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Arts & Life

Opinion

A man of faith, page 10

sports

Hoopsters should have been punished, page 7

back in court 2 men’s basketball players apply for accelerated rehabilitation, 3 request straight continuance

By matt eisenberg Associate Sports Editor

The five Quinnipiac men’s basketball players who were arrested on assault charges appeared in Meriden Superior Court Tuesday before Judge Philip Scarpellino.

Ike Azotam

Senior James Johnson and junior Jamee Jackson both applied for accelerated rehabilitation, while junior Dave Johnson, sophomore Ike Azotam and freshman Nate Gause requested straight continuance. The five players will return to Meriden

James Johnson

Date arrested: Sept. 18 Charges: Third-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace

Jamee Jackson

Date arrested: Sept. 18 Charges: Third-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace

Date arrested: Dec. 1 Charges: Third-degree assault, conspiracy to commit assault in the third degree, breach of peace

Superior Court Jan. 17.

“It’s what I was looking for,” the players’ defense attorney Thomas Lynch said with a smile. “It’s a fair resolution to the cases.”

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Nate Gause

Date arrested: Dec. 1 Charges: Conspiracy to commit assault in the third degree, breach of peace

Dave Johnson

Date arrested: Dec. 1 Charges: Breach of peace

Nation’s best mask in detail, page 13

Mo Jr. to leave QU

By Phil Nobile News Editor

Off-campus students evicted for landlord debt, not partying

After a brief stay at Quinnipiac University, Mariano Rivera Jr., the son of Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, will not return to Quinnipiac next semester, Rivera told the Chronicle.

When asked why, Rivera said in a text message his “parents wanted me at home.” ”They just don't like the whole idea with dorming,” Rivera said.

“I'm not a bad kid I just did what everyone else did and I guess they don't want me to be that way.”

Rivera believes he will either go to Fordham or Iona.

Rivera added: “Well obviously I don’t want to leave. I will miss it a lot and I felt very comfortable here.”

Last spring, Rivera said that his parents were supporting him “100 percent,” and that he would “have to prove to them that I’m ready for college and I’m on my own basically.”

The four students evicted from their 21 Austen Road residency by the Town of Hamden are frustrated after a Nov. 27 New Haven Register article deemed them hosts to “raucous parties.”

“The article not only made us look bad, but made the whole student body look like we are out of control,” said Anthony Santi, a junior and former resident of the home. “The article was very onesided and did not even reprimand our landlord who was the cause of our eviction.”

When the men signed the lease and moved into their Austen Road home in June, they were “blindsided” by information about their land-

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By Kim Green Staff Writer

Lahey second-highest paid private university president in state Conn. Highest Paid Private College Presidents, 2009

Total Compensation for QU’s Top Earners

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Patrick Healy

Senior Vice President for Finance

Tom Donald Moore Weinbach

Head Men’s Vice President Basketball for Development Coach and Alumni Affairs

Senior Vice President for Administration

Vice President and Dean of Admissions

Senior Vice President for Academics and Student Affairs

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President John Lahey earned $1.2 million in total compensation for 2009, making him the second highest paid private college president in Connecticut and the 27th in the nation, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.

His 2009 salary had a 35 percent drop from 2008, when he made $1.8 million (which was almost three times the $600,000 he made in 2007). Last year, the university said his total

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compensation in 2008 included a “large onetime reimbursement for major repairs and renovations to the president’s 23-year-old house,” which amounted to over a million dollars. When asked about his 2009 salary, Lynn Bushnell, vice president for public affairs, declined comment, saying “the university does not comment on salaries or other personnel matters.”

Lahey’s salary for 2009 is $760,706, which leaves about $400,000 in “other reportable compensation,” the same category as the

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home repairs from the previous year, according Quinnipiac’s Form 990.

Lahey claimed compensation from QU Online for the first time in 2009. In past years, he reported earning $0 from QU Online. Instead of reporting his compensation in total on 2009 tax forms, $960,000 of his earnings were reported from Quinnipiac University and $240,000 from QU Online.

Quinnipiac has one of the top 20 highest president/professor pay ratios in the nation, according to the Chronicle of Higher Educa-

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tion. Lahey makes about eight times as much as professors. The average compensation for Quinnipiac professors was $149,600 in 2009.

Patrick Healy, senior vice president for finance and 1966 Quinnipiac alum, is the second highest compensated employee at $580,000.

Head Men's Basketball Coach Tom Moore is third, making $367,000 in 2009. Richard Ferguson, senior vice president for administration, earned $342,000. Donald Weinbach, vice president for development and alumni affairs, is fifth, earning $367,000 in 2009.

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WHAT A MOVEMBER

Delta Tau Delta raises $4,500 for prostate cancer ‘Scrooge’ kicks off QU’s holiday spirit Quinnipiac last Saturday hosted the showing of a rare, musical adaption of Charles Dickens’s “A Christmas Carol,” which has not been shown publicly for 50 years. The film, called “The Stingiest Man in Town,” chronicles the infamous Yuletide grinch, Ebenezer Scrooge, as his spirits lift and heart grows lighter. It originally broadcast in 1956 and quickly became one of the most popular versions of Dickens’s narrative. – M.P.

Legend behind the mountain Ever wonder about how the Sleeping Giant mountain got its name? For those curious, “The Legend of Habbomock the Sleeping Giant,” written by Jason Marchi, is now on sale in the Quinnipiac Bookstore. With help from Jesse Bonelli, the book’s illustrator, Marchi bases this work on the story of the Sleeping Giant, named Habbomock. – M.P.

Winning at spinning a business

Four freshman students in the School of Business, Matthew Golden, Malgorzata Kielbowicz, Spencer Mannion, and Alison Scharr, were honored recently for winning this year’s MikesBikes simulation. The School of Business requires all incoming freshmen to take an Introduction to Business course, in which they learn and apply the MikesBikes business simulation software to real life situations for their simulated bike manufacturing company.

The team placed first among 75 Quinnipiac competitors, and 38th overall in competition with more than 6,500 teams from universities around the world. – M.P.

No Gluten? No Problem

Chartwells’s newest aspect of providing healthy options to Quinnipiac students came in November, when they announced a partnership with Bready to provide those with celiac disease (a gluten allergy) with glutenfree bread and freshly made cake products.

Bready is a system designed in Sweden that produces different bread and cake mix selections, as well as burger buns and pizza crusts.

The press release announcing the partnership names Quinnipiac as an example of a place where gluten-free products have been wellreceived. – M.P.

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Delta Tau Delta hosted its second annual Movember at Burt Kahn Court last Friday.

By STaci Canny Contributing Writer

Burt Kahn Court filled with beards and brothers last Friday in support of Delta Tau Delta and the Movember Foundation.

Throughout November, the fraternity put aside its razors to raise money for the foundation, which promotes awareness of prostate and testicular cancer.

On Nov. 1, the clean-shaven brothers vowed not to shave for the entire month to raise awareness.

“I see someone and they say ‘Hey Zack, why do you have that ridiculous facial hair on your face?’ And I’m like, ‘Well, I’m glad you asked. It’s actually to raise awareness for prostate cancer,’” said Zack Schwartz, a senior and external vice president of Delta Tau Delta.

While some brothers sported beards, others took part in the tradition of “fine moustachery,” keeping a groomed “mo.”

Members of Greek life and other students came to support the event, which had a deejay, raffle prizes, a live band, an obstacle course

and food from Tonino’s.

The fraternity set up an online donation portal, and raised money throughout November via donation letters and selling hats, T-shirts, and wristbands in the student center.

By the end of Saturday night, more than $4,500 had been raised.

When Delta Tau Delta started at Quinnipiac in 2009, the fraternity chose the Movember Foundation to be one of its philanthropies.

“This cause matters to me because as a fraternity we can come together to promote awareness for men’s health, and gain campus support to raise money,” said Brendon Fazio, a sophomore and member of Delta Tau Delta.

Movember originated in 2003 in Melbourne, Australia, and since then has grown to include more than one million participants worldwide. In the 2010 U.S. campaign, Movember raised $7.5 million, 83 percent of which went toward men’s health programs.

Even with the Movember support, not every brother enjoyed letting his facial hair grow out.

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Sophomore Lee Schwartz, the fraternity’s philanthropy chair for spring and fall 2012, said he shaved his beard after three weeks because he did not want to be the center of attention at Thanksgiving with his family.

According to cancer.net, prostate cancer is the second leading cancer-causing death for men. For 2011, a projected 240,890 men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer and about 14 percent of them will not survive.

Testicular cancer is most common in men ages 20 to 45. For 2011, nearly 8,000 men in the United States are expected to be diagnosed with testicular cancer, and about 4.4 percent of them will not survive.

According to cancer.net, testicular cancer is among the most common types of cancer that can affect teenagers.

“I don’t actually enjoy having the facial hair. It’s really itching and annoying,” Zack Schwartz said. People ask me why I look so ridiculous and although it’s not the most comfortable thing, I’m raising awareness for a good cause.”

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Remembering Nick Lucaj By kim green Staff Writer

The Quinnipiac community read an email in shock last Thursday announcing the passing of a friend to many and a peer to more than 5,800 students. While his close friends knew what kind of person he was, those who did not all paused to wonder who was the man behind this tragic news.

Nick Lucaj, a junior from Katonah, N.Y., died unexpectedly early Thursday morning, according to Hamden Police.

