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TD Bank Sports Center hosted Quinnipiac’s sixth-annual Relay for Life last Friday. By Samantha Moore Staff Writer
Quinnipiac University hosted their sixth-annual Relay for Life event this past Friday at the TD Bank Sports Center on the York Hill Campus. Relay for Life is a walk that is held to help raise money for cancer research. The walk is meant to help find a cure, celebrate cancer survivors and mourn loved ones that have been lost to cancer. Quinnipiac University students attend Relay for Life for all differ-
ent reasons, and many are among the vast majority of Americans whose lives have been forever affected by cancer. In 2008 the National Cancer Institute estimated that nearly 12 million people living in the U.S. had a history of cancer, and an average of 1,500 Americans die every day as a result of the disease. Sophomore Katie Winkle was there not just as one of the five event co-chairs, but as a cancer survivor who was diagnosed with leukemia during June of 2006. “Being diagnosed with leukemia
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was such a life changing experience,” Winkle said. “It was an experience for the better.” Winkle, who has participated in Relay for Life for seven years, was also at the event to support campers from Camp Rising Sun. Camp Rising Sun, in Colebrook, Conn., is a free camp for children who are past or current cancer patients. Winkle began attending the camp herself in 2007 and became a counselor in 2011.
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Created to celebrate the founding of Quinnipiac University, May Weekend was once a symbol of pride for students, staff and faculty alike. A day to look back at where the university once was, and look ahead to where the university was headed. The event also marked the end to a long school year. Five years ago, however, May Weekend, the celebration held in late April, was banned after concerns over student safety were raised. “About five years ago we disposed of having May Weekend,” Chief of Public Safety David Barger said. “It had a great deal to do with the behavior of the students and some tragedies that occurred during that time.” The university’s sponsorship may have ended, but the tradition seems to have lived on, Barger said. “I think there’s... an urban legend having to do with May Weekend,” Barger said. “Students who
don’t even remember May Weekend, like the freshmen who arrived here, don’t even know what that ‘May Weekend’ was.” Most of what new students know about May Weekend comes from old Youtube videos and word-of-mouth, Barger said. Public Safety still prepares for the event as if it actually still existed because each year there appears to be a spike in the number of incidents that occur on campus, Barger said. Public Safety doubles the number of Public Safety officers, while also increasing the presence of the Hamden Police Department on campus. The staff at Public Safety is prepared to check bags that look heavier than normal and car trunks. The officers at Public Safety are planning to be both reactive and proactive during and leading up to the coming weekend, Barger said. After the events in Boston, staff at Public Safety is more sensitive to See weekend Page 3
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The Mount Carmel campus will still house freshmen and sophomores for the 2013-14 academic year. By amanda hoskins Staff Writer
Across the Mount Carmel Campus, students can hear the overwhelming number of complaints about sophomore housing for the 2013-2014 school year. Similar to past years, on April 1, the lottery numbers for current freshmen students were released. On April 15 and 16, the housing registration opened up for freshmen and the frustration and anxiety began.
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The Hill was the first housing to be filled, followed by the Village, according to residential life. By approximately lottery number 200, the residential housing that were not completely filled were Complex, Perlroth and Troup. Many students did not plan ahead and were paired with groups of seven, hoping that they would be living in Hill or Village. However, the suites are made for groups of
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Village Resident Assistant Travis Meade created a tribute called “Links of Love” to honor the tragedy at last Monday’s Boston Marathon. Meade asked students to write something on slips of paper for Boston. He linked the papers and hung them in the piazza of the Student Center on Monday. On Monday night, Meade read about the terrible situation in Boston, but then he heard about how
people had helped the victims and wanted to do something good for the community, as well. “I decided the night of the bombing to do something at Quinnipiac, just got the idea, pretty much out of the blue,” Meade said in an interview with Q30 TV’s The Morning After Show. “The response is great. Not one person said ‘no.’ They all said, you know, ‘give me more. I want more slips.’” Sophomore Mary DeLage was
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eight, according to Associate Vice President for Student Affairs Cindy Long Porter. When students realized that they needed eight people to form a room, they became stressed and angry, like freshman Nicolette Silviano. “I was extremely upset when I continued to see the room availability in Village decline because I knew See housing Page 7
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Students and others walked to help find a cure for cancer at the sixth-annual Relay for Life at the TD Bank Sports Center last Friday. There people celebrated cancer survivors and mourned for loved ones that have been died of cancer.
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Students in Professor Monika Advocate’s QU 301 Global Women course played soccer with refugees from Africa and the Middle East. By JULIA PERKINS News Editor
On April 18, 38 students from Professor Monika Advocate’s QU 301 Global Women class spent five hours with refugees from Africa and the Middle East. Advocate’s QU 301 class is a service learning course where students have to volunteer for the community. Since 2009, Advocate has coordinated with Immigrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS) in New Haven to have her students work with refugees from New Haven High School and Gateway Community College. This year, the students and the refugees toured the Quinnipiac campus, played soccer, visited the Earth Day celebration in Burt Kahn Court and went on a scavenger hunt, according to Advocate. The day also included a workshop on the
path to attending college. The refugees were grouped with students who were in majors the refugees were interested in. Many of the refugees were interested in business and nursing programs. “[The refugees] would love to attend Quinnipiac, but of course we know that it is a long way to achieving that kind of goal,” Advoate said. “What we were trying to impress upon them is that you have to plan ahead and make those steps that will lead you to ultimately to your college education.” According to Advocate, many of the refugees’ parents are not knowledgeable of the educational system in the United States. “We are filling that void and helping them to integrate into our global and national community,” Advocate said. One of the refugees who had participated in Advocate’s previous programs with
IRIS has been accepted into Quinnipiac for the fall, she said. However, Advocate said the students learned from the refugees, as well. By talking to the refugees and watching a video of a refugee camp that two of the young adults lived in for five years, the students opened their eyes to the global community, she said. “That was something that brought us straight into the experience, to be able to touch the experience of those individuals was a precious moment and the students resonated with it very much,” Advocate said. “In college everything is so pre-planned and expected in a sense and then you need to sort of understand that the larger world is more unpredictable and so encounters with people from the outside cannot be fitted in neatly into boxes in categories in some way.”
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Links of Love show support for Boston Marathon victims links from cover among the students who participated. “I just wanted to reach out after everything that happened and show my support,” she said. Sophomore Angelica Cuzzola believes it is important to show support for the victims. “I think it is good that they did something, especially because a lot of people here are from Massachusetts, so even if it wasn’t someone they know, it’s close to home so its important to acknowledge it,” she said.
Three people died and more than 170 were wounded after two bombs exploded near the finish line at the Boston Marathon on April 15. Freshman Allie O’Donnell’s roommate knew one of the people who was killed at the Boston Marathon explosions. “I think [Links of Love] is a good idea because I think the university didn’t do much for it,” O’Donnell said. “I feel the students really stepped up and did a good job with this.” For the full interview with Meade, check out Q30’s The Morning After Show.
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Links of Love is featured in the Carl Hansen Student Center Piazza. Students filled out slips of paper and the papers were connected to show support for the victims of the Boston Marathon explosions.
Barger: ‘Concerns for security overall, not just for alcohol’ weekend from cover heavier looking bags because the school has, “Concerns for security overall, not just for alcohol,” Barger said. In addition to this, the help of students alerting Public Safety to dangerous or illegal activities will be important to the safety of everyone on campus, Barger said. Last year, numerous students came to his office reporting the possibility of parties occurring that they had seen posted on social media sites like Twitter and Facebook. The Hamden Police Department is also preparing for this weekend by enlarging the number of on duty personnel. They also plan on monitoring the sale of alcohol to minors at local alcohol stores and looking for drivers who may be under the influence of alcohol. More importantly, the Hamden Police De-
partment hopes to keep pedestrian traffic in the streets of Hamden safe. “There’s real concern on the police department that, you know, we will have a student struck by a car,” Barger said. After the relatively long winter, Barger expects this weekend to be larger than it would have been if this winter had been less brutal. “If we had a nice February and March, it wouldn’t have been as big of a deal, but now sort of like spring fever, and if the weathers agreeable, (the weather is projected to be mid60’s and sunny) students will be out in great numbers,” Barger said. At the end of the day, Barger and the rest of the staff at Public Safety only have one goal for the coming weekend. “We don’t always have to be popular in what we do, but the bottom is safety and security of the students,” Barger said.
