The Quinnipiac Chronicle Issue 12, Volume 84

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ARTS & LIFE

Don’t drop the Chinese culture, page 6

Starbucks and Monsanto, page 10

University welcomes new fraternity

Never too late

After serving four and a half years in the military, 26-year-old Sloane Devens enrolled at Quinnipiac University this past August.

By TARA O’NEILL Staff Writer

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Sloane Devens, a 26-year-old student, had two tours in the military, and reached the rank of senior airman.

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She said the military life was the only thing she was exposed to.

And after living in Hawaii, Georgia, Germany, Alaska, Texas and Maryland due to her father’s career in the Army, Sloane Devens enlisted in the Air Force following her freshman year at Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland.

Stationed in Germany, Devens was deployed to Iraq for six months

in 2009 and to Afghanistan for another six months from October 2010 to April 2011. After two tours, four and a half years of service, and reaching the rank of senior airmen, Devens left the military and moved back with some family in Virginia where she attended Thomas Nelson Community College. There, she earned an associates degree in social sciences in May of this year.

However, the transition from

Struggling to serve With two games left in its regular season, there is no question that the Quinnipiac women’s volleyball team, currently 2-27, is having its setbacks.

The Bobcats have lost 16-straight games, with their last win coming on Sept. 24. Sitting at the basement of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference standings with no league wins, the Bobcats struggle to compete in their conference. In the Nov. 3 rankings, Quinnipiac was ranked 329th out of 334 teams in the NCAA Division I level.

Quinnipiac head coach Kristopher Czaplinski believes the problems for the Bobcats aren’t talent-

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based, but due to lack of experience.

The roster includes six sophomores and five freshmen. On top of that, four members have suffered seasonending injuries.

“We are relying mostly on freshmen and sophomores right now, but you can expect that in a rebuilding program,” Czaplinski said.

Czaplinski is currently in his third season at Quinnipiac, his first head coaching job after being an assistant at Post University. So far at Quinnipiac, Czaplinski holds a 9-76 record with his most successful season being last year’s 5-26 record.

The Bobcats went 5-26 the year prior to Czaplinski’s first season.

“I don’t really like to look at wins and losses right now. I knew com-

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military life to civilian life was not as drastic as some might think, according to Devens.

“The transition wasn’t really that bad because you go from one structured environment to another structured environment,” Devens said.

“The difference, really, is the people you’re around and that can be hard sometimes.”

Despite the education she was receiving, Devens noted that the com-

munity college atmosphere didn’t feel like home.

“There is no close-knit community at community college,” she said.

“People just come there to go to class and go back home to their families.”

After this realization, Devens started to seek other options.

“I was going to transfer to William & Mary,” Devens said, “but it See VETERANS DAY Page 4

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With a 9-76 record over the past three seasons, the women’s volleyball team hopes to find success in the future ing into a rebuilding program that we would have troubles like this,” Czaplinski said. “I like looking at getting better as a team. I don’t consider anything that this team is doing a disappointment.”

Getting better as a team includes creating a winning culture in the program. Czaplinski believes this will be tough to accomplish.

“That [building a winning culture] is the biggest struggle right now,” Czaplinski said. “We are trying to find an identity for the team.”

The Bobcats have failed to win a game in their conference, posting a record of 0-16 and only winning seven sets in those games. QuinniSee VOLLEYBALL Page 13

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The Quinnipiac women’s volleyball team currently sits at 2-27 on the seas with two games to play.

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By DAVID FRIEDLANDER

This fall, Quinnipiac has a new fraternity on campus.

Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, or FIJI as the members call it, has recruited 47 men since Sept. 20.

This fraternity was founded in 1848 at Jefferson College on the values of friendship, knowledge, service, morality and excellence, according to the fraternity’s Do You QU page. Since being founded in 1848, Phi Gamma Delta has secured over 150 chapters across the United States.

Sophomore class president and economics major Christopher Desilets said he joined Phi Gamma Delta because he felt passionate about the values they represent.

“I truly believe in the values [of Phi Gamma Delta],” Desilets said. “I wasn’t interested until I learned their values. I really loved that their first value is friendship.”

In 2008 when Director of the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life Courtney McKenna joined the Quinnipiac staff, there were only two fraternity chapters. She said when enrollment increased the university knew it had to introduce more options for the students.

“In fall 2011 we [started] to look for our next wave of men’s fraternities that would come to campus,” McKenna said. “We did

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STUDENTS SPEAK UP Former Navy SEAL “Mark Owen” has been trying to live in the shadows since he was a member of the team that killed Osama bin Laden. His true identity was recently discovered and Owen is now

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Annie Noordsy| Junior “I am sure people wanted to know what happened and how they killed [Osama bin Laden] because if you’re an American you don’t like him. But if it’s not supposed to be released then don’t release it. I think he is getting what he deserved because he released [the information] when he shouldn’t have.”

Jackie Dolisi| Junior “I think he should have went through the proper channels to get it straightened out before he published the book and since he didn’t I can get why this caused a big scene.

But I do think people should know how Osama bin Laden was killed.”

James Zambito| Sophomore “Legally I am guessing [the government] is entitled to sue him but morally I am saying I don’t think he should be sued because he did so much for us by killing [Osama bin Laden].”

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Mike McMillen| Freshman “The information should have been censored when it was published. I believe in censorship for everybodies well being, but I guess it depends on how vital the information was to the mission.”

Thomas Cunningham| Sophomore “If he is releasing stuff that is actually going to affect the country then he shouldn’t publish it, but it has already done. They already released the movie [Zero Dark Thirty] on the mission, so if anything he should be a hero not a criminal.”

Jessi Garcia| Junior “I don’t think it was right, granted I don’t know much about what was released or what was said, but it wasn’t his place to release that type of information. I think this is his own consequence, he walked into it and did that so he has to face his own consequences.”

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Lights of Hope event brightens community

By ADELIA COUSER Staff Writer

Thousands of luminaries filled with burning candles lit up the town of Cheshire during its 10th annual Lights of Hope event on Nov. 8.

Started in 2005 by Cheshire residents Jenifer and Don Walsh, Cheshire’s Lights of Hope is an annual nonprofit event that has supported 11 local charities and raised more than $600,000 since its origin.

“It’s an event that basically brings the entire community together,” said sophomore Cody Brissette, a Cheshire resident and Quinnipiac student, who participates in the event every year.

This year, the event raised $55,000 to support the Cheshire Community Food Pantry, Cheshire Youth and Social Services, the Petit Family Foundation and the Cheshire’s Lights of Hope Scholarship Fund.

Supporters decorated luminaires, equipped with 15-hour burning candles to illuminate the town in a “Mile of Hope” along Route 10. Quinnipiac donated close to $300 and students made 170 luminaries to set up in front of Cheshire High School.

Don Walsh, president and co-founder of Cheshire’s Lights of Hope, said he was “very grateful” to the university for its support and each year he sees more groups from Quinnipiac volunteering.

“Many of the students don’t live in this community and yet they make it their own, which is great,” he said. “They’re making a difference in a lot of people’s lives.”

Brissette, a lifetime resident of Cheshire, was “born into” the organization and would volunteer at the event with his football teammates in high school.

“I’d never really gotten involved past just making luminaries for my house till this year, when I got Quinnipiac involved,” he said. “I went to Res Life at the beginning of the semester and got the Alumni Association to donate $175 for luminary kits.”

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Students helped to decorate some of the luminaries that lit Route 10 in Cheshire on Saturday for the 10th annual Lights of Hope event. The university donated nearly $300 to the event, which raises money for local charities.

As a resident assistant at Quinnipiac, Brissette asked his residents and other RAs to make luminaries.

“I realized that this was a great opportunity to integrate the Quinnipiac community into the Cheshire community,” Brissette said.

He is one of the hundreds of volunteers that assist with the event, according to Jenifer Walsh, the vice president and co-founder of Cheshire’s Lights of Hope.

