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Consolidated housing prices to be expected this fall

By Jordan Laird and Alixandra Wilens STAFF W R I T E R S

Beginning fall 2018, housing prices for on-campus residents will be consolidated from an 11 price options to only six – five for undergraduates. This means, among other changes, it will now cost students the same amount to live in a quad, a tower double or a suite without a lounge.

The new policy is being implemented by the Office of Residence Life and will effect housing registration for current students taking place next month.

Assistant Vice President of

Student Affairs and Dean of Students Sofia Pertuz said, “The Division of Student Affairs and its Office of Residence Life want to provide our students with the best possible options for oncampus living.

We hope that by … streamlining and simplifying our room price options, it will be easier for students to plan ahead and select residential options that best suit their interests, identities, needs and budgets.”

Tim Daigle, a senior computer science major understands this reasoning. He said, “I think just in a sense that the price hikes are

to consolidate it so that it’s easier to know how much you are going to be paying. I think anything else is going to be growing pains because I’m sure they are going to change it again in a couple of years.”

Not everyone agrees. Ashley Vernola, a junior television major and commuter, states, “I moved off campus because tuition is already high for me as it is, but for a long time I wrote off offcampus living because I thought

“... limiting options is incredibly inaccessible and discouraging for people who need to live in those cheaper options ...” unfortunately par for the course; higher education in general involves prices rising.” Daigle currently lives in a single. “I do like the fact that they are trying

it’d be more expensive, but when I actually sat down and did the math, I’m saving like, thousands of dollars, which is outrageous. I feel like them limiting options is incredibly inaccessible and discouraging for people who need to live in those cheaper options for financial reasons. Even with the second best scholarship, the tuition alone is definitely difficult to manage for some people so adding costs on top of that for the same sub-par is crazy.”

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Students await Dunkin’ Donuts arrival to campus

By Leo Brine STAFF WR I T E R

A Dunkin’ Donuts is expected to open in early March, replacing the Starbucks located at the Café on the Quad, according to Richard Maha, the resident district manager of Compass Group at Hofstra.

Some students, like Samantha Campbell a junior psychology and criminology major, are happy about the change. She said, “I have time to enjoy it; I hope it opens soon! I [also] like Dunkin’ over Starbucks.”

Sophomore journalism major Avalon Condzella said, “They

better not sell the same [food]

they sell at Bits.”

Director of Communications for Student Affairs Colin Sullivan said that wouldn’t be the case. Dunkin’ Donuts will have doughnuts, breakfast sandwiches and more.

Construction began on Thursday, Dec. 21 so that the space is in compliance with company rules.

“When you welcome a franchise [to a college], you have to follow the franchise‘s rules,” Sullivan said.

Dunkin’ Donuts is the most recent franchise addition to the Hofstra campus since Hofstra

Peter Soucy / Hofstra Chronicle

The Cafe on the Quad is currently undergoing renovations to be transformed into a Dunkin’ Donuts expected to open by March 2018.

renewed their contract with Compass Dining this past July.

“This renovation (similar to Smashburger) is part of the development plan that is ongoing,” Sullivan said in an email.

During the Café on the Quad’s makeover, the majority of students are heading to the Starbucks located in the Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center.

This means longer lines, longer wait times and more orders, all of which are adding stress to employees like Amparo Rodriguez. “[There are] more [orders]than there used to be,” Rodriguez said after helping several students.

Freshman journalism major Courtney Adema is inconvenienced by the current renovations. Like many students, Adema used Café on the Quad as more than just a place to get coffee. It also acted as a place for her to hang out, do homework, chat with a friend and more. “I felt it was a nice social space,” Adema said.

Senior business economics major Bret Francis feels bittersweet that Dunkin’ Donuts is just now coming to Hofstra. “It’s my last semester here … and I like Dunkin’ better [than Starbucks],” Francis said.

However, his feelings are not echoed by the entire student body. “I think that [the change is] a bad idea,” said freshman business major William Baker.

“Dunkin’ isn’t good, and I guarantee the majority of students prefer Starbucks … so now there is always going to be a long line at the [Student Center Starbucks] because everyone is going to go there.”

Other students aren’t as

concerned about the change in coffee. “The main draw is the doughnuts. I’m not bothered by the coffee change,” junior marketing major Natasha Morris said. She wasn’t the only one with this opinion.

Freshman math major Paul Strileckis said he’s not really a big coffee guy. He’s more into the sweet drinks and the food.

Strileckis said,“I’m hoping for doughnuts.”

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Hofstra to announce new living costs

Continued from A1 Of the five new undergraduate rates, the category most taking students by surprise seems to be the consolidation of quads,

quads have been underpriced and undervalued for many years.”

He also pointed out that there are only a limited number of quad rooms available on campus, meaning that only a limited number of people will be affected.

“A student living in a double in the high rises will pay the same price as a student who lives in a suite without a lounge ...” tower doubles and suites without lounges into one price. Senior Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Residence Life Beth McGuire said, “A student living in a double in the high rises will pay the same price as a student who lives in a suite without a lounge because technically, they are both double spaces.”

Matt Dominello, a freshman finance major who lives in a tower double, does not agree with this line of thinking. He believes that there is “more space to live in a suite with a bathroom.

Even without a lounge, a suite has more space. If it’s a price increase [for doubles], which it most likely is, then that’s not fair.”

Leighanne Masri, a freshman biology major and tower double resident, thinks that it should be “more expensive to live in a room with more room and less expensive to live in a room with less room.”

Natalie Idone, a freshman business marketing major, like Masri, has lived in a suite without a lounge and is currently living in a tower double. She adds, “I feel like it makes more sense for a suite to be more money. … It’s completely different from living in a tower double, so I wouldn’t want to pay the same price for a bathroom as no bathroom.”

According to McGuire, housing rates go up 3 to 5 percent each year. However, Colin Sullivan, the director of communications for Student Affairs, admits that the pricing on quad rooms will go up more than 10 percent this year.

Sullivan said, “This is because

Grace Ackman a sophomore biomedical engineering major who lives in a quad in Vander Poel said, “... we have the right to know that information if it does affect us.”

Mark Pettit, a sophomore computer science major also lives in a quad. “I had no idea this was happening, and this is definitely going to impact me, so it’s ... a bit of a surprise,” he said.

“I’ll make do, but I imagine that there are other people that it will impact even more than me.”

The prices are not currently available to students, since they have yet to be approved by Hofstra’s Board of Trustees. This decision will be made sometime this month.

Ackman said, “That’s still not enough time, in my opinion. You should at least give three months’ notice.”

According to the Office of Residence Life, this change was made to “make it easier for students to understand the cost associated with residing on campus.”

McGuire also explained the universities decision. “Through feedback we have received and assessment of peer and aspirant institutions, we realized that 11 pricing options was too many and we needed to streamline our approach to pricing so that our students could plan more efficiently for their financing and residential experience … We wanted to create a clearer process regarding cost, regardless of whether you lived in the highrise areas or the suite areas.”

Several students, however, do not think that enough active sur-

veying of the Hofstra community was conducted prior to making this decision.

Fehreen Ali, a freshman accounting major and tower double resident, said, “I think they should have at least put out a survey like how they put out a survey for the food and everything so we get to give our feedback with the dorms. We should be able to decide how we want to pay for our housing.”

Ackman said, “I don’t know why [Hofstra] would say that.

From what I’ve heard from students living on campus, I’ve never, not once, heard anybody

say ‘you know, there’s just too many options.’”

The Chronicle reached out to the Departments of University Relations and Financial Services, as well as to the office of the Vice President for Student Affairs for comment. All were either not aware of the exact changes at the time or not at liberty to speak regarding the new policy.

Masri is fully against the changes, stating, “Tuition is tuition, but the room selection can be picked, and people choose where they live for a certain reason, [often] based on the price.”

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Zarb building renovations feature eco-friendly design

By Taylor Clarke and Ava Mandel

ASSISTA N T N E W S E D I TO R/ S TAF F W R ITER

of students’ learning as it possibly can be,” said Herman A. Berliner, the dean of the School of Business.

Currently, Hofstra’s business school is dispersed throughout multiple academic buildings. Ad-

bridge that gap, providing an enclosed second-story pedestrian walkway connecting C.V. Starr to the new facility.

Assistant Vice President for New Construction, Engineering and Central Utilities Richard

to try and minimize the impact to the students. For instance, if we need to shut off electric power or water service to part of the campus to tie in the new renovation, we will typically perform this work at night, on the weekend,

Environmentalists can rest easy knowing that Hofstra’s commitment to sustainability will be upheld in the $35 million construction project on the south side of campus.

Construction of the highly anticipated new building for the Frank G. Zarb School of Business began last spring. The new building is expected to be complete this coming fall. It will include an array of amenities, which will serve to concentrate Hofstra’s business program into one state-of-the-art collaborative center.

The new 52,000-square-foot building will include four floors equipped with a startup business incubator and study areas, as well as a behavioral science and market research lab. The building will also house offices Peter Soucy / Hofstra Chronicle for administrators, faculty and student clubs.

Construction of the new business school building has commenced and is expected to be completed by fall 2018.

“I think it will provide an enhanced educational experiministrative and faculty offices Leddy works to ensure that the during the summer or on a holience, especially the new buildare located in Weller Hall, while construction process does not day when possible,” Leddy said. ing. The classroom building is academic classes are held in C.V. interfere with student success or “[The new] building was dereally [meant] to be as supportive Starr. The new building aims to comfort. “We plan renovations signed and is being constructed

to be LEED [Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design] Silver certified which is administered by the U.S. Green Building Council,” Leddy said.

For some students, the construction scene builds more anticipation. Junior Meghan Mullooly, a transfer music business student, is excited to complete her studies in the finished building. “To be honest, I don’t really notice the construction around my classes. At my old school there was always construction left and right so compared to that, it doesn’t really create any disruptions. I’m definitely more excited to see the building when it opens,” Mullooly said.

“I think it’s a good idea. [It’s] probably not the best spot for it, a parking lot right next to the school, but I think it ultimately will be a good project for the campus and for Hofstra overall,” said Troy Weathersby, a graduate business student. “Hopefully it helps bring in some students from other countries and from this country too and they’ll get to know a bigger and better business school.”

Aggressive flu sweeps across New York state

By Nailah Andre STAFF WR I T E R

The New York Department of Health recently reported a spike in flu cases in every county in New York state, including Nassau and Suffolk.

This particular illness, H3N2, is a type of Influenza A that is known to hospitalize patients.

In response to this, Hofstra’s Student Health and Counseling Center (SHACC) has taken precautions to abate the spread of the disease on campus.

“It’s a little bit unpredictable to know which strains of the flu will come out in any given season and it is also unpredictable to know exactly when the flu season will start,” said public health Professor Dr. Corinne Kyriacou.

Not only is the H3N2 strain more aggressive than others,

but it is also lasting longer.

“It doesn’t seem to be ending early. They’re not even sure if its peaked yet. Usually you’d see a peak in January or around then, but it started in October and looks like it’s headed to go into the spring,” Kyriacou said.

