunteers; some who even work full-time jobs, but still give their time to this cause.
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The American Cancer Society also reminds people that women aren’t the only ones affected by breast cancer. Through Real Men Wear Pink, men raise money for the cause. The Real Men Wear Pink of Greater New Haven has raised $9,295 as of Tuesday evening. Quinnipiac’s Beta Theta Pi (Beta) fraternity donated $7,839 to the American Cancer Society after raising money throughout the semester. The majority of the funds came from Beta’s annual spring event Stand Up Against Cancer. The American Cancer Society is Beta’s philanthropic partner. “The Real Men Wear Pink campaign means a lot to me because I feel like it targets all people to help with the movement,” Vice President of Programming for Beta senior Kyle Lopez said. “To me, if there are people going through struggles who don’t have a family or friends for support, and if I can offer that support in any way, that’s all that matters.” Beta also works with different organizations to host oth-
Juliano said when she first approached business owners about donating, they wanted to come up with something creative. This year, Glenwood Drive-In is selling pink ketchup and pink lemonade, and next door at Kelly’s Cone Connection, customers can get pink sprinkles and eat their ice cream with pink spoons. Aunt Chilada’s is making TaTa margaritas and donating $1 from every one sold. Rainbow Cleaners is donating $1 for every pink tie cleaned in October. Some of the restaurants around town have donated part of the proceeds from each check on a certain day in October. Other businesses have been willing to donate to the cause without hesitation. Ixtapa gave Juliano $500 in gift cards, Corner Deli donated $250 and Bread and Chocolate gave her $300 worth of their tips as a donation. “I have to say it has never been depressing going door to door asking,” Juliano said. “At first, I hesitated to go and ask people for things just isn’t part of my nature. But I’m not asking for myself. So right away when people find out what I’m doing they start telling stories, like ‘Oh, my mother or my aunt has breast cancer. We need to be a part of finding this cure.’ People are very positive and very supportive of what we’re doing.” Aside from local businesses getting involved, specks of pink can be seen all around town. There are pink bows hung outside the town hall and fire station. Two Hamden Police cruisers are also decked out in pink this month. Century Sign in Hamden wrapped two of the cars in pink using a vinyl temporary wrap. There are also purple wrapped cars in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness month. The pink cruisers have been seen at multiple different community events this month including the Food Truck Festival at the Hamden Town
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er philanthropic events throughout the year to raise for other specific cancer funds. “We want to get more of Quinnipiac involved with this movement and the American Cancer Society because it’s a cause where you directly see the impact of your hard work,” Lopez said. “The community that backs you is incredible and unlike any other.” Other organizations at Quinnipiac are putting on breast cancer awareness events this month. The Sigma Beta Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. will sell baked goods in effort to end breast cancer on Oct. 18 and 19 in the Carl Hansen Student Center. Dance Company will sell Krispy Kreme doughnuts on Oct. 18 to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Dance Company also donates part of funds raised at its annual Sweetheart competition on Nov. 5.
Center Park on Oct. 5. The cruisers were at the Making Strides walk on Sunday, and anyone was welcome to sign one of the cars with permanent marker. An unknown source painted pink ribbons on some streets in Hamden. Juliano said nobody knows who is doing it. She said she did mention it to Mayor Leng and he just smiled. “We think it’s a magical fairy that’s doing that,” Juliano said. “We can’t quite pinpoint the person who spearheaded that. So, it’s a mystery and I like leaving it that way.” The Hamden Soccer Association organized and hosted Hamden Soccer Goes Pink in support of breast cancer awareness this weekend. Teresa Valenti and her husband Anthony, who coaches one of the teams, helped put on the pink-themed games on Saturday. Mayor Curt Leng proclaimed Oct. 13, 2018 as Hamden Goes Pink day. Pedro Rosado from Walt’s Trooper Factory created and donated a pink Storm Trooper helmet from Star Wars: A New Hope. It was raffled off at the soccer games to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The kickoff event for this year’s Paint Hamden Pink event was on Sept. 20 at the Hamden Farmers Market, where town residents were encouraged to participate in the Making Strides Walk in New Haven. School officials announced how they would raise awareness inside the classroom, and Hamden Mayor Curt Leng proclaimed Sept. 20 2018 as “Real Men Wear Pink Day,” in support of the American Cancer Society’s fundraising efforts aimed towards men.
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The main event of the month is the Making Strides of Greater New Haven walk at Lighthouse Point Park. American Cancer Society Community Development Manager Graham Kobs said this is the eleventh year the walk has taken place at the park. Last year, walk participants raised over $100,000. This year, hundreds of people gathered at the park on Sunday. One hundred thirty-three teams of over 600 participants raised $54,607 for the Making Strides of Greater New Haven walk as of Tuesday. Lobbyists pushed for legislation reform on laws such as the age limit on purchasing tobacco and aimed to make people aware of funding being cut on the state and federal levels. “Grants to the National Institutes of Health are being cut, grants for research are being cut and being distributed elsewhere,” said Dr. Sherlet Kurian with Legislative Ambassadors of the American Cancer Network. “It’s really a grassroots effort to keep our funding. This is what we have to do, we have to fight everywhere.”
