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The damage is done

Students asked to come forward after weekend destruction

By JEREMY TROETTI Staff Writer

The university is asking for students to come forward with any information regarding damages over the weekend to the Commons residence hall, according to an email sent by Commons Residence Hall Director (RHD) Andrew Lavoie.

Lavoie said damages were made to a couple of picnic tables near Hill residence hall, ceiling tiles in the Mountainview and Commons residence halls, the glass window in the front door of Perlroth residence hall and a Village residence hall window.

Every year, students celebrate an unofficial school holiday known as May weekend during the last week of April. The weekend is viewed by most students as a chance to relax and spend time with friends before final exams begin.

The damages that occurred during this past weekend were no different than in previous years. During May weekend in spring 2014, students punched out more than 240 ceiling tiles in freshman residence halls. On March 25, students punched out majority of the ceiling tiles in Commons prior to Easter weekend, causing over $11,000 in damages, according to Lavoie.

Lavoie sent an email to all of the Commons residents asking students to come forward with any information regarding the person responsible for May weekend related damages. In the email, Lavoie said the students who caused the damage to Commons during Easter weekend have been caught because students came forward.

“I once again come to ask for your assistance,” he said in the email. “This weekend, more damage was done to our building. I encourage anyone who has information regarding damage or vandalism to our home to come forward. Working together, we can address a major See MAY WEEKEND Page 4

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den Police report.

Another Hamden police report said on Nov. 1, Public Safety responded to situation on the Mount Carmel campus where two ziplock bags containing a green leaf-like substance was taken in for evidence. Later in the investigation it was confirmed to be marijuana.

On Feb. 23, 2016 a student was found with “The Marijuana Chef Cookbook,” three ziplock bags with marijuana in them, a plastic grinder and rolling papers among other marijuana related items, according to a Hamden Police report.

Sophomore Shannon Kelly said she doesn’t find the predominance of marijuana at Quinnipiac shocking.

“It doesn’t surprise me. That’s probably the safest drug that people use,” she said.

As of April 28, 2016 there have been 75 drug violations with 68 of them taking place in residential halls since the beginning of fall semester, according to a crime log compiled by the Department of Public Safety.

The Quinnipiac Clery Act defines a drug vio-

The university sent an email to students, faculty and staff on April 29 warning about a mumps outbreak on college campuses.

The mumps have spread to college campuses across the country. Sacred Heart University reported there were eight confirmed cases, according to NBC Connecticut. At Harvard University there have been 41 diagnosed cases within a month and a half, according NBC News.

Vice President and Dean of Students Monique Drucker sent the email on behalf of Dr. Philip Brewer, the university medical director.

Quinnipiac has verified the vaccination status of all Quinnipiac students, according to the email.

There are zero known cases of the mumps on Quinnipiac campuses, according to Brewer.

“Wash your hands, avoid sharing pieces of food, do not sneeze in people’s faces. Use all the precautionary measures you would use to protect yourself against the flu or the cold,” he said.

Only a small portion of students living on both campuses have not yet received this vaccine, according to the email. Brewer encourages all students who do not have immunity to seek out the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccination in the near future.

Freshman legal studies major Cassie Hardy said she received the mumps vaccination and thinks the health center should be educating students more on how to prevent the spread of mumps and other infectious diseases.

“It is important that all of the students are aware of the mumps outbreak on campuses and the possibility that it could come to Quinnipiac,” she said. “If not all of the students are vaccinated, it puts everyone in danger.”

Mumps is a contagious and infectious viral disease that causes swelling of the parotid salivary glands in the face and poses a risk of sterility in adult males. Mumps can have no symptoms, but some people can experience swollen, painful salivary glands, fever, headache, fatigue and appetite loss, according to Mayo Clinic.

According to Brewer, the mumps is a “communicable” disease and travels in clumps. It is most easily spread from college campus to college campus when students go to their hometowns and touch their families and friends who then go to their respective campuses and spread the illness that way.

Maggie Cashman, a senior health sciences major who lives off-campus, said the email was proactive and important for the university to address.

“It is helping students avoid something that is painful and can make them very sick,” she said. “Mumps is an illness that is not very well known by younger generations, but it is one that when educated on, can be very identifiable.”

Freshman biology major, Justin Rice thinks that another effective way to spread awareness would be to utilize the Resident Assistants (RAs).

“I feel like the email was the most efficient way to educate students about the outbreak, but maybe the RAs could put up flyers in the residence halls,” he said.

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Marijuana is the most prominent drug on campus, and as a result new changes have been made to the sanctions associated with drug violations regarding the drug, according to Associate Dean of Student Affairs Seann Kalagher.

The university has made adjustments over the years on student conduct sanctions relating to marijuana in order to maximize educational efforts before expelling them from the university.

“We have moved to first-time sanctions that involve weekend suspensions and/or educational sanctions in order to give students an opportunity to learn from their choices and remain a member of the residential community,” Kalagher said.

“Repeated drug violations will still result in a suspension from university housing for a semester or longer.”

Sophomore Imran Tariq said the new changes to drug violation protocol aren’t surprising because of the influx of people using it and the media coverage marijuana has been receiving.

“It’s not at all surprising because of all the

press and stories you hear in the media of how close marijuana is to being legalized it so makes sense that there’s going to be a lot of people using it,” Tariq said.

From the seven arrests that have taken place

“I guess freshmen would be the people who are more prone to doing or trying out that stuff whereas the other years are going to be people who are in it for the long haul.”

–IMRAN TARIQ SOPHOMORE this academic year, five were confirmed by Hamden Police reports to involve marijuana.

Public Safety responded to a situation in the Crescent residence hall at the York Hill campus on Oct. 14, 2015, where a ziplock bag full of marijuana was found as well as a grinder, bongs and smoking paraphernalia, according to a Ham-

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STUDENTS SPEAK UP

As the semester comes to an end, students struggle to save or spend remaining meal plan money. Students shared ways to manage meal plan money and how to help students who are running low.

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“I have like $80 left. I did the math and I can only spend $10 a day or something like that. A Mondo’s wrap is like $8 so I don’t know how I’m going to do it, I’ll figure it out. Last semester I had $100 left over so I don’t know why this semester was different.”

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Rachel Nilan | Senior | Health Sciences “I have about $20 left and I’m hoping that some of my roommates offer to buy me food or I’m using my debit card to buy food elsewhere. I think they should either add money to the meal plan or do like a swipe in and you get a meal and you aren’t charged for individual items.”

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“[I have] about $150 [in meal plan money] left. I’m going to eat a lot of food in my room. I’m going to prepare my own food in my room in the kitchen that I have rather than spend money here so I can make it last for the last few weeks.”

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“I’ve usually had about $200 [of meal plan money left over]. I usually give out a lot of my meal plan money like, ‘Here, I’ll pay for you.’”

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Beyond the Bobcats

A rundown on news outside the university.

By Kelly Ryan

Yale keeps controversial name of college

Brussels Airport reopens after attacks

Obama’s daughter to attend Harvard

Hundreds of Yale students protested to rename one of the 12 residential colleges at the university, according to News 8 Connecticut. Calhoun College is named after John C. Calhoun, former vice president and U.S. senator who graduated from Yale in 1804. However, he was a defender of slavery and labeled it as a “positive good.” On Thursday, school administrators officially refused to change the name of the college. They said the name is staying and will be used to confront, teach and learn from history.

The Brussels Airport reopened its departure hall for the first time since the March 22 terrorist attacks, according to NBC Connecticut. Some flights were resumed, but passengers had to use a temporary tent to check-in. The departure hall was extensively damaged by the two bombs dropped that killed 16 people. The new departure hall opened on Sunday after a special ceremony. Extra security has also been added before the terminals.

Malia Obama is headed to Harvard University, but not right away. She will begin college in fall 2017 after taking a gap year.

She also isn’t the only first child to have made their college decision while their father was president. Chelsea Clinton chose and began school at Stanford while President Bill Clinton was in office. George W. Bush’s twin daughters also started college right before their father’s term began in 2000. The Obama family plans to stay in Washington D.C. for two years after President Obama’s time in office so his youngest daughter, Sasha, can finish high school.

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Presidential candidates pass through Connecticut Students encouraged to vote in presidential elections on Nov. 4

By VICTORIA SIMPRI Staff Writer

With the presidential primaries finalized in Connecticut, students should begin to prepare for the presidential election on Nov. 8, according to political science professor Scott McLean.

McLean said voting is one of the most important things a person can do as an American citizen. “[Voting is an] obligation that each of us have, and it’s an obligation to make our voice heard,” he said. “I often hear ‘my voice isn’t heard’ or ‘nobody’s listening.’ Well, your voice is your vote, if you’re not voting, you don’t have a voice.”

Donald Trump won the Republican primary in Connecticut with 57.9 percent of the votes, followed by John Kasich who had 28.4 percent of the votes, according to the Associated Press.

