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Pace Changes Sexual Assault Policy

THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015

Honors College Searches for Dean CARLOS VILLAMAYOR MANAGING EDITOR

EMILY WOLFRUM EDITOR-IN-CHIEF After months of revision, Pace has updated its sexual assault policy and redefined consent on campus.

According to a schoolwide e-mail from NYC Dean for Students, Marijo RussellO’Grady and Interim Dean for Students on Pleasantville, Rachel Carpenter, these updates also include a new sexual assault resources website and a guide to options, resources, and

support.

Consent is now defined affirmatively (“yes means yes”), matching the definition for State University of New York (SUNY) schools.

Pace’s policy offers that consent is “a conscious, voluntary, mutually understandable, equal, respectful, continuous, and freely communicated agreement to participate in a sexual encounter.”

It further clarifies that neither “lack of protest or resistance” nor silence can be inter-

preted as consent, that it cannot be assumed based on “previous consensual encounters” or a relationship, and that it must be ongoing and is revocable.

Consent, according to the updated Pace policy, can also not be given if an individual is “incapacitated.”

This term is also defined within the Sex-Based Misconduct Policy and Procedure.

“Incapacitation is a state where someone cannot make rational, reasoned decisions. A person may be incapacitated

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due to mental disability, sleep, unconsciousness, physical restraint, or from the consumption (voluntary or otherwise) of incapacitating drugs or quantities of alcohol.”

The policy offers that incapacitation should be deducted based upon “physical cues” including “slurred speech, bloodshot eyes, the odor of alcohol on a person’s breath, inability to maintain balance, vomiting, unusual or irrational behavior, and unconsciousness.”

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Pace faculty and students expressed various concerns at the community-wide open forum meetings last month and in the weeks that followed over the decision to hire a dean for the Pforzheimer Honors College.

According to Dr. Ross Robak, Chair of the Psychology Department, faculty members have questioned whether the resources going into hiring a dean could be used to improve the program that already exists, and whether it would have been better if the dean had been selected from among Pace faculty.

Freshman Alexandra Franciosa echoed Robak’s first point.

“I do not understand why they’re creating a dean for the Honors College when the university isn’t doing well financially,” Franciosa said. “The Honors College already has a full staff, and the university has had to cut classes for economic reasons, which affects the entire student body and the faculty, not just honors students. It makes me wonder who they think of and talk to when making these decisions, because it’s not the student body.”

Dr. Adelia Williams, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and chair of the search committee for the new dean, said that Pace faculty were not excluded from applying to the position.

Among the prevalent questions during the open meetings was how students and faculty would be assigned once there is an Honors Dean—whether they will remain part of their respective, academic college, or be part of both their college and Honors

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SGA ELECTION RESULTS

SLUT: THE PLAY

SPORTS HOLIDAY UPDATE

You voted, now find out who your Student Government executive board will be! Also, find out who will be your school representative.

SLUT, directed by freshman Megan Brown, ended up not only selling out, but also caused riveting discussions amongst peers, students, and faculty.

While many were away celebrating Easter, our sports teams were gearing up for some action, winning four out of the five games played over the weekend.

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“SEXUAL ASSAULT POLICY” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 For criminal justice professor and Westchester County attorney Maryellen Martirano, the consideration of behavior and body language rather than the number of drinks one imbibed is crucial.

“There are different levels of intoxication, and that’s really what we’re talking about,” Martirano said. “If someone can’t stand up, would you think that they can give consent? No. If I have a couple of drinks, and I’m sitting and talking and fine, yes, I can give consent.”

An amnesty policy for individuals reporting incidents was also introduced to Pace at the beginning of the current school year. Residence Directors and Assistants were responsible for describing this policy to all residents upon move-in.

According to the SUNY protocols, amnesty policies are aimed at encouraging students to report incidents. The policy “will grant immunity for drug, alcohol, and other…violations for students reporting.”

“The whole idea is never to be afraid to tell someone if somebody needs help…this keeps that from happening,” Assistant Dean for Community Standards and Compliance Debbie Levesque said. “Most important is that you get help, and then we worry about the rest of it later.”

Further, Pace’s “Guide to Options, Resources, and Support” defines confidential and non-confidential resources for reporting an assault.

According to the guide, confidential resources consist of Health Services, the Counseling Center, and Campus Chaplain Sister Susan Becker.

An additional resource for Pace students is the Women’s Justice Center, which operates out of Pace Law School in White Plains and provides legal counseling and services for victims of sexual assault.

“Sometimes people don’t know what to do. A confiden-

tial resource helps a person realize what all of their options are, and then lets them step as they’re ready to go through,” Levesque said.

She added that ideally, confidential resources would help an individual to preserve evidence and provide them with the strength to eventually report.

Non-confidential resources, otherwise identified as mandated reporters, are legally obligated to report any information regarding sexual assault.

Mandated reporters include security personnel, Deans for Students, Residence Hall Directors and Assistants, Human Resources staff and University administrators, according to Pace’s sexual assault policies.

Last year’s federal Not Alone Report suggested the explicit presentation and distinction of such resources.

The Not Alone Report was the first report to be established by the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, a group formed and signed off on by President Barack Obama in January 2014.

“When you talk to someone that you think is a confidential resource, you need to be sure of that,” Levesque said. “I think the federal government felt that [this] needed to be strongly worded, so that when someone is reporting an assault, [they] have control over what happens and where information goes.”

In addition to helping universities to develop and conduct individualized “climate surveys,” the Not Alone Report seeks to clarify existing campus requirements prescribed by both Title IX and the Clery Act. In accordance with the Clery and Campus Crime Statistics Acts, Pace publishes campus security statistics annually at the beginning of October.

In its 2014 report, which includes information for 2011– 2013, the school counted one sexual offense in 2013. However, its U.S. Department of Education report and website report conflict as to whether this offense was forcible or non-forcible.

Both the 2011 and 2012 reports state no sexual offenses.

Based upon a collection of university security statistics, the Boston Globe reported that campus sexual assault incidents had risen dramatically between 2012 and 2013.

