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Photo by Che Sullivan Audacia Ray spoke to Hofstra students about sex work on Tuesday night during an event hosted by Women of Action in the Student Center Theater.
Former sex worker shares story By Ehlayna Napolitano news editor
There is no real answer to the question of whether sex work is empowering or degrading. Because of this ambiguity, the question set the stage on Tuesday night, as former sex worker and current activist Audacia Ray spoke to a small group of Hofstra students as part of an event held by Women of Action. The intimate setting allowed for an interactive
event that allowed students to ask questions throughout. The term “sex work” first came into existence in the 1970s to mean the consensual exchange of sex, according to Audacia Ray, the founder of the Red Umbrella Project. The organization is a nonprofit that works to support those in the sex industry and is currently in its fourth year of existence. The sex industry is one that has long been characterized by
cultural stigma and judgment. Furthermore, there is a misconception that sex work is solely prostitution; however, the industry also encompasses stripping, porn, phone sex and fetish labor. Not all the aspects of sex work are illegal, it is important to note. In spite of the broadness of the term, though, many in the industry still do not use the term to self-identify. “Stigma is the main reason people treat sex workers
differently … that drives a lot of the feelings people have about the sex industry,” Ray said. Many times, Ray said, workers in the industry have a fluid relationship with their profession. It often supplements other work, or is used in a pinch. People “flow” in and out of the field. It is often said that sex work can be a dangerous field, one that violence permeates. Ray said that while this can be true, the violence comes from a source that many
might not expect. “The violence that most sex workers identify is from the police,” Ray said. The relationship between sex workers and police is naturally fraught with tension, but things are exasperated by New York
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Hofstra grieves loss of student By Samantha Neudorf editor-in-chief
The Hofstra community is in mourning after the loss of a student. Conor Wynne, a freshman marketing major from Trumbull, Conn., passed away in his sleep last Friday in the Netherlands South complex. Vice President Sandra Johnson sent an e-mail alerting the Hofstra community at approximately 1:30 p.m. Wynne’s name was released a few hours later. “The thoughts, support and prayers of all of us at Hofstra are
with the family of Conor Wynne and his friends, here at Hofstra,” Johnson said on Friday. Although he lived in Orange
out to students who knew Wynne, no one was ready to offer their comments. Wynne was a member of the
“The thoughts, support and prayers from all of us at Hofstra are with the family of Conor Wynne and his friends, here at Hofstra.” House, Wynne slept over at a dorm in Utrecht House, according to word of mouth. After multiple attempts to reach
Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. After reaching out to his brothers for comment, they said they were not allowed to comment
due to legality issues set by the fraternity’s national chapter. Nassau County Police and Hofstra Public Safety also could not offer comment. However, NCPD said that the case is with the Nassau County Medical Examiner, who was unavailable to comment during the time of publication. Students will be holding a prayer vigil for Wynne this Thursday in front of the clock tower outside of the Student Center, according to a Facebook post. Anyone is welcome to attend. The vigil starts at 8:45 p.m.
Pantone paints new scheme Herbert Comm. School renovations underway
By Elisha McNeil staff writer
Many are wondering why Lawrence Herbert has experienced multiple changes over the past few semesters, from the renaming of the building to the redecoration of all of the walls. Over the course of spring break, the School of Communication began its latest renovations. The renovations included fresh paint in the hallways, replaced light fixtures, and new ceiling and floor tiles. Dean Evan Cornog said that the school is being renovated in honor of Lawrence Herbert and his contributions. “I think Mr. Herbert had the expectation that when the school was renamed, it would be spruced up a bit, and we were happy to work with him on that,” Cornog said. “We took this opportunity to really update the interior of the building and also brighten the exterior of the building.” Jackson O’Connor, a junior and political science major, said that he particularly liked that the whole building interior had been painted. “It’s fresh and it looks nicer than before,” O’Connor said. Cornog, meanwhile, said that the new light fixtures in the hall were his favorite refurbishment. However, for senior and film
production major Andrew Weston those same lights are one of the worst changes. The new lighting, he felt, would not have been installed, had the opinions of those who work in the school been taken into account. “I don’t think they really consulted any film people, because I think it’s just a little bit too bright,” Weston said. “I know that he paid for a lot of the stuff and I’m grateful for that, but having Lawrence Herbert have a big hand in designing the building is a mistake, because we really need it to be functional for the students,” Weston said. Meghan Von Elm, a junior and broadcast journalism major, was on campus over the spring break when the renovations began. The renovations were “not as bad” as she had predicted, but she still had criticisms. “Now that I’m kind of getting used to it, the only thing I still don’t like is the really white walls — it kind of reminds me of the hospital,” Von Elm said. “It is a communications school and it’s full of creative students, so I think more color and more personality would be better than just stark walls.” Von Elm’s dislike for the
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Audacia Ray advocates sex workers’ rights Continued from A1 legislation that allows police to profile sex workers, who can then be arrested if they have condoms in their possession, which are cited as evidence of prostitution, according to Ray. This type of violence is something that surprised Madisyn Burrows, a sophomore finance major. “I found [the Women of Action event] very informative,” Burrows said. “I learned how brutal the police can be toward sex workers.” That practice has been the target of new legislation that Ray has been trying to get enacted since 2009. “Legislators are really sketchy about trying to seem like they don’t support prostitution,” Ray said. Although she said that her lobbying has come close to success, nothing tangible has come of it as of yet. Recently, her organization held a call-in to Mayor de Blasio’s office — the New York mayor ran on a campaign platform that included the abolition of the practice of using condoms as evidence — and she will be meeting with the mayor this Friday. “Police basically use [the law] to profile folks they want to stomp down on,” Ray said. She also stated that police use condoms as evidence to target sex workers, rather than using it on ordinary people. It generally doesn’t happen to just anyone, she said. Ray also noted that sex work is
often more complicated than the “voluntary-or-enslaved” narrative that she feels the media puts forward. Financial motivations are often interwoven with sex workers’ choices, as well as family and partner situations that dictate necessity. “For me,” she said, “doing sex work was a way to get the life I wanted.” Women of Action president Elena Yi, the main organizer for the event, said that the event went pretty well and that it was “as much of a success as she could have hoped for,” in spite of a small attendance number. “I think that the only regret I have is that not more people came, because I think that this is a message that a lot of people could have benefited from hearing,” Yi said. “But I’m also glad that it was a small group because everybody got to ask a lot of questions and the conversation became very intimate.” In the future, Yi said that the club would like to have another event like this, perhaps even with the same speaker. “I think that this issue is something that isn’t talked about that much in terms of workers’ rights or in terms of sex workers’ issues. It’s very often where the people doing it—who are primarily women—are relegated to the role of victim…as a feminist, I would say that it’s important for women to be heard for what their experiences are.”
Photo by Che Sullivan Nora Kiridly, treasurer of Women of Action, asked a quesiton during a discussion with speaker Audacia Ray in the Student Center Theater on Tuesday night.
Faculty anticipates positive Pantone renovation Continued from A2 “hospital white walls” may soon be addressed, at least in part. Color will soon be added to the walls of the building from Pantone, the corporation known as the “global authority on color.” Cornog explained that the department is working to create a Pantone color matching system, a system which Herbert himself invented. The system is a method of using color squares to provide a
standardized space for identifying, matching and communicating colors. Cornog said that the creation and expansion of this color system will be a nice a way to honor Herbert and incorporate what was “a breakthrough in visual communication in the 20th century.” The color squares will go up both in the interior hallways and on parts of the outside of the building.
“Putting up those kinds of color squares would connect the School of Communication to Mr. Herbert
In addition to refurbishing the interior and exterior of the building, Cornog said that
“Putting up those kinds of color squares would connect the School of Communication to Mr. Herbert and then to the world of visual communication...” and then to the world of visual communication in the present day,” Cornog said.
the department is looking at technological improvements and infrastructure updates as well,
including the school’s television studios. According to Cornog, the final makeover will be revealed by early summer, ridding Lawrence Herbert of its plain white walls and splashing colors to match the vivid imaginations of all its students. “I’m looking forward to when the renovations are all done,” Cornog said, “and I think once the rest of the renovations are installed, it’s going to look very, very nice.”
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• Mobile printing will be available at the start of the next semester. Students will be able to download a paper from a mobile device and send it to PridePrint. • Placing an ATM in Dutch Treats has been proposed.
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• SGA has also proposed a place to rent movies and video games.
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Public Safety Briefs Compiled by Ehlayna Napolitano A student reported to PS on March 25 that, when he returned to his car parked in the Nassau Hall lot, he discovered long scratches on the passenger side of his car. There were no witnesses and police assistance was declined. On March 26, a student reported that his car parked in the Stuyvesant lot had scratch marks from the driver’s side door to the rear quarter panel when he returned to it. There were no witnesses and a report was filed with the NCPD. A student reported to PS that upon returning to his vehicle parked near C-Square on March 26, he discovered keyed scratches from the passenger door to
the rear bumper. There were no witnesses and police assistance was declined.
odor of marijuana. There was no property missing. Police assistance was declined.
A PSO on patrol on March 27 saw two men putting ads on vehicles on the north side of campus. They were apprehended and identified as non-students. They were escorted to the HIC and banned from campus.