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There was a survivor luncheon for survivors and their caregivers in the carousel building at Lighthouse Point. Survivors were honored with sashes and roses and were personally escorted into the building. “The number one feedback that I get from the survivors that attend that having that escort, having that sash, having that rose is such special feeling for them,” Kobs said. Anthony’s Ocean View and Cascade Fine Catering provided 100 percent of the food for the survivor reception. Members of Sacred Heart’s chapter of the Zeta Tau Alpha (ZTA) women’s fraternity served food as a part of their volunteer efforts with breast cancer awareness events. “We mainly work with survivors and get to connect with them,” ZTA volunteer Dominique Newton said. “We volunteer to help them through this.” Kobs said the American Cancer Society tries to get as much donated for these events so the money raised by participants can be given back to the organization to be spent on research, programs and services.
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Dr. Sherlet Kurian with Legislative Ambassadors of the American Cancer Network “This is fantastic, this is my third year and the vibe is always infectious. It’s always great to see survivors and people who even though they have lost people to breast cancer still celebrating their lives. It doesn’t end here, this is lifelong. Women will all be affected to some capacity with breast cancer whether it’s our mothers, our sisters… so it’s important.”
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Cut them some slack
Quinnipiac's new slacklining club has roped in some new members By ADRIANNA LOVEGROVE Staff Writer
Can you imagine being suspended a few feet above the ground while walking across a wobbly thin rope? Well, that’s what students in the Slackline Club do every week. “Slacklining entails balancing on a 2.5 to 5-centimeter wide piece of webbing made from synthetic fibers, which is rigged between to fixed points, often trees,” according to the International Slackline Association. It mirrors tightroping, except instead of a taut rope to walk on the webbing slacks, making it much more difficult to maintain balance. Founder and president of the club Daniel Dalton has been slacklining since the 10th grade, when he got his first slackline for Christmas. Hoping to bring his beloved hobby to Quinnipiac, he ran into some trouble with Public Safety. “I got in a lot of trouble for slacklining on campus and Public Safety came up to me and they weren’t too happy about me using the trees and whatnot, so I started a club,” Dalton said. Dalton had to cut through a lot of red tape in order to get the club approved. The safety of the students and the trees were a big concern for the school. “I had to make a slideshow for facilities about the safety of trees and my knowledge of the trees so I didn’t destroy the trees,” Dalton said. “I had to answer questions about safety, like do we wear helmets, knee pads, do we have pads on the ground?” The constant tension, pressure and friction of the rope can cause damage to the trees. The International Slackline Association has prioritized the safety of the trees during the sport. They recommend a number of different materials to protect trees on their website. They suggest staying away from visibly damaged trees, trees with weaker barks and not repeatedly using the same tree. Although slacklining can cause stress if the trees aren’t properly taken care of, there are a lot of benefits to the sport. In the three page constitution, Dalton outlines the benefits of slacklining.
“Slacklining promotes balance and core strengths, sharpens focus and can be used as a form of meditation,” Dalton said. “It also promotes social interaction while enjoying the fresh air.” Maire Clarke, a freshman criminal justice major, joined the club in early September after she saw its booth at the involvement fair. The club gives her a chance to decompress from her academic workload. “Our meetings are a really nice break in the middle of the day and they help me de-stress and get a break from my homework and studying,” Clarke said. “It's also a good way to get outside and we constantly have new people who walk by us and want to try it out so it's fun to see the interest in the club grow. Slacklining is different from other activities and really easy to set up and do with other people.” Slacklining has proved to have many health benefits. According to a recent study done by neurologists at LudwigMaximilians University, slacklining has been linked to enhanced concentration, learning and memory. The club wants to create an environment where students can relax and enjoy the experience of line. “The goal for the club is just really to provide an outlet for people to just chill out, it really has no educational value,” Dalton said. “It’s very… this is going to sound corny, it’s very zen for me. I just forget about everything, because you have to. You have to zone in and focus on what you’re doing and where your body is. The goal of the club is to enable people to slackline without having to spend the money to buy the slackline and just have a good time.” While balancing on a wobbly thin rope sounds intimidating, with enough practice, people pick up the art of slacklining pretty quickly. “I’d say it’s generally easy just because I know when the line moves a certain way, where my body is going to push and where I should move my legs to counterbalance. But, you know, it took me a while to learn and get this good,” Dalton said. “I’ve been doing this for five years and it depends on how long you do it. Like some of my friends
did it for an hour and they were already doing like five or ten steps. Like it took me a while to learn like when I was in high school.” Clarke started slacklining two years prior to her joining the university’s club. Joining the club was a great way for her to meet new people on campus and now most of her friends are in the club as well. Team members form a bond as they encourage each other to challenge themselves on the line. “At each meeting, there is always someone who loses their balance and falls off the line in the craziest way,” Clarke said. “So it always makes everyone laugh to see people falling and then we encourage each other to get up and try again.” Freshman film, television and media arts major Andre Leo sees himself slacking for a long time. He joined out of pure curiosity but has since enjoyed the experience of the unusual sport. “My favorite part about being in Slackline club is being challenged every time I go to get better and better at slacklining,” Leo said. “It is extremely fun to get a little bit further every time and before you know it you're walking.” With equal parts meditation and balance, slackline club promotes a healthy lifestyle for its members. Slacklining gives students an outlet to release stress and focus on controlling your gravity where they are able to disconnect and clear their mind from the outside world. Slackline is an unorthodox method of exercise and meditation for students at Quinnipiac. Watching people tightrope in the circus left the audience in awe and now the everyday person will get a chance to try. So naturally, the idea of balancing on a rope peaks many students interests on campus. “When I say slackline they don't know what it is and then I have to explain it,” Dalton said. “They think it’s a little weird. I think it’s a little weird. But they think it’s cool and I think it intrigues them and they’re a little curious and that's why they come out.”
