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Quinnipiac tuition has risen significantly since the 2008-09 academic year.

According to the university’s website, tuition will cost $39,330 next year.

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Professor of Law Jennifer Gerarda Brown was announced the new dean of Quinnipiac University’s School of Law by President John Lahey last week, effective July 1, 2013.

Brown joined Quinnipiac University’s School of Law faculty in 1994, and is currently the Carmen Tortora Professor of Law. Brown has served as the Director of the Quinnipiac Center on See Dean Page 3

By DANIEL GROSSO Associate News Editor

Returning Quinnipiac students and incoming freshmen will have to reach a little deeper into their pockets next fall if they intend to pay for their education.

Quinnipiac’s Board of Trustees decided to raise tuition by $1,330 for the upcoming academic year.

The hike brings tuition, which was $38,000 this year, to $39,330. Factoring the cost of room and board, students can expect to pay at least

$53,380 to attend Quinnipiac, according to the university’s website.

The new, higher prices have some students scrambling to pay the bills.

“I pay for my own schooling for the most part. My parents helped me the first year or so and after that I was on my own,” junior Teresa Santos said. “I rely on loans to stay here.

This just means that I will be paying off my loans for longer than I planned.”

Despite the increased tuition prices, Quinnipiac still ranks behind

Connecticut College, Trinity College, Wesleyan University and Yale University in total cost per year of undergraduate study in the state.

“The process of setting tuition, room and board for the next fiscal year begins in the fall when the Cabinet officers and deans submit anticipated budgetary needs that are consistent with anticipated enrollment and necessary to meet their institutional goals,” Vice President for Public Affairs Lynn Bushnell said in a statement. “Every effort is made to keep our increases to a minimum.”

Junior Jake Campbell understands the rationale behind the tuition pricing, but hopes that he can see more tangible evidence of his investment.

“A tuition hike is something that is inevitable at a school like ours and that’s a shame,” Campbell, who pays for his own schooling, said. “It means that students are going to have to find a way to come up with [more money] out of their own pocket. And for what? I probably won’t even see where my money is going.”

Both Campbell and Santos recognize their education is an investment that does not have a dollar value. However, Santos feels Quinnipiac’s tuition prices are a bit steep.

“To me you can’t put a value on

education, but once I realized that Quinnipiac raises the tuition every year I was ready to transfer because it’s so expensive,” Santos said.

“Quinnipiac is a great school and the education is wonderful, but at the end of the day we are just paying for the name.”

Students who pay their way or rely on loans do not need to immediately panic, as the university says it does not raise tuition without also offering more financial aid.

“The senior vice president for finance and the vice president for admissions and financial aid develop a recommendation for tuition, room and board,” Bushnell said. “The recommended rates, along with an appropriate level of financial aid, are then discussed at several cabinet meetings.”

While more financial aid is given to compensate for increases in tuition, some students are looking for an end to tuition hikes.

Campbell believes that the school does not need to raise tuition each academic year because there are other expenditures that can be cut from the university’s budget.

“I think the university could afford to lower tuition considerably,” Campbell said. “If Tom Brady can take a pay cut, why can’t President Lahey?”

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Although the university banned smoking cigarettes on the North Haven Campus last summer, there are no plans to implement a similar rule on the Mount Carmel and York Hill campuses, according to Associate Vice President for Public Relations John Morgan.

On the Mount Carmel and York Hill campuses, smoking is permitted outdoors, but not inside the buildings and residence halls, Chief of Public Safety David Barger said.

In 2003, Connecticut’s Clean Indoor Air Act outlawed smoking in the workplace, restaurants, food stores, state buildings and the dorm rooms of public and private universities.

Smoking in the residence halls is

also a violation of the student housing contract, Barger said.

Since smoking is detrimental to one’s health and the North Haven focuses on the Health Sciences, the university banned smoking on the North Haven campus last summer.

“They wanted to have that whole aura of being a healthy environment,” Barger said. “How do you have a healthy environment with someone smoking with all that we know?”

Barger said that since North Haven is relatively new and not a residential campus, implementing this rule was fairly easy.

“It hasn’t come with a great deal of enforcement,” he said.

“Everyone has seemed to comply down there with the no smoking.”

On the Mount Carmel Campus however, some students are both-

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ered by the amount of smoking.

“It is annoying when you see people smoking when you are trying to get to class and see people outside Tator [Hall] blowing smoke in your face,” junior Cynthia Francois said.

According to Barger, students have never pushed for the Mount Carmel and York Hill campuses to become tobacco-free.

“I don’t think [banning smoking] has ever been brought up,” he said.

“If there were a movement of some type, perhaps it would be looked at with a little bit more discerning eye.”

Freshman Christian Spader believes that students have the right to smoke cigarettes on campus.

“We are all adults and if you have an addiction what are you supposed to do, leave campus?” he said.

On the other hand, sophomore Maylin Salazar said that she would support a smoking ban on campus.

“If it is for the public health it is good,” she said. “[Smoking] is gross See smoking Page 3

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The time for internship hunting and networking has come, and the School of Communications’ second annual Media MashUp can help make it a smooth transition. With nearly 50 companies looking to hire at the career fair, it is beneficial for students to attend, dressing professionally and bringing their resumes on Friday, March 1, to the Rocky Top Student Center.

At this year’s Media MashUp, nearly 50 hiring companies and 20 media professionals will be on the York Hill Campus to speak to School of Communications students, according to Executive Directors Ashley Kopacki and Kirsten Owens. Media MashUp brings together the four parts of the School of Communications: journalism, public relations, media studies and film, video and interactive media.

“School of Communications students would be foolish to not take advantage of such a great opportunity like Media MashUp,” Owens said. “It doesn’t matter if you’re a freshman or a senior. The event is very much applicable to all SoC students. With prestigious companies and professionals in attendance, students will have a day full of networking opportunities which can potentially help them land the job they’re dreaming of.”

Sophomore Anthony DeCandia says he’s very excited for the “QU making it work in LA–what does it take?” session. DeCandia dreams of working as a reality show director.

“I want to live in LA because that is where the industry is,” DeCandia said. “I want to be in the tide of the action. This session will really be beneficial for me.”

The 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. “Need for speed” networking event, featuring Quinnipiac alumni from the Class of 2011, explains what to expect within the first two years of graduating.

This session is already full and SoC students are unable to sign up.

Journalism Professor Cathryn Saldinger said she believes the Media MashUp will benefit the students.

“A big thing students can take away from the Media MashUp is that there isn’t necessarily one path to go that will get them to where they want to go,” Saldinger said.

Besides the sessions, there will be a career fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the annex of the Rocky Top Student Center. Quinnipiac University SoC students are required to have an internship, and this career fair may help that process.

It did help Kopacki last year where she met with professionals from Prosek Partners. They kept in touch with her months after the event and offered her an internship at the firm this year.

Students are only able to choose one session per time slot.

Morning session: 10-11:30 a.m.

Breaking into sports communications

Live media training from PR professionals

Interactive journalism: what does the future hold?

In “Breaking into sports communications,” Laura Suchoski, the Social Media manager for ESPNW and Katie Richman, the Strategy and Social Media Leader for ESPN will talk to students interested in sports communication and social networking about what jobs are available and how to get these jobs.

In “Live media training from PR professionals,” Stephen R. Kennedy and Jake Daubenspeck, the Associate Vice President and Senior Account Executive of Prosek Partners will teach students how to do interviews for media outlets and end with an interactive surprise for the audience.

In “Interactive journalism: what does the future hold?”

NBC's Tim Peek will discuss the future of the journalism field based upon his extensive background in broadcast, digital and print journalism.

Students are able to only sign up for one session during this time slot.

Afternoon session: 2-3:30 p.m.

A few years out - the changing complexion of media jobs

Personal branding: PR campaigns for the individual and company

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“A few years outs - the changing complexion of media jobs” featuring Quinnipiac graduates Paula Clancey, an A&E Networks Senior Analyst, Anna Raso, an executive assistant for Anderson Live, and John Kelley from NBC Sports, discussing the positions they have in their companies and how these positions have evolved over the past few years due to digital media.

Lauren Carmody, the Strategic services account director for Adams & Knight, Andrea Obston, the President of Obston Marketing Communications and Dan Weingrod, a digital strategist for Econsultancy discuss, through an interactive session, how to brand and re-brand clients’ names through social media.

Quinnipiac alumni “How I Met Your Mother” writer George Sloan, Adam Kaloustian, the Vice President of Current Series 3Ball Productions/Eyeworks USA, and Nikki Levine, a Playboy Productions Freelance Producer share with SoC students how they are getting jobs in the television, documentaries and digital entertainment field.

Blurring the line - covering sports in the age of social media

In "Blurring the line - covering sports in the age of social media,” Sean Patrick Bowley, Hearts CT Media Interactive

Sports Producer, Nick Pietruszkiewicz, an editor for ESPN.com who works on the front page of the site, and

“Media MashUp is handing students the opportunity to make those internships happen,” she said. “Networking at MashUp actually works.”

Saldinger, however, warns students to take appropriate caution with internship opportunities.

“I think they can be beneficial if the student is allowed to do practical hands-on work,” she said. “Students should talk to other students.

Just because the internship sounds prestigious, it doesn’t mean the work will be worth it.”

Sophomore Aaron King attended Media MashUp last year and is looking forward to at-

Beyond the Bubble

Quinnipiac alumni Brian Kelly, also an editor for ESPN. com, will discuss how social media effects covering sports.

tending again this year.

