The Quinnipiac Chronicle Issue 23, Volume 84

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Moving forward

Chief of Public Safety David Barger plans to retire in June

By SARAH DOIRON Co News Editor

Walk into Chief of Public Safety David Barger’s office and you’ll see his passion for law enforcement.

Forty years worth of policing awards, medals, helmets and badges cover his office and desk, a desk he’s been sitting at for five years.

Barger explained that his passion for law enforcement began when he was young.

“I come from a long line of blue. Within my family especially, it was not strange that I wanted to go into law enforcement,” he said.

After Barger graduated from the State University of New York in New Paltz, he immediately entered the Meriden’s policing academy and was a member of the 87th training troop of the Connecticut State Police.

Barger always wanted to be in law enforcement due to the unpredictable nature of the job.

“I wanted to walk into my office every day and find something new,” he said. “I found law enforcement very appealing because of that.”

But now after 15 years at Quinnipiac, he has decided to retire on June 30.

“I told my wife I wanted to spend 40 years in law enforcement,” he said. “I promised her I would spend the next 40 years with her after I completed those years of service.”

As of right now, Barger is unsure who the next chief will be, but he knows that the department will be in good hands.

“The way I look at our department now, and the way we have been able to move forward over the past 15 years since I have

been here, I feel as though I am leaving the department in a very good place so that [the department] can continue to move forward,” he said.

Barger decided to enter campus policing because he liked the idea of the challenges he would face on the job. His role as a member of the SUNY New Paltz campus police helped solidify his decision to become assistant chief of security at Quinnipiac in 2000.

“You don’t get any more community policing than university policing,” he said.

“With my own personality and my own makeup, I decided I really wanted to go back to campus policing.”

Barger mostly worked evening shifts and found this was the best time to learn about the dynamics of the university.

“It taught me a lot about the culture of the university,” he said. “I really wanted to learn and I wanted to fit in and see how public safety fits in on this campus.”

In 2010 Barger was promoted as the chief of Public Safety after the previous chief, John Twining, moved over to the emergency management department.

Barger said taking the position was the right thing to do for the department at the time. His reasoning for his promotion is related to the quote he sends at the end of all of his emails from management expert Peter Drucker. “[Drucker] always said, ‘Rank does not confer privilege or power, it imposes responsibility,’” Barger explained. “I strongly believe in that. I was given a rank to take on a greater responsibility in helping the department move forward in a positive manner and make it the best possible Public Safety department we could make and we are still

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Chief of Public Safety David Barger’s office is full of awards and momentos from his time in law enforcement. well on our way.”

Barger said working as the chief of Public Safety is one of the most rewarding jobs he has ever had.

“I can’t say it is fun because it doesn’t do it justice,” he said. “But it is really fulfilling to move along with it and try to develop the safest campus that you can for the students, your faculty and your visitors.”

One of Barger’s greatest accomplishments during his time in law enforcement

was when he was a member of the Connecticut State Police and was in charge of the K9 Unit.

“I was very fortunate to have this job,” he recalled. “I had helped in creating the first official dog training classes in the state of Connecticut and it was very rewarding.”

Barger also trained dogs in Europe as well as in the state of Connecticut, but he See BARGER Page 3

Student assaulted in presumed Uber taxi

award-winning website since 2009

– DAVID BARGER CHIEF OF PUBLIC SAFETY

This recent incident prompted an email from Chief of Public Safety David Barger sent to the entire student body. In the email, Barger stated that there had been more than

Do you still plan to use Uber after the recent New Haven incidents?

one recent occurrence.

“There have been several recent incidents in which students have gotten into vehicles in the greater New Haven area, which they believed to be Uber cars when in fact, they were not,” Barger wrote in the email.

Uber is a taxi service that launched in 2009, according to its website. The website boasts its cheap rates, reliable pickups and spreading global presence.

But despite the campus-wide ban, students still use the taxi service, according to Barger.

“Uber is still banned, although we know students still use it,” Barger said. “We chase all the Ubers away from entering campus because we have to.”

Rogers also believes Uber shouldn’t be to blame.

“Uber is revolutionary as far as taking over the whole taxi service I guess, but can

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you blame Uber for that though?” he said.

“Because it’s not their fault, it’s creeps using that to their advantage to violate and harass women.”

Rogers suggests Uber designate their cars with stickers.

Barger believes students are still using it because the service can be accessed and a driver can be assigned to them quickly through the Uber app.

“Students are brought up utilizing this technology,” Barger said. “This makes it easier for them to access a taxi and it is a part of the reason why students use Uber.”

Junior Chris Lynch thinks Uber could change their policies to be more safe.

“Maybe Uber could up their policy and have stricter and more rigorous application, or maybe they change something to where See UBER Page 3

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“Students are brought up utilizing this technology. This makes it easier for them to access a taxi and it is a part of why students use Uber.

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After a Quinnipiac female student entered what she trusted to be an Uber taxi last month in New Haven, two men attempted to sexually assault her, according to a crime report from the Hamden Police Department.

The car picked her up near Yorkside Pizza next to Toad’s Place between 1-1:30 a.m on March 22. The driver stopped at what the student believed to be Papa John’s on Whalley Avenue in New Haven and picked up two other males, according to the crime report.

Once they arrived at the student’s address, the driver questioned her about her relationship status. The two males in the back seat attempted to sexually assault her, according to the crime report. But the student fought back and managed to exit the vehicle, sustaining minor injuries.

“That is completely awful. If you’re

going to go to Toad’s and you’re drunk and you’re coming back, please make sure you’re with a friend. It’s crazy that something like that could happen to a girl, that she could get tricked because of Uber,” sophomore Fanonx Rogers said.

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STUDENTS SPEAK UP

A Germanwings flight crashed into the Alps last week, killing all 150 passengers and crew. Prosecutors believe co-pilot Andreas Lubitz crashed the plane intentionally after locking the pilot out of the cockpit.

Lubitz allegedly kept a doctor’s note from the airlines, saying he was not fit to fly, and authorities believe he had a mental illness. Students shared their opinions on the recent events.

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Samantha Henderson|Freshman

DESIGN EDITOR Hannah Schindler

“I think now they should be more precautious, like doing background checks of the pilots and the people who are on the crew and everything.”

ASSOCIATE DESIGN EDITOR Kristen Riello CO-NEWS EDITOR Nicole Hanson CO-NEWS EDITOR Sarah Doiron ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Tara O’Neill ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Sara Kozlowski ASSOCIATE ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Jeanette Cibelli

Nick Carozza|Freshman “With all the planes going down now it makes it so you don’t want to fly almost….When I fly I really don’t think about it, I mean my sister would [get scared], but I could care less, I just put my headphones in.”

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ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR Alec Turner

“It brings to light the other spectrum of we’re too secure so in situations like that the pilot couldn’t get back in the cabin once he got locked out. It was kind of interesting, I never really thought about that. It was sad too.”

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Albert Gilbert|Senior “I think that a psychiatric eval. should be part of the hiring process. I mean, although if you do have a medical diagnosis I think that it shouldn’t impede you from becoming a pilot, but I think that a psychiatric eval. showing that you’re not suicidal should be.”

Beyond the Bobcats

A rundown on news outside the university.

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CT bill to prevent corrupt politicians from running

Germanwings co-pilot said to be suicidal

Boston Marathon bombing trial comes to an end

State lawmakers are debating a bill that will prevent politicians convicted of corruption from running for office after their jail sentences are carried out. A similar bill was created by U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal when he was Connecticut’s attorney general in 2008, but was not passed. The bill has been recreated due to a large amount of political corruption in Connecticut this past year, according to the New Haven Register. This year, former Gov. John Rowland was sentenced to 30 months in prison for violating campaign finance regulations, which was his second conviction for political corruption. If passed, the bill will prevent politicians like this from working for the state government.

