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No-cheat browser on tap By Matt Ciepielowski Senior Managing Editor Students won’t be able to cheat on BlackBoard tests soon. As long as they don’t have a smart phone. Or a book. Or another computer. The implementation of the LockDown Browser from Respondus was one of the issues debated at last Wednesday’s SGA meeting. Class of 2012 Representative Tom Galo said chemistry and biology classes have tested the browser, and there are plans for more widespread implementation. According to the Respondus website, the LockDown browser stops students from printing, copying, going to another URL, or accessing other applications while they take a test. Students are locked into the program until they submit their assignment. It costs $3,545 for a campus-wide license for LockDown for a school of QuinLOCKDOWN, continued on page 4
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A NEW YEAR SEASON PREVIEW, PAGE 14 Reigning Northeast Conference Player of the Year Justin Rutty, pictured, will lead the men’s basketball team into battle on Saturday at Mohegan Sun for the CT6 tournament. Expectations are high for the Bobcats–they were picked unanimously to win the conference in Wednesday’s coaches poll. Rutty was chosen to the Preseason All-NEC Team in the poll. Al Valerio / Chronicle
Yale, QU team up for Schwartz
By Glenn Taylor Staff Writer The suicide of Tyler Clementi, an 18-year-old freshman at Rutgers University, shocked people across the nation, and the Quinnipiac campus wasn’t immune. To begin the healing process, sophomores Mattison Skoog and Samantha Richards campaigned for a university-wide day of silence in remembrance of Clementi, which was held on Nov. 2. Skoog and Richards decided to plan the event when their roommate, Alyssa Padovani, found out about Clementi’s death. Padovani attended Ridgewood High School with Clementi in Ridgewood, N.J., and played in the orchestra with him. SILENCE, continued on page 4
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CAN YOU DIG IT?
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Great Caesar, Art Decade, and headliner Cymbals Eat Guitars played at WQAQ’s annual Music for Meals concert on Saturday. Read the full concert review at QUChronicle.com
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Hours before screaming fans filled Ingalls Rink to cheer on the competing Quinnipiac and Yale men’s ice hockey teams on Saturday, the two university athletic departments united to support Mandi Schwartz, a forward on Yale’s women’s ice hockey team battling leukemia. The event, designated Mandi’s March, raised $4,000 for the Schwartz family. More than 150 people, including Quinnipiac and Yale athletes, students, MARCH, continued on page 3
FLICKR: See pics from the QU-Yale game at Ingalls
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BRIEFS Your weekly dose of Quinnipiac news in brief
RELAY RECOGNITION Quinnipiac was acknowledged by the American Cancer Society at the New England Relay for Life College Summit on Oct. 23. As a university with a student population between 5,000 and 9,999, Quinnipiac’s division of Relay for Life received the Top 5 Youth Per Capita Award for being among the top five schools to raise the most money. Students raised more than $95,000 at last year’s relay efforts. The date is set this year for April 15-16, 2011.
‘JOHNNY’ BE GOOD Get your music on! The Quinnipiac University Theater for Community’s production of “Johnny Johnson” takes place this weekend (Thursday to Sunday) at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven. The self-titled musical chronicles the life of Johnny Johnson as he experiences the repercussions of World War I.
PAPER
POWER At the Academy of International Business, professor Robert L. Engle and his students Thao Troung and Suaad Dawuni won awards for papers they presented. Engle, a professor of international business, received the award for best paper, while Troung and Dawuni took away the prize for “Best Student Paper.” Program Chair Susan Godar said it was the first time a professor and his student have won these awards at the same conference.
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Quidditch on the Quad will make its triumphant return to Quinnipiac on Nov. 14. The Student Programming Board will host the event for the second straight year. Registration is free for the famous wizard sport from the Harry Potter book series. Teams may consist of seven to 10 players. Those who participate are expected to have passing grades in Potions, Divination, Transfiguration, and gym class.
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The second day of shooting for QFS’s “The High Life” production took place on Sunday in Hamden.
QFS fires up ‘High Life’ production By Maxx McNall Associate Sports Editor Think you can’t find Hollywood anywhere other than California? On Sunday, the Quinnipiac Film Society transformed a little piece of Hamden into its own production set. This year’s annual QFS production, “The High Life,” centers around two main characters: Jack (John Scholl) and Jill (Joslyn Stabile). Both characters come from wealthy families and have to adapt to living in an abandoned beach house. “QFS has a history of being very professional in every film they produce,” said Scholl, a junior public relations major. “I always love working with them because they
have everything scheduled out to the inch.” The day began at approximately 10:30 a.m. with the production crew arriving to transform the living room and kitchen area of the residence of Noah Galembo, Peter Courtien and Orrin Creighton, all QFS members. Production lasted until 7 p.m. with actors changing outfits and on-site crews calling out orders. “The shoot today went really well despite minor setbacks,” said Sean Doucette, “The High Life” director and Quinnipiac senior. “The entire process is extremely complicated and very time-consuming, but the end result is absolutely worth every moment of it.” Thirty-five Quinnipiac stu-
dents, mostly QFS members, assisted in the second day of shooting. The first day took place at a local beach in Madison, where only 10 members were needed. The closequarters were an obstacle that crews had to deal with throughout the day. “We’re trying to compose our shots, set things up, we have a million people running around. It’s awesome because we want to have a lot of people here, we want to have a lot of people involved, but it can also get in the way sometimes,” said junior Noah Galembo, director of photography for the production. When all was said and done, QFS came away with 40 minutes of usable footage that will need to be reevaluated and edited into the final product.
“The experience I gain from the QFS projects vastly outweighs the experience I receive in class,” Doucette said. And for the members getting involved with QFS and film production for the first time, the process is tightly managed so that everyone can contribute no matter how experienced. “I felt like I was connected to every person working the camera, people who were working with the sound and lighting. I just felt like I was doing everything, not just one specific part,” first-year QFS member Creighton said. Hollywood came, went and is now gone for a week or so until the third day of shooting comes in what will be a seven or eight day process.
Event Calendar Today Flu Clinic
Rec Center, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Student Health Services will provide students with free flu shots on a first-come, first-served basis. Bring your Q-card and a ready arm!
Thursday Pizza By The Shuttle Bobcat Lawn, midnight Stop by the Bobcat Lawn near the shuttle stop to have some pizza and support QU’s division of Relay for Life.
Friday Senior pregame RTSC Annex, 4:30-7 p.m. All seniors will be celebrated with food, trivia and prizes, followed by free admittance to women’s hockey vs. Harvard.
QUAD Comedian
Cafe Q, 10 p.m. Forget about your worries and laugh your night away as comedian Kevin Shea takes the stage. The event is sponsored by QUAD as part of their “Funny Friday.”
Saturday Food Festival
Burt Kahn, 7:30 p.m. Let your taste buds experiment with global delicacies, while enjoying a performance by African Dance Group Kulu Mele at 8:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by the International Club, Black Student Union and Albert Schweitzer Institute.
Sunday Lox for love Hillel House, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Free haircuts will be given to anyone who is willing to donate six inches of hair. Anyone who wants a cut can receive one for $10.
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It’s flu season: have you gotten the shot?
MARCH: $4,000 raised in Saturday charity event continued from cover alumni and members from surrounding communities, participated in the march, held at 10 a.m. Saturday. The event took place on the Linear Trail, part of the Farmington Canal which connects the entrance to Quinnipiac’s York Hill campus to Yale’s Ingalls Rink in New Haven. Before the event began, $2,500 had been raised. Shuttles ran to bus participants from the end of the walk back to the Sherman Avenue start. Schwartz was diagnosed with cancer in Dec. 2008, according to Yale Athletics. Schwartz, 22, was not present at the event. She received a stem cell transplant in September and welcomed good news, but is still in recovery in a hospital in Seattle, said Jack McDonald, an organizer of the event and Quinnipiac’s director of athletics and recreation. About a year ago, McDonald met with Mike Schaffer, president of Yale’s local alumni association, the Yale Club of New Haven, to discuss holding a joint event before the Yale and Quinnipiac hockey game aimed to help an important cause. “Sometimes the best of friends are the best rivals,” McDonald said. “Sometimes you compete the best with the people you like the most. Yale has been very good to Quinnipiac as we’ve gone to D1; their athletic department has been a great mentor for me and all of Quinnipiac.” This is the first of a series of events that will take place every year, with the universities switching the responsibility of deciding which cause to support each year. “This is a new direction of the alumni association, to make the association meaningful to not only the alumni, but to the community and the undergraduate community,” Schaffer said. This year, the Yale Club of New Haven chose to have the donations go to the Schwartz family. Next year, the event will start at the
Ingalls Rink, going toward Quinnipiac, and Quinnipiac will choose the cause. Harry Rosenholtz, now associate head coach for Quinnipiac’s women’s hockey team, previously served as the associate head coach for women’s hockey at Yale. While at Yale, he recruited Schwartz and coached her during her first two years. Rosenholtz has remained in close touch with Schwartz and her family throughout her ordeal and visited her in Seattle in August. “I’m extremely proud of Quinnipiac for getting involved in pitching in to help,” Rosenholtz said. “There are certain things that trump rivalry and one of them is helping situations like Mandi’s.” Schaffer referred to the march as a “fun-a-thon.” The participants had the option of walking, running or biking and even coming back to the start once they got tired. “It’s not about winning,” Schaffer said. “It’s about participating.” The first and every 10th finisher were given the option to choose their prize of tickets to any Quinnipiac or Yale hockey game. Because Schwartz wore number 17 on her jersey, the 17th finisher also received tickets of their choice. “Both athletic departments are here in force to support this important cause, to work in collaboration with the undergraduate communities and to create excitement around two hockey programs which have developed into two of the greatest in the country,” Schaffer said. “When you bring them together, the energy around an event like this is incredible.” Senior occupational therapy major Christina DeBellis, a member of Quinnipiac’s track team, had already run three miles Saturday morning, but came to the event still planning on running the entire path with her best friend, senior physical therapy major Andrew Neumeister. “I always like running,” Neumeister said. “We’re in college and
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Members of the Quinnipiac and Yale communities gathered by the entrance to the York Hill campus to begin Mandi’s March.