“A survey of information from more than two dozen of the largest New England colleges found that reports of ‘forcible sex offenses’ climbed by 40 percent overall between 2012 and 2013, according to a Globe review of data that colleges provided in annual federally mandated reports released last week.”

An NJ.com article, additionally noted that the number of sexual assaults on New Jersey college campuses had more than doubled in the past five years, according to Clery Act reports and “amid growing scrutiny into sexual violence on campuses nationwide.”

Some attribute these growing numbers to an increased comfort by students to report based upon changing policies.

Levesque held this belief.

“If you have no reports, does that mean that there are really no reports, or that people don’t trust you?” she asked.

This increase in reports, paired with a 2014 survey disclosing that 40 percent of participating universities had not conducted a sexual assault investigation in four years, contributes to nationwide pressure on college campuses to improve their policies.

“We’re looking to make sure students know well in advance who they can go to in order to process something without fear that information is going to be given to somebody when they’re not prepared for that to happen,” Levesque said.

“People really need to know what their options are and that they can retain control from the beginning to the end.”

During the summer of 2014, all Residential Life staff members received updated sexual assault training in accordance with the Not Alone Report.

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“SEXUAL ASSAULT POLICY CONT’D”

THIS WEEK’S PACE POLL What do you think about Pace University’s new Sexual Assault Policy?

Is there something that it should include? Something that should be taken away? Should they have changed the policy at all?

To voice your opinion, send a letter to the editor at pacechroncle@pace.edu, or visit www.pacechronicle.com.

Email Debbie Levesque at dlevesque@pace.edu for more information on the policy.

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“SEXUAL ASSAULT POLICY CONT’D” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 “It was important for us to talk to RAs because sometimes people will want to tell [them] something and say ‘but you can’t tell anybody,’” Levesque said. “It was important for us to be able to give them enough training that they would be able to say, ‘but I can’t do that. If you need to talk to me about something, before you say something, understand that I need to report it to someone else.’”

Additional plans include training student leaders in the Step-Up Program, a national bystander intervention program that presented at Pace in September.

Incoming students will also complete a series of sexual assault education programs beginning with an online summer webinar and continuing through summer orientation and their University 101 classes.

“In years past, we were a little more reluctant to talk about human sexuality, reproduction, birth control, but now I think there’s a recognition that [we need to] do our best to help students who find themselves in those situations,” Levesque said.

Despite this progress, the introduction of affirmative consent on college campuses has raised some questions nationally. Some anticipate that the expectation for ongoing consent is too high, providing unreasonable responsibility for those involved.

According to a CNN.com article, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is among the leading adversaries of affirmative consent for this reason.

“It is impracticable for the government to require students to obtain affirmative consent at each stage of a physical encounter, especially if students must later prove they successfully did so in a campus hearing,” John Cohn, legislative

and policy director of FIRE, told CNN. “In reality, requiring students to obtain affirmative consent will render a great deal of legal sexual activity ‘sexual assault.’”

For Martirano, the impracticality comes not within the ongoingness of consent, but whether or not it is verbally expressed.

“To actually say ‘[yes],’ I think its unrealistic, but there are a lot of things one could say that would indicate it,” said Martirano, who is specialized in domestic violence and sexual assault cases and formerly served on the Westchester County Domestic Violence

Council. “Silence is difficult, but if someone is being absolutely silent and expressing body language that is clearly [affirmative], then I think that’s okay.”

University officials hope that a better understanding of this policy will prevent incidents, such as that which occurred on Pace’s New York campus last year, from taking place.

According to a Huffington Post article, “Pace University forced the victim of an alleged sexual assault into an investigation, found the alleged rapist not responsible without saying why, and then attempted to re-

quire both students to attend a program on alcohol and date rape, a complaint filed with the Education Department claims.”

An emphasis on reporter control within the new policy was expressed specifically by Levesque, who saw the case as an opportunity to educate and improve.

“What’s most important is that the person who is reporting this is really the person that’s directing the outcome,” she said. “I think sometimes people don’t report because they think once [they] do that, no matter what [they] say, it’s going to take on a life of its own, and I think the clarification in the

Approximately 25%, or 1 out of every 4 women, will be a victim of an attempted or completed rape while at college.

One out of sixteen men are victims of attempted or completed rape at college. policy is going to make sure that a person knows that they don’t ever lose control.”

Levesque is additionally responsible for the creation of PAR C (Pace Advisors for Respectful Relating and Consent), which is comprised of both faculty and students and meets biweekly to discuss campus policies and programming.

For more information, resources, and help, visit pace. edu/sexual-assault.

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Construction Update: The Week of April 6

Alumni Hall The brick and stone work for the exterior of Alumni Hall on the east side of the west wing will continue this week and will be followed by the north and east wing as the contractors work counter-clockwise around the building. The brick and stone work will be completed by the end of June.

The installation of the curtain wall windows on the West Wing have begun and will continue this week.

The interior work on Alumni Hall is also ongoing. This work includes HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems, and sheetrock installation for the non-modular areas such as the classroom spaces and lounge spaces on the first floor.

Residence Hall B Excavation will continue this week for the foundation of Residence Hall B. Once the excavation is complete, the contractors will begin the footings and foundation work.

Deluxe has begun production on the modular units for Residence Hall B. Site Work Installation of the light poles have begun and will continue through the week.

The work started with Shirley Beth’s Way and was followed by the walkway from Kessel

to Mortola Library and around the pond. The work will continue with Choate parking lot, followed by the Goldstein Fitness Center, Paton House and the North Hall parking lot.

As the weather improves, landscaping around the campus will be planted.

The guardrail around Choate circle will be installed towards the end of this week.

This work will take three days to complete. The first two days of this work will be the installation of the guardrail posts followed but the installation of the guardrail onto the posts on the last day. The installation of the post may be noisy.

New data lines will be installed underneath the new service road by the Kessel loading dock all the way to Willcox hall. The data lines will run behind the Mortola Library, across the pedestrian pathway and staircase that connects parking lot T to parking lot Z next to the library as well as the entrance 2 roadway. This means that there will be minor disruptions to the pedestrian pathways and stairway that connects Parking lot T to the pathway by Mortola Library and Choate Pond.

Please adhere to the alternative pathways around this area.

