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HE SAID/ SHE SAID

Melanie and Anthony discuss the topic of road rage

ONLINE DATING

What is considered the norm?

What sites or apps are people using?

DIRECTORY DIGGING

Talking with Psychology Professor Rachel Bowman

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ARTIST’S CORNER

A student studying abroad shares photos from their journey so far

ZOEY 101

Fans react to the surprise video posted online hinting at a sequel to the series

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MEN’S HOCKEY

A look at the beginning of a promising season for the Pioneers

TWEETS of the Week @taylorrcoughlin “Running on the treadmill while I place my chipotle order :/// where are my priorities”

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POPE FRANCIS ACKNOWLEDGES THE FAITHFUL AS HE PARADES ON HIS WAY TO CELEBRATE MASS ON SUNDAY SEPT. 27 IN PHILADELPHIA

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Pope Francis Visits the United States

His Holiness attends the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia

BY GIOVANNA GATTO

Asst. Perspectives Editor

Parading around in his Jeep Wrangler “popemobile,” His Holiness Pope Francis took America by storm this past week.

His United States visit began in Washington D.C., where he appropriately celebrated mass at The Catholic University of America.

Pope Francis’ second stop was New York City. While in New York, he visited the United Nations General-Assembly and Central Park. At Madison Square Garden, he again took part in a celebration of the Eucharist.

Wrapping up his trip, he spent the weekend in Philadelphia, Pa. for the World Meeting of Families. This function takes place every three years in a different location around the world. The World Meeting of Families’ mission is to bring cultures together to share in faith.

Pilgrims from around the world gathered to participate in this historic event.

Mary Christine Taylor, a sister of Saint Joseph’s Church from Mohawk, N.Y., said, “Although I am 84 years old this is one of the most joyous occasions of my life. To be at the World Meeting of Families with Pope

Francis, and not only the Pope, but all of the participants, was a real inspiration.”

Over one million people attended this gathering, and among them was Sacred Heart University alumna Na Thi Nguyen, a sister of Lovers of the Holy Cross in Bridgeport, Conn.

“I am not here to show my faith, but I am here to experience the faith of others. This is an experience I will take forth for the rest of my life,” Nguyen said.

The faith-filled atmosphere inspired some in the crowd, like Doreen Firestone from Long Island, N.Y., to follow the example of Catholic teachings.

“A middle-aged man from Mexico City asked us how much we paid for our tickets.

We had an extra ticket and lanyard so we handed it to him,” Firestone said. “The husband gave it to his wife, [and] we then noticed they had five children. I told him you are my brother. Then searching for more tickets, we opened our bags and we had seven more. It was like loaves and the fishes with the tickets,” she said, referring to a popular parable in the gospel.

The World Meeting of Families aims to spark a compassion for mankind that brings hope for a peaceful world.

Joanie Katignani, from Joelton, Tenn. was sandwiched among the masses. Katignani,

reflecting on the crowds, said, “It was overwhelming in a good way.”

Like many others, Katignani was left viewing the events of the weekend on one of 40 jumbo screens televising broadcasted coverage.

Even though everyone did not have the ability to physically see the Pope, some people found value in just attending the gathering.

“It was very emotional to see all the different cultures come together, [and] especially when we said the Our Father, seeing everyone holding hands,” said Katignani.

During Pope Francis’ time in Philadelphia, he traveled to many places including Independence Hall and the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility. Throughout these events he spoke regarding many topics, always returning to a main theme of the value of family.

“Family is like a factory of hope. Families have difficulties. In families we quarrel.

Sometimes, plates fly. Children cause headaches. I won’t speak of mother-in-laws,” Pope Francis said. “But in families there is always light. Never let the day end without making peace.”

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This is a real, concrete example of nurses joining together in a collective voice to say ‘this is an outrage’

- Mary Alice Donius, dean of the College of Nursing

The Skewed View: Nursing Comments Cause Controversy “The View” criticizes Miss America Contestant, Kelley Johnson

BY ALEXA BINKOWITZ

Staff Reporter

After hosts from “The View” ridiculed Miss America contestant Kelley Johnson, of Colo., nurses from around the world have been uniting together in defense of their profession.

Standing before a panel of judges and an audience, Johnson delivered a monologue about her life as a nurse.

Speaking about her experience with Joe, a patient with Alzheimer’s, Johnson explained that caring for others is her true passion, and referred to nursing as her talent.

“My talent is taking care of people and caring about other people,” said Johnson during her appearance on “Ellen” on Sept. 17.

During an episode of “The View” that aired on Sept. 14, hosts Joy Behar and Michelle Collins discussed Johnson’s monologue for the Miss America competition talent portion, which featured her dressed in nurse’s scrubs and a stethoscope.

“She came in a nurse’s uniform and basically read her emails out loud, and shockingly did not win. I was like, ‘That’s not a real talent,’” said Collins.

Behar then went on to ask why Johnson was wearing “a doctor’s stethoscope.”

Almost immediately, the opinions of the comments made on “The View” spread all across the nation, inspiring nurses and doctors of every specialty to respond to the attack on their profession.

For Sacred Heart University’s newly formed College of Nursing, this issue is beginning to create a conversation

about the nursing profession as a whole.

Mary Alice Donius, dean of the College of Nursing, was particularly affected by the opinions “The View” presented about Johnson’s monologue.

“It was very devaluing of what we do and how it is that we’re educated, and the role we play in health care,” said Donius.

Since the episode aired, nurses and doctors have been turning to social media, where there have been thousands of posts about the daily lives of nurses and their personal stories.

Linda-Jo Pallotto-Russo, a clinical assistant professor, was interested to see the unity this issue inspired.

“If someone could harness all of those stories, we could do so much,” said Pallotto-Russo, “a lot of non-nurses are realizing what we do.”

Sherylyn Watson, assistant dean of the College of Nursing, found the social media outbreak to be a slow effort until major advertisers of “The View” removed their support for the show.

“The bigger picture was, take away their advertisers, and get them reprimanded in a different way,” said Watson.

Large corporations such as Johnson & Johnson, Eggland’s Best, and Party City have since cut partnership with “The View” after the comments were made.

This issue is also sparking student interest, especially for nursing students who were appalled by the ignorance of “The View.”

“I can agree that nursing isn’t one talent, but rather a compilation of talents, and you definitely have to be the right type of person to do the job,” said sophomore nursing

student Sam Bartol. “People don’t tend to see the constant memorization, the flashcards, or the 250 plus pages of reading we do in one week.”

Even students not going into the nursing field recognize the time, effort, and skill needed to become a nurse.

“Although I may not be a nursing major myself, I truly understand the integrity behind it, especially all the hard work and time that they put in,” said sophomore Faith Leahy. “In my opinion, I feel as though every nursing student leaves Sacred Heart with the confidence of being a nurse who has had years of experience.”

Donius is confident that this issue will not shake the enthusiasm and passion of Sacred Heart’s nursing students.

“I think it just supports everything we’ve been telling them,” said Donius. “This is a real, concrete example of nurses joining together in a collective voice to say ‘this is an outrage.’”

Some would say that this issue has a positive outlook, because nurses around the world have been brought together and remain inspired by the passion they all share.