don’t have a ton of money, but it’s nice to donate a couple and help out a good cause.” Junior marketing major Neil Mammele, a member of Quinnipiac’s baseball team, walked with the rest of his team to support Schwartz. “I really liked the idea,” Mammele said. “It shows that while we may consider each other rivals in particular sports, we can come together when it is needed.” Allison Cole, a 1999 graduate of Yale and a former university lacrosse player, has worked as Yale’s assistant athletic director for development and outreach for almost three years. “Mandi is an extraordinary kid fighting a really, really tough battle and seeing pictures from this event, from people at Quinnipiac and Yale coming together to help
her, will help her get better every day,” Cole said. Yale freshman lacrosse players Courtney Rutter and Jen Devito helped out with event registration. “We want to have the back of the hockey team; we know they would do the same for us,” Devito said. “We thought it would be mostly Yale; it’s great to see another school come out, and nice that everyone came together for a cause despite their differences,” Rutter said. Suzanne and Mike Stringer, Yale alumni, were biking the path to support Schwartz and their close friends: one who recently passed away from cancer and one who went through a transplant a couple of weeks ago. “It’s great that Quinnipiac is so supportive,” Mrs. Stringer said. “It’s nice to have that camaraderie.”
By Marissa Himbele Contributing Writer As the leaves fall, the nights get longer, and the air turns frigid, everyone is reaching for tissues and hand sanitizer. Welcome to flu season. It’s the time of year where pathogens spread and the chances of catching the seasonal flu virus peak, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The seasonal flu can cause outbreaks from fall to spring, and has the potential to grow from mild to severe when not treated properly. For students, faculty and staff at Quinnipiac, though, free vaccinations are available. Kathryn Macaione, director of Student Health Services, estimated 1,300 students, faculty and staff received the vaccination in the first flu shot clinic, which occurred on Oct. 19 in the Rec Center. Like individuals that get new coats every year, the influenza virus adopts the same methodologies byannually shedding and getting a new coat. Because of this, updated vaccines are needed. “The seasonal flu vaccine does not protect against all strains of the influenza virus, it only protects against the most prevalent strains for that year,” graduate student and microbiologist Jillian Giguere said. “It’s imperative that every single person receives a flu shot because the influenza virus is able to reinfect the same host multiple times as it undergoes antigenic shifts,” she said. But it’s effectiveness still has doubters on campus. “I’ve never gotten one and I’m alive,” freshman Scott Ostrander said. “I remember getting sick after I had received flu shots while growing up,” freshman Jaclyn Bedard said. The CDC advises every American six months or older to get vaccinated, and sponsored a recommendation for universal vaccination through the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Macaione encourages the community to get the shot before Thanksgiving break to prevent the spread of the virus to the community. The final flu shot clinic will be held on the North Haven campus today from 2-6 p.m.
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LOCKDOWN: Scott, Longo question BlackBoard browser continued from cover nipiac’s size. Class of 2012 Representative Dan Scott asked if this would send the message that Quinnipiac does not trust students. He also said his research had shown technical problems with the software. “There’s a couple of other schools that utilize the same program, and there’s been instances where it’s caused issues with computers, causing registry changes,” Scott said. “Which can result in ultimately having to get your whole computer fixed.” Peter Longo, a recently-elected Class of 2011 representative, agreed. “I don’t think students going on other websites is the only way kids can cheat. I think if kids are going to cheat they can just as easily open a Blackberry.”
Galo called the LockDown Browser the first step to lowering the amount of cheating. “People will still be able to use their Blackberry or another computer,” he said. “But this is really something that will make cheating numbers go down.” As discussion on LockDown wound down, Vice President of Student Concerns Nicholas Rossetti directed Scott to look into the browser’s technical problems and present his findings to SGA. “If there is a substantial degree of risk to implementing this kind of program, then I don’t think it would be fair to mandate that it is implemented,” Rossetti said. Galo said that the technical problems were being fixed, but if students have any concerns they should bring them up with SGA.
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Clementi jumped off the George Washington Bridge to his death after he found out his sexual encounters with another man were being videotaped and streamed online by his roommate. “The hate that caused this tragedy to happen is completely pointless,” Skoog said, “It never made sense to me. What could possibly be so wrong with two people loving each other no matter who they are? It all comes down to love. Different race, different religion, different gender, different economic situation, those with disabilities...love is love,
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Above, juniors Vincent Bond and Dan Scott belt their best at the Student Programming Board’s karaoke night on Friday. Below, Cassie Oliver, Meghan Crehan, and Julianne Gardner have fun at the microphone.
so how could someone hate another person based on who they love? It’s important for QU to come together to show our support for the Rutgers Community, the Clementi family, and our own GLT community.” Seventeen student organizations on campus co-sponsored the day-long event. T-shirts and rainbow wristbands saying “It Gets Better” provided by Students in Free Enterprise were sold silently throughout the day in the Student Center to raise money for The Trevor Project, a non-profit organization that provides an around-the-clock crisis and suicide prevention helpline.
UPCOMING SPB EVENTS!! FRI November 12th
INCEPTION
8-10 PM Buckman Theater “Your mind is the scene of the crime”
Sidestreet Trivia Night
SUN November 14th
8-10PM, Upstairs Café Teams of 4-6 will be created and compete in a “Sidestreet Trivia” night, themed out with Sidestreet Grill food; prizes will be awarded per round and a grand prize to the overall winner.
SAT November 13th
Quidditch on the Quad
11AM- QUAD 7-10 people per team !! sign-ups will be Thursday and Friday @ Student Center Tables or day of event!
Come to SPB’s General Board Meetings! Mondays @4:15 in BC 129 Designed By: Emily Canina
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Conn. health care needs help, execs say By Katherine Rojas Contributing Writer There is a “shortage of young people in health care in the state of Connecticut,” according to James Cullen, president and CEO of Gaylord Hospital. The population of Connecticut is decreasing mostly because all the young people are leaving the state, Cullen said. “We need younger people to stay in Connecticut because the need for them to work in health care is tremendous,” Cullen said. Cullen participated in Thursday’s panel discussion about “Careers in Healthcare Management: Perspectives from the Field” in
Mancheski Executive Seminar Room, joining open-minded about where they would like to Dr. Robert Galvin, commissioner of the Con- work. “I have grown just as much or more necticut Department of Health, and Nancy working in a smaller hospital,” Rosenthal said. Rosenthal, senior vice president of the health “Think about that systems department at when you start thinkGreenwich Hospital. ing about your career “Many physicians in health care.” are upset because their The panelists adsalaries have been reduced, and over the last vised students interested in working in health 20 years or so compencare that bigger isn’t alsation for physicians has ways better. Cullen said reduced,” Rosenthal said. that in bigger hospitals Rosenthal suglike Yale-New Haven gested that people who James Cullen, there are about 960 paare interested in working CEO, Gaylord Hospital in health care should be tients, while Gaylord, a
“We need younger people to stay in Connecticut because the need for them to work in health care is tremendous.”
smaller hospital, has about 137. Although the health care industry is struggling at the moment, Cullen said the health care reform should have a positive impact in the next decade. Students were caught off guard with news of the endangered system. “I thought it was interesting that the health administration is aging,” former law student Julie Nash said. Even students who are not hoping to work in health care were impacted by the discussion. “Although I am not in a clinical background, I was surprised the health care system is struggling,” graduate student Joven Almazon said.