“Last year, there were a lot of awesome opportunities,” King said. “I really enjoyed the keynote speaker.”

King is also interested in this year’s theme of social media and to see how this affects other forms of media. As a public relations major who dreams of working for “GQ” magazine, King is excited that this year, unlike last year, will have more speakers and information pertaining to his major.

The deadline for registration for the event is Feb. 28. To learn more about signing up, visit quchronicle.com

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A rundown on news outside the Quinnipiac campus

Hot air balloon crash kills 19

Gun violence in South Africa

Search for sailboat suspended

A gas explosion caused a hot air balloon to crash from 1,000 feet to the ground on Tuesday morning in Luxor, Egypt, killing 19 people. The hot air balloon was prepared to land when the explosion occurred over a sugar cane. There were 21 passengers, including 19 foreign tourists, an Egyptian and an Egyptian pilot. The foreign tourists included: nine from Hong Kong, four from Japan, three from Britain, two from France and one from Hungary.

Two people, including a Briton and the pilot, are hospitalized. This is the world’s deadliest hot air balloon accident in the last 20 years.

Gov. Izzat Saad of Luxor province banned all hot air balloons flights until further notice since the crash.

A recent shooting of a girlfriend mistaken for a burglary sparked concerns with gun violence in South Africa. Olympic and Paralympic competitor of South Africa, Oscar Pistorius, is accused of shooting his girlfriend dead on Feb. 14. He says he mistook her for a burglar. However, this event has brought along a bigger concern for the country. South Africa’s history of gun violence and high crime rates show that the 50 million home burglaries across the country have more than doubled.

Burglars commonly look for homeowners’ guns because it’s difficult to obtain a gun legally in South Africa. More than 50 percent of its population admitted being afraid of the police force in the past year, and there are six million licensed firearms in South Africa.

Coast Guard stopped searching for a missing sailboat in Monterey Bay in San Francisco on Tuesday. It is believed that the distress call could have been fake. On Sunday, the Coast Guard received a distress call from a ship, saying that the couple and two children on board were abandoning their sinking boat. The Coast Guard surveyed 20,000 square miles by sea and air, but saw no signs of the sailboat. No one has reported any missing people or boats from the marina. This search has cost the Coast Guard thousands of dollars.

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Proposed state law has minimal effect on campus smoking from cover The Connecticut legislature’s Transportation Committee discussed banning smoking cigarettes in cars with passengers under seven on Feb. 20, according to the Hartford Courant.

The law aims to decrease the amount of secondhand smoke children are exposed to.

Since few students drive with young passengers, Barger said that this proposed law would have a minimal effect on the campus.

However, Public Safety would still enforce this law.

“If we saw it then we would have to stop them and we would have to contact Hamden Police Department,” he said.

Even though Quinnipiac is a private university, it still must follow Connecticut law.

This means that if Connecticut ever passed a law prohibiting smoking in open areas, the university would have to abide by it.

“We are bound by laws of the state of Connecticut,” Barger said. “We would have to establish one smoking area on campus, or perhaps a smoking room … We are not special.”

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Brown goes from prof. to law school dean law school from cover Dispute Resolution for nearly 15 years. She has served on the law school’s Executive Committee, Honor Code Committee and the Speakers and Conferences Committee. She is highly regarded in the legal community as a result of her work with Connecticut judges, lawyers and legal academics.

“I’m delighted with the choice,” School of Law Dean Brad Saxton said. “She’s very, very smart, she’s got great values, she’s hardworking, and she’s got great emotional intelligence, which is an important quality for an administrative dean [to have].”

Dean Saxton, who took part in the search committee process, noted that of six confidential semifinalists, Brown was the only candidate to hail from inside the Quinnipiac community. This feature is an advantage in that she already knows the people, knows the university and knows the culture of the Law School, he said.

“She can hit the ground running,” Dean Saxton said. “... and I think the internal community is really excited about her doing it and is really pleased with the choice.”

Professor Brown is excited to get started in the new position though there are aspects of being a full-time professor that she will miss, such as having the flexibility of when and where she works and having the opportunity to get to know individual students well.

CT Rides comes to QU

By SUSAN RIELLO Staff Writer

Quinnipiac students can now earn rewards and discounts for local restaurants and businesses simply by riding the shuttles.

CT Rides, a program sponsored by CT Department of Transportation, has partnered with campus public relations firm QuinniPR and the QU Sustainability Committee to encourage students to use alternate forms of transportation.

CT Rides reaches out to community colleges, universities and businesses in Connecticut to educate them on alternative transportation, according to CT Rides Outreach Coordinator Pamela Hypolite.

“We find that there are individuals who weren’t even aware of a bus that could take them right to their home, especially those who live in suburban areas,” Hypolite said. “We try to dispel a lot of the myths about public transportation.”

QuinniPR Co-Presidents Caitlin Enright and Jenel Conde have been working on the project since last March. Enright connected with a CT Rides representative at a PRSSA networking event and found that CT Rides had an interest in bringing the program and rewards system to Quinnipiac.

“I think college students are really looking to save money,” Conde said. “So the most important thing we discussed was to get businesses involved that students frequent, including Aunt Chilada’s, Splash Car Washes, Ashley’s Ice Cream and places like that. We’re also working on getting Tonino’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, Domino’s and The Corner Deli involved.”

The options for reward discounts also include larger businesses, such as Stop and Shop and Dick’s Sporting Goods. The coupons can be downloaded from the website or mailed to students.

The rewards system is accessible through Quick Links on MyQ. Students can click the “CT Rides/Nurides Shuttle Points” link, register on the website and then record their trips under the “My Trips” tab.

“Regardless of the distance you get 100 points each way, even if you just take the shut-

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tle from York Hill to Mount Carmel Campus,” Enright said. “Theoretically, if you take the shuttle every day, you would get 1,000 points in one week. The reward that costs the most points that I saw was 2,900, but that was two free passes to Mystic Aquarium. It’s definitely worth it.”

Students can record their trips each time they log in to the website, or set a repeating schedule that automatically logs their times.

“I think it’s a great idea,” junior Katryn Flynn said. “I think it’s a good incentive for the student body to go green and carpool instead of driving their own cars to campus.”

Students also feel that the rewards system will save them money on gas.

“We pay the university quite a bit of money to provide us with a shuttle system,” senior Brandon Schindler said. “It’s great to get some rewards from it, as well as saving gas for commuters and those who take the shuttles.”

Not only does using the system earn reward points and discounts, but it also will help the environment, according to the Quinnipiac Sustainability Committee.

“CT Rides fits in perfectly with the committee’s mission because we devote a lot of time to recycling and other environmental concerns,” said Biomedical Sciences Professor Kristen Wolfe, who is a member of the QU Sustainability Committee. “We eventually want to connect with commuters and develop a system for them to carpool with other commuters and receive points.

In consistency with the QU Sustainability Committee’s mission, Hypolite said that students can also track their environmental impact through the website, including anything from how much they save on gas by leaving the car off to how much less carbon they’re emitting into the air.

“I think it’s a great addition to our campus,” Conde said. “We’re not asking students to change their behavior, and the sign up takes about two minutes. Students coming from York Hill especially take the shuttle on a daily basis. You’re already helping the environment if you take the shuttle, so why not get rewarded for it?”

“I hope I’ll be able to continue to have that nurturing energy as a dean, but toward the entire school,” she said.

Brown said her biggest challenges will be those that the law school will face as an institution, for example, the law school’s move from the Mount Carmel Campus to the North Haven Campus. Brown believes sharing a campus with the university’s other graduate programs will benefit law school students.

“It will be fun and interesting to see how those relationships take shape,” she said, “We have an almost unique resource where we will be side-by-side with other graduate schools and I am looking forward to forming those relationships [between graduate programs].”

Professor Brown also addressed the shifting role of law schools in America, due to both the recession and evolving factors such as client relations, globalization, and advances in technology.

Brown noted how the recession has caused a contraction in the market for law jobs and a downturn in applications to law schools, and the globalization of law practice and changes in the business models have affected what types of jobs are available to law students after graduation.

She said the goal of Quinnipiac’s School of Law must emphasize “how we can create a first rate legal education for our students and make it economically feasible for [both

us and] them.”

Brown had been encouraged to apply for vacant deanships at other institutions but had never aspired to be a dean. She is enthusiastic about taking on the role here because of a heartfelt connection to Quinnipiac.

“To be the dean at Quinnipiac University means a lot to me,” Brown said. “Brad Saxton has been such an excellent dean for 10 years now. We have such a strong sense of community as a Law School, and we really work to serve our students’ best interests.”

“The university has been so good to us, is supportive of us and really wants the law school to thrive,” she continued, “Being the dean of a law school at a university that wants you to succeed is a very attractive proposition and I look forward to working with Mark Thompson and John Lahey.”

Dean Saxton echoed Professor Brown’s appreciation of the solid support from President Lahey and others in the University’s administration, as well as her sentiments regarding the sense of community present at the School of Law. “The community at the law school is really strong,” Dean Saxton said, “I think if you asked any student or faculty member at the law school, they would all say that we all really value a strong sense of community with each other. I have really strong confidence that Jennifer Brown is a strong choice for us in continuing that community ethos.”

