SEPTEMBER 4, 2019 • VOLUME 90 • ISSUE 2
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John Lahey is as much of a school mascot as Boomer for many Bobcats. From his famous selfies to his occasional appearances during May Weekend festivities, for 31 years there wasn’t a Quinnipiac student who didn’t know his name– until now. After an absence of a mere year from campus, it seems that Lahey’s once celebrity presence is beginning to dwindle as almost half of the undergraduate class have started to ask ‘Lahey, who?’ “It wasn’t easy for me to stay away for a year after being president for 31 years and three months, but I did it and I’m more than thrilled to be back on campus to be teaching this semester,” Lahey said. The former president officially retired from his long-time position at Quinnipiac on June 30, 2018 although what many consider ‘retirement’ was far from his mind. A philosophy student throughout his academic years, Lahey always knew he would return to teaching. The professor currently teaches two onground courses– Tuesdays and Thursdays, Case Studies/Business Ethic 01 (SB 410) at 9:30 a.m. and Logical Reasoning 01 (PL 202) at 8 a.m. in addition to the online version of PL 202. “I didn’t get a PhD in philosophy to become a university president. I had no idea what a president was or did. I love philosophy, I love teaching philosophy and even in my 31 years as president at Quinnipiac, I taught 26 of those years,” Lahey said. “The students that I have in my two classes seem very eager to learn and excited so it was a very positive experience and I hope the whole semester goes as well.” This may be the first time Bobcats have See LAHEY Page 3
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Robert Smart, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, is stepping down and leaving a big pair of shoes to fill. In an email sent by Interim Provost Jennifer Brown on Aug. 29, she announced that Smart would be returning to his position as full-time faculty in the department of English until his retirement in 2021. Smart has been teaching for 47 years and has spent the last 20 at Quinnipiac, first as the chair of the English department before becoming dean of CAS in 2014. In these last six years specifically, Smart has been focused on enhancing the student experience. “What if we could say to students, don’t pick a major because you think it’ll give you a job, because that job might not be there by the time you graduate? Stick with where your passions are,” Smart said. Jeremy Gustafson, Student Government Association (SGA) liberal arts senator, has worked with Smart on several initiatives, including a project to add more bulletin boards to CAS1. “I am sad to see him go,” Gustafson said. “He loves to meet students and understand their college life and how they’re doing. He
is also passionate about other things, like the Student Center, which he was a key component in creating.” Smart’s theory is that the focal point in any educational institution is the students. Four years ago, Smart said he used to have students outside his door before graduation, panicked that they weren’t prepared for the work life outside of Quinnipiac. “I need every single graduate from here to feel absolutely fearless,” Smart said. “Whenever I would talk to the students outside that door, they were afraid. It was clear that they didn’t feel somehow well enough prepared for the world they were entering. I thought to myself, that’s not right.” When Smart first became dean, he got to work on his vision for CAS so that students felt prepared, both inside and outside of the classroom. Wesley Renfro, the associate dean of the college of arts and sciences, said this legacy is impressive. “I think he will be remembered for being a tireless and effective advocate for CAS,” Renfro said. “Examples of his success include the 20 new full-time faculty that have joined CAS, the CAS 360 advising model, and the new Advising Commons in CAS1.” This 360 model promotes offered re-
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The new CAS advising center in CAS1 is one of Smart’s accomplishments as dean. sources for students to take their major and apply it to a career, upon graduation. Smart has also been a spearhead of interdisciplinary programs, Renfro said, such as the environmental studies/science program. On top of this, he has revolutionized the morale in CAS, despite the uncertainty he inherited in 2014. “He assumed the deanship during a difficult and uncertain time and his capable and calm stewardship allowed faculty and staff to focus on their first priority: students and their education,” Renfro said. “All of these things and countless others have helped im-
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prove CAS and make it a place where faculty and staff can work to their fullest potential which helps students learn and thrive.” Part of Smart’s iconic stature is his office. When students walk in, they will find an open door, pictures of his grandkids taped onto his computer and a pin on his jacket that reads “I was first in my family to go to college.” Even more infamous is the bowl of candy on his desk. “One of my favorite things about him and his personalityis that he has a whole bowl of See CAS Page 2
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Rebeschi replaced Lisa O’Connor as associate dean of the School of Nursing. By EMILY DISALVO News Editor
Lisa Rebeschi spent her last 27 years at Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU), but she had always been admiring Quinnipiac from afar. “Being so close, always aware of the programs at Quinnipiac,” Rebeschi said. “And really being at a point in my career where I was ready to learn more, meet new people and really get involved at Quinnipiac with the depth and the breadth of the types of programs available– that was really an attraction for me.” Rebeschi now serves as the new associ-
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The partnership will make the transfer process from these colleges seamless. “Forging those partnerships and seeing ways we can streamline the education for associate degrees, prepared nurses, baccalaureate and graduate level–that is also a goal we are looking to expand upon,” Rebeschi said. This year marks a period of change at Quinnipiac. The strategic plan is beginning to come to life and significant overturn in leadership has paved the way for a new generation of leaders to make their marks on the university. Rebeschi said her timing was perfect. “Dean O’Connor, when I first started, was just finishing her first year, so there’s lots of new energy at the university but also at the schoollevel and the redirection has been quite energizing,” Rebeschi said. While Rebeschi hasn’t had a chance to interact with too many students so far, she said teaching a graduate class online this semester has given her a taste of what the student body is like. “That’s been great,” Rebeschi said. “I’m really impressed with the experience of the students and their dedication so far. I know it’s early for the course but they are just right there and just really responsive.”
