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Energy drinks eliminated from Café Q, but still at Den

April 20, 2011

WQAQ’S SPRING CONCERT

By Joe Pelletier Editor in chief Citing meal plan budget constraints and health reasons, Chartwells eliminated energy drinks from Café Q yesterday, Chartwells Director Leean Spalding said.

Energy drinks are “not a healthful meal replacement,” Spalding said.

Students looking for a caffeine fix were told to head to the bookstore or Bobcat Den. Both locations still offer energy drinks.

“Originally, the meal plan was not designed to include the high cost of bottled beverages,” Spalding said.

“These energy drinks often lead to students running low on their meal plan before the end of the semester.”

The decision drew its share of commendation and condemnation on the Chronicle’s Facebook poll. As of Tuesday afternoon, 55 percent saw the energy drink embargo as Help us "Bad," 29 percent said "Good," crowd-source and 15 percent called it "Ugly." an answer on “It’s better for us,” sophoFacebook more Riza Mohamed said. “As a student, they keep you up to get homework done, but then you crash and feel like crap later. Take away that option, and kids will feel better in the long run.”

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WQAQ’s Spring Concert fired up Burt Kahn Court on Saturday night. Check out the full review inside. Above, A Great Big Pile of Leaves guitarist harmonizes. Great Big Pile of Leaves joined The Fresh & Onlys, Suckers, Trophy Scars, and this year’s Battle of the Bands winner Great Caesar.

York Hill plans for health center next year

By Nicole Celli News Editor After two years without a health center at York Hill, one is expected for next year.

According to Director of Student Health Kathryn Macaione, it has taken

so long “for a variety of reasons.”

“The state hasn’t been very kind to us, and they keep holding up, for kind of silly things,” she said. “Their last walkthrough there weren’t any paper plates in the cabinet where we will prepare food for students who might be in one of the beds. Well of course there weren’t any

paper plates; we’re not using the place!

Things like that. There were a couple of things contract-wise; they were repaired.

They were kind of big things that had to be done before we could move in.”

Macaione said she would like to see the health center open in the fall, but a completion date has not been set.

AT&T commits to York Hill services

Galo, school hopes to see installation by fall semester

By Nicole Celli News Editor AT&T customers, rejoice.

The carrier has committed to provide service to the York Hill campus, according to Jim Trella, director of information technology project management. Trella hopes to see the service by the fall semester.

Trella has been working with

the major providers to enhance cell service on all three campuses.

“We’ve been advocates to make this happen for the last yearand-a-half,” he said.

Class of 2012 representative Tom Galo’s first initiative in September was getting AT&T service at York Hill.

“When I heard about how there’s no tower here for AT&T, just Verizon, I said OK this is some-

thing I want to get,” he said. “Sprint isn’t that good and T-Mobile too, but AT&T is the big one and I’m confident we’re going to get it here.”

SGA acquired about 500 signatures from students all over campus and presented the petition to Trella.

“The shortfall of the SGA was not putting it in an electronic format. They gave me papers,” Trella said. “I can only give that to peo-

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ple I see, which is bad. If it’s electronic I can email blast people at AT&T. I met with AT&T, showed them the paperwork, showed there’s so many signatures on it, so many people complaining. They recognized that.”

Both Trella and Galo are hoping to see AT&T on the York Hill campus by the start of the next school year.

“Right now it’s in the works.

It’s getting here,” Galo said. “We’re doing a lot better than we were back in the fall when I first started on this initiative. It’s taken a while but it’s finally hit a point where I’m satisfied, but not fully. I want to see this happen.”

Currently there is AT&T service on the Mount Carmel campus via an external mass on top of Ledges. This floods the signal AT&T, continued on page 3

POLL: OK without energy drinks in Café Q?

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April 20, 2011

CAMPUS

May Weekend merch BRIEFS earns group $2.6K

Earnings will go to adult day care charity

By Amy Maciejowski Staff Writer

THREE CUPS OF TROUBLE? A “60 Minutes” report discovered “serious questions” regarding the work of Greg Mortenson, author of “Three Cups of Tea.” Mortenson came to Quinnipiac last March, and his book is part of the QU Seminar curriculm. “60 Minutes” talked to Mortenson’s acquaintance author Jon Krakauer, who said one of Mortenson’s stories was a lie. Mortenson responded in a later report, describing the report as “inaccurate,” though he also referenced his lack of journalism experience as a contributing factor.

BEER FOR LIFE The men of 1260 Sherman Ave. decided to give the profits of their ripper on Friday night to Relay For Life. Charging $5 a cup, they raised $220 after taxes, which the American Cancer Society matched, making the total $440. “We had been planning the party for a while, but didn’t realize it was on the same night as Relay For Life,” senior Alex Leach said.

“Many of my roommates, including myself, are directly connected to someone who has, or is currently battling cancer.

One of our friends came up with the idea to donate the profits, and we all instantly agreed it was a great idea.”

May Weekend apparel has been advertised on Facebook and throughout campus for the past month. But for junior Evin Strott and five other members of a management course, selling May Weekend T-shirts is about a lot more than notoriety.

The group sold shirts for $15 as a business venture to support Partnerships Center for Adult Day Care, Inc., and raised more than $2,680.

“We wanted something that a lot of people would get because Partners needs a lot of money,” Strott said. “They have a lot of financial problems and they wanted to revamp the place and get a new television in there because their TV is like from the stone age.”

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The group’s Corona-styled design earned them $2,680, all of which will go to Partnerships Center for Adult Day Care.

nonprofit organization.

The group devised an objective and a project to work on. Along with selling the shirts, the group designed new brochures for Partnerships and contacted stores like Lowe’s Home Improvement to provide paint and other donations.

“I just feel bad for them because the only game they like to play is bingo and coloring,” Strott said. “That is all they can really do because they don’t necessarily have the

ENERGY: No plans to remove drinks from Den continued from cover energy drinks, freshman Matt Spader said, calling out the Moo Bella high-priced items.

“Everything is expensive here anyways,” freshman Matt

Spader said. “If it’s too expensive just don’t buy it.”

The AMP and Rockstar energy drinks currently sold in the bookstore cost $2.49.

“I don’t use it for a meal

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alternative,” sophomore Chivon Forrester said. “And it’s a hit here. That’s how I got through freshman year.”

Chartwells removed energy drinks from the dining hall

Reconstruction

SENIORS EARN INTRAMURAL HONORS Seniors Jon Liauw and Caitlin Guarino were named intramural players of the year, Intramural Director Mike Medina released on Monday. The quick-footed Liauw partook in basketball and volleyball. Guarino, a member of the varsity women’s soccer team, played basketball and softball. Sophomore Colleen Doherty earned the award for top official, Medina said.

resources to do more.”

Another member of the group, junior Kaitlin Bauer, volunteers at Partnerships and hopes the money they raised can be used for more up-to-date electronics, such as an iPod and iPod dock.

“By sitting there doing nothing it will not stimulate their minds,” Bauer said. “It will just get them in the nursing home faster.

I am definitely going to continue to volunteer there because I have really bonded with the people I have met there.”

When formulating their plan, the group’s goal was to sell 100 T-shirts. After advertising on Facebook and having a table for students to drop by, the group was able to pre-order more than 400 shirts.

“I had to start rejecting people because the T-shirt company couldn’t make that many,” Strott said.

The group plans to present Partnerships with a check in the upcoming week.

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Once a hallway for student organizations and professional staff, the second floor of the Carl Hansen Student Center is now stripped down in preparation for construction to begin on the new-and-improved student center.

in November 2006, but returned them after a large demand to see them back on the shelves.

There are no plans to remove energy drinks from the Bobcat Den, she said.

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AT&T: No foreseeable hurdles, Trella says continued from cover from the outside in to buildings, while Sprint and Verizon put in an in-building system where they have hundreds of antennas through all the buildings on Mount Carmel, ensuring full coverage no matter where you go inside the building, Trella said.

“The point being, you go into a building and all the partitions are wood and metal and concrete–it’s

going to degrade the signal,” he said. “Whereas Sprint or Verizon where those in-building antennas are, you’re just going to get off of the outside antenna into the inside.”