Ted Cruz lost the Connecticut primary, only getting 11.7 percent of the votes. Hillary Clinton won the Democratic primary in Connecticut with 51.8 percent of the votes while Bernie Sanders lost with 46.4 percent of the votes. In both the Democratic and Republican primaries, the remaining 2 percent of votes were those who either abstained or didn’t vote for a major candidate.

In preparation for the Connecticut primaries on April 26, presidential candidates held campaign rallies across the state. Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton rallied in New Haven and Hartford between April 21-25. Clinton also visited Bridgeport on April 24. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump held rallies in Waterbury and Bridgeport on April 23.

Freshman Lauren O’Brien said politics piqued her interest a few years ago and believes it is important for students to keep up to date on the presidential election.

“Voting is so important. If you want to see a change in the world, you have to go out and vote for it. You can’t expect someone to do it for you,” she said. “I feel like everyone should be invested in how the future looks, and if you want it to be a certain way, you have to put yourself out there and work for it.”

O’Brien attended the Sanders rally in New Haven on April 24.

“It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience,”

O’Brien said. “Everyone was so nice. It was really cool to be around people who share most of the same core values and ideas and are so passionate about something that I’m so passionate about.”

Freshman Elizabeth Cardone also attended the Sanders rally in New Haven. This was the first rally that Cardone has attended because it is the first election she can vote in.

“I’d never been to a rally before so it was definitely a really cool experience,” she said. “Even if you’re not too into politics or you’re not swaying towards one candidate I would definitely recommend going.”

O’Brien described hearing Sanders speak as dynamic.

“Hearing him speak was crazy powerful. He said everything like his major campaign ideas and to hear the crowd reacting to it was crazy,” she said.

Cardone said she was also moved by Sanders’ rally and the topics that he touched upon.

“He talked about immigration and he talked about LGBT rights,” she said. “I actually thought it was really interesting because he started talking about how Native Americans don’t get enough representation and I thought that was really cool.”

O’Brien said she believes not many students are interested in politics. She took an interest in politics about a year and a half ago and has been keeping track of the primaries by attending events such as the Sanders campaign rally.

Cardone said the importance of attending rallies, especially for students who may not be supporting a candidate yet.

“It’s definitely a good way to inform students. I know not many would even consider going to a rally but it’s just a great way to get the information out there,” Cardone said.

McLean said one vote will not change an entire election, but as citizens and registered voters, it is important to take the job as a voter to heart.

“It doesn’t mean that your vote is supposed to change the world; it just means that you are expressing your views and opinions as a citizen,” McLean said. “It’s a job. Some of us take that job seriously and others don’t take it very seriously. I wish more people would take it seriously [because] we probably would have a better country.”

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Bernie Sanders supporters gather to hear his speech and rally on Sunday, April 24.

Junior Kevin Casserino is the chairman of the Quinnipiac University College Republicans organization. The club started on campus in the fall 2015 semester with the purpose of getting people to understand how important politics are, according to Casserino.

“We [as the QU College Republicans] try to get people more involved in the political process so they can have a better understanding of who they’re going to vote for, if they’re going to vote,” he said.

Quinnipiac students are not as involved or interested in politics this year as opposed to the last election, according to McLean.

“Eight years ago when Obama and Clinton and McCain were running, students were really excited. Everyone was involved and excited about it and I just don’t see that for the primaries,” McLean said.

In terms of Quinnipiac students and the elec-

tion, Casserino thinks that more could be done to get students involved.

“Usually the presidential candidates aren’t even in Connecticut, so I think [students] might have squandered that chance and the opportunity to even see a president or next president,” Casserino said.

If Quinnipiac were to have more political events on campus, Casserino said he believes it would encourage students to go out and vote, which would in turn stimulate the community.

“If Quinnipiac kind of got more involved in the political process, besides just the poll, I think we would see a lot more participation [from students] in elections,” he said.

In order to register to vote, students, faculty and staff can visit www.usa.gov. Some states require registration at least 30 days prior to the election, while a few will allow registration on Election Day, according to the website.

Alpha Sigma Phi to join Greek life fall 2016

By JENNIE TORRES Staff Writer

Fraternity Alpha Sigma Phi plans to make its mark on campus beginning fall 2016. While it may be new to Quinnipiac, it already has a long and progressive history throughout the nation.

Representative of Alpha Sigma Phi L.T. Piver said the fraternity was founded at Yale University in 1845 and expanded from there. Alpha Sigma Phi is currently the tenth oldest collegiate men’s fraternity and the fourteenth largest in the nation.

“Over the past seven years, we’ve been the fastest growing fraternity in America, starting over 70 successful chapters across the country and having currently 7,000 undergraduate members,” Piver said. “Coming out to Quinnipiac, we’re really excited to join the community here and just get to call Quinnipiac home.”

The fraternity will be a new addition to the university, and students who join will have the chance to bring their visions and ideas to Alpha Sigma Phi. They will have the opportunity to shape it into a cumulative organization that will both add to their college experience and benefit them in the future when searching for job opportunities.

“It’s something that will always stay with them for the rest of their lives. These

men will get to say, ‘I started Alpha Sigma Phi, that’s something I brought to my campus,’” Piver said.

Junior Adam Berg said he believes, like the current fraternities on campus now, that Alpha Sigma Phi can provide more unity

“It’s something that will always stay with them for the rest of their lives. These men will get to say, ‘I started Alpha Sigma Phi, that’s something I brought to my campus.”

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within the student body.

“The more fraternities, the more philanthropic options for students to get involved in, which I think is great for the school,” he said. “I have some friends [who are in fraternities]; they seem to enjoy it. They seem to love the fact that they made a lot of new friends because of the fraternities.”

Alpha Sigma Phi hopes to gain new

members who strive to be leaders and are open to contributing their ideas to the fraternity, according to Piver. The group is looking for growth in terms of size, membership development and alumni engagement.

“When we come in and do expansions, we look for men who want to be involved on campus, who want to be engaged in student life and who are looking for the right things out of a fraternity which are personal, professional, social and academic development,” Piver said. “We are looking for leaders, men from all different ages, classes [and] diverse backgrounds.”

Senior Aldo Servello believes that although Alpha Sigma Phi has the advantage of being a new fraternity on campus, there still may be risks to adding another fraternity.

“I think it could be an advantage in the sense that it is a new fraternity and people could be the founding fathers of it,” Servello said. “Then at the same time, we’ve also been having a little bit of heat with our fraternities.”

Servello’s concerns stem from various allegations of hazing over the past few years. Tau Kappa Epsilon was put on cease and desist due to hazing allegations in October 2014 and has not returned to campus.

Sigma Phi Epsilon was also put on cease and

desist in September 2015 because of hazing allegations, but was then issued a deferred suspension until Dec. 31, 2016. In October 2015, Beta Theta Pi was ordered to cease and desist due to hazing allegations, but was allowed to resume operations after the allegations were proven to be false.

Piver explained that the purpose of Alpha Sigma Phi is to “better the man” through the perpetuation of brotherhood. Its focus is to provide philanthropic and scholastic service opportunities.

The fraternity also works with five philanthropic partners, each partner being aligned with its values of character: silence, charity, purity, honor, and patriotism, according to the Alpha Sigma Phi website.

Its partners are The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN), Aware/Awake/ Alive, The Humane Society, Big BrotherBig Sister and Homes for Our Troops.

“A lot of people will always [ask] when it comes to Greek life, ‘Why this one? Why that one?’ I think the biggest opportunity with joining Alpha Sigma Phi is just that: opportunity,” Piver said. “It’s an opportunity to leave your mark on campus and to create an organization from scratch; you’re going to have a lot of support and assistance from the national office and alumni, but it’s a clean start.”

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QU After Dark to host annual Moonlight Breakfast QU After Dark will be holding it’s Moonlight Breakfast event on Friday, May 6 from 9:30-11:30 p.m. The event is free and will take place in the lower cafeteria. Doors open at 10 p.m.

Donate $1 in cash or QCash to skip the line and get in at 9:30 p.m. or bring a non-perishable food item. All donations will be given to the Cheshire Food Bank.

WQAQ to provide guitar lessons On Saturday, May 7 from 2-3 p.m., Quinnipiac’s radio station, WQAQ, will host guitar lessons. The lessons will take place in SC 119. The instructors will be teaching all different levels of expertise, from beginners to advanced players. The event is open to all interested students.

Panhellenic to serve study snacks Panhellenic Council will be serving free bagels and coffee as a study snack on Sunday, May 8, from 9-11 a.m. The event will take place in the Arnold Bernhard Library room 218. All students are welcome. Panhellenic is hosting this event in hopes of maintaining students’ motivation for finals week.

Beta Burgers and Pi Phries to be held The fraternity Beta Theta Pi and the sorority Pi Beta Phi will be hosting a co-sponsored event on Friday, May 6 from 12:30-3:30 p.m. They will be cooking and selling burgers and fries.