International Food Festival International Club presents a taste of food from around the world and a performance by African Dance Group Kulu Mele! November 13th, 2010 Time: 7:30 pm – 11:30 pm Performance at 8:30 pm Location: Burt Kahn Business Casual Attire Co-Sponsored by BSU & Albert Schweitzer Institute
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Let’s face it: your vote didn’t count Let’s be honest, your vote this By Matt Ciepielowski Nov. 2 didn’t matter, and I don’t mean Senior Managing Editor just because it was one of many. It didn’t matter because regardless of which of the choices on your ballot won, nothing is going to change. Connecticut’s Senate race is a perfect example of that. Was there really no one more qualified in the entire state of Connecticut than Democrat Richard Blumenthal, who lied about serving in Vietnam, and Republican Linda McMahon, who dumped more than $40 million of her own money into the race? Unfortunately, this race is representative of most House and Senate races across the country. Nearly everyone is faced with the choice between, in the words of “South Park,” a giant douche and a turd sandwich. Judge Andrew Napolitano, a commentator on Fox News, put it well when he said “I believe we have a one-party system in this country, called the big-government party. There is a Republican branch that likes war and deficits and assaulting civil liberties, and there is a Democratic branch that likes welfare and taxes and assaulting commercial liberties.” Though there has been much hand-wringing in the media over what the big Republican gains in this election will mean, little will change in the end. Here are three reasons the election did not matter, and why your vote did not make a difference. 1. American Empire - Virtually no candidate nominated by the two major parties would ever dare question America’s aggressive foreign policy or attempts at nation building. If Alexander the Great, the Mongols, the British Empire, and the Soviets all failed to beat Afghani resistance, we certainly won’t. And the situation is no different in Iraq. Obama may have said the war there is over, but he forgot to mention it to the 50,000 U.S. troops still on the ground there, and the hundreds of thousands of hired contractors. 2. The Federal Reserve - Few candidates in this year’s elections challenged the policies of the Federal Reserve System, which risks massive inflation. The Fed, which conducts U.S. monetary policy, is a quasi-public institution that is subject to no oversight by Congress. They continue to create money out of thin air, reducing the value of the paychecks you and I take home. Famous industrialist Henry Ford once said, “It is well that the people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomor-
Jamie Hill / Chronicle row morning.” 3. Big Government - The new crop of Tea Party representatives may talk a good game about reducing the size of government, but that talk stops for the majority of them when you bring up social issues. They want to shrink government small enough to fit in your bedroom and tell you what you can and cannot do in the privacy of your own home. The establishment of both parties were united in their opposition to Proposition 19, a failed California ballot measure to legalize marijuana. But all hope is not lost. You can make a difference. It’s simply not enough for youth who care about politics to phone bank and knock on doors for candidates who suck slightly less than the opposition. Year of Youth is a project that seeks to encourage young people to run for office. Their website states they intend to “build a vibrant network of students, activists, organizers, candidates, intellectuals, and any other citizens who are concerned for their country’s future.” Only through direct action such as this, and by involvement in the primary process, can students bring about real change. Simply voting the straight party ticket, or voting for the candidate whose ads sound the best, won’t do a thing.
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Unedited comment from “Please lose the UGGs and North Face jackets” Posted by “Gaby” on Nov. 3 Although you make an intriguing argument, I find myself unable to identify with your comments. I am a proud owner of Uggs, Northfaces, as well as leggings, and I find that most people, including the people that I live with, have the same items as well. But who am I to tell them not to buy a certain type of shoe, or jacket that I myself may own? And who am I to judge them if they don’t own the same kind as me? We are merely people, who are brought into the mainstream of consumerism so it is inevitable for us to want to buy “what is in”. I commend you for not wanting to fall to such a terrible and “ridiculous outfit”, but when I obtained a pair of Uggs and a brand new Northface jacket for Christmas in ’09, who was I to say “Hey Mom, I want the wool alternative?”. Uggs and Northfaces are convenient; they can be tossed on the floor after one comes back to a dorm from the winter chill and boredom of class. I do not feel the need to sport my very nice and professional looking peacoat to class, because it is too nice to wear and should really only be saved for appropriate and professional occasions. I have 8 a.m. classes everyday, and like most students, do not have the time to wake up an hour or two hours before class to get ready. After a long night of studying and homework, there’s nothing more that I want to do but sleep. And if this means giving into the “ridiculous outfit”, so be it. In the morning, I don’t have the time to “enhance my appearance and add a touch of class to my style” because at the crack
of dawn, no one really cares very much what you’re wearing or what you look like. We are college students, and naturally, we will look tired. If this tiredness is apparent in my appearance, then it should be acknowledged and accepted that I am a hardworking student who is putting forth a great effort towards my education and does not have time to bother with getting dressed in something other than Uggs and a Northface everyday. I feel very comfortable in my leggings and “unofficial uniform” and even compliment my look by not wearing makeup. Even though I am on the shorter side (I am proudly 5 2”), I live with girls who are 5’4”, and therefore taller than I am. My direct roommate is 5’9” and is a member of the Women’s Volleyball team. When she wears leggings, she does not look large or “unattractive”, but rather seamlessly tall. Regardless of how tall someone is, or what size they are, they should be allowed to wear whatever is comfortable to them, and not be judged for their decision. We are women and should embrace what we have, and I should be able to wear what I please, even if it is not “accepted by my peers”. Doesn’t this university pride itself on diversity? Why should I conform to a traditional dress attire? Why should I give two thoughts to how someone else would interpret my outfit? I don’t particularly care how someone thinks I look whilst wearing Uggs, Northfaces, or leggings. If you see a girl walking around campus in Uggs, leggings and a Northface, it’ll be me. Smile and wave, cause I’ll wave right back.
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‘The experience of diversity is your responsibility’ Though the controversial circumstances through which it occurred were less than ideal, both as faculty and also as an ethnic minority, I am pleased that the QU community is paying attention to the issue of diversity in a more focused way. I have faith that the vast majority of our students already understand—if not explicitly then at least intuitively—the substantive importance of diversity in higher education. Moreover, I have faith that you already know that ethnic diversity is but one small part of the bigger picture. I have taught too many talented, thoughtful students over the years to think otherwise. However, it is also clear that the relevant terms in this dialogue need to be more clearly defined. My encouragement is for QU students to not wait passively for the administration (or even well-intentioned faculty) to do it for them. And the test of the quality of that articulation is not going to be in some flowery/jargon-heavy "politically correct" ball of useless and impotent platitudes. No, it will be in how each of you, as intelligent young adults at the university-level, has taken the initiative to find creative and courageous ways to actualize it into reality. Your actions will speak the words that you seek. This is *your* university, students. Take ownership of your involvement here. You are not guests. This is your alma mater. Your community. The experience of diversity—or lack thereof—is your responsibility. Whoever the newly-appointed "assoc. director of diversity programming" turns out to be—whether he or she is an AfricanAmerican, Asian-American, Native-American, Latin-American, of mixed heritage, or a Klingon—my personal hope is that he/she will be able to empower you to acknowledge and act upon that basic and undeniable truth. Your position and participation, as members of our community and simultaneously the reason for this institution's existence, matters more than any "official" title or activity. No amount of administrative planning and programming—or even some numerically significant percentage/ratio of minority students admitted—can be a substitute for your personal willingness to engage one another in meaningful ways. To challenge your preconceptions of others and yourself, to acknowledge the differences that matter while affirming the commonalities that unite— without such experiences, your education here cannot be considered complete and the strength of our community will be diminished as a result. Joo-Hwan Lee Adj. Professor; Department of Philosophy and Political Science
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Where’s the California love? Burning of Prop 19 will make legalization that much harder In the wake of the San Francisco Giants’ big win, California had an amazing opportunity to accomplish two By Kate Krivitsky monumental tasks in merely a week’s time: Staff Writer win the World Series and become the first state to legalize recreational use of marijuana. Unfortunately, California really dropped the ball on this one. And this is not the first time California screwed up. After granting same-sex couples the right to marry in June 2008, voters repealed the law in November of that same year and subsequently denied gay and lesbian couples the right to marry. While California is one of the 14 states, plus the District of Columbia, that already allow medical use of marijuana, Prop 19 would have made it legal for anyone over 21 to grow, possess and use small amounts of marijuana. But on Nov. 2, 54 percent of voters shot down this important ballot, making it that much harder for the rest of America to jump on the cannabis bandwagon. A major part of California’s downfall in the cannabis department was the way they approached the “Yes on Prop 19” campaign. They argued that legalizing cannabis would eliminate the Mexican and South American drug cartels. The problem here is that the drug cartels are more concerned with getting cocaine across the border, not marijuana. Additionally, California is in massive amounts of debt. Prop 19 supporters claimed that taxing cannabis would create billions of dollars in revenue. Although it would create lots of revenue, it would not create enough to even put a dent in the state debt. Californians can already obtain medicinal marijuana fairly easily,
so it is understandable that many of the stoners out there would not come out to vote yes because they can not only obtain it easily, but do not have to pay a tax on it. Unfortunately, this failure to ratify Prop 19 seriously stunted the progress of legalization of cannabis for the rest of the country. Here’s why. Everyone knows that smoking cigarettes can and will give you cancer and that drinking large amounts of alcohol can and will impair your judgment. But what exactly are the harmful effects of marijuana? Will it cause psychosis, cancer, impairment? That’s just it; nobody knows. There is no box of weed that you can pick up at the nearest 7-Eleven with the attorney general’s statement claiming exactly why it is bad for you and what effects it can have. Doctors prescribe medical marijuana to help people, to make them feel better. So again I ask, if this drug is so detrimental to society, can someone please box it up and slap a label on it so I can understand why we all shouldn’t be lighting up a joint? If the answer is because smoking it causes cancer, then why can’t we just make weed brownies? If the answer is because it impairs your judgment, then why can’t we use it the same way we use alcohol? No one is saying go operate large machinery or drive a car while under the influence of Mary Jane, but I do not and will never understand the problem with sitting outside on a summer day with some good friends, eating a batch of delicious pot brownies. The worst thing that will happen is that everyone will get the munchies, laugh a little and probably sit around watching “South Park” for awhile. Sounds really dangerous to me. So California, while you’re sitting pretty lighting up your medicinal marijuana, the rest of the country, minus those 14 states, remains backward and halted in their progress toward legalizing pot. I blame you.