“Nick may have been quiet or shy when going to class but he had a personality that could not be rivaled,” said Derek Sabety, one of Nick Lucaj’s roomates. “He was friendly and outgoing to everyone that met him, and would do just about anything for a complete stranger.

“He never would burden anyone with any of his problems or worries, for he was com-

Outside of the classroom, pletely selfless and caring for American and Japanese manga his friends.” comic books were his reading Lucaj was majoring in material of choice, Sabety said. chemistry and was seen as a He also enjoyed playing video bright student by professors. games with his friends.

Susan Henderson, Lucaj’s “The hours we spent playadvisor and former chemistry ing video games on the couch professor reflects on the man would perhaps shock non-playwho sat before her in both the ers, but to us, there was nothing classroom and during their better,” Sabety said. “He was one-on-one meetings. lighthearted and fun loving.”

“He was a quiet gentle Lucaj treated his friends as soul, calm, unassuming, and if they were family, Sabety said. just a little shy,” Henderson “Nick was a kind friend to said. “He was always poNick Lucaj all and a wonderful human belite and respectful and nice to everyone. I will miss his trusting brown ing,” said Vincent Brasesco, a junior, friend eyes as we sat and pored over courses, lab and neighboring York Hill resident. “All reports, problem sets and future plans. He we can and should do is remember the fond was so full of good will and I am saddened memories we share with him and pray for his family through this undoubtedly rough by our loss.”

time.”

Sarah DeFino, a friend to Lucaj since freshman year, was devastated by the loss.

“He was a great kid, always willing to help you,” she said soon after hearing of his death.

Lucaj’s passing was reported in a MyQ announcement from Manuel Carreiro, vice president and dean of students.

“There are no words to adequately express our sympathy for this profound loss for Nick’s family and friends,” Carreiro said in the announcement. “We extend our prayers and condolences.”

Quinnipiac students seeking counseling can go to health services on Mount Carmel campus.

“His friends were his second family, and we would all do anything for each other,” Sabety said. “We had a bond that was strengthened and realized through Nick’s own actions of kindness.”

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Eastview residents were ticketed on Nov. 29 for not moving their cars to the York Hill parking garage before a basketball game.

Eastview residents ticketed without warning Security: Students are responsible for knowing event schedule By staci canny Staff Writer

Seniors living in Eastview who park in the adjacent surface lot were surprised to find tickets on their cars on Nov. 29. Many did not know that they are responsible for knowing when scheduled events at the TD Bank Sports Center require them to remove their cars from the lot, according to Chief of Safety & Security David Barger.

Prior to the first ticketing, which took place late in the afternoon for the evening basketball game, security had not notified students of this policy.

“I can’t get on the PA everyday and call those buildings and say you have got to get out of there, because that just doesn’t work,” Barger said.

Student Government Association helped grant seniors permission to park in the lot earlier this semester. SGA first came to campus security last year, requesting permission for residents of the Townhouses, to be able to park in the adjacent surface lot. Following the completion of Eastview this past August,

SGA requested the same rights to be granted to these residents.

Barger said that the university issued $10 tickets for “vehicles parked in prohibited lots.”

If ignored, the fee from the tickets double after 15 days from the date of issue. The most recent events that resulted in ticketed cars were on Nov. 29, Dec. 1, and Dec 2. Barger said that the university wants students to use online resources, including MyQ, to keep updated on campus events.

Students, however, disagree with the responsibility.

“I have a responsibility as a student and also being involved in organizations on campus. I don't have time to dissect the sports schedule and figure out when to move my car,” senior Eastview resident Amanda Carey said.

“There had been games before and we were not ticketed,” Carey said. “Security all of a sudden decided to start enforcing the rule.”

Ryan Parent, another senior living in Eastview, said that students should be concerned with this system.

“It was made clear to me in conversations

with faculty that the parking in Eastview was contingent upon the students moving their cars for select games, ones that we would be notified for,” Parent said.

Besides needing spaces in the surface parking lots for visitors during events, there are more reasons for asking students to move their cars.

Barger said that security does not like to open the parking garage gates to the public, because that disables them from being able to monitor who is coming in and out of the garage.

With winter approaching, snow plowing is another source of concern for outside parking.

Last year, facilities asked Townhouse residents to move their cars before plowing, to prevent plowing in cars.

“It is actually a privilege, and students are probably treating it as a right, but if you do not know that you are not supposed to be there, then how can you address the situation,” Barger said.

The proposition for this parking privilege was the result of the work of SGA and Vice

President of Student Concerns Vincent Bond.

Barger said that Bond has done a fantastic job working to negotiate this deal.

Carey said that as a result of the unexpected ticketing on Nov. 29, Bond gave students event schedules with dates and times Eastview residents must remove their car from the lot by, which she has found to be helpful.

Bond also handles complaints from Eastview residents about the ticketing.

In an email response to a disgruntled student, he wrote that many residents have voiced concern.

“I am working to resolve the issue and get these tickets waived,” he wrote about the first day when no notification was given.

In the email, he urges students to follow the schedule for the next two weeks.

According to Barger, the problem is the result of a lack of flow of information.

“There has been a disconnect between SGA and the student body, because we can put the notices out on MyQ for the entire season, but we can’t send individual emails updating today,” Barger said.

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December 7, 2011

Blackboard to get makeover

photo courtesy of lauren erardi

By amy maciejowski & Erica Cirilli

Out with the old and in with the new. Effective during the January term, Academic Technology will be updating Blackboard.

Blackboard 8 will be replaced with the newly vamped Blackboard 9.1 with new features such as customized homepage settings, notifications and better organization.

The functions of the newer version have become more streamlined, giving faculty the

ability to submit assignments with one click instead of the two or three extra steps they needed before. Students can personalize and set their notifications that they receive on Blackboard and through email.

“That would be extremely helpful,” sophomore Kellsie Phillips said. “My email goes right to my phone, so I am always up-to-date, and now I’ll know when I have to write papers.”

With the notification abilities, students

can sign up to receive emails or dashboard notifications on Blackboard for such things as upcoming tests, assignments, if a grade was posted and if an assignment is overdue.

“Everyone has the notification dashboard which lists the courses you are in,” said Lauren Erardi, Director of Academic Technology.

“A lot of this is based on how your instructor uses it so if they put a due date for an assignment or a test, as a student you can sign up and say well let me know when that is getting close. If grades are posted you can get notified, assuming your instructor uses the grade center.”

The current Blackboard went down for a while and still does, but other than that there was nothing really wrong with it, Phillips said.

“We were getting a lot of feedback from faculty and staff about issues with Blackboard 8,” said Christina Wilson, an Instructional Technologist at Quinnipiac University. “So we took those complaints, and designed this version to keep learning in mind.”

A new tool, Galaxy, provides faculty with a centralized place to store content, said Erardi.

Galaxy lets faculty upload one document for all the sections that they are teaching. If they have to update that document, they change the document once and it would dynamically update everywhere the document is posted throughout their courses.

There are a lot of changes to the Blackboard in order to help the faculty with post-

Online tickets available for winter sports

By Giovanni Mio Staff Writer

While many students arrive to games at the TD Bank Sports Center by swiping their Qcard, there is also a new online system in place for students to reserve tickets for games that are expected to be high in attendance.

According to the Group Sales and Promotions Manager at TD Bank Sports Center David Caprio, many students are unaware of this system and there has already been some confusion.

For instance, many students thought the men’s basketball game against Yale earlier in the year was sold out of student tickets. Caprio said that rumor was false.

“There was a game against Yale earlier in the year where people were saying it was sold out. That wasn’t the case,” Caprio said.

“I don’t even know how that rumor started.

There’s only going to be certain events where it’s a ‘don’t come up here’ like were done, set.”

The system was created mainly for the bigger games of the year (Yale, Robert Morris), but Caprio said student attendance can still be higher and that it’s meant to help students.

“I’m not sure why, but we do want to make sure that it was clear to the students that this was meant to be an easy thing,” Caprio said.

“We feel student attendance should be higher.”

Caprio isn’t so sure what the main reason why students don’t have accounts, but one reason could be is that they do not know how to activate the accounts.

“I don’t know if it’s not reading the email, not getting the email, or just not understanding exactly what’s in the email,” Caprio said. “So the purpose of this was in the more places it’s in, the more easy access it is to get to.”

Another reason could be that this is the first year ticket registration has been used. Under its first year, there has been issues with the system.

“It’s a new system for us, not just for the students,” Caprio said. “We’ve even had some issue with our season ticket holders. It’s more like miscommunication.”

The ticket system was formed through a website called Glitter. The IT gave every students’ email address to the website at the beginning of the year. The way students can activate their account is “first name.last name@ quinnipiac.edu.” Many students use their initials in the email but that is not the correct way to register for this particular account.

Caprio used a class of students as an experiment to see how many of them activated their accounts. The goal was to print out a ticket for

a Holiday Dinner. Out of all the kids in the class, only one student came in with a ticket.

There is currently a video that teaches students how to activate their ticket registration accounts. Caprio said he uses a thing called “CamTasia” where the computer takes a screen shot and it helps you from there.

“We just kinda want to see where’s the disconnect,” Caprio said. “We’re trying to make it sound like it’s a week-to-week thing.”

In case you cannot activate your ticket account, students can use their Q-card instead.

Caprio said that if the student has not activated their account yet, they could go to the arena and swipe their Q-cards to act as tickets.