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the schedule for this work.

Athletics Work around the athletics fields is starting to begin.

The contractors are continuously monitoring and conducting moisture density tests on the baseball field and the multipurpose field to record the moisture levels in the soil.

Once the contractors get positive test results, work to add the synthetic field will begin.

This week they will begin installing the concrete dugout pads for the baseball field as well as the installation of the fence pole and curbs.

Work on the new Field House will continue this week with placing concrete at the building foundation. Please expect concreate delivery trucks

by Parking lot F, which is located behind Lienhard Hall. rk on the new Field House will continue this week with the

excavation for the foundation and the preparatory work for the installation of footings.

All work is weather dependent, we will promptly notify the community of any changes.

Information distributed by Pace University. Updates can be found at paceplvmasterplan.com

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SGA Election Results

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President

Executive Vice President

Vice President of Vice President of Vice President of Finance Programming Administration

Daniel Garcia

Kathryn Trujillo

Imerlyn Ventura

Raevin Walters

Vice President of Luban School of Unity/Social Justice Business Rep.

Luban School of Business Rep.

Dyson School of Dyson School of Art/Science Rep. Art/Science Rep.

Susan Harris

Bakhoya Mangoh Karen Reitan

Megan Biggs

Andre Arias

Lisbeth Parra

College of Health College of Health School of Professions Rep. Professions Rep. Education Rep.

School of Education Rep.

Seidenberg School Rep.

Cati Amaral

Kelly Lang

RIch Gordon

Henry Snyder

Shaina Weir

Thank you to everyone that voted!

For more information on how you can become involved with the Student Government Association, email sgapresident@pace. edu, or attend meetings every Friday at 12:15 PM in the Kessel Multipurpose Room.

FEATURE “HONORS DEAN” CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Williams said students will remain in their college, and that there won’t be a change to that administrative part. Faculty will likewise remain in their colleges.

What is changing, according to Williams, is that the process of selecting faculty to teach Honors classes will be more cooperative, since it will be between two deans—the Honors Dean and the college’s dean.

“We do not yet know how this will exactly work,” said Williams in regard to the details of the new arrangement.

She added that the cooperation between colleges and Honors would involve more planning and will be less provisional than it has been so far.

Williams also emphasized that having a dean would ensure the Honors College has a voice, despite the fact that some faculty members have questioned what weight this voice would carry if the Honors Dean has no direct faculty.

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tor of the Honors Business Program at Pleasantville, said she has mixed feelings about the new position.

“It is a good move because the Honors College needs resources, and the best way to get them is having an advocate at high-level conversations,” Cardon said.

Williams mirrored this last point when she said the Honors College’s issues and concerns would be better represented, and that it would be closer to the provost than it is now.

A potential negative side is, according to Cardon, adding another layer of management, a

layer that also could be a problem for interaction between administration and students.

“How can you be a dean if you do not know or understand students?” said Cardon, adding that a dean should know what students need, what students want, and how to give it to them.

According to Cardon, getting faculty to teach will be one of the challenges for a new dean.

“Pace needs to be able to offer an Honors program for all its [colleges],” she said.

For Robak, the bottom line is how important the Honors College is for the university. He also

said it should be more important than it is now, and added that the Honors College is crucial for the intellectual life of the university.

“Let’s be honest, a dean is a real step toward elevating [the Honors College],” Robak said.

“The real question is, what’s the next step? Is hiring a dean the beginning or the end of the process?”

According to Williams, the announcement of the Honors College Dean may be made any day now.

Juliana Schuyler Entertains at SLUT and Beyond FANNY FELLEVIK FEATURED WRITER Juliana Schuyler smiles nervously towards the crowd as she slowly enters the stage.

The music has gone quiet, and the mumbling from the audience stopped. Silence. All eyes on her. Showtime.

Acting has been a passion ever since Schuyler can remember. When she was seven years old her mother dragged her to her first piano and singing lesson, and it was there it all started.

“I have always loved performing in front of people,” Schuyler said. “Singing and acting comes natural to me and I honestly don’t know what I would do without it.”

Schuyler is a freshman at Pace and she did her college acting debut when she took on the lead role as the sexual assault victim in SLUT: The Play.

Throughout high school Schuyler acted in the show

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Bye, Bye, Birdie and had the leading role in her senior show Crazy for You. Both shows involve a lot of humor and laughter; something that Schuyler’s close friend Chelsea Almedia thinks reflects Schuyler’s personality.

“Juliana knows how to make people laugh,” Almedia said. “It was awesome to work with her on the production of SLUT, because she knows when it is time to be silly and when it is time to focus and be serious.”

Schuyler grew up with a father who loves music, a mother that went to acting school, and an older brother that had his own music band as a freshman in high school.

The artistic side is a huge part in Schuyler’s family and she believes that it definitely had an impact on her.

“My family introduced me to acting, and it would have been hard for me to take another route,” Schuyler said.

“But that is not why I still love

acting. The reason for that is the euphoric feeling that I get after a performance, and that is what keeps me coming back for more.”

The part that Schuyler loves the most about acting is that you are able to play a character and send out a message. She saw the participation in the play SLUT as an opportunity to combat sexism and sexual violence in our society.

It was Schuyler’s first time being a part of a play that confronts a social problem and the first time she had to put her humorous personality aside.

According to her, this was the hardest role she has played in her career so far, but also the role she is most proud of.

The smile on Schuyler’s face is impossible to miss as she receives standing ovations from the audience. The show is over and the lights are out, but the euphoric feeling Schuyler described lives on.

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Fish Oil Vitamins Are Healthy: Myth or Fact?

KAITLYN SZILAGYI HEALTH EDITOR

It is often heard among vitamin-savvy students that omega-3 fatty acids are beneficial for an individual’s health. They supposedly assist in cardiovascular health and are good for the eyes. Yet, recent research claims the promises of fish oil vitamins may be more myth than fact.

New York Times writer Anahad O’Connor recently published “Fish Oil Claims Not Supported by Research,” in which he explained how fish oil vitamins earned their reputation for improving cardiovascular

health and why research is beginning to say otherwise.