The goal is to talk about an in-building solution with AT&T on the Mount Carmel campus as well so that all three provide more coverage.

Because there are less buildings on York Hill than Mount Carmel, the scale is smaller and

therefore should be able to be put together quicker, Trella said.

Junior Stacey Farrell consistently has problems with her AT&T service at York Hill, and is pleased to see they will eventually be resolved.

“I constantly have to leave my phone on a windowsill to receive a text or go outside to make a call,” she said. “I even have family members call the phone in my room to make sure I don’t drop a call, and I

have friends who started using texting apps on their iTouches so that they can still have some form of service. I was hoping that what little service I have this year would carry over to my room in Eastview next year, so I’m happy to hear that the problem is going to be resolved.”

Trella said he “hasn’t heard that there are any insurmountable hurdles right now.”

He also noted that because

AT&T is designing something and they might take over T-Mobile, then the system they’re putting in place will be able to accommodate T-Mobile users.

“I don’t care how long it takes,” Galo said. “If it takes me to the end of my senior year that’s fine as long as the job gets done, and as of right now it looks like it’s going to be accomplished, and that’s what’s important.”

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When: Monday April 25th, 6:30-9 p.m.

Where: Rocky Top Student Center What: Come out to Rocky Top to hear about the state of Quinnipiac University at SGA’s first ever State of the QUnion address. Learn about all of the initiatives and goals that have been spearheaded by the Student Government and administration throughout the year. There will be five administrators sitting on a panel to answer a diverse array of questions. These administrators are President Lahey, Vice President and Dean of Students Manny Carreiro, Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs Mark Thompson, Senior Vice president for Administration Rich Furgeson, and Chief of Security and Safety David Barger.

Why: Please join the Student Government in having an open discussion with these administrators and having YOUR voice heard. During this program any student will have an opportunity to ask ANY QUESTION or raise ANY ISSUE to this panel of administrators. Bring your concerns as well as ideas to the event, and make a change here at QU.

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April 20, 2011

AIDS expert: This is a crisis ‘every day’ Ho says every university student should know about AIDS problem

By Marcus Harun Staff Writer AIDS research pioneer Dr. David Ho spent last Tuesday on campus spreading the word about the worldwide HIV/AIDS pandemic.

“I want to stress to the students here that this is a problem of great proportions and I would consider it a crisis every single day,” Ho said. “I consider this the worst human plague ever. Therefore, logically for me every citizen should know something about this, every educated person should know something about this, and every university student should know something about this.”

In addition to his keynote address to the Quinnipiac community, he met individually with small groups of students majoring in biology, health science and sociology.

Ho and the students discussed the AIDS “crisis” from three different angles.

“I’m so in awe I got to meet him,” senior nursing major Kristin Laskey said.

Laskey works on the infectious disease unit at Yale-New Haven Hospital and has helped numerous AIDS and HIV patients.

“The extreme prevalence of AIDS not only in our country but in the world is something that Dr. Ho did a really good job of explaining,” Laskey said. “It’s completely

overlooked by all the presidential campaigns and in general. It needs a lot more publicity and attention and funds.”

Laskey said that it is important not to isolate or be afraid of AIDS patients.

“A lot of people have a fear of people who have AIDS,” Laskey said. “They think they can just get it if they have close contact. But it’s important not to fear people who have it. As prevalent as it is, you’re not going to get it from everyday contact.”

Ho said he enjoyed meeting students who are studying his work in their classes.

“It was wonderful, it was lively, the questions were insightful,”

Ho said about his discussions with the students. “It’s clear the students were prepared and it’s gratifying for me.”

Ho was named “Person of the Year” by Time Magazine in 1996 after he created a prescription drug which helped many HIV-positive patients recover from the disease.

He is continuing to work on creating new treatments.

“We’re still trying to make a vaccine,” Ho said. “We’re still trying to devise scientific strategies that would prevent HIV infection.

That’s what’s keeping me busy most of the time.”

Louis Venturelli, student body president, said this is a topic students should care about.

“I think that they should be aware that this is a global epidemic,” Venturelli said. “It’s happening in industrialized countries and developing countries. I think the students should know what’s going on in the world around them to have a better sense of what will be in the future.”

Bringing such a high-profile scientist to visit the university shows Quinnipiac’s growth and its stronger commitment to academics, Venturelli said.

“Of course the academic component was always strong— however we are starting to branch out more in terms of thinking of global initiatives, national initiatives and local initiatives,” Venturelli said.

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April 20, 2011

Relay draws record numbers

By Robert Grant Staff Writer The Recreation Center turned into a celebration for the lives of cancer survivors and a memorial for cancer victims on Friday and Saturday at Relay For Life.

For approximately 13 hours, 1,145 students, faculty and members of the community walked at the event. Starting at 6 p.m. Friday, the last relayers trickled off the track around 8 a.m. Saturday morning.

“At 6 a.m. the track was filled, music was going and people were so excited to be there even after the long night,” said Kelsey Funk, event

After the opening cerco-chair.

“It was a touching and emonies, students were served As of Monday, students free dinner courtesy of the raised $126,433.45, beating eye-opening experience Residence Hall Council and the Relay For Life commitfor someone like me who took part in other activities like tee’s goal of $125,000 and last hasn’t been closely affected a Pie-in-the-Face fundraiser. year’s total of $90,000. The by cancer. The support was The Student Programcommittee is accepting donaming Board also sponsored tions until August 31. inspiring.” a photo booth that was a The opening ceremopopular attraction throughnies started with cancer surTess Pellicano, out the night. vivors Kathy Livingston and Freshman “People enjoyed being Joan Sommer as speakers, able to take something home and a survivor lap followed as a long battle with cancer,” sophomore Monique Dalphond said. from the event,” Funk said.

42 survivors circled the Rec Center.

“Being a part of this event made QU After Dark, which won “The opening ceremonies me feel like I was making a differthe award for the most successful was an emotional time for me beence in the lives of those who are fundraiser, sold fried Oreos and cause exactly one year ago my best still fighting every day.” raised a total of $228 for the night. friend’s mother passed away from

Other activities included a carnival, a dodgeball and basketball tournament, limbo and musical chairs.

There were few dry eyes among those walking around the track during the Luminaria Ceremony. A record 530 white paper luminaria bags lined the makeshift track in memory and honor of those affected by cancer—the most the committee has ever sold. The luminaria then led everyone outside to a glowing sign that read “HOPE.” “It was a touching and eyeopening experience for someone like me who hasn’t been closely affected by cancer,” freshman Tess Pellicano said. “The support was inspiring.”

As year ends, work-study max amount looms

By Marissa Himbele Staff Writer

EARTH DAY & ICE CREAM?!?

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Quinnipiac’s Facilities Department, Chartwells, Student Affairs, Roots and Shoots, and the Arnold Bernhard Library staff all teamed up to celebrate Earth Day last Thursday. The highlight, above, was complimentary ice cream from Farmer’s Cow, one of the vendors at the fair. Nationally, Earth Day will be celebrated this Friday.

At right, students get a look at potting and planting techniques in Burt Kahn Court.

Sophomore Kasey Quinlan has two work-study jobs, in admissions and QU101’s peer catalyst program. Like many students, as her maximum amount of work study money nears, her hours were cut.

“It stinks a lot, but I understand it’s not admission’s fault,” said Quinlan, a nursing major.

Freshmen can earn a maximum of $2,000 a year through the federal work-study program, Senior Director of Financial Aid Dominic Yoia said.

Upperclassmen can earn $2,200.

“Students usually hit their limits this time of year,” Yoia said.

Students can work the whole year if they work an average of eight to 10 hours a week. But those that work extra hours early in the year have to cut back hours as the spring semester comes to an end.

“You take workstudy for granted.

All of a sudden it’s just gone and you realize how much you depend on it.”

Kasey Quinlan, sophomore

“Work-study has not been cut,” Yoia clarified. “If they (students) work too many hours in the fall they can’t exceed it in the spring.”

Last year, 1,058 students worked on campus as work-study employees, Yoia said.

“You take work-study for granted,” Quinlan said. “All of a sudden it’s just gone and you realize how much you depend on it.”

