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SPORTS All in the family, page 16

Student hockey tickets sell in record time

OPINION

ARTS & LIFE

Work, succeed, be happy, page 6

Breathing easier, page 9

Smaller budgets, fewer classes 52

percent of 200-level or higher English classes listed in the 2014-15 course catalog are actually offered

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percent of 200-level or higher biology classes listed in the 2014-15 course catalog are actually offered

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percent of 200-level or higher history classes listed in the 2014-15 course catalog are actually offered

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percent of 200-level or higher FVI classes listed in the 2014-15 course catalog are actually offered

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By TARA O’NEILL Staff Writer

Within 40 minutes, student tickets for the Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey games against Colgate University on Nov. 7 and Cornell University on Nov. 8 were sold out, according to Executive Director of the TD Bank Sports Center Eric Grgurich.

“It’s the quickest the tickets have gone for it not being a QU-Yale game,” Grgurich said.

“They went in about 40 minutes for both games.

And it’s really been that way all season long.”

Grgurich said student tickets have sold out within 24 hours over the past year and a half.

But once the Colgate and Cornell tickets were available, he said he was surprised to see the tickets sell out in less than an hour.

Many students said they noticed an increase in ticket sales and games selling out quickly ever since the men’s ice hockey team reached the national championship in 2013.

At the start of the men’s ice hockey season, Grgurich said there were 1,000 student tickets available. Since the Cornell game on Nov. 15, they increased the amount of student tickets to 1,200. Grgurich said they intend to keep it at that number.

But this increase in student tickets is not an extension of the student section. Grgurich said a standing room ticket does not guarantee a seat.

Students with standing room tickets can stand anywhere in the arena, as long as they are not blocking doorways or stairs to get to seats.

“The turnout has been fantastic,” he said.

“We want to get the most amount of students in the arena that we can.”

The reputation of the men’s ice hockey team paired with tickets selling out in record times has prompted several students to want the university to expand the student section.

Senior health science studies major Chris Caruso is one of many who want more seating for students at hockey games.

“The atmosphere of the student section is great,” Caruso said. “On most nights, the whole section is on their feet, cheering the team on.

But it’s very difficult to find a seat unless you go to the game incredibly early.”

By NICOLE HANSON and SARAH DOIRON

With decreases in course budgets and sections, the sizes of classes are growing, especially in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Robert Smart said various classes have been cut across campus because the university can no longer fund them.

“It was getting harder and harder to explain to the rest of the campus why [CAS] was running so many sections with small numbers of students,” Smart said.

Two years ago, a course in CAS could run if it had at least 10 students enrolled in the section.

However, Smart said a class now has to have at least 12 students to run.

“We just can’t afford it anymore,” Smart said. “It has focused attention on the fact that we have to plan more carefully.”

Smart said average class sizes in CAS have been increased from 16 to 18 students this year to reduce the number of sections offered. He says this number is low compared to state schools, who increased from 30 to 35 students in each course.

“The hope was to make sure we were keeping these sections reasonably full and not having very small sections taught by adjuncts,” he said. “[That way] we would have enough money to teach classes that are important for majors and minors.”

Although Smart says the university aims to keep class sizes under 20 students, adjunct English professor Marianna Vieira is still concerned for the First-Year Writing Program.

“If the class sizes go up to over 25 students I don’t know how this program is going to run,” she said. “You can’t do this kind of work with that many students. We used to have 15 students

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maximum in our classes and because of the editing and time needed to work on essays, we need smaller classes.”

Smart said, ideally, all classes should have a small number of students.

“If we never had to worry about money we would run all of our classes with only 10 students in them, but that isn’t the real world unfortunately,” he said.

Smart said at one time CAS had 91 freshman English courses available, but this year the department cut down to 81 available freshman sections. By adding two students to each section, the department cut eight of the sections. The freshman class is also smaller this year than the Class of 2017, so the department could cut two additional sections.

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November 19, 2014

STUDENTS SPEAK UP After two students met Taylor Swift in a North Haven Starbucks last week, The Chronicle asked students about their celebrity encounters.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Bryan Lipiner

By JULIA PERKINS Photography by NICOLE HANSON Design by HANNAH SCHINDLER AND KRISTEN RIELLO

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Lauren Lambert| Sophomore “My best friends aunt was [Taylor Swift’s] PR agent and she was at Macy’s in New York City having a meet and greet, so I got to meet her. She was very nice and complimented my eyes, she was giving everyone hugs and it was really nice of her. There were hundreds of people there lined up to see her it was crazy.”

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Bobby Steele| Sophomore “I saw [Alexander] Ovechkin at the beach once. I watch hockey from time to time but my brother is more into hockey than me so he recognized him. We talked to him for a little bit but it wasn’t anything hockey related just about the beach. He was very laid back and he wasn’t a jerk.”

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“I met Kris Jenner in the Hamptons when they were recording for a show this summer.

She was exactly how she is on TV. She offered to take a selfie with us, she’s very into this generation.”

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Beyond the Bobcats

A rundown on news outside the university.

By Nicole Hanson

State of emergency declared in Ferguson

Teen in custody for Wallingford crimes

ISIS executioner identified

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a precautionary state of emergency in the town of Ferguson on Monday night.

This is to prepare Ferguson for potential violence once the grand jury announces whether or not police officer Darren Wilson will be indicted, according to CNN. Wilson shot and killed black teen Michael Brown in August. The governor decreased the role of the Ferguson police department and called in the National Guard to prepare for the grand jury’s announcement.

Wallingford police officers took a 17-year-old boy into custody Sunday night on a long list of criminal charges.

The teen allegedly stole two cars and drove the wrong way on one-way streets at least twice, according to the New Haven Register. The 17-year-old hit a police vehicle before leading officers to chase him on foot. One of the cars was stolen in Hamden while the other was stolen from a driveway in Wallingford. The teen was charged with various crimes, such as larceny, burglary and interfering with an officer.

A French prosecutor identified 22 yearold Maxime Hauchard as an executioner in the most recent ISIS video. French authorities have been tracking Hauchard for years, according to NBC News. Prosecutor Francois Molins said Hauchard converted to Islam at the age of 16 and attended an Islamic conference in 2012, which Hauchard claimed was not radical enough for him. A terrorism expert said French officials were in touch with foreign fighters who could confirm Hauchard was the one in the video.

The video showed the beheading of American aid worker Abdul-Rahman Kassig and more than a dozen Syrian soldiers.

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Student hockey tickets increased to 1,200 HOCKEY TICKETS from cover Junior nursing major Mallory Eliasson is another student in support of expanding the student section. She believes the section is not big enough to accommodate the amount of students who attend Quinnipiac.

“Quinnipiac is trying to become a bigger school, which is evident by the higher acceptance rate with each passing year,” Eliasson said. “We have so much pride for our school.

We want to go to every game, and we should definitely be able to.”

Although some students still have issues with the online system, Grgurich said it is a more fair system than the previous methods of ticket distribution.

A few years before the online system launched, students would have to pick up tickets from a table at the student center the week of the game, according to Grgurich. But he said the online system allows everyone a fair opportunity.

“We want it to be the easiest and fairest way for students [to get tickets],” Grgurich said.

“We want all students to have a chance to get tickets.”

Leah Schwartz, a junior English major, said she always sees empty rows in the sections for the public, but she never sees that in the student section. She said expanding the student section could fiscally benefit the university, overall.

“The university doesn’t make money off of [student] tickets directly,” Schwartz said.

“Expanding the student section should increase revenues with sale of food, or even the sale of game gear.”

Grgurich said these open rows of seats in the public seating area are typically season tickets sold to an individual who was unable to attend the game.

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Students can generate tickets from the student portal once it is opened; however, if the tickets sell out online, students can purchase discounted standing room tickets at the arena for certain games.

Although many students want an expansion of the student section, not all students support this idea.

Katie Strong, a junior marketing major, said she does not think the university should expand the student section beyond what they already have.

“The [men’s] hockey games usually sell out with tickets bought by the public,” Strong said.

“They are making money off of [the tickets for the public], while our tickets are free.”

Since the university sells season tickets during the summer months, Grgurich said there is

University, program to donate Ebola transport vehicle

By DAVID FRIEDLANDER Staff Writer

Due to an unprecedented Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, the city’s public health infrastructure is exhausted. With that in mind, David Ives, executive director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute, teamed up with the Sierra Leone and New Haven Sister Cities Program to send a specially-designed ambulance to Sierra Leone to help combat Ebola.

Ives hopes to raise $100,000 by January in order to purchase the vehicle for use in Sierra Leone and says this is a great opportunity for anyone to donate and make a difference.

“It would be a perfect thing for fraternities or sororities or other people to send in any amount of money,” Ives said. “We could have an impact.”

Currently, safe transit to treatment centers for the hordes of infected patients is scarce and many have resorted to dangerous methods of transporting Ebola patients, according to David Ives.

