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Parking changes announced for 2017-2018 academic school year

By OLIVIA HIGGINS Staff Writer

The Student Government Association (SGA), along with Quinnipiac faculty members, have been hard at work for weeks to organize parking on Quinnipiac’s campuses for the 2017-2018 academic school year.

Public Safety received feedback from students and staff who have parked on campus this past year. As a result, several parking changes will be implemented for the next academic year. These changes include an update to the parking pass system, reassigning lots designated to certain classes and improvements to the shuttle service to accommodate students. While these changes have not been officially announced by the university, they are the possible plans for the next academic year.

The Hilltop parking lot, which was previously designated as a sophomore parking lot on main campus, will now be restricted to seniors and juniors who live on York Hill only, from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Parking and Transportation Coordinator Shanon Grasso has been part of the effort toward preparing parking plans for next year.

Grasso believes the change on the Hilltop lot will help alleviate the stress of parking on main campus.

“This small shift will have a very positive impact on commuter and faculty parking in all other parking lots on the Mount

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This colorcoded graphic highlights the upcoming parking changes for next semester.

Carmel campus,” Grasso said. “Sophomores will be able to park in the York Hill garage, Westwoods and Whitney lots only.”

SGA has tried to address the issue of park-

ing, according to VP for Finance Ryan Hicks.

“I think that this change just needs to be made so that every student has a place to park, which sounds super cliche, but at

the end of the day parking is something that needs to be addressed,” Hicks said.

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New sports facility under construction, lighting remains an issue

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Tractors, contractors, piles of dirt and the skeleton of a building mark the construction of Quinnipiac’s newest sports facility on Hogan Road. When finished, the facility will feature two fields for lacrosse, field hockey and soccer, complete with bleachers and locker rooms.

“The schedule has the completion of the fields ready for the fall semester,” Vice President for Facilities and Capital Planning Sal Filardi said. “We do have a little bit of concern about the locker room facility.”

Although the locker rooms might not be completed by the beginning of the semester, they are expected to be ready shortly thereafter, according to Filardi.

Associated costs for the project include construction equipment and landscaping as well as the designs of the two fields and its surrounding structures.

The $28 million budget for this project is a fraction compared to the $52 million spent to develop TD Bank Sports Center in 2007, according to the Quinnipiac Athletics website.

The fields are being constructed in order for Quinnipiac to comply with a court order that was issued four years ago, according to the New Haven Register. Under federal Title IX regulations, equal athletic opportunities must be available for all teams, both male and female.

The two fields will allow more practice time for Quinnipiac’s lacrosse, field hockey and soccer teams as well as a stage for athletic competition.

“The original project had lighting in it,” Filardi said. “The town essentially said, ‘we’re not going to let you put lighting up.’”

Hamden’s Zoning Board of Appeals deemed the lights inappropriate for a residential area, according to the New Haven Register.

“We’re hoping that (Hamden’s) regulations will improve over time to include sports lighting,” Filardi said.

Filardi pointed to the fact that the Hamden Zoning Board had recently approved lighting for a field in the south part of town in a residential neighborhood.

“The houses are much closer to that field than they are here,” he said.

Filardi argued that, with today’s technology, Quinnipiac could have installed sports lighting that would only light up the field, not the surrounding neighborhoods.

“I picked up my kid over in North Haven the other day,” Filardi said. “The light’s shining in your eyes from, you know, two blocks away because of this old technology.”

Filardi explained the stark difference in today’s technology.

“With today’s technology, with LEDs, it’s very focused and shines on the field,” Filardi said. “You can’t see what’s twenty feet off the field; it’s in the dark.”

Filardi also expressed how much lighting the fields would benefit the athletic organizations on campus.

“It expands the use of the field,” Filardi said, noting that the lack of daylight during the fall and spring semesters can an effect when teams

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The construction of the new sports facility is expected to be completed by the fall 2017 semester.

can utilize the facility.

While Filardi hopes to be able to install lighting for the fields eventually, it is not a priority.

Some people at Quinnipiac think the facility is a positive change for the community.

“I think it’s good that we’re finally doing something to support women’s’ sports teams, or any sports team that is not men’s hockey,” sophomore philosophy and English double major Matthew Dennehy. said

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Others recognize the necessity of the fields, but argue that $28 million is too high of a cost.

“I feel that our money can go elsewhere,” sophomore nursing major Marlayna Fanto said.

“I shouldn’t be paying for my laundry or printing when the school can afford that much for a field.”

Quinnipiac’s newest sports facility is expected to be finished by the upcoming fall semester.

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April 26, 2017

FACULTY SPEAK UP

Marijuana is currently a legal substance used both medicinally and recreationally in the states of Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon and Washington, as well as in Washington D.C. Quinnipiac professors discuss their opinions regarding whether the drug should be further legalized.

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CONTENT DIRECTOR Hannah Feakes

Johanna D’Addario| Clinical Associate Professor of PA Studies “Marijuana can be used for many different purposes, and the concern about the legalization of it is what purpose people will use it for, and what types of situation they can be in that would be potentially unsafe, such as driving. I think in many ways, from a healthcare perspective, it can be beneficial for people who have chronic conditions – which is why I would like to see it continue to be used for certain medical conditions.”

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Stacy Missari| Assistant Teaching Professor “I’m for legalization of marijuana at the federal level… primarily from my background in sociology and criminal justice. We (as a country) already have a problem with mass incarceration, and the legalization of marijuana is continuing across states, and because it’s becoming so normalized in its usage, I think that having it at the federal level will make it easier across all the law enforcement agencies to make it a uniform policy. I don’t really think you can make an argument against legalization if we have things like alcohol and cigarettes legalized.”

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“I think that it should be legal or illegal across the country, rather than having regulations in each state. On the whole, I think it would probably be better if it were legal, but the thing I’m concerned about is having really strong regulation to make sure that it doesn’t trickle down to younger kids and children, because there is research that suggests that the use of marijuana among people whose brains are not fully developed can cause some problems.”

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“I think if you look at it from the standpoint of the medicinal needs of people – that’s fine. I have little difficulty with that. But to open it up to recreational use is not my idea of a good thing. I think there’s not really enough known about the downside – side effects, to go ahead and say ‘Yeah, that’s okay… anyone can use it.’ I just don’t think that’s the way we (as a country) want to go. I feel that (further legalization is) not really something that is necessary.”

Beyond the Bobcats

A rundown on news outside the university.

By Victoria Simpri

Former NFL player found dead in jail cell

New Haven teacher on leave after relationship with student

Bill O’Reilly forced out of Fox News

Former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez died by suicide on Wednesday, April 19 in the Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts, according to ESPN. Hernandez was not on suicide watch and there was no concern for him being a risk to himself, according Department of Corrections spokesman Christopher Fallon. Hernandez would have been transferred to a mental health unit if there was a concern for his well-being. It is possible that the Partiots could owe Hernandez money from his unfinished contract, according to the New York Post. His daughter, Avielle, could receive up to $15 million.

Security officers at New Haven’s Wilbur Cross High School were getting tables from a classroom when they came across 44-yearold drama teacher, Jennifer Frechette, in a makeshift bed alongside a 15-year-old male student with condoms nearby. Tara Knight, the lawyer for the alleged victim, said that the evidence shows that the relationship was not spontaneous. While going through the phone of the alleged victim, the parents found text messages between the student and Frechette about having sex and the fact that Frechette was no longer attracted to her husband.

Frechette is on a paid administrative leave.

Fox News prime-time host Bill O’Reilly has been fired from his position after working two decades for the company. O’Reilly was removed just two weeks after the New York Times launched an investigation into how Fox News has repeatedly stood by O’Reilly after numerous sexual assault allegations.

O’Reilly had reached settlements with five women who had reported harassment or sexual assault charges against O’Reilly. The settlements totaled $13 million. More than 50 advertisers had abandoned O’Reilly’s show, The O’Reilly Factor, and many women’s rights groups advocated against him, according the The New York Times. O’Reilly has denied the allegations against him.

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Recent New York legislature may impact Quinnipiac enrollment

Excelsior Scholarship grants free tuition for in-state students at New York public universities

By MATT GRAHN Staff Writer

New York’s legislature passed a plan, the Excelsior Scholarship, on April 9 to make tuition free for the schools in the State University of New York (SUNY) system to students from households making less than $100,000 per year, according to lohud.com. Considering that 25 percent of Quinnipiac’s class of 2020 is from New York state, according to startclass.com, it may be necessary to see what impact this could have for Quinnipiac in the future.

Joan Isaac Mohr, vice president for admissions and financial aid, is currently waiting to see how private schools in New York, like Utica College and Ithaca College, respond, as she says that they are Quinnipiac’s competition, not the SUNY schools.