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Best org should not have to apply Application process for outstanding organization dismisses modesty

An application process for an award or recognition is often important and necessary one. Sometimes.

For a national competition, yes. Rather than scouring the entire United States for a certain winner, competitions tend to offer an application process. It solves the impossible problem of picking a winner by searching thousands of square miles for one.

An award for the best student organization at Quinnipiac, however, should not require such a process.

Presently, organizations must apply for that very award (the Judith Frank Outstanding Student Organization Award) in order to win it. And they shouldn’t have to.

The Chronicle has kept a keen eye on student organizations and their impact on this campus, and there are perhaps a dozen that are really in the running for the OSOA. The winner should not be decided by the organization which

can best verbalize their own accomplishments. The winner should not be forced to explain the great and wonderful impact they’ve had on this campus. They shouldn’t have to pitch themselves to be named organization of the year.

This application process turns modesty on its head. The application this year told students that one of the goals of the OSOA is to “publicly applaud talent and commitment.” It’s certainly an admirable goal, but asking organizations to explain their own talent and commitment shouldn’t determine the winner.

The Student Center and Campus Life Department is incredibly involved with student organizations on campus throughout the year.

The professional staff memebrs file forms for the events, help the organizations with the events, and often attend the events. If a student organization is motivated, holding positive and creative events and making great strides, the department already knows about them.

Don’t force these student organizations, many of which are community service-oriented, to explain why they should be rewarded for the work they did.

The student organization that best engages the Quinnipiac community, works to create new initiatives and opportunities and focuses on quality of service and activity should win this award. It shouldn’t be the best organization to apply.

Facebook, we have a problem Get some perspective: kick the social network habit for a while

By Michael Tuosto Contributing Writer When I hear other students complain about how much work they have and about how little time they have to do it, my first instinct is to consider the possibility that they are currently suffering from a widespread addiction.

It is probably because I used to be addicted to Facebook that I immediately jump to that conclusion, instead of considering the possibility that some people really do take hard classes and take on time-consuming extracurricular activities. Let’s be honest though, most of you who find yourselves printing out your paper five minutes before class and pulling all-nighters to cram for exams are probably wasting a lot of time on a day-to-day basis. I believe that the Internet has surpassed all other mechanisms for wasting time. Video games and television show reruns no longer compare to the efficiency with which the Internet wastes your time and Facebook is the worst culprit.

Unfortunately it is very addictive and breaking that addiction was not easy for me.

Of course the first step was admitting I had a problem. After that, the most difficult thing to overcome was my surfing routine. Ev-

ery time I open my laptop there are websites I immediately go to, without even thinking. At present it goes Newyorkrangers.com, NHL. com, mail.quinnipiac.edu, and taboojive.com, in that order. Facebook used to be at the end of this cycle. I had taken my Facebook down a couple times before, but I didn’t know that there was a difference between permanently erasing it and temporarily taking it down.

When you take it down temporarily, which is what I was doing, all you have to do is sign in like you normally do and it is automatically rebooted. Since I had my user name and password saved on the site, it was as simple as pressing enter twice at the end of my mindless routine. Instantly my Facebook was back up and I was wasting time “creeping.” This is a truly odd practice that has become gradually more socially acceptable.

Permanently taking down your Facebook is not easy. You are asked a question about why you are taking it down and that makes you question if you really want to.

There is then a two-week period where you are allowed to stop it from being erased. I often found myself back on the main Facebook page thanks to my Internet routine. I even tried to sign in a couple of times. Thankfully a message popped up explaining that I was in

the process of erasing the page altogether. I made the right choice every time I decided to keep my Facebook from being restarted.

Even now I find myself typing in facebook.com every once in a while. I can tell that that habit is progressively getting less powerful because I stop myself sooner and sooner.

The last time I almost relapsed, I only got to the “e” before I realized that I no longer have a Facebook page.

I truly believe that the impersonal forms of communication, like text messaging and instant messaging (which you can do on Facebook), are responsible for the weakening social skills evident in our generation. For that reason I think everyone should consider that they would be more comfortable socializing if they did not spend so much time on Facebook. I’m not suggesting that everyone get off Facebook. Like any addiction, there are some people who can better control their urges. It is a great tool for networking, but unfortunately there are those of us who would be better off sacrificing that networking tool in the interest of becoming productive and sociable.

I promise those who decide to kick the habit that those improvements in your life would be the only symptoms of withdrawal you would experience.

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No parties, but SGA elections still have factions

By Jeremy Stull Contributing Writer Elections are a wonderfully horrific time.

National elections entail seemingly endless commercials, billboards and a few debates. Most people who actually vote have their minds made up prior to elections.

The aim is to rope in those in the middle to your side with some grandiose promise that has a slim chance at fruition.

Quinnipiac’s Student Government Association elections are a bit different.

SGA elections, apart from the executive board, are based entirely on name recognition. The executive board has debates in the cafeteria two days before elections. The attendance this year was comprised mostly of people running for SGA (who were required to be there) and the fraternity brothers of the respective presidential candidates.

It’s a tired topic, but all of the current executive board members are in a Greek organization. Their members are the ones who mostly have their minds made up prior to the campaigns. There are no political parties within the SGA community, but there are most definitely factions. I said the e-board was exempt from the category of being simply a popularity contest. That does not mean it’s not mostly a popularity contest. It’s still largely based on name recognition.

General board elections are decided absolutely entirely by a name recognition basis. Part of being in politics is getting out there and getting your name out. Even so, there is no substance in hanging posters. If you do go and talk to organizations, there is zero accountability to hold to anything you say.

The fact that the elections are a popularity contest is not a problem with the organization. SGA is an absolutely wonderful organization comprised of people who work very hard for a community they really care about. They do the best they can with their resources and contacts. Most would say, including myself, that they do a very good job of that.

The problem doesn’t lie with the voter base, for they work within the system they are given. The problem that prohibits truly open and effective elections is that SGA is not a very visible entity on this campus. People rarely know when SGA gets something accomplished. When people do know, they don’t know what committee, what cabinet, and definitely not what individual member worked on the issue at hand.

The campus needs to start caring about and recognizing these student leaders and from that elections will carry more weight and be conducted in a more effective manner.

April 20, 2011

Albom is ‘living proof’ for grads In case you didn’t know, Mitch Albom is a syndicated columnist for the Detroit Free Press, has written four successful novels, and is a sports commentator for ESPN.

By Nicole Celli He is also the keynote speaker for the 2011 News Editor commencement ceremony, and I for one couldn’t be more excited.

Albom succeeds in three careers I’ve dreamed of pursuing at one point or another. Although his résumé speaks to me personally, Albom has something to offer all of us as graduating seniors about to enter the so-called real world. That something is a simple message that contradicts what every single one of us will be thinking as we sit on the Quad in our caps and gowns: There’s hope for the future. Hope that we can not only be successful in one profession, but even three

careers if we choose to pursue that many.

In his March 20 column for the Detroit Free Press, Albom wrote to high school seniors applying to college and how getting rejected may be a blessing in disguise. However, there’s one piece in there that resonates with us grads: “When you get older, you realize college doesn’t make you, you make college. Many an Ivy Leaguer is now lying on a couch, and many a community college grad is running a profitable company.”

The point is, we don’t know where we’re going to be in five, 10 or 20 years from now, but Albom is living proof that success is attainable once we leave our college bubble.

Kudos to the public affairs depart,emt for acquiring a speaker of Albom’s caliber.

SGA UPDATE

Venturelli: Embrace your experience at Quinnipiac Fellow Bobcats, I write this memo with bittersweet emotions. My experience serving as your student body president were perhaps two of the most memorable years of my life and it is sad to finally face the reality of graduation.

As I work to transition Ben, I see the excitement in his eyes and think back to the first few days I served in office. Ben is an extremely hardworking individual who maintains a great vision for the organization and the student body. His leadership is strong and his personality is inspiring. I am confident that Ben and his team will do a wonderful job maintaining community and sparking new projects on campus to advance the quality of student life.