The flu can often be difficult to discern at first from other illnesses such as the common cold. The Center for Disease Control lists the four major symptoms to help differentiate between the two illnesses.

Early flu symptoms come on abruptly, versus cold symptoms, which are gradual.

It is rare to have a fever if you have contracted a cold, but somebody with the flu can have

one for three to four days. One of the big signs of influenza is suffering from overall body fatigue and weakness. Lastly, discomfort in the chest and heavy coughing are common flu

Kyriacou says the flu vaccine is far less perfect than other vaccines that are available to us. Despite the fact that “it can be difficult to match certain vaccines with strains,” she said that even if you contract the disease after receiving a flu shot, the duration will be much shorter.

The SHACC provides flu vaccinations in the beginning of the season to allow students to build up their immunity. According to the Director of Student Health Services Donna Willenbrock, 250 students and staff have received vaccinations since September.

Unfortunately, the SHACC has run out of flu vaccines

“Not only is the H3N2 strain more aggressive than others, but it is also lasting longer.” symptoms.

Nonetheless, there are multiple ways that people can protect themselves from contracting an influenza virus.

One of the most common ways to do so is to receive the flu vaccination every season.

and is now referring students to community partners at little to no cost. Willenbrock additionally said that some of the best methods of prevention are simply staying hygenic. She urges students to wash their hands, cover their coughs and disinfect any item that may come in contact with a lot of people.

The SHACC has confirmed one case of the flu this semester from a commuter student. This student’s case was confirmed by a flu test on campus at the cost of $20.

Lauren Johnson, a sophomore literature major at Hofstra, gave her own tips regarding avoiding the flu. She said, “I drink orange juice a lot, make smoothies and I just try to incorporate more vitamins into my diet.”

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Hofstra hosts ninth consecutive Ethics Bowl

By Jill Leavey

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In an effort to promote ethical and moral decision-making among students, Hofstra hosted the annual Long Island High School Ethics Bowl for the ninth consecutive year on Saturday, Feb. 3. Throughout the day, local high school students competed in a series of debate-style rounds in order to qualify for the semifinals and finals held in the Multipurpose Room of the Sondra and David S. Mack Student Center.

A five-member team from The Stony Brook School defeated a team from Jericho High School in the final round after they presented a nuanced analysis of the ethical implications of driverless cars.

“I’m very excited because this is a huge opportunity not only for us but also for our team and for our coaches, who work so tirelessly to make sure that not only are we prepared for the competition itself, but we also learn more about our own viewpoints and get more knowledge on world views that we may not

otherwise have been exposed to,” said Avalon Zborovsky-Fenster, a sophomore at The Stony Brook School. As a winner, she, along with her team, will advance to the National High School Ethics Bowl at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in April.

In each round, teams discussed a case before a panel of judges and applied philosophical, moral and ethical theories during the presentation section. The opposing team then has the opportunity to provide constructive criticism during the commentary portion, to which the presenting team replies. The judges — comprised of philosophy professors, psychologists, graduate and PhD students, lawyers and business people — score teams on each portion and their respectful dialogue.

Starting in September, high school students across Long Island have access to a series of cases released by the event’s organizers. These cases cover a variety of issues with a range of ethical dilemmas. Going into the event, students research policies

and theories, but do not know the exact question that they must address until that round.

“It’s made me think a lot about everything that I do on a dayto-day basis,” said participant Kristina Evans, a senior at The Stony Brook School.

“I’ve changed a lot of my habits and the way I treat people because of the things that we take for granted and the privileges I have. I never really stopped to think about them.”

In one round, students were asked Jill Leavey / Hofstra Chronicle to examine the issues The winning team from The Stony Brook School presents their case to a team from that arise when one Jericho High School in the final round. emigrates and the It is not unusual for some what they believe and what they relationships between state and teams to retract their original actually want to do,” said senior citizen. Using theories such as stance after they take into conDerya Ozcan, captain of The the social contract, utilitarianism, sideration the judges questions Stony Brook team. “Especially deontology and egoism, some or the opposing team’s commensince a lot of Americans and high teams chose to argue that it is tary. “What I’ve always loved is school students don’t have access impermissible to leave a country watching this kind of awakening to things like an education in ethwhile others insisted that it is an in other high school students: ics and philosophy.” “inalienable right” to emigrate. to understand why they believe

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Students go head-to-head at annual Brain Bee

By Alixandra Wilens STAFF W R I T E R

High school students from all across Long Island gathered in the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/ Northwell laboratories on Saturday, Feb. 3 to do something very few high schoolers get to do: hold a human brain.

This was part of a neuroscience event known as the Long Island Brain Bee competition, the local level of an international tournament, sponsored by the Zucker School of Medicine and the Department of Biology in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Thirty-five students ranging in ages from 14 to 18 studied for this one-day competition consisting of three rounds: a written multiple-choice test of brain knowledge, laboratory demonstrations with authentic subjects including human brains and an examination in identifying anatomical structures and functions of these tangible specimens.

Organizers Dr. Jessica Santangelo, an undergraduate biology professor, and Dr. Zeinab Nassrallah, a professor of science education at the Zucker School of Medicine, enjoyed watching students’ firsthand engagement with this field of study.

“It’s a great way to be able to nurture the enthusiasm that some of these students have

from a really early age … It’s really nice to have a space for them to be able to grow,” Santangelo said.

The Brain Bee judge was Dr. Maya Frankfurt, a co-director of the MD/PhD program at the Zucker School of Medicine.

All competitors receive certificates of completion after the local competition. First, second and third place winners earn $100, $75 and $50 gift cards, respectively.

The first place winner also moves on to the National Brain Bee competition held this March in Baltimore, MD. This year’s winner was Jessica Goldstein, a junior from Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, who first heard about the competition last year.

Being very interested in this field, she said, “As an organ in itself, it makes up you as a person and I think that’s really incredible … Essentially your personality is your brain, and that psychological and biological bridge to who you are, I think, is really fascinating.”

Goldstein thinks that the Na-

tional Brain Bee in March will be “a great experience.”

Amy De Lury, a junior at Sachem North High School in

the competitors and give them networking opportunities, not to mention a chance to learn about medical school ahead of college.

Some of the medical students were inspired by what they saw.

Julie Hemphill, a first-year graduate student at the Zucker School of Medicine, said, “I was just unbelievably impressed … Kids so young were able to understand really, really complex and intricate systems that are really hard for med students to understand. They’re 16, 17 years old and naming these

“It’s a great way to be able to nurture the enthusiasm that some of these students have from a really early age.”

Lake Ronkonkoma, New York, took second place this year, moving up one rank from No. 3 in last year’s Brain Bee competition.

“I’ve been doing [the Brain Bee] since I was a freshman in high school, and I’m going to come back next year,” De Lury said “[Neuroscience] is a field I’d be interested in as a career.”

Ankita Katukota, a junior at Comsewogue High School in Port Jefferson, came in third.

She said, “It was really cool because we got to see actual brains and touch it and feel it.

So I thought that was really cool. And I learned a lot of stuff from medical students.”

Hofstra medical students were on hand to engage with

crazy pathways. So it’s really amazing and humbling.”

Her peer, Christine Cummings, a second-year student, agreed. “Just hearing some of their answers [to the question ‘Why do you like the brain?’] made me really think, ‘Oh, that’s kind of cool! I didn’t think about things in that way!’”

Santangelo ended the event by acknowledging the students, as well as the families and teachers supporting them. In a final statement, she said, “Thank you for your passion, thank you for being interested and we hope to see you back here. If you want to come be in my class, you are the type of students I want to teach.”

Alixandra Wilens / Hofstra Chronicle Pictured (from left) are: Dr. Jessica Santangelo, Maya Frankfurt, Amy De Lury, Jessica Goldstein, Anikita Katukuta and Dr. Zeinab Nassarallah.

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On Jan. 29, a faculty member reported damage to his vehicle. Upon returning to his car that had been parked by James M. Shuart Stadium, he noticed key marks scratched across the vehicle. There were no witnesses. The NCPD was notified.

On Jan. 29, a student reported damage to his vehicle.

The car had been parked in the Maurice A. Deane School of Law parking lot at 10:15 a.m.

When he returned at 2:50 p.m., he discovered that the front passenger side wall had been dented by another car. There

were no witnesses and police assistance was declined at the time of report.

On Jan. 29, a staff member reported damage to her vehicle.

She stated that she had parked her car at 6:50 a.m. in the law school parking lot. Upon returning at 3 p.m., she discovered a dent on the front side of her bumper. There were no witnesses and police assistance was declined at the time of report.

On Feb. 1, a student reported that his vehicle had been damaged sometime between Jan. 26 and Jan. 31. The student had

parked his vehicle at the rear of Constitution Hall, and upon returning on Feb. 1, he discovered that a windshield wiper was broken and missing. Police assistance was declined at the time of report.

Key NCPD – Nassau County Police Department

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Off-campus eats: Napolini Express serves a slice

By James Yeary STAFF WRITER

My freshman year at Hofstra consisted of walking (mostly jaywalking) across Oak Street from the Netherlands to North Campus what seemed like hundreds of times a day. However, it rarely occurred to me to walk past the northern end of the Netherlands in search of food. Now, over a year later, I am glad that I did.

About a 10-minute walk up Oak Street will bring you to Oak Plaza, home to Napolini Express – an Italian restaurant that boasts

an extensive menu of appetizers, heroes, pasta, soup and specialty pizza.

Napolini Express was founded by owner Ralph Romanelli in February of 2007. Both of Romanelli’s parents were born in a small town south of Naples, Italy, which partially led him to the idea of the restaurant’s name.

“The name is a play on words; Napolini is like a small Naples, which was actually the birthplace of pizza,” Romanelli said.

It was clear from the moment I walked in that Napolini Express

is popular – most seats were filled, and groups of all ages were constantly arriving to eat in or pick up orders they had previously called in.

“It wasn’t always packed like this; it took us a while to get here.

Unless you’re just driving down Oak Street, we’re really a hidden diamond in the rough here,” Romanelli said.

I ordered two slices James Yeary / Hofstra Chronicle of “grandNapolini Express is located at 323 Oak St., just outside of Hofstra’s campus. ma” pizza, which is Gordon is a member of for four and a bar-style counter made Sicilian-style Phi Kappa Theta, which plans make it seem like a great place with extra thin crust on teaming up with Napolini to come for lunch or dinner out and herbed tomato Express to organize a benefit for with friends. sauce. My order was children with disabilities with the I asked Gordon what he taken by Basil Gordon, help of the Children’s Miracle would recommend to any Hofstra a senior legal studies Network. freshman that has yet to discover and business double What really makes the restauthe restaurant. major at Hofstra, who rant special is the combination “Honestly, everything here is has worked at Napolini of quality and selection; it is great. I would really recommend since the 2017 spring more than just a great pizza place the Buffalo slice or the grandma semester. because the menu offers so much a la vodka slice,” he said.