Last-Ditch Effort
SGA UPDATE
Latest petitions include health center, shuttles, cell service Hello Bobcats! As we turn our clocks back and see the first snow fall of the year, the Student Government Association continues to work for you. The cabinets and the committees are extremely busy tackling different projects, putting on events, and taking in the concerns of our fellow Bobcats. Last week was the first meeting with a full board since Aris Mantopoulos and Peter Longo filled the two empty positions on the senior class cabinet. The senior class cabinet hosted a cooking class at the Rocky Top Student Center. Chartwells’ head chef, Marc Fugaro, taught students how to cut different fruits, make omelets and chicken fajitas, and gave the audience different cooking strategies. It is likely that more cooking seminars will happen in the future so that students can learn other simple recipes.
The shuttle research at York Hill is complete and the results of the observations and surveys will be presented to the students soon. Please take note of the different petitions that are being circulated regarding health services at York Hill, shuttles running to the North Haven campus, and having other cell phone companies, such as AT&T and Sprint, wire into the buildings at York Hill. SGA will continue to survey students in the residential halls, however, feel free to e-mail SGA@quinnipiac.edu with any concerns that you may have. Please remember that your voice is needed to further improve the lives of Bobcats on campus. Live the legend, Ashley-Rose Sherman, SGA Senior Class Representative Follow us on Twitter @QUSGA
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QU presence shimmers in ‘Star’ Former professor at helm in ‘Rising Star’ By Daniella Appolonia and Matt Busekroos “Were they in the shot?!” Accidentally walking into a shot on the final day of filming for the feature “Rising Star” was bad timing. The actors calmly set up and re-shot the scene. The Chronicle visited the set to observe the cast and crew as they completed filming. During this final day of principal photography, the set was especially busy. “Lots of organized chaos here,” lead actor Gary Ploski said. The actors flipped through scripts, changed outfits quickly and repeated scenes over and over, as former Quinnipiac professor Marty Lang, writer, director, and producer of the film, offered encouraging direction. His friendliness, patience and motivation almost seemed out of place, considering the hectic day that lay ahead. Lang’s fair share of layoffs and stress seems to have prepared him for this, serving as the inspiration for the film’s plot. “I’ve been laid off four times in my professional career,” Lang said. “But what’s almost worse than being laid off is the fear of being laid off, where every single day you worry about whether this is going to be your last day on the job.” Lang wanted to make a movie about this everyday anxiety. The idea also happened to mesh well with elements of a love story. “When people watch this movie, I hope they come away with the realization that you can find a way to combine a work life with
Lead actor Gary Ploski speaks with an actress on the set of “Rising Star.”
passions you may have outside of work,” Lang said. “It’s so important to have something to do that’s not work. People forget that sometimes, so I hope this film shows that you can find that balance.” According to Lang, students also influenced him, during his tenure at Quinnipiac and while serving as the faculty representative on the Quinnipiac Film Society’s trip to the Sundance Film Festival. “When you see young people working that hard on their own projects, you get inspired to work on things of your own as well,” Lang said. Junior QFS member Tom Galo met Lang during the last trip to Sundance, where he and others connected with Lang immediately. “I am not surprised at all by his most recent success,” Galo said. “He puts in a full effort, no matter what the job at hand is.” Lang said he hopes people will take away the message that it’s possible to combine a life revolving around work with a life filled with passions outside of the office. Lang wants the film to demonstrate how
to achieve this balance, through the experiences of the main characters. Chris, played by Ploski, is caught up in the working world as an insurance adjuster. Upon hearing the news that he will have to work during the weekend, he spends the night at the local bar. Here, he meets his online love interest in person, Alyza, played by Emily Morse. Chris is forced to reevaluate his life as they discuss their passions and explore the city of Hartford together. Ploski, an actor since 1999, said he loves his work because it helps him experience humanity and learn about himself, through roles that are different from his own life. However, Ploski feels he can somehow relate to his character’s role. “Chris experiences sad and happy times throughout the film. His hopes, dreams and fears all live in him at all times just like mine do within me,” Ploski said. “One ‘Chris experience’ I completely related to was being unhappy in a workplace. I have had my share of jobs that felt as though they did more harm to me than good. Today that could not
be further from the truth.” Lang and Ploski seemed extremely comfortable and natural on set, a turnaround from character Chris’ dilemma. “The opportunity to find these people within me and live out their lives in such heightened settings is a rush and challenge that keeps bringing me back,” Ploski said. One of the two leading producers on the film is Matthew Giovannucci, a 2006 Quinnipiac alumnus, who spoke of filmmaking as a mix of commotion as well as harmony. “Films require everyone to be on the ball and to think coherently and as one,” Giovannucci said. “The chaos comes from everyone running around like a chicken with [its] head cut off for 20 minutes setting up lights, blocking actors, and making sure sound is in place. It’s music in the making.” Giovannucci believes film students need to create their own work, because it is hard to find a job in the industry. Working up from a production assistant on a big budget
film is one option. Or aspiring filmmakers can make their own movies by writing, directing and producing themselves. “I believe in luck but I also believe in increasing your own odds and one aspect of that is through educating and preparing oneself,” Giovannucci said. Raising about $18,500 through the Internet, family and friends, it’s evident that people believe in Lang’s vision, message and the film. “Sure, shooting has wrapped on ‘Rising Star’ but it is far from over,” Ploski said. “Soon enough I will begin looking at all the photos and behind the scenes footage I recorded with the crew, remembering all the fun and stressful times we shared together.” “Rising Star” will be completed by next summer and then submitted for acceptance at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and South by Southwest Film Festival. For more information about the film and cast, visit risingstarmovie.com or facebook.com/risingstarmovie.
Kid Cudi, Ke$ha top picks for ‘Wake the Giant’
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The Student Programming Board recently sent out its semiannual concert survey, and more than 1,700 Quinnipiac students voted on By Nicole Fano who’s best to “Wake Associate A&E Editor the Giant” this spring. The survey was divided into musical categories with different artist choices for each genre. Rap/hip hop is the most popular category so far, with the top artist being Kid Cudi, followed by B.O.B and Jason Derulo, according to SPB Mainstage Chair Jamie Kloss. OAR is currently leading the rock/alternative genre, followed by Boys Like Girls and Gym Class Heroes. After Bob Saget’s performance, it seems that many Quinnipiac students want the TD Bank Sports Center to become even dirtier, since Ke$ha is leading the pop genre, followed by 3OH!3 and Train.
“I would love to see Ke$ha come to Quinnipiac, I think everyone would enjoy her in concert because we all know her music and she’s such a great performer,” senior Theresa Maiorano said. Kloss said Kid Cudi and Ke$ha are top requests for fill-in answers so far. “SPB loves getting feedback from students, and our goal is always to bring a show that the campus will enjoy,” Kloss said. “The survey that we send out is for informational purposes; SPB always works to get the best acts that are attainable and available.” SPB will most likely release concert details in February, but in the meantime students can still cast their votes on the online survey. “It’s clear from the survey that Quinnipiac students want an upbeat spring concert,” Kloss said. “The Wake the Giant Concert is a Quinnipiac tradition, and SPB’s Mainstage Committee is planning to make this year’s show the best one yet.”