Andreas Lubitz, the 27 year-old co-pilot of Germanwings flight 9525, was determined as suicidal prior to crashing a plane into the French Alps last week.

German prosecutors say Lubitz was treated for suicidal tendencies for four years prior to becoming a pilot, according to CBS News. Prosecutors say the flight should have been routine, but resulted in the death of all 150 people on board on March 24. It is said that Lubitz did not give sick notes from his doctor to his employer at the airline, but there has not been any indication as to what kind of illness he was suffering from.

Federal prosecutors held the last hearing of the Boston Marathon bombing case on Monday, where the final evidence shown had some jurors crying in the courtroom.

Prosecutors showed photos of the remains and the torn, bloody clothing of 8 year-old Martin Richard, who was killed by Dzhokar Tsarnaev’s homemade bomb. The gruesome photos of the child’s remains caused several jurors to weep during the testimony, according to CNN. After seeing the graphic evidence, jurors are being asked to decide whether or not Tsarnaev is guilty of up to 30 counts, 17 of which will result in him receiving the death penalty. The decision could be made as early as the end of this week.

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Entrepreneurship Club to host QStart

By NICOLE HANSON Co News Editor

As their startups fill the Piazza, entrepreneurship students will show the Quinnipiac community what they’re made of on April 10.

The Entrepreneurship Club will host the 2nd annual QStart next Friday at 11 a.m.

The event was created last year in order to showcase student-run startup companies, according to the event’s Facebook page.

First-year graduate student Joe Ugalde, the president and cofounder of the Entrepreneurship Club, said QStart is meant to highlight students’ businesses.

“Some of these students have familyrun businesses they are taking over and are working for,” Ugalde said. “Some kids have fresh ideas that they want to display this idea to the community.”

Some of the student-run businesses that will have tables at QStart include clothing lines such as Cronk Studios and Yalla Kix, as well as the scholarship organization Have a Heart.

Sophomore Jordan Rosenberg, creator of Yalla Kix and vice president of promotions for the Entrepreneurship Club, is just one of the student entrepreneurs who will be at QStart.

“I am probably going to display a bunch of custom made Timberland boots that we have done and showcase them at the event,” Rosenberg said. “I have been working on a t-shirt design just for QStart so we will see

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Last spring, around 1,000 students attended the Entrepreurship Club’s QStart event, where students display their own startup businesses. what that looks like.”

Not only will students display their own startups, but students will also have the opportunity to present their own business ideas in SC225 during the event, according to Ugalde.

“Students that are participating in the event are going to have the opportunity to pitch their ideas and have their ideas heard,” Ugalde said.

Though students of all majors will be al-

lowed to pitch their business ideas, junior Julia Salvia, founder of Beauty by Julia, said she hopes to see more students from outside majors get involved in QStart.

“Making this a yearly event and something that the whole school could enjoy would be amazing,” Salvia said.

This year, the new local business Zara Café will be handing out food at QStart.

Ugalde said he’s excited to have the new restaurant participate in this year’s event.

“I really like the idea of newer and local businesses that are in the Hamden community can participate,” he said.

The event, which is open to the public, was very successful last year, Ugalde said.

“We had around 1,000 students coming in and out throughout the event so it was a really huge event,” he said. “It was exciting because people were impressed with the businesses and the turnout in general.”

Ugalde said Executive Vice President and Provost Mark Thompson spoke at last year’s QStart and brought a surprise guest: President John Lahey.

“He walked in through the door and I was shocked to see him there,” Ugalde said.

“What was great was Lahey’s eyes; his eyes were big because we had a ton of people here at this event and it was amazing.”

Due to his busy schedule, Ugale said Thompson will most likely not speak at this year’s event.

Although various changes have been made from last year’s QStart event, Salvia said she is most excited to have students come see her business.

“It’s rare when I get to do special effects and fashion type makeup,” she said. “Last year it was such a great turn out having models actually walk around with my work done on them. It’s something different from any other business and something physical that students can see.”

Barger: ‘I owe my livelihood to the students’ BARGER from cover said his favorite part of the job was to see the dogs learn in short periods of time.

“You took a dog that only knew how to do two things, eat and then go to the bathroom,” he explained. “You actually train that dog within 10 to 12 to 14 weeks to find people, drugs, explosives and a myriad of other things. It was a lot of long days and a lot of training but it was very fulfilling at the end to see how far the dogs had come.”

One personal accomplishment Barger takes pride in is having a successful marriage for 38 years and counting.

“It’s a law enforcement thing,” Barger said. “Most people are married to the job and sometimes that doesn’t work out. But I was fortunate enough to sustain a marriage with my wife and have two daughters, all of whom I love very much.”

Barger said what he will miss most about the job is being able to interact with students. He takes pride in what he calls his “open door policy” where any student can come and talk to him whenever they want or need to.

“There is camaraderie that you don’t have with a number of other jobs because often you are together during the good, the bad and the ugly.

– DAVID BARGER CHIEF OF PUBLIC SAFETY

“If [the students] weren’t here, I wouldn’t be here,” Barger said. “If there were no students, what would I be doing here? I owe

my livelihood to [them]. I see it as counterproductive and almost idiotic to say that I am not going to interact with [the students] during my time here.”

Barger also said he will miss the people he works with on a regular basis.

“There is a camaraderie that you don’t have with a number of other jobs because often you are together during the good, the bad and the ugly,” he said.

Barger’s secretary Patricia Polvani said the entire department is going to miss him.

“He is a great person to work for and always makes me feel like I am important,” she said.

“He always remembers me on special occasions and makes me feel like I am apart of a team.”

One of Polvani’s best memories with Barger is that he always makes her laugh.

“He makes me laugh everyday no matter how awful my day might be coming in,” she said. “He always makes me laugh and

smile… And that is one of the memories I will always have of Dave [Barger].”

Barger believes after retirement he will not steer too far from law enforcement, but he knows his role will greatly diminish. He does know he wants to spend more time training dogs.

“That is where my passion lies,” he said while smiling. “My passion has always been in law enforcement, but dog training is like the equivalent to a student’s minor while in college.”

He also plans to get his feet on the ground and take a breather before moving onto the next chapter of his life, though he is unsure what that next chapter will be.

“I will be 60 years-old in June and this is the first time in my life that I can’t tell you what I am going to be doing on July 1,” he said. “But you know what? I am really looking forward to what is ahead.”

Driver: ‘Students shouldn’t be afraid to take Ubers’ UBER from cover you have to have a tap confirmation with the driver to ensure it’s the real person.”

Barger went on to advise students still using Uber taxis to be safe by checking the cars that pick them up with all the information provided to them through the app.

“The Uber App will give you the driver’s name, type of vehicle picking you up and the license plate number,” Barger wrote in the email. “You also have the ability to track your driver on a map and receive a text when the Uber car reaches the designated pickup location.”

Barger does not advocate students using Uber taxis because he said the process for Uber drivers to be approved through the company does not currently meet certain licensing and insurance requirement.

“My greatest problem is that they are not held to the same level of scrutiny that an average taxi driver is,” Barger said. “There are a variety of types of Uber cars in a variety of different colors that don’t have labels on them. If you get into a commercial taxi, they are clearly marked and are required by law to have their medallion and required to have that light on top.”

Junior Alice Petsiava still uses Uber even after Barger sent out the email to all the students warning them to be careful with the company.

“It’s cheaper and it takes me where I want to go. You can track your driver, if you’re careful its fine. In the app it shows you who the driver is, gives you their number, their car and everything. People jump into cars without even knowing.”