“Often what happens is that somebody with a serious case of Ebola is transported on the back of a motorcycle when they’re in their most contagious stage,” Ives said. “So the guy on the back of the motorcycle dies and the driver gets sick and dies.”

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention website states that those who are in close proximity to Ebola patients, such as the motorcycle drivers that Ives mentioned, are at the highest risk for the rare and deadly disease.

“Healthcare providers caring for Ebola patients and family and friends in close contact with Ebola patients are at the highest risk of getting sick because they may come in contact with infected blood or body fluids,” as stated on

the CDC website.

Barbara Segaloff, head of outreach for the Sierra Leone and New Haven Sister Cities program, says they teamed up with Bob Thomas Ford of Hamden. “[People at Bob Thomas Ford] are exploring how to purchase cargo transit vans made in Europe and sold in Sierra Leone,” Segaloff said. “The vans will be up-fitted to be an ambulance. Buying overseas insures van meets emissions, registration to locals in Freetown, etc.”

This vehicle will have an airtight plexiglas barrier separating the driver’s compartment from that of the patient in the back to avoid transference of the patient’s bodily fluids, according to Ives.

Many students are already excited to donate.

“It’s a great idea and I’m more than willing to donate,” freshman Jason Leo said. “I think it is important that we help the people in Africa because we take so much for granted here, like safe transportation and healthcare.”

Freshman Chris Brachlow said he will definitely contribute.

“I think it is a good cause because we need to help people with Ebola, and the people trying to help the patients,” Brachlow said.

Sophomore Paige Cantwell stressed the importance of thinking about those outside our immediate community.

“I like that the Quinnipiac community is thinking about people globally. I will definitely donate,” Cantwell said. “I think that as students it is important to get involved in global issues even if it is a small way like donating a few dollars.”

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not a definitive way to know how many students and how many members from the surrounding communities will attend each game.

Though she doesn’t support expanding the student section, Strong does think students who want to attend the game should have the opportunity to do so if they don’t get a ticket through the online student ticket portal.

“Students [should have] an opportunity to purchase admissions tickets at a discounted rate,” Strong said.

Grgurich said if students are unable to get tickets through the student ticket portal, de-

pending on the game, students could go the arena during the week of the game and get a standing room ticket. For each game there are 500 standing room tickets available,he said.

Whether or not all of this means the university will expand the student section remains unclear at the time, according to Grgurich. He said he acknowledges the school spirit exhibited at the hockey games and hopes it will continue to prosper and spread to the other sports.

“I see it growing from where it used to be to now,” Grgurich said. “Everyone’s picking up a little bit of tradition.”

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Shuttle changes for Thanksgiving The university will run additional shuttles to New Haven before Thanksgiving break. On Nov. 20 and Nov. 21, the New Haven shuttle will run back and forth to Union Station every hour on the hour, starting at 10 a.m. and ending at 12 a.m.

There will be no express shuttles into New Haven. There will also be a shuttle to Bridgeport Ferry and Connecticut Limo on Nov. 21 separate from the New Haven shuttle.

The shuttles will leave from South Lot at 11:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. On Nov. 30 all shuttles will resume normal schedules and there will be no returning shuttle services for the Bridgeport Ferry or Connecticut Limo. - S. Doiron

A Place at the Table series continues The Department of Cultural and Global Engagement is hosting a discussion table for students and faculty to attend on Nov. 19 in SC119. The discussion question focuses on migration and how people can connect through international, cultural and social boundaries. The discussion table is part of a series that is designed to recreate an after-dinner atmosphere to encourage informal discussions. The discussion will be held at 7 p.m. S. Doiron

Montage accepting submissions Montage Literary Journal is currently accepting submissions for the 2015 publication. The literary journal allows students to have their creative writing pieces published. Montage features fiction, poetry, photography and artwork created by Quinnipiac students.

All pieces should be emailed to montage.qu@gmail.com.

The deadline for submissions is Friday, Dec. 12. -N. Hanson

Nursing holds last transfer information session The final information session for students interested in transferring to the undergraduate nursing program will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 19. The session will be in Echlin Center room 214 from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. For further information, contact Rhea.Sanford@quinnipiac.edu or Lisa.O’Connor@ quinnipiac.edu. -N. Hanson

November 19, 2014

Five seniors organize self defense class

By SAL SICILIANO Staff Writer

A group of 20 women will meet for a two-hour self defense class at 7 p.m. in the Burt Kahn Court on Wednesday. The class, planned by five seniors for their public relations final project, filled up weeks before its Nov. 19 deadline.

Krav Maga instructor and professor Jason Scozzafava will teach the class.

Seniors Meaghan Browne, Kyle McCartney, Gabriella D’Agostino, Madison Elliott and Nicolette Illiano had to organize the class for their PR-400 public relations class to practice their event-planning skills. The event will teach basic combative techniques for protection in a dangerous encounter.

“The main reason that we were inspired to host a self defense event was due to the fact that Quinnipiac University is made up of primarily a female gender,” Browne said.

“We go out into New Haven on most weekends, which we all know is not a very safe area and we felt as though it is extremely important for women to know how to protect themselves.”

Two female members of the group are also part of the Alpha Chi Omega sorority, which raises awareness for domestic violence as part of its philanthropy, Browne said.

McCartney also credits his group’s inspiration for the event to the domestic violence allegations against two professional football players–Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson–earlier this season.

“We were given the assignment during the [controversy] of the NFL

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Jason Scozzafava (above) is a Krav Maga instructor and professor at the university. He will lead the two-hour self defense class on Nov.19 in Burt Kahn. and its lack of responsibility to responding to incidents of domestic violence,” he said. “That was a major factor toward gearing it toward women.”

When McCartney first reached out to Scozzafava–a former professor of his–to teach the class, the 16year physical therapist and 6-year Krav Maga instructor said he was “all for it.”

“I believe strongly in the program and I think most would agree

that the ability to defend oneself is important,” Scozzafava said.

“Young women are often the target of violent aggression… [This] is often the first time a young girl leaves home and the relative safety of a familiar environment. QU is a very safe campus but the students’ college experience often leads them away from campus.”

Scozzafava hopes for students to learn to “move from a state of calm to aggression quickly.” He said a re-

sponse within the first few seconds of an attack is the most critical.

“Students will learn some basic combatives such as hammer fist strikes and groin kicks,” he said.

“They will practice using those skills from different positions to give them different experience...

In a self-defense situation there are so many variables. We work on the tools and principles needed to allow the student a flexible defense strategy.”

The class was limited to just 20 women because Scozzafava feels that the smaller group size allows him to create a safe environment where each student gains the knowledge and support they need, but Browne believes the demand for self-defense education goes beyond a single event.

“I know many of the girls that I spoke with were bummed when they had heard our event was already filled and they could not take the class, so there is clearly a demand for activities like this especially for girls on this campus,” Browne said.

“I would love if our event was able to inspire Quinnipiac University to host more self defense classes like this in the future.”

Professor Scozzafava agrees that he would welcome the opportunity to discuss with administrators how a well planned and executed collegiate self-defense program would be beneficial.

“A great self-defense system contoured and focused on the student would make a safe campus safer,” he said. “As a father of two girls, I would look fondly at a university that offered such a program.”

America Reads receives recognition Thirty-five students’ involvement in a work study program pays off

By ADELIA COUSER Staff Writer

Quinnipiac’s America Reads program will receive an award on Dec. 5 for being recognized as an Excellent Partner by the Boys and Girls Club of New Haven.

America Reads is a work study program that places students in multiple locations in the Greater New Haven area, either in an elementary school or the Boys and Girls Club of New Haven.

The 35 students currently involved in the program are working as tutors or instructional aides in six different institutions: the Boys and Girls Club in New Haven, St. Aedan’s Parochial School, St. Bernadette’s School, and St. Francis & St. Rose of Lima School in New Haven; and Church Street School and Bridgedale School in Hamden.

Quinnipiac’s America Reads program has partnered with these schools for more than 12 years, and the teachers “love” the help that university tutors provide, Director of Community Service Vincent Contrucci said.

“Teachers can rely upon them,” Contrucci said. “They appreciate the skills that our students bring to the

classrooms, and the fact that it’s a very professionalized job role. Our America Reads program provides a workforce that really wants to be in that environment; they want to make a difference in the lives of the students that they’re working with.”

The St. Francis & St. Rose of Lima School has even showcased the America Reads program on informational materials given to potential new students.

“They want to show families, ‘We have America Reads at our school,’” Contrucci said. “They [consider] it one of the benefits of getting an education at St. Francis St. Rose.”

Tutors’ duties vary depending on where they are placed, but in general they assist with homework completion, act as instructional aides in a classroom or work one-on-one with struggling students.

Sophomore Briana LaPegna has been involved with the program for nearly two semesters. She works at Church Elementary School and provides assistance to children who need extra help in math, history, science and reading.

“I love getting the chance to be the change in a child’s education,” LaPeg-

na said. “I think it is very important that every child gets the chance to be successful in his or her future, and it all starts with having a good support system when they start school.”