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Editor to read her poetry Editor of the “Connecticut Review” Vivian Shipley will read her poetry tomorrow at 2 p.m. in Room 119 of the Carl Hansen Student Center. Shipley has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for two of her books, “Gleanings: Old Poems, New Poems” and “When There Is No Shore.” The Quinnipiac Bookstore and the English department are sponsoring this event.– J. Perkins
Apply to be on the Move-In Crew The deadline to apply to be on the Move-In crew is Friday, April 26. The Move-In crew helps students bring in their belongings at the start of the fall semester. Students must return to school on Aug. 21 and help move students in on Aug. 22 and Aug. 23. Students can apply on MyQ. -J. Perkins
Pi Kappa Pi Ice Cream social Today at 11 a.m., Pi Kappa Pi is holding an ice cream social. The fraternity will sell ice cream and Rita’s Italian Ice, with proceeds going to Push America. Push America is Pi Kappa Pi’s philanthropy and helps people with physical and mental disabilities. – J. Perkins
Global Partners program Students are encouraged to become a Global Partner for the Office of Multicultural and Global Education. As a Global Partner, students are paired with an international student to help him or her adapt to life at Quinnipiac and American culture. Undergraduate and graduate students in good academic standing can apply by emailing international. student@quinnipiac.edu, explaining why they want to be a Global Partner and how they would help international students. – J. Perkins
Music and slam poetry The Department of Sociology and the Office of Multicultural and Global Education will sponsor a Hip-Hop Symposium and Poetry Slam on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Mancheski Executive Seminar Room. Students will present their poems and music at the event. The event also includes guest speaker Matt Birkhold, the co-founder of Growing Roots. The Hip-Hop Symposium and Poetry Slam was created with Professor Don Sawyer’s Sociology of HipHop course and QUOTE, the student spoken-word poetry organization. – J. Perkins
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Greek continues to grow at QU By JULIA PERKINS News Editor
Students will have the opportunity to become the Founding Sisters of the Quinnipiac chapter of the Chi Omega Fraternity, the largest sorority in the National PanHellenic Conference and the newest Greek organization to come to campus in the fall of 2013. Chi Omega was founded in April 1885 at the University of Arkansas on the values of friendship, personal integrity, academic excellence and intellectual pursuit, community and campus involvement, service to others, and personal and career development, Director of Communications for the Chi Omega Fraternity Whitney Heckathorne said. At the time, the term ‘sorority’ did not exist, so the official title of the organization is Chi Omega Fraternity. Chi Omega is also associated with the Make a Wish Foundation, she said. Representatives from Chi Omega set up tables outside of the Carl Hansen Student Center and held information sessions last week for women interested in joining the sorority. Chi Omega representatives will return in August, Heckathorne said. The recruitment process for Chi Omega will begin after the other Greek organizations on campus have their formal recruitment in the fall, she said. “I think it is going to be amazing,” Lindsay Srour of Pi Beta Phi said. “I think it just gives more opportunities for people like the freshmen or people who have thought about Greek life and fraternity and sorority life, but haven’t been re-
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Representatives from Chi Omega with Greg Fink, assistant director of the student center and campus life for Greek life, at their table on the Carl Hansen Student Center patio. ally able to commit to it. I think it is going to be awesome for them because it is going to be a whole new set of values and just a way to lead on campus and open up all new opportunities.” However, Alison Silverman of Pi Beta Phi has mixed feelings about a Chi Omega chapter at Quinnipiac. She is worried that having another sorority on campus will make it difficult for the other Greek life organizations to recruit the number of new members they need. “I think it’s good and bad,” she said. “With a new sorority on campus it is going to make our requirements a lot bigger and that is taking away from the requirements that we
have to fill, but I mean it is good because people are starting to get into Greek Life more.” Five years ago, 411 student were in Greek Life. Last year, Greek Life grew to more than 1,300 students, Associate Director of Student Center and Campus Life Courtney McKenna said in a previous interview with The Quinnipiac Chronicle. Heckathorne believes Quinnipiac is the place to be for Chi Omega. “The school’s values match Chi Omega’s values and so we know that the student body could provide great members who are a great fit for our organization,” she said. “We know Quinnipiac has had a surge in Greek Life over the past sever-
al years and Chi Omega is always looking for wonderful new schools where the students share our values so we can give them the opportunity to have the Chi Omega experience.” With 174 collegiate chapters and more than 300,000 members, Chi Omega offers many networking possibilities for members, she said. However, Heckathorne believes the community among her sorority sisters is the greatest benefit that Chi Omega offers to its members. “It’s for a lifetime,” she said. “It’s not just the collegiate experience. It’s an experience that they’ll be part of for the rest of their lives.”
Silver Spoon brings food to your door By SUSAN RIELLO Staff Writer
Quinnipiac University students will now have an easy way to enjoy food from their favorite restaurants–without leaving their dorms. Silver Spoon Delivery, which was founded by Quinnipiac graduate student William Scully, is a service that delivers food from a variety of local restaurants to homes. Participating restaurants include Chili’s, Aunt Chilada’s, Dunkin’ Donuts and Subway, among many others. Silver Spoon also delivers flowers and groceries, including products from Flowers & Gift Baskets on Whitney Avenue and Niki’s Convenience Store. Scully, who was born and raised in Morris County, New Jersey, graduated from Quinnipiac University’s undergraduate program in Film, Video and Interactive Media in May 2012. He is currently working towards his MBA at Quinnipiac, which he began during his senior year. “I knew going into business school that I wanted to work for myself when I got out, and I figured an MBA is a great tool to have when running a business,” Scully said. Scully got the idea for Silver Spoon after he started working as a
delivery driver for Meadowbrook Wine and Spirits in 2011. After talking with his boss, Scully realized his interest in small business and was able to apply what he had learned with his job to beginning his own business. “There are business models like Silver Spoon all over the country, so seeing the success of other firms was all the motivation we needed to get this going,” Scully said. “We teamed up and pooled our resources and knowledge to create Silver Spoon.” Silver Spoon Delivery offers online ordering, which includes a list of menus of available restaurants and stores within a selected zip code. The items and prices are listed on their website, with options to schedule a delivery up to one month in advance. The minimum price to order is $15 from any restaurant, which can be paid in cash or credit card. The total amount for the order will be shown on the website before purchasing. “Ordering couldn’t be easier,” Scully said. “You go onto our website and tell us where you want the food delivered. You’ll see what restaurants you can order from, and order what you want, exactly how you want it cooked.” Silver Spoon has an agreement with each of the restaurants for
their drivers to pick up the food when it’s ready, who will then bring it to the customer. However, the process for getting restaurants to participate was initially challenging. “When my partner and I started pitching the idea to restaurants, many simply turned us away
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without even an introduction,” Scully said. “They were hesitant to the business model because another man had tried this in Hamden about five years ago, and that failed. Luckily, I know a number of restaurant owners from when I was the business manager at WQAQ, QU’s radio station.” After approaching more than 50 restaurants in Hamden, Scully was able to get 13 participating restaurants. Silver Spoon Delivery currently delivers to Hamden, Cheshire and North Haven and will be expanding to Wallingford and other
surrounding towns later this year. Scully said that Quinnipiac currently only represents a small portion of the business, but they are hoping to do business with more students. Their operating hours are between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m., seven days a week. However, the hours of the selected restaurant may differ, which will be available on the website as well. Scully said that going to school full time and running a business can be difficult at times, but is very rewarding. “I can’t wait to graduate, so I can focus on the business and expand it,” he said. “This is my first ‘real’ experience running/managing a business, so there is a learning curve to a lot of the elements.” For current students who are thinking of having their own business in the future, Scully said that energy and adaptability are the keys to success. “Be ready to roll with the punches,” he said. “Things don’t always go the way you want or expect them to. The business hinges on your ability to adapt to a changing situation.” Silver Spoon Delivery can be reached by phone at 1-855-55-DELIVER (1-855-553-3548) or at www.silverspoondelivery.net.
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Porter: ‘The suites are in excellent condition for sophomores to live as well’ HOUSING from cover that we would need to find more girls to live with if we had to live in Perlroth or Troup,” Silviano said. However, the many rumors about sophomores living at York Hill are not true. The university has more than enough beds for the sophomores and incoming freshmen, Porter said. There are about 30 current freshman students who paid their deposit, but have not selected housing according to Porter. These students will not be randomly placed; they will work with Associate Director of Residential Life Melissa Karipidis, to incorporate their preferences so that the students are as happy and comfortable as possible. Transfer students will live in the same areas as students in their expected grade. They will be placed with other transfers, but their location will be based on grade, which means if they have the same credits as juniors and seniors, they will live at York Hill. “We try to put the people with their class because with our experience we have found that our Quinnipiac students identify with their class,” Porter said. Porter says she understands that students want to live with their friends. “Students sometimes forget that when they were freshmen, they had to live with people they didn’t know, and for the most part it worked out,” Porter said. Out of the 1,787 freshmen students who enrolled at Quinnipiac last year, 96 percent lived on campus. Although this number has changed with the amount of transfers both in and out, admissions expected a return rate of 87 percent, according to Vice President for Admissions and Financial Aid, Joan Isaac Mohr.