Junior Peter Annunziata has been a cer-

tified Uber driver for a couple of weeks. He said he thinks if students want to utilize the Uber taxis, they should not be fearful in doing so. But he also said students should not travel alone.

“I don’t think students should be afraid to take Ubers,” Annunziata said. “I think it’s always a good idea to be with a friend while taking any form of transportation in a city on the weekend. You never know what could happen if you aren’t paying attention to your surroundings and an extra set of eyes and ears would be beneficial to your safety.”

Annunziata said there are many precautions taken by the company to ensure the safety of those who use the Uber taxi service. Beyond a background check, Annunziata said there is a rating system for Uber users through the app.

“After the background check, there is a five-star rating system which allows users to rate Uber drivers,” he said. “The ratings go as low as one star if they are harassed or have a bad experience in a car. In the case that an Uber driver receives a at the one-star level, the company would look into why the driver got that rating to see if the incident was bad enough for a revocation, or the rider can send a report through the app.”

Though Annunziata is still a new Uber driver, he was able to give some advice to students.

“My advice would be if you’re unsure if it’s the right car, call the driver through the app or ask the driver what your name is because the driver should know through the app,” Annunziata said.

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FYS 101 needs to focus on the specifics TWEETS OF THE WEEK Instead of QU101 Quinnipiac should have made Driving101 mandatory for all students because North Lot is a mess @JohnPatrickIII John Patrick Hogan Having a hard time comprehending that April is the last full month I have as an undergrad at Quinnipiac @MarisaDiRienzo1 Marisa DiRienzo Looking for my car in the York Hill garage until I remember that I LEFT IT IN HOGAN. @nikkigee619 Nikki G Typing the words “individual in the community” gives me QU101 PTSD. @angeliquefiske Angelique Fiske

YAK OF THE WEEK “I don’t know why I hit the snooze button so much, it’s like reliving the worst part of my day 5 times in a row”

INSTAGRAM OF THE WEEK @_emilydowning Starting to feel like spring

Most students on campus either hate their QU seminar series classes because they give too much work or tolerate them because they are easy. But the fact that a student’s enjoyment in their QU 101, 201 and 301 classes depend on the amount of work their professors give shows why the classes JULIA PERKINS needed to go.

Managing Editor The workload dis@JuliaPerkinsHP crepancy is not the only problem with the seminar series. Faculty and administrators need to make sure the new First Year Seminar 101 (FYS 101) class actually teaches students, without forcing them into a situation where they need to write a bunch of nonsense they don’t believe in.

For my QU 101 and QU 201 assignments, I often found myself exaggerating in papers about how the classes made me think differently about my role in the Quinnipiac or national community. Sometimes I did take something away from a reading or class discussion, but most of the time I could not because the courses were so rooted in the abstract.

However, my QU 301 experience was

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concept of “inquiry.” Students will have to develop a question that they want to delve into throughout their time at Quinnipiac, according to the proposal.

If done correctly, this could be a great way to make students curious about their interests and majors. But if throughout the course, professors keep harping back to this idea of “inquiry,” students are going to tune out. The proposal contains a sample syllabus for the class, which has students complete a paper titled: “How can inquiry help me understand the world?” Especially as a journalist, I understand how important it is to ask questions and investigate issues. But I do not know how I would write this paper without writing some disingenuous fluff. A more focused paper on how looking into a specific problem could shine light on community issues would be much more helpful toward students’ learning.

Getting rid of the QU seminar series is a step in the right direction for the university.

It is great that Quinnipiac wants to revamp the courses to better drive home the lessons the QU seminar series was supposed to teach.

Now the university just needs to learn from the setbacks the seminar series had.

Don’t stress about housing selection process

Oh the dreadful housing process. No one enjoys it, but like it or not, it has to be done.

Every year you cross your fingers in hopes of getting a low lottery number. Trying to rally up the right number of roommates to fit in a room can be hard, especially since you do not know what lottery number you will get. If you thought you would be able to live in a five-person suite, but then get a poor lottery number, you have to scramble to find another person. Every year it’s a struggle, adding to the stressfulness of your week that you really don’t need after worrying about all your tests and papers.

But it’s okay because no matter what lottery number you get, there are good and bad sides to each of the housing options.

If you are a freshman looking at sophomore housing, there are four choices: Hill, Village, the suites or Complex. At first everyone wants Hill.

It’s older, but has air conditioning and, the best part of all, a kitchen. It is one of the only residence halls on main campus that has a kitchen and let me say that although I never cook, just having a kitchen accessible is really nice.

Then there is New Village and Old Village.

New Village is the dorms that sit right next to Hilltop parking lot. Although the walk can be far, these rooms are new and big. When I say big, I mean big. They are even larger than some of the rooms on York. They do not have a kitchen, but

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completely different because I traveled to a sugar cane village in the Dominican Republic, where I saw global problems, like poverty, with my own eyes. Since the class was focused on something concrete, I was able to understand the broader issues of being a part of a global community.

When a course purposely tries to teach students about community or build critical thinking skills, it often fails. This is because these lessons must be learned organically. For example, I have improved my critical thinking skills through my journalism classes because I have needed to learn to look at the reliability of sources and evaluate articles. In doing something specific, I have developed a more general skill that will stay with me throughout my life.

If the FYS 101 course wants to avoid falling into the same trap the QU seminar series was in, the class needs to focus on teaching students something specific, rather than discussing the abstract. The FYS 101 proposal explains that the course will deal with the

the amount of space they provide makes up for housing there is much less stress picking rooms. this. They are also so close to the Hilltop park- There is really only one type of residence hall ing lot, which is nice in the colder weather. New that most juniors live in which is Crescent. But Village is listed as Village with numbers that are if you get a low enough number you might be higher than 540. Old Village is also listed as just able to live in Westview or Townhouse. Crescent has a kitchen and a good size common room, Village and has number in the 400s.

Another option is suites: Perlroth and Troup. definitely smaller than some of the dorms on main campus, but still nice.

Suites are okay; some peoIf you want to live closest ple like them, some people HANNAH SCHINDLER to the parking garage aim hate them. They are cozy for a low number like 200, and have a motel feeling.

Design Editor 300, etc. If you want to be They are not too far of a @hschindlerr closer to the shuttle stop walk from classes and they aim for a number near 250s, are close to the Ratt, which 350s, etc. Westview is really can be good or bad, dependsimilar to Crescent except ing if you like it. They are nice though if you know someone else who lives it only houses five people instead of six and the there because then you don’t have to walk out- common room is a little bigger. The other perk of Westview is there is air conditioning. Townhouse side the residence hall to get to his or her room.

Then there is Complex. Complex is well... is really similar to New Village on main campus; Complex. It has a kitchen, which is definitely the only difference is that it has a kitchen.

Overall, all the housing options are really a perk of living there, and the common room is very spacious, but the bedrooms are confusing. nice and everyone ends up finding perks to all of They are lofted and have a desk underneath. I them. If you do find yourself having trouble with wouldn’t even really call them bedrooms, more finding enough roommates or not being able to like train car beds. They don’t even have a real be placed where you want to Residential Life is door. But if you can get over the bedrooms, the usually really helpful in accommodating you. common room, kitchen and bathroom are all Even though the process can be stressful, stay calm and remember it will work out in the end. considerably bigger than Hill.

If you are a sophomore looking at junior

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When private becomes public Earlier this March at the University of able to keep their ritual traditions private, but Oklahoma, the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsi- aren’t able to keep their racist and crude aclon was kicked off of campus after it posted a tions private? video of the members singing a racist chant.