“I think we’ll need to see how this year ends up in terms of applications from New York, and what we hear from our New York counterparts, and other private institutions to see if they’ve lost a higher percent to SUNY (schools) as opposed to other privates,” Mohr said.

To coincide with the Excelsior Scholarship, New York state also approved an increase to the Tuition Assistance Program, according to the Buffalo News. Through this approval, New York state pitches in $3,000 per student attending a private school in New York as long as the schools themselves decide to contribute another $3,000. It also freezes the student’s payments to the school while they are receiving funds.

Mohr feels that this is “unfair” to the private schools and those who want to attend them, as she claims that there wasn’t enough money budgeted for this part of the Tuition Assistance Program.

“I think many of them will pass on it because… you can’t depend on it. The student can’t depend on getting the money… So, there’s a whole administrative end of this that hasn’t been worked out,” Mohr said.

While there are positive sides to providing free tuition, Mohr thinks this will be a wake-up

call to not charge as much for education.

“Maybe they should consider cutting back a little too. Private universities take a lot from people,” Mohr said.

There are people who think the free tuition is a good thing regardless. Sophomore Aaliayah French feels that the Excelsior Scholarship will send a message to private schools.

French, who is from Harlem, New York, is enthusiastic about how the scholarship could help a wide range of individuals get an education.

“I think it’s a great opportunity for us. We need that,” she said. “There are so many who are underprivileged and marginalized people as well who need that opportunity.”

However, there are still further conditions to the Excelsior Scholarship. The Buffalo News reports that the stipulations include having to be enrolled full time at SUNY and having to stay in New York for as long as an individual received the benefit. If they fail to meet any of the conditions, the funds a student received will be then treated as if it were a loan.

Sophomore Christina Boccadoro thinks that the conditionality is sensible.

“I guess that’s fair.,” Boccadoro said. “Then no one’s disadvantaging anyone else.”

Dr. June Watzl, a physics professor at Quinnipiac, feels that the Excelsior Scholarship shouldn’t be restricted to just SUNY schools, but should be used to help a student pay for any school.

“The parents of the student are paying taxes in New York state, and the student should benefit [from] that,” Watzl said. “If a student graduated from Quinnipiac University, chances are they’re going back home, and they will make contributions to the tax for the state.”

Despite the Excelsior Scholarship, there are still other expenses that the student will have to pay for. After you remove tuition from the costs listed, a student will still be paying $18,210 yearly if they are living on campus, according to SUNY’s official website.

Mohr wants people to remember that there

State University of New York (SUNY) Tution costs before Excelsior Scholorship Tuition costs after Excelisor Scholarship Remaining costs and other costs

$6,740 $0 $18,210

Utica College Tuition costs before Tutition Assistance Program

$20,126

Tuition costs after reduction from Tuition Assistance Program

$14,126

Remaining tuition and other costs

$28,674

Ithaca College Tuition costs before Tutition Assistance Program

$42,884

Tuition costs after reduction from Tuition Assistance Program

$36,884

Remaining tuition and other costs

$52,158

Columbia University Tuition costs before Tutition Assistance Program Tuition costs after reduction from Tuition Assistance Program

$55,161

Remaining tuition and other costs

$65,690

$49,161

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This infographic compares tuition costs for public and private universities in New York.

is always a cost to everything.

“Free is never free. Someone is paying for it,” Mohr said. “Either our tax dollars are paying for this, or families are paying for this or the colleges are paying for your education.”

Mohr believes the decision to make the tuition for the SUNY schools free to students was a political move, considering that New York’s governor, Andrew Cuomo, is a democrat, and that the party ran in part on helping with education costs during the last presidential election.

If Mohr were in the position of Cuomo, she said she would have instead tried seeing if there

could be more done with Pell Grants.

In regards to Quinnipiac’s possible response, Mohr said that the Excelsior Scholarship only just passed, so time is necessary to see what the next move should be. However, she understands that, at least for some, the Excelsior Scholarship could have a positive impact.

“In the long run, I think it will benefit a certain group of students very well,” Mohr said.

“It might also just make everyone take another look at how students are getting aided.”

Hicks: ‘The goal is to create a better environment for the students’ PARKING from cover Grasso expects incoming sophomores to disagree with this policy change. She assures the student body that improvements to the shuttle system will lessen the inconvenience of parking off main campus.

The carpool lot will now be open to commuters and will provide 138 more spaces, which will hopefully diminish the difficulty that commuter students have finding parking on main campus.

Hogan lot will be designated to overflow commuter students, and members of Residential Life, such as Resident Assistants

(RAs) and Resident Hall Directors (RHDs).

The remainder of the parking lots such as College of Arts and Sciences lot, School of Business lot and Center for Communications and Engineering lot will all continue to be restricted to faculty and staff only. North Lot will remain a faculty and commuter lot.

The inception for the changes for parking on the university began when SGA members realized there was an issue with parking on campus.

“Joey Mullaney and Sarah Schreiner, who are two outgoing seniors right now, were the ones who came up with the idea that this needs to be brought to the adminis-

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tration,” Hicks said.

After coming to this conclusion, meetings were conducted with the administration, which ultimately lead to the survey being sent out to the student body, according to Hicks.

Grasso also explained that vehicle registration will open earlier than usual and plans to have the parking pass system up and running as soon as the semester begins.

The same parking pass and ticketing syste will be in place next year, mandating that a vehicle with three parking citations will be placed on the tow list and after five citations, the parking privileges will be re-

voked, according to Grasso.

Grasso revealed that some features of the new shuttle changes will be on-demand services to students when they are needed and free Wi-Fi on board.

While students, faculty and staff would like to see a parking garage on campus, Hicks believes that smaller changes need to be tackled first before tackling big changes.

“The goal is to create a better environment for the students,” Hicks said, “I think anytime that the university makes a change, it’s with the students in mind.”

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Relay for Life to hold Luminaria Ceremony Relay for Life will be holding a ceremony to honor cancer survivors, remember lost loved ones and celebrate life without cancer on Wednesday, April 26 at 9:30 p.m on the Quad. Students will have the opportunity to bring pictures of loved ones and make paper bag lanterns called luminarias. The luminarias will be lined up along the Quad sidewalks and participants will walk around to honor those affected by cancer.

WISH to table for #INeedFeminismBecause

campaign

Students will have the opportunity to show their support for gender equality by participating in the Women In Support of Humanity’s (WISH) #INeedFeminismBecause social media campaign on Thursday, April 27 from 11 a.m.3 p.m. Students will write down why they need feminism, post a photo on the WISH social media accounts and will receive a free donut.

QUAD to show ‘La La Land’ QU After Dark (QUAD) will be showing ‘La La Land’ on Friday, April 28 at 8 p.m. in the Carl Hansen Student Center Piazza. Free food and drinks are provided. Students can enjoy a musical movie starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling.

Afro-Caribbean Night brings culture to campus

African and Caribbean Student Union holds its first big event

By JENNIE TORRES

Social Media Coordinator

The African and Caribbean Student Union (ACSU) celebrated its first year as an established organization at Quinnipiac by hosting AfroCaribbean Night at the York Hill Rocky Top Den on Friday, April 21.

At the end of the 2016-2017 school year, ACSU wanted to achieve something really big, according to senior communications major and president of ACSU Melanie Nyarko.

“I’ve been at Quinnipiac for four years, so I’ve really seen how much has changed and how much better we’ve gotten with diversity and inclusion, but we really just wanted visibility on campus,” Nyarko said.

Nyarko thinks ACSU differentiates from other organizations because all of their events so far have had an aspect of charity to it. For Afro-Caribbean Night, any proceeds would be donated to the Kiva foundation, which helps start up small businesses in third world countries.

Aside from aiming to entertain the student body with their event, ACSU also wanted to connect to the community outside of the university as well.

“If you identify as African or Caribbean, you also come from somewhere else so it’s also important to give back to that somewhere else,” Nyarko said.

The event offered the student body a taste of African and Caribbean culture, since there can be many people who have a lot of misconceptions about Africa and the Caribbean, according to sophomore business management major and vice president of ACSU Layomi Akinnifesi.

“Some people still think that

The Student Veteran Organization (SVO) will host its annual barbeque on Saturday, April 29 on Bobcat Way. There will be free food, a DJ, raffles and food trucks. The event will support both SVO and The Fisher Foundation.

Panhellenic Council to host finals stress relief night Panhellenic Council will be hosting a yard sale where they will sell old Panhellenic t-shirts on Tuesday, May 2 from 7:30–10 p.m. There will also be therapy dogs and a yogurt bar. Proceeds raised will benefit either the Circle of Sisterhood or the Panhellenic scholarship.