“You could bring your Q-card and swipe it in which acts as a ticket, or you could get a ticket ahead of time,” Caprio said. “The whole point of it was meant to be easy access. I don’t think it’s being portrayed that way, I just want to make sure people understand that. We want this to be as easy as possible.”

Since many students swipe their Q-cards and have not activated their ticket accounts, Caprio still will not take away that ability.

“We do want to keep the option to swipe in with the card,” Caprio said. “Right now the reservation is a safe guard.”

ing information for their courses. Blackboard 9.1 lets faculty embed YouTube videos, SlideShare presentations and Flickr photos right into Blackboard.

“A lot of the easiness of it is geared toward faculty, but from the student perspective just because things are easier for faculty to do, hopefully they will use more of the tools so that the students will benefit,” Erardi said.

“So hopefully faculty will take advantage of that and then the students will get a lot more multimedia and more dynamic content in their courses to make it more interesting.”

Academic Technology will be installing Blackboard 9.1 the night of December 20 but it will not be available to use right away.

“Grades are due to the Registrar's office on December 19 so the upgrade should not impact students receiving their grades,” Erardi said. “If there are faculty who need to submit their grades late, they can download students' assignments and their Grade Center from Blackboard prior to the upgrade date.”

Students shouldn’t have a problem accessing their grades because it is done through WebAdvisor, which is a different system, Erardi said.

Academic Technology has held workshops to start teaching the faculty how to use Blackboard 9.1. So far, 150 faculty members have attended these sessions. Student training sessions will start this week and some will be held in the spring semester.

Mo Jr. to leave QU mo from cover Rivera committed to Quinnipiac last April.

Once at Quinnipiac, Rivera entered the baseball program as a pitcher. Rivera told the Chronicle that after trying out, baseball coach Dan Gooley told him he made the team.

Rivera chose Quinnipiac over Fairfield, High Point, and South Florida after finding a mutual interest between himself and Gooley, he told the Chronicle on April 20. He was listed as an English major.

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Counselors to mentor for Pre-Law Society By jenn lepore Staff Writer

Quinnipiac’s Pre-Law Society is unveiling a new mentorship program early next semester to guide students looking to go on to law school on classes, the LSATs and financing.

Kaitlin Bauer, vice president of the society and director of the program, was interested in going to law school but didn’t know how to go about applying and thought other students may have been having the same problem.

“I figured that having a mentor program to help guide the way, would be great for other students

who want to go to law school too,” said Bauer, a senior management major.

The idea for the mentorship program was outlined and planned last year by select members of the executive board, including the president of the Pre-Law Society Devon Jerome.

“Collectively as a society, we are looking forward to potentially learning from current Quinnipiac Law School students about the law school culture to supplement traditional advising resources,” Jerome said.

Diana Pategas, associate vice president for alumni affairs & parent

relations, was happy to hear about the mentorship program and the potential it has to succeed.

“We have a list of over 500 QU and QU Law alumni who have indicated that they would be willing to mentor students, and there are nearly 60 of those specifically in law-related fields,” Pategas said.

Bauer said the mentorship program will have a kickoff event in early February to discuss the program and what it would do for students here at QU. “The kickoff event would have details about what the program has to offer, a panel discussion with a bunch of people in the law field, stu-

dents, and people in the professional field of law with free food. It is basically welcoming people into the program,” Bauer said.

About two weeks after the kickoff meeting, there will be a shadowing week at the law school.

“We are kind of throwing around the idea of having a mock class so students can kind of see what law school classes are really like,” Bauer said. “A lot of kids go into law school not really knowing what a class would really be like, the type of teaching that is involved.”

Throughout next semester, Bauer expects to bring in various speak-

ers for the program. The first speaker would focus on actually applying to law school and completing the application.

The second Kaitlin Bauer meeting will have speakers come and focus on LSAT prep. The last meeting of the semester would be focused on how to finance law school.

Bauer stressed that anyone can join Pre-Law Society and encourages others outside the legal studies major to join.

Off-campus students evicted for landlord debt, not partying eviction from cover lord Roland Langer. Langer did not have a valid student housing permit and had been accumulating more than $50,000 worth of fines since 2008, said Ross McMahon, a junior and former resident of the home.

The residents were given a 72hour eviction notice from the Town of Hamden and vacated the house by Nov. 11.

Holly Masi, a zoning enforcement officer for the Town of Hamden, said the residents owe $150 every day starting on Sept. 29, the day they received their notice of violation to the day they moved out.

“The landlord is in violation of not having a proper student permit, but proceeded to still rent to students,” Masi said. “The way zoning goes, if you are using a property that does not have a permit, you are in violation. However, they do have the choice to appeal. All we are trying to get is compliance.”

Despite being forced to leave midway through the semester and finding a new residency, the students said they saw this as a sign of relief.

“They got what they wanted, but it got to a point where I wanted to leave too,” McMahon said.

Residents of Austen Road complained of “drunken parties” with garbage being left to gather in neighboring lawns with unbearable levels

of noise, according to the Register.

But, the students argue they never were able to tell their side of the story.

“The author [of the article] not only took the time to hear [George Mudry’s] story, but also took the time to write our address on several occasions,” said Anthony Colombini, one of the four residents. “She did not, however, have time to speak with my roommates and I about the situation.”

George Mudry, a neighbor of the former residents, said that he feels Quinnipiac’s inaction with students caused this situation.

“There is no animosity to the former residents, but QU who has dumped them into our neighborhoods,” Mudry said. “The college students are acting like college students in residential neighborhoods, which is not a good mix.”

The residents endured months of constant police visits at the hand of Mudry, who inisisted on getting them off the street after a Sept. 23 party, McMahon said. The police were called to 21 Austen Road after receiving noise complaints from neighboring houses. Each of the men received a $104 public disturbance ticket, which they all intend to plead not guilty, one of the former residents of the home said.

After the first incident, McMahon said they were constantly monitored

by the police at Mudry’s request.

“Ever since the party, I felt like we were being harassed,” McMahon said. “I felt like the police were being called on us arbitrarily. One Friday night, I was getting ready for bed and brushing my teeth when four cops came into the house after being called for a noise complaint

by Mudry. There were no more than 10 people in the house and it was a Friday night. I heard one officer speak into the radio, ‘It wasn’t loud when we got here.’”

Mudry is a leader in the fight to keep Hamden streets quiet, and is also a supporter of the Facebook page “People of Hamden,” which has 136 “likes” and is dedicated to confining Quinnipiac students to university-owned properties.

A post on the page from Nov. 19 said, “Why doesn’t QU want to solve this problem? It comes down to having a zero tolerance for bad behavior off campus–it’s not such a novel idea–follow the example of other institutions.”

Santi said he feels that it is their right to live in an off-campus property.

“It is unrealistic that you are going to have juniors and seniors wanting to live on campus with restriction from both residential life and security,” Santi said. “The only solution I can see is to have a section of Hamden dedicated to students looking to rent houses off campus. The

students put so much into the local economy in renting houses and in so many other ways and we need to be respected, too.”

Lynn Bushnell, vice president for public affairs, said there is a comprehensive judicial procedure for students living on or off campus who violate university policies.

“University security does not have jurisdiction over privatelyowned houses,” Bushnell said. If neighbors call security to complain about students living in a universityowned house, security will call the police, she said.

After numerous complaints to both the Hamden Police Department and the university from Mudry, the residents of 21 Austen Road met with Don Distefano, director of investigations & administrative services.

“He separated my roommates and I and each of us was told that the person before had verified George’s claims,” Colombini said. “When each of us refuted, we were scolded.

It quickly became obvious that the school did not have the students’ best interest in mind. The message was clear.”

After meeting with Distefano, the students were sent to residential life, Colombini said, but no action was taken.

Distefano is not able to comment on issues between students, who live

off campus in non-university owned properties, and their landlords.

In an email to the residents of 21 Austen Road from their landlord on Oct. 30, Mudry accused the men of numerous violations including having an excess of visitors and referring to their residency as a “frat house.”

One of the accusations Mudry made was that the men were listening in on police or fire department radio to detect when the police were coming to their residency.

“I saw one of the four students get into an SUV in the driveway,” Mudry said in the email. “He stayed there for a while then put the emergency flashers on. … In retrospect I remember seeing a fire department sticker on the back of one of these vehicles that was parked in front of my house one day. I don’t know if he had a police or fire radio in the vehicle or they just figured the police were going to come but the emergency flashers were a signal for everyone to leave. If the police had arrived 15 minutes earlier there probably would have been an arrest but instead there’s a bunch of Quinnipiac students thinking they got away with another one.”

McMahon is appalled at the allegations.

“That’s what we get for one of us having volunteered at a fire department,” he said.

2 players apply for accelerated rehabilitation court from cover According to the State of Connecticut’s judicial branch, accelerated rehabilitation is “a program that gives persons charged with a crime or motor vehicle violation for the first time a second chance.” When a person goes through the program, the person is placed on probation for up to two years, and the charges are dismissed if probation is completed adequately.

“They have a hearing before the judge where we make the argument that both Jamee and James regret the incident and that they will abide by any conditions that the court may put on them, the probation, and if that’s the case then at the end of the probation period the charges are dis-

missed,” Lynch said.

