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By MATT GRAHN Staff Writer

The town of Hamden has been contemplating expanding its smoking ban from fall 2016. According to the New Haven Register, the ban will now go beyond places like schools and public parks, and will include town properties designated by the mayor or a designee.

The town government last discussed this matter in early August. The bill was not passed because the language needed work, specifically on who can be a designee, according to The Register. David Garretson, the mayor’s chief of staff, said that the potential expansion of the ban won’t be brought up again until October.

Hamden resident Hayden Zebyrd, who is a smoker, thinks that it might be difficult for the town to enforce the ban.

“I say have at it,” Zebyrd said. “Give it a shot… but just like when they tried to make Rocky Top [Road] a one- way road. People just took down the signs. You can try all you

want, but I don’t think it’s going to stop too many people.”

Junior Josie Gonzales likes the idea of the expansion. She doesn’t think people would want their kids to be exposed to secondhand smoke. However, like Zebyrd, she thinks that keeping up the ban may be a challenge.

“Banning it completely is a little [odd], because smoking is pretty common,” Gonzales said.

Senior Christian Woodford is supportive of the ban due to the health reasons, even though he would like to learn more about the policy.

“I think that immediately outside of public buildings, it’s within reason to ban smoking,” Woodford said. “I think designated areas, within a fair enough distance from the entrance and exits from buildings, is reasonable.”

Jeff Burness, who is a vape juice maker at Silver City Vapors, is supportive of the ban, but he thinks that any sort of restriction on tobacco usage may also end up entangling vaping.

“Nobody really wants to be out in public,

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breathing in other people’s vapor smoke and stuff,” Burness said. “So I kinda understand why they do it for both, but I kinda wish they’d separate the two and treat it as two different things.”

Burness, who used to smoke before he began vaping, said that many people who use e-cigs and other products are trying to transition away from smoking and may eventually quit vaping also. However, he does note that some customers still smoke, including one man who “has to have his cigarette with his coffee every morning,”.

Zebyrd doesn’t personally care about vaping, and said, “If you want to smoke something, get a real smoke,” For him, he’ll continue smoking, regardless of what the town does.

“It’s not going to stop me from coming out here and smoking my cigarettes, and I don’t think it’s going to stop too many others either,” he said.

When October comes around, BurLUKASBIERI/PIXABAY ness, who argues DESIGN BY CHRISTINA POPIK that vapes are less harmful than tobacco, hopes that people are well informed when the decision is made. “[Instead of] trying to save people from themselves, it’d be better to properly inform people on the benefits and dangers and whatever of each, and be honest about what people are getting themselves into,” he said.

Hurricane Harvey hits home

Thousands of miles away, Quinnipiac students are reeling from the storm’s effects

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As Hurricane Harvey crossed over the coastline of Texas on Friday, Aug. 25, Quinnipiac students were settling into their dorms, chatting with new roommates and looking forward to the academic year ahead.

For most of the student body, Hurricane Harvey was the last thing on their minds.

However, this was not the case for student Jacqueline Schmedel or sociology Professor Keith Kerr. Their heads were back home in Texas.

Schmedel is a junior political science major from Fort Worth, Texas. She was playing bingo in the dining hall with her orientation freshmen at 10 p.m. on Friday night, when the storm landed and began its path of destruction.

Although she is four hours north of the coast and the heavily-affected areas, Schmedel’s mind was racing with concern for her friends and family in the area.

“I know many of (my friends) evacuated, but also many of them stayed to help those who are in worse areas,” Schmedel said. “I think the most shocking text I got was from a friend in Beaumont who said that not only did they run out of fresh water, but there are about 300 crocodiles loose around the city.”

On Monday morning, Professor Keith Kerr walked into his sociological theories class, but he had other things on his mind.

Before he began rollcall, he held his cell

phone up and explained that his parents, sister and aunt live in the Greater Houston area and he was receiving text updates about the storm and his family’s safety.

He would be checking his phone throughout the class.

Kerr grew up in Brazoport, an area right on the coast and about 20 miles south of Galveston, a 45-minute drive southeast of Houston.

“It is actually a relief to be at work,” Kerr said. “While people in that area are adept at dealing with these situations, the media has made it clear that this is on a scale that I cannot comprehend. This is nothing like we have seen before. Coming to work gives me a break from the images that have been looping non-stop on TV.” Kerr has been busy trying to keep up with where people have evacuated to, checking river and creek levels, getting updates from friends on specific neighborhoods, and trying to plan ahead to find out when and how to get into the area once the waters recede.

“My parents are now elderly. I said if the creek next to their home were to flood, I would need to help with the clean-up efforts,” Kerr said.“I remember my grandfather once telling me that the hand you give today, may be the hand you are stretching out for help tomorrow. Though I have no doubt that help will come, and is coming from this region of the country. Many here have lived through natural and manmade disasters and so know firsthand, how much help is need-

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Vincent Contrucci, director of the Office of Community Service at Quinnipiac University, offered some legitimate organizations that students can donate to in support of fellow students and professors, like Schmedel, Kerr and many others who are devastated by the storm.

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He said that students should text ‘Harvey’ to 90999 to donate 10$ to the American Red Cross, Houston Food Bank, Houston Humane Society, Catholic charities, and Austin Pets Alive, just to name a few.

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MEET THE EDITORS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF David Friedlander CONTENT DIRECTOR Hannah Feakes

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PROFESSOR OF JOURNALISM A: “I think college students right now seem to not be as politically involved as they used to be. Especially in the last 10 years… I think that’s been a slide. I would like to see that change.”

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SENIOR INSTRUCTOR OF BIOLOGY A: “I think college students (today) are better at using their resources, finding answers for themselves. One thing I would say is college students look more for instant gratification now than they did in the past.”

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PROFESSOR OF HISTORY A: “I think in many ways college students haven’t changed. They are still enthusiastic and eager to learn, even though they’re not always focused on their learning. I think now there are more distractions for students with their phones and the ability to always be connected with the world out there and with others through social media, not that college students haven’t been distracted before, but now it’s more than ever.”

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Tri Delta begins new chapter at Quinnipiac

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The values of truth, self-sacrifice and friendship are the foundation behind sorority Delta Delta Delta – also known as Tri Delta. The sorority will establish a chapter within Quinnipiac university during the Fall 2017 semester.

Founded in 1888, Tri Delta has persevered as one of the largest National Panhellenic Conference sororities in America, and sisters of the group wish to invite more women to join them on their fun and fulfilling journey.

Tri Delta strives to empower women to hold themselves to the highest standard, while also encouraging them to be their authentic selves and embrace what makes them unique, according to several representatives of Tri Delta in a statement.

Graduate Assistant for Campus Life for the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life Bianca Waffenschmidt was one of the members of a committee who was in charge of doing an extension to increase the amount of female sororities on campus.

“The point of doing extension for us was to try and fill the need of Quinnipiac University students that wanted to join sorority life,” Waffenschmidt said. “Our chapters were getting larger because more people were interested, so in order to keep chapter sizes smaller we needed to add more chapters to the campus.”

Tri Delta stood out to the committee for both their alumnae association and their willingness to co Tri Delta also caught the committee’s attention for its dedication to its philanthropy, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. The sorority is currently working to fulfill a $60 million fundraising commitment to the hospital, which would be the largest financial commitment ever made by a St. Jude partner.

Furthermore, Tri Delta also works on positive body image for women. The organization

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Representatives of Tri Delta talked to women at the Involvement Fair last Wednesday, looking for leaders and initiative takers.

has hosted workshops, seminars and awareness weeks about different kinds of health topics, from mental health and body image to physical eating disorders.

Sophomore physical therapy major Trinity Brandt said that although she is not interested in joining a sorority, she finds Tri Delta’s ideas unique.

“From what it sounds like, the body image thing, that sounds like a really cool idea and something that I know a lot of college-aged girls would like,” Brandt said.

Freshman film major Jourdan Wasylak finds Tri Delta to be really interesting for its focus on positive body image as well.

“I think that’s really important, especially

nowadays with the way that women are portrayed in certain types of media and just in everyday life,” Wasylak said.

Director of Campus Life for Fraternity & Sorority Life Katherine Pezzella said that Tri Delta will be looking for students from all different parts of campus, especially students who haven’t pictured themselves in a Greek organization before.