The article clearly states that, logically, fish oil vitamins— since they do contain omega-3 fatty acids accumulated from fish—should have a blood thinning effect and the potential to reduce the likelihood of blood clots, reduce inflammation, and treat triglycerides. High counts of triglycerides in the blood can increase the chance of stroke with age.

The issue is that, while all of this should be the case, “the vast majority of clinical trials involving fish oil have found no evidence that it lowers the

risk of heart attack and stroke,” O’Connor wrote.

The belief that fish oil was a positive element in cardiovascular health derived from a 1970s study of the Inuit in Greenland that found cardiovascular disease an almost insignificant problem. This was attributed to the fact that the Inuit diet, of mostly fish and seal, was high in omega-3 fatty acids. However, this has since been proven untrue as the presence of cardiovascular complications was likely unknowingly misrepresented in the original study.

Omega-3 fatty acids do have some medicinal value.

These acids do not naturally occur in the human body. They are found most commonly in fish, such as salmon and tuna, and are known to reduce pain and swelling as well as prevent blood from clotting throughout the body. The best way to get these omega-3 fatty acids, however, is to eat “fatty fish, at least twice a week, in line with federal guidelines on safe fish intake, because fish contains a variety of healthful nutrients” said Dr. Manson, chief of preventive medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, in O’Connor’s article.

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Liven Up the Digestive Palate KAITLYN SZILAGYI HEALTH EDITOR The more colors represented on a plate, the healthier the plate, or so it’s said. Certain foods, colorful and healthy, have been noticed within the list of foods included in Mediterranean culture which are easy to come by and rich in nutritional value, according to Yoga Journal’s Marjorie Korn.

To begin, pomegranates are a wonderful, low-calorie snack.

They offer four grams of fiber and triple the amount of antioxidants as red wine or green tea, as encouraged in previous articles. Antioxidants are substances which reduce damage of oxidation. In addition, pomegranates are high in Vitamin C which is necessary for growth and development as well as vitamin K which supports bone health. Furthermore, pomegranates contain B5, which boosts metabolism and helps convert food to glucose, thus provid-

ing the body with energy. Last but not least, pomegranates have little fat content and absolutely no cholesterol.

Freekeh is a cereal made from green wheat which is high in protein and fiber. This high protein and fiber is filling and can keep individuals from overeating throughout the day. Protein is important for it allows the body to create and repair tissue and is a significant element in the development of bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood. Simultaneously, fiber is catalytic in the digestive system, keeping individuals regular and thus less physically uncomfortable and at less risk for other health problems. Freekeh can be paired with Greek yogurt as well as fruit and honey.

Olive oil is the healthiest replacement for butter. It has been shown to help prevent disease as well as counter the effects of aging. When cooking on the stove, be it eggs or chicken or any such

thing, be sure to try and use olive oil rather than butter to cut calories, fat, carbohydrates and more.

Finally, cumin is made from the seeds of a plant which is often then used as a spice, particularly (though not exclusively) in curry. Marjorie Korn would have it known that cumin contains “22 percent of your daily iron, a mineral necessary for keeping your energy up.” Traditionally cumin has been used to reduce inflammation, aid digestion and proper processing of foods through the body, and suppress muscle spasms. Otherwise, it adds a pleasant scent and flavor to recipes which generations of people have come to enjoy.

For those on campus who do cook for themselves, try these small steps toward a fortified nutritional diet. Otherwise, feel free to take these tips home and share them with family and friends who might benefit.

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Kay’s Crazy Corner

KAY LANZA COLUMNIST

Welcome back, friends! Hope you had a good spring break, because it marks the halfway point of the semester. Now is the time to start looking thinking about term papers and final exams.

Given the above, we all wish we had more hours in the day, or struggle to find some other way to be more productive. So this week, we’re going to tackle prescription drug use, and why it’s a very bad idea.

According to the Clinton Institute, a person dies of drug overdose every 19 minutes in the United States, and overdoses involving prescription painkillers now kill more people than heroin and cocaine combined.

On college campuses, prescription drug use has been increasing dramatically; from 1993 to 2005, the use of painkillers like Vicodin, Oxycontin, and Percocet increased by 343 percent, while the use of stimulants like Ritalin and Adderall increased by 93 percent. Further, the group most likely to abuse prescription drugs are full-time, college aged kids—18 to 24 years old.

We like to think that because these drugs need a prescription, they’ve got to be safer than illegal drugs like marijuana, heroin, or cocaine. Adderall, a drug meant to treat those with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), is often used on college campuses to increase focus and concentration. How is that bad?

Answer: Because you don’t know how Adderall works. When someone is prescribed a drug, their doctor explains how the drug works, the side effects, and what not to mix it with. When you buy prescription drugs from

someone who is not a doctor, you have no idea what you’re getting into. You don’t even know if the drug you’re getting is the drug you asked for!

Example: Adderall is a stimulant, while alcohol is a depressant.

Using them together can raise your body temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure, and cause irregular heartbeat. What’s more, because Adderall is a stimulant, it often decreases how drunk you feel, putting you at risk to overdrink or get alcohol poisoning.

The above statements can go for any prescription drug that isn’t prescribed to you by your doctor. Prescription painkillers like Percocet and Vicodin are highly addictive substances, even for those who are actually prescribed the drug. These drugs are usually prescribed with a heavy warning not to use it often, because it’s a hard habit to kick.

And, by the way, when you mix these kinds of painkillers with alcohol, it can lead to dizziness, loss of consciousness, shallow breathing, slowed heart rate, impaired coordination, and in some cases, overdose, and death.

Finals and term papers suck, but getting addicted to prescription drugs or overdosing on them is a lot worse. Instead of reaching for some Adderall to get some extra study time in, take a nap (you only need 45 minutes to complete one REM cycle, by the way). I highly doubt one A is worth a potential lifelong addiction or death.

If you or someone you know is struggling with prescription drug addiction, you don’t have to go through it alone. The Pace Counseling Center is located by the Office of Student Assistance (OSA) and has walk in hours from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. every weekday.

Debunking Five Myths About the Common Cold NIKI PINTO FEATURED WRITER There are many common myths about the common cold. It is important to know the proper treatments for a cold and whether or not you are falling prey to false tips.