“Hofstra students more than that. From Buffalo Napolini Express is well are probably 80 perwings to homemade lasagna worth the walk or short drive. It cent of our customers to gluten-free options, Napoliis a serious step up from Sbarro’s here; one of my brothni Express offers almost any and offers more than enough ers in my fraternity specialty Italian dish one could choice for anyone who wants to works here as well,” want. The dining room itself is change it up from their routine Gordon said. another huge pro; several tables meals on campus.

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The Hofstra shuttle: Adventures on campus transportation

By Daniel Nguyen ASSISTANT ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

I hopped on the shuttle at 9:12 p.m. I was the last person boarding and I could see the line ahead of me: a few students with umbrellas, a suitcase, dark raincoats and a cap. I sat down in the second seat from the front and looked back; our windows were obscured by the cold air’s condensation. Besides John Hanaberry, our driver, everyone on board seemed to be a student. We took off from the Student Center heading toward Breslin and around to the parking lot behind Adams Hall. Here a lone figure boarded carrying papers in a large leather messenger bag. She waited for the steady squeak of the shuttle’s brakes as Hanaberry pulled up, exhaled a breathy “thank you” as she climbed the stairs and entered to sit in the first row.

This was Kimberly Gilbert, associate professor of Psychology, and she takes the train shuttle.

Gilbert is the Director of the Autism Clinic at Hofstra and teaches in the Psy.D program in School-Community Psychology.

“Typically. I’m here [at Hofstra] anywhere between 12 and 3 in the afternoon to 9 o’clock at

night,” Gilbert said.

Her work schedule coincides perfectly with the night train shuttle toward Mineola, where Hanaberry was taking us.

Through the drizzly panes of condensed glass, we could barely make out the moving landscape.

Our conversation drifted like the obscured scenery, from place to place, hitting lowlights and highlights in random order. I asked about her commute home.

“It’s a great way to connect with others – being on the bus,” Gilbert said.

Gilbert has been a professor at Hofstra for over a decade.

“Every time I go to campus I take the bus and the train,” Gilbert said. “There are students from our program that ride the bus, [and] it’s been a nice time to hear how they’re doing in a more casual setting rather than in a classroom. It’s kind of all inclusive. It’s the way we get where we’re going, but we all do it together, so there’s a community in a sense with everyone on board.”

“Sometimes you end up sitting next to someone,” Gilbert said. “And you learn a lot about what they do. I enjoy that. Last week, I sat next to someone in the special education department and I just loved getting to talk to her and learning about her career

and her area of expertise.

I was fascinated.”

Her commute lasts approximately an hour and 15 minutes, but as she told me, “that’s doorto-door.” She’s taken the shuttle for four years now and prefers it to driving.

“I can drive, but I don’t drive,” Gilbert said. “I used to have to allot two hours each way for driving because you never know about the traffic because you never know what you’re going to encounter going across the city or leaving the city. I did that for a while until I realized I could be sitting on the train reading and emailing and doing those things rather than stressing because I like to be on time. It is really stressful if you’re driving and you get traffic, because there’s nothing you can do about that. I’m also not leaving such a footprint in the sense of the environment.

It’s nice to use what’s available rather than bringing out a car and adding to the environment in a negative way.”

At Mineola, a single student boarded the bus. Gilbert had left for the last hour of her commute.

As we waited, Hanaberry told me of the professors he’s driven to and from Hofstra.

“I’ve been here a long time so I know a lot of these professors. We’re very cool with each other. We have conversations that you might have with an acquaintance.”

Hanaberry, “like strawberry,” he told me, has been driving Daniel Nguyen / Hofstra Chronicle the train shuttle

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for 21 years and has been both purveyor and a participant in the passing community between the seats of the university’s private transportation vehicles.

“The professors rely on this shuttle just like someone who owns a car relies on a car to get to and from work,” he said.

“They totally depend on it, and they told me this themselves.”

The shuttle operates on a consistent basis. “24 hours, seven days a week,” Hanaberry said.

Hofstra’s shuttles are a private courtesy transportation service reserved for students, faculty and staff that go to the university. The public isn’t allowed to ride the shuttles unless they’re a visiting family member or an alumnus coming to the campus.

“I don’t let anybody on here who doesn’t have a Hofstra ID,” Hanaberry said.

The students and faculty who do ride the Hofstra bus are, like Gilbert and her students, participants in a uniquely protracted community that stretches pass the classroom and into the extemporary milieu of the shuttle.

“There are times when students come on here and they’ll run into one of their professors, or they’ll come on at the same time as one of their professors right out of class,” he said. “And they’ll come in here, and they’ll sit down and they’ll talk about whatever that lesson was that day. Or they might not even talk about that at all. They might talk about politics, something completely different from the class. They might talk about just life in general. I’ve heard it. I myself have had conversations with professors on here that I’m cool with.”

Hanaberry, alongside the students and faculty who ride the train shuttle, adds disjointedly to a shifting whole. As fungible parts in a transient community, they showcase university life in condensed form, a microcosm of Hofstra at large.

“Everyone’s kind of going in their own direction,” Gilbert said. “But each person has their own story.”

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How do you feel about the new Dunkin’ Donuts opening in Café on the Quad?

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“I’m from Boston, so I’m personally a fan.”

– Conor Dawson, freshman

“It’s not Tim Hortons, but it’ll do.”

– Emma Sample, sophomore

“It’s definitely better than a Starbucks.”

– Christian Conrad, freshman

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Hofstra meal delivery: Sick student solutions

By Rachel Bowman ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR

With the 2018 flu season being one of the worst in recent years, it can feel difficult to find ways to prevent the spreading of any illness. Finding time to rest and get better while living on a college campus can be even more of a challenge – one reason being that students have to leave their rooms to get food.

However, the sick student meal delivery service may be a helpful solution.

At Hofstra, there is a meal delivery service for students with flu-like illnesses. An under-utilized service, students can call or email dining services to get direct to door delivery service of breakfast, lunch or dinner. “[The program has] been around for at least six years,”

said Compass Group’s Marketing & Communications Manager Candace Chau. “It stemmed from students making requests and health services reaching out to dining.”

Students are required to place meal orders three hours in advance of meal delivery time, and breakfast orders should be placed by 9 p.m. the prior evening. In order to get charged for the food, students must provide their student ID number, and of course students must have a meal plan to use this service. Students must also let their resident assistant know that the food is being delivered, because a dining staff member will come into the building and drop the food off at the door.

“I have heard of the ‘deliver to your room’ dining service,”

said sophomore video/television major Caroline Lea. “I know people that have tried to use it. One person was able to get the delivery; the other couldn’t figure it out. I think the program needs to be advertised better.”

Another concern about the program is the potential for people to abuse the service.

“We don’t call the health center or anything; we just use the honor system,” Chau said.

“I don’t think students would abuse it because the menu is very plain.”

Along with this sick student food delivery service, students are encouraged to utilize the nutritionist and ask for recommendations of the best foods to eat when trying to stay healthy during the cold and flu season.

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By Daniel Nguyen

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I first met Shanique Reid on a Thursday afternoon. We sat on the top level of the Joan and Donald Schaeffer Black Box Theater next to my best friend, Rojanaye Daley. She radiated a homely happiness akin to my impressions of the better inspections of life: sunshine on park days, voices of loved ones, heartbreaking music. All in my mind, before I said a single word, before I knew her as a stabilizing presence, a column of solidarity, a good person, I felt her as a sister. Reid spelt serenity in her actions, the considerate inquiries, the familiar gestures, something ineffable; permanence perfected in some corporealized crystal gesticulation – I could not bring it down in any way, in any sloppy brow of sweat, in any sloppy gamut of words.

“The summer after sixth grade my home had an electrical fire. I lived in Harlem for a year in a homeless shelter for victims of natural disasters,” she said. “It was actually the best year of my life because my family wasn’t super close, and my mom was super depressed before so she didn’t really open up to us. But during that time, it was a three bedroom that we had to fit all eight of us in, we were really happy because we had each other, and we were just so thankful that we all made it all out alive. We lost literally everything. We had to start over, but we were just so happy that we had each other that to this day our relationship is much stronger than it would have been if it hadn’t been for us having to live in the shelter for a while. That was my first time being homeless, and the second time was my junior year of high school. We got evicted because my landlord lived downstairs and she literally complained about everything. And we hopped from a friend’s house to family’s for a while until we could move into where we currently live now. That was a lot more stressful than the first time, and it was around the time of my college application time and SAT time, so it wasn’t fun. I even lived on Long Island for a while before we moved to our aunt’s in Coram.”

Reid grew up in the Bronx, the middle child of five. In the fading light of her dorm, with views of the sound and the New York City skyline in the distance, she tells me, “My mom came from Jamaica.

Both of my parents are [Jamaican]. She came to the U.S. when she was 18. She just had my older sister, and she lived in Florida for a while, which is where I was conceived, but she drove to New York nine months pregnant because my parents had a fight and she decided to leave, nine months pregnant, which is why I was born in New York.”

When choosing Hofstra, Reid wanted to balance familiarity and novelty. “I needed a new environment,” she said. “I wanted to be away but still close enough to see my family whenever I wanted. Hofstra was that good medium between getting the typical college experience but still being near people who love me, because college is scary.”

At Hofstra, Reid studies biomedical engineering with a focus on biomechanics. “The scariest thing about college was the new environment. I’m really afraid to fail at anything,” she said. “My family puts me on this pedestal because I’ve performed well all my life, but now these are the years that are going to shape the rest of my life, and that’s really scary to me. So that anxiety of failing and plus the actual pressures of college, everyone pushing you to do well, it’s a lot but it keeps me focused.”

When I asked her about her favorite thing about Hofstra she did not miss a beat, replying, “My favorite thing about Hofstra is the people I’ve met. I feel like the friends that I’ve made are going to be permanent, and it’s nice to find somewhere I can fit in without trying because the people I surround myself with don’t pressure me to be someone I’m not. I’m comfortable being myself with them.”

Before Hofstra, Reid found a similar sense of belonging in her high school’s wrestling team. “I wrestled freestyle with girls and folkstyle with boys,” she said. “For girl’s season, I was No. 1 in the city, and it was really fun. I finally felt happy in high school, because I hated high school. It was something I had a knack for finally, because I can’t dance, I can’t play basketball, I don’t run fast and I’m really short, so there were a lot of limitations to what I could do. My wrestling coach really made us feel like family.”

After Hofstra, Reid hopes to pursue a career at IBM. “I’ve been at Hofstra since September 2016, but technically I’m a junior so hopefully I can skedaddle out of here earlier,” she said. “My dream job is to work for IBM. I went on a trip when I was doing summer classes at Mercy College to IBM, and I fell in love with them. I guess that’s when I decided I wanted to become an engineer. I feel like working at that place I could really change the world if I really wanted to. The summer of my junior year of high school I did this thing called Mathematical Modeling at Mercy College. It was precalculus, calculus and trigonometry in a course of four weeks. It was 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. – just math every day. Then there’s this big competition. I got first place!”