African and Caribbean Student Union hosts ‘Afro-Caribbean Night’ in the Rocky Top Den.

Africa is a country or that the only things that people do in the Caribbean is like stay on the beach, so there isn’t a lot of recognition on the different diversities of the cultures within the Caribbean and African countries, so we made ‘Afro-Caribbean Night’ just to get a taste of that,” Akinnifesi said.

Afro-Caribbean Night included a series of segments that encompassed the beauty of both African and Caribbean culture, including music, poetry, a fashion show and a dance number by the university’s step dancing group, Step to Perfection.

Furthermore, ACSU invited Nigerian artist Faustin Adeniran to the event to present his artwork to the university.

Sophomore biomedical mechanical engineering major and secretary of ACSU Kevin

Osei-Akoto said the event was an attempt to spread diversity around the university and educate the student body.

“We just want to let (students) know a bit about what we are and also for other cultures that have come to countries so far away from home, we want them to come to a place that is comfortable for them,” Osei-Akoto said.

Several people were pleased with the festivities, including junior political science and international business major Hephzibah Adesina.

“I am Nigerian, I was born in Nigeria and I feel like anything that is done to celebrate our heritage and just our culture is something that I would love to come to, so that’s why I came,” Adesina said. “I believe it was a success, people came out, people ate, people loved the speak-

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ers and the performers so I do think it was a success.”

Junior health science studies major Tyla Martin was also satisfied with the event, saying that she was compelled to attend because of sufficient advertisements around campus, as well as her involvement in the multicultural council.

“I like to make a point to support all of the diversity groups on campus and I heard a lot of good things that were going to happen at this event so I really wanted to come,” Martin said. “I like how they brought different parts of the community to Quinnipiac, because it’s not something you see everyday in an event so I can tell how much work they put into it and I think everyone appreciated it.”

The cost of cancellations

Students cannot receive refunds due to frequently absent professors

By JEREMY TROETTI

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We’ve all received that email from a professor that is written in a somber tone, declaring that he or she has to cancel class that day.

While this may be reason to celebrate, as cancelled classes often open up space for valuable nap time, you may find yourself asking, ‘Can I get my money back?’ Unfortunately, even if your professor cancels that class often enough, the answer is still no.

But should you be able to recoup some of the money you pay for a frequently cancelled class?

Junior International Business major Kenneth Schulz feels that the idea of students getting some of their money back is interesting.

“If the professor can’t provide the service the students pay for, (students) should be able to get some of their money back,” Schulz said.

In terms of how many classes should have to be cancelled in order for students to get a partial refund, Schulz offered up a specific number.

“More than 50 percent,” Schulz said.

Freshman film major Sydney Bar-

bera was also intrigued by the idea of students receiving a partial refund for frequently cancelled classes.

“If your class is cancelled more than five times, I would say maybe yes (you should get some money back),” Barbera said. “Or if it’s a class (that meets) once a week, (you should get some money back).”

Barbera expressed frustration over a class she has that does not take up the amount of time it is allotted.

She expressed concern over whether she is wasting money on the class and even if she is learning anything.

“One of my classes is once a week and it doesn’t take the full three hours,” Barbera said. ”It’s kind of ridiculous how it’s only an hour and a half when we have two hours and 45 minutes for the class.”

However, despite student frustration, the only way a student can get any form of a refund would be to withdraw from that class within the first five weeks of the semester, according to Annalisa Zinn vice president for academic innovation and effectiveness.

Zinn also went on to explain that class cancellations do not occur as fre-

quently as students would think.

“On the whole, class meeting cancellations are quite rare, and it is inaccurate to think that when a class meeting cancellation occurs… due to inclement weather, course instructor sickness, or other extenuating circumstance, there is an automatic loss of instructional time,” Zinn said.

Cancelled classes are often replaced with ulterior forms of class time, according to Zinn.

“Typically, when a class meeting cancellation occurs, the instructor assigns an alternative form of instructional time… an experiential learning activity in order to make-up the time so that there is no loss in the course’s overall instructional time.”

She explained that these alternative forms of instructional time are legally allowed to take the place of class time that gets cancelled.

“Such use of alternative forms of instructional time in lieu of a class is fully in line with federal regulations, which define ‘instructional time’ as academic engagement in the form of in-person and electronic activities,” Zinn said.

Some forms of alternative instruc-

tional time include: laboratory work, examinations, internships and studio work, as well as various other assignments that can be given out by professors.

Zinn explained that if a student has an issue about a particular class getting cancelled too often, they should speak up about that issue.

“If a student has a concern regarding the class meeting cancellations that have occurred in one of the student’s courses, the student should share that concern with the chairperson of the department offering that course,” Zinn said.

According to the university website, the cost per credit for a full-time day student is $1,020, which equates to $3,060 per 3-credit class in a 14week semester in which there are two and a half hours of class time in a given week.

So if students enjoy cancelled classes, or even the occasional skip, they cringe when they realize that they are losing $87.43 each time.

For students who frequently skip classes, the loss could amount to thousands.

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Going Green

How the university keeps its campuses eco-friendly

By VICTORIA SIMPRI News Editor

Quinnipiac is committed to building one of the most environmentally-friendly campuses in America, according to the university handbook.

The most iconic memento to the university’s sustainability are the 25 wind turbines that stand high on the York Hill campus.

The wind turbines are designed to generate 33,000 kilowatt-hours of energy a year. This is roughly three times the consumption annually for a United States residential utility customer, according to Associate Vice President of Facilities Keith Woodward “I think it’s a great statement the university has made about its commitment to protect the environment by having the renewable energy sources,” Woodward said.

Freshman occupational therapy major Isabella Fazo believes that the wind farm on the York Hill campus distinguishes Quinnipiac from all other universities.

“Not a lot of schools actually have (windmills on campus),” Fazo said. “It’s really cool that we have windmills and a lot of them don’t,” The York Hill campus emphasizes on the university’s sustainability platform with geothermal heating and cooling in the. Eastview residence hall.

Geothermal energy is the production of energy using the internal heat of the earth’s crust.

This heat comes from the radioactive decay of minerals and continual heat loss from the earth’s original formation.

Adjacent to the Eastview residence hall are 50 ground wells. Generally, ground temperature is warmer in the winter and will heat the water, and in turn, the building. During the summer, the circulated water underground will aid in providing air conditioning, according to Woodward.

Atop the Crescent residence hall are 721 photovoltaic solar panels, which generate more than 250,000 kilowatt-hours a year. Roughly 240-250,000 kilowatt hours are used per year in the Crescent residence halls from the solar pan-

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The 25 wind turbines on York Hill generate 33,000 kilowatt- hours of power a year.

els, according to Woodward.

On the Mount Carmel campus, the village residence halls generate about eight to nine kilowatt hours per day, according to Woodward.

There are 28 village buildings that consist of

14 in Old Village and the remaining 14 in New Village. With four suites making up one village building, there are 112 suites in the village buildings total.

With an average of 8.5 kilowatt hours being

produced by a village building per day, it is estimated that each village suite generates about 952 kilowatt- hours per day.

The amount of energy used goes down when students go home for holidays such as Easter, which took place the weekend of April 14-16.

The university also expands upon its sustainability efforts by offering a single-stream recycling system. The blue baskets located around the university can be used to dispose of plastic products numbered one through seven. This includes magazines, newspapers and catalogs, according to the university handbook.

Non-recyclable items that should not be put into these bins include plastic bags, garbage and all food waste.

Throughout the university’s campuses are solar-powered trash cans that collect energy from the sun and use it to compact the garbage inside.

Each holds four to five times as much trash as the typical receptacle, which reduces landfill, according to the university’s Facebook page.

After recyclable items have been dropped off in their blue baskets, they are then taken to City Carting and Recycling in Milford.

Fazo thinks that there is more the university could do to make students aware of the recycling initiatives on campus.

“I think it’s a really helpful adaptation for the environment,” Fazo said, “Just promoting it, see how there’s signs in the cafe. They could put up signs and stuff and kids will be more aware (of the correct way to recycle on campus),” In terms of the future of Quinnipiac’s sustainability endeavours, Woodward believes that there is still more to be done.

“Certainly, with a look at the longer term, you will see more LED lights, like we have at York Hill to help reduce energy use,” Woodward said. “We continue to look at opportunities with good ROI (return on investments) and savings to the University and try and capitalize on those opportunities for savings.”

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‘Have a better one’

Take the time to appreciate employees ANDREW WEISS Contributing Writer @WeissHockeyQ

I wanted ice cream.

It was a Monday, just a few weeks ago.

Two exams in back to back hours, an essay due the next day and the beginning of my half-semester class the next morning. I was worn out, stressed and slightly hungry.