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Spend a semester in D.C. Quinnipiac’s Washington D.C. Semester Program’s deadline is approaching. The program includes an internship in Washington D.C. for any major and automatically applies one’s financial aid package. The courses linked to internships include: media, political reporting, Congress, White House, executive agencies, lobbying, advocacy and national security. Admissions are on a rolling basis. Deadline for Summer 2013 term applications is May 1 and May 15 for Fall 2013.– K. Rojas

Computer savvy students wanted

Quinnipiac’s Student Technology Academic Resource (STAR) Program is now hiring. The program is located on all three campuses and are looking for people with customer service skills and technical skills with computers.

Students can apply for the following positions: STAR technician, program coordinator, technical analyst and supervisor. Students of all majors can apply. Applications can be found on MyQ.– K. Rojas

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Theater for Community will present “Lily Hare” at 7:30 p.m. in Buckman Theater beginning tomorrow night. The dark comedy, written by New Haven playwright Kevin Daly, is set in 1849 when a touring actress finds ways to succeed in show business. Tickets are $12 for general admission, $8 for students and senior citizens. – K. Rojas

Colleagues remember retired, deceased professor

By JULIA PERKINS Associate News Editor

Retired Professor of Economics Vincent DeAndrea passed away on Feb. 9, according to a MyQ announcement.

DeAndrea began teaching at Quinnipiac in 1968 and taught for 38 years before retiring with emeritus status in 2006, the MyQ announcement said.

DeAndrea received his doctorate and MBA in economics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, according to the MyQ announcement. He also wrote a book called “Silver Coins: Where did they go and why?” in 1984, which Professor of Economics Donn Johnson said DeAndrea was proud of.

During his time at Quinnipiac, DeAndrea was the chair of the economics department and a faculty representative on the Board of Trustees, Professor of Economics Michael Rafferty said.

Dean of the School of Business Matthew O’Connor describes DeAndrea as a beloved professor, who was very devoted to helping students.

“I think the biggest contribution that he made was that people really really liked him,” O’Connor said.

“He is remembered as just a really really good teacher and also very devoted, not just in the classroom. He did lots of things outside of the classroom that students really benefited from.”

DeAndrea was an advisor for the Economics Club, Student Government and the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, the MyQ announcement said. According to Rafferty, DeAndrea also helped bring speakers to campus like James Tobin, a Nobel Prize winner in economics, and Rob-

ert Ballard, the man who discovered the Titanic.

DeAndrea lived in the residence halls when the university had a program in which professors stayed in the dorms, Johnson said.

“He got a chance to mentor students at that point and get to know them well and give them some guidance to what it’s like to be a college student,” Johnson said.

Johnson estimates that when the university was smaller, DeAndrea knew half of the students in the School of Business.

Outside of Quinnipiac, DeAndrea collected rare coins and fountains pens, and was attached to his antique car, Rafferty and Johnson said. Yet even these interests were related to his classes.

“He brought his love for rare coins into his lectures on early monetary systems in the colonies,” Rafferty said. “He had a passion for economic history that students appreciated.”

Years after they have left the university, students still recall DeAndrea and his Economics History class at alumni events.

“Almost every time somebody will ask how Doctor DeAndrea is doing, talk about his class, [and] how they enjoyed his class,” O’Connor said. “You get out of college, as time fades you get on with other experiences, the number of things you remember about your college experience shrinks, but he was always a presence in terms of people remembering him.”

DeAndrea also left a permanent mark on the university by helping to build one of the bridges on campus, Johnson said.

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Accomplished law professor passes away

By RACHEL COGUT Staff Writer

Carmen Tortola Professor of Law David Rosettenstein passed away on Feb. 19, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Rosettenstein began teaching at the School of Law in 1981, when it was still affiliated with the University of Bridgeport. He played a key role in helping the law school reaffiliate with Quinnipiac, which went into effect in 1992.

Over the course of his tenure at the Quinnipiac School of Law, Rosettenstein taught courses in family law, labor law, and remedies.

Professor Rosettenstein was respected and revered by fellow faculty members and students alike.

After being chosen by the Quinnipiac School of Law Class of 2012 as Professor of the Year, Rosettenstein addressed the 151 students at their graduation ceremony on May 13, 2012.

“Professor Rosettenstein took great pleasure in identifying for students the complexities and possible inconsistencies in difficult legal material and then in helping students to unravel the mysteries,” Professor of Law Robert Farell said. “He was devoted to his students and would not accept from them anything but their best work.”

Rosettenstein was a prolific scholar in addition to his role as a professor. He was the author of over 40 articles and books, and presented papers at conferences on every continent except for Antarctica.

Associate Dean and Professor of Law David King described Professor Rosettenstein as one who “de-

manded the best effort from himself as well as from his students. That made him a great teacher, scholar, and friend.”

One of Rosettenstein’s passions was caring for animals and wildlife.

He and his wife of thirty years, Abbie Baker, have been well known and admired for their rescue and care of an extensive collection of injured birds, feral cats, and other animals in need.

“What always struck me about David Rosettenstein was his razorsharp intellect and wit,” Professor of Law and newly appointed Dean of the Law School, Jennifer Brown said. “He did not suffer fools lightly, and was extremely rigorous, and yet he had a warm and compassionate heart. For example, he spent countless hours in his leisure time caring for animals in distress, both wild and domesticated.”

Rosettenstein’s most significant contributions to the University include a long-standing service as a member of the Law School’s Admissions Committee and taking on the role of Chair of the University Faculty Senate from 2003 to 2005.

"David was a terrific teacher, scholar and colleague. He was extremely productive in his research and writing, and he was also wonderfully engaged with his students, both in and out of the classroom,” School of Law Dean Brad Saxton said. “[He] continued to serve as a mentor for many of our graduates for years after they'd graduated, and I'm already hearing from many of our alumni/ae who were very sad to learn of his passing. Our entire community will miss him, very much."

QU students make Greek life digital

By AMANDA HOSKINS Contributing Writer

What started as a project for an entrepreneur class senior year turned into a website to connect Greek life across the country: IGreekU. Quinnipiac students Jenna Kuhn and Marc Vandal and now-alumnus Michael Fitch, Ryan Unger and Phillip Papas, came together one year ago and generated the idea of creating a central website for Greek life as their company for the class. They wanted to differentiate themselves from the typical Facebook group that many fraternities and sororities use and make one big website where everyone can connect.

Through the website people will be able to share and connect their thoughts, upload photos, post files and discuss different events.The website will have three different feeds: one for each person’s individual chapter, one for the entire Greek life at Quinnipiac and one for each chapter to connect across the country.

“We are all very excited about this,” Kuhn said. “We can’t wait to be able to show this to the public and get more people involved because we think it’s really going to revolutionize the way that Greek life is and hopefully bring it together into a more close-knit community.”

As freshmen in the spring of 2008, Fitch, Unger and Papas all joined Tau Kappa Epsilon here on campus where they became good friends.

Once hearing about this project in

class their senior year, they did oneon-one interviews for more group members. In the end, they chose Kuhn and Vandal to be an additional part of their team. As they worked on the project, they made progress and found in May that they had a very important decision to make.

After coming second in the class competition for company, they thought about making their website a reality and applying their business to the real world.

“That was a tough decision to make especially when you are graduating, are you going to put the time and effort into doing that at the same time as having a job,” Fitch recalled.

But with the support of their friends and professors they went forward in continuing the website.

After graduating, Fitch worked on the website daily for about six months in order to prepare to launch.

“Starting your own business doesn’t come as easily or as fast as you think or may want it to,” he said. “So it took a lot of time before it would be ready.”

At home, Papas has taken a leadership role for the store, creating boxes and boxes of products for merchandise that has been handed out to begin to promote the website and sell once the website begins.

They have Frisbees, stadium cups, coozies and pens all marked with the website logo. Additionally they have utilized social media such as Facebook and Twitter to promote

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their website.

In the next few weeks the creators hope to have members of Quinnipiac Greek life using the website so that by May, universities all over can utilize the website. They want to use Quinnipiac as a trial-run to see what features are liked and disliked and what people use the most.

“My ultimate vision is that hopefully by next fall, the beginning of next semester, to have multiple universities using our site,” Fitch said.

The creators understand that there are parts that they are going to need to make changes to, but they need feedback in order to do so.

Kuhn is a member of Alpha Delta Pi at Quinnipiac and says that she really hopes to make use of this website in her own chapter.

Students around campus have

shown their excitement for the launch of the website as well. New to Alpha Chi Omega, Kiera Murphy shared her thoughts about the site.

“It really can tie together the common bond that these organizations across the country have with one another,” Murphy said.

The creators have high hopes for the website and are anxious to see if their company will prosper.

“My hope for the company in the next year is for it to start changing the way Greek life is done on not just a person-to-person level, but on a digital level as well,” Unger said.

Sorority and Fraternity members here at Quinnipiac will be able to start using this website in the next couple of weeks.

Go to quchronicle.com to learn more about IGreekU.

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Please nominate a member of the University community who has made an extraordinary impact on you—a faculty or staff member who has extended him or herself beyond the scope of regular responsibilities to enhance the student experience.

Nominees may be any member of the Quinnipiac community who serves students, and nominations are welcome from students, alumni and colleagues.

Award winners: • receive a cash prize • are listed on the sculptural plaque in the Arnold Bernhard Library The 2012 receipients: Kim Hartmann, Janice Wachtarz, Kristen Richardson, Shar • are introduced at the University Convocation Walbaum, Dottie Lauria and Mohammad Elahee.

• attend a board of trustees reception • enjoy a luncheon with President John L. Lahey • are honored at a gala dinner in the fall (If your nominee is selected, you will receive an invitation to the dinner.)

YOU DECIDE who will be the new recipients of the teaching or service awards. Nominate someone today!

