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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
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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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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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summer briefs
Quinnipiac had a busy summer while you were away. From Norway to the Bronx, there was a QU connection.
By Meghan Parmentier Senior Managing Editor
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ccording to a press release issued by the university, Eastview completes the residential area on the York Hill campus and features more single rooms and private bathrooms than any other residence hall at Quinnipiac. It consists of 34 apartmentstyle dorms, which include a kitchen, living room, and two bathrooms each. Why it’s good: Eastview is one of the few on-campus living options that offers air conditioning. It is also located much closer than Crescent to the parking garage and Rocky Top Student Center. The kitchen and common room areas have a considerably larger amount of space than they do in Crescent. Al Valerio/Chronicle
Feldeine drops 50 on NBA stars
It didn’t matter which big names highlighted the South Bronx’s summer city basketball circuit at Gauchos Gym on Aug. 6. James Feldeine made sure he put on his own show. The former Quinnipiac standout scored 50 points for Dominican Power in a 109-104 overtime loss to Man Up, which featured former Connecticut star and Charlotte Bobcat Kemba Walker and Milwaukee Buck Brandon Jennings. – Matt Eisenberg
Register columnist killed in car crash Dave Solomon, a longtime sports columnist for the New Haven Register, was killed in a one-car crash on Interstate 91 in Cromwell, Conn., the night of Aug. 6. He was returning from covering the University of Connecticut’s first football practice of the season. – Lenny Neslin
Prof in Norway during attacks In late July, a blast rang through Oslo, Norway. That sound, a bomb and the first attack of the day by anti-Muslim extremist Anders Behring Breivik, continues to haunt the otherwise peaceful and neutral country. On the day of the attacks, Friday, July 22, Quinnipiac professor Pattie Belle Hastings was spending time in her small summer home just south of Oslo with her husband and young daughter. “We had just returned to the beach community that morning after spending the night in Oslo with my husband’s parents,” Hastings said. “It was an overcast and somewhat rainy afternoon. My daughter and I were in the living room – she was drawing and I was writing emails to QU colleagues and friends.” – Meghan Parmentier
Basketball coach signs extension Quinnipiac men’s basketball head coach Tom Moore signed a contract extension through the 2015-16 season, Director of Athletics and Recreation Jack McDonald announced July 18. – Matt Eisenberg
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on’t judge your Q-card by its cover. They may look the same as last year’s, but all students were issued new Q-cards during move in which have a FeliCa chip installed in the plastic. According to John Meriano, associate vice president for administrative services, the chip allows a “simple tap” for the current locations that have the FeliCa readers. The new system is Windowsbased, which is an improvement from the old system, Meriano said. The old system had been in place since 2000 and had limitations in reporting capabilities and “networkability.” For replacement, the cards will now cost $30. “The cost of $20 has been in place since 1986 and we felt that with the upgrade and the additional cost of the FeliCa technology the increase was merited,” Meriano said. Why it’s good: This should be a timesaver for exterior door access, cash registers, and eventually all readers on campus. The system also allows the acceptance of credit cards at all dining locations, which should start by Oct. 1.
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ew touchscreen registers have been installed in the dining halls on all three campuses. According to Leann Spalding, associate director of dining services, the old registers had become outdated. Why they are good: According to Spalding, every single item is in the register. That means the cashiers just need to find the item; they don’t need to look at the price and portion book or memorize the prices. This helps transactions be more accurate. Once FeliCa chip readers are installed, the transactions will be able to be completed with just a tap of a Q-card.
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ocky Top Student Center Health Services
Opened: Monday Location: First floor of the Rocky Top Student Center. Hours: Registered nurses are available
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from noon to 8 p.m. during the academic year. Physician’s Assistant Hours: By appointment only Why it’s good: York Hill residents no longer have to go down to Mount Carmel for: Acute medical care, diagnostic procedures, specialty referrals and health profile maintenance. Add your event on our campus calendar online! www.quchronicle.com/calendar
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Involvement Fair – 4-6 p.m., Quad Student organizations will have tables set up on the Quad for students to find out how to get involved.
Fall Theater Auditions – 7:30-9:30 p.m., CAS2 Black Box Theater
Kickoff BBQ hosted by Black Student Union – 2-6 p.m., Bobcat Lawn
Media Summit – 9 p.m., Café Q Big Event 2012 Committee Information Session – 7:30-9:30 p.m., CAS2 Black Box Theater
Fall Theater Auditions – 4:30 p.m., CAS2 Black Box Theater Opening Shabbat Dinner – 5-6:30 p.m., Hillel House
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Bobcat Den
‘Ratt’ to reopen in late September Students left without late-night food option By Katherine Rojas Staff Writer
Students on the Mount Carmel campus will not be able to purchase food after 10 p.m. from anywhere besides vending machines due to Bobcat Den construction delays. The Bobcat Den used to be the go-to place for students after Café Q closed, as it was open until 11 p.m. on weeknights and 1 a.m. on weekend nights. Café Q extended its hours to remain open until 10 p.m. every day until the Bobcat Den’s renovation is completed. The renovation started in June but construction issues pushed its reopen date back to late September, according to Associate Director of Dining Services Leean Spalding. “There were a few things we ran into,” Spalding said. “We need to put in a new grease trap because it wasn’t up to code. Things that were acceptable are no longer acceptable when you do renovation.” There hasn’t been a renovation of the Bobcat Den from the ground up for 12 to 15 years, Spalding said, and the facility needed to make accommodations for the in-
crease in student population. Similar to the Mount Carmel Dining Hall, the Bobcat Den will have one centralized cash register. Thus the same person that’s serving the food will no longer run the register. Spalding said this will speed up service. “We tried to streamline it to eliminate the lines,” Spalding said. “We upgraded all the kitchen equipment as well.” New features will be added such as fresh menus for Mondo Sub and a new cycle menu for the exhibition kitchen. The Mondo Sub menu has expanded to include flatbread sandwiches as well as a larger variety of subs and salads. According to Spalding, menu items that weren’t selling were dropped and will be replaced with new items. The Bobcat Den will still have the exhibition kitchen, basic grill, pizza, Outtakes, coffee and desserts. The “Food of the Day” will still be around, said Spalding, but on a different day. The Bobcat Den has been a popular alternative dining option for students since it is located close to
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Students usually flock to the Bobcat Den for a late-night bite, but that won’t happen until late September when it re-opens, Associate Director of Dining Services Leean Spalding said.