“They’re really going to be talking to women at Quinnipiac who haven’t had prior or previously come out for sorority recruitment and really giving them the opportunity to start something new,” Pezzella said. “[Tri Delta is] looking for women who are initiative takers and who have leadership qualities and who are willing to put

in the work to build up a sorority from scratch.”

Additionally, the sorority requires women to have a GPA of 2.75 or higher, are able to meet the financial requirements of membership, as well as women who mirror Tri Delta’s ideals of being brave, bold and kind and follow their slogan to simply just, “Bring you!”

“Tri Delta is thrilled to be joining such an outstanding university and campus community,” representatives of Tri Delta said in a statement.

“We are looking forward to supporting our members in thriving as campus leaders during their time at Quinnipiac, while also providing them with the invaluable benefits of lifelong Tri Delta membership after they graduate.”

System overload?

Quinnipiac insists university is not at maximum capacity

By JEREMY TROETTI Associate News Editor

It’s no secret: In recent years, Quinnipiac has been admitting more students into the incoming freshman classes than in years prior. Naturally, this causes students to wonder: Is Quinnipiac becoming overpopulated?

According to Vice President for Admissions and Financial Aid Joan Isaac Mohr, students should not have anything to worry about.

“Our numbers are not quite finalized for this fall, but we have a bit more than 7,000 full-time undergraduates and about 2,900 graduate students,” Mohr said. “Our undergraduate enrollment is about two to three percent higher than last year. Our goal has been to reach 7,000 undergraduates and then level off, so we’re just about there.”

So how large would the ideal freshman class be exactly? Mohr explained that the university does have a specific goal in mind.

“Our freshmen goal is about 1,900 students, which is the same goal we’ve had for the past three years,” she said. “While our numbers are a bit higher at the moment, we have no students in triple rooms in housing, and only a few students that are still housed in the lounges. We’re still identifying some spaces (for those students).”

Senior behavioral neuroscience major Nick Morisi said that while he feels there are too many students at Quinnipiac, an easy solution to the problem exists.

“I think (Quinnipiac) is a little bit (over-

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populated),” Morisi said. “I think (admissions) can make that number (of admitted students) a little lower. I think a good number (of students to admit) would be about 100 or 200 less (than currently admitted).”

To the contrary, freshman health science studies major Maria Peragallo does not see Quinnipiac as being overpopulated, and even believes that the university’s small school feel works well for her.

“With the classes I have right now, I don’t see it (being overpopulated),” Peragallo said. “(My classes are) pretty small, and I like that I can be one-on-one with my professors.”

Mohr explained that spring semester enroll-

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ment for the university tends to be significantly less than enrollment for the fall semester, and should not be of any alarm to students.

“The spring semester enrollment is always 200 to 300 (students) fewer than the fall, due to those (students) graduating after the fall semester and some normal attrition from the fall to the spring,” she said.

Mohr explained that any future growth at the university will be in the graduate programs rather than as an influx of freshman.

“Any moderate growth in the future will be in the graduate areas – our School of Medicine will likely increase from the current 360 (students) to closer to 500 (students) over time, and

our online and some on ground graduate programs will grow a bit,” Mohr said.

Freshman school of communications undeclared major Andrew Meyers explained that while he was visiting college campuses before making his final choice, it was ultimately Quinnipiac’s size that made him feel comfortable.

“Visiting a couple of campuses across the country – mostly on the East Coast – Quinnipiac was one of the smaller schools I visited, so 1,900 (students in the freshman class) doesn’t really seem like a big number to me,” Meyers said.

However, despite his level of comfort with the campus population, Meyers understands how some would feel that the campus population is too large.

“Seeing how small the campus is, I can see where people would get that idea (that there are too many students here at Quinnipiac),” Meyers said.

Mohr stated that the university’s admissions department feels comfortable with the school’s current population, and explained that the target number of admitted students will remain the same for next year.

“We’re happy to have students from 30 states and 18 countries and our goal of 1,900 will remain the same for next year,” she said. “Quinnipiac students, staff and faculty are a great boost to the Hamden and North Haven communities in many ways.”

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Psychic Fair On Friday, Sept. 8 from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Student Programming Board (SPB) will host a Psychic Fair where a psychic will predicts students’ futures. There will be free food, a DIY craft and more.

Relay for Life On Saturday, Sept. 9 from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m., the annual fall event Relay for Life will take place on the Quad. Participants will raise money to end cancer, while coming together for 10-hour walk.

Students and faculty create teams to help researchers find a cure for cancer. One member from each team will walk around the track at all times to represent the fact that cancer never sleeps. .

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Students have been making use of the shuttle service provided on campus for years. Whether it be going to and from the York Hill campus on a daily basis, to exercising the use of the shuttles on weekends for entertainment in New Haven, the shuttle service is an essential part of student life at Quinnipiac.

In the past, students have seen DATTCO shuttles moving about the Hamden, North Haven and New Haven areas. This semester, Quinnipiac has switched gears and introduced Pro Park shuttles to the campus.

Senior health sciences major, Bonnie Skinner, has used the DATTCO shuttles while they were in service at Quinnipiac and did not find a problem while using them.

“I haven’t been on the new one’s yet, but I know that the past one’s were very convenient,” Skinner said.

“I liked to use them to go up to York from main campus and also from York to Toads, to New Haven.”

Quinnipiac added 19 new Pro Park shuttles starting in the fall 2018

On Friday, Sept. 8 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Women Empowered will collaborate with Greek Life to host a Powderpuff Football game on the Quad. Team registration is required and there is a $3 admission fee per person. Students are welcome to participate or come to watch.

QTHON Information Session On Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 9:15 p.m., Quinnipiac University Dance Marathon will host an information session in CCE 208. This welcome back information session is open to all students. The session will give students the opportunity to learn more about QTHON and how they can be a part of it.

Best Buddies Kick- Off Event On Sunday, Sept. 10 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Community Action Project will host a Best Buddies Kick- Off Event in Echlin Room 101. This is the first Best Buddies event of the semester. Students will have the opportunity to meet members of the chapter. Buddy pairs will also be introduced.

The new Pro Park shuttles sport the most recent Quinnipiac logo.

semester. The university will be getting new buses every three years per its contract with Pro Park, according to Chief of Public Safety Edgar Rodriguez.

“The university upgraded and revamped the entire shuttle service with state of the art equipment with new features such as leather seating, free Wi-Fi and on demand service,” Rodriguez said.

TransLoc, the app service that was used to track the shuttles, has been replaced with a new GPS system called

Ride System.

“I found the app very helpful,” Skinner said. “What I liked most was traveling from main to York to go to the health services which was a nice offering sophomore year.”

No new shuttle routes have been implemented since the past academic year, according to Rodriguez.

“We will continue to work with SGA and the community in order to provide the students with a better transportation system. Everybody’s

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opinion is important and we take it very seriously,” Rodriguez said.

While parking is an issue at every university, the shuttle system provided at Quinnipiac is a safe and efficient transportation alternative to bringing a car from home, according to Rodriguez.

“By using our transportation system, the students can save by not having to purchase and upkeep a vehicle,” Rodriguez said.

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ultimately impacts us. It is our responsibility to respond to the needs of those in our country and in our community,” Contrucci said.

Contrucci warns students to make sure an organization is legitimate before donating money or supplies in order to avoid a scam situation.

“In disaster scenarios, we always want to believe that everybody has the best intentions at heart, that is not always true,” Contrucci said. “People have said that they were collecting money for this cause, or that individual or their own needs and it turned out that they were just scamming folks.”

Although Schmedel is hoping that Quinnipiac will support her home state, she knows that fundraising money is not always realistic or feasible for college students.

“There aren’t many places accepting necessities to send down,” Schmedel said. “So more than anything, I would just hope they stay aware of what is happening and not brush it off as a little bit of rain.”

More than anything, she said that she wants students to be aware of what is happening and what the people in southeast Texas are going through.

“Imagine an area the size of Delaware with the population of Manhattan being completely cut off from their homes and every-

thing they own,” Schmedel said.

“The drinking water is contaminated, many can’t drive down the street, much less walk out of fear of what could be in the water. People need basic necessities that you rarely think about and every dollar helps.”

As people start to move on with their lives and forget about Hurricane Harvey, another storm is brewing as Hurricane Irma takes aim at the East Coast.

According to CBS News, residents of the Caribbean are preparing for the category 3 hurricane.

American Red Cross officials are concerned that the storm will hit the East Coast as well.