“Bus-loads of people, from seventh graders to university students, come to help at our fundraising nights leading up to the event; they help make luminaries, they help set up,” she said.

“It’s unbelievable.”

The Walsh’s started the event in 2005 as a

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holiday tradition by setting up luminaries on their street at Christmas time with neighbors, but later they decided to turn it into a fundraiser.

For the first two years they raised money for Relay for Life and multiple sclerosis research.

Then in 2007, Cheshire resident Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her two daughters were sexually assaulted and killed during a home invasion.

“Everyone in Cheshire wanted to do something to help; we wanted to come up with a way of unifying our town, and we felt the luminary event was the perfect way to do it,” Jenifer said.

“The word got out and it was like wildfire, we couldn’t stop it.”

That year, all 475 streets in Cheshire par-

ticipated in the Lights of Hope event, making nearly 140,000 luminaries. Throughout the years, the number of participating streets has dwindled, but this year 251 streets participated– a 20 percent increase from 2013.

The event holds an emotional significance for many participants, especially Dr. William A. Petit, who escaped from the home invasion that took the lives of his wife and daughters.

Petit has since founded the Petit Family Foundation, which raises money to support the education of young people and women in the sciences, protect victims of domestic violence and help individuals affected by chronic illnesses.

Since 2008, the foundation has given out $1.25 million in grants to various organizations such as the Connecticut Science Center and the Susan B. Anthony House in Hartford. The donations received from the Lights of Hope event will be used to fund more grants.

He advises Quinnipiac students to give back to their communities, whether to the Lights of Hope event or to the thousands of other causes in the world.

“My youngest daughter Michaela was 11 when she died, and she had just learned about Gandhi in school . . . [and] the quote, ‘You must be the change you wish to see in the world,’” he said. “I would say that to the students of QU – you’re lucky enough to be at such a nice school and you’ve been given many advantages, so it’s important to pick something you’re passionate about and give back to the community.”

Brissette, who knew the Petit family, said he wants to bring the luminaries directly to campus for future events.

“The event means a lot to me because I know how much it means to [Lights of Hope] to give back,” said Brissette. “I definitely plan on participating next year, and I just want it to keep getting bigger and keep lighting up the community.”

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SPB to host murder mystery event The Student Programming Board is hosting a murder mystery themed party on Nov. 15 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Students will participate in a fake investigation to find out who committed a murder on the Mount Carmel campus. The audience members will become detectives in order to determine who caused the murder out of students playing potential criminals. Desserts will also be served at the event. The event will be held in Cafe Q. –S. Doiron

University veterans gathered Tuesday morning Let’s Get it On to for the Veterans Day flag teach about safe raising ceremony on the sex, sexuality Mount Carmel campus.

Women in Support of Humanity and Gay Lesbian and Straight Supporters will be hosting an interactive information session on safe sex and sexuality. It will be held on Nov. 18 in the Mount Carmel Auditorium. Students will be able to hear from an expert on sexuality and learn more about safe sex. The event will include an information session, question and answer session and will also provide students with free goodie bags. The event runs from 9:15 p.m. to 11:45 p.m.

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QU Spirit Group plans tailgate The QU Spirit Group will have a pregame tailgate before the Connecticut 6 basketball tournament vs Yale on Nov. 14. The tailgate will begin at 2:30 p.m. in the TD Bank parking lot.

There will be pizza, wings and party subs provided for attendees. There will be games such as ladder ball, cornhole, KanJam and other lawn games. No one is allowed to drink alcohol at the tailgate.–S. Doiron

Professor attends Ebola training Assistant Professor of Political Science Fodei Batty attended a workshop on Nov. 6 at George Washington University about Ebola training protocol. At the workshop there were more than 25 of the world’s leading anthropologists who are experts in dealing with Ebola response in the United States.

The experts discussed prevention, control, surveillance, response treatment, clinical trials and interventions, health communications, risk factors, and streamlining of local, national and international systems of response.–S. Doiron

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Devens one of 87 student veterans on campus VETERAN’S DAY from cover was like pulling tooth and nail with the application process and everything from the administration side there.”

Devens visited Quinnipiac over her spring break and said she realized its dedication to student veterans is more substantial than that of the College of William and Mary. “[QU administrators] were like ‘Here is all the stuff you need. Here’s three different contacts,’ and I was thinking ‘Wow. These people really want me,’” Devens said. “It felt nice that they were willing to totally help you at every corner and didn’t give you a hard time about it.”

Devens also praised the sizable veteran population and the large amount of students getting involved on campus and in the community.

There are currently 87 student veterans enrolled at the university.

“There is a pretty decent veteran population and also a big get-involved kind of population,” Devens said. “People are very supportive no matter what your background is. It is really a nice environment…a wonderful community.”

Devens said there is one thing that distinguished Quinnipiac from all other institutions of higher learning: the presence of Director of Veteran and Military Affairs Jason Burke.

Burke retired from the US Navy in early 2013 with 26 years of service and earning the rank of captain.

After a short stint as a consultant at an oil and gas company, Burke came to Quinnipiac and became its first director of veteran and military affairs.

Burke describes his position as

“The transition wasn’t really that bad because you go from one structured environment to another structured environment.”

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“Quinnipiac wanted someone that can really talk with the veterans, understand what some of them have been through, and to be able to point them in the right direction,” Burke

said.

He helps the students transition from military life back to student life. “[I] advocate for the student veterans that are here on campus,” he said. “I’m here if they need counseling services, some linkages with the West Haven V[eteran]A[ffairs,] if they need help registering for classes…and to help them navigate their benefits.”

Former Sergeant and current Quinnipiac student, Michael Cosgrove, who was an infantryman stationed with the Army’s Old Guard at Ft. Myer, VA, also said Burke is an incredible resource.

“Any questions I’ve presented to [Burke] have been swiftly answered and any issues quickly resolved,” Cosgrove said. “To say that he’s been helpful would be an understatement.”

Devens said Burke’s guidance was vital in helping her through the transition to Quinnipiac.

“Jason Burke was amazing and answered any and every question I had,” Devens said. “I was really stressing. I didn’t have any family up here I had nothing up here…The fact that Quinnipiac is super militaryfriendly is why it popped up on my

radar…and I knew I wanted to use the GI Bill.”

The Post 9/11 GI Bill, which is available to veterans who have served 36 months or more, helps veterans at Quinnipiac go to college without paying any money out of pocket. This bill helps pay the tuition and fees for students like Devens, Cosgrove, and some of the 87 student veterans on campus, in addition to the 50 spouses or children of veterans who have passed on their benefits.

Another program called the Yellow Ribbon Program covers overages in tuition that are not covered by the GI Bill, and those are split between Quinnipiac and the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to Burke.

After college, Devens hopes to use her political science degree to work for a non-profit.

“I plan on continuing my education into graduate school for theology,” Devens said. “Between now and then, I would really like to work with any non-profit community and environmental outreach organizations either through the church community or through AmeriCorps.”

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Phi Gamma Delta recruits 47 members NEW FRATERNITY from cover research on national fraternities doing good things that would align with the type of experience that Quinnipiac wants to provide its students.”

To get the headquarters of Phi Gamma Delta–along with Beta Theta Pi and Delta Upsilon–interested in starting chapters at Quinnipiac, McKenna said the university held an open call for the fraternities to come to campus, meet students and begin recruitment processes.

The reason Quinnipiac chose Phi Gamma Delta and the other two fraternities was because they embodied what the university was looking for in a fraternity, according to McKenna.

“They all had member development programs or opportunities for leadership,” McKenna said.

Though these three fraternities caught Quinnipiac’s attention, McKenna said Phi Gamma Delta had a few unique aspects. And these unique aspects definitely caught Desilets’ attention.

One unique possibility Phi Gamma Delta brings to the Quinnipiac campus is a scholarship opportunity for new members, according to McKenna.