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Don’t smoke, but don’t ban Shake of TWEETs OF THE WEEK I’m on the shuttle and it smells like wet college student. #quinnipiac #rain @DeenaFlem The Jones twins were actually one person at birth, but the doctor split them apart because that was too much talent for one person #beatyale @Jquick16 A girl is outside in a robe screaming at this boy and the whole caf is watching @QpacProblems @mariabeckerr Most little kids check under the bed at night for monsters. Yale hockey player check under the bed at night for Eric Hartzell #beatyale @MikeyM93 When the collegiate Alex and Ani has everywhere but Quinnipaic @Shelleyann1817

I don’t smoke. I’ve never felt compelled to Similarly to driving without a seatbelt, all start and I probably never will. That being said, I risks associated with smoking tobacco products do not vilify smokers as many do. I can walk by are assumed by the user. If a student, professor a man with a cigarette and remain quite or any other member of the Quinnipiac comunphased, a stark contrast to society’s munity has the desire or need to smoke a response. cigarette during the day, then that right For reasons unbenounced to me, should not be infringed. The only person our new war is on tobacco. New laws they would be hurting would be themseem to emerge each day to cripple the selves. They would be the only one inhalsmoker. In my lifetime I’ve seen ing the smoke and therefore the only smoking banned in restaurants being introducing carcinogens and cars in certain states, many into their body. parks, schools and large areas of Smoking tobacco products is the great outdoors. an entirely legal action, and thereQuinnipiac already has an abfore one we need to leave alone.

Daniel Grosso Associate News Editor solute ban on smoking at the North Smokers are already crippled @Daniel_Grosso Haven campus, which as a comenough as taxes drive cigarette muter campus, is not unreasonable, but just the prices through the roof. There is no need to furthought of a ban at the Mount Carmel or York ther punish people who wish to practice an enHill campuses is absurd. tirely legal action. They are not hurting anyone I fully understand the rationale behind a ban else, and any inconvenience they may cause to at Quinnipiac, and, being a private university, the other members of the community is fleeting and school is entirely justified to do so, but it simply otherwise minor. does not make any sense to me.

Instead of pushing for Quinnipiac to ostraSmoking cigarettes, cigarillos and cigars are cize and fight a segment of its law-abiding popucompletely legal actions and the user assumes all lation, maybe students should look to enforce risks associated with it. I understand the concept actual prohibited activity on campus. Smoking of “secondhand smoke,” however, any student marijuana and underage drinking are both illegal who would complain of this health risk on a col- actions, and both remain prevalent at Quinnipilege campus would be remiss. The legitimacy of ac. Drugs and alcohol both present tremendous secondhand smoke is still up for debate, but, as- health risks to their users, but for some reason suming the phenomenon does exist, it is a health students at Quinnipiac show a strange complarisk associated with prolonged or recurring ex- cency towards their usage. posure to tobacco fumes.

It seems strange, but many members of Sorry, Bobcats, passing someone with a Quinnipiac’s community turn up their noses at cigarette on the way to the library is not going the sight of someone smoking a cigarette. Howto kill you. There are no health risks associated ever, this is a legal action and a freedom we with the occasional smoker on campus. The only possess as adults in the United States. There are potential nuisance would be the smoke’s odor, more pressing issues facing this campus, and but it cannot be anywhere near as offensive as Quinnipiac will forever be better off spending its the trees by the suites in the spring. resources combatting a real problem.

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Thirty seconds of buildup turns a peaceful environment into a drug trip gone wrong. What once was normal becomes a plethora of ignoramuses dry humping the invisible air and doing very questionable acts.

I’m talking about the “Harlem Shake,” of course. The recent Internet fad has caught fire to the point where everyone and their grandmothers are doing it (literally).

The “dance” (if you want to call it one) perplexes me. During the buildup, these people participate in normal activities and seem fine to me. But once the bass drops, all hell breaks loose. I’ve seen horse masks, pandas, even NFL Combine players just go bonkers. Some of these people don’t even shake, but rather act like they’re drunk at a rave and can’t control their bodies.

Students here at Quinnipiac University familiarized themselves with the phrase during Winter Storm Nemo. I’ve seen all of what are deemed to be called the “original Harlem Shake,” but honestly it’s not a big deal.

How is this entertaining to anyone after the first few watches? I’ll admit, my stupid sense of humor is diverse. But after seeing all types of Harlem Shakes, now it just irritates me. Especially when people are failing at doing a Bernie dance that’s even more irrelevant.

These viral “Harlem Shake” videos have me shaking my head at society as a whole. First off, the original “Harlem Shake” came from Harlem in 1981, and is a better dance than what I’m seeing in these videos. The real “Harlem Shake” actually involves practice and control of your body. Why steal the name of the dance in the first place?

What also popped out at me was how much we, as a whole, lack originality. The fact that something this dumb went viral doesn’t surprise me since we have people like Rebecca Black and 2 Chainz receiving 15 minutes of undeserving fame. By the way, the “con los terroristas” in the beginning of the “Harlem Shake” song is Spanish for “with the terrorists.” I don’t think I’d want to dance to someone talking about terrorists.

I understand if you were doing the dance to have fun, but this is a disrespect to the residents of Harlem and their culture. If you want to do this dance, by all means go for it. I’m not stopping you. But don’t take the name of another dance and brainwash the younger generation into thinking swaying your arms and ripping your clothes off while having intercourse with the air is the original “Harlem Shake.”

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Hi Bobcats, Hope your week is going well so far! Did you know that registration for the Big Event is now open? Quinnipiac’s Big Event is a cosponsored event with the Student Government Association (SGA) and the Community Action Project (CAP). The Big Event started 28 years ago at Texas A&M University and has grown to be the largest, one-day, student-run service project in the nation. It’s aim is to give back present students with the opportunity to say “Thank You” to residents of the surrounding communities. This year, Quinnipiac’s Big Event takes place on Saturday, April 6. You can register on Qu.Collegiatelink.Net or on Do You QU. Registration is only open for two more weeks so be sure to sign up as soon as possible.

The SGA Senior Class Cabinet has also been hard at work with its recent launch of Senior Quick Links. Senior Quick Links is accessible to all seniors on the MyQ homepage. The site manages everything seniors need to know for graduation. Organizations that are involved

with the site include Senior Class Gift, Senior Commencement, Senior Week, Summit Yearbook, and the SGA Senior Class Cabinet. Seniors also have the ability to view a full calendar with important dates and events. Make sure you check it out.

Lastly, on behalf of SGA, we would like to welcome two new members to our organization. These members include Rebecca Carlone, who will serve on the Freshman Class Cabinet, and Adam Davis, who will serve on the Sophomore Class Cabinet. Rebecca and Adam will also work under the Public Relations Committee. We are more than excited to have these two individuals working with our organization this semester.

If you have any concerns or questions, please let us know! You can submit a concern through our website at QUSGA.com or visit us in the SGA offices on the second floor of the Carl Hansen Student Center.

Enjoy the rest of the week, Bobcats!

Ryan Scanlon, Vice President of Public Relations

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BULLDOG BEATDO

For the first time since 2010, Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey took back the Heroes Hat in a 4-1 victory over the contentious match-up secured Quinnipiac’s season sweep of the Bulldogs. With the win, the Bobcats were vo poll for the third week in a row.

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Clockwise from left: The Bobcats score their first goal of the game; students line up outside TD Bank Sports Center; Eric Hartzell examines the crowd during a timeout; Zack Currie accepts the Heroes Hat; Kellen Jones and Matthew Peca come to the glass to celebrate; Russell Goodman throws a jab at a Bulldog, Travis St. Denis and Zack Currie celebrate after scoring the third goal of the first period; fans wave a Quinnipiac flag; senior Jessica Joline returns to the student section after getting hit in the head by a puck during warm-ups.

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Event Spotlight: WQAQ’s Battle of the Bands

By JEN ESPOSITO Staff Writer

WQAQ, the student run radio station broadcasting 24/7, is scheduled to hold its annual concert, “Battle of the Bands,” on March 2 at 6 p.m.

Battle of the Bands, which will be held in Burt Kahn, gives students a chance to see their friends and peers perform and expose them to new types of music.

“People should attend the show because

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Kyle Gallatin performs at last year’s Battle of the Bands. The event will take place this year on March 2 at 6 p.m. at Burt Kahn Court.

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it’s always inspiring to see people make music and we love to help people out with this,” said senior Benjamin Goodheart, general manager of WQAQ. “We guarantee you’ll have a blast because it’s always a ton of fun.”

The night will be filled with a variety of different music and prizes, Goodheart said.

The first place winner will receive $300 and will also play in the opening line up for WQAQ’s spring concert. The second and third place winners will receive $200 and $100, respectively.

“People should attend because we have a lot of talented students at Quinnipiac,” said senior and music manager for WQAQ, Scott Wong. “The past years I’ve attended we’ve always had great contestants. None of them ever seem nervous to perform and it’s always been a good time. It’ll be a great time so don’t forget to mark your calendars!”

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Movie Review: Safe Haven

By Christina Sullivan Staff Writer

“Safe Haven”, directed by Swedish director Lasse Hallström and based on the Nicholas Sparks novel, was the perfect film to premier on Valentine’s Day this year. Starring Julianne Hough and Josh Duhamel, this movie is action-packed, heart wrenching, and a true love story all in one.

Viewers watch as Katie (Hough) starts a new life in Southport, N.C. and falls in love with the small town’s widower and general store owner, Alex (Duhamel). She buys a house, begins working at a local restaurant, and adjusts to her new life.