So I wanted ice cream.

I walked into the caf, scooped up a prepackaged strawberry swirl ice cream from a freezer drawer and paid for it with the meal plan I somehow still had left.

I needed a spoon.

As I walked over to the small corner where the utensils and napkins are kept, I noticed a worker toiling away. He was scrubbing with a cloth at the nastiest of stains on the counter.

I took one step in the direction of the spoon container, and he quickly stepped aside.

Without even thinking, or putting any thought into it, I instinctively gave up a “thanks” in passing before grabbing my sorely needed spoon.

“Anytime, sir.”

I took a few steps toward the exit before pausing. I don’t know why, but what he said really stuck with me at the time.

“Anytime, sir.”

Sir? If we’re being honest here, I’m a twenty-year-old college student, not the heir to Bill Gates’ fortune or a fancy foreign esquire.

Even if I was, there was no reason— in my mind, at least— that a man many years my senior should be looking up to me in a social regard. No matter his occupation, he has experienced life much more than myself.

As I stood off to the side, processing this, I watched him continue his work. He scrubbed away at the counter, pausing to let students by. Constantly, he moved around the flow of kids, many of whom are still considered teenagers. He never stood in their way, and you could tell he didn’t even think about his actions; he just stepped aside.

This simple action, one of many that we don’t ever think about during the course of each day, really stuck with me. I saw him working hard, much like any of the people that service the Quinnipiac community, but this time I just took a second to think.

Then, I took a second to thank.

I walked back up to him and exchanged a quick word.

“I just want you to know, everyone here appreciates the work you do,” I said. “Even if we don’t always show it, and we take it for granted, you do it with pride. Thank you.”

I’ve never seen someone look so appreciative. He turned to me and flashed a brilliant smile.

He said, “You don’t know how much it

means to hear that. Thank you, young man.”

“Have a good day,” I said.

His response was pure gold. “Have a better one.”

I don’t want this story to come across as a self-pat-on-the-back. Just remember that the people who execute the “dirty work” or the little jobs are people too. They do the things that few of us on this campus want to do.

They don’t clean tables or sweep floors or cook food for fun. They’re getting paid, and most people in the service or cleaning industry really need that money.

That doesn’t mean they only work for the pay; most of the people I’ve encountered take pride in the work they do, the smiles they encounter and the thanks they occasionally get from 20-year-old journalism students.

Ever since that afternoon, I continue to see him in the caf.

Last week, it was the same spot. He remembered me.

“Need a spoon?”

Always thinking about other people, about us students. Next time, I told myself, I’m going to learn his name.

“Thanks,” I said. “Have a great day.”

“Have a better one.”

I saw him again on Wednesday.

His name is James, but he said his friends call him Free.

“So, call me Free.” I assume by that, we’re friends now. I won’t complain.

I asked him for a picture. He had the biggest smile before and after the shot, but he wanted to stay stoic on camera. What an absolute gem.

“Take some time, and talk with someone you see often at work while you get food, or chat with someone who cleans your hall or your classrooms.”

-ANDREW WEISS SOPHOMORE JOURNALISM MAJOR “Have a good day,” I said.

Try it for yourself. Have a conversation with him. Ask him how he is doing, about his life, but above all, thank him. He’ll respond the same way. Every. Single. Time.

“Have a better one.”

This could go for anyone that works for the students, rather than with them. Professors or administrators are perhaps the most well known staff members on campus, for a good reason. However, there are so many people at Quinnipiac, and at every college, that make the school really tick.

I still remember my dorm janitor from freshman year; her name was Lucy. I met her the first day I was on campus, with butterflies in the belly, moving into a room I had to familiarize myself with for an entire year.

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She hit it off with my mom— and anyone who knows my mom, knows she’s a very talkative, friendly person— and it was a lights out friendship ever since for me.

Lucy always looked out for my room and my hall in Dana. First floor. She gave a chuckle when my roommate Zach and I changed the “1” on our room number to a “4” so we could be Dana “404 not found.”

Nobody laughs at that but Lucy.

She helped me when I spilled a strawberry-banana smoothie on our room rug, even though her shift had just ended on a Friday afternoon. She taught me what to use, and also made me clean it up myself to make sure I knew what I was doing.

I had almost four smoothies a day freshman year. She knew it would be a continuous problem.

I got those smoothies from the Bobcat Den, where I also befriended a worker named Chester. He is always smiling, always asks me how I’m doing and always tells me to have a great day. Maybe that’s his job, maybe that’s just his personality.

Oh, and he always remembers my name.

So does Lucy. So does Free.

Just because the workers at this school work for us, as students, that doesn’t mean we’re above them in society. They’re humans and some pretty awesome humans at that.

Have you ever talked to your dorm janitor? The guy making your breakfast sandwich? The lady working the cash register?

Let’s be honest, you aren’t a true Quinnipiac student if you haven’t had a conversation with Java John.

He’s just one of many amazing humans that really run this campus. They all have a story to share, a smile to see and a friendship

to earn.

We’re bogged down in a cultural shift in college where your place in society is based off of some crazy values. Some people will look highly on you if your character is true, your work is solid, and your friendship adds value to their lives. Other people want to make sure you have a high follower count on Twitter before being your friend; if you’re not fake laughing on your Instagram post, did you even try?

The people that help out this campus with their hard work deserve respect for that work, appreciation for their effort and an outlet to talk to for their human side. They shouldn’t be glossed over because they have yet to friend you on Facebook.

Take some time, and talk with someone you often see at work while you get food, or chat with someone who cleans your hall or your classrooms. Sometimes, they might not care, or might not show interest; but the times when they do, people who care like Free, Lucy, and Chester, it just adds another person to your life worth your time.

I saw Free this morning, before I wrote this, when I wasn’t sure if I really wanted to even try to type up this piece. One glance at his smile when I said hello, and I was certain.

We talked again, and we went our separate ways.

After I was about 10 feet away, I turned back and said, “Have a good day.”

He was heading off to work, already setting up, when he turned to me.

I bet you can guess what he said.

I hope he had a better day, too.

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How I’ve learned to survive college Having classes all day long, homework and As I’m reaching the end of my second year of meetings to follow, or living with people I barely college, I’ve taken a lot of time lately to reflect.

I’m halfway done with my college career and know has taught me to learn what works best (and what doesn’t work at all) for me as a person. somedays I feel like I only just got here.

I know I’ll learn even I don’t care what your more in my next two years friend, sister, parent or aunt here, but I’ve also learned tells you. If you’re doing it deeper things, like how I have right, college isn’t easy, and AMANDA PERELLI a hard time making friends, I it shouldn’t be. Maybe these Opinion Editor @arperelli put my heart and soul into evwill be the best four-plus erything I do and that someyears of your life and maytimes all I need to do is relax. be you’ll make friendships I would have never that’ll last forever. However. you’ll also shed a few tears and get a little home- learned these things about myself if I hadn’t had the chance to live with six other students, but it sick sometimes. It’s a package deal.

I’m not saying college is scary, I’m saying life also took me two very difficult years to figure is scary. In these four years, we are going to navi- them out.

As college students, we tend to say that we are gate the maps inside our minds and get to know “surviving college” as if it’s a disease we have just ourselves like we never have before.

I’ve learned that I’m better in the mornings been plagued with. What we’re really referring to with caffeine, I like having alone time and I’ll do is surviving this strange transition happening inwhatever it takes to avoid (what I believe to be) side us.

Many of us are learning how to live again, but pointless drama.

this time on our own. With this, and so many other responsibilities, a majority of us have never been as stressed out as we are as students.

We are stressed because of school work and striving to get the best grades possible, but we’re also stressed about things we have never had to think about in the past.

Yes, there are the obvious stressors like not being able to do your own laundry and turning all your whites pink, but there are also bigger ones like financial obligations and learning how to live on your own.

Americans are more burdened by student loan debt than ever, according to studies done by studentloanhero.com. I won’t worry you with the numbers, but it’s clear many people enter college with more responsibility in every aspect of their lives.

We are loaded with these obligations, strange living situations and classwork, all while trying to figure out what any of this means and sometimes it affects us negatively.

More than 11 percent of college students have

been diagnosed or treated for anxiety in the past year, and more than 10 percent reported being diagnosed or treated for depression, according Chadron State College.

If Quinnipiac University has an enrollment of about 8,000 students then that would mean that about 800 of them suffer from anxiety, depression or both. That’s a shocking number and shows that as students we need to learn to take care of ourselves when we come into contact with these new responsibilities.

As author and YouTuber John Green said, “Every year, many, many stupid people graduate from college, and if they can do it, so can you.”