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Less than AMAzing Here’s what you missed from the 2018 AMA’s...since you probably didn’t watch it By MATTHEW FORTIN Associate Arts & Editor
If Nielsen ratings are any indicator, you probably missed the AMAs. ABC’s broadcast of the storied American Music Awards took a remarkable tumble in viewership this year, marking a 28 percent dip. About 6.55 million people tuned in, almost 3 million less than last year’s 9.15 million. And by the sounds of it, Quinnipiac students were part of that drop– echoing each other closely when prompted with “Did you watch the AMAs?” “I did not,” freshman finance major Ricky Keller said. “No,” sophomore health science major Emily Gannon reported. “What even is the AMAs?” asked freshman finance major Ryan Heng. Despite what the numbers and QU students may say, last Tuesday’s show was a star-studded spectacle, showcasing a wide range of musicians and performances. Hosted by “Black-ish” star Tracee Ellis Ross, the three hour special moved quickly through its long list of appearances. Taylor Swift provided the show opener, performing her latest single off her “Reputation” album, “I Did Something Bad.” In typical Swift fashion, her showing was theatrical and intricate, featuring digitally generated flames, a troupe of dancers and her single’s explosive chorus. Tuesday proved to be a big night for the 28-year-old pop star; she took home four awards, thus becoming the most decorated female American Music Award holder, with 23 wins. That record was previously held by Whitney Houston, who holds 21. This year’s show also marked an important moment for one of the music industry's biggest rivalries; it was one of the rare times that Jennifer Lopez and Mariah Carey performed at the same event. Carey was up first, offering a dramatic rendition of her latest single, “With You.” Decked out in an elegant, skin tight gown, she wowed the crowd when what had to be a
dozen dancers appeared from under her dress mid-song. She is currently promoting her upcoming album, “Caution,” set to be released on Nov. 16. Meanwhile, Lopez brought the heat with her latest and greatest– debuting “Limitless.” Written by Sia, the track fits seamlessly into Jenny from the Block’s discography, and is set to be featured on the soundtrack in the upcoming comedy movie, “Second Act.” The list goes on. Cardi B did what she does best; rile up the crowd with her larger than life persona and attitude. This time, she used her Bad Bunny and J Balvin assisted track, “I Like It” to deliver her signature sound. Meanwhile, Shawn Mendes was joined by Zedd to promote his most recent song from his eponymous third album, “Lost in Japan.” Closing the show with a bang, the legendary Gladys Knight honored Aretha Franklin alongside a myriad of gospel singers– each bringing the chops critical in handling the intense vocal pyrotechnics of Franklin’s greatest hits. “Respect” and “You Make Me Feel” (Like a Natural Woman) were represented, among several others. With so many adored musicians represented, it’s hard to imagine why the broadcast is seeing staggering ratings. But the AMAs are certainly not the first to see this drop in viewers. The VMAs, Emmys, Oscars and Grammys are all experiencing a similar decline– leaving network bosses and media experts alike scrambling for a solution to the sinking numbers. “There’s a lot of people who are looking at why we’re seeing such a decline in viewership,” QU media studies professor Kearston Wesner explains. “And there’s several theories.” One of those theories, as Wesner explains, has to do with the new ways people have come to enjoy watching TV– namely binge watching, which emphasizes little to no commercials and casual viewing. “I think there’s less of a desire to see this as a big event and gather around for and watch now,” Wesner said. “I would hinge that on how differently we experience media in general. I think when you have a binge watching culture, it doesn’t necessarily lend itself to watching award shows in
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the same way.” Streaming services aren’t the only thing networks are battling for viewers’ attention. “You can follow along without having to watch– online and see what people are posting about,” Wesner said. “You’re not just competing with other networks. You’re competing with the computer.” And that, Wesner says, is one of the most difficult things to compete with. As to how the future looks for these types of awards shows, the media studies professor says something has to change in order “to make it more interesting and relevant for people to watch now.” All eyes will certainly be the 2019 Golden Globes, set for Jan. 6, to see if they are able to accomplish that. But until then, enjoy the AMA highlight reels on YouTube.