But here’s the twist: Katie is wanted for murder and is on the run from a violent, alcoholic detective, much to the disbelief of the audience who has fallen in love with this character’s spunky personality and beautiful features. Just as Katie and Alex are beginning to spend more time together, both alone and with his adorable children, danger creeps into their quaint little paradise.

The movie is concluded by a

completely shocking ending, leaving viewers’ jaws glued to the floor.

The final lines of “Safe Haven” are tearjerkers, forcing most of the audience to leave the theater reaching for the tissues in their purses.

Similar to most Nicholas Sparks’ novel-based films, “Safe Haven” is definitely a chick flick. The leading male role is easy on the eyes and the romance in the movie is enough to make any girl swoon. This movie can be entertaining to the boyfriends and husbands dragged to it, though.

The detective and action scenes gives the movie an on-the-edge-ofyour-seat quality, and there are a few moments that make viewers, male and female, laugh out loud.

The acting is good, the setting is picturesque, and the story is relatable. The movie ignites a variety of emotions in viewers and ends in a twist no one thought possible.

Whether you’re in a relationship and want a classic date-night movie or you’re going out with friends for the night, this is a movie that everyone should make time to see.

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Andy Samberg Engaged

The Saturday Night Live comedian announced his engagement to girlfriend of more than five years, Joanna Newsom, a singersongwriter. Newsom flaunted her ring at Film Independednt Spirit awards at Santa Monica Beach on Feb. 23. reported Us Weekly.

MacFarlane reviews wide-ranging

Seth MacFarlane hosting gig at the 2013 Oscars was a controversial one. From jokes about Chris Brown and Rihanna to a musical number about seeing actresses boobs, some were left with a bad taste, while others raved about his comic genius. He drew in a younger crowd this year, gaining 20 percent more people under 35 according to Nielson data.

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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian now know the gender of their child, announcing they are having a baby girl in the summer.

Khalifa’s a Daddy

Wiz Khalifa’s girlfriend, Amber Rose, just gave birth to their first child. Sebastian “The Bash” Thomaz was born this past week and is already being spoiled with love and gifts from his celebrity parents.

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It seems that Justin Bieber may in fact be getting over Selena Gomez. Bieber was spotted overseas in the U.K. with aspiring singer Ella-Paige Roberts-Clarke, who is rumored to be his new gal pal.

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Everyone can relate to the semi-horrific feeling of tripping face first up a flight of crowded stairs. I have certainly had my fair share of awkward stumbles, and it almost always ends with me gathering my books and grimacing angrily as I hide my flaming cheeks. But even I cannot imagine the panic that would ensue if that trip occurred on one of the most publicized platforms in the nation.

At the Academy Awards Ceremony on Sunday Hollywood’s latest darling, Jennifer Lawrence fell victim to those tricky steps as she walked on stage to accept the Oscar for best actress. To make matters worse, this fall happened on national television.

While most people would respond with mortification to erase the memory of such a flub, J-Law embraced it with her trademark humor and acceptance. The 22-year-old “Silver Linings Playbook” actress even admitted to reporters that she took a shot to reduce her embarrassment.

Her response was so natural, and so real that it can resonate across her fanbase as just another thing that makes Lawrence so charming. The number of Yahoo articles and media mentions about her in recent months are testament to her popularity, and it is refreshing to see a celebrity who promotes a healthy body image (aka not a size 2) and the value of a good sense of humor. Here’s to hoping that more actresses will follow in her footsteps. – C. Tufts

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Quinnipiac seems to have three main loves: 24/7 construction, Irish Famine sculptures and conserving energy. The last one, however, is more of a joke than anything because hardly any residents on campus make an effort to throw their recyclables into the separate bin or be “green,” in any sense. Instead of tackling that problem, Quinnipiac now has you covered for a different aspect of energy efficiency.

Recently the university constructed (see main love No. 1) Q-card activated lamps in the library cubicles. The card is inserted for power and the light will instantly turn on. When the card is removed, the light turns off. Despite this seemingly fantastic idea, I am baffled and dumbfounded by the number of Q-cards I’ve found abandoned in the slots of these lights. Not to mention, it’s kind of awkward to have a light lit on one side of the cubicle, but not the other if no one is next to you.

It’s annoying. And I can confess I’ve nearly forgotten to remove my Q-card on several occasions. But for those who are struggling with me on this topic, I must tell you that I have good news; instead of using your Q-card, insert the laminated sign above each slot. This impersonates the Q-card and activates the bulb. Quinnipiac students: take consideration.

We can’t remember simple things, but we’re really good at using our resources to resolve problems. – S. Kozlowski

Olympian Oscar Pistorius has just been granted bail in the shooting death of his modelgirlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day. While Pistorius awaits his trial to start, his brother Carl is facing his homicide charges going back to a 2008 incident.

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A homeless man in Missouri is being rewarded for doing the right thing. Billy Ray Harris returned a diamond ring that was accidently dropped in his change cup. The owner of the ring, Sarah Darling, and her husband set up a fundraiser for Harris which has currently exceeded $86,000.

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‘First Wave’ Sweeps Students Away

By JESSICA COLAROSSI Staff Writer

Members of First Wave Hip Hop and Urban Arts Learning Community highlighted Black History Month on campus Feb. 21, filling Burt Kahn Court with a unique combination of music, dance and spoken word. Sixty students are involved with the program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, five of which came to campus to start a dialogue surrounding today’s civil rights and individuality issues.

First Wave’s project, titled “Kingdom Bequeath: Civil Rights in the 21st Century,” is a new adventure for the group. It recently added poems and choreography as late as the week before arriving at Quinnipiac. The stories the members told and the questions they asked stemmed from personal experiences, said Thiahera LeSian Nurse and Janel Lee Herrera, two performers from First Wave. They practice once a week for two hours, “but we are really always practicing and rehearsing every day,” Herrera said. “Being a part of First Wave is a way of life.”

First Wave was founded by Willie Ney, the executive director of the Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It’s designed to create a learning community dedicated to hip-hop, arts and theater while helping participants grow as artists and succeed as students, according to their website. Some students are published authors, internationally-ranked poets, rappers on the underground scene and community organizers. Students accepted into the program receive a full four-year scholarship funded by the university.

Fifteen students are admitted each year, and the university looks for students who demonstrate the “Three A’s: arts, academia and activism.” That’s the foundation of the program, said Chris Walker, artistic director of First Wave.

“Education without art is unbalanced,” he said during his opening presentation at Quinnipiac.

“Sometimes the king is women … but the king is always you,” sang 19-year-old Herrera, a performer and songwriter.

While discussing the show, Nurse said she thought those lyrics were the most important message to take away. “You have to be able to look to yourself sometimes,” she said. “What about those heroes are like you?”

The performance was short, but brought the audience to its feet when the final bows were taken on stage. The show was fast-paced, filled with upbeat raps, soulful poems and powerful vocals. The high energy was turned down a notch when the floor opened up for question and discussion about the act’s meaning and artists.

Attendees asked students of First Wave what they find encouraging and how they cope with speaking about such personal hardships on stage after the curtain closes. Trying to stay connected with one’s past and dealing with the pressures of representing the community were issues many students felt connected to.

“Manifesting the past pain into art is what makes it all bearable,” said 22-year-old Cydney Edwards, a member of First Wave, during the discussion. “Knowing that you are not

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Five members of First Wave Hip Hop and Urban Arts Learning Community came to Quinnipiac to share their unique combination of music, dance and spoken word. alone is what also helps. We are able to have a support system.”

Many individuals found similarities in their own stories with those told on stage.

People from outside the Quinnipiac community, such as Minister Cynthia Bobo of the Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church in Hamden, also joined the discussion. She brought a group of singers and songwriters from the church’s choir to find inspiration for their new hip-hop songs.

“They talked about the same social issues

we talk about in our devotion,” Bobo said. She was pleased that the writers were able see an outside connection.

“The performance really embodied black history month,” freshman attendee Marcella D’Aston said. “I’m really glad I went to see it.”

The open and profound performance challenged students to broaden their own definition of art and experience the unadulterated talent of First Wave in their own community.

Where in the World Is Katie O’Brien?

Semester at Sea: Ho Chi Mihn City, Vietnam

YOU ARE HERE

This is Wee, a child at the Dieu Giac Orphanage in Vietnam.

By KATIE O’BRIEN

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The children at Dieu Giac are led in song by their teacher (not pictured) and a Buddhist nun.

The children at the Dieu Giac Orphanage in Ho Chi Mihn City, Vietnam ran up to us, grabbed our hands, and pulled us in every direction. They put the stickers we gave to them all over our faces, and we let them. We chased them all over the rusted jungle gym until we could no longer breathe. The children at Dieu Giac Orphanage were just children, the same smiles with missing teeth and reluctance to quiet down as children in the United States.

It wasn’t until the day after I returned from the orphanage that I heard the phrase “poverty tourism.” In class, I overheard some students discussing how when orphanages in developing countries receive visitors, the children refer to these people as “customers” and essentially “put on a good show.”

This idea made me sick to my stomach. I didn’t know how to react; I thought I was doing a good thing. Now what?

A day prior, traveling in a group of roughly 40 people, we were greeted by the Buddhist nuns who run the orphanage and care for the children at Dieu Giac. They explained that the children living there range in age from four months to 23 years.

They further explained that the children had either been abandoned by their parents due to physical illness or were unable to afford the child. However, it is not uncommon for the child’s biological parents to visit their children while they are living at the orphanage.