Shanique Reid

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speeches that celebrities made.

It’s never about the nominees or the winners’ art anymore; their works are sidelined by societal issues.

In theory, this is a potentially positive sacrifice to be made considering the turbulent political atmosphere we as Americans live in today. But after this year’s Grammys and last year’s Emmys shows, American politics are no longer impactful side bars. Instead, these issues are taking center stage. This year’s Grammys featured the #MeToo movement, suicide prevention, immigration issues and even a Hillary Clinton cameo reading from Michael Wolff’s book “Fire and Fury”

about Donald Trump’s first year in office.

Award shows have never been strangers to political movements or protests. There are plenty of examples of award shows where celebrities took time in their acceptance speeches to spread awareness to a certain macro- or micro-societal issue.

A recent example is when Leonardo DiCaprio won his first Oscar in 2016 for “The Revenant,” and he used his acceptance speech to discuss climate change and global warming, as well as what can be done about it. What’s interesting about this specific example is that a study was done by a team of researchers to determine how much of an impact DiCaprio’s speech had on the 34.5 million people who were watching.

In a journal published on the PLOS One open access scientific journal, tweets regarding the terms “climate change” and “global warming” spiked 636 percent. 250,000 tweets alone were posted the day of his speech with these keywords.

mixed.

It’s best, then, to listen to the masters and not their imitators.

On “Culture II,” released this past Friday, Jan. 26, Migos aptly demonstrates why they are at the very top of their class.

While not necessarily known for their lyrical density, their beats continue to be positively infectious, with thunderous baselines aimed at completely obliterating your subwoofer.

The album is rife with features, as is to be expected from a group with a history of collaboration. 21 Savage, Gucci Mane and Nicki Minaj, among others, lend their talents to the one hour and 45 minute project, released jointly by Quality Control Music, Motown Records and Capitol Records.

Recent Grammy nominee Cardi B also puts in an appearance on the contagious “Motorsport,” discussing her prolific relationship with a member of the group itself, Offset. Yet it is the tracks without features that prove the most

exciting on the album.

“Bad and Boujee”). in his now-infamous interview Often times it is easy as a As such, the most exciting with Lil Yachty. Their statement consumer to get lost in the star entry by far is the third track, rings true. While ‘real rap’ is a power of assisted tracks on “Narcos,” a Latin-flavored dive somewhat difficult concept to rap projects. As the charts tend into the curious world of drug pin down, it would appear that to indicate, listeners gravitate running and immense wealth. many largely believe Migos to be towards songs that feature other “This real rap, no mumbles” it. Set to debut at number one on artists. chime Quavo and Offset on the the Billboard 200, it would seem This ploy often works chorus, shading the subgenre the group has their latest success successfully, as Migos found that so outraged Joe Budden largely in the bag. with their inescapable club/ celebrating-the-merits-ofyour-significant-other track “Bad and Boujee,” featuring Lil Uzi Vert. Yet with three members, and three rappers in particular, Migos sounds best when they are on their own.

With R&B or pop groups, it is easier to blend voices and relegate some to background vocals. The rap industry does not afford such luxuries.

In a genre of music where braggadocios behavior and peacocking is a staple, to maintain legitimacy one has to constantly have their voice heard, lest they face naysayers Courtesy of G.L. Askew II (see: any Takeoff interview where he insists he was on Quavo refers to “Culture” as the world and experience of modern hip-hop music.

Courtesy of The Recording Academy Bruno Mars swept the Grammys with Song, Record and Album of the year.

By Robert Dolen ARTS & E N T E RTA I N M E N T E DI TOR

Now I’ll admit I never really watched award shows attentively, even before political intrigue became what is essentially their purpose. While some of the live performances were impressive, I preferred just passively checking the nominees, performances and winners either mid or post-show.

Nowadays, it’s hard to even pay attention to shows like the Grammys, the Golden Globes and the Oscars without running into political outcry. All the news you hear about are the protests and the messages from the show, either through performances or

Google searches for these same keywords also increased over 200 percent after DiCaprio’s speech and remained higher for several days after, surpassing 100,000 searches. This was more than triple the amount of internet searches than were made on Earth Day. Celebrity icons do have the powerful ability to cause social change, there’s no doubt about that.

This is not a condemnation of the politics in award shows, especially considering the previous example. In fact, I encourage political intrigue and protest to some extent because it’s an ideal opportunity for entertainment icons to effectively share an important message. But in recent years, furthered by the tumultuous election cycle and presidency of Trump, political controversy and protest has remained at the forefront of news both nationally and internationally.

Widespread political turmoil has spilled over into the American entertainment industry, and at the forefront

of these conversations are the award shows. Just look at last year’s Emmys: the former White House press secretary under President Trump just showed up, mocking his statements as press secretary describing the presidential inauguration’s crowd size.

The point is, these celebrities can make political statements in their acceptance speeches and their musical performances, but when these political arguments are being woven into the structure of the show altogether, it begins to feel like pandering.

The awards show becomes more of a statement rather than a celebration. Viewers no longer get the satisfaction of seeing their favorite artists win without having a political subtext forced on them throughout the show.

A celebration of art should be the focus of an award show, awarding artists for their efforts rather than forcing a political agenda onto their art.

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‘Real Rap, No Mumbles’: Migos on ‘Culture II’

By Joseph Coffey-Slattery ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT ASSISTANT EDITOR

Since forming in Georgia back in 2009, hip-hop/rap trio Migos have enjoyed increasing levels of success as they climb to the upper echelons of the music industry.

After the release of their single “Versace” in 2013, and subsequently “Fight Night” (2014), members Quavo, Offset and Takeoff have established themselves as a rap powerhouse, tactfully navigating trap and mainstream hip-hop and welding the two into one cohesive genre.

Their signature staccato flow and affinity for ad-libs has been widely mimicked by newcomers to the industry and old artists struggling to retain their relevance. Even the Billboard Hot 100’s mainstay and Canadian champion Drake has attempted to replicate the style on tracks such as the Metro Boomin’, Offsetfeatured “No Complaints.” The resulting reviews were somewhat

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characters without any differentiation or real explanation.

Billy Flynn, portrayed by Brian O’Brien, appeared in a full suit, providing an odd contrast to the scantily-clad players he interacted with throughout the show.

O’Brien was one of the few characters Courtesy of Jeremey Daniel who seemed to be “Chicago” has received six Tony awards and an Academy Award-winning Film adaptation. in the right place “All That Jazz.” Additionally,

By Alissa Anderson at the right time the costumes were ugly at best, S TAFF W R I T E R throughout the show, despite downright confusing at worst and his discrepancy in appearance “Chicago,” the long-running most certainly inappropriate for a compared to the rest of the cast.

Broadway hit originally directed show set in the 1920s. Everyone Perhaps this effect came as a and choreographed by Bob wore mesh and no one wore result of O’Brien’s charismatic Fosse, boasts a talented cast and anything more than what was portrayal of a charming, albeit classic story, but falls flat where absolutely necessary to avoid sleazy character, but O’Brien it strays from its origins. public indecency charges. owned the part and made Billy From the first number, the Furthermore, the only Flynn the most likable character choreography was lackluster. character to get a costume change in the show.

It was slow, uncertain and was Roxie, leaving the ensemble At this performance, Bianca generally unexciting despite the members to switch between Marroquin played the role of high action usually portrayed in

Roxie Hart. The Mexican star made her Broadway debut in 2002 with this role, and has also performed in “In the Heights” and “The Pajama Game” on Broadway.

Marroquin proved herself comfortable and capable in the role. Her unique voice and bubbly interpretation of the character made her enjoyable to watch as she commanded the stage in each scene. Her interactions with Amos, played

by Raymond Bokhour, flowed well and established a natural relationship between the two.

While the first act of “Chicago” carried the majority of the musical’s hits, the second act moved much quicker and provided a higher level of excitement as Roxie and Velma both awaited and faced their trial dates. “Razzle Dazzle” was one of the better-choreographed numbers, featuring Billy Flynn and company as they prepared Roxie for her day in court. “Hot Honey Rag,” which maintained

the original Fosse choreography, also shone as the finale.

The extremely simplistic set allowed the band to sit onstage and truly be a part of the show.

The conductor, Leslie Stifelman, interacted with the actors by regularly being included in conversations, passing props and reacting to the action around her.

Despite its serious flaws in costuming and generally drab choreography, the cast worked well together and performed a good show. “Chicago,” at least in its current adaptation, is not one for the Broadway purists.

To most enjoy it, one should go into it with no knowledge of the show, or at least with a very open mind.

Where the show stayed true to its roots, it flourished, but where it diverged, it sunk. Regardless, “Chicago” is now in its 21st year on Broadway. It has been through many adaptations, and it will go through many more – for better or for worse.

The Wretched Rumor of the ‘Soap Myth’

By Nicole Boucher STAFF W R I T E R

Students, faculty and members of the community gathered in The Helene Fortunoff Theater in the Monroe Lecture Hall on Thursday night to watch a performance of the spoken-word play “The Soap Myth.”

The play, written by Jeff Cohen, featured performances by Ed Asner, an Emmy-award winning actor from “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” and Johanna Day, a Tony-nominated actress for her roles in “Sweat” and “Proof.”

The show at Hofstra was the final stop on a two-week East Coast tour.

The story revolves around a rumor from World War II that Nazis used fat from Jewish victims of the Holocaust to make soap. It first ran Off-Broadway in 2012, but it seems even more poignant now as hate groups grow and make headlines.

“When anti-Semitism reared its ugly head earlier this year, I have to admit, we were unprepared as a community,” said

Rabbi Dave Siegel, the executive director of Hofstra Hillel.

Asner played Milton Saltzman, a Holocaust survivor desperately trying to get an exhibition installed at a Holocaust memorial museum about the soap made by Nazis.

Asner received great praise and applause for his performance during the talkback after the show. His addition to the cast was also a major draw for some people.

“I saw it online, by accident, and I saw Ed Asner, and I was like, he’s 88 years old, I probably won’t see him again after this,” said Cole Schmidt, a senior film studies and production major. “It’s a small, remote opportunity, so I had to jump on it.”

Saltzman’s story is covered in the play by the character Annie Blumberg, a journalist with a few years of experience who writes for a Jewish magazine.

Her investigation brings her in contact with Saltzman himself, historians at the memorial

museum and a popular Holocaust denier. As a young Jewish woman, Blumberg’s experiences with each person add to her own story and increase her personal investment in Saltzman’s.

Transcripts from one of the Nuremberg trials that included testimony from a Russian prosecutor and a lab assistant who had the “recipe” to the make the soap were also read aloud.

“I’ve heard about how they did experiments, but I’ve never heard it in detail,” said Olivia Haas, a first year radio production studies major. “I’ve never actually heard stories about it.”

“For me, at least, it adds a new level to what these people suffered and what they went through,” Schmidt said. “It’s worth knowing.”

