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arts & life

Battle of the Bands, page 8

Opinion

sports

The do’s and don’ts of Timeline, page 7

Men’s ice hockey preps for next round, page 18

Snoop Dogg to play at Toad’s

NO MORE CHANCE TO DANCE Senior James Johnson’s career came to an end on Saturday as the men’s basketball team fell to LIUBrooklyn in the NEC semifinals.

By Nicole fano Arts & Life Editor

Men’s ice hockey

advanced to the ECAC quarterfinals after defeating Brown behind a strong weekend from the Jones twins and Matthew Peca.

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Student tech SGA sets GPA minimum for members start-up earns $25K By kim green News Editor

The Student Government Association general board voted last Wednesday in favor of a motion to change its election policy, which would require executive board members to have a minimum GPA of 2.75

By lenny neslin & phil nobile

What started as a class project earned $25,000 of funding in a statewide tech start-up competition.

A group of Quinnipiac students submitted its idea to Connecticut Innovations’ TechStart Fund, and was selected, along with eight other ideas, from a pool of 80 applicants.

Junior Erica Siciliano thought of the idea, Snippet, and seniors Jordan Brickman, Michael Ferris, Robert Goetze and Chris Thompson refined it to a website for photographers, videographers and visual artists to maintain an online portfolio. The team came together in the Media Innovation Collaborative Project, a class cross-listed as Journalism 300 and Management 471 at Quinnipiac.

Instructor of Journalism Brett Orzechowski and Assistant Professor of Management David Tomczyk co-founded the business plan competition course last spring.

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and 2.5 for general board members.

Vincent Bond, SGA’s vice president of student concerns and chair of election committee, proposed motion to amend the SGA’s election policy regarding GPA requirements.

The amendment was to raise the minimum GPA requirement for

those seeking a class representative position from a 2.25 to a 2.5. Although effective immediately, it will apply those running in the spring elections, which take place in April.

Those seeking executive board See sga Page 5

New York Times columnist urges students to change the world By rachel cogut Contributing Writer

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof came to Quinnipiac Thursday evening, urging students to make a difference in his lecture, “A Call to Action: Encouraging Young People to Join the 'World's Fight' & Take on a Cause Larger than Themselves.”

Kristof challenged every student, professor and community member in the audience in Burt Kahn Court to embrace an issue depending on what cause speaks to him or her most, and to work to change the world in the context of that issue.

Kristof ended the speech by noting: “We have won the lottery of

life. The question then becomes how you go about discharging the obligations that come with it. I hope you’ll find a cause that really speaks to you whatever it may be, that helps you find happiness and fulfillment, and that you change the world.”

The School of Communications and the Cross Talk Committee, sponsors of the event, invited Kristof to speak at the university after his most recent book, “Half The Sky,” became required reading for QU301.

The book, co-authored by Kristof’s wife, Sheryl WuDunn, is about the global oppression of women.

Kristof explained that people are often not affected by books and classroom lessons as much as the experiences they encounter. Thus

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Kristof urges students to change the world.

Kristof encouraged students to take advantage of any opportunity to travel abroad. He said to explore the world and not wait until a later point See kristof Page 5

S-n-double-o-p-d-o-double-g, aka Snoop Dogg, will perform at Toad’s Place on Wednesday, March 28, as one stop on his Doggumentary Tour.

Tickets went on sale this past Saturday at noon, costing $37.50 online and $42 day of show. The tour will coincide with Snoop Dogg’s 11th studio album, “Doggumentary Music,” which will release later this month.

Snoop will also travel to cities in Massachusetts, Vermont, California and Louisiana throughout the tour.

Twenty-five VIP packages priced at $350 are also available for purchase. The package includes a concert ticket, a Snoop Dogg photo or autograph and Snoop Dogg merchandise.

Senior Nikki Francis said one of her favorite Snoop Dogg songs is “Gangsta Luv.” “I will definitely be there,” Francis said. “He’s easily one of my favorite rappers of all time. I just think it would be awesome to see him in concert, just because I never have.”

While some students cannot wait to see Mr. Doggy Dog perform, others anticipate a crazy concert atmosphere.

“It’s going to be terrible and crowded,” senior Jen Boyd said.

“But how often do you get to see Snoop Dogg? I’ll probably go.”

Junior Christine Little said she is excited to see Toad’s host such a big name in music.

“I’m not a huge fan of rap, but he’s one of the few rap artists I actually enjoy, and seeing someone as I guess relevant as him come to Toad’s is pretty awesome, since it was originally a concert venue — and I think a lot of people lose sight of that because to us it’s more known as the club to go to on weekends,” Little said.

Toad’s doors open at 8 p.m. and the show will begin at 9.

SPRING BREAK: ARE YOU READY?

• Spring broken promises, page 7 • Trends and stigmas, page 9

• The musts of spring break: pages 10 & 11

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QU not green enough Quinnipiac received a D on its online college sustainability report card. The green report is based on survey responses from individual research that compares different colleges and universities despite recent efforts to make the campus more environmentally friendly. The university has committed $4 million to sustainability initiatives at the York Hill campus to go toward projects such as the wind turbines, which will generate 32,000 kilowatt-hours of renewable electricity annually, as well as solar panels which will produce 235,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity each year. As another attempt to promote the “stay green” message, Quinnipiac has a website that monitors how much energy each building uses at buildingdashboard.net/quinnipiac/#/quinnipiac///. – R. Humphrey

Shortest month sees most visitors to QU Quinnipiac tours are on the rise in the spring time. February in particular brings about the most tours of the year says Vice President Dean of Admissions Joan Mohr.

The week of February 20th is Quinnipiac’s most popular time for incoming juniors and seniors to visit. This year, that week alone had 2,500 students visit, which is 500 more than last year. This is due to the fact that most high school students have their spring break during February. Throughout that week Admissions offered many opportunities such as hourly tours and three group information sessions a day, as well as individual information sessions. It is hoped that the nice weather will continue to welcome new visitors as Admissions plans to see another increase in visitors through the month of April. – R. Humphrey

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Quinnipiac’s AMA saves lives By daniel grosso Staff Writer

Students on Quinnipiac’s Mount Carmel campus were greeted this past week by lifeguards asking for just one thing: their organs.

Members of the Quinnipiac Chapter of the American Marketing Association braved the, albeit a little mild, winter weather in summer lifeguard apparel to raise awareness for organ donation. This was Quinnipiac’s first year participating in the national event, AMA Saves Lives.

“We aren't asking for people to open their wallets but we are asking for people to open up their hearts, for every organ donor, eight lives can be saved,” Quinnipiac’s AMA president Bryanna Charbonneau said.

Organ donations saved the life of a familiar face often seen in the Carl Hansen Student Center. Custodian Linda Jones is a two-time kidney recipient who applauded AMA’s efforts.

“I was very happy to see them because there are so many people that need transplants and people don’t realize the kind of life you have to lead if you don’t have [an organ],” Jones said. “It’s the little things we take for granted — drinking a glass of water, eating certain foods you can’t have because your body can’t get rid of it.”

Jones received her first kidney transplant when she was just 12 years old, which lasted her almost 18 years before it gave out under the stress of child birth, she said. Before her transplant, Jones was not given much time to live by her doctors and had to endure time on a waiting list, praying a matching organ would turn up.

Jones said waiting on the list for her first kidney, “was touch-and-go, they had given me three months to live, and by the grace of God it came in just in time.” After her donated kidney gave out, her brother came forward and offered her his kidney. She has now been living a healthy life for 28 years and is forever thankful to her two donors.

“That’s really the one gift of life you can give to another person,” Jones said.

The Quinnipiac community showed they

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Linda Jones (second from right) received her first kidney transplant when she was 12 years old. were up to the task as AMA Saves Lives collected 89 new organ donor pledges during the week-long event.

Jones approached Quinnipiac AMA members during their event to show her support and tell them her story. “[Jones] came out and said, ‘I’m an organ recipient,’ and [she] was saying how appreciative [she] was that we were doing this,” AMA Vice President of Membership Recruitment Danielle DiMarino said. “It made a difference, and I didn’t realize that people at our school were actually [recipients].”

Charbonneau said at that moment she “felt that our efforts were truly making a difference.

We aren't asking for money because you cannot put a monetary amount on saving someone’s life.”

AMA Saves Lives did more for organ donation than just adding 89 new names to a list.

Quinnipiac’s AMA chapter also handed out informational brochures on organ donation to students walking outside of the student center. The brochures were designed to answer any questions and hesitation people may have about organ donation, and assisted AMA in its

Students volunteer with Zac Efron in New York City

QU does a 360 The “360 Virtual Tour” is the newest feature on Quinnipiac’s website. This application, which can be accessed through the site’s main page, allows all to take a “walking tour” through the Mount Carmel, York Hill and North Haven campuses. While a virtual guide explains the functions of each campus, arrows guide the viewer from building to building. At each stop, users can click on either the 360 or photos button at the top of the page. The 360 aspect allows users to see entire classrooms, the Arnold Bernhard Library and Rocky Top Student Center in full affect. It is easy to use, and is a great way for perspective students to see our beautiful campus and learn what Quinnipiac has to offer. – O. Grattan

Check out quchronicle.com for a photo gallery of Tuesday night’s St. Baldrick’s event.

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Members of the QU Future Teachers Organization volunteered with Zac Efron at the New York Public Library on March 2.

By katherine rojas Associate News Editor

Most girls only dream about being in the presence of actor Zac Efron. The members of QU Future Teachers Organization had that dream come true in the New York City Public Library Friday, March 2.

Members of the QU Future Teachers Organization attended a literacy event in New York City celebrating Dr. Seuss’ 108th birthday and the premiere of the film “The Lorax,” with actors Danny Devito and Zac Efron.

The organization’s secretary, senior Gina Peluso; historian, senior Laura McFee; co-president, senior Jaclyn Cassiere; and treasurer, sophomore Victoria Formica celebrated Read Across America Day in the New York Public

Library, where they volunteered with Devito and Efron.

“I was elated to meet both Zac Efron and Danny DeVito, I'm a big fan of both of them,” McFee said. “NEA's Read Across America event that they participated in was incredibly successful-all of the students had a great time listening to them read ‘The Lorax.’”

The National Education Association invited the executive board members due to their involvement with the Connecticut Education Association Student Program.

“It was an amazing opportunity to be a part of a national literacy event,” Cassiere said.

More than 300 students from New York City public schools attended the event, according to nea.org.

effort to promote awareness across campus.

DiMarino said the organization did a good job dispelling any myths about organ donation and answering questions interested students posed.

“Some people sign up for [organ donation] and don’t even know the significance of it,” DiMarino said. “And I think that we definitely brought that [point] across.”

During the week of AMA Saves Lives, members of Quinnipiac’s AMA chapter could be seen traipsing the quad dressed as lifeguards, throwing beach balls and even sporting life vests and inner tubes to grab the attention of passers-by.

“People thought we were crazy,” DiMarino said of the tactic they used called ‘guerrilla marketing.’ “The first day we were all in to it.

We were in shorts and everything.”

Quinnipiac’s AMA chapter will travel to New Orleans later this month to report its numbers as part of AMA’s 34th Annual International Collegiate Conference on March 21.

Quinnipiac AMA is also planning a volleyball tournament to benefit the Bella Tucker Fund on April 15.

Student start-up earns $25K grant from cover In addition to the funding, the group commutes to New Haven to meet with the eight other groups.