“I think that nursing has been expanding a lot already as a field, and I think that this will just continue to drive nurses further toward whatever goals they have,” said Bartol. “I definitely don’t see this holding the field back in any way.”

Nurses all over the world continue to spread their stories and opinions on the way “The View” portrayed the nursing profession. If anything, awareness and respect for nursing as a whole is on the rise.

“It’s not just a job,” said Watson. “It’s a way of life.”

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“How to Create Big Idea” with Bryan Mattimore

BY DAVID RUSSO Staff Reporter On Sept. 24, Bryan Mattimore of Growth Engine Company held a seminar at Sacred Heart University in the Martire Business & Communications Center.

Bryan Mattimore is the founder and president of Mattimore Group, which is based out of Stamford, Conn. He had over 18 years of creativity consulting and ideation facilitating before co-founding the Growth Engine, an innovation agency founded in 1999.

“I am very excited to have Bryan here to talk to our media communication students,” said Professor Sam Goldstein.

Goldstein was in charge of the seminar.

He chose to bring in Mattimore because Goldstein himself started his own business, The Power Company, and was a

client of Mattimore’s company.

Mattimore’s main focus of the seminar was to get students to create big ideas and grow personally. He wanted to instill a mindset in students that any idea could be the next big thing.

Mattimore began the seminar talking about some of his initial background with advertising.

When he was younger, he would follow his father around because he was in the advertising business when it was fairly new. After struggling for over six months to find a job after school, he felt as if he was at a dead end and tried using “the wish technique,” which is when you fantasize about something that you can’t do.

Senior Taveras Torres, a marketing major, attended the seminar. Torres liked the idea of using the wish technique in order to come up with creating new ideas

as well as other techniques Mattimore suggested.

Throughout the seminar, Mattimore discussed how ideas could change your life, as they changed his. He devoted his life to brainstorming sessions and ideation sessions for his clients.

“Change how you view the world, and what you need to do in order to succeed,” said Mattimore.

Mattimore talked about his new book “21 Days to a Big Idea,” which is not available to the general public until Nov. 17.

He also gave students the opportunity to volunteer their time to do a 21-day workshop he provides, which would require them to read his new book and once finished conduct an on camera interview to talk about how the book changed their thinking and process of creating new ideas.

Senior Dyllon Frantin, a marketing major, liked the idea of doing the 21-day workshop. “I want to be able to think smarter, in order to create newer ideas,” said Frantin.

During the interactive portion of the seminar, Mattimore called a group of 20 students up to the stage to work on a scenario called “Word Mashing” or “Word Creating,” as a way to brainstorm new ideas.

“I enjoyed the word play technique in using two words to come up with a new idea that correlates both of them,” said Torres.

Mattimore emphasized that every person is capable of inventing a great idea and shared that inventing and creating new ideas for his corporation is the greatest accomplishment in his work.

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The Need for Speed: Is Road Rage Necessary

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My friends are embarrassed by it. My dad says it’s unladylike. My mom says I curse like a truck driver.

Personally, I think truck drivers would be horrified by the swears that come out of my mouth.

When I learned to talk, my first word was “Dada” and my second was “S--head.” According to my parents, I would sit in the corner with my dolls repeatedly screaming the wonderful word I discovered.

In the sixth grade I was sent to the principal’s office for using colorful language on the school bus. In the eighth grade, I got kicked off the basketball team because I was allegedly “too verbally aggressive.”

I have never had a large filter, but as I’ve grown up it has become significantly smaller. I believe in the importance of expressing my emotions. Instead of letting things boil up inside of me, I choose to let them out. Whether this is in public or private, I let my curses fly. However, the one place where I double my inappropriate word usage is in my car.

I’ll admit it: I’m an aggressive person.

I am notorious for throwing lamps and chairs during breakups and my sister has sustained many a cut and bruise from my brutalities over the years. Things get on my nerves easily. But one thing that I cannot stand more than anything else is when people don’t know how to drive.

I think that the United States of America is deranged for issuing one driver’s test starting at the age of 16 and letting people remain licensed drivers for the rest of their

lives. The brain isn’t even fully developed at age 16. I think we should have to retake our driver’s test at least every five years.

Because of our lackadaisical driving system, I find that nearly eighty percent of people on the road have literally no idea what they’re doing. And naturally, I like to tell them when they’re driving incorrectly.

I’m not saying I’m the best driver in the world. I make mistakes too. But there are some instances that are completely unforgivable.

There is no reason not to use a turn signal. It is the least challenging part of operating a vehicle.

Don’t tailgate someone if they’re already doing the speed limit or above.

If you hit them, it’s always your fault. If you don’t believe me, ask the insurance company after someone sues you.

The slow lane exists for a reason. If you want to drive at a solid 55 miles per hour on the highway, move the *expletive* over.

Public Service Annoucement: If the light has been green for one eighth of a millisecond, don’t you dare honk at me.

I will go when I feel like it. People who honk right when the light turns green probably also like Grand Theft Auto and Cosplay.

The cure for my road rage is simple.

Learn how to drive. If you continue to violate the rules of the road, then I will be more than happy to impress you with the amount of curses I can scream out my window as I drive past you doing the speed limit like I was taught.

Road rage is an interesting animal. We try to deny having it but, under the right circumstances, it could creep up even on the best of us.

Take the most benign person in the world, put them in a car, and they’ll probably get at least a little annoyed about traffic disturbances. It’s human nature. We can only have so much patience. I bet even the Pope wishes the Popemobile could go a little faster sometimes.

For the well-behaved, however, such driving concerns do not materialize into anything that would be considered true “road rage.”

As defined by the good people at Merriam-Webster, road rage is “anger and aggressive behavior by a driver who is upset by how another person is driving.”

I get it, though. There are places to be, people to see, opportunities to seize and carpe to diem. We all find ourselves in a rush once in a while. Sometimes those restaurant reservations you made a week ago get forgotten until the last minute, and maybe you actually care about being late.

So you go 25 miles per hour over the speed limit and curse out a few Sunday drivers in the process. It happens.

Being from New York, road rage is a common occurrence for me. Just driving to work over the summer, I get the brunt of it three car rides out of five. Once in a while, I yell back in my own frustration. In an environment where time is money, people will treat you like you tried to steal their lunch if you do not meet their commuting expectations.

But as obnoxious as getting angry at other drivers for how they perform on the road is, there is another perspective that forces me to see the other side of this debate.

Aggressive driving can be fatal, but driving too slowly can produce the same results. If everyone around a person is moving at a speed of 60 MPH, and the person is cruising at 40 MPH, bad things can happen. A lane change could evolve into a collision.

People who drive too slowly for the environment they are in also tend to be overly cautious, which is another problem. Defensive driving is a good thing.

Crawling onto a major thoroughfare like a sleepwalking turtle is a bad thing.

That brings to mind another good point of consideration in this topic: the difference between being passive, and being oblivious to surroundings.

I understand the world can be a cruel and unusual place at times, but that does not mean anyone should drive with tunnel vision set on the paved road ahead. There are other people out there. We have to use our peripheral vision, and our basic focus, to see them so that a crash does not ensue.

