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Public Safety officer sets up display in bookstore windows for his military father

By DAVID FRIEDLANDER Associate News Editor

In honor of Veterans Day on Wednesday, Public Safety Officer Kevin Devaney decorated the Mount Carmel bookstore display windows with hundreds of pieces of military history. With more than 20 uniforms, 19 helmets and a plethora of medals, posters and pictures, this week’s display pays tribute to military personnel.

Devaney became interested in collecting military paraphernalia because of his father’s time in the Army.

“My brother and I respected our dad growing up and hearing his stories,” Devaney said, “I collect uniforms, helmets, swords, knives, grenades and that kind of stuff. With the window, we are going to keep it to helmets, gear, uniforms...”

The names of the veterans are in the pockets of the uniforms as well as a DD214 number, which is the discharge number.

Devaney uses this information to find where in the world that specific veteran served.

Devaney also stressed that everything in his collection is completely genuine.

“I don’t fabricate,” he said.

Devaney said he has wanted to decorate the windows for some time, but credits Margaret Samul, manager of the campus bookstore, for actually getting it done.

“I absolutely could not have done this without her,” he said.

With that, Veterans Day is extremely important to this Public Safety officer.

“I just missed Vietnam,” Devaney said.

“I graduated high school in ‘75, and in ‘74 I had to sign up for the draft. Luckily in ‘75 it was all over, so Veterans Day is all about

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY KRISTEN RIELLO

Junior student veteran Christopher Bolduc has been in the marines for six years and is currently in reserve.

Dad and his service to his country, like other veterans.”

Junior Christopher Bolduc, who has been in the Marines for six years, says that Veterans day is about honoring veterans’ legacies.

Veterans Day isn’t so much of a celebration as a remembrance of all the brothers

and sisters we lost in the past,” Bolduc said.

“Personally, I have friends from boot camp that were KIA in Afghanistan with us, WWII Veterans and Vietnam veterans that are dying off, and this is more of a remembrance of their legacy.”

In regards to the Devaney’s display,

Bolduc thought it was a great addition to the Student Center.

“I think [the display] is awesome,” he said. “There are traditions that go all the See VETERANS DAY Page 4

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contact with the people on my floor who did have head lice,” she said.

Morgan Brandt is a freshman who lives on the second floor of Ledges.

“I was obviously afraid of getting lice but I’ve been in so many places that lice went around that it doesn’t bother me that much,” she said. “I didn’t do anything to prevent myself from getting it and I feel that people automatically think that they’re go-

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The head lice epidemic of 2015 spares no freshman residence hall. Ledges, Irmagarde Tator Hall, Dana English Hall, Commons and Mountainview.

Dennis J. Richardson, a professor of biology at Quinnipiac, explains what head lice are and how they spread from student to student.

“Head lice are parasitic insects that spend their lives in hair on the human head where they feed on blood several times a day,” he said. “There they mate and the females glue eggs [called nits] to hair shafts. Head lice have been with us as long as we have been human and are very common. ‘Outbreaks’ frequently occur in settings where people come in frequent contact with one another, especially day care centers and schools.”

Head-to-head contact is the most common way lice is transmitted from person to person, Richardson said. So the best way to avoid lice to to not share clothes, brushes, combs and bedding, he said.

The Health Center has been providing head lice checks. Vice President for Public Affairs Lynn Bushnell assures that the university is taking “appropriate measures to address the situation.”

Freshman Kimmie Ellsworth lives in Irma and has taken precautions to prevent herself from getting lice.

“I slept in my friend’s room for about a week and a half and basically cut off all

ing to get it if people on their floor have it.

I don’t think it’s as big of a deal that people are making it out to be.”

There are many common misconceptions about head lice on college campuses and beyond, according to the Washington Post.

These misconceptions include: that you contract lice if you’re dirty, that lice can fly and jump, that only special shampoos will get rid of lice, that you can suffocate lice

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and that lice will make your head itchy, according to The Washington Post.

“Head lice has nothing to do with hygiene,” Andrew Bonwit, a pediatric infectious-disease expert at Loyola University Health System told the Washington Post. “It has to do with whether the person was exposed to someone with head lice.”

Lice cannot jump or fly. They only crawl, which is why children are more prone to getting head lice than adults.

Lice cannot be suffocated by bubble wrap, tinfoil, Vaseline, mayonnaise or anything of that nature.

Itchiness is not always present when someone has a head lice infestation.

Scratching may occur a few weeks after the lice have rooted in a head, but this is why students, children and even adults should get checked by a nurse every once in while.

Richardson explains that lice pose no real health threat. They are not known to transmit any diseases, but are an incredible nuisance and can be challenging to get rid of.

“Unfortunately, there is often a negative stigma associated with having lice, but this is wholly unwarranted,” he said. “Anyone can become infested with head lice. They do not discriminate based on class or cleanliness. I have had head lice.”

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STUDENTS SPEAK UP

The University of Missouri campus has been struggling with racial tension for months, including when a student drew a swastika made of feces on a white dorm room wall on Oct. 24. After Tim Wolfe, the president of the university, did not sufficiently react to the issue, one student went on a hunger strike followed by the Division I football team boycotting their games with the support of their coach. Wolfe officially resigned on Nov. 9.

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ART DIRECTOR Hannah Schindler

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“That is definitely a good reason for the president to resign, that’s for sure. I think that there are a lot of students with maturity issues at many colleges, and that swastika is not just insensitive racially, but insensitive as a consideration issue for other students on campus.”

CO-NEWS EDITOR Tara O’Neill CO-NEWS EDITOR Sarah Doiron ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR David Friedlander ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Jeanette Cibelli ASSOCIATE ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Kellie Mason ASSOCIATE ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Nisha Gandhi ASSOCIATE ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Caroline Millin SPORTS EDITOR Tyrell Walden-Martin

Ilaria Depasquale|Freshman|Nursing “I think the football coach was right. I think that it’s good the president resigned. It is horrible that he didn’t do anything. I think it is such a shame that we still have a problem with hate like that, and there is not a reason for it. There’s just a lot of people out there who aren’t educated and who were raised in an environment where [hate] is acceptable.”

ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR Jordan Novack ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR Max Molski

Steven McCormack|Senior|Physical Therapy “I think it’s awful that things like that still happen in 2015. In 2015, we should be so far beyond all of that stuff. It really is a shame that those things still happen.

[The football players] have the right to express their opinion [by boycotting] and if that’s the way that they decide to do so, absolutely.”

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Apoorva Sajan|Freshman|ELMPA “I think that’s pretty crazy and it’s weird that the president did nothing about it, especially since it’s something that is going to receive a lot of publicity, so it seems like a bad decision on his part. Obviously it’s morally wrong that he didn’t do anything about it, but it just seems dumb. I think that if any hatred of people is still there, it’s not as prevalent as it was in the past because people are more educated, but it is definitely still an issue.”

Beyond the Bobcats

A rundown on news outside the university.

By Tara O’Neill

Exxon Mobil subpoenaed

Skeleton vaults found in New York City

Central American Minors program subpar

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued a subpoena to Exxon Mobil on Nov. 3 demanding financial records, emails and other documents, according to CNN. The subpoena will determine whether the company lied to investors about risks of climate change that could hurt the oil business. Exxon Mobil’s Vice President for Public Affairs Kenneth Cohen said the company is still deciding how to respond to the subpoena.