Brickman said he and group members met mentors who have entrepreneurial experience during Monday’s orientation day.

“The big thing they’re getting out of this whole experience is the networking opportunities, the interactions with other people, and the level of expertise they are interacting with on a daily basis.

That’s huge,” said Tomczyk, reiterating what Ferris had told him.

“The money? Other people are getting the money. That doesn’t matter.”

Each group made its pitch to the rest of the groups selected on Monday, creating a competitive atmosphere.

“I want to beat everyone, to have the best presentation for investors,” said Brickman, who added angel investors could help Snippet earn $100,000.

“What I really like about Snippet is we have a student who is a finance major, a sociology major, two journalism majors and one FVI major,” Orzechowski said. “I’m not sure how much more interdisciplinary with a media company you can get than

that.”

The group has hired developer Noah Portes Chaikin, founder of a media marketing firm called 360W3, to create Snippet for the Web. Snippet, as well as many of the rest of the groups in the class, plans to submit its business plan to the Connecticut Business Plan Competition in April and the course’s competition, which is open to previous semesters’ participants for the first time, Tomczyk said.

One student who participated in last spring’s competition, Anna Didio, is taking the class again this semester.

“I learned so much the first time around, but I didn’t get to use my idea,” the senior broadcast journalism major said. “I wanted to learn from my mistakes and use this class to try to develop my idea.”

While many people come up with ideas, they don’t always come to fruition, Orzechowski said.

“We want to bring it to life,” he said. “At the same time, there are so many people who sit on good ideas. A lot of it comes down to the initiative. Launching a business is one thing, actually getting it to work is another.”

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Q&A with ‘How I Met Your Mother” writer, QU alum impressed with their mass communications program, specifically the fact that they allowed their students to borrow video production equipment to work on their own personal projects.

How long after graduation did you pack up and move to Los Angeles?

After graduating in 2004, I moved back home to Massachusetts and began working various jobs, some film-related, some not.

I volunteered on commercials and film sets whenever I could, which eventually led to a few paid jobs.

But it was clear that the Boston film industry wasn't booming and I knew that if I was ever going to have a successful career in film or television, I needed to move to Los Angeles. photo courtesy of george sloan

George Sloan (second from the left) on set of ‘How I Met Your Mother’ with other staff members.

By kim green News Editor

George Sloan, a 2004 School of Communications alumnus, took the risk most graduates would never have the boldness to do: pack a car with all your belongings, with $1,200 in your savings account and never look back. After moving cross country from Massachusetts to Los Angeles post graduation, Sloan was met with the disappointment of jobs that proved to show little future.

After a tip from a former colleague, Sloan got an entry-level position on the highly popular CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother.” After working a total of 88 episodes as part of the production staff and as a script coordinator, Sloan got the big break: the opportunity to be a solo

writer on the Feb. 20 episode during the series high.

Following is a conversation I had with him after his episode aired about life before and after Quinnipiac.

Can you give me some insight into your childhood? Where did you grow up and what drew you to the film industry?

I grew up about 30 minutes north of Boston, the second of four children. As far back as I can remember, my father would show us old movies on his 16mm projector.

He would set up a screen in the living room and make us popcorn on the stove. We'd spend hours watching the Three Stooges and Charlie Chaplin and old classics like "The

Juggler," and "The African Queen" and "Treasure of Sierra Madre."

What made you choose Quinnipiac?

I was rejected from every film school I applied to — Ithaca, USC, Florida State — but I decided to go to Florida State anyway, and try to transfer into their film program as a sophomore. But it wasn't meant to be. I didn't end up liking FSU or Tallahassee. My friend from back home, however, did enjoy his first year at Quinnipiac and suggested I visit him during my winter break. I fell in love with the place and decided to transfer there as a sophomore.

Although Quinnipiac didn't have a proper film school, I was

What were your first jobs in L.A.?

When I first arrived in Los Angeles in 2006, a friend got me on a low-budget independent movie as a production assistant. I moved from indie film to indie film for a while, making about $50 a day, working no less than 12 hours each day, sometimes as much as 18. To put it bluntly, it sucked. I was working on movies that I never would've wanted to see in the theater and working with people who didn't love what they were doing. I picked up a string of random jobs, working one day on Ghost Whisperer and the next on Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. There was no routine and it was really starting to grate on me. The low point was working on America's Next Top Model as a night [production assistant.] My job was to put gas in all the passenger vans while the rest of the crew was

sleeping.

But a breakthrough came when I interviewed and got the job as an office PA on the movie "Rush Hour 3." Say what you will about the end result of that movie, but it was my film school for eight months. Every day I learned the ins and outs of a giant Hollywood production. Eventually, I became impatient and decided to move on. After a year of more unstable jobs, I finally received a call from a former boss that "How I Met Your Mother" was looking to hire a PA for the summer. I got the job and within a few months I had been promoted to writers' assistant. Four years later, my bosses decided I was ready to take on writing an episode.

What are your plans for the future as far as writing for "How I Met Your Mother" and your future goals?

My plans for the future are to stay on "How I Met Your Mother" as long as they'll have me. I hope to be able to write another episode next season. If it makes it to a ninth season, maybe I could get promoted to being a staff writer. But it's impossible to say for sure. It's not even clear to us at this point if we'll be on the air after next season, so my future is somewhat dependent on whether or not we stay on the air. My lifelong goal, however, has always been to write and direct movies, so I hope to one day move in that direction.

For more information about Sloan’s career, and how the scriptwriting process happens on “How I Met Your Mother,” visit QUChronicle.com.

The R-word: students aim to stop casual use By john healy

Senior Managing Editor

There’s a common derogatory word that many students use every day and do not even realize it: the “R-word.”

The Quinnipiac chapter of Best Buddies and fraternity Pi Kappa Phi are co-sponsoring the third annual “Spread the Word to End the Word” event tonight. The nationwide movement aims to raise awareness for people to stop using the word “retarded” and replace it with “respect.”

The organizations have been handing out bracelets and getting students to sign a pledge promising not to use the R-word.

“The whole idea is to just have people think about it,” said sophomore Caroline Cadigan, chapter president of Quinnipiac Best

Buddies. “Take a step back and have them ask ‘why am I using this word?’ Although it’s thrown around so much in everyday language, people don’t realize they’re saying it and do not realize it does hurt people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.”

Best Buddies is an international nonprofit organization that helps develop friendships, leadership and integrate employment for those with the disability.

The Quinnipiac chapter, which is under the Community Action Project, makes friendships with college students with disabilities who live in the Greater New Haven and Hamden area, according to Cadigan. She has been a Best Buddies member for six years and is the co-chair of the “Spread the Word” event along with Lindsey Raffol.

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Pi Kappa Phi has a national partnership with the Best Buddies program and are helping publicize the “Spread the Word” event on campus.

“It’s something we decided we wanted to show the campus and Best Buddies chapter on campus to support them and what they do,” said sophomore Pete Nikitas, philanthropy chair of Pi Kappa Phi. Nikitas’ interest in the event stems from a personal connection tracing back to high school.

“In high school I was vice president of our special education program,” Nikitas said. “So when I found out about ‘Spread the Word to End the Word’ it really hit me hard that it was something I could still be involved with and to spread the awareness throughout the entire

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Cadigan described the event as an “open mic night.” It will consist of performances and songs from students, as well as videos from the Quinnipiac Best Buddies chapter. Also one of the buddies will be there as a guest speaker, talking about the use of the r-word.

“This is one of my truly favorite events,” Cadigan said. “It truly advocates for people who can’t advocate for themselves, and spreading the word that the R-word is used every day. It just takes them a step back and say I shouldn’t be saying that, because it’s the same as using any other derogatory word in our language.”

Nikitas said he hopes the expected crowd will include more than just the Best Buddies and Pi Kappa Phi members.

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Sullivan sets off on Greek Quest

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Quinnipiac’s Sigma Phi Epsilon President Dan Sullivan was chosen out of a pool of more than 15,000 SigEp members to participate in the Tragos Quest to Greece, a 10-day philosophical journey to Greece, in June.

The quest is the capstone leadership program for the five-step Leadership Continuum offered by SigEp, Sullivan said.

He was chosen as one of 16 SigEp brothers in the country to go to Greece. Alumni members and university faculty will accompany the students.

“Achievement is one of the things that I value,” Sullivan said. “I knew that when I got into SigEp as a freshman, when I learned about the Leadership Continuum that I wanted to go through it all.”

Alex Barczak, a CT-Epsilon Executive Board member, described his experience with Sullivan while he was a member of SigEp at Quinnipiac.

“Even as a freshman in the spring of 2010, he demonstrated enormous potential and leadership quality,” Barczak said. “It says a lot about his character that even older members looked up to him and sought his advice.”

“His resume is breathtaking and his natural leadership ability is unparalleled,” said Alex Forman, SigEp’s president from 2010-2011.

Along with grant support from the SigEp Educational Foundation, William G. Tragos, a former Grand Chapter president of SigEp, and his wife, Lilli, have generously endowed the program. Tragos said he hopes the program

will promote the fraternity’s concept of being “a balanced man” through studying the philosophers that inspired its foundation, in a letter posted on the official SigEp website.

As Sullivan prepares for his first trip overseas, he has a list of expectations for what he said is going to be a life changing experience.

“Ultimately I want to gain a better understanding of myself, my role as an individual within my family, community, even within this university, professionally, as well,” Sullivan said. “I am going to get the most intensive experience with 15 other undergrads and a group of alumni mentors, so taking away those relationships and having such a unique expose to culture and to education, it is truly going to be remarkable.”

Sullivan described the program’s application process as a unique, introspective process requiring self-reflection and critical thinking.

“The core of the whole program and selection process is really personable,” Sullivan said. “It is basically being intact with our values and what the organization is trying to do, which is building balanced men.”

One of the most critical components to the application is the fraternity’s principle of “Sound Mind and Sound Body,” according to SigEp.org.

To set himself apart from other applicants, Sullivan said he drew upon a unique personal story, describing how his brother was kicked out of his home and sent to rehabilitation, in response to the question, “When was the last time you cried?”

“Being placed in that situation forced me to

be very self-reflective and emotionally sound,” Sullivan said. “I definitely credit my selection to the lessons I’ve learned from that whole experience of having my brother out of my life for the past eight months.”

Sullivan also distinguished himself by sharing his experience from taking an emotional intelligence course. The knowledge he gained from this course enables him to recognize how his feelings and emotions are in sync with his body language.

Making it to this milestone has inspired Sullivan to consider becoming an alumni mentor, and even working for the SigEp headquarters as a traveling consultant after graduation.

When Sullivan returns to Quinnipiac this fall as a senior, he said that his top priority is to use his education and experience to establish his same driven mindset in not only his brothers, but also other members of the Quinnipiac community.

Sullivan’s term as president will end in November, and he said that although the transition is going to be difficult, he will continue to remain focused on working for his chapter.

Specifically, he will be working on the chapter’s application for residential learning community accreditation. This recognition goes to an academically driven chapter that offers programs to better its brothers, all while maintaining a sound leadership program, Sullivan said.

“Obtaining this accomplishment is definitely remarkable, but it is not an endpoint,” Sullivan said. “It is just a pedestal for me to keep stepping further.”

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Big plans for the Big Event By jenna doleh Staff Writer

The third annual Big Event at Quinnipiac will be held on April 14. The Big Event is a campuswide service event in which students volunteer to say thanks to our community in a “big” way.