Walking through the gate at Dieu Giac I initially felt a little lost. There were small children whizzing by me, laughing and yelling at each other. There were cartons of vegetables being carried into the center square. It was a lot to take in at one time.

The building is in the shape of a “U” with the boys’ dormitories on one side, girls’ on the

other. The center is an open square with a dirt floor containing a jungle gym, two abandoned trucks that the children play in, and benches.

Not even a minute had gone by when I felt a small hand slip into mine. When I looked down, I saw a small girl with black hair and eyes, smiling up at me. I asked her what her name was and she told me it was Wee, (pronounced Way).

That was the only thing I could tell that she understood. From that point on, we were inseparable. We ran around, pretended to tell secrets, and played handclapping games. It was a day full of laughter, although both of us only knew a handful of words in each other’s language.

Leaving was hard, harder than I thought it was going to be.

I decided to go back to Dieu Giac later in the week with another Semester at Sea group that was going because I felt like the time Wee and I spent together was cut short.

On the bus ride there, I felt even more nervous than I did the first time. Would Wee remember me? Did this idea of “poverty tourism” apply to me? Was I just a “customer?”

I got off the bus and walked through the gate. I looked for Wee for the next half hour but couldn’t find her, I started to feel anxious.

Finally I saw her. She was looking in the other direction so I knelt down and tapped her on the shoulder from behind. When she turned around, she immediately leaped into my arms.

Would this immediate reaction happen if I was simply a customer? I don’t think a child could fake that.

I’m not sure if that moment could ever be duplicated. I’m sure “poverty tourism” exists in some places, but I don’t think that’s what I experienced at Dieu Giac. Kids want to run, jump and play. Kids just want to be kids, and we should let them.

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Flipping onto the scene By ian mccracken Staff Writer

Imagine being able to do a full front flip in less than half a second, your body parallel to the ground with no hands for support, and landing effortlessly back on your feet.

Only, it isn’t an imagination; it’s a reality.

Mary Ann Powers, now in her 15th season as head coach of the acrobatics and tumbling team, is the coordinator of these physical feats.

“I think I have reasonably high expectations founded on the fact that this team is extremely focused, extremely dedicated to each other and their strength and conditioning training,” Powers said. “They’re not afraid.”

In the autumn of 2012, Powers, along with all the other coaches of the National Collegiate Athletics and Tumbling Association (NCATA), were invited by Tanya Case, a member of the Board of the Federation of International Gymnastics, to watch the World ACRO Team compete and learn new coaching and training methods for their teams.

This experience prompted Powers to create a new move that she put into her team’s routine. Don’t be confused, however. This is not your typical cheer event.

There are six total events with various amounts of heats within each event. The compulsory event includes a tumbling, pyramid, ACRO, and basket toss heat. The necessary skills are dictated beforehand and the opponents must perform identical routines. The start value for points is automatically 10, the highest value, and execution determines the end result.

“It’s basically comparing apples to apples,” Powers said.

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Coach Mary Ann Powers cheers on her tumblers in a meet last year. The Acrobatics and Tumbling team will host the National Championship on April 25-27.

After the compulsory teams compete in three different rounds of ACRO, each with a specific requirement, the teams then follow up with Basket Toss events.

“This is very gymnastic-like,” Powers said, noting its discrepancy to cheerleading.

The idea is to accumulate the most points, but with the stunts that these athletes are performing, taking into consideration execution and safety is critical “As a coach, I would be crazy to just go for difficulty; it wouldn’t be safe,” Powers said. “But the idea that they

could get to a 10 is exciting for the fans.”

Erin Trotman, the new assistant coach, was one of the athletes under Powers who performed these jaw-dropping events. An AllAmerican in her senior year and a two-time captain, she brings a lot of experience to the table.

“She [Trotman] knows the sport, cold,” Powers said. “She is going to make that connection with a player maybe better than I would because she can understand it from the athletic point of view.”

Boulting into the postseason

By Ben dias Staff Writer

For the fourth consecutive season, the Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team is heading to the playoffs. After several close calls in years past, including two consecutive semifinals losses to arch-rival Cornell, this may finally be the year the Bobcats get over the hump.

This year, the Bobcats are going into the playoffs with confidence. They have gone 7-21 in their last 10 games dating back to Jan. 18 vs. Robert Morris and have outscored their opponents 29-9.

“We’re feeling pretty good since the last half has been pretty successful,” senior goaltender Victoria Vigilanti said.

Senior captain Regan Boulton is determined as well.

“Whenever we get the first goal, we know we’re going to win,” Boulton said. “The past few games we’ve gotten that first goal, and now our offense is finally clicking.

This confidence has them playing their best hockey of the season and has earned them the No. 4 seed in the ECAC Hockey

Tournament. The Bobcats will face St. Lawrence in a best-of-three quarterfinals matchup this weekend. Quinnipiac (19-10-4, 13-6-3) went (1-0-1) against the Saints this season winning 6-4 on Nov. 17 and tying 1-1 last weekend in Canton, N.Y. St. Lawrence (17-12-5, 12-6-4 ECAC) finished fifth with 28 points, but the Bobcats know they can beat them just like they did at home.

“They have a great goalie, so we are going to make our shots count, get screens and take advantage of the back doors and rebounds and do a lot of pad passes because when she is on her game she is on her game,” Vigilanti said.

Boulton believes another key to beating St. Lawrence is the Bobcats power play.

Dartmouth routed the Saints, 7-2, on Feb. 23 and four of the Big Green’s goals were on the man-advantage.

This is just the second time in program history that the Bobcats will have home ice for a postseason series.

“It’s good for us to have that in our last year and it’s good for the other players on the team to have that experience of playing at home,” Vigilanti said. “It’s a whole new atmosphere.”

Cornell finished as the top seed in the ECAC followed by Clarkson and then Harvard.

Quinnipiac has historically had trouble with Cornell but played them close this season losing 4-3 at Cornell in November but upsetting the then No. 4 ranked Big Red 4-1 in Hamden on Feb. 8th.

“If we have to go to Cornell, we’ve had some tough losses

there but I think that will make us much more motivated to come out and show them we're not going to make it a third time and go all the way and hopefully take home that cup,” Vigilanti said.

Against Clarkson the Bobcats lost 4-1 at home in the early part of season, and almost tied Clarkson if it wasn’t for a goal with 5 seconds left last weekend.

It is Harvard which seems to be the toughest opponent for the Bobcats this postseason, as the Crimson swept the season series with a 2-0 win in Hamden on Oct. 26 and 4-0 in Cambridge in early January.

Depth has been a strength of the Bobcats this season. Seven Bobcats have recorded more than 10 points and while Kelly Babsotck and Nicole Kosta garner most of the attention with 55 and 39 points, respectively, it is a group of players-Brittany Lyons, Kosta, Nicole Connery and Erica Uden Johansson that each have more than 10 goals.

One player that has to step up this postseason according to Boulton and Vigilanti is Kosta.

“We need to Kosta to step it up to her best potential and when she is out there on the ice she is one of the best players on the ice,” Vigilanti said. “We need her to do what she does best- play her heart out, block shots and create chances for her linemates.”

Nevertheless, Boulton and the Bobcats believe each team is vulnerable and that they can make it happen.

“I think we can go all the way, 100 percent, the team is so confident right now and I have all the confidence in the world that we can do it,” Boulton said.

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While Trotman returned as a coach, some other returning athletes are on notice. At the top of Powers’ list are Christina Lasto, Stephanie Palange, Christine Rochester, Danielle Burns and Jenna Quenneville.

“I feel like I’m leaving somebody out,” Powers exclaimed, noting the depth and talent of all her athletes.

As for the freshmen looking to make some noise, she pointed out Kayla McCormack, Demitra Germanakos, Montera Tomasetti and Taylor Johnson.

“The cool thing about them is that they’re ready for anything” Powers said. “It’s beyond hunger. Even in their preseason training they were concerned about becoming the best player they could be.”

It was hard, however, for Powers to make up her mind. While it comes with having a 32-person roster, she is amazed with the depth of her team.

“I could throw out so many names,” she said, showing how each athlete has a case as to why they are on the team.

This spring the team has been selected to host the NCATA National Championship on April 25-27 at the TD Bank Sports Center.

“I feel great about it,” said Powers. “I’m hoping to bring in some great halftime entertainment. I know that Quinnipiac is going to do a great job.”

Earlier this winter, the team performed for the local high schools. The feedback was nothing but positive as girls in the audience were amazed by the flips, tosses, and handsprings they were witnessing. In a word, the event was unimaginable.

Legendary coach makes Quinnipiac impact coach from back cover “Its home court in Jersey City, the CERC [Jersey City Recreational Center], is extremely small, so it fills early and is hot and loud,” Kinney said. “St. Anthony has a loyal following of adults throughout the season, and Hurley's recognition always draws curious basketball fans.”

The experience taught Carey how to play on a big stage. And what better way to do so than in his final game, a game that ultimately clinched the Friars their fourth national championship. He scored 18 points.

“I just thought it was my last game, I felt like it would be my duty,” he said. “I felt like if I didn’t play that way, the team that we played would have had a chance to beat us. If I scored four or five less points, we would have lost. I felt I was obligated.”

But still, he attributes much of his success to his former coach, who he still speaks to anytime he returns to New Jersey to catch a game.

“Hurley demanded so much as your game being crisp,” Carey said. “At your senior year, he expected you to know certain things. It sharpened my game and my scoring availability, especially playing with those high-caliber players.”