Barry Porter, Red Cross regional Executive Director said

they are putting a hold on sending volunteers to Houston from the Mid-Atlantic states, according to CBS News. In case of emergency due to Irma in the Carolinas and Florida, Red Cross wants volunteers from those states to stay put.

“The real help is going to be needed in the months and years to come, as people try to clean-up and rebuild their lives and cities,” Kerr said. “I just hope that people do not forget about this event as soon as the next news cycle starts.”

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Unsure about studying abroad?

At some colleges, study abroad is a thriving program, Quinnipiac included. When I was exploring schools three years ago, taking that into consideration was important to me, and it was important to my parents too.

But as I’ve gotten older, and more involved on campus, I’ve been starting to question whether or not studying abroad is something worth pursuing.

With any decision, there are pros and there are cons. For many parents, the opportunity for their son or daughter to go abroad is a no brainer. Traveling to a foreign country for five KELLY RYAN months, being immersed in a new culture News Editor and meeting people from a different walk @kellyryanjrn of life should be an easy decision.

I thought it would be, and it can be.

The number of American students going to other countries has nearly doubled since 2000, according to the 2014 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, an annual survey of study abroad trends by the Institute of International Education.

During the 2014-15 academic year, undergraduate participation in studying abroad skyrocketed; an estimated 83.7 percent of students at Pepperdine University in California studied abroad that year and an estimated 53.6 percent of

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of students who studied abroad reported increased self-confidence

students at Yale did so as well, according to the Institute of International Education.

There’s no denying that the program has become more and more popular for students all across the U.S.- and for good reason.

“Ninty-five percent of the students admitted that studying abroad served as a catalyst for increased maturity, 96 percent reported increased self-confidence, and 95 percent said it had a lasting impact on their worldview,” According to the survey conducted by the Institute for International Education of Students (IES) which evaluated personal, academic and career impacts of students who have studied abroad.

More than 50 percent of the respondents are still in contact with U.S. friends they met when studying abroad.

87 percent of the students said that study abroad influenced their subsequent educational experiences. Nearly half of all respondents took part in international work and/or volunteerism since studying abroad.”

As far as career advancements, “97 percent of study abroad students found employment within 12 months of graduation, when only 49 percent of college graduates found

employment in the same period,” according to a survey conducted by IES on career benefits from studying abroad between 2012 and 2015.

There are plenty more statistics I could continue to rattle off about how beneficial studying abroad can be personally, academically and career wise.

However, with every advantage comes a disadvantage.

Going abroad means leaving the U.S., leaving parents, friends, relationships, jobs, leadership positions, sororities and virtually life created at home. There is nothing easy about saying goodbye to all of that and putting everything on hold for an entire semester.

There is a lot to consider. It is frustrating simultaneously wanting to learn more about this world, but being held back.

It comes down to one question: which option will produce more regret? Will I regret passing up on studying abroad- a seemingly once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for memore than I will regret continuing to grow here at Quinnipiac, advancing my involvement, getting an internship and spending more time with friends and family?

Studying abroad should not jeopardize friendships, relationships and involvement, but it’s also important to avoid regrets.

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You’re not happy and that’s okay

Feeling out of place in college is normal College is an opportunity to bring about new beginnings, which sounds exciting if it didn’t come along with the high expectations: get stellar grades, make a bunch of friends and discover what you want to be before graduation. Suddenly college doesn’t feel so exciting as it is intimidating and scary.

When students choose to live on a college campus, they’re exposed to new faces, environments and cultures 24/7, which can result in a weight of uneasiness increasing with each passing day. Trust me, I know the feeling.

I know what it’s like to worry about how you’d fare amongst JENNIE TORRES other students from different Social Media Coordinator @jennie_torres19 parts of the world, but because of my curiousity about how much I could accomplish on my own as a newly-independent adult, I stayed on campus.

On the contrary, I’ve heard of students who felt so overwhelmed by the academic and social pressures to the point where they left college as soon as they arrived. In fact, during my freshman year I decided to move from my original dormitory into a new one, and I asked my new roommate what happened to the former student who inhabited the bed I was going to use for the rest of the year.

My roommate said that person became a close friend, but dropped out after a week due to the immense anxiety she felt over being away from her family in this newfound

environment. Something else I heard? That girl said it was the worst decision she ever made.

I felt sadness knowing that there were probably more students like her, panicking and leaving over things that could’ve been solved easily if they knew about the variety of resources at the college that could help ease their mind.

If you’re struggling mentally in regards to feeling homesick, there’s an overabundance of organizations that can distract you from those thoughts. College events are a prime example with clubs coming up second, with their central focuses ranging in a multitude of areas from watching Anime to supporting Women’s Rights to practicing Mixed Martial Arts. Plus, if none of the clubs work for you, you can always create one for yourself.

Joining Greek life is also a great tool to socialize, with fraternities and sororities encouraging friendship and togetherness. Even venturing outside campus to grab a bite to eat or see a movie can make the world feel a little less empty.

If you fear of not making any friends right away, trust me when I say this, you shouldn’t be alone for long. There are simply way too many students in college that you just cannot be a complete loner.

There is also local college health centers that provides care to one’s mind, with guidance counselors and encouraging pamphlets you can keep throughout the day.

Those are all very useful avenues of assistance that can be the solution to a student’s problems with feeling some

comfort on campus, although if you decide to follow any of these tips, I still don’t expect you to feel comfortable right away. Not without following the most important step of all to feeling better about living away from home or any dilemma you’re in for that matter. That step is to acknowledge that you’re not happy, and that’s okay.

It’s one thing to know that you’re upset, but without accepting that feeling that way is normal and you shouldn’t feel shame because of it. It’ll be difficult to embrace opportunities you’re given on campus.

There are so many other students who feel just as afraid and pessimistic about college, whether they admit to it or not, and that is a big reason why there are all of these events, clubs and counseling, because they help students come together and recognize their unique strengths as individuals.

I certainly discovered things about myself that I never thought I could do. Looking back on those accomplishments I’m proud of myself and eager to pursue my future.

While your negative thoughts might not be erased completely, as long as you reach out to others you’re more likely to not feel as much sorrow and understand that you are not alone when it comes to being afraid. Almost every student is when beginning a new chapter of their lives. Keeping that in mind will help in shaping you to become a more mature and happier person.

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WHEEEEEEEEEEETTTTT The whistle screams into my ear and I attempt to bust out old dance moves in new khakis that weren’t quite made for body rolls and dropping it like it’s hot. It’s already sweltering hot at eight in the morning and my voice grows hoarse by the hour from screaming and talking non-stop to incoming Quinnipiac freshmen. Yet, I am at my happiest because of these freshmen.

Yes, being an orientation leader is a lot of yelling and dancing and being happy all the time, but that’s not why I tried out for the job in the first place, a little over a year ago, I myself was a bob-kitten in this huge den of college not having a clue what to expect.

June orientation was my chance to make my first college friends, live in a dorm for a night and eat Chartwells food. To me there was nothing special about orientation other than getting a first glimpse at my home for the next four years. However, that was before OL’s ripped me and my belongings out of my car and reassured me that everything was going to be okay.

Who were these overly-excited people in blue polos and khaki shorts? Although their outward appearance of energized bunnies initially drew me in, it was their undertones of genuinity that made me want to be like them.

However, I was nowhere near ready for the life altering experience that being an OL would have on my life one day.

Now fast forward one year later and it’s my turn. I was fortunate enough to receive one of the 71 spots to be an orientation leader, knowing that there were hundreds of other qualified individuals who could have easily taken my spot. I felt privileged, like I didn’t have a right to be there. Sure I had been at QU for a year and tried to get as involved as possible, but did that really mean I knew the school or was ready to welcome over 2,000 freshmen?

A lot of people talk about how much of an impact the OL’s have on the freshmen, but what if it’s actually more like the other way around?

Going into the June sessions, I had all my expectations sitting like ducks in a row and boy was I scared. There’s this cliche vision of an OL who is super extroverted 24/7 and is extremely sociable all the time. I was worried that I wasn’t going to be able to live up to these standards. Granted, I love talking to people more than anything, but if college has taught me one thing so far, it’s that I value my alone time like a rare jewel. Being an OL doesn’t mean that you have a lot of free time.

However, let me debunk one myth right from the get go. There is no ideal OL. This image of a super loud and talkative orientation leader only fits a fraction of the actual staff. It would be counterintuitive if the entirety of the OL’s were that way, and quite frankly orientation wouldn’t be the same.