In parting, I would like to take this opportunity to share some general comments with you. Embrace your experience at Quinnipiac and take this opportunity to figure out what it is in life you are passionate about. What inspires you? What bothers you? Recognize your talents and put them to good use. Think creatively and take risks while seeking resolutions to problems. Never underestimate your abilities and always aim high. Remember why you are at Quinnipiac—to obtain the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute to society and to live a life free of ignorance. Lastly, no matter what title position you might hold, always remember to do your best. For in unity there is strength.

On behalf of the executive board and the 2010-2011 Student Government Association, I would humbly like to thank you for an incredible year.

Live the Legend, Lou Venturelli Student Body President, 2009-2011 Interested in having your voice heard by university administration and members of the Student Government Association? Do you have an opinion on matters pertaining to student life on campus? On Monday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m. in the Rocky Top Student Center SGA will be hosting the first ever Quinnipiac University State of the QUnion. Join us in hearing speeches from outgoing and incoming presidents, Lou Venturelli and Ben Cloutier, followed by an update on the School of Medicine from Dean Bruce Koeppen. A panel consisting of President John Lahey and other university administrators will address key areas of student life in regards to where the university stands today and where it might stand in the future. Towards the end of the program, you may ask questions of the panelists. Please direct any questions or comments to Vice President of Student Concerns, Nicholas Rossetti, and Vice President of Student Concerns-elect, Vincent Bond.

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April 20, 2011

Bands hailing from Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and California all came to showcase the underground music scene in WQAQ’s Spring Concert

By Stephanie Osmanski Staff Writer

Burt Kahn Court projected a sound uncharacteristic of Quinnipiac’s typical pop-enthused anthems last Saturday night. The musically apt student workers behind the annual WQAQ Spring Concert were hard at work upholding the station’s selfproclaimed “underground” image. With a virtually unknown indie line-up that boasted The Fresh & Onlys, Suckers, Trophy Scars, A Great Big Pile of Leaves, and this year’s Battle of the Bands winner, Great Ceasar, the radio staff maintained their underground claim to fame.

Though sales for the WQAQ show may pale in comparison to the Wake the Giant concert featuring Ke$ha, station members thought their show had superior music.

“The music department handles the bands,” Charlotte Greene / Chronicle said freshman WQAQ member Greg Raba. “They Trophy Scars, based in Morristown, N.J., plays Burt Kahn, with Jerry Jones schedule as many as they can get and the opener is on the mic. always the winner of the Battle of the Bands.”

Raba manned the station’s promo table, which offered show-goers free sunglasses, WQAQ paraphernalia and a raffle.

“This time around most of the bands are all area bands. It’s really management’s call which bands come. Usually it’s within the rock/indie rock genre,” Raba said.

Great Caesar took the stage first, with an exuberant energy unmatched by the following gigs, or the audience. Equipped with two guitars, a bass, a trumpet, a saxophone, and a suspendered lead singer, the band had a very upbeat vibe.

“Winning Battle of the Bands was a great experience,” said Great Caesar lead singer and guitarist John-Michael Parker. “It’s been pretty freaking cool

Charlotte Greene / Chronicle

After playing WQAQ’s Spring Concert, Brooklyn band A Great Big Pile of Leaves will return to Hamden to play The Space on May 12.

to win all three times we’ve played and it’s really nice to have loyal fans that keep coming to our shows.”

Despite the station’s aggressive advertising and the fact that tickets were free for Quinnipiac students, there was a small crowd at the show. Some WQAQ members thought the bleak turnout was telling of the campus’s cultural values, as well as their musical interests.

“The turnout from QU [was] not that great,” said sophomore Benjamin Goodheart, next year’s co-music manager. “But that’s to be expected because if it’s not Ke$ha…” He trailed off. “But the turnout from outside the QU community is great.

We have a lot of people coming out of state for Trophy Scars, so that’s phenomenal.”

Goodheart recognizes that the idea of “underground music” is not a popular one at Quinnipiac, but maintains that most college radio stations endure a similar difficulty.

“We would have liked more people from QU to come. The mission statement of college radio stations in general is to provide an alternative to ‘mainstream’ music,” Goodheart said. “So in order to appeal to them, I honestly don’t know what to do.

Hopefully we can broaden it a little, but it looks like a lost cause.”

But the empty space in the gym and the relatively unknown lineup certainly did not deter those who believe in the mission statement of WQAQ. “As a local band and as a band that has happy difficulty fitting into a clean-cut genre of music, we’re especially proud to be apart of this event,” Parker said. “Last year, we opened for Third Eye Blind at Quinnipiac; it is much more inspiring to play with bands at WQAQ shows and we hope that the hard work the radio station is doing to diversify the musical palette of this campus continues to be successful.”

Got a smartphone? Scan me to see the rest of our photos from WQAQ’s Spring Concert.

‘Goldie,’ ‘Bionicle,’ ‘The Box’ take home Quinnies

By Michelle Gearrity Staff Writer The fifth annual Quinnies were held Sunday afternoon to acknowledge and appreciate student filmmakers. The Quinnipiac Film Society event allows students to share the film projects they spent a great deal of time and effort completing.

Director of Promotions for the Quinnipiac Film Society, Thomas Galo, began the event by introducing the two hosts, John Houston and Caitlin Goldberg. The awards

consisted of four categories including comedy, drama/action, music video and experimental.

After the presentation was completed, Houston and Goldberg announced the winners who went home with an award. In between each category a clip was played, starring the co-hosts who jointly engaged in funny, romantic, serious and outright weird scenes that introduced the upcoming group of films.

For best comedy, Chris Flaherty’s short film “Goldie” won.

Flaherty, a sophomore, expressed

how he could not have accomplished the class project without his group members. “We put so much time, passion, and effort into it, and I’m glad the judges noticed that,” Flaherty said.

Freshman Matt Solomon took home the award for best drama/ action for his comic book themed film “Bionicle: Out to Battle.” Sara Aniano’s “The Box,” which was an engaging video of simply words, colors and graphics won for best music video.

“I think when you personify words and give them emotion, they

can be just as beautiful and dynamic as characters in a story,” Aniano said.

For the category of other and experimental, Noah Galembo won for his film “The Silent Treatment,” which captivated the audience through the silent depiction of a struggling relationship.

The judges included three Quinnipiac communications professors including Rebecca Abbott, Kenn Venit and Raymond Foery.

The audience seemed to be in agreement with the selection of winners, but each and every film at the event

had its own unique creative edge that expressed the talent of the student filmmakers.

“My promotions committee, the executive board, and the general members were monumental in making this event a success. I couldn’t have done it without them,” Galo said. “Everyone that was there had a great time and seemed to be enjoying themselves. That for me shows that the event was a success.”

The event included free entrance for raffle, popcorn, soda and entertainment. What more could you ask for on a Sunday afternoon?

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WRECK -People

CULTURE

SHOCK

OF THE WEEK

-Sony Entertainment

Don’t Throw the Tomatoes

Bouts of laughter pervaded Buckman Theater April 16-17 as nine talented students performed Quinnipiac’s original sketch comedy show, “Don’t Throw the Tomatoes: The 8-Fold Path of Bootyism.”

Produced and directed by senior Patrick Reynolds, the eighth annual “Don’t Throw the Tomatoes” featured renditions of “Saturday Night Live” sketches and original performances.

“Really though, the show directs itself in a way, everyone feels comfortable telling each other else ‘Oh dude, say your line this way,’ or ‘Let’s add this line so the crowd laughs more,’” Reynolds said.

The show included 18 sketches portraying everything from Snapple employees desperately trying to write the next best “Snapple fact,” to two kids teaching their unsuspecting father to play the Wii. Imagine the Wii as a shake weight, and you can picture the dirty hilarity of the performance.

The show’s highlight was a sketch titled “Gap Girls,” a mixture between a drag show and “The Girls Room,” a sketch from Amanda Bynes’s 1999 Nickelodeon show. Male cast members sported bright colored wigs and women’s clothing.

All proceeds went toward Quinnipiac’s annual alternative spring break trips to Nicaragua.

“Don’t Throw the Tomatoes” was well-rehearsed, hilariously funny, and well-fitting for a college-aged crowd.--NF

Aussies not down with Brown

As if singer Chris Brown didn’t anger enough people in America, now Australians have had enough of him.