Ri v erda le Returns
Recapping the newest flood of drama and mystery from the latest season premiere By JESSICA SIMMS Staff Writer
The CW teen drama and mystery show “Riverdale” is back for its third season after premiering on Wednesday, Oct. 10. The premiere episode consisted of the usual beloved characteristics that make “Riverdale” loved by viewers, such as the romance between the teens and the mysterious plotline that distinguishes this show from all others. However, on top of the norm, this season seems to have a change to the storyline when levitating babies and a gargoyle king were added to the set of characters. The show “Riverdale” is based off of characters from the “Archie Comics” and debuted its first season on Jan. 26, 2017. This was the first time the stories of Archie and his gang shined on television, taking a huge spin away from the usual plotline of the comic books, being more focused on murder mysteries and different romances amongst the characters. The characters too, are not quite like they are in the graphic novels. Jughead Jones is not the class clown, but instead is the teen reporter, trying to crack the case of Riverdale’s mysteries and Hiram Lodge is not just a boring billionaire, but instead schemes in order to make himself the most powerful man in Riverdale. The only characters that still have their true colors are Archie Andrews, who is the kind hearted and the high school football star and Betty Cooper, who is the definition of the girl next door. From season one to season three, viewers have been seeing the core four, Archie Andrews (KJ Apa), Betty Cooper (Lili Reinhart), Veronica Lodge (Camila Mendes) and Jughead Jones (Cole Sprouse) search for the truth of their hometown Riverdale through battling, joining gangs and doing whatever it takes to find out what their reality is. What makes this season of Riverdale so different is the dramatic change that is going to happen with all of their lives and it all starts right at the beginning of the premiere. Season three opened up with Archie in court tried for a crime that he did not commit, being defended by his mother Mary (Molly Ringwald). Because the jury could not come up with a verdict, Archie got to go home for the three day weekend hence
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Based off of the "Archie Comics," "Riverdale" just premiered its third season.
the name of the episode being “Labor Day.” So Archie got to spend the weekend with his friends, ending up getting a tattoo, joining the Serpent gang in hopes to be protected if he is locked away and bring peace between the Serpents and Bulldogs, the football team. He even asks Reggie (Charles Melton), the captain of the
Bulldogs, to help him out with keeping these groups as allies and not enemies if he gets sent away to jail. Throughout the summer, Archie and friends worked on the trial and attended every single hearing. When they finally got the weekend off, the core four went to Sweetwater Swimming Hole and attend Cheryl Blossom’s (Madelaine Petsch) pool party. These moments in the episode are the more feel-good parts of the show, but despite that, there is definitely conflict brewing as the episode continues on. The storyline of Betty is definitely one that has more conflict coming in the future episodes since her father was announced a murderer in the previous season. In the premiere episode of season three, Betty fights with her mother Alice (Madchen Amick) and her sister Polly (Tiera Skovbye) about the new boyfriend Edgar, who viewers have yet to meet, but know that he is a health guru. Despite Polly and Alice’s seemingly genuine concern for Betty’s decision to forge signatures in order to get prescriptions and pretend that she is attending therapy, Betty has decided to not agree with anything they say. At the end of the episode, viewers watch Betty walk outside to see Polly and Alice wearing white robes throwing Polly’s twin babies into a bonfire. Thankfully the babies are able to float above it, but Betty faints into a seizure after watching all of this happen. On the other side of town, Riverdale seems to get even more strange after Jughead finds his friends being sacrificed for the new character called the Gargoyle King. “‘G’ is for the Gargoyle King,” Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, “Riverdale” creator, said on Twitter. “Gruesome, gory, grim, and gnarly. His reign on #Riverdale begins on 10/10 on the CW.” With all of these new unique additions to the show, “Riverdale” seems to be taking a new turn with Archie now being in jail after making the quick decision at the end of the episode to plead guilty for the crime he did not commit, Betty finding her only family sacrificing the twin babies and Jughead encountering the Gargoyle King. The only way to find out what ends up happening to these beloved characters is by tuning in on Wednesdays at 8 p.m.
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Parents speak up
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Parents and Family Weekend gives the folks a chance to check out where they send their kids (and checks.) We caught up with them to see what their thoughts on the campus were. Here's what they had to say. - M. Tencza
What do you like most about Quinnipiac?
Chris Ullathorne Lisa Ledden CHILD IN CLASS OF 2022
“The communications school and the 3+1 program. We really like the depth and opportunities of hands on learning within the communications program.”
CHILD IN CLASS OF 2022
“It has a small, intimate feel with small class sizes and the personal input they have with professors and advisors."
Denise Dykeman CHILD IN CLASS OF 2021
“I like everything about Quinnipiac. It is a great school. It has great programs, great support systems and a great atmosphere.”
What do you miss the most about your student when they are not home?
Thomas Flynn
Jen Jop
CHILD IN CLASS OF 2022
CHILD IN CLASS OF 2022
“Her sparkling personality at home, her swiftness and her ability to make me laugh.”
“I miss her smile, her cuteness, just talking to her about everything.”
“We just miss seeing her, her presence, her smile, her laugh. We just miss her physical presence there, it’s lonely without it.”
CHILD IN CLASS OF 2020
Kerri O’Connor
Have you seen a change in your student since they have come to QU?
Todd & Laura Matises Bob Considine
Kate Marcouillier
“[We] would say it has made her more mature and more focused and it has been a positive experience. [We] have two daughters who go here and both have had a positive change.”
“Yes, definitely in a good way. She has formed friendships and has had the opportunity to experience new things.”
CHILDREN IN CLASSES OF 2022 & 2018 CHILD IN CLASS OF 2021
“I have seen a lot of growth in my daughter and it has been great.”