Department of Design and Construction contractors in New York City found 19th century skeletal remains beneath Washington Square Park, according to the New York Post. The contractors were attempting to replace a 100-year-old water main distribution lines. The first vault was found on Nov. 3 and led to the discovery of a second vault on Nov. 4. The first vault contained skeletal remains of about 10 people and the second vault contained about 20 coffins.

None of the 5,400 children who have applied for refugee status through the Central American Minors program have been accepted, according to The New York Times. The program was established by President Barack Obama in December 2014 to help children from Central America escape extortion, street gangs and sexual assault. Only 90 of the 5,400 applicants have been interviewed by the Department of Homeland Security so far.

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French minors struggle to find classes

By THAMAR BAILEY Staff Writer

A recurring issue within the Department of Modern Languages has left several French minors and faculty with a sense of déjà vu.

In order to minor in French, students must complete six three-credit courses with at least one course at the 300-level, according to the Quinnipiac University 2015-16 catalog. However, the Department of Modern Languages offers an unreliable number of French courses at the upper levels and, as a result, students are struggling to complete the minor.

Barbara Lathrop, a French professor at the university, said there are certain semesters when the 300-level courses are not offered. “[Students] come in at 201 and then take 202. And then they’re ready to take 301, and in some semesters it’s offered and some semesters it isn’t,” Lathrop said. “And then generally when they get to trying to do 302 it’s almost impossible.”

Anne Noordsy, a senior media studies major and French minor, began her minor with ease. However, as she entered the higher level classes, the university failed to offer enough classes to satisfy the French minor.

“Those who are passionate about foreign languages, such as French, should be able to educate themselves in the culture and the language,” Noordsy said. “And not have to go out of their way entirely to get their requirement; there should be regular courses.”

In order to continue her minor, Noordsy emailed the department chair of modern languages to set up a plan to continue her minor.

Noordsy settled with an independent study; an instance in which a professor works one-

on-one with students once a week outside of the traditional classroom setting, according to Lathrop. The professor creates the curriculum and teaches accordingly.

After completing her first independent study last year, Noordsy was one class closer to her minor. This year Noordsy appealed for yet another independent study in order to complete her minor. As a result, a professor will have to create a new curriculum in order to increase the difficulty of the class and match Noordsy’s French level.

The independent study is a temporary fix for the lack of class availability. And although it facilitates the French minor for students, it disadvantages professors, Lathrop said.

“The way I see it I would be happy to do an independent study with kids, if the compensation is at least fair,” Lathrop said. “I mean what I got for what I did is peanuts. I developed a whole new course.”

But not all students who attempt to minor in French find appeal in the independent study option and end up dropping the French minor, according to Assistant Dean of Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences Mary Paddock.

Paddock said she has been working at the university for seven years and considers the struggles with the French minor to be a “vicious cycle.”

“We haven’t been able to offer the courses,” Paddock said. “The students see that and say ‘well I can’t complete the minor, why should I start it? I’ll do another minor instead.’ And then when the numbers don’t materialize at the upper level of French, we don’t have any justification for hiring faculty in French.”

At full capacity, this 300-level French class only has six students in it.

The French department faculty is composed of solely part-time professors, which contributes to the problem, according to Paddock. In general, if a department expands, student interest increases and it’s easily gauged. But the department for the French minor does not have the faculty to expand, according to Paddock.

Currently, the department’s main solution to improving the French minor is to have more students participating in an independent study. But the department is working on a more sustainable solution: the De-

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partment of Modern Languages plans to set up minors in a different way, Paddock said.

The traditional minor focuses on language and culture courses taught in the foreign language. The department is planning on setting up minors so they are more like an area study, Paddock said. Students would still take courses in language and culture but some of the courses would be taken in different departments and in the English language. For instance, a French cuisine class could be taught in a different department and still count for the French minor.

Transition program helps people with disabilities

By HANNAH FEAKES Staff Writer

Cheshire School District graduates with a wide range of disabilities are working jobs alongside Quinnipiac University occupational therapy (OT) students and faculty as part of a transition program to prepare and better their social skills for upcoming real world experiences.

The Cheshire/Quinnipiac Transition Collaborative takes place on the North Haven campus and was created six years ago by Karen Majeski, a part-time faculty member at Quinnipiac and occupational therapist at Cheshire High School. She said wanted students with disabilities to break out of the system at Cheshire High School that kept them “bound” by rules, restrictions, schedules and bells.

“I was looking for community partnerships for job experience and real world training for our students aged 19 to 21,” Majeski said. “Quinnipiac University was one of those partnerships seven years ago, and it has grown through our collaborative efforts into what you see today.”

Majeski wanted to bring a sense of reality to these individuals so she decided to start her program in an area that was accessible to all kinds of social interaction and real-world job experiences. The program currently has 11 workers.

The program is intended to provide opportunities and experiences to the workers to develop the skills they’ll need in life. It also enables them to be determined to live a

“quality, happy and productive life.”

Quinnipiac OT students work side-byside with the Cheshire students on the North Haven campus because it gives them experience working with people who need assistance in independent living.

Majeski is the main connection between the OT students and the workers. She works closely with both parties to ensure everyone is benefiting from the program.

There are three OT students collaborating alongside the Cheshire/Quinnipiac Transition workers: seniors Gabrielle Heaven, Brandon Husband and Melissa Ercolino.

Husband said he likes talking with the workers.

“They’re funny,” Husband said. “[It’s nice] to have them remember your name and not just the face of a stranger who comes in once a week.”

One of the workers in the program wheels people out of their rooms. If problems arise on the site, the occupational therapy students take the problem and work on it one-on-one with the worker to help them learn.

“It feels like we are more involved in the actual process of assessment and we aren’t just watching and overseeing,” Ercolino said. “It is very integrated with the work we are doing in our classes, everything is connecting very well.”

Secondary transition specialist Anthony Zaino said the change in the workers is remarkable.

“The maturity you see when [the workers] first come here and when they leave,”

Zaino said. “And just the confidence they have in talking to somebody and being able to go through the building independently, not asking permission to use the bathroom.

They just start blooming.”

Traci Hussey, the special education supervisor, said sometimes the transition program is used for high school seniors, as well.

“What we are really hoping for is that every Quinnipiac employee or graduate student will learn from this experience and pay it forward.”

– KAREN MAJESKI CHESHIRE/QUINNIPIAC TRANSITION COLLABORATIVE FOUNDER “Sometimes kids need that transition process earlier, so we transition seniors [in high school] so that they can get a feel and a flow,” said Hussey.

Hussey, Zaino and Majeski determine whether a candidate has the means to attend community college with a support system, or if they are eligible for the transition program.

The program offers workshops for the

workers to increase their different skills in preparation for the real world. One of these workshops includes a technology workshop.

This focuses on speech support, memory support and writing support.

“The workshops have been great,” Majeski said. “We’ve done oral hygiene, first aid, independent living skills and transportation. Most of our student won’t drive so finding means of transportation is another huge goal of ours.”

Majeski said the program is intended to help the workers find jobs in the community someday.

“Our hope is that they [the workers] find jobs in their little home communities,” Majeski said. “What we are really hoping for is that every Quinnipiac employee or graduate student will learn from this experience and pay it forward.”

Although the disabilities of the workers vary in range, they are ambitious to succeed in this program and in their future jobs.

One worker spends most of his time doing maintenance, working in the kitchen and the mail room and wants to be a Public Safety officer for Quinnipiac when he ages out of the program, which happens for all workers at 21.