In 2010, 680 members of the campus community volunteered at the first Big Event at Quinnipiac, raising nearly $1,500. In 2011, more than 1,000 members of the QU community volunteered in Greater New Haven as part of The Big Event.

On this day of service, volunteers will spend three hours at one of 80 nonprofit organizations throughout the Hamden and New Haven area. Some sites involve nature, educational medical/research, community outreach, youth service and elderly service.

“We’re expecting close to 2,000 volunteers and they sign up as a team of 10 to go out and help at one of the sites,” committee member Andrew Bonacci said.

Members of the Student Government Association and the Community Outreach Committee encourage students to get involved in the Big Event.

“It is important for students to get involved because the community needs to know that we are not only a part of the Quinnipiac community,” SGA Class of 2014 Representative Danielle Big said. “We are part of the local community as well because we live here.”

Quinnipiac’s Community Outreach Committee contacts all of the sites to see who is able to participate.

“We have a master list of all of the sites in the area that we equally distribute to each committee member,” Bonacci said. “We are constantly calling and emailing the sites’ contact people until we get a definite answer.”

Students who are looking to get involved can sign up at the tables in the Carl Hansen Student Center prior to March 9.

“Student involvement is huge because it shows that we care about the outside community. Sacrificing just three hours on a Saturday morning makes a great difference to the sites that the student volunteers help out. With the number of volunteers increasing each year, it shows that Quinnipiac students really enjoy helping others.”

Breakfast and lunch will be provided to volunteers, and there will be an opening rally and closing ceremony to celebrate at the beginning and end of the three service hours from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Quinnipiac joins more than 200 universities across the nation host the Big Event.

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New York Times columnist urges students to change the world kristof from cover in life to start contributing to society.

“Travel out of your comfort zone to experience a different world than which you’re used to,” Kristof preached.

Kristof speaks from his vast experience: He has lived on four continents, reported on six, and traveled to more than 140 countries and all 50 American states.

He also told audience members that they could escape their comfort zones simply by venturing into the rough neighborhoods of New Haven.

“There are huge needs half a world a way but there are also huge needs right here at home,” Kristof said.

Accepting the challenge that Kristof presents is no small feat, for helping people is harder than it looks, he said.

Kristof also stressed the importance of education and how it is the greatest challenge we face in the world today.

“Education is a common thread that helps improve a lot of the problems we face,” Kristof said while signing books after his presentation.

“It does not solve everything, but it’s the closest thing we could focus on that would make a big difference.”

While it can be distressful to be in the middle of so much conflict, he said that he has also observed change and progress in his travels.

“You see the failures and you see the difficulties but you also see real successes. And when those successes work, it’s utterly transformative,” Kristof said.

Reporters and service workers encounter many obstacles in their efforts to better humanity, he said, recounting instances when finding the solution to a problem only led to

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Nicholas Kristof stresses the importance of education and how it is the greatest challenge we face in the world today. more problems.

“I’ve become a believer in incremental, very specific projects that don’t solve the global problem. But for the people it helps, it makes a dramatic difference,” he said. “The way you make a difference isn’t by solving the whole problem, it’s by chipping away at it.”

Kristof highlighted that working for a cause is a genuine mood lifter.

“One of the things that makes a difference in [our] base level of happiness is some kind of connection to a cause larger than ourselves,” he said.

Sophomore Angelique Fiske said that it can be easy to forget what a powerful difference journalists can make in the world. As a journalism major, she said it was especially inspiring to see a person who makes the most of his role as an influential columnist by spreading awareness about serious issues and urging young people to create positive change in society.

“I thought Nicholas Kristof's lec-

ture was one of the best things I've attended at Quinnipiac,” Fiske said.

“He made me realize that regardless of what I do or how young I am, that I can make a difference, even if it's just for one person.”

Kristof most recently returned from the Nuba Mountains in South Sudan, an area currently going through a severe humanitarian crisis as part of a vicious ethnic cleansing mission by the Sudanese government. Kristof has expressed deep concern in his newspaper columns that this situation, involving bombings, ground attacks and sexual violence, could be “an echo of what Sudan did in Darfur.”

He mentioned that a student had asked him if he ever became depressed when serving as witness to extreme hunger, poverty and human strife in developing nations.

“What is depressing is to come back to this country and to see there’s no greater expression of humanity than to have a hot car or cool cellphone,” Kristof said.

Great Hunger Irish Museum moves to Whitney Ave.

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Quinnipiac’s Irish museum will have a new home this September.

By bridgette fossel Contributing Writer

Small in size but not insignificant, Quinnipiac’s Irish museum will soon have a new home this September.

The An Gorta Mor, the Great Hunger Irish Museum that used to be located in the heart of the Mount Carmel campus will be relocating from the Arnold Bernhard Library to a space across from Ray & Mike’s Dairy & Deli on Whitney Avenue.

“Over time, the collection has grown by leaps and bounds and so now we really feel it’s best for us to have a stand-alone museum that will

SGA sets GPA minimum for members

also make it easier for the general public to see it,” Vice President for Public Affairs Lynn Bushnell said.

The Lender Family Special Collection (the room is dedicated to the Lender family whose generosity and dedication to promote awareness about the Great Hunger made the room possible) is devoted to Ireland’s Great Famine. The museum holds one of the world’s most extensive collections of art and literature honoring the 19th century Irish famine, according to the Quinnipiac An Gorta Mor — the Great Hunger magazine.

While there are more than 700 volumes and other small sculp-

tures, paintings and documents in the Great Hunger Museum, there are several pieces that are significant to the collection, according to the magazine. These special pieces were acquired after the opening of the museum in September 2000 and cannot fit into the boat-shaped room in the front of the library.

The room in the library will continue to host the literature and scholarly works with some other art pieces, Bushnell said. Students, however, have mixed reactions regarding the relocation of the museum.

“The relocation will be counterproductive to the cultural diversity that our school strives to achieve,” junior Rebecca Biagini said. “I feel it’s more beneficial for it to remain on campus.”

Some students who have visited the museum for class purposes are supportive of the new location.

“I think that it will be a good move because people from the area will be able to enjoy the exhibit without having to come onto a campus they are unfamiliar with,” junior Gayle Mould said.

positions will be required to have a minimum GPA of 2.75 from the previous 2.5.

“From the executive standpoint, we don’t want to hinder anyone’s academic ability from putting too much on them,” Bond said, speaking of the workload SGA demands. “It is our responsibility to make sure that their academic commitments are being met.”

In order to amend the election policy, the current policy was suspended. The policy said that amendments could only be made three weeks after an election. After the GPA requirement change, the policy was put back in place.

Senior Class Representative Jeremy Stull said that an amendment should only be made three weeks after the election, as it is unfair to set a new standard directly before an election. The last election was held early last semester.

“My opposition is two-fold,” Stull said. “First off, this move sets a bad precedent for Student Government legislation. Second, I don’t feel it is the province of Student Government.

Our legitimacy is derived through voters and not GPA. I want to be able to choose the standard to which I choose to hold myself in all endeavors, including my academics.”

Document amendments require three-fourths majority to pass. The motion passed with a quorum of members present with four of those members in opposition to the changes of the GPA. Senior Class Representative Vincent Simone was one of those opponents.

“I felt we were fine at our original requirements of 2.5 for Executive Board and 2.25 for General Members,” Simone said. “In my eyes, having a higher GPA requirement for general members limits opportunity for individuals to take part in the organization and develop as leaders, which I see as a goal for all student organizations here at Quinnipiac.”

Bond said that SGA members who are elected into their positions have a great deal of responsibilities in being student leaders and role models for their peers.

“I want to stress that I hope people don’t see this as a separation (from other organizations),” Bond said. “We are looking out for the best interest of our members and our peers.”

Quinnipiac’s GPA scale puts a 2.75 GPA at a letter grade between a B- and B, a 2.5 between a C+ and B-, and a 2.25 between a C and C+.

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Opinion Intellectual community not being utilized Two years ago, then Student the four films, I would estimate we Government Association President never had more than 10 students in attendance that were not required Lou Venturelli asked me how we to be there for a class. could create an intellectual It is too easy to simply community at Quinnipiac. I call the student body apatold him to put more benches thetic. We are not an apaon the quad. thetic lot. We raise tons of We never got any benchmoney through our Greek es, so we’ll never know if it life organizations, would have worked. What Relay for Life, St. we did get though, was Baldrick’s and a host a University Theme to of others. CAP does be implemented every Jeremy Stull Opinion Editor tons of community seryear and a committee that @jpstull vice that people do not works on programming around it to foster the said intellec- really even realize. And who could tual community. The Campus Cross forget about the Big Event.

So why did nobody care about Talks Committee was born.

This year’s theme was named our discussions that concerned is“You Say You Want a Revolution” sues larger than Quinnipiac?

Perhaps the problem lies with in regard to the sentiments showcased in the Arab Spring. College the sheer number of events taking of Arts and Sciences Dean Johannes place on campus and their constant D. Bergmann chairs the committee, promotion on cork boards, social which contains other academics media, cafeteria posters and Daniel and administrators, as well as SGA Brown’s weekly emails. Info-mania representatives and an Honor’s at its finest/worst.

Political Science Chairperson College representative.

As far as the organization of Sean Duffy, who led the discusevents, the committee performed sion for our screening of “Syriana,” wonderfully. Many of you at- cites the lack of a dedicated time for tended the lectures by New York events like ours. “While we think Times writers Nicholas Kristof we're trying to provide nourishand Thomas Friedman, both of ment for a ‘culture of independent whom were here on behalf of the discovery,’ it comes across as yet another demand on whatever limcommittee.

Many events, however, were ited, unscheduled time may exist in not so well attended. Assistant Di- a student's weekly schedule,” Duffy rector of Student Media Lila Car- said in an email addressing the lack ney and I were responsible for a of attendance.

What Duffy seems to be hinting movie series throughout February.

The series served as entertainment at is the necessity for a “university as well as academic. For each of hour,” which SGA has been advo-

cating that Quinnipiac institute for years. Duffy also cites the lack of space available for such programming, which is accentuated by the recent suspension of the IDD minor on grounds of lack of space.

The problem with the university hour is that the space would be quickly filled up by every organization. Instead of fighting for 9:30 p.m. time slots on Monday through Thursday, they would be lining up a million events during that designated Wednesday afternoon hour.

It would help the situation, by providing an additional hour of extracurriculars, but I fail to see how it would foster the intellectual community that Venturelli had asked me about.

What we are looking to create at Quinnipiac is the type of atmosphere where people want to engage in what the Director of the University’s Honor Program Kathy Cooke calls “constructive leisure.” The type of event that gets you thinking about something bigger, but does not require a term paper about it. It keeps your mind sharp and engaged with the world.

I cannot see why every aspect of programming at Quinnipiac is not this type. We need to program with a purpose. If it is not raising money for kids with cancer or giving us free food, we do not care. There needs to be some sort of middle ground in terms of greater societal worth. The Campus Cross Talks Committee provided those venues and they were left largely unfilled.