If you learn how to take control of it, a little stress isn’t a bad thing because it motivates you to do your best.

Throughout all of this, the most important thing we’ll learn is who we are, how to take care of ourselves and what hurdles we’ll need to overcome for adulthood.

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After months of cold weather, the skies have finally cleared and the snow has melted. Students are flocking to the Quad to enjoy some fun in the sun before summer break. Now that spring is officially here and the weather is nice and warm, get outside and try these fun lawn games. -Adrianna Lovegrove

Horse shoes Wiffle ball Ladder toss A game played between two or four people using four horseshoes and two throwing targets set in a lawn or sandbox area. The players alternate turns tossing horseshoes at stakes in the ground, which are traditionally placed 40 feet apart. The players are not allowed to step over the foul line. The game can be played to 40 points, or shoes. Games usually use a more stylized U-shaped bar, about twice the size of an actual horseshoe.

Wiffle ball is just a simplified version of baseball. You can play with at least two players and at most ten players. The game consists of seven innings, but time can be extended in the case of a tie. Because the ball doesn’t travel far, players don’t have to chase the ball too far. The objective of the game is to get more runs than the opposing team. You score by hitting the ball into a marked zone without the opposite team intercepting.

Space the game ladders about 15 feet apart, and start tossing the bolas (two golf balls connected with a piece of nylon rope). Each player tosses all three bolas, then the next player tosses all three bolas. The first one to 21 without going over is the winner. The top rung is worth 3 points, middle is 2 and bottom rung is 1 point. The player with the most points at the end of the first round goes first during the second round.

Fun Fact: Sports historians figure that the Fun Fact: Wiffle Ball was created by David Tip: If you're playing to win, you may need game of horseshoes was invented around Mullaney, from Fairfield in 1953.

2,000 years ago, shortly after the invention of horseshoes themselves.

to aim for a specific rung, rather than just throw aimlessly, because you want a specific number of points.

Corn hole

KanJam

Spike ball

Take turns throwing bean bags at a board with a hole in it with your opponent. You throw one bag, then your opponent does the same and you alternate as the game continues.

A tossed bag may not touch the ground. If it’s hanging off the board and touching the ground, remove the bag off the board. When all eight bags have been tossed to the other side, add up the score. If you earned the most points in the first round, your team will throw first in the next. The first team to win two matches wins the game.

The object of the game is to score points by throwing and deflecting a frisbee and hitting the can. The game ends when a team scores exactly 21 points or "slots" the disc in the can for an instant win. Players must get exactly 21 points. If a throw takes a team's score over 21 points, the points for that throw are subtracted from their score instead of being added. In the event of a tie, additional rounds are played until one team has more points than the other at the end of a round.

This game requires two players on each team with a hula hoop-sized spikenet in between the players. A player starts a point by serving the ball into the net, where it bounces back up to his or her opponent. If they miss, the other team scores a point. There are no boundaries and players can move anywhere around the net to try to get the ball. Players must alternate touches and have up to three to return the ball into the net.

Tip: A low, fast pitch will knock an opponent's Fun Fact: There bag off the board.

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CURRENT CRAZE

From The Jackson 5 to Destiny’s Child, all the greatest music groups in the world have proven that all good things must come to an end.

JUSTIN BIEBER’S 'DESPACITO' MOVES UP ON THE CHARTS QUITE RAPIDITO Since its release in January, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s hit single “Despacito” has become everyone’s favorite song, including Justin Bieber’s. The Canadian singer recently lent his vocals to a recorded remix of the track, marking his first ever song in Spanish.

Thanks to the Biebs, the remix audio video reached about 20 million views in the first 24 hours since its release last Sunday, according to Billboard. Justin Bieber even joined Luis Fonsi onstage this weekend in Puerto Rico to perform his new rendition of the jam.

This hit song is looking like a hot contender for song of the summer.

By KRISTINA MENDOZA-CABRERA Staff Writer

Destiny’s Child was certainly slaying in the late ‘90s and early 2000s, but it was only the beginning for Beyoncé. After Kelly Rowland left the three person group first, Michelle Williams and Beyoncé soon followed suit, going their separate ways for good in 2004. Beyoncé has now become one of the best-selling singers of all time. She may have sold 60 million records when she was in the group, but Queen B has gone on to sell even more as a solo artist at more than 100 million albums.

Michael Jackson first started as a child star in The Jackson 5, a group with four No.1 hits and 10 top-10 singles. Since going out on his own, Jackson went on to become one of the biggest pop stars the world has ever known. In fact, MJ’s “Thriller” has sold an estimated 65 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling album of all time.

Even when he was still a member of the boy-band NSYNC, Justin Timberlake was often seen as the most talented of the group. His first three solo albums all went multi-platinum. With the type of career most could only dream of, JT has certainly become a household name. A singer, dancer, actor and comedian, Timberlake is an allaround threat.

Many groups that once shared the stage go on as individual artists to see what they’re made of on their own. It’s a trend that carries us into the present day. Just like The Beatles, members of the British boy-band One Direction have all found highly successful careers as individual artists.

Zayn Malik was the first to leave the band, breaking the hearts of teenage girls everywhere. In an interview with The Sun, Malik hinted that he had been wanting to leave for a while.

“I did try to do something that I wasn’t happy doing for a while, for the sake of other people’s happiness,” Malik said.

Though he initially worried about the reactions of One Direction’s unparalleled fanbase, he did not let this stop him from eventually walking the walk.

“I feel like I’ve let the fans down, but I can’t do this anymore,” Malik said. “It’s not that I’ve turned my back on them or anything, it’s just that I just can’t do that anymore because it’s not the real me.”

Just last year, Malik’s chart-topping single debuted as the first post-One Direction solo track. Upon its release in January of 2016, “Pillowtalk,” soared to the top of Billboard’s Hot 100, making him the first U.K. artist to hit No. 1 with a debuted charted single.

Niall Horan was the next One Direction alum to launch his post-boy-band solo career. His song, “This Town,” came out in September of last year and hit No. 63 on the Hot 100 before racing to No. 25 in its first full week and ultimately peaked at No. 20.

Like his bandmates, Harry Styles found a life outside the boy-band. On April 7, his highly awaited first single, “Sign of the Times,” arrived and fans could not get enough of the track, which hit No. 4 on the Hot 100 in just one week.

In a recent interview with Chelsea Handler, the British singer spoke of his thoughts on the future of the band as well as that of himself.

“I would never say we’ll never do anything again, but it’s good for us to be exploring different things,” Styles admitted. “I loved it and it was what I wanted, but I’m enjoying writing at the moment — trying new things.'”

And new things he has, as the former One Direction singer made his acting debut in “Dunkirk,” a film that will premiere this summer. Styles even got the chance to try out his comedic chops on Saturday Night Live. Though he was a musical guest, Styles also appeared in SNL’s Celebrity Family Feud sketch where his Mick Jagger impression left everyone wanting a follow-up appearance from Styles as a full-on host. He’s only just begun his solo career, yet it is clear Styles is going to be just fine, as are his bandmates.

A rundown on this week’s top entertainment news.

By: Kristina Mendoza-Cabrera

BELLA THORNE’S SHOW ON FREEFORM, "FAMOUS IN LOVE" Like One Direction, the most recent split came from a group who also got their start on the “X-Factor.”

Beloved girl group Fifth Harmony made headlines in December of last year following an announcement no one saw coming: 5H member Camila Cabello was leaving the group in order to begin her journey as a solo-artist.

From Harmonizers, fans of the girls as a group, and Cabello as an individual, reactions ranged from heartbroken and angry to excited.

For others, this was a long time coming as the other girls were never exactly thrilled with Camila’s solo endeavors, including her 2015 summer hit single with Shawn Mendes, “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” as well as her song, “Bad Things,” with Machine Gun Kelly.

Rumors fueled by a statement from the four remaining group members made it seem as though Cabello was never straight with them on her intentions to leave and that she would even avoid group therapy sessions meant to save Fifth Harmony-- rumors that the 20-year-old singer has said are simply not true.

Cabello recently spoke out on her departure and why the split wasn’t as inharmonious as it looked. As a feature in Billboard, Cabello finally got to tell her side of the story.

In her interview, it became clear that it was less about a rift in relationships amongst her former group mates and more about what she wanted to be doing musically.

“I was always super open that I couldn’t just sing other people’s words and be totally happy with that …

I always encouraged the girls to do the same,” Cabello said. “We didn’t write our records. I don’t think anybody felt individually represented by the sound — we didn’t make it.”

Despite Cabello’s seemingly abrupt Fifth Harmony exit, leaving the group was a decision the singer did not make lightly.