For an upcoming show in Perth on May 3 as part of Brown’s F.A.M.E. tour, sales have been so slow that promoters are practically giving tickets away. A three-for-one deal is being implemented to try to get the tickets moving for his planned performances at the Burswood Dome and several other venues.

Evidently, his reps refuse to move the show to a smaller venue.

Seriously? Between Rihanna’s domestic violence charges and his meltdown on “Good Morning America,” it’s obvious that someone should have anticipated negative reactions to the artist—even across the world.

He’s touring with Jessica Mauboy, Australia’s R&B queen, and even that isn’t helping move ticket sales along. An alternate venue sounds like a good choice right about now.

There is no doubt that Chris Brown is a great performer, dancer and singer. His song “YEAH 3X” gets tons of radio play and even peaked at the No. 15 spot on the Billboard 100 chart. Its success made it seem like Brown was on the right path to getting his career back and making everyone forget his tarnished reputation.

However, it’s clear people haven’t forgotten. Guess Brown will end up performing for not so many thousands of fans as planned.

Who’s getting slapped in the face now? --DA

ALBUM REVIEW

Foo Fighters prove lasting power with ‘Wasting Light’

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The Foo Fighters are back with the brand new album “Wasting Light,” which was released this past week. Although the Foo Fighters have been classified as a rock group,

By Phil Nobile the album features an eclectic blend of Staff Writer punk, independent, arena, and everything in between.

Dropping their seventh album in 17 years, the Foo Fighters offer perhaps their most personal record yet. Almost serving as a “reunion” album of sorts, front-man Dave Grohl reunites with guest Bassist Krist Novoselic, both of Nirvana fame. The two perform on the track “I Should Have Known,” where Grohl beckons “I should have known / that it would end this way / I should have known / there was no other way” between emotional bursts of guitar and bass accompaniment that haunt the listener, in the best way possible.

Also joining the Foo Fighters is guitarist Pat Smear, who has not been featured as an official member of the Foo since 1997’s “The Colour and the Shape.” He completes the guitarist trifecta found in the new album, that provides the strongest guitar play by the Foo yet.

Recorded entirely in Dave Grohl’s garage as op-

posed to the band’s own custom studio, the band gives what producer Butch Vig promised months ago: “the heaviest album yet.” Through their first single “Rope,” the group belts out a track with all the makings of a 1970’s rock hit. “White Limo” goes even further, producing a punk rock style that would make metal heads proud.

But rather than producing an album of nothing but rock hits, Grohl has come to learn that a successful album is multi-layered, with each coating revealing itself upon every listen. “Walk” has an arena style that takes U2’s style of play and turns it into their own. “Arlandria” intially comes off as a simple rock track, but takes the listener for a ride of sporadic emotions, from ecstatic during the chorus to personal in the verse.

In a time where Lady Gaga continues to create pop hit-after-hit, and dubstep is becoming the only sound to come out of any dorm or house party, the Foo Fighters continue to remind rock alumni of what shook the latter half of the 20th century, and what will -Sony Entertainment continue to be a presence in the 21st.

Jennifer Lopez, featured on the cover of People magazine, was recently dubbed the world’s most beautiful person for 2011. Others who topped the list: Zac Efron, Reese Witherspoon, Jessica Simpson, Kellan Lutz, Jennifer Hudson, Sandra Bullock, and Ryan Reynolds.

Catholic and Latino activist groups are criticizing Lady Gaga’s un-released music video for her single “Judas.” According to Rolling Stone, the organizations believe the video is “racist and intolerant toward Catholicism;” Gaga is supposedly featured as Mary Magdalene and falls “in love with a black Jesus figure.” The date the video will premiere has not yet been announced.

Country star Taylor Swift purchased her parents, Andrea and Scott Swift, a $1.4 million home which was built in the 1920s. The house, located in Nashville, Tenn., features three bedrooms in its 5,000 square-foot frame.

Condoleezza Rice, former secretary of state, will make a guest appearance on “30 Rock” this season.

Tina Fey recently told reporters that Rice, 56, will play the ex-girlfriend of Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin). During the show’s first season, Donaghy claimed that he dated a “high-ranking African-American member of the Bush administration,” but that their incompatibility led to a split.

Singer LeAnn Rimes recently donated unwanted clothing from her wardrobe to fan Peggy Joyce, who lost her job, and was suffering from financial difficulty. The two communicated via Twitter regarding Joyce’s limited income and need for clothes, as well as her home address which Rimes could send the clothes and accessories to.

Tina Fey, with her second baby on the way, to People:

“I’m not sure I’m remembering correctly, but I think it hurts a lot when they come out.”

-Vanity Fair

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By Phil Nobile

Sarah’s Style Sarah’s Style Corner Corner

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Whether you are in and a $2.99 ad-free line, class, or just walking edition. Along with through the halls, you’re the multiple editions bound to see someone is an HD version for scrounging for words. iPad owners, a version And they’re not writing for Android owners, a paper. and a variety of addThe mobile game ons that allow users Words With Friends has to cheat and look up taken off across campus, words on the spot. with students eager to The game, pubplay the game with their lished by Zynga, adds friends. Similar to Scrabto a catalogue of adble, the game is a puzzle dicting social netword game that requires working titles, such as its players to compete Zynga’s Farmville and with one opponent, Mafia Wars. Along whether it be randomly with Words, Chess selected or a personal With Friends was friend. The crossword initally created back style and ease of use has in 2008, which spearallowed many to pick up headed the networkthe game without much ing gameplay. difficulty.

So if you’re a Although the game word nerd, download was released in 2009, a the app and challenge new feature that allows your friends to a game the player to instantly because they’re probplay against friends via ably already playing it.

Credit: Zynga Facebook has caused the Quinnipic students are playing Words with Friends game’s popularity to soar. all the time, even at 1:34 a.m.

Now players can instantly your friends in something other connect either through What other apps than a drinking game. It gets pretty are you using?

Facebook or Twitter. competitive and addicting.”

Sophomore Justin Spagnuolo Tell us at said the game has become his faCurrently in the Top Charts quchronicle.com vorite app. “Words with Friends is a for iTunes Apps, the game comes in pretty convenient way to challenge two forms: a free version with ads

Name: Arielle Bounas Age: 19 Year: Sophomore Hometown: Milton, Mass.

Major: Public Relations What are you wearing: David & Young hat, vintage shirt, Forever 21 skirt, HUE tights, Steve Madden shoes.

Style influences: I pull inspiration from my travels and make it my own. photo by Ilya Spektor

Know anyone with a great wardrobe? Or a unique story?

Nominate them to appear in CAMPUS COUTURE or our bi-weekly THIS IS ME profile by emailing us at

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Swimsuit season 2011: Your guide to the most important summer search

-Forever 21, American Eagle, Victoria’s Secret

By Sarah Rosenberg Staff Writer It’s that time ladies—summer is almost here, and the beach is calling. Aren’t you excited to lay out on a boat, swim in a pool and get rid of the unsightly pasty skin that’s been hiding under your sweaters? I know I am, and I need a tan just as much as the next person. So, yes, swimsuit season is upon us.

It’s exciting, of course, to shop for cute bikinis and tankinis in your mall, but also scary, considering the fact that we’ve all been ordering Domino’s on Saturday nights and drinking one too many iced teas from the cafeteria. Oh, and there’s always the ice cream freezer in the Rat to worry about.

But, we’re all in the same boat, so don’t let the upcoming task of swimsuit shopping discourage you.

I’ve made it a point to not spend too much money on swimsuits, so I usually buy one durable bikini that costs me a chunk of change, but lasts me years. This usually means shopping in a department store for brands like Calvin Klein or DKNY. This is a smart thing to do—so you always have a reliable suit on hand while having cute, yet cheaper, options as well.

With that said, the first place to shop for a semi-affordable bikini is American Eagle. I’ve sort of blocked this store out of my mind only because I overshopped in this place throughout high school. But, their bikinis are refreshing. American Eagle is all about the bandeau top, selling it as if it really is going out of style. For $24.50 apiece

(top and bottom), these ruffled and polka-dotted swimsuits can be yours. I really love their multicolored floral option, too.