The omnipresent crisis of poor driving, mixed with the aggression of those who road rage and think they are starring in a “Fast & Furious” installment means that the roadways we use for transport will never be perfect places. All we can do is try not to be “that guy” or “that girl” who makes it worse.

Crazy Driving Experiences ◊ “I once saw a guy shaving in his car.”

Annamarie Malangone, Junior ◊ “I was on the Merritt Parkway and I saw someone walking on the side of the road. There was no car in sight and he was walking in the middle of two exits. I would have seen if he broke down, but nope, he was just walkin’ on the highway with his backpack.”

Christine Buonanno, Junior ◊ “Someone was doing their makeup while driving. Like, full on makeup.”

Chantelle Nisbett, Sen ◊

“I saw a motorcycle run over a rabbit and the rabbit was spinning in the wheel.”

Emily Corrice, Junior ◊ “One time I saw someone throw an entire pizza out of their car window.”

Anthony Tartaglia, Senior

◊ “Once I saw a guy laying completely flat in his seat while driving. His head was at the back window of his car.”

Shane Brady, Freshman

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To Date or Not To Date

BY ANTHONY MATTARIELLO Staff Reporter

To get a girlfriend or to stay single and mingle? That is the ultimate decision for college students.

College is a time of exploration and freedom. Some students do not want to be held down by the restraints of a relationship.

“It’s definitely important to stay single in college, to stay with one boy through college is like a prison life sentence,” said junior Cailey Smith.

“Being single is a lot more fun, you don’t have to worry about satisfying anyone else but yourself,” said junior Kaitlyn McNicholas.

Other students see the positive side to having a significant other during the four years of undergrad.

“Going to college with a girlfriend is good because of how supportive of you they are,” said junior Jonathan Grzeskzczyk.

“Even though people surround you, friends can only do so much. It really does help knowing that when nothing is going right for you, there’s someone who really cares,” said Grzeskzczyk.

The biggest question students ask themselves before getting into a relationship is whether or not it can survive and thrive in a university atmosphere.

One aspect that seems to be a common denominator in the making or breaking of a relationship, is distance. Not being in constant contact with one’s significant other can put a strain on any relationship.

“Going to college with a girlfriend that goes to a different school is near to impossible. I came into school with a girlfriend and only two weeks in we were fighting to the point of a breakup. It’s a hard thing to do,” said freshman Bryan Brown.

On the other hand, distance has the ability to strengthen a relationship.

“From here to the University of New Hampshire is 210 miles, which is where my girlfriend goes,” said junior Andrew Kalach.

“Does the distance make it harder? Absolutely, but it also reveals your character. Can you handle temptation and be loyal or do you submit and cheat? I think absence makes the heart grow fonder.”

Living in such a confined setting and being in constant contact with a boyfriend or girlfriend can become irritating for some.

“Having a girlfriend on campus isn’t that great because you don’t have your own space,” said sophomore Nicholas D’Angelo.

Some students are actually looking for a legitimate relationship on college campuses.

Where would one look for a significant other? Is the local bar a good place to find your soul mate?

“Girls at clubs and bars are only future ex-wife material,” said senior Joseph Vella.

If the bars aren’t the place to find your perfect match where would you look?

“Not everyone you meet at a club or bar is a jerk; all types of people let loose and bars or clubs are great places to do just that,” said junior Alyssa Pitre.

“I wouldn’t make it a habit to meet people at those types of places, but I also wouldn’t shut the door on any possible respectful suitors,” said Pitre.

Ultimately, the decision of being in a relationship at college is different for everyone.

September 30, 2015

LGBTQ on Campus

BY JENNIFER BAUCH Staff Reporter

In the fall of 2000, Sacred Heart University founded the Gay-Straight Alliance on campus.

President April Jauregui and members of the GSA aim to create a more accepting and secure environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students.

“Our mission is to promote a positive atmosphere on campus, in regards to both the LGBTQ community and otherwise,” said Jauregui.

“We are trying to encourage Sacred Heart to be a safe place for all students.”

In order to promote a safe atmosphere, Sacred Heart offers outlets for LGBTQ students to seek advice and security.

These on-campus outlets provide support from professionals who are certified in helping the LGBTQ community.

Jauregui said, “The number one place I would recommend is the wellness center. The counselors at our wellness center are amazing when it comes to LGBTQ issues and are specially trained to help.”

Aside from the wellness center, there are professors in the University who are “Safe Space” trained. This means they have attended sessions to ensure the safety and protection of students who identify with the LGBTQ community and are available to help those students.

“At Sacred Heart, there are a good number of people who are not ‘out’ and feel uncomfortable being in an open relationship. In the environment at Sacred Heart especially, there’s a strong feeling that being in an LGBTQ relationship isn’t as accepted as typical heterosexual relationships, which is what we are try-

ing to combat,” said Michelle Capozza, junior member of the GSA. The Sacred Heart GSA advocates for acceptance of the LGBTQ community by attending and organizing events on campus.

In the spring, the club plans to take part in the Day of Silence, a day in which students take a vow of silence to raise awareness about the effects of LGBTQ bullying and harassment.

“We plan on hosting events with groups on campus such as To Write Love on Her Arms and Active Minds. As groups that are all working together for the common purpose of awareness and support for all students, we all have the goal of positive self-esteem and promoting acceptance and tolerance at Sacred Heart,” said Jauregui.

“I think that most people at our school have a hard time finding other members of the LGBTQ community,” said Capozza.

The GSA has seen support from other clubs, teachers, and students on campus.

The members of the GSA continue to strive for other organizations and students to recognize their mission and to also find acceptance of the LGBTQ community.

“We would love to work with other groups on campus to provide support to SHU students,” said Jauregui.

The club welcomes new members that want to contribute to the mission of working towards unity at Sacred Heart.

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Tinder, Grindr, Christian Mingle, Farmers Only. Have you checked your online dating account today? As our world keeps moving forward, so does our technology.

However, does this mean that the way we date also needed an update, or is online dating only a phase that society is waiting to end?

“With the progression of how the world is becoming more connected online, through social media and through video games, online dating just feels like a natural shift in our society,” said sophomore Emily Grilley, People are becoming more accustomed to the idea of online dating and it is becoming common to swipe right for a wife.

“My dad who is 48 met his current wife online. It is normal. Completely normal,” said junior Cameron Swift.

However, others have found flaws in the concept of online dating. According to Match.com, there are 40 million Americans using online dating services, but that doesn’t mean all of them feel comfortable doing it.

“It depends on the context. If you are meeting somebody who you have never met through a video game or something, then it’s not okay because you are just lying to yourself, it’s just not real,” said junior Jake Adinolfi. “But if you are using the internet to meet someone locally then it is totally fine. However, if you are talking about Tinder, it’s not online dating, it’s online hookups. They aren’t the same thing.”

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As our culture accepts different ways to have a relationship, it also explores the concept of hooking up. Society is now more likely to welcome the idea of the “hook up culture” or a world where promiscuity is not frowned upon, but instead embraced.

Yet meeting people from the internet can have bad outcomes.

“It is outrageous. It’s absolutely outrageous because there are dopey people on the Internet and it could be a scam,” said sophomore Jordan Utter.

Many people are using different ways to connect with people on the Internet. But some worry the Internet can be a risky place because you have no way of knowing if someone’s profile is genuine.