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By AMY THORPE Contributing Writer
Members and allies of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community came together on Thursday, Oct. 11 to celebrate coming out and to raise awareness for LGBTQ+ civil rights issues in honor of this year’s National Coming Out Day. Quinnipiac’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) hosted several events throughout the week, fostering an environment where students can live openly and stressed the importance of being an ally to LGBTQ+ individuals. “The LGBTQ+ community has made tremendous progress in recent years, but I think that we still struggle with acceptance in society,” senior nursing major and GSA President Meaghan Rocha said. “The message of ‘coming out’ as an ally is extremely important in order to validate and recognize the experiences of LGBTQ+ students on campus…. The most important thing that students can do to be an ally is to make an effort to understand the LGBTQ+ community and to not be afraid to ask questions when it is appropriate.” National Coming Out Day has become a significant holiday for members and supporters of the LGBTQ+ community, whether they have come out or not. The first National Coming Out Day was celebrated thirty years ago, on the one-year anniversary of the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Prompted by the AIDS pandemic and unfair legislation against the LGBTQ+ community,
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an estimated half a million people marched with the goal of diminishing discrimination, promoting individual freedom and advocating for the legal recognition of gay and lesbian relationships. The movement resulted in the creation of a number of LGBTQ+ organizations and protests and left a lasting impact on the unity of the LGBTQ+ community. Today, the message behind the march is as relevant as ever. According to a study by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), 20 percent of millennials identify as LGBTQ+. However, only 26 percent of LGBTQ+ youth report being able to fully be themselves at school respectively, as the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) noted in its 2018 LGBTQ Youth Report. Furthermore, HRC researchers found that “77 percent of LGBTQ teenagers surveyed reported feeling depressed or down” and “LGBTQ youth of color and transgender teenagers experience unique challenges and elevated stress.” “Coming out can be one of the most courageous acts an LGBTQ person makes, and that courage is inextricably tied to our continued progress toward full equality,” HRC President Chad Griffin said. Signs of such progress have been made apparent by several high profile individuals this year. From singer Janelle Monáe to entertainer Brendon Urie, a multitude of celebrities revealed their sexualities in 2018 and voiced their support for the LGBTQ+ community. Regarding the journey of coming out, playwright and musician Lin-Manuel Miranda
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tweeted on Thursday, Oct. 11, “At your pace, on your terms. Your happiness and safety are paramount. Sending endless love your way.” There is also hope for equality and acceptance outside of the realm of entertainment. As reported by The LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, more than 430 openly LGBTQ+ people ran for office at every level of government this election cycle, and 244 will be listed on the general election ballots this November. “Visibility matters, and research shows that when people know someone who is LGBTQ+, they are far more likely to support full equality under the law,” Griffin said. “Coming out and sharing our stories is essential to advancing LGBTQ+ equality and fighting back against attempts to turn back the clock on our progress.” There are several resources available to individuals wrestling with the decision of coming out, and to those experiencing
emotional turmoil stemming from their sexuality. The Trevor Project, for example, offers a support center, educational programs, and a lifeline at 1-866-488-7386. In short, the LGBTQ+ community has made significant progress in breaking down barriers and stereotypes since National Coming Out Day was first established. Through continued support from Quinnipiac and the country at large, the elimination of discrimination, heteronormativity and misunderstanding may be one step closer. “My favorite part about being gay and being a part of this community is being surrounded by individuals who have loved and been open and honest about who they were when the rest of the world told them not to,” Rocha said. “A group of individuals that can exist and love in the face of that kind of adversity is beautiful and empowering to be a part of.”
A COLLEGE ACTOR'S 'DREAM' THE LEADING FACES BEHIND QU THEATER'S PRODUCTION OF 'A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM'
Amanda Devlin as 'Hermia'
Junior theater & public relations major
"...Every cast I've been a part of has been focused and determined to put on a great show. 'Midsummer' was no different and with a bigger cast, we expanded the family of people who love and appreciate theater... Keely Baisden has been an incredible director and choreographer throughout this process and it has made our show even better. "
Paige Parton as 'Helena'
Junior philosophy & theater major
"[It has been] really great to have many cast members by my side, everyone makes the show what it is, and so I have a tremendous amount of respect for the whole cast and crew and production team for all of their hard work... The theatrical world is my home and I will hopefully be appearing in a few more productions before I graduate."
Nicholas Fetherston as 'Lysander' Sophomore theater major
"I was heavily involved last year. I participated in every production in some way or another, whether it be acting or otherwise... At first, there were only a few rehearsals every now and again. But for the past couple of weeks we have been doing runs of the show almost every night. It has resulted in a lot of late nights but it hasn’t effected my studies at all."
Joseph Powell as 'Nick Bottom'
Junior game design and development & theater major
" As someone who does theater every semester, I tend to arrange my schedule around doing theater... I tend to work on the tech aspect of shows, from Stage Managing to light design to run crew. In those shows I'm not tech, I greatly enjoy acting when given that chance."
Haneen Hatim Hamdan as 'Oberon' Junior English secondary education major
"I have acted in several Shakespearean shows in the past and am currently in the Classical Acting class... It has not impacted my studies whatsoever. This is my third year doing college theatre and I have developed time mangement skills to ensure my studies don’t fall behind."
Lauren Rosenay as 'Titania'
Junior theater & media studies major
"Everything is so great and energetic. There’s something to learn from everyone... [We rehearse] a few times a week up until [two] weeks before the show when we would meet every night. It’s important to find a balance between [theater and academics]."