A burger and fries will costs $5 and either/or will cost $3. The event will take place on the Bobcat Way Lawn. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society and Read>Lead>Achieve.

Latino Cultural Society to host Cinco de Mayo On Thursday, May 5 from 12-3 p.m., the Latino Cultural Society will host a Cinco de Mayo celebration. Cinco de Mayo is a holiday that celebrates Mexico’s victory against the French in 1862. The event will take place on the Bobcat Way Lawn. There will be free traditional Hispanic food and drinks.

May 4, 2016

Sophomore uses meal plan to make a difference

By KELLY RYAN

Associate News Editor

Sophomore Halle Conway has been planning to donate food to food pantries using her extra meal plan money for some time and she has put her idea into action.

The proposition came about when Conway began thinking of how she could give back to her community in Connecticut.

“I have a lot of meal plan money left and I was like, ‘What could I do with it?’” Conway said. “I could buy a bunch of candy but instead of that, why don’t I just do something actually productive?”

Conway volunteers at the Ronald McDonald House in New Haven. There is a food pantry there and Conway figured it could probably use some contributions. She also contacted the Keefe Community Center and the Jewish Community Center of Greater New Haven.

Sandy Hogan, food pantry manager at the Jewish Family Service (JFS) Food Pantry, was thrilled when Conway reached out to her to make donations. Hogan gave her a list of items that the pantry needed.

“As you can imagine, with all the families that JFS helps, the need for food donations is constant and ongoing,” Hogan said. “Although 90 percent of the food we distribute is purchased, we still depend on schools,

colleges, other community groups and individual donations to help keep the pantry shelves stocked.”

Conway then talked to her roommates, who told her they were interested in helping out. She then had the idea of posting on Facebook to see who else would want to give to the pantry.

“I talked to the people and they thought it was fabulous that I wanted to donate,” Conway said. “Then I realized that a lot of other people here have a lot of extra meal plan too.”

Once she knew students were interested in participating, Conway wanted to reserve a table in the Carl Hansen Student Center where people could drop off food that they would buy from the cafeteria with their extra meal plan money.

Conway isn’t a part of Greek life or other organizations, and she was worried she wouldn’t be able to get a table. Sophomore Micah Cutler messaged Conway and said his fraternity, Pi Kappa Phi, loved her idea and would be willing to help her set up a table in the Student Center.

The president of Pi Kappa Phi, Andrew Stengel, signed her up for tabling on Tuesday, May 3 from 3:305:30 p.m. and Wednesday, May 4 from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

“I really like the idea,” Stengel said. “I think that there are people on campus that aren’t able to use that

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Sophomores Micah Cutler and Halle Conway collected food donations from students on May 3. meal plan money and just end up giv- that can be found in the cafeteria. ing it away or spending it on items “Kids can use their meal plan they’ll never use. This is a fantastic money, go in the cafe, buy a bunch opportunity for the student body to of food, not have to bring it up to help the greater community.” my room, just bring it to the hallway, Stengel also said the brothers of Pi dump it in the box and then I’ll take Kappa Phi did their best to help with care of it from there,” Conway said. whatever Conway needed.

When Conway reached out to the “We really liked her effort and her food pantries, she originally told them cause, and we wanted to do whatever it would only be a few people and her we could to make her idea possible,” donating. The pantries are not expectStengel said. ing so many donations from so many Conway made a list of some of the students. foods that students could donate after “I’m going to have to talk to them she asked the food pantries what they and tell them there’s going to be a little needed and narrowed it down to things more food.” Conway said.

Students react to damage on Mount Carmel campus MAY WEEKEND from cover issue in our home and hopefully have as positive a result as the one I just shared with you.”

Freshman Sara Karr, a resident of Commons, saw ceiling tiles punched out and destroyed in a couple of the hallways in Commons.

“It just made me upset because that’s where I live and it is sad to see people ruining it for no reason,” she said.

Freshman Jessica Leger, despite not physically seeing the damages, was able to find out about them from social media.

“I saw several Snapchats about the damages and all the debris on the floor,” she said. “All the ceiling tiles were completely out of the ceiling.”

Freshman Angela Miguel, a resident of Commons, was aware of the

damages that occurred over the weekend. She said the damages to the building were not a new occurrence.

“I saw pictures about it, and it wasn’t as bad compared to the other times,” she said. “There were two sections out of all the ceiling tiles punched out.”

Some students, such as freshman Ryan Ansel, said they did not witness any major damage or destruction.

“I didn’t see any property damages, but I felt like the whole school was intoxicated at the same time,” he said.

Ansel did however, get a firsthand view of students that were celebrating for May weekend.

“I’m walking down Bobcat Way, and I’m looking up the hill and I see dozens of people, clearly drinking and partaking in party antics and stuff like that,” Ansel said. “It looked like a lot of fun and there was a lot of unity and

it looked like kids we’re just having a good time before finals. I didn’t really see much damage to any property.”

Ansel said Public Safety was doing a great job keeping students safe during May weekend.

“I think aside from the girl going missing Friday night and them finding her six hours later, Public Safety was doing just fine,” he said. “They were patrolling areas where students can walk in and out and they were checking bags. They would ask you to open the bags.”

Miguel also said Public Safety did a good job handling the situation oncampus.

“There was a girl that was on the sidewalk outside of Tator (Hall),” Miguel said. “She looked like she was about to pass out, and Public Safety was there to make sure she was okay. I also thought keeping the road blocked

off was a really good idea to make sure everyone was safe.”

Leger said she felt as though, despite Public Safety doing a good job overall on campus, there is room for improvement.

“It was all during the weekend, when people were drunk, so maybe if there were more people monitoring the hallways, like Resident Assistants,” she said.

Miguel said she does not believe there is an easy solution to controlling the damage students do to the buildings.

“You can’t hound on every person and say, ‘Hey guys, you can’t punch out the ceiling tiles,’” she said.

Associate Vice President for Facilities Keith Woodward and Chief of Public Safety Edgar Rodriguez did not return a request for comment in time for publication.

Starker: ‘Suspension is the most ideal punishment’

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lation as the manufacture, distribution, transfer, possession with intent to sell, offer for sale, sale or possession of illegal or harmful drugs. This includes and prohibits hallucinogens, narcotics and drug paraphernalia.

Associate Vice President for Public Relations John Morgan refutes the notion that Quinnipiac has a drug problem.

“The university has a long history of acting swiftly to remove any student found to be dealing or using significant amounts of drugs,” Morgan said.

Of the 68 residential drug viola-

tions, more than half took place in freshmen housing with Commons contributing the most with 15 drug violations alone.

Tariq said he doesn’t find this trend surprising at all and instead thinks it’s logical for more freshmen to dabble in drugs versus upperclassmen.

“I guess freshmen would be the people who are more prone to doing or trying out that stuff whereas the other years are going to be people who are in it for the long haul. Once you get into your sophomore, junior, senior years, you’re going to be more focused on getting your degree,” Tariq said.

Sophomore Vanessa Claudomir

agrees and claims the trend has to do with the new sense of control freshmen receive after leaving home.

“I feel like with freshmen, it’s their first time leaving home,” she said. “[Freshmen] go to college, [they] have a sense of control so of course it’s going to be them.”

Kalagher said freshmen who have drug violations are typically put through a different series of repercussions compared to other students.

First-time violators are usually suspended for weekends and second time violations can result in a housing suspension for at least a semester. Meanwhile, a freshman is not suspended on

a first violation and instead, he or she is fined. But a freshman will be suspended on the second violation.

Junior Shelby Starker agrees with the changes in sanction protocol with relation to freshmen as they are still transitioning to college life.

“I think that as a freshmen, you’re going through a big year of transitions and everyone obviously isn’t perfect and everyone is going to make mistakes, so I do see why they would fine freshman first,” Starker said. “ But I also believe that after one violation, a suspension is probably the most ideal punishment as we are trying to keep Quinnipiac as safe as possible.”

Zero known cases of mumps on campus

MUMPS from cover

The email stressed that a case of the mumps is not a dangerous illness and fewer than one in 1000 cases will result in complications. Mumps is transmitted through saliva, sneezing and contact with contaminated sur-

faces, according to Mayo Clinic. To prevent yourself from being exposed to the mumps, refrain from sharing drinks, food and utensils.

Cashman said it is important for students to be vaccinated to prevent the spread of mumps across campus.

“Although most of my class has been vaccinated, the recent anti-vaccination movement has caused for a resurgence in many diseases and illnesses,” Cashman said. “Being a health sciences major, I can understand the importance of vaccines be-

cause not only does it protect the vaccinated person from getting sick, but it can actually protect another person who can’t get the vaccine through a process called herd immunity.”

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May 4, 2016

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Opinion LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Inequality for women’s sports must be addressed Inequality is not something to shrug away.