For Moore, one of the important aspects of Hurley-produced players is their humility and discipline.

“They don’t come in with this attitude that they’re the big fish in a small pond,” the sixthyear coach said. “They know their place.”

As for the years to come, Quinnipiac will continue to recruit from the unofficial N.J. basketball factory.

“Anyone who doesn’t try to recruit from there isn’t doing their job,” Eaton said. “We’ll definitely keep looking there.”

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The Rundown MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 4, Yale 1 – Friday Matthew Peca: 1 goal QU 3, Brown 3 – Saturday Jordan Samuels-Thomas: 2 goals Women’s Ice Hockey QU 4, Yale 0 – Friday Nicole Brown: 1 goal QU 4, Brown 0 – Saturday Nicole Connery: 1 goal Men’s basketball QU 81, Sacred Heart 74 – Thursday Ike Azotam: 14 points QU 69, Bryant 58 – Saturday Shaq Shannon: 16 points woMen’s basketball QU 72, Monmouth 45 – Wednesday Maria Napolitiano: 14 points QU 67, Sacred Heart 62 – Saturday Jasmine Martin: 22 points QU 74, Bryant 61 – Monday Camryn Warner: 17 points MEN’S LACROSSE QU 9, Brown 7 -- Saturday Brendan Wilbur: 3 goals WOMEN’S TENNIS UMass 6, QU 1 – Sunday

games to watch MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU (23-4-5, 16-1-3) at Harvard (8-16-3, 5-13-2) – Friday 7 p.m.

QU (23-4-5, 16-1-3) at Dartmouth (13-10-4, 9-8-3) – Saturday 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU (19-10-4, 13-6-3) vs. St. Lawrence (17-12-5, 12-6-4) – ECAC Quarterfinals Game One, Friday 7 p.m.

QU vs. St. Lawrence – ECAC Quarterfinals Game Two, Saturday 4 p.m.

QU vs. St. Lawrence – ECAC Quarterfinals Game Three (if necessary), Sunday 2 p.m.

MEN’S BASKETBALL QU (14-13, 10-5) at St. Francis (N.Y.) (11-16, 7-9) – Thursday 7 p.m.

QU (14-13, 10-5) at LIU Brooklyn (15-13, 10-6) – Saturday 4:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QU (24-2, 15-0) at LIU Brooklyn (6-20, 3-12) – Saturday 2 p.m.

QU (24-2, 15-0) at St. Francis (N.Y.) (11-15, 8-7) – Saturday 1 p.m.

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK QU at Boston University, New England Championships -Friday and Saturday WOMEN’S TENNIS QU at UMass -- Sunday 12:30 p.m.

Quinnipiac Bobcats Sports Network is your source for live broadcasts.

Follow @QUChronSports for live updates during games.

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Women’s basketball clinches NEC regular season title By gene demaio Staff Writer

While Hollywood was preparing for Oscar night, the Quinnipiac women’s basketball team was busy winning an award of its own.

On Saturday the Bobcats clinched the NEC Regular Season Championship for the second time in program history while maintaining their undefeated record in the conference against last year’s regular season champ, Sacred Heart.

The newly-crowned champions returned to the TD Bank Sports Center on Monday for a matchup with Bryant. In their final home game of the season, head coach Tricia Fabbri was determined not to let her team be overwhelmed by emotions following such a dramatic victory.

“We wanted to guard against the letdown of such a big win and wrapping up the regular season, and we weren’t flat at all,” she said. “We came out and we played really well.”

The Bobcats, who have been prone to falling behind early over the last few games, reversed that trend against the Bulldogs. Quinnipiac led by as much as 20 before some defensive miscues allowed Bryant to get back in the game.

“We missed three straight front ends at one-and-ones and we didn’t get back on our defensive transition to allow them to get a little life,” Fabbri said.

The Bulldogs threatened, cutting the Quinnipiac lead to just five points with less than four minutes remaining.

Despite the Bryant surge the Bobcats never trailed. The team regained their composure in the final minutes and finished off the Bryant Bulldogs, 7461 for their 17th straight win, improving to 16-0 in the NEC, and finishing an undefeated regular season at the TD Bank Sports Center.

Over the last 17 games fans have watched Quinnipiac face the best teams the NEC had to offer and has dominated almost every opponent, winning 13 games by double digit

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Jasmine Martin pumps up her teammates before Monday night’s 74-61 victory over Bryant. margins in that stretch.

The Bobcats have made winning look easy; however, it has been quite the opposite.

“It’s a challenge at best,” Brittany McQuain said. “We have a huge target on our backs. You know being 16-0 isn’t as easy as it sounds in this conference. Everybody’s out to win. Everybody’s out to take that first spot and you know if you don’t play well every game then you’re gonna lose.”

Quinnipiac is one of only 11 teams in the nation currently undefeated in their conference. The team’s 25-2 overall record ranks sixth in the nation behind powerhouses Notre Dame, Duke, Baylor, Dayton, and Stanford.

With so much success it could be easy to get complacent. However, Fabbri’s team has kept their eyes on the prize and set their goals accordingly.

“We’ve accomplished some goals,” Fabbri said. “You want a winning season, you want 20 wins, you want a conference championship. But the one we want is still out there so that is just motivation alone and we are not looking past anything.”

After the game against Bryant coach Fabbri took a moment to appreciate what her team had accomplished and what it would mean for the pro-

gram, but not without reminding everyone that there is more to come.

“It’s a tremendous accomplishment winning every game at home but we know we have a lot more ahead of us,” Fabbri said. “To get to 25 wins you know 20 is special, 25 is pretty impressive. Staying undefeated on our home floor is a big deal because we put ourselves in a position to play here throughout the playoffs.”

With the NEC regular season title safely at hand, the remaining goals for Quinnipiac are of course to finish the season unbeaten in the conference, but more importantly to shine in the postseason. The team feels they are fully prepared for whatever lies ahead.

Quinnipiac has been successful this season because its ability to get production out of many different players. Every night, it seems like someone new steps up for the Bobcats which has made them a nightmare for NEC teams to contend with. Against Bryant, it was McQuian and Camryn Warner. Though she only scored four points McQuian was a key to the offense, with six assists compared to one turnover, and defensively, racking up five steals and two blocks. Meanwhile, Warner scored a career-high 17 points.

“Brittany’s been having some monster games for us and now the emphasis went back inside and that created everything around her on the outside,” Fabbri said. “People are going to have to pick their poison where they want to go to stop us and Brittany did a great job with assists to turnovers and getting everyone else the ball.”

Another key for Quinnipiac has been creating turnovers. Bryant had more turnovers, 24, than field goals, 23 on Monday night.

“That’s been a really big part of why we have had success, our ability to turn teams over to pressure, force turnovers and create a pace on offense,” Fabbri said.

With only two games remaining in the regular season, the Bobcats will travel to New York to take on LIUBrooklyn on March 2 as they continue their quest for a perfect conference record. Two days later, in their final game of the regular season, they will take on St. Francis (N.Y.). Quinnipiac will then return home to host the NEC Tournament on Sunday, March 10 where they hope to cap off this blockbuster season with a Hollywood ending by winning the NEC Tournament Championship.

Vigilanti: ‘I might have gotten all of the limelight, but it was the defense’ Friendship from back cover ing the team get where we need to be, that’s all that really matters.”

Boulton has recorded a positive +/- rating in each of her four years, and this year has recorded a careerhigh 24 assists. She started playing as a forward, but didn’t switch to a defenseman until the 11th grade. She played for Balmoral Hall in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

“Every time when I got the puck, I was like, ‘I’m gonna score, I’m gonna score, I’m gonna score,’” Boulton said. “I would just stare at the puck.

I didn’t even know where my man was.”

But since transforming into a defenseman, her vision on the ice has improved tremendously, she said.

“I feel like it’s given me a whole new perspective on the game, playing both positions,” Boulton said. “It’s so much easier to read plays and read the ice. I used to have a forward mindset, so it’s kind of easier to read what they’re gonna do in games.”

For Vigilanti, she has the most confidence in Boulton that she can defend against anyone.

“Knowing Boots is on the ice at all times, I have so much faith in her when she’s on the ice,” Vigilanti said. “...I know she’ll give everything for me in front of the net. She does everything she can for herself, for me and for the team.”

The two bonded almost immediately when they came to Quinnipiac. Despite living nearly 23 hours away from each other, they instantly got along with each other, and their friendship is stronger than ever.

“I don’t have a better friend than I have in Boots,” Vigilant said. “We clicked ever since we met freshman year. We were like two peas in a pod.

We didn’t want to leave each other’s side, so we’ve been roommates pretty much ever since sophomore year; freshman year we hung out every day, so we were pretty much roommates.”

When she skates onto the ice, Vigilanti’s superstitions continue. She picks a different number each year and bases how she cleans the ice in the crease each time off the number. This year’s number: seven.

“I do it the same number of times,” Vigilanti said. “... Seven seconds until I go on the ice, I count down, I do sev-

en shuffles [on] each side of my net.”

“She’s crazy,” Boulton said with a laugh.

Vigilanti rarely talks about goals the team allowed. If it’s mentioned, she would knock on her head, reminding her of it. She says everyone, even the coaches, have adapted to her superstitions.

“It became the norm,” Seeley said.

“You just don’t notice after a while.”

Before home games, one pre-game ritual they have is playing NHL 12 on PlayStation 3. They created their own team (the Hartford Wildcats) and all the players on their team are Bobcats.