One of the Penn State Kappa Delta Rho The key word here is ‘posted.’ How dumb members spoke to Philadelphia Magazine can you be? The video shows the white mem- and you can tell that he clearly doesn’t unbers in formal clothing, chanting a song that derstand the consequences of posting these consisted of anti-black slurs; images on Facebook. they even mentioned lynch“This is not a crimiSARAH HARRIS ing. nal thing. It’s not anyone Later this March, at Penn else’s business, pretty Managing Editor State, the fraternity Kappa much. It’s an inter-frater@sarah_harris7 Delta Rho was shut down nity thing and that’s that,” due to photos it posted in he said. its private Facebook group Hate to tell ya bud, but of nude and unconscious posting pictures of naked women, drugs and hazing. women without their conThe police found out about the group when a sent is actually a criminal thing! Crazy, who former fraternity member reported it and be- would have thought? And guess what? Once came its informant. Once again, the key word it’s on the internet, it’s everybody’s thing and here is ‘posted.’ it’s everybody’s business. The member then And to make it a bit more local, on our goes on to say that he didn’t post any of the own campus, the fraternity Tau Kappa Epsi- photos because, “I’m a good guy.” Therefore lon has been shut down due to hazing that the he’s saying that all his brothers who posted university found out about because of textual the videos and photos are bad guys. I would evidence. Now, TKE didn’t post anything on- love to know whose idea it was to have this line, that we know of, but former member and guy talk to this magazine. sophomore John Demoulas was suspended Fraternities and sororities may be tight because of this evidence. Paper trails are a knit, but if a member leaves he or she once real thing people. had access to all those private groups and These incidents have a lot of other mes- events. Ever heard of a screenshot? Just besages tied into them: hazing in Greek life, cause you delete it, doesn’t mean that people the issue of race among Greek life, the way don’t have it on their own phone. women are treated in the college atmosphere This isn’t just a problem for Greek life and social media. though, it’s everyone in our generation. It What these fraterinities did was wrong, doesn’t matter what organization you’re in. but I would like to focus on the social me- Greek life just happens to pride itself on its dia aspect of these events. I thought that at values, and therefore is held to a higher stanthis point in the game as college students, dard. But whether you’re in a club or not, we would have learned the consequences these things follow you no matter where you of posting inappropriate behavior to the in- go. ternet. Some of us have, but these incidents Ask yourself this, if you were hiring prove some us still haven’t. You can hit the someone for a job to work in your company delete button as many times as you want, and he was in a fraternity that posted graphic but that video and those photos aren’t going images of women, would you hire him? anywhere. How is it that these fraternities are Use your brains. Don’t post.

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ADVICE FROM ANDY

We are more than our words

As we set our gaze upon the world, we cat- interacts with the covered table, one begins to egorize what we see with language; we under- imagine nothing lays beneath the cloth placed stand the physical representation of a “bush” upon the table—the secondhand rendering of because somewhere along the line an individual the table takes on an unfounded (and incordecided the aforementioned combination of let- rect) denomination. What was once a removed interaction with the table surface transforms ters, and oral pronunciainto what some perceive as a direct intertion of those letters, acaction with the table’s surface; the abstract curately depicted the becomes the concrete, while the concrete is unnamed physical forgotten. object present in the So where am I going with all this? physical world. The What does it all mean? Why does word “bush,” however it matter? Why should anyone care is nothing more than— about an abstract column written in and certainly nothing what I claim is an abstract language? less—an abstract attempt to describe Here’s my point: We use language what is; the word “bush” links itself to describe ourselves, the world around us, to the world in a secondhand manand the systems we establish to effectively ner—and no word is any different. categorize race, class, religion, ethnicity, So let’s make this abstract idea of etc. If the language we use to categorize mine—written in what I believe is and understand the world is abstract, abstract language—a bit more palatANDY LANDOLFI Staff Writer then the language we use to describe able with a metaphor. The metaphor @AndyLandolfi others and ourselves is also abstract; goes like this: the physical world, abstract language gives birth to abstract without language, resembles a table without a tablecloth. The table—a metaphorical definitions, which equates to further abstracted representation of a true objective reality—ex- connotations, interpretations and perceptions of ists whether it has a tablecloth on it or not, but the world.

We are more than the words that define us, in order to make use of the table, or to at least keep the table neat and tidy, we must cover the we are more than the terms that describe us, we table with a tablecloth; language, in this meta- are more than the utterances that attempt to place phor at least, acts as the cover we spread across us—our truest selves exist in a realm incapable of being placed within the bounds of abstraction; the tabletop.

Now the tablecloth, if left upon the table for we exist beyond language; we are more than the too long, becomes what some may perceive as words others—and ourselves—imagine ourbeing the actual table; when one only sees and selves to be.

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Spring Cleaning Tips

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No more sad (Seasonal Affective Disorder) ness! It is time for a physical and mental spring cleaning.

Donate

Organize

Living with roommates and being a busy college student can cause major messes in one’s room. Buzzfeed.com gives a few helpful and smart ideas to make the most of the tiny space given to a college student.

Put all the snacks in an over-the-door shoe organizer instead of having them lying around on a table.

Want to avoid spending cash on a jewelry organizer? Put tiny jewelry (earrings and rings) in an ice cube tray.

For necklace and bracelets, tack them onto a bulletin board. Now, your jewelry will be tangle-free.

Declutter your social media

People always seem to complain about the unnecessary drama on Facebook or how certain couples flaunt their relationship too much on Instagram.

Here is an idea: unfriend the people you do not like on Facebook, unfollow the people who rant on Twitter and the people who post too many selfies on Instagram.

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Go through your closet right now and pick out five things that you rarely or never wear. Take these clothes and if you can, gently used appliances and furniture, to the Hamden Goodwill Store and Donation Center located at 2369 on Dixwell Avenue.

Donating is not for everyone. Another way to empty out your closet would be to swap clothes with a friend. In this manner, you can get rid of clothes you hardly wear and receive clothes that are new to you. It is a win-win situation and there is absolutely no spending involved.

Eat fresh and seasonal

Emails can get overwhelming very quickly. Do not have an icon of 117 unread emails on your phone. Plan on sorting through them whenever you can spare the time. Emails pile up, and that isn’t beneficial in any way to anyone.

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Spring means certain fruits are in season. According to About.com and nutrition-and-you.com, keep your eyes out for:

Cherries.

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Still yearning for that spring body even though we’re past spring break? Fear not; Health.com has some excellent workout ideas that should slim down that winter weight.

Tone your Tummy

These sweet fruits are packed with melatonin. This antioxidant can produce soothing effects on brain neurons, which can help with headaches and insomnia.

Grapefruit

This fruit has a lot of vitamin A (which is good for your skin and vision).There is also some potassium in grapefruit. Potassium regulates blood pressure and heart rate.

The reverse crunch is a great way to get rid of unwanted belly fat. Start off with your back on a mat and then put your hands behind your head. Bend your knees and raise your feet off the floor with your toes pointed upward. Tighten your abs and have your lower back slightly off the mat.

Go back to the starting position. Repeat this for a minute. Also, attempt to raise and lower your tailbone steadily in order to focus intensely on your lower abs.

Kiwis.

Legs

Strawberries

The Two-Thirds Jump Squat works one’s quads and hamstrings. First, stand with feet shoulderwidth apart. Go down into a squat. However, lower yourself only two thirds of the way down (hence the name). Then, jump straight up with arms reaching upward. When you land, squat again. This would be one rep. Attempt to do three sets of 20 reps.

Butt.

The chair squat is very good for your behind. Stand with your back to a chair, your feet should be hip-width apart. Keep your weight focused on your heels, draw in your abs and lean forward at the hips while slowly lowering your butt toward the chair. Stop right before you would sit down and then return to the standing position. Try to do three sets of 10 to 15 reps.

