The Hofstra
HEMPSTEAD, NY Volume 83 Issue 14
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Tuesday
March 6, 2018
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Public Safety responds to trending student plights By Leo Brine STA FF WRITER
Robert Kinnard/ Hofstra Chronicle Public Safety officer John Marcantinio speaks to audience members as his colleagues look on. The panel offered Hofstra community members an opportunity to engage in a dialogue with Public Safety officials and express general growing safety concerns.
2018 yearbook falls by the wayside By Andrea Bilton STAFF W R I T E R
Due to its lack of membership, as well as its neglecting to submit a budget or update its GetInvolvedHU page, the formerly robust Nexus club, formerly in charge of yearbook production, has now lost official recognition as a Hofstra-affiliated organization.
“Unfortunately, there is no chance of a yearbook this year,” said Student Government Association (SGA) Sen. Brandon Crofts. “In the past, SGA signs a contract with an outside company before the start of the fall semester. Given that no one was interested in being a part of Nexus’ leadership, SGA decided not to pursue a contract this year.”
Jill Leavey/ Hofstra Chronicle An annual tradition at Hofstra ends with the termination of Nexus Yearbooks.
In regard to the club’s dismantling, Crofts alluded to the idea that as the popularity of the yearbook dwindled, so did the motivation of the club. “SGA has had extra copies of the yearbook for the past few years, even though they were at no cost to the graduating seniors. The yearbook is a student-based initiative; therefore, if students are interested in making a yearbook, then students need to take the lead on the project,” Crofts said. “There are a handful of students involved trying to get the word out, but we are still short and are working on getting the word out,” said senior film studies and production major Wendy Markert, who is one of the students attempting to restart the Nexus club. “Ideally, we would need a team of hardworking students who care about the
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Concerns over insufficient suicide prevention training, uncertain active shooter protocol, inefficient medical assistance and limited LGBTQ+ friendly procedures were some of the many issues raised by students to Public Safety (PS) staff members during the event hosted by the Student Government Association (SGA) titled “Public Safety Hears You.” The event, held on Wednesday, Feb. 29, was organized and moderated by SGA members Carissa Ramirez, a junior public policy and political science major, and Deandra Denton, a sophomore public policy and sociology major. “We want to give everyone a voice,” Denton said. “That’s the whole premise of this event – to give people a voice and have a dialogue.” The event lasted around 90 minutes and covered a range of topics that were prompted by questions asked either in person, via write-in cards or anonymously. One person asked, “How are
PS officers trained to interact with students in the LGBTQ+ community? What actions are being taken to ensure students’ preferred pronouns and gender identities are being respected?” Officer Ed Hagenmiller answered the question by first acknowledging that the subject is new to PS and that for the last two years officers have been receiving in-service training semi-annually. This training goes over changes in “different pronouns and the way we treat different students,” Hagenmiller said. “We are sensitive and we are trying to make everybody feel comfortable and that is backed up by the training that we get.” PS Officer Dave Edouard said that in a medical emergency, the name on the student’s driver’s license is what they are required to go by. “[When] you go to the hospital, that’s what they’re going to call you. They are not Continued on A2