“We see a need for another population that traditionally would not have an opportunity such as this,” Hussey said. “We are looking to include a different type of student, one that may have cognitive ability but struggles with transitioning from high school to college.”

Richardson: ‘Anyone can become infested with head lice’ LICE from cover million infestations occur each year in the United States.

It is not uncommon for the occurrence of head lice to increase in social settings in the cooler months as people begin to spend more time indoors in closer contact.

Sophomore Lianna Regina currently resides in Old Village.

“I feel really uncomfortable and I do not understand why the school is not taking the extensive measures to prevent the spread of head lice,” she said. “This didn’t happen last year. I actually lived in Irma last year and nothing like this was spread, maybe a cold but nothing this bad. I have been wearing my hair up and trying to avoid physical con-

tact with people, like hugging, because anyone could have lice without knowing. A lot of the sophomores are trying to stay away from the freshmen because that is where it started.”

There are several shampoos that are available that will kill adult head lice, according to Richardson.

“After treatment following directions supplied with the shampoo, it is important to

remove the eggs or ‘nits,’” he said. “Otherwise, more adults will likely appear following treatment. There are special combs that often are included with medication that may be used to remove nits. Nit removal can be challenging and requires tenacious effort.”

Lice treatment kits are available at any pharmacy, he said.

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Title IX expert to speak on campus rape Dr. Jennifer R. Wies will speak at the campus rape symposium on Dec. 2 from 1-2 p.m. in the Carl Hansen Student Center room 225. Wies’ discussion is part of a day-long event focused on awareness of campus rape and how to prevent sexual violence on college campuses and in our society. The events start at 11 a.m. where students will present posters on how peer institutions respond to the problem of campus rape and from noon-1 p.m. Dr. Kimberly O’Neill’s women’s studies 101 class will present a debate on the university’s rape culture. All students, faculty and staff can attend.

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Veterans program nationally ranked In Military Times, Media Group’s Best for Vets: Colleges 2016, Quinnipiac was ranked 26 on a national scale on Nov. 9. The survey, which the university completed for the first time this year, assessed universities on their veteran and military student services and rates of academic achievement.

This year’s survey assessed more than 600 colleges and universities. Full rankings can be found online at MilitaryTimes.com. –T. O’Neill

Right-to-die lecture The School of Law’s Health Law Journal and Law Review will host a medical and ethical discussion will occur about end-of-life care and the right-to-die legislation.

The discussion will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, in the Ceremonial Courtroom at the School of Law Center on the North Haven campus. The speakers for the event will discuss cultural, philosophical and practical challenges that people face at the end of life when they begin making final decisions. Speakers will vary between healthcare professionals and professors. Register at www.quinnipiac.edu/quinnipiac-law-review/ symposium.–T. O’Neill

International Education Week From Monday, Nov. 16 to Friday, Nov. 19, the Department of Cultural and Global Engagement, International Student Association, The Hola Cafe and the College of Arts and Sciences will host International Education Week. Events throughout the week will range from presentations to film screenings to information sessions and more. –T. O’Neill

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Engineering students begin using new labs Construction on more engineering resources continues in CCE

By JENNIE TORRES Staff Writer

The university introduced new laboratories for engineering students at the beginning of the fall 2015 semester. These labs are a part of the administration’s big plan to strengthen the relatively new engineering program.

The university has been working to expand the space for engineering since the program began in the fall 2012 semester, the same year Associate Dean of Engineering Justin Kile began working at Quinnipiac.

“From that point on, we’ve been planning engineering labs and I know that the administration has been planning engineering even before I got here,” Kile said.

One of the first developments the university made about three years ago for the engineering department was creating space in Tator Hall, Vice President of Facilities and Capital Planning Salvatore Filardi said.

“There’s a couple classrooms of engineering along the wall so they kind of had a home,” Filardi said. “We also put a suite in there for the faculty.”

This alone wasn’t enough space for the students to work. The university has been working to expand the space for engineering since the program began in 2012.

There was a plethora of work accomplished with the new addition of laboratories, classrooms and production spaces this year.

“The circuits lab provides a great way for us to apply our knowledge, though I do wish there was more circuit design work in there.”

– JENNIFER FREMD

SENIOR, ENGINEERING MAJOR

Kile said the development of the new laboratories were needed not only to accompany the new engineering students, but to allow the

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Engineering students began using the newly installed labs at the beginning of the fall 2015 semester. seniors to experience working with proper engineering material before they graduate.

“This academic year is our first year with seniors,” Kile said.

“So we built the labs just in time to teach them their senior-level courses. And we did a similar thing in 2014; we built a few labs so when those students were juniors they had their junior-level labs.

So each summer we build the next step of what we need.”

The laboratories built this year are located on the first floor of the Center of Communications & Engineering where the Law Library used to be located.

Senior engineering major Jennifer Fremd said she has used the labs and looks forward to the new additions to come.

“We’ve used a few of the labs thus far: the circuits lab, the machine shop and the heat transfer lab,” Fremd said. “The machine shop has everything I could expect in it, and with this new year we got some new equipment like a computer operated CNC [computer nu-

merical control] machine which is very exciting.”

But Fremd also noted some downsides she has noticed in relation to the labs.

“The circuits lab provides a great way for us to apply our knowledge, though I do wish there was more circuit design work done in there,” Fremd said. “The same can be said about the fluids lab, as it gives us an area to collect data and see how it correlates to the theories we study in the classroom.”

Overall, Fremd said she isn’t very satisfied with the usage of the labs.

“While all the labs are exciting, from my view I’m a bit disappointed in the sense that their use is very limited,” she said. “I wish there were more research opportunities to use these new spaces, though I suppose the lack of such opportunities is expected with such a young program as ours.”

Though the labs are being used by students this semester, there are still some things needed to be done before the whole floor is truly es-

tablished.

Filardi explained that they are waiting for fire resistance rated windows and doors to keep the floor safe when in use.

“There’s a solid wall that has a window in it and because it’s between floors, it has to be fire-rated.

So we’re waiting for the specific materials that are fire-rated windows and fire-rated doors” he said.

“So as soon as those come in, we expected them soon. We’ll just change them out and it’ll be done” Administration is confident that these new additions will carry the program to greater heights and will be a popular staple within the university.

“The labs we have are probably some of the best in the state in terms of quality of the equipment,” Kile said. “We use the laboratories to provide the real world, hands-on aspect of engineering. So the tools and the equipment that our students will go use once they graduate, they get practice and experience with that while they’re here.”

Military collection on display until Nov. 17 VETERANS DAY from cover way back and each branch is really displayed throughout...”

Devaney’s father, retired Sergeant Robert Devaney, flew B-25s in the Army’s fifth Air Corps. Robert enlisted in the Army on Sept.

15, 1943 when he was just a junior at Lyman Hall High School in Wallingford.

During Robert’s time in the Air Corps, he mainly flew B-25 Mitchell Aircrafts over Japan and claims that the loud engine noises contributed to his present difficulty hearing. In addition to Japan, he was stationed in Massachusetts, Texas, Utah, Washington and San Francisco between the years of 1945 and 1947 when he was in the Air Corps. Throughout his time in the military, Robert formed a close bond with his Army brothers.

“Always keep together, that’s very important, and that’s how you

gain,” he said.

After being discharged from the Army in January of 1947, Robert attended the Junior College of Commerce in New Haven and received his associate’s degree in science in 1948 when Samuel Tator was president of the college. This small New Haven commuter school went through various changes throughout the past 57 years and is now Quinnipiac University.