Myth 1: “Feed a cold, Starve a fever” People often lose their appetites when they are sick. Force feeding or starving oneself isn’t going to cure the cold. According to Health.com what will help is staying hydrated and eating enough calories. Researchers recommend skipping any sort of dieting when sick.

Myth 2: Vitamin C According to Healthline.com there have been new studies that show that taking vitamin C during the first symptoms of a cold may reduce symptoms. However, vitamin C has very little effect in actually preventing the onset of a cold. Also, Orange juice, although it contains vitamin C, its sugar content actually prevents the body from absorbing that vitamin C. Try eating whole fruits without the added sugar.

Myth 3: Chicken Noodle Soup Studies have shown that chicken soup may have anti-inflammatory properties that can help reduce cold symptoms. In addition the warm liquid helps individuals continue to stay hydrated. However, many canned soups have high sodium content and that can actually dehydrate the body. Stick to lower sodium soups or homemade broth.

Myth 4: Antibiotics Cure a Cold Antibiotics don’t typically help get rid of a cold. Antibiotics help fight bacteria but most colds are viral. An over prescription of unnecessary antibiotics have caused our bodies to produce antibioticresistant bacteria. Therefore when the illness is bacterial, an antibiotic might not be able to cure it.

Myth 5: A Wet Head Can Get You Sick Being cold is the only thing to worry about while sleeping with wet hair. A virus causes colds.

Therefore, wet hair or clothes won’t increase susceptibility to colds. The only cause of concern should be weather cold enough to cause hypothermia.

Photos from aicr.com, gimmesomeoven.com, and nursingcrib. com.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

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ALS Holds Talent Show for AIDS Awareness “People say they care, but actions are what save lives.”

NIKI PINTO FEATURED WRITER Alpha Lambda Sigma (ALS) sorority hosted its annual Talent Show to support the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation on Thu., April 2 in Gottesman Room.

The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is dedicated to finding an end to pediatric HIV/AIDS through research, advocacy, prevention, and treatment programs according to their foundation’s website.

Sarah Voorhees, ALS sister and one of the hosts of the evening, presented a video of Elizabeth Glaser, the organization’s founder, who received transfusions of HIV positive

blood and then passed the disease on to her children in utero and with breast milk.

“In a desperate moment, a mother started a movement,” the video said. “People say that they care, but actions are what save lives.”

Following the video, over a hundred attendees watched six unique groups perform numbers such as a Britney Spears medley and a hilarious rendition of Men in Tights. The crowd roared for their friends and peers throughout the night.

While the acts were being judged, brothers of Lambda Upsilon Lambda (LUL) fraternity strolled to pump up the crowd before the winners were announced.

David Goldstein, a broth-

er of Delta Kappa Epsilon, took first place and received a 100-dollar gift card as his winnings.

“I appreciated everyone’s courage to do what we got to do,” sophomore Kaleigh Kessler said about her favorite part of the event.

“We love when people come out and do the talent show, and we are going to do it every year,” Sara Genova, ALS sister, said about the event.

Half of the proceeds will go to the Elizabeth Glaser Foundation while the other half will go back into fundraising for the sorority’s other philanthropies and they will continue to promote the awareness of pediatric AIDS.

Photo by Stephanie Jacovino The Young Crows was just one of the acts taht performed at the ALS “Anything Goes” Talent Show.

Award Winning Documentary Screened at Pace MAYRA MARADIAGA COLUMNIST Pace students gathered in Butcher Suite on Fri., April 3 for a screening of the documentary film Before You Know It, as well as a Q-and-A session afterwards with one of the subjects of the film.

The documentary follows three senior citizens in the LGBTQ community from different parts of the country, with different stories, as they deal with daily struggles such as diminishing sex drives and the legalization of gay marriage.

One of the men featured in

the documentary, Ty Martin, was present along his partner, Stanton. Before the screening began, Martin addressed the students to give a brief summary of what they were going to watch and gave hope for them to “get a better perspective of who we are.”

The documentary viewing was hosted and presented by Jonathan Alvarez, a junior Resident Assistant in North Hall.

As part of the First Year Interest Group (FIG) within each residence hall, Alvarez has been hosting “Film Fridays” in order to satisfy the pop culture and media FIG in his hall.

Two years ago, Alvarez volunteered at a film festival in Texas where he saw this film for the first time and came in contact with the film subjects.

Before You Know It certainly left an impact on Alvarez, and given the opportunity, he brought the film to Pace and held this event—which was sponsored by nine organizations, including Pride at Pace, Residential Life, and the Office of Multicultural Affairs.

As the film played, students seemed to develop an attachment to the subjects. Laughter was heard and some tears were shed. Once the documentary

was over, Martin and his partner sat with students to answer questions and shed more light on the film and the senior LGBTQ community.

Regarding what he hopes students gain from the documentary, Martin said, “I hope we can have more conversations like this.” Martin hopes that more attention will be put toward the 55 and older LGBTQ community. “It’s an intergenerational concern, just like human rights.”

Sophomore and Pride at Pace president Gabriel Solano was present at the screening.

“The people who came were

very impacted,” Solano said.

“To hear their story and to learn from their experience was an awesome thing, and I’m happy I had the opportunity to experience that.

Solano also voiced his hopes that the Pace community would come out and support Pride at Pace. An upcoming event for the organization is the Mock Wedding in order to bring awareness towards gay marriage.

Martin is currently the Community Liaison for the national organization of Services & Advocacy for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Elders (SAGE) in Harlem.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

National Play Introduced to Pace’s Campus CRISTINA CUDUCO ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR SLUT: The Play came to the Pleasantville campus last week, bringing with it discussions of sexual assault and the various ways that we as a society respond to it.

The play, which featured an all female cast, was produced

by Assistant Director of Multicultural Affairs Rachel Simon, and directed by freshman Megan Brown. SLUT played four times in Kessel’s Gottesman Room between Tue., March 31, and Wed. April 1.

SLUT—written by Katie

Cappiello and developed by The Arts Effect NYC—, which is rapidly gaining a cult following, chronicles the aftermath of its protagonist’s rape.