Tyrell Latouche as 'Peter Quince'
Sophomore film, television & media major
"It's a funny story about relationship hijnx and magical mischief... It's been a lot of fun. We've been bonding over the long rehearsals... It's been at least a few hours nearly every day. It's given me less time to do homework, and it conflicts with night classes, but there haven't been any serious problems (yet)."
Paul Zopatti as 'Demetrius' Junior theater major
"Because I am a theater major, all of my classes are scheduled before 6 p.m., which is when all of the rehearsing has been. It has taken up some time on the weekends and some sacrifices had to be made, but it’s what I love to do so it’s worth it for me." PHOTOS CONTRIBUTED BY ACTORS RESPECTIVELY DESIGN BY MADISON FRAITAG
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RUNDOWN MEN’S HOCKEY QU 3, Vermont 2 - Saturday Odeen Tufto: 1 goal Wyatt Bongiovanni: 1 goal Chase Priskie: 1 goal Keith Petruzzelli: 22 saves WOMEN’S HOCKEY QU 1, Vermont 1 (OT) - Friday Taylor House: 1 goal Abbie Ives: 25 saves QU 3, Vermont 3 (OT) - Saturday House: 1 goal, 1 assist Courtney Vorster: 1 goal, 1 assist Randi Marcon: 1 goal VOLLEYBALL Manhattan 3, QU 1 - Saturday Maggie Baker: 10 kills Maria Pansari: 36 assists Alejandra Rodriguez: 13 digs Iona 3, QU 1 - Sunday Morgan Sherwin: 12 kills Kat Miller: 9 kills, 12 digs Rodriguez: 16 digs FIELD HOCKEY Providence 6, QU 2 - Friday Valerie Perkins: 1 goal Amanda Blum: 1 goal Yale 3, QU 1 - Sunday Brooke Whipkey: 1 goal Blum: 1 assist MEN’S SOCCER QU 1, Siena 0 (OT) - Wednesday Eamon Whelan: 1 goal Iona 1, QU 0 - Saturday Jared Mazzola: 4 saves WOMEN’S SOCCER QU 1, Canisius 1 (OT) - Saturday Selena Salas: 1 goal RUGBY QU 85, Brown 3 - Saturday Clara Lemal-Brown: 4 tries Mikah Maples: 2 tries Mckenna Haz: 10 conversions
GAMES TO WATCH MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU vs. Boston College - Friday, 7 p.m. VOLLEYBALL QU at Siena - Wednesday, 6 p.m. QU vs. Saint Peter’s - Saturday, 1 p.m. QU vs. Rider - Sunday, 1 p.m. FIELD HOCKEY QU vs. Old Dominion - Friday, 2 p.m. QU at Sacred Heart - Sunday, 5 p.m. MEN’S SOCCER QU vs. Rider - Wednesday, 2 p.m. QU at Fairfield - Saturday, 7 p.m. WOMEN’S SOCCER QU at Rider - Wednesday, 7 p.m. QU vs. Marist - Saturday, 12 p.m. RUGBY QU at Penn State - Saturday, 1 p.m. MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY QU at Central Conn. Mini Meet - Friday, 4 p.m. WOMEN’S TENNIS QU at UConn - Wednesday, 2:30 p.m.
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Quinnipiac rugby overpowers Brown in blowout win The Bobcats scored a season-high and allowed a season-low in points By LOGAN REARDON Sports Editor
The Quinnipiac rugby team was dominant in its 85-3 victory over Brown on Saturday afternoon in Hamden. Quinnipiac scored early and often in this one, with five tries in the first half and eight in the second half. “Everyone expects our backs to be the ones that deliver – and they did today – but it was really just this effort that was made across the board if you look at how the scoring was broken down,” Quinnipiac head coach Becky Carlson said. “It wasn’t one or two people specifically. There happened to be a lot of people in the right spots and they were all supporting each other.” From the get-go, the Bobcats seemed to be in the right spots. Just three minutes into the game, freshman wing Clara LemalBrown scored the first try of the game to give the Bobcats a 5-0 lead. Lemal-Brown primarily gets the ball on the outside and has a lot of open field in front of her. Today, though, she had to utilize other parts of her game. “It’s not just her speed now, it’s her athleticism and using the stiff-arm,” Carlson said of LemalBrown’s performance. The Bobcats added four more tries in the first half, with two from junior captain Mikah Maples and one each from freshman fullback Allison Koenig and freshman flyhalf Mckenna Haz. Haz, who attempts the conversion kicks for two points after each try, was 10for-13 on the afternoon. Quinnipiac took a 31-0 lead into the half and Brown hardly got
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Bundu has attempted one 3-pointer in his three-year career, so it’ll be interesting to see how much he actually adds to that total this season. On the other hand, shooting isn’t a concern for Robinson. In his career, the 6-foot-6 guard has
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past midfield with the ball. Believe it or not, Carlson still felt her team could’ve been better. “We had to clean it up after the first half,” Carlson said. “We committed one too many penalties today I think, but ultimately that effort that we’ve been talking about all season that we know is around was there today.” As dominant as the first half was, Quinnipiac poured it on even more in the second. Again, it only took the Bobcats three minutes to get on the board as freshman flanker Matja Saarenheimo-Vanderhorst scored her first career try. Senior wing Caitria Sands and freshman wing Margot Vella both added tries within the next 10 minutes, and then it turned into a one-man show. Lemal-Brown, who scored the first try of the game, scored three straight tries in a seven-minute span to push the Bobcat lead to 71-0. “I can give almost all of the credit to the inside ball – our forwards taking crashes, pulling in all the defenders and giving me space,” Lemal-Brown said. “Also, my outside center Margot (Vella) would do a little juke and get me space.” While the freshman wing gave credit to her teammates, her coach was quick to give her the shine. “What did you see?” Carlson said with a laugh when asked what she saw of her young star. “I saw somebody get the ball in her hands and just look untouchable. She is untouchable. I had to laugh, too, because I can tell when she switches on to that gear, there’s not too many people that are going to be able to catch her.” Senior captain Emily Roskopf
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Freshman wing Clara Lemal-Brown scored a team-high four tries in the 82-point victory. and sophomore flanker Remy Spires added two more tries to push the lead to 85-0 before Brown kicked a conversion as time expired to save itself from a shutout. Quinnipiac improves to 3-3 on the season and has now won three of its last four matches. Next week, the Bobcats travel to Penn State to take on the Nittany Lions on Saturday, Oct. 20 at 1 p.m. Lemal-Brown, for one, is eager to get back out there after Saturday’s big win. “I can’t wait to see what next
week holds at Penn State,” LemalBrown said. “Then the next week we’ve got Army and then we’ll see what goes on from there.”