Shopping at Victoria’s Secret for a bikini is almost a given, and I absolutely love their mix and match option on the website. If you want to find bikinis with crazy prints, sequins, beads, gems, and embellishments, then Victoria’s Secret is your place. Considering what is worn at the Victoria’s Secret fashion shows, these crazy options should come as no surprise. It’s funny to think about wearing a sequined bikini just to sweat in the sun and swim. But, it’s all in the name of fashion, even for a lazy day at the beach.

Lastly, for the thrifty summer shopper, this next store should be obvious. If you have that core bikini for reliability, go to Forever 21 for variety. Bikini tops cost $10.80 apiece, the bottoms cost $9.80 each, and the one-piece suits cost approximately $20. Prices like that are so godly you might as well buy three suits and call it a day. Of course, you don’t want to be wasteful, but buying suits with awesome sailor stripes, floral prints, polka dots and neon colors for a steal makes going to the beach more fun.

If you’re starting to freak out just thinking about bikinis, relax, because it’s still only April.

You have plenty of time to save your money and get into shape, if that’s what you think you need to do. Just try to go into shopping for a new swimsuit with a positive mindset—if you don’t, swimsuit shopping will become the most miserable task possible.

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April 20, 2010 BASEBALL

Losing streak hits 7

By Kerry Healy Contributing Writer

Matt Eisenberg / Chronicle

Mariano Rivera and his son, Mariano Jr., tour Quinnipiac’s campus on Dec. 8. Mariano Jr. will try to walk on to Quinnipiac’s baseball team in the fall.

RIVERA: Busy summer ahead continued from back cover do the best I can to improve myself for the next game.

“I hope I can prove myself to them and improve myself on every aspect of every one of my pitches. I hope that I can impress the coaches and that they can see that I’m working hard, and hopefully it’ll pay off.”

Rivera will be playing for Diamond Buddies, an 18U team in New

York, and Hank’s Yanks, a club baseball team owned by Yankees co-owner Hank Steinbrenner, this summer.

“I’m already working out every day and I’m training with my dad,” he said. “I’m going to work on my mechanics and get my speed up a little bit.”

Rivera has handled the spotlight once before playing amateur ball, pitching into the sixth inning with Team Mariano (Mariano Ri-

vera’s Dominican Foundation team) against Hank’s Yanks last September at Yankee Stadium in the Boss’ Cup.

Find out what Hank’s Yanks coach thought of Mariano Rivera Jr.’s work ethic and pitching skills.

The Quinnipiac baseball team lost both games to Long Island University, 5-1 and 10-9, in a doubleheader on Sunday. The two wins completed a series sweep of the Bobcats, who dropped to sixth place in the Northeast Conference.

Joe Poletsky became the 14th player in Quinnipiac baseball history to reach the 100 RBI mark with a sacrifice fly in the second game of the doubleheader.

Two Bobcats had big games in the series finale — Chris Migani went 4-for-5 with four RBIs and three runs scored and Kyle Nisson went 3-for-4 with two RBIs — but the Blackbirds (20-13, 12-4 NEC) rallied in the eighth to finish off the Bobcats.

The Bobcats (13-19, 9-11) scored three runs in the first inning to start the second game. Ben Farina’s single and Zak Palmer reached on an error to set up Migani’s double, driving in both runners. Migani later scored on Poletsky’s sacrifice fly.

LIU battled back scoring two runs in the bottom of the first and then scored another two in the fourth giving the Blackbirds a 4-3 lead.

The score changed four times throughout the game, with the Bobcats taking a 9-8 lead in the top of the eighth inning with RBI singles from Migani and Nisson during a two-out rally.

The three-run inning was not enough for the Bobcats, as LIU scored the winning two runs in the bottom of the inning and shut down the Bobcats in the ninth.

Quinnipiac sophomore pitcher George Dummar allowed seven runs, Spencer Kane let up one run in relief, and Ryan Walsh gave up two.

In the first game, LIU put themselves ahead, scoring three runs in the first inning. Palmer drove in the sole run for the Bobcats with an RBI double in the second.

The Blackbirds added another run in the third and fourth inning, and cruised to a 5-1 victory.

The Bobcats will return to conference play when they host Wagner in a four-game series this weekend.

NEC Standings

Team 1. Monmouth 1. Long Island 3. CCSU 6. Quinnipiac

NEC 15-5 12-4 9-7 9-11

Bryant, Sacred Heart tied for 3rd

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- Germaine Fairchild Softball

April 20, 2010

Softball sweeps ‘must-win’ games

By John Healy Associate Sports Editor

After the Quinnipiac softball team was swept in its doubleheader against Long Island University on Saturday, head coach Germaine Fairchild told her team something that she very rarely ever says.

That Sunday’s games against NEC-leading Central Connecticut State were must-win games.

Her team responded, sweeping the doubleheader behind a twohit complete game shutout from Heather Schwartzburg for a 5-0 win in the first game, and a dramatic come-from-behind 8-3 victory in the second game.

Freshman Jordan Paolucci hit the game-tying home run in the fifth inning of Game 2 before the Bobcats exploded for a five-run sixth.

Alex Alba went a combined 4-for-8 with 3 RBIs and a home run.

“Maybe I learned I need to put their backs against the wall, or tell them it is against the wall, because they sure responded,” Fairchild said. “They’re a veteran group who can handle that and I think it’s something I learned about my team.”

With Quinnipiac (24-18, 8-4 NEC) trailing 3-1 in the fifth inning of its second game, Paolucci stepped to the plate with a runner on third, representing the tying run.

Paolucci, who has a team-high nine home runs, worked a full count on pitcher Elizabeth Montemurro.

After fouling off several pitches, she drove a tape-measuring shot into right-center field for a game-tying two-run home run, sending the Bob-

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Jordan Paolucci leaps onto home plate and is swarmed by her teammates after hitting a game-tying home run in the fifth inning of an 8-3 victory over Central Connecticut State.

cats bench into a frenzy and shifting the momentum to their side.

“I knew the team needed a hit and needed to score so I just channeled all my energy to make sure we scored,” Paolucci said. “[After the home run] I felt like we were back in this game and it was the spark we needed to jump all over this pitcher, and we did.”

In the sixth inning, Kort-

ney Kesses led off being hit by a pitch and pinch-hitter Alex Murray reached on an error by the second baseman. With the go-ahead run in scoring position, Jessica Amenda grounded back to Montemurro, who threw the ball away from the first baseman, allowing Kesses to score the go-ahead run.

The Bobcats added four more runs in the inning to take a com-

manding 8-3 lead into the final frame.

Schwartzburg closed the game in the seventh, pitching the final four innings of scoreless relief to earn her second win of the day.

In the first game, the Bobcats jumped on the board early with a three-run home run from Alba in the first inning. Schwartzburg then kept the CCSU (19-14-1, 6-4) hit-

ters off balance for the next seven innings, allowing just two hits while striking out six batters to propel the Bobcats to a 5-0 victory.

“Heather is willing to give this team whatever it needs,” Fairchild said. “She would put on catcher’s gear if that’s what the team needed. I asked her between games how many [pitches] she has left, and told me however many you need.”

Men’s lax falls to the Mount Brett Schmidt, gave the Bobcats’ defense trouble all day, and especially in the second quarter. He halted the In the first half of their Quinnipiac scoring run at two by game against Mount St. Mary’s, adding his third goal of the day, and the Quinnipiac men’s lacrosse team the Mount wasn’t done in the quarlooked nothing like a team that was ter. Four different players scored to battling for first place in the con- end the half with a 10-2 advantage ference. and their second five-goal swing of Mount St. Mary’s (6-5, 3-0 the day.

Quinnipiac started the second NEC) jumped out in front early and closed the first quarter The Mount 16 half off much better than the first. Jay with a 4-0 lead. From Quinnipiac 10 Binkowski wrapped that point, they never around the left side of the net and looked back and defeated the Bobfired a shot into the lower left corcats 16-10.

After giving up another goal ner of the net past DiBartolo to quickly in the second quarter, Quin- start the half.

Still early in the quarter, Bobnipiac (4-6, 2-1 NEC) tried to dig cat defender Bobby Schnibbe got into the deficit. Attacker Christian called for a one-minute penalty for Haggerty started it off and extendslashing.