What starts out as a typical weekend night for 16-year-old Joey Del Marco quickly turns into a nightmare. After being sexually assaulted in the back of a cab by boys whom she’d considered her friends, Joey can’t escape judgmental looks at school, whispers behind her back, and somewhat accusatory questions from the authorities.

Although SLUT is a work of fiction, it is unfortunately realistic to how victims of sexual assault are treated. According to

its website, SLUT aims to give a voice to this complex reality.

“People don’t realize that this is a very real and very serious problem,” senior education major Ashley Edwards said. “That’s why it’s pretty awesome that we got to show this to students at Pace. We were really hoping to open eyes to the problem of slutshaming and why it’s actually harmful.”

Pace is not the only university showing SLUT this year. So far, 10 schools around the country, including MIT, Harvard, North Dakota State University, and the University of Montana, have joined the Stop Slut Campus Coalition and are producing

renditions of the poignant play on their own campuses.

Overall, student attendance to the play was strong in numbers, especially the night performances, which were full houses.

Responses to SLUT have been strong with many stating awe or disbelief at the treatment that assault victims may face when coming forward.

“I didn’t know that it was such a problem on university campuses,” junior English major Richie Dansky said. “However, this play was a tangible and comprehensive way of addressing a very real and serious problem to those who aren’t aware and weren’t even looking.”

While the showings of SLUT may be over, there is hope that this play may have sparked ideas and realizations among students at Pace.

Freshman Chelsea Almeida, a part of the cast, offered her own hope for the future, “I want people to feel safe and empowered enough that, if something like this ever happened, speaking up will bring them support and help rather then a bad reputation.”

WPAW, Sigma Lambda Upsilon, and the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Diversity Programs cosponsored the play.

Photos from Slut: The Play Facebook

Little White Lie Documentary Screened at the CUE CRISTINA CUDUCO ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR The Office of Multicultural Affairs and Diversity Programs (MADP) held a screening on Fri., April 3 of Little White Lie, a PBS documentary about one woman’s struggle with race and identity Filmmaker Lacey Schwartz

chronicles the aftermath of finding out that she is not indeed the Mediterranean Jew her mother led her to believe. Never understanding why she looked a little too different from the rest of her family, Schwartz digs deep to uncover her paternity and the struggles of what it means to live with this truth.

“It touches on identity and the value we place on skin col-

or,” MADP Director Cornell Craig said. “This documentary is an exaggerated stark contrast between her experience and how people perceive her, but I think it happens with everyone in less dramatic circumstances.”

Although there were only five people in attendance for the screening at the Center for Unity and Equality (CUE) in Kessel Student Center, this film sparked

a strong conversation about what identity is really worth and how damaging lies can be.

The CUE’s screening of Little White Lie marks the first step towards a potential initiative that MADP may start in the future. If popularity increases, future movie screenings may become commonplace in the CUE and span several topics that students may relate to.

Regarding what kind of films would be chosen for these Friday afternoon events, Rachel Simon said, “Mostly documentaries that look at issues of race, class, gender, sexuality, identity. It would be valuable to do, say, a cultural critique of Napoleon Dynamite, just as much as any other film.”

OPINION

A Constructive Place for Students to Complain EMILY WOLFRUM EDITOR-IN-CHIEF If there is one thing that most Pace students can agree on, it’s how much they dislike Pace.

Complaints about various aspects of the school from WiFi to cafeteria food, price tag to professors can be heard in hallways or seen on Twitter.

But when administrators seek feedback, all is quiet.

Attendance by students at community meetings remains low, and editorial pitches in my inbox are virtually non-existent.

And, while I cannot deny the validity of campus discontent, I also cannot help but trace all problems back to student apathy.

I have been writing for the Pace Chronicle for three years, during which I have expressed quite a few opinions.

And, for each story printed,

I have promptly received an e-mail from a corresponding administrator or faculty member seeking to improve the situation.

Contrary to the indistinct grumbles of Pace students, our university (generally) does want to help.

But first, they need to be able to hear you.

And so, I once again invite all bitter, overcharged, poorly fed, and highly opinionated

students to direct their anger in a productive way.

First, weekly SGA senate meetings occur every Friday, and if you read last week’s issue, the provost even shows up once in a while.

Next, while the provost may not be at every senate meeting, he does host semi-frequent tea parties, where he welcomes your grievances. The next Tea with the Provost will take place on Thurs.

April 16 at 3:30 p.m.

Finally, the Pace Chronicle is ultimately the voice of the students, and while this demographic may be missing in our readership, I can guarantee that administrators and faculty are not. And, when you articulately express your detest in the newspaper, these people really want to make you happy.

Articles and ideas are always welcome.

BULLETIN BOARD Graduation Station Caps and Gowns Caps and gowns will be distributed in the Gottesman Room of Kessel Student Center on Monday, April 20 from 12-5 PM, and on Tuesday, April 21 from 3-8 PM. Tickets will also be distributed during this time.

Degree Verification Be sure to fill out a degree verification form online at www.pace.edu/paperless. This will verify how you would like your name printed on your diploma, your mailing address, program information, etc.

Senior Week Schedule A partial schedule for Senior Week has been released. However, the events for May 16 have not been finalized! To offer ideas or suggestions, please email Graduate Assistant Laura Brezovsky at lbrezkovsky_sdca@pace.edu.

For more information and direct links, visit www.pace.edu/commencement.

Residential Life: Housing Selection Townhouse, Alumni Hall, and Singles selection has been completed.

Those chosen to live in the Townhouses or Alumni Hall must visit Howard Johnson on Friday between 10 AM and 6 PM to sign housing contracts.

All other housing selection processes will take place online. Visit Pace Portal’s MyHousing section to see when you are eligible to participate in a room selection.

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Social Media Accounts: Be sure to like or follow these departments online, to stay up-to-date on all Pace information! Accounts listed are for both Instagram and Twitter, unless specified.