On March 29, a student who lives on Lawrence Street reported that he was awakened by an individual sticking his arm through an open window and stealing his cell phone and laptop. The person then fled. NCPD was notified and a search was conducted, yielding no results. A report was taken and an investigation was being conducted. There were no injuries.
A fire alarm was activated in Bill of Rights Hall on March 27. During a search of the building, PS discovered a student who had failed to evacuate. The student was issued a summons. A student discovered that his vehicle, parked in the lot near Estabrook Hall on March 28, was unlocked, and there was a strong
A student reported on March 31 that he placed his clothes, containing his wallet, in a secured locker in the Fitness Center. When he returned, he discovered his wallet, containing $40, two
debit cards and three credit cards was missing. There were no witnesses and police assistance was declined. A student left his MacBook laptop unattended on a table in the Reference section of Axinn Library on March 31. When he returned an hour later, the computer was gone. There were no witnesses. Hempstead Police responded and prepared a complaint report. On April 1, a student stated that another student on Facebook is harassing her. The latter student will be issued a summons. A student reported on April 1 that her roommate took six bracelets worth about $200 from
her and refused to return them. The roommate will be issued a summons. A student reported that upon returning to her car on April 1, she discovered scratches on the passenger bumper. Hempstead Police responded and prepared an accident report.
Key PS- Public Safety HIC- Hofstra Information Center PSO- Public Safety Officer NCPD- Nassau County Police Department
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O ve r h e a rd @ H o fst ra Compiled by the Hofstra Chronicle staff In Breslin Hall: Guy 1: I started this semester with a 9:30 morning class and just couldn’t do it. Guy 2: Same. I started out with an 11:15 class this semester and couldn’t do it. In Bits and Bytes: Guy: My friend has chronic diarrhea. I was wondering why it took him so long in the bathroom. In Student Center: Girl 1: It was like flaky and tiny. I didn’t like it! Girl 2: I totally just missed that conversation. What are we talking about? Girl 1: My dessert. In Breslin: Professor: Remember when those old cars in the ‘70s used to have the huge trunks? You could fit like four bodies in there!
In Gittleson Hall: Professor: Have you ever woken up and said thank god I didnt actually run over that person? In Roosevelt Hall: Girl 1: When are they announcing the singers for music fest? Girl 2: I heard Avril Lavigne is coming! Girl 1: I think that was a joke. In Breslin Hall: Professor: I used to go to McHebes when it had sawdust on the floor. In Lawrence Herbert Hall Girl: You are not Hermione Granger, you don’t need to get overly excited about answering a question.
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Get the celebrity look: Emma Watson By Isabela Jacobsen ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR
Whenever I’m feeling a little monotonous with my makeup, I like to look at my favorite celebrities to get inspired. It just so happens that my girl crush, Emma Watson, has been all over the media lately for her flawless looks and new movie “Noah.” Unfortunately, we don’t all look like the lovely actress, but imitating some of her signature beauty looks might make us kind of resemble her … right? A girl can dream! Here are some Emma Watson-inspired beauty trends for you to try out: Emma Watson is a classic beauty, so to imitate her chic wardrobe, find some black and white colors. Express has some
great shirts that would match Emma’s elegant style. Give the outfit a pop of color by adding a red purse or blue shoes. Emma also likes fun patterns! Since it’s springtime, find floral shirts and dresses. Follow these tips, and you’ll have the perfect Emma outfit. Although the Hollywood life is all about the glam, Emma likes to go for a more natural look. She usually just goes for a strong lipstick color while keeping the eyes a little lighter. To imitate this, use a dark color underneath your eyes and on the creases of your eyelid. Don’t use eyeliner, but do coat on a lot of mascara. Cover Girl has really fun lipstick colors for a cheap price, and Emma is all about bright lip color. For cheeks, Emma actually used a
NARS blush for one of her movie premieres. I couldn’t agree with her more; NARS has awesome blush! It’s a little more on the expensive side, but definitely worth it. All the colors are pretty, so choose the one that you like and your makeup will look redcarpet fabulous. Emma’s style can be very simple and graceful, but every now and then she decorates her modest outfits with some fun jewelry. She always wears just the right amount of jewelry, and lately I’ve been seeing a lot of buzz on her choice of earrings. She always finds unique earrings to wear, including cuff earrings. There are some similar styles on the Etsy website if you’re looking to complete your Emma Watson look.
Replicate this look and you might just get confused for the actress when walking around Hofstra! Okay, maybe not — but having Emma as inspiration will give you a sophisticated and sleek look. So, find your inner Emma and rock that style!
Photo by Raquel Gonoretzky Emma Watson’s glamorous red carpet look.
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Club Spotlight: Strum along with the guitar club By Amanda Valentovic
probably heard the Guitar Club. The members of the club share their enthusiasm for music and performing at weekly meetings, by learning from each other and listening and playing in front of
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Grab a guitar and join the club.
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other people. In its second year, the Guitar Club has about 10 members. President and junior Trisha McLernon started the club after wanting to meet and make friends with other people who shared her same interests. “I just kept asking around to see if anyone was interested in playing guitar and learning more,” said McLernon, a psychology major. The club is both workshop and performance based, with an emphasis on learning how to play individually. “We learn how to perform, too,” said McLernon. Though the performances are usually just one person and his or her guitar, sometimes they are in pairs. “They’re generally covers of other
songs,” she said. No music or guitar experience is necessary to begin strumming along with the Guitar Club; there are groups of all different skill levels. The beginning group tends to learn from the more advanced and experienced players, while professor of music Rick Stone helps out the higher-level players in addition to advising the club. “We have some bass guitarists, too,” McLernon said, when asked if learning guitar could help with playing other instruments. “If you know guitar, you can kind of pick up bass. Once or twice we’ve had an ukulele, and we’re looking to see if we can get a drummer.” Even though it is the Guitar Club, having someone play the drums would help with placing beats and filling out the sound of a song.
A mix of music and non-music majors comprise the Guitar Club, but many of the students are just there to enjoy playing. “The non-music majors just do this in their spare time, because they like it,” said McLernon. “We welcome new members any time.” In addition to learning and playing both with and for each other, the Guitar Club will be welcoming Gideon Whitehead, a professional classical guitarist, to perform on campus next week. Any students are welcome to attend, and on April 29 the club will be putting on their end-ofthe-year show to exhibit the skills that they have been working on all year.
Quick hairstyles for on-the-go days By Lauren Wolfe STAFF WRITER
We are college students. We don’t have time to have perfect hair every day of the week. Flat ironing your hair or using the curling iron every day can be damaging to your hair’s precious ends, but I have a solution to leave you with good hair for three days in a row. If you are struggling with hairstyles, try my three-day hair challenge! Step 1: This is day one. After you shower, preferably in the morning, slightly blowdry your hair. Your hair should be a little damp. I prefer spraying some of Marc Anthony’s Dream Waves Beach Spray for better results in day 2. Take your hair and braid it to the side to sport the “side-braid.” This is an easy look and it doesn’t take too long. Braiding your hair to the side will take less than five minutes, and it
does not have to look perfect — sometimes the messy side-braid looks nice. Step 2: Leave your hair in that exact braid overnight while you sleep. The next day, you should undo the braid and start twirling your hair around with your fingers. Your hair will be nicely waved. Pull your fingers through your hair, and then if you want the style to last all day, spray a little bit of hair spray on it. The look is effortless and doesn’t require time at all, so you will not be late for class. Step 3: This is the third day of the hair challenge. Your hair is still pretty wavy when you wake up. Today, twist your hair up and pull it into a bun on top of your head. This look is classy and elegant. Your hair will not be in your face all day, and this way you can pull off cute earrings and
“Your hair will not be in your face all day, and this way you can pull off cute earrings and everyone will be able to notice them.”
Three quick hairstyles to fit your busy schedule.
everyone will be able to notice them. This three-day hair challenge
will leave your hair looking flawless every day. It is not damaging to your hair and
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does not take much time. Try the challenge for perfect hair, three days in a row!
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Man on the Unispan What artist would you like to see perform at the spring music fest? By Danielle Denenberg STAFF WRITER
“Lorde.” Emily Mclean, Freshman
“I like rap; Chance the rapper and Childish Gambino. ” Jeff Lansky, Sophomore
“Katy Perry, if possible.” Mariah Brown, Freshman
“Ludacris.” Rebecca Stein, Sophomore
“J.Cole.” Pooja Kumbhar, Senior
“Adele.” Jason Zhang, Grad student
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The Humans of Hofstra
By Danielle Santucci STAFF WRITER
Shannon Balaban, Sophomore “I went on Birthright this spring break and it was the most amazing experience. I rode a camel.”
Marina Manatakis, Senior “I have an obsession with Drake.”
Dorm Room Dish: Breaded Parmesan Zucchini By Janet Lee STAFF WRITER
Food on campus is great. Hofstra has Au Bon Pain, Bits and Bytes, the Student Center, Dutch Treats and Hofstra USA. There is a nice variety; however, a guilty pleasure many students enjoy are snacks! Students enjoy snacks that can be eaten before a meal, after a meal, during class, in between classes and even while studying. Here is a new suggestion: rather than limiting your snacking habits to the things Lackmann provides for us or packaged snacks bought from places like Stop & Shop or Target, why not make your own healthy and enjoyable snack?