The incident, which stemmed from an on-campus fight Sept. 18, left four students injured. One student suffered a bruised jaw, cracked tooth and a laceration to the face that required 17 stitches; a second student suffered a broken nose, which required surgery; a third student was allegedly knocked unconscious; and a fourth student suffered facial injuries.

Since two players are applying for accelerated rehabilitation, they have to give the victims a certified letter’s notice of the application, and the victims have the right to attend court and object, according to Lynch.

James Johnson and Azotam were originally arrested Sept. 18 on third-

degree assault and second-degree breach of peace charges. The other three players confessed to Hamden Police Dec. 1 to their involvement in the incident. Jackson was charged with conspiracy to commit assault and assault in the third degree and second-degree breach of peace, while Dave Johnson and Gause were charged with third-degree conspiracy to commit assault and seconddegree breach of peace.

James Johnson and Azotam pleaded not guilty to their charges at their arraignment Sept. 26, and their pre-trial hearing was postponed to Tuesday after Lynch requested a supplemental Hamden Police report.

All five students have been sanctioned by the university, Quinnipiac head men’s basketball coach Tom

Moore said.

“The university had its full investigation,” Lynch said. “The university made its determination as the level of involvement of these students, there was certain level of punishment that was metered out, so the university was satisfied with its investigation.”

Azotam, Dave Johnson and Gause each requested straight continuance. Lynch contested that Azotam was misidentified in the incident.

“Our argument is that their involvement is minimal at best. Our argument all along about Ike Azotam was that he wasn’t involved at all in the incident,” Lynch said.

“We’re continuing our discussions with the state’s attorney’s office to

hopefully have a resolution.”

Moore and assistant men’s basketball coach Eric Eaton were both present in the court room. All five players, including the three who were arrested last Thursday, played in the team’s game against Sacred Heart that night.

Moore suspended James Johnson for the team’s season-opener vs.

Fairfield, but he played in the team’s second game of the season.

“All five team members who were involved have already been appropriately disciplined for the September incident by the university and received team sanctions from me as well,” Moore said in a statement. “No other disciplinary action stemming from this incident is planned at this time.”

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Dear Mr. Fisher: A lesson on Quinnipiac Alex Fisher does “not seek to condemn ev- which you choose to partake in social activiery student who has ever been to Toad’s.” Yet ties.

There needs to be accountability when you his close-minded arguments throughout urinate against the side of a building, his article, “Close Toad’s now” in the or in a trash can on the street corner. I Yale Daily News only perpetuate hope they understand that. We get it. A coarse stereotypes toward Quinni$103 fine is enough chastisement withpiac students and our university. out the arrogant and sanctimonious I do not wish to attack Mr. Fishjabs against those students and our unier nor should anyone else condemn versity. him for sharing his opinion.

Mr. Fisher says that “hunSince Sept. 16, there have dreds” of Quinnipiac students been more than 100 citations for “play in creating scenes of squapublic urination in New Haven, lor on the streets of New Haven.” according to New Haven Police Matt Busekroos Publisher With several other colleges in the Department spokesman David @mattybooz area, including Yale, it is ignorant Hartman. Hartman said between 80 and 90 of those citations are from Quin- to imply the only perpetrators are Quinnipiac students. Statistically, Quinnipiac makes up nipiac students.

There are 5,900 undergraduates at Quin- the majority of citations, but our students are nipiac. Those 80 and 90 students do not rep- not the only ones running around New Haven.

The DATTCO shuttle system is a necessity resent me nor do they represent the majority of students who respect themselves and the for Quinnipiac. It allows students the opportunity to take advantage of local businesses and city.

Whether you are a Quinnipiac student or establishments throughout Hamden and New not, it is your personal responsibility to con- Haven. There is more to New Haven than a duct yourself with maturity and class upon Saturday night at Toad’s Place. Those busiarrival to New Haven, or any town or city in nesses rely on us as much as we need them ev-

ery day of the week, not just on the weekends.

Without the shuttle system, students may find themselves driving irresponsibly and even under the influence to get to New Haven. The university should not be “ashamed” for protecting its students, and the safety and wellbeing of others.

Mr. Fisher grossly recommends sending a garbage truck filled with trash, vomit and urine to be dumped outside a Quinnipiac “dormitory.” A point of clarification: Quinnipiac does not have “dormitories.” We have residence halls. Nevertheless, this mere suggestion is tactless and offers no real solution in educating students to become better citizens outside our docile campus.

It is inaccurate to state that “Quinnipiac is happy as long as its students aren’t on campus.”

Let me educate you, Mr. Fisher: We have several on-campus programming clubs, such as the Student Programming Board and Quinnipiac After Dark. Both groups work diligently to plan fun, alternative programs for students every Friday and Saturday night. I invite you to visit and see for yourself how much respect we have for ourselves and our

community.

Our students immediately took action when the university first addressed student behavior in New Haven earlier this month. Specifically, the Student Government Association started the “Respect Your Ride” campaign reminding students that shuttles to New Haven are a privilege, not a right.

It is proposed in the article that Yale should purchase Toad’s and close the nightclub down as “the benefits would be genuine, immediate and long-lasting.” It may not seem so on Saturday nights, but Toad’s is a cultural institution rich with history featuring concerts and performances from the Rolling Stones to Bob Dylan to Billy Joel throughout the years.

Closing Toad’s would not restore civility to your campus. In fact, it would only open the door for another similar venue to open. Not to mention the several other bars and clubs that already populate the city. There are larger issues at play beyond Toad’s.

I challenge Mr. Fisher to remove himself from the Ivy League tower he sits high and mighty on to see that there is more to Quinnipiac and its students than his uninformed and insular viewpoint suggests.

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Too much weight Basketball players should have been punished put on tests Committing facts and figures to memory to Finals week is stressful. For me, the week before finals is even more stressful. I am not be able to regurgitate that information to a proworried about getting things together for home, fessor may show your memorization abilities.

It may even show your commitment to sitor the impending cold weather (well hopeting down and studying a slew of topics, fully, if climate change does not ruin but it does not show academic rigor. winter for me) or anything like that.

Papers allow individuals to put their The kind of stress I am talking about is own voice into a topic. Papers allow purely academic. students to bring in what they learned This semester, more than any other at from other classes into this class.

Quinnipiac, my finals are based on papers Papers allow professors to get or projects rather than exams. That to know their students on a permakes me happier than I think I sonal level instead of having such can adequately express. a mechanized relationship that On one level, I like it because Jeremy Stull Opinion Editor is produced by simply having an I am just better at papers than I am @jpstull exam. tests. I feel more comfortable typing Regardless of the method of final assessaway on my laptop, or a loaner laptop, than I feel being cramped into a tiny desk filling out ment, the weighting in some classes is out of an exam sheet. I like to write. I do not like to control. I have had a final assessment be worth use word banks, fill in the blanks or color in 45 percent of my grade. The idea of learning to become a better and more well-rounded person little bubbles to indicate my intelligence.

On another level, exams do not showcase is lost if a student’s greatest concern in a course what my time at Quinnipiac is all about. Col- is stressing over a big test, simply to forget the lege life is interdisciplinary and cross-cultural, material over winter break.

I implore you, faculty of Quinnipiac, reas my academic experience should be. Exams do not give that sense of fulfillment that other evaluate the situation in which some of you are placing your students. projects and papers can.

Corrections The article titled “Muslim Student Association celebrates first event” on page 2 of the Nov. 16 issue said the event was hosted by the Muslim Students Association and that this organization was established in October. In fact, Quinnipiac is still in the reviewing process to recognize the Muslim Students Association. Campus Ministry, along with several Muslim students, hosted this event.

On Thursday afternoon, NBC Connecti- tal distress, is not tolerated.”

Letting them play Thursday night sugcut reported that three more men’s basketball players were arrested and charged with gests this behavior is indeed tolerated.

Not only does the Student Handassault stemming from an on-campus book indicate that disciplinary acincident on Sept. 18. tion should be taken, but being a Dave Johnson, Jamee Jackson, student-athlete is a privilege. If you and Nate Gause were the three are arrested the day of a game, you players arrested and all three of should not be allowed to have that them played in their game against privilege to participate.

Sacred Heart on the same day.

As a member of the crossAccording the NBC Concountry team, we are told that necticut report, four Quinnistudent-athletes are held to piac students were assaulted. a high standard and that we One suffered a bruised jaw, John Healy Sports Editor cannot put ourselves into situacracked tooth and a laceration to @jphealy tions that will get us in trouble. the face that required 17 stitches; a second student suffered a broken nose, Not only would we be doing a disservice to which required surgery; a third student ourselves, but also to our team and to the was allegedly knocked unconscious; and a school. In the past four years, anytime we have had an “incident” with someone on the fourth student suffered facial injuries.

While everyone involved will eventu- team, they would be disciplined and susally face whatever punishment is necessary pended from the next race. It did not matter from the school and legal system, it is quite who it was, or the magnitude of the race, shocking that those players were not disci- action was taken.

So when I heard that these students plined for Thursday’s game.

Head coach Tom Moore said before the played in their basketball game Thursday it game, “All five team members who were in- seemed unfair and disappointing.

I understand they are still innocent unvolved have already been appropriately disciplined for the September incident by the uni- til proven guilty. But at the very least, they versity and received team sanctions from me should have been suspended for Thursday’s as well. No other disciplinary action stemming game because they put themselves into a situation that led to their arrest. from this incident is planned at this time.”