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Residence Hall Association @rha_pace_plv

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Center for Community Action and Research @CCARPLV

Commuter Advisory Board Twitter: @PaceCABPlv Insta: @pacecommuters_plv

Programming Board @PacePROgramming Mortola Library @PaceLibrary

Pace Athletics @PaceUAthletics

SDCA @PLV_SDCA Residential Life Twitter: @PaceORL Insta: @PaceResLife Welcome Center @PacePLV_Welcome Pace Perk Cafe @PacePerkCafe

Career Services @PaceUCareers Student Government Twitter: @SGA_PLV Insta: @Pace_SGA

Counseling Center Twitter: @Pace_Counseling OSA Twitter: @Pace_OSA Greek Life Insta: @PacePlvGreekLife

CLASSIFIEDS: Fall 2015 Marketing Intern The Center for Student Development and Campus Activities is seeking a Marketing Intern for Fall 2015. The intern would be expected to work 12-15 hours a week. They must also know production or marketing software, such as Photoshop or Publisher. Must also be proficient with social media. To apply, visit www.pace.experience.com.

Media Relations Student Assistant Pace University’s Marketing and Media Relations office is seeking a Media Relations assistant for the Fall 2015 semester. The job will include researching and attending events for Pace University’s marketing and media, as well as external media sources such as the Daily Voice and the Pleasantville Examiner.

All undergraduate students are welcome to apply. Photography and Photoshop skills are welcome. Must be proficient in Microsoft programs and social media.

To apply, visit www.pace.edxperience.com.

Human Resources Student Aid Human Resources is seeking a Summer 2015 student aid. Consideration will be given at the end of the summer, in regards to Fall employment. Must be available during shifts on Monday through Friday, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. This individual shall assist in all areas of office support. Must be able to work independently, work with Microsoft Office, and be able to handle confidential material. To apply, visit www.pace.experience.com.

Important Dates for Organizations: April 10, 9:00 AM SGA Fall 2015 Philanthropy Application Due on OrgSync April 10, 5:00 PM Transition Training. Please register on OrgSync.

If you are participating in All-Gender housing, please remember to submit your May 1, 4:30 PM essays by the end of the semester.

Pace Pride Awards. Please RSVP on OrgSync.

SPORTS

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Setters Weekend Round-Up This Week in Athletics Softball vs. Southern Connecticut State University April 9, 3:00 PM, Briarcliff, NY Softball vs. Southern Connecticut State University April 9, 5:00 PM, Briarcliff, NY

Baseball vs. Saint Anselm College April 11, 12:00 PM, Manchester, NH NATALIA ALVAREZ PAGEN SPORTS EDITOR The Setters were in action for the holiday weekend, with baseball and softball continuing to rack up the Ws, while both men’s and women’s lacrosse took on Southern New Hampshire University.

Softball The Setters took on the College of Saint Rose on Fri. April 3. It was a close contest but the Setters ended up on top 6-5 after a two-run walk-off homer from senior Natalie Gellos. With their walk-off win the Setters are now 14-6, putting them on top of their division.

Pace scored first during the first inning with Jeane Drury reaching second base on an error, moving to third on a passed ball and scoring on Gellos’ bunt single. Up 1-0, the Setters scored again in the second with a solo homerun from catcher Hana Wright, her 20th in her career.

The Golden Knights came back in the fourth with a four run rally, but Pace was able to tie it back up the following inning. A run in the eighth inning brought Saint Rose back up to 5-4; the Setters then rallied with two out and Gellos’ two-run homer proved to be the difference.

Baseball Pace baseball was in action on Sat. April 4, sweeping a twin bill

against the College of Saint Rose, with the Setters winning game one 10-6 and game two 3-2. Pace improved its record to 12-10 with the win.

Game one went on for 14 innings, with the bullpen allowing just one run over the span of ten innings. The majority of the scoring for the Setters in game 1 came later on in the game, beginning in the eighth inning when Pace rallied to get the bases loaded with just one out. The first two runs of the inning were platted when Cory Capaldi and Tyler Bivona received two walks back-toback. Brett Bittiger knocked in a couple more runs on a fielder’s choice and error from the Golden Knights. The fifth and final run then came from Michael Gulino with an RBI single, putting Pace ahead 6-5.

The game then went to extrainnings as the Golden Knights added a run to tie it up at 6-6.

Pitcher Dylan Mouzakes came on in relief and held the Golden Knights scoreless for three innings, with four strikeouts.

The game remained scoreless till the 14 inning, when Pace senior Tom Midolo led off the inning with a double, setting up a bases loaded with no outs situation for the Setters. Two walks later, the Setters now held a two run lead and added more when Gulino hit a 2-RBI single to take the Setters to 10-6.

Pitcher Josh Grant relieved Mouzakes in the bottom of the

14th to close the game out for Pace.

Women’s Lacrosse It was a tough contest for the Setters as they were on the road against Southern New Hampshire University on Sat. April 4, with the Penmen winning 2114. Freshman Courtney Sulfaro scored four goals for Pace. The Setters fell to 3-7 and 1-6 in the NE-10.

Captain Angela Kelly put the Setters on the board first with a goal in the first half, after the Penmen had netted in three goals.

After three more runs from the Penmen, the Setters rallied for a 5-2 run. It continued on as a backand-forth contest, with Casey Gelderman and Cassandra Pacelli netting the final two goals for the Setters.

Alissa Silvestri clocked in the most time for Pace, but allowed 13 goals with 5 saves.

Men’s Lacrosse Men’s Lacrosse completed the Setters game weekend with an 18-7 win over Southern New Hampshire University, improving their record to 4-5 and 2-4 in the NE-10. The Setters got out to an early lead and never really relinquished it, as they lead 9-1 by halftime.

Pace continued on in the second half with two more goals to lead 11-1 thanks to freshman Liam Brennan. The win was Pace’s second NE-10 victory.

Men’s Lacrosse vs. Assumption College April 11, 4:00 PM, Worcester, MA Women’s Lacrosse vs. Le Moyne April 11, 2:00 PM, Briarcliff, NY Baseball vs. Saint Michael’s College April 12, 12:00 PM, Colchester, VT Softball vs. Southern New Hampshire University April 12, 12:00 PM, Briarcliff, NY Softball vs. Southern New Hampshire University April 12, 2:00 PM, Briarcliff, NY Baseball vs. University of New Haven April 14, 3:30 PM, West Haven, CT Women’s Lacrosse vs. Adelphi University April 14, 4:00 PM, Briarcliff, NY Softball vs. University of New Haven April 15, 3:00 PM, West Haven, CT Men’s Lacrosse vs. College of Saint Rose April 15, 3:30 PM, Briarcliff, NY Softball vs. University of New Haven April 15, 5:00 PM, West Haven, CT

Photos from Stockton Photo Inc.