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WRECK -MTV
OF THE WEEK ‘The Rachel Zoe Project’
‘Camp Rehab’
In its third season, Bravo’s “The Rachel Zoe Project” has finally earned the right to be dubbed a hot commodity. The reality show follows longtime celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe and her entourage of husband and business partner Rodger Berman and assistant Brad Goreski as they chaotically fit and dress celebrities, scope out new trends and run Rachel Zoe, Inc. in Beverly Hills. In a world of oversized rings and faux fur vests, Zoe lives and breathes haute couture. She epitomizes edgy fashion choices with a blunt, say-anything type of attitude. Viewers watch Zoe make shrewd business decisions and tough fashion choices for her clients in her usual ensemble of heels and oversized sunglasses, while using phrases that have won her many parodies and an impersonator on funnyordie.com. Zoe has a language of her own to describe her fashion encounters. A piece Zoe loves: “I die.” Something chaotic: “Bananas.” Someone making a poor decision: “You are on another level.” Someone looking fabulous: “She is shutting it down” or “A-mazing.” Zoe almost crosses the line of being too over-the-top, but it’s pure entertainment to watch the stylist in her day-to-day life. Now that she’s pregnant, viewers will have to wait and see if she chooses to do a fourth season on her fabulous life. -MCD
Now that Demi Lovato’s “Camp Rock” days are over, she’s officially enrolled in a new program, “Camp Rehab.” Lovato is the latest Disney Channel star to be plagued by those Mickey Mouse ears, as she recently checked herself into rehab after suffering from bullying, an eating disorder and cutting herself, according to a People Magazine report. But Lovato isn’t the first to suffer a breakdown after a successful Disney Channel career. Before Britney Spears’ scandalous school girl days, she was an innocent Mickey Mouse Club member. Then she shaved her head, had some kids and checked herself into rehab. Then came along that cute girl with the red hair and freckled face. Lindsay Lohan was the cutest child star of 1998 as the lean in Disney’s “The Parent Trap.” But then she switched milk and cookies for alcohol and cocaine, and she’s been a hot mess ever since. Miley Cyrus and Vanessa Hudgens haven’t jumped on the rehab bandwagon just yet, but they should be stripped of their mouse ears after naked pictures and risqué photo shoots made headlines. However, these starlets will have other opportunities in the future. I’m sure VH1 would love to add Demi and Lindsay to the cast of “Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew,” and Miley and Vanessa can always turn to Playboy Magazine when they’re finally legal. Walt Disney would be so proud. -NF
CULTURE
SHOCK “Michael,” a compilation of unreleased Michael Jackson original material recorded before the King of Pop’s death, will be released on Dec. 14 by Epic Records.
Rikers Island jail recently released Lil Wayne after he served eight months for a gun possession charge. On Saturday, Nov. 6, Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. surprised concert attendees, taking the stage in Las Vegas with his mentee, Drake. Emma “Baby Spice” Bunton is pregnant with her second child. The former Spice Girl is due in May. Julien Hug, former contestant on the fifth season of “The Bachelorette,” committed suicide on Nov. 3. His body was located off a highway and an autopsy is currently underway.
TECH REVIEW
BBM gets ‘Kik’ in the butt
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The BBM messaging style has crossed over into the broader smartphone market, and Kik is the trailblazing pioneer. Kik is a real-time messenger, simiBy Erica Siciliano lar to BBM. But one isn’t limited to only Staff Writer talking to those who have a Blackberry. The instant messenger is available to those who have Blackberries, iPhones, iPod Touches, and Androids. “I like it a lot; it’s really easy to talk to people,” said sophomore Steph Cohen, a T-Mobile myTouch Slide owner. “Since I don't have the Blackberry and BBM, it’s nice to have a messenger for all Androids and smartphones.” Since its relaunch on Oct. 21, Kik skyrocketed past 600,000 uswers by Nov. 3, averaging one million messages an hour, according to their website. But it’s not without problems. Multiple Facebook statuses described troubles for the viral messaging program. “Messaging to BlackBerry devices is currently delayed by up
to 1 hour,” read Kik’s Friday status. “We have contacted Research in Motion about the problem, and hope to have a fix from them as soon as possible. Please stand by.” Dating back to August, Kik identified troubles, including a time where “the server exploded :(.” The free application has a similar messaging system to BBM; different letters appear at the side of the message to inform the person if their message has been sent (S), delivered (D) and read (R). The conversation appears like a live feed, keeping the conversation flowing.
The Kardashians officially opened the newest branch of their clothing boutique “DASH,” on Spring Street in SoHo, New York City. A huge crowd prompted police involvement for the store’s grand opening. “127 Hours,” starring James Franco, focuses on the life of mountain climber Aron Ralston, who cuts off his arm to free himself from an 800 lb. rock. The gruesome scene has led audience members to pass out.
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Tina Fey, on Fox News calling Sarah Palin “Governor Palin”
“That’s like calling me ‘Dairy Queen Employee.’ I was once, but I quit!” -CBS
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HOW I ALMOST DIED (or my first spin class) By Matt Busekroos Managing Editor “I’m sure this doesn’t happen to Britney Spears,” spin instructor Hannah Rinehart joked as she struggled with her headset microphone. Rinehart set the relaxed tone for her first spin session, which almost killed me one spin at a time. Since I had never taken a spin class before, I had no idea what to expect when I walked into the 2 p.m. Friday session at York Hill’s Rocky Top Student Center. Rinehart, an occupational therapy graduate student, took spinning classes when she traveled to Ireland her sophomore year at Quinnipiac. “I have always been a bicyclist, but there is something different about spinning and I totally caught the spinning bug,” Rinehart said. “My love for the class turned into, ‘Well I could teach this.’ That is when Tami Reilly (through the very generous fitness center) offered to help pay for the training and certifi-
cation of training.” As a first timer, it’s important to show up about 10 minutes early to configure the best settings for yourself on the bike. It’s necessary to find the proper heights for the seat and handle bars. Since I am nearly incompetent when it comes to using gym equipment, Rinehart assisted me to find the optimal setting. Her upbeat and motivating music selection helped me fight the good fight. I never once stopped pedaling. She played everything from Robyn to Cee-Lo to *NSYNC. Rinehart also checked in with the class after every song to make sure everyone felt OK. I would consider myself someone who is in shape, but the class exercised new muscles and tightened my core abdominal area and gluteous maximus. My inner and outer thighs have also never felt firmer. Despite the feeling of daggers constantly stabbing me in the ass, I trekked on. During each switch in position, the instructor mentioned to the class the different muscles
worked and how they affect the body. Spinning is an efficient and effective cardio workout, according to Rinehart. “Adding spinning to a workout regime will act as an energizing cross-training method,” she said. “I am a runner, and combining spinning into my weekly training works out my muscles in a different way, making me stronger.” Pedaling as fast as I could, I thought my legs were going to detach from the rest of my body halfway through the session. But Rinehart constantly mentioned the ride is “yours.” She instructed the class to spin at their own pace. “The bikes are so easily specialized for the needs of each rider (from the setup of the bike to the speed of the bike),” Rinehart said. “What's different about spinning versus most group exercise is that you can have the experience of riding with different levels of riders without having to go at their level.” Junior Mimi Kotowski was another first-timer spinner, and recommended it without reservation.
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A student spins her way through one of the Rocky Top Student Center spin classes on Monday night.
“It’s challenge by choice,” she said. “If you don’t like it, you don’t have to go back. You never know, you may have the best time of your life.” It’s best to bring a towel and at least one water bottle, if not two, to the class. The sweat poured down my face and body. I left the class drenched. I never felt selfconscious. Even though I probably made facial expressions where I looked like I was giving birth to a
cow, I strove to finish the class with dignity. When the session finished, Rinehart led the class in a series of stretches, which helped relieve the muscles worked. I left the 45-minute class feeling fulfilled and relieved. I work out often, but I’ve never felt as good about myself as I did when I left last Friday’s session.
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Anime club making strides Sarah’s Style Corner
By Catherine Boudreau Staff Writer In her second year as president of the Anime Club, Jennifer Andreozzi is making strides. “This is the first year we are really putting on events,” said Andreozzi, a junior history major who has loved anime since she joined a club at her local library in high school. Anime is a style of animation that originated in Japan and is utilized by media like television shows, movies and video games. Manga is the paper form of anime, comparable to a comic book. Like newspaper stands in New York City, there are manga stands on every corner in Japan. “I love how anime takes a format that used to be considered just for kids to tell stories that even older audiences can appreciate,” club member Katherine Diaz said. The club is currently involved
with Operation Anime, a program designed to help college groups expand their base. “At the Involvement Fair, many people weren’t familiar with what anime was, and I wished we could have given out samples,” Andreozzi said. “That’s when I started looking around on the Internet and found out about that program.” Once a month, Operation Anime supplies the Anime Club with a new title, free of charge, that has yet to be released in the United States. In October, the television series “Full Metal Jacket,” was featured in Echlin Center. The movie “X” will be shown on Nov. 13. Aside from their promotion of new releases, the Anime Club held a video game day with a “fighter” theme, featuring “Street Fighter” and “Super Smash Bros.” They are also planning to hold another video game day with a first-person shooters theme, where people can
come and compete in “Medal of Honor,” “Gold- enEye 007” or “Gears of War.” In October, members of the club took a trip to the New York Anime Festival, where big names like Stan Lee and Bruce Campbell of “Burn Notice” spoke. The club hopes to offer a similar opportunity to all its members. In the hopes they receive a budget in April after receiving a charter this month, they plan to go to “Another Anime Convention” in New Hampshire next year. Currently, the club is kicking around ideas for their own anime film as well. “Anime Club is a ton of fun. It’s great to meet other people who share similar interests and just get together,” Diaz said. “It’s also a great chance to watch and learn about new series I’ve yet to see.”