LaPegna is currently working with a class of 12 students who all have some type of special needs or are at a very low reading level. She says it is exciting to see the students grow academically as the semester goes on.

“It can sometimes be challenging to teach when they are impatient or not interested, but it’s important to stay positive and take your time because there is a good chance that they will not have the academic support they need at home,” she said.

Her opinion is shared by sophomore and aspiring teacher Jacob Sheldon, who got involved with the program to get early exposure to the education system.

“The America Reads program is an excellent opportunity to learn about how lucky many of us are,” Sheldon said. “Many of the students do not come from the best neighborhoods, but they are all excited to be at school everyday. If anyone is thinking of working with children, there is no better program to become a part of than

America Reads.”

Students that apply for America Reads either have past experience in working with kids or want to pursue a career where they work with young people, according to Contrucci. Tutors’ majors have included nursing, occupational therapy, physical therapy, education, psychology and social work.

“It has innumerable benefits,” Contrucci said. “[Tutors] learn about having one-on-one contact with kids and how to deal with emergency situations. [They] learn different strategies from our partnering teachers about how to interact with kids in a way they can understand and grow from.”

The program has a retention rate of at least 90 percent for tutors, according to Contrucci. He says that students enjoy the work study job and will return semester after semester.

“This program is very rewarding and I actually look forward to going to work,” LaPegna said. “I would recommend this program to anyone with a work study job because I honestly have absolutely nothing negative to say. I can’t wait to continue my journey with America Reads the rest of my two years here at Quinnipiac.”

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Not all courses in catalog will be offered spring semester CLASS CUTS from cover that are supposed to be available every spring, according to the 2014-15 course catalog, are not offered next semester. This means only 52 percent of English classes that are said to be offered will actually be available for students to take in the spring.

Like these English courses, only 62 percent (eight out of 13) of 200-level or higher history classes listed in the course catalog are available.

Meanwhile, 50 percent (six out of 12) of the 200-level or higher biology classes which, according to the course catalog, are offered every spring will not be available next semester.

This means either the university has cut courses or provided incorrect information in the course catalog online.

Vieira said writing fellows are asked to teach 25 percent more students and take an 8 percent cut in their salary.

“Most of us are not in any situation to negotiate because there aren’t many jobs out there,” she said. “But my concern is if the university is in financial trouble, then I think [faculty is] the last thing that should be cut.”

This past May, the university laid off 16 professors in areas of declining enrollment and hired 12 new professors in areas of growth. Though five of 16 were quickly reinstated, the Faculty Senate strongly disapproved the layoffs.

Vieira said part-time faculty have

a very important role in students’ education.

“I can’t see [full-time faculty] doing what we do because they have other obligations such as student advisement,” Vieira said. “They don’t have as much time as us to attend to students the way we do in class.”

Smart doesn’t doubt the importance of the adjunct faculty members, but he said the full-time professors come first.

“There’s no doubt that the adjuncts here are very important because we couldn’t do what we do without them,” he said. “But if the choice comes between full-time and part-time faculty I have to support the full-time faculty member. It’s how the system works unfortunately.”

Junior public relations major Kori MacDonald said one of her current classes was affected by the layoffs and reinstatements in May. “I registered for a class with one professor and I get to class—completely new professor,” MacDonald said. “People choose classes for days and times, but what if I’m choosing it for a professor and all of the sudden they’re gone?”

Though MacDonald hasn’t been dropped from a course section, she said she’s struggled to get into required public relations classes to stay on track. She had to be manually added to a class for next semester that only offers one section.

“My sports PR [class] next semester is one day a week for two hours and something minutes,” she said. “But if

I wanted to take a class that starts at one point and ends in the middle of that class, then I have to do one or the other and then it messes up my track.”

Junior finance major Tom Madzey said he had no trouble registering for his classes in the School of Business, but he had trouble registering for courses required by the university.

“I was just searching for a bunch of different classes and nothing was showing up. I got into a QU301 class but that was pretty much it,” he said.

Unlike CAS, the School of Business has not seen a reduction in course offerings this semester, according to Dean Matthew O’Connor.

“It’s pretty rare that a section doesn’t fill up in the business school,” O’Connor said. “It’s much more likely that we would add a section.”

O’Connor said the School of Business has seen a “modest but steady growth” over the past six or seven years due to the skill-oriented education it offers.

“College has gotten very expensive and students are looking to get a great education but also get some tangible skills toward their ultimate careers,” he said. “Business schools are growing because I think students are looking for that little bit of extra [skill] so they’re prepared for a career.”

In the School of Communications, 75 percent (six of eight) 200-level or higher Media Studies courses listed in the 2014-15 course catalog will be offered next semester. Only 71 percent (12 out of 17) of film, video and interactive media courses at these levels

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Only 11 of the 21 English classes listed in the catalogue were available for the spring of 2015. will actually be offered in the spring, despite what is advertised in the course catalog.

Meanwhile, junior health science studies major Nicole Torres said she was forced to drop her nutrition course for next semester.

“They changed it to an 8 a.m. and I had originally been signed up for [another] 8 a.m. So then I had to switch that class also,” she said. “They should’ve known that before [I registered.] I had a really early registration date too, they shouldn’t have just [switched it] randomly. It was ridiculous.”

Since the School of Health Sciences is accredited and must meet certain standards, there is not a large variation in the undergraduate courses offered each semester. However, Senior Associate Dean Betsey Smith says physical

education is seeing some changes this year.

“We’re trying to change the notion and the philosophy of physical education,” Smith said. “We’ve eliminated some of the least popular [courses] and now we’re adding different options.”

Although various schools are working through changes in course availability, Smart said students’ education is what matters most at the end of the day. “[Layoffs] happen in schools I think because [the university has] lost focus of what is most important and that is the student’s education,” Smart said. “If your students are successful then the school will take care of itself.”

Joshua Berry of the university registrar was not available for comment on this story.

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Opinion TWEETS OF THE WEEK 18 class evaluation emails thank you quinnipiac I did not understand the first 6 @sfrawley5 Sarah F Being basic today and wearing my qu unofficial uniform of leggings, Uggs and a NorthFace #quinnipiacproblems @jackiehart25 Jackie Hart Quinnipiac sent out an email reminding me I have student loans... on my very last day of college. Way to bring me back down to earth. @Rattymo Rachel Morelli Quinnipiac does not believe in putting on the heat in our room @mattxcucuzza Matt Cucuzza It’s either sleeting or snowing on york hill right now. Not sure which but either way I’m not happy about it ‫_@‏‬mjm94 Matt Morris

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Work, succeed, be happy My dad was at a conference a couple plants, and pouring mulch everywhere. weeks ago for his company, and he was They made us get summer jobs because they weren’t going to pay for a member of the panel our clothes and we had to that was speaking and SARAH HARRIS save our money because answering questions. He Managing Editor they wouldn’t buy us cars. works at an accounting I learned the firm and the audience was @sarah_harris7 importance of the penny full of new hires who were at a very young age and asking the panel all sorts the importance of work of questions. ethic, yet I still consider Let me give you some background information; my dad is the my siblings and I spoiled because we have only child of five to go to college and, like such amazing parents and so many things to many Quinnipiac students, had to pay for be grateful for. I am happy they raised us the his entire tuition. He and my mom paid off way they did.

Whenever I apply for an internship my his college debts throughout the beginning of their marriage. The first house they lived dad sits down with me, has a mock interview in was actually someone’s carriage house, with me and goes over my resume. He is essentially a tiny garage. He initially worked always offering advice when it comes to as a chef and somehow from there, with a lot working and jobs because I want to support of work and dedication, became a partner at my family some day, the same way he has done for me.

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We were at dinner the other night and Throughout my life my parents have raised my siblings and I to work for everything he was telling me about this conference. we have. This could be frustrating for us Someone in the audience asked how the because we went to a public school where partners got where they were today and our classmates were handed everything they my Dad answered with these three points wanted from their parents. But for us, it was that can apply to anyone who wants to be successful and happy while they do it. different.

1. Never stop learning Every Saturday we went outside and had Always stay curious, because once you stop to rake all the leaves that covered the lawn, every winter we had to shovel the driveway, learning, the job becomes boring. If you’re and every summer we had to get the yard always learning, you’re being relevant to what ready for summer by weeding, planting you do, and if you don’t learn, you become

static and unable to grow. Take electives that are challenging rather than easy with simple ideas that are clear to understand. The more you challenge yourself, the more you will learn. These people will be more successful because they are taking risks. They will find more opportunities. And you must be able to ask the right questions. The right questions are just as important as the right answers.

2. Push yourself outside of your comfort zone.

Try new things, and step up to challenges.

Stepping out of your comfort zone and being a risk taker presents the opportunity to fail, but it also presents the opportunity for greatness. Failure is a given when taking risks, but you need to accept it and learn from it. You will end up inspiring others around you. We all have teachers in our lives that we learn from and by stepping out of your comfort zone and taking risks, you will be a teacher for others.