Kiwis are packed with vitamin C (which combats infection to the body).

Lemons

The citric acid of a lemon helps in smooth digestion.

Studies show that strawberries may have health benefits against aging, cancer, inflammation and neurological diseases.

Just Relax This is a no-brainer idea: step back and take a deep breath. The snow will eventually disappear from the ground, and then it will finally feel like spring.

All your efforts to simplify your hectic lifestyle will be worth it.

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a night of laughs “Girl Code” comedy star came to Quinnipiac to perform her own stand-up

By KELLIE MASON Staff Writer

A throng of mostly women occupied the athletic center lobby on Tuesday, March 24, in a line that extended past the entrance to the gym to Burt Kahn Court. The students chatted, eagerly anticipating Student Programming

Board’s (SPB) comedy show, headlined by MTV’s “Girl Code” co-host Carly Aquilino.

“Girl Code” is a female-driven comedy series that offers over-the-top tips on being a woman and opens a dialogue on the trials and triumphs of womanhood.

Burt Kahn Court was filled with energetic college students. SPB provided snacks which ran out before the start of the show.

More than 750 students attended the show, SPB Arts and Entertainment Chair Kelly Ledwith said in an email. Once Aquilino took the stage laughter filled the air.

Aquilino’s set focused on issues that college students face today. She spoke about topics such as traveling, drinking and being drunk, friends and feeling ugly.

Aquilino made the set flow like a conversation between just two people.

“I’ve never been inside a gym before,” Aquilino said to the audience. “So this is cool.”

She always knew she wanted to do something in comedy. During the question and answer portion of the show, she said she didn’t attend college and when an opportunity to perform stand-up presented itself, she jumped on it.

She opened the show with a story about her recent trip to Miami and why she didn’t like the city.

“If you haven’t been there I’m going to explain something to you,” Aquilino said.

“No matter what you look like, when you get there, you just get off your plane and you’re like ‘I’m so ugly.’”

Heads in the crowd nodded in agreement.

Young women turn and make quick comments to the people they are with and then quickly direct their attention to the stage.

Aquilino says what many women are often thinking.

“This is not Instagram right now, how is this person real?” Aquilino said as she

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RAVE Cool courses offered at QU

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As you already know, it is registration season. If you have room in your schedule, take a class that you would never consider taking. Surprisingly, Quinnipiac has a good selection of interesting courses.

For instance, have you ever wanted or needed to take a language course, but did not find French, German or Spanish appealing? Take Elementary Arabic I (ARB 101). According to Toptenz.net, Arabic is the fifth most popular language (based upon the amount of native speakers).

If you like communications, consider taking Song and Dance (MSS 348). There are no prerequisites, but you need junior status. According to the course description on WebAdvisor, the Song and Dance course highlights the power music can bring to communication.

There is even a class about the history of piracy in the Atlantic world. The class is called Pirates of the Caribbean (HS 376). However, there is a prerequisite; one must have taken a 200 level course in history. For the somewhat artistic students, there is a Studio Art: Collage (AR 263) class, as well as other unique studio art options.

There is also the option of taking a gym class; each one is only one credit. I am currently taking Tae Kwon Do (PE 182) and it really forces me to be active and does not require much work. Another cool gym class is Indoor Rock Climbing (PE 109).

Unique classes may seem unnecessary to some. However, college is all about stepping out of one’s comfort zone and trying something new. These courses teach us to think in a different manner, and that is never a waste. ̶ A. Kasam

described a woman she saw in the airport.

“There’s no Photoshop or filter, I didn’t even know that existed.”

Even though Aquilino has performed in some of the most popular clubs in New York City, she’s still a regular girl in her mid-20s.

In her biography on MTV.com, Aquilino’s father described her as “a huge mistake.”

And even if it is supposed to be taken with a grain of salt, she has quickly made a name for herself in the New York comedy scene.

Aquilino is described as someone anyone

“Do you ever try to figure out how many y’s to put on the end of a ‘hey’ before you look desperate?”

- CARLY AQUILINO “GIRL CODE” CO-HOST

can connect with, according to Buzzfeed Community Member, Anna Kopsky. Kopsky created a list of the “21 Times Carly Aquilino From MTV’s ‘Girl Code’ Was the Most Relatable Person Ever.”

At 24, she’s been through a lot of things college-aged women are experiencing now.

Her favorite girl code: always bring flat shoes out on a Friday and Saturday night.

“Because it’s embarrassing to walk home at 10 a.m. in high heels,” Aquilino said. “Who does that?”

She admitted that there is an unspoken texting code of conduct when it came to talking to the opposite sex, like how women never send a text first.

“Do you ever try to figure out how many y’s to put on the end of ‘hey’ before you look desperate?” Aquilino asked facetiously.

She engaged the audience and had them thinking of times they felt the exact same way.

She casually talked about one time when she was in the supermarket with her boyfriend and he was trying very hard to not get caught checking out another woman. Little did he know, Aquilino was checking out the same exact woman because she was so beautiful.

Aquilino attempted to describe the outfit the woman was wearing: a green ensemble.

“I’m assuming it was work out clothes?

I’m not familiar,” Aquilino said.

There was never a period of awkward silence during the performance. Aquilino was very blunt and never tip-toed around topics of sex and booty calls.

She told the audience about a booty call she received at 3 a.m. When she called the man out on his purpose for the phone call he smoothly told her he had a lot of leftovers that needed to be eaten.

“If I ever have kids with him am I going to tell my kids they’re here because of pizza?”

Aquilino asked.

Food is always on Aquilino’s mind.

She described her ideal man as a slice of pizza with Doritos on it.

A man Aquilino was seeing wanted to roleplay and asked her to pretend to be a sexy nurse, but she thought of something more practical.

“Can you pretend I work at Chipotle?”

Aquilino said. “I can be like the bean girl or something.”

She once created a Tinder profile of pizza. She matched with a ton of woman who sent her dirty messages and their cell phone numbers.

Aquilino closed her hour-long set with a question and answer session.

SPB thought the event was successful and the students who came had a very positive response, Ledwith said in an email. SPB hopes to have more events like the standup comedy show in the future, according to Ledwith.

WRECK

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Fans go a bit too zany for Zayn

Last Wednesday, Zayn Malik announced via Facebook that he would be leaving the wildly popular British boy band One Direction. In his statement he said, “I am leaving because I want to be a normal 22-year-old who is able to relax and have some private time out of the spotlight.”

But you probably already knew that, if the sheer volume of media coverage is any indication.

People are panicking about Zayn’s departure. Countless tweets along the lines of “OMG Zayn is leaving 1D aka my life is OVER” are circulating, sometimes even being compiled into articles like YouTube comedy duo Smosh’s “24 Crazy Over-The-Top Reactions to Zayn Malik Leaving One Direction.” These tweets are amusing to read, but it’s hard to not roll your eyes.

As of Saturday afternoon, there were 47 articles on Buzzfeed featuring Zayn and his shocking news, each taking a more ridiculous angle than the last. One article reported that people are requesting time off from work to deal with this loss, another lists his most memorable outfits and another simply lists 50 things that “will never be the same” now that Zayn has left, such as waterfalls, tacos and seeing a puppy.

This is getting out of hand. Yes, Zayn was a beloved member of One Direction. Yes, people are allowed to be upset and reminisce on the good ole’ days. But Zayn also has the right to quit his job and not become the world’s most discussed news story. If you’re such a huge fan of his, let Zayn go off in his new direction. Maybe he’ll become the next Nick Jonas, and that can only be a good thing. ̶ J. Cibelli

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king kendrick keeps his crown Kendrick Lamar recently released his third album with a brand new sound unique from his sophomore album

By CHRIS CARUSO Contributing Writer

On March 16, Kendrick Lamar released his third studio album titled “To Pimp a Butterfly.” This is a follow-up to his sophomore album “Good Kid, m.A.A.d City” (GKMC) released in 2012.