It is not something to simply claim as “the way things are.” And most importantly, nobody should be abused or defied for speaking up about inequality. For the players on the Quinnipiac rugby team, they should not be abused or devalued for speaking up about inequality at Quinnipiac. For those across campus and social media who declare that Quinnipiac rugby is whining because of lack of recognition since winning its national championship, it is clear you are completely unaware that the issues both inside and outside Quinnipiac are a direct reflection of larger societal problems.

At Quinnipiac, one sport is being singled out as better, more popular and more important than the rest. The problem that has made itself visible to the student body and faculty of Quinnipiac, with President Lahey and the men’s Frozen Four championship, is that there is unequal support, representation, recognition and overall acknowledgement of female success. In the spring 2016 semester alone, the handler behind Quinnipiac University’s Twitter account dedicated 415 tweets and retweets on Quinnipiac athletic teams and their achievements. Three hundred and forty-two were dedicated to men’s ice hockey, eight to men’s basketball, one to men’s baseball and 65 to all women’s sports combined. Leading up to its national championship, rugby received four tweets over a period of 14 days promoting its championship. Men’s ice hockey, on the other hand, received 46 tweets in a period of three days covering their

quarterfinal against Cornell.

The fact is that there are many other sports at Quinnipiac that are excelling and achieving greatness with very little promotion and recognition. This year golf, cross-country and tennis won their MAAC championships. Women’s basketball, after a 19-game winning streak, made it to the finals of their MAAC championship.

Women’s ice hockey won the ECAC championship. In acknowledging all this achievement and little recognition, one should be able to recognize that this is not about the rugby team seeking a congratulatory email from President Lahey. This is about acknowledging that there is a structural problem at Quinnipiac University that does not promote, value or recognize greatness achieved by its female athletes.

President Lahey and others’ justification for this seems to be that sports like rugby do not bring the school attention or money. This fails to recognize that the school chooses what and who to advertise; the school has power in deciding what and who gets attention. By recognizing the achieved greatness of our women’s teams and promoting this, President Lahey and the administration in fact could create the attention, which they claim does not exist. But, there is reason to believe that a lack of caring about women’s sports is something lacking in the Quinnipiac administration, not in the general sports world.

A replay of the women’s Frozen Four 2016 championship tournament this year brought in around 651,000 households, more so than any other men’s Frozen Four competition that week-

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end, according to the BC Interruption. This also beat an estimated 635,000 household views of the men’s Frozen Four championship the year before. It is not just hockey that is receiving such high view ratings. A video by NBC News Today said the U.S. women’s soccer team beat records with the amount of household views upon their World Cup win in 2015, far surpassing the best viewership that the men’s team has ever brought in. Not only have they surpassed the men in viewership, but they also surpass them in revenue according to U.S. soccer’s own numbers. In 2015, the U.S. women’s soccer team brought in revenue of $16 million, compared to the men’s team who caused a $2 million loss. This is irrefutable proof that U.S. soccer’s main source of income comes from the women, not the men.

Despite this knowledge, upon their 2015 World Cup championship FIFA awarded the women $2 million for their record-breaking win 5-2 against Japan, according to an article by National Public Radio. The men who came eleventh in the 2014 World Cup were awarded $9 million, over four times the amount given to the women’s world cup champions. The U.S. women’s soccer team is standing up and fighting for equal recognition, equal facilities and equal pay, according to an article by CNN Money. Women athletes around the world are fighting the same fight as Quinnipiac rugby and speaking out to break the image that only men’s sports are valued.

The media, like the administration at Quinnipiac, has the power to encourage and enforce change to break this worldly standard of men’s

sports being more valued. They have the power to influence what we value, our perceptions, our beliefs and what we deem as important or impressive. Forty percent of all sports participants are female, yet women’s sports receive only four percent of all sport media coverage. according to The Tucker Center. When the media is portraying a man’s world, then naturally society will be a reflection of that. When the Quinnipiac administration is portraying a sports culture here where only men’s sports are valued, then naturally our student body will also become a reflection of that.

For Quinnipiac to assume that women’s sports are not valued seems to be more a reflection that many at Quinnipiac do not value women’s sports. In other words, it is not a function of the market; it is a function of a culture here that does not value women to the same degree as men. It is our administration that gives unequal acknowledgement sports at Quinnipiac. It is the administration that seems not to value women’s sports.

The women’s rugby team is not fighting for recognition. It is fighting for equality in Quinnipiac sports. Female athletes are just as successful as men and should be recognized for their achievements. We withstand the same physical and emotional demands, we train just as hard and yet our greatness is devalued. This is not about a congratulatory email; it is about acknowledging greatness when it happens, not just when men achieve it.

- Flora Poole, sophomore, women’s rugby

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May 4, 2016

Senior send-offs DESIGN BY KRISTEN RIELLO

The senior members of the 2015-2016 editorial board say goodbye to The Chronicle and the QU community with one final piece

You can do anything

Julia Perkins Editor-In-Chief

Throughout my past four years on The Chronicle, I have occasionally thought about what I would say in my senior sendoff. As I try to form the words for the last piece I will ever write for the paper that is my everything, it seems every idea I ever had has flown out the window.

I wish I could give you, the reader, some sort of wisdom that I alone possess as a soon-to-be-graduating senior and the former editor-in-chief of this paper. After all, my experience on The Chronicle has given me journalism skills, taught me how to be a leader and made me more confident.

I know I am prepared to enter the workforce

because of what I have learned here.

But, alas, I cannot give you any advice that you have not already heard.

Because I guess one of the key things I’ve learned on The Chronicle and in college is that no one really has all the answers, but everyone has the potential to do anything.

Especially as a freshman, I thought of the seniors on The Chronicle as superhumans who always could answer my questions and had a plan for when something went wrong.

Back then, I did not think I could be editorin-chief because I thought I was not capable enough for the job.

Four years later, I have finished up my

time on the paper, but I still don’t have superhuman abilities. As editor-in-chief, I did not always know what to do when the paper ran into tough spots—whether that was criticism or people drama. And that was okay.

I took every problem that came my way and sort of made it up as I went along. I made procon lists. I asked for help. I followed my gut. I made mistakes. I had the best year of my life.

So to my amazing successor, Sarah Doiron, the entire Chronicle staff and every single one of you reading this, don’t doubt yourself. You don’t have to be superman.

You just have to be you. And you are capable of anything.

Take advantage of your time

Hannah Schindler Art Director

As a design major, I had no idea what student organization would give me real design experience. Walking up and down aisles of the Involvement Fair, I spotted The Chronicle and remembered someone telling me that newspapers could always use designers. I had no idea that walking up to that table would be one of the best decisions I made during my four years.

Not only did the paper give me real design experience, it gave me leadership experience, writing experience (which I didn’t even know I wanted), time management skills and a million other things I probably still haven’t even realized yet.

Most of all, The Chronicle has given me a group of friends who, although different,

all work tirelessly to create such an amazing work of art every week. You can literally feel the passion every single member of the e-board has during deadline in the media suite. The stress, disagreements and fights we have all go to show how dedicated we are at making the best product we can every week.

When I was a freshman and the seniors were literally one foot out the door, I never really understood how you could be so excited to leave such an awesome organization. Although I still don’t fully understand how they could be so ready to leave, I am slowly starting to understand that life goes on and there are so many more opportunities past college (not sure

what they are, but that is what I am told).

Appreciate every opportunity because each one allows you to explore a little more about yourself that you didn’t even know about.

To the new e-board: enjoy every minute, every stressful deadline, every long meeting.

Before you know it, you will be writing your senior sendoff and trying to put into words the impact The Chronicle has had on your college career (it’s much harder than you would think). And last but not least, thank you all—from the seniors, to the past and present Chronicle members—for making my time as art director the most amazing experience ever. Thank you for the love, the support, the encouragement and for giving me something so hard to say goodbye to.

Do something that you love

Nick Solari Web Director

Somewhere along the way I blinked, and when I woke up I was writing this piece.

The vivid depictions of certain events at Quinnipiac will never leave my head.

Whether it was the day I moved into my freshman dorm room or the countless experiences with my friends that ensued, I can only definitively say one thing: it went by too damn quickly.

At some point during those early days at Quinnipiac, I attended my first Chronicle meeting. Wanting to get involved right away, I volunteered to take stories in the sports section each and every week.

That’s when I started having fun.

I spent a summer on Cape Cod covering amatuer baseball, penned stories for the New England Sports Network, contributed to the daily production of the Albany Times

Union and, this past fall, worked at Mass Live in Springfield.

I’ve covered the embattled life of a young man who found solace in basketball. I was in Cooperstown when Pedro Martinez was enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

I provided an in-depth peek into the men’s basketball program, which I followed and admired for my four years at Quinnipiac.

The Chronicle was the beginning of my incredible experience in journalism. The only reason I was able to land any of these gigs was because I was involved with such a great student organization like The Chronicle.