3. Don’t lose your passion.

It seems so simple but it can be difficult to hold on to things that make you want to keep showing up to work everyday. Become an expert in something and then use it to help others. Is it working with people? Is it finding solutions to problems? Is it helping other individuals grow? Find what your passion is, hold onto it and apply it.

We go to a great school with a lot of opportunities available to us, don’t waste them.

Balancing your time is vital With only a few days left before Thanksgiving break, many college students around the country are still trying to find ways to add hours to each day.

Finals are approaching, causing many to feel as though their daily schedule is overbearing.

How do I make time to write this paper?

Should I stop going to the gym in order to study? How do I keep track of all my assignments?

These are all questions students frequently during this time of the year. The good news is, if you’re asking these same questions, you’re not alone.

According to a 2008 Associated Press and mtvU survey of college students, 80 percent of students said they frequently or sometimes experience daily stress. Couple that with the fact that 9.1 percent of college students are affected by anxiety disorders, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, and you can see that stress has become a norm around colleges campuses, taking over students of all majors come the final few weeks of the semester.

And for some, having a lot of things to do each day lasts throughout the whole semester—and the premise of finals just adds to the cloud of pressure that weighs over their lives.

There are ways to avoid this stress, though, and going coocoo for Cocoa Puffs isn’t as inevitable as it NICK SOLARI may seem.

Sports Editor One way to keep @solari_nick track of everything is by simply writing it down. Every night before bed, I write down the next day’s agenda to ensure that I don’t forget anything, and that I know exactly what needs to be accomplished. Keeping an agenda provides closure for me, as I can look at the list of assignments throughout the day to make sure I’m on task.

Finding your ideal study location is important, too. For some, studying in the Arnold Bernhard Library is the best way to be productive. But for others, like myself, studying in alternative ways can be much better. I like to study on York Hill, often times in the common room of my suite. I can pace around when I’m there, and I don’t have to deal with worrying about keeping others off task. Find your place, and commit time periods throughout the day to it.

Another good way to prepare for the next few weeks is by taking advantage of Thanksgiving break. Bring your work home with you and get ahead. Write that paper that’s

going to be due in a few weeks, study the information that’s going to be on your finals. It will help eliminate any cramming.

And lastly, the harsh truth. Suck it up and deal with it.

It may sound a bit jarring to hear somebody say that— and you may hate it when you hear those words—but they reign true in this case. Finals aren’t supposed to be a cakewalk for college students. You might not have time to binge-watch your favorite television show on Netflix for five hours at a time for the next two or three weeks. You may have to cut out some things from your life to ensure that you get good grades on your finals. But that’s what it takes.

Only 65.9 percent of high school graduates enrolled in a college institution in October of 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. And only 33.5 percent of Americans from ages 25 to 29 had at least a bachelor’s degree.

But that’s what you’re working toward.

And if you stay on task, handle all of your assignments properly and avoid becoming too stressed, you’ll be in that 33.5 percentile soon enough, too.

Pretty cool, right?

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Take advantage of all you’re offered A few weeks ago I was selected to attend who I hadn’t had the opportunity to get to know the Associated College Press and College as well beforehand. I never expected I would Media Association’s semi-annual student media learn and enjoy it as much as I did.

This reminded me of why I am so glad I conference. When I thought about applying, I got involved with The was initially thought, “This Chronicle. People always is dumb. I’m not even a complain that joining journalist. Why should I go to organizations are a waste a conference on journalism?” HANNAH SCHINDLER Design Editor of time and require too But after talking to other nonmuch work, especially journalism students about it @hschindlerr since you don’t get paid. and doing some research on Although there isn’t the sessions the conference monetary compensation would have, I realized I had to join an organization on nothing to lose by applying.

Once I got accepted, I was worried about campus, the opportunities it provides are things silly things, like the hassle of taking a long bus that you can’t pay for.

Joining an organization not only allows ride to Philadelphia because I hate traveling.

But the bus ride went by a lot faster than I you to grow in the field that you are studying, thought and in no time we were there soaking but it gives you the opportunity to go to events and conferences that can help you and the it all in.

There were many people from many organization you are a part of.

But always remember you get out what you schools with totally different experiences and backgrounds. I remember sitting at one of the put in. You can’t just join an organization to say sessions and thinking, “Wow all these people that you are involved on campus. If you want came from all over the country to learn about to get the most out of campus involvement you need to do more than show up to meetings and something we are all so passionate about.”

It was actually really interesting when people eat the free food. Offer to help out with ideas for were talking about their own experiences about a future meeting or help to plan an event that the working on a college newspaper. I realized organization is putting on. By showing you are people all over the country have similar issues interested, other members will see that and give we face here. This whole experience taught me you more responsibility in the organization.

Only then will you have the opportunity to so much not only about design techniques, but also about problem solving and working as a travel to interesting conferences and learn more team. Plus, I became closer with some people about what you’re passionate about.

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Things to be thankful for

Tis the season of belt-bursting, turkey- a restless night of intermittent sleep while your objectifying, Tums-popping fun only had by roommate obsessively played Call of Duty— those who call America home. As we approach— pushes your hair every which way and a stylish with fork and knife clutched tightly in hand—the grey sweat suit gives you the physique of a grey holiday devoted to gluttonous thankfulness (a blob. As you rush through the cafeteria—coffee truly American holiday if there ever was one), let in one hand and a sesame seed bagel in the us first turn inward and say thanks to the unique other—you realize only one register is open: it people, places and objects Quinnipiacians should is Java John’s. As you approach the front of the line, you notice you are 15 minutes late. (and must) be thankful for.

It becomes clear that the student standing in Now let’s ensue on a turkey-trifecta of things front of you has two pieces of fruit; Java makes it Quinnipiac students should be thankful for: known that he does indeed have a pair (not pear, Number one: Toad’s Place. but a pair. Isn’t wordplay fun?).

Oh, Toad’s. How wonderful art thou?

As you place your breakfast down to be I believe I just heard the collective gasp of the entire university community. I can already tallied up, you are reminded of how nice you are, (you really are so nice) and then are hear students and faculty alike asking, “is this told—by last name, of course—to have guy serious?” Well, actually, I am a nice day after tapping your Q-card. quite serious (well maybe).

As you sprint to class—in a moment of As we hurdle toward finals stress-induced clarity—the realization week and the end of the fall 2014 occurs that being late for class was semester, we must endeavor to totally worth it; cashiers are a dime a give thanks to the place in which dozen, but Java John is priceless. So dreams, aspirations and hopes die—or here’s to you, Java John. Thank you for are at least forgotten until Sunday morning making every purchase an adventure, rolls around. For all the grievances voiced moments we will never soon forget. against our froggy friend, we must also Number three: The (still) green sing a song of gratitude (well actually ANDY LANDOLFI grass. we should probably drop a sick beat) Staff Writer How’s that even possible? It’s like to Toad’s—it is a club inextricably @AndyLandolfi 30 degrees outside. Seriously. bound to the Quinnipiac student In all seriousness, students at body’s DNA. We have a mutually symbiotic relationship with Toad’s; we give Quinnipiac have much to be thankful for— to it, and it gives to us—we offer monetary the dedicated faculty, the hard-working support, and Toad’s graciously offers foggy maintenance, facilities and cafeteria workers, Sunday mornings and stories we will never tell the administration, our friends and our families. our children. The little things in life truly are the Being a member of the Quinnipiac community things we should be most thankful for—so thank should make one aware of how well we have it, and how the privileges we deem necessary you Toad’s Place. cannot be offered at to many around the world.

Number two: Java John.

So this Thanksgiving, let’s be thankful for all So here’s the situation: it is Monday morning and you are already running late for your 8 a.m. we have been given—and that includes Toad’s anatomy lab. Dried toothpaste residue clings to Place.

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By JULIA PERKINS Managing Editor

More than 100 students gathered at the Complex Courtyard Thursday evening for the university’s first rap battle.

Twelve students competed in a showdown of the best improvisational rap skills. The English honors society Sigma Tau Delta hosted the event with the campus radio station WQAQ. Jon Hammer, event programmer for Sigma Tau Delta and general manager of WQAQ, said he hopes the rap battle shows students that music is a form of creative writing.

“I want to really spread English and help people understand that creative writing is not just necessarily poetry or fiction,” he said. “It can be lyrics over music, which is poetry, but people need to understand that when you’re rapping or free-styling that is creative, that is writing. And that’s not something to take lightly if you can do it.”

Participants were pitted against another student and had two 45-second battles where they freestyle rapped to music. The rappers often threw insults at each other, making fun of their competition’s physical appearance or clothes. Students could use profanity, but not racist language.

Winners were determined based on the crowd’s reaction when each participant’s name was called. If the match was too close to call, each participant had another 45 seconds to rap—except this time, a capella style (no music).

The winner of that battle would then move onto the next round to compete against the others round-robin style.

Sophomore undeclared health science major Danny Afonso beat out 11 others to win the rap battle.