The story sheds light on tension between Holocaust survivors as eyewitnesses and historians who need hard evidence to declare something a fact.

Saltzman has a picture from 1946 that shows people burying a casket with soap in it and

he speaks about seeing the soap itself at a concentration camp.

However, historians have not found paper trails that indicate a mass production and distribution of the soap, deeming it a “myth”.

“The play is not about soap,” said Cohen during the talkback.

It is about Saltzman and those he represents who, as stated in

the play and during the talkback, are the history.

It is about eyewitness accounts versus documentation and hard evidence, and the compromises that can be found so people like Saltzman can still talk about what they saw.

Courtesy of Newsday “Soap Myth” is inspired by rumors from an article about Morris Spitzer.

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‘Foley’ Captures the Essence of Adolescence

By Gisela Factora

ASSISTANT EDITORIAL EDITOR

Courtesy of Foley/Bandcamp Foley’s “Head Honcho in the Red Poncho” is available on Bandcamp for $5.

You might have seen Foley around campus if you happened to be attending one of Hofstra Concerts’ weekly coffeehouses or if you were just casually grabbing dinner in the back of the Student Center and were treated to some soft acoustic guitar as your background noise. Or you might have caught them just off campus, at the much buzzed-about open mic at the High Hopes house, just a hop, skip and a jump away from the Breslin parking lot. Though they’re very low-key, Foley are always a delight to watch live.

Now the quirkiness of their live performances has been captured in their debut LP, “The Head Honcho in the Red Poncho.”

The band consists of three freshmen – Eddie Byrne on guitar, lead vocals and keys, Tom Parisi on bass and Joe Guzzardo on guitar and percussion. All of the songs are written by Byrne and mixed by Parisi. The album cover, shot by Livingston Farrand on the “Thursday Nite Live” soundstage, features freshman Robert Kinnaird clad in – you guessed it – a red

poncho. Their Bandcamp profile picture is a grainy cellphone shot of them playing at High Hopes. In short, this album is nothing if not an extremely Hofstra endeavor.

This is a good thing if this album and this band can set the tone for what Hofstra’s practically non-existent music scene could become. Their sound almost borders on cliché, but they keep it fresh with outstanding lyricism and short, weird little interludes between songs, such as “Intermission: Professor Time’s Redventurous Ride,” a 39-second epic romp that culminates in a declaration of “I’ve been slain!” and a choir singing. Usually, with concept albums (and I’m still trying to figure out if this is indeed a concept album or just a weird album) it’s the interludes that give the listener a more slow-paced break from the fast-paced action of the main tracks. Here, it’s the opposite, which is just as interesting, if not more so.

Byrne has a penchant for crafting impeccable pop melodies flawlessly delivered with just enough of a raspy, twangy edge to his voice so as to infuse every song with a distinct folksy

sensibility. And of course, there’s that outstanding lyricism, as previously mentioned. “Pass Right Thru” is the shortest non-interlude song on the album at just under two minutes, and it contains one of my favorite lyrics on the album and possibly one of my favorite lyrics of all time: “As long as I am bound to my corporeal form / I will use mine just to keep yours warm.” The song immediately after, “Getting Closer,” is a standout track on the album, stripped down to just a finger picked acoustic guitar and Byrne’s melancholic vocal delivery. It’s a deeply sad song, and the irony of the lyric, “She said ‘you’re too young to feel this,’” is palpable.

If anything, Foley perfectly captures what it feels like to be young, from the reckless abandon of “Billy Snacks” to the saccharine puppy love of “Photosynthesize” to the staunch grief of “Getting Closer.” Deeply sentimental and deeply silly, “The Head Honcho in the Red Poncho” is a must-listen for 2018. Be sure to catch Foley playing High Hopes on Mar. 9 with the Lords of Liechtenstein, Christine Sweeney and Machinist.

‘At Seabrook High, it’s Zoms vs. Poms’

By Casey Clark STAFF WRITER

New York native Meg Donnelly is the newest actress in Hollywood that will soon be taking over your television. Donnelly got her start in the entertainment industry when she was young by taking dance classes ranging from hip hop to Broadway-style dance.

Donnelly also was actively involved in a theater playhouse after school where she acted in several plays and learned the ropes of the industry. It was after a recital that an agent approached Donnelly’s parents and asked her if she wanted to be signed, and the rest is history.

Donnelly rose to popularity for her role as Ash in the Netflix show “Team Toon,” which was about a group of friends who discover that the “Psycho Squirrel” cartoon characters they draw can come to life.

This causes them to set their superheroes against a host of villains in an animated and exciting way.

Donnelly is most recently known for her work on ABC’s hit comedy series “American Housewife,” which airs on Wednesdays at 9:30.

“American Housewife” is about Katie Otto, a typical mom of three children, living in Westport, Connecticut, surrounded by superficial mothers and wealthy families.

Donnelly plays Taylor Otto, who is an athletic 14-year-old girl who loves hanging out with her friends, but is not the brightest when it comes to academics.

Taylor has a bit of a sibling rivalry with her brother, Oliver, but usually ends up making amends in order to be on his side in family debates. Donnelly does an amazing job of getting the essence across of Taylor and does so in a comedic way, which makes it all the better.

In an interview with Celebrity Cafe, Donnelly talked about her favorite part of working on the show. “I think my favorite thing is the crew and the cast,” she said.

“It doesn’t even seem like a job.

And also the fans, too. It’s been such great feedback from everyone. Just the fact that the crew and the cast are so amazing, it makes watching the show and seeing the finished product so much better.”

Donnelly is making her debut on the Disney Channel as a lead role in Disney Channel’s Original Movie “Zombies.”

The zombies in the story are segregated to “Zombietown” away from regular humans, until they’re given the right to enroll at Seabrook High School. The main protagonist Zed, played by Milo Manheim, befriends Donnelly’s Addison, a freshman human who wants to become a cheerleader.

Addison wants to be at the height of popularity as a cheerleader, but gets a lot of backlash from other humans for befriending Zed and his friends.

Addison realizes that humans and zombies aren’t very different like she used to think. They ultimately set out to prove that Seabrook students, both human

and zombie, can set aside their differences and celebrate a unified community.

“Zombies” is set to air on Friday, Feb. 16 on Disney Channel.

Courtesy of Disney “Zombies” is Donnelly’s second TV Film.

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Trump and Nunes swing and miss with highly anticipated memo

By Joe Fay EDITO R - I N - C H I E F

Last week, the president of the United States made an unprecedented move by authorizing the release of a classified memo for his own selfish purposes. The memo, written by Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Devin Nunes, was supposed to detail abuses of power by the FBI and Justice Department.

Instead, it was an insubstantial, partisan attempt to discredit the investigation run by special counsel Robert Mueller.

President Donald Trump even went so far as to say that this memo “vindicates” him in the Russia probe.

The government of the

United States of America has stooped to a new low. Classified information is supposed to be just that: classified.

Declassifying a document like this is usually only done in rare circumstances after extreme vetting of the information.

Instead, this president decided to declassify a document against the wishes of his own Justice Department. Doing so has impugned the reputation of the FBI, Justice Department and the House Intelligence Committee itself. So if this one document can be so damaging to so many pieces of our government, why release it?

Simple: presumed personal gain.

Trump could not resist another attempt to try to

undermine the investigation into his 2016 campaign’s dealings with Russia. The memo talks about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) warrants signed to allow surveillance of former Trump campaign advisor Carter Page – a known Russian contact.

According to the memo, the FBI did not disclose to the court that the dossier information being used to justify the warrant was partially funded by the Democratic National Committee. In fact, according to multiple other reports that came out this week, that information was disclosed to the court, which still saw enough evidence to issue the warrant.

By using false information,

Nunes cast the Justice Department in a bad light and implied it has partisan motives.

This was an attempt to imply that all of their investigations, including Mueller’s, are therefore partisan and cannot be trusted. One might find it quite ironic that a Republican is accusing the FBI of being biased against the Republican Party. In fact, the FBI has often been viewed as a Republicanleaning agency.

The officials who signed the renewals of the FISA warrants and are now accused of being part of this conspiracy against the president were mostly Republicans. So why would they be biased against a Republican president? Why would Mueller, a Republican,

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be working with Democrats to take down Trump? Exactly.

They wouldn’t.

This memo is nothing more than noise being made by the Republicans in Congress and the White House to distract from the validity and importance of the Mueller investigation. Mueller and his team will continue to grind away to finding justice. The majority of Americans support the special counsel and his team, and this diversion is not going to change that.

The president and his congressional colleagues should focus on running the government instead of leading the American people through more partisan charades.

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This kitchen’s not the same without you

By Melanie Haid STAFF WR I T E R

Recently a disheartening email survey was sent out to a handful of Hofstra students from Michael Ogazon, the director of Budget and Campus Dining, regarding the potential removal of Build Your Own Burger in Bits & Bytes.

This forces us, once again, to question the quality of dining options and health concerns on Hofstra’s campus. As a whole, Hofstra seems to do their best with variety and including different limitations as well as a few healthier options here and there, but seems to miss the mark when it

comes to replacing some of its on-campus dining.

Though it has not been confirmed, there are also rumors that Dutch Treats will soon become a Chick-fil-A; although it sounds promising at first, you quickly realize it’s just another unhealthy option added to the long list.

There are people in this world who like eating healthy – or even simply not eating fast food for dinner every night, debating between Chinese food and waffle fries. I know I’m not the only one, but even so, it was proposed that instead of Build Your Own Burger, a Moe’s or a Denny’s (neither of which you’d think of when

you’re looking to get in shape or improve your eating habits) could be instated instead. But unless you want to eat salad for every meal, you’re going to have to do some digging.

Sure, there are healthier options at most stations, but there seems to be a powerful drive from officials such as Ogazon to get brand-name companies on campus. It’s not necessary, and usually, these kind of big-name brands are not something I want to put into my body a few times a week for lunch or dinner. It’s like going out to eat every single night, and I’d rather stay in.

For a while, it will seem like a luxury, and it tastes good in

the beginning, but if you’ve ever seen “Super Size Me,” you know that nothing good will come from it.

Small stations, like Build Your Own Burger, provide options like veggie burgers (that actually taste good!), which is something that you have trouble finding elsewhere on campus. Rotating stations like the Innovation Kitchen and Student’s Choice offer more variety, and make getting different food groups like vegetables easier to find and incorporate into your diet.

Although they change daily and both are very small, it’s about as close as you’ll get to cooking your own meal (unless you’re

interested in ordering breakfast food).

Aside from trying to relate to popular chains and restaurants that could replace some very important stations on campus, the university may have more success – and less constant renovation – if they were to add a larger buffet style food set up.

They can also keep the locations like Build Your Own Burger and Dutch Treats that give students variety that isn’t fast food. Fast isn’t always better, and it certainly isn’t healthier, but as the dining options on campus are everchanging, I’m sure we’ll see this issue again in the near future.