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ate dean of the school of nursing after Lisa O’Connor, left the position to become dean of the school. O’Connor replaced Jean Lange who retired in 2018. Rebeschi previously served as chairperson in the department of nursing at SCSU and a professor for both graduate and undergraduate courses in nursing. She was also attracted to Quinnipiac because the School of Nursing has been endorsed by the Holistic Nurses Association. “Caring for patients with that lens of holism is definitely a distinguishing feature that brought me here,” Rebeschi said. “Since being here the last three months I’ve really seen those values in action and that’s one of my favorite parts.” Rebeschi said she has spent the summer working with the leadership in the School of Nursing on how to best carry out the strategic plan for nursing, alongside the university-wide strategic plan. “One of my goals is to bring some of those goals to fruition and working to enhance the already very strong community partnerships within our local and regional communities,” Rebeschi said. Rebeschi said she is looking forward to exploring the university’s new partnership with Gateway and Housatonic community colleges which President Judy Olian announced in July.
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Sykes will join the university officially on Sept. 16 By EMILY DISALVO News Editor
W. Eric Sykes left Boston to become the Bobcat charged with leading Quinnipiac into its next chapter of student enrollment and admissions. “I am extremely proud to be joining Quinnipiac University as the vice president of enrollment management this fall and look forward to working with the dedicated staff, faculty and students to meet Quinnipiac’s enrollment goals,” Sykes said. Sykes will replace Greg Eichhorn, who left the university in June 2019 after only three years with the university. In an interview with The Chronicle last May, Eichhorn said his decision to leave was made after talking to President Judy Olian and Former Provost Mark Thompson. “At this time, we kind of both agree that strategically wise, in the direction they want to go,
it is best that I finish up the year,” Eichhorn said in the presence of Associate Vice President for Public Relations John Morgan. “They’re going to move in a different direction, especially in terms of the strategic plan.” The strategic plan has many goals for admissions, including increasing geographic diversity and increasing the number of underrepresented minorities. “It is exciting for me to be joining Quinnipiac at a time when the institution has so clearly adopted a forward-thinking approach and I hope to contribute to a data driven exploration of how we can best maximize the student experience from recruitment through graduation and beyond,” Sykes said. Sykes, who will join the university officially on Sept. 16, worked to enhance geographic diversity in his time at Emerson College as associate vice president of enrollment management and dean of admissions, according to a press release from Jenifer Brown, interim executive vice president. The fall 2018 admissions data said Emerson’s student body comprises 18% international students while Quinnipiac has 2% international students. Syke’s other strengths include a holistic approach to admissions. At Emerson, he was able to weave multiple administrative branches together to help achieve the university’s “strategic goals” according to the press release. “Eric’s hallmarks are partnership and collab-
oration across the university community, weaving Admissions efforts with the work of Financial Aid, Enrollment Management, Academic Affairs, Finance, and the President’s office – all in pursuit of the institution’s strategic goals,” Brown stated. Prior to his time at Emerson’s associate vice president of enrollment management and dean of admissions, Sykes worked in institutional research at Emerson and Xavier University. He also taught psychology at Dickinson College where he taught classes such as advanced research methods, personality, cross-cultural psychology and stereotypes and prejudice. Sykes holds an M.S. from Purdue University in social and personality psychology with a concentration in psychometrics. “Eric’s background and experiences have given him a deep appreciation for the importance of working in teams and across traditional administrative and academic boundaries,” Brown stated. Quinnipiac’s early decision deadline is Nov. 1, so Sykes will have to hit the ground running, ready to review the applications of the next batch of Bobcats. “I believe that collaborative engagement is the cornerstone of enrollment success and I look forward to working with dedicated partners across the institution to meet Quinnipiac’s enrollment objectives in the best possible way,” Sykes said.
Gustafson: ‘I am sad to see him go’ CAS from cover candy in his office, just to get students to come in and talk to him,” Gufstason said. Smart’s goals for the College of Arts and Sciences still have momentum. In the development stages of the strategic plan, President Judy Olian asked the deans at Quinnipiac to submit a list of priorities for the individual colleges. Part of Smart’s initiative was to build a greenhouse near the Albert Schweitzer Institute, both for students and faculty to use.