With The Chronicle, I was able to join e-board at the end of my freshman year. I served as sports editor during my junior year, then created a new e-board position (web director) during my senior year–

which will be remaining with The Chronicle moving forward.

I want this piece to serve as a short thank you to everyone at The Chronicle who helped me along the way. Without your encouragement and support, I don’t know what would have happened.

I also want to offer one bit of advice to anyone who might stumble upon this piece: do what you love to do. You’re the person who, when you graduate, has to get out of bed each morning and go to work. Do something that makes you happy.

I’ve figured this out due to everyone at The Chronicle over the last four years who offered a helping hand.

And if I had to do it over again, I wouldn’t have spent my time any other way.

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How The Chronicle became my family

Nicole Hanson Copy Editor

Joining The Chronicle was the best decision I made during my time at Quinnipiac. I’ve said this for the past three years and I still stand by it.

I was barely involved my freshman year and had so much free time that I didn’t know what to do with myself. I knew Julia Perkins from Spanish class and she convinced me to attend the Media Summit sophomore year.

Even though I had no idea what I wanted to do for The Chronicle, I still showed up and immediately got involved with the news section. I’m so grateful that Julia encouraged

me to join this amazing family and I could never thank her enough.

Just like I never really expected to find my place on The Chronicle, I absolutely didn’t expect to move up to an editorial position within one semester of becoming a staff writer. The Chronicle has given me a sense of accomplishment that I never would have found in another organization. My fellow editors have shown me that they’re confident in my abilities as a journalist (even though I’m a PR major) and have supported me every step of the way.

Not only has The Chronicle helped me grow as a writer and a leader, but it’s also given me some of the best friends I could have ever asked for. I felt so out of place at my first meeting here, but now these people are truly my family. The Chronicle has given me an amazing support system that has been there through the best and the worst of times. Even after dealing with stressful deadlines and making hard decisions, we are friends no matter what. I’ll miss each and every writer and editor, but I know it’s not goodbye; it’s see you later.

Don’t be afraid to get involved

Jess Sweeney

Associate Design Editor

The Chronicle was the first organization I joined at Quinnipiac. I was your typical freshman who was not quite sure how to get involved and a little bit scared to join anything. Having been on the newspaper staff in high school, I figured why not at least try it here. I went to the Involvement Fair, put my name down on the sheet and somehow found myself showing up to a staff meeting. I started coming in to the media suite once a week, doing some layout, but that was about it. At the end of freshman year, I was encouraged to join e-board and for some reason I decided sure, why not?

The first half of sophomore year I had begun to get closer with the rest of the e-board, but I still wasn’t sure what everyone meant when they said The Chronicle was like your second family. Sure, these people were my friends, but I just didn’t understand what was so great about it. I then went abroad for a semester, decided to apply for e-board again and that’s when I got very close with everyone, and I can honestly say that these people have become another family to me. I understand it may seem cliché, but this year’s e-board are people I know I can count on and have become some of my very close friends.

As my time here comes to a close, I just want to leave all of you with some advice.

Don’t be afraid to get involved, especially in organizations you wouldn’t expect. College is a time when you can do anything you want, make mistakes and learn from them and really figure out who you are. These organizations that you join, and the people you meet through them, are what help shape you. I wouldn’t change my college experience for anything, and The Chronicle has brought me people that I know will be in my life for quite some time and gave me memories I will never forget.

Take your time

Tyrell Walden-Martin Sports Editor

Nothing is set in stone when you come to college. High schools try to implant the thought into students’ minds that they should know what they want to do with the rest of their life by the time they are 18. That’s not fair.

At 18 years old, not everyone is certain of what they want to do with their lives. I sure enough didn’t. Coming into college, I was a biomedical student and I am graduating a communications/journalism major. Two majors on two different ends of

the spectrum.

College is the time to explore and prepare yourself for the next step in the real world.

There is no need to rush into what you think you might do. Your life isn’t a ticking time bomb; there is no need to stress what you have time to prepare for.

You have four years to decide what you want to do and excel in it. I decided in the beginning of my junior year that I would become a journalism major and everything took off after that. I worked hard in the

classroom, gained leadership positions in different organizations and gained experience with student media.

Because of those opportunities, internships and job offers became more present. I would never be in the position I am in if I didn’t mess up early in my college career. But it goes to show that it’s okay to mess up because you have time to correct it.

Nothing is set in stone so don’t write chapter four of your book if you are still working on chapter one.

It’s so hard to say goodbye

Tara O N ’ eill Co-News Editor

I wasn’t involved in The Chronicle for too long. I was an English major during my freshman year and I had no idea what my future plans were. I thought I was going to (maybe) become a teacher someday and I would have free time to do some writing at night. Then I realized my love for writing was too strong to let it take a backseat to a career.

Before sophomore year started, I had realized I wanted to be a journalist. But I didn’t discover The Chronicle until my

junior year while sitting in the cafeteria on main campus between classes and happened upon an issue. I was hooked.

I didn’t know much about The Chronicle, I just knew I wanted to write for it. And soon, I mustered up some confidence, showed up to a meeting in early September of my junior year and started writing for the news section immediately. Before I knew it, I had applied and moved up to an e-board position.

For the short four semesters I was with The Chronicle, I have learned and overcome

so much. In those four semesters and met people I couldn’t imagine my college career without. I became someone who found a “home away from home” within The Chronicle staff. I can’t thank them all enough for dealing with my sass, my anger and everything in between. I love and appreciate you all more than I could ever find the words to express.

Goodbye is hard, so I’m just not accepting that’s what this is.

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The Quinnipiac Chronicle

May 4, 2016

Arts & Life

Mother’s day gift guide

DESIGN BY KRISTEN RIELLO

Treat your mom this Mother’s Day with these affordable DIY gift ideas -A. Perelli

Pedicure in a jar

This gift is perfect for the mom who loves to be pampered.

DIY cookbook

A great way to thank your mom for cooking you those delicious meals when you visit home is to make her a cookbook. You can create a personalized cookbook just for her, including family pictures, and the best part is you choose the recipes that go inside.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED: A blank notebook Pictures Colorful pens/markers

DIRECTIONS: Step 1: Print or copy recipes from websites online (pinterest.com).

Step 2: Choose the recipes that you think would interest her the most or just simply sound delicious.

Step 3: Include a Table of Contents and a thank you letter in the front of the book so she’ll always be reminded that you love her.

TIP: Barnes and Noble, Marshalls, and Target sell cute notebooks.

DIY mug

Busy moms love their coffee, so why not give them the gift that lets them drink it in style?

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WHAT YOU’LL NEED: Nail polish in her favorite color Mason jar Ribbon Manicure sticks Toe spacers Mini hand cream Cuticle remover Nail file

DIY planter

DIRECTIONS: Step 1: Put all of the items into the mason jar.

Step 2: Tie a ribbon around the top.

Step 3: Decorate the outside of the jar.

DIY herb garden

If your mom loves flowers, why not give her some that’ll last longer than a few weeks?

This gift is simple and only costs a few dollars for the materials.

Maybe your mom cooks a lot and is always out buying herbs to add to her dishes. Well, this DIY is cute and easy to keep in the kitchen for fresh, continuous herbs.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED: Small pot Paint pens Dirt Flowers of your choice

WHAT YOU’LL NEED: A few mason jars Labels Dirt A mixture of herb plants

DIRECTIONS: Step 1: Decorate the flower pot however you want. You can paint on it, write quotes around it, or you could even modge podge pictures onto it.

Step 2: After the pot has dried, fill it with dirt.

Step 3: Plant the flowers inside the pot.

DIRECTIONS: Step 1: Fill the mason jars with dirt.

Step 2: Plant the herbs into the jars.

Step 3: Label the jars with the correct herb.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED: Paint pens Paint in your color of choice Plain white mug

DIRECTIONS: Step 1: Use the paint pens to decorate the mug in any style you want.

TIP: Go online to Pinterest.com for inspiration and adorable quotes to decorate with.

DIY calendar A perfect gift for the busy mom with a lot on her schedule.

You can customize a calendar on shutterfly.com or print out the months and bind together your own calendar, including pictures.

Card ideas

If you don’t have time this year to make or buy your mom a gift, you can always go for making a heartfelt card that will be sure to bring on the waterworks. The majority of us forget everything that our moms do for us, and this is a simple way to just say thank you.

TIP: Hand-making a card is a FREE and more sincere way to thank her.

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May 4, 2016

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MOVIE REVIEW

‘Keanu’ is meow playing

By SEAN KELLY Staff Writer

Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are everywhere. If you don’t know them from their hilarious show “Key and Peele,” you’ve probably seen them in guest spots on “Parks and Recreation,” “Fargo” or even with President Obama as his “anger translator.” Together, they have dominated television with their absurd humor, and for the most part, they’re able to sustain that humor in a feature length running time with their movie “Keanu.”