Is “homophobia” outdated? The root of the problem

By Daniel Nguyen ASSISTA N T A & E E D I TO R

There was a visiting pastor to my uncle’s Baptist church who, in a stint of two and a half years, managed to fit in almost every single one of his Sunday sermons the phrase, “God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.” (Collective groan.) If you’re reading this, you’re most likely attending Hofstra, where our predominantly liberal leaning population decks the campus like our pervasive squirrel population – omnipresent and always searching for food. The type of anti-queer prejudice I saw exhibited weekly in my childhood has not visited me in college.

In fact, my experience has been overwhelmingly positive and pro-queer with groups like Nonsense Humor Magazine and The Chronicle itself either accepting or openly championing the right for queer identification.

That’s not the case for many other groups in other states, like Texas, where I’m from. There, on good days, you might be lucky to get a side-eye glance or a serving of thinly-veiled revulsion brushed over by a passiveaggressive comment or two.

Other days, badly timed trips to the bathroom might pit you against a truly hateful being, or five, whose clumsy mocking insults register as so unfashionable and outdated you’re at first

offended on an aesthetic level, i.e. a gay one. But sooner than later, the insults begin to hold inappropriate weight, until they crystallize as garish wounds indelible in their violence, but ephemeral in the act that created them.

These casual, but deliberate, instances of queer prejudice occur enough and with increasing frequency that mainstream media has adopted the term “homophobia,” an unfortunate euphemism coined in 1972 by clinical psychologist George Weinberg, to describe the violence that happens against homosexuals. In the same vein as the media’s designation of gay hate crimes as homophobic, violence against transgender people has been termed transphobic (emphasis on phobic).

Unfortunately, these phobic descriptors often leave out the cultural background that helps catalyze these types of events.

The fact that queer hate crimes have escalated since the Trump administration is in part due to a normalization of behavior further aided by the faulty linguistic descriptors assigned to the aftermath of violence. The root of the problem, a culture conducive to hatred of the other, might lie in the root of the word homophobia.

The root “phobia,” from the Greek “phobos” meaning fear, is used in clinical psychology

to describe a type of anxiety disorder that involves an irrational need to avoid situations, e.g. confined spaces (claustrophobia), or things, e.g. spiders (arachnophobia). This irrational need to avoid was co-opted

by Weinberg in the late 1960s by drawing from his personal interactions with colleagues and acquaintances that fit the clinical definition for phobia, i.e. they were avoidant of people who were gay or who they suspected to be gay out of anxiety and fear. Since then, homophobia has been adopted by politicians and social commentators on both sides of the aisle as a catchall term for something highly specific and unusual. The terminological limitations of homophobia extend to its unfinished background; Weinberg never got it to be recognized as a bona fide clinical condition.

Instead, it remains as a clinical descriptor akin to test anxiety; helpful, but not specifically treatable. In a 2000 interview he maintains that, “homophobia is an illness, no doubt about that ... What worse illness can there be than acute conventionality.

You should pray every night that you don’t wake up with it.” Additionally, homophobia by its nature is individualistic. Consequently, the idea of a broad-based attribution of homophobic-influenced systemic violence seems to be contra-

dictory. Instead, the majority of anti-queer violence is a phenomenological process that remains rooted in social ideologies and group matrices. Phobias are also often disadvantageous to their possessors, while queer prejudice can often be maintained and even allow those who exhibit anti-queer behavior to prosper.

One of the many alternatives to homophobia that have cropped up in recent years is homomisia. Coined in 2003 by then editor-in-chief of “Psychology Today” Robert Epstein, homomisia replaces the suffix “phobia” with the Greek root “misos” which designates hatred or aversion, making homomisia the definitional hatred of homosexuals. Homomisia places the burden of hate on the hater. Conversely, homophobia implies that the subject of fear is somehow legitimately terrifying. Instead, when people talk of homophobia, they’re in fact noting an attitude stemming from ignorance and bias, which homomisia covers. As Epstein notes in a 2012 CommPro article, “Violence against gays is a hate crime, after all; it would be absurd to call it a fear crime. Suggesting that gays are in any sense objects of fear was ludicrous from the beginning, in my view.”

In 2012, the Associated Press banned homophobia,

and by extension words like homophobic and homophobe, from its roster of words used by their reporters. The move recognized the inadequacies of homophobia’s clinical definition while attempting to disengage mainstream media’s continued misuse of the term. Homomisia has not gained widespread usage (as I type this, Word has all instances of the term underlined in red), and it has problems of its own. It implies, along with homophobia, that its harbingers are irrational and in need of rehabilitation. Additionally, selfproclaimed homomisics have adopted the word to express their hatred of the wicked as an act of righteousness. Karen Edwards, a research scientist and writer, suggests the more comprehensive, less problematic and thoroughly clunky “pro and anti-LGBTQ+” constructs.

Edwards sees the terms as the best way “to resolve the inherent theoretical biases, incendiary undertones and sexist implications embedded in the terms homophobia, homomisia and anti-gay as presently defined.”

Although changing our language won’t immediately affect the violence already happening, it helps to foster a collective understanding in which the idea of tolerance manifests first through our empathic appreciation of what others find comfortable.

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Hofstra “dunks” on its students

By Amanda Romeo STAFF WR I T E R

To hear that Dunkin’ Donuts would be replacing one of Hofstra’s coveted Starbucks locations initially shocked me, as I’m sure it did most of you. As a coffee enthusiast, I was interested and also confused. Changing a Starbucks to a Dunkin’ at a college? It almost sounds, unprogressive? But after some consideration, I realized that we caffeine addicts here at Hofstra are indeed receiving a blessing from the coffee gods.

Think about it: A medium coffee at Dunkin’ costs $1.89. A medium (grande) coffee at Starbucks is $2.10.

As a broke college student who occasionally picks up dimes off the floor to help pay for her gas – this is making a huge difference. Bank account? Blessed.

Also, at Dunkin’, the breakfast food options are undeniably better. Granted, the menu is not considered primarily healthy or vegan-friendly in the way Starbucks’ is, but they actually

do have a few conscious and vegetarian friendly breakfast options. And those options are more appealing than any sat-on looking sandwich Starbucks is serving up. Dunkin’ has bagels, muffins, croissants, bacon/sausage egg and cheese and (hello) donuts. And munchkins! Belly?

Blessed.

And, my penultimate point: The drinks are actually so much better at Dunkin’! Starting with the coffee.

In an article called “DUNKIN’ DONUTS COFFEE IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN STARBUCKS IT’S STUPID,” Steve Gazibara wrote, “As I type this, I am sitting in a Starbucks ... the coffee tastes like someone microwaved an old Chevy tire, then mixed it with burnt hair, and served it to me in liquid form.”

Another article from theworldofcaffeine.com, called “Burned Beans – The Shame of Starbucks” focuses on the fact that “Consumer Reports” magazine actually consistently

rates Starbucks brew as some of the worst tasting coffee and Dunkin’s among some of the best.

In a blind taste test study, “Consumer Reports” magazine actually ranked both Dunkin’ Donuts’ Brew and McDonalds’ brew above Starbucks’ brew, which they reported as “strong, but burnt and bitter enough to make your eyes water instead of open.”

My point here is, anyone who really drinks coffee, and has taken time to compare the two, knows this. And yeah, we don’t always want to admit it.

Because sometimes Starbucks’ Blonde espresso really does feel like it’s worth the $5 and change I’m willing to scrap together to pay for it (like, actually in couches and pockets for change). But the truth is, I know I can get a large coffee at Dunkin’ for $2.10 that is going do the same exact thing and also (honestly) probably taste better.

Bringing me to my final

point, (it’s really important that you hear me all the way out with this one) and that’s the cups. I know that plastic foam is bad for the environment.

Cutting down on plastic foam and toxic waste is incredibly important to the earth and our well-being, especially today.

But if there’s anything out in the cold cruel world with a reasonably good excuse for using plastic foam: it is piping hot drinks that you occasionally run with in your hands (i.e. coffee/ hot caffeinated beverages).

I love mother earth, and I recycle the heck out of all my plastic and paper products. But when I’m grabbing coffee in the quad as I rush in to my next class, my hands (and books and sleeves) are 100 percent grateful for that super-tight seal and thick warm cup that doesn’t hurt to hold or get messy when I’m running. “The Odyssey” said it best: “America doesn’t run on Starbucks.” And I guess Hofstra doesn’t have to either!

Be your own 3 a.m.: the merits of alternative therapy

By Angelica Benneke STAFF WR I T E R

Demi Lovato, singer and outspoken activist for better mental health treatment options, announced on Jan. 24 that group therapy and motivational speeches pertaining to mental health will be offered during her 2018 tour.

The group therapy sessions and speeches, free of charge, will be hosted by CAST Centers, a mental health and addiction center Lovato is co-owner of. She also attended the organization as a patient in 2011.

While this is a step in the right direction as far as mental health awareness goes and as much as I admire Lovato’s mental health advocacy, these group therapy sessions pose a huge risk to possibly a large number of her fans.

It buys into the apparent popular mentality that group therapy and solving things in groups is the answer when it comes to mental health.

I don’t think group therapy full of strangers is the be-allend-all answer for everyone with mental illness.

Yes, group therapy with total strangers has lots of benefits.

The American Psychological Association mentions that this particular type of therapy can act as a “support network and a sounding board” where people can bounce off their concerns about their mental health and find unique ways to cope with their illness.

People in these groups are also diverse and come from all kinds of backgrounds, so an individual could potentially find comfort in knowing their case is not an isolated incident and that they don’t suffer alone.

So if you have a mental illness that doesn’t absolutely ruin your ability to interact with other people and you don’t mind group therapy, go for it.

That being said, group therapy can be an absolute nightmare for anyone who isn’t comfortable in groups to begin with. For one thing, per

Connolly Counseling, group therapy is only most effective if all the members of the group have the same type of mental illness.

Another thing: not everyone in the group is going to have the same personality, which may lead to people clashing and confronting each other – a nightmare for people who are overly sensitive to social discord.

Also, these group therapy sessions become unfocused and impersonal if the facilitator is not trained extensively, leading to someone with a socially impairing mental illness feeling left out and more discouraged.

This is why you’ll never catch me at a group therapy session.

Ever.

With this in mind, I’m hesitant to cheer on Lovato’s initiative. I don’t mind that group therapy will be offered.

I just mind it’s the only type of therapy that’ll be offered when it’s possible not all of Lovato’s fans will rush to get group therapy.

I understand that group therapy is generally the cheaper therapy when it comes to mental health. That may explain why Lovato is able to offer it through her organization in addition to speakers.

But why can’t other types of therapy – that don’t overwhelm someone’s social ability – also be offered? I’m honest to God surprised art therapy is not being offered in addition to the group therapy and speakers, especially given that Demi Lovato is, you know, an artist.

Maybe have rooms in the venue reserved so people can have dance parties as part of art therapy. Or painting. Or drawing. Or karaoke parties.

Treatment for mental health is as varied as the types of mental illnesses that are out there. Different people react positively to different types of mental health therapy.