their residence halls. Its renovation has not only made lines at Café Q reach as far as the salad bar, but has also caused frustration for students. “I thought it was pretty inconvenient,” sophomore Dylan DeNuzzo said. “We live in Hill so we’re right next to the Ratt and
now I feel like the cafe is going to be so crowded.” Sophomore Taylor Lombardi said the Bobcat Den’s construction was not a major inconvenience. “It would be nice if it was available but I’m not like depressed or anything,” Lombardi said. “Hope-
fully it will look good when it renovates. I thought it already looked good enough in there.” Spalding says the renovation is late but will be worth it. “It’s a long time coming,” Spalding said. “And it’s going to be beautiful.”
Students question New SUVs from capital budget tuition increase Tuition from cover “Quinnipiac recently completed construction of Eastview, a 178bed residence hall on the York Hill campus,” Mohr said. “Current projects include the design of a school of medicine on the North Haven campus and the expansion of the Carl Hansen Student Center on the Mount Carmel campus. In addition, 45 new full-time faculty joined the university this fall.” Campus residents weren’t the only ones to face increases, with commuters tuition increasing to about $36,000 with no room and board. Despite the financial aid budget increasing by $10.5 million, with a one percent increase of students receiving some form of aid, students remain unsatisfied. “My financial aid [package] covers less of the tuition than it did last year because of the increase,” sophomore Tyler Yanosy said. “I get one scholarship through the school and that price stayed the same. So I am
bearing more of the cost than I was before.” Not all students believe the growth to be unnecessary. With all the additions being made, some think the increase is warranted. “Considering that they're doing so much and they're adding more to Quinnipiac, I think it’s reasonable because how else would they go about doing that?” junior Marilyn Serna said. Students who decide to come to an ever-changing campus generally have to pay for the upgrades. “They keep trying to make it better and better but it’s already good,” Buckley said. “Why do they try to strive to compete with elite schools? I think we’re impressive as it is.” Ricky Funaro, a sophomore communications major, said his financial aid package increased this year, but was proportional to the increase in tuition. “There is no reason for tuition to be that high,” Funaro said. “We’re in school; not brain surgeon school.”
Security from cover York Hill and North Haven — and off-campus housing, security found its vehicles facing the wear of the acquired mileage and weather conditions. As opposed to its 2005 to 2008 model ancestors, which had V8 engines, the 2011 model is more fuel-efficient, has a V6 turbo engine and emits less greenhouse gases. “We don’t use the vehicles just to patrol,” Barger said. “We use them to transport students, transport signs, transport different types of equipment, so we need the room, we need the four-wheel drive capability, and it didn’t appear through our studies and [other college studies] that it probably wouldn’t save us any money in the long run if we had gotten a four-cylinder; we may have been doing engine work on it.” In addition to the greener features, the vehicles are decorated with new university decals that will make security more visible on the three campuses, Barger said. “I would hope that the community would see them and take pride in the fact that we do have these new vehicles,” Barger said. “They’re clearly marked for students to pick
us out at a distance on campus. I’m not quite sure if they were able to before. We have all reflective markings on them, which is quite different from what we’ve had in the past so it makes it safer for the officers driving the vehicle because they do have reflective markings.” Not everyone on campus agrees that the new Explorers were a neces-
versity. “The other cars seemed like they were in good shape, so I guess it was a useless investment that the university thought was good in the long run,” Temel said. “They charge us enough to buy new cars, so why not?” Barger attributes the negative feedback to the students’ lack of understanding on the amount of patrol-
“Every student here goes home at Thanksgiving, winter intersession, spring break, and over the summer, and they don’t realize what we’re still doing here.” — David Barger Chief of Security & Safety sary purchase. Many do not see what was wrong with the older ones. “It seems weird how they’re buying SUVs,” junior Caitlyn Hannum said. “They spend a lot of money here on things they don’t necessarily need.” Senior Ugur Temel also feels that the older models didn’t show the wear of the mileage and the 2011 models aren’t essential to the uni-
ling that is done in a 24-hour period. “Every student does sleep some time, and they don’t realize that we’re still out here,” Barger said. “Every student here goes home at Thanksgiving, winter intersession, spring break, and over the summer, and they don’t realize what we’re still doing here. We’re still patrolling. We still have these three campuses to cover, even when they’re gone.”
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A windy weekend By Phil Nobile News Editor
Despite the havoc that Hurricane Irene wreaked on most of the New England area this past weekend, Quinnipiac remained relatively unscathed, with little reported damage across all three campuses. “We were very fortunate,” said John Morgan, associate vice president for public relations. “I think a lot of it had to do with the facilities team planning ahead of time.”
While across the entire town of Hamden some are still facing severe power outages, the North Haven and Mount Carmel campuses were running on full power as of Monday, while York Hill remains on a generator. Across each campus, a handful of capsized brush and trees have been found, but no significant damage to any buildings or individuals has been reported as of publication time. The Pine Grove, the pathways between the Carl Hansen Student Center
and the College of Arts and Sciences, was originally closed Sunday due to fallen trees, but opened just in time for the start of classes Monday. “We were able to examine the problem and look ahead,” Morgan said. “We prepared by having an emergency team that represented a good part of campus.” Students living in off-campus, university-owned houses who have been without power as a result of Irene have been given the option of temporary housing on
the York Hill campus until power is restored, according to an email sent out by Dennis Lue Yat, residence hall director of the Crescent residence hall at York Hill. “I’ve packed a night bag and showered at York Hill Sunday, and also had to shower at the locker rooms Monday and Tuesday,” said Andrew Ciaravino, a Quinnipiac senior. “No Internet really affected my classes because I can’t look at my syllabus, and I need to stay on campus to get any work done.”