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Mediocre music choices As a rock music fanatic, I was bobs around like he’s drunk — sorry more excited to hear Snoop Dogg but you’re not Angus Young. As disis performing in Toad’s Place than turbing as I find him, I can’t deny his hearing O.A.R. is performing in Stu- talent, but I know I would be more uncomfortable than amazed at dent Programming Board’s his concert. He has this sex spring concert. I do reappeal that attracts women spect O.A.R. as a band, and makes them crazy like however, I never heard the rock stars of the ‘80s of them before coming did. The sex in his eyes to Quinnipiac. hypnotizes the audiThe music perence, and his smooth formers who come rhythm in his vocals to Quinnipiac are and guitar is undeusually mainniably electric and stream, and Kathy Rojas Associate News Editor a better performance than having a venue that is @kathyreds O.A.R. can give. I imagfamous for hosting the Rolling Stones nearby is expected to ine the atmosphere in his concerts have amazing artists. So having an A- makes the audience trapped in a mulist star like Snoop Dogg performing sical bubble.

O.A.R. would be better in a cofat Toad’s isn’t surprising.

Also, mainstream or rap isn’t my feehouse-themed concert rather than forte. I did, however, know Snoop a huge event. The band’s music is inDogg’s works and his reputation and timate and chilled; great background find him too renowned to be perform- music for a night in.

We are a diverse student body; ing on a Wednesday night. Then to hear that John Mayer is touring in Walling- students with different interests and ford in The Oakdale Theatre the same hobbies, making it difficult to please everyone. The budget is the issue. It’s day as O.A.R. is pure comedy.

I don’t see myself going to any of a bigger thing to have a concert, havthese concerts — possibly the O.A.R. ing to book the performers, hospitalconcert if my roommate wants to go, ity, having a venue and maintenance. or to the Snoop Dogg concert if fam- Concerts are expensive; students ily or friends from home want to go. need to be grateful that we even have I prefer to go to concerts of my fa- them.

Music is an art that can be intervorite bands, like the Black Keys, an American rock band, next Tuesday in preted in endless ways. People have Madison Square Garden. I am edu- their own preferences of a good time cated in music that I like: the classics, and they shouldn’t stay disgruntled if Quinnipiac can’t satisfy them. Inrock and indie.

John Mayer is another musician stead of complaining, students can I respect, however I am put off by just make their own fun and focus his personality. His heavy, bedroom on making their college experience a eyes are creepy, not sexy. He also great one.

SGA’s Class of 2013 rundown Student Government Association’s Junior Class Cabinet has been hard at work this semester working on initiatives such as getting the Rocky Top Student Center open longer throughout the night for studying purposes. In order to work toward our goal of getting longer hours at Rocky Top Student Center, Class Representative Heidi Hitchen put together a survey for students currently living at York Hill and sophomores who will live there next year. As of now we have had more than 300 people take the survey, but we’re always looking for more input. The survey is important for us, so we know what the wants and needs of our constituents are and can show that to administration. Check it out online and help us gather enough data to make this initiative come to fruition!

Our cabinet has also been working on events, such as our “York Hill Puts Out” event which will teach York Hill residents fire safety.

In order to do this, we will be con-

structing a mock dorm room to set on fire (with the helpful watch of the Hamden Fire Department) to show how quickly things in our rooms can catch fire. We will also be teaching students how to properly use a fire extinguisher. The event will be taking place on March 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. (location TBD) so be on the lookout for that!

The junior class has also been lucky to welcome three new representatives to our cabinet, Jocelyn Dulanie, Gayle Mould and John Muzzy. They have been doing a phenomenal job getting acclimated to the SGA life and have been crucial in getting the logistics of our event set up.

Be on the lookout for our next “Call to the Crescent,” a newsletter highlighting our new members and going into detail about our event, initiatives and other useful information for the class of 2013.

– Catie Tobin, Junior Class Vice President

March 7, 2012

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Timeline Woes: Spring Broken promises Do’s and don’ts of the new Facebook layout

You either love Facebook know what I’m talking about, do a Timeline or you hate it. But Google image search for creative whether you switch to it willingly Facebook cover photos; there are or are waiting for it to be forced tons of examples).

Do not use the new Timeline upon you (like myself), here are to stalk people’s posts from some do’s and don’ts for when high school. You wouldn’t the time comes. do it in real life, and you Do not, I repeat, do not shouldn’t do it on Faceupload a close-up shot of book. I don’t know what yourself as your cover possessed Mark Zuckphoto. Don’t even think erberg to give users about doing it. This is this option, but just probably the bigbecause it’s there gest pet peeve I doesn’t mean you have with Timehave to use it. Go line. When I visit Cassie Comeau Associate Copy Editor to someone’s Faceyour profile, I don’t @CComeau22 book page to read rewant to see a blown-up cent posts, not to 2006 photo of your face staring at me. I can get that from look- when the person signed up for the site. It’s not endearing when you ing at your profile picture.

Do not make your cover photo meet someone for the first time a picture of you and your sig- and already know his or her life nificant other kissing. Don’t even story — it’s just creepy.

Do use Timeline to look back make it your profile picture. If I wanted to see that, I’d hang out and remind yourself of happy with the two of you more often. times. Go to your own page and Keep the intimate displays of af- look at how much you’ve changed fection to yourselves, not the en- over the past few months (or years, if you have the time). If tire Facebook community.

Do get creative. There is noth- I’m feeling bored or reminiscent, ing I love more than seeing a cover I go back and look at old posts and photo with some thought behind pictures and it brings back fond it. Cover photos should say some- memories. There's also a nifty new thing about you, your personal- feature that allows users to "highity, your likes/dislikes, etc. Make light" content on their pages. This sure you’re saying something in stretches posts, pictures and vidyour photo. My favorite cover eos across both columns, making photos are the ones that connect them easier to find and easier for with the default picture. Dress up you to reminisce.

Next time you go on Faceas Waldo and get lost in a sea of people. Make an action in your book, remember: just because you default and let the scene continue can, doesn't mean you should. Upin your cover photo. (If you don’t date responsibly.

Today is March 7. Spring break out. We promptly quit after the yoga is two days away. Sit back and pon- session kicked our asses. But we der where the last two months went. swore to ourselves we were going to start again next week. (How I presume your steadfast condid that go?) centration on that last piece We upped our tanof cheesy bread has prening membership to get vented you from noticing a bronzed base before the lapse in time. It’s now our trip. Now, we are out time to re-evaluate your $100 and looking more orlife choices. ange than Snooki.

And I’m not one to talk.

Pizza was our I’m just as guilty as you. biggest enemy unSadly, shame and selftil it became our degradation has taken best friend after late over us with barely any Matt Busekroos nights out. Desserts time left to spare. Many Publisher @mattybooz and sweets were forof us have broken our bidden. Then Valspring break promises.

First, we vowed to go to the gym entine’s Day happened. Eating our every day. Instead, we counted the feelings was the only way to fill the walk to CAS as sufficient exercise emptiness in our hearts.

We may or may not have taken for the day. (It’s an eight-minute walk from Hogan Road. I kept to binge eating in the middle of the night. We never intended for the fire track.)

Then we were introduced to the alarm to go off. The chicken nugP90X DVDs as a new way to work gets just could not wait to be eaten.

We planned to set spending money aside. It was necessary to work overtime to help finance the trip. However, our need to go into New Haven every Saturday night canceled out our extra cash flow.

And Toad’s called. They found your wallet. Unfortunately, they are still searching for your dignity, which was last seen pinned against the railing on the stage.

In the end, spring break is an important week to rest and relax whether you are going to an exotic location with friends or spending time at home with family.

It doesn’t matter if you have a pouch, washboard abs or a beer belly. Be happy with yourself. No one is perfect. You are beautiful.

Feel secure in the body you were born with. And hey, there’s a good chance you won’t remember most of the trip anyway, so it doesn’t really matter what you look like.

Safe travels, everyone!

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Arts & Life

WQAQ’s

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Battle of the Bands

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“We just love playing music and drinking Guinness.” These were Billy Scully’s first words after winning first place in WQAQ’s Battle of the Bands with his group, The Midnighters, this past Saturday.

A genuine love of music was shared amongst those who attended Saturday night’s Battle of the Bands event, which showcased Quinnipiac students’ musical talents.

“I really enjoyed the event. It was really surprising to see all of the bands that Quinnipiac has, I didn’t think that we had a music scene here, so seeing that was nice,” freshman Chelsea Beytas said. “WQAQ did a really great job running the night.”

Sophomore Stephanie Griffin is a member of the musical trio, Oak Tree. She agreed with Beytas and said it was great to see different musical talents.

Variety is exactly what was showcased over the course of the night as students saw every genre -- from rap to a cappella. In the end, alternative bands placed in the competition’s top three spots.

The alternative band Maybelle won third place and the $100 prize.

“The lead singer of Maybelle had a really great voice, and overall the band had a really nice style,” Beytas said. “I liked them a lot.”

The alternative rock band Trollllort took the $200 second place spot.

“Seeing Trollllort do well was really nice, especially since it was something that all of the members have been talking about doing quite some time,” Griffin said. “They have a really awesome sound.”

The “alterno-pop” band The Midnight-

ers came out on top, earning the $300 grand prize and the spot as opening act for WQAQ’s spring concert next month.

“I’m really glad that The Midnighters got first place,” Griffin said. “They were my favorite act.”

Sophomore Aidan Tatar said The Midnighters had a nice sound.

Beytas also said she was happy that The Midnighters ultimately won first place.

“The lead singer had a great voice and the band sounded really developed,” she said.

“It was nice how the audience got really into their set. You could tell how Burt Kahn got this whole new energy when they came on the stage and I liked that a lot.”

The Midnighters, who will play at the “Bagels and Booze” event at Aunt Chilada’s on April 27, were really happy to have won the event. However, they want to continue to grow musically and keep getting better.

“We’re excited to have won, but we want to keep the future well within the sight,” said Scully, The Midnighters’ guitarist.

Lead vocalist and acoustic guitar player Sydney Russell and Scully scored second place at last year’s Battle of the Bands under the name Russell and Scully. After meeting University of New Haven student Doug Slohm and drummer Matt Barry, the foursome decided to join forces and create The Midnighters.

“We’ve been together for such a short time, but it feels like forever,” Russell said.

The camaraderie between all of the band members is quite visible and certainly led to their success on the stage.

“We’re just in it to have a lot of fun,” Scully said.

Sydney Russell of The Midnighters

‘Glee Project’ inspires musical talent

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Quinnipiac’s Student Programming Board furthered their reputation as a staple in campus entertainment Monday night in Café Q with the introduction of the Glee Competition — a singing contest inspired by Oxygen’s “The Glee Project.”

SPB’s Talks and Topics chair Jocelyn Dulanie said the was inspired when she met Hannah McIalwain, a former contestant on “The Glee Project,” at an event for the National Association for Campus Activities.

McIalwain, who will speak at an event tomorrow in Buckman Theater, suggested the competition as a way to select one talented student who will receive free singing lessons from the reality show contestant.

The show, hosted by senior Travis Moran, featured a judging panel made of students Krystle Bernier, Neil Brown, Carly Kaplan and Stefano Fasulo, the associate director of

the Department of the Student Center and Campus Life.

With an audience of nearly 100 students, the show was certainly entertaining.

The night began with laughter as Moran attempted to sing a few notes before introducing the seven contestants.The next hour featured musical performances ranging from a soul-filled cover of Adele to the Disney “Pocahontas” classic, “Colors of the Wind.”

Judges then submitted individual scores that were tallied to reveal the three highest rated singers.

Third place went to Lyndsey Savard’s “We’re Young and Beautiful” by Carrie Underwood, which earned her DVDs of “Glee’s” first two seasons.

Second place went to senior Taylor Miessau’s spirited ‘Gleebased’ mash-up of Adele’s “Rumor Has It” and “Someone Like You,” which earned her a $100 LiveNation gift card.