“We usually win because we rate each other a 99 percent,” Vigilanti said, smiling.

As much fun as they have off the ice, they can find a balance of fun and seriousness on it.

“We communicate really well on the ice,” Boulton said. “She just calms everything down so much … If she yells at me, I know it’s for the good of the team. I don’t take it personally.”

Vigilanti has already gone down as the best goaltender in program history. Her career goals against average is more than one goal better than the

“They’re two of the key players that when you look back at the history of Quinnipiac hockey, they’re gonna be the ones that were instrumental in turning that corner.”

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next netminder on the list–and that was before this year began. She also has the most wins and best save percentage in Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey history.

Boulton, meanwhile, has the second-most points of anyone to don a Bobcat uniform. If it weren’t for Kelly Babstock’s remarkable career thus far, she would be the program’s all-time points leader.

Yet the numbers will only tell half of their legacy.

“They’re two of the key players that when you look back at the history of Quinnipiac hockey,” Seeley said, “they’re gonna be the ones that were instrumental in turning that corner.”

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A new shade of gold Can you spot the differences?

Men’s ice hockey makes first uniform change since 2009-10

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From left to right: Jordan Samuels-Thomas sports the men’s ice hockey jerseys from earlier in the year; Kevin Bui debuts the new sweaters during Friday’s Yale game; Loren Barron plays the point with the new jersey during the Yale game.

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The men’s ice hockey team debuted its new jerseys during Friday night’s seventh annual Heroes Hat game vs. Yale.

According to Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold, the jerseys have been in since December, but the Bobcats held off on switching over since they were on an unbeaten streak.

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Since the 21-game run was snapped Feb. 15 against St. Lawrence, the team exchanged the original jerseys for the new ones.

While the new sweaters are still gold, there are slight differences from the old ones. “Quinnipiac” stretches across the front, right above the Bobcat logo. Instead of the blue constricted to just stripes on the sleeves, it now includes the part of the sleeve below the elbow and a stripe across the shoulders. The

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Ousmane Drame recorded 13 points and eight rebounds off the bench in an 81-74 victory against Sacred Heart Thursday, including 5-of-7 from the field and two blocks.

On Saturday, Drame scored 13 and notched nine rebounds in a 69-58 win against Bryant. Monday evening, Drame dropped an additional 11 points and grabbed 13 boards in a losing effort against Central Connecticut State.

Erica Udén Johansson tallied four points this weekend, in a pair of 4-0 victories over Yale and Brown. Udén Johansson notched a goal and an assist Friday against Yale, her score coming shorthanded. On Saturday, Udén Johansson recorded an additional goal, as well as another assist.

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Instead of the single bobcat on the shoulder, the patch now depicts the bobcat jumping through a “Q.” The socks have also been changed. While still yellow, there are three stripes (two blue, one white) instead of the three blue ones. The navy shorts have remained the same.

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Just watching her teammate, and arguably her best friend, prepare for a game makes Regan Boulton laugh. She’s lived with Victoria Vigilanti for three years now and her pre-game rituals still get to her.

“She’ll just be sitting there before games with her headphones in … she’s just in her whole zone,” Boulton said with a smile. “It’s very amusing.”

Vigilanti, Quinnipiac’s senior goaltender, has many pre-game rituals, which is typically normal for a goaltender. She only drinks orange Gatorade in net. Her knee pads cannot be touched by anyone but her. There are so many she lists that it’s tough for her to remember.

Before each game, she would play keep-ups, when her and some teammates hit a ball with their sticks and keep it up for as long as possible.

One time the ball escaped and hit her knee pads.

“I thought the world was going to end,” said Boulton, also referred to as “Boots” by her teammates.

Yet both will admit that Vigilanti has toned it down since arriving in Hamden.

“Freshman year, I couldn’t even look at her before the game,” Boulton said.

They are the only two people in a self-proclaimed “gang” and have an unbreakable bond on and off the ice. They have a special handshake they do after every win. They became best of friends over the past few years.

“Seeing this kind of friendship … you’re not gonna get this kind of friendship ever again,” Vigilanti said.

As freshmen, they came into a program that won merely three games the year before. But they helped lift the program to unimaginable heights. The Bobcats won 19 games in their freshman year, in large part to Vigilanti’s success. She led the country in save percentage and goals against average in just her first year.

“We probably wouldn’t be where we are now

without her,” Boulton said. “When she came in as a freshman, it looked like she had been in this league before because of how good she was playing.”

In the 2009-10 season, the Bobcats went on a 12-1-2 run late in the year. Vigilanti allowed one or fewer goals in 14 of those 15 games. She made 57 saves in a five-overtime game vs. Rensselaer in the deciding game of the ECAC Hockey quarterfinals, the first time the Bobcats made the ECAC Hockey playoffs in program history.

“We were lacking in goaltending before she got here, so we were thankful to see her,” Quinnipiac head coach Rick Seeley said. “She just had incredible gaudy numbers that first year.”

Seeley said teams stayed away from Vigilanti because of her size–she stands a mere 5-foot-2 on the ice, just a little bit taller than the goal.

“We never thought of it as a deterrent for us,” Seeley said. “She’s just a great goaltender.”

Vigilanti was named ECAC Hockey goalie of the year as a freshman after posting a goals against average of 1.25 and saving 95 percent of total shots. Yet while she got the publicity, she credited her strong defensive unit.

“Freshman year I might have gotten all of the limelight, but it was the defense,” Vigilanti said. “...Having a defensive core like that is awesome.

It’s so much easier for a goalie to make those saves and not have to worry about the second shot.”

She said she felt like she had a monkey on her back during her sophomore year to replicate those numbers. Her numbers were still very impressive: a 1.68 goals against average and .932 save percentage, but stopped thinking about the numbers after sophomore year.

“I think after sophomore year, I let it go and was like, ‘I’m gonna play my game,’” she said.

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From Friars to Bobcats: two Quinnipiac players learn from legendary coach By jon alba Staff Writer

New Jersey has its signatures that residents are all aware of. The beach and boardwalks.

The spiral pizza. And the high school basketball.

While the state is dominated by powerhouses such as Saint Benedict’s or Patrick School, there

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Tariq Carey is one of the many players who played under legendary coach Bob Hurley.

is one team that is more recognizable than any other school, not just in New Jersey, but perhaps in the nation as well: The St. Anthony Friars.

Located in Jersey City, the private school has an enrollment of less than 250 students.

The average attendance of a basketball game at St. Anthony? Anywhere from 600 to 800 fans.

Since 1968, the school has won 27 state championships, the most recent of which occurred last year. The Friars are a consistent national powerhouse, and are led by Naismith Hall of Famer Bob Hurley. They have also produced two current Quinnipiac basketball players: senior forward Jamee Jackson and freshman guard Tariq Carey.

“They have a tremendous program with a tremendous history, but the most important thing is those guys are more prepared than most kids coming out of high school,” said Quinnipiac assistant coach Eric Eaton, who played an instrumental part in the recruitment of both players. “Hurley coaches them like a college team.

Accountability factor is through the rough. He has the ultimate respect. They know going into the door that they’re going to be more prepared when they leave.”

MSG Varsity senior writer Mike Kinney agrees with Eaton’s notion that the players are more college-ready. “[The players are] extremely composed and undoubtedly as prepared for an opponent as any high school player could be,” he said. “The

game knowledge that Hurley imparts upon his players is almost always evidenced in lategame, tension-filled situations.”

Around the time of his recruitment period, Jackson’s squad was featured in “The Street Stops Here,” a documentary focused around Hurley and his journey to acquire the school its third national championship and the economic challenges it faced in the process. In the end, the movie portrays Hurley, who has been at the school for 41 years, as an essential savior for not just the program, but the players themselves.

“We definitely took a lot of pride in playing for coach Hurley,” Jackson said. “Legendary coach. It was pretty tough mentally because he’s constantly on you but in the end it definitely made me a better player and more prepared for college in terms of transitioning.”

The culture at St. Anthony High School, because of Hurley, is not just academics, but to breathe basketball.

“It’s about playing hard. Playing with passion. That’s what it’s about. They teach you to play hard, play like you love the game,” Jackson said.

Quinnipiac head coach Tom Moore has worked directly with Hurley, both as assistant at UConn and now as head coach at Quinnipiac. He thinks that it is not just the 65-year-old’s coaching style that leads to success, but his personality as well.

“He’s incredibly driven,” Moore said. “He’s a perfectionist which translates to his players.”

Carey is the kind of player that Hurley molds best. After three years playing at Newark East Side in Newark, N.J., he was ranked as the No. 2 recruit in the state (alongside his future teammate and UCLA superstar Kyle Anderson at No. 1). After a short stint at Saint Benedict’s, Carey made the switch to St. Anthony’s.

“Tariq was different,” Eaton said. “His first three years of high school he was the best player on his team. For him to go to St. Anthony’s, he was used to being a piece to a puzzle. It was a learning experience.”

While somewhat polarizing, Carey didn’t find the experience to be all that daunting.

“At first it was tough because I really didn’t know him that well, but as I started to learn him and what he wanted, it wasn’t that hard,” the freshman said. “I was used to high school basketball and he trusted me. It was a great opportunity and I made the best I could of it.”

For Carey, though, playing for Hurley was not the lone takeaway of his stint. It was the high-profile stage that came with it.

“It was great to me,” he said. “I always have played in a big atmosphere, but that was that everyone wanted and expected us to win. It was electric. It was like our home court every time we went somewhere.”

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