Ryan Devaney, Kevin’s son and Robert’s grandson, said that the strong male role models in his family taught him how to live his life through their experiences “Growing up with my grandfather and my uncle and my father showed me how it is,” Ryan said.

“It really taught me what it means to be an American, and to really appreciate the people that have fought and risked their lives...

Without that, we wouldn’t have the country that we have today.

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(Left to right) Sophomore Ryan Devaney, Public Safety officer Kevin Devaney and Sergeant Robert Devaney put together the displays in the bookstore windows for Veterans Day.

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Stop shaming cigarette smokers Yes, we know it’s bad

Let me get one thing straight: I am not condoning smoking cigarettes in any way, shape or form. I am aware of the countless damages it does to one’s health, including increasing the risk of contracting different types of cancers, emphysema, lung disease; the list only goes KELLY NOVAK on. There are no benefits Staff Writer to smoking cigarettes and @knovs293 that’s not what I’m here to discuss.

It’s no secret that smoking is not a popular habit of students here at Quinnipiac. Those who do are absolutely in the minority. Therefore, when you see someone smoking, it comes as a surprise and judgement is passed. I face it every day. The looks of disgust, the act of trying to avoid me at all costs—I’m a pariah, basically.

I can’t speak for all cigarette smokers, but

I know I didn’t start for the right reasons. First off, I started my freshman year of college.

Many people succumb to the peer pressure and desire to smoke in their adolescent years, so trust me, I have seen the looks of disappointment and heard the gamut of questions as to why I began so late in my life. (It was for a guy I liked—simple as that.)

I am not proud to be a smoker; in fact, I hide it at all costs, and so far I have been successful at keeping it from the student body—looks like that cover is blown. But the point I’m trying to make here is this: I am judging myself for this bad habit every day. I don’t need your judgment on top of it. Please don’t walk around swatting nonexistent smoke away, especially when I’m 10 feet away from

you and don’t wrinkle your nose at me while you’re throwing something in the trash can, where the ashtrays are usually located.

Smoking cigarettes has gone beyond being just a bad habit. People judge your morality, your overall character, all because you engage in this behavior. They may be reluctant to get to know you and their whole view of you changes, merely because you do this one thing. There are so many people in this world with dynamic, fun and interesting personalities—and some of them happen to have a bad habit or two. But you shouldn’t write them off because of it. While cigarettes are especially damaging to one’s health, alcohol and even many socially accepted drugs can be just as dangerous.

I try and be as considerate of a smoker as I can be. I never smoke walking on the path to class because I am aware people behind me

may not also want to ingest my carcinogens. I always stand off to the side in an unpopulated area and dispose of my cigarette properly. If I’m smoking when I talk to someone, I always blow the smoke away from them and have them stand in the opposite direction the wind is blowing. If I know someone isn’t okay with it, I don’t smoke by them at all.

Do all smokers feel the same way I do?

Absolutely not. They probably don’t even care what you think of them; I walked behind a girl smoking on the path to CAS just this morning.

And some of you non-smokers may not judge as harshly as I’ve depicted or even at all. But for those who do, all I ask is this: Next time you want to judge a person’s entire existence because he or she smokes cigarettes, please refrain. You don’t know anything about them, and shouldn’t let one bad habit be the thing that defines them.

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Counseling center lacks staff

SARAH HARRIS Managing Editor

I wrote a piece a couple years ago addressing the fact that students need to talk about mental health more often. But two years later, this is still a problem on our campus.

We are so quick to tell people how we have a cold or how we had the stomach flu over the weekend. Yet you rarely hear someone talk about how they felt mentally over the weekend, how they couldn’t get out of bed because they were depressed.

Or how they spent the weekend at home because of their anxiety. Or how they spent the morning staring at their stomachs in the mirror, battling an eating disorder. Mental health issues aren’t pretty, but neither is the flu.

As many people are aware, college students tend to deal with a lot of mental health issues.

About one-third of college students in the U.S. struggled to function in the last 12 months due to depression and almost half said they felt overwhelmed with anxiety in the last

year according to a 2013 National College Health Assessment. I can only imagine what those numbers looked like in 2014 or what they will look like in 2015.

More than 30 percent of students who seek mental health services said they have seriously considered attempting suicide at some point in their lives, according to the American Psychological Association.

Quinnipiac offers counseling services, but there’s a big problem with this. The counseling center is only open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the weekdays.

If you visit the counseling service tab on MyQ, it lists offered services.

And under “Urgent Visit Services” the site reads, “Any student in crisis is seen immediately by a counselor during reserved urgent visit hours.”

Are you serious? Does anyone else see how ridiculous this is?

If you have ever struggled with any mental health problems, were you able to plan the time that you had a major meltdown, a panic attack or a mental health emergency between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.?

That’s what I thought.

The lack of a counselor in the Health Center 24/7 is saddening because it tells me that the school doesn’t see mental health issues as important as physical issues. The school provides 24/7 nurses for the Health Center though. But unfortunately mental health has just as much of an opportunity to take someone’s life as a physical ailment can. And if that 24/7 counselor is able to save one person’s life, I think it’s worth the investment.

Another problem I have is the process of getting an appointment.

If you Google UConn’s health services, you are taken to a page where you can take a screening online, press a big red button that says immediate help or a “How Do I Get Started” button, or get a number to schedule an appointment.

When you Google “Quinnipiac University counseling centers,” you’re taken to a page that gives an unimportant introduction that explains their goals and a list of mental health issues people struggle with. Then, once you scroll down, you see the (poor) office hours, followed by a sentence that says you can fill out an intake form to create an appointment.

Now, it does link to the required form. But, most students wouldn’t Google “Quinnipiac counseling centers.” Typically, they would go to their MyQ account. And here, the student

must navigate the homepage. A student might initially look at the Health Services page. But the Health Services page says nothing about the counseling services. So the student than has to find the counseling service page which is under the Student Life tab. And then once on that page, on the left, is a red column with the necessary information. But after the ease of navigating UConn’s page, the Quinnipiac page proved to be unnecessarily challenging.

If the students want something to change, then we must demand that change. We can’t just complain about it to each other. We recently published an article about how students are unhappy with the York Hill Health Center hours. If students push to get more services it would better the entire community. These services could potentially bring students back from the edge and prevent suicides. And with everything going on with campus shootings and mental health, isn’t such a service deemed necessary?

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Students and professors agree, arts programs are strong but need more resources

By AMANDA PERELLI Staff Writer

The Department of Visual and Performing Arts at Quinnipiac may be small, but the opportunities to learn are not, according to Professor George Sprengelmeyer, the director of music at Quinnipiac.

“I came here five years ago, thinking that I would not leave my [previous] job because I was happy with it,” he said. “But I was blown away by the fact that there was a lot of desire for music here, and it was not really being met by the music program.”

The program has grown massively in those past five years, according to Sprengelmeyer.

“The place where you see the biggest growth has been in the ensembles and in the private instruction,” he said. “When I took over we had just one ensemble, which was QU Singers.”

QU Singers, now directed by part-time professor James Noble, is still present on campus and has more than 100 members. They perform during Ensemble Evenings. “[The group] has become much more professional,” Sprengelmeyer said. “All I can say is that you should go hear them.”

These music offerings aren’t only for leisure, however. Many students are required to take at least one fine arts course during their time at Quinnipiac, whether it be a music, drama, art history or studio art class.

The visual arts courses and opportunities are popular on campus, according to Professor Stephen Henderson, director of the fine arts program. He does not think their popularity is solely determined by the university’s course requirements.