“In general I don’t think it is the norm or at least it shouldn’t be,” said senior Alex Desrochers. “Especially now because everyone can skew how they look and act so there is even more of a chance that the person isn’t real.”

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“You Can Observe a Lot Just By Watching” ANTHONY SANTINO ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

This is one of the many witty expressions attributed to the late Lawrence “Yogi” Berra, who passed away on Sept. 22 at the age of 90. The baseball legend, known for his unconventional bits of wisdom and Hall of Fame accomplishments as a player, was beloved for his great skill on the field. As well as for making people laugh with his quirky phrases, commonly referred to as “Yogi-isms.” But there is another reason to love Berra: he defied expectations, and he did it with swagger.

Berra’s New York Times obituary, written by Bruce Weber, highlights a number of important moments in the former major leaguer’s life. Among them was when he was first offered a deal with the St. Louis Cardinals, his hometown Major League Baseball club, as a teenager. He and his close friend, Joe Garagiola, both tried out for the team and were both offered contracts. However, Garagiola’s came with a $500 signing bonus, and Berra’s just $250. Unsatisfied, young Yogi turned it down.

At the time, one might have thought it crazy for Berra to decline the offer. He dropped out of school after eighth grade and a major league team was offering him an opportunity to make money to play baseball. A threshold he should run through, right?

But Berra was not impressed with his signing bonus, and I don’t blame him. The man knew his worth. Soon after, as the Times obituary indicates, a New York Yankees representative showed up to Berra’s home and offered him a contract with a signing bonus equivalent to Garagiola’s, and the rest is history.

Many people know Yogi Berra for being synonymous with the Yankees, appearing in Yoo-Hoo and Aflac commercials, and maybe even as being the guy who, as manager, took the New

York Mets to the World Series in 1973. What some may not know, however, is how smart the 18-time all star really was.

As a catcher playing at the highest level of America’s pastime, Berra was known as a savvy force behind the plate. That shrewdness was not solely reserved for his performance on the baseball diamond, though.

Besides his famous one-liners that made him a media darling, he also put his brain to good use when negotiating contracts. According to Weber’s article, Berra’s salary was $65,000 in 1961—quite a lot for that era.

So Yogi proved to have more intellect than he was given credit for. But his list of proficiencies did not stop at making more money and being a baseball colossus. He was adept at courting women, too.

Despite ridicule by journalists for his less-than-classicallyhandsome appearance, Berra again defied society’s expectations.

In 1949, he married Carmen Short, someone considered too beautiful for him. Their marriage lasted until her death in 2014.

Whether it was making an otherworldly play, outlasting the New York Yankees general manager in negotiations, or marrying the girl no one thought he had any business being with, Yogi Berra edged his doubters, and I loved him for it. Having been a man of many phrases, it is fitting that he embodied the adage “don’t judge a book by its cover.”

Yogi Berra was a guy the sports world needed. Hey may be gone now, but the Yogi-isms, and the records he set, will never perish.

Are You a Feminist?

MELANIE HOLEC MANAGING EDITOR Very few terms in our culture today generate more controversy than ‘feminism.’ Whenever I hear a person, especially a woman, say she is not a feminist, I’m always curious what the reason is. The definition of ‘feminist’ I go by is someone who believes that men and women should be treated equally; in politics, in the workplace, and generally in life. When it’s defined this way, “Are you a feminist?” seems like a pretty easy question to answer. But realistically, invoking feminism, because of the word’s baggage, generates a hesitation or at times even an outright denouncement.

A lot of people are intimidated out of responding with an unambiguous yes or no because it seems like either answer is loaded with hidden meaning. People perceive the question as “Are you a man-hater?” or “Are you a woman-hater?” and feel that answering either way is committing too heavily to a harsh point of view.

I can understand why some women have trouble claiming the feminist label because of the inherent stigma. A lot of people still equate feminism with radical liberalism, possibly a remnant of the aggressive 1960s movement. In context, these women were radical because they were dealing with a society that condoned media that would be classified as shockingly sexist today, like one advertisement for Drummond Sweaters which claimed “Indoors, women are useful – even pleasant. On a mountain, they are something of a drag.” Sometimes I hear people asking, “was sexism really that bad, even as recently as the 1960s?” In short, yes – it was.

Now feminism can exist across party lines. Still, being a feminist doesn’t mean you have to vote for Hillary Clinton or

Carly Fiorina. It does mean that you don’t think either of them should be judged or disregarded on the basis of their gender. And it probably means that when you heard people were celebrating last November because Congress included more than 100 women for the first time, you thought, “Isn’t that still really low?”

Another argument against the label of feminism is the very real and valid point that the origins of the feminist movement excluded racial minorities. For a lot of people, this exclusion tainted the word forever.

Feminism has been in the news more and more as different influential people either claim or reject the label according to their own beliefs about what the word means and how it applies to them. Support for the movement by celebrities like Emma Watson, Beyonce, and Taylor Swift has significantly helped to wipe the stigma away.

I don’t want to preach or tell other people what they should do, because truly above everything else I think it’s extremely important for women to be able to voice their own thoughts and opinions without being scared of backlash. I also would never claim to be an expert on women’s studies or the history of the feminist movement. But a woman I know well recently said to me off-handedly in conversation, “I’m the furthest thing from a feminist, but…” That makes me feel like there’s a real disconnect between what feminism is and what it is perceived as. And that’s hurting our ability to enact change that could benefit women’s lives across the world; there’s still a lot left to fight for.

I have no problem with being vocal about my own beliefs when it comes to gender equality. To me, feminism is equality. To me, feminism is a force for good.

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Food Review: The Chelsea

BY CARA HOYT Staff Reporter

CARA HOYT 2017

Being a college student can sometimes cause excessive stress. One coping method commonly used by students is a relaxing night out.

If you’re like me and love to dine out and catch up with your friends, The Chelsea in Fairfield is a place to check out.

This dining location is not only home to a delicious menu, but also has a rustic, casual, pub atmosphere.

Being a commuter, I am used to driving a lot. I am also used to having trouble finding parking.

As I made my arrival to The Chelsea, I was overly impressed with the parking. Although it is located in the downtown area of Fairfield, parallel parking was not necessary. The Chelsea has a spacious parking lot located right next to the restaurant.

I immediately spotted the outdoor patio that is attached to the restaurant, which would be ideal on a summer night or a warm afternoon.

The host was well presented, wearing elegant attire and a warm smile that greeted us at the entrance. An option to sit inside or outside on the patio was presented by the host.

We chose to enjoy the evening indoors. The patio opening occupied an entire wall providing the whole restaurant with a view and some fresh air.

As we were seated the server immediately greeted us with a jug of fresh water with lemons, and gave us our menus. I noticed the menu consisted of many entrees ranging from salad, burgers, to seafood. They also had options for vegetarians.

The interior of The Chelsea was rustically decorated, with dark wooden walls and Southwestern style lights hanging from the ceiling. Our wooden table was complimented by mint green colored metal chairs and set with candles.

Overlooking the patio you could hear sounds of cars passing by, but also the Chelsea’s choice of folk music playing which really set our mood. The overall atmosphere is quiet, rustic, and classy.