Singing “I’ve Been” from

the Broadway musical “Next to Normal” was senior Noah Golden, who won the first place prize of the singing lessons and an iPod Touch for his strong and moving vocals.

Freshman Alison Scharr saw the event beginning through the Café windows, and said she was glad it drew her in.

“I thought it was really good, you never know around campus who has a voice like this, so it’s nice to come here and see people that I see every day, and see their talent,” Scharr said. “My orientation leader was actually one of the singers, and I didn’t even know she could sing.”

Miessau, a member of Quinnipiac’s glee club the QU Legends, has been singing for as long as she can remember. She said although she was nervous, she really enjoyed the opportunity to sing.

“Once you get up there you forget the nerves, and talking to Travis before definitely helped,” Miessau said.

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Student performs at ‘Glee Project’ event.

Sophomore SPB member Sarah Dors said she enjoyed the event.

“I thought it was amazing, I loved the response from the QU community,” Dors said. “We had a lot of different people singing a lot of different songs, and it was really great.”

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Prof: spring break stigma ‘very, very rare’ Arts & Life Editor

MTV’s “Spring Break” special has portrayed the college recess in a tropical atmosphere that is filled with alcohol, drugs and sexual temptations. Fast forward to 2005 when high school senior Natalee Holloway mysteriously disappeared during a spring break trip to Aruba — and the stigma of the college trend became known for more than just drunken fun in the sun.

Though safety risks always exist while traveling, the social narrative of a malicious stranger who preys on an innocent woman is not the statistical reality.

“In terms of things like abductions, those are very unlikely,” said Alan Bruce, the director of the criminal justice program and an associate sociology professor who specializes in crime and media. “I don’t want to give the impression that because something is very, very rare we shouldn’t be concerned about it. At the same time, we need to say, ‘Well yeah, this could happen, but what is the real likelihood?’”

An estimated 1,125,000 U.S. college students travel during spring break each year, according to Classes and Careers, a college advisory website.

Many students travel to unsupervised tropical destinations where they engage in risky behaviors such as binge drinking, drug use and sex with strangers. “[The reputation] has changed somewhat from being about ‘party time’ to there being heightened emphasis on the possibility of more criminal activity, in particular of abductions, and warning against those dangers,” Bruce said.

Since Holloway’s highly publicized disappearance, many media organizations have re-

ported on the perils of spring break activities.

This has led many to adopt the social ideology that college women are in more danger than college men while vacationing on spring break.

Senior Chris D’Ascanio will travel to Panama City, Fla., for spring break. He says he believes women face different risks than men while vacationing.

“Girls are more vulnerable, they are lightweights,” D’Ascanio said. “Guys are more in control of what they do and girls can be more influenced by other people.”

According to a University of Michigan study in 2011, men were more likely than women to engage in dangerous behavior while on spring break. The study found that 29 percent of men said they would get drunk, while 18 percent of women said they would reach the point of intoxication. In addition, four times as many men as women said they had plans to have sex with a stranger.

Senior Elizabeth Palmer has plans to visit South Padre Island, Texas, during spring break. She says while certain dangers do exist for men, women have a higher chance of being taken advantage of.

“Not only are we more likely to get something slipped in our drinks, but if something happened to me I don’t think I would be able to fight back as well as a guy because I’m smaller,” Palmer said. “I know my parents are much more worried about me and my friends traveling alone than my younger brother and his friends for these reasons.”

While spring break dangers may be different for men and women, Bruce says safety consciousness should be a priority for all students — despite their gender.

“Everybody needs to be more careful. I think

Spring Break

‘sexpectations’

By CATHERINE BOUDREAU Associate Arts & Life Editor

Sex with a stranger is a common goal associated with spring break across college campuses nationwide. There are many factors that contribute to the one-night-stand nature of spring break, as students shed their everyday identity for a week to practice hedonism in a foreign location.

Nine percent of men and two percent of women agreed with friends to have sex with someone new during spring break, as reported by the University of Michigan in a survey of 650 college students.

“Spring break is sexually driven in nature, especially because the media promotes it in this way,” junior Dan Sullivan said. “People have this perception that they have to be sexually active.”

It is possible the media plays a role in branding spring break as a time to have many sexual encounters.

Since 1986, MTV has broadcasted live from popular spring break

destinations such as Panama City, Cancun and Las Vegas. College students are filmed partying, giving spring break a reputation for alcohol and sexual excess. Also, companies such as Student City book all-inclusive trips packed with day-drinking events and VIP entry into clubs and bars, creating an atmosphere to lose all inhibitions.

“I think it’s a mass peer-pressure environment, especially because everyone's half naked and most likely intoxicated,” Sullivan added.

The tradition of heavy drinking is one of most prominent factors contributing to promiscuity.

“Alcohol is almost always a part of the equation,” said Dr. Phillip Brewer, medical director for Quinnipiac’s Student Health Services.

“Massive groups of people are all egging each other on to have a good time, which is synonymous with getting drunk. The very word party is synonymous with getting drunk.”

it’s unfair to place that burden on women alone.

It says to women you’ve got to behave in a certain way, whereas guys, you’re off the hook, you can do whatever you want,” Bruce said. “I think it’s unfair to frame [safety] that way.”

While the potential for crime always exists, being aware of probable occurrence is important, according to Bruce.

In 2006, the American Medical Association conducted a survey which found that women who went away on spring break did engage in some dangerous behaviors.

The study said 53 percent of women who went on spring break regretted vomiting from too much alcohol, 21 percent regretted blacking out from drinking and 20 percent regretted engaging in sexual activity.

Sophomore Molly Noonan plans to travel to Barcelona, Spain, over spring break. She says while safety risks depend on the travel location, women face more danger than men on average.

“I think for girls, it’s definitely harder to keep yourself safe because I feel like guys are always after girls, especially on spring break when they’re drinking and having fun,” Noonan said. “I feel like boys are less likely to be targeted.”

While women are victims of violence every year, anonymous attacks are not the norm.

The majority of all female victims knew their attacker in all cases of stalking and sexual violence, according to the 2010 National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey.

While social deviants like Holloway’s killer Joran Van Der Sloot do exist, Bruce says media outlets exaggerate their popularity.

“I think without a doubt, the media overemphasizes the idea of people being evil,” Bruce said. “They do overemphasize the likelihood that someone will be victimized by a person like that because while they do exist, they are very, very rare.”

Students should be aware of balancing fun and safety.

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According to Brewer, many students feel the “time compression” effect, meaning they feel like they have no time to waste. Therefore, they remain in a “binge-state”: a night of binging is followed by a day of hangover, and then a new round of binging begins. This causes deterioration in energy and judgment.

“When you’re hung-over, your not sober. That’s a misconception people have. Really your body hasn’t recovered,” Brewer said.

The combinations of media pressure, peer-pressure and alcohol consumption leads to bad judgment.

Nearly 50 percent of males and 41 percent of females reported having consumed alcohol just prior to sex. Also, those who used alcohol were twice as likely to have multiple sex partners, according to the McKinley Health Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Students who drank alcohol

were seven times more likely to have unprotected sex, putting them at a high risk of contracting a Sexually Transmitted Disease, according to the McKinley Health Center.

Because many people on spring break do have multiple sex partners, Brewer encourages students to think about how having sex with someone also means having sex with those they have slept with before you.

Chlamydia is the most commonly reported STD in the United States. An estimated 2.8 million infections occur annually and approximately 48 percent of cases occur among people between the ages of 15 and 24 years old, as reported in the Journal of American Sexually Transmitted Diseases Association.

If Chlamydia goes untreated, the infection can spread into the uterus or fallopian tubes and cause pelvic inflammatory disease. The damage could eventually lead to infertility, according to Brewer.

Although complications among men are rare, infection sometimes spreads to the epididymis, the tube that carries sperm from the testis, causing pain and fever, according to the Center for Disease Control.

“Spring break is definitely a time to let loose and have fun, but I don’t necessarily think that means sleeping with everyone under the sun,” junior Amanda Hegler said.

Junior Abby Blundon says the craziness associated with spring break is unnecessary.

“When people get drunk and sleep around, they are doing themselves an injustice,” she said.

“Putting yourself at risk like that is unnecessary.

You don’t need to get drunk and have sex to have fun.”

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THIS IS ME

leveling the playing field This senior is confident, yet unassuming in her personal life NAME: Ashley Gradwell HOMETOWN: Fogelsville, Penn.

YEAR: Senior MAJOR: Psychology and criminal justice

By JEREMY STULL Opinion Editor

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alking together to the Arnold Bernhard Library, it is an ordinary weekday for senior Ashley Gradwell and junior Caitlyn Hannum. Without skipping a beat, the couple breaks off their conversation and part ways – but not before sharing a goodbye kiss.

With the unique blend of being confident yet unassuming, Gradwell looks entirely comfortable on campus. As she should – this is Quinnipiac and this is her home. This was not always the case for Gradwell before Quinnipiac, and it is not always the case for other members of the gay community, openly gay or not.

Ashley comes from Fogelsville, Penn., or “a high school in the middle of a cornfield,” as she puts it. At her high school there was one open lesbian couple, and Gradwell never would have wanted to be in their position.

“If I could go back, I would just shake their hands and say good for you,” she said with admiration in her voice.

When Gradwell was in high school, her parents divorced. Six months later, her father came out. Gradwell told her father of her own sexuality her senior year because she found him to be the most accessible outlet for discussion.

“My dad was a big buffer from the world for me. He told my mom. It’s hard to come out at any age because you never know what the response will be,” she said.

“It’s hard to come out at any age because you never know what the response will be.”

– Ashley gradwell Coming from such a conservative Pennsylvania community, Gradwell wanted to make Quinnipiac her own. She needed a place where she didn’t have to keep things from people, where she knew she could be

loved for who she is.

The first step in that process involved telling her freshman roommates. This happened through the “Roommate Contract” that the Department of Residential Life requires. In the portion of the contract that asks about significant others sleeping over, Gradwell told them her girlfriend would be.

After a few “OK, cool” and similar remarks, they moved on to the next questions.

Alysha Andrews, Gradwell’s roommate freshman, sophomore, and junior year, relishes in the role of the straight best friend.

“Once we trusted each other and got past being just roommates, then the joking started,” Andrews said.

Gradwell said she knows people are comfortable with her sexuality when they are able to joke about it. That ranges from her roommates to her parents, and to the greatest community builder in her life at Quinnipiac: the field hockey team.

Coming out to the field hockey team was just as easy as it was with her roommates, possibly even easier for the 2011 co-captain.

“On the way to practice somebody asked if I had a girlfriend, so I said yes,” Gradwell said. “So the whole team knew in the five minutes it takes to walk to the field.”

Fellow 2011 co-captain Megan McCreedy said the other teammates had some questions, but everyone was always respectful.

“We’re a team,” said McCreedy, a native of South Africa. “It doesn’t matter what your sexual orientation is, what your race is, or anything at all, even what country you’re from.”

The team’s joking and curiosity made Gradwell feel like Quinnipiac was where she was supposed to be. Gradwell says it works both ways – she has questions regarding straight relationships too, since they are just as foreign to her. But in the end, “dating is dating,” Gradwell said.

Gradwell sees the lack of male friendships in her life, but is not affected by the reactions of her male peers.

“When they find out they tend to walk away because their chances of a hook-up are gone or they stick around because they think it will be fun to try and have a threesome with Caitlyn and I or they just want to hook up with the ‘lesbian.