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A cop looks on over the Merritt Parkway with two passers by.
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A tree blows in the wind in front of Eastview Sunday.
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A tree snapped by Mt. Carmel Chiropractic & Acupuncture building on Whitney Ave.
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The Dunbar Hill neighborhood has been without power since Sunday morning.
Hip-hop artist Hoodie Allen to open SPB fall concert Concert from cover “This year we decided it would be a great option to build a show with two artists who are just similar enough to bring the same vibe but different enough that it will attract different crowds.” Hip-hop artist Hoodie Allen will open, SPB announced Monday. The contracts for the performers have not been finalized, Stephen Pagios, assistant director of student center and campus life said Monday. “We’re still working on it. It’s nothing to worry about at all. It’s a lot of dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s. 3OH!3 is not on tour, so they are a little more lax; it’s not as much as a process with them because they’re not doing it
back-to-back,” Pagios said. While this will be the third time in two years that Adams will perform in front of a Quinnipiac crowd, it will be the first for 3OH!3. “They’ve done well on our survey for the last two years and it really made sense this year to build a show,” Kloss said. Pagios and Kloss did not say how much it cost to book either performer. “We got them both for a good rate. When they’re very cost-effective for us, that’s why we can get two of them. We really wanted to provide students with more than one act to go to,” Pagios said. Allen will perform first, followed by Sam Adams, and finally 3OH!3.
Adams, also known as “Boston’s Boy,” was in New Haven at the popular Saturday night hangout spot Toad’s Place in April and September 2010. “He plays the kind of music that Quinnipiac students like to dance to,” Kloss said. “He’s our age; people like going to see someone they can relate to. He has a great following here.” Featured in 2010’s Stoolapalooza college tour, Adams performed at Toad’s April 18, the same night as SPB’s annual spring concert headlined by The Fray. “He did very well there,” Kloss said. “Our choice of picking him didn’t really reflect the (scheduling) conflict that we had with The Fray at all. I know that if he came any other night he would have done well.”
3OH!3 is a duo known for their hit with past Quinnipiac concert performer, Ke$ha, “My First Kiss” and several other songs with an electronic edge. Allen recently released “Leap Year,” his fourth album since gaining a fan base on the Internet in 2009. Tickets prices will be very similar to what they were for Ke$ha, who performed at The Bank last spring with both stadium and floor seating, Kloss said. The tickets will be on sale throughout September. Though it would be too difficult to ban cellphones and confiscate any being used during the show, the standard rule of no camera and video use during the show likely will be enforced, Pagios said.
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Sarah’s style
A play on MTV’s “Cribs” and a new Chronicle feature that puts Quinnipiac’s best dorm setups on display. Think your pad should be featured? Let us know: qribz@quchronicle.com Dorm: Village 493 roommates: Patrick Maybury, Dominic Coviello, Alex Kantor, DJ Lenihan, Vinny Vivolo, Chris Meade, Mike Alfano
HIGHLIGHTS: Stripper pole, blacklights, strobe lights, surround sound, Blu Ray player, 55-inch 3D plasma TV.
INSPIRATION: “It’s a really good hangout spot, very comfortable. We welcome all visitors,” Maybury said.
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In Village 493, students souped up their common room with a 55-inch 3D plasma TV with a Blu-ray player (left) and a stripper pole.
Rave
VMA’s live performances
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VMA’s goes no-host
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MTV held its annual Video Music Awards this Sunday, and several live performances proved to be the show’s most entertaining highlights. Lady Gaga opened the show with her latest single, “Yoü and I,” but with no contest, Adele stole the show with her emotional love song, “Someone Like You.” There were no theatrics or auto tune, just Adele and a pianist. The performance was both strong and captivating. Next up was the newly pregnant Beyoncé, who performed her single “Love on Top.” The performance featured slow and simple choreography, now that she’s singing for two. Other live performances featured two memorable tributes. The first honored Britney Spears, in which a mix of adult and child performers danced to an impressive mashup of Britney’s hits in honor of her acceptance of Michael Jackson’s Video Vanguard Award. The second was in memory of the late Amy Winehouse -- Bruno Mars performed a medley of Winehouse’s song, “Valerie.” This year’s VMAs reminded audiences that true vocal talent is still recognized and appreciated in today’s music industry. Although none of the performances donned over-the-top special effects, the vocals were the true stars of the show. --AC
Remember the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards when Chelsea Handler climbed into a hot tub onstage with the “Jersey Shore” cast? Remember the 2009 VMAs with Russell Brand’s raunchy monologue that insulted everyone from the Jonas Brothers to the U.S. healthcare system? You won’t remember anything like this from Sunday night’s VMAs since the show blatantly lacked a central host. Instead, MTV attempted to keep audiences entertained with Jessie J, the show’s chosen house artist. And what a failed attempt that was. Jessie is the British singer most known for her radio hit “Price Tag,” featuring B.o.B. Sporting a big plaster cast due to a broken foot, Jessie was entirely sedentary throughout the night, resulting in a series of awkward and boring performances. Although the singer had a good live voice, she yelled and screeched through several songs, especially during her cover of Katy Perry’s “Firework.” In addition, Jessie J’s sporadic performances were completely outshone by the likes of Beyoncé, Adele and Bruno Mars. The lack of a central host also limited the number of insults, feuds and controversies—important aspects of the VMAs. Hopefully future award shows will learn from MTV’s giant mistake and provide viewers with better live TV. --NF
Fashion vs. Hurricane Irene By SARAH ROSENBERG Associate Arts & Life Editor