If a member of Phi Gamma Delta receives a GPA greater than

Phi Gamma Delta, also known as FIJI, is the newest fraternity on campus this semester. the overall men’s average at the university during their first semester as a member, McKenna said they receive a scholarship from the national headquarters that covers their dues for a full semester.

“I think FIJI can bring great things to this campus,” Desilets said. “I’m proud to be a member of FIJI and [I’m] excited to watch it grow.”

Desilets said this distinct scholarship was one of the reasons he considered joining Phi Gamma Delta to begin with.

Other than the scholarship op-

portunity, Phi Gamma Delta stood out to the university because of its work with the United Service Organizations, a non-profit organization that supports veterans, according to its website.

“Quinnipiac is also very committed to [supporting veterans],” McKenna said. “It seemed like a natural pairing to bring the organization to campus.”

One of the founding fathers and recording secretary of FIJI Kyle Gallatin, a senior biology major, got involved with Phi Gamma Delta on sheer happenstance. “[My roommates and I] were

talking about one of the events one day,” Gallatin said. “And I somehow ended up going through the whole process.”

Gallatin said he is proud to call himself a member of Phi Gamma Delta because it is a unique fraternity compared to the others on campus.

“I feel like I get to help build this organization from the ground up,” Gallatin said.

The president of Phi Gamma Delta and another founding father, sophomore physical therapy major Steven McCormack, heard about the fraternity from a coworker who

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thought he would be a good fit for Phi Gamma Delta.

“I looked into it,” McCormack said. “I went to dinner with [two members] from headquarters and they explained the fraternity to me.”

As of right now, the fraternity has not hosted any events. But McCormack said its current focus is to get its name known in the Quinnipiac community. He said he personally wants the men of the fraternity to realize how important it is.

“We’re all a part of something bigger now,” McCormack said.

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Don’t drop the Chinese culture

It’s important to remember our background Anytime I’m asked how my last name is pronounced, I feel like I’m in that scene from “Step Brothers” when Brennan and Dale are at an interview and can’t seem to get Pam’s name right.

“Kyle… Lee-ang?”

“It’s actually pronounced Liang, but Leeang is fine.”

“Wait, say that again?”

“Liang.”

“Lee-ung?”

“No. But it’s alright, KYLE LIANG no one can pronounce Contributing Writer it.” I shouldn’t have said @Kyle_Liang that.

“No, I want to get it right. Is it Lie-ung? What am I saying wrong?”

“Yeah, that’s pretty close!” It’s not. It never is.

As a kid, my mom always told me that regardless of the fact that no one can pronounce our last name with the same Chinese form of pronunciation that our family uses, I still have to tell people what my name is, that I am Kyle Liang, not Kyle Lee-ang. She knew that as I met more people at school who only spoke English, I would be more inclined to speak English at home, and soon not speak Chinese at all. Which is exactly what happened. I can still understand a conversation in Mandarin Chinese perfectly well because my parents refused to speak to me in anything else— even though I came home from the bus everyday speaking English to them. I just didn’t see the point in speaking Mandarin at home when none of my friends or teachers spoke it. My mom constantly preached to my brother and I, “What’s a Chinese person who can’t speak Chinese?”

“Good one, mom!” is what my sarcastic, pre-teen self thought of that question. But as I grew older and as I surrounded myself with more Caucasian-Americans who only spoke English—so when I got to Quinnipiac University—I realized that maybe my mom was right. If I lose my ability to speak

Chinese (which I haven’t, but am well on my way to at the rate I’m going), am I therefore grouping myself with the rest of the American population who can only speak English? That can’t happen to me—I’m Chinese. Right?

The conversation following the Lee-ang versus Liang case usually continues like this: “Hold on, do you speak another language?”

“Yeah.”

“What language do you speak?”

“Swahili… I’m kidding.

I speak Mandarin Chinese.

What’d you expect me to say?”

I used to think it was silly that people had to ask me what other language I speak, but the truth is, at first glance, I’m guessing most people just assume that I am so Americanized that all I know and all I was raised by is American culture. What they don’t know is that my mom came to the United States from Malaysia at around 20 years old and my dad from Taiwan during his 20s, and the both of them proudly and stubbornly held onto their native culture and traditions all this time and passed those same cultural influences down to my brother and me. What is unfortunate is that no one else can see that from his or her first impression of me.

Back to the question of “What is a Chinese person who can’t speak Chinese?” I may not look like I am from China; however, I have adopted a multitude of Chinese values and practices that my parents propagated to me, and their parents to them, for as far back as our family and the Chinese people have existed on this earth—one of those practices being our language. Our language, the Chinese language, has been with us for the length our existence, along with our customs, holidays, values and the other aspects of our culture that define us.

So when I meet people who claim that they are this or they are that, I can’t help but

wonder how? How do they define themselves as this race or that race, this nationality or that nationality, Italian or Irish? What about you allows you to define yourself in those terms? Is it the blood that runs through your veins, or is it the way your family has dinner every night? I want to know because I ask myself these same questions.

One of the beauties of living in America is that our population represents that of many across the globe. At the same time, as the generations continue, many of those familial heritages that were once so unmistakably distinct are now becoming part of a conglomeration that is impossible to separate. Whether that is good or bad, I don’t yet know. It can mean that our country is forming its own identity. Or perhaps all those unique cultures that once existed so heterogeneously in America’s not-yet-melted pot are being lost or forgotten as families in America grow increasingly similar upon the birth of each new generation.

Now don’t get me wrong, I am all for interracial couples (I have been a part of one… or two). But I fear that there will be a time in the Liang, not Lee-ang or Leeung or Lie-ung, family history—whether it be when I have kids or after my kids have kids—when no one will speak Chinese, and when everyone sits down for dinner there is not an ounce of traditional Chinese cooking on their plates. I know it sounds like I’m joking, but these are small aspects of a much bigger idea for what I think it means to be Chinese. Every culture, just like every family, has their own traditions, and if those traditions are not respected across all generations then they may very well be lost.

Assimilation and Americanization are bound to happen. What we need to do is stress the importance of cultural retention. And it needs to start young. Because if children don’t see the need for cultural retention at a time when “fitting in” is largely on their minds, then by the time they’re old enough to realize its importance, it will surely be too late. It almost was for me.

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Student tickets shouldn’t be sold to the public Let me start off by saying how I’ve been that isn’t already reserved for students. Put more fortunate enough to attend a Frozen Four game effort into hosting guests besides printing out in Pittsburgh for a minimal cost of $40. I’d like to a piece of paper and taping it to a free seat. If thank Quinnipiac Athletics, I’m forever grateful. you’re looking to make money off of free seats, But let’s cut straight to the point. The student expand the building.

I’ve heard many students that live close section should not be used to make a quick buck. to Hamden complain about It’s a free seat for students student section seats over only. breaks. The same amount of Students. Free. That KENISHA MCFADDEN student seats are given out is all.

Contributing Writer over breaks so students come At least, that’s how it’s and bring their families to sit presented to us every day @heyitskenisha in the student section. To their in the 20 athletics emails surprise, the four sections we receive. Every game, I designated to students have arrive early to ensure I’m been extremely downsized to able to view the game in the best seat at my discretion. Several times right two rows. Was this mentioned, advertised, or before the puck drops I’ve been yelled at for even on the student generated ticket? Of course not. sitting in a seat in the student section.

Junior Ariana Stover, an avid hockey fan, has Yes, you read that right. I, and many other students, have been screamed at by university generated student tickets over winter break for officials for sitting in the student section. Why? her family to go to the game.

“I’ve emailed the ticket office about the Because the ticket office and/or athletics decided to double sell seats in the student section. I’ve tickets and they’ve always told me that they sell had to deal with several instances where adults into the student section when we’re on break,” have told me that I didn’t belong in my seat and she said. “But they aren’t specific about which seats in the student section they’re selling. So I had to move.

Don’t sell seats in the student section. It’s as when I go I end up playing musical chairs with my family and it sucks. I just wish they were simple as that.