Key and Peele star as mild-mannered Clarence and Rell. After Rell’s kitten, Keanu, is stolen by a gang, they infiltrate that gang to get Keanu back. The majority of the jokes revolve around Clarence and Rell trying to convince the gang that they’re hardcore assassins. While that might sound repetitive, Key and Peele’s chemistry keep “Keanu” energized and fun. Seriously, the back and forth between these two is so impressive that this movie could not have worked with anyone else.

Having an adorable kitten running in the background of multiple shootouts is a

strangely satisfying juxtaposition. After seeing this, I can only recommend that more kittens be placed in the background of action movies. The film is also improved by “Saturday Night Live’s” Will Forte, who plays Rell’s dreadlock sporting drug dealer. Forte’s character weaving in and out of trouble is one of the better subplots that leads to a great payoff. Other performances that deserve recognition are Anna Faris appearing as a crazy, drug induced version of herself and Method Man as the film’s main antagonist.

Chemistry, kittens, and cameos aside, the best part of this film is a recurring joke about singer George Michael. Clarence’s affection for the ’80s pop singer rubbing off on his fellow gang members often yields the funniest moments.

Unfortunately, it’s similarities to recent films “John Wick,” about a man getting his dog back from a gang, and “Dope,” about nerds having to sell drugs for a gang, keep “Keanu” from being memorable. “Keanu” may have homages to “John Wick,” given that Keanu Reeves stars in the latter, but there is a feeling while watching the movie

RAVE

It’s not just about the free stuff

ERIN KANE / CHRONICLE

In a single day on a college campus, the phrase “If it’s free, it’s for me” can be heard dozens of times. No one wants to spend money, but everyone wants food, clothes and other giveaways. Recently, this wish has been coming true.

After the recent Frozen Four games, Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the Big Event, the campus has become a sea of free yellow, teal and white t-shirts. Simultaneously, free food can be found almost every day on campus with events like Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the Artist Showcase and the Frozen Four viewing parties on York Hill.

While I will never say no to free things ever, I question whether Quinnipiac students realize the significance of these freebies. Events such as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Big Event all display a clear message of awareness or community building. Yes, these events include free items, but these things are offered as an attempt to increase attendance, participation and enthusiasm for the cause at hand.

Events like the Frozen Four viewing parties have a less obvious purpose. Even though the men’s ice hockey team did not come out on top, the students watching proudly in the TD Bank Sports Center appeared to have an overall positive experience. Part of this was undoubtedly due to the free shirts, pizza and posters of the team. The university did not need to give us any of those things, let alone host two viewing parties. But they did and I have never seen more school spirit or higher morale at this university.

So next time you receive something free on campus, think about what the slice of pizza or shirt really stands for. We need to learn to appreciate meaning over material.–M. Fraitag

SCREENSHOT COURTESY OF YOUTUBE

In the comedy directed by Peter Atencio starring Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, the main character Keanu is played by multiple different cats.

that we’ve seen some of this before.

With any comedy, there are going to be some jokes that fall flat. There weren’t any duds, but there were the occasional awkward silences and missed opportunities. Luckily, Key and Peele’s energy distract from the fact that a few jokes didn’t land. The quick pacing also helps in keeping the audience interested.

“Keanu” is an enjoyable action comedy from the incredibly talented Key and Peele that hopefully is the first of many more movies to come. And if anything, this should give you an excuse to look up their outrageous sketches on YouTube.

Rating:

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PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY: CHRISTINA POPIK / CHRONICLE

Quit littering on the Quad

It’s officially starting to feel like spring, and litter is in full bloom all across campus.

Whether students are eating outside or at the traditional cafe tables, they have been leaving more and more trash where trash should not be. Fortunately, we as humans have evolved to develop little receptacles for storing this crap. They are called TRASH CANS. These cans, despite popular belief, DO NOT look like the grass on the Quad or a cafeteria table. They are literal cans where you are supposed to put your trash.

If you bring your food to wherever you are sitting, don’t just leave it there when you go.

At this point, it’s lighter than it was when you first brought it over and there are literally trash cans all over the place. Just because you might have to carry it for a little bit doesn’t give you an excuse to NOT throw it in a trash can. I don’t care if you’re late to class; I guarantee there is a trash can on your way there. Is it really such a burden to hold on to that plate or that bottle for a few more feet instead of leaving it for other people to clean up? No one else wants to touch your used napkins. Take care of that yourself.

The warm weather has prompted more people to lounge on the Quad during free time.

This is awesome, except when you leave trash all over the place like you’re trying to plant a junk food tree. Sorry people, that bag of chips or iced tea bottle is not going to sprout anything but anger from your fellow campus-goers. Do we want tours to walk around and see trash all over the place? As much as we make fun of the grass, we take pride in it and the rest of our beautiful school, so don’t dirty it with your garbage.

It’s not that hard, people. Pick up your shit and put it in the trash. Thanks. –C. Millin

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Here’s a curveball

Freshman Andrew Workman plays more than just baseball

By AFSHA KASAM Staff Writer

When first talking to London-born (sans English accent) freshman undecided liberal arts major, Andrew Workman, you would never guess his two wildly different passions. Workman is a pitcher on the Quinnipiac University men’s baseball team, but what most people don’t know is that he also plays the cello.

He moved to Thornwood, New York from London when he was 5 years old. As soon as Workman moved to the U.S. he fell in love with baseball. It was the sport that all the kids played when they were young, according to Workman. So he was just following suit when he ended up playing Little League.

“It was just what everyone did,” Workman said. “And I loved it.”

It was clear early on that Workman was different from everyone else on his team. His natural talent for the sport as well as his dedication and commitment stood out immediately and set him apart from the rest of his teammates, ultimately landing him a spot on a Division I team in college.

Baseball is not only a sport that Workman has passion for, but it has also changed his life off the field.

Since he is originally from England, a country which does not typically play baseball, his father did not know how to play the sport and therefore couldn’t teach his son on his own.

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Instead, he and his father learned the sport together and this ended up being a bonding experience for the two of them.

“He never really heard of baseball,” Workman said. “So, it was cool to bond like that.”

Although he was still passionate about baseball, Workman decided to try something different in the third grade. He was offered the chance to learn how to play an instrument and decided to learn how to play the cello. His attraction to the cello was simple. He thought it was the coolest instrument.

“You could sit down, for one reason,” Workman said, which was a contrast from baseball, where he was always on his feet.

“It wasn’t too big like the bass and it wasn’t small like the violin,” Workman said.

In addition, Workman saw Yo-Yo Ma, a famous cellist, perform live once. Watching this performance solidified Workman’s appreciation for the cello and furthered his desire to learn how to play the instrument himself.

His interest in the instrument often comes off as shock to those who know him, including his teammates at Quinnipiac.

“It’s just one of those things; it’s kind of unexpected,” Workman said.

In order to prove his talent to his friends, Workman brought his cello to Quinnipiac and played for them.

“I was skeptical [when Andrew first told me he knows how to play the cello]. I pictured Andrew playing the cello in my head and started laughing,” Workman’s freshman friend and teammate Christian Nicolosi said. “I told him that he had to prove a lot of people wrong.”

Workman performed again at Quinnipiac, but this time for a much larger crowd.

In the recent event Bobcats on Broadway, which gave Quinnipiac athletes the opportunity to showcase their non-athletic talents, Workman was able to play for the school in a different way than usual.

“He’s probably loving the attention the cello has brought him here at school,” Nicolosi said.

“But that’s a good thing because he deserves it.”

Although Workman has not become involved in any music organizations at Quinnipiac, he said he is interested in looking into the music options that are offered such as clubs and classes, since in the past he has both performed solos and taken private lessons. Workman said he misses the music scene. Whenever he performed in cello recitals in high school, he would meet all different kinds of people.

“It’s a completely different crowd from athletes to musicians,” Workman said.

In high school, some of his fellow athletes were in the orchestra with him, however, he believes it was a good experience to grow up with different groups of friends.

“I mean I don’t know what other schools are like, but I am pretty sure, from what I have heard, that’s not really the case,” Workman said. “It was just so much fun and it made me enjoy and appreciate music.”

Workman stopped playing the cello regularly after his senior year of high school due to his desire to adjust to life at Quinnipiac.Workman wanted to explore Quinnipiac’s environment before declaring a major. However, he knew that this was the school for him.

“This was the only school I came to visit that I left saying, ‘I want to come here,’” Workman said. “For baseball reasons, academic reasons, the campus, the students, everything. Everything just drew me in.”

Workman is grateful that he stuck with the cello and baseball for such a long time and still possesses those talents. As for the future?

Workman plans to continue to pursue passions other than baseball.

“In the next few years, I definitely want to branch out more,” Workman said. “I think the cello would be a good way to do that.”