Want to get involved? The Anime Club meets every Tuesday at 9 p.m. in Tator Hall 232.
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AGE: 20 YEAR: Junior HOMETOWN: New Fairfield, Conn. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? Gray knit sweater from Express, jeans from Express, Aldo shoes. STYLE INFLUENCES: “I like to mix classic pieces with contemporary trends to create different looks people might not necessarily try. You got to have fun with it because if you look good you feel good.” —by Lenny Neslin
DASH to take NY -E!Online
By Sarah Rosenberg Staff Writer The Kardashian family has been an iconic clan on reality television for the past few years. E! Network viewers have witnessed the notoriously beautiful sisters (Kourtney, Kim and Khloe) participate in televised antics that helped to ground this famed family of the Hollywood Hills. On Nov. 3, Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe celebrated the opening of their third DASH establishment in the hip SoHo area of Manhattan, a section notorious for its unique fashion, celebrity sightings, and chic inhabitants. The advent of this store has inevitably led to the conception of yet another spin-off reality television show for the girls. As the second season of “Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami” has come to an end, E! has planned for a third installment of the hit show to take place in New York. The events of the store’s grand opening have been filmed especially for “Kourtney and Kim Take New York.” Naturally, the opening of this new store was not without commotion. The unveiling of the new establishment caused a craze among attending fans trying to peek at the trio of E! stars as they celebrated their newest boutique, which features an array of clothing and accessories from fashion’s top designers. The three sisters, almost identical with their tan skin, full lips, jet-black hair, and curvy figures, attended the opening in all-black outfits looking nothing short of glamorous. These siblings have a knack for looking fashionable wherever they go; now, fans can get a taste of their favorite trends in the heart of Manhattan, a shopping haven of the Northeast and the country as a whole. Along with their brother Rob, mother Kris, stepfather Bruce Jenner (a retired Olympic athlete), and their two stepsisters, Kendall and Kylie, the family has become a cultural phenomenon.
They seem to epitomize beauty, style, class, and wealth with the normalcy of a typical American family thrown into the mix of their family dynamics. Kourtney, Kim and Khloe are definitely at the forefront of this familial phenomenon, gracing magazine covers, putting their faces and names on diet pills and perfumes, and even opening their own fashion boutiques around the nation. The sisters, particularly Kourtney and Khloe, dedicated these past two years to their DASH enterprise, adding the title of fashion entrepreneurs to their résumés. Their first store opened up in Calabasas, Calif., where the family lives. This location in California provided the initial backdrop for the family’s original reality show, “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” which first aired in 2007. Later on, the duo opened up their second store in Miami, Fla., which became the catalyst for creating the spin-off of the original series “Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami.” The development of these DASH stores have played a huge role in dictating the state of a seriously popular reality television show. These stores, without a doubt, have helped make the Kardashian name a conglomerate in the fashion industry as well as the television industry. Once DASH opened in Miami, viewers got a closer look at the lives of both Kourtney and Khloe, joining in on Khloe’s struggles of being away from her basketball-playing husband in California and Kourtney’s attempt to change boyfriend Scott Disick’s partying habits as they endeavored to raise their newborn son, Mason. Viewers also got a closer look at the store itself without making the trip to Miami, and got to know a bit about the employees hired by the sisters to run their boutique. The opening of DASH in New York City will provide a new setting where the sisters will leave their mark, as well as another chance to make the Kardashian name that much more popular.
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KING COCO REIGNS AGAIN O’Brien doesn’t disappoint with late-night premiere By Michele Snow Design Editor Conan O’Brien burst back into the latenight spotlight on Monday night with the season premiere of his new basic cable show, aptly titled, “Conan.” His first guests were Seth Rogen and Lea Michele, and though he neglected to shake up his format and spiked the hour with jokes about his banishment from network television, Coco didn’t disappoint. His cold open was the highlight of the show, a parody of his journey from NBC to TBS that left him working odd jobs and interviewing with Don Draper of “Mad Men,” circa 1965. As he is about to jump off a bridge, his “guardian angel” Larry King begs him not to go through with it, and plants the idea for a basic cable talk show. With a set that coincidentally looked similar to his old “Tonight Show” backdrop, but featured a new, 3-D remote-controlled moon, O’Brien delivered a flawless monologue, welcoming the audience to his “second annual first show.” He spoke frankly about his breakup with NBC, adding just the right amount of bitterness - enough to make a joke but not enough to turn the show sour. Bringing in an element from his live summer tour, O’Brien and Jack White closed
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Coco’s competition
Jon Stewart, “The Daily Show” (Comedy Central) Stewart’s brittle commentary on politics has kept “The Daily Show” at the forefront of late-night comedy for more than a decade.
Jay Leno, “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” (NBC) After taking the throne back from O’Brien, Leno has failed to reach the heights he previously met when he hosted “The Tonight Show” between 1992 and 2009.
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After his highly-publicized spat with NBC, Conan O’Brien returned to late-night Monday on a new network, TBS.
the show with a cover of “Twenty Flight Rock.” O’Brien proved he really can do it all. O’Brien was the picture of diplomacy, showing he could move on without dwelling
too much on the past. The show kept a steady pace and O’Brien stayed in control. He set the precedent for what is sure to be a successful late-night show built on his own terms.
David Letterman, “The Late Show with David Letterman” (CBS) Letterman has survived several controversies and feuds to remain one of late-night’s most reliable hosts.
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November 10, 2010
UPBEAT ENDING Bobcats end injury-plagued season with tie to No. 11 Monmouth By Kelley Davies Staff Writer In a rematch of the 2009 Northeast Conference championship game, the Quinnipiac men’s soccer team celebrated Senior Day with a 1-1 double overtime draw to No. 11 Monmouth Sunday afternoon at a windy Quinnipiac Soccer Field. Prior to the match, Quinnipiac’s eight seniors (Dominic Adams, Johan Karlhagen, Dwayne Mars, Nick Pelicaen, Fabricio Silva, Pierre Soubrier, Tolle Staffanson and Rodrigo Uchoa) were honored in a rose ceremony as they entered the final game of their Quinnipiac careers. “Senior days are always emotional, especially with this senior class,” Quinnipiac head coach Eric Da Costa said. “This was a great way to finish it off.” Quinnipiac came out strong in the first half as it took a 1-0 lead in the 18th minute of play on a goal by sophomore forward Philip Suprise. Suprise blasted a shot from outside the 18-yard box that beat sophomore goalkeeper Alex Blackburn and reached the lower-right corner of the net for his team-leading fifth goal of the season. Senior forward Dwayne Mars was credited with the assist, his first of the season. With nearly 12 minutes left in the first half, Monmouth tallied the equalizer as junior forward Erkko Puranen scored his fifth goal of the season. Monmouth’s Hermann Trophy candidate and senior midfielder Ryan Kinne sent a cross into the box to Puranen, who headed the ball just below the crossbar, past the hands of Bobcats’ sophomore goalkeeper Josh Lavallee. The shots in the first half were nearly even as the Bobcats had eight shots while the Hawks had nine. “We played pretty well in the first half,” senior defender Tolle Staffanson said. “We were all over them.” With neither Suprise nor senior defender Pierre Soubrier playing in the second half due to injuries, the Bobcats “dropped back a bit” offensively, according to Staffanson. Monmouth outshot Quinnipiac 5-2 in the second half while also having a 2-0 advantage on corner kicks. With neither squad able to score in the second half, the Bobcats found themselves in their fourth overtime game of the season. As both squads battled into two overtime frames, neither was able to score the
“Senior days are always emotional, especially with this senior class. This was a great way to finish it off.”
FIELD HOCKEY
Rider goalie ousts Bobcats from NEC Tourney By Joe Addonizio Staff Writer
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Quinnipiac senior Rodrigo Uchoa battles for the ball with Monmouth senior captain Anthony Vazquez in Sunday’s 1-1 tie at the Quinnipiac Soccer Field.
game-winning goal. Lavallee made three saves in overtime play, including one diving stop in which he punched the ball over the crossbar. The Hawks outshot the Bobcats 24-12, including 10-2 in the two overtime frames. Lavallee made nine saves in the game while Monmouth’s goalkeepers Blackburn and Bryan Meredith had a combined five saves. The Hawks held an 8-2 advantage on corner kicks, including a 6-0 mark over the final 65 minutes
of the game. Sunday’s game marked the final time the group of seniors would wear a Quinnipiac uniform and “they got a decent result,” Da Costa said. “They knuckled down and they worked hard for one another,” Da Costa said. “It’s a nationally ranked team and we hung in there with them.”