This is my personal favorite. Thanks to the Nature’s Organic station in the Student Center, my new favorite vegetable is zucchini. There are many different ways to eat zucchini, but my favorite recipe is Breaded Parmesan Zucchini. It’s delicious. Zucchini might not sound appetizing to everyone, but give it a shot and try something new! You can enjoy this right in your dorm. It is a quick and easy, guiltfree snack everyone can enjoy. You will need the following: • 2 bowls • Baking pan • Oil spray • Slices of zucchini • 2 eggs • 1 cup of bread crumbs
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1 cup of grated Parmesan cheese • 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder • 1/2 teaspoon of salt • 1/4 teaspoon of pepper Here is how you can make it: First, preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Then, in a bowl, mix the bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, salt and pepper all together. After, in another bowl, beat the two eggs. Spray your baking pan with the oil spray. Once your baking pan is prepped, take your slices of zucchini, dip them into the eggs and then dip them into the breadcrumbs-and-Parmesan mix. Make sure to coat the zucchini well before placing the breaded
zucchini onto the baking pan. The more bread crumbs and Parmesan, the better the breaded parmesan zucchini tastes! Finally, bake the zucchini in the oven for about 20 minutes or until they are golden brown. I must add that this snack tastes better when served warm, but it is still Photo by Janet Lee a great snack to eat Breaded Parmesan Zucchini makes a great snack. while on a study break. So the next may give you a new perspective time you need a break, try this about vegetables, specifically Breaded Parmesan Zucchini. It zucchinis. I hope you enjoy it!
DON JUAN COMES BACK FROM THE WAR
Students perform “Don Juan Comes Back from the War” in a dress rehearsal Monday night.
“Don Juan Comes Back from the War,” a play written in 1936, places the legendary Don Juan as a veteran in a world destroyed by World War II who finds himself the last man in a world populated by women. The show runs April 4 to 13 in Black Box Theater.
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Rosenberg Gallery: Maya Collins photography that redefines the term “freak” By Katie Webb Arts & Entertainment Editor
A new Brooklyn native, Maya Collins drives around the Bushwick area photographing high-end wine stores neighboring foreclosed apartment buildings. Shooting the gentrification of the area, new luxury shops raise rent so high that tenants are priced out of their homes. Collins assumes the role of documentarian. The project is an intriguing approach to portraying what is happening to the people living right around the corner from her; an original angle to a well known issue. Camera in hand, Collins has a skill, not only capturing the stories around her in a creative way, but also conceptualizing her own
narratives. The photography major’s senior project is on display in the Rosenberg Gallery in Calkins Hall. The series is called Pokraka, the Polish word for freak. The photos are an original twist on circus sideshow characters. From the bearded lady to a lizard man, Collins took the sinister folk stories and found a way to make the bizarre beautiful. Her characters are shot in high contrast, vivid color. The effect is bold, fitting for the extreme personas taken on by the models. “A lot of people would say ‘this is blown out,’ or ‘overexposed’ and I’m just like ‘I love it!’,” said Collins. Her approach is distinctly her own. Unafraid to break rules, her work intelligently flaunts the
fact that she knows how to push the boundaries right to the edge of over-the-top artistry, but not completely over. Aside from technical understanding, Collins show demonstrates a clever use of gallery space. The ceiling has subtle red drapes hanging down, a nod to the circus theme that she was careful not to make cliché with lion tamers or ring masters. One wall has delightfully creepy popcorn buckets hanging off the walls, charred popcorn pouring out mid-air. “The popcorn, I just had this vision of falling popcorn out of the walls. To keep with that twisted theme, I [thought] why does it have to be happy, yummy popcorn?” said Collins. She used black spray paint to achieve the
burnt look, a simple but perfect dark touch. The entirety of her show toes the line of dark and playful. In great part, the duality in attitude came from the models that played her sideshow freaks. “They were incredible help. Nobody had any limitations, or anything,” said Collins. Each of her models are close friends of hers. Using an intimate understanding of each of their characteristics, she used her friend’s personalities to match them perfectly to their freak. “Adam is the most charming, wonderful person ever, so I just couldn’t make him freaky looking, because it’s just not him. So I went more quirky,” said Collins. Playing the worlds hairiest man, Collins friend threw on a pair of sneakers and a tie, while sporting a ridiculous wig cascading under a pair of glasses down his chest, to play up the irony. Her characters are not freak stereotypes; they are complex
The Chronicle individuals. Each picture, with varying amounts of creepiness, has it’s own light-heartedness as well. Violetta the armless lady has a limb skillfully Photoshopped off, yet she’s not grotesque, the subject is still visually charming. The portraits show a range of emotion from humor to terror. Though she has delved deeply into eccentric art, it is not her only interest. “I really like weird, strange abstract photography, but I don’t want to be fit into a bubble, I’m really open to [trying] anything,” said Collins. From shooting for National Geographic to man-on-the-street style shooting, Collins future career seems, like her work, to have no boundaries. The first student to ever be exhibited in the Rosenberg gallery, Collins work will stay on display until April 6.
Live From Studio A: Giants at Large By Elizabeth Merino Assistant arts & entertainment editor
Lights illuminated the darkened stage as the sound of guitar riffs and banging drums vibrated through the floor and up the spines of the audience. Over 80 people attended Monday night’s Live From Studio A: Giants At Large Concert, setting a record for the largest attendance in the 16 years the show has been produced. Students from Radio Television and Film class 165 spent the semester fine-tuning the live concert not only for their classmates, but a grade as well. “We had to find a band, organize a full scale music video shoot, set up interviews with the band and prep the studio.” said Associate Producer Katy Sheward. The class decided on a comic book theme, which became the driving force around the set, the band interview packages and music videos. The concert was also broadcast live on WRHU Radio.
“We assigned a full crew to the show, comprised of 165 students and some beautiful souls that volunteered their time to help out,” said Producer Victoria Vandergrift. Giants at Large ran through the show with old and new songs much to the delight of the crowd, which was not all Hofstra students. “I like it, I’ve been hearing about Giants at Large since 2010-2011 because I grew up in Garden City,” said Nikita Rihal, the non-Hofstra student and Garden City native. Giants at Large is based out of Long Island. They are selfdescribed as Pop-Punk/ Indie/ Rock. The band consists of four members, Matt Lagattuta CJ Kostaras, Brian Thomann and Chris Regan. Regan was unable to attend this concert so Anthony Pasini took his place for the night. The frontman, Lagattuta, spoke to the crowd throughout the show as if we were all old friends. After much goading from the crowd to also let drummer, CJ Kostaras speak, Lagattuta refused with a smile and said,
Photo by Elizabeth Merino Giants at Large take the stage during Monday night’s RTVF 165 show.
“Lets hope we can behave ourselves apparently it’s a $7,000 fine if you swear at Hofstra.” Lagattuta performed two songs solo. At first he seemed a bit apprehensive. He went on to croon most of his second solo with ease; his emotion was tangible. The song, “Sleep Sound,” echoed repeated apologies making it appear as one of the more genuine and heartfelt songs of the night. During the bands set breaks, two televisions displayed interviews and short packages of them just horsing around. During
these breaks the crowd seemed energized by the band, enraptured by the screens in front of them. “I really enjoyed it. I’m really into this kind of music, it’s great that we can do this kind of thing at Hofstra,” said junior John Kowalchuck. Throughout the show numerous students could be seen behind the scenes moving around with cameras panning in and out of the stage and crowd. Others watched from the sidelines whispering fervently into headsets and punching keys as they watched
computer screens. You could feel their happiness as you glanced at them. All their hard work and dedication had finally paid off. “It was the most exciting, captivating, intense show I’ve ever directed in my life and probably the most fun I’ve had at Hofstra, and I’m graduating in May. I know I love directing, I love concerts and live music is my passion,” said Director Maribeth Powers.
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Continued from Page b2 Matt Subrizi, a fellow producer echoed Power’s sentiments on the night. “It was an incredible feeling seeing all these friends and classmates come together and produce something that I’m going to be proud of for the rest of my
life,” Subrizi said. I felt like I was at a real concert venue, it just felt right, especially by the final song.The atmosphere really changed when a tall man in the front of the stage began clapping to the beat of the song over his head, and the crowd followed suit. People were jumping around and singling along with the band. A small mosh pit formed in the middle of the crowd at the peak
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of the song. One guy was crowd surfing, which got the band amped up even more. “The show would not have been put on with out Giants at Large, who were a true pleasure to work with, and very talented guys,” said Production Manager Eric Ziwak. When asked if the band would return, Lagattuta answered, “Absolutely.”