“We have 22 studio art classes a semester, eight art history classes a semester, and [they are] almost always full. So there’s a demand for it,” Henderson said. “Students want to take something else…

Majors have the tendency to be very intense and you want something that will sort of release that tension.”

With the demand for more music lessons, art offerings and shows, comes the problem of inadequate space.

“You are looking at a teaching studio right here,” Sprengelmeyer said, gesturing to his office, which holds a piano and other various instruments.

The room could be mistaken for a music closet.

Sprengelmeyer says he often has to leave his office so students can practice there. He doesn’t mind this because it contributes to his students’ success, but he emphasizes the need for more usable space.

“We need a teaching studio,” he said. “We don’t have any practice rooms. Students want to practice the piano but the practice times for this room have

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Professor of Fine Arts Stephen Henderson in his office. He believes art classes are complex but also offer students stress relief. already been taken up.” He points to a sheet of paper taped to his door, filled with student names.

However, Sprengelmeyer points out that the visual and performing arts programs are less likely to grow than other programs. He says this is because a science class, for example, that needs space is of academic concern and as a result, they will get that space before it is used for instruments.

Crystal Brian, a professor of theater at Quinnipiac and director of the theater program, has a similar issue with space. Rather than instruments crowding her office, she has costumes.

“We need more space, not only theater space, but space for lights and costumes,” she said.

Brian has been working at Quinnipiac for 15 years. Brian believes being a part of the theater program can be beneficial for any major and notes that usually the students who are a part of the program come from all different fields. She worked to create Theater for Community, the theater program at Quinnipiac.

Looking toward the future of the department, Brian said they have been working on expanding into a closed building on the York Hill campus. She hopes the space can be used by theater students and anyone interested in the arts.

Theater students are also concerned about the lack of space, especially since they believe the program is so strong otherwise.

“Within the faculty I’m getting a lot of support,”

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Professor Thomas Schuttenhelm teaches Music and Disabilities in CAS 2.

freshman theater major Maggie Richardson said.

“But I feel like Quinnipiac as a whole could be more supportive, because we don’t actually have a theater building or an arts building at all.”

Spaces for the arts are scattered around campus, with a few classrooms and black box theater in CAS 2, an art studio in Tator Hall and the stage of Buckman’s small theater.

Caroline Flynn, a senior interactive digital design major with a fine arts minor, agrees that resources and space are limited in the visual art department. However, she does acknowledge some positive attributes of the program.

“We only have one room for the fine arts… and everyone’s always running out [of supplies],” she said. “In terms of the professors and the things we’re learning, I think [the program] is pretty good.

But some of the facilities and programs I think can be updated or improved on.”

Flynn also said that career services seem to not cater to arts-related majors as much as they do for others. Quinnipiac offers a Bachelor of Arts in theater, as well as game design and development, and minors in music and fine arts.

“I’ve gone to [career fairs] every year… and the internships and programs they have come out are for the business majors or communications majors,” she said. “There isn’t really much for an art major. Even some of the speakers I’ve seen, they have don’t really talk about art careers or anything like that.”

When asked how he felt about the lack of art majors at Quinnipiac, Sprengelmeyer said that our students are better off without them. He used himself and his multiple guitar degrees as an example.

“I graduated school, got a degree [in guitar] and went right back to doing what I did before.

That didn’t make sense,” Sprengelmeyer said.

“Then I was dumb enough to do it again and got my master’s degree [in guitar] and still struggled to find a job.”

He said that he is happy he ended up at Quinnipiac as a professor, but not everyone who graduates will be so lucky.

“Music is becoming more of a nonprofessional thing,” he said. “Students who are graduating

from Yale and Juilliard are struggling to get jobs, I wouldn’t want our students to be in that position as well.”

Sprengelmeyer adds that not all successful musicians have a degree in the field.

“Look at who is No. 1, Justin Bieber,” he said.

“He doesn’t have a degree in music.”

However, Sprengelmeyer is not fully satisfied with the quality of musical offerings at Quinnipiac.

He believes a stronger music program could benefit students with other majors.

“I would like to see us have a really professional [music] minor,” he said. “Have students be able to take music and use it with their major to see how music is important in their life. Film majors can learn more about attaching audio content to their work and physical therapists can use music therapy in their sessions.”

“Within the faculty I’m getting a lot of support. But I feel like Quinnipiac as a whole could be more supportive, because we don’t actually have a theater building or an arts building at all.”

- MAGGIE RICHARDSON FRESHMAN, THEATER AND ENGLISH MAJOR The faculty aren’t the only ones exploring the broader applications of an arts degree.

“I’m going to keep my theater major,” Richardson said. “But I’m thinking of doing an MBA-theater combined [degree].”

Henderson is in full support of expanding the arts program claiming that there are things that the arts teaches that other subjects couldn’t.

“Art is about so many different things,” he said.

“It’s about how we perceive the world, how we take in visual information, how we put that information into some sort of artwork. It’s about thinking, ‘cause you have to think to be an artist. You have to be able to understand ideas, you have to be able to edit and critique.”

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‘Spring Awakening’ explores issues of sexuality on stage

By KELLIE MASON

Associate Arts & Life Editor

Quinnipiac’s Theater for Community takes the Buckman stage once again with a musical adaptation of Frank Wedekind’s “Spring Awakening.” Set in 19th century Germany, the play focuses on a sexually oppressive culture and its erotic fantasies.

The play follows school children who are going through puberty and experimenting with their sexuality. The themes in the show can be seen as controversial. The characters are introduced to the audience at 14 and are facing issues such as sexual abuse, rape, homosexuality, suicide and abortion. When the play originally premiered on Broadway, it earned eight Tony Awards, according to SpringAwakeningTheMusical.com.

The cast features junior Olivia Bartolomei as Wendla, junior Aidan Wright as Melchior Gabor, sophomore Ryan Sheehan as Moritz, freshman Gillian Schuldiner as Ilse, sophomore Liam Richards as Georg, junior Alex DeNoncour as Hanschen, senior John Patrick Hogan III as Otto, sophomore Louis Napolitano as Ernst, senior Bailey Malone Kircher as Thea, freshman Carleigh Peterson as Anna, senior Yara Farahmand as Martha, junior Kaitlin Green as Elena, junior Jennifer Dupre as Gretel, freshman Jenna Gallagher as Adult Woman and senior Gerard J. Lisella as Adult Man.

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The cast of ‘Spring Awakening’ will perform four times this weekend The cast and crew has been rehearsing since mid-September, according to Bartolomei. “[Wendla] is such an interesting character,” Bartolomei said. “Because of that it’s a very emotionally draining role.”

Bartolomei has been performing for Theatre for Community since her freshman year.

RAVE SPB’s ‘Mockingjay’ tickets

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This month the Student Planning Board (SPB) has gone above and beyond to provide entertaining and affordable events for our campus community.

Last Wednesday, dozens of students attended the SPB sale of tickets to see an advanced screening of “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 2.” For only $5, students will be provided with transportation to the theater and admission to the film. This highly anticipated viewing will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 18 at the Cinemark theater in North Haven.

This event has been years in the making, beginning when current SPB President, senior Erica Cianciosi, organized a similar trip to see the previous “Hunger Games” films during her sophomore year as film chairperson.

“It’s a great series that people love and it is exciting to be able to give students the unique experience of an early screening,” Cianciosi said.

Cianciosi expressed her amazement at the hard work and dedication of those who planned this event.