“The easiest route would have been to shut my mouth, sing the songs, wear the clothes and keep going, you know?” Cabello said. “I mean, we were at the peak of our career. It’s definitely not the safe option.”

Still, she says she took the risk for her own artistic integrity and happiness.

"Be courageous in the pursuit of what makes your heart pound and what makes you come alive with purpose because our happiness is our responsibility,” she said.

Announced to debut sometime this year, Cabello promises her music will give fans a big chunk of her heart, something she has been yearning to do from the start.

As a Cuban-American, fluent in both English and Spanish, Cabello is recognized in both cultures. She already has songs in Spanish, including her song with Pitbull on the Fast & Furious 8 soundtrack, “Hey Ma.” Something tells us the singer will have no trouble becoming a force in both worlds.

Beyoncé, Timberlake, Malik and Cabello, and every other artist who ever dared to blaze a trail teach the importance of taking chances.

When one sets aside aversion to change, it comes with the realization that it's about trusting your instincts and following your heart. These artists encourage the world to do the same.

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Based on the book by Rebecca Serle, Freeform’s latest series, "Famous in Love", shows what it's like to be young in Hollywood. Bella Thorne, who is constantly under public and online scrutiny, can certainly relate, making her perfect for the role.

Thorne stars as the flashy new drama’s lead, Paige Townsen, a young college student who gets the part in a huge Hollywood movie. She then must learn to juggle her personal life and her college education, all with the high pressure of her newfound fame. For the first time ever Freeform has made it available to stream all 10 episodes of the first season. Fans can binge away at the addictive new series.

WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE WEDDING REUNION A mini “Wizards of Waverly Place” reunion took place at David’s Henrie’s wedding, giving former Disney fans all the feels. The former “Wizards” star, who played the oldest son, Justin Russo, on the long-running Disney Channel series, married Maria Cahill this past weekend and the internet cannot get over the very special guest list. Selena Gomez, Jake T. Austin and Jennifer Stone were all in attendance to support their on-screen brother. Apparently the “Wizards” cast members all sat at the same table together. While the show’s finale may have aired five years ago, the love amongst the “Wizards’” family is as real as ever.

Song of the Week "Umpqua Rushing" by Blind Pilot PHOTO COURTESY OF SHORE FIRE MEDIA

This track brings mellow beats and poetic lyrics together for the perfect blend of melancholy and catchy rhythms. Lead singer Israel Nebeker’s soft-but-powerful voice has the control and inflection to drive the song forward from its near silent beginning to its climactic chorus. Freshen up your playlist with this chill masterpiece.

-Madison Fraitag

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April 26, 2017

Why or why not?

Is "13 Reasons Why" helpful or glamorizing the topic of suicide?

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her 15-year-old daughter. Burke said that she was thinking ‘What kind of mother am I for letting my daughter watch this type of content?’

In addition, Burke said that she understands why people thought the show glamorized suicide because Hannah Baker’s suicide was shown.

Brian Yorkey, a co-producer of the show, said that the show’s production team wanted the scene to be painful to watch in order to make it clear that suicide is not an option that people should consider.

Burke eventually came to the conclusion that the vivid images were needed.

“But then I realized, after I caught my breath, you know what? This is graphic,” Burke said. “But suicide is graphic… you shouldn’t sugarcoat it. It’s a very, very serious thing. You can’t turn back after it’s done. It’s done forever.”

“13 Reasons Why” is a graphic show, which can be seen as a positive or negative trait.

However, this show provides dialogue about topics that normally do not get attention and sheds light on a prominent issue.

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to each other.”

But ultimately, the outcome depends on the person who is dealing with destructive thoughts.

“In the case of Hannah Baker, I think that was always going to happen no matter how she was treated,” Harder said. “When a person decides to do that, you can’t really talk them out of it.”

Sharon Burke, a media production specialist and an adjunct faculty member at Quinnipiac, thinks the show sparked dialogue across generations on themes, such as suicide and rape, that normally do not get that attention.

“It was unprecedented in that I haven’t spoke of or talked of really any series like I am after watching that,” Burke said. “The series did speak to ‘we are at fault for Hannah committing suicide’, but it also spoke to ‘no, we’re not.’ She made her own choices.”

Burke believes that the show emphasized that we do not know what somebody else is going through and to keep that in mind.

She thinks that it is important to understand how someone’s actions and words can affect another person.

At first, Burke was uncomfortable in viewing some of the scenes, especially in the 13th episode.

She thought the scenes were too graphic for

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The Netflix adaptation “13 Reasons Why” focuses on 17-year-old Hannah Baker, who commits suicide. Baker leaves 13 audio tape recordings for the 13 people she says contributedto her death.

The series is based on the book “13 Reasons Why,” written by Jay Asher.

The show, whos list of producers include celebrity Selena Gomez, has gotten positive and negative feedback.

There are concerns that the show could be more damaging than helpful. One worry is that people will over-identify with Hannah Baker and thus more suicides will occur, according to Dan Reidenberg, the executive director for Suicide Awareness Voices of Education.

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education is a nonprofit organization that works to bring notice to the issue of suicide.

People fear that a copycat effect will occur because of the show, according to Reidenberg.

The way certain material is presented in the media impacts how suicides can occur, especially for the younger population that is more at risk to commit suicide.

Reidenberg adds that the show does not mention an alternative to suicide and does not tackle depression and mental illness directly.

In a video made by Netflix to accompany the show, “Beyond the Reasons,” Gomez said the show’s intention was to portray the show’s material in an honest manner and create something that can help others because suicide should not be an option.

Also in this video, Asher mentions that it is dangerous not to talk about suicide and that there is room for help.

Senior Madeleine Harder appreciated the show and how the issue was not minimized.

“I liked that they candidly talk about suicide because I don’t think it is talked about,” Harder said. “They didn’t baby the issue.”

However, she added that too much guilt was placed on Clay Jenson, one of the characters in the show who received the tapes and liked Baker.

“It was sad to see, at the end, how Clay just felt like he was at fault the entire time because he absolutely wasn’t,” Harder said.

Harder thought that the portrayal of the other students was interesting.

“I don’t think it was necessarily anything that they did wrong,” Harder said “It’s obviously a reminder that everybody should be a little nicer

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n Italian dessert lovers rejoice. Libby’s Italian Pastry Shop is as authentic as it gets, and it’s only a short drive away from QU. Placed in the heart of New Haven’s Little Italy, Libby’s embodies traditional Italian American culture.

From tiramisu and lobster tails, to cappuccinos and cannolis, Libby’s never fails to impress. The shop’s homey atmosphere is met with its quaint decor, complete with iron lattice chairs and and striped awnings in the café area. What better way to end a night of dining at one of Little Italy’s finest restaurants or acclaimed pizza joints than a trip to Libby’s? For freshness, authenticity and undeniably delicious treats, give Libby’s a try. - M. Fraitag Vermilion

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Spring has sprung

DESIGN BY MADISON FRAITAG

Spring is finally here. It’s time to pull out the shorts and sandals. The weather is getting warmer and the flowers have finally bloomed. But as @antijokeapple tweeted, “‘April showers’ is actually the tears you cry while desperately trying to raise your GPA.” So before you head to class, make sure to appreciate all the puppies, hammocks and smiles around campus. -Adrianna Lovegrove

QU is in full bloom Life has returned to campus. Flowers, trees, everything has bloomed. The Quad is green again. The creek is running. The fountain is flowing. The pink and white Bradford Pear trees have bloomed, dusting campus with delicate flower petals. Get out and enjoy.

If you'D like, take a hike The Bobcats have awoken the Sleeping the Giant. Now that the weather has warmed up significantly, students are back to regularly hiking the Giant.

Grab your sneakers and some friends and get your hike on.

If you're lucky, hug a puppy Dogs are once again walking around campus. Who doesn’t love puppies?

You can find a dog anywhere from the Quad to the baseball fields. With all the dogs scattered around campus, it’s hard not to get excited.

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DOWN WITH A FLOWER CROWN if you're fair, beware From Coachella to Lollapalooza, music festivals are all the rage during spring.

Whether you’re jamming out to your favorite artists or hoping to catch a selfie with your favorite celebrity, outdoor concerts are the place to be.

So bust out the chokers and the flower crowns- it’s time to get basic!

Sunburns. With all the extra exposure to the UV light from the sunshine, you’re more susceptible to sunburns.

So grab your sunscreen and remember: you better lather because your skin matters.

meet the squad on the quad sorry fam, gotta cram The Quad is back in session. If the sun is out, then so are the Bobcats.

The weather has become increasingly nice, forcing students to go outside and soak up the rays. They fill the Quad and spend the day tossing a frisbee, throwing a baseball, tanning, napping or catching up on some homework. Any reason to be outside is a good one.