The prices on the menu were a little expensive, ranging from $15 to $20 per entrée or salad. This can be a little pricey for someone on a college student budget like me.

My friend and I decided to pick some appetizers. We ordered nachos and fried calamari, both priced around $12.

For those who are 21 and over, like myself, they have a

great drink menu. They have a variety of drinks ranging from draft beers and fine wines, to mixed drinks and martini’s. Cocktails ranged from $8 to $11.

I ordered a Captain Palmer, which is a mixed drink made to taste like an Arnold Palmer. It contains Captain Morgan spiced rum, organic lemonade and brewed iced tea. The drink tasted fresh and was not too strong. It was a perfect drink to enjoy on a relaxing weeknight in downtown Fairfield.

The nachos were served on a hot skillet, topped with barbeque pulled-pork, fresh lettuce, tomato, homemade guacamole, and of course melted cheese. The pulled pork was not too spicy, and not too sweet. The guacamole tasted so fresh that the citrus stood out. The sour cream and fresh vegetables also complimented the pulled pork very well. I loved how each chip was covered in cheese, and there was not one chip left without it.

The calamari was beautifully displayed as it came out with chop sticks. It was arranged to appear as if the calamari had just fallen out of a box you would get if you ordered Chinese food take out. Not only did they use the box as a prop to give the calamari a good display, it also was some of the most unique calamari I’ve ever tasted. It was topped with General Tso’s glaze, scallions, pea greens and Thai chili mayo. I had to eat it with the chop sticks to give myself the full effect. It was phenomenal. I would love to go back and order it again.

Overall, I’d have to say that The Chelsea of Fairfield is the place to be on a quiet night out. The menu is priced reasonably with a wide range of variety. The location is perfect, the dim lighting and rustic atmosphere provide a very positive yet relaxing vibe. It’s a great option to consider for a night out with friends, family, or your significant other. The staff was friendly and the food and service were great as well. I know I will be taking a trip back to The Chelsea in the near future.

The Chelsea is located at 12 Unquowa Place, Fairfield, Connecticut, 06824.

Sacred Heart’s Marketing Club

BY KYRA DERSARKISSIAN Staff Reporter The start of the new school year means many things for students and staff of Sacred Heart University. For the Marketing Club, revamping their organization and it’s purposes is how they began the fall semester.

Led by junior Andrew Chunka, the club seeks to establish an academic and social environment providing a practical marketing setting, on and off campus.

“I like to think of it as a mentoring opportunity.

Everyone on our board has already had some sort of an internship experience so we want to provide a resource for underclassmen to be able to ask questions and get a student based perspective,” said member retention chair Jamie Costello.

The marketing club is open to any student who is willing to learn and looking to improve their business skills and take those skills to a professional level.

“The great thing about it is the fact that there are no requirements, yet we offer so many incentives,” said Chunka.

Meetings are held weekly at 9 p.m. on Mondays in the Martire Business and Communications Center, which is seen as a huge asset to students in and outside of the club.

“When you walk through this building you see all

business majors, which gives people incentive to come to our meetings. So we are really excited to have this space and be able to utilize it,” said club secretary Sean Ramini.

The club kicked off the semester with a LinkedIn workshop, which guided members through the process of creating a professional profile that’s acceptable in the business world.

“You can learn things in the classroom and learn how things go in the textbook, but the main goal is for our members to see how things actually work in the real world,” said Chunka.

The Marketing Club has been working closely with the Fairfield American Marketing Association, which dedicates its their time to “enhancing the knowledge and expertise of area marketing professionals, as well as providing a forum to exchange information and ideas with peers in allied professions and students in local educational institutions,” according to amafairfieldcounty. org.

“One of the most rewarding aspects of the AMA Fairfield County partnership with Sacred Heart is the exposure to tomorrow’s professionals and to so many talented faculty members. In return, our organization can provide many access points for SHU students and faculty to connect with both young and established marketers throughout the region,” said president of Fairfield AMA

Richard Rapp.

Extending connections beyond those of Sacred Heart, the Marketing Club plans to use this partnership to have students create better connections outside of the university and get advice from professionals who are not professors.

“I think the fact that we have an actual partnership with them makes the club that much more legitimate, rather than e-board just setting everything up, we have resources outside of the club,” said Ramini.

On Sept. 30 the club is hosting an event “Meet the Marketing Department”, which will give students an opportunity to get to know students and faculty within Sacred Heart.

“With this event we encourage students to be able to have a personal relationship with professors, and for them to be able to get to know other people within the major or within the college of business as a whole,” said Chunka.

In preparation for the college’s annual Career Fair, the organization will be holding a resume workshop with guidance from a career development specialist on Oct. 5, which will aid members in the process of building their resumes.

“As a freshman marketing major, it definitely is something I’m going to look into. It seems like they do a good job helping students with connections. Looking forward to their future events,” said freshman Marc

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Digging Through The Directory: Dr. Rachel Bowman my students to understand the content in class and how they can use it.

BY SPENCER STOVELL Staff Reporter

Q: What do you want your students to learn when they take your class?

A: What they are capable of accomplishing, which might be a little bit more than they thought.

Dr. Bowman is a Professor of Psychology.

Q: When did you know you wanted to be a psychology professor?

A: As an undergraduate I knew that I wanted to become a professor, but I wasn’t quite sure a professor of what. From there I ended up majoring in psychology.

Q: What tips or advice can you give to students who want to become psychologists or psychology professors?

A: The number one tip is to forge strong relationships with your professors. I think the difficulty for psychology majors is that there are many sub-disciplines; you can study health psychology, organizational psychology, biopsychology, [etc.]. I think having those strong student-faculty relationships exposes students to the different varieties of studies in psychology and helps students to understand the field by asking research questions. I think those relationships are important to obtaining internships or jobs. A strong relationship with a student also really enables that professor to write a stellar recommendation. My tip to students is to challenge yourself; don’t underestimate your abilities.

Q: What do you think is the key to solving life’s problems?

A: The stigma around mental health is much less than it used to be. We are becoming a culture more willing to talk to one another about mental health issues that we might be having, be it work-related stress, depression or family tensions. This recent movement [of allowing for public discussion of mental health issues] without there being a stigma attached to it, I think will help people… No one is ashamed to say they have cancer but people are ashamed to open up about depression or having a sibling who has schizophrenia. These issues are really no different than a physical issue.

Q: Why did you want to teach at Sacred Heart?

A: I wanted to be in a community where I could interact with students in the classroom and in a lab. This was the perfect fit for teaching and research. Sacred Heart is this perfect, right-in-the-middle school because it provides a nice balance of teaching and being in the classroom but maintaining a program of research.

Q: What are all of the skills you possess as a psychology professor?