Of course, energy must be kept up at all times because we want the freshmen to be as excited for college as possible, yet not every freshmen who walks through our gates is going to respond well to that.

Just like any real world situation, the human race is a conglomerate of personalities and ways of expression, so why shouldn’t Quinnipiac be the same way? Diversity should be an integral part of our student body, and having a staff that doesn’t show that diversity would just be a disservice to all. Yet, I have never seen a more dynamic and diverse group of people than this year’s orientation staff.

Of course there were the loud and crazy ones that everyone loves, but there were also the quieter ones who always have the best things to say and then the ones that have that in-between sweet spot that I consider myself to be. Each variable is so crucial to

the orientation experience, and ultimately to each individual freshman. Everyone needs at least one thing to connect with in order to have a positive experience, and if there’s nothing you have in common with what is around you, why would you want to stay?

Quinnipiac’s retention rate is around 71 percent according to US News, statistically higher than other private universities. While I’m not trying to say that orientation has any effect on this, in my opinion, it’s a strong factor.

“Never before had I felt such love in a group of people that I didn’t know too well, and it reminded myself of why I chose Quinnipiac to begin with and why this place is truly a home like no other.”

– SAMANTHA BASHAW

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While talking with friends from other universities, I noticed that everyone else’s orientation experience had no comparison to what QU provides. Orientation stresses the importance of what exactly it means to be a Bobcat, spending crucial time on our Legend of the Bobcat and The Creed all which bring a sense of pride and community to the student body. Furthermore, there is one particular aspect that stands out against the rest from the orientation experience that I think really is the catalyst to changing people’s lives.

“Celebrating You at QU” is the section of orientation where diversity plays a leading role. No longer are you in the high school

setting of judgement and seclusion, but instead it is encouraged and praised to be different, to simply be you. One of the interns gets up in front of hundreds of strangers and tells their diversity story, a story that makes them uniquely them and can resonate with so many in the crowd, if not everyone.

After each OL group breaks off and takes the following time to truly discuss what it means to be diverse and how QU is a place where you can be yourself, for maybe the first time in your life, no questions asked. It is a time that brings people together and lets them know that the Quinnipiac community will support them no matter what.

It is here where the freshmen made more of an impact on my life than I could ever on theirs. Seeing a raw sense of self awareness within each of them was beyond beautiful and they inspired me to be braver, to be comfortable in my own skin and that despite whatever tragedy I face, you can turn out stronger in the end.

Never before had I felt such love in a group of people that I didn’t know too well, and it reminded myself of why I chose Quinnipiac to begin with and why this place is truly a home like no other. Even as an orientation leader, the purpose of our service can get swamped up in things that take too much of our time away from the thing that matters. The blue and gold are only a portion of who we are, but it’s more about making the freshmen experience a positive one, in body, mind and spirit.

Yes, the four years of college are what we are trying to prepare them for, but shouldn’t we also be preparing them for life itself? In my experience, Orientation at QU does that and while it’s not perfect by any means, it’s a start, and a pretty great one at that.

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Four times the charm From cradles to college, these four siblings have stuck together through it all

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By KRISTINA MENDOZA-CABRERA Staff Writer

On Dec. 23, 1998, Michael, Vincent, Sofia and Anna Ciacciarella all came into this world within three minutes of one another in the Yale-New Haven hospital.

The quadruplets from Naugatuck, Connecticut have entered the next chapter of their lives as college students 18 years later.

However, this experience is one they never pictured going through together.

Just last week, the Ciacciarellas began their freshman year at Quinnipiac. And no one was more surprised by the choice than the quadruplets’ parents.

“Never in a million years,” the siblings' mother, Anne Ciacciarella, said when asked if she foresaw that all of her children would choose to study at Quinnipiac. “My husband and I were in shock more than anything that they decided individually to stay together.

Their plan was always to separate, not be close to home and not be in Connecticut!”

“They low-key wanted all of us to go to the same school,” Vincent said of his parents. “But they’d never admit it.”

The quadruplets themselves never imagined this reality, either.

“We all wanted to go to separate schools, be hours apart and be independent for the first time,” Anna said. “It was never intentional to end up at the same school.”

Although choosing to study at the same college may have been unexpected, all four siblings were looking for a school with strong undergraduate programs along with plenty of extracurricular activities and internships in their chosen areas of study.

Ultimately, their decision to become Bobcats rested on a combination of all the opportunities Quinnipiac has to offer.

Their mother praises Quinnipiac’s abundance of opportunities as well as the welcoming and accommodating nature of the university’s faculty and staff.

“Everyone at Quinnipiac has been amazing with us as a family, really going above and beyond in assisting us with our unique situation of moving four children into college at the same time,” Anne said.

“There were also very few schools that appealed to all of them given their academic

interests but Quinnipiac has everything all four of them were looking for in a college.”

“I don’t have an exact career in mind, but I have the feeling that Quinnipiac helps you to really shape your future goals and steer you in the right direction,” Anna said.

“I think I’ll find what I’m looking for, even though I don’t know what it is yet.”

And there is no better place to discover yourself than a college campus.

Being only 30 minutes from their hometown, many would argue that the siblings are staying well within their comfort zone. But even while attending the same university, the quadruplets have made stepping outside the boundaries of their foursome a priority. They are making sure they have their space to grow as individuals with interests and aspirations of their own.

“I think we’re all looking for the chance to branch out and be our own person here,” Sofia said.

The choice to go in random was a large step in this direction. When they applied to nearly 50 schools across the country, the Ciacciarellas imagined themselves hours and miles apart. Instead they are a five minute walk to each other’s dorms.

“We still wanted to live somewhat separate lives,” Michael said.

So far, they seem to be on the right path, as they all plan on embarking on their own different journey.

Michael is a civil engineering major who is interested in designing highways, bridges and other transportation structures while Vincent, a media studies major would love to one day be a news anchor. Sofia is majoring in biology on a pre-vet track and Anna is an English major who hopes of one day working in environmental journalism and writing to make an impact.

“Quinnipiac seems like a good place to start environmental studies and I’m hoping it will leave a lasting effect and a permanent major can be put into the College of Arts and Sciences,” Anna said.

By following each of their varying interests and passions, all four of the Ciacciarellas seem determined to realize each of their full potential.

“We hope that they knit themselves

individually into the fabric of the Quinnipiac community where they can contribute to the greater good of making the world a better place in their chosen fields,” Anne said.

The four freshmen seem to be doing just that. After attending the Quinnipiac’s Involvement Fair last Wednesday afternoon, the quadruplets signed up for more clubs than they could count.

As an engineering major pursuing his love of music and nature, Michael joined pep band and hiking as well as several

“They certainly have a unique relationship and there's almost like an invisible thread that runs between them that even they don't realize is there.”

– ANNE CIACCIARELLA MOTHER OF THE QUADRUPLETS engineering organizations.

Vincent, being a communications major, hopes to become involved in student media and in student life in general. In addition to signing up for the TV and radio stations and QU After Dark, Vincent chose clubs where he would learn the skills to become an RA and an Orientation Leader.

In preparation for vet school, Sofia joined the Pre-health Professions Club. To indulge in her other interests, she made sure to sign up for service organizations like Relay for Life and Habitat for Humanity.

Sharing a love of nature and environmental science with her siblings, Anna chose hiking and Habitat as well as The Big Event and Global Solidarity. Her interest in creative writing and poetry also led her to Montage where she hopes to express her artistic side.

Coming from an arts high school in New Haven, Cooperative Arts and Humanity High School— commonly referred to as

“Co-op” by the students there— it’s no wonder the siblings share a love of music and the arts. They give a lot of the credit to their old school for instilling and fostering this creativity of theirs.

Michael, who has been playing the saxophone since the fifth grade, was in his high school’s jazz band, wind ensemble, and pit orchestra. Vincent has played the trumpet since middle school, during which Sofia took up the piano and clarinet. The brothers were also involved in their high school’s theatre department. While Vincent participated in the drama program, Michael was more interested in a backstage role as he worked in technical theatre. Anna also pursued a creative outlet when she worked at a theatre arts camp as a creative writing teaching assistant. There she helped students from grades five through eight to improve on their writing, even taking lead in the camp’s poetry lessons.

Although they have several overlapping interests and hobbies, just like any group of siblings, each is unique in their own way.