Last year a sorority paid to reserve part of the more specific about the decisions they make.”

But athletics wants as many people in the student section. All of the seats were filled in this section before they arrived to the game causing a building as possible even if it means double huge commotion during the game. Athletics and selling a seat. It’s embarrassing and truly a the ticket office made the conscious decision to disappointment that we as students have to deal not inform the school over email that this would with this mediocrity when it comes to wanting be happening. The sorority expected the seats to see our peers and friends excel in what they to be vacant, but the ticket office ended up just do best.

Moral of the story, if students are supposed to pocketing the sorority’s money—off of seats that are already free—leaving students to deal with sit in a certain seat in the student section, make it apparent. Have it specified on our tickets. If the the mess. It’s not fair to us.

This happened to me. In this event, don’t school is going to give one of the four sections expect me to move without any notice. I don’t to an organization, modify the tickets to which have to move. I am a student sitting in the student section we are allowed to sit in. It’s simple. Put section. It’s already enough that students can’t sit effort into your job. On the student generated in the first two to three rows every other game hockey tickets it says sections 108-111. So because the seats are reserved for certain groups. I’m going to sit in any seat I want that’s within If you want to reserve seats, do it in a section section 108-111. Don’t tell me to move!

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Utilize your right to vote paradox, and that too is a paradox.

“Yo, did you end up voting today?”

According to a U.S. News & World “Nah man, there’s no way I’m voting.

Report article, only one in four millennials I’m not voting until something changes.”

If the lack of logic in the above sentence planned on voting during the 2014 midterm fails to reach out and slap you in the face, elections.

“Young voters trust in the government is let me know and I can lend my hand.

With the 2014 elections arriving and then at a five-year low, but not many millennials leaving—with many completely unaware are planning on turning out for the 2014 of the passing—the yearly abstinent voter elections to shake things up,” the report argument begins to infiltrate conversations states.

The younger generation may yearn for around the Quinnipiac community.

According to the abstinent voting change. We just fail to understand inaction argument, (a name coined by yours truly) hinders the chance of reform; change is action. prospective voters endeavor So here’s some advice: Go out to abstain from casting and vote next year. What the older ballots in order to incite generation view as millennial apathy some sort of change in the regarding the political process political system; to these may actually be ignorance: rebellious few, change Many millennials do not know ignites from their silent elections take place every Nov. protest. Please note: As I 4, but now you do know. wrote the previous sentence the Although I walk the line of now long-deceased founding fathers sounding cliché, as Veterans Day released synchronized gasps before rolls around, the choice to vote eventually turning over in their should be increasingly relevant. individual graves.

A right—when fought for and The action—or inaction, ANDY LANDOLFI then given to a community—must rather—of choosing not to cast Staff Writer be relished; to deny or forget the a ballot further inhibits the @AndyLandolfi importance of a privilege makes possibility of change within the an inalienable right laughable. political process; failing to vote out of anger achieves nothing—to change So this week, thank a veteran for giving the process, one must engage in the process. you the right to vote, and thank them again Failing to vote in order to prove a point is by choosing to vote next November. Vote like a person complaining no one hears them because blood has been shed to give people while speaking into a pillow; it is the attempt the chance to do so—if abstinence still to fix a problem while individual actions sounds worthwhile, please understand the encourage the problem. When one refuses fallacy stemming from the illogical paradox to vote—an action deserving reprimand of political change without action, and even with solid justification—to advance enjoy living within that peaceful, hopeless an agenda aiming at political change, the delusion. decision becomes an inherently illogical

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Designers who stole the runway

Balmain brings edge to women’s outfits in the workplace Olivier Rousteing, creative director for Balmain, decided to talk about sex during Paris Fashion Week. Rousteing wanted to twist Balmain’s reputation and give it an edge from his generation.

He went with the traditional runway for this Ready-to-Wear fashion show.This allowed viewers to see how much sex appeal he brought to women’s work apparel through the colors, cut outs and grid patterns.

Many Balmain fans were eager to see how Rousteing would pull this off. The designer gave women’s work attire sex appeal, while

still keeping it classy in the office.

The Kardashian-West family was there to support Rousteing. Kanye West took a step in Balmain’s direction of sex appeal by showing people his cleavage, while wearing a black and gold blazer over it. Kim decided to take the more conservative approach that night, wearing a dress only showing the neck.

“There is nothing wrong in saying that sexy today is modern and exploring the sexiness,” Rousteing said to Women’s Wear Daily. “I love the fact that sexiness is a power today.

For me, sexiness is not only about a shape.

It’s about see-through.”

The theme for this Spring Ready-toWear line was more than sex appeal in the workplace; it was women becoming assertive and not being ashamed to take control of their sexuality.

Rousteing was serious about using sheer materials to show sex appeal. He used grid patterns over many of his see-through items such as long sleeved shirts and skirts.

The designer also worked with the art of the cut-out in simple work attire such as pant suits and skirt suits. This brought a lot edge

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and sex appeal to the clothes on the runway.

The cutouts were featured on the side of the jackets, in the back of the clothing or as a deep V-cut.

Balmain worked with the idea of how to incorporate color into the wardrobe while keeping it sexy as well. Four of the models wore monochrome pantsuits in different styles; showcasing how you can play with the whole scheme of assertive sex appeal. Rousteing put a bunch of colors together in pencil skirts to show how women can put colors together when getting ready for the office.

Chanel redesigns women’s fashion and the feminist movement Companies such as Chanel, Balmain and Alexander Wang redesigned the “typical” runway into something that represented their line during their fashion shows.

Karl Lagerfeld, designer for Chanel, revolutionized the way a woman will dress with his Spring 2015 Ready-to-Wear fashion show. Chanel stayed away from the perfectly lit runway, and transformed the Grand Palais into a typical Parisian Boulevard. All 80 of the models stole the show as they wore the creative designs from the designer.

As the models walked down the Parisian Boulevard themed runway it allowed a person to see what these Ready-to-Wear pieces look like on an actual street.

The main themes for this line were pops of color, patterns, layering and transparency.

Models such as Kendall Jenner, Joan Smalls and Georgia May Jagger strutted down the runway in their bold outfits and tweed pantsuits.

Lagerfeld designed these pantsuits to give women a masculine edge.

The tweed jackets were paired with masculine features such as boxy shoulders and wide legged pants. The feminine aspects were the loud colors and patterns that some women

like to wear.

According to Chanel News, Lagerfeld, used these colors and patterns to show that women who wear Chanel are “free-spirited and daring.” Also, “They progress far beyond mere social norms; they are independent, modern and active,” Lagerfeld said.

At the end of the fashion show model Cara Delevingne led a feminist protest. All 80 models walked down the street holding signs to show that as women they should have as many rights as men.

Some signs said, “History is HER story,” “ Women’s rights are more than alright” and “He for She.” Just like Lagerfeld, during the month of October Quinnipiac’s W.I.S.H. (Women In Support of Humanity) had a table outside of the Student Center, asking people why they supported feminism. Students wrote down their reasons and took a picture supporting their reasons, which were featured on Facebook and Instagram.

Chanel shocked people at the fashion show, not just with its clothes, but with how it took interest in the feminist movement.

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Alexander Wang takes H&M by storm

In Early October, Alexander Wang had his fashion show in New York. The show opened up with men doing parkour. The men dropped down like spies, jumped on trampolines doing flips and other gymnastic stunts.

H&M is known to partner with designers such as Maison Martin Margiela, Donatella Versace, Karl Lagerfeld and Roberto Cavalli.

It was announced in April of 2014 that Wang, would be collaborating with H&M as its first American designer.

That very week, Twitter was filled hashtag #alexanderwangxh&m. Many people were excited that a high-end designer would be releasing pieces that most middle class people could afford. A lot of people flock to H&M when they do big collaborations like these because they do not have money to pay the normal retail price of clothing from designers such as Wang, Margiela and Cavalli.