“That was honestly the funnest (sic) thing ever,” Afonso said. “I didn’t think it would be that fun…just me doing what I love, just rapping, that’s what I do. Rapping is one of my passions, so it’s fun to do that in front of everybody.”

Afonso said he has been writing rap since high school.

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“I’d be one of those kids in English class just writing,” he said. “I’d read the book when I got home.”

He said he improvised throughout the rap battle.

“In between rounds I mean you can get an idea of what you feel like you’re going to go with because you know who your opponent is after the first round,” he said.

Afonso said the second round, when he competed against senior John Mantz, was the most difficult round for him because Mantz was tough competition.

But then Afonso started rapping in Spanish and the crowd cheered and laughed.

“I don’t want to be like everybody,” he said. “I want to change it up and be a little bit original because I’m trilingual so why not just incorporate a little bit.”

Afonso learned Spanish by talking to the workers at his father’s company. Portuguese is his first language and then he learned English.

Afonso heard about the event because he is in WQAQ and friends with Hammer.

Hammer got people to sign up for the rap battle by putting up posters and advertising the event on Facebook.

“There’s honestly a very big rap community out here, but there’s no outlet to do it,” he said.

“So I kind of think people came to us instead of us going to them.”

Hammer said he was not sure how many people would come to the rap battle. As of Thursday morning, only five or six people had signed up to rap and only 26 people said they were going to the battle on the Facebook event. Then, students saw Hammer throughout the day on Thursday and asked to sign up to rap.

He said having the event outside in Complex Courtyard helped draw people to the event because students saw it as they walked to their residence halls.

“One of the reasons we picked this location is that we could get people from Sahlin, Founder, Bakke and also Perlroth to come out,” Hammer said. “And that’s a huge part of it and I think it was very successful.”

Sophomore Danny Afonso was the ultimate champion, beating 11 others in the rap battle.

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Breathing easier CVS is re-branding to become a healthier version of itself by taking cigarettes off its shelves. But it’s up in the air whether or not the company’s bold move will help smokers break the habit.

By KELLY NOVAK Staff Writer

This past February, CVS/Caremark announced they would stop selling all tobacco products in their stores starting Oct. 1. The company made good on their promise, stopping the sale of cigarettes a whole month early on Sept. 3.

Along with ceasing tobacco sales, the company re-branded themselves as CVS Health, and replaced their walls of cigarettes with products to help smokers quit their habit.

Will this bold move by the popular retail drugstore chain truly help kick the tobacco dependency of Americans once and for all?

Mike Syrotiak, a senior who does not smoke, feels CVS Pharmacy’s decision will not make much of an impact.

“It’s a good idea, but I don’t think it’s going to work,” he said. “I think people will go to Walgreens or Rite-Aid instead. If you’re a smoker, you’re still going to smoke, not just because CVS told you not to.”

Even though this is a prominent belief, CVS Health is committed to their image overhaul, despite the estimate of a $2 billion decrease in sales due to their major decision, according to Forbes.

Along with its anti-smoking initiative, CVS operates 900 “Minute Clinics” in the U.S., partnering with more than 40 health care systems, including local hospitals, to provide basic services for customers. This decision to end tobacco sales makes them more appealing to other potential partners and sets them apart from other retail drugstores, according to The New York Times.

Tom Charland, the chief executive of healthcare research and consulting firm Merchant Medicine, said in a statement, “When you stop selling cigarettes as a retailer, it sends a very big signal to the rest of the healthcare community that you are in the healthcare business,” said Charland. “I do think that it’s going to open up many possibilities in all of the partnerships that they’re trying to create across the country.”

CVS Health rival Walgreens says they are not going to stop selling tobacco products anytime soon, according to Forbes.

In their official corporate statement in September, Walgreens said that there are 250,000 retail locations that sell cigarettes, with retail pharmacies accounting for only four percent of sales in the tobacco market.

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Normally, when two Quinnipiac students stop at Starbucks for a latte before class, they grab their drink and go. But last Thursday proved to be no normal afternoon for juniors Kathleen Barry and Nicole Giuliani, who met pop star Taylor Swift when she stopped by the Starbucks in North Haven around 3:15 p.m.

“I was throwing out my coffee as someone walked in,” Giuliani said. “To be honest, it was her height that gave her away.” Giuliani said she and Barry were excited to see Swift.

“Nicole said to me, ‘Taylor Swift just walked in,’” Barry said. “My hands started shaking so bad.”

Giuliani said Swift used the bathroom before interacting with any customers. Both students took a picture with Swift, which was then posted onto the various Quinnipiac University social media accounts. Other customers and baristas spoke to Swift as well. “[Swift] was so sweet to her fans,” Giuliani said. “She is one of the most down-to-earth celebrities.”

Swift was in town to visit the family of North Haven resident, Stephanie Barnett, according to NBC Connecticut. Barnett had previously connected with Swift when she was having a difficult time becoming pregnant. Now, Barnett’s son Leyton is 2, so Swift decided to drop by and surprise the family with some fun gifts for the boy. “[Taylor] truly was flawless and even more beautiful in person,” Giuliani said. “The fact that she takes so much time to acknowledge her fans and make peoples dreams come true shows how selfless and considerate she is.” ‒J. Cibelli

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CVS Pharmacy’s decision to remove cigarettes from their stores may help smokers quit.

The statement continues, stating, “As a result — as many health experts and even a recent doctor survey have noted — a retail pharmacy ban on tobacco sales would have little to no significant impact on actually reducing the use of tobacco.”

Sarah Delfino, a freshman and a smoker, thinks the opposite will happen; the more retail pharmacies who stop tobacco sales, the more of an impact it will have on people.

“I think that more companies need to match CVS’ stance on smoking for it to be effective,” she said. “I think if companies band together, they will be able to make a significant difference.”

Even after Walgreens claimed retail pharmacies have no impact on smoking, CVS has reported a decrease in tobacco consumption since their ban on the products. According to a

CVS study for the journal Health Affairs, bans in San Francisco and Boston CVS Pharmacies led to 13 percent fewer purchases, and some smokers didn’t just switch locations to buy cigarettes, but stopped buying them altogether.

CVS’ ban has already prompted Delfino to at least consider her options of quitting.

“Seeing [smoking cessation aids] on the shelves has definitely forced me to re-evaluate my addiction,” she said, but is quick to add, “I don’t know if I would use them. I think it’s good, though to advertise the different methods of quitting.”

However, Syrotiak believes it will take much more for people to quit.

“Unless cigarettes are completely off the market, it doesn’t matter what these places do.”

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The semester is almost over, and you know what is even closer? The holidays.

Thanksgiving break is only a few days away and the turkey will be carved and ready in eight days. But the real question is, where has all the time gone? It seemed like just yesterday that it was summer; now it is the holiday season. Winter break is 23 days away and more holidays are creeping up on us. It will be as crazy as it always has been, or maybe worse. Retailers were ready for the holidays before Halloween.

To start off the countdown, Thanksgiving comes in a week and a day. Hanukkah starts in 28 days, Christmas follows in 37 days and there are only 43 days until we ring in the new year.

If you aren’t already going crazy from all of the commercials on TV, just wait, there will be more. We’ve already been seeing the commercials for about a month, most stores started holiday advertisements on Halloween, showing the latest gadgets, toys and computers hour after hour. The shoppers looking for the best deals will be waking up at the crack of dawn next Friday for what they think are the best deals.

What might be the worst part about all of this is the stores will be open on Thanksgiving day. A day that our whole country celebrates with their families and shares good food.

K-Mart and Dunkin Donuts will be opening at 6 a.m. and Walgreens will follow at 8 a.m.

With the holiday craziness coming up, we can either join in, or sit back, relax and enjoy our full bellies on Thanksgiving day.‒A. Orban

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Let’s talk about it

An effort to end rape culture on college campuses

By KELLIE MASON Staff Writer

Companies across the country are promising to put an end to sexual assault on college campuses.

Organizations such as the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the mass media company Viacom have signed President Obama’s “It’s On Us” pledge, along with 51 other corporations.

“I pledge: to recognize that non-consensual sex is sexual assault,” the “It’s On US” pledge states on its website. “I pledge: to identify situations in which sexual assault may occur. I pledge: to intervene in situations where consent has not or cannot be given. I pledge: to create an environment in which sexual assault is unacceptable and survivors are supported.”

The “It’s On Us” is a campaign launched by the federal government to tackle the problem of sexual assault on college campuses. It is on everyone to fight campus sexual assault, President Obama said in a press conference this past September.

It is an issue that plagues college campuses all across the United States but many assaults go unreported so it is difficult to get a complete count of how often sexual assault happens, according to a CNN report published in September.

“Historically, [Quinnipiac] has not had a very open and robust conversation around sexual assault and rape on this campus,” Associate Professor of Anthropology Hillary Haldane said.

She has taught classes on cross-cultural perspectives on gender, sex, sexuality and the anthropology of gender-based violence.