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attempted 248 threes compared to just 52 shots from inside the arc. Last season, Robinson made 37 shots from deep, a career-high, and shot 34.6 percent from 3-point range. Those stats came in a career-low 22 games, as a nagging ankle injury forced him to miss the final 11 games of the season. This season is about staying fresh
throughout the long season. “There’s always bumps and bruises to go along the beginning of the season and there’s a lot of weeks of practice,” Robinson said. “I’m just trying to stay in the training room. Coming in [to the training room] to keep my body healthy has been a big emphasis this time around.” Robinson suited up for the final few games of the season at the MAAC Tournament, but he never got on the court. After a six-month offseason of working out at home in Maryland and at Quinnipiac for summer sessions, the ankle is fully healed. “I think [Robinson is] just starting to feel comfortable physically again – and that makes all the difference,” Dunleavy said. “Last year was hard at the end of the season, just battling and rehabbing to try to get back for those last games. It killed him to not be there. But now he looks fresh and he’s ready to go.” Like Robinson, Bundu dealt with injuries throughout last season – they just weren’t quite bad enough to force him to miss time. Bundu had a sports hernia toward the end of the season, which he believes hindered his effectiveness.
Now healthy, these two are ready for their final ride in Hamden – and they don’t want to leave anything on the table. “I want [our team] to be the best we can be,” Robinson said. “Whatever our potential is for the season, just maximize it. Hopefully everybody can stay healthy this year. By the end of the season, I hope to look back on the season and just say that we got everything we could possibly get out of the season.” Dulli is looking for a more tangible reward when March rolls around. “At the end of the year, I just [want] to hold that MAAC chip. Just hold that MAAC chip,” Bundu said. “I came here my freshman year, I’ve seen this place do a complete 180. At the end of the year, I [want to be able to say I] started a legacy.” The legacy of this class started to form last season when the Bobcats reached the MAAC semifinals in Dunleavy’s first season. If they can secure the team’s first ever MAAC Championship, it’s safe to safe that legacy will be firmly cemented.
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Clockwise from top left: Quinnipiac rugby freshman wing Margot Vella avoids the defense and looks to pass the ball; freshman wing Clara Lemal-Brown bursts through the Brown defense; the Bobcats powers through the Bears’ defense toward the try zone; Quinnipiac players celebrate one of the 12 tries in the big victory.
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Men’s ice hockey sophomore Odeen Tufto scored with 15 seconds left against Vermont to win 3-2.
The Quinnipiac rugby team scored 85 points in its victory against Brown, the most it has scored since 2016.
Quinnipiac volleyball junior setter Maria Pansari surpassed 3,000 career assists, only the third Bobcat to ever reach milestone.
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Quinnipiac men’s soccer junior forward Eamon Whelan scored the overtime winner on Wednesday against Siena. It was the second game in a row where Whelan scored to win in overtime and this pushes his goal total to eight, which leads the MAAC.