Adriana Quintero, junior physical therapy major, is a frequent participant in SPB events.

“They’re always a lot of fun and they’re a way to do something on campus that’s not necessarily going out to New Haven,” she said.

While Cianciosi acknowledges that SPB events are not for everyone, she continues to work to satisfy those who appreciate and enjoy these carefully thought out plans.

“If we can make just one person have an amazing night, that is what matters,” she said.

Well done, SPB, well done indeed. ̶ M. Fraitag

Ashley DiFranza is working alongside Noble as the associate director and production coordinator, with senior Lauren Manna as the set designer and Emily Seibert as the lighting designer. Junior Cece Fanning is the stage manager, while senior Clare Michalak is the assistant stage manager.

“Spring Awakening” will run Nov. 12— 15. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 12— 14 and 2 p.m. on Nov. 15. Tickets are $10 for students and senior citizens and $15 for general admission. To purchase tickets, head to browpapertickets.com.

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Turn your weapons to Lionsgate

“Panem from ‘The Hunger Games’ series is such a wonderful place. I really wish I could visit District 12 to see what it was like before the government slaughtered all its residents,” said no one ever.

The exception to that “no one” is, of course, Lionsgate, which announced last week the concept art for its theme parks based on Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games” series.

Lionsgate is having developers build “Hunger Games” attractions in Atlanta, China and the United Arab Emirates, according to the New York Times. Apparently we should want to want to visit a world where poor children are forced to fight to the death in an arena to the amusement of the upper class, who watch on live television.

There have been reports for months that “Hunger Games” theme parks were in the works, but everyone hoped Lionsgate was just trolling us. The company couldn’t possibly go through with an idea that commercializes the series when it goes against everything the books stand for.

The books and movies capture not just the inequality in the fictional Panem, but the injustices in our world, as well. The way those in the Districts struggle to make a living, while those in the Capitol spend their time frivolously, is reminiscent of the great economic disparity on this planet. We don’t need a theme park to go to Panem. We already live there.

Besides, theme park attractions distract people from what is really going on in our world— just like the Capitol tried to do with the main characters Katniss and Peeta’s relationship.

This series is not a game, and it’s time Lionsgate realized that. ̶ J. Perkins

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November 11, 2015 DESIGN BY KRISTEN RIELLO

THIS IS ME

Following family footsteps Mother helps daughter realize her passion for animal therapy

Name:

KRISTY LATELLA

Hometown:

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Year:

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Major:

PHYSICAL THERAPY

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Kristy Latella shows her love for animals, especially her own horse Gunnar. Kristy believes that animal therapy is the best way to relieve stress.

By SARAH DOIRON Co-News Editor

Kristy Latella spends most of her time combining her love for animals with her passion for helping people, two traits that run in her family. Her mother, occupational therapy professor Donna Latella, travels around Connecticut to treat her patients with therapeutic animals.

Either an occupational therapist, physical therapist or speech therapist can use animal therapy to elicit a physical or mental change in a patient, according to Kristy.

As a sophomore physical therapy major, Kristy plans to follow in her mother’s footsteps. She began volunteering at a local barn, High Hopes in Old Lyme, to assist her mother in her therapeutic horseback riding lessons. Kristy believes providing animal therapy was a good fit for her.

“It was something I was naturally put into because of my love for animals,” she said.

Her mother agrees.

“It was clearly evident from the very beginning that this was something she wanted to do,” Donna said.

Kristy and her family own nine pets, seven of which are certified therapy animals. Her family owns four horses, three dogs, one parrot and one pig. Two of the dogs are not therapy animals because they didn’t express interest in preparing for certification.

Kristy’s favorite part of having therapy animals is seeing how they help people.

“When I see the actual animals I helped to train helping others and making them so happy, it’s like a proud mom moment,” she said with a smile. “I love it, I really do.”

An experience Kristy will always remember was with a boy named Colby who has Down syndrome.

“I started working with him when he was 3 years old,” Kristy said. “I worked with him for four years and he never seemed like he had any improvement because he was so young.”

Kristy had to stop working with Colby’s group because of scheduling conflicts, but a few years later she was able to see him again.

“I could really see a difference in him and I think I didn’t see it while he was riding with me because I was working so closely with him,” she said. “It was crazy to think in those six years that he actually came that far and I really think that

was because of the riding. When he saw me, his face lit up.

He smiled at me, said my name. [Horseback riding] made him more social.”

When she isn’t in class, Kristy spends her time as a volunteer at two different barns for therapeutic horseback riding.

“She is a natural and is always in her element [when volunteering],” Donna said.

Kristy also helps her mother with the Paws and Read program at Savin Rock Elementary School in West Haven, which helps special needs students read by using the comfort of therapy dogs.

Donna started Paws and Read because Kristy had trouble reading as a child.

“She would have the dog sit next to me and when I read to my dog, it really helped me,” Kristy said.

Kristy said her mom started this program to help other children as well.

“It makes me so happy to see my animals helping other students with stress relief. I’m so proud to call them my pets when I see them doing so much good for others.”

- KRISTY LATELLA “We go into the special needs class at Savin Rock and we bring the dog into the classroom,” she said. “The dog will sit there and the kids will pet the dog and read to him. It has been proven to really help and we have used three different dogs in that program.”

Kristy said she believes her mother and her share goals relating to animal therapy.

“My mother’s mission is to make people happy by using animals,” she said. “ I couldn’t do my job without animals.”

Kristy loves working with her mother and has learned everything she knows from her mother’s practice.

“It is really nice to have my mom involved because we both share the same passions and we get to work together,” Kristy said. “I am so proud to say she’s my mom. I always have someone to look up to and someone who is always guiding me, teaching me what I want to do as a future career.”

Donna is grateful she gets to work alongside her daughter.

“It makes me really emotional and really, really proud,” Donna said, tearing up. “It is so awesome to have something that you have in common with your child, because often times you see kids go their own way and you don’t have something in common, and this is something that puts us at the same level and we have a bond with.”

Donna said she has many moments she fondly remembers from working with Kristy, but her favorite moment was when Kristy took the step to becoming a volunteer at High Hopes.

“The very first time I saw her working with me in the ring at High Hopes and making that leap into being a volunteer there, it was a proud mommy moment for me,” Donna said.

“To see her be able to start doing this and to see that is was something she really, really wanted.”

At Quinnipiac, Kristy helps her mother host a stress relief event on campus during finals week with their pig, Penelope, and dog, Gelato.

“It makes me so happy to see my animals helping other students with stress relief,” Kristy said. “I’m so proud to call them my pets when I see them doing so much good for others.”

Kristy has also inspired her friends, including sophomore Leah Chamberlin, to work in the same field as well.

“I was unsure when I first got into the [occupational therapy] program of how much I was going to like it,” Chamberlin said. “After meeting Kristy and seeing how many lives she’s changed with her work, it really opened my eyes to the importance of [occupational therapy] and how many options there were in the field.”

Chamberlin admires Kristy for her dedication to her work with animal therapy.

“You can just tell how much she loves it when you hear the way she talks about it and the way she will set aside her busy life as a college student to go work with her riders every chance she gets,” Chamberlin said.

It’s the day-to-day successes with her clients that make Kristy appreciate what she does as a volunteer and what she wants to do as an animal therapist in the future.

“Sometimes I will be like, ‘Oh, I don’t want to go to the barn right now I have to study,’ but then once I’m there I love doing it and I don’t want to leave,” she said.