Haldane studies how different cultures think about violence against women and how different cultures respond to what they see as violence

1 in 4 college women will be the victim of sexual assault during her academic career. against women. Haldane poses the question: at Quinnipiac, how does the university define campus sexual assault as a problem and then how does the community respond to it?

“I think Quinnipiac, like most universities, has wanted to just sweep it under the rug,” Haldane said. “Have you ever gone into a [women’s] bathroom on campus and seen a poster that tells you who you can call if you’ve been assaulted?

Or go into a men’s bathroom and is there a poster about either if you’ve been assaulted or posters saying like, ‘hey, friends don’t let friends do this?’”

Haldane does expect a positive change within the next couple of years.

“I think there’s goodwill on the part of Student Affairs and faculty and students,” Haldane said.

The “It’s On Us” pledge is a personal commitment to not be a bystander to the problem

but to be part of the solution.

“Students want this out in the open,” Haldane said.

Quinnipiac was nationally recognized as the safest campus by University Primetime earlier this year, but sexual assault still happens here.

The university reported four sexual assaults on campus in 2013.

“Information is power,” Haldane said. “I think that it is important to kind of acknowledge that it is a problem on our college campus, as it is on many campuses. Give students the opportunity to want to change it.”

However, it is important to protect the rights of the victim and the rights of the accused until he or she is proven guilty, Haldane said.

“Students should feel comfortable enough to report it, even though this is something that cannot easily be proven, because it is a big deal,”

Lorde impresses with new soundtrack

By JENNA MANDOZZI Staff Writer

In the event that anybody in the United States hasn’t heard, there is a new “Hunger Games” movie coming out and it is anticipated to be just as epic as its two predecessors. “Mockingjay - Part 1” debuts this Friday, Nov. 21, but for fans who can’t wait until then, the film’s soundtrack was released Monday, Nov. 17.

The entire project of curating the soundtrack fell to teenage alternative queen, Lorde, who was in charge of handpicking artists and carefully selecting which songs made it to the film. Lorde also sings two singles on the album herself. This accomplishment can be added to the long list of the artist’s successes, which also include winning two Grammy’s, among other award

freshman physical therapy major Sam Speziale said.

There is a cycle that exists when people think about sexual assault, Haldane said. If a woman is sexually assaulted, people think it is her fault because of how she dresses, then, the victim herself thinks it’s her fault, Haldane said. But rape happens cross-culturally, in villages where women wear woven skirts and in countries where women wear burkas.

“The way to prevent rape is to not think about the way women dress,” Haldane said. “The way to prevent rape is get the rapists to stop raping.”

A 20-page report was released by the Obama Administration in April 2014 that describes the four most pressing ways to end sexual assault on college campuses: identify the problem on campuses; engage men in preventative measures; effectively respond to assault where it’s reported; and make sure the public is aware of the federal government’s efforts to combat these issues on a broader scale.

Haldane is hopeful that Quinnipiac will start engaging with young men and women and say what can be done to stop this from happening.

“We will move away from this victim blaming type of approach to more of holding people accountable,” Haldane said. “To be kind to one another, to not violate people.”

Haldane believes hiding the problem doesn’t solve it.

“I think if you keep it hidden you’re not empowering your students to be agents of change,” Haldane said. “We’re not empowering the students who don’t want rape on their campus to have an avenue for that change when you don’t have a dialogue for it.”

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nominations and wins. She also finished a world tour, all before celebrating her 18th birthday earlier this month.

The soundtrack offers the skeletal musical styling that Lorde fans have come to love. However, these minimally-backed tracks are offset with a number of filled out pieces. as well. When listened to from beginning to end, the album is a cohesive musical piece that tells its own story, independent from the movie.

Lorde has done a fantastic job mixing alternative artists like Bat for Lashes and CHVRCHES and integrating mainstream artists like Ariana Grande as well. She accepted and accomplished the challenge of taking a mainstream phenomenon like the “Hunger Games” franchise and incorporating the lesser-known alternative world to bring a well-roundedness to the film.

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‘Yellow Flicker Beat’

‘All My Love’

‘Meltdown’

‘Lost Souls’

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by Stromae, Pusha T, Lorde, Q Tip, and Haim

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This seemingly bizarre combination of artists collaborated to put together one of the catchiest and most intense songs on the soundtrack.

Stromae provides the layered beats that back the track while Pusha T raps over it. Lorde handles the hook which adds nice consistency throughout the song and the outro is done by Haim, a trio of sisters. The song speaks about revolution the common theme of rebellion and loyalty to one’s own town.

Pairing R&B artist Grande with electronic artist Major Lazer is a pleasant contrast for the album with melodic vocals and a filled out dance beat in the background. This song was the last to be added to the album and listeners can’t help but feel “one of these things is not like the other” when looking at the artists on the soundtrack.

However, Grande does a good job and offers the theme of love between characters in the movie, singing about romance instead of rebellion.

This song combines rap with soulful vocals in one of the darkest pieces on the track. The song is backed most noticeably with drums, which gives it a sense of purpose and urgency and slow down the soundtrack to create an intense atmosphere.

This track screams “Mockingjay,” but also stands on its own in such a way that listeners will enjoy it out of context as well.

Food Association, International Dairy Foods Association and the National Association of Manufacturers--filed a complaint in federal district court challenging Vermont’s mandatory GMO labeling law. Monsanto is not a plaintiff in the lawsuit. Monsanto has not

lashed back at the Vermont law.

In regards to the sale of GM crops, all GM crops on the market in the U.S. have been reviewed by the USDA, EPA and FDA. GMOs have not been proven to cause autism, food allergies, reproductive and

digestive disorders, Celiac’s disease and/ or gluten intolerance. There are hundreds of studies and dozens of organizations including the American Medical Association and the World Health Organization who support the safety of GMOs.

This song was the first single released from the album. Done in typical Lorde fashion, this track highlights her vocals and is the perfect power anthem for a strong female character who is motivated to fight, like Katniss from the movie. This song is also remixed later in the album by the one and only Kanye West.

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Fairfield tops men’s soccer in MAAC Semifinals Stags outlast Bobcats in penalty kicks

By NICK SOLARI Sports Editor

Last season, penalty kicks were a sign of relief for the Quinnipiac men’s soccer team. The Bobcats won in PK’s in both the MAAC Championship Semifinals and Finals in 2013, advancing to the program’s first NCAA Division I Tournament.

This season, however, things didn’t go quite the same.

After playing to a 0-0 draw through two overtime periods, No. 6 Fairfield defeated No. 1 Quinnipiac 3-1 in the round of penalty kicks—ending the Bobcats’ season at the QU Soccer Field in Hamden on Friday afternoon.

“I want to obviously congratulate Fairfield,” Quinnipiac head coach Eric Da Costa said. “I’ve said it all year, and it came true today. Any team can beat any other team in this conference. It’s a testament to our league. We’re happy for them, and we tip our caps to them.”

Jake Zuniga got things started in penalty kicks, blasting one past Quinnipiac goalkeeper Borja Angoitia to give Fairfield the advantage.

Angoitia then took the first penalty kick for the Bobcats, which sailed over the net and was no good.

Then, after Ben Whitcomb’s miss for the Stags, Quinnipiac tied it up when JohnJohn Diaz found the back of the net.

Fairfield’s Joe Martin and Quinnipiac’s Tobi Esche then each missed, keeping things tied 1-1 through three rounds of penalty kicks.

Fairfield’s Jonathan Uy proceeded to put one past Angoitia for Fairfield, and Quinnipiac’s James Greco’s shot was stopped.

Jordan Ayris then ended Quinnipiac’s season, finding the back of the net to give the Stags a 3-1 penalty kick advantage.

The loss ends Quinnipiac’s 12-game undefeated streak dating back to the regular season. The Bobcats went 10-4-5 on the

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Max Rothenbucher battles for a loose ball in Friday’s loss to Fairfield in the MAAC Semifinals.

2014 season before dropping the MAAC Semifinal contest.

“I couldn’t be any more proud of my players this year for what they accomplished,” Da Costa said. “I think when the sting wears off a little bit, once the dust settles and the emotion goes away, I think we can be very proud of what we accom-

plished.”

Angoitia, Zach Friedenreich, Raphael Carvalho, Machel Baker, Ashton Pett, Joe Da Graca and Marcos Spanos all graduate from Quinnipiac’s roster in the spring. All seven seniors were apart of the Bobcats’ 2013 MAAC Championship team that appeared in the NCAA Tournament.

“The proof is in the results,” Da Costa said. “The impact [of the senior class] is immeasurable. I say it every year, but, you can always replace players. Replacing people is tough. And these are great people who have made an impact on our program and will leave a very big imprint.”

Men’s basketball wins CT 6 thriller

By JORDAN NOVACK Staff Writer

Those in attendance at the TD Bank Sports Center on Saturday night for the Connecticut 6 Classic game between Quinnipiac and Yale got just what was advertized: a classic.