An outbreak of spring fever has hit campus. The semester is coming to an end and the Bobcats are fully aware.

Quinnipiac students are faced with the difficult decision between having fun in the sun or finishing that final paper. But just look on the bright side, instead of crying about that 15-page paper inside, now you can do it outside!

achoo Allergies. Runny nose. Burning eyes.

Scratchy throat. The ultimate betrayal.

The increase of pollen has gotten the better of some students, resulting in the flare of seasonal allergies. It’s hard to enjoy the warm weather with red noses and puffy eyes.

rain, rain, go away Four days of sunshine equals four days of rain. With a week of high 60s and low 70s, we’re guaranteed a week of gloomy rain. So don't pack up your rain coat just yet, there’s only few more weeks until summer. April showers bring May flowers, right?

what's that smell?

The trees smell like a gross combination of “fish and sperm,” freshman Liz Flynn said. Although the trees look beautiful, the aroma isn’t always as appealing.

The fragrance leaves a bad taste in the mouths of the students.

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RUNDOWN

MEN’S LACROSSE

Siena 10, QU 8 – Friday

Brian Feldman: 2 G, 2 A WOMEN’S LACROSSE

QU 11, Siena 10 – Wednesday

Allison Kuhn: 3 goals, 3 assists Alex Hlesciek: 2 goals Niagara 21, QU 16 – Sunday Alex Hlesciek: 5 goals Ashley Bobinski:4 goals BASEBALL QU 13, St. Peter’s 1– Saturday Chris Enns: 7 IP, 0 ER 6 K Ryan Nelson: 3 H, HR, 2 RBI QU 5, St. Peter’s 1 – Sunday Taylor Luciani: 7 IP, 4 K Mike Palladino: 3 H, 2 RBI QU 7, St. Peter’s 0 – Sunday Robbie Hitt: 7 IP, 5 K Andre Marrero: 2 H, 3 RBI SOFTBALL QU 2, Army 1 – Thursday Casey Herzog: 7 IP, 4 K Lexi Courtney: 1 H, 1 RBI Army 4, QU 0 – Thursday Miranda Magana: 2 H Iona 8, QU 0 – Saturday Magana: 1 H QU 6, Iona 1 – Saturday Abbey Long: 7 IP, 2 K Rebecca Drake: 1 H, 2 RBI Siena 10, QU 6 – Sunday Drake: 2 H, 2 RBI QU 2, Siena 1– Sunday Long: 7 IP, 2 K Courtney: 1 H, HR MEN’S TENNIS QU 6, Fairfield 1 – Wednesday Monmouth 5, QU 2 – Sunday WOMEN’S TENNIS Fordham 4, QU 3 – Thursday QU 7, Monmouth 0 – Sunday QU 6, Marist 1 – Monday

GAMES TO WATCH

MEN’S LACROSSE QU at Canisius – Friday, 4 p.m.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE MAAC Quarterfinals – Saturday, TBA MEN’S TENNIS MAAC Tournament QU vs. Marist – Saturday, 2 p.m.

QU vs. TBA – Sunday, 2 p.m.

WOMEN’S TENNIS MAAC Tournament QU vs. Fairfield – Saturday, 10 a.m.

BASEBALL QU at UMass – Wednesday, 3 p.m.

QU vs. Canisius (DH) – Saturday, 12/3 p.m.

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QU vs. CCSU -- Tuesday, 3 p.m.

SOFTBALL QU at Niagara (DH) – Saturday, 12/2 p.m.

QU at Canisius (DH) – Saturday, 12/2 p.m.

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GAME OF THE WEEK

Softball splits weekend doubleheader Czaja, Long lead softball to win in second game against Siena

By CONOR ROCHE

Associate Sports Editor

Quinnipiac softball (21-21 overall, 7-5 MAAC) saw two polar performances from its starting pitchers as it split Sunday afternoon’s doubleheader at home against the Siena Saints (14-25 overall, 9-5 MAAC).

The Bobcats lost the first game 10-6 and got a 2-1 win on a walk-off in the second game.

In game one, the Saints built their lead early, scoring seven runs by the end of the third inning. Jazmin Ortiz hit a double in the second inning off of Bobcats starter Casey Herzog (8-11), knocking in two unearned runs.

In the third, Madysen Cossack doubled to left center, scoring Paige Hess from first to put the Saints up 3-0. Cossack would score in the next at-bat with Chelsey Drew hitting a single and advancing to third base on a throwing error by Sarah Heimbach. Brooke Taylor followed with a single to center, putting the Saints up 5-0.

A few batters later with the bases loaded and two outs, Jess Vollmer singled to center to make it 6-0. Herzog walked Hess to make it 7-0 before getting Cossack to fly out in her second at-bat of the inning. Herzog’s day was over after the third, giving up seven runs, five of them being earned while striking out two batters and walking three.

“The past two days, Casey’s been off just a little bit, and she missed a couple of spots,” Bobcats head coach Jill Karowski said.

“We’re really confident in our pitching staff,” Karowski added.

The Bobcats got a run back in the third when Rebecca Drake singled

to score Emily Czaja from second.

After the Saints scored in the top of the fourth, the Bobcats would get two runs in the bottom of the fifth with Drake and Keala Cordeiro knocking in runs to make it 8-3.

The Saints added two more runs in the top of the sixth to make it 103. Taylor Troyan got a run for the Bobcats when she grounded out to third, scoring Heimbach.

The Bobcats threatened to make a comeback in the final frame with Lexi Courtney hitting a single to score Drake to make it 10-5. A few batters later, Emily Czaja was walked with the bases loaded to make it 10-6. With a chance to tie it, Taylor fouled out to third, giving the Saints the win and Danielle Cacciola her first save of the season. Saints starting pitcher Lauren Butts (8-10) pitched six and a third innings, getting the win.

“We’re really confident in our pitching staff,” Karowski said.

“We’ll let our offense do their thing and if our pitchers have confidence, we’ll come out with the win.”

In game two, Bobcats starter and Abbey Long (11-9) and Saints starter Maddie McMahon (6-9) were locked into to a pitching duel with nobody scoring until the fourth inning.

“I think it wasn’t my best day technically on the mound,” Long said. “Some of my pitches weren’t working exactly the way I wanted. I couldn’t get some of the call I wanted, but they didn’t hit too many balls hard and my defense did a really great job behind me.”

The Bobcats struck first when Courtney hit a solo home run to left, giving them a 1-0 lead.

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Junior Lexi Courtney turns a double play in the first game of softball’s doubleheader against Siena on Sunday.

In the top of the sixth, Vollmer got a one-out single. She then stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error by Courtney after Long stuck out Hess. Cossack got an infield single that hit off of Long to score Vollmer and tie the game.

“I was a little bit nervous,” Long said. “When the balls were getting hit, I was missing my spots.”

Both teams were unable to score in their next at-bats.

Troyan started off the bottom of the seventh with a single to left.

Kat Vitale was a pinch runner for Troyan as she advanced to second, with sacrifice bunt by Heimbach.

Czaja won the game for the Bobcats in the next at-bat, doubling

to left to score Vitale. “[McMahon] was pitching middle-end all day, so I was looking to turn on a pitch and just drive it down the line to score Kat and get the ‘W’,” Czaja said.

The Bobcats are still in fifth place in the MAAC following Sunday’s games. To make it to the MAAC playoffs for the second straight year, the Bobcats will need to finish in the top six of the conference. It will play its next two doubleheaders at Niagara and Canisius on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

Priskie named 2017-18 men’s ice hockey team captain at banquet

By JUSTIN CAIT Sports Editor

Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey held its annual end-of-the-season banquet on Saturday night as head coach Rand Pecknold announced award winners and captains for the 2017-18 season.

Sophomore Chase Priskie was named the lone captain for next season, while junior Kevin McKernan earned the lone ‘A’ as assistant captain. Another assistant captain will be named in the future, most likely during the summer, once training for the season is in full swing.

While Pecknold is usually keen on having two-captains, Priskie joins a select group to be the only captain on Quinnipiac. Soren Jonzzon last held that honor in 2015-16.

Priskie is also just the eighth rising-junior to be named captain in program history and first since Scott Zurevinski who wore the ‘C’ in 2010-11.

On top of announcing the captaincy, five awards were given at the banquet for the 2016-17 season including Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Coaches Award, 7th Player Award and Academic Award.

Senior Tim Clifton was voted

Most Valuable Player by his teammates and coaching staff. Clifton, who was unable to attend since he is with the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda, scored a team-leading 13 goals this season as he picked up 25 points.

