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August 31, 2011 Volume 81 Issue 1
arts & life
opinion
Summer pop culture: hits and misses, pages 6-7
sports
Your sex questions answered by Doc, page 9
Pay-for-play talk at QU, page 12
Tuition hike
hurricane irene
By Marcus Harun Web Developer
Charlotte Greene/Chronicle
Women’s soccer players step through the flooded Quinnipiac Soccer Field Sunday. Hurricane Irene canceled Sunday’s game, but the field hosted men’s soccer’s opener against Providence Monday.
After a raise in tuition, students living on campus are paying almost $50,000 to call themselves a Bobcat. Tuition, fees, and room and board for incoming freshmen this year combine to $49,630: a 5.5 percent increase from last year’s cost. “I can barely afford to go here,” sophomore Jamie Buckley said. “My mom’s retired and my dad’s an auto mechanic and financial aid barely helped with that at all. I had to borrow money from family members to go here.” Vice President and Dean of Admissions Joan Isaac Mohr attributed the increase in tuition to construction projects and new staff. See Tuition Page 3
‘Mileage calls for new security vehicles’ By Cassie Comeau Staff Writer
As Quinnipiac students moved into their new homes for the next year, some may have been surprised by glimpses of shiny, new security vehicles patrolling the campuses. Over the summer, the security department acquired three 2011 Ford Explorers to replace the older models. The university used money from its capital budget, which is set aside for the university to use on major projects and purchases, such as new personnel vehicles. “The mileage just continually grew on the [older] vehicles,” Chief of Security & Safety David Barger said. “Of course, with the mileage and the type of vehicle we were using, maintenance costs were really outweighing the value of the vehicles.” “The university does not disclose pricing information,” said John Morgan, associate vice president for public relations.”The Administrative Services Department always follows a competitive bidding process when purchasing major items, including new Security vehicles, for the university. The new security vehicles are base models, according to Barger.
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Adams, 3OH!3 ‘cost-effective’ for fall concert Anna Brundage/Chronicle
One of Quinnipiac security’s new 2011 Ford Explorers patrols York Hill Sunday. While it does come with the ability to control the radio from the steering wheel, devices such as GPSs aren’t included. To help keep the engine cooler and cause less damage, a trailer-towing package, which gives the vehicles a larger transmission cooler and a larger radiator, was added. In addition to the three new 2011 Ford Explorers, security uses one of its older vehicles at North Haven and
keeps a Jeep Grand Cherokee as a spare vehicle in case of emergencies. “In the big picture, I look at it as we’ll have the ability to service the campus community even better,” Barger said. “We don’t have to worry about a vehicle breaking down.” Barger dismissed thoughts of using police cruisers or hybrid vehicles when he realized the real problem for the security vehicles was York Hill.
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“We needed a vehicle that could surmount that hill with the least amount of strain on the engine,” Barger said. “We found ourselves needing a SUV because of the amount of equipment we have to carry and because we need the ability to have four-wheel drive all the time.” With the growth of the university to three campuses — Mount Carmel, See Security Page 3
By Lenny Neslin &
Meghan Parmentier
Sam Adams and 3OH!3 will co-headline Student Programming Board’s fall concert at Quinnipiac University’s TD Bank Sports Center Oct. 1, SPB announced early last week. “We did it purposefully in that we wanted students to come out and have a good time for the entire show regardless of which way they drifted musically,” said Jamie Kloss, SPB’s mainstage chair. See concert Page 4
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