“I would love to have guy friends however most guys don’t get past the “Oh, sorry, I’m gay,” long enough to be my friend,” she said.

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Ashley Gradwell’s involvement on the Quinnipiac field hockey team has been her biggest source of support and has made her feel at home through her four years here.

Gradwell recently celebrated her twoyear anniversary with her girlfriend, Caitlyn Hannum.

Hannum, a junior math major from Stony Point, N.Y., has had a similar experience with Quinnipiac at large and specifically

“Everybody wants to know who the ‘man’ in the relationship is, but we really each have one leg in the proverbial pants.”

– Ashley Gradwell

with Gradwell’s teammates.

“Ashley’s team has been fantastic, they talk about us and how much they love us constantly, I think,” Hannum jokes.

“Dating a woman is hard work, even though I’m a woman,” Gradwell said with a laugh, but her eyes stayed serious. “Everybody wants to know who the ‘man’ in the relationship is, but we really each have one leg in the proverbial pants.”

In continuing her egalitarian relationship philosophy, she wants a ring in a hypothetical engagement.

“I feel that’s my right as a woman, even if I’m the one proposing, to get a ring.”

While activism in the gay community is not a top priority for Gradwell, she stays abreast of current events and likes the shifting of the conversation in our country.

“I hope that one day, if my child is gay, they don’t ever have to deal with a double take for being so,” Gradwell said.

Those close to Gradwell continue to attempt to define what makes her so great to be around. Andrews claims how Gradwell “doesn’t care what other people think of her, yet goes about it without trying to make a statement.”

“Ashley really doesn’t have a problem with anybody, she is so refreshing to be around,” McCreedy said.

This is echoed by Gradwell, who says she does not have to be friends with everybody: “I don’t push my way of life on you.

If you don’t like me, we don’t need to be best friends; I have plenty of people that love me.”

She does all of this without ever sounding hostile or bitter, and always being approachable. She exists in a world where her sexuality forces her to stand out. Ultimately it is how wonderfully, and almost paradoxically, she both plays up and plays down that aspect of her life, to be the individual that her friends and family all adore.

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T-Swift finds a date for the AMAs

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It’s official, Taylor Swift is one of the nicest celebrities ever. Don’t believe me? Here’s proof.

Kevin McGuire, an 18-year-old football star that has been battling leukemia for nearly five years, has recently relapsed, according to Perez Hilton reports. As a way to cheer Kevin up during this rough time, his sister took to Facebook to publicly ask Taylor Swift to be his date for the senior prom. After celebrity gossip queen Perez Hilton and other stars discovered the page, the word eventually spread to T-Swift, and Kevin received an offer to go to the American Country Music Awards instead -- as Taylor’s date.

Taylor Swift is arguably one of the most popular females on Earth.

She has millions of dedicated fans and the ability to get away with anything. She didn’t have to ask Kevin to one of country music’s biggest nights. She could have just said she was unable to go his prom and left it at that. But no, this is Taylor Swift; a person with a heart of gold. Once again, Swift has gone out of her way for a fan, and proved to the world just why we love her so much. Obviously, he accepted her offer. – S. Corcoran

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Is Snooki’s fetus a sign of the Apocalypse?

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If “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi thought having a UTI got in the way of her hedonist, alcoholic lifestyle, wait until she realizes one cannot consume alcohol while pregnant. Snooki recently confirmed for the press that she is in fact with child, causing a massive uproar everywhere. Rumors of the reality star’s hesitancy to officially announce her pregnancy have been swirling around, accusing her of waiting to see who would pay her the most for the cover story. Although unconfirmed, this suggestion is certainly not out of the realm of possibility. After all, how certain are we that the child even belongs to boyfriend Jionni LaValle? Random hookups with Vinny, random clubgoers and “gorilla juice heads” make the possibilities of the fathers identity endless.

Although Snooki claims to be ready to “settle down” and have children, many remain skeptical. It is hard to imagine Snooki sober for more than 12 hours -- how could anyone expect her to be sober for nine months? Despite this, she seems to have everything all figured out and already plans to have her own reality TV show revolving around her pregnancy. The only thing left to say is good luck – not to her, but to the baby. –S. Kozlowski

By SARAH ROSENBERG Associate Arts & Life Editor

Losing a musician is like losing a friend.

I know this because after losing Whitney Houston, I instantly remembered the home videos of me on my fourth birthday, shamelessly belting out the lyrics to “I Will Always Love You” in a hunter green jumper. After Amy Winehouse passed, I became strangely attached to her posthumous “Hidden Treasures” album, longing for her beehive hair and regretting any jab I might have made at her sailor tattoos. Now that Davy Jones has passed away, my mother decided to enlighten me on her membership as a 9-year-old to The Monkees’ fan club. That’s just it: Musicians make us crazy and unabashed for the songs and lyrics we love, at any age and any time.

To me, Davy Jones is just the cheeky singer of “Daydream Believer,” crooning about a homecoming queen that, I’m almost positive now, my mother probably dreamed about becoming. But his death, and the unfortunate deaths of these other great musicians (Winehouse scarily fell victim to the “27 Club,” joining greats such as Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, who all died at the age of 27), got me thinking. Who are the artists of our time and our generation that we would not only memorialize, but deem as classical in regards to the culture of music? I can already hear people saying Adele’s name in their heads, which is very reasonable, to say the least.

People’s opinions will vary, but my list includes the following: Eddie Vedder, because he forayed into the ‘90s grunge scene with powerful electric guitar songs, yet can nowadays jam out on a ukulele with Cat Power; Lady Gaga, because she can wear a science experiment on her head, sing live and save the world all at once; Gwen Stefani, because she gives feminism platinum hair, red lipstick and songs that incorporate reggae, ska and electronica, just to name a few; and Dave Matthews Band, because it revolutionized the meaning of going to a rock concert. Thom Yorke of Radiohead goes without saying.

Regardless of who makes it into your personal musical canon, we can’t disregard the fact that death is sometimes the only way we remember musicians, and that just isn’t acceptable. If you didn’t know who Davy Jones was, it was probably because The Monkees hadn’t been in the media for some time.

Whitney Houston and Amy Winehouse, despite their powerhouse voices, were becoming less important due to their alcohol and drug abuse. Yet, their death reconstituted the beauty of their music. If you truly love music, then don’t forget about the songs and artists that make your heart skip a beat. So, dig up that Cranberries CD and go to town.

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one more chance Softball not settling for playoffs, striving for title

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Pitcher Heather Schwartzburg, the 2011 NEC Pitcher of the Year, broke the NEC single-season strikeout record last year. She has a 4-0 record, pitched three complete games and recorded 32 strikeouts so far this year.

By Matt eisenberg Sports Editor

Reigning Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year Jordan Paolucci has written “NEC Champs” all over her room: from the bathroom mirror to the ceiling above her bed.

Not to remind her of what happened last year, but to remind her of what didn’t happen.

The Quinnipiac softball team reached the NEC Finals last season before the championship game was canceled due to “unplayable field

conditions.”

“Words cannot describe how much the returners want it this year,” Paolucci said. “I would run through a wall to get that championship.”

Sacred Heart, the No. 2 seed in last year’s conference tournament, was named the conference champion because of its undefeated record in last year’s conference tournament. Quinnipiac went 2-1 in the tournament and trailed the Pioneers 3-2 before the game was stopped in the fourth inning.

“We were so close and we had them, and I personally think they knew that we had them,” said Heather Schwartzburg, last year’s NEC Pitcher of the Year. “It’s just going to make us even stronger and make us want it even more this year.”

Quinnipiac head coach Germaine Fairchild said that the team is on a mission to not only get to the NEC Tournament, but to win it.

“I think that experience had burned on their hearts and minds until they are able to burn a different

one, and they have definitely not forgotten it and they won’t,” Fairchild said. “I think we’ve got our team headed in the right direction and [the players] are definitely motivated by that experience.”

Schwartzburg, a senior, anchors the pitching rotation a year after breaking the NEC single-season strikeout record. Schwartzburg also posted an ERA of 1.42 last year, which led the conference.

“We have a great chance to win any ballgame that she’s pitching in,” Fairchild said. “She goes out there confident and gives the team confidence because of her own demeanor.”

Fairchild said what makes Schwartzburg so great is her ability to mix up pitches and put spin on the ball.

“She doesn’t put the ball down the middle of the plate and that’s number one for her, and that doesn’t even begin to talk about the kind of movement that she can put on the ball,” Fairchild said. “Her pitches move more than most batters have seen and she doesn’t have just one or two that move that way; she has four or five pitches, all of which move a significant amount as they approach the hitting zone.”

Along with Schwartzburg in the rotation, the Bobcats return sophomore Katie Alfiere and senior Mina Duffy. Christy Cabrera, who playeded 57 games last year, has also become a pitcher this season. Cabrera allowed two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings in the team’s game vs. Western Michigan on Sunday.

“She has all the pitches. She has great movement and she just needs some more time throwing to Division I batters,” Fairchild said. “She did not pitch for us last year, but she came out against Western Michigan and really gave the team a lot of confidence that she can hold a team in check.”

The Bobcats’ lineup from top to bottom is one of their strengths this season, according to Fairchild, with contact hitters like Cabrera, Lauren Salgado and Jacquie Ristow, to power hitters like Paolucci, Duffy, Alex Alba and Ashley Heiberger.

“It’s incredible. There is no hole in our lineup, which is really a luxury,” Fairchild said. “Sometimes you feel like you’ve got 1-5 taken care of and the bottom of the order is patchwork, but that’s not a problem for us … There’s no hole in the lineup, which is great. It’s a lot of fun to coach that from an offensive standpoint.”

Paolucci hit .351, slugged .702 and recorded a conference-leading 15 home runs as a freshman, but the team didn’t have a second power hitter behind her in the lineup last season. This year, Duffy has taken advantage as another big bat in the lineup, as she has hit three home runs and 12 RBIs through nine games.

“Having the two of them hitting back to back is the key,” Fairchild said. “Jordan had a great year last year and really we struggled to find somebody to be a legitimate threat behind her, which allowed other teams to walk Jordan a lot. What they’re running into this year is that if they choose to walk Jordan, you have to pitch to Mina and she’s producing in a big, big way.”

Offense hasn’t been a problem for the 7-2 Bobcats, as they have outhit their opponents .293 to .194, and have outslugged them .430 to .277.

Ristow, a junior, said the team has been on the rise each year she has been at Quinnipiac, but said there is something different about this year’s team.

“This team has an opportunity not just to win the NEC, but to make it to (NCAA) Regionals and we really see this team doing something special this year,” she said.

Veterans hope for better baseball season

By Kerry Healy Staff Writer

The Quinnipiac baseball team looks to its veterans to lead the team to a successful season. With a mix of experienced players and five new freshmen added to the roster, the Bobcats will look to senior catcher Kyle Nisson to be the spark of the team.

“Well its my senior year so I’m looking to have a strong season,” Nisson said. “I have a much more important role as a leader on the team, so I feel like I need to work that much harder to perform and lead our team by example.”

Nisson’s finished last season with a .340 batting average, 50 hits and 21 RBIs. The assistant co-captain was also named to the Northeast Conference Second Team in 2011.

Nisson stressed the importance of a “teamfirst” mentality for the success of the team.

“I feel that if everyone does their part we

“I feel that if everyone does their part we can get a lot of quality team wins this season.”