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This year alone, 93 percent of current freshmen, 75 percent of current sophomores and 51 percent of current juniors have paid their housing deposit for next year, according to Residential Life. With the growing number of students attending and living at Quinnipiac, Residential Life found it necessary to move-around the housing on the Mount Carmel Campus. Many students complained about the change of keeping Mountainview for freshmen and settling sophomores in suites, saying that suites are not comparable. “I was lucky enough to still be able to live with my friends, but it is just frustrating having to live in the suites because I feel that we are paying the same amount of money for very dif-
ferent housing,” freshman Kim Schaefer said. However, this was not the same complaint three years ago, Porter said. Three years ago the suites were sophomore housing, but because of the number of students, Residential Life began to put freshmen in the suites. At this time, students were angered because they felt that the suites were more enjoyable for sophomores rather than Mountainview. “It is all based on your experience,” Porter said. “The suites are in excellent condition for sophomores to live as well.” Without counting the number for incoming freshman, Quinnipiac has approximately 3,900 beds for seniors, juniors and sophomores, Porter explained. This means that only 6 percent of
students living on campus are not happy with where they are living, she said. “At the end of the day we are talking a small pocket of students,” Porter said. Due to student feedback, Residential Life has looked at changing the way that the lottery works, Porter said, but after analyzing the situation they felt that this is the fairest way. “For the overwhelming majority of students, this process works and is fine,” she said. “If you are in that small percentage of people that did not get what you wanted and you had to re-shape your group, there is nothing we can say to change your mind that this is a good process.”
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Quinnipiac University is one of the quickly up-and-coming ranked schools in the North East, so our education is expected to be pricey. Approximately $39,330 for classes a year pricey, not including room and board. That works out to be $1,311 per credit and $3,933 per class per semester. That means that every Monday, Wednesday, Friday 50-minute class that we miss, we say goodbye to about $87.40. So every time we sleep through our alarm clock, we kiss $87.40 goodbye. Every time we’re too hungover to go to class, we lose another $87.40. And every time our teacher cancels our class, our pockets get $87.40 lighter. If we make the conscious decision to skip our classes, we’re reprimanded, not only losing our (or our parent’s) hard-earned money, but we’re also getting points taken off of our final grade. Therefore, if we’re penalized for skipping a class, then why is it that it’s OK when a professor cancels a class? Quinnipiac’s faculty handbook states that “[e]ach faculty member is expected to meet his or her classes as regularly scheduled” including that if for any reason a faculty member cannot make it to class, they must inform their department chair and make arrangements regarding makeup assignments or substitute teachers. Professors are paid on a merit-based sys-
tem, where they are rewarded with bonuses and promotions for their work. Sarah Steele, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs shared that professors can be penalized if the department chairs are made aware of a situation in which they are not performing fully. The cancelled classes have nothing to say regarding a teacher’s education, or their adequacy to lead a class. However, every professor at Quinnipiac has at least a Master’s degree in education or his or her specific field. Their education is pretty much complete. Ours, however, is just starting. At first, a cancelled class or two is fine, we’re even happy about it, especially at 8 a.m. However, if a class is cancelled more than five times, are we entitled to a refund at the end of the semester? And when a professor cancels their class more than eight times, can we even say we’ve gotten an education in the specific class? If we pay $87.40 per class, only for approximately 10 (or even sometimes more) to be cancelled, is it even worth attending the class? As we all go through registration for next semester, do we even bother paying money for a class that we know we’re going to get nothing out of? And it’s not just the cancelled classes, it’s deleted chapters from the syllabus, pushed back assignments, makeshift due dates and tests still waiting to be graded. How does Quinnipiac expect us to do well when some of our professors aren’t up to par? Let’s not forget the unfortunate snow and
hurricane days that Quinnipiac had this year. Although there was nothing we could do about them, the university cancelled nine full days of classes this year, not even counting the days our classes were started later. Even when the school reopened, many professors had to cancel their own classes for different reasons such as car troubles, snow on their street or the unfortunate damages to their towns and homes. Even though the university is not to blame for these, where does our money go? Are we entitled for a refund? Should we even pay this much money if we’re guaranteed to have this many classes cancelled? Ivy leagues cost roughly about the same as Quinnipiac University, sometimes even less. Yale University for instance costs roughly $34,400 a year, thousands cheaper than our pricey figure, yet the quality of their education exceeds ours by far. Why is it that we pay so much to get so little? Quinnipiac, you need to reassess either your tuition, your faculty’s attendance policy or your system of keeping track of your professors, because we’re paying for a good education, not more time to sleep in. If it’s our fault when we skip a class, then why isn’t it our professors’ when they do the same? Although they can get penalized through payment, how often does that happen, and why isn’t it enough to guarantee a regulated class attendance?
SGA UPDATE Hello Bobcats, I want to first start off by saying that it has been a pleasure writing the SGA update for The Chronicle this past year. The SGA update has been a great resource for students who want to understand what SGA has been up to on a week to week basis. Our update is a place where we are able to write about our current initiatives, share our recent accomplishments and release news that is happening on campus. This year I have extended the SGA update to be written by other executive board members including the SGA President Benjamin Cloutier, Vice President for Student Concerns Evan Milas and Vice President for Programming Lauren Enea.
On Wednesday, April 24th, the newly elected SGA members will be taking the oath of office. The incoming executive board members have been hard at work transitioning for the past week. The executive board will be made up of four new members and one returning member. Matt Desilets will be taking Benjamin Cloutier's position as SGA President, Robert Grant will take on Lauren Enea's position as Vice President for Programming, Danielle Big will be taking Erik Cote's position as Vice President for Finance and Julianna Besharat will be taking Ryan Scanlon's position as Vice President for Public Relations. Evan Milas will be taking the position as Vice President for Student Concerns for a second year.
Good luck to the incoming executive board! SGA is excited to be releasing an annual report by the end of the semester. The annual report will feature all of this year’s accomplishments from each executive board member and their committees as well as from each class cabinet. As the warm weather approaches it is important to be responsible towards your studies and respectful of the campus. Next week, Julianna Besharat will be writing the SGA update for the first time. Have a great week! Ryan Scanlon, Vice President of Public Relations
Another day, another tragedy Every few months it appears that there is a three dead and well over a 100 injured. Two new national tragedy bringing grief to the na- days later, a massive explosion at a fertilizer tion, but maybe this is the way that things are plant in Texas left about 15 people dead. just going to be. Oh yeah, and someone also tried American parents who will have to poisoning the President and a Senator cover the eyes of their children, and this past week. shelter them from the grotesque realiGrowing up in the latter part of ties of modern day America. A nation the 20th century and the early part of silently waiting for the next tragedy to the 21st century in America has been be broadcast on the national news both a blessing and a bad dream. network; tragedies that used to Recently, however, it has been occur only once a generation. nothing but a nightmare that At one time, this view most people are just hoping to ANDY LANDOLFI would be the outlook of a peswake up from soon. Associate News Editor @AndyLandolfi simist, but now it has become the We just cannot catch a break, outlook of an increasing number of and right now I think that is exactly realists. what this country needs. Time to collect ourJust a few months ago, the nation wept as selves and enjoy a period of extended serenwe buried 20 innocent babies and six teach- ity. Time to finally figure out where we went ers killed while doing their job at Sandy Hook wrong, and why things are the way they have Elementary School. Then this past week, we become. watched as explosions shook the ground beIt could be this generation, or maybe it was neath runners at the Boston Marathon, leaving the generation before us. Society could be the
culprit as well, but maybe it is just the product of a few bitter minds. Whatever it may be, it absolutely kills me to realize that this world, as unrelentingly beautiful as it may be at times, has the capability to create such ugliness. Although humans may be inclined to feel love for one another, they are also programmed to hate. I think that after the recent events it will be important to step back and just examine the way things are. We live in a society where police are always looking for “suspicious packages.” Metal detectors stand guard at the doors of middle-city schools, looming over the hundreds of middle school children as they file into their classes. A society of locked windows and doors that must be bolted shut. This being said, there is absolutely still hope. Change is difficult, but change is never implausible. But with each tragedy, both big and small, the chances of change declines for myself, the rest of America and the rest of this world.
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Meet your Senior Legends Here’s a preview of this year’s Senior Legends. These members of the Class of 2013 are each extraordinary in their own way. We asked them to share their favorite memory at Quinnipiac, but you can find out more about them in the 2013 Summit Yearbook.
I have so many memories to choose from, but I would have to say that the best memory I have was when I sang at the 2012 QU vs. Yale Hockey game at TD Bank Sports Center. I had been called in, last minute, and so I was in complete shock and so honored to have been asked. Nervously I stepped out onto the ice, the lights dimmed and the spotlight shined on the flag. As I started to sing my butterflies disappeared. Standing in the middle of the rink with my voice reverberating off the concrete walls onto the ice was so exhilarating, not to mention being surrounded by almost 4,000 people. It was the largest crowd I have performed in front of, and one of my biggest personal accomplishments. I will always hold that memory close to my heart.
Andrea Rogers
My favorite memory at Quinnipiac would definitely be the time I got to go the CMA conference in Orlando with QU Student Media. It was such an amazing opportunity that the school was able to offer me. Not only did I get to learn a lot cool stuff for Q30, but I also got to spend the week in Disney World with some of my best friends! It was an experience I am so lucky to have, and certainly one I will never forget!
Samantha Plourde
My best memory at Quinnipiac was going to Costa Rica for QU301. I didn't know what to expect going into it, and I came out making some of my best friends, learning so much more than I would have in the classroom, and having a greater respect for a community different than my own in another part of the world. The QU class came alive on this trip; it was so much easier to learn being immersed in this different culture. My professor, Terri and our chaperon, Tami, made the trip absolutely amazing and unforgettable by giving us a great balance between learning and fun. The 20+ students on this trip remain to be some of my closest friends. I will never forget that trip for the rest of my life.