Thanks to Twitter, Facebook, Blackberry Messenger, and of course, word of mouth, some interesting names were thrown around this week to describe the elusive, imaginary female hurricane named Irene. She may not have been a woman in the literal sense of the word, but she certainly had the power of one — and an immense physical presence to boot. This past weekend Hurricane Irene inevitably caught some criticism, and became the target of hateful words from wrathful East Coasters. And rightfully so. The threat of damage to property, electricity and human life will always throw people into a tizzy, but really, all danger aside, rain in general is just not something any human being likes to endure. So, if you were one of the brave souls who stood up to that [insert bitter adjective here] hurricane, I hope you did so in a cute fashion. Of course this may have been difficult to do so if you were without power and forced to get dressed in the dark (obviously, you’ve shoved everything into the back of your closet the one day you’re living like it’s pre-Revolutionary America). Despite the weather, people have places to go and people to see. My sister, as talented as she may be when it comes to operating a car, had to push her fears of driving through an oncoming tropical storm aside and attend her best friend’s engagement party. Besides the appeal of delicious free food and champagne toasts, should you let a dear friend down because some protégé of Mother Nature thinks she’s boss? Surely, not. You could even so it in such style—my sister rocked red pumps through the puddles and the onset of a potentially dangerous storm. Now, that’s a true slave to fashion. However, for the more practical brave souls out there, a raincoat and a pair of Wellies will just have to suffice. If you don’t have a raincoat by now, drop everything now and go buy one. It took me two years as a college student to learn its value. Luckily for us Bobcats, Hamden caters to our economic needs, and shops such as Target, Marshall’s, and Kohl’s make shopping for necessities simple and stress-free. If you’re anything like me, then you despise spending a large quantity on an item you’re only wearing when the weather is nasty and your hair is equally problematic. That wad of cash is for shoes. For approximately $30 at Target, one can purchase raincoats in yellow, navy, or white polka dot prints and various floral prints. For rain boots, I would ultimately recommend Marshall’s. It’s always good to have a sturdy shoe, and Marshall’s provides a well-made, sometimes designer shoe that fits a budget. Whether it’s simply drizzling or there’s an intense hurricane making its way through your state, the whole point of dressing appropriately is to look classy while staying dry, unlike some raging “females” we’ve come to know.
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SUMMER BULLSEYE P O P
C U L T U R E ’ S
H I T S
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M I S S E S
The long, hot days of summer are quickly coming to a sizzle, but the succesess and failures of those in the pop culture world will not be forgotten any time soon. This past summer was filled with its fair share of scandals, breakups, rumors and controversies. The bullseye highlights some of the most memorable events of the summer season—everything from “the trial of the century,” as some would say, to the surprising breakup of Hollywood’s favorite Latino couple. Whether you cried at the news of Amy Winehouse’s untimely passing or gripped the seat of your chair during the end of the Harry Potter saga, there’s no denying that these events heated up an already hot summer.
ashton kutcher starts fi “two and a half men #Winning
kim kardashian marries kris humphries Sorry fellas, she’s taken.. and so is her ass.
Nick @ nite announces “friends” to join lineup in f How you doin’?
Casey anthony beats the system Available for babysitting.
arnold schwar illigitima Hasta la vis
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marc anthony and j.lo split The third time wasn’t the charm.
amy winehouse dies She should’ve said “yes yes yes” to rehab.
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RYAN GOSLING IN “CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE” You could grate cheese on those abs.
“HArry potter” breaks movie records Take that, Twihards.
katy perry ties michael jackson with five no. 1 singles on one album Baby, she’s a firework.
anthony weiner lives up to his last name (Insert Weiner joke here)
“glee” stars to leave after next season Don’t stop be-leavin’.
Photos courtesy of Wire Image and Warner Brothers
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“While you’re struggling to deal with one of the greatest natural disasters any country has faced, we are dealing with getting our budget in order,” — Joe Biden United States Vice President
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‘Take full advantage of college’
‘What will you remember?’
Three years ago, I moved into my triple in treasured those relationships. Whether you’re Irmagarde Tator Hall as an unsuspecting fresh- new to campus this fall or a senior, it’s not too man not knowing what the next few years of late to get involved. The Involvement Fair is held today from 4 to 6 p.m. on my life would be like. the Quad. I remember my face breakThis is an exciting year for ing out in acne the night before the Chronicle, and it’s a thrill to move-in and thinking, “Great, see how far we’ve come since I’ll have a new nickname – ‘Pizmy freshman year. You can do za Face.’” Luckily, “Pizza Face” a lot in your time at Quinnipiac, is a name reserved for me only and I like to think I’ve made the on late Saturday nights at Yorkmost of mine here so far. side Pizza in New Haven. Aside from our new website, If I could, I would go back QUChronicle.com, the Chronand tell that freshman the next Matt Busekroos Publisher icle is also planning ahead for three years would be some of the @mattybooz the year. Expect new editions of best years of my life. Now that my final year as an undergradu- our “This is Me” profile series in the upcomate has begun, I want to make sure everyone ing weeks. “This is Me” is a diversity initiative that began last year within the Department of takes full advantage of their college career. Homework and attending classes is your Residential Life. The Chronicle has adapted first priority. That’s why you’re here. Study the format, profiling the unique individuality hard, work diligently and focus on your goal of students and faculty on campus. Lastly, have some fun and stay safe. This is of obtaining a bachelor’s in your chosen the best time of your life to cultivate lifelong field. Make sure to get involved. I joined the friendships. I feel lucky to look at my friends Chronicle editorial board the first week of my now, and I can count on them for anything. freshman year. I made some of my first friends They’re my rock and I know they will be in at college on the Chronicle and I’ve sincerely my life for years to come.