I hope Lovato and CAST Centers – and the mental health professional community – pick up on that.

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Doritos is making a “crunchless” chip mainly targeted towards women.

A Spirit Airlines passenger was recently sentenced to prison after threatening a flight attendant and using racial slurs towards her.

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Heller, Hughes score pinfalls in EIWA defeat

By Jordan Sawyer STA FF WRITER

Photo courtesy of Hofstra Athletics Michael Hughes picked up his 14th pin of the season on Saturday.

Sage Heller and Michael Hughes recorded Pride pins, but they were unable to help Hofstra roar back from its deep deficit as the wrestling team fell 31-12 to the fire-breathing Drexel Dragons. The Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) match took place at the David S. Mack Physical Education Center on Saturday afternoon.

“Highs and lows. I never get caught up in the highs but the lows bother me; today bothered me,” said Hofstra head coach Dennis Papadatos.

“They believed they were better than us and when you believe you’re better than someone its easier to execute and we still had a little bit of doubt, that’s what cost us.”

The Pride dropped to the .500 mark, and now sit at 8-8 (2-3 in EIWA) as Drexel improved to 9-3 (4-3 in conference).

Jacob Martin kicked things

off for Hofstra in the closest match of the evening.

Martin went up against Tanner Shoap in a legs-churning-endlessly battle in the 125-pound match. Shoap ended up on top with a 7-6 decision. “[He] blew it. As I told him I love him, you know how hard it is to get three takedowns to a controversial one and still lose the match, not even win the match in overtime? I’m like, ‘how do you even manage that?’

He’s got to make adjustments,” Papadatos said.

Drexel won their first six matches to jump out to a 24-0 lead before “Big Stage” Heller took the mat for Hofstra in the 174-pound match.

Heller pinned Austin Rose to record a win by fall at the 2:11 mark, his seventh pin of the season and second in the 174 weight class. He picked up six points in attempt to help mount a comeback with three matches remaining. Heller improved

to 9-6 in dual matches (3-2 in EIWA) and 10-10 overall.

Anthony Alexander was next for the Pride in the 184-pound match and faced Alexander DeCiantis. DeCiantis picked up 12 points for the Dragons while Alexander recorded only three.

At 197 pounds, Nazar Haddad exerted all his energy before falling at the hand of a 6-2 decision right before the biggest match of the evening.

Hughes came running out of the stables while Hofstra held Drexel to a 25-point lead.

Hughes picked up his 14th pin of the season on a fall with 4:11 remaining in the match. Hughes manhandled Vincenzo Pelusi to record his ninth consecutive win and improve to 27-2 overall while remaining undefeated in dual matches at 15-0 (5-0 in conference) Hofstra heads to Lawrenceville, New Jersey, on Wednesday to take on Rider University at 7 p.m. in the Alumni Gymnasium.

Men’s lacrosse edged out in last scrimmage

By Alexandra Licata

ASSISTA N T S P O RT S E D I TOR

It was a big day for junior Jimmy Yanes as he scored four goals, but the Hofstra men’s lacrosse team, ranked No. 19 in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Coaches Poll, fell to a 9-8 loss in its final scrimmage of preseason play against the Hobart College Statesmen at James H. Shuart Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

A strong second half propelled the Statesmen to a win, which began with a third quarter where they held consistent possession of the ball and outscored the Pride 4-1.

After leading 6-5 going into the half, Hobart came out to score three unanswered goals.

With 8:34 left on the clock, Hobart held an 8-6 lead.

From the start of the game, the Statesmen were finding ways past Hofstra’s defensive line and utilizing this to their advantage.

After Dylan Alderman scored the Pride’s first goal in the first quarter, Hobart responded with a goal of their own to tie the game

at one before the two teams exchanged goals again to make it a tie game at two.

The Statesmen pulled ahead when Mason Burr scored on an assist from Ryan Archer to make it 3-2, but goals from Alderman and Yanes helped to put Hofstra on top to end the first quarter.

Hobart came out in the second with two goals, one of which tied the game 44 seconds into the period to make it 4-4.

Archer would score again for the Statesmen to put them ahead 5-4 with 8:34 to go in the first half, but Yanes scored back-toback goals to give the Pride a 6-5 lead to end the half.

Justin Scott scored his own pair of goals when Hobart came out of the locker room to start the third quarter, making it a 7-6 game.

Ty Yanko scored another within a minute to put the Statesmen up by two.

Ryan Tierney brought Hofstra within one when he scored a goal through Hobart’s defensive line from about 18 yards out to turn it into an 8-7 game.

Scott netted his third goal of the quarter for the Statesmen

to give them a 9-7 lead as the teams entered the fourth.

With just over four minutes to play in the game, Brendan Kavanagh netted his second goal of the day for the Pride. It sparked the team and brought them within one goal, but Hobart’s defense and two key saves by keeper Sam Lucchesi prevented the Pride from scoring again and tying the game.

Hobart keepers Lucchesi and Tristan Dougherty combined for 10 saves, while Jack Concannon made 13 saves for the Pride and added four ground balls.

Archer and Burr led the way for the Statesmen with two goals apiece. The Statesmen also outshot the Pride 35-27.

The Pride now has two weeks to prepare for its regular season opener against the Ohio State Buckeyes – who were 2017 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I finalists and are also ranked No. 8 in the 2018 USILA Preseason Poll – on Saturday, Feb. 17 at noon.

Photo courtesy of Hofstra Athletics Hofstra goalie Jack Concannon is coming off of an All-American season.

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Work to be done in order for Pride to contend in CAA

By Kevin Carroll SPORTS E D I TO R

With the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) schedule just about halfway over, and with the Hofstra women’s basketball team gearing up for the final stretch toward the conference tournament in March, it’s clear that there are still plenty of obstacles in the way of the Pride as they look to make a play for the program’s first-ever CAA championship.

Yes, there have been some flashes of greatness out of the Hofstra team this season.

For proof of that, look back to an early-season win over Wake Forest University, an opponent out of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), one of the biggest conferences in the sport. More recently, Hofstra’s handling of one of the CAA’s premier offenses in the College of William & Mary back in mid-January looked to be a promising sign for this team’s future.

But as the Pride edge just past the halfway point in conference play, they sit at No. 7 in the CAA. They have been mired in a slump over the last few games, dropping four in a row and falling below .500, most recently losing to a UNCW team that had

previously been winless in CAA competition.

Seventh place undoubtedly sounds familiar to this team; it’s where Hofstra was picked to finish in the CAA preseason polls, which were released in November.

Many on the team saw this prediction as a slight, but if they want to prove the voters wrong, then these next seven games will be critical.

It doesn’t help that Hofstra has been struck with a potentially catastrophic blow to its starting five, with the absence of star forward Ashunae Durant from the floor in Hofstra’s last three games.

Durant leads the team in both points and rebounds, and on a team that struggles in both of those categories, her presence has been crucial for the Pride this season.

Without Durant, Hofstra has a hole to fill on both ends of the court, and so far, they have done so in the form of transfer forward Mikiyah Croskey.

Croskey, along with point guard Boogie Brozoski, became eligible to play back in December, and she entered the starting lineup for the first time in Hofstra’s game against James Madison University on Jan. 26.

Cam Keough / Hofstra Chronicle Aleana Leon has been a sparkplug on both ends of the floor for Hofstra.

Cam Keough / Hofstra Chronicle Hofstra head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey picked up her 200th career victory earlier this season.

She scored 18 points in that contest, albeit in a 73-56 loss to the conference-leading Dukes.

It will be imperative that Croskey continues scoring, as the Pride may not be able to stay afloat in the CAA otherwise.

Hofstra is currently second-tolast in the conference in scoring, averaging just under 60 points per game.

In these last three games, the Pride have been held to just 56 points or less.

Head coach Krista KilburnSteveskey’s teams are typically predicated on strong defense, and this year is no exception, but it may not matter without some sort of boost in offensive production.

There’s no doubt that Hofstra has the personnel to put up points.

Since her debut in January, Brozoski has been superb at the point, averaging just over 10 points a game. Aleana Leon, while also being hampered by injury in recent weeks, is scoring just a shade under 10 points per game, and her energy on defense and off the glass is evident.

Perhaps Hofstra’s biggest revelation this year has been the hot hand of senior Olivia Askin.

While being slightly off the last couple games, Askin has shown time and time again

this year that she’s a threat to drop five or six three-balls on a nightly basis, and with some weak three-point defenses in Elon University and Towson University left on the schedule, Askin could be a huge factor down the stretch.

The Pride also have a competent scorer in E’Lexus Davis off the bench, but after her, the bench gets a little thinner.

Sandra Karsten has played some meaningful minutes, but Kilburn-Steveskey has shown a tendency to keep the rotation pretty small.

Even without Durant, the Pride only put seven different players on the floor in last Sunday’s loss to William & Mary.

Without too many different options, the scorers that Hofstra does put on the court are going to have to find a way to make up for the loss of Durant.

Hofstra has only lost once this season in games where the team has scored at least 60 points.

That should be a magic number for the Pride going forward this year.

This defense is as stingy as ever and will keep most opponents right around that 60-point number, keeping them in games.

Hofstra is averaging right around that mark, but is trending away from that number in recent weeks, with only eight games

left to get back on track.

Next up for the Pride is a matchup with Towson on Friday, Feb. 9.

The Tigers are one spot lower than Hofstra in the CAA standings, and this contest could very well serve as a boost for a Hofstra team that could definitely use a little bit of momentum.

The top of the CAA is particularly formidable this season, with James Madison still unbeaten at 9-0, and Drexel University and the University of Delaware are going to be very tough outs in the CAA tourney in March.

Hofstra has played each of these teams tight this season.

Despite where they sit in the standings, the Pride aren’t as far away from the top teams as their record might suggest.

In a one-game situation in March, anything could happen.

But if Hofstra wants to make a run and shock the CAA, they’re going to need some offensive firepower to do it.

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Gustys, Pemberton have career nights in UNCW rout

By Felipe Fontes ASSISTA N T S P O RT S E D I TOR

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In one of their most efficient games of the season, the Hofstra Pride men’s basketball team ran through the UNC-Wilmington Seahawks, winning 96-76 on Rokas Gustys’ record-setting night.

A big-time outing for both the team and the individual players, a 20-point win came along with big stat lines all across the roster.

Desure Buie dished out a career-high 10 assists, which certainly aided the 50 combined points from Eli Pemberton and Justin Wright-Foreman.

Pemberton seemed to be in the zone throughout the night, knocking down seven of his 10 shots, with a couple highlight reel three-point plays where hard fouls didn’t stop him from

completing the acrobatic lay-in.

When getting to the charity stripe, Pemberton took advantage, going 11 for 12.

“I stayed aggressive. Once I started crashing the offensive glass and doing the little things, my game just opened up and made everything easier around it,” Pemberton said.

Standing out on the glass with 16 rebounds was Gustys, whose 1,187th board placed him as Hofstra’s all-time leading rebounder at the Division I level. Gustys now has 1,201 for his career.