Josh Powers
April 24, 2013
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Lauren Enea It’s very difficult to choose ONE memory from the many that I have had over the past four years. However, being part of the Student Programming Board’s Ke$ha concert in the spring of 2011 served as a turning point for me. The Ke$ha concert was the last SPB event I attended and helped with before being elected as the Vice President for Programming for the Student Government Association and thus the Student Programming Board President. Since this concert, I have learned more about myself, my leadership and my abilities to help others more than I ever thought possible. The Ke$ha concert was a lot of fun and truly spearheaded my drive and motivation to give back to the Quinnipiac Community and invest my all in my involvement.
One of my favorite memories from my years at Quinnipiac will always be the first QU - Yale hockey game I attended freshman year. The crowd is intense, the game was great (we won) and it was amazing to see so much pride and school spirit for Quinnipiac.
Ben Cloutier
My favorite memory at Quinnipiac was my time spent as President of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. I had the opportunity to meet a lot of great people while developing my leadership skills. Holding a leadership position in any organization and representing more than just yourself is something that I encourage all college students to pursue. The lessons learned from that experience will resonate with me far beyond my college years.
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Victoria Vigilanti The past four years at Quinnipiac have been unforgettable. Playing on the women's ice hockey team has made the experience even better. I have made friends that will last a lifetime and memories that will last forever. The best part of being part of a team was going to the rink every day and hanging out with 24 of your best friends. I wouldn't change one thing about my four years at Quinnipiac and I wish I still had another four years ahead of me.
My favorite memory at Quinnipiac was definitely on February 26, 2011 when I was initiated as a founding father of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity. When I became a brother in 2010, I was part of the final group of men to be considered founding fathers of the fraternity. We worked extremely hard to receive the charter from the National fraternity. The day we were recognized as a chapter was a day filled with excitement and joy as I was able to join my brothers in a ritual ceremony passed down since 1858. If it weren't for the experiences given to me as fraternity man and a brother of Delta Tau Delta, I cannot say I would be who I am today. I have my fraternity, my brothers, and the entire QU community to thank for all of the experiences that have shaped my 4 years at Quinnipiac.
Jaime Mor
April 24, 2013
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Album Review: Fall Out Boys ‘Save Rock and Roll’ By JESSICA COLAROSSI Staff Writer
Nobody thought it would happen again; but Fall Out Boy has released a new full-length album fully re-charged and celebratory of their reunion, which was announced this past February. “Save Rock and Roll” was officially released April 15 through April 16 worldwide and stayed at No. 1 on iTunes for several days following. If you were expecting the similar pop-punk melodies of some of their past hit songs “Sugar We’re Going Down,” “Dance, Dance” or “Thx Fr Th Mmrs,” you will be surprised to hear Fall Out Boy striking a note they never stuck before. After the shaky release of their 2009 album, “Folie a Deux,” lead vocalist/guitarist Patrick Stump, bassist Pete Wentz, guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer Andy Hurley, decided to take some time apart. Four years later they surprised their fans with the creation of a full length album, a new single “My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark” and many sold out tour dates stretching across the globe. Their successful reunion follows in the footsteps of punk bands Blink-182 and Yellowcard, and goes to show that it is sometimes valuable to take breaks.
Fall Out Boy stated on their website that “Save Rock and Roll” was recorded in secret for a year and a half; making these 11 tracks purely from their own hearts. However, there are some surprising collaborations featured on the album, such as Big Sean, Courtney Love and Elton John. Though the title indicates their attempt at reviving rock music, the songs themselves stray drastically from the genre. It is used more metaphorically, saying “these incantations are meant to conjure realness, to unlock whatever the rock and roll is inside each of you.” FOB show their willingness to experiment and genre-blend. Songs such as “Alone Together,” “Where Did The Party Go” and “The Mighty Fall” are more for fist-pumping than head-banging. “Death Valley,” begins with cuts that sound like classic FOB, but transforms into a verse of dub-step. The majority of the album is comprised with a steady ready-to-dance beat. “We made this music for ourselves and no one else at the end of the day,” FOB said in a blog post. “This is meant to be played loud, with the windows down on summer nights.” Nevertheless, songs such as “The Phoenix” and “Young Volcanoes,” bring a classic 2003 FOB vibe that many fans have missed.
Fall out Boys new album “Save Rock and Roll.” The band definitely stuck to their powerful lyrics, using many metaphors and key phrases in their verses. Stump’s voice does not sound like it took any breaks, and he still hits every note in a way that stretches effortlessly over pop-
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driven melodies. Fall Out Boy makes it clear they are here to celebrate their existence as a band and want to share the joy of being back with their fans. “Save Rock and Roll” is the beginning of a new era for Fall Out Boy.
Relay for Life Why QU walks
RELAY from cover At this event, Winkle was supported by members of Kate’s Krew, which consists largely of Winkle’s Alpha Delta Pi sisters. They wore red shirts with the words Kate’s Krew on them, and the phrase “all for one– one for all.” Kate’s Krew started as a part of Winkle’s softball team in her hometown Orange, Conn., and has since transformed into the trademark for Winkle’s battle with cancer. Many other Relay for Life participants walk to support their parents and other loved ones, whether they are fighting cancer, or have passed away because of it. For freshman Jess Blitz, this was her first Relay for Life event honoring her father who passed away three months ago. Blitz, her father and her sisters participated in a Relay for Life when he was diagnosed with cancer three years ago, and she intends to continue the tradition in his memory, as well as doing a Relay for Life when she goes back to her hometown. “It feels really good to be here,” Blitz said at the event. “I feel like he’s watching over me and it’s nice to know that.” Freshman Melissa Griffith was at Relay for Life to honor her grandmother who passed away from lung cancer during her freshman year of high school. Griffith, who has participated in the event for six years, created a team named Pirates of the CUREibbean. The team was in honor of her grandmother, whom Griffith called “not just a grandmother, but a mother and a best friend.” “I am very excited to be at Relay for Life at Quinnipiac,” Griffith said. “It takes the Relay for Life event I did with my family at home and brings it to my school environment. It is
nice to have a family at Quinnipiac that supports a cause that means a lot to me.” Freshman Jaclyn Mahon, a committee member of registration and finance at the event, was there to support her nonna who had breast cancer. Sophomore Anthony DeCandia was also there to honor his grandmother at his third Relay for Life event. Others, such as senior Gina Trovato participated to honor non-family members who have been affected by cancer. Trovato recently suffered a medical scare and was able to lean on her boyfriend’s mother—a breast cancer survivor—for help. “She was my rock during my rough patch,” Trovato said. “It was really important for me to be able to talk to her. If I did not have her, I do not know what I would have done in that situation.” She was also there in honor of a friend’s father who survived cancer. Sophomore Jessica Nerger, a member of Kate’s Krew, was there to also honor her favorite teacher from high school. He passed away the summer before Nerger entered Quinnipiac University as a freshman, but left a lasting impression on Nerger by inspiring her to become a gerontology major. There are countless stories of people in the Quinnipiac community whose lives have been forever changed by the effects of cancer, both directly and indirectly. It is truly a hard-hitting and widespread issue, and some participants at Relay for Life, such as sophomore Jenna Mojkowski, were there to provide support for their friends, and for the cause as a whole. “Everyone has someone who has been affected by cancer,” said Mojkowski. “It affects everyone in some way.”
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The Quinnipiac community and others joined for the sixth annual Relay for Life.
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INSIDE THE MIND OF.... former Student Body President By CAROLINE MOSES Social Media Coordinator
After rumors of there being a “Friends” reunion, Jennifer Aniston informed fans about the truth on “Ellen.” When Ellen DeGeneres, host of “Ellen,” asked Aniston about the truth, Aniston was shocked. She informed the audience that she did not even know about the rumored reunion. Aniston then made a joke saying that Matthew Perry must have started the rumor.
Year: senior Major: Political Science Hometown: goffstown, nh How does it feel handing over your position after two years in office?
It’s bittersweet to think about, but I’m happy and excited to hand off the organization to Matt and his new Executive Board; I can’t wait to see what they can accomplish. It’s crazy to think that two years ago I was elected into the position. The time has flown by. I’m looking forward to moving on, but it’s certainly going to be tough to leave SGA and QU behind.
Lawrence is a friend for all
What are some of the changes you’ve implemented or overlooked while in office?
What do you think of our new Student Body President, Matt Desilets?
Matt is one of my closest friends, and I could not be more proud of him and of this accomplishment. He has worked hard over the last two years to get here, and I have nothing but confidence in his abilities going forward.
You’re officially (sadly) leaving Quinnipiac, what’s next for you?
I’ll be attending the George Washington University Law School in D.C. this fall. I guess we’ll see where life takes me after that!
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Ben Cloutier, a senior political science major, has served Quinnipiac as student body president for two consecutive years.