Lead by a career-high 35 points and 11 rebounds from senior captain Zaid Hearst and 13 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocks from senior Ousmane Drame, the Bobcats defeated the Bulldogs 89-85 in double overtime at Lender Court.

“Actions speak louder than words, and I have named one captain in all seven of my years [at Quinnipiac],” Quinnipiac head coach Tom Moore said. “He played 49 minutes of a 50-minute game and still looks like the freshest guy out there. I hold him up on a pedestal. We have never had a kid who wants to win as much as Zaid Hearst, ever.”

For Hearst, performing in front of a crowd of more than 3,000 at The Bank had a huge effect on the outcome of the game.

“It was a great feeling having the student body and all of the fans out and supporting us,” Hearst said. “It was a big reason why we won tonight.”

Quinnipiac trailed 40-38 at halftime, despite 17 points from Hearst. Yale was led by point guard Javier Duren in the first 20 minutes, as he scored 18 points while Justin Sears added 10.

Following the break, Drame lead the way for Quinnipiac defensively, blocking five shots in the second half alone. Hearst scored 12 second-half points, while holding Sears to just two second-half points on the other end.

The Bulldogs, though, wouldn’t go down without a fight. Drame hit a shot to tie the game with 23 seconds left, and then blocked a shot with six seconds left to send things into overtime. “[Drame is] at 75 percent of what he will be in two to three weeks coming off the meniscus,” Moore said. “He just needs to shake off a little bit more rust and learn to trust it a little bit more, which for some athletes, can be the toughest thing.”

Hearst missed a shot at the end of regulation, which sent things into overtime.

During overtime, Moore elected to play senior Justin Harris.

“I had been sitting behind some of the best competition in Quinnipiac history in Ike Azotam and Ousmane Drame,” Harris said. “And after playing against that tough of competition day in and day out, when you finally get an opportunity it feels great to finally go out there and make a contribution.”

Harris played 20 important minutes, scoring 12 points and grabbing two rebounds.

Moore spoke of how Harris impressed

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Zaid Hearst had 35 points and 11 rebounds in Friday’s victory over Yale. him, and how it could impact his plans in the future.

“He earned a ton of trust from the head coach going into Tuesday‘s game against La Salle,” Moore said. “It was a really big night for him, and he really needed it.”

Following the game, NBA’s all-time three point field goal leader Ray Allen paid the Bobcats a special visit.

Quinnipiac hosts La Salle at the TD Bank Sports Center on Tuesday.

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Head held high

Time and time again, former Quinnipiac men’s basketball forward Marquis Barnett conquers life’s most grueling challenges on his way to better days.

Story by NICK SOLARI Photography by BRYAN LIPINER, CHRONICLE FILE, AND COURTESY OF MARQUIS BARNETT

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arquis Barnett knows one way to live.

It’s the expression that’s gotten him through the first 21 years of his

existence.

“I was raised to fight,” he said. “Just keep fighting.”

He’s been through all things imaginable—pain, sadness, tragedy. He knows what it’s like to wake up hungry. He understands how it feels to lose somebody close.

He even knows what it’s like to go through life without a home.

But he fought hunger; he fought sadness; he fought homelessness. He found solace at Quinnipiac.

He kept trudging along down the seemingly endless path that would lead him to better days. He’s defied the odds with every step.

All along, he’s continued to protect those close to him. It’s something that has always been natural to the 21-year-old, who has endured some of life’s toughest tests.

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y the end of 2008, nearly 37,000 people slept in a New York City shelter each night, 15,884 of which were kids in families, according to coalitionforthehomeless.org.

Barnett became one of those 15,884 kids, and spent a vast majority of his days as a high school student without a home. He’s just a microcosm of what thousands of people endure on a daily basis.

The difference? It wasn’t just one shel-

ter. It wasn’t just one area.

At one point, Barnett spent seven hours a day on public transportation to and from his high school in Parkchester, an uptown area of the Bronx. He remembers those long rides, waiting in traffic early in the morning and late at night – just so he could get an education and play basketball. His days would often start at 3:30 a.m., and he wouldn’t return home until just before the shelter home’s curfew of 10 p.m.

He would take a city bus, a train, and another city bus. Day after day he would commute, since it was the only way he could stay at his old school.

It wasn’t how things were supposed to be. But following an altercation between his mother and her boyfriend, Barnett’s family was forced to move out of their apartment in the Bronx just before he entered high school. Marquis, his mother, Francine Baker, and two younger siblings, Terrell and Nyazia, packed their bags and hit the road.

“We had to move,” Barnett said. “We just couldn’t be there anymore. My mother knew she had to protect her children, and I knew I had to protect her.”

One night, a counselor at the family’s first shelter noticed a man looking around the block shortly after dark. Suspicious, the counselor went to Baker and told her what he saw, describing the mysterious man in vivid detail.

It was later discovered that the man was Baker’s ex-boyfriend.

“We have to get you out of here,” the counselor said to Marquis’ mother, telling her it was a “temporary escape.”

The family moved to another shelter.

Staten Island was too far away and Manhattan was too close to where they already were.

They settled in Far Rockaway, Queens, and Marquis made the long trek to school each and every day.

It was the beginning of many moves for his family. They went from a shelter in the Bronx, to a shelter in Far Rockaway, to a shelter in Harlem, to an apartment in Far Rockaway, and finally, to a shelter on the lower east side of Manhattan. Barnett endured five total moves while he was in high school.

“He’s just my little angel. He’s my everything, and I’m absolutely in love with him.”

– FRANCINE BAKER MOTHER

He got used to riding the bus during this time. Public transportation, as he saw it, was a place to do his homework.

“It was a long trip, but it could be peaceful, too,” Barnett said, leaning forward and pushing his glasses closer to his eyes.

Just like he had done in the past, he made things work.

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here was only one thing going through his mind during the argument that day.

Thirteen years old at the

time, Barnett had gotten sick and tired of hearing his mother and her boyfriend fight. It had become a regular happenstance around the apartment. He would listen through the wall from an attached room as the two yelled back-and-forth.

This fight, he soon recognized, was different than any argument they had in the past—Barnett could sense it.

Suddenly, the room went silent. He ran into the kitchen and grabbed a knife, then quickly busted the bedroom door down, only to find what he had feared the most: his mother was being choked.

“I had to save her life,” Barnett said.

He charged his mother’s boyfriend, stabbing him in the back in order to protect her.

The man got up and started throwing punches at Barnett, but the young teenager continued to fight back. The man was a danger to his mother, and Barnett was adamant on doing whatever it took to keep him away.

“He knew mommy was in trouble,” Baker said. “I still don’t know how, but he saved me.”

Suddenly, the fighting stopped. The man realized that the knife was still lodged into his shoulder. He left the room, ultimately fleeing to the hospital for extra care.

Barnett checked on his mother, who was uninjured. What had happened moments prior, he explained, was instinctive—he knew that she needed his help.

“No regrets at all,” Barnett said, with a stern look on his face. “I’d do it again for her.”

Barnett and his mother’s ex-boyfriend have since talked to one another about the

November 19, 2014 incident. Three years ago, Barnett says, they were able to come to an understanding.

There was no need for any more drama in his life.

“We cleared the air,” Barnett said. “I just want to avoid drama. You don’t need drama.”

Drama, however, would continue to follow him.

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arnett stepped into the guidance counselor’s office at Benjamin N. Cardozo High School for his first tutoring session. He noticed a box of donuts sitting on Nina Tricarico’s desk.

He was hungry, and he couldn’t remember the last time he had eaten.

Tricarico began talking, going through the usual information she told all incoming freshman. After about a minute she suddenly stopped. She knew Barnett wasn’t focused on what she was saying.

“Are you hungry?” Tricarico asked, clearly concerned about him.

Barnett said yes, then quickly scarfed down one of the donuts on the desk.

The premise of not having food was something the 15-year-old had become accustom to during his freshman year of high school. He wouldn’t ask his mother for money. He knew they didn’t have any.

“He was literally dying of hunger,” Cardozo men’s basketball head coach Ron Naclerio said.

So the people around Barnett pitched in.

Naclerio located some clothes for Barnett, who would eventually grow to be 6-foot-8, 260 lbs. by the time his high school career was over. Tricarico even began bringing two meals to school each day for Barnett.

“They were the only two meals I would get,” Barnett said. “I don’t know what I would have done without her. She saved me.”

Barnett began bringing some of the food home each night in a Tupperware container.

“My teacher brings me food every day,” he explained to his mother one night.

“Get her on the phone, please,” Baker said to her son.

Baker remembers thanking Tricarico over and over again that day on the phone.

As she sees things, her son wouldn’t have the opportunities he has now if it wasn’t for those supporters. Without those people, Marquis simply couldn’t be Marquis.

“They’re the reason he’s able to be who he is today,” Baker said.

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t was the hardest thing he’s ever had to do.

A feeling of loneliness encompassed him. His eyes were full of tears and he couldn’t find the words to speak. The news had hit him at an unexpected time, and he wasn’t prepared for what was next. So he stood in the corner of the room during the entire service, not moving a single inch.