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‘Noah’: Stunning & surreal
Rock electric violinist: Mark Wood By Muhammad Muzammal
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String instruments are most often associated with Classical or Baroque music; elegant, sophisticated melodies played by clean cut musicians, in prestigious orchestras. However, the experience of listening to Mark Wood perform redefines the strings as pure rock instruments. On Friday, March 28, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. at The Helene Fortunoff Theater in Monroe Hall, the musician performed alongside Hofstra music students, as well as students from high schools in the surrounding communities. Wood is an international recording artist, Emmy-winning composer, inventor, producer and original founding member of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. He attended Juilliard School of Music, studied with Leonard Bernstein at the Tanglewood Music Program and spent 13 years with the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. He created the first body electric violin in the early 1970s. Wood has worked alongside musicians like Billy Joel and Lenny Kravitz. And now he has performed beside our very own aspiring musicians on campus. Wood came to Hofstra to speak with music education students before his performance that night. He provided them with insight and advice on teaching. Senior Daniel Rivera, a music education major shared a piece of information he received during the workshop. “Mark emphasized that being a musician is different than being a string player, band person or singer,” said Rivera. “In order to be a musician, you have to transcend what is written on the page and share your life and emotions
Darren Aronofsky’s “Noah” is a fervently directed motion picture, more in line with Martin Scorsese’s “The Last Temptation of Christ” or Pier Paolo Pasolini’s “The Gospel According to St. Matthew,” as it offers a mesmerizing artistic interpretation of an age-old religious story. For starters, “Noah” isn’t a light-hearted, feel good movie. The film has an unsettling, surreal nightmarish quality to it. Consider the scene where its titular protagonist (Russell Crowe) has dreams of a world flooded by dead bodies - with him swimming in the middle of the sea. The harrowing score of Clint Mansell surrounds the action with a fittingly epic presence. “Noah” is full of danger and paranoia, with brief moments of joy, matching the atmospheric soundtrack. “Noah” also contains “The Watchers,” large, scary rock monsters who are fallen angels. They help Noah build the ark, but also defend him when Tubal-Cain (an angry Ray Winstone) and his band of restless, sinful humans come to destroy it. Perhaps one of the biggest risks the film takes is in its invention of Ila (a emotional Emma Watson), who Noah takes in after finding her as a lost orphaned child. After several years with the family, Ila falls in love with Noah’s eldest son Shem (Douglas Booth), but she is barren. By incorporating Ila in the story, Aronofsky presents a key ethical dilemma for his hero. After Noah’s grandfather, Methuselah (a superb Anthony Hopkins) gives his blessing to Ila and makes her fertile, she bears twin daughters of Shem. Noah, faced with the
Photo courtesy of Sarina Aviles Mark Wood and student musicians perform “Hoedown.”
to your audience.” Later that night, Wood gave Hofstra students and high school students from Massapequa, Plainedge and Syosset the opportunity to play alongside him in the Electrify Your Strings with Mark Wood Concert. Music performed included “Eleanor Rigby” by Lennon/McCarthy, arranged by Wood; Wood’s “Bolero by Wood”; and “Hoedown” by Aaron Copland, arranged by Wood. The students appeared to be ecstatic to share the stage with Wood, and as they performed he moved around the stage in order to work with every student. Wood also gave his own performance, playing electric violin alongside recorded tracks of classic rock artists, such as Led Zeppelin. His electric violin replaced the crazy riffs of the guitar, but provided the same intense sound. Wood impressed the audience, and engaged them in his performance. He allowed the audience to ask questions, and gave in depth answers that displayed an immense knowledge and passion for music. Following
the event Wood expressed his own feelings of what it was like to work with the Hofstra students. “The leadership of the students at Hofstra [was] outstanding,” said Wood. “I witnessed what it will take to bring our music programs into the 21st century. I had a fantastic time sharing my work with these wonderfully talented students. They exhibited bold and fearless playing while learning the new tools that we need to teach our future musicians and music teachers.” One of the event organizers, senior music education major Tori Boretsky shared her thoughts on the event and what it was like to work with Mark Wood. “Mark went above and beyond to ensure this event would be an entertaining learning experience. Throughout the workshop and concert, he consistently engaged the audience and responded to questions. It has been an incredible experience working with such a talented musician who has inspired me and all students who participated in this program,” said Boretsky.
task of thinking he has to end humanity, conspires to kill his newly born granddaughters to complete the task. This is similar to when Abraham was ordered to sacrifice his son, except in “Noah,” the prophet in question is not directly asked to perform the sacrifice. A two-minute self-contained sequence recalls the birth of the universe. Aronofsky, working with cinematographer Matthew Libatique and editor Andrew Weisblum, puts together a timelapse photography montage that features naturalistic images of space, animals and the expansive geography of an earth devoid of human touch. The film creates Noah not as a jolly or remotely happy man, but as a guilt-ridden father of three who has to fulfill his prophecy of saving the “innocent.” That being said, Aronofsky understandably goes deeper into the psyche of Noah’s character. The most watchable scenes of the film are featured on the ark, when Noah transforms into a madman who becomes abusive and controlling towads his family, going as far as attempting to kill his own granddaughters. This isn’t the Noah from the Bible, Torah or Quran. Aronofsky has reinvented the story of Noah to the point where it is almost naive to analyze it from a biblical or religious perspective. He has even said that this is the least biblical film anyone will ever see, and I agree. “Noah,” with its environmentalist themes, could be a modern day allegory to man’s destruction of nature, or a study of the greediness of mankind or an insight into the power of mercy. It is a spiritual, oneiric and sublime experience. Just don’t expect it to be theologically accurate.
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TV That Matters:
By John Thomas Columnist
An Ode to Friendship: So you’re in elementary school and you just lost your favorite Yu-Gi-Oh deck yesterday, and yeah you’ve got other decks made out of nigh-unusable trash you’ve tossed aside from booster pack after booster pack that you spent every single dollar garnered from your allowance, birthday presents and cards from your grandparents that seem to come on even the most innocuous of holidays. You stumble over to a couple of your friends playing a game of Yu-Gi-Oh, a game that you notice is being played, at least on one side, with seemingly the exact same deck that you misplaced just the day before. You ask where he found those cards. He says he just found them. You tell him that the deck looks a whole lot like yours; it even has the zombie dragon card sleeves that are your personal trading card game aesthetic. He says, well, finder’s keepers. You cry, go home; tell your mom what happened. She’s
By Christina Murphy Columnist
‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ This week we bid a sweet farewell to a pair of shows who had exceptionally promising first seasons. Fox’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine, the unlikely cop show staring SNL alumnus Andy Samberg and Comedy Central’s Broad City, a show about two young women, Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, wandering aimlessly through their twenties in New York City. As a long-time fan of Samberg, the actor who initially rose to fame for rapping about the Chronic-WHAT-cles of Narnia, I expected that a cop show starring the lovable doofus would be an abysmal failure. To my surprise, Samberg made a smooth transition from over-the-top sketch comedian to charismatic television cop. In the leading role that earned Samberg his first Golden Globe, he proved he could be equally as facetious as he could be compelling. Brooklyn Nine-Nine is an endearing look at the life of the eccentric personnel that make up the fictional 99th precinct. The show manages to strike a healthy
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upset, but tells you that she’s not going to do anything because his parents just divorced, and he could probably use the cards more than you anyway. You’re too young to counter that statement with the fact that your parents are also divorced, and you’re dad is dead to boot, but that doesn’t mean you’ve ever stolen anyone’s Yu-Gi-Oh cards, but looking back now some ten years later, you realize that it probably wouldn’t have mattered anyways. You’re still crying. You know, you always seem to be crying, and that hasn’t really changed that much since then, but that isn’t really what this column is about. Your mom gives you a hug and then for the first time in your life utters a phrase that will become an increasingly constant refrain as you stumble through middle school, then drunkenly stumble through high school, “You’ve got to know who your real friends are.”
‘How I Met Your Mother’ What is a real friend? That is the question at the heart of Carter Bays’ and Craig Thomas’ “How I Met Your Mother”. Time and time again, the gang is forced to ponder how far it’s willing to go to stay together as a unit. From the end of its first season when Lily and Marshall separate for a time, and even before that with Robin and Barney’s inductions into the gang, this sitcom has put its characters’ relationships through their paces in a way that its often compared to forbearer “Friends” never really got close to. The first three seasons are the best of HIMYM because they are explicitly cognizant of this fact. The dramatic impetus for this show was never who the mother would be revealed to be, but rather whether or not these kooky white kids would end up together as a group. After the third season finale, when Ted and Barney rec-
balance between realism and camp, an area of specialty for Executive Producer Michael Schur of The Office and Parks and Recreation success. The season finale included an emo egg-eating Boyle, Gina expressing her emotions through verbal descriptions of emojis and a flashback sequence of Detective Peralta’s Bar Mitzvah. It also included a special guest appearance from comedian and “prolific twitter user,” Joe Mande as an aspirational drug dealer. The episode touches on every will-they-won’t-they scenario being thrown around all season and even manages to surprise you with a pairing or two. On the finale of Broad City, the girls go out to a fancy and obviously ill fitting restaurant to celebrate Abbi’s 26th birthday. Executive producer and episode director, Amy Poehler, makes a guest appearance in a parallel storylinetaking place in the kitchen of the restaurant. This dysfunctional subplot detailed the acerbic relationship between the girl’s “classy” waiter, John, and the very hostile chef, played by Poehler herself. Abbi has a startling discovery in the ladies room at the restaurant all while Ilana is developing an allergic reaction to the shellfish she’s gorging herself on. Through the mayhem, the girl’s ironclad friendship is the one that prevails, proving that it is the only character on the show with growth and stability.