“Michael is shy and sweet, with a big personality while Vincent is the goofball,” Anna said of her siblings. “Sofia is the focused and determined one while I’m sort of the chill peacemaker of the group.”

These differences seem to only bring them closer as well. Their relationship as siblings and friends remains just as strong.

“I don't know if they are closer than most siblings but, they certainly have a unique relationship and there's almost like an invisible thread that runs between them that even they don't realize is there,” Anne said of her children.

“If any of us ever need anything, we know we have each other,” Sofia added.

In addition to having strong home, academic and extracurricular foundations, all four students possess strong qualities found in young college students— a genuine interest, passion and determination to make the world a better place.

They may not know exactly where the path of these next four years may take them, but they are eager to see, wherever that may be, together.

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HELP WANTED!

With the first week down in the fall 2017 semester, now is the perfect time to look for employment opportunities. The Student Employment Center has all the information one could need. Here are three different kinds of employment to consider when applying. –L. Pytel

WORK STUDY This opportunity allows students to hold a part-time position at school and put the money they earn towards their college expenses based on need which is determined through their financial aid package. On MyQ, there are more than 15 departments you can work for for a work study program. When you click on one of the departments there are various job descriptions you can apply for.

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NON-AID EMPLOYMENT

Not only does the employment section of MyQ offer on-campus employment, they also inform you of other opportunities off campus in nearby towns. In a document on MyQ it informs you of positions available from Dunkin Donuts, Edible Arrangements, Whole Foods, and Fantasia Wedding and Banquet Facility. This document gives a lot of useful information for each position, including hourly rate, contact information, position responsibilities, and how to apply.

This opportunity is the same as the workstudy program, however, this is not based on need. Under this tab in the Student Employment section on MyQ, there are opportunities for both undergrad and graduate students. Positions vary from working in the technology center and Chartwells to working for Athletics and Campus Life.

HOW TO GET THE JOB

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FIND THE POSITION YOU ARE MOST INTERESTED IN

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GET IN TOUCH WITH THE SUPERVISOR FOR THE POSITION

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INTERVIEW WITH THE SUPERVISOR

The Student Employment Center is in SC 216 and its hours vary between 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information you can reach out to the Talent Management Specialist, Human Resources Bel Gonzalez at Belgica.Gonzalez@quinnipiac.edu or 203-582-7760 or the department directly at student-employment@quinnipiac.edu or 203-582-3920.

We're Ready Set for the Plain White T's

By SAMANTHA BASHAW Arts & Life Editor

On Friday Sept. 1, the Student Programming Board (SPB) announced two feature artists for its annual Fall Fest production. The Plain White T’s and The Ready Set will be headlining this year’s show, which is also host to the infamous food trucks, photo booth and excited Quinnipiac students ready to rock out to their favorite band.

This year’s selection is unlike any SPB has made in the past as they went for a duel headliner consisting of two pop artists that the majority of millennials would recognize.

The Plain White T’s bring more of a pop rock band vibe that many college students can remember jamming out to way back in their middle school days. Three of their greatest hits include “Hey There Delilah”, “Rhythm of Love” and “1, 2, 3, 4”, all arguably 21st century classics.

Their tone of melodic vocals keeps fans listening, even though “Hey There Delilah” came out over 12 years ago.

Similarly to The Plain White T’s, The Ready Set is an artist whose sound has been a key backdrop to unforgettable middle school days. No doubt their most popular single, “Love Like Woe” is a song that no one can resist jamming out to.

Held on Saturday Sept. 16 starting at 12:30 P.M. in South Lot, Fall Fest is sure to not disappoint this year. The entry fee is free, but you do have to spare an extra couple of bucks if you would like to purchase something mouth watering from the food trucks.

Prepare to grab your best denim and best friends to relive those middle school days right here at QU. PHOTO COURTESY OF JUSTIN HIGUCHI

Now Playing "Unpeeled"

By Cage the Elephant Cage the Elephant may not be a mainstream band, but it is a band that can capture your interest within a heartbeat. Known for their alternative/ indie rock vibe, the lead singer, Matt Shultz has established a reputation for being an eccentric figure on stage and

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for having an engaging voice when performing live. His tone and voice

are loved deeply by his fans, that he decided to dedicate an album to live performances.

Cage the Elephant released their newest album "Unpeeled" on July 28 2017. This being the band’s first live album, they certainly did not disappoint. Paying homage to its previous albums, Cage the Elephant decided to switch out the electronics and technology, to an all acoustic and pure version of all their hit songs. Not to be considered a “greatest hits album;” Cage the Elephant's take on acoustic not only does the band justice by redefining their voice in the music industry, but it strengthens their reputation by not

succumbing to changing their image in favor of the media. “Whole Wide World,” written and originally sung by Eric Goulden, became the first single to be released and it also set the scene for the entire album.

They covered popular hits such as “Sweetie Little Jean,” “Cry Baby,” and “Rubber Ball,” with all deemed a critical and commercial success. With critics praising the stripped version of these songs, allowing Shultz to fully unveil his voice. Charting at #9 on Billboard’s Top Alternative Albums, they have impressed audiences and critics alike, with fans anxious as to what else the group will accomplish in the future. -L. Sanchez

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The Case of the BobcaT and the Missing Freshmen Freshmen decide to take the party off campus

By CHARLOTTE GARDNER Associate Arts & Life Editor

Every student at QU has the memory of their first night on the Mount Carmel Campus.

Meeting new friends on your floor, taking pictures with your new roommates and cautiously wandering around keeping an eye out for public safety. Since everyone’s orientation, they have been awaiting the ceremonious freshman rite of passage; to meet in front of the famed bobcat statue once the sun goes down.

Alive with eager young students, the bobcat was the place to be on the first nights of the fall semester for freshmen and some older students alike. This pivotal event created long-lasting friendships and is sacred to the campus. Tales

during orientation of the famed meet up enthused many freshmen in the years past. However, this year something changed. Instead of a wild hoard of tipsy teens crowded around the bobcat, there were only confused upperclassmen wondering why the statue was dead when it used to be the most energetic spot to meet. As seen through Snapchat stories, the statue was desolate with barely anyone there to celebrate the new semester.

Where did all the freshmen go? What happened to the nights at the bobcat?

The answer was in freshmen neglecting to go to the bobcat and instead going out to the bars and clubs of New Haven. During the first 2 months of living on campus, the shuttles are

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discouraged from taking freshmen into New Haven due to the school wanting the freshmen to become acclimated to the campus. Even though they are withheld from using the school’s transportation to go to New Haven, they have eagerly worked around this obstacle and have made it out many times during move-in week.

Places like Clubhouse and Dicks were filled with some new faces during the first weekend and many off campus houses were being utilized by these courageous lower classmen. Stories from RA’s of their first weekend on duty were relatively tame and anticlimactic. The events of the weekend lacked tales of drunken kids doing crazy things because no one was on campus in the first place. Some freshmen even tried to go to Toad’s on a Monday.

Freshman Myles Harrington states “I think it’s probably because of how the fight was the next weekend” as another reason as to why the scene on Bobcat Way was so desolate.

This class of freshmen is the largest class of students Quinnipiac has had with around 2,021 students, as the school is trying to spread and establish the university name more. Quinnipiac also has the reputation of being a notorious bar and party school. That could possibly explain the higher influx of people wanting to attend school here and would explain why these new students came ready to party.

Hearing that many freshmen neglected to go to the bobcat statue, junior Alessandro Woodbridge reflects on his experience there as a freshman.

“Hanging out at the Bobcat was definitely one of the most exciting memories during my orientation week. I remember going to the bobcat every day, music bumping really loud, loads of public safety there with us. It was also an opportunity for my roommates and close group of friends to know how we were going to be on nights out.”

Of course no one, even the school, can expect new students to spend every waking minute on campus. And freshmen certainly are expected and excited to go to out to QU students’ favorite party locations across Connecticut. However, missing the gathering at the bobcat is a first and a quite a taboo on the Mount Carmel campus and makes everyone wonder if it was skipped this year, then what will it become next year?

Hopefully, the bobcat tradition isn’t ending because it truly was one of the most memorable moments of freshman year. For many people, meeting at the bobcat started lifelong friendships and offered the first true taste of the “college experience”. The fact that upperclassmen still come to the statue during move-in week is a statement to attest to the meaning behind the tradition. The small thrill of jumping into a crowd of new and amazing people really starts off the year with hope and positivity and brings everyone together.