— Kyle Nisson Quinnipiac baseball senior catcher

can get a lot of quality team wins this season,” Nisson said.

Besides Nisson, first baseman Gabe Guerino will be expected to step up in addition to the pitching rotation.

“Certainly you have to look towards your veteran senior players that would include Kyle Nisson and Gabe Guerino,” Quinnipiac head coach Dan Gooley said. “I feel the spotlight will immediately move to the pitching staff, where you have Derek Lamacchia and George Dummar who are two juniors who have outstanding arms and the ability to pitch.”

Guerino will look to be an offensive threat, as well as sophomore Zak Palmer, who recorded 17 RBIs last season.

With the loss of pitcher Kyle Birdsall, who recorded the first no-hitter in Quinnipiac history last season, the Bobcats will look to Lamacchia to be the ace of the pitching staff according to Gooley.

Lammachia recorded four wins last year and had an era of 3.41. He led the team in complete games with three, and threw one of two shutouts for the Bobcats.

“Lammachia will be our number one pitcher, George Dummar will be our number two.

Spencer Kane will slide into our number three

spot and Nick Fabrizio will be our number four starter,” Gooley said. “The fifth player in the rotation will be freshman Matt Lorenzetti.”

Dummar recorded 40 strikeouts last season and didn’t allow a ball to leave the park more than 52.1 innings.

Besides the veteran players, the Bobcats will look to two freshmen to make a significant impact in the lineup.

“I think Scott Donaghue and Forrest Dwyer will really be able to help us,” Nisson said. “Both are first-year players but they have worked so hard leading up to the start of the season and they are both tremendous teammates and will do anything to help the team.”

The Bobcats are predicted to finish eighth in the Northeast Conference, but Gooley thinks they will be a significant contender in the postseason.

The Bobcats finished seventh in the NEC last year going 11-21 in conference play. They lost 20 of their last 22 games, including a 26-3 game vs. Central Connecticut State last April.

“We certainly hope we have a better season than last year,” Gooley said. “Last year was very disappointing, especially at the end of the year. We hope to improve our ball club overall from last season.”

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Pitcher Derek Lamacchia is Quinnipiac’s ace this season. He struck out 13 batters in six innings in the team’s season-opener vs.

Fordham on Friday.

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23 freshmen aim to build on last season’s success By ben dias Staff Writer

The Quinnipiac men’s lacrosse team fell short of reaching its goal last year: the conference title. The Bobcats came within one game of winning the Northeast Conference tournament, but eventually fell to Mount St. Mary’s in the championship game, 14-9.

Last year’s Bobcats finished the season 7-7, including 4-1 in the NEC. The Bobcats won five of their last seven games to reach the title game.

Last year, in the team's first season in the NEC, head coach Eric Fekete directed the Bobcats to a share of the NEC regular season title. By virtue of a tie-breaker, Quinnipiac went into the tournament as the No. 2 seed and advanced to the finals with a comeback, doubleovertime win over Robert Morris.

This season, the Bobcats were chosen to finish in fourth in the NEC preseason coaches’ poll with Mount St. Mary’s, Bryant and Robert Morris finishing above them.

“I think everyone in our conference is pretty good, that is why you saw a lot of one- and two-goal games last season,” Fekete said. “I think Mount St. Mary’s, Bryant and Robert Morris are all strong. I’d say those are the top three ahead of us.

Those teams graduate a lot (of players) this year.”

Last season, Quinnipiac had five all-NEC selections: Kevin Kelley, Jake Oppenheimer, Christian Haggerty, goaltender Kevin Benzing and leading scorer Basil Kostaras, who recorded 26 points last season with 20 goals and six assists.

With four of the five all-NEC selections graduated, the Bobcats

will look to Kostaras and senior defender Chris Coppolecchia to guide a young team this year and bring it back to the NEC playoffs. Kostaras, a junior midfield captain, has solidified himself as a player, according to Fekete.

“When [Kostaras] came in as a freshman he played on the first line with two seniors in the class,” Fekete said. “Now he’s in that role having to teach a couple young midfielders on the side of him what it takes to win and what it takes to be a Division I midfielder. We do count on him, but more for poise now rather than points. It’s the leadership and direction that he gives our offense that is more valuable.”

According to Fekete, Coppolecchia is the only senior starter, having played in 38 career games with the Bobcats, including all 14 games in each of the past two seasons.

Coppolecchia and Kostaras are two of the few players with substantial experience with the team, as the Bobcats welcome 25 newcomers, including 23 freshmen, who will compete for playing time.

“Our freshmen can score points, but they can’t really give you poise,” Fekete said. “We have to soak that out of a few guys who played last season who have that ability.”

This season’s team is hungry to repeat last season’s success and plan to make it past the playoffs.

“Our expectation is to get back in the playoffs and try to win this conference,” Fekete said. “There are certainly a lot of different variables than we faced last year because we are obviously short on experience, but on the same note we are probably deeper and richer in talent. The

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Freshman Pat Mulligan sprints downfield in the team’s season-opener vs. Brown on Feb. 26. Mulligan is one of 23 freshmen on this season’s roster. expectation stays the same, it is just the mode of getting there that changes a little bit.”

Fekete knows that even though there are 23 freshmen, it comes with its advantages and disadvantages of having inexperienced players in the rotation. Of the 23 freshmen, about 15 will see significant playing time, while seven make up the starting rotation, Fekete said.

“It’s a great class, probably the strongest recruiting class we’ve had,” Fekete said. “We want to win this conference every year and that is our primary goal more than anything to get in the playoffs and move on.”

One member of the Bobcats’

rotation who is looking to make an impact is sophomore Brandon Kuring. Kuring faced some obstacles last season as he encountered a slew of injuries that didn’t let him see the field as much, making him play mostly some spot duty.

“He has really turned the corner and become a pretty good contributor,” Fekete said. “He’s probably the player, other than the freshmen that are returning, that is probably a pretty good player that not many people know about.”

Fekete is hopeful that by the time the automatic qualifier for the NCAA tournament comes into the conference next season, this year’s

freshman class will be confident and have enough experience to make a solid run.

Fekete and the Bobcats know that with such a competitive conference, the lessons learned from last year will help the team this season, especially with such an inexperienced squad.

“There are a lot of guys who didn’t play a lot last year that are back again,” Fekete said. “I think the lesson we learned last year was the league is really competitive and when you play a really clean game and you execute, you stand a much better chance of winning. Those two things are what we are trying to carry over from last year.”

Road to NEC championship open for women’s lacrosse By bRyan lipiner Staff Writer

A season when you go 13-5 overall, 8-1 in conference play and take home the Northeast Conference title may feel tough to repeat, yet Quinnipiac head coach Danie Caro feels differently and has sure-fire confidence in her team.

“I think that our sport lends itself to building on momentum, whether it be within the context of a single game, or during a stretch of games,” Caro said. “When you win a couple of games in a row, your confidence skyrockets, and that usually allows you to play at a very high level, which results in even more wins.

Our goal is always to peak during conference play so we can be at our absolute best at the end of the season when we enter post-season play.”

The Bobcats’ season didn’t start off as planned in 2011, as Quinnipiac suffered three straight losses to start off the year, all by at least five goals.

“I think the circumstances of our preseason last year contributed to our slow start,” Caro said. “We had significant weather issues that prevented us from practicing outside, several injuries to key players and a back and forth competition for the starting [goalkeeper] position, all of which contributed to uncertainty and lack of confidence for us as a team.”

The Bobcats soon righted their ship in 2011, however, by winning their next six

games. They were able to rattle off another big win streak after an April 1 loss to Bryant.

The seven-game streak was ended by a loss to Navy in the NCAA play-in game.

This year, Quinnipiac aims to repeat its championship season. The Bobcats welcome eight incoming freshmen as well as the return of 2011 NEC Player of the Year Marissa Caroleo, now a senior.

“I have a great group of attackers to work with on offense. We work really well together and they always manage to get me the ball at the right time to finish the play,” Caroleo said.

“Hopefully, regardless of who it is that is scoring the goals, we can continue to find those connections and put points on the board for Quinnipiac.”

Devon Gibney, the 2011 NEC Tournament MVP, returns after she led the team in draw controls and was second in caused turnovers.

Senior Kim Davis recorded a team-high 40 ground balls last season and junior Sarah Allen was the conference leader in assists last year. Goaltender Noelle Martello, who made 174 saves and won 12 games last year, returns for her senior season.

This year, the Bobcats began their season with an 18-6 loss to UConn on Feb. 25, but don’t play again until Monday when they fly to Colorado for a pair of non-conference contests against St. Mary’s as well as the University of Denver March 15.

From there they square off at Brown

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Reigning NEC Player of the Year Marissa Caroleo controls the ball in the conference championship game vs. Mount St. Mary’s last May. March 18 and return to Hamden for their first home game vs. Vermont on March 21. From that point, nine of the next 10 games are conference matches. Five of them take place at home, including three straight conference home matchups against Fairfield, Central Connecticut and Bryant to close out the season.

Despite the Bobcats’ first loss of the season

in their opener, Quinnipiac remains optimistic about hoisting another NEC trophy come May. “Of course another NEC Championship would be a great accomplishment this season.

But I think that this year’s team is capable of a lot more than that,” Caroleo said. “I am hoping that in my final year at Quinnipiac, I can see my team make it to the NCAA tournament.”

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The Rundown MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 4, Brown 2 – Sunday Eric Hartzell: 35 saves MEN’S BASKETBALL LIU 78, QU 75 – Sunday James Johnson: 17 points WOMEN’S Basketball QU 65, Mount St. Mary’s 61 – Saturday Felicia Barron: 15 points WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY Cornell 5, QU 1 -Friday Victoria Vigilanti: 27 saves

games to watch MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU (19-12-6, 9-8-5) at Colgate (17-14-3, 11-10-1) – Friday, 7 p.m.

(ECAC Quarterfinals) Softball QU (7-2) vs. Loyola Marymount (13-8) – Friday, 5 p.m. (UC Riverside Tournament) baseball QU (1-3) at Richmond (6-3) – Friday, 3 p.m.

MEN’S Lacrosse QU (0-2) vs. Fairfield (4-0) – Wednesday, 3 p.m.

Quinnipiac Bobcats Sports Network is your source for live broadcasts.

‘Cats continue first round success

Men’s ice hockey preps for quarterfinals vs. Colgate

By JOe Addonizio Associate Sports Editor

Following a 2-1 series win by the Quinnipiac men’s hockey team over the Brown Bears last weekend, the Bobcats advance to the ECAC Hockey quarterfinals against No. 4 Colgate this weekend.

The matchup will also be a bestof-three series that will be played in Hamilton, N.Y. The Bobcats, who entered the ECAC in 2005, have advanced past the first round of the playoffs in each of their seven years in the conference.

The two teams met twice this year and split the season series.

Colgate came out on top in the first game on Nov. 18, 3-1. Senior forward Austin Smith led the Raiders in that game with a hat trick.

Smith leads the nation in goals this season with 34 and is third in points with 52. Smith, who is a prospect of the NHL’s Dallas Stars, is also a finalist for the Hobey Baker award, which is given to the top player in Division I hockey.

“Austin Smith is clearly one of the best college hockey players in the nation this year,” Colgate head coach Dan Vaughan said. “His skill

“It’s pretty impressive of an 18-year-old to be this good and consistent. He’s been good all year.”

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— Rand Pecknold Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey head coach

set and statistics speak for themselves but like all great players he is more than just numbers. He plays the game with such passion and intensity but perhaps what separates him from the pack is his hockey sense.”