Wang is the first collaborator working with H&M to do sports accessories such as yoga mats and goggles. From the line you can see that Wang does not have a colorful side like some designers, but that’s what make his clothes unique to him.

For this line Wang decided to make his clothes out of scuba material. As the models walked down the runway you could automatically see where he was going with this. The scuba

material provided the clothes with a ready-forthe-world feel and edge.

The models wore accessories such as boxing gloves around their necks, hockey sticks, and combative military gear such as chest protection and clear face shields. Other models wore other headgear giving their outfits more of an edge aside from the scuba.

On Nov. 6 at 10 a.m. Wang released his collaboration with H&M. Fifteen minutes before the line was supposed to be released, H&M shut down its websites in order to prepare. At exactly 10 a.m. the website crashed because of too much traffic.

It did not matter if you tried using the H&M app, mobile site or the actual website, everything was shut down. The mobile app did something different and put their buyers in a queue, holding a spot for them once the website was not full.

On the actual site you could refresh the page and have a chance of getting on, but when you would click on an item, you would be sent back to the page where they give you the notification that the site crashed.

It took buyers about 30 to 45 minutes to get on to the site, in hopes that their dream items would not sell out. Unfortunately, for some people their items did sell out as soon as they got to their cart. Everything online sold out within the first day.

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Voter apathy

By SARA KOZLOWSKI Arts and Life Editor

The United States takes pride in allowing every single U.S. born citizen the right to vote as soon as each individual American turns 18.

While many Americans view this as a right that should be utilized at every presidential election, a large chunk of U.S. citizens beg to differ and have their own qualms during each new voting season.

Elections for many states took place last week, yet many students, including freshman Molly Pelosi, said they did not participate (check out our poll on page 7).

“I didn’t really know enough about the candidates so I didn’t think it’d be fair for me to vote,” Pelosi said. “I didn’t really know what I was talking about.”

But Pelosi is not alone. Young Americans made up only 13 percent of the voters during last Tuesday’s election, according to The Guardian.

Similarly, 76 percent of Americans said they don’t feel intelligent enough about the subject matter or the candidates to make an educated decision, according to the Pew Research Center.

But low voter turnout isn’t a new trend and nor is it prevalent in just young people. Around 64 percent of Americans who were old enough to vote actually voted in the 2008 presidential election, according to the U.S. Census. This still leaves 36 percent of the population in the dust and a large percent of the population not contributing to the political system at all.

The United States seems to have an epidemic of indifference when upcoming elections approach, even for presidential elections. For example, there were 15 million people who were registered for the 2008 election, but didn’t vote. Among those 15 million, 26.4 percent stated they were either not interested in the campaign or they did not like the candidates, according to the Washington Post.

Another large percentage of those

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Many people say they don’t have the means, the knowledge, or the the faith in our political system necessary to cast a vote.

And the lack of political participation doesn’t stop there. surveyed—around 17.6 percent—said they were “too busy” to vote. Millions of people aren’t voting because, to a certain extent, they feel apathetic about it. And as it turns out, many people feel like their vote doesn’t make a difference, according to the Pew Research Center.

Connecticut resident freshman Robert Cantafio said although he’s still not old enough to vote yet, he acknowledges it can be a hassle, especially for out-of-state students.

“I think it’s harder for some kids cause they have to get the absentee ballot but I mean I would still try and go vote if I didn’t live [on campus],” Cantafio said.

In a CNN article, one man said he lived in a state where he felt his vote didn’t matter due to the Electoral College. Others admitted they simply did not want to vote in a two-party system, revealing a general distrust in the government.

The Pew Research Center showed only 35 to 40 percent of people who rarely vote said they felt most people could be trusted.

This means 60 to 65 percent do not trust others easily, which may signal that a belief in corruption might be what’s turning voters off when it comes to election time.

The Pew Research Center, CNN, the U.S. Census and the Washington Post all shared similar findings. Most people did not vote either because they didn’t feel like they knew enough about the election or because they really didn’t care enough about it.

Pelosi felt this way too. As a Rhode Island resident, Pelosi was not surrounded by the election nearly as much as she would have been if she was living at home, instead of on campus, she said.

“I think because I didn’t hear any of the commercials or read any of the newspapers, I didn’t really know much about the candidates,” Pelosi said.

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Columbia carries mattresses, stops rape

Hockey tickets gone in a flash

When a school failed to handle sexual assault cases the right way, students protested, mattresses in-hand.

Columbia University students gathered outside on their campus with mattresses that were filled with protesting slogans. The initiative began when senior Emily Sulkowicz started carrying her own mattress around campus after the school found the person who raped her not guilty. She began protesting in September and will keep protesting until Columbia expels her assailant.

The crazy thing about this entire protest is that about 28 other students came forward saying the school also dismissed their rape cases and their assailants still walk the halls of Columbia. It takes guts to show up with mattresses and put their Ivy League school, to shame.

The slogan that was used most often and is still being used today is #CarryThatWeight. College campuses across the nation have followed Columbia’s lead and held their own protests with their own slogans.

The protest was engineered by the organization, No Red Tape, an anti-rape group on campus who wear red X’s and stickers and ask passerby to “Imagine a world without rape” with the word “Imagine” crossed out and replaced with “Create”, according to Newsweek.

Seeing hundreds of student come together to support a cause against their own university is a courageous thing to do and hopefully more colleges with the same problems will speak out and no longer remain silent. Talking about rape will normalize it and that’s what people need, for it to be normal to talk about, to get the help they need, to stop rape. ‒S. Harris

Men’s ice hockey tickets at Quinnipiac have always been competitive to get, especially when it comes to any QU game against Yale. The public often travels from all different places just to get a seat at one of the games. For students, things are a bit easier. We don’t have to travel far and we don’t have to pay anything for our tickets in the student section.

Life is pretty good as a student, except lately tickets have been selling out in less than 45 minutes.

Early last week, students received an email encouraging them to reserve tickets for Friday and Saturday night games. I was in class when this email was sent out, but I still saw it only 40 minutes after the email was sent. When I tried to generate a ticket, the website told me they were all sold out.

This never happened for me in any of the past few years. Getting a ticket online was never issue, but they seem to be selling out faster than ever. Maybe this is due to increased popularity with the school or an increased interest in the men’s ice hockey team in general, but the mystery is still unsolved.

Luckily, I was able to find out I could still get a free ticket at the booth the night of the game. It would be quicker and easier to be able to reserve a ticket online, but if I can get a ticket in person, that works just as well too. I would just feel more secure getting a ticket online in case the tickets at the booth happened to run out. ‒S. Kozlowski

Every Wednesday.

Every school week.

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Starbucks supports pro-GMO company GMOs can be detrimental to our health, but Starbucks is defending Monsanto after a lawsuit was filed against the company.

By JEANETTE CIBELLI Staff Writer

Nearly everyone knows Starbucks, the coffee shop chain beloved by Quinnipiac students. But what about the company called Monsanto? Many may not know this name, but the two companies have recently teamed up for a specific purpose. Starbucks is supporting Monsanto in its pursuit of a lawsuit against the state of Vermont.

Monsanto sells soybean, corn and cotton seeds, among other products. These seeds contain GMOs, or genetically modified organisms. Foods containing GMOs are also referred to as GM and GE foods, or genetically modified and genetically engineered foods, respectively.

GMOs are defined as “plants or animals whose cells have been inserted with a gene from an unrelated species in order to take on specific characteristics,” according to USA Today. In the case of Monsanto, this means scientists have altered the DNA of these seeds in attempt to make them more suitable for successful farming. GMOs are also found in many medications.

However, there are various issues regarding the use of GMOs. Since their introduction in 1996, several health concerns have been voiced. Rises in the rates of autism and food allergies have been noted, as well as in several reproductive and digestive disorders. Celiac’s disease, or the intolerance to gluten found in breads and pasta, is an example of one of these digestive disorders.