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RUNDOWN

MEN’S LACROSSE QU 10, Manhattan 3 – Saturday Ryan Keenan: 3 goals, 1 assist BASEBALL QU 7, Massachusetts 0 – Wednesday Brandon Shileikis: 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER Brian Moskey: 3 for 5, 2 RBI, 1 HR Monmouth 4, QU 0 – Friday Thomas Jankins: 8 IP. 6 K Monmouth 5, QU 3 – Saturday Matthew Batten: 2 for 3, 2 HR Monmouth 5, QU 1 – Saturday SOFTBALL QU 1, Sacred Heart 0 – Thursday Casey Herzog: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 5 K Miranda Magana: 3 for 3, 1 R QU 10, Saint Peter’s 9 – Saturday Taylor Toryan: 1 for 1, 1 HR, 2 RBI Dani Edmands: 1 for 3, 1 HR, 2 RBI QU 6, Saint Peter’s 3 – Saturday Maria Ascher: 2 for 3, 1 HR, 3 RBI Troyan: 2 for 4, 1 HR, 1 RBI Manhattan 5, QU 3 – Monday Erin Larsen: 3 for 3, 1 RBI Manhattan 3, QU 2 – Monday Sarah Heimbach: 3 for 3, 1 R MEN’S TENNIS MAAC Tournament Semifinal QU 4, Marist 1 – Friday MAAC Tournament Final Monmouth 4, QU 3 – Saturday WOMEN’S TENNIS MAAC Tournament Semifinal QU 4, Niagara 0 – Friday MAAC Tournament Final QU 4, Marist 3 – Saturday

GAMES TO WATCH

MEN’S LACROSSE MAAC Semifinals QU vs Canisius – Thursday, 12:00 p.m.(QU Lacrosse Field) BASEBALL QU at Bryant – Wednesday, 3:00 p.m.

QU vs. Rider (DH) – Saturday, 12:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.

QU vs. Rider – Sunday, 12:00 p.m.

SOFTBALL QU vs. Canisius (DH) – Friday, 1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m.

QU at Rider (DH) – Saturday, 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.

QU vs. Niagara (DH) – Sunday, 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m.

WOMEN’S GOLF NCAA Tournament QU at Bryan Regional – Thursday, Friday and Saturday 7:00 a.m.

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GAME OF THE WEEK

Men’s lacrosse tops Manhattan on Senior Day Bobcats cap off undefeated conference regular season

By SAMUEL DACOSTA Associate Sports Editor

The Quinnipiac men’s lacrosse team (9-3, 6-0 MAAC) celebrated Senior Day with a 10-3 victory over Manhattan (3-12, 1-4 MAAC) at the Quinnipiac Lacrosse Field on Saturday.

With the win, the Bobcats finished an undefeated season in conference play.

“It’s a special day,” senior attackman Ryan Keenan said. “It’s pretty great that we got the win. We got the job done... It’s a good day to be a senior.”

Keenan tallied three goals and an assist in his last regular season game.

Seniors Ryan Lawler, Nate Nibbelink, Connor Meth, Connor Devane and Chris Kendall also played their last regular season game in a Bobcats uniform.

“This group has been a very tight group and a very strong group for the past four years,” Quinnipiac junior goaltender Jack Brust said. “[They are] kind of the gel that holds all of the pieces together. I think it’s a testament to not just the captains but all the seniors that we did an incredible job this year, so I couldn’t be more proud of this group.”

Although the seniors played their last regular season game, they can look forward to the postseason.

After all, the Bobcats went undefeated in MAAC play to win the regular season title. As regular season champions, Quinnipiac will host the MAAC tournament in Hamden.

“I think we’re confident now…

Winning brings confidence. I think it’s enhanced us a little bit every week,” Quinnipiac head coach Eric Fekete said. “We wanted to host the tournament and we wanted to win

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Senior Ryan Keenan led the men’s lacrosse team with three goals in a 10-3 win over Manhattan on Saturday.

the regular season championship.

It’s a byproduct of good lacrosse.”

Until today’s win, the last time the Bobcats won a conference title was 2011 when they split the title with Northeastern. However, the Bobcats have not been the sole regular season champions since 2001, which was also the last time the Bobcats went undefeated in MAAC play.

Brust has played a huge part in this achievement, winning four MAAC Defensive Player of the Week awards this season. On Saturday, he stood tall in net for the Bobcats, allowing three goals on 12 shots. “[Brust] is excellent, man. He’s

a great leader,” Fekete said. “When his game is on — and he’s playing as well as I’ve ever seen him play— the byproduct of that is that he’s a tremendous leader on the field. Not only does he make the saves, but he really runs the defense.”

Brust will be graduating this spring. However, he has another year of eligibility as he was a redshirt earlier in his career.

“He just gives [the defense] so much confidence,” Fekete said of Brust. “I think as you’ve seen him get better and better throughout the year, you’ve seen the defense just grow and blossom and I think today was maybe the best [defensive] performance of the year.”

Fekete was very proud of his seniors.

“They’ve done an excellent job, I couldn’t really ask any more of them,” Fekete said. “They really are the soul of this team. All seven of them… they’re terrific guys on the field and off and we wouldn’t be where we are without them.”

The MAAC tournament will begin on Thursday as the Bobcats will host a 12 p.m. semifinal matchup against Canisius. Should the Bobcats advance, they will play for the MAAC championship on Saturday at 12 p.m.

“We’re 0-0 right now. There’s no do-overs after Thursday,” Fekete said.

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“I think how we go into our conference matchups is how we have to go into every match, expecting to win,” Young said.

While the women’s tennis team came from behind to earn a berth

in the national tournament, the men’s team dropped a lead in its MAAC Championship appearance.

The Bobcats won the doubles point to start the match. Julian Rozenstein and Ryoma Haraguchi won their match 6-1 while Jonas Kuwert and Freddie Zaretsky won their match 6-4 to give Quinnipiac

the 1-0 lead.

Quinnipiac then went up 3-0 on Monmouth as Kuwert and Rozenstein won their respective singles matches 6-3, 6-4.

“Especially in my last semester, I wasn’t playing for the results.

I was just playing for myself,” Kuwert said. “That helped me a lot

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Senior men’s tennis player Jonas Kuwert won both his singles and doubles matches in the team’s MAAC Men’s Tennis Championship loss to Monmouth on Sunday.

with relaxing on the court.”

Monmouth, who lost in the Men’s Championship Match in each of the last two seasons, then swept the remainder of the singles matches to claim the conference title.

Haraguchi and Zaretsky lost their matches in straight sets as Monmouth made the total 3-2.

Przemyslaw Filipek dropped the first set to Quinnipiac’s Kei Ezaka, the MAAC Men’s Tennis Player of the Year, but won the second and third set to win the No. 1 singles match.

With a 3-3 score, the title came down to a match between Quinnipiac’s Luke Roser and Monmouth’s Christian Vieira. The two got it all the way to a third set tiebreaker.

Vieira completed Monmouth’s comeback win by beating Roser 11-9 in the tiebreaker.

Although Kuwert is one of three seniors on the men’s team that will not have the chance to claim men’s tennis’ first MAAC Championship, he believes the team will be right in the thick of it next season.

“It hurts that we lost this close, but we had match points, which shows that we are capable and have a good chance of winning next year,” Kuwert said.

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SPRING SPORTS AWARDS

Now that Quinnipiac spring athletic seasons are coming to an end, it’s time to recognize some of the most outstanding coaches and players. Max Molski, Sam DaCosta and Justin Cait give you their choices.

ERIC FEKETE

MEN’S LACROSSE A number of Quinnipiac coaches won MAAC Coach of the Year this spring.

However, Fekete coached the men’s lacrosse team to its first undefeated conference regular season since 2001 and its first regular season title since 2011. His team gets to host the the conference tournament as it looks to win its first MAAC Championship this weekend. -MM

BEST COACH

ERIC FEKETE

MEN’S LACROSSE It’s really tough to argue against a coach at the helm of a team that won a conference championship, let alone if that team goes undefeated in conference play. Fekete’s team has done exactly that with a fairly young starting lineup. His team has shown a lot of improvement, stringing six wins together after a 3-3 start. Quinnipiac, who hosts the MAAC tournament, boasts a 9-3 overall record. -SD

MARY ANN POWERS ACROBATICS AND TUMBLING

Named winner of the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) Coach of the Year, Powers coached acrobatics and tumbling to a 7-3 overall record and No. 3 seed in the NCATA National Championships.

Powers’ Bobcats were the clear No. 3 in the NCATA; of the three losses handed to Quinnipiac this season, all three came only from the No. 1 and 2 seeds, Baylor and Oregon. -JC

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER

MATTHEW BATTEN ROB PESCITELLI BASEBALL

BASEBALL

Batten is a quintessential shortstop. He boasts a .975 fielding percentage and is an all-around hitter that wbats second in the Bobcats’ lineup. He leads the team in batting average and slugging percentage out of players with more than 10 at bats through 43 games.

The way he is rolling this season, he is primed to make the All-MAAC First Team once again. -MM

The senior outfielder is the best on the team when it comes to getting on base.