Freshman Alex Whelan won the program’s Rookie of the Year award after a solid freshman campaign. While Whelan tallied 10 points in 36 games, four goals and two assists came in six all-important, ECAC playoff games.

The Coaches Award, which is given to the player that exemplifies everything Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey embodies, was awarded to senior captain Connor Clifton and senior assistant captain Tommy Schutt. This is the second consecutive season two players have shared the award (Devon Toews and Tom Hilbrich won in 2016.)

Sophomore Craig Martin landed the 7th Player Award, which is given to the player that has shown the most improvement over the course of the season. Martin recorded 11 goals and 16 assists in 40 games, good enough for a 25-point improvement from his freshman season.

Finally, senior captain Derek

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Smith earned his second consecutive Academic Award for the highest GPA on the team. Smith, who was the first Bobcat to win an ECAC Hockey Scholar Athlete of

the Year earlier this season in Lake Placid, New York, finished his senior season with 12 assists and 54 blocked shots.

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SPRING SWEEP

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Clockwise from top left: Sophomore Aron Fried makes contact with a pitch in the baseball team’s 13-1 win over Saint Peter’s on Saturday, teammates celebrate with graduate Mike Palladino as he makes his way back to the dugout, junior Chris Enns fires one of his six strikeouts in seven innings on Saturday, graduate Ryan Nelson rounds third base for the Bobcats’ sixth run of the day.

BY THE NUMBERS

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Quinnipiac baseball only gave up one earned run in its three-game sweep of Saint Peter’s last weekend.

Chris Enns, Taylor Lucini and Robert Hitt each pitched seven innings in their starts.

Quinnipiac women’s tennis has gone a perfect 36-0 in MAAC-play since it joined the conference in the 201314 season. Quinnipiac holds the top-seed going into the MAAC Tournament.

The Quinnipiac women’s golf team shot a 939 in the MAAC Tournament to win its second-consecutive MAAC Championship. The shot total is the second-best in program history for a 54hole tournament.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

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Alexandra Sazhin

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Quinnipiac freshman golfer Alexandra Sazhin led the Bobcats to a MAAC Championship at the MAAC tournament, which took place from April 21-23 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Sazhin won the McLeod Trophy, given to the MAAC Player of the Year, and the Rookie of the Year award after posting the best freshman score of the tournament.

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“This team has talked about winning four rings.

We’ve got two now, and that’s the plan, two more before they leave.”

— JOHN O’CONNOR GOLF

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Power at the plate

Quinnipiac baseball sophomore Liam Scafariello is hitting his way into the record books

By JUSTIN CAIT Sports Editor

It almost seemed effortless.

A power step forward, the twist of the hips and an incredible display of bat speed. That was the split-second motion before the baseball sailed past Quinnipiac’s left field wall, over 350 feet away from the point of contact.

But that’s been the norm this season for Quinnipiac baseball sophomore Liam Scafariello, who leads the Bobcats with more than triple the home runs of any other player on the team.

“He has some power that is kind of unheard of for this region,” Quinnipiac baseball head coach John Delaney said. “I’ve never coached a kid that has as much power as he has, and to be honest, I’ve never faced anyone in the region in my short coaching career that has showcased as much as he has.”

Carrying a 6-foot-4, 260-pound frame, it’s hard to miss Scafariello, but it might be even harder to ignore his name on the batting side of the stat-sheet. Through 37 games this season, Scafariello has a whopping 13 home runs, 28 RBI and a .610 slugging percentage.

And this is just his first season playing Division I baseball.

After his senior year at Southington High School in Southington, Scafariello spent his freshman season at San Jacinto College, a junior college in Houston, Texas.

While playing out west, Scafariello experienced a “different part of baseball”, but knew Connecticut was where he ultimately needed to be.

“In Texas last year...the vibes weren’t that good. It was different and it was far from home. My family wasn’t able to come out as much as I’d like them to.” Scafariello said.

“But this year, I come home and have my family behind me. It’s just the best feeling.”

As the season has progressed to

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Sophomore Liam Scafariello homered for the 13th time this season on Saturday against Saint Peter’s.

its midway point, the sense of regained at-homeness from his family has not only translated into big numbers offensively, but it has spread right into his Bobcats family as well.

“He’s just been a fun kid to be around,” senior captain Matt Batten said. “He’s very loose and easy going. Obviously, you can see offensively he has power numbers that can match anybody in the country.”

Batten wasn’t exaggerating when he put Scafariello up with big time hitters in college baseball. Atypical to the majority of Quinnipiac baseball players, Scafariello came into Division I play already drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 38th round of

the 2015 MLB Draft.

But while there is no doubt in the power behind his swing, there is still work to be done in his game. For the majority of the season, Scafariello took on the designated hitter (DH) role for Quinnipiac, since Ben Gibson already claimed his listed position at first base.

“His power was always there, but there were other parts of his game that needed to improve — his defense and becoming a higher hitter for average,” Delaney added. “The advantage of being able to come to college, for him, is to be able to develop his tools a lot more,…increase his draft stock and give himself [the oppor-

tunity] to be more successful in his professional career. Bringing a talent like that is what we want to do and we just want to develop him and give him the best chance as he can down the road.”

Becoming a bonafide well-rounded player is the first step in his progression. After primarily serving as the DH until mid-April, Scafariello has found a spot as Quinnipiac’s right fielder, where he is yet to make an error and has recorded 63 putouts.

Subsequently, he continues to utilize his booming bat at a historic pace.

In Quinnipiac’s 13-1 victory over Saint Peter’s on Saturday, Scafariello

homered for the 13th time this season, moving him into sole position of third place on Quinnipiac’s all-time and Division I (since 1999) singleseason home run list. Behind only Joe Zangari (16 HR in 1999) and Nate Noyer (18 HR in 1999). It isn’t crazy to think that Scafariello could break those records.

Despite his lack of experience at the Division I level, Scafariello’s remarkable start to the season isn’t just go down in the Quinnipiac record books, but it is already drawing comparisons to other New England-area baseball greats.

“I think the only guy that comes close to that is Chris Shaw that played over at Boston College a couple of years ago [and] ended up going in the first round,” Delaney said. “Liam just has tremendous bat speed. He’s able to generate so much power and he’s obviously a big kid that is able to use it to his advantage.”

Although he appears mean and tough when crushing baseballs from a distance, Scafariello has a lighter side to him. He knows exactly how to separate his on-field mean streak from his unique and relaxed mentality off the field.

When he steps up to the plate, teammates are eager to see what might happen next.

“I think Liam, in some ways, just keeps you loose and keeps it exciting because you never know,” Batten said. “At any moment he could hit a ball 500 feet, which is something I wish I had.”

As the Bobcats enter Wednesday’s contest against UMass Amherst with a 14-23 overall record and only 10 regular season games left, Scafariello knows his powerful offensive role is as important as ever.

“It’s part of my game,” Scafariello said. “It’s my biggest attribute [and] hopefully I can drive in runs that way.”

Peter Kiss officially announces transfer to Rutgers

By LOGAN REARDON Associate Sports Editor

Former Quinnipiac freshman guard Peter Kiss announced his commitment to Rutgers University on Sunday. This comes nearly two weeks after his teammate Mikey Dixon said he was leaving for St. John’s University.

Kiss was second on the team in points (13.3 per game), rebounds (5.6 per game) and assists (2.8 per game). He also led the team in steals at 1.2 per game.

Like Dixon, Kiss took to Twitter to announce his decision.

“I believe that the next step in my journey is necessary,” Kiss wrote.

“Thank you to everyone who took

time out of their day to recruit me.”

Kiss spoke with Basketball Insider Adam Zagoria of SportsNet New York about his choice to pick Rutgers. Kiss previously received interest from Seton Hall, Rhode Island, Auburn and St. John’s after requesting releases from Quinnipiac. “[I liked] everything about them...It was just perfect,” Kiss added. “Coach [Steve] Pikiell and his staff are great coaches and great people. They are going in the right direction and it’s something I want to be a part of.”

Kiss went on to speak with Ryan Dunleavy of NJ Advance Media about his desire to play in the Big Ten Conference, one of the most prominent conferences in col-

lege sports.

“That’s special,” Kiss said on playing in the Big Ten. “It’s the most-watched conference in the country and arguably the best one in the country. It’s a challenge I’m definitely ready for.”

The Scarlett Knights finished the 2016-17 season with a 15-18 overall record.

With Dixon and Kiss officially announcing their transfers, it is now certain that newly hired head coach Baker Dunleavy must replace both starting backcourt spots and a combined 29.8 points per game.

Per NCAA rules, Kiss will be required to sit out for one year before fulfilling their final three years of eligibility for Rutgers.

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Freshman Peter Kiss ended the 2016-17 season with 13.3 points per game.