What do you want your legacy to be at Quinnipiac? What do you want people to know about you?
I just hope that I was the best representative of the undergraduates here at Quinnipiac that I could have been. I’d like for the community to know that I am truly thankful for being given the opportunity to serve my peers for four years; it was an incredible honor and privilege.
What have you taken from your experience as student body president?
I’ve been able to have experiences and take advantage of opportunities I would’ve never been exposed to had I not been the SGA President. I’ve grown and learned an immense amount throughout these past two years, and I’m looking forward to the future.
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#BostonStrong
By SAMANTHA MOORE
“Friends” rumor set straight
Ben Cloutier
Our administration has been very successful in both improving the quality of our organization, as well as finding new ways of better connecting the students to university administration and relevant issues. Ryan Scanlon, our Vice President for Public Relations, created our website, qusga.com, which we’ve been able to use to better our communications amongst ourselves and with the student body. Additionally, our Programming and Student Awareness Committees put on the State of the QUnion event, in which we invited Quinnipiac’s top administrators to come to a panel discussion, open to all students, regarding the campus happenings and plans for the future.
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Jennifer Lawrence is receiving the Down Syndrome of Louisville’s Friendship Award on April 26. The “Hunger Games” star is being honored for her friendship with Louisville resident Andy Strunk, who has Down Syndrome. Lawrence and Strunk, who have been friends since middle school, text and speak on the phone frequently. Lawrence’s brother, Blaine, will be accepting the award in her honor.
Kim makes pregnant outing with Kanye
Rumors were flying this past week that Kanye West and Kim Kardashian had broken up since they had been spending so much time apart. Kim put those rumors to sleep though this past Monday when she made a little shopping trip with Kanye and her big baby bump in Soho.
Unwanted surgery for “The Wanted”
Nathan Sykes of “The Wanted” underwent specialized throat surgery on April 18 in L.A. It was not specified as to what will be occurring during this surgery. Sykes will be taking a hiatus from the boy band. The remaining four members of the band, Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Tom Parker, and Jay McGuiness, will continue fulfilling their promotional commitments.
Reese Witherspoon Arrested
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When two bombs went off at last week’s Boston Marathon, it was a tragedy that resonated far past the city limits. Amazingly, Bostonians and people nationwide responded with an overwhelming strength and solidarity. The Boston Police acted with ceaseless dedication, and through it all one sentiment rang true in the hearts of Boston and Boston-supporters across the country: Boston Strong. On Saturday, the day after the second of the two suspects was apprehended, the Boston Red Sox resumed play with a victorious home game at Fenway Park. The team’s announcer began by saying “We are one. We are strong. We are Boston. We are Boston Strong,” and Neil Diamond even showed up to serenade fans with a personal rendition of the park’s unofficial anthem “Sweet Caroline” in memory of those who lost family and friends, and those who represented Boston in the events. The Red Sox aren’t the only Boston team to represent Boston Strong. On Wednesday, a sold-out Boston Bruins hockey arena rose to commemorate the tragedy by singing the Star-Spangled Banner. Holding signs declaring their respect for the victims and those who helped out, Bruins fans showed their strength and support for Boston. Photos, tweets, Facebook statuses, T-shirts and fundraisers all boast Boston Strong since Monday’s event, with #BostonStrong being mentioned more than half a million times on Twitter since Monday. As Boston’s Mayor Tom Menino said, “This is Boston: a city with courage, compassion and strength that knows no bounds.”–C. Moses
America’s sweetheart Reese Witherspoon was recently arrested for disorderly conduct after drunkenly interfering with her husband’s arrest after receiving a DUI in Atlanta. The Ford Fusion, driven by Jim Toth, was allegedly pulled over by police April 19, after the vehicle swerved in and out of the lanes. According to CNN it quickly became evident that the couple was intoxicated, especially after Reese began to act out. In the police report, the officer who arrested her wrote, “Mrs. Witherspoon began to hang out the window and say that she did not believe that I was a real police officer,” he wrote. “I told Mrs. Witherspoon to sit on her butt and be quiet.” However Witherspoon, who is , did not do this. Instead, she exited the vehicle and demanded that because she was a citizen of the United States, she had the right to stand on “American ground”. She was then handcuffed and allegedly resisted her arrest. Toth was also arrested and given a DUI for blowing a 0.139 on the breathalyzer. Although the “Walk the Line” actress has maintained a decent Hollywood reputation for most of her career, she seems to have lost a bit of her squeaky-clean innocence with this latest stunt. Despite this, maybe her good girl status should be taken into consideration before we make a quick judgment. Sure, she’s 37, and who knows where her three children were during the time of the arrest, but hey, at least she’s not on Lindsey Lohan’s level. – S. Kozlowski
Lilo takes rehab
Lindsay Lohan’s reps are finally confirming that the “Mean Girls” star will in fact be going to rehab to fulfil her 90 day mandated sentence. LiLo must be admitted into a rehab facility by May 2. The facility is yet to be announced, but Lohan is currently looking into rehab centers in New York City.
Injury for Efron
While on set of his new movie “Townies,” Zac Efron broke his hand. Efron broke his hand while stage fighting with his co-star Dave Franco, but due to filming, Efron was unable to cast his injury. Instead, medics put a titanium plate and screws in his hand. Efron is continuing to film “Townies” and do promotional gigs for the film.
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Quinnicon rocks at Rocky Top
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Students and members of the Hamden community visited Rocky Top Student Center on the York Hill Campus for the Anime club’s second annual Quinnicon last Saturday.
Nelly’s Echo at York By SARAH HARRIS
Associate Arts & Life Editor
Nelson Emokpae made it to the battle rounds on NBC’s “The Voice,” and on Thursday, April 18 he took the stage at York Hill Campus Rocky Top Student Center. According to his website, Nelson, better known by the stage name Nelly’s Echo, is known for his smooth voice and his emphasis on involving both the musician -Nelly- and the audience -the “Echo”- in his performances. Nelson was on season three of The Voice, which aired in fall 2012, but began singing at colleges and universities three years ago. While he was on tour he had a two-day break and decided to try out for The Voice at a local audition. Nelson made it past the “blind auditions” under the guidance of Christina Aguilera but lost in the battle round. Nelly’s Echo didn’t stop there, and he has continued touring different colleges, including Quinnipiac. Hosted by the Student Programming Board, the show at Rocky Top had a cozy setting, with students on the couches eating free BBQ food provided by SPB, and Nelly’s Echo front and center with his percussionist Rich Dart. Nelly only met Dart the day of the performance, but the audience would have never known that they had met and discussed the set list just hours before. The duo were in sync, and seemed like they had been playing together for years. “I had a blast playing with him,” said Dart. “I thought it was really fun and I hope to work with him again sometime soon.” Nelson played a few different covers, as well as a few original songs, all the while shouting out to people in the audience and changing the lyrics into comical phrases and jokes. At one point while Nelson was singing
“I’m Yours” by Jason Mraz he dedicated it to a couple in the crowd. He also changed the lyrics of one song to say: “By the end of this song someone will teach me how to pronounce Quinnipiac.” He made multiple jokes throughout his performance and multiple references to how he was Halle Berry’s future ex-boyfriend. When he was performing an original he told the audience “If it sucks just clap your hands anyway.” Nelson definitely won the crowd over with his humor, and his energetic performance. “People loved the barbeque, the music, and people loved him. I thought it went great,” said Sarah Dors, the Art and Entertainment chair of SPB. Nelson tried to get people to invite more friends and said for the crowd to text their friends. “Just tell them there’s a black guy and a white guy here singing. You should come even though they suck,” Nelson said. Nelson sold CD’s for five dollars and took the time to talk to students after the show. He also had a notebook that he asked students to sign, and write little messages to him so that in ten years he could show it to his children. He hopes to tell them that this is the reason why they should pursue their dreams. SPB hopes to have more events in the future like the mini concert. “SPB is always working to create new interactive events and we are always working for our students,” freshman and SPB member Soyisha Sylvain said. Nelson ended the feel-good show by encouraging the audience to “Make good music the soundtrack of your lives.”