Mount St. Mary’s quickly ed his consecutive point streak to 24 capitalized on the man advantage games by ripping a shot low from the left side that beat Mountaineer as attacker Andrew Scalley received goalie T.C. DiBartolo. One minute a pass from Schmidt and put it later, Quinnipiac narrowed the lead past Quinnipiac netminder Kevin to three as senior midfielder Kevin Benzing. The Bobcats added two Kelly found Billy Alessi for the more in the quarter to get within six at 11-5. score.

Heading into the final fifteen The Mount’s leading scorer,

By Joe Addonizio Staff Writer

minutes of play and needing a big comeback, sophomore Brendan Wilbur attempted to head the spear of the attack. Wilbur, who Quinnipiac head coach Eric Fekete calls, says is, “as fast as anyone,” took the ball and skipped it past DiBartolo to get as close as Quinnipiac would come at 11-6. The Bobcats added four more goals in the fourth, but it wasn’t enough as the Mount added five of their own.

Schmidt scored a hat trick and had three assists to lead the Mount. Cody Lehrer and Andrew Scalley also had hat tricks in the battle for first place in the Northeast Conference.

Basil Kostaras, Wilbur and Binkowski led the Bobcats with two goals a piece while Kelly added one and an assist. Jack Oppenheimer, who’s ninth in Quinnipiac scoring history, also added a goal and an assist in the game.

The Bobcats, who rank fourth in the nation in caused turnovers per game at 10.13, forced 17 turnovers against the Mount. They also outshot the Mountaineers 45-28 de-

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Basil Kostaras runs upfield in Quinnipiac’s 14-7 loss against Harvard on April 12. Harvard exploded in the second half, outscoring QU 10-5.

spite losing the match 16-10.

“When we play fast, we can play with anybody,” Fekete said. “I thought last Tuesday we played as fast as we did in a long time and we scored 19 goals. On Tuesday we played slower and we lost 14-7. Today in the second half we played fast and scored 7 goals. If we play fast we win, if we don’t we struggle.”

After the loss, Mount St. Mary’s takes over sole possession of first place with just two games remaining in the regular season. Quinnipiac has a home game against Sacred Heart left before they take on Wagner in N.Y. They’ll need to remain one of the top four teams in the conference in order to advance to the NEC semifinals in May.

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Men’s Lacrosse

Mount 16, QU 10 -Saturday Kevin Kelly: goal, 2 assists

Women’s Lacrosse QU 21, LIU 7 - Sunday Devon Gibney: 6 goals

Baseball

LIU 5, QU 1 (F/7) - Sunday Mickey Amanti: 2-for-4 LIU 10, QU 9 (F/9) - Sunday Chris Migani: 4-for-5, 3 runs, 4 RBI

Softball

QU 5, CCSU 0 - Sunday Heather Schwartzburg: 7 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 6 SO QU 8, CCSU 3 - Sunday Christy Cabrera: 3-for-3, 2 runs, 2 RBI

Men’s Tennis

NEC Finals - Sunday No. 1 Sacred Heart def.

No. 3 QU, 4-1

Women’s Tennis

NEC Finals - Sunday No. 1 QU def. No. 2 FDU, 4-3

Women’s Golf

Roar - EE Invitational @ Columbia - Friday, Saturday QU: 13th out of 13

Women’s Outdoor Track Brown Invitational -Saturday

Kristen Stevens: 3rd place in 3,000-meter run

“I think she was universally liked and respected, and I think because of who she is as a person and the kind of player she was, the transition was very easy.”

- Danie Caro Women’s Lacrosse

April 20, 2010

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By Cassie Comeau Staff Writer

Last year, the Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse team lost one of its leading defenders to that dreadful thing called graduation. Imagine her teammates’ surprise when she returned for a fifth season – not as a player – but as the new assistant coach.

Brittany Hauser liked Quinnipiac so much that she didn’t want to leave when she graduated last May. When women’s lacrosse head coach Danie Caro and the Director of Athletics and Recreation Jack McDonald offered her the job, she jumped at the chance to remain on campus.

“When the opportunity came that I could stay here, it really wasn’t a choice that I could go anywhere else,” Hauser said. “I loved Quinnipiac. I loved playing here. I love having the opportunity to stay here, and getting to stay with Danie and learn so much because she’s such a great coach.”

Excluding the 11 freshmen on the team this year, Hauser gets to stay with her former teammates through their remaining years at Quinnipiac, although her past camaraderie may be a little difficult in her new role. The transition from teammate to authority figure puts a twist on the relationship she shares with the team.

“I think of all the players that I’ve had go through this program, Brittany was probably the most well-suited to make that transition,” Caro said. “I think she was universally liked and respected, and I think because of who she is as a person and the kind of player she was, the transition was very easy. She had a

great work ethic, a great attitude, and was always the best kind of teammate, which I think made it very easy for the players that she played with to accept her in her new role as a coach on the team. I think they’re a little disappointed that they lost a friend, but certainly happy to have gained her as a coach.”

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were very lucky that she was willing to come back here and work with us and try and continue the growth of the program.”

The hardest part of coaching for Hauser? Staying off the field.

“When you’re coaching, you can give them all the tools they need, tell them everything they need to do, but you have no control of what they’re going to do,” Hauser said.

“Sometimes it’s hard when you’re standing on the sideline being like ‘no, do this,’ and you know exactly what they have to do and just standing on the sideline.

You’re on that line. You can’t cross that line. You can’t go on the field anymore.”

Hauser didn’t realize how much she would miss playing until

When the opportunity came that I could stay here, it really wasn’t a choice that I could go anywhere else.”

Kaitlyn Kelly, the team responded fairly well to Hauser’s switch from player to coach, and that’s in part because of the previous connection it shared with its new assistant coach.

“I think everyone knew it wasn’t going to be exactly the same as it was last year, but I think for the most part everyone transitioned pretty well into viewing her as a coach and giving her that amount of respect that she deserves,” Kelly said.

During her senior year at Quinnipiac, Hauser was named assistant captain, was in the top three for forced turnovers (20) and ground balls (27) and made the All-Northeast Conference Second Team for the third time.

She also helped coach the Long Island Yellow Jackets, a club team, and her younger sister’s youth league throughout college.

“I think that the experiences she had as a player before we even hired her as a coach, the kind of player she was, told me that she had the potential to be a very good coach,” Caro said. “It’s obviously why we pursued hiring her, and we

the day she would have to don a cap and gown neared.

“I loved being out on the field,” Hauser said. “It was an escape for me. I felt the most comfortable on the field than anywhere when I was a player.”

Despite the possibility of not being able to step on the field as a player again, Hauser doesn’t mind too much.

“I would want to [play again], but if I never got to play in a game again, I’d be okay because I’m coaching and I’m still around the sport,” Hauser said.

As the women’s lacrosse team continues on its path to another NEC Championship game, Hauser will continue to learn and grow as a coach under Caro’s guidance. Her passion for the game stays strong.

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Brittany Hauser defends against a Sacred Heart attacker during the 2010 NEC Championship game.

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By Cassie Comeau Staff Writer

Seven seniors took the field Sunday afternoon to celebrate Senior Day in the women’s lacrosse team’s final home game of the regular season. Five seniors contributed points towards the Bobcats’ season-high 21-7 win over Northeast Conference opponent Long Island University.

“Because it’s senior day, everyone came out really hard and was really excited, especially us seniors,” Kaitlyn Kelly said. “There’re seven of us, and we’ve been together since freshman year so we were all really excited to come out and play together. From the beginning, we’ve been trying to focus on coming out hard and not letting up, so that was the thinking plan, and we followed through pretty nicely.”

Lauren Matuszczak (2), Laura

Iannotti (1), Christine Sinnegen (2), Kelly (1) and Jennifer Skipper (1) all scored in the final regular season home game of their collegiate careers.

Senior goaltender Lexi DeStefano made four saves and allowed six goals in her third start of the season.

“We’re all so close and we’ve been through so much from the very beginning of our freshman year to our senior year,” Kelly said.

“It was kind of emotional in the beginning but we’re all really excited, and hopefully we can finish up our ultimate goal, which is to win the NEC Championship.”