Everyone makes mistakes and as colWhile prior action may have been taken, lege students we don’t always make the nothing was done about the arrests itself.

The Quinnipiac Student Handbook right choices, but we learn from them. But if reads that, “behavior which puts the person we do not suffer the necessary consequencin fear for his/her safety, or causes the per- es for our actions, then there is nothing to son to suffer actual physical injury or men- learn, and the wrong message is being sent.

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QU Legends’ membership hits low note By michelle gearrity Staff Writer

Averaging 7 million viewers each week, Fox’s “Glee” is a popular television show, especially on the Quinnipiac campus. Surprisingly, the QU Legends, Quinnipiac’s real-life Glee club, is struggling to attract members.

Students around campus were asked if they had heard of the QU Legends. The majority didn’t know who they were or that the university even had a glee club.

However, when the word spread of a potential Quinnipiac Glee club last December, many students expressed a strong interest.

Senior Ramon Sanchez spearheaded the idea of a campus glee club and created a Facebook group titled “Let’s Start a Glee Club here at QU.” “When I came up with the idea of having our very own Glee club, I envisioned us having a big performance every semester,” said Sanchez, founder and current QU Legends member. “However, in order to do that we need people.”

In the future, QU Legends hopes to consistently perform for the Quinnipiac community and host local events, but in order to do so they need a strong group of committed members.

“Last year we had a huge number of students interested in starting a glee club, but now it has kind of fizzled down to a group of 10 to 12 who show up regularly,” said junior Krystle Bernier, QU Legends co-chair.

Bernier said a dedicated group of 18 to 20 members would be ideal.

QU LEGENDS Meets Wednesday at 9:15 p.m. in College of Arts and Sciences 2 105 This semester, the club also began working with an adviser. Danielle Pomponi, a selfproclaimed “Glee” fan and secretary of the English department, has joined the club to act as Will Schuester.

“Music has always played a very big part in my life,” said Pomponi, who participated in her high school’s marching band, choir groups and orchestra.

Pomponi assists the group in selecting music, advertising and coordinating performances.

“The QU Legends are completely different than any other group this campus has ever seen,” Pomponi said. “This is not just a choir, but a Glee group that performs by singing with choreography.”

Singing parts remain available for male vocals, but recruiting men seems to be the most difficult task for the singing group.

“I think the best way to strengthen the group is to reach out to those who have a true love of music,” Pomponi said. “We are looking for people who are dedicated, and want to help build up an organization.”

The QU Legends performed in Café Q on

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Carly Kaplan sings as Kate-Lyn Crooks plays guitar for QU Legends at Montage’s I Heart Art Festival on Nov. 16.

Nov. 16, at Montage’s annual I Heart Art Festival.

The club is currently working on its own a cappella version of Maroon 5’s “Moves Like Jagger.”

“For what we have now, it’s starting to sound great but we need more people to get it down perfect,” Sanchez said.

With hopes of more members joining the QU Legends, the club eventually plans to host a showcase every month that will allow each member to choose a song to perform while other members sing backup.

The QU Legends has a Facebook group that currently keeps 60 members updated with announcements and meeting times.

A Snow Ball hits Rocky Top By caroline tufts Staff Writer

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Students showcased their dancing skills QBS’ Snow Ball event.

Last Friday night, the Quinnipiac Ballroom Society danced the night away during the first annual Snow Ball event, held in the Rocky Top Student Center.

According to Cat Makuch, QBS’ sophomore vice president, the group is led by a combination of professional and student instructors.

Makuch said group members spent the semester learning “all different types of dance: from the hustle, to the waltz, to salsa and everything in between.”

This particular event highlighted Quinnipiac students’ skills and enthusiasm for dancing.

According to senior Catherine Liu, the atmosphere was one of comfortable excitement.

“The people were so nice, there was a wonderful variety of music, and I learned a lot of new dances; even the foxtrot,” Liu said.

The music is a part of the society that John Midy, QBS’ senior copresident, was particularly excited about. He said many people may be surprised to see a club pair modern music and classical dance styles.

“You can take these dances out,” Midy said. “You can take them to Toad’s.”

Senior Allison McLaughlin also enjoyed the event.

“I loved it, even more than I expected to,” McLaughlin said. “The dance moves and tutorials were a lot of fun, and I’m definitely not going to feel awkward on the dance floor now.”

The Snow Ball was full of smiles and laughter, as people danced and watched performances that brought the Rocky Top Student Center back to a sweet and simple time, with all

of the appeal of today’s music. The group represented many different skill levels at a relaxed and enjoyable event that featured lighthearted participation and enjoyment.

The Quinnipiac Ballroom Society will host another event, Dancing With the QU Stars, on Friday, March 23. The club will raise money for Camp Sunshine, a camp for children with life-threatening illnesses. Until then, QBS will continue to meet every Wednesday night at 9:30 p.m. in Studio A in the Fitness Center.

Hot Chelle Rae’s album is more than ‘Whatever’

By Shannon corcoran Staff Writer

Hot Chelle Rae has had an amazing year. The band has released mega hit singles in addition to a touring stint with The Script. Now, to end 2011 with a bang, the band recently released its sophomore album, “Whatever.” It’s a collection of feel good songs that never seem to get old. Although it’s not perfect by any means, the record offers listeners several pleasant surprises that hopefully show what’s next for the band.

If there’s a band that seems to

be more known for its singles rather than its actual records, Hot Chelle Rae would be it. “I Like It Like That” and “Tonight Tonight” are amazing songs, but it’s the tracks that follow those two that are really special. Songs such as “Downtown Girl” and “Beautiful Freaks” are the record’s hidden gems; poppy, dance inducing songs that are replay worthy.

The day their record came out, country music’s princess, Taylor Swift tweeted about how the track “Keep You With Me” is “pop melodic goodness.” She couldn’t have

put it any better. If there’s one song on the album that everyone should buy, “Keep You With Me” is it. As one of the few tracks on the record that directly mentions love, the lyrics are incredibly heartfelt and powerful; something listeners wouldn’t typically expect from the band. Combined with a more organic and toned down sound, the song flows perfectly; unlike anything Hot Chelle Rae has released in the past two years.

Perhaps the song with the most buzz is “Why Don’t You Love Me.” Featuring Demi Lovato, the

track is good, but nothing amazing. The lyrics get the song’s point across, but it lacks the impact of “Beautiful Freaks” and “Keep You With Me.” It’s one of those tracks where less could have been more, as it sounds like the producing was overdone. While the lyrics aren’t bad, the unnecessary amount of background instruments kills the song’s emotion.

Overall, “Whatever” is a solid record. The band sticks to what it knows: poppy beats crafted for radio airtime. Although that’s not a bad thing, the songs with unexpected

elements really stood apart from the rest. While it’s admirable the band has found a musical style that works for them, musical experimentation is a good thing. Hopefully Hot Chelle Rae will realize this and go beyond their comfort niche in their next album.

‘WHATEVER’

Hot Chelle Rae

Listen to: “Forever Unstoppable,” “Keep You With Me” and “Beautiful Freaks” Avoid: “Whatever”

December 7, 2011

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WINTER’S TOP 10 MOVIES By michelle gearrity | Staff Writer

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked – Dec. 16 What was supposed to be a relaxing vacation on a luxurious cruise line turns into a circus as the Chipmunks, especially Alvin, cause trouble wherever they go. The Chipmunks, along with the Chipettes, end up stranded on a remote island.

For those interested in seeing a movie that will spark laughs after an intense week of finals, “Alvin and the Chipmunks” will do just that.

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – Dec. 16 Sherlock Holmes, played by Robert Downey Jr., is back in action with his partner Dr. Watson, played

by Jude Law, in what may be their most difficult task yet. Detective Holmes must stop a criminal mastermind from completing his plan of ending Western civilization, but not before he follows him all around Europe, always one step behind. Will Holmes be able to stop the villain before he carries out his evil plan?

Mission: Impossible-The Ghost Protocol – Dec. 21 The blame for a terrorist bombing in Russia falls on U.S. government-hired agency, the Impossible Mission Force. The government shuts down the entire agency, including agent Ethan Hunt, played

by Tom Cruise. It is up to Hunt and four other IMF agents to not only clear the IMF’s name but to stop the next attack before it’s too late. In this fourth Mission Impossible installment, Cruise takes action to a whole new level.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Dec. 21 Daniel Craig plays the role of Mikael Blomkvist, a Swedish journalist trying to recover from a libel conviction, who takes on the project of a unsolved murder from forty years ago. In Blomkvist’s study of the victim’s family, in which he believes one of the members to be the murderer, Blomkvist calls for backup. Lisbeth Slander, a socially awkward yet brilliant investigator, partners with Blomkvist in order to crack the case.

The Darkest Hour – Dec. 25 When alien life in the form of invisible energy invades Russia, five young internationals find themselves fighting to survive. As the aliens prey on all forms of energy and life, avoiding the attackers is a difficult task. The survivors come up with methods to resist the aliens, but will it be enough to withstand an enemy you can’t even see?

The Iron Lady – Dec. 30 The Oscar nomination buzz is already brewing for Meryl Streep’s portrayal of Margaret Thatcher, the first female prime minister of England. The movie details the life of Thatcher through flashbacks to childhood, the beginning of her interest in politics and eventually her entrance into Parliament. The film’s focus is on the complexity of Thatcher’s life, and her perseverance to obtain political power, despite her gender.