oncile, the show settled into a comfortable, if not all that exciting, groove where the narrative conceit felt more like a scrapbook than a novel. That’s not to say the next five seasons were a load of crap. They were just as funny, and honestly it’s a testament to the writers that while the show had lost its initial edge, they understood the character’s so well that were still able to compose one of the most entertaining half hours on television week after week. There’s been an unreasonable amount of cynicism, and at points outright disgust with this last season, especially with the series’ finale. In the last batch of episodes, HIMYM reclaimed that edge from the first few seasons by introducing Ted’s pending departure, which we knew wouldn’t actually happen, but in retrospect provided the thematic foreshadowing necessary for what happened in the finale. Ted does finally meet the mother, Robin and Barney divorce, the mother passes away, and in the last scene, Ted runs to Robin’s apartment, blue French Horn in hand, and reunites with the last love of his life. Yes, the marriage that this entire season has revolved around is dissolved in mere minutes. We never do find out where that pineapple came from, and while snippets of the future are revealed, I really think people were expecting a deeper overview of what happened to these beloved characters in their later years. None of that is present in this episode because Bays and Thomas opted out of a final hour of fan service in favor of finishing the story they wanted to tell. We, as an audience, should respect that. I would’ve preferred that some of the finale’s storylines were given a bit more room to breath, sure, and I was disappointed with Barney’s degeneration, and subsequent just as sexist new identity as a chauvinistic, scolding father figure to New York’s female bar patrons. But I admire that the creators seem to have recognized that the heart of the show wasn’t about Ted finding mother, it was about the group realizing that they were all real friends.
Both Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Broad City were renewed for second seasons by their respective networks. Brooklyn Nine-Nine airs Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. eastern time on Fox. New episodes are set to return in the fall, until then you can access full episodes on Hulu. Broad City airs Wednesdays at 10:30 P.M. eastern time on Comedy Central.
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Letter to the Editor: To the Editor, Last week, one bold Chronicle columnist took on the arduous task of criticizing the vegetarian dietary regimen. The headline of the article and the arguments that follow make for great rhetoric, the kind of stuff to fire up the masses during a campaign rally. However, it is an insufficient argument against vegetarianism for a number of reasons that I will point out. Kendall Gibson starts off his article by suggesting that the reader ask a vegetarian to bite his or her arm, and then goes on to say that “their bite marks will clearly show that humans have evolved to eat meat.” But is that really what his example shows us about the evolution of the human diet? It is more logically sound to presume that human beings biting one another sounds more like an argument for cannibalism as opposed to a species evolved to eat a slice of pepperoni pizza. Gibson uses this supposition to ask why vegetarians will not eat meat, but this is not the question you want to start off with in your criticism of vegetarianism. Gibson’s second argument against vegetarians falls to a similar hubris. First, he declares that “vegetarians believe that it is unethical and unsustainable to eat meat.” Are there not vegetarians who do not eat meat simply because they find it unhealthy? The next argument is the most flawed but also the most interesting. His logic goes as follows: only humans have a concept of ethics; animals do not have a concept of ethics; because animals kill
each other, we should not feel bad about killing animals. It goes without saying that in most cases, killing is considered an unethical act. But being that we do possess the faculty to comprehend that killing is unethical, should we not ask how one justifies killing at all? Is it acceptable to behave unethically toward those who have no concept of ethics? For example, a child does not understand that they should go to bed on time, but no one would think it is acceptable for them not to do so. Gibson’s then goes on to ask, “What distinction is there between hawks eating mice and humans eating beef?” Humans are an evolved species, as Gibson pointed out; however, humans no longer, as a necessity, have to kill other animals, but the hawk in his analogy must kill in order to survive. What Gibson says next is even more alarming. He claims that dolphins “rape their females and hunt with a brutish disdain for other creatures.” How can he argue one moment that animals do not have a concept of ethics, and then proceed to say that they commit the act of rape? Does not the act of rape require a cognizant awareness that one is committing that act? Furthermore, if I assume that Gibson is using animal conduct as a standard of lessening the burden of human ethical behavior, I must ask, is he advocating for the rape of animals, in addition to their slaughter? If there is no difference between hawks killing mice, should we then rape animals as well just because they do it to one another? Lastly, Gibson argues that only humans “have
the ability to conceptualize what pain means and what death is,” and that he does not see a difference between the “slaughtering of animals and the tilling of wheat.” We know that animals feel pain. Certainly, if you slit a cow’s throat before it goes to the slaughter, it will feel pain. After all, it does have a brain and nerve receptors. There is a difference between slaughtering cows and tilling wheat – tills of wheat do not feel pain. Whether or not animals understand what pain is requires a different argument. We know that they can physically feel it. Gibson inaccurately conjoins the concept of death and pain in the same sentence, hoping to draw an analogy between the two. But this supposition is depressingly equivocal. Once he includes the concept of death, Gibson is blaring ambiguous as to whether or not he is making a metaphysical argument against animals’ faculty to conceptualize the existential concepts of death and pain. For the aforementioned reasons, one can only conclude that Gibson has not made a sufficient argument against vegetarianism. Instead, what we get is a series of logical mishaps that he was either not aware of, or adhered to in order to stir up controversy. Gibson’s commentary may be appropriate for his own space on WordPress, but should otherwise not be taken seriously. DIon J. Pierre
Hired education: Bringing back the SATs By Kristen Misak Columnist
As college students, we know that the SATs are finally in our past. They helped us get into college — well, some of us, anyway — and now they’re over and done with, kissed goodbye. Those test results no longer mean anything to us, nor to our future. Thank God. Or so we thought. According to a recent article from The New York Times, firms like McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company and Goldman Sachs refer to job candidates’ SAT
scores as a part of the hiring process. This is a shock and an outrage for many of us but when we consider the justification for this
measures general mental ability, or “g,” which helps employers gage how an individual will respond when presented with an unspecified challenge for which he or she is not prepared. For example, technology is rapidly changing and the ability to adapt quickly to using a foreign program is more important than learning a wide range of programs. Employers will not automatically disqualify someone because of a low SAT score, but they will refer to it in deliberation.
“... firms like McKinsey & Company, Bain & Company and Goldman Sachs refer to job candidates’ SAT scores as part of the hiring process. ” practice, it is actually quite reasonable for employers to refer to our scores. The usefulness of an SAT score is much greater than we realize. Psychologists say that the SAT (Scholastic Assessment Test)
The score serves as one more color in viewing the full picture of a job candidate. Employers will use grades, SATs and postsecondary scores to complement more experience-based credentials. Companies receive too many applications to interview every candidate, and so, the SAT score provides a concrete numerical
Opposition to these justifications claims that the SATs do not measure any skills learned in post-secondary education — those that would prove pertinence in the corporate world. However, the SAT is typically a fair indicator of an individual’s general mental ability. In the end, there’s no reason to fear that your SAT score will ruin your professional career. There are many other opportunities to prove yourself a worthy candidate to an employer. However, the utility of the results cannot be denied, and SAT scores continue to be relevant.
“... there’s no reason to fear that your SAT score will ruin your professional career. ” value that can be consulted in the final steps in the decision-making process.
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Lacking moral fiber:
What you lose when you save By Kendall Gibson columnist
Illustration by Matt Subrizi
You may say that it doesn’t mean anything to steal. Economically, that may be true; a drink or even a full meal is a drop in the bucket for Lackmann. But ethically, the act is wrong. Decency is all encompassing, and immoral acts, however small, do not wash off. Ethics are based on reciprocity — acting morally because you would expect and appreciate others to do the same, and doing what is right for the sake of it being right. There is no argument to be made that stealing from Lackmann is right. The food is pricy, sure, and not perfect by any means, but nothing about the business gives you the right to steal. When you steal, you erode the social contract afforded to you by the good nature of
man. Since the buck stops with Lackmann, you may feel that your misconduct only affects the service, when, in reality, you are also trampling on the trust afforded to you by the people hired to work. The reason there is little to no loss prevention on campus is that trust exists where it shouldn’t. “I can’t afford it, so I have to steal it” is a common defense of the crime. But money is a poor justification for acting immorally when you have proven yourself financially capable of attending college. If money were truly an issue, then a proper action would be to budget your purchases. Food should be your number one priority; all other spending should come after you’ve made sure you can eat. Necessity only explains
a fraction of theft, however. People steal, for the most part, just because they can. It is incredibly easy to lift products from the dining halls. What does that have to do with anything, though? If it were incredibly easy for you to kill and get away with it, would you do it? What is the distinction between stealing from Lackmann and committing more heinous crimes? “It doesn’t hurt anyone” would be people’s answer, and they would be right. But they would be completely missing the point. Both are immoral. Whether someone is going to find out, or whether someone is going to get hurt should be irrelevant.
Women leading the way without equal pay By Stephanie Kostopoulos columnist
There was a sense of empowerment in the room full of motivated women at last Friday’s Women’s Leadership Conference, hosted by the Career Center. Councilwoman Valerie M. Cartright of Brookhaven reinforced the inspiration in her discussion of women’s leadership, education and careers. But what was most compelling about her speech was not any of womankind’s achievements; it was the argument that women still face challenges in the workplace. What challenges, exactly? Inequality.