Pescitelli leads the team in walks with 32, and on-base percentage (OBP) with .442. As of April 29, Pescetelli was tied for third in the MAAC in OBP. He has the second-highest batting average on the team at .312, but he is tied for first in home runs with five. He has also driven in 25 runs so far. -SD

ERIC FEKETE

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ROB PESCITELLI

LACROSSE

Feldman has established himself as an elite goal scorer this season. Not only is Feldman leading the Bobcats in total goals with 30 in 12 games played, but he is leading the MAAC in conference goals with 19 in six MAAC games. Feldman has started in each of Quinnipiac’s 12 games this season and looks to continue his consistent ways in the MAAC tournament beginning on May 5 at home. -JC JULIA GALLOP/CHRONICLE

KEI EZAKA

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER

JACK BRUST

MEN’S TENNIS

MEN’S LACROSSE

Ezaka made the All-MAAC Second Team in 2014-2015 and has followed up by becoming the MAAC Player of the Year for the men’s tennis team for 2015-2016. His 40 wins on the season tie him with Eric Ambrosio for secondmost single-season wins in program history as he helped bring the team to the cusp of its first MAAC Championship. -MM

Brust led the Bobcats to an undefeated MAAC season and a regular season championship with his .564 save percentage and his 8.37 goals against average. His goaltending helped men’s lacrosse to six consecutive wins, earning MAAC Defensive Player of the Week honors four times. The redshirt junior has been steadily improving his goals against average, which has remained under double digits since an 8-7 win over Marist on April 7. -SD

KEILANI FINLEY

KEILANI FINLEY

SOFTBALL

After finishing the 2014-15 season with 24 hits and 9 RBI, the junior center fielder is second on the team in both hits (33) and RBI (16) while leading the Bobcats in home runs (3) through the 2015-16 season. Finley has started in all of Quinnipiac’s 45 games this season and boasts a .936 fielding percentage. -JC

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BEST FRESHMAN

LUCIANA TOBIA

LUCIANA TOBIA

LUCIANA TOBIA

Tobia has as much of a case for most valuable player as anyone in Quinnipiac spring sports. The freshman won MAAC Player of the Year and MAAC Rookie of the Year after finishing the conference tournament with the thirdbest score in tournament history as the women’s golf team won its first MAAC Championship. -MM

Tobia has had a phenomenal season all around, winning three of eleven events, amassing three top five finishes and four in the top ten. She averages a team-best 78.54 strokes and played a crucial role in bringing a MAAC championship to Quinnipiac. Tobia was named MAAC Player of the Year and MAAC rookie of the year for a reason. -SD

Tobia has had an amazing freshman season for women’s golf in 2016.

Named MAAC Player of the Year and MAAC Rookie of the Year, Tobia lead the Bobcats to a MAAC Championship and NCAA Tournament berth after shooting a 225 (+9) and becoming Quinnipiac’s first golfer to earn a firstplace finish in the conference tournament. -JC

WOMEN’S GOLF

WOMEN’S GOLF

LUCIANA TOBIA

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“Any momentum, especially with the win, works in our favor...the bats started to come alive. We still got a little work to do but we’ll get there.”

— JILL KARWOSKI SOFTBALL

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Women’s tennis earns third straight MAAC Championship while men’s tennis loses chance at first conference title to Monmouth

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Both the Quinnipiac men’s and women’s tennis teams traveled to West Windsor, New Jersey this past weekend looking to secure their respective MAAC Championships.

Yet, after both teams advanced to Sunday’s finals, they each claimed familiar results.

The women’s tennis team won its third consecutive MAAC Women’s Tennis Championship by defeating the Marist Red Foxes 4-3 on Sunday. The win improves the team’s record against MAAC opponents to 29-0 since joining the conference in 2013.

“I think this one was the most special because it was the closest match we’ve had,” Sydney Young, who the conference awarded Most Outstanding Performer of the tournament, said. “In the past, they haven’t been this close.”

The Bobcats jumped on the board first as Jennifer Lu and Proyfon Lohaphaisan won their secondstraight 6-0 match while Rachel Horton and Young won their doubles match 6-4.

“Doubles have been strong this semester,” Quinnipiac director of tennis, Quinnipiac women’s tennis head coach and MAAC Coach of the Year Paula Miller said. “Doubles getting that first point definitely helped going into singles.”

After Lohaphaisan won the No. 6 singles match, Marist rattled off three straight singles wins to take a 3-2 lead over Quinnipiac. Young

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The women’s tennis team celebrates its third straight MAAC Women’s Tennis Championship title on Sunday.

and Sophia Dzulynsky were the two remaining Bobcats on the court with the conference title on the line. “[Young and Dzulynsky] are two players that I had confidence that could pull through for us,” Miller said. “Their fight, their will

to win and hard work all season paid off.”

Young tied the match for the Bobcats with win in No. 5 singles over Marist’s Claire Schmidt.

Young won the first set 6-2 while Schmidt won the second set 7-5.

Young tied the match for Quinni-

piac with a 6-0 win in the deciding third set.

Young, who won her 100th match on Sunday, says that the individual accomplishments and victories do not compare to the team’s success.

“Those things are definitely

secondary,” Young said. “My main focus was on winning the championship. The 100 wins and the Most Outstanding Player were definitely icing on the cake, but nothing compares to winning the championship.”

Despite the two wins Sunday, Miller says that Young’s impact is just as big without a racquet in her hand. “[Young] is our biggest cheerleader and she helped this team win by her excitement on court,” Miller said.

With the Bobcats and Red Foxes tied at 3-3, it was up to the No. 1 singles match between Dzulynsky and Marist’s Karlene Pang to determine a conference champion. Dzulynsky took the first set 6-0, but Pang followed up with a 6-4 win in the second to send the match to a third set. Dzulynsky won the final set 6-3 and capped off the Bobcats’ win.

Although the win cements the program’s ninth conference title, the women’s team has struggled in its previous NCAA Tournament appearances. The Bobcats have been swept on the road in the first round of the tournament in each of the last two seasons. Stanford beat Quinnipiac 4-0 in the 2014 tournament and North Carolina beat the team 4-0 last season. Yet, Young is ready for the team to change its fortunes as it faces national comSee TENNIS Page 14

Baseball drops doubleheader to Monmouth

By JUSTIN CAIT

Associate Sports Editor

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Junior Matthew Batten hit two home runs for in the first game of the baseball’s doubleheader against Monmouth on Saturday.

The Quinnipiac baseball team (17-26, 6-9 MAAC) lost the final two games of a three-game stretch against conference-rival Monmouth (23-20, 13-6 MAAC) by the scores of 5-3 and 5-1 at home on Saturday afternoon.

In the first game of the day and second game of the series, junior captain Matthew Batten homered twice while junior infielder Joe Burns hammered a long ball of his own. Despite the powerful efforts from the two bats, the Bobcats’ three errors in the field and lack of consistent pitching resulted in a 5-3 loss.

“You lose [game two] by giving it to them and then the momentum is in their hands, knowing they already won the series,” Quinnipiac head coach John Delaney said. “They’ve got their best pitcher on the mound in game three and we’re down 0-2, so it makes it a different game in game three when you lose a game like we did in game two.”

Senior right fielder Rob Pescitelli

(2 AB, 1 H, 1 RBI) and freshman center fielder Brian Moskey (4 AB, 1 H,1 R) shined offensively. Senior pitcher Justin Thomas, on the other side, threw four strikeouts and allowed two runs in five innings pitched for Quinnipiac.

Monmouth’s momentum from its previous win was put on display early on in the final game of the series as the Hawks scored two runs in the second inning.

An error from Pescitelli and a hit by pitch from junior pitcher Alex Vargas ultimately put the Bobcats in a 3-0 hole in the top of the fourth.

After a quiet few innings, Monmouth infielder Justin Trochiano increased the Hawks’ lead to 5-0 on a single to center field that drove in two runners.

Although the Bobcats were down, in the bottom of the eighth, Moskey started the inning off with a big double to left field. Batten hit a flyball in the following at bat to advance the runner to third, then Pescitelli found redemption with a sacrifice fly of his own to drive Moskey in and break Hawks pitcher Anthony Ciavarella’s

shutout bid.

Ciavarella pitched through eight innings, totaling four strikeouts, one earned run and just four hits against on the mound for Monmouth in this game.

“Their pitchers did a great job of keeping us off balance,” Delaney said. “They gave up a hit and then they executed their next pitches to get guys out which eliminated our production, so it was hard today.”

Despite the Bobcats’ late eighth inning push, two fly outs and a Justin Saporito ground-out ultimately ended the game.

Next up, the Bobcats face a nonconference opponent in Bryant in Smithfield, Rhode Island on Thursday in hopes of improving their overall record and preparing for future MAAC competition.

“We use the mid-week games to get ready for the weekend but want to keep the same intensity, so the approach doesn’t change at all,” Batten said. “We just work on some things differently but go out planning to win.”