Loosies – Jan. 11 Bobby, a young New Yorker, has made his living by being a pickpocket and even goes as far as swiping a police officer’s badge to use when desperate situations arise. However, when an old one-night stand comes back into the picture with news that she is pregnant, Bobby realizes his usual ways aren’t the proper fit for a father. To discover if Bobby can get his act together, go see the film starring “Breaking Dawn’s” Peter Facinelli.

Contraband – Jan.13 When Chris Farraday, played

by Mark Wahlberg, started a family, he swore away his life of crime.

But when his brother-in-law gets in trouble in connection with Farraday’s past, he feels he needs to help. Farraday re-enters the world of international smuggling, in which he was considered a legend, in order to pay off his brother-in-law’s debts. This action-packed thriller shows the behind the scenes to contraband running, and Farraday’s commitment to helping and protecting his family.

The Divide – Jan. 13 Eight strangers seek safety in the basement of their New York City apartment complex after a nuclear explosion. The survivors have sufficient food and water supplies, but after days of lockdown, they begin to go mad. Men in suits arrive seemingly to rescue the survivors, but with guns in hand, their motive is only to kill. To find out what happens to the outside world and why the survivors are being gunned down, go see this sci-fi thriller.

Red Tails – Jan. 20 Want to squeeze in one more movie before classes begin? Then learn the true story of three AfricanAmerican Tuskegee Airmen who came out on top during a time when discrimination was prevalent. After being grounded for the majority of World War II, the Tuskegee Airmen take flight to regain control of European skies. This action-packed film tells the story of the airmen fighting racial prejudice, and becoming the most qualified and respected fighter groups of all time.

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This is Me ‘This is Me’ is a weekly feature celebrating individuality at QU.

This is Travis’ story.

A man with faith

NAME: Travis Moran Year: Senior HOMETOWN: Columbia, Conn.

MAJOR: Physical therapy

By Jamie Hill Copy Desk Chief

Travis Moran absently fingers a wooden cross that hangs around his neck as he sits on the edge of a leather chair upstairs in the student center. The crucifix, also known as St. Francis’s Cross, is unique and holds sentimental value for this Connecticut native. It is in the shape of the Tau, which is Greek for “conversion.” Moran is a member of a rare breed: a young American college student who sees the possibility of priesthood in his future.

This particular student has a story that’s even more exceptional because of his major.

Moran’s chosen career path at Quinnipiac University is physical therapy, hardly a common undergraduate degree for a future man of God. His aspirations took root during his childhood. Moran has a younger brother and two younger sisters. The youngest, Faith, is a fiveyear-old whom Moran calls a “little princess.”

Today, Moran speaks enthusiastically about his parents (both QU alumni) and the real lessons of faith he was taught at home.

“They encouraged me and my brother and my sisters to really take our faith on for ourselves,” Moran said emphatically. “They encouraged us to really embrace it.”

Moran looks particularly to his father as a role model. Moran says his father is one of the “true heroes” in his life, as a man of faith and a good father.

“I’ve seen my dad truly changes lives,” Moran said of his father’s own physical therapy practice. “God has worked through him in a very special way.”

While his devotion to God was fostered at home, he attended a small Christian school of 50 total students for grades 1-8.

“I graduated with three other kids, we were tight,” Moran said with a laugh.

Middle school, also known as the period when boys think girls have cooties and vice versa, was when Moran first began to gain an idea of a possible future in the clergy.

“So middle school, I don’t like girls, I love God, okay I’ll be priest,” Moran said laughingly of his early adolescent years. “It was very naive, very simple.”

From then on, priesthood glowed as a burning ember in the back of Moran’s mind as he grew went from being a boy with hormones (“I went a little girl crazy in high school,” Moran said with a bashful chuckle) to a senior at Quinnipiac University.

Now, Moran works his faith into every element of his college experience. A large component of Travis’s QU involvement is the Branches Catholic Campus Ministry. Moran is a servant leader along with five other students, including best friend and fellow campus ministry member Anthony Allen.

“It would not be an understatement to say that God put him in my life for a very special reason,” Allen said. “The bond of friendship we share is unique from any other relationship I have.”

The campus ministry has been, according

to Moran, one of the strongest elements of support given to him. “There’s just something really special about Branches,” he said. “It’s meant for a community, that’s the whole notion.”

Father Hugh Vincent Dyer is the Catholic chaplain on campus and the director of campus ministries. “I see the way that he serves others, in simple things,” Dyer said. “He takes the time, to give someone a smile, a hug, to see how someone is doing.”

Moran doesn’t limit his QU experiences to faith-based activities, but manages to work his faith into every aspect of his life. He serves as a Knights of Columbus trustee, as well as a SPB general member, public relations chair for VITA Pro-Life, and a student manager at Rocky Top Student Center.

If this isn’t enough to keep him busy, he has been on multiple alternative spring break trips to places like Alabama and Florida, mostly with Habitat for Humanity. He has also undertaken other trips as a missionary to countries like Haiti.

Along with these other activities, Moran has participated in the orientation program at QU for the past three years.

“I had phenomenal OLs, Brittany House and Matt Antonucci,” Moran explained when asked why he got involved with orientation in the first place. Without knowing what to expect or anyone else in the program, he applied for an OL position after his freshman year and was accepted.

“It was my first opportunity to step up at Quinnipiac as a leader, and that really helped to mold me in a lot of ways,” Moran said.

He spent two summers as an orientation leader, first with Lindsey Burroughs and then with Alyssa Lungarini. This past summer, Moran was an undergraduate orientation intern, along with seniors Ivy Laplante and Severino Randazzo.

Moran was surprised by an additional, unofficial honor bestowed on him.

“There’s kind of an unwritten position in orientation, the Orientation Dad. It’s one of the oldest traditions,” he said. “It’s a highly

“Do I feel like I’m held back? Definitely not. Do I feel like there are sacrifices I have to make? For sure.”

– travis moran esteemed position that is handed down among the OL guys.”

The irony of his role as a pseudo-father figure is not lost on this potential clergyman.

“It’s hysterical how God works because as an orientation dad, you’re a father to people who really aren’t your kids. and that’s a priest,” Moran said with his hands widespread.

Apparently, many of Moran’s friends have no trouble imagining their friend donning the robes. “I think that Travis got put into our lives for a very special reason,” Laplante said.

“Whenever you have a conversation with him, it’s like God speaking through him. It’s a really unique experience.”

“He sees the good in everything, every person and every thing that’s around him,” Randazzo said. “That’s a great thing to have in a friend and in a person you go to for guidance.”

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Travis Moran, known earlier this year as Mr. QU, believes his life path will lead him to the role of a metaphorical father figure, possibly as a physical therapist or a priest.

Moran sees his life going in many different possible directions. He may become a dad and physical therapist, like his own father. His friends call him an “inspiration.”

“I have never come to Travis with something on my heart without leaving with a bit more spring in my step,” Allen said.

His fellow orientation intern agrees. “I know whenever I talk to him, it’s always a better day after that,” Laplante said.

One thing is for sure, and Travis Moran is an extraordinary college student who has found happiness in God, which for him is worth some sacrifices of what he calls “worldly things.”

“Do I feel like I’m held back? Definitely not,” Moran said. “Do I feel like there are sacrifices I have to make? For sure.... I’ve never gotten drunk before, I don’t like hook up with girls, stuff like that. Not because I feel like I’m above that at all, there’s been times when I’ve been tempted,” but to this devoted follower, he knows God has other plans for him.

“One thing I admire about Trav is his faith and not so much his faith in God, but his faith in trusting God and knowing that everything happens for a reason,” Laplante said.

Moran may not end up taking the vows of a man of the cloth, but he will always be a man of the faith.

“I feel I’ve been given so much, and ‘to much is given, much is expected,’” Moran said, paraphrasing quote from the Gospel of Luke. “And I really want to pursue passionately what it is that that God has for me.”

He explains that since coming to Quinnipiac, he’s moved to a process he calls “discerning,” or what he calls “thinking of the heart.”

“Discerning is considering that [being a priest] is a truly potential possibility in life,” he said. “And knowing that God has put this in my heart for a reason.

“Whether I’m going to be a priest or whether I’m going to be married, I know I need to at least consider this as an option.”

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Vinny raps about rape

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It’s true, “There ain’t no party like an S Club party.”

According to The Sun, the popular ‘90s pop band S Club 7 recently announced its tentative plan for a reunion tour.

It has been nearly nine years since the seven-member singing group split in 2003. According to The Sun report, the British singers are trying to work a deal with former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, who currently owns the S Club brand name.

The group was most notorious for its upbeat, dance-worthy songs such as “Reach,” “Bring It All Back” and “Never Had a Dream Come True.”

In addition to topping U.K. music charts, the group also dominated the American TV circuit with the ABC Family show, “S Club 7 in Miami.”

While old band reunions have ended disastrously, other reconciliation successes include the Spice Girls, New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys.

While S Club 7 will never regain the musical fame it once had, the band’s staple tracks will still give fans a flashback to the days of pop domination.

If the S Club 7 reunion goes well, maybe O-Town and Dream will be next. – N.F.

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“Jersey Shore’s” Vinny Guadagnino is certainly no Eminem.

On his YouTube channel, the Guido reality star recently released a rap song titled “Rack City Mix.” While his musical delivery was slow, sad and pathetic, he received the most flack for his lyrical reference to rape.