Councilwoman Cartright pointed out that as women, “we do everything. We wear all the hats. We have to work, be wives, be mothers to our children, and be mothers to our husbands.” We women are expected to do it all, and we do. So why is it so difficult for us to land higher job positions and earn better pay? In one of the breakout sessions of the conference, “Your Leadership Style,” the audience was informed that only 19 percent of CEOs are women. That’s
shockingly low, considering how women are such a dynamic and diligent force in the work place. Women are capable of the same level of success as men, if not a higher level.
tant that we empower each other.” She believes that when it comes to business and politics, “not only do we enter; we thrive, and we succeed.” Women should encourage each other to do better and be better. We need to stop getting discouraged not only by men, but by each other and ourselves. From a young age, we often place ourselves in the gender roles society believes best suit us, but we shouldn’t have to do that. Our place in the work field has changed dramati-
“We women are expected to do it all, and we do. So why is it so difficult for us to land higher job positions and earn better pay?” So what can be done for women to reach their full potentials? Councilwoman Cartright has a suggestion: “When it comes to leadership, it’s impor-
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cally in the past few decades and can only improve if we start realizing our true potential. Councilwoman Cartright exemplifies this idea. When discouraged by external forces, she never lost hope in herself. “The profession doesn’t make you; you make the impression,” she said. So no matter what job we land or which career path we choose, we must make it better than how we found it. We must use whatever power we have to improve not only ourselves, but also, each other. “I’m so happy I’m a woman,” said Cartright. “It’s a source of strength.” We must embrace that strength and use it to our advantage.
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CAA realignment dismantles collegiate rivalries
Photo courtesy of Creative Commons Virginia Commonwealth tipped off against Oklahoma University in the 2008 All College Classic. VCU has since left the CAA.
Photo courtesy of Creative Commons The athletics of the College of Charleston joined the CAA conference for a variety of sports, including basketball, this year.
By Frank Aimetti staff writer
Conference realignment for Division I NCAA sports gained national attention in the late '80s and early '90s as traditional powerhouses such as Florida State, University of Miami, Notre Dame and Marquette switched conferences for many of their sports. Conference realignment can encompass entire athletic programs transferring between conferences, or it can involve simply smaller divisions of athletic programs, like only one sport, changing conferences. This issue has come to the forefront as large conferences such as the ACC, Big Ten and Big Twelve have endured major shake-ups in the past five years. Most notably, the Big East, now known as the American Athletic Conference but formerly one of
the largest and most influential conferences in the country, lost a number of prominent schools, namely Georgetown, St. John’s and Villanova. The splintering of the Big East ushered in a new era of schools transferring from conference to conference, proving that even the largest and most powerful conferences were vulnerable to the problems that came with realignment. Hofstra has not been immune from these changes. Hofstra’s conference, the Colonial Athletic Association, has endured numerous entrances and exits since the conference was founded in 1979. Hofstra became a full-time member of the CAA in 2001, when it joined the conference with Towson, Drexel and the University of Delaware. Hofstra has witnessed several long-time members of the CAA leaving
during its watch, including Virginia Commonwealth (transferred out after 2011-12), George Mason, Old Dominion, and Georgia State (all three left the CAA after 2012-13). Like most conferences in recent years, the CAA has certainly been in flux as schools make their way in and out of the conference intermittently. Constant recruitment is needed due to the inordinate amount of restructuring present among nearly every Division I NCAA Conference. A conference must maintain a certain size in its number of participating schools to be recognized by the NCAA. The number of schools participating in wrestling dropped below the allowed threshold during the 2012-2013 season, leading to the end of CAA wrestling. As a result, Hofstra became a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) so as to continue the tradition of Pride wrestling. Similarly, with schools such as Northeastern and Hofstra dropping football, the CAA had to search for new member schools. This year, the College of Charleston migrated to the CAA from the Southern Conference,
with the 2013-2014 season marking the College of Charleston’s inaugural season in the same conference as the Pride. Elon University, also from the Southern Conference will join the CAA for the 2014-2015 season. Additionally, associate member Penn State, who only competed in the CAA for men’s lacrosse, is leaving after this season to compete in the Big Ten conference. Fairfield University will be replacing Penn State in men’s lacrosse in the CAA. Since inter-conference games make up the majority of any school’s schedule, it’s natural that rivalries develop due to schools seeing each other numerous times, possibly even during the same season, depending on the sport. It is here where the constant realignment of conferences has taken its toll on college sports. For example, former Hofstra rival George Mason left the CAA in 2013, effectively killing a oncethriving rivalry due to what was basically politics. Similar problems were raised when Hofstra and Northeastern dropped their football programs, causing the
University of Massachusetts to consider leaving the CAA not just because of a lack of football schools but also because two of their closest rivals had disappeared. The transient nature of these conferences is also concerning because oftentimes, when a school becomes successful in a certain sport, they will leave for a larger, stronger conference. This occurred both times that the CAA had a team in the men’s basketball Final Four. Virginia Commonwealth and George Mason, both in other conferences now, had surprise runs to the Final Four, leading to an increased credibility for the CAA as a basketball conference — but only until they unceremoniously left for greener pastures. Realignment of conferences has spiraled out of control in the past decade or so, with new conferences being built, reformed and torn down numerous times. Causing more than just confusion amongst the average person, the realignment helps to destroy one core aspect of college sports that makes them so appealing: the rivalries.
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opponents learned he was a threat.
Photo Courtesy of Hofstra Athletics Hofstra President Stuart Rabinowitz and athletic director Jeff Hathaway congratulate Mihalich as Hofstra’s new coach.
Coach Mihalich wraps up first year and looks ahead By Sean Williams sports editor
Below the windows of the basketball office, the court of the Mack Sports Complex gleams, looking unscuffed by a long year of play. Men’s basketball coach Joe Mihalich looks a little more tired as he eases his way into an office chair. But if there are any lingering regrets about a 10-23 season, they aren’t evident when the man opens his mouth. “It’s funny, this is my 16th year as head coach but yet, in a fun way, there was a lot of that rejuvenating feeling. The newness of it was kind of neat,” the coach said in his rumbling bass voice. ”It was like a rebirth for me. Not to personalize it, but it was great.” The coach took over Hofstra’s men’s basketball program nearly a year ago after a chaotic final year under Mo Cassara that featured a 7-25 record, a burglary scandal, and an exodus of players that saw only four members of the Pride remain at Hofstra. Mihalich introduced an upbeat personality and offense to a team that desperately needed both. The team was predicted to finish ninth and last in the CAA conference. They exceeded expectations … slightly, finishing eighth
with a 10-23 record. “We didn’t have as many wins as I would have liked, but I really felt like this team got us started in the right direction,” Mihalich said. “You knew what you were signing up for, and you knew it was a year where it was going to be tough to win as many games as you’d like.” There were plenty of notable storylines for the Pride over the course of the year, largely because they held the dubious recognition of having seven scholarship players eligible to take the court. One of those players was graduate guard Zeke Upshaw, who started every game and came out of near-anonymity to lead not just the team, but the entire league, in points per game. Upshaw averaged around 2 points per game as a reserve at Illinois State. The Chicago native took his game out east and exploded offensively, putting up 19.8 points for a Pride team that needed consistent scoring. He was on the court for the entirety of most games, and averaged 37.5 minutes a game for the year. His 4.2 rebounds were exceptional for a guard. “I think it’s one of college bas-
ketball’s best stories of the year … I’m not sure Zeke thought he’d have this kind of year. It couldn’t happen to a better guy,” Mihalich said. Upshaw and his graduate guard counterpart Dion Nesmith accounted for nearly half of the Pride’s points per game. His explosive midrange scoring and ability to get to the foul line made him difficult to stop, even after
His most notable game was a tremendous 37-point effort in an overtime loss against the Richmond Spiders, where he went 15-18 from the free throw line. “We all figured he’d get 12, 13 points a game,” said Mihalich, smiling in retrospection. The coach figures to have a lot more depth next year due to his four transfer students (Brian Bernardi, Juan’ya Green, Ameen Tanksley and Eliel Gonzalez) being eligible to play. “We feel like we can play more man-to-man defense now, maybe we can press a little bit more,” he said. “We’re going to be deeper, we’re going to have a lot more people that can play.” Upshaw and power forward Stephen Nwaukoni leave through graduation as seniors. Jordan Allen, a redshirt sophomore, will not return because he is graduating early. “I think it’s great, it’s a great thing. The reason you go to college is to get your degree … And Jordan’s going to get it, and it’s kind of a bonus for him because he still has some eligibility left and he’s a wonderful guy who’s got a plan,” Mihalich said. Besides the transfer students, forward Moussa Kone will return for his senior season. The player nicknamed “Moose” is good for a solid interior offensive game and shot-altering defense. Jamall Robinson, a freshman guard who was named to the
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CAA All-Rookie team, will also seek to improve upon last year’s play. “Jamall, talk about exceeding expectations, [he] certainly did. Somewhat like Zeke Upshaw, we never thought he’d be as good as he was but he was terrific,” Mihalich said. “If you had said to me, ‘he’s going to play 35 minutes a game and be on the All-Rookie team,’ I would have said, ‘no, he’s not going to do that’ … but he did.” Robinson will probably cede a little more responsibility to the experienced transfers, but he still will be an impactful player on Mihalich’s squad. “How many freshmen get to play as many minutes as him? Not that many. He might feel like a junior next year,” Mihalich said optimistically. The coach went on to praise his transfers, who were upbeat despite their inaction and kept his regulars focused throughout the grind of a long season. “Maybe if it was just one guy he would have been able to slip and get lost and take a couple days off but … they work so hard and they all got better,” he said. Mihalich is eager to get back to the grind of a year of basketball. He feels that next year will bring a lot of promise. “I’m very excited about next year and I’m anxious to get the students back. We’re very grateful for all the support we got from our students,” he said. “I think the way we play is fun to watch and we want them to enjoy the excitement of college basketball.”