The second meeting between the teams on Jan. 18 in Hamden, Quinnipiac shut down one of the nation’s most dangerous players and held him to no points. Seven different Bobcats came up with goals on the night while Connor Jones picked up four assists.

The No. 5 Bobcats are fourth in the conference in goals per game at 3.14, while Colgate is third with 3.21. Quinnipiac has the third-best scoring defense in the conference at 2.14 while Colgate is eighth with 2.79.

Before getting the first round bye, Colgate dropped its final four games of the season after winning five of their previous six. The Raiders were outscored 14-8 during the losing streak and haven’t played since Feb. 25.

Quinnipiac headed into the playoffs with a 3-1-1 record over its final five games of the regular season, and outscored Brown 8-6 this weekend en route to advancing to the next round of the tournament.

Freshman Matthew Peca enters the game with a five-game point streak in which he totaled 11 points with one goal and 10 assists.

“It’s pretty impressive of an 18year old to be this good and consistent,” Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold said. “He’s been good all

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Quinnipiac freshman forward Matthew Peca currently rides a five-game point streak heading into the conference quarterfinals vs. Colgate. He recorded a point in 11 straight goals for the Bobcats. year, he’s had some ups and downs but he’s really trying to figure out the consistency part of it.”

Peca’s line, which features him and the Jones twins, has caught on fire at the end of the season. In the last eight games, the Jones-Peca line has been involved with 16 of the 26 goals and picked up a lot of weight from the loss of Jeremy Langlois, who missed four games before coming back in game 2 of the Brown series.

The teams match up evenly on the power play with the slight edge going to Quinnipiac. The Bobcats have converted on 38 of 118 chances on the year, which is good for 20.8 percent. Colgate heads into

the series scoring on 33 of 165 man advantages for 20 percent on the season.

Quinnipiac is also the top team in the conference for penalty killing at 88.4 percent. Colgate is eighth in the conference with 78.8 percent of opponents’ power play chances being killed off.

Quinnipiac’s most successful season came in 2002 when they made it to the NCAA tournament after being crowned the MAAC champions. They will look to advance out of the ECAC semifinals for the first time since the 20062007 season when they lost in the ECAC championship game to Clarkson.

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Beatdown at the bank

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Clockwise from top left: Quinnipiac’s Connor Jones is checked by Brown’s Kyle Quick in the first period of Sunday’s game 3; Quinnipiac’s Mike Dalhuisen hits Brown’s Jarred Smith in the third period of game 1; Quinnipiac’s Zach Tolkinen is hit as he passes the puck in game 2 of the series vs. Brown.

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Freshmen who play on the men’s lacrosse team this season.

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straight years the men’s ice hockey team has won a postseason series, only team to do so since the 2005-06 season.

Matthew Peca

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Freshman Petawawa, Ontario

Peca, who was a Tampa Bay Lightning draft pick, recorded a goal and four assists in the three-game series vs. Brown in the opening round of the ECAC Hockey tournament. Peca was part of 11 straight Quinnipiac goals at one point. He ranks second on the team in points (35) and is tied with Connor Jones for the team-lead in assists (27).

Brittany McQuain Women’s basketball Forward

Sophomore Independence, Mo.

McQuain paced the Bobcats with nine points and a career-high 17 rebounds in Saturday’s quarterfinals win over Mount St. Mary’s. McQuain, a power forward, averages 10.4 points per game to go along with 9.7 rebounds per game, which ranks third in the Northeast Conference. McQuain has recorded 11 double-doubles so far this season.

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softball player alex alba’s batting average through eight games.

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Strikeouts by pitcher Derek Lamacchia in the baseball team’s season-opener vs.

Fordham on Friday.

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Brooklyn blues

Bobcats fall in NEC semis for 2nd year in a row

By John Healy

Senior Managing Editor

Quinnipiac head coach Tom Moore and senior guard James Johnson walked off the court Sunday night at Wellness Recreation and Athletic Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. with an all too familiar feeling that they wished they never had.

The feeling of disappointment, heartbreak and defeat.

For the second consecutive season, the Bobcats fell in the Northeast Conference semifinals, losing to Long Island University, 78-75.

“It’s tough knowing you only come up three points short,” Johnson said. “It’s a couple plays, a couple box outs, couple free throws that could have went in.

It’s always tough knowing you lose by such a small deficit.”

The Bobcats led the Blackbirds 65-57 with 7:35 to play, but saw the lead dwindle away with their season.

“I was confident we were going to win,” Moore said. “These guys have given me their confidence over the last eight weeks or so.”

But the defending NEC champs were not going to go down without a fight. The Blackbirds extended their home winning streak to 26 consecutive games, outscoring the Bobcats 21-10 over the final 7:35 of the game.

“They played like you expect a defending champion to play on their home court in the last eight minutes,” Moore said. “We didn’t make enough plays to match how good they were, we were probably two plays short on both the defensive and offensive end.”

In what was an extremely physical battle, both teams dealt with key players in foul trouble down the stretch, but by the end

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Quinnipiac senior guard James Johnson sheds tears as he exits the court for the last time as a Bobcat.

The program’s leading Division I scorer ends his QU career without a trip to the NCAA tournament. of the game it was the Blackbirds who were going to the line, while Quinnipiac was kept away from the charity stripe.

Dave Johnson and Ike Azotam both fouled out of the game. Azotam finished with 17 points and eight rebounds.

“It definitely affected the way I coached the game,” Moore said.

“I felt handcuffed with some of the personnel moves I could make.”

In the final six minutes, LIUBrooklyn hit nine free throws as opposed to the Bobcats who only went to the line four times and hit just one in that span.

In total the Blackbirds went to the line 30 times, hitting 22 of their free throws, while the Bob-

cats went 5-for-10 in the game.

The turning point came with the Bobcats up 69-66 and 4:16 left in the game. Julian Boyd, who had a game-high 21 points, hit a layup and was fouled.

Boyd converted the three-point play to tie the game at 69. Just 45 seconds later, Boyd hit another layup to give the Blackbirds a lead they would not relinquish.

The Bobcats had plenty of opportunities to pull back within the game during the final minutes.

With 1:07 remaining and trailing by five, Jamee Jackson made a layup and was fouled, but could not convert the three-point play.

With 28 seconds remaining, Johnson had a chance to pull the

Bobcats within one on a fastbreak, but could not make the layup.

LIU hit its free throws in the waning seconds to secure its spot in the NEC Championship game against Robert Morris tonight.

Johnson finished the final game of his career going 7-for-17 from the field, with a team-high 17 points. As the buzzer sounded, he took one last three-pointer and made it.

“It’s always tough knowing it’s your last game, knowing there’s a couple of plays I could have done better that could have swayed the outcome of the game,” Johnson said. “Being the tough competitor that I am, I put the loss on my shoulders.”

Women’s ice hockey defeated in semis

By JOe Addonizio Associate Sports Editor

The Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team lost to top-seeded Cornell on Friday, 5-1 in the ECAC semifinals at Lynah Rink in Ithaca, N.Y. After the Big Red took a 1-0 lead on a power-play goal in the first period, Bobcat sophomore Erica Uden Johansson netted the only goal for Quinnipiac on an assist from Nicole Kosta and Kelly Babstock.

But ECAC Player of the Year, Rebecca Johnston responded with her second goal of the night to give Cornell a 2-1 lead at the 18:22 mark of the second period. Just 1:03 later, the Big Red increased their lead to two off of their next shot by Brianne Jenner.

Johnston was involved with all five goals and finished the game with five points off of two goals and three assists to help Cornell

reach the ECAC Hockey championship game.

Cornell ultimately lost to St. Lawrence in the finals, 3-1, last Saturday.

Jillian Saulnier and Alyssa Gagliardi added goals for Cornell (29-3, 20-2 ECAC) in the third period to extend the lead to 5-1 and ultimately go on to win by the same score.

A season that featured plenty of ups and downs for No. 6 Quinnipiac (19-16-2, 12-8-2 ECAC) was highlighted by a 2-1 series win last week at No. 3 seed Clarkson. Following that game, Quinnipiac head coach Rick Seeley said that the 2-0 series clinching win was the “greatest win of his career.”

Quinnipiac was outshot by the nation’s top offense 32-17. Cornell goaltender Amanda Mazzotta turned away 16 of the 17 shots.

Quinnipiac is now 0-9-4 in its last 13 meetings against Cornell, who is the No. 3 team in

the country.

Quinnipiac will lose six seniors, including captain and defenseman Jordan Elkins, Bethany Dymarczyk and forward Kate Wheeler.

Goaltender Victoria Vigilanti, who recorded 27 saves in the game, will return, along with the program’s leading scorer Kelly Babstock.

Freshmen Nicole Kosta and Chelsea Laden will also come back for sophomore seasons.

Check out coverage from Tuesday night’s women’s basketball Northeast Conference semifinal matchup between Quinnipiac and Monmouth.

Bo’s legacy

By Matt Eisenberg Sports Editor

Quinnipiac senior guard James Johnson took his final shot of his collegiate basketball career as the buzzer sounded at the Wellness Recreation and Athletic Center Sunday night. He bent over and crouched down, staring at the floor. He couldn’t bear to watch the LIU-Brooklyn players celebrate.

After all, it would be the last time he put on the blue and gold jersey with the number 3 across it.

Johnson’s career ends with his name etched into Quinnipiac’s record books, as he broke the Division I program scoring record last Thursday, finishing with 1,713 points. But his legacy means so much more.

He transformed the program from a team that barely made the Northeast Conference tournament to one that became a perennial conference contender.

Some will say he never completed his ultimate goal: getting to the Big Dance. He came so close as a sophomore, falling two points shy to Robert Morris in the conference finals at home. The next year, he lost by two to the same team in the same place, but in the semifinals.

Even in his freshman season, the Bobcats lost to Robert Morris in the conference semis.

He got one monkey off his back on Feb. 25, as he scored eight points in the final 2:30 to beat the Colonials in his last home game, but he still never managed to beat them in the playoffs. Had Quinnipiac won on Sunday, he would have gotten one final chance, as the conference championship game would have been at Robert Morris Wednesday.

Instead, Johnson let the game slip away.

He was called for a crucial charge with 3:12 to play that could have tied the game at 71, and later missed an open layup with 28 seconds remaining to cut a three-point deficit to one.

But he did not lose the game. Rather, the Blackbirds won it. NEC Player of the Year Julian Boyd put the team on his shoulders and made clutch shot after clutch shot to give the Blackbirds an opportunity to repeat as conference champions.

Though Bo and the Bobcats had issues on and off the court, Johnson still managed to lead a team that featured nine newcomers to the conference semifinals. With five new players logging at least seven minutes per game and two freshmen in the starting lineup, the team relied on Johnson for experience and leadership.

After the buzzer sounded, Johnson gazed at the ground, recollecting on four years of college basketball. He played and started in all but one game and set the program record for consecutive starts. He broke records. He was the face of the team.

The rest of his teammates knew how much of an icon he was to the team. Every player consoled him after the game. They knew what winning would have meant to him, and what he meant to the program.

He shook hands with the other team and before going to the locker room, walked aimlessly around the court. He couldn’t keep his emotions in as tears dripped from his eyes.

He was the ultimate warrior on the court. He never stopped competing. From beginning to end, he gave his all.

It’s not the rings that show what he meant to the program. It’s the heart and soul he put into making the program grow.