Vinny sings, “We can f**k and make it fit, boomin’ s**t and slatin’ it. Actin’ like I’m raping it. F** k her till she fakin’ it.”

This was a completely brainless career choice for the self-proclaimed “smart one,” who should have learned from the musical failures of his “Shore” cast mates.

It’s a shame that publicity and women without morals have created such a womanizer.

The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network was not amused by Guadagnino’s dirty rhymes, and the “Jersey Shore” boy responded with an apology on his personal blog.

“I’d like to apologize for the rap,” he wrote. “I am 100 percent against violence of any kind.”

Mr. Guadagnino should learn to be more careful about what he says, or raps.

Congratulations Vinny, in addition to shaming Italians and the state of New Jersey, you’ve also managed to embarrass the rap industry. – N.F.

A different marriage trend

By SARAH ROSENBERG Associate Arts & Life Editor

One of the proudest moments I’ve ever had was being a bridesmaid in a life-long friend’s wedding. Last June, I wore a turquoise blue dress with a chocolate-brown sash down the aisle overlooking the beach on Long Island.

I watched tearfully as she walked down the aisle to “Seasons of Love.” I heard my mother read a passage about love to their guests. I listened to the vows that she wrote herself. But most importantly, I witnessed a 10-year partnership become official just days before New York State voted to recognize gay marriage. Crab cakes had never tasted so good.

In the past few weeks, social media networks have been circulating videos and advertisements encouraging the legality of gay marriage. Seeing fellow classmates, past and present, sharing the links to articles and videos makes me more proud every day to see people thinking about the movement, let alone becoming passionate about the cause itself.

Get Up! Australia released a promotional video for the cause, featuring someone behind a camera capturing the life moments he or she is sharing with a significant other, a male. We watch the stages of any normal relationship: the exchanging of phone numbers at a first encounter, first dates, meeting the family, dealing with tragedy in the family and excursions with friends. It isn’t until the last scene, when the protagonist gets on one knee to propose, that we see he is proposing to another male.

It doesn’t seem to make a difference to the viewers until the last few seconds, when we realize that any one in love aspires to that very moment, and relishes everything in between.

Additionally, the Quinnipiac Facebook network has been passing along a video that was uploaded to Moveon. org last Wednesday. It has become an Internet sensation. In the video, “Two Lesbians Raised A Baby And This Is What They Got,” Zach Wahls speaks to a legislative panel in Iowa in protest of the action to repeal the state amendment allowing gay marriage. The speech was given last February, but his articulate and moving speech is now resonating with many people, including those in our community.

In the video, we see just how successful and smart he has become, raised by parents of the same sex. He is a member of what can be considered the quintessential American family, and is a hard-working engineering student, a devoted brother and an Eagle Scout.

Everyone in this country measures success in their own way, but it’s obvious that Zach’s mothers raised a son who has reasons to be proud of himself and his family.

In life and love, gay marriage is an issue that many people have opinions on, and to me, no opinion is wrong. But at least for our generation, gay marriage is a social topic that we cannot disregard. These promotional videos encapsulate a movement that is “trendy,” but in a vital way. It affects families, relationships and friendships. As we all know, those entities never go out of style.

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What goes into making a mask?

Hartzell details nation’s best goalie mask, Vigilanti talks design

By TIM O’DONNELL Web Editor

Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey goaltender Eric Hartzell won the College Hockey Inc. goalie mask contest on Nov. 15, defeating Minnesota’s Kent Patterson in the finals.

We caught up with Hartzell and women’s ice hockey netminder Victoria Vigilanti to discuss what went into the design of their masks.

Q&A with Eric Hartzell

Describe what is on your helmet.

I like to be pretty simple with my designs. Rand [Pecknold], he came up with the idea of putting a nice big Bobcat logo on both sides with my freshman year helmet. I liked it, thought it was pretty cool. When I wanted to look at ideas for my next helmet I thought it would be a good idea to continue that.

The colors are a lot different than my freshman year. Both Coach and I decided it would be pretty cool to get some neat colors in there.

The artist did a really good job of doing that.

We added the Bobcat paw on the top. On the back, I had to put my home state. It’s something I always wanted to do. [There are] trees in the background because Minnesota is kind of a woodsy area. It’s nice. I think the artist did a great job on it.

Did you try to design it to reflect your personality?

I don’t know. For a lot of people, yes. Like I said, I like my stuff really, really simple so I suppose it does when it comes to art because I was an artist growing up. When I was a kid I wanted to do this kind of stuff.

I think just the simpleness in general shows what I like .... Obviously, Minnesota was a big part of my life since I grew up there for 18 years. I did want to make sure I got that on there. The trees, I think, is just the beauty of Minnesota .... I had to put that on the back and obviously the star from where I’m from. I got a lot of memories from there.

Have you ever tried to design a helmet yourself?

With this background, I didn’t draw it out with the specific details. I haven’t personally ever tried. I’m just an artsy person. I just draw some random things here and there on a piece of paper.

In art class I got into it a little bit but I wouldn’t say I ever really tried with a helmet.

It’d be something that I’d be really interested in.

Do you ever try and design it to be distracting to opposing skaters?

Not really. If anything I’d rather have a big bullseye on my chest or something. People like to have artsy stuff on their helmets. For a lot of people it’s their personality on their helmets. I don’t think people focus too much on distracting shooters unless there’s a big arrow or something on your chest.

Describe what it’s like to be looking

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Quinnipiac goaltender’s Dan Clarke, Victoria Vigilanti and Eric Hartzell’s masks (from left). Hartzell won an online competition for the best mask design in the NCAA. through the mask.

When you’re on the ice you don’t really think about it. It’s just another helmet.... It just comes natural at that point. You just go out there and do what you’ve done since you were 3 years old. For me, I started skating when I was three, so I don’t even think about anything when I go on the ice.

How did you get into playing goal?

I don’t even know to be honest with you.

One day, I was in squirts. It was my first year except I had started early. I didn’t make the ‘A’ team and I really, really wanted to make the ‘A’ team. The coaches were saying that there were some spots for goaltenders and if I want to try to be a goaltender I might have another opportunity.

So I tried out as a goaltender. I didn’t make it but I did like it at that point. Up until ‘A Pee Wees’ I was always a goaltender and a forward. Then finally ‘A Pee Wees’ came along and I started excelling more at goaltending and I’ve been there from then on out.

Q&A with Victoria Vigilanti

Describe what is on your helmet.

I have a brick wall in the background. I made it Quinnipiac colors, navy blue with a little tint of white, just so it fits in well with the colors. I have the Quinnipiac crest on the side, another Bobcat on the other side. I have the Bobcat coming out the top.

The back plate is where the goalies can personalize what they want. I have the Canadian flag because I’m from Canada and want to represent where I’m from.

I also have this kind of a little joke that I have with my best friend from home. ... We bought a fish one day and I had the best game of my life. ... So on the back plate I have my fish, call it Fishy. Then I have my last name just in plain white.

Do you try to design it to reflect your personality?

Yeah. I like humor so that’s probably why I put the fish. And you can’t really go very far with the front because you can’t add anything that’s not Quinnipiac related. So I just kept it original. If I get another helmet I’ll probably do something spicy because it’s my senior year.

Describe what it’s like to be looking through the mask.

When you’re looking through the helmet you can see everything. It’s your ice. There’s nothing on the ice you can’t see.

The helmet is the base of where you are looking out. If you have great equipment, you have a great helmet, you have that confidence and when you’re looking at the puck, the puck is looking right back at your helmet. You have the whole vision of the ice and the helmet is one of the main parts of the goal because it kind of describes who they are.

Who helped designed your current helmet?

It was me, coaches, and our equipment manager Jamie. I gave my ideas to Jamie, with coach’s rules and then we sent them over to our paint guy. He just went with my ideas and made it the best he could.

What do you think about when you’re by yourself on the ice?

Well I’m kind of a freak. I have a lot of superstitions. I talk to myself the whole game.

I say ‘Just don’t think about nothing.’ There’s never a time on the ice when I’m not talking, it’s either with my teammate or it’s with myself.

I pretty much tell myself to stay focused and give myself confidence. I tell myself what to do, stay focused in the game. I pretty much mumble ‘don’t think about noth-

ing the whole game.’ It doesn’t really make sense, but for me, it helps me stay focused for the game.

How did you get into playing goalie?

Since I’m from Canada, my family is a huge hockey family. There was no way we weren’t going to be playing hockey. My goalie went on vacation, my dad was actually the coach, and no one else wanted to go in net. It was the playoffs, so my dad was like, ‘Ok. You have to go in net.’ So I strapped up the pads, let in nine goals, don’t think I made a save, but I loved it. I just kept going from there. I got goalie training and I’m here now.

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Eric Hartzell holds his mask that won College Hockey Inc.’s Best Goalie Mask, defeating Minnesota’s Kent Patterson.

Peca shines as future is bright for freshman PECA from Page 16 play college hockey. I wanted a couple more years of hockey to play and to develop more.”

Peca is the second Bobcat on this team to be drafted to the NHL. Kellen Jones was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in 2009.

“We knew he was going to be good,” head coach Rand Pecknold said. “We expected him to be good. He’s a great kid with a great work ethic, and he’s only going to get better.”

Peca already is a key factor in the team’s success for this season, and looks forward to having a solid career at QU. “You have to set the bar high. The NHL is a goal for me,” Peca said. “Four years here would be great. I am in no particular rush.”

