QUChronicle.com September 25, 2013 Volume 83 Issue 5 Proud recipient of the New England Society of Newspaper Editors' award for 2012 & 2013 College Newspaper of the Year
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By ANDY LANDOLFI Associate News Editor
The New Haven Police Department has seen a rise in crime within the city since late August, the precise time that students returned to Quinnipiac. This rise in crime has occurred primarily in the city’s entertainment district, which is often visited by Quinnipiac students because of the area’s well-known clubs and nightlife. The district has had one murder, three assaults with firearms, two aggravated assaults and 45 robberies, 17 of which were at gunpoint, according to statistics from the Public Safety Department. Vandalism, threats and narcotic violations have also increased. Early in the morning on Saturday, Sept. 14, two people were shot near the Empire Nightclub on the corner of Church Street and Crown Street, according to Public Safety. The victims
Two people were shot on the corner of Church Street and Crown Street in the early morning of Sept. 14. Gunshots were also fired on the corner of George Street and College Street that same night. The violence was close to popular student destinations like the Empire Nightclub, Toad’s Place and Pulse Nightclub.
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Droogie’s comes to Whitney
Students bring revenue to Hamden businesses By amanda hoskins Staff Writer
Students all over campus are also looking forward to the new Droogie’s location opening. “I love ordering Droogie’s but it always takes forever,” sophomore Robert Dery said. “Now that it will be closer, it won’t take as long to get here.” Sophomore Justin Kody lit up after hearing that his preferred place to order food is moving closer to campus. “I’m really excited about the new location,” Kody said. “Droogie’s is my favorite wing hut in
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town and now I will be able to walk there with my friends.” Drougas said the new location is not the only new addition. Droogie’s is also extending its hours in order to meet students’ needs. It will now be open until 3 a.m. on the weekends. In addition, Droogie’s is introducing online ordering. “It will be easier for students to order online and they can customize what they want,” Drougas said. Quinnipiac students bring in a great deal of revenue to the busi-
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Droogie’s Pizza will close its North Haven location this Saturday and will move to a new location on Whitney Avenue this October.
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As the university community grows and diversifies, local businesses find themselves specializing menu options and exploiting trends in the Quinnipiac populace to increase revenue. Droogie’s Pizza is moving locations, hoping that it will become even more popular as it tries to meet the needs of students. The current location in North Haven will close Saturday and the new location will open the second week in October. While Droogies is currently nearly three-and-a-half miles away, the new location is less than a half mile from campus, and will be located at 3500 Whitney Ave., next to The People’s Bank. Droggie’s Pizza’s relocation was due to the North Haven’s plaza owner’s decision to put a bank in Droogie’s place, according to part owner of Droogie’s Peter Drougas. “We were basically forced to move out, but it was actually a blessing in disguise because we always have wanted to be closer to Quinnipiac,” Drougas said. “It is going to be busier, it is going to be easier for us to cater to Quinnipiac, especially with faster delivery times.”
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On Sept. 15, the Yale Police received a report a Yale undergraduate student allegedly assaulted a Quinnipiac undergraduate student on the Yale campus early that morning, according to a message from Chief of Yale Police Ronnell Higgins. The two were acquaintances. The Yale Police are heading the investigation, but Public Safety can provide any information necessary to aid the Yale Police, Director of Investigations and Administrative Services Don Distefano said. The university is also helping the victim in compliance with its Title IX Discrimination and Harassment Policy. This is a protocol designed to ensure the well-being of victims of sexual assault and to investigate the case. Reports of sexual harassment, sexual assault, partner violence and stalking all fall under the Title IX Discrimination and Harassment Policy, Associate Dean of Student Affairs Sean Kalagher said. This alleged sexual assault did not happen on campus, but because it involved a Quinnipiac student, the policy is initiated. If a visitor sexually assaults a Quinnipiac student, the university can ban the non-student from coming to campus. The university also investigates if a non-student reports that a Quinnipiac student assaulted him or her. “We would investigate it no differently because we have an obligation to the community to investigate it,” Kalagher said. “Just because the victim’s not a student doesn’t mean that it couldn’t impact our student body.” Last academic year, there were 14 investigations through the Title IX Discrimination and Harassment Policy, Kalagher said. “It’s not that there’s an increase in sexual assaults,” Distefano said. “I would say that always stays about the same year to year and we all know that many of them are never reported, but one of the benefits of having a very active Title IX policy is that students feel more comfortable to come forward and report to the university.” This policy was first implemented last year, after the U.S Department of Education released new guidelines in 2011 for how universities should deal with sexual misconduct, Kalagher said. Quinnipiac
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ness, according to Drougas. Droogie’s is not the only local business thriving from Quinnipiac students. Ray and Mike’s Deli is another common dining attraction where students can be found. Ray George is the owner of Ray and Mike’s and has been with his business for 16 years. He says his business has seen the growth of the school firsthand. Just as Drougas is doing, George says that over the years he has learned to satisfy the needs of See whitney Page 5
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