As a senior, I can wholeheartedly say my don’t rush your decision. You won’t learn as easthree years at Quinnipiac have been the best ily unless you are genuinely inerested in the mathree years of my life. I don’t know if I would terial your professors are teaching. Speaking of professors, they be able to say that if I hadn’t could be vital to you finding joined the newspaper in my first a job once you graduate. Visit week of school. them in their office hours, stay in My message to all freshmen: touch, and be friendly. get involved. And for everyone My favorite thing of all: soak else: I hope you are doing somein the sun on the Quad. You thing with your free time. Somewon’t regret it. thing that you can look back on You can do a ton more at Quin30 years down the line and say, nipiac, but keep in mind New York “I can’t believe I did that.” and Boston are only train rides Get rung up by Java John in Lenny Neslin Editor-in-Chief away from New Haven. Either Café Q. If you haven’t met him @lsneslin city has plenty to offer. Trust me, yet, trust me, you will. Climb the Sleeping Giant. Not only is it I spent my last two summers in New York and gorgeous and adds to the beauty of our cam- Boston. Whether you are reading this in print or pus, but it also makes for a nice Saturday hike. online, I hope you find the stories, photos and The view from the top is breathtaking. Go to TD Bank Sports Center in the winter. videos to your liking, and feel important issues It’s one of the top collegiate athletic facilities on the campus are being covered. If not, tell in the Northeast, and it comes to life when a me. I’m not afraid of criticism; in fact, I love it. Or even better: join us. sea of yellow shirts fill the student section. I am honored to say I am the editor of this Even if you aren’t a clubber, go to Toad’s Place in New Haven. It’s an interesting experi- newspaper, and I know that it will be the thing I will always remember about college. What ence, to say the least. Just be safe. Pick a major with classes you can enjoy, but will you remember?
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Every morning for the past is not the coffin-sized cell I was exweek, I wake up in my 10-foot-8- pecting. No, I don’t have enough inch by 7-foot-8-inch bedroom. I put extra space for “activities,” but as a girly girl I have plenty on my glasses, check of room for the impormy cell phone, and it tant things — clothes, takes me a moment to shoes, hair products, comprehend the fact and jewelry. that for the first time I also appreciate in my college career, I Eastview’s general have a single room all proximity to the Rocky to myself. Top Student Center, Congratulations, the shuttle stop, and Quinnipiac; you finally the parking garage. If got it right with EastNicole Fano Arts & Life Editor I want to avoid the junview senior housing. @nmfano gle that is the North Lot I live in a five-person apartment on the nearly-com- on Mount Carmel, I have the option pleted York Hill campus. Quinni- to do so. Upon my move-in, I was greeted piac’s beautiful housing was one of the many reasons I loved this school by Dennis Lue Yat, the Interim As— but after poor design in Crescent sistant Director of Residential Life. Hall, I was skeptical about living in He said he was in the process of Eastview. Although Eastview aes- organizing senior parking for Eastthetically resembles the neighbor- view residents. I already feel that ing Crescent, inside features include I’m receiving the special treatment every senior believes he or she deseveral envy- worthy upgrades. For starters, due to the air con- serves. At the York Hill campus, I ditioning units in every room, my truly feel that my voice and opinions roommates and I had to break out are valued. I was also greeted by my comour sweatshirt collections early — not that I’m complaining. I remem- munity assistant, who happily handber those humid, sticky days and ed me a magnetic bottle opener for sleepless nights all too clearly. A/C my refrigerator. “Now that you’re a senior, you can drink,” she said. in Eastview is a beautiful thing. One of the many complaints with Finally, it seems that this year my the Crescent, which remains a topic room can party in peace. Although I have only lived in of annoyance, is the ridiculously small kitchen sink which most no- Eastview for about a week, I comtably resembles the play kitchen I mend Quinnipiac for carefully lisused as a 7-year-old. In Eastview, tening to past student complaints, the sinks have finally been upgraded and correcting them in this brand to a normal size and can fit more new building. I understand why many upperthan just one dinner plate. Upon my arrival to Eastview, I classmen can’t wait to move off was prepared for the worst in terms campus into houses and apartments, of the size of my single room. Slight- but I couldn’t be more impressed by ly claustrophobic, I was surprised to what Eastview senior housing has to see that my single, although small, offer.
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SEX ON FIRE
Talk sex with Doc Your burning love and sex questions, answered by Doc with lots of experience. Send in your questions to doc@quchronicle.com. We won’t give up your name.