The Quinnipiac field hockey team’s season ended Friday when it lost 4-2 to the Rider Broncs in the Northeast Conference semifinals. Top-seeded Rider (15-3, 8-0 NEC) advances to the NEC championship game for the ninth time in 11 years with the victory to play second-seeded Monmouth. Quinnipiac (8-10, 4-4 NEC) keeper Nicole Lewis set a career high with 13 saves in the match. However, the 20 shots allowed by her defense were too much, as four shots found the back of the net. The Bobcats couldn’t match the Broncs’ offense, taking only four shots. Rider goalie Rebecca Lotito made two saves on the day. The win was her 12th straight. She leads the nation in goals against average and save percentage. First team All-NEC and Rookie of the Year Sandra Penas gave Rider an early advantage when she received a pass from Marlaine Schneider and backhanded it into the goal. Rider’s offense continued 19 minutes in when Lindsay Rajewski scored off of a corner. Two-time NEC Player of the Year Virginia Egusquiza and Alicia Govannicci assisted Rajewski on the play, giving Rider a two goal advantage. The Bobcats weren’t ready to give up as they scored late in the first half to make it a one goal game. Tina Watkins sent in the corner to Lauren Zimniski, who found Katie Van Nostrand for a score. All three players were awarded All-NEC picks. Rajewski added another goal early in the second half off of a corner to put the Broncs up by two. Again the Bobcats rallied back to within a goal when freshman Jess Rusin tallied her fourth goal of the year. NEC First-Team selection Kim Cunniff set Rusin up with the pass in front of the goal. With five minutes left in the game Egusquiza was interfered with and awarded a penalty stroke from 10 yards out. She placed the shot high to the far left side of the goal which barely beat the diving effort by Lewis. Quinnipiac was not only out-shot, but had 10 less penalty corners as Rider had 15 to Quinnipiac’s five.
‘Cats fall into late season slump VOLLEYBALL
By Matt Eisenberg Staff Writer It’s late in the season and the Quinnipiac Bobcats’ volleyball team is not playing up to its potential. A big five-set conference win over Fairleigh Dickinson gave the Bobcats a positive outlook on the rest of the season nearing the end of conference play. But after that, Quinnipiac
fell on a four-game losing skid, including two straight-set road losses against St. Francis (Pa.) and Robert Morris over this past weekend. Quinnipiac (6-21, 4-9 NEC) came out flat in the first set, scoring only nine points in the opener. Robert Morris (15-16, 12-2 NEC) went on a 13-2 run to start the game and out-killed the Bobcats 13-5 in the set. The Bobcats kept it close in the second set, but the Colonials
went on a 13-1 run to close it out 25-13. Quinnipiac lost the final set in the match 25-22 to send the Bobcats on their way out of Pennsylvania. Sophomore Taylor Payne led the team with six kills and seven digs in the match. Amanda Armstrong, the team leader in kills, only had three in Sunday’s conference match. Kayla Lawler had 20 assists to lead the Bobcats Sunday, bring-
ing her to 895 on the season. Logan Riker’s five digs added to her team lead as well. Including the matches prior to this weekend, the Bobcats have lost 10 straight sets. The three point deficit in the final set from Sunday’s match is the closest Quinnipiac has gotten to a set win since its last one – the fourth set at home against Long Island (25-23). Entering the game Robert Morris was second in the confer-
ence in hitting percentage (.237) and first in blocks per game (2.90). The Colonials played better than their season averages, registering a .313 hitting percentage and 7 blocks. The Colonials also totaled more digs than the conference-leading Bobcats could muster, 37-28. Lindsey Monger (11 kills, 12 digs) had a double-double for Robert Morris while Alex Deines and Andrea Catucci had double digits in assists, 13 and 16 respectively.
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“I would be disappointed if Jamee [Jackson] didn’t have a couple of loud double-double games against key opponents - Tom Moore this year.” Men’s Basketball
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NEW FACES Austin Alecxih
6’ 6”, 200 lbs Sophomore transfer from UNCAsheville, will sit out in 2010-11 Guard
Men’s Soccer
QU 4, CCSU 3 (OT) - Friday
Pierre Soubrier: gamewinning goal, 2 assists QU 1, No. 11 Monmouth 1 (2OT)
Ike Azotam
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- Sunday
Josh Lavallee: 9 saves
Women’s Soccer
QU 2, St. Francis (Pa.) 2 (2OT; loss in PKs) - Friday
Kristina Del Mistro: goal, assist
Men’s Ice Hockey
QU 3, Brown 3 (OT) - Friday
Clay Harvey: 2 goals QU 5, Yale 1 - Saturday Brian O’Neill (Yale): 2 goals
Women’s Ice Hockey QU 3, Union 2 - Friday Kelly Babstock: gamewinning goal, assist RPI 2, QU 0 - Saturday Clare Padmore (RPI): game-winning goal
Field Hockey
Rider 4, QU 2 - Friday Lindsay Rajeski: 2 goals
Volleyball
Robert Morris 3, QU 0 - Sunday Lindsey Monger (RMU): 11 kills, 12 digs
GAMES
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VOLLEYBALL
vs. CCSU (9-16, 6-7 NEC), Sunday, 2 p.m.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
vs. Hartford (0-0), Tuesday, 7 p.m.
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Coach Tom Moore is back with the Bobcats after signing a five-year, $1.5 million contract extension in April.
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LACE ‘EM UP By Daniel Brennan Staff Writer After a heartbreaking twopoint loss at home to Robert Morris in the Northeast Conference Championship game last season, Quinnipiac opens this season as the unanimous pick to win the conference, according to a coaches’ poll on Nov. 3. “I try not to make too much about it, but I also think it’s a little bit of a source of pride for us to know how much our program has grown in four years,” said Tom Moore, Quinnipiac’s head coach and reigning NEC Coach of the Year. It is the first unanimous pick in the NEC in 14 years. Last season, Quinnipiac’s first NEC regular season title earned its first bid to the National Invitational Tournament, where it suffered an 81-61 loss at the hands of Virginia Tech. Coming off the most successful season in Quinnipiac’s history, the school rewarded Moore with a contract extension through 2015 worth $1.5 million dollars, according to the Associated Press. The Bobcats have holes to fill with the loss of seniors James Feldeine, Jeremy Baker and Jonathan Cruz. Feldeine led the Bobcats in
scoring last year at 16.5 points per game. Rutty, Johnson to lead Even with the seniors departing, the Bobcats’ predicted success stems from the return of some key players. Reigning NEC Player of the Year Justin Rutty, who became the first Quinnipiac player to win the award, leads the frontcourt. This year, he was picked to the Preseason All-NEC First Team by the coaches. Rutty is a tenacious rebounder and gets a good chunk of his points on the offensive glass. His 4.9 offensive rebounds per game ranked second in the nation. Sophomore forward Jamee Jackson is poised for a breakout season, Moore said. “I would be disappointed if Jamee didn’t have a couple of loud double-double games against key opponents this year,” Moore said. Junior James Johnson will run the show at the point. Johnson averaged 12.1 points per game and dished out 132 assists last season. He also led the team with 40 total 3-pointers. The inside-outside threat of Rutty and Johnson, teammates for two full seasons, could spell trouble for opponents. Johnson was picked to the All-NEC First Team by The Sporting News and was named best play-
maker in the league by Lindy’s. “I’ve started being more vocal in the weight room and on the court because there are a lot of new guys that don’t know, and I know what it takes to get there because I’ve been there,” Johnson said. “[The NIT] gave us a little taste but we want more of it.” Senior guard Deontay Twyman will step into a much larger role this season, joining Johnson in the starting backcourt. Last season, Twyman averaged 7.1 points off the bench but was often still on the court late in the fourth quarter. He gives the Bobcats another scoring threat with his crafty ability to get into the lane and make plays. Sophomores Dave Johnson and Raheem May-Thompson both played limited minutes last year, but will have to make major contributions off the bench. Moore is looking forward to following the goals he brought to Quinnipiac three years ago. “I remember telling the team when we first got here, there is going to be three distinct steps: going from eighth to near the top of the league, going from near the top of the league to the top of the league, and then staying at the top of the league,” Moore said. “We’re, I guess, somewhere between the second and the third stage.”
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Mike Gabriel
6’ 8”, 230 lbs Freshman Forward
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‘Cats split weekend with RPI, Union By Andrew Spero Staff Writer The Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team fell at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2-0, Saturday afternoon as they failed to extend their win streak to three games. RPI senior netminder Sonja van der Bliek turned back each of the Bobcats’ (7-4-1, 2-3) 25 shots on the afternoon as she posted her first shutout of the season. The Engineers (3-6-2, 2-2) defeated Quin-
nipiac last season in the ECAC quarterfinals with a victory in five overtimes after the clincher. RPI sophomore right winger Clare Padmore broke the scoreless tie with a goal at the 16:15 mark of the second period. Junior Kristen Jakubowski earned the primary assist on the goal as her shot in the mid-slot left a big rebound and an empty net for Padmore to cash in. Senior forward Sydney O’Keefe earned the other assist on the score. The Engineers added an in-
surance, empty-net goal with 22 seconds left in the game. Junior forward Alisa Harrison scored her second goal of the season as the Bobcats’ hopes for a late game-tying goal were dashed. Quinnipiac sophomore goalie Victoria Vigilanti was strong in net, only surrendering one goal and making 24 saves on the afternoon. An outstanding blocker save with just less than six minutes to go in the third after a massive scramble in front of the net kept the Bobcats within one.