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RUNNIN’ THE POINT
Seniors ready for final ride
The Quinnipiac men’s basketball seniors are preparing for their last season By LOGAN REARDON Sports Editor
One last go-around. Leaving your mark. The final chapter. Seniors constantly hear these traditional clichés when they reach their final year of school. Quinnipiac men’s basketball seniors Abdulai Bundu and Andrew Robinson better get used to hearing those phrases. Bundu and Robinson technically aren’t the only seniors on the rosters – Cam Young is back as a graduate student and Andrew’s twin brother Aaron has an extra year of eligibility after redshirting in 2016-17 – but they are separating themselves as two key leaders. “I’ve definitely felt the leadership role,” Bundu said. “I felt it last year, but this year it’s like ‘Boom, it’s all yours, kid.’ I embraced it to the fullest potential… I just love helping [young players] out on and off the court. Even the guys that have been for a year, they say they have a few things they can learn from me, and me personally, I have a few things I can learn from everybody on
this team. That leadership role is something I’ve come to expect – and I love it.” Just by watching practice, you can see that the seniors have a role in leading a team filled with four freshman guards (Savion Lewis, Tyrese Williams, Tyree Pickron, Matt Balanc) competing for minutes. “I do [think they’ve been vocal leaders],” Quinnipiac head coach Baker Dunleavy said. “We have a really good group of senior leaders, guys that are four-year college players, but the tricky part is they haven’t played for me for four years.” At this stage, a senior like Bundu or Robinson has the same amount of experience under Dunleavy as current-sophomores Rich Kelly or Jacob Rigoni have. The thing that separates them is the four years of playing college ball. “It’s sometimes hard to help guys all the way with Xs and Os because it’s only my second year too,” Robinson said. “But, [my goal is] just to show them the off the court stuff, leading by example and doing the right thing – going to class, keeping your grades
up – that’s the most important thing.” Academics have always seemed paramount for these guys. Robinson has made the MAAC All-Academic Team each of the past two years and was an Academic AllAmerica nominee last season. On the court, though, these Bobcats are still striving for more in what will be their final season of college basketball. Bundu has started at least 20 games in each of his first three years – he is far and away the most experienced college player on this team. In 93 career games (72 starts), Bundu is averaging 5.9 points per game (PPG) and 5.5 rebounds per game (RPG) in 20.6 minutes per game. “[Bundu] is a guy more than anybody who knows how to play to his strengths,” Dunleavy said. “He’s certainly working on adding some things to his game, but he knows what makes him unique and special. The things that he brings to the table help you win basketball games. There’s nobody on our team that plays with more effort and more commitment to the team.”
“Dulli,” as everyone calls him, is mostly a shot-blocking big man who thrives in the pick-and-roll offense. This summer, though, the 6-foot-7 forward worked on other aspects of his game. In the modern game, a big who can shoot it from deep adds immense value – especially in Dunleavy’s offense that emphasizes spacing. “Me and coach worked on [my shooting] all summer,” Bundu said. “It’s something I added as the summer went on and I’ll continue to put it in during gameplay. It’s a slow and steady process. “Coach also told me to work on ball handling stuff. When we do that dribble hand off, just being able to do multiple dribbles before I give the ball up. Then we can fake a handoff. Then just a little bit of insideoutside is what I focused on this summer – catch, pivot, understand where my teammates are on the offensive end, just incase I need to make a pass so I can hit them right in the pocket for a catch and shoot.” See SENIORS Page 14
Quinnipiac women’s soccer and Canisius play to a draw By JARED PENNA Contributing Writer
The Quinnipiac women’s soccer team came out of Saturday’s matchup against the Canisius Griffins’ with a draw. Despite an all-around dominant performance by the Bobcats, the final score was 1-1. This is the second time this season that Quinnipiac has finished a game in a draw, its record now reading 6-6-2 after the game. This draw, however, was an incredibly frustrating result to swallow for the Bobcats. In the opening minute of the game, the Bobcats had the first of their 28 opportunities to put the ball in the net. After some nifty footwork and a cross, senior forward Al Pelletier found the ball at her feet. She took a shot on net, only to have it saved by Griffins’ junior goalkeeper Alana Rossi. After the save the ball fell to junior forward Ally Grunstein’s feet inside of the 18 yard box, but her shot sailed over the net and the Bobcats walked away empty handed from their early opportunities. “If Al puts that away or Kelsey buries it,
you know, and it’s in the back of the net, you’re up one nil after a minute,” Bobcats head coach Dave Clarke said. “It’s a whole other game.” The opportunities to jump out to a lead didn’t end there for Quinnipiac. Twelve shots in the first half amounted to zero goals for the Bobcats as they failed to capitalize on any of their early chances. “That’s three games where we should be up 1-0 in the first 90 seconds, and the games totally change after that,” Clarke said. “Hopefully that’s a lesson learned, but we’ve got to stop trying to learn these lessons and we’ve got to actually implement what we’ve learned. I think that’s the final step for some of the players.” The Griffins’, on the other hand, took advantage of their few opportunities in the first half. Despite taking only two shots in the opening frame, they finished on one and entered the second half with a 1-0 lead. The second half was reminiscent of the first – the Bobcats outshot the Griffins 10-1. With the ball rarely leaving the Griffins’ half of the field, the Bobcats seemed on the verge of scor-
ing all half, but again struggled to do so. After two scores that were called back because of offsides calls, Quinnipiac finally got one the right way. After a free kick was deflected by a Canisius defender, the ball quickly found its way back into Bobcat possession. A cross that was played to the middle of the six yard box by freshman midfielder Lauren Wendland and sophomore forward Kelsey Goldring was sent into the back of the net off the right foot of freshman midfielder Selena Salas. That would prove to be the final goal of the game as neither team could make good of their remaining shots on net. After 110 minutes and two overtime periods, the teams walked away from their draw feeling opposing emotions towards the game. “It has to come from them,” Clarke said of his players. “They’ve had all the tools, they know what to do. It showed just the way they played, all of their shots. Some of the final deliveries...they weren’t quite there, but eventually that will come back.” With only three games left on the regular
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Redshirt sophomore forward Kelsey Goldring added her second assist of the season in Saturday’s draw. season schedule, the Bobcats will need to get “that” back sooner rather than later. Hoping to play its way into the postseason, Quinnipiac looks to take down the Rider Broncs on the road this Wednesday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m.