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Quinnipiac Film Society
shines light on student talent By Caroline Tufts Arts & Life Editor
The Quinnipiac Film Society hosted their seventh annual Quinnies on Sunday afternoon, and students and faculty alike gathered to view and support the showcase of student films. Dubbed as QFS’ version of the Oscars, the Quinnies offers student filmmakers an opportunity to submit their work and compete for prizes in a variety of categories. After viewing the films each category was judged by three members of the School of Communications faculty based on their quality of cinematography, editing, music/sound, directing, story, and overall appeal. This year’s event started off a bit rough, causing senior hosts Chris Flaherty and Tommy Frisina to joke about the irony of experiencing technical difficulties at a film show. Eventually the show was up and running, and with a great deal of humor the hosts presented their own introductory videos for the five awards categories: Action, Comedy, Drama, Music Video, and Experimental. In the first category guns flared and blood flowed in three short action films that depicted everything from devious assassins to tortured thieves. Communications professors Rebecca Abbott and Frederick Staudmyer, and Director of the School of Communications Michael Calia awarded the Quinny for best action film to junior Shane Collins for his work “The Heist”. Next came Comedy, which elicited countless laughs from the audience. These films featured Mickey Mouse impressions, pop-culture references, and in the winning film a nod to the classic wit of the Three Stooges. The award for comedy went to junior Jimmy Mcloughlin’s film “Car Trouble”. The Dramas ranged from funny to touching, and showed off the acting skills high-
Quinnipiac Film Society’s Editorial Board with the grand prize jury winner. lighted by the filmmakers. “In the Dirt,” a film about a young man reminiscing about his childhood memories brought this award into the hands of senior Meghan Guilfoyle. Four different students submitted music videos for songs such as Bruce Springsteen’s Badlands, and David Guetta’s Without You. The videos moved the audience to laugh, gasp, and in the case of the winning video, brought some audience members close to tears. The award for Best Music Video went to junior FVI major Johan Corilla for his work with The Temper Trap’s Sweet Disposition. The Experimental category featured a wide
range of atypical cinematic techniques, both in sound, narration, and film. This award went to sophomore Aleczander Farquharson’s video “Beyond Human”. The Quinnies revealed another side to Quinnipiac, and highlighted a lot of artistic vision that is often overshadowed on this campus. “It was definitely a great experience,” said Patricia Hibner, a junior double major in Film and Acting. “The talents that students display at this school are very versatile.” The judges awarded a Grand Jury Prize for Best Overall Film, which also went to Corilla,
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who in turn will have part of the dues paid to attend the Sundance Film Festival this summer. “Videos are never just one person,” said Corilla. “It is a group effort, and everyone involved is just as important as the person who has the idea.” Host Chris Flaherty agreed, and emphasized that QFS is open to all students, not just FVI majors. “There were people here who aren’t film majors,” said Flaherty. “Film is a collaborative effort, and anyone can do it if they work really hard, and are willing to work together.”
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Cranking through conference play Softball team rises to fifth place in NEC By gene demaio Staff Writer
As the old saying goes, it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. After a very difficult start to the season, the Bobcats have rallied back into contention in the Northeast Conference. Since April 7, Quinnipiac is 9-4, which includes a sevengame win streak during that stretch. Quinnipiac’s hot play has given it an 8-4 conference record, good for fourth place in the NEC. This season, in particular, has a twist to it. After the Hamden area was pelted with record-breaking snowfall, Quinnipiac was forced to cancel its first four games of the season. “I really wanted to play,” sophomore infielder Nikki Barba said. “It kind of put us down a little because we were so hoping to play and get out there and be out on the field and compete.” It did not get any easier for Quinnipiac from there. After the first two months of the season, the Bobcats had a 7-23 overall record. However, Quinnipiac head coach Germaine Fairchild was not concerned with the team’s record. “Just because you don’t win doesn’t mean you’re off to a rough start,” Fairchild said. “We spend all of our time preparing on a gym floor and we go south to play against teams
“I don’t think our team ever gives up toward the end. We could be down five runs in the fifth inning and they’ll be sitting in the huddle like, ‘Oh come on, five runs, that’s nothing.’” — Alex Alba shortstop
that have been practicing outside on dirt for days and weeks ahead of us and they’ve played more games than us.” It’s no surprise that Quinnipiac’s season turnaround started after the spring tournaments ended. Once the Bobcats returned home from their final tournament in Clearwater, Fla., they were able to regroup and prepare for the season ahead.
“We had an idea of what we were doing wrong and then the different pieces of the game started coming together,” senior Alex Alba said. “It’s all starting to mesh together. We have to get used to playing with each other, the weather, the field.” One of the keys for the Bobcats’ run as of late has been pitching. The pitching staff features two freshmen, Nicole Gubellini and Sydney Robey, and sophomore Hannah Lindsley. While talented, the three were very short on experience. As the season progressed, Quinnipiac’s young pitching staff has settled in and improved dramatically, which was highlighted when Gubellini shut out Sacred Heart. “As a freshman, you go out and pitch a shutout in one of your first legitimate starts against a conference opponent,” Fairchild said. “That was a huge boost for us.” During their seven-game win streak, the Bobcats won four games by coming from behind. They have outscored their opponents 23-8 in the sixth and seventh innings this season. “I don’t think our team ever gives up toward the end. We could be down five runs in the fifth inning and they’ll be sitting in the huddle like, ‘Oh come on, five runs, that’s nothing,’” Alba said. Quinnipiac’s resilient attitude has been on display throughout the season. In a loss to Harvard the Bobcats scored three runs in the fifth to rally back from a deficit before the game was called due to darkness. Quinnipiac also fought back from a poor start in conference to put themselves in position for a playoff spot. Last weekend, Quinnipiac split a doubleheader with Fairleigh Dickinson. Game 1 saw the Bobcats fall 4-1, yet Game 2 was a different story. Lindsley went the distance, giving up just three hits through eight innings pitched. Jordan Paolucci came through in the bottom of the eighth, launching a walk-off grand slam for 4-0 victory. “This is a good split,” Fairchild said. “Fairleigh Dickinson has beaten every team in the conference they’ve played so far and I expect big things from them. We feel good getting out of here with a win.”
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Quinnipiac head coach Germaine Fairchild, Jordan Paolucci and Sydney Robey strategize during a mound visit in Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader vs. Fairleigh Dickinson. Quinnipiac aims to continue its conference success on April 27 in a doubleheader vs. Bryant.
“We knew if we want to keep playing for the postseason we have to keep winning,” Barba said.
Women’s rugby vies for national title By bryan lipiner Sports Editor
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Krystin Orrico attempts a try conversion in the women’s rugby game vs. Temple on April 6. The Bobcats will play in the national semifinals vs. Winona State on May 3.
If there is one motto that has circulated around the women’s rugby team since its inception, it’s the word “believe.” It has been etched into the players’ minds and written on their shirts. In fall 2012, the Bobcats topped Albany in the Tri-State Tournament Championship to complete an undefeated season. In the spring season, Quinnipiac has tallied three victories in as many weeks over Temple, Lee, and Appalachian State. Although the Bobcats may not draw the biggest crowds, the women’s rugby team has not lost since Nov. 12, 2011. On May 3, Quinnipiac aims to
continue its winning ways when it clashes against Winona State in the national semifinal, with a chance to take on the winner of Buffalo vs. Washington State in the championship game on May 4. Quinnipiac head coach Becky Carlson believes the women’s rugby team was poised to be in such a spot since its first game in 2011. “One of the questions my colleagues asked in my peer interview in 2010 was where I saw the program in the future,” Carlson said. “I told them I expected to be at least top-five in the nation in just a few seasons and would strive to bring home a national championship.” In its past three games throughout the spring season and national tournament, Quinnipiac has outscored its opponents 91-10, including a 44-0 shutout over Temple. “The team’s confidence has continued
to remain the same throughout this entire journey,” Carlson said. “Momentum in rugby can change so quickly with all the collective energy out on the field, but our staff has seen it over and over this season where it has taken only one Bobcat in our pack to turn up the intensity.” Dating back to the fall 2012 campaign, Natalie Kosko has lead the Bobcats with 85 points. Krystin Orrico trails with 80 points, while Nancy Dunn follows with 65. Kosko also leads Quinnipiac in trys with 17. Across the field, Winona State defeated Indiana (Pa.) on April 12, 32-7. The next day, Winona State routed Denison 54-3 to advance to the national semifinal. “Our biggest component is written all over our pregame tees: ‘BELIEVE,’” Carlson said. “They have had that word [ingrained] into their culture as a program since day 1. They trust each other and truly enjoy the game.”
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Aces wild
Lamacchia transistions from ‘skinny kid’ to ‘senior leader’ By nick solari
Associate Sports Editor
In the summer of 2008, Quinnipiac starting pitcher Derek Lamacchia went on a trip to Long Island that would change his life. As part of a recruiting showcase for the Blue Chip Prospects, Lamacchia was one of the hundreds of young players that got a chance to try and impress Division I coaches from around the country. The organization, one that helps high school baseball players find colleges to play for, took its players down to Bethpage Ballpark, home of the Long Island Ducks. Quinnipiac baseball head coach Dan Gooley remembers everything about that day, because it would change his program for the next five years. “It was a hot, boiling day,” Lamacchia said. “It had to be an easy 90 degrees.” The stadium had temporary bullpens set up behind the left field wall for pitchers to throw on. Gooley and three other coaches took a trip down to that area to see who was throwing. As they reached their destination, Gooley looked toward the mound, and there was Lamacchia, a 17-year-old high school junior. “At first glance, I saw a skinny kid with great stature on the mound,” Gooley said. “After watching his bullpen session of only 20 pitches or so, I knew that he was the kid I was after. He had excellent mechanics, and I was very impressed.” Lamacchia’s story is rather impressive. Heading into that trip, he had limited experience as a pitcher. “I was a right fielder and a third basemen in high school,” Lamacchia said. “I always had a strong arm. That summer, some of my coaches came to me and said, ‘You should start pitching, you might have a strong future there.’” He didn’t believe he had a future in Division I baseball before he became a pitcher. Fortunately for the 6-foot-3, 160-pound righty, Gooley liked what he saw. “I knew there was something special there with Derek, it was evident,” Gooley said. “I thank God every day for the opportunity I have been given at Quinnipiac,” Lamacchia said. Since he began his freshman season in 2009, the Whitestone, N.Y., native has been an asset of the Quinnipiac pitching staff. Lamacchia currently has a 3.83 career ERA and 143 strikeouts in 178.3 innings pitched.