Quinnipiac freshman Olivia Tsouprake said she learned in an environmental political

science class that GMOs are not all bad. “[GMOs] are a way for farmers to grow crops that can better withstand strong pesticides and grow in adverse conditions,” Tsouprake said. “It has the potential to be a good resource for countries with not so great farmland, but [GM crops] could also be more dangerous for human consumption.”

There are currently no federal laws regulating the sale of GM crops, nor are there laws requiring the labeling of products containing GMOs. In lieu of this, organizations have been created to keep the public informed about what goes into their food. The NonGMO Project is an example of this. It provides a list of certified non-GMO products on its website. Vermont and Oregon have also announced their support of non-GMO efforts.

Last spring, Vermont passed a law that will require all products containing GMOs to be properly labeled by July 1, 2016, with the exception of dairy products, meat, alcohol and food served in restaurants. This law has already received backlash from companies and organizations that support the sale of GM products, including Monsanto.

In 2013, Monsanto earned $14.9 billion in revenue, according to Businessweek.

Given the magnitude of this success and the growing concern regarding GMOs in America, Monsanto is protesting any labeling laws that threaten its sales, including the new Vermont law.

By announcing its support of Monsanto, Starbucks has also announced its support of this lawsuit. It is possible that this is due to the presence of GMOs in its food and

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Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are included in countless everyday products which can cause severe health problems like Celiac’s disease. drinks. Starbucks offers soymilk as a nondairy alternative, and soy is one of the most genetically engineered products available.

In 2011, approximately 94 percent of the American soy crop contained GMOs, according to the Non-GMO Project.

The teaming up of Monsanto and Starbucks has also received some backlash from Quinnipiac students. Sophomore Kaelin Miller said she does not support this union and regularly tries to avoid including GMOs in her diet.

“I think it’s disgusting that [Monsanto has] sunk their claws into another company,

especially one as big as Starbucks,” Miller said. “We need companies like Starbucks to be the ones standing up to Monsanto.”

A petition has been started on SumOfUs. org in attempts to encourage Starbucks to drop its support of Monsanto. As of Nov. 9, there were more than 254,000 signatures.

“Monsanto might not care what we think, but as a public-facing company, Starbucks does,” SumOfUs.org states alongside its petition. “If we can generate enough attention, we can push Starbucks to withdraw its support for the lawsuit, and then pressure other companies to do the same.”

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Battle of the Bands

WQAQ 98.1 FM Radio held their annual Battle of the Bands on Saturday, Nov. 8 in Burt Kahn.

There was a total of 11 bands at the event. Each band brought something new, from acoustic to rap to heavy metal, the show was full of variation. AB Productions, a group of 5 freestyle rappers took 3rd place, Apoapsis took 2nd, and Nice Guys Finish Last, ironically, took 1st.

From left to right: Kyle Gallatin and Chanse Scott from Nice Guys Finish Last.

From left to right: Joey Cannistraro and Matt Sharp from the Parachutes.

Alex Danielli from Sixth Ocean, winner of last year’s Battle of The Bands.

Thomas Chamoun from Objective Bravo.

Drew Pinto from Apoapsis.

From left to right: John Shepherd and Brian Carducci from the Parachutes.

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From left to right: Drew Pinto, Jon Hammer, Brendan Mangiafico, and Martin Jose from Apoapsis.

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Webster inks professional deal

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Dylan Webster recorded 77 career goals in his career at Quinnipiac.

Former Quinnipiac men’s lacrosse forward Dylan Webster has signed a professional contract with the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League, according to team General Manager Terry Sanderson.

Webster, who graduated from Quinnipiac last spring, inked a one-year deal with Toronto.

The deal includes the opportunity for Webster to make the team’s final roster when camp opens in December.

“It’s been a lifelong dream to play for the Toronto Rock,” Webster told The Chronicle. “I grew up going to every Rock game with my dad.

And I’ve watched them win so many championships, so it’s nothing short of a privilege to be

joining the franchise.”

The National Lacrosse League is a nine-team league professional lacrosse team based out of North America. Formed in 1986, the league features teams from Buffalo, Calgary, Colorado, Edmonton, Minnesota, Philadelphia, Rochester, Toronto and Vancouver.

With 77 career goals, Webster ranks No. 7 all-time in Quinnipiac program history. The native of Brampton, Ontario scored 26 goals to go along with eight assists during his senior season in 2013-14, trailing only Michael Sagl and Ryan Keenan for most individual points.

“The time I spent at Quinnipiac was not just improving my lacrosse skills and athleticism, but more so personal accountability,” Keenan said.

“Quinnipiac taught me responsibility and devel-

oped me into the person I am today. Coach Frady and Coach Fek always stressed the importance of looking after your teammates before yourself.”

Webster recorded double-digit goals in each of his four years at Quinnipiac. With 103 career points, he’s the 11th member of the 100-point club at Quinnipiac.

This past summer, Webster played for the Brampton Excelsiors of Major Series Lacrosse, tallying nine goals in eight games.

“My time in Brampton helped me fine tune all my skills required to master the indoor lacrosse game,” Webster said. “Growing up in Brampton allowed me to gain all the fundamentals required to play at the elite level.”

Toronto opens up its season Jan. 3 when it faces Rochester.

Czaplinski: rebuild ‘going to take some time’ VOLLEYBALL from cover piac is last in the MAAC in hitting percentage, kills and digs.

Czaplinski believes this is because there is still learning to be done.

“I think that they [the freshmen] hit a learning curve when they came in, and they are just trying to get through that right now,” Czaplinski said.

One of the freshman going through this transition is Nicole Milillo. Serving as the libero for the Bobcats, Milillo has seen time in every match and is currently second on the squad in digs with 176. Milillo thinks jumping into a significant role early on in her career will eventually

benefit her.

“We get to run through this first year rut together, and it will make the future easier,” Milillo said. “In a few years, we will be much more experienced than the teams that we will be playing.”

Czaplinski is happy with the younger players’ performances thus far, and thinks they are bettering the team as a whole, both during games and practice. All of them are going to be a part of the Bobcats’ future, he said.

“I brought all of them for a purpose here, and they all fit in the picture that the coaches have for the future,” Czaplinski said.

Czaplinski remains content with the upperclassmen on the team, and believes they are

helping the younger players.

“I think the juniors and seniors are sharing their experience with the underclassmen and showing them how to handle situations,” Czaplinski said.

One aspect Milillo believes is problematic with the team is leadership. She thinks that there is not one definitive person that has stepped up as the team’s leader.

“We need someone to step up as the team leader. We have a lot of people trying to do that, but it is difficult to pinpoint the leader of the team,” Milillo said.

Another problem that Quinnipiac has experienced this season is staying healthy. Coming into the year, the Bobcats found out four players

would not be able to play this season. Czaplinski made the decision that the players would not play and instead receive surgery for their respective injuries.

“I have to do what’s best for them and what’s best for the program. We lost some leadership with those injuries,” Czaplinski said.

Czaplinski believes that even with injuries and still a young team, the Bobcats will improve next year. He believes one thing that will improve is the team’s depth. Overall, Czaplinski thinks that it will take three to five recruiting classes to make Quinnipiac a successful program.

“It’s going to take time to figure things out,” Czaplinski said. “There is some things that we need to figure out as a team.”