Dear Doc, I’ve been seeing my guy for about six months but we go to different schools. He’s got a girl best friend that he’s had since high school, which isn’t a big deal since I don’t really get jealous. But everyone tells me that I’m crazy for not worrying about her, because apparently she is like in love with him, according to some mutual friends. Should I be worried? Sincerely, Jealous or Not Dear Jealous or Not, Kudos for being able to maintain a long distance relationship. It’s tough when face-toface communication is replaced with Facebook pokes (actually, does anyone actually use the ‘poke’ feature anymore?) Here’s the thing with guys with girl best friends. Sometimes, one of them is in love with the other. Not always, but sometimes. The person who is the love recipient either has no idea or pretends to have no idea to avoid awkward circumstances. Talk to your guy and say, “Listen: A couple of people have told me your best friend [insert her name here, just so he knows exactly who you’re talking about and can’t pretend to misunderstand] is totally in love with you. I don’t really care, but have you noticed? Maybe you should casually remind her that you have a hot, smoking girlfriend who’s fantastic in bed.” Having that quick convo will bring to his attention that you are aware of the situation, but doesn’t make you sound like a crazy, psycho, jealous girlfriend. Sincerely, Doc
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Politicians playing with fire Over the summer, there was a media fire- this standoff come election time. Boehner and his GOP cohorts know that storm around the decision facing Washington to either raise the debt ceiling or default on the a default under Democratic leadership looks bad for Democrats during elecfinancial responsibilities of our tions. It was political posturing country. For the everyday citizen of the worst kind. It was risking this is no longer a matter of connot only American financial stacern, just like Libya, the riots in bility, but also global financial London, and the countless other stability, for the chance to make stories that flood our 24-hour the incumbent party lose power news networks only to be forin the next election. It is not even gotten and pushed aside to make a hard and fast Republican stance room for the newest sensationalto keep the debt ceiling static. The ist topic that will grab viewers’ Republican Golden Boy, former attention to spike ratings and inJeremy Stull Opinion Editor President Ronald Reagan wrote crease advertising dollars. But I @jpstull a letter to Republican lawmakers digress. Have no fear, Quinnipiac, I am here to con- while he was in the White House urging them to tinue the conversation. What really happened raise the debt ceiling. Reagan said “denigration was a political standoff between the Republi- of the full faith and credit of the United States can-controlled House of Representatives, the would have substantial effects on the domestic Democratic-controlled Senate and the White financial markets and on the value of the dollar House. Speaker of the House John Boehner, the in exchange markets. The nation can ill afford man with the least enviable job in politics, must to allow such a result.” The Tea Party clearly appease his new Tea Party contingency yet still has a lot of pull if it can get a Republican conremain a traditional Republican leader. Barack gressional leader to fly in the face of the previObama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid ously infallible Reagan. So in the end, a deal was cut and default was must stick to their ideals and yet not alienate a voter base that will most definitely remember avoided, for now. One of the three credit ratings
agencies downgraded the United States from a rating of AAA to AA+. Presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann says this downgrade proved she was right in insisting on no raise in the debt ceiling. This is far from the truth. The downgrade came from Standard & Poor’s, the New York-based agency that overrated mortgages and helped us on the way to the “credit crunch” to begin with. The other two agencies, Moody’s and Fitch, kept the United States at AAA. The report from Standard & Poor’s reads, “The political brinksmanship of recent months highlights what we see as America’s governance and policymaking becoming less stable, less effective, and less predictable than what we previously believed. The statutory debt ceiling and the threat of default have become political bargaining chips in the debate over fiscal policy.” That sounds like they were worried about people like Boehner and Bachmann being more worried about their personal and party gains than about the stability of the United States. I really do not want this to blow over. I want as much youth involvement in the next election cycle as we had in the 2008 election. I want students to know how much our future was gambled with by the Representative for the 8th District of Ohio and people like him.
Dear Doc, I think I’m allergic to latex, but obviously still want to be safe and not get STDs and pregnant. Do other kinds of condoms actually work? Sincerely, Need to Know Dear Need to Know, Well done for wanting to practice safe sex! It makes your sex life way easier when you don’t have to worry about such silly things as babies. If this were “Whose Line,” Drew Carey would you give a thousand points. First just check that you are truly allergic to latex, because in reality, only one percent of the general population actually has the allergy. If you do get the itch with the plastic, no big deal. Other contraceptive methods like the birth control pill or intrauterine contraceptive devices are effective for preventing pregnancy, but alas, you still risk getting a nasty sexually transmitted infection. So you could try polyurethane or polyisoprene condoms, which are plastic like latex but made of a different kind. You may have heard of the virtues of lamb skin condoms, but don’t be fooled! They only protect against pregnancy, not STIs because of their particularly porous nature. Same goes for other animal membranes, just don’t do it. Bottom line: If you’re allergic, go for other kinds of plastic. Just not Saran Wrap. Sincerely, Doc Dear Doc, How do the sexual bases go? Sincerely, Up For Bat Dear Up For Bat, Here’s my rule of thumb. First base is kissing, second is up the shirt. Third is down the pants, and a home run is well, root root root for the home team. Sincerely, Doc
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SGA UPDATE
Ready for the new year? We are. Welcome Back Bobcats! On behalf of the Student Government Association, I’d like to give a huge QU “Welcome Back!” to everyone this first week of school! Our executive board spent the entire summer in Hamden getting things ready for your return. We attended a leadership conference in Washington D.C. and came back with many new ideas which will help improve the student experience, including new and unique publicity techniques, the idea of a tuition lock, and ways to solve your student concerns. Your elected officials went through a day of training to prepare for the coming year and learn about their cabinets and committees. In addition, they helped move in the class of
2015 last week! As you many notice when walking around the Carl Hansen Student Center, some renovations have been finished, including a new hallway with administrative offices and a shared office space for SGA, Student Programming Board and QU After Dark organizations. As you may also notice, there is still construction going on; when it is completed, we will have a great place for everyone to enjoy. Class of 2015, are you interested in SGA? On Sept. 21, we will be holding elections for a class president, class vice president and eight freshman class representatives. Make sure you stop by our meetings, tweet at us and let us know that you are interested in running. More information will be coming out soon.
Make sure you stay connected to SGA for updates on all things affecting the student body! Like us on Facebook at “Quinnipiac SGA,” follow us on Twitter @QUSGA and email us at SGA@quinnipiac.edu. We hope you have a fantastic first week of school and wish you luck this semester. Be sure to check out the involvement fair today from 4-6 p.m. on the Quad and sign up for any organizations that interest you. SGA will have a table; so if you want to make a campus change, check us out! Live the Legend, Kaite Lovett Vice President of Public Relations Student Goverment Association
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The Rundown
MEN’S SOCCER Providence 2, QU 1 – Monday Nils von der Heide: 1 goal Borja Angoitia: 2 saves
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FIELD HOCKEY QU 6, Holy Cross 2 – Friday Danielle Allan: 2 goals, 1 assist Nicole Lewis: 3 saves VOLLEYBALL Loyola Marymount Invitational UCLA 3, QU 0 – Friday Kelby Carey: 7 kills Kayla Lawler: 14 assists Loyola 3, QU 0 – Saturday Brittanie Robinson: 7 kills Lawler: 20 assists Cal St. Fullerton 3, QU 0 – Saturday Carey: 7 kills Lawler: 13 assists WOMEN’S SOCCER QU vs. Army [Canceled] – Sunday
games to watch FIELD HOCKEY QU (1-0) vs. Yale (0-0) – Sunday, 2 p.m.