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RUNDOWN MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 3, Colgate 2 – Friday Kevin McKernan: 1 goal QU 5, Cornell 4 (OT) – Saturday Andrew Taverner: 2 goals, 2 assists Connor Clifton: 1 goal, 1 assist WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 0, Colgate 0 (OT) – Friday Sydney Rossman: 22 saves QU 3, Cornell 1 – Friday Nicole Kosta: 1 goal, 1 assist Meghan Turner: 1 goal MEN’S SOCCER QU 1, Canisius 0 (MAAC Tournament) – Thursday Max Rothenbucher: 1 goal Rider 3, QU 0 (MAAC Quarterfinals) – Saturday FIELD HOCKEY QU 3, Rider 2 (MAAC Semifinals) – Friday Savanna Reilly: 2 goals Angie King: 1 goal Fairfield 2, QU 0 (MAAC Championship) – Sunday WOMEN’S RUGBY QU 100, West Chester 10 – Saturday Ilona Maher: 6 assists Flora Poole: 2 tries, 4 assists WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Hartford 3, QU 1 – Wednesday Rider 3, QU 1 – Saturday Saint Peter’s 3, QU 1 – Sunday

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November 11, 2015

GAME OF THE WEEK

Women’s ice hockey tops Cornell

By JORDAN NOVACK Associate Sports Editor

Following a 0-0 draw vs. Colgate the previous night, Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey looked to finish its weekend series of ECAC competition on a high note, as they welcomed the Cornell Big Red to High Point Solutions Arena.

Despite being shut out the previous night, the Bobcats offense was able to get back on track after a 3-1 victory over Cornell.

Quinnipiac came out aggressive on both ends from the opening puck drop. Unfortunately, Cornell’s offense came out equally aggressive.

The Big Red took nearly as many shots on Quinnipiac goalie Sydney Rossman in the first period of the game (8) than Rossman had faced in the entirety of the previous weekend (12).

The early aggression of Cornell’s paid off, as Hanna Bunton put one past Rossman for the first goal of the game 13 minutes into the first period, giving the Big Red a 1-0 lead.

During the intermission, Quinnipiac head coach Cassandra Turn-

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er had a message for her players to help them end their four period scoreless streak.

“We talked about being confident

that we can score, how we can do it and the effort it was going to take to do it,” Turner said. “It wasn’t always going to be easy and it wasn’t going

to always be a highlight goal, but we needed to be hungry and gritty around the net.”

The second period began similarly, as both teams had several chances on net.

After killing off a penalty, the Bobcats found their way on the board, as Nicole Kosta finishing a breakaway and tie the game at 1-1.

The Bobcats weren’t finished scoring in the period, as Meghan Turner had a shot from behind the net deflected into the net and extend the Quinnipiac lead to 2-1.

T.T Cianfarano put one more away off the power play during the period, giving the Bobcats the 3-1 lead going into the final period of play. The Bobcats three goals scored in the second period were the most goals the team had scored in a game this season.

Following today’s victory, the No. 7 Bobcats (6-1-2) are now 2-1-1 in ECAC play this season. The team will now look to prepare, as they are set to face off with the No. 10 Princeton Tigers in Hamden next Saturday.

Moore: [McLean] has ‘a lot of responsibility’ BASKETBALL from Page 12 is so much farther along on his conditioning and consistency in practice than I thought he would be,” Moore said. “When you combine the work ethic with the relentlessness that he has, then he has a chance to be a very special player.”

Moore raved about the combination of Smith and returning sophomore Chaise Daniels in the post.

“The sky’s the limit for them,” Moore said. “I get caught up in practice because sometimes I have them guard each other because it is good for their development. I like to see them together too, so I split up practice where they play together and go against each other.”

“There won’t be any other team in the MAAC with a frontcourt that has their size.”

Smith loves the idea of playing together with Daniels on a nightly basis.

“When Chaise and I are on the floor, we are unstoppable,” Smith said. “I don’t see anybody in the MAAC that can stop us when we are on the ball.”

Even with all the fresh additions to the team, there is still a hole to fill in veteran leadership.

Quinnipiac graduated former captain Zaid Hearst, meaning Moore will be looking for someone to step up into

a leadership role.

Giovanni McLean will look to fill the void that Hearst left on the court.

McLean is technically a newcomer to the roster due to being ruled ineligible last season because of transcript fraud at his previous JUCO, Westchester Community College.

“Gio will have the quickest impact. We are going to need a lot out of him right away and I believe he is ready to give that,” Moore said. “We put a lot of responsibility on his plate and he seems ready to accept it. He doesn’t have an easy job. We are going to need him to score, to distribute and to be a leader.”

The Bobcats, who finished at 1515 during their 2014-15 campaign, surely missed McLean’s skillset last season. McLean, who garnered initial offers from Big East and Big 12 schools, averaged 16.8 points, 7.4 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game in his final season with Westchester.

McLean recognizes his role as a leader and mentor for his teammates, and is itching to get back on the court.

“I am more anxious than anyone in this world probably,” McLean said.

“I didn’t want to sit out, I hate sitting out and missing games. You could imagine how badly I wanted to play after one loss, two losses, I just wanted to get out there so bad and play.”

McLean won’t have to lead the

team alone, though. He’ll be aided by Ford Jr., the only player to be on the Bobcats roster for at least three seasons.

“Being here all four years, I just know all the ropes and I am trying to bring all the young guys with me,” Ford Jr. said. “The guys have been coming along great. They are catching on to the offense and to the defense and learning the Quinnipiac Bobcat principles and how we play basketball.”

Ford Jr. is the highest returning scorer for the Bobcats as he averaged 5.3 points per game, but those stats don’t tell the story.

“My role is still going to be that hustle guy and to have that energy on the court,” Ford Jr. said. “But at the same time I am going to show my ability to score more. Toward the end of the year last year I was averaging over 10 points a game over the last eight games, so I plan to do that over a consistent basis last year.”

Ford Jr. was never able to earn consistent minutes over his first three years due to a rash of injuries, but that figures to change this season.

“He is the healthiest he has ever been in four years,” Moore said. “He has brought the same energy, intensity and focus that we have needed everyday. He is the clear emotional leader of the team.”

Sophomore guard Ayron Hutton joins Ford Jr. and McLean as leaders in the backcourt.

Hutton took over the reins as starting point guard halfway through the 2014-15 campaign and never gave up the spot.

“Starting made me have more of a leadership role,” Hutton said. “Coach Moore loves his point guards to have a leadership role on the floor so I had to step up from not playing. He basically threw me in the fire and I just had to quickly adjust.”

Even though Hutton is a point guard, he figures to have more scoring chances with McLean now being part of the team.

“With the addition of Gio, I see myself playing more off the ball,” Hutton said. “It will give me more opportunities to score more and show my offensive abilities.”

Despite all of the additions, the Bobcats were picked to finished No. 7 of 11 teams in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Coaches’ Preseason Poll.

“We don’t understand what those people are saying, we don’t take that into account,” Smith said. “We know what we are doing in this gym and the hard work that we put in everyday, therefore, anything someone says about Quinnipiac basketball has nothing to do with Quinnipiac basketball.”

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kept saying we’re going to win the MAAC, we can do this, and we stayed on top of each other.”

The ability to become the most successful MAAC team of 2015 didn’t happen overnight. It was a long process that ultimately earned Martin her fourth Coach of the Year award and her first since joining the new conference.

“She knows how much it takes

to win and she knows how much it means to win,” Wolff said. “She’s been instrumental in preparing us for that and getting us really excited and confident.”