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New Theatre and Arts Center creating some drama

By CHARLOTTE GARDNER Associate Arts & Life Editor

As the first week of classes was upon the Quinnipiac students, many of them missed a detail in their previously picked schedule. If they chose a course in the Fine Arts department, their schedules gave them a new address for their class location instead of the usual building/ classroom location.

Many of the students were left scratching their heads wondering if maybe their schedule had a glitch. But, in fact, Quinnipiac has made a new addition to their growing campuses. The Theatre and Arts Center has been allocated to 515 Sherman Avenue in a brand new building. Just down the road from York Hill, the new buildings are home to music classrooms and huge acting and drama classrooms.

With a nice common room, the building’s classrooms stretch high up and are painted black with the addition of bright stage lights and mirrors lining the walls. They have risers equipped in some rooms to create small theaters for the classes to enjoy productions. Music classrooms contain smaller rooms within for a more one-on-one lesson from the highly-knowledgeable professors. This new addition for the campus brings more attention to the fine arts community here at QU and by bringing the department together in one specific location is it able to bring all the courses together.

The off-campus location of the new building has caused frustration for some.

Not every shuttle is able to pick up and drop off at the building and the shuttles that do, don’t run on the regular shuttle times. Many students have had to arrive too early or risk the chance of being late.

Sophomore Stephanie Chavanne said she understands the frustration.

“While it’s nice that the theater and music department has their own building,

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The new Theater and Arts Center is located on 515 Sherman Avenue and will be home to a variety of fine arts classrooms including music and acting.

it’s very difficult to get to, especially for freshmen and sophomores who aren’t allowed to have their cars with them on Main.”

Kevin J. Daly, the Theatre Program Director, says that there are a few difficulties with the shuttle.

“I think this will work out. I know there's some bumps (as there are with anything new) but everybody's working hard to make this as easy for the students as possible. Any student with access to a car is welcome to drive here and we have plenty of parking.”

The Green Loop and Orange Loop run to the Theater and Arts Center but students have had to call Public safety to request another shuttle to pick them up after being stranded after class.

“Going forward I think students will find it easier to build their schedules in a way that allows for travel time to our building," Daly said. "Our courses are not offered on the same time grid as the

Mount Carmel Campus so they should be able to stagger their classes in a way that allows for transportation.”

With the knowledge that the new commute may be tricky for some, the Theatre and Arts Center encourages confused students to reach out if they have any transportation concerns. But most importantly, the Theatre and Arts Center stands to showcase the advantages of having a brand new facility that will improve the quality of all fine arts courses.

Although the commute to the new building isn’t particularly the most convenient, the new building is worth it.

Creating more space in this department dedicates more opportunities for students at QU to expand their passion for drama, music and theater and is a welcome addition to the university.

“It's really a special place-- and could be a home for all students interested in the performing arts” Daly notes.

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The highly anticipated Revolution sushi and noodle bar has arrived on Mount Carmel. but is it living up to students' expectations? -M. Fraitag

Sushi "(The spicy tuna roll) is mushy, but it's good...I like that you have the option of them making it in front of you instead of picking it up in boxes already made" -Emilia Slabinski; freshman

Noodles "(The noodles) are better than I thought they would be; it's not Chartwells food. It kind of tastes like you're going to a restaurant; it's better than what you would normaly get here" -Alexia Petros; sophomore

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with her Jackie Kennedy Onassis inspired magazine cover for Interview Magazine. The September issue of Interview featured the mother of two sporting a 60’s bouffant hairstyle mimicking the beloved former first lady. Kardashian’s daughter with rapper Kanye West, North West, posed alongside her mother as they were photographed by Steven Klein. There was speculation that Kardashian airbrushed her skin to match her daughter's darker complexion. Some people have expressed dissatisfaction saying that the former first lady would be insulted by the Interview cover. Others fully support the look by claiming that she’s preparing for Kanye’s 2020 presidential run.

GIGI HADID IN HOT WATER AGAIN Gigi Hadid announced that she will be featured in the 2017 Victoria Secret fashion show, which will be held in Shanghai, via Instagram on Wednesday. The announcement was met with immediate uproar on the twitter-verse. Back in September, Hadid’s younger sister, Bella, posted a video of her sister squinting her eyes to look like a buddha inspired cookie. The model never apologized for the incident. Since her announcement, people have flooded her comment section, telling her not to come to Shanghai alongside multiple snake emoji’s. Hadid has since disabled the comments of her announcement post.

TAYLOR SWIFT DROPS “...READY FOR IT?” With all the hype surrounding Taylor Swift’s return to music, there was much anticipation surrounding her second song’s debut. She previewed the song during a college football game between Alabama and Florida State on Saturday Sept. 2 and the song was available the next morning. In usual Swift fashion, she took everyone by surprise when she started rapping in her song. Many people went to Twitter to show their support for the new Taylor. I'm sorry, Taylor can't come to the phone right now. Why?... oh cuz she's T-Swizzle now.

ZAYN MALIK GOES BALD "It's way too expensive. It's $10.50 for five pieces... It's not bad for school, the service was good and it took two minutes to make."

-Bryan Ho; freshman

Service "The service was good. It took like two minutes to make." - Bryan Ho "The line was pretty long, but that's becaus it's new."

-Emilia Slabinski; freshman

Former member of One Direction Zayn Malik has sported many different hairstyles in the past five years. Many fans were shocked when he got a buzz cut in 2015, then dyed it green a few weeks later. But now fans are shook as Zayn gone completely bald... Like bald bald! His mother, Patricia posted a photo of herself alongside Malik’s girlfriend, Gigi Hadid, Zayn and Zayn’s very smooth head. Fans aren’t fully convinced that he has actually shaved his head completely, claiming that he was wearing a bald cap in that photo. But as he has proven time and time again, he can pull off any hairstyle.

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Logic made the right call

Rapper’s song “1-800-273-8255” raises suicide awareness and calls to the suicide hotline

By LINDSAY PYTEL

Associate Arts & Life Editor

Maryland rapper, Logic, is encouraging others who are struggling to call the suicide hotline with his song “1-800-273-8255.” The 27-year-old performed the song at the Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Aug. 24 with collaborators Alessia Cara and Khalid. Since their performance, calls to the suicide hotline have gone up 50 percent, according to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

The song follows the path of a person on the phone with the suicide hotline expressing their struggle and how they want their life to end.

“I don’t want to be alive/ I don’t want to be alive/ I just wanna die today/ I just wanna die,” Logic sings.

As the song progresses, however, the suicide hotline helps them change their mind by explaining why they don’t need to pursue that option and that there will be good things to come in the end.

“It’s holding on, though the road’s long/ And seeing light in the darkest things/ And when you stare at your reflection/ Finally knowing who it is/ I know that you’ll thank God you did,” Alessia Cara sings, acting as the voice of the suicide hotline.

In the end of the song, Khalid’s verse acts as acceptance that everything actually will be okay, he can fight this and that he doesn’t need to end his life.

“Pain don’t hurt the same, I know/ The lane I travel feels less alone/ But I’m moving ‘til my

legs give out/ And I see my tears melt in the snow/ But I don’t wanna cry/ I don’t wanna cry no more/ I wanna feel alive/ I don’t even wanna die anymore,” Khalid sings.

If the song wasn’t influential enough, the VMA performance made a lasting and powerful impression. Near the end of the song, a group of people who had attempted suicide before joined Logic, Alessia Cara and Khalid onstage, according to CNN. They all wore t-shirts showcasing the number to the hotline on the front of the shirt. On the back read the phrase, “You are not alone.”

This act caused an emotional response.

Audience members and even some of the survivors on stage began to cry.

Logic actually released the song back in April and immediately started receiving positive feedback, especially from his music video, which highlights LGBT issues.

The video follows the story of a teenage boy coming to the realization that he is gay and exploring his sexuality with one of his classmates.

After both sets of parents accidentally find out, the teen struggles with accepting who he is and bullying at school. This newfound weight on his shoulders negatively affects his school work, sleep schedule and motivation to participate in activities.

As his depression continues to get worse, he grabs a gun sobbing violently. He puts the gun to his head toying with the idea of pulling the trigger to end it all. Instead, he calls the suicide hotline, and in flash-forward to years later, he is

getting married to a man and starting a family.