Photo Courtesy of Hofstra Athletics Coach Mihalich talked about his new team and their current status before the 2013 season went underway.
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Baseball picking up the pace, winning last two By Sean Williams sports editor
Hofstra’s baseball team enjoyed a strong week, posting wins in back-to-back home games this Tuesday and Wednesday. An 8-2 drubbing of Manhattan College and a 3-2 squeaker past New York Institute of Technology put the team’s record at 9-9 for the year. The Pride put six runs past long-suffering Manhattan (3-19) in the first inning, and Ryan Donovan and TJ Ehrsam collected three hits each as Hofstra cruised to an easy Tuesday victory. Pitching was a strong point for the Pride, as Nick Kozlowski improved his record to 4-1 and threw only 30 pitches in an easy two innings of work. Brett Schreiber closed the game with 4 strikeouts over three innings, earning the long save. “I was really happy with the pitching, I was really happy with
the offense coming out and scoring 6 runs in a hurry. It was nice to have a lead early and get some comfort,” coach Mike Russo said. “I’m super impressed with Dave D’Errico today, [he] had good velocity and seemed to rebound really well. I was happy that Schreiber had three innings of good work.” It was Kozlowski’s first start since the middle of March. Hofstra’s quick lead allowed Russo to turn to his relievers early and give pitchers some work after the postponed games of the weekend. The Pride’s offense slackened after the initial six-run onslaught, and didn’t come back until the sixth inning. “I thought we were a little quiet in the middle innings,” coach Russo said. Donovan was “arguably the best hitter we had in the fall,” according to Russo. His torrid game is a bright spot in his otherwise slow start. Ehrsam’s three
hits were handy coming from the No. 9 hitter. “I think TJ is an overachiever for sure. He’s swinging the bat pretty well this year … the twoout RBI in the first, the single late in the game, just big hits,” Russo said. On Wednesday the Pride hosted NYIT. In a marked contrast from the day before, Hofstra struggled at the plate and was trailing 2-1 in the ninth inning until catcher Robbie Cafiero’s 2-run home run. NYIT entered the game with a record of 1-18. The Pride used nine pitchers over the course of the game, following Russo’s strategy of keeping his pitchers prepared for the weekend. “They really competed, they got their work in. It was really a big day for the bullpen, it’s been a while since these guys pitched and they’re anxious to get out there. They handled it well and I’m proud of the whole staff,” Cafiero said after the game.
Photo courtesy of Hofstra Athletics The Hofstra squad feeling confident while celebrating their win against NYIT.
While the miscellaneous pitchers were collectively strong, allowing 3 runs, the bats faltered. Donovan continued his hot hitting from the day before, going 2-3 at the plate with a run scored and Cafiero also added a 3-2 game. But the bats were otherwise silent. “We were finding the barrel pretty good, but line drives to center field, I don’t know how many we had, four or five? Couple of diving plays they had. Got some good swings but
nothing to show for it,” Cafiero explained. The game was a thrilling one for the Pride, one that will carry them into this weekend. This is the third time in the season that the team has had a .500 record. They have not yet been able to string a streak of three or more wins together, though the Pride have a chance to remedy that during a threegame homestand against James Madison University.
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Softball falls short by the skin of their teeth By Alex Pineda staff writer
Photo Courtesy of Hofstra Athletics Sophomore Maggie Hawkins stands at the plate, waiting to pounce on a pitch.
The Pride left seven runners on base in a 3-2 loss to Fordham University on Tuesday as softball recorded only one hit and failed to score a run after the third inning. “We’re getting opportunities to win every ball game; we can win every ball game,” said head coach Bill Edwards in a postgame interview. “Now we have to learn how to win.” In the bottom of the third inning, Fordham’s Kayla Lombardo pulled a solo home run over the left-field fence off of Hofstra pitcher Morgan Lashley (10-3), to break up a 2-2 tie that was the difference in the game. “They got the key home run and we didn’t,” said Edwards. Hofstra put the first run on the
board in the second inning, as sophomore Maggie Hawkins hit a leadoff home run to right field to give the Pride an early 1-0 lead. Hawkins is currently leading the team with 5 home runs and 21 RBI’s while batting .316. The Rams immediately answered back in the second half of the inning as they loaded up the bases on a walk and two singles, and then freshman Sydney Canessa came to the plate and drove home two more runs on a single. The Pride made some noise in the top of the third inning, as Chloe Fitzgerald singled through the left side and later scored on a double to right center, made by fifth-year senior Becca Bigler. With the score knotted at 2 runs a piece, Bigler advanced to third on a single by Erin Trippi, but that
was as far as she’d get before the Pride’s final two batters grounded out to end the inning, leaving both base runners stranded. Sophomore Patti Maloney relieved Fordham starter Michele Daubman in the top of the fifth inning, She retired the next nine straight to record her second save of the season. The Pride also made a pitching change in the inning, as Fordham transfer Taylor Pirone entered the game for Lashley and was perfect in two innings of work against her former team. “We wanted to give her an opportunity to pitch here,” said Edwards. “She’ll get more opportunities obviously as the season rolls around.” The Pride will host Delaware State in a doubleheader on Wednesday.
HOFSTRA ATHLETIC CALENDAR Away Home
women’s tennis men’s tennis
4/3 Thursday
4/4 Friday
@ Hartford university 1:00 P.M.
4/7 Monday
4/8 Tuesday
4/9 Wednesday
v.s. marist college 3:00 P.M. v.s. fordham university 3:00 P.M.
@ Sacred Heart University 3:00 P.M.
v.s. marist college 11:00 A.M. V.S. Siena college 7:00 P.M.
MEN’S GOLF
v.s. marist college 7:00 P.M.
Lafayette Spring Invitational
SOFTBALL
WOMEN’S GOLF
4/6 Sunday
v.s. Manhattan College
@ Hartford university 1:00 P.M.
MEN’S LACROSSE
BASEBALL
4/5 Saturday
V.S. James Madison University 3:00 P.M.
v.s. UNC Wilmington doubleheader 2:00 P.M.
v.s. UNC Wilmington 12:00 P.M.
V.S. Fordham University 3:00 P.M.
v.s. Iona College 3:00 P.M.
V.S. James Madison University 7:00 P.M.
V.S. James Madison University 1:00 P.M.
v.s. manhattan college 3:00 P.M.
v.s. Farmingdale State University 3:00 P.M.
Seton hall invitational
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Kenny Jackson is a hit for Hofstra By Zachary Mongillo staff writer
Senior outfielder Kenny Jackson is amidst his final season with the Hofstra Pride baseball team, approaching the end of a successful four-year career. Jackson, who is often referred to as the team’s “most consistent player,” will undoubtedly be missed by his fellow teammates and coaches. While his career at Hofstra is nearing its end, Jackson does not plan on hanging up his cleats anytime soon. The Long Island native is currently being scouted by Major League Baseball organizations and hopes to become the ninth Hofstra player to be taken in the MLB Amateur Draft since its beginning in 1965. “It would be absolutely incredible. It would be unbelievable. It would be the culmination of everything I’ve done for the past 18 years,” said Jackson. Talks that Jackson could possibly be drafted began heating up after a stellar junior season. While the Pride went 11-16 in conference play and missed the CAA tournament in 2013, Jackson’s performance was a diamond in the rough. The outfielder recorded a .300 batting average with 9 home runs, 12
doubles and 21 stolen bases in just 53 games. This was the third consecutive season that Jackson recorded a batting average of at least .300 with the Pride, probably the most important piece of evidence of his consistency as a hitter. Jackson credits his steady production to his ability to stay calm and focused at the plate. “I think the key is just not getting too high when things are good and not getting too low when things are bad. It’s just a very humbling game, as anyone who’s ever played it knows,” Jackson said. “You can go 0 for 4 one day and then 3 for 4 the next. It’s hard, but you’ve just got to stay level-headed and stay calm. It’s all mental, 100 percent.” While his ability to hit for contact goes back to even before college ball, Jackson’s skill as a power hitter has emerged only recently. Jackson hit only five home runs in his first two seasons playing for Hofstra. It was his junior year when it all started to click, as he led the Pride with 9 home runs, 21 extra-base hits and a .488 slugging percentage. Jackson claims that his power is a result of him putting on muscle and growing as a hitter.
Kenny Jackson swings and gets another hit, adding to his batting average.
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Leading the Pack: In his three years at Hofstra University, Kenny Jackson is one of Hofstra’s best hitters.
