THE HOFSTRA
HEMPSTEAD, NY VOLUME 87 ISSUE 3
CHRONICLE
TUESDAY October 5, 2021
KEEPING THE HOFSTRA COMMUNITY INFORMED SINCE 1935. NEWS
Oct. 1 marks Poser’s inauguration
By Roksana Amid
Alexis Friedman / The Hofstra Chronicle
President Poser delivers inaugural speech on Friday, Oct. 1.
the University’s first female president. The inauguration ceremony was held on Friday, Oct. 1, in the David S. Mack Sports & Exhibition Complex.
To commemorate the inauguration, Hofstra hosted events such as the Jones Beach Clean Up and the Roar Rally, which showcased the many talents of Hofstra students. Many athletes attended the inauguration to show support and welcome Poser. “I think it’s a pretty historic moment in Hofstra’s history. It’s kind of cool to see a president come in and be a part of it. There’s a lot of support for her being the first female president in our history at Hofstra,” said Katie Kelly, a community health junior and athlete from the women’s lacrosse team. “She has a lot of support from the athletic department and we’re [here] to
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Hofstra club sports practices delayed
By Madeline Armstrong NEW S E D I TO R
Several of Hofstra’s club sports teams reported that they have had difficulty holding official practices and games this semester due to a delay in the University paperwork that appoints the teams’ coaches. Many teams, including both the men’s and women’s ultimate frisbee teams, the tennis club, the ice hockey team and the women’s rugby team, have experienced setbacks in holding official practices due to the delay. Max Underhill, a senior television production major and one of the co-captains of the men’s club ultimate frisbee team, said the team submitted their practice request form at the end of August, and it was not approved
NYT journalist delivers keynote on racism and allyship By Megan Naftali
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Two months after starting her role, Susan Poser has been officially inaugurated as the ninth president of Hofstra University; Poser is
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until the last week of September. Underhill reached out to his supervisor to inquire why there was a delay. The response he received was that the human resources department had not filed or processed the paperwork. “It’s hard to understand what that means,” Underhill said. “I just wish there was a little more communication ... If they’re having trouble processing our paperwork, just be upfront with us and tell us what’s happening [and] if there’s any way we can help speed up the process.” An official statement from Karla Schuster, the assistant vice president of University Relations, said, “Because of the additional [COVID-19] protocols, approval of clubs
sports practice and competition schedules has taken a little longer than expected in some cases. In addition … many teams had to hire new coaches, who must undergo a background and vaccination check before teams begin operating.” Giselle Rodas, a junior criminology major and captain of the women’s club ultimate frisbee team, had a somewhat similar experience to Underhill. Her club planned to have the same coach as the year before and she was unaware that they needed to re-approve the coach. “They emailed me almost a month into the semester saying that [we] needed to re-request her as a coach,” Rodas said, who added that their coach still
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A SSISTA NT N EW S ED ITO R
Charles M. Blow, a New York Times columnist and CNN commentator, appeared at Hofstra University on Monday, Sept. 27, to deliver the keynote Photo courtesy of University Relations address and kick New York Times journalist Charles Blow off the presidential spoke to Hofstra about racial issues in the United States. inauguration week the streets,” Blow said. “They symposia at the John Cranford were mostly young, mostly Adams Playhouse. white, [asserting] that Black Blow covered the theme of lives matter and to demand the symposia, “Building and police accountability and bridging our future together: reform, as well as racial justice Hofstra University and our and equality.” communities,” by discussing the There were about three times limits of allyship. as many white protestors than “In the summer of 2020, after there were Black protestors and the murder of George Floyd, as soon as protests began to billions of people who had up dwindle, national progress did to that point been confined to as well, according to Blow. their homes because of a deadly “People were forced to pandemic and because of a stalled economy poured into CONTINUED ON A5
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Fall Fest returns to Hofstra’s campus By Victoria Bell A RTS & EN TERTA IN M EN T ED ITO R
entered were required to provide proof of vaccination. For many Hofstra students, this was in the
After a year-long hiatus, the Hofstra University Fall Festival Concert & Carnival sprung back into full swing on Saturday, Oct. 2. Beginning at 2 p.m. on the North Campus Intramural Fields, the fun-filled day Photo courtesy of University Relations featured carnival Hofstra students gathered in front of the stage attractions, games, to see T-Pain perform at Fall Fest. food and live onstage performances for students, form of their online PridePass, alumni, family and friends. which granted them free admisAlthough masks were not sion as well. required at this event, all who
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