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The Bobcats struggled with a young team last year with only one graduate student and no seniors. This year’s group has six upperclassmen.
Seniors must carry brunt of attack By TIM O’DONNELL Web Editor
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A new season brings new hope for the Quinnipiac women’s volleyball team. After years of struggling in the Northeast Conference, never recording a winning season, the Bobcats look to turn things around this year. But the first weekend of play didn’t turn out the way they planned. The Bobcats left the Loyola Marymount Invitational with a losing record of 0-3. The Bobcats continued to receive consistent play from senior leaders Kelby Carey and Kayla Lawler. Carey totaled 17 kills during the tournament, while Lawler added 47 assists. The Bobcats are going to need to rely on these two to lead the team this season. And they appear ready, picking up right where they left off last season. While Carey and Lawler did what they have
done for the past three years, the Bobcats also received major contributions from a couple underclassmen. Freshman Krista Bennett started this weekend and finished the tournament with 15 digs, one assist and a kill. But Bennett wasn’t the only freshman to make an impact in their first collegiate tournament. Brittanie Robinson began her career with 13 kills and seven digs in the three games. Freshmen will play a key role for the Bobcats as the season progresses, and Bennett and Robinson are off to the right start. It remains to be seen if they can consistently play at a high level in their first collegiate season. Even with the reinforcements joining Carey and Lawler the team has a while to go before it can compete with the best of the best, like UCLA. The Bobcats committed more errors than the opposing team in every game during the tourna-
ment. And it hurt them the most against Cal State Fullerton, when the Bobcats committed 22 errors compared to the Titans’ five. Those errors severely hurt the Bobcats, especially on the offensive side. Their highest hit percentage during the tournament was .034. UCLA, on the other hand, had a low hit percentage of .170, which was still five times higher than the Bobcats’ highest. The Bobcats even recorded a negative hit percentage, at -.012 against UCLA. It will take much better showings from the Bobcats if they have any hope of achieving their first winning season in the NEC. If the Bobcats have any hope of coming out with any wins in the University of Maryland Invitational, they need to make major improvements prior to Friday.
McDonald: pay-for-play ‘impractical’ for gender equality pay-for-play from Page 12 paid because it does not reflect the concept of scholarships. “The value of the college scholarship is much more than the dollar value,” McDonald said. “It’s learning to grow up; it’s having roommates and teammates and classmates. So I think the value of a college scholarship is much, much greater.” McDonald said that getting paid to play is not a priority in the minds of athletes. “They’re concerned about playing sports, getting their degree and having a career,” he said. “What you see in the newspapers today is probably barely one percent of all the student-athletes who are in college. It’s a tiny, tiny, tiny number.” Johnson said he plays more “for the love of the game,” but admits having an unbalanced system could lead to greed. “I just think it would take away from college sports themselves just because ... [athletes] will just start playing for money,” Johnson said. Not all student-athletes receive scholarships. Each team is limited to a certain number of total scholarships and they can be split into partial ones. The amount is less at the Division II level and nonexistent at
the Division III level. Ivy League schools do not permit athletic scholarships at all. “Division II athletes work just as hard in probably even more schools and even more sports than Division I. Division II athletes work just as hard with less scholarship dollars,” McDonald said. “You have people at Harvard, Yale, Army, Navy, Air Force and other non-scholarship Division I programs who do extremely well too. I do not think they should be paid.” Bryant Gumbel said on HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” that he believes college athletes should be paid because of their roles in college sports. “We have this multi-billion dollar collegiate sports industry,” he said in the March 30 episode. “We have to figure out a way to fairly compensate those who are fueling that industry.” If the NCAA tries to implement a pay-for-play system, it will have to do it for all sports and be fair to all athletes, from stars to bench players, and all positions. For every quarterback that would get paid, each offensive lineman would too. “If [a pay-for-play system] happens in football, they want it to happen in football. If they have it
in basketball, they want to have it in basketball,” McDonald said. “They’re strictly NCAA sports. No one talks about paying the squash player, the sailor or the cross-country runner. It can’t be practical.” With Title IX in place to ensure gender equality, players for both men’s and women’s teams would need to be paid. “We’re talking about a Title IX situation where … you gotta pay the softball team and the volleyball team what you’re going to pay the football team and the basketball team,” ESPN.com’s Pat Forde said July 18. Creating an even pay-for-play system that fits Title IX standards would likely be extremely difficult to execute, McDonald said. Sporting Intelligence reported in April that the average NBA player earns $4.79 million each year, whereas the maximum salary for any WNBA player is $103,500, according to Yahoo! Sports. “It would have to happen equitably for men and women, and equitably for all sports,” McDonald said. One of the penalties the University of Miami could face for Sharpio’s transgressions is the death penalty, NCAA President Mark Em-
mert told the Associated Press Aug. 19. The death penalty is the elimination of the involved sport for at least one year, according to NCAA rules, and has only been enforced five times in history. Miami was put on probation in 2003 for baseball infractions, and the death penalty is applicable to repeat violators. McDonald said he believes that the penalties for each instance – he did not refer to any specific cases – should focus on the people involved instead of the people coming in. “I would prefer to see another sanction to universities rather than penalizing the new coach and the new student-athletes,” McDonald said. “If there are athletes or coaches on the team that have made mistakes, then they should be penalized, but we should not be penalizing the people who come in two, three or four years later.” The NCAA released a commercial that says most of the 400,000 NCAA student-athletes will be going pro in something other than sports. McDonald said, “We’re dealing with roughly 20-30 [athletes] in the newspaper” for a pay-for-play system. Said Johnson: “I think it could happen along the road, as long as its fair for everybody.”