“Part of it’s in the weight room, our strength coach, Jimmy Prendergast, he’s unbelievable. I came in here about 180 pounds, and I’m 205 now. So that’s all attributed to him,” Jackson said. “And part of it’s just baseball, just having more confidence in yourself as a hitter, not giving up swings, and not being afraid of striking out. I strike out a lot, but I think when I do put the ball in play, I do some damage, so the strikeouts are going to come with it. I think learning to hit that way in the last couple of years has been a big change.” In his time with Hofstra, Jackson has shown flashes of being able to produce all five
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“tools” that an organization wants to see in a position player: hitting for contact, hitting for power, base-running ability, throwing ability and fielding ability. Additionally, head coach John Russo has counted on Jackson for more than just that. “I know that we can always count on Kenny. He’s going to be a great defender, he runs the bases really well and we know he’s a steady stick. Whether you’re facing a guy throwing 100 [miles per hour] or your facing a guy throwing 80, Kenny can hit most everybody,” said Russo. “He’s always going to do the right thing and I love his confidence over four years. He’s been super consistent throughout his career. I love Kenny and what he brings the park everyday, he always has a smile on his face and always loves playing baseball.” Yet even as he’s done a lot in the past couple of years to build a great reputation as a player, he needs to come through strong in these next couple of months. His power production has slowed down, having hit no home runs since he blasted two home runs against Penn State on March 1, and his batting average has fallen to .282 on the season. “There were scouts here today, everybody’s watching him. I think he’s cooled off a little bit from his fast start, maybe the pressure of getting drafted has had a little of an effect on that, maybe he’s trying to do too much,” said Coach Russo. “He’ll just have to put up numbers and hit. I think getting some home games with the wind blowing out should get
his confidence back up.” Jackson’s performance over the next couple of months will likely determine what round he’ll be picked in the draft and whether he will be drafted at all. For now, his main goal is just to get his chance to play, no matter where it is or what team it’s with. “I don’t expect signing for millions and millions of dollars. Whatever I can get, I’ll take. I just want to get drafted, I just want to get to that part,” Jackson said. “I don’t care who it is, any team, as long as it’s an opportunity. I love Long Island, I’m from Long Island, it’s my favorite place ever, but I’ll go anywhere ... If it even means international, then why not? I’m only 22 once.” It’d tough to top last year, when former Hofstra pitcher Bryan Verbitsky was taken by the San Diego Padres organization in the third round of the MLB Amateur Draft, the earliest a Pride baseball player had ever been taken. Regardless of what happens with Jackson this year, the left-handed batter out of Ronkonkoma is happy that he got to spend his Division I baseball career with the Pride. “It’s been amazing. It sounds cliche and it sounds stupid, but I wouldn’t trade these four years for anything,” said Jackson. “The whole athletic program here, whether it’s basketball or lacrosse, all the guys and girls have just been incredible. It’s just been a great place to be an athlete and a student in general.”
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Men’s lacrosse tops Towson in big CAA win By Kyle Kandetzki staff writer
A conference championship might not be won in a game in late March, but a statement that your team is coming for the title certainly was made Saturday night. Hofstra men’s lacrosse took on CAA opponent Towson Saturday at James M. Shuart Stadium and was able to battle the elements to take a key 9-7 victory. The win not only put them alone in first place in the conference, but clinched them a spot in the CAA tournament in late April. “This Towson team certainly has a lot of firepower,” said head coach Seth Tierney. “We had to know their hands and the way they use them to get this win.” Just one minute into the game, an interception by Ryan Rielly was passed over to Anthony Zappone, who ran it all the way upfield to score the first goal of the game and his first of the season for Hofstra. But after two Tiger goals over the following six minutes, many familiar faces stepped in to give Hofstra an advantage.
Sam Llinares seems to be completely recovered from a minor injury suffered a few weeks back, as he would score the Pride’s next two goals at the end of the first quarter and early in the second. These were Llinares’ 13th and 14th goals of the season, and Hofstra went back up 3-2. Just one minute following Llinares’ second score, Drew Coholan added to the lead and also took back the lead in most goals on the squad, with fifteen. Towson closed out Hofstra for the remainder of the first half and the Tiger offense responded with a goal at the eight-minute mark, to make it 4-3. Then, in the closing minutes of the quarter Joe Seider (who scored four) tied the score going into halftime. Korey Hendrickson hasn’t been one of the top offensive stars for Hofstra this season, but he certainly is impressive in timely situations. And he was just that to open up the second half, scoring one to open the third quarter and another to put the Pride back in the lead after Seider added another score.
“The guys really helped me get back into it this year,” said Hendrickson, about coming back from an injury last season. “They pushed me to get back on top of things, but I still have room to grow.” Hendrickson’s second score was a part of Hofstra’s second streak of three unanswered goals, as Lance Yapor would score in the third and Torin Varn in the fourth to put the Pride up 8-5 with 10 minutes left in the game. With nine minutes left, Seider scored his final goal of the day and attacker Max Siskind poured on another score two minutes later. After it seemed like Hofstra had put Towson away, the score was suddenly 8-7 with seven remaining. The worries were short lived, as Varn returned to make sure Hofstra secured the win. With five minutes left, Varn took a shot off the post of the goal; but it bounced back to him, from which he scored and brought the score to its final, 9-7. Faceoff specialist Kris Clarke had his most impressive perfor-
Snak has played golf since she was six years old, joining her family at a local drive and playing with her brothers. She continued playing golf as well as other sports such as lacrosse and soccer. By seventh grade, she was forced to choose between golf and lacrosse, both of which were spring sports. “I had more of a connection to it. I still like lacrosse and I think it’s really fun, but golf, it was more of a personal sport for me. I liked how there there’s both a
team aspect to it but there’s also individual [aspects]. Personally, I’m a very competitive, selfdriven, motivated person. So I like the fact I [have to] depend on myself and I like having to push myself and see what I can do rather than kind of rely on others,” Snak said. From seventh grade to her senior year, Snak was on the Smithtown High School West golf team. She discussed how her high school experience shaped her both on and off the field. Snak shared how she was texting her high school coach, Thomas Kane, the day before the interview. “My coach and my teammate were amazing and it was kind of cool, because it grew with me … my teammates, I was all friends with all of them in school and we had a really strong bond. We’d have waffle parties instead of pasta parties,” Snak said. By making strong bonds with her Pride coach and her new teammates, Snak was able to adapt nicely to college. But the main factor that made the
mance of the year, going 13-19 at midfield, a 68 percent game. Goalie Chris Selva only had three saves to go with the seven goals he allowed, but seven goals is tied for the second-best performance of his season so far. A main topic of conversation was the field conditions, but players were able to stay on their feet consistently, even as the rain fell even harder in the second half. But wild shots and turnovers were constant, as both teams combined for 28 turnovers. “We love the rain, we call playing in it ‘Dutch rain,’” said Varn.
“We had a few turnovers that coach wasn’t happy about, but you can’t blame that on the rain.” The Pride now find themselves with a 3-0 record inside the conference, with only two games remaining against CAA rivals this season. But those two matchups will be key against conference powerhouses UMass and Penn State later in the season. Hofstra will play three conference games in a row first against Siena College this Saturday, then Marist College on Tuesday and undefeated Cornell the following Saturday.
Mike Malave backpedals to avoid defenders.
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Athlete spotlight: freshman golfer Victoria Snak
By Mike Rudin assistant sports editor
Victoria Snak continues to prosper in her rookie season for women’s golf at the University. Snak led the Pride team, tied for 28th, in the Rutgers’ invitational and finished in first place overall with a two-round 164 (+20) against St. Francis Brooklyn. She’s competed in six events this season and leads the team with a +10 par and an average of 81.25. Snak has finished in first once, and the top five and top ten one time each.
Photo courtesy of Hofstra Athletics Freshman Victoria Snak drives off the tee against St. Francis Brooklyn.
transition to college seamless was her decision to dorm with her high school friend, Juliana Spano. Even though the two have different majors — Snak is an International Business major and Spano is a Journalism and Political Science major — they’ve grown extremely close over the summer. They saw each other frequently throughout high school because their lockers were diagonally across from one another. “We always got along well when we saw each other, but we had different groups of friends, so we didn’t see each other that much,” said Snak. Once the college application process was winding down, both found out they were going to the same school and stuck together. Spano shares how she did not like Victoria during their first encounter: “In fifth grade, I knew Victoria, but we didn’t talk at this point. I was really jealous of her because she won all sorts of awards so I’d get mad. There was this one award I really wanted but she won it so I was so pissed and
my reaction was, I hate this girl... but [now] she’s my best friend.” Nowadays if they are giving each other looks, it’s because they are sending subtle messages that only they know. Even during the interview, both started cracking up in the middle of responses because they were making jokes without having to say it, leaving me befuddled. “Once we knew we were rooming together, we’ve been a lot closer... I could’ve never pictured it like this,” said Spano. For the near future, Spano has given up applying to be a Resident Assistant this semester in order to stay roommates with Snak next year. Snak’s embracing college life lets her focus on the golf fields as she and her new teammates potentially take women’s golf to another level. She leads the pack of talented new freshmen that can propel Hofstra women’s golf.
Back Cover: Senior slugger Kenny Jackson swings for the fences
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Kenny Jackson, after hitting nine home runs last season, returns to star in his senior season.
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He’s got the power