The Bobcats, who are now No.1 in the NEC, have made it to the NEC Championship game the past three years, but have been unable to defeat Sacred Heart, whose current standing is sixth.

To get to the championship

game, Quinnipiac has two more regular season games to go against Mount St. Mary’s Thursday and Monmouth on Saturday.

“We’re just trying to play one game at a time, focus on us and not on our opponent,” Quinnipiac head coach Danie Caro said. “We don’t care who we play. We have a game plan of what we want to do with Quinnipiac lacrosse, and if we execute our game plan, I’m confident we can compete with anybody in the league.”

With seven seniors graduating next month, Caro looks to the underclassmen to take control of the team.

“Every year seniors graduate, and every year at the end of the year, we go ‘oh my God, how are we going to survive without those seniors,’” Caro said. “But when you have a strong senior class, it really seems like some people that could step up didn’t have to because of

the seniors, so I think when they leave, we’ll see some of our younger players—Chelsea Guerrera, Kiera Carey, Sarah Allen—some of those players I think are really going to step up for us next year.”

Some underclassmen have already started to step up, with juniors Marissa Caroleo and Devon Gibney scoring six goals each, and junior goalie Noelle Martello making seven saves and allowing one goal Sunday.

“From the beginning of the season we knew that it was probably going to come down to these [last] two games to determine where we are in the standings,” Kelly said.

“It’s really important during practice that we keep coming out hard and that we keep the momentum, because that’s something that we kept doing during Wagner and LIU, not letting up, so that’s what we’re going to definitely work on.”

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Clockwise from top left: Heather Schwartzburg throws a pitch in softball’s second game of a doubleheader Sunday; Kaitlyn Kelly defends an LIU player in Sunday’s game; Jordan Paolucci rounds the bases after hitting a game-tying home run; Jake Glebocki dives for the ball against Harvard April 12.

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Caroleo had nine goals in two wins this weekend for the women’s lacrosse team. The Bobcats are currently first in the NEC with a 6-1 record.

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Baseball Junior, Shortstop Orange, Conn.

Migani went 8-for-15 in two weekend doubleheaders against Long Island, including a four-hit game with three runs scored and four RBIs in Sunday’s second game. He leads the team with 24 RBIs and three home runs.

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“[Lisanne Steinert] said she didn’t want to be in that situation, but I knew that if she was forced into that situation, she would do her best to accomplish it.”

- Mike Quitko Men’s & Women’s Tennis

The Chronicle

April 20, 2010

BACK ON TOP 6 titles, 8 years for women’s tennis

with everybody who played. They put everything on the line.”

Sacred Heart took two of the three doubles matches to take the first point. Kirill Kasyanov, Chadd Sullo and Cole Conrad each took singles points to win the Championship.

Junior James Kwei was the only Bobcat to win his singles match, defeating Nick Mazzarese 6-3, 6-4.

“Quite honestly I thought the guys did very very well,” Quitko said. “We didn’t fulfill our goal of winning the conference, but we got to the finals.

“We obviously were seeded third so we were not seeded to make the finals. We outdid our seed.”

The Bobcats upset No. 2 seed FDU 4-2 in the semifinals. Before that they beat No. 6 seed Mount St. Mary’s 4-0 in the quarterfinals.

By Robin Schuppert Sports Editor After two seasons of coming up short, the Quinnipiac women’s tennis team did what it has done best over the past eight years. They won the Northeast Conference Championship.

For the sixth time since 2004, the No.1 seeded Bobcats captured the NEC crown, defeating No. 2 seed Fairleigh Dickinson, 4-3, Sunday afternoon at the Mercer County Tennis Center in West Windsor, N.J. Senior Lisanne Steinert clinched the winning point, defeating Manuela Leme 4-6, 6-4 and 6-0 at No. 5 singles.

“I think it was the last thing she had to do to cap a good career, and she did it,” Quinnipiac head coach Mike Quitko said. “She said she didn’t want to be in that situation, but I knew that if she was forced into that situation, she would do her best to accomplish it.

And I’d say 6-0 in the third is pretty good.”

FDU took the first point of the match, winning two of three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead.

Quinnipiac took four of the six singles matches to clinch the title, including wins by Juliet Labarthe, Sarah Viebrock, Lavinia Cristescu and Steinert.

“I would have never expected to be the last match on the court, and I never ever wanted it because it’s a lot of pressure,” Steinert said.

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Adrienne Markison hoists the Northeast Conference championship trophy Sunday after the top-seeded Bobcats defeated Fairleigh Dickinson, 4-3.

“But I pulled it off.”

“It’s just amazing when you realize you won, all the teammates just come over. It just symbolizes that it’s a team effort to win this championship. They all came over, they hugged me, we all started crying and it was just an amazing feeling.”

Quinnipiac came from behind to defeat No. 4 seed Sacred Heart 5-1 in the semifinals. The Pioneers took the doubles point and took the first set in five of the six singles

matches. But Rachel Cantor, Labarthe, Viebrock and Cristescu all came from behind to win in three sets. Adrienne Markison picked up a straight set vicotory.

“We were in trouble,” Quitko said. “But all I asked the kids to do when I went from court to court was ‘just keep figthing. Anything can happen as long you have one more point to spend.’ ” The Bobcats beat No. 8 Saint Francis (Pa.) 4-0 in the quarterfinals.

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Quinnipiac, he visited with his mother and “fell in love with the campus.” He and his father toured the campus Dec. 8 – with a large crowd of people following them – and spoke with several Quinnipiac representatives, including President John Lahey and baseball coach Dan Gooley.

“My mind was already set then,” Rivera said. “I had to show (my father). He liked some of the stuff and he fell in love with it, from security to the people to the faculty. He liked it; he liked it a lot.”

There was mutual interest between Rivera and Gooley when they met in December.

“He contacted us and said he was interested, so then, of course,

we did some follow-up information on him and tried to get some more background information on him,” Gooley said that day. “He decided he wanted to come up for a search.

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Men can’t defend title entered the conference tournament as the No. 3 seed and the defending champions.

Last year the the Bobcats won the championship as the No. 3 seed, but this year they could not defend their title, as they lost to No.1 seed Sacred Heart, 4-1, in the finals.

“We believed we could [make it back to the finals],” Quitko said.

“We lost three from that squad a year ago, so I think we did very well

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Mariano Jr. commits to Quinnipiac

By Matt Eisenberg Staff Writer The Rivera name has a history with pinstripes. Now Quinnipiac will have a history with the Rivera name.

Mariano Rivera Jr., the son of New York Yankees famed closer Mariano Rivera, said in a phone interview Friday he will attend Quinnipiac University in the fall and will try out for the baseball team, attempting to walk on as a pitcher.

“My parents were supporting me 100 percent; they want me to go here,” Rivera said. “I have to prove to them that I’m ready for college and I’m on my own basically.”

When his Iona Preparatory School adviser told him about

and very impressed, but he would like to see me play,” Rivera said.

Gooley could not comment due to NCAA recruiting rules and regulations.

Though he is the son of a five-time World Series champion, he wants to make it clear that he wants to create his own identity.

“I see that my father and I are two different people,” Rivera said. “He is a pro and I’m his son, but that doesn’t mean that I’m going to be just as good as him. I’m working on being the best that I can be, so we’ll see how far that takes me.”

But he said his father isn’t putting too much pressure on him.

“My dad just wants me

I see that my father and I are two different people. He is a pro and I’m his son, but that doesn’t mean that I’m going to be just as good as him.” and meet with them and talk to them.”

Rivera said Gooley was very interested in seeing him play.

“From the scouting report that he has he was very interested

to do the best I can and be the best I can be,” Rivera said. “He knows I can be good, but he just wants to push me to do better. If I don’t make it then he won’t be disappointed, that’s what he’s saying. I have high expectations for myself. I know that by working hard and doing the best I can, I’ll be good.

Though Rivera may not throw the exact same renowned cutter as his father – he has a fastball, slider, curveball and changeup in his arsenal – he says he has the same work ethic.

“I’m going to go there and put my best foot forward and play 100 percent no matter what,” Rivera said. “If I do bad one day I’m not going to let that put me down. I’ll work on that shortly after and just RIVERA, continued on page 12