Division I hockey is different from other sports. Many players play junior hockey before entering college. Players are usually 19 or 20 coming in as freshman, and even sometimes 21.

Although he is known for his contributions on the offensive end, Pecknold feels his defense is what it the key component of his game.

“He’s done all the things well,” Pecknold said. “He’s certainly scoring for us, but even more importantly he has been a really good defensive player for us.”

Although Peca has a professional career to look forward to, he is not looking too far ahead. He is taking each game as it comes and not looking ahead to other opponents.

“Its been great playing here. I love it,” Peca said. “We got a good group of guys. The team has been in a bit of a stretcher where we’ve been having a tough time scoring goals and winning games but I think we have a special team and we are confident we are going to do well this year.”

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The Rundown

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 3, RPI 2 – Saturday Eric Hartzell: 20 saves Yuri Bouharevich: 1 goal MEN’S BASKETBALL QU 83, Bryant 72 – Saturday Jamee Jackson: 21 points James Johnson: 17 points WOMEN’S Basketball QU 67, Bryant 56 – Saturday Felicia Barron: 16 points, 12 steals Jasmine Martin: 18 points

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Jackson, defense key in Bobcats’ victory By kerry healy Staff Writer

After falling to Sacred Heart in the Northeast Conference home opener Thursday night, the Quinnipiac men’s basketball team’s early offensive explosion lifted them past Bryant University 83-72 in another NEC matchup.

“It’s great that we could get a win. We really needed this one,” head coach Tom Moore said.

Jamee Jackson led four Bobcats into double

figures with a career-high 21 points and a gamehigh nine rebounds.

Jackson not only propelled the offense, but he provided a strong defensive effort as well.

“I kept being aggressive and kept playing hard on defense and it will come,” said Jackson, who shot 8-of-13 from the field. “Just keep playing hard and my teammates found me, and it worked out.”

The Bobcats held their largest lead in the first

games to watch MEN’S BASKETBALL QU (3-4, 1-1) at Vermont (4-4) – Sunday, 2 p.m.

WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU (11-7-1) at Princeton (6-7-1) – Friday, 7 p.m.

QU (11-7-1) vs. Princeton (6-7-1) – Saturday, 4 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QU (5-2, 1-0) at URI (1-8) – Saturday, 2 p.m.

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU (9-6-3, 2-4-3) vs. Sacred Heart (1-14) – Friday, 7 p.m.

QU (9-6-3, 2-4-3) vs. Princeton (6-7-2) – Sunday, noon

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Jamee Jackson squares up to defend Bryant forward Alex Francis during Saturday’s 83-72 victory, the Bobcats’ first Northeast Confrence victory of the season.

half with 4:12 to go with a score of 42-14, keeping the Bulldogs out of the paint. The Bobcat defense held Bryant to 6-of-19 shooting over the first 15 minutes.

Jackson guarded Bryant’s leading scorer Alex Francis and held him to 3-of-8 shooting in the first half, as he only scored six points in the frame. While Jackson was on the court, the Bobcats outscored the Bulldogs by 11.

“The defense he played on Alex Francis was terrific,” Moore said. “Jamee is really blossoming right now as a junior.”

Added Jackson: “I like to think of myself as a good defender. It’s just being aggressive with him, he’ll try to get in the paint and throw a shoulder or two, you just got to stay with your hands up.”

The Bobcats forced 14 turnovers throughout the game, and only allowed the Bulldogs to seven points off of second chance shots. The Bobcats also out rebounded the Bulldogs 4525.

Quinnipiac shot 31.3 percent in Thursday’s game against Sacred Heart, including 26.3 percent in the first half. The Bobcat offense turned the ball over 15 times Thursday, which led to 19 Pioneer points.

“It was a good performance by us in light of how poorly we played offense Thursday night,” Moore said. “For us emotionally and confidence wise, it was really good to see the ball go in the basket early in the game. We put 44 points up on the board fairly quickly.”

James Johnson scored eight of his 17 points in the first half, as he passed James Feldeine for 15th among the all-time Quinnipiac career scoring leaders with 1,326 points.

Ike Azotam and Dave Johnson each chipped in 11 for the offensive effort and combined to record 12 rebounds and eight assists in the game.

The Bobcats will not play another conference game until Jan. 5, when they will take on St. Francis (N.Y.) before they host reigning conference champion Long Island on Jan. 7.

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Clockwise from top left: The Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team celebrates after freshman Matthew Peca scores a goal in Saturday’s 3-2 win. Freshman Jasmine Martin goes up for a shot during the women’s basketball game against Bryant Saturday. Dave Johnson races down the court with the ball in Saturday’s 83-72 victory over Bryant.

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Seconds remaining when Yuri Bouharevich scored the game-winning goal in Saturday’s 3-2 win over rpi.

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Career wins for women’s ice hockey head coach rick seeley.

Yuri Bouharevich

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Senior Montreal, Quebec

Felicia Barron Women’s basketball Guard

Junior Springfield, Mass.

Bouharevich broke a 2-2 tie in Saturday’s game against RPI, scoring the game-winning goal with 2.4 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Bobcats a 3-2 victory.

Barron set the all-time Quinnipiac Division I single-game steals record Saturday with 12 steals in the 67-56 victory over Bryant. Barron also finished with 16 points, going 6-for-14 from the field.

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steals made by felicia barron in Saturday’s women’s basketball game, breaking Division I singlegame program record.

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Freshman PHENOM

Matthew Peca makes immediate impact with Bobcats

By Kerry Healy Staff Writer

Matthew Peca has a bright future in store for him, both at Quinnipiac University and after graduation. The Tampa Bay Lightning selected Peca in the seventh round by in the 2011 NHL draft.

Prior to the draft and his time at Quinnipiac, Peca was voted Central Canada Hockey League’s Top Prospect.

And lately he’s shown why he’s so highly touted.

Peca is currently tied for third in points on the team, with 13, tallying four goals and nine assists on the season and has came within one game of tying the freshman consecutive points record of 11 games. Ben Nelson set the record in 2005.

“This season I try not to put too many expectations on myself,” Peca said. “I want to play the best I can and develop as much as I can as a player.”

Even though Peca is one of the youngest players on the ice, it is not noticeable.

“The big thing I notice about the college game is the size and strength of the bigger and older players,” Peca said. “I think it’s obviously an adjustment, but again, I have older players playing with me so they help a lot and the team helps a lot in the adjustment.”

Although Peca was drafted, he felt that going to college was more

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Matthew Peca handles the puck during Saturday’s 3-2 win over RPI. Peca had a goal in the game, extending his total to four this season. important for him at this time. He chose college to play hockey and receive a good education at the same

time instead of jumping straight to the pros or even playing for a junior hockey team.

“I think the college route just seemed better for me,” Peca said.

“Obviously to get an education was

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Bobcats’ five-game winning streak snapped Turnovers costly as Bobcats fall to Sacred Heart

By Kerry Healy Staff Writer

Quinnipiac’s five-game winning streak was snapped by Northeast Conference rival Sacred Heart University, 74-65, on Monday at TD Bank Sports Center.

Felicia Barron had a team-high 19 points in the effort, shooting 7-for-15 from the field, and recording seven steals.

Barron entered the game as the nation’s leader in steals per game with 6.1.

Freshman Jasmine Martin tallied 14 points and eight rebounds and freshman Samantha Guastella added 10 points for the Bobcats (5-3, 1-1 NEC).

The Bobcats struggled early with the Pioneers’ full court press, which forced the forwards to handle the ball instead of the guards.

“We were extremely uncharacteristic in our loss tonight with 26 turnovers. We’ve just been averaging 12 fewer,” Quinnipiac head coach Tricia Fabbri said. “That’s just a frustrating way to lose [Monday].”

Fabbri said the full court pressure really slowed down the Bobcats on offense and it was an issue throughout the entire game.

“I thought at halftime we would come out and do a much better job at handling that (the full court press) but we didn’t, we really didn’t make that change,” Fabbri said.

The Bobcats had 15 of their 26 turnovers in the first half.

“We had everybody else, excluding our point guards throwing the ball around the gym for turnovers and a ton of travels,” Fabbri said.

Brittany McQuain suffered an injury early on in the game limiting her time on the court and limiting her to four rebounds on the game and just two points. McQuain was averaging 10.7 rebounds per game before Monday’s matchup. Her two points are a season low.

“We’re three weeks in, 5-3, and we are obviously disappointed for not getting to 2-0 (in the conference), but we’ve been able to make significant progress week to week, and I think we, again, are just going to get back to film on Wednesday,” Fabbri said.

Sacred Heart (7-1, 2-0) capped off the last two minutes of the first half going on a 8-0 run, taking a 34-31 lead into the locker room to end the first half.

Thirty of Sacred Heart’s 74 points came off of Bobcat turnovers.

Callan Taylor led Sacred Heart with 26 points and nine rebounds. Ericka Norman had a double-double for the Pioneers, recording 10 steals and 11 assists.

“We’ve got plenty to grow,” Fabbri said. “We’ve got a long way to go to reach our potential, but I think its really nice we have that confidence.”

The Bobcats will travel to Kingston, R.I. Saturday to take on the University of Rhode Island at 2 p.m.

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Felicia Barron shoots a free throw in Monday’s 74-65 loss to Sacred Heart.