“To Pimp a Butterfly” has 16 tracks which follow Kendrick Lamar, “King Kendrick,” on his journey through life and what he has learned after the events of GKMC and how fame and fortune has treated him after getting signed.

Even though it’s a sequel, “To Pimp a Butterfly” has a radically different sound than GKMC. It is impossible to not notice the influence funk has on this album compared to last. The extensive use of funk is symbolic of the value black culture has on America, a recurring theme within the album.

The name, “To Pimp a Butterfly,” has significant meaning and is a play on the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” a book with similar themes to the album.

The album art shows Kendrick (in the middle holding a baby) and a large group of African-Americans smiling and holding money and champagne in front of the white house with a dead judge in the foreground. The artwork gives us some hints into overarching themes within the album as being pro-black and anti-government. The profound themes in this album will have the listener thinking about some very

serious issues about black culture in America and will have you intensely listening to learn more about the story Kendrick is telling.

“To Pimp a Butterfly” is a concept album with each song adding more and more to the story and is meant to be listened to from beginning to end. The reward for doing so is an emotional journey through the mind of Kendrick.

Many of the songs end with a short monologue about life lessons of being rich and famous. The very last song “Mortal Man” Kendrick finally recites the entire monologue in one piece. The album establishes Kendrick as something much more than a hip-hop rapper; he is an artist.

The album showcases Kendrick’s versatility. In certain songs, Kendrick changes his voice to convey emotion. These changes can be subtle such as using a higher-pitched voice to depict that he’s younger on “Hood Politics.”

But some of the changes are more obvious like in the song “The Blacker the Berry.” Kendrick is so angry in this song that he starts yelling in some parts. These changes can be heard throughout the album and help to immerse you to the point where you can almost feel the same emotions Kendrick is feeling. This immersion is why the album is so good because just about every song in “To Pimp a Butterfly” is drowning in palpable emotion.

The album is captivating because the emotions in each song can be

radically different and often times conflicting. The up-tempo, cheerful beat and catchy hook found in “I” will have you feeling good and singing “I love myself.” Meanwhile, the self-loathing, depressing and negative themes of “U” will give you chills as Kendrick describes his lowest point where he screamed and fought back tears.

Kendrick Lamar shows why he deserves the name “King Kendrick” on this album. The main themes of black culture, religion and American government are clearly displayed in a unique and captivating manner. The use of funk on songs like “King Kunta” and “Wesley’s Theory” are a welcomed breath of fresh air that separates the beats on this album from others and adds some symbolism of black culture to the story.

The story, while difficult to follow, is interesting and makes paying attention to each song a very rewarding experience. Each song has a deep and important meaning with intense emotions felt in almost every song. After a couple listens I truly feel like I have learned something valuable from this album.

“To Pimp a Butterfly” is not anything like GKMC and the album is not filled with bangers you would play at parties like “Swimming Pools (drank)” and other songs on GKMC. If you are looking for an album like that, look elsewhere.

“To Pimp a Butterfly” displays Kendrick’s versatility and

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Kendrick Lamar’s new album is the sequal to “Good Kid, m.A.A.d City.” storytelling to the point where it feels like a movie rather than an album. I believe the immersion Kendrick creates is what makes this album so great.

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Moore: additional players could transfer

By NICK SOLARI Sports Editor

For Quinnipiac men’s basketball head coach Tom Moore, the news that sophomore guard Kasim Chandler would transfer out at the end of the 2014-15 academic school year didn’t come as a surprise.

Moore said he has meetings at the end of the year with each one of his players, and that the idea of Chandler leaving the program was something that came up in the conversation between the two.

“Most of his decision was based on playing time in the future,” Moore said. “I think he enjoyed his time here, but I don’t think he necessarily felt, from a basketball point of view, that it would be the best situation for him to stay.”

Moore added that there is a possibility of others transferring, but said that it’s a process most college programs go through every year.

“I think in general, if somebody else does leave us, it will be a very few amount.

The number will be very small,” he said.

Moving forward, that leaves Quinnipiac with three guards on its current roster who can handle the ball next season: Giovanni McLean, Ayyron Hutton and Dmitri Floras.

“I’d be comfortable with the three guys we have in the program now as primary ball handlers,” Moore said.

The presence of transfer guard Giovanni McLean will help Quinnipiac fill a major hole next season, according to Moore. After transferring into Quinnipiac, McLean missed the entire 2014-15 season after an investigation regarding transcript fraud at his prior school, Westchester Community College.

“You need talented good guards in this

league, and guys who can just make plays with the ball and shoot the ball,” Moore said. “[Losing McLean] really blew a hole in our perimeter depth in a part of our team that, going into the season, might not have been a strength anyways.”

“To be picked for fifth with Giovanni McLean, and then being tied for fifth with a week to go left to go in the season without Giovanni McLean–I think that speaks pretty highly to what this group was able to do.”

The school still has two scholarship positions open, and one of the spots could be filled with another guard who can handle some point guard duties, Moore said.

In the Bobcats first two season in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), they’ve finished third overall (2013-14) and sixth overall (2014-15) in the conference standings. Moore said that he was “very proud” of how this year’s senior class brought Quinnipiac into the new conference, but acknowledged that Quinnipiac still has areas to improve in.

“We certainly feel like we need to improve our shooting, that was our Achilles heel all season,” he said. “And our passing, our decision-making and our overall IQ on the perimeter has to improve, so we’re looking for guys to do that.”

Quinnipiac shot just 38.9 percent from the floor this season, which ranked last in the MAAC. It also shot only 32.0 percent from 3-point range, which was eighth in conference play.

“You need talented good guards in this league, and guys who can just make plays with the ball and shoot the ball,” Moore said. “Last year we had Umar Shannon and Shaq Shannon [in the backcourt], we were just better and older. That translated into 14 league wins. This year we only had nine

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Quinnipiac men’s basketball head coach Tom Moore will venture into next season without team captain and leading scorer Zaid Hearst. league wins, and a lot of that had to do with our guard play.”

Next season, Quinnipiac will have some key vacancies to fill following the loss of graduating seniors Zaid Hearst, Ousmane Drame, Evan Conti and Justin Harris—who all averaged more than 25 minutes per game on the floor in 2014-15.

Aaron and Andrew Robinson headline Quinnipiac’s recruiting class. The twins from Springbrook High School in Maryland are both 6-foot-5, and figure to compete for regular minutes as freshman in the upcoming year.

“Both can shoot the ball from the long range,” Moore said. “Aaron has some two [guard] in his game, but Andrew is more of a three [guard].”

And for Quinnipiac’s eighth-year head coach, next year brings a new challenge of determining who will play major minutes.

“We have to just continue to build our depth,” Moore said. “It’s going to be a fun year next year, there’s going to be a lot of new faces. It will be more wide open in terms of playing time probably more than any year I’ve been here, to be honest.”