A: I’m very passionate about what I study. I have a broad background in Neuroscience, a different side of thinking in psychology that students don’t get [everywhere else]... I push

This Week At SHU

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Wednesday, September 30: Trivia at Red’s, 6pm (Must be 21+ to enter) Phi Sigma Sigma Pie A Phi Event, 9pm at 63’s Patio

Thursday, October 1: Oktoberfest at Red’s, serving Oktoberfest beer & Shipyard Pumpkin beer (Must be 21+ to enter) Time Stands Still, also showing Friday and Saturday, 8pm at The Little Theatre

Friday, October 2: P.T Barnum Exhibit, 9am at The Art & Design Gallery at the Edgerton and Atrium (also open Saturday and Sunday) Flight Friday at Red’s, serving beer selections in flight paddles, 4pm (Must be 21+ to enter) College of Nursing Blessing of Hands Event, 5pm at the Chapel of the Holy Spirit

Saturday, October 3: Kait Doorhy Day, 10:30am at 63’s Patio

Sunday, October 4: Time Stands Still, 3pm at The Little Theatre

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Arts & Entertainment The 67th Annual Emmys Awards, Actors, Actresses, and Awe

BY KELLY DALTON Staff Reporter

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On Sunday, Sept. 20 the 67th Annual Emmy Awards aired on FOX. The event was held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles and was hosted by comedian and actor Andy Samberg.

The award show highlights the hard work and dedication of television’s best actors, actresses, and creative teams.

All of the shows are split into their respective categories and are judged amongst shows in that same category.

Examples of the shows nominated for awards were

HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” “VEEP,” and “Olive Kitteridge,” and ABC’s “Modern Family.”

As for Andy Samberg, there were many opinions, good and bad, on how he hosted the Emmys.

Many Sacred Heart University students tuned into the live broadcast and were pleased with the way host Andy Samburg ran the show.

“I thought Andy Samberg was entertaining and a great choice to host the Emmys,” said junior Whitney Redmond.

“His jokes were really funny.”

The night featured famous television personnel performing outlandish acts to get laughs from the studio audience.

Some of the skits in between award announcements included Samberg climbing on large-scale set pieces, late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel eating an award envelope, and actress Amy Poehler dressed in a gray hoodie sweatshirt and sunglasses when her category was announced.

“I thought Amy Poehler wearing a sweatshirt was funny,“ said sophomore Kaitlyn Cullagh.

While the guest hosts and television personnel made the show enjoyable, the awards were what made it memorable.

Actor Peter Dinklage took away the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role in “Game of Thrones.” Actor Jon Hamm was

victorious in the category of Outstanding Leading Actor in a Drama series for his work in “Mad Men,” and comedy writer Simon Blackwell received the award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for his screenplay of “VEEP.” This year’s Emmy Award ceremony also featured several milestones that made this year’s award show different than any other.

Actress Viola Davis became the first African American woman to win an Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Emmy for her portrayal of Annalise Keating in “How to Get Away with Murder.”

“Viola Davis’ speech was very powerful and moving, especially when she quoted Harriet Tubman. I have seen ‘The Help’ and ‘Ender’s Game.’ I was glad that she won,” said Carregal.

The show also featured a special appearance by actor Tracy Morgan to present the last award for Best Drama.

“It was good to see Tracy Morgan after his accident,” said junior Lea Brady. “Overall, I thought the Emmys were a huge success. There were many memorable moments, and I’m excited for next year.”

Haley Tanella, Asst. Art & Entertainment Editor, contributed to this article.

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A New Start for Television

The premiere of popular hits and the promise of new shows Suvak.

Another network including exciting premieres is FOX. The network’s newest show “Scream Queens” will highlight several celebrities from both movies and television series.

“I am absolutely stoked for ‘Scream Queens.’ I like that Emma Roberts and Ariana Grande are on the show,” said freshman Sarah Knoth.

The show has risen in popularity due to its exciting plot line following the lives of sorority sisters and how they face life-or-death situations.

Screenwriter and director, Ryan Murphy, is known for his work on hit television shows such as “Glee” and “American Horror Story,” and the popular Julia Robert’s film “Eat, Pray, Love.”

A blend of dark comedy and slasher horror, “Scream Queens” takes the the word ‘whodunit’ to a whole new level. The plot highlights deathly possibilities for each character which creates suspense for watchers.

On the lighter side of television, the popular, Emmywinning series “Modern Family” is back for more laughs with their take on the daily lives of a modern American family.

“I really like ‘Modern Family.’ I am excited for it’s return,” said sophomore Donna Messina.

The series will return for a sixth season and will highlight the life events of the family it follows.

Check out each network’s website for more information on premiere dates and times.

BY LISA CARBONE Staff Reporter

With the start of a new semester comes the beginning of new television seasons and series. This fall season is full of highly anticipated premieres on America’s most popular networks.

Sacred Heart University students are excited to see what this new season of premieres has to offer. “‘Once Upon a Time’ looks exciting and ‘The Muppets’ looks funny,” said sophomore Genevieve Baratta.

The popular ABC drama “Once Upon a Time” tells the story of a woman with a troubled past that is drawn to a town in Maine, where fairy tales merge with reality.

The show’s new season premiered Sunday, Sept. 20 with a continuation of a plot line that was left with a cliffhanger at the close of the previous season.

ABC’s new comedy “The Muppets” is also making headlines this fall.

According to IMDb, “The Muppets” is about Jim Henson’s lovable puppets returning to the small screen in a mockumentary-style series following their personal and professional lives.

ABC’s line up of new seasons also includes a staple of network programming for over the past decade. “Grey’s Anatomy” is a drama centered on the personal and professional lives of the medical staff at Seattle Grace Hospital.

“I am excited for ‘Grey’s Anatomy.’ This season is the last season, so I’m sad about that,” said junior Kerry

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GINNIFER GOODWIN IN A SCENE FROM “ONCE UPON A TIME”

Zoey 101 Time Capsule Mystery

Questions answered 10 years later, series continuation teased Warning: Article contains spoilers

BY MOLLY DILLION Staff Reporter

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JAMIE LYNN SPEARS AND ALEXA NIKOLAS IN AN EPISODE OF “ZOEY 101”

The popular Nickelodeon show “Zoey 101” was featured on the channel almost 10 years ago after first airing Jan. 9 2005.

After a long hiatus, a video was released answering fan’s enduring questions about a particular episode in which the

main characters put together a time capsule.

The show’s creator, Dan Schneider, released the clip on YouTube on Sept. 22, revealing what Zoey had said about her close friend Chase in the DVD she had placed in the time capsule.

The YouTube video highlights the reunion of stars Christopher Massey and Sean Flynn, reprisig their roles respectively as Michael and Chase. In the video, Chase is proposing to his girlfriend when Michael interrupts to tell him that he dug up Zoey’s video from the time capsule.

Michael then tells Chase what Zoey says about him and Chase runs off to find Zoey, leaving his girlfriend behind.

“I thought the time capsule preview was really interesting because I had no idea it was coming out, so every moment surprised me,” said junior Megan Smith.

Other students who were fans of the show are interested in what the time capsule has to offer.

“The preview was cute but predictable. I wish we could’ve seen or at least heard Zoey’s video instead of Michael just telling Chase what he remembers from watching it,” said senior Emily Casey.

The video ends with “to be continued…?” flashing on the screen leaving the viewers wondering if a contination will ever air.

“I’m hoping that since they had ‘to be continued’ at the end of the preview with a question mark that they aren’t

just playing with our emotions and teasing us and actually have another one,” said sophmore Melissa Hart. “If they do have another preview, I think it will have Zoey in it and Chase trying to tell her how he’s in love with her still after all this time.”