“It feels great. Especially when you get the win. I’m happy and I’m very lucky to be here at Hofstra and be coached by [Hofstra head] coach [Joe] Mihalich, and have the players around me who help me a lot.

So just putting my name in the record book feels amazing,” Gustys said.

Mihalich also spoke on the significance of the triumph.

“It’s an incredible thing. I’ve said it so many times. Rebounders just don’t get enough credit.

They just don’t. Everybody

wants to talk about scorers, it’s the nature of our game. What’s 1,200 rebounds? It has to be equal to 2,500 points. It’s an incredible thing. I’m lucky to have him here,” Mihalich said.

While rebounders may not get the credit they deserve, Gustys was treated with a loud ovation from the fans in the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex Thursday night after his career accomplishment was announced.

As a team, Hofstra outshot UNCW 63 percent to 44 percent, converting an outstanding 65 percent of their shots from downtown.

This offensive efficiency, coupled with a 12-rebound advantage for the Pride kept them comfortably ahead for most of the game.

The advantage on the board was crucial for the Pride, considering they were facing statistically the best rebounder in the country, Devontae Cacok, who is averaging 13.1 rebounds per game.

Although early foul trouble may have plagued him, the Pride

Cam Keough / Hofstra Chronicle Eli Pemberton led all scorers with 27 points, including 11 free throws.

held the Seahawks’ big man to nine points and eight rebounds, clearly getting the better of Cacok in the matchup.

“Great respect for him. He plays so hard. He plays the game the right way. I thought some of the things we did defensively were able to neutralize

him a little bit and we were able to concentrate on him,” Mihalich said.

With the victory, Hofstra now improves to a 14-9 overall record and a 7-4 conference record.

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Hofstra in prime position to make run at CAA crown

By Anders Jorstad STAFF W R I T E R

The Hofstra Pride men’s basketball team is leagues ahead of where they were at this time last year.

Through the first 11 games of Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play, the Pride is 7-4.

Last year, the squad was 3-8 through its first 11 games.

“I think the biggest key [to our success this year] is that our non-conference schedule really got us ready for the conference,” said Hofstra head coach Joe Mihalich.

“We played even better teams this year than last year and had some success. We beat Dayton, played well against Clemson and played well against Auburn, and we really even had some great stretches where we played well against Villanova.”

The start of conference slate was also difficult for Hofstra, but the Pride managed to get past that hurdle with ease.

“I didn’t think the gods of scheduling were good to us when we started four out of six on the road,” Mihalich said.

“So in September when you get that, you’re kicking and screaming because it doesn’t

seem right and I still don’t think it is. But we got out of that being 4-2.”

One thing that makes the Pride’s record even more impressive is the competition they’ve succeeded against already.

You could argue that Hofstra has played its hardest games of the conference schedule, and that the upcoming stretch won’t be as difficult. The Pride has only one game left against a topthree team in the CAA. There are a few factors that have led to Hofstra’s success as opposed to last season. For one, the team is much more balanced.

Before the season, the Pride’s coaching staff boasted that this year’s squad might be the deepest they’ve ever fielded in Hempstead.

When Hofstra won the CAA regular season title in 2016, there were only six players in the rotation.

Now the Pride have 10 players who see the floor almost every game.

Cam Keough / Hofstra Chronicle Head coach Joe Mihalich has his team just two games out of first place in the CAA with six games left to go.

“It’s a big credit to everyone stepping up in major ways,” said Justin Wright-Foreman, the

willed Hofstra to a rout against longtime foe UNCW with 27 points, seven boards and an 11 for 12 night at the free throw line.

But beyond the sheer talent on the team, the players are just enjoying each other’s company more than they used to.

“Definitely our camaraderie has changed,” Wright-Foreman said.

“We’re closer on the court than I’d say we were last year.

We hang out off the court as well, so all of that chemistry we have is just building up and increasing on the court.”

There are some tough teams standing between the Pride and a CAA title, which would provide Hofstra its first NCAA tournament berth since 2001.

“The toughest team is Charleston,” Mihalich said.

“They have the most talent.

They’re picked to win the league for a reason. In terms of their top seven players, they’re the best in the league. That includes size and physicality,

“Embrace it. Enjoy it. Be dedicated to it, and believe that you can be one of the best teams in the league.”

Cam Keough / Hofstra Chronicle Desure Buie is back in the starting lineup after tearing his ACL last year.

junior guard who leads the team with 25.1 points per game.

“Elijah [Pemberton] had a big game [against UNCWilmington]. [Rokas Gustys] had a big game; he had 17 [points] and 16 [rebounds]. We had a great play from Jalen Ray. Desure Buie too. Everybody is chipping in. Kenny Wormley, Stafford Trueheart, we’re all just playing our parts.”

It’s not just a deep cast either; it’s a star-studded one.

Wright-Foreman is No. 4 in the country in scoring and plays in 95 percent of the team’s possessions – a mark that leads the nation.

The senior forward Gustys is No. 6 in the country with 11.7 rebounds per contest and the Lithuanian just passed John Irving for the most career rebounds by a Hofstra Division I player.

Ray, a freshman, has had two buzzer-beaters that opened up SportsCenter and gained national recognition.

Pemberton, a sophomore,

skills and ability, all of that.

They have the best personnel.”

Wright-Foreman agrees that the Cougars will be the biggest threat for the Pride.

“They have one of the CAA Player of the Year candidates on their team,” Wright-Foreman said.

“They just have a lot of great pieces. Grant Riller, Joe Chealey, Jarrell Brantley, they just have a lot of really good personnel that we have to watch out for.”

Hofstra will have to wait for the CAA tournament for another chance at Charleston.

The team is about to hit the road to take on Elon University and UNCW to continue its hot play of late. While some might be thinking ahead, Mihalich just wants to make sure the team lives in the moment.

“I’m telling the team to embrace the situation right now,” Mihalich said.

“With seven games to go, we’re one game out of first place. Every day counts, every day’s important. Embrace it.

Enjoy it. Be dedicated to it, and believe that you can be one of the best teams in the league.”

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Hofstra comes up one basket short in agonizing loss

By Rob Pelaez STAFF W R I T E R

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The Hofstra men’s basketball team’s valiant effort on Saturday night in Hempstead fell short in a one-point loss to the College of Charleston, with a final score of 86-85.

The two bright stars for the Pride were, per usual, Justin Wright-Foreman, the No. 4 leading scorer in the nation with an average of 25 points per game, and crafty sophomore guard Eli Pemberton.

The two guards combined for 44 points, four assists and six rebounds.

It was also a quiet night for

one of the nation’s elite rebounders, Rokas Gustys, who posted only six points and nine rebounds and went a cold 0-5 from the charity stripe.

“Heartbreaker. It was a great game; two great teams going head to head, toe to toe. I mean they are a really good team,” said Hofstra head coach Joe Mihalich.

Charleston scored on nine of their final 12 possessions and outshot the Pride the entire game (57 percent to 46 percent).

The loss dropped Hofstra to 7-5 in the CAA and 14-10 overall, while the Cougars improved to 9-3 in conference action and 18-6 overall. Despite a threepoint lead going into the half, Charleston outplayed Hofstra in the post right from the opening tip-off, outscoring them 38-12 down low.

Mihalich praised the Charles-

ton squad a number of times.

“They’re just a tough team to match up with,” he said. Grant Riller led the Cougar charge with a team-high 24 points, while Joe Chealey finished with 19 points and Jarrell Brantley had 23 points and seven rebounds to continue his stellar season performance.

Focusing more on the positives, Wright-Foreman moved into a tie with Carlos Rivera for No. 19 on the all-time Hofstra scoring list with 1,225 points.

He also extended the nation’s longest double-figure consecutive game scoring streak to 46 games with his 24-point performance.

The Hofstra bench also heavily outscored the Cougars, including a combined 21 points from Jalen Ray and Kenny Wormley.

Cam Keough / Hofstra Chronicle

Justin Wright-Foreman scored 17 of his 24 points in the second half.

Croskey notches first double-double in heartbreak loss

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A nine-point fourth quarter proved fatal for the Hofstra women’s basketball team Sunday afternoon, falling to UNCWilmington 59-55 at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex.

“Obviously, [there’s] nothing

Photo courtesy of Hofstra Athletics Mikiyah Croskey scored 10 points and grabbed 10 rebounds on Sunday.

good to say when you lost to a team who won their first conference game,” said Hofstra head coach Krista Kilburn-Steveskey.

“I can’t say they wanted it more.

They were just much more desperate and played harder in that stretch.”

The Pride held a 46-41 lead heading into the final quarter, but the Seahawks, previously 0-10 in CAA play, managed to hit eight free throws in the closing minutes to seal the game despite going 0-8 on their final field goal attempts.

After a 10-4 run to close out the third frame, UNCW opened the fourth quarter with two three-pointers from Madison Raque to take its first lead all game 47-46.

“We were trying to stop that momentum from the third quarter,” Kilburn Steveskey said.

“We didn’t make an adjustment …They won that battle.”

Raque finished up with 23 points on 6-15 shooting, her third 20-plus point game this season.

Raque also sank five of the eight foul shots in the closing three minutes, going 7-8 total from the line, opposing Hofstra’s 3-10 team total on free

throws.

In a physical game where both teams were handed out multiple technical fouls, Hofstra clawed their way back with a left-handed layup from E’Lexus Davis after crossing up two UNCW defenders to trail by one with 25.8 seconds remaining.

Davis had another chance for heroics. Wide-open on the left wing, she chucked up a three-point attempt with a few ticks left on the shot clock, but the ball rattled out, forcing the Pride to foul a Seahawk as time dwindled down.

Davis logged 29 minutes off the bench, totaling 10 points and four steals while committing just one turnover.

“It would have been a lot nicer for her to have the win and be looking back saying ‘I only had one turnover,’” KilburnSteveskey said.

The Pride came out of the gate on fire, shooting 10-15 in the first 10 minutes with a 21-16 lead behind Aleana Leon and Mikiyah Croskey.

Leon posted nine points and three assists while Croskey was 3-3 from the field. Leon ended with 14 points, five rebounds and three assists. Croskey

recorded her first double-double in her collegiate career, dropping 10 points and snagging 10 boards.

Also for Hofstra, Boogie Brozoski collected 16 points and four rebounds, her seventh double-digit scoring game of the year and third straight.

Marianne Kalin went for a career-high 12 rebounds and two blocks.

Olivia Askin contributed three points, four assists and two rebounds on 1-5 shooting.

On UNCW’s end, Lacey Suggs scored 15 points, adding nine boards and five assists.

Jenny DeGraaf helped with eight points and six rebounds.

The Pride (10-12, 4-7) returns to action looking to end its fourgame losing streak Feb. 9 on the road against Towson University.

Back Cover: Rokas Gustys sets all-time rebounding record in program history at Division I level.

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February 6, 2018

Chairman of the boards Rokas Gustys sets all-time Hofstra Division I rebound record in Thursday night win against UNCW

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