Suprise Returns
Suprise from Page 12 the doctor,” Suprise said. “It was a quick surgery, quick recovery, but it was hard to come from two [surgeries] on both legs.” Doctors told Suprise that it would take five to six weeks for each leg to heal, which meant Suprise wouldn’t return to full strength for “a good 20-25 weeks.” Suprise said all the Quinnipiac trainers are “phenomenal,” pointing out Meghan McCaffrey since she took care of him after his first surgery. “When you have surgery in both of your legs, you lose a lot of strength, and it’s hard getting that back,” Suprise said. “It’s hard getting your first step back. It’s hard getting your full speed back. I’m slowly getting it all back.” Slowly, but surely. He said it was a priority to not push himself too much. “Playing in pain is worse,” Suprise said. “It’s not fun. Get fixed, get rehab properly, don’t push yourself, and listen to whoever helps you.” Suprise had an assist in the team’s season opener and said he was very close to being 100 percent healthy after the game. With good health, Suprise can return to true form: the team leader and playmaker his team saw the past two seasons.
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“We’re not going to face two better teams in Boston College and Providence.” — Eric da Costa men’s soccer coach
Pay-for-play debate brews at QU Athlete says yes to pay-for-play, A.D. says no By Matt Eisenberg Associate Sports Editor
The latest NCAA allegations regarding the University of Miami football and basketball teams have re-established the discussion on whether or not college athletes should receive additional stipends to supplement their scholarships. According to Yahoo! Sports, former Miami Hurricanes booster Nevin Shapiro has provided thousands of illegal benefits to at least 72 athletes between 2002 and 2010. Now the University of Miami could
face severe penalties. Currently college athletes are allowed scholarships for tuition and fees, room and board and required course-related books, according to NCAA regulations. There are many student-athletes on partial scholarships, which cover only part of those fees. Athletes are not allowed to receive additional stipends for play, nor are they to contact agents, seek endorsement deals with companies, sign with agents or sell their own athletic merchandise – things for which Miami athletes were accused. Even something
as small as taking a free meal from McDonald’s counts as an NCAA violation. Quinnipiac men’s basketball’s leading scorer James Johnson said he thinks college athletes should earn some kind of money. “I think players should get paid moderately, as long as it’s fair for all sports,” Johnson said. “We put a lot of time into the program. ... We have expenses too.” Quinnipiac Director of Athletics and Recreation Jack McDonald said he believes that student-athletes should not be See pay-for-play Page 11
men’s soccer
Suprise set to return to old form, assists in opener By Matt Eisenberg Associate Sports Editor
For assistant captain Philip Suprise, three surgeries in a 12-month span wasn’t the hard part. It was knowing he couldn’t get on the field. Suprise, a junior forward for Quinnipiac men’s soccer team, had a broken foot and surgeries on both of his legs due to compartment syndrome: a condition in which pressure within the muscle builds in an area to dangerously high levels, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. “You hate to say it and admit someone’s injury prone,” Suprise said, “but you have to admit it. I’m glad I’m playing and walking again because this is the fifth or sixth time I’ve gone under the knife in my life.” Despite all the injuries, Suprise wanted to play. “It hurts. It hurts not being able to play,” said Suprise, who has only missed three games in his collegiate career. “When you talk with all of your other friends out here and they’re all playing, you just want to get back out there and play and help out as much as you can when you get back.” Suprise said he broke his foot two weeks before last year’s preseason and missed the team’s first three games last season. “I was pretty much playing with a
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Philip Suprise played like his old self Monday, like when he played a full 90 minutes vs. NJIT Oct. 17, 2010. broken foot all season,” Suprise said. Even when he wasn’t at 100 percent, he was still one of the go-to players on the field. He led the team in goals and points his first two seasons as a Bobcat. “Phil’s a quality player and we know what we’re going to get out of him,” head coach Eric Da Costa said after Monday’s 2-1 loss to Providence. But while a broken foot couldn’t
keep him off the field, compartment syndrome did. Suprise said he first felt symptoms on his left leg toward the end of the spring season. “It was a weird feeling. I’d run and then I’d lose feeling in the bottom half of my leg, and then I couldn’t move my foot anymore,” he said. Suprise, a physical therapy major, said compartment syndrome is based
on overuse and overexertion. “If you have it in one leg, you’ll probably have it in the other,” he said. And he did just a few months later. Suprise had to undergo surgery on his right leg at the beginning of this summer and had to miss the first month and a half of his summer team’s season. “It’s an easy test once you get to See Suprise Page 11
Hurricane Irene
Storm pushes back weekend games By John Healy Sports Editor
As Hurricane Irene made its way up the East Coast and through Connecticut, the Quinnipiac Athletics Department made the decision to postpone some of its games over the weekend. This weekend the field hockey team was set to face Lehigh in its second game of the season on Sunday but rescheduled the game to Saturday at 3:30 p.m. But Quinnipiac and Lehigh both decided it was in the best interest not to play this weekend. It will be made up Sept. 14 at 3 p.m. Quinnipiac’s women’s soccer game vs. Army, originally scheduled for Sunday afternoon, was also canceled and will not be made up. With rain beginning Saturday and wind gusts reaching up to 75 miles per hour, safety became the number one concern regarding the student-athletes. “Our Senior Associate Athletic Director Billy Mecca has always done an excellent job at doing the right thing when he makes the decision on postponing and canceling games due to weather and other circumstances,” Director of Athletics and Recreation Jack McDonald said. “Billy made the right decision not only for Quinnipiac’s studentathletes and coaches, but also for our opponents, parents, fans, officials as well as transportation companies.” Part of the Quinnipiac Soccer Field was flooded, but the field dried up enough in time for the men’s soccer team to play its season opener on Monday at 4 p.m.
See photos of how Hurricane Irene affected Quinnipiac athletics and the men’s soccer game Monday afternoon.
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