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RUNDOWN MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 5, Colgate 0 – Friday Sam Anas: 2 goals, 1 assist Tim Clifton: 1 goal, 1 assist K.J. Tiefenwerth: 2 assists Soren Jonzzon: 1 goal Michael Garteig: 19 saves QU 1, Cornell 0 – Saturday Tim Clifton: 1 goal Tanner MacMaster: 1 assist Soren Jonzzon: 1 assist Michael Garteig: 18 saves FIELD HOCKEY Rider 3, QU 1 – Friday Angie King: 1 goal Lea Dietrichs: 1 assist Danielle Allan: 2 SOG Megan Conaboy: 4 saves WOMEN’S RUGBY QU 36, Navy 17 – Saturday Shannon Durkin: 4 tries Maggie Myles: 1 try Christie Albers: 1 try WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Manhattan 3, QU 1 - Saturday Elizabeth Kloos: 10 kills Cody Michaels: 8 digs Sierra Dawson: 28 assists Tanner Celestin: 6 kills Iona 3, QU 0 - Sunday Katie Urycki: 8 kills Tierra Allen: 5 kills Nicole Milillo: 8 digs Cody Michaels: 9 digs

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

QU at Rensselaer- Saturday, 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU vs. Rensselaer - Friday, 7 p.m.

QU vs. Union - Saturday, 4 p.m.

MEN’S BASKETBALL QU vs. Yale - Friday, 5:30 p.m.

QU vs. La Salle - Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QU vs. Army - Saturday 2 p.m.

QU vs. Hampton - Tuesday, 5 p.m.

MEN’S SOCCER QU vs. Fairfield (MAAC Semifinals) – Friday, 1 p.m.

MAAC Finals (TBD vs. TBD) Sunday, 12 p.m.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL QU vs. Canisius – Saturday, 1 p.m.

QU vs. Niagara – Sunday, 1 p.m..

November 12, 2014

GAME OF THE WEEK

Women’s rugby routs West Chester Durkin records four tries on Senior Day

By MICHAEL HEWITT Staff Writer

Shannon Durkin and the Quinnipiac women’s rugby team enjoyed a successful senior day at QU Rugby Field in Hamden on Saturday afternoon, closing out its regular season with a 36-17 victory over the previously undefeated West Chester Golden Rams. “ W e QU – 36 knew West C h e s t e r West Chester - 17 would give us a run for our money,” Quinnipiac head coach Becky Carlson said. “But, at times they took advantage of us.

Whenever they pushed us or we were on our own five-meter, they took advantage of us. It’s something we’ll need to work on as we prepare for playoffs. But it’s a nice win and I think this is one of the best teams we’ve had so far.”

Quinnipiac took control over West Chester in the first half. Durkin, a senior, scored 10 points with a pair of tries while Maggie Myles contributed with a try of her own.

Quinnipiac led 19-5 at the end of the half.

Durkin and Christie Albers opened up the second frame with a

try each. West Chester then made a slight comeback trimming the deficit to 14 at one point.

Quinnipiac would eventually hold West Chester off, though, earning its fifth win of the season.

The Bobcats now headed to the playoffs, as they will compete in the American Collegiate Rugby Association National Tournament.

Quinnipiac faces Army, whom it has already beaten, on Saturday, Nov. 15 at Vassar College.

“Today was a big win,” Durkin said. “It’s going to be a challenge, but we can have success and win.

We just have to give it our all like we always do.”

With four tries in the win, and 11 in the last two games, Durkin now leads the Bobcats with 16 on the season.

Quinnipiac head coach Becky Carlson has been impressed with Durkin’s performance during the season, and is hopeful for similar play in the playoffs.

“I don’t think it’s any secret when you watch Durkin play,” Carlson said. “She plays at 100 miles an hour all the time. She did a great job for us today. She’s done a great job for us all season.

Her ability to steal the ball and run

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Christie Albers, Maggie Myles, Jennifer Salomon and Elisa Cuellar celebrate Myles’ try in Quinnipiac’s 36-17 victory on Saturday. with the ball and be a big force for us in the pack is priceless.”

Durkin, Elena Orlando, Elisa Cuellar, Raechel Stimson and Jen-

nifer Salomon were all honored before the game as part of Quinnipiac’s senior day.

Laden: women’s ice hockey ‘more confident this year’ LADEN from page 16 Despite the individual statistics and acclaim that has been coming her way, Laden remains humble, crediting those in front of her for such success.

“People are talking about the stats recently, which I don’t think is indicative of anything spectacular that I am doing or of how I am playing,” Laden said. “I think it is more of a result of how amazing and consistent our team has been playing, and I feel so blessed to be the goalie for such a dominant and disciplined team.”

Moving forward, Laden hopes

to remain a consistent force in net for the Bobcats.

“I want to stop all of the easy shots, most of the hard shots and some of the impossible shots I face.

– CHELSEA LADEN Women’s ice hockey goalie “I want to stop all of the easy shots, most of the hard shots and some of the impossible shots I face,” Laden said. “Whether I am

facing 14 shots or, maybe someday I’ll get 30 shots, I want to be able to be consistent so I can give back to the team seeing as they have given so much to me.”

And for Seeley, Laden’s consistency has been key in the evolution of her game.

“She is doing a great job learning from her mistakes and maturing, and becoming the goalie we now see.”

And on a grander scale, Laden also offered up insight into the team’s goals for the rest of the season. The Bobcats would like to win the ECAC, Laden says, and advance to the NCAA Tournament for the

first time in program history.

“Reaching the national tournament is something that has always been a goal for us, and this year we have become a step closer to reaching that goal,” Laden said. “Last year we had the talent, we only had six losses, but we also had a lot of ties, and we learned that amping up our game that much more can boost us into the national tournament, even though it will take a lot of hard work and consistency to get us there.”

Laden and the Bobcats look to continue their winning streak as they hosts Rensselaer at High Point Solutions Arena on Friday at 7 p.m.

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MEN’S SOCCER from page 16 pier than I have ever been.”

For Quinnipiac head coach Eric Da Costa, the team’s close-knit mentality is a large part of what has made them successful so far in 2014.

“These guys believe in each other, they believe in our program, they take pride and ownership of the program,” Da Costa said. “Because of that they look out for one another. They believe in each other, they believe in each other’s abilities.”

Freshman midfielder Max Rothenbucher agrees with Da Costa about the team culture. A native of Munich, Germany, Rothenbucher relies on his teammates as family, as well.

“I think that’s what makes us strong, that we represent each other on the pitch as a team, as a family,” Rothenbucher said. “No matter who’s coming in, even for one or two minutes, you can see that this person runs for his life and tries to help the team.”

Da Costa added that the team’s depth has elevated them to the No. 1 seed.

“Every single player on our roster has had a part to play in all of our success this year,” Da Costa said. “It’s a total team effort, 25 players on this roster and every single one of them is equally as important as the next.”

Prior to its senior day game against Siena on Oct. 29, Quinnipiac held a four-way tie for first place along with Iona, Fairfield and

Rider. Now, after winning its final three games and posting an undefeated conference record of 7-0-3, the Bobcats have taken sole possession of the conference lead.

“Anytime you can win a regular season championship it’s a great achievement,” Da Costa said.

“When you can do it unbeaten, it means that much more. We respect every team in the league. Any team can beat anybody on any given day.

It was just fortunate enough to be our year this year.”

The Bobcats are preparing for the MAAC tournament just like they would if it was a regular season game.

“We prepare the same way we always prepare,” Angoitia said.

“Once we know who our rival is, we can look at things we didn’t do

well when we played them, look at their tendencies and try to shut them down.”

Da Costa is feeling confident with his squad coming into the playoffs.

“We feel great going into the MAAC,” Da Costa said. “We’re in a good place. The team’s training well and obviously we’re performing and playing well. We feel good.

This was one of our goals, to get into the playoffs. Now that we’re here, we’re just focused on our semifinal game on Friday.”

The No. 1 Bobcats will face No. 6 Fairfield on Friday at 1 p.m. in the second MAAC Semifinal matchup.

The first semifinal game between No. 2 Iona and No. 4 Monmouth will be played at 10 a.m. at the QU Soccer Field.

November 12, 2014

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Tipping off the season

By NICK SOLARI Sports Editor

After finishing third in its inaugural year in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, the Quinnipiac men’s basketball team enters the 2014-15 season with some notable questions.

The Bobcats, who finished 20-12 a season ago, will venture into the post-Ike Azotam era. Azotam averaged 16.3 points, 10.2 rebounds and

1.1 blocks per game as a senior, and is Quinnipiac’s Division I program leader in career rebounds.