“If I was an MLB guy, I would have taken him as a junior. He’s got a great body, great work ethic, and he’s a great off-the field guy.” — Dan Gooley Baseball head coach
Lamacchia caught the attention of Major League Baseball scouts last season, but was not drafted as a junior. Coming into his senior year at Quinnipiac, Gooley knew that his ace needed to continue to improve in order to become the “complete guy” talent evaluators were looking for.
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Derek Lamacchia has allowed just 15 earned runs in 58.2 innings pitched this season, while also striking out 40 batters. “He had always had the two-seam/four-seam fastball, and a nice breaking ball to complement it,” Gooley said. “I sat down with him and explained that he needed to have that third pitch to take his game to the next level.” Lamacchia pitched in the North Woods Summer Baseball League this past summer, and put an emphasis on becoming confident in his changeup. “It’s been a major step in my development,” Lamacchia said. “I feel like as a starter you have to have that third pitch available. I worked on that changeup all summer and during the fall, and now it’s a plus pitch for me that really works to my benefit.” “He was a bit inconsistent with it before his senior year, and that was because he was anxious,” Gooley said. Gooley knew that Lamacchia had become confident in that pitch after the October 13, 2012, game against Southern Connecticut. As part of the annual New Haven City Series, the senior pitcher went six innings, giving up six hits and two runs while striking out five. “He had everything working that day. He was basically unhittable,” Gooley said. For Lamacchia, it was just a product of the way he attacks every single day. “He’s a senior leader, and he brings his full effort every day to practice,” senior Chris Migani said. “He’s one of those guys who truly leads by example.” “As a senior now, I see that work ethic is more and more important,” Lamacchia said. “That’s something I really like to
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take pride in.” So far this season his hard work and effort can be seen in his numbers, as well. He has three wins with a 2.30 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 58.2 innings pitched, his best statistical season as a Bobcat. He leads the team in all four of those categories. “You can go to bed on Thursday night knowing that you’re going to get a pretty good effort and a pretty good performance out of Derek Lamacchia, and it helps you sleep a lot easier,” Gooley said. “He’s come a long way since freshman year,” Migani said. “He’s our ace, and he has a bright future ahead.” Whenever Lamacchia takes the hill for, often times, scouts with radar guns are behind home plate evaluating his performance. He is not sure yet whether he will be selected in the upcoming MLB draft in early June. One person, for certain, believes he should be. “I thought he was going to be drafted last year,” Gooley said. “If I was an MLB guy, I would have taken him as a junior. He’s got a great body, great work ethic, and he’s a great off-the field guy.” For now, Lamacchia continues to take things as they come. He rarely worries about what will happen after this season. “I’m just taking things one day at a time here, waking up every morning and getting the most out of every day,” Lamacchia said. “I’m not looking too far ahead. What happens is meant to happen, and I can only effect that by continuing to work hard.”
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Game of the Week
MEN’S LACROSSE QU 11, Wagner 10 – Saturday Michael Sagl: 3 goals, 2 assists WOMEN’S LACROSSE QU 16, Robert Morris 15 – Friday Kyra Ochwat: 5 goals, 1 assist QU 20, Saint Francis (Pa.) 8 – Sunday Sarah Allen: 3 goals, 4 assists BASEBALL Notre Dame 9, Quinnipiac 6 – Saturday Scott Donaghue: 4 hits, 2 RBIs Notre Dame 6, Quinnipiac 0 – Saturday Chris Migani: 1 hit Notre Dame 5, Quinnipiac 1 – Sunday Vincent Guglietti: 2 hits SOFTBALL Harvard 9, QU 4 – Thursday Courtney Solt: 3 hits, 1 RBI Harvard 11, QU 6 - Thursday Courtney Solt: 2 hits, 1 RBI Fairleigh Dickinson 7, QU 1 – Saturday Courtney Solt: 2 hits, 1 run QU 4, Fairleigh Dickinson 0 – Saturday Jordan Paolucci: 1 HR, 4 RBI Men’s TENNIS QU 4, Monmouth 0 – Friday Fairleigh Dickinson 4, QU 1 – Saturday WOMEN’S TENNIS QU 4, Mount St. Mary’s 0 – Friday QU 4, LIU Brooklyn 2 – Saturday Fairleigh Dickinson 4, QU 3 – Sunday
Men’s lacrosse clinches playoff berth in dramatic fashion
games to watch MEN’S LACROSSE QU (6-6, 3-1) at Robert Morris (6-6, 2-2) – Saturday, 11:30 a.m. BASEBALL QU (10-24) at Dartmouth (26-7) – Wednesday, 3 p.m. QU (10-24, 5-11) vs. Wagner (1522, 8-8) – Friday, 3 p.m. QU (10-24, 5-11) vs. Wagner (1522, 8-8) – Saturday, 1 p.m., 3 p.m. QU (10-24, 5-11) vs. Wagner (1522, 8-8) -– Sunday, 1 p.m. SOFTBALL QU (15-27, 8-4 at Bryant (16-20, 7-9) – Saturday, 1 p.m., 3 p.m. QU (15-27, 8-4) vs. Central Connecticut St. (25-12, 13-3) – Sunday, 12 p.m., 2 p.m. ACROBATICS & TUMBLING NCATA National Championship at TD Bank Sports Center Thursday and Friday, 4 p.m., and Saturday, 1 p.m. WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK QU at Penn Relays - Friday and Saturday QU at Yale Springtime Invitational - Sunday, 11 a.m.
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Michael Sagl and Nate Nibbelink celebrate after scoring in Saturday’s 11-10 win over Wagner. Sagl registered three goals on the afternoon, bringing his season total to 21, good for first on the squad. By Bryan lipiner Sports Editor
Must-win games are usually regarded as clichés in sports. Yet, if there was any matchup on the Quinnipiac men’s lacrosse schedule that needed to end in the ‘W’ column, a late-season bout with a playoff spot on the line was it. Trailing Quinnipiac for the entire game, Wagner tied the score at 10 with 1:43 left in regulation. With 6.8 seconds remaining, Quinnipiac head coach Erik Fekete composed his squad by calling a timeout. Then, with 1.8 seconds left on the clock, Dylan Webster deposited the game-winner, clinching a playoff berth in the form of an 11-10 win.
“We figured we had two timeouts to burn; let’s use one now,” Fekete said. “Fortunately it worked out for us, Dylan was in the right place. To win with 1.8 seconds, we’re certainly not happy with the way we played today, but getting in the playoffs is the number-one objective.” “I was pretty nervous going into it after the timeout,” Webster said. “I just slid open and bared the ball.” The victory secures a Quinnipiac playoff spot for the third straight year. In 2012, the Bobcats fell to Bryant in the semifinals. 2011 saw Quinnipiac lose in the NEC Championship Game to Mount St. Mary’s. “A win’s a win,” Fekete said.
“We got to always look forward to this time of year; can’t look back.” The Bobcats honored seven seniors before the game. Fittingly, senior Basil Kostaras recorded two goals, his 16th and 17th of the year. Quinnipiac jumped out to an early lead off the opening faceoff, potting five goals in the initial 5:01. Tom Gilligan put the Bobcats on the board first, while Michael Sagl followed with three goals of his own. After Quinnipiac tallied another score for the six-goal lead, Wagner began to chip away, when Billy Battaglia found twine early in the second. The Seahawks would add three more goals opposed to the Bobcats’ one by the end of the first half.
Quinnipiac and Wagner traded goals in the third quarter, each notching two apiece. In the final stanza, however, the Seahawks outscored the Bobcats 4-1 through 13:17 to knot the game at 10. Webster then added the game-winner. “We just got to go keep playing,” Webster said. “It’s a game of momentum; we got up to quick start, they caught up, and we’re just lucky we finished on top.” Quinnipiac will make the trip to Robert Morris next weekend in its final game of the regular season. “It’s good to be in the playoffs,” Fekete said. “We’re going to give the guys a couple days off. We got to stay fresh and rested this time of year.”
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DOWN AND DIRTY
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Clockwise from top left: Freshman Courtney Solt slides into home for the Bobcats’ only run of Game 1 vs. Fairleigh Dickinson last weekend; sophomore Jordan Paolucci attempts to break up a double play Saturday; senior Bridget Figmic dives back to first on a pickoff move.
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Donaghue went 6 for 13 in a three-game series at Notre Dame. Donaghue went 4 for 5 in the opener on Friday with two doubles, two RBIs and a run scored. He currently has a .308 batting average and 20 RBIs on the season, both leading the team.
saves by Gill conners this year, leading the nec and ranking fourth all-time in program history
softball| catcher sophomore | lake Mary, Fla. Paolucci hit a walk-off grand slam in bottom of the eighth inning in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader against Fairleigh Dickinson. It was her team-leading 11th home run of the season. The catcher went a combined 3 for 12 in four games last weekend.