The original time capsule themed episode appears in the second season. A teacher makes students put together a time capsule using items that best represents themselves.

Chase, desperate to know what Zoey said about him on her DVD, almost watches the video after digging it up. He ends up putting it back when he realizes Zoey’s feelings would be hurt knowing he watched it without her permission.

The episode ends with Zoey telling Chase that she would reveal to him what she said in her video in 10 years.

“I think Zoey should’ve just told Chase what she said about him in her video when she made it. It could’ve saved a lot of time and confusion and Chase and Zoey could have been together already,” said junior Lesia Sisung.

Whether there will be another preview or not, the show has definitely grabbed the attention of past viewers.

So what exactly does Zoey say about Chase? Does Chase ever find Zoey?

The entire video can be viewed on YouTube by searching “Zoey 101 Time Capsule.”

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Jordan Spieth Wins Tour Championship to Cap Off Big Season

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA (AP) — Jordan Spieth treated the Tour Championship as if it were a major. He played like it was, too.

Looking for a fitting finish to a sensational season, Spieth poured in putts from all over East Lake and never gave Henrik Stenson or anyone else much of a chance Sunday.

His final stroke was an 8-foot par putt that was right in the heart for a 1-under 69, and he leaned back with a smile of pure satisfaction.

The 22-year-old Texan became golf’s first $22 million man — a PGA Tour record with just over $12 million in prize money, and the $10 million bonus for the FedEx Cup. “This is incredible,” Spieth said. “This is an event where we approach it like a major championship because we know this is possible at the end of it.”

Even when he missed back-to-back cuts to start the FedEx Cup playoffs, Spieth spent the month trying to peak for the most important event in the lucrative series. He was the first to show up at East Lake on Monday to start grinding on his game. And with a one-shot lead going into the final round Sunday, he was on the putting green three hours before his tee time for what caddie Michael Greller called the “early grind.”

“We only do this at the majors,” Greller said.

It all paid off so handsomely, especially that putter.

Spieth made three birdies in a four-hole stretch around the turn, and they were demoralizing for Stenson. Spieth made a 20-foot birdie on No. 8 for a two-shot swing that he never gave back. He made an 18-foot birdie on the par-5 ninth with Stenson already at tap-in range for birdie. And with Stenson just over 3 feet away for birdie on No. 11, Spieth curled in a 45-foot birdie putt.

“Eleven was a dagger,” Spieth said.

At that point, Stenson could only smile and bump fists with Spieth.

“You can’t expect him to make it,” Stenson said after a 72. “You’re feeling like you got a good chance to make up some ground. But he just poured that one in the middle. It’s fun to watch and just say, ‘Well done.’ The best player this week won the tournament, won the FedEx Cup.” Spieth closed with seven pars for a four-shot victory over Stenson, Danny Lee (65) and Justin Rose (66). His fifth victory of the year, which includes the Masters and the U.S. Open, was worth $1,485,000 million and gave Spieth $12,030,465 for the year.

The previous record was $10.9 million by Vijay Singh in 2004.

And if that wasn’t enough, Spieth went back to No. 1 in the world.

The first person to greet him was his little sister, Ellie, who keeps Spieth and the entire family so grounded in light of so much success. His parents, girlfriend, grandfather and a tight group of high school friends from Dallas were there to watch another amazing performance in a year filled with him.

Spieth became the youngest player since Horton Smith in 1929 to win five times in a season, and the youngest to claim the FedEx Cup title.

“It’s been a phenomenal year for him,” Stenson said. “I watched it firsthand at the first two rounds at Augusta, and he played phenomenal and putted phenomenal. And it was the same putting display, really, today — just an exhibition on the greens, to be honest.

“His putting and mental focus is the best in the world.

It’s hard to argue that.”

And there’s no longer an argument for PGA Tour player of the year.

Jason Day had five victories, including his first major at the PGA Championship, and there was talk a sixth win and the FedEx Cup might put the Australian in the discussion. Not anymore. Spieth made a spirited bid for the Grand Slam and joined Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as the only players to finish no worse than fourth in all the

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professional majors. Along with the money title, he won the Vardon Trophy for the lowest adjusted scoring average.

The only question he couldn’t answer was what he will do for an encore.

“This is one I cannot wait to celebrate,” he said.

Stenson made a $1 million putt of his own, though it was the least he could do. He was three shots behind when he shanked his shot from the 17th fairway and made double bogey. That dropped him into a four-way tie for fourth and cost him a spot in the FedEx Cup ranking. But he bounced back with a 60-foot birdie putt on the 18th to go back to No. 2 in the FedEx Cup to earn a $3 million bonus (instead of $2 million for third).

Stenson had three runner-up finishes in the postseason, and he has five for the year without winning. He still has events left on the European Tour.

But this week — and year — was all about Spieth.

“It’s the greatest season I’ve ever had, obviously,” Spieth said. “But it’s one where I believe we took our game on course and off course to a level that I didn’t think would be possible at different times in my life.”

Club Football Sets Field Goals

BY OSEDEBAMEN IMEOKPARIA Staff Reporter

Are you ready for some football?

Sacred Heart University has recently added to its large offering of club sports. Club football kicked off their inaugural season this fall and there has already been a lot of excitement around it.

There had been talks about starting up a club football team for awhile. This past spring semester was when moves really started being made. With the addition of club football the total number of club sports offered at Sacred Heart moved up to 26.

“It’s been in the process for about three years now. Ray Mencio brought it to my attention three years ago that Sacred Heart was thinking about making a club football team,” said first year head coach Greg Jones.

Jones is a Sacred Heart alumni and a former member of the football team. He graduated in 2010 and went on to continue being a part of the program by working with the coaching staff.

“It really came into fruition this past January, when they started interviewing different people for the position,” said Jones. “I was interviewed in February and I eventually got the head coaching spot.”

Jones wants to bring a winning mentality to the program, but also wants the players to have a great time playing football again.

For a lot of the players on the team this is their first time playing football since high school.

With having any new sports team, especially football, the main key is to ensure strong leadership. Some of the leaders on the team are senior Sean Bradley, senior Vincent Narog and sophomore Jesse Menghini.

“A lot of guys are just coming out here having fun every night. We’re getting to know each other. Every day we are getting closer and closer. Hopefully it translates to the field,” said Menghini.

“There is already a lot of leadership on the team. The players have really been diving into the playbook,” said Jones. “The players have been on each other making sure they know the play calls. There is a lot of good communication, which is very promising to see.”

Other players that stood out in the first four weeks of practice are freshman John Rock, freshman Jordan James and junior William Kassar.

The team will be competing in the Mid-Atlantic conference of the National Club Football Association.

Teams they will face are Eastern Connecticut State University, University of Vermont, Central Connecticut State University and University of Hartford.

So far the Pioneers have a record of 2-0.

The first win came from the University of Hartford Hawks. The Hawks had to forfeit the game due to the limited number of players for the game.

On Saturday Sept. 26 the club played their first actual game against Central Connecticut State University.

“They are pretty athletic. The program has been established for a while. I think we are ready for them. We had a few weeks of practice and we’re all excited for them,” said Narog, prior to the game.

There are many keys to success for the Central Connecticut State game according to Jones.