Logic has had his own share of mental health issues. He opens up about his anxiety that started in 2015 triggering panic attacks in several interviews about the meaning of his songs from his most recent album, “Everybody,” with Genius.

Logic has proved in various ways the common idea of, “Things do get better.” He concluded his performance at the VMAs saying that hard topics like suicide are something he focuses on throughout his new album, while others may shy away from it because of their controversial nature.

He said the reason he started writing songs about these topics was because people would come up to him all the time telling him how he saved their lives, Logic said in an interview with Genius.

However, that wasn’t his intention with his previous work. Logic said he would nod along and thank the fans, but never could understand this idea of changing others lives with the music he was creating at the time.

After those encounters he came out with the idea that in his third album, “Everybody,” that he would focus on different kinds of uneasy issues because maybe he could relate to everyone and intentionally save someone’s life.

“I just want to take a moment right now and thank you for giving me a platform to talk about something that mainstream media doesn’t want to talk about: mental health, anxiety, suicide, depression and so much more that I talk about

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Logic performed his single "1-800-2738255" at the VMA's and spoke after about suicide awareness and equality for all.

on this album...” the rapper said. “I don’t give a damn if you are black, white, or any color in between. I don’t care if you’re Christian, you’re Muslim, you’re gay, you’re straight, I am here to fight for your equality… We must fight for the equality of every man, woman, and child regardless of race, religion, color, creed, and sexual orientation.”

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Freshman Brogan Rafferty put men’s ice hockey on the board first in Saturday’s 4-2 win over Harvard on Saturday.

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RUNDOWN MEN’S SOCCER QU 1, Saint Joseph’s 0 – Saturday Matthew Taylor: 1 goal, 4 shots James Doig: 1 assist, 2 SOG Rashawn Dally: 1 assist, 2 shots WOMEN’S SOCCER QU 2, Bryant 1 (OT) – Wednesday

Kelsey Goldring: 1 goal, 1 assist Al Pelletier: 1 goal Madison Borowiec: 2 assists Miami 3, QU 1 – Sunday Nadya Gill: 1 goal, 2 shots Oliva Myszewski: 11 saves RUGBY QU 42, Army 22 – Friday Ilona Maher: 3 tries, 3 assists Mikah Maples: 3 tries FIELD HOCKEY Northeastern 2, QU 1 – Friday Elisa Ruiz Martinez: 1 goal Michelle Federico: 1 assist Holy Cross 2, QU 0 – Friday Lauren Belski: 3 shots, 2 SOG VOLLEYBALL Incarnate Word 3, QU 2 – Friday Maria Pansari: 27 assists Kat Miller: 14 kills Charleston 3, QU 0 – Friday Pansari: 14 assists Natalie Alechko: 10 kills Wash. State 3, QU 0 – Saturday Pansari: 14 assists Alechko: 9 kills, 2 assists Baylor 3, QU 0 – Saturday Pansari: 14 assists Alechko: 13 kills, 2 assists MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Stony Brook Season Opener Placed 2nd out of 4 teams WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Stony Brook Season Opener Placed 3rd out of 4 teams

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QU at Lafayette* – Friday, 4:45 p.m.

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QU at Towson* – Friday, 7 p.m. *Game played in Towson, MD WOMEN’S TENNIS QU at Stony Brook Invitational – Friday, 11 a.m.

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Bobcats on the board

Quinnipiac men’s soccer opens new field with victory over Saint Joseph’s

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The Quinnipiac men’s soccer team celebrates a goal against Saint Joseph’s in Saturday’s home opener.

By LOGAN REARDON Associate Sports Editor

The Quinnipiac men’s soccer team was victorious in its home opener on Saturday, defeating Saint Joseph’s by a final score of 1-0. It was the third team of the week to play its first home game of the season at the new Quinnipiac Turf Complex.

It was the first victory of the season for the Bobcats, who improved to 1-2 after losses at Boston College and UConn. The Hawks fell to 1-1-1 on the young season.

Junior midfielder Matthew Taylor scored the lone goal in just the fifth minute of the game. It began with a cross from the left

corner off the foot of graduate captain James Doig. Junior forward Rashawn Dally took the pass, held it for a split second, then delivered Taylor a pass that led to the score.

“It’s great scoring goals, especially when it leads to the team winning,” Taylor said. “Now we just need to kick on from here.”

The Bobcats seemingly dominated the game, despite the close score. They outshot the Hawks 8-1 in the first half, with the Bobcats having six shots on goal to the Hawks’ one.

Tempers flared late in the first half when Quinnipiac sophomore defender Conor McCoy and Saint Joseph’s forward John Fritz got

tangled up. Shoving ensued before sophomore Bobcat goalkeeper Chrys Iakovidis separated the two.

The second half may have seemed tighter, as the shots were even at 5-5, but Saint Joseph’s wasn’t able to get any of its shots on goal. The Bobcats were simply unable to capitalize on their domination of the game.

“When you score early, it takes some pressure off for the rest of the game,” Quinnipiac head coach Eric Da Costa said. “But as the game wears on, it starts to put more pressure on, especially if you can’t get the second (goal). I’m not a huge fan of scoring early. I like scoring...but there is such a thing as scoring too early.”

Iakovidis, who was named to the 2017 Preseason All-MAAC Team, earned the shutout for Quinnipiac, saving one shot and earning his first win of the season.

It was a much-needed win for Quinnipiac, having lost its first two games on the road. The 2016 MAAC regular-season champions were voted first in the MAAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll, but a new year always brings about new challenges.

“We needed to feel the taste of winning,” Da Costa said. “We often forget, and I do too, how young our team is. We can’t assume everything is going to happen the way it happened last year.

Every year is new, and every team is new.”

The Bobcats looked right at home on their new field after transitioning over the summer.

“We’ve been training (on the new field) for two weeks now,” Taylor said. “We love it here. It’s a big upgrade from what we’ve had and we just plan to prove that we deserve it.”

Da Costa, a Quinnipiac graduate and former four-year starter on the soccer team, knows how big this moment was for the school and the soccer program.

“This was a historic moment for our program,” Da Costa said.

“To have the opportunity to play at an incredible venue, and it’s not quite finished up yet, but it feels like home already.

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ACC opponent Miami too much for women’s soccer team

By JONCARLO DEFEUDIS Contributing Writer

The Quinnipiac women’s soccer team fell to the Miami Hurricanes, 3-1, during a rainy Sunday matinee on the Quinnipiac Soccer and Lacrosse Turf Complex. The matchup marks a step up in play for the MAAC competitors, as the bout was Quinnipiac’s first against an ACC opponent in the program history.

The Bobcats came into the match on a two-game winning streak, while the Hurricanes had dropped two losses in a row. Field conditions were a factor as well, as it rained steadily all match.

Nevertheless, both teams came out and played through the adversity, particularly both goalies, who remained poised in the slippery conditions.

The first half of the game was in favor of the visiting Hurricanes, as they kept possession in Quinnipiac’s side for most of the half. In the first frame alone, Miami unleashed seven shots on net, yet only scored its first goal with three minutes left in the half on a multiple-shot effort by Lauren Markwith.

The first half was a steady onslaught from the Miami offense and up until the first goal, Quinnipiac sophomore goalkeeper Olivia Myszewski was on a tear, making

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Sophomore Mackenzie Tibball fights for possesion in Sunday’s 3-1 loss. diving efforts to save the Hurricanes’ shots on net.

Quinnipiac handled the first half well enough and even came out of halftime with energy.

The second half began with an even heavier downfall of rain, but players on both sides had nothing but cheerful expositions as they warmed up. Thus, the first half began with optimism for the Bobcats as they battled back from being down 1-0 at halftime.

The Bobcats began the second half with a brilliant goal from junior Nadya Gill, who slipped through multiple Mi-

ami defenders down the middle of the pitch and ripped a shot across from the top right of the 18-yard box into the left side of the net.

However, Miami went back on the offensive side of play after Gill’s goal, stringing consecutive goals together against the Bobcat defense and eventually bringing the score to a close with 3-1 victory.

The second goal for the Hurricanes came at the 74th minute by Michelle Giamportone, followed by the third and final goal of the game at the 78th minute. Freshman Jamie Brunworth’s

hard strike from well outside the goalie box was the final goal.

After that point, the Bobcats looked to be fatigued, but still put in the effort until the last whistle.

Despite the losing effort, Quinnipiac head coach Dave Clarke noted the positive learning that comes from playing an ACC-quality opponent.