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RUNDOWN MEN’S ICE HOCKEY North Dakota 4, QU 1 (NCAA Tournament) - Friday Andrew Taverner: 1 goal Michael Garteig: 21 saves MEN’S LACROSSE Marist 17, QU 10 - Saturday Michael Sagl: 1 goal, 3 assists WOMEN’S LACROSSE Central Conn. State 13, QU 9 Wednesday Kathleen DeVito: 3 goals, 3 assists Marist 13, QU 3 - Saturday BASEBALL QU 11, Yale 3 - Wednesday Matthew Oestreicher: 2-5, 2 HR, 5 RBI’s Siena 8, QU 3 - Friday QU 3, Siena 2 - Monday QU 3, Siena 2 - Monday Justin Thomas: 7.0 IP, 3H, 0ER, 11 K’s SOFTBALL QU 13, Saint Peter’s 4 - Saturday Nikki Barba: 3-for-4, 1 RBI QU 12, Saint Peter’s 4 - Saturday ACROBATICS & TUMBLING QU First Place (269.83) Saturday MEN’S TENNIS QU 7, Niagara 0 - Saturday St. Bonaventure 6, QU 1 - Sunday WOMEN’S TENNIS QU 4, Niagara 3 - Saturday QU 6, St. Bonaventure 1 - Sunday

GAMES TO WATCH MEN’S LACROSSE QU at Manhattan - Saturday, 8 p.m.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE QU vs. Monmouth - Wednesday, 3 p.m.

QU at Manhattan - Saturday, 11 a.m.

BASEBALL QU vs. Dartmouth - Wednesday, 3 p.m.

QU at Monmouth - Friday, 3 p.m.

QU at Monmouth - Saturday, 12 p.m./3 p.m.

QU vs. Rhode Island - Tuesday, 3 p.m.

SOFTBALL QU vs. Sacred Heart - Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.

QU vs. Holy Cross - Thursday, 2:30 p.m./4:30 p.m.

QU at Monmouth - Saturday, 1/3 p.m.

MEN’S TENNIS QU at Sacred Heart - Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.

QU vs. Fairfield - Thursday, 3 p.m.

QU at Marist - Tuesday, 3 p.m.

WOMEN’S RUGBY QU vs. Harvard - Saturday, 12 p.m.

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GAME OF THE WEEK

Marist takes down men’s lacrosse

By MICHAEL HEWITT Staff Writer

After players departed for the showers, students sulked back to their dormitories and the grounds crew collected the equipment, Quinnipiac men’s lacrosse head coach Eric Fekete sat on the bench with his eyes closed and his head in his hands.

Quinnipiac men’s lacrosse’s effort to give Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference rival Marist its first conference loss of the season came up short, as the Red Foxes (6-3, 3-0 in MAAC) bested the Bobcats (2-6, 1-2 in MAAC) 1710 on a snowy Saturday at the QU Turf Field in Hamden.

For the third consecutive game, Quinnipiac elected to start senior goaltender Colin Nesdale in net. Nesdale helped snap Quinnipiac’s four-game losing streak against Detroit last Saturday, compiling 11 saves on 23 shots.

Saturday, though, Nesdale’s day was cut short after allowing six goals on seven shots in just over one quarter of play. Fekete replaced Nesdale with Jack Brust.

“I didn’t think Colin was seeing the ball well today,” Fekete said.

“Sometimes that happens. But because we won last week, I thought Colin deserved to start. I was comfortable switching to Brust. Jack played great.”

Following an unassisted wristshot goal in the back of the net by Michael Sagl, who extended his point streak to 40 games, the Red Foxes took control and never looked back.

Marist tallied nine goals in the second quarter, including an 8-0 run to end the first half to give them a 14-5 lead over Quinnipiac.

Fekete said the second period pos-

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Michael Sagl surveys the field in Saturday’s 17-10 loss to Marist. session value was “awful.”

“I thought we didn’t hold the ball well in the second quarter,” he said.

That’s when it got away from us.

That’s a team that relies on offense.

If you don’t balance out possession times, or starve yourself for the ball, you’ll fall behind.”

For the second quarter, Marist won 11-of-12 faceoffs and finished 25-for31 for the game. Grabbing ground balls was also difficult for Quinnipiac, which picked up 6-of-25 loose balls in the second quarter, going 27-for-67 in the game.

“We struggled with faceoffs all

game,” Fekete said. “We played better on the faceoff last week. That element of our game was a little in the tank and their guy did a very good job today.”

In the second half, the Bobcats outscored Marist 5-3. Quinnipiac’s Ryan Keenan notched four goals and finished with five points for the second consecutive game.

“We had a tendency to get away from the game plan in the second quarter,” he said. “Our team runs well on good long possessions. We’re not a transition team. We like to play six-onsix game. When we did that last weekend we were successful. We did that

three quarters today and were successful. But if you don’t play the full 60 minutes in this league, you’re going to lose, and that’s what happened today.”

Marist capitalized on the man up possession three times on five Quinnipiac penalties and forced 11 turnovers.

Despite the loss, Fekete said his team will recover if it limits its mishaps.

“I don’t think it’s a matter of us not being good enough to win,” he said.

“I give Marist a lot of credit. But, I don’t think we were outplayed. I think we’ve given today’s game away by making a lot of crucial mistakes.”

Current players look to expand on program’s success MEN’S ICE HOCKEY from Page 16 Hartzell, Kellen and Connor Jones and Jordan Samuels-Thomas. With Hartzell between the pipes and the Jones’ twins and Samuels-Thomas scoring the goals, Quinnipiac became a threat to the old-time powers like North Dakota.

After the 2013 Frozen Four, Hartzell left for the AHL and a new face came into net with sophomore Michael Garteig, who played only five games in his freshman year. Garteig had big shoes to fill following a Hobey Baker finalist in Hartzell.

Alas, Garteig didn’t disappoint, now being looked at as one of the better goalies in college hockey.

Last year, the Bobcats made it to the national tournament for the second year in a row, though Providence knocked them off in the first round.

After that game, the Jones brothers and Samuels-Thomas graduated and left Hamden behind. The identity that coach Pecknold built was gone with a group of new faces wearing Bobcat gold.

Now, Quinnipiac fans are cheering for new names. Garteig continues to shine in the net, sophomore

Sam Anas looks to become an even larger threat for college defenses, and another pair of brothers, Tim and Connor Clifton, look to shine on the ice for the Bobcats. These players learned from those before them as well as this year’s small senior class that included Matthew Peca and Dan Federico.

So, to answer the question “What is Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey’s identity?”

Pecknold’s squad has come a long way from being a no-name school, mainly known for its Polling Institute. However, the Bobcats

are not near national powerhouses like North Dakota, Boston College and Michigan just yet. Quinnipiac ice hockey is too good to be considered a Cinderella story or an underdog, but also not quite there to a consistent national champion threat. This team is a fairly new program that has blossomed quicker than many other schools have.

It is tough to try and compare Quinnipiac’s identity with another school because it isn’t like any other.

Quinnipiac doesn’t have its official identity yet because it’s still being written.

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cializing with his players, the presentation in practice is more of a demonstration than a lecture.

“I’m a lot younger than Dan [Gooley],” he said. “So, when I’m on the field, I’m not just talking to the guys. I’m doing the drills with the guys. I not only tell a kid how to change his swing or field a ground ball, but I can show him how to do it. From a player development side, it helps the players even more when he can see you physically do what you want him to do.”

Nisson said Delaney’s presence on the field brings ‘good competition’

during practice.

“He competes against the players in practice,” Nisson said. “It is important especially in the fall when we’re not playing opponents. The internal competitiveness drives our group.”

Delaney is not the only one competing with his players during practice. The oldest member on the coaching staff, assistant Patrick Egan, graduated from Quinnipiac in 2006. Kyle Nisson, another assistant and class of 2012 graduate still has teammates on this year’s roster.

Since the coaching staff is so young, it allows them to all participate in practice. Delaney also values the university familiarity with his

assistants, in addition to the staff’s young enthusiasm.

“I think it’s a huge asset to a program to have three coaches who are alums at a school,” he said. “The parents get a good feel of what the school is like and how much we are entrenched in the school and how much we believe the program can be better.”