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Marathon Mayhem
The McDonalds didn’t just witness the 2013 Boston Marathon. They lived it. By Matt Eisenberg
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ack McDonald sat at a meeting last Wednesday afternoon up in the TD Bank Sports Center’s University Club. Around the table surrounded several other administrators within the athletic department. The topics at the tables included discussions of the university getting new scoreboards for the ice hockey rink and the basketball court. But at the meeting, the Quinnipiac Director of Athletics and Recreation was unusually quiet. His mind was elsewhere, filled with sorrow. Normally talkative, he was pensive. He was still shaken up from the events that transpired on April 15, when two men set off explosions at the Boston Marathon, killing three and wounding more than 170. McDonald, who says the Boston Marathon is part of who he is, didn’t just watch it on TV, though. He and his family lived it. “I’m 62 years old and I’ve never seen anything like that in my life,” McDonald said. “I’m extremely saddened that one of the world’s most famous events was attacked by terrorism.”
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cDonald has four sons: Brian, Jim, Jack (Jr.) and David. The four of them all ran the Boston Marathon last year in 80-degree heat, in which more than 100 runners were taken to local hospitals due to the heat, according to the Huffington Post. Jim and Brian, both Quinnipiac graduates, ran it again this year in what McDonald described as “normal” conditions. “Even after the finish last year, I was like, ‘I wanted to do it again,’” Jim said. “I thought it was fun, there are so many people there. It’s hard not to do it again. It’s a good experience.” Whether watching it on TV at his home in Cheshire, Conn., or going to it, the Boston Marathon is one of the hallowed days for Jack. He ranks it as one
“The first bomb was one of shock, the second bomb was one of terror.” — Jack McDonald Quinnipiac Director of Athletics and Recreation
of the most iconic sporting events in the world, among the likes of Churchill Downs and Augusta National. The first race took place in 1897 and was called the “B.A.A. Road Race.” Only 15 people ran it back then, 10 of whom finished it. Back then, the course was only 24.5 miles in length. Last year, more than 22,500 people ran the Boston Marathon. “For me,” Jack said, “the Boston Marathon is a national holiday.” Jack’s first marathon experience came when he was just 8 years old. As a native of Braintree, Mass., he asked
his mother if he could take the subway and head to the Boston Marathon. She said no, but he went anyway. From that point on, there was no stopping his love for the sport. He ran and coached track at Boston College and graduated in 1973. As a runner, he once ran a mile in 4:00.9. He was inducted into the Boston College Varsity Club Athletic Hall of Fame in 1982. “It was a great thrill coaching Jack,” said Tom Meagher, who coached Jack at Boston College for two years starting in 1971 and works as an official at the Boston Marathon When Jack coached, he took his team to watch the marathon by Heartbreak Hill, known as the make-orbreak point in the Boston Marathon. Heartbreak Hill is the final uphill climb in the race, rising a half-mile to Hammond Street. The incline itself is difficult, but after 20 1/2 miles, it makes it even tougher. “My whole team used to go out and monitor the crowds by Boston College, Heartbreak Hill,” Jack said. “Now it goes way beyond the wrecking fences and all that.”
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ack, his wife Linda and Jim’s fiancee Nicole all traveled to Boston to watch them run the 26.2-mile course across Boston. They did not expect two bombs to go off, nor did anyone else. They did not expect to be panicked by the day’s events. “It might be three that passed away and 170 hurt, but there are millions of people affected by this,” Jack said. At the beginning of the day, they took the trolley and headed out near the Newton-Wellesley Hospital, which is in-between the 16th and 17th mile marks. “[We] saw them go by, they looked good, we took a picture,” Jack said. “It was really good.” They then took the trolley back to Kenmore Square in Boston, which is a little more than a mile away from the finish line. The three of them decided to walk that area of the marathon course to get a feel for the marathon experience. With some free time before, they decided to shop at the Apple Store, which is less than a half mile away from the finish line. Jim and Brian started running at 10:45 a.m. and ran with each other for most of the race. Brian didn’t finish the marathon last year and said he wanted to run and finish this year, to which Jim replied, “Of course I’ll do it again.” Thirty kilometers in, the two were one second apart. Afterward, however, Jim took off. Jim finished the marathon at 2:34:20 p.m., with an official time of 3:48:23. Brian finished with an official time of 4:03:39. He crossed the finish line at 2:49:36 p.m. As Jack, Linda and Nicole were in the second floor of the Apple Store, they saw Jim run past them, so Nicole
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Brian (left) and Jim McDonald, two of Jack McDonald’s four sons, ran the Boston Marathon on April 15. Brian finished the marathon at 2:49:36, moments before the first of two bombs exploded. This picture was taken near the 18th-mile mark. left to find him. Several minutes later, they saw Brian, so they left the Apple Store to find him. Jack and Linda walked out of the store and down Boylston Street. They walked toward the finish line and were 50 yards away when they saw first bomb explode. Less than 20 seconds later, the second bomb exploded near the Apple Store. “The first bomb was one of shock, the second bomb was one of terror,” Jack said. Jack grabbed his wife’s hand and walked immediately toward Newbury Street, which is parallel to Boylston Street. They stood in the middle of the road with everything going on. They saw people running away from the scene, people crying, people screaming. It was more hectic than any other Boston Marathon. “It’s perfectly normal at the marathon when you can’t find anybody, but when you can’t find anybody after a bomb attack, it’s a lot different,” Jack said. Jim stood in the middle of the road, trying to find a place where he could meet up with his family. He was more than 100 yards away from the first blast when it happened. He saw cops running around the corner toward the explosion, and minutes later, heard sirens go off. “You just knew it was bad,” Jim said. Jack’s immediate concern was about Nicole. She walked right by the Apple Store, which was not just near the site of the second explosion, but also on the same side of the street as it. Fifteen to 20 minutes later, she called Jack, telling him she was OK and nervous for Jim. “Thank God to see someone’s name on the phone,” Jack said. “She called, very upset, but I was very happy that she was calling.” Jim was long past the spot of the first explosion. He went to the Boston Marriott in Copley Place, roughly a third of a mile away. Brian was across
the street from the explosion. “I think anyone that’s seen the video knows that the other side of the street was much safer than the side closest to the bomb side,” Jack said. “It was surreal to see No. 1, Nicole safe, and No. 2, see your sons safe. ... It was an amazing journey.” Jim borrowed several people’s phones trying to get in touch with his family. After several minutes, he met up with his parents and Nicole, trying to find Brian. Brian’s phone was dead, but someone let him into his apartment to allow him to charge his phone. “I didn’t want to panic. I’m just like, ‘All right, we’ll try to get a hold of him, and we’ll take it from there,” Jim said. “Once you hear his voice ... it was obviously just a relief.” On the streets, though, Linda was looking for the rest of the group and went into one of the medical tents. “The good news is that she didn’t find my sons or Nicole,” Jack said. “The bad news is she saw a lot of the tragedy, so I’m sure that shook her.”
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ecause of Jack’s strong relationship with the track and field officials in the area, he knew a lot of them would be at the marathon. “I thought of them immediately. I texted a lot of them, either there or on the way home,” he said. Among that group was Meagher. For the past 17 years, he has worked the finish line at the marathon, and for a typical Boston Marathon, he works until 5 p.m. He was 25 yards away from the first blast when it happened. Instead of running for his safety, he instinctively ran to help others, notably a runner who fell to the ground when the first explosion went off. Pictures of him were featured on
the cover of the Boston Globe. He had gotten requests from numerous news outlets to talk about what he witnessed, including the Today Show, MSNBC, the New York Times, Fox News and CBS. Meagher has been flooded with texts, emails and messages over the past few days, from people who keep thanking him and calling him a hero. “They’re saying to me, which I have a very difficult time dealing with, is, ‘You are a true hero,’ and I don’t consider myself to be a hero,” Meagher said. “What I did, I would hope, would be what any other red-blooded American citizen to do, for us to help people who are seriously injured or hurt. That’s what I did. It never ever entered my mind that I was putting myself in harm’s way.” Jack knows the Boston Marathon is one of the great cathedrals of sport. He hopes the bombings don’t deter anyone from attending it, and also thinks that it will bring people together more than ever. “I hope the whole world runs the Boston Marathon next year,” Jack said. “I hope there’s a million people that run the course. I think that this is going to bring more attention.” When the McDonalds regrouped and returned home to their small cottage outside of Boston, they sat around the table and ate pizza. Still shocked at the day’s events, Jack remembers looking around the table, staring at one another in silence. They didn’t need to talk about what happened. They didn’t want to ask any questions. They knew they were right where they should be: together at home. Safely. “We didn’t want to have anyone fall out of our sight that whole evening,” Jack said.
“I don’t consider myself to be a hero. What I did, I would hope, would be what any other red-blooded American citizen to do.” — Tom Meagher Track and field official