The Bobcats ensured a split this weekend on the road as they defeated Union College Friday night 3-2. Led by two more points from standout freshman forward Kelly Babstock and 18 saves from Vigilanti, the Bobcats earned their second conference win of the season. The Bobcats return to Hamden this weekend as they will host Harvard on Friday night and Dartmouth on Saturday afternoon. Both ECAC games will be played at the TD Bank Sports Center.
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Clockwise from top-left: Quinnipiac’s Dominic Adams slide tackles Monmouth’s RJ Allen; Quinnipiac’s Clay Harvey tries to control the puck and evade a poke check from Yale’s Kevin Limbert; Quinnipiac’s Brook Robinson and Yale’s Jesse Root wait for a referee to drop the puck at a faceoff; Quinnipiac’s Kenneth Kolbeck leaps over Monmouth’s Alex Weidman. The men’s soccer team tied the Hawks on Senior Day Sunday, 1-1, and the Bulldogs dominated the men’s ice hockey team Saturday, 5-1.
3,500
Attendees at Yale’s Ingalls Rink for the men’s ice hockey team’s 5-1 loss against the Bulldogs.
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Sets Kayla Lawler had in the volleyball team’s losses against St. Francis (Pa.) and Robert Morris this weekend.
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Seasons ended for the Bobcats this past weekend: men’s and women’s soccer and field hockey.
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Kelly Babstock Pierre Soubrier Women’s Ice Hockey Freshman, forward Mississauga, Ontario
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Babstock tied a rookie record for most assists for Quinnipiac freshmen in Friday’s 3-2 win over Union. She has 14 assists thus far, and still has 17 regular season conference games remaining. Babstock also tallied a goal and an assist in Friday’s game.
Next home game: Friday, 7 p.m. vs Harvard
Men’s Soccer Senior, defender Aurignac, France Soubrier tallied three points this weekend in the men’s soccer team’s game against Central Connecticut State. He scored the game-winning goal off a free kick, putting the Bobcats up 4-3 after three minutes of overtime. Soubrier also recorded two assists in the win, giving him a teamleading five assists.
Season over
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“We’re immature. We need to learn that even down 3-1, we’re good enough to battle back, but every game for us is like a roller coaster right now.” - Rand Pecknold
Men’s Ice Hockey
November 10, 2010
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PKs bounce Bobcats in NEC semis By Cassie Comeau Staff Writer After a grueling 110 minutes that couldn’t determine a winner, seven penalty kicks were the deciding factor of the Quinnipiac women’s soccer team’s Northeast Conference semifinal game against St. Francis (Pa.) in Teaneck, N.J. With Jillian Kelley in net for the Bobcats Quinnipiac 2 and LauSt. Francis (Pa.) 2 (3-1 PKs) ren Fearer defending for the Red Flash, each team lined up to take their penalty kicks. The Red Flash triumphed, three penalty kicks to one, ending the Bobcats’ season. Junior forward Furtuna Velaj took her penalty kick first and put the ball past Fearer. The Red Flash evened it up when Haleigh Dunyon scored on Kelley. Bobcat midfielder Shauna Edwards missed the next shot, leaving an opening for Briana Tata to take the lead. Quinnipiac’s next two shooters, Beck Kiting and Meagan McLoughlin, missed their shots, while St. Francis’ Alecia McNiff made her penalty kick. “I don’t think any team deserves to have their season end on a penalty shootout, but ours did and we just have to accept the outcome,” Quinnipiac head coach Dave Clarke said. “Three weeks ago we were facing the possibility of not qualifying for the NEC Tournament. In that context I think it has been a very good season and only a title win would have made it an excellent one.” St. Francis went on to win the Northeast Conference Tournament against Long Island 1-0. The Red Flash got the winning goal at 28:11 when LIU scored an own goal. Traurig was named the NEC Most Valuable Player. Traurig, Dunyon, and junior forward Traci Flick were honored on to the NEC All-Tournament team, along with Quinnipiac’s Jen Hartman and Kyla Miles. The Bobcats and Red Flash played through a scoreless 45 minutes to start the game. The first goal came in the 48th minute of the match, only 2:59 into the second half. St. Francis took a corner kick, leaving the ball loose in front of the net. Barbara Maros de Carvalho picked up the ball and took the shot, which deflected into the goal off the post. Less than seven minutes later, the Bobcats evened up the score when McLoughlin received the ball from Kristina Del Mistro and sent it into the net. Del Mistro picked up her second point of the game when she scored the Bobcats’ second and final goal in regulation time. Lauren Peacock passed to Del Mistro, who shot the ball past the near post and Fearer. With a little more than 15 minutes left, the Red Flash tied up the game when Chelsea Traurig pushed the ball in after a pass in front of the net. The clock hit the 90 minute mark with no more goals scored. After an overtime and a round of penalty kicks, the Red Flash came out victorious, moving on to the NEC final game and sending the Bobcats home for their second consecutive NEC semifinal loss.
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BULLIED
Yale defended its home ice Saturday night in front of 3,500 people, beating the Bobcats with five unanswered goals.
‘Immaturity’ haunts Bobcats at Ingalls tral zone and fired a shot that deflected off Bobcat goalie Dan Clarke’s pad and into the back of the net. Ten minutes later, Yale’s point leader What started out as a 1-0 lead became a Broc Little added another point to his career four-goal deficit. count of 107. With Quinnipiac junior captain The Yale men’s ice hockey team crushed Scott Zurevinski in the penalty box for hookthe Quinnipiac Bobcats in a 5-1 win with five ing, the Bulldogs made use of the power play unanswered goals on Saturday at Yale’s In- to take the lead. Yale junior forward Chad galls Rink. Ziegler passed across the front of the goal to With six freshmen and 12 sophomores, Little, who rocketed the puck into the top-left the Bobcats are a young team. corner. “We’re immature,” Quin- Quinnipiac 1 Entering the third period, nipiac head coach Pecknold said. the Bulldogs pulled further ahead 5 of the Bobcats. In the first five “We need to learn that even Yale down 3-1, we’re good enough to battle back, and a half minutes of play, Yale scored three but every game for us is like a roller coaster goals, establishing a four-goal lead. right now. We’ll be better in January and FebAt 2:18, junior forward Brian O’Neill ruary. We’ll get some maturity.” scored his first goal of the night when senior The Yale Bulldogs (4-0, 2-0 ECAC) Chris Cahill sent him the puck. O’Neill found took control of the game in the early minutes an opening on the right while Clarke protectof the second period. At 5:01, senior forward ed the left side of the net. One minute and 15 seconds later, Jeff Denny Kearney intercepted a pass in the neuBy Cassie Comeau Staff Writer
Bobcat fans look disappointed Saturday night at Ingalls Rink.
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Anderson scored the second goal of the period after a botched attempt at clearing the puck on the Bobcats’ penalty kill. Anderson picked it up and sent it past Clarke. Yale tallied its last goal 5:16 into the third when O’Neill scored his second goal. “Yale’s a great team and they were going to respond and play better,” Pecknold said. After the Bulldogs’ last goal, sophomore Eric Hartzell replaced Clarke in net and made seven saves. “I thought we kind of hung [Clarke] out to dry,” Pecknold said. “I wouldn’t put any blame on him. I just thought I’d give [Hartzell] a little bit of time. [Hartzell] played well against St. Cloud, giving him some exposure to this environment.” The Bobcats (4-2-1, 0-1-1 ECAC) scored their lone goal at 7:49 of the first period. After Colin Dueck received a penalty for boarding, the Bobcats went on a power play, allowing sophomore forward Jeremy Langlois to score his second goal of the season. Senior defenseman Zach Hansen passed to Langlois, who fired a shot at Bulldog goalie Ryan Rondeau. The shot was blocked, but Langlois picked up the deflection and sent it back in for the power-play goal. “It’s good to finally start scoring again,” Langlois said. “I went on a little drought there, so, to score is good, but rather have the win.” The Bobcats had 14 shots in the first period and 16 shots combined in the last 40 minutes of the game. The Bulldogs only had eight shots in the first, but came back with a renewed fervor in the last two periods with 25 shots. The Bobcats travel to New York on Friday to take on Cornell and Colgate. “We’ve got to play the full 60 [minutes], stay out of the box and just keep working hard,” Langlois said.