Four Quinnipiac runners put up a few career times that resulted in AllMAAC honors: Ashe (21:16.74), Campbell (21:19.44), Wolff (21:21.16) and Roberts (21:36.18).

“I think it was our top 10 that took off 45 seconds after running that course a month ago,” Wolff

said. “Running together is the only way that we were going to be able to run that fast.”

Now the Bobcats face a new challenge, the NCAA Northeast Regionals in Boston on Nov. 13.

“We’re savoring the MAAC win, but we’re excited for regionals,” Martin said. “This could potentially be our best year in the regional championships as well.”

Quinnipiac has never finished better than 17th overall in the

Northeast Regionals, but with the momentum coming off of their MAAC Championship, the team has a new goal in mind.

“We work by goals; our goal was to win the MAAC, but our next goal is to place top 10 in Regionals,” Campbell said. “Now that we’ve won the MAAC, we’re completely focused on getting in the top 10 and if we all run the same way we ran at MAACs, I think we can do it.”

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Men’s basketball adds seven players to 2015-16 roster

By TYRELL WALDEN MARTIN Sports Editor

If you plan on attending a Quinnipiac men’s basketball game this season, you’ll notice many new faces.

Former seniors Zaid Hearst, Evan Conti, Ousmane Drame and Justin Harris have graduated and moved on to play professionally overseas.

Former sophomores Kasim Chandler and A.J. Sumbry have transferred to different programs and even former walk-on Samir Kalil has left the team to focus on his studies.

So who should you be looking for on the 2015-16 roster?

The Bobcats have added seven new faces to the team in hopes that they will make immediate impacts during games. Quinnipiac head coach Tom Moore, who is entering his ninth season in Hamden, is optimistic about his revamped team.

“There are a lot of new faces, so there is a lot to learn,” Moore said.

“They had a great fall in terms of how hard they have worked. We are hoping all seven of them will help us in one way, shape or form. It’s the least experienced team we have ever had.”

All seven of the newcomers bring something to the Bobcats that the team seemed to lack last season.

Quinnipiac severely struggled with shooting from behind the threepoint line last season, posting an abysmal 31 percent clip. In large part because of their inconsistent shooting, the Bobcats lost eight games by four points or fewer.

Enter junior college (JUCO) transfer Daniel Harris as an immediate fix to the solution, “Danny is a two-guard from Florida and can really shoot it,” Moore said. “He works hard and has impressed me with how solid he is at a

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Ayron Hutton (left) and James Ford Jr. figure to play major roles in Quinnipiac’s backcourt this season. lot of things.”

Harris is a player who Moore will be able to rely on for shooting due to his consistency at the junior college level. During his sophomore season at Hillsborough Community College, Harris averaged 14.5 points per game and shot nearly 38 percent from threepoint territory.

Harris isn’t the only newcomer that Moore will rely on for shooting.

The Bobcats head coach will also look to freshman twins Aaron and Andrew Robinson.

The Robinson’s are both bigger guards, standing at 6-foot-6 apiece,

and will look to earn big minutes this season after playing their senior seasons at Springbrook High School in Maryland and a post-grad year at Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut.

Compared to his brother, Aaron is best known for his shooting ability. Aaron made 48 three-pointers in his senior season of high school.

Aaron also hit eight three-pointers in a game last season with Putnam Science Academy.

Andrew is best known for his allaround game. Andrew can score in bunches and use his size and athletic

ability to pull in rebounds as he averaged 17 points and six rebounds a game during his senior season in high school.

As usual, Quinnipiac thrived in the rebounding category in 2014-15.

Quinnipiac led the nation in defensive rebounds per game (29), rebounding margin per game (+12.4) and were second in offensive rebounds per game (16.4). The Bobcats will look to build on these numbers as they have added size and athleticism to the roster.

The Bobcats added senior transfer Will Simonton, a 6-foot-10 big man,

from the University of Illinois-Chicago to add to its presence in the paint.

Freshman athletic big man Abdulai Bundu also joins the roster, aiming to keep Quinnipiac’s rebound numbers at the top of the country.

“Abdulai is a man-child,” senior guard James Ford Jr. said. “He is a physical specimen, the kid never stops.”

Bundu stands at 6-foot-8. During his senior season at Largo High School in Maryland, he averaged 28.4 points per game, the highest average in the Washington, D.C. area. In fact, Bundu was held below 20 points only three times his entire senior year.

With his ability to score and rebound, Bundu will be a key cog in the Bobcats rotation.

But the newest forward who can make the largest impact is junior college transfer Donovan Smith.

Smith is an imposing big who stands at 6-foot-9 and 245 pounds, yet is mobile for his size and should earn lots of minutes for the Bobcats.

“I bring low-post scoring, perimeter scoring, and defense,” Smith said.

“You can expect a lot of blocked shots this year.”

Smith played two years at Triton College and led them to a 29-4 record during his sophomore season. During that season, Smith averaged 12.4 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game and set a program record with 120 blocked shots on the season.

Smith left his mark on the program as he finished as Triton’s all-time leader in blocked shots (205).

Since arriving at Quinnipiac, Donovan has shown that the change from JUCO to Division I can go seamless with hard work.

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Cross country’s teamwork leads to first MAAC Championship

By JUSTIN CAIT Staff Writer

Quinnipiac women’s cross country dethroned Iona on Oct. 31 to earn its first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship, ending Iona’s streak of 10-straight championship finishes.

“It was really exciting,” Quinnipiac head coach Carolyn Martin said. “We had it in sight and knew that down the line this was going to be a goal.”

With the win, the Bobcats advance to the NCAA Northeast Regional at Franklin Park in Boston on Nov. 13.

Quinnipiac had five runners finish in the top 20, four runners in the top 10 and three runners in the top five at the meet; Niamh Ashe (2nd), Tracy Campbell (4th), Emily Wolff (5th), Kaleigh Roberts (8th), and

Cameron Chaplen (20th), en route to bringing a MAAC Championship to Hamden.

“Everyone started crying and hugging each other when we found out that we won,” senior Tracy Campbell said. “I couldn’t have been more proud of the team.”

Although the runners’ times are different, teamwork is one thing that has always stayed consistent throughout the season and leading up to the race, according to sophomore Emily Wolff.

“We were racing as a team for our teammates, not just for ourselves,” Wolff said. “The biggest thing is we ran together, we stuck together as a team, so we all kind of drove each other to run as fast as we could.”

Iona has held the MAAC Championship title since 2005. For Quin-

nipiac, upsetting the reigning champions was almost unimaginable.

“I think a lot of the coaches were surprised that we were able to overcome a team that has the tradition of winning 10 years in a row,” Martin said. “That was the most exciting thing, taking down a team that has won so many years in a row.”

This wasn’t the first time Quinnipiac was successful in a major race this season. Most notably, the Bobcats finished 2nd out of 39 teams at the 2015 New England Championships in Boston on Oct. 10.

Being mentally prepared, Martin said, was equally as important as the physical aspect of the championship race.

“We really focused on the mental aspect of training this year,” Martin said. “Through every portion of the race I’d have them visualize differ-

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Quinnipiac has won nine of their last 12 conference championship meets.

ent scenarios that could happen in the middle of a race.”

For Quinnipiac, the program’s last conference championship came in 2007, when it won the NEC Championship.

“[Winning the conference] was our main focus all season,” Campbell said. “And after New England’s we really got excited for it and we See CROSS COUNTRY Page 10