*Three softball games for this week were cancelled. Please see www. paceathletics.com/calendar for updated information.

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S PORTS THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: “ONE MAN PRACTICING SPORTSMANSHIP IS FAR BETTER THAN FIFTY PREACHING IT.”

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Kukura and Labs Earn Player and Rookie Awards JAMES MIRANDA FEATURED WRITER Pace outfielders John Kukura and Larissa Labs picked up NE-10, ECAC and NCBWA honors for their outstanding performances on the field.

Kukura was named to three different awards for his performance on March 24 - March 29.

He was named NE-10 Player of the Week on Mon. March 30.

On Tues., March 30 he earned ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Conference) Hitter of the Week, and NCBWA (National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association) Hitter of the Week. “[Pace] plays in a great conference with extremely good competition and ball players, and to be recognized as the player of the week was an honor,” Kukura said. “Being recognized as the NCBWA and ECAC hitter of the week, I was shocked.”

From March 24 to March 29, Kukura batted .550 (11-20) with a homer, nine RBIs, and six runs scored. Within that time, the Setters baseball team (10-10, 4-3 NE-10) had a 4-1 record.

Collectively, Pace outscored the opposition 35-11.

“What’s going right is that I’m confident when I go into the games,” Kukura said. “I know I have a great team by my side.”

The great team he’s referring to also has some great pitching.

Junior and starting pitcher Josh Garran has been on fire ever since his complete game shutout of Dominican College back on March 18. Garran since then has pitched 21 innings allowing one run, his first since his first outing of the season. His ERA is currently at 2.05. Garran was named NE-10 Pitcher of the

Week back on March 24.

Garran’s just another reason why Kukura is so confident when he’s out there.

“Josh is definitely doing his job on the mound,” Kukura said.

“We know that when he has the ball he’s going to give us his best effort and that will put us in a good position to win as long as we do our jobs as a team, and so far that has been the case.”

With a lot of success and excitement comes the big question: can they make the playoffs? They did not last year and some players admitted last year was not a good season. Kukura said that despite the success the Setters have to take it game by game and can’t look ahead to that.

“I don’t think it’s too early to talk about playoffs,” Kukura said. “We had a rough season last year, but everyone this year has a bad taste from last year and the freshmen have adapted the same mindset as we do and that is to make a run for the postseason.”

However, Pace Softball (146, 6-3 NE-10) has been better.

They’ve been hitting and pitching. If you look at their schedule, there are Ws everywhere. And one of the reasons they’ve been this good is their rookie outfield Labs.

Labs won the NE-10 and ECAC Rookie of the Week for her performance from March 24 to March 29, just like Kukura.

Within that time she posted a .471 (8-17) batting average, drove in three RBIs and scored five runs. The Setters were 3-2 within that span.

“I was definitely surprised about not only getting NE-10, but also ECAC Rookie of the

week,” Labs said. “I guess I’m just not thinking as much and just playing defense and offense the best that I can and to leave it all out on the field.”

However, the consistency has continued. Between five games on Wednesday - Friday, Labs is 7-18 (.389) and the Setters are 3-1. She’s kept her philosophy at the plate and fielding, but she’s also met her expectations.

“I’m just going to keep doing what I’m doing and get my job done, so that I can help my team win,” Labs said. “I am meeting my expectations, but I can push myself to always do better.”

While Kukura was humble about the possibility of the postseason, Labs is more boisterous that it’ll happen. Pace softball started off well winning fourstraight games and have won five-straight earlier in the season. They’ve won four of their last six games and constantly new cogs in the team are shining.

“I believe that we will make it to playoffs, like I said before we just need to all do our jobs as one and we will be an unstoppable team,” Labs said.

Pace softball and baseball currently stand at the top of the Southwest Division in the NE10 Conference. Softball has the overall best record in the conference.

The Setters will look to continue their respective playoff pushes this upcoming week as softball takes on Southern Connecticut State University on April 9 for a double header, while baseball takes on Saint Anselm College for a double header on Sat., April 11.

Rubin now looks ahead to the 2015-2016 season, stating that the biggest thing she’s had to work on this off-season is speed.

“We’ve been working a lot on speed stuff, which I’m not great at, so that’s what I’ve been focusing on,” said Rubin, who ranked second amongst the Setters with 11.1 points while leading the team with 38 steals. “Moving my feet quickly is a challenge for me, so that’s what I’m really focusing on right now.”

Rubin’s rookie season also saw her move up the record books. Her 41 triples rank third all-time for Setter freshmen, right behind Stephanie Klingele and Taylor Losey. Rubin also climbed up to fifth all-time in scoring dur-

ing a player’s freshmen year with 310 points, while also ranking 9th all-time in freshmen assists with 72.

While these are pretty big accomplishments, they aren’t ones that Rubin really thinks about or even knows about until after they are broken.

They do however, provide Rubin with motivation that keeps her moving forward in the months ahead.

“I don’t ever really realize I’ve broken any records until after the game, but I always consider them a huge accomplishment,” Rubin said. “They make me more motivated because I know that I can’t go down from here, it only has to get better.”

Photos from Stockton Photo Inc.

Gabriela Rubin Continues Her All-Star Performance NATALIA ALVAREZ PAGEN SPORTS EDITOR Freshman guard Gabriela Rubin has continued her stellar year having just been named CoRookie of the Year by the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) on Thu., April 2.

Brielle Kelly from Mansfield University was also named CoRookie of the Year alongside Rubin. The acknowledgement for Rubin comes after an impressive Rookie season in which Rubin not only broke records but also took names.

Despite being what Rubin considers “a big accomplishment”, don’t expect Rubin to brag about her success.

Photos from Stockton Photo Inc.