Senior forward Ousmane Drame, who averaged 13.7 points and 10.5 rebounds per game last season, figures to control the paint for Quinnipiac without Azotam’s existence.

Team captain Zaid Hearst will also lead the Bobcats’ charge offensively. Hearst averaged 15.5 points per

game last season, as well as being named to the MAAC All-Conference Third Team.

After going 21-13 and ultimately falling to Marist in the MAAC Championship Finals last year, the Quinnipiac women’s basketball team figures to be atop the conference once again in 2014-15.

Quinnipiac returns three of its top four scorers last year, having

GAMES TO WATCH Men’s

Dec. 21, 2014 Oregon State finished the 2013-14 season with a 16-16 record in the Pac-12, a powerhouse conference in men’s basketball year after year. The Bobcats traveled to Corvallis last December and lost 76-68.

Jan. 23, 2015 Last season, the Bobcats downed MAAC rival Manhattan both times the teams played in the regular season. The Jaspers would go on to beat Quinnipiac by 19 points in the MAAC Championship Semifinals.

Women’s

Nov. 25, 2014 The Bobcats will travel to South Bend for the first time in program history in lateNovember. Notre Dame enters the season ranked No. 3 in the AP Top 25 Poll for all of women’s basketball.

Jan. 22, 2015 Quinnipiac and Marist were selected to finish tied for first in the MAAC Women’s Preseason Poll. The two teams square off in Hamden, in what figures to be a matchup of two of the conference’s elite teams.

graduated only Brittany McQuain from last year’s squad. McQuain averaged 13.5 points and 9.2 rebounds per game last year, and shot 46.1 percent from the field.

Jasmine Martin, Jillian Abshire and Samantha Guastella figure to lead the Bobcats, as all three have been elected captains by Quinnipiac head coach Tricia Fabbri. Martin averaged 15.1 points and 2.5 rebounds

per game as a junior. Abshire contributed for Quinnipiac in many ways during the 2013-14 season, recording 7.1 points, 6.5 assists and 4.1 rebounds a night, and Guastella posted 11.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.

One matchup in particular to keep an eye on is Quinnipiac’s Nov. 25 matchup against Notre Dame in South Bend.

BY THE NUMBERS

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Six newcomers have been added to the men’s basketball roster.

The men’s basketball team has won an average of 20 games over the last five season under Tom Moore.

The women’s basketball team returns four of its five leading scorers from 2013-14.

Three players from the women’s basketball team have been selected Preseason All-MAAC by league coaches.

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“I wouldn’t say it was just another game, it’s a big game. It’s a big two points at home with a sellout. We were playing a top-five team in the country.”

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Women’s ice hockey goaltender Chelsea Laden tops NCAA Division I with a .974 save percentage this season.

By JORDAN NOVACK Staff Writer

After starting the season ranked No. 10 in the country, the Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team has now risen to No. 5 and continues to build momentum.

While many factors have contributed to the Bobcats’ 7-0-1 start, few can argue the play of senior goalie Chelsea Laden, as well as the team’s defense, have been a driving force to its success this year.

Laden, the ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Month in October, has been reliable in net for the Bobcats all season. Laden has gone 7-0-0 in seven starts, posting an 0.29 goals against average.

Laden tops all of Division I women’s ice hockey goalies with a .974 percent save percentage on the season. She is also leading the nation with five shutouts, which is the fourth most shutouts in a season by any goalie in Quinnipiac program history.

The Bobcats currently own a nation-leading 0.38 goals against average, which Quinnipiac head coach Rick Seeley credits to Laden’s dependability in net all season.

“Chelsea had a great year last year, but when she wasn’t on, and she gave up a poor goal, she would get in her own head and usually let up another soon after,” Seeley said.

“This year, she has overcome that, and has yet to allow a bad goal all year.”

Laden also notes the growth in confidence that both she and her

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Chelsea Laden also leads all Division I women’s ice hockey with five shutouts during the 2014-15 season. team have undergone since last season.

“I feel like our team is a lot more confident this year,” Laden said. “We are making the right plays at the right time, and we are more focused into the little details of the game. Our team is also buying into the system more, and since we’ve been winning all it has done is add

to our confidence.”

Laden and the Bobcats are coming off a record-setting game, recording the first shutout win in program history at Cornell, which was also the first time Cornell had been shut out at home since Nov. 17, 2006.

“I actually had no idea about that statistic until I saw it posted af-

ter the game,” Laden said. “I think it shows how far we have come as a team to be able to go and shut out a program like Cornell, who has been ranked for as long as I can remember. Little accomplishments like this just continue to add to our confidence.”

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Men’s soccer eyes second-straight title No. 1 Quinnipiac to take on No. 6 Fairfield in Friday’s MAAC Semifinal matchup

By SHELANDA DUNCAN Contributing Writer

For the third season in a row, the Quinnipiac men’s soccer team has clinched the No. 1 seed heading into postseason play.

This year, the Bobcats will host the 2014 MAAC Championship at the QU Soccer Field in Hamden after posting a 10-4-4 overall record, and a 7-0-3 record in conference play during the regular season.

Quinnipiac carries a 12-game unbeaten streak into postseason play, which ties the program record.

For some members of the team, like senior Borja Angoitia, it is their last chance to play in the MAAC championships and compete for a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

“I’m not afraid or nervous,” Angoitia said. “I know that we are

in a good place. I think that if we continue to play like we have been, we’ll be okay.”

The senior has allowed only 13 goals in 17 games this season, posting a .849 save percentage, which is good enough for sixth in the nation. Last year, Angoitia was named 2013 MAAC Goalkeeper of the Year and was selected to the All-MAAC Men’s Soccer First Team.

“As long as the team does well, this doesn’t matter to me at all,” Angoitia said. “It’s about the team.

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Sophomore James Doig has recorded 10 points this season for Quinnipiac.

Men’s basketball preps for CT 6

By TYRELL WALDEN-MARTIN Contributing Writer

The Quinnipiac men’s basketball team is set for its home opener against in-state rival Yale on Friday at 5:30 p.m. at the TD Bank Sports Center in Hamden as part of the annual Connecticut 6 Classic. This is Quinnipiac’s first time hosting the event.

The Bobcats are slated to take on the Bulldogs after Yale ended Quinnipiac’s season last year. Yale defeated Quinnipiac 69-68 at the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.

Moore added that Quinnipiac’s three seniors, Ousmane Drame, Evan Conti and Zaid Hearst, will play a large role in the Bobcats success heading into the 2014-15 season.

“Our seniors, everything that we do or be will be depended on their leadership, their toughness, their growth and how well they lead our new guys,” Moore said.

“They have been through a lot of big games for us and they have helped us win a lot of big games over the years.”

Moore has high expectations for his incoming freshman class, as well. He spoke highly of freshman point guard George Dimitri Floras, who he believes will have the biggest impact of all the newcomers.

“Dimitri might make the biggest impact early on because he will have the ball in his hands for stretches in games,” Moore said.

“He is a combo guard but is playing more of the one right now so he will handle it quite a bit.”

Freshman forwards Chaise Daniels and Samuel Dingba will also see significant floor time early on, according to Moore. The two should be players Connecticut residents are familiar with. The Hillhouse and Putnam Science Academy standout, Daniels, and the Salisbury School forward, Dingba, have made an early impact.

“The two inside kids, Chaise Daniels and Samuel Dingba, will both play a lot,” Moore said. “They have shown already that they can play at this level. They have some growing pains and some things they have to learn but Chaise has great size and knows what he is.

Samuel has great size and has as great a motor as any kid we have had coming in.”

The Bobcats have the second game of the triple-header in the tournament. Central Connecticut State takes on Fairfield at 3 p.m., Quinnipiac takes on Yale at 5:30 p.m. and Sacred Heart University takes on University of Hartford at 8 p.m.