“It’s the same as every team that we face. Make sure we do our jobs. We finally get to face an opponent this week in Central Connecticut. We get to see what we have been practicing for the last four weeks,” said Jones, prior to the game.

The Pioneers came away with a victory ending the game with a score of 29 to 7.

Any Sacred Heart University students that are interested in joining the club football team can contact Coach Jones in Hawley Lounge.

On Oct. 3 the Pioneers will take on the University of Hartford Hawks at home at 6:00 p.m.

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Equipment Managers Facilitate Success year has been a delight to work with. I truly enjoy setting up for our teams and watching them achieve more and Staff Reporter more success each and every year.”

Healey has around 23 to 25 student assistants helping For equipment managers Bob Healey and Darryl MaGee, him each day. loads of laundry and paperwork are all in an average day of “We do it for the kids,” said Healey. “They create such a work. light atmosphere and it makes our jobs just a little bit easier Healey is the head equipment manager at Sacred Heart working with them.”

University. He arrives on campus between 8:00 a.m. and Part of Healey’s new staff is Darryl MaGee, who is in his 10:00 a.m. to begin each busy day. first year at Sacred Heart. MaGee works for all sports here “Once I arrive on campus, my assistants and I do around at the school, but his primary sport his football.

20 loads of laundry,” Healey said. “We only have two MaGee gets his day going early by doing all the laundry dryers and washers, so it can be a lot of work getting all the from the night before. From there, he and his four assistants laundry done in time for our athletes.” set up for football practice later in the day.

After the laundry is complete, Healey and his staff are in “Darryl and his guys set up drills on the field for charge of setting up team equipment. practice,” said Head Football Coach Mark Nofri. “He fixes “It can be hectic,” said Healey. “With so many sports like any of the players’ facemasks, chinstraps, and he makes basketball, football, soccer, and volleyball going on, it can sure that all of the players and coaches have towels.” be difficult sometimes to get it all done.”

Besides helping the players on the field, MaGee is Whether it’s setting up cones on the football field or in charge of all inventory. He handles all the jerseys, delivering basketballs up to the gym, Healey and his equipment, and is also a part of handling the apparel orders staff have that responsibility day in and day out to set up from Adidas, which is the school’s main retailer. whatever is needed.

“When we go on the road for a game, Darryl will usually “But we always find a way to get it done. This has been pack the bags on that Thursday and make sure everything is my fourth staff in four years and the new staff I have this packed,” said Coach Nofri. “On game day he’ll leave about

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four hours before we play to set up everything, and it’s all ready once we get there.”

MaGee is in charge of packing all of the players’ bags and unloading it once he gets to the opposing teams’ campus. From there, MaGee lays out the team’s uniforms for the game and sets out all the Powerade, water, and bikes that the players use during the game.

“The hardest part for me was trying to get into a routine,” said MaGee. “I have been trying to implement my own way of doing things because I have been around different areas so I’ve been trying to take what I have learned in my previous experiences to make it work here at Sacred Heart.”

Prior to working for Sacred Heart, MaGee worked for NFL’s Chicago Bears for 13 seasons then worked for Arena Football League’s Los Angeles Kiss. MaGee also spent time working in the WNBA as well.

“I would say the best part about my job is the people here at Sacred Heart,” said MaGee. “The student athletes are great and easy to work with. The people I’ve worked with have been extremely helpful in getting me adjusted here at Sacred Heart. They’ve helped me learn how things have been done here in the past, and that definitely helps with my day-to-day job.”

PLAYbyPLAY Women’s Soccer

9/18 SACRED HEART 3, Iona 2 (OT) 9/20 Dartmouth 6, Sacred Heart 0 9/23 Brown 3, Sacred Heart 2 (OT)

Field Hockey

SACRED HEART (2-6) @ Hofstra (8-3) Friday, 3 p.m.

Women’s Volleyball SACRED HEART (7-6) VS Central Conn. State (9-6) Saturday, 2 p.m.

Men’s Football

9/12 SACRED HEART 56, Valparaiso 3 9/19 Marist 34, Sacred Heart 27 9/26 Dartmouth 49, Sacred Heart 7

Men’s Tennis

SACRED HEART (0-0) VS Siena (0-2) Sunday, 12 p.m.

Men’s Hockey Shooting For Strong Start

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The Sacred Heart men’s ice hockey team finished its 2014-15 campaign with a trip to the quarterfinals of the Atlantic Hockey Conference - or AHC - tournament. They ended last season strongly which has propelled them into the 2015-16 hockey season.

“Whenever we finish strong, it gives us more experience going into the next year,” said senior defensemen and team assistant captain Jacob Brightbill.

Brightbill has been a part of the progression of Sacred Heart hockey. During his freshman year, the team had only won a total of two games.

Now, fresh off a season where they had a promising showing in the conference tournament, the team is being picked to finish fifth in the 2015-16 Atlantic Hockey Association Preseason Coaches poll. That is the highest ranking the Pioneers have received in the preseason poll in the past five years.

“This ranking reflects where we are as a team, in the top half of the league,” said junior defensemen and captain Mitch Nylen.

Nylen was a big part of Sacred Heart’s playoff run last season. He was named Atlantic Hockey Conference’s

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defensive player of the week after the team swept Army West Point in the first round of the AHC tournament.

Nylen also led the team in assists with 16 throughout the 2014-15 season.

The regular season opener is Oct. 9 against the 2014 national champions Union College Dutchmen. They follow that game with another out of conference game, traveling to Amherst to take on the Minutemen at the University of Massachusetts.

“UMass and Union will give us a good idea of where we are at as a team,” said Nylen.

The Pioneers will open their conference schedule on Oct. 27 when they travel to West Springfield, Mass. to take on American International College.

“All league games are always important,” said Nylen.

The Pioneers went 10-12-6 in conference games last season and are looking to improve that record in the 20152016 campaign.

The Pioneers have three goaltenders on the roster.

Sophomore Sammy Bernard is the only goaltender on the current roster that got playing time with the Pioneers during the 2014-15 season. Bernard played in two games and recorded a total of five saves.

In addition to Bernard, Sacred Heart also carries sophomore Nathan Perry and freshman Brett Magnus.

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Magnus is a player that head coach C.J. Marottolo is very excited about being a part of his team.

“Brett is a goalie with excellent size and great athletic ability,” said Marottolo. “His calmness and poise between the pipes is one of his greatest strengths. Brett has excelled at every level of prep and junior hockey and is expected to contribute when he arrives at Sacred Heart.”

During the 2014-15 season, Magnus played in the British Columbia Hockey League for the Powell River Kings. During that season he posted a record of 24-21-1 in 49 games.

Sacred Heart also has three of their four leading goal scorers from a year ago returning this year, including junior forward Jordan Minello, senior forward Zach Luczyk, and junior forward Evan Jasper. The three players combined to score 36 goals last season.

With the combination of experience coming from last years team and a fresh, new excited goalie, this can lead to big things for this years men’s hockey team.

“We’re a lot older and a lot better than we were last year.

This is the most excited I have been for a hockey season,” said Nylen. “I really feel we can make this something special.”

With a season full of potential, this year’s Pioneers team is excited for the puck to drop.

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