There is ‘nothing better’ for Delaney than hearing one of his players dream about playing in the pros.

Their aspirations are what drives Delaney’s program because of the competition created to get better.

“The kids that want that goal push the kids who are ahead of them on the

depth chart and are being pushed by guys who are trying to take their job,” he said.

Taking that approach, Delaney has led the Bobcats to 5-15 record in his first campaign as head coach. He sees brighter days for the program.

“We’re heading in the right direction,” Delaney said. “My goal is to be the top team in New England. I don’t want this program to be able to compete against big programs. It’s about beating them.”

“I want this program to reach a point where any team we face, not only will we make it a battle, but we can walk on the field and say we can beat them.”

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Causing a raquet

Clockwise from left: Nicole Keklik completes a serve in Tuesday’s match vs. Fairfield, Ariana Launie strikes a ball, Sydney Young returns a serve.

BY THE NUMBERS

9 7 25 97

For the second-straight season, women’s lacrosse has lost nine of its first 10 games to begin the year.

Baseball scored seven runs in the first inning of Wednesday’s game vs.

Yale. They’ve scored more than seven runs in a game just once all season.

Softball scored 25 runs in its doubleheader vs. Saint Peter’s, after scoring 26 runs in five games prior.

Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey’s senior class (Matthew Peca, Dan Federico, Alex Barron, Justin Agosta) recorded 97 wins in four years.

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“In the end, the reason I love my job is because of players like this senior class. It’s just been a joy to have them for four years.”

— RAND PECKNOLD MEN’S ICE HOCKEY

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John Delaney coaches third base during the 2014 season when he was associate head coach.

By MICHAEL HEWITT Staff Writer

Seven years removed from his playing days on the baseball diamond at Quinnipiac, which led to a short stint in the minor leagues, John Delaney has started his tenure as the tenth head coach in program history.

Delaney graduated with a degree in marketing and eyed a career in professional baseball with the Milwaukee Brewers, but always sought to return to coach at his alma mater.

And after spending three years learning under former baseball head coach and program wins leader Dan “Skip” Gooley, Delaney finally has his chance.

“I’ve always wanted to come back,” Delaney said. “I knew whenever I finished playing, I wanted to get back into coaching. Having the chance to play at this school and see what the school can do academically, knowing the character of the employees, I knew this would be a place I’d like to return as an assistant or head coach. I was lucky for the opportunity.”

Upon returning to college baseball, Delaney carried the title of assistant coach for five years, making stops at Sacred Heart University and the University of Hartford prior to rejoining the Bobcats in 2013.

Since being named head coach, Delaney has noticed some significant changes in his dayto-day tasks, which includes less time spent on the field.

“It’s different, but the one thing I wanted to make sure was that my relationships with the kids wouldn’t change,” he said. “As an assistant, you have the access to be on the field.

You’re doing the development side of the players everyday. The head coach doesn’t have the access to be on the field everyday because there’s so much to handle in the office.

Delaney said the new obstacles won’t change his interaction with the players, though, which he thinks is a high priority.

“Regarding trips, time gets taken away from the field, that aspect is harder for me to learn,” Delaney said. “But I’m in a position I’m grateful to be in. I do have to be sterner in certain areas and make sure our club is held at a high level, but the relationship with the players on the field will never change.”

Not only has Delaney adjusted to extra time in the office, he has also faced the challenge of supporting struggling players.

“That’s the hardest part,” he said. “Especially with the youngest kids, the freshman. They come in and this is the first time they have not been successful, at least for most guys.”

Delaney said that he makes his players think in terms of long-term goals in order to get through tough stretches in their performance.

“I do have to be sterner in certain areas and make sure our club is held at a high level, but the relationship with the players on the field will never change.”

– JOHN DELANEY BASEBALL HEAD COACH

“Getting them to understand that you’re going to fail a lot in your early years and understand there is a process you have to go through is key,” Delaney said. “I have them try to meet a goal over the course of a season and push themselves to get better, and ultimately things will click and take off for them.”

With the head coach making the ultimate choice, assistant coach Kyle Nisson is often an outlet for the players to air their grievances and give their perspective on Delaney’s choices.

“John and I are both young guys, but when players come to me to talk about team deci-

sions or life in general, I’m always open and try to give the players an understanding on why Coach Delaney is making the specific decision,” he said.

One person that influenced Delaney, particularly in handling the relationship between the coach and player, was Gooley. ‘Skip’ coached Quinnipiac from 1977-1987, and resumed the role from 2002-2014. Gooley collected a program-best 427 wins at Quinnipiac.

Lying underneath the record win total was Gooley’s ability to understand and communicate with his players, a trait Delaney admires and learned from.

“He’s got players from 50 years ago and from last year’s roster that he can still call up and talk to,” Delaney said. “He can relate to any player coming here. That’s a characteristic of what kind of person he is. He taught me how to handle myself on the field and off campus.

Delaney said Gooley helped him think about things beyond baseball when he was a student-athlete at the university, which ultimately led him to the position he holds today.

“When I was 18, all I wanted to do was play baseball, improve my game and play in the big leagues,” Delaney said. “He made me understand the importance of academics. I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for him.”

Moreover, Gooley’s enthusiasm for academics led Delaney to create his own academic policy for the team.

“If they’re not on top of their studies, they don’t travel with the team,” Delaney said.

“They understand the repercussions of not doing the academic side. The more work they do in school, the more work they can spend on the field. The majority of our roster is probably going to be graduating with a degree and getting a job, so the education is important.”

While Delaney has taken similar steps in so-

On Friday night, the Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team had its season come to an end at the hands of North Dakota in the first round of the NCAA tournament, falling to the west region’s top-seeded team 4-1.

The entire game, the ESPN broadcast team kept talking about Quinnipiac keeping its “identity” against North Dakota. But what is Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey’s identity? How can a team that has ‘(CT)’ next to its name on the scoreboard to prove it’s from Connecticut have a real identity?

Before trying to answer that question, let’s delve into North Dakota’s identity. The team that will be making its 21st Frozen Four appearance in two weeks at the TD Garden has been a national power out of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association for many years and joined the National Collegiate Hockey Conference last year. They have the second most tournament appearances in the country with 30 and the second-longest streak of tournament appearances, with its 13th being this year.

Currently, there are 13 University of North Dakota alumni on NHL rosters, including Jonathan Toews, T.J. Oshie and Zach Parise. This year’s team has 14 NHL draft picks, including the Schmaltz brothers, Nick and Jordan, who were selected in the first round. The depth on this team creates its identity: it wears out opponents and takes advantage of teams that are not as deep as it is.

Is it fair to compare Quinnipiac, which has been a Division I program for only 16 years, to a historical power like North Dakota? Probably not. North Dakota has made more Frozen Four appearances than the amount of years Quinnipiac has been in Division I. That may be why it is so hard to discover Quinnipiac’s identity on the ice. The Bobcats haven’t been on college hockey’s biggest stage long enough to develop a reputation.

For the past 21 years, head coach Rand Pecknold has been building up a close to elite college hockey program. From playing at the Division III level to its MAAC and Atlantic Hockey days, and now in ECAC Hockey, Quinnipiac has come a long way.

The foundation of this “identity” that everyone is talking about started in 2012. The Bobcats came onto the national college hockey scene by going 30-8-5, entering the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed. The Bobcats made it to their first Frozen Four and eventually lost in the national championship to state-rival Yale, a team that they had beaten three times prior that season.

Despite falling in the championship game, Quinnipiac is now known as a potential national power. The team has made it into three-straight NCAA tournaments. The faces of the identity for Quinnipiac was in the hands of goalie Eric

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