“You learn the difference in terms of the ability of the players, the athleticism, size and strength and just the speed of play,” Clarke said. “Our players need to see that, you can’t assume that you’ve got them.”

Myszewski, who stopped 11 shots, noted that the challenging game against an ACC team proved to be a great stepping stone for the Bobcats to continue to improve.

“I think we matched them pretty well in the first half. It’s just unfortunate in the second half with the two goals [scored against us], but I think next year if they come back it might be closer, and we might even win.” Myszewski continued. “If we treat each MAAC game like how we [treated] this game, our team is going to be unbeatable.”

On Sep. 10, the Bobcats seek to improve to 4-2 in their next game on the road against Dartmouth.

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Clockwise from top: Women’s soccer sophomore goalkeeper Olivia Myszewski makes one of her 11 saves in a 3-1 loss to Miami on Sunday; field hockey junior Elisa Ruiz-Martinez fights the through poor weather conditions while carrying the ball into play in Sunday’s 2-0 loss; senior defender Jillian Consolini races for a loose ball against Miami; graduate student Montana Fleming looks for a pass while controlling play against Holy Cross.

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Despite firing 29 shots in its first four games, the Quinnipiac field hockey team has only scored three times this season. The Bobcats currently sit at an 0-4 overall record.

Collectively, four runners from both the Quinnipiac men’s and women’s cross country teams placed in the Top 10 at the Stony Brook Season Opener.

Quinnipiac women’s soccer sophomore Olivia Myszewski made a careerhigh 11 saves in Sunday’s 3-1 loss to Miami.

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Ilona Maher picked up where she left off last season as she led the two-time defending national champions to a 42-22 victory over Army on Friday. Maher led all players with three tries and three assists in the game. “Ilona’s always there to scoop up a loose ball and strong-arm her way through,” Maher’s head coach Becky Carlson said.

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Happy homecoming

Quinnipiac rugby christens new home field with convincing win over Army

By RYAN CHICHESTER Staff Writer

The Black Knights came to Hamden with revenge on their minds after a 65-8 rout at the hands of the Bobcats in last year’s semifinals. What they got was more punishment courtesy of the Bobcats and their new home field.

In the first game ever at the Bobcats’ new stomping ground, the defending national champions handled Army 42-22 for their fifth straight win against the Black Knights.

It’s always important to begin the season in the win column, but it was particularly special for a Bobcats team that was a champion without a home a season ago.

Now, in front of an excited home crowd, the Bobcats were able to enjoy a win while playing on a wider, regulation sized field.

“It’s phenomenal to have 15 yards of extra space out there,” head coach Becky Carlson said about the extra room on their new field. “It’s kind of like they are wild animals that have been let out of their cage.”

Senior Ilona Maher had the look of a monster out of its cage in the second half, scooping up two loose balls and rumbling for two of her three tries to help the Bobcats pull away.

“Ilona’s always there to scoop up a loose ball and strong-arm her way through,” Carlson said of the MA Sorensen Award winner.

“Her partnering up with Flora Poole and Mikah Maples is pretty unstoppable.”

Maples looked hard to stop on the pitch, scoring three tries of her own to already

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Players look on as senior prop Karee Helgerson pushes play forward in Friday’s win over Army.

match her total last season. The Bobcats found themselves in tough conversion situations after scoring and missed their first five attempts, but were still able to build a 25-10 lead at the half.

It wasn’t easy at first, as the Bobcats appeared to be ironing out some of the kinks

that come with the first game of the season.

Army used a nifty run from Jill Bottarini to take a 7-5 lead eight minutes into the game. The Bobcats missed multiple tackles to allow Bottarini to score from the Quinnipiac 10 metre line and give Army the lead.

“It took longer to get going than we

would have liked,” said Taylor Schussler, who added a try in the first half. “There’s kinks that need to be worked out, but it will get better with every game.”

It got better with every minute as Army was able to enjoy their lead for a mere 10 minutes before it was snatched away for good, as Maher used the width of the field to streak down the sideline before being taken down just shy of the goal line. She would finish the job moments later for her first try of the season, sparking a run for the Bobcats in which they scored 20 straight points.

Shortly after Schussler’s try, the Black Knights were dealt a tough blow when AllAmerican Sydney Hawkins went down after a tackle by Maher. She would not return and the Black Knights would never get back in the game.

For the second straight year, the Bobcats shook off a rusty start and put Army away. Coming into the second half with a 25-10 lead, the Bobcats scored within the first three minutes and added two more tries to build a cozy 42-10 lead. The Black Knights were able to convert two tries in the final 10 minutes, but the Bobcats were able to begin their quest for a three-peat with a convincing win.

The quest for history continues next Saturday when the Bobcats leave the confines of their new home to visit Dartmouth, who was ranked fourth in the nation in the preseason NIRA poll. Quinnipiac was unanimously voted number one, and showed why against the third-ranked Black Knights.

Field hockey team looks to take big step in the Big East

By CONOR ROCHE

Associate Sports Editor

Since the turn of the decade, the Quinnipiac field hockey team has seen a great deal of success in conference play, going 30-9 against conference opponents from 2010-15.

But 2016 was a different story. The Bobcats went 3-4 in conference play and didn’t make it to the conference tournament.

The 2016 season was Quinnipiac’s first in the Big East, seen as one of the top conferences in the nation and is considered as the line between midmajor conferences and power conferences.

In head coach Becca Main’s 23 seasons at the Bobcats’ helm, she’s seen the program move up from both Division-II to Division-I and then through the Northeast Conference to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

The Big East is her toughest challenge yet, and 2017 will be the year that the Bobcats will have to prove that they belong in the Big East.

“We are absolutely more aware of what is needed in the Big East,” Main said. “Last year was a totally-blind showing for us in each game.

Now we know who the top teams are and we know what it takes to be in the championships.”

The Bobcats also had the disadvantage of having to play their home games on Yale’s campus in New Haven last season.

“Adding that extra 20-30 minutes on the bus ride is stressful (on freshmen),” senior defensewoman Lauren Belskie said. “And you’re not playing on your own home field so it is very different going to Yale having their name on the stadium and not yours.”

Not only do the Bobcats come home in 2017, but a new field awaits them. Main says the univer-

sity has given the field hockey team more than just a new playing surface with the Quinnipiac Field Hockey Turf Complex.

“There is a huge responsibility to show the university that putting this field was a good idea and that it’s going to help elevate our program along with the other programs at Quinnipiac,” Main said.

Belskie is looking forward to prove that the team deserves to have the new field.

“We just want to show we deserve this field.,” Belsie said. “That we can prove ourselves on this field and I think it allows us to go very far in the Big East this year.”

The 2017 campaign hasn’t gotten off to a great start so far, as the Bobcats are 0-4 in nonconference play, only scoring three goals in four games.

Main has a tendency to schedule tough out of conference opponents in order to prepare her team for conference play, playing the likes of nationally-ranked No. 12 Boston College and No. 24 Maine.

“We are absolutely more aware of what is needed in the Big East,” Main said. “Last year was a totally-blind showing for us in each game.

Now we know who the top teams are and we know what it takes to be in the championships...

In the end, out-of-conference games are the time to try new players and new systems to prepare for the conference games, so those games are vital to get the bugs out.”

In the big picture, those results don’t matter. To make it into the NCAA Tournament, you have to win your conference. And to win your conference, you have to make it to the conference tournament, which is the goal for the Bobcats this season.

“Our goals are to finish in the top four teams

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Quinnipiac field hockey hopes to improve in the 2017 season after starting 0-4. and be in the championships at Providence College in November,” Main said.

Even though the majority of the team was recruited to succeed in the MAAC, Main believes those players are able to be successful in the Big East with a year of Big East-play under their belt.

“This year is different, and our expectations are much higher so this is a much tougher season because we don’t have the excuse of being the new kid on the block anymore,” Main said. “We still have a team of mostly MAAC Players but they have elevated themselves in such positive ways that

we are looking to be playing in November.”

The Bobcats kick-off conference play on Sept.

15 when they travel to the nation’s capital to face the Georgetown Hoyas. Their first conference home game will be on Sept. 22 when they play the Liberty Lady Flames in the QU Bobcat Tournament. They’ll also play schools like Villanova, Providence, Old Dominion, Temple and UConn in conference play.

The Big East Tournament will be played in the first weekend of November at Providence, R.I. between the top four teams in conference play.