He was 16 years old. How could he be burying his 11-year-old brother? It all didn’t make sense.

Tavon Turpin had passed away in a fire.

Barnett’s grandmother left the autistic child alone in her apartment to hurry to a nearby deli, promising young Tavon she’d be back in no time at all. The boy put one of his toys in the microwave. Moments later the apartment burst into uncontrollable, vicious flames and engulfed young Tavon, ending his life.

“Marquis couldn’t save him, and that’s why he broke down,” Baker said. “He felt like he should have been the one there, protecting his brother the way he protected me.”

But he wasn’t there to protect his brother. Instead, Barnett was at school when he was blindsided by the news. Naclerio was informed of what had happened, and now needed to explain things to Barnett.

“How do you break that news to somebody?” Naclerio said. “You just can’t … It just wasn’t fair to Marquis.”

Barnett wanted to be alone—he wouldn’t talk to anybody. So he rested in the corner of the room during the entire funeral. Moving wouldn’t bring his brother back.

“It was the first time I ever saw him get really emotional,” Baker said. “He never breaks down, he’s always carrying the weight of the whole world on his shoulders.

But that day… that day he was just a mess.”

Barnett woke up the following morning, though, worried about his mother. He vowed to himself that he would no longer mourn in public. The time to grieve was over. So he held his emotions back, turning to his mother’s side to make sure she was at ease.

He needed to be positive for her.

“You just have to suck it up and be a man,” Barnett said, looking off into the distance as he spoke. “I knew she needed me.”

For Barnett’s mother, it was a rare example of the soft side of her son, which usually hid behind a determined, hard-working human. When she thinks back on how Barnett acted during that period of his life she tears up, she just can’t help it.

“He’s just my little angel,” Baker said.

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Due to various injuries, Marquis Barnett played in only 32 games at Quinnipiac over three years.

PHOTO COURTESY OF MARQUIS BARNETT

Marquis Barnett averaged 8.1 points, 13.8 rebounds and 7.2 blocks per game in his senior season at Cardoza “He’s my everything, and I’m absolutely in love with him.”

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asketball was Barnett’s way out. It was his escape.

Every bit of anger and frustration he endured in his childhood, he used to receive a basketball scholarship.

Quinnipiac men’s basketball head coach Tom Moore was impressed with Barnett’s size, strength and his passion for the game. He saw a forward that could make a difference in his program, which is routinely built from the inside out.

A cloud of injuries, however, was the cause of a career cut short.

Barnett played in just 32 games over three seasons. He came to Quinnipiac with tendonitis in his knee, which bothered him from time to time. Then he suffered one concussion as a freshman and two as a sophomore. He was plagued by additional knee woes as a junior.

“I’m like a football player,” Barnett joked, recalling the three-year span’s worth of ailments.

But it wasn’t a joke. There was nothing funny about the injuries, as Barnett admits. They’re the reason that he couldn’t reach his full potential at Quinnipiac—the reason the college basketball spectrum doesn’t know the real Marquis Barnett on the court.

The team was going through a regular practice in January of 2014 when it happened—when Barnett’s career ended.

He stole the ball, then bent down to grab it when he felt a pop in his achilles heel. Barnett limped over to the side of the court to see what was wrong. He felt like he had badly bruised his heel, initially.

He then took off his shoe and felt his foot wiggling. He couldn’t walk, and was taken to the training room.

“The doctors said it was probably one of the worst, most complete achilles tears they had ever seen,” Moore said.

It was the end of Barnett’s basketball career.

Moore broke the news to him during a meeting in his office last spring. Due to the injury, Barnett was being medically disqualified from playing his senior year at Quinnipiac.

His basketball career was over.

“It hit me hard,” Barnett said. “It was something I just didn’t expect.”

But he took it as an opportunity. Like anything else, he had to make the best out of what he was dealt.

“He called me one day and told me the news,” his mother said, “and I just felt so bad. But Marquis quickly began telling me he was alright.”

“The real reason I’m here is to get that education,” he told his mother. “I’m going to buy you that house.”

Barnett plans on remaining at Quinnipiac to get his master’s degree in criminal justice. His ideal job? To become a police officer, because he wants to continue to protect others.

“It’s something I’m good at,” he said.

Barnett has always taken his academics seriously, which is why he ended up at Quinnipiac in the first place. The decision wasn’t based on basketball.

Now, he was being forced to move on from the game he loved.

“I think he envisioned himself having success,” Moore said. “He could see his life turning around.”

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hen Barnett talks about the first 21 years of his life, only one thing comes to mind.

“One step at a time, that’s how I approach things,” Barnett says.

He’s never been lucky. Pain has always found its way toward his direction.

“No matter how bad things had been, they always seemed to get worse,” Naclerio said.

But Barnett keeps on the path toward better days. He knows they’re coming soon.

He deals with emotions the only way he knows how to—he ignores them.

“I’d rather think than feel. Once you feel, that’s when you see life as a tragedy,” Barnett said.

The people around him know what he’s been through. They also know there’s only so much they can do to help.

They’ve never walked as Marquis Barnett. They can’t imagine what it’s like.

But they can tell his story. They can tell you that he’s the greatest human they’ve ever known.

And they all do.

“We never won a basketball championship with Marquis, but he’s won the real championship that counts,” Naclerio said.

“He’s survived.”

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“If Wisconsin, Minnesota or Clarkson was in our building tonight, there might have been a different level of urgency. You live and learn.

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— RICK SEELEY WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY

All in the family For Quinnipiac head coach Tricia Fabbri and her daughter Carly, basketball has always been a way of life.

By COLTON HOFFMAN Contributing Writer

For Quinnipiac women’s basketball head coach Tricia Fabbri and her daughter Carly, basketball is a family matter.

Sports can make us cheer, and sports can make us cry. Sports brings people together, whether complete strangers or close relatives. For some, sports have a grip on their lives. For the Fabbri family, basketball has the tightest.

Growing up, Carly Fabbri knew that playing basketball was what she was meant to do. All her life, her mother told Carly to work hard and never stop chasing her dreams.

“I always wanted her to be the best player she could be,” coach Fabbri said.

But coach Fabbri has never actually coached Carly at any level throughout her childhood. Still, she does know the type of player Carly is, which is why she’s excited for the things Carly can accomplish over the next four years.

“I don’t say this as her mother, I say this as a coach, Carly is a great player who is going to do big things as a Bobcat,” coach Fabbri said.

Coach Fabbri’s basketball success has led her to the Connecticut Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame and the Albert Carino Basketball Club of South Jersey Hall of Fame.

Entering her 20th season on the sidelines for the Bobcats, with her daughter by her side, coach Fabbri and the Bobcats have their collective eye set on a national championship.

Coach Fabbri added that she feels the

next four years of coaching her daughter provides a unique opportunity. And for this season, she thinks the team’s success can be greater than ever before.

“I have been fortunate to have great success and to coach some great teams here at Quinnipiac, but this season just feels different,” coach Fabbri said. “Getting to the NCAA tournament and getting to a point where you can win it all is the ultimate goal every year. But winning it with your daughter, that just makes it even more special.”

Carly has a lot to prove. Some may look at her situation and say that she has a disadvantage because people will tend to label her as just the “coach’s daughter” and not her own person or her own player, While some look at Carly’s situation and label her just the “coach’s daughter,” Carly sees things from a different perspective.

Because of her family’s background at the school, Carly knows everything about the basketball program at Quinnipiac. When she was younger, coach Fabbri’s daughter even served as the team’s watergirl while building strong relationships with some of the other players.

“They have really taken me under their wing,” Carly said. “Most of these girls I have known from just being around the team year in and year out, and they have helped me tremendously to get to where I am today.”

For Carly, playing basketball at Quinnipiac with her mom was not always inevitable. The Quinnipiac freshman had thoughts of going to the University of Pennsylvania to play basketball for some time. In the end,

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Carly Fabbri won the MSG Varsity Connecticut Player of the Year in 2013-14 after her senior season at Laurelton Hall. however, Quinnipiac was the right choice.

All along, coach Fabbri made it clear to her daughter that she had her full support no matter what decision she made.

“It would not have mattered if she came [to Quinnipiac] to play or went to the [University of Pennsylvania] to play,” coach Fabbri said. “I would have respected her decision and cheered for her wherever she went because I know she would be doing great things there as well.”

Even after dealing with two ACL injuries in her high school career, Carly enjoyed a successful four years at Lauralton Hall. She was named MSG Varsity Connecticut Player

of the Year during her senior season, and built confidence during that time that she she can carry her into her collegiate career.

“I just try being my own player, you know?” Carly said. “I try not to let anything get to me and just do what I do best and that is play basketball.”

As the Bobcats’ season approaches, expectations are as high as they’ve ever been for Carly, coach Fabbri and the Bobcats.

“Winning the national championship this year for these girls is a dream come true,” coach Fabbri said. “There is nothing I want more than for my daughter and I to be able to cut the net down together.”

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