One of the new professors Smart hired, Sarah Lawson, is an ecologist who will use the greenhouse in classes. “Her speciality is pollinators,” Smart said. “She wants to use the greenhouse to teach students about the variety of pollinators in the area, how to preserve them. A program like that brings with it possibilities for student research.” Renfro believes the momentum Smart has created will be maintained through the hiring of the succeeding dean. “We should continue the work that Dean Smart started including supporting and ex-
panding 360 advising, further developing our interdisciplinary offerings, and making meaningful contributions to the UC–all while serving our majors and minors, Renfro said.” Beyond Smart’s goals and accomplishments, Renfro said the legacy he is most well known for is his dedication to students. “Bob Smart is smart, very hard-working, he has a very clear vision, and he is kind,” Renfro added. “I think that last part merits special attention. He’s profoundly humane and treats everyone, and I mean everyone, with respect. This has served every part of CAS and QU well. He will be missed.”
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Wednesday, Sept. 4 Raskha Bandhan Awareness The South Asian Society (SAS) will be tabling to spread awareness about the Hindu celebration of Raksha Bandhan, which celebrates the bond of siblings. SAS will be teaching students about the significance of the celebration while giving out Indian sweets in the students center from 9 a.m to 5 p.m.
Psychic Fair The Student Programming Board will be hosting a Psychic Fair where students can enjoy snacks, have their palms read and futures predicted. The fair will be held in Burt Kahn on Wednesday, Sept. 4 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 5 September Blood Drive The Community Action Project (CAP) will be teaming up with The Red Cross to host a blood drive. The blood drive will be held in SC119 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. .
Note-able Auditions Note-able! is holding auditions to give any and all students the opportunity to showcase their musical talents and become a member of the group. They will be holding auditions on Thursday, Sept. 5 at 9 p.m. in SC215.
Alpha Phi Omega Recruitment Quinnipiac’s largest community service fraternity is holding an information session at 9:30 p.m. in EC101. Students will have the opportunity to meet current members and gain their perspective on being a part of Alpha Phi Omega.
Friday, Sept. 6 First Friday Films The Student Programming Board will be showing a movie on the first Friday of every month at 10 p.m. in the Piazza. There will be free food and @QUSPB on social media has the updated movie list.
Saturday, Sept. 7 Jazzin’ to the ‘80s Students can take polaroids at a photo booth, decorate fanny packs and follow along to a jazzercise video at the Student Programming Board’s ‘80s night. The event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 10 p.m. in the Piazza.
Sunday, Sept. 8 Welcome BBQ The Black Student Union (BSU) is hosting a BBQ to welcome new and returning Quinnipiac students. The BBQ will be held in Complex Courtyard on Sunday, Sept. 8 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Dance Fusion Tryouts Dance Fusion will be holding tryouts to expand its team by adding new members. Anyone auditioning should expect to learn a dance at the try out to showcase to the current e-board. Tryouts will be held in Studio A in the recreational center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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QU injected into the opioid debate Quinnipiac alum starts petition to remove former Johnson and Johnson CEO from chairmanship of Board of Trustees By STEPHEN MACLEOD Associate News Editor
Student Government will hold a debate on Wednesday, Sept. 4, on what they should do regarding a petition calling for the removal of the head of the Quinnipiac Board of Trustees. The Change.org petition, which was spearheaded by a Quinnipiac graduate, has gathered over 150 signatures. It calls for William Weldon to be removed from his chairmanship after a court in Oklahoma found that Johnson and Johnson, whom Weldon served as Chief Executive for from 2002 to 2012, had intentionally misled the public about the dangers of opioids. The court ordered the company to pay $572 million to the state. In a meeting between top SGA officials, it was decided that the debate would be included in the official business as a way to promote openness. “We all ran on transparency and accountability,” SGA President Austin Calvo said. “We decided it would be better to get it out in the open and discuss it.” Calvo did not give his personal opinion, but said that he would respect the wishes of the senate and would not stop a vote if the governing body demanded it. The decision, written by Judge Thad Balkman, ruled that Johnson and Johnson had broken the state’s public nuisance law and had led “false, misleading and dangerous marketing campaigns” and “caused exponentially increasing rates of addiction, overdose deaths.” Johnson and Johnson denied any wrongdo-
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The petition to remove William Weldon garnered 159 signatures.
ing and plans to appeal the decision. Jack Onofrio, a member of the class of 2019 and former SGA senator, started the petition on Aug. 26. “Weldon has no place at the forefront of Quinnipiac’s management,” the petition stated. “It is an embarrassment to every member who has struggled with, and lost friends and family to opioids. Regardless of his success in the business world, Quinnipiac must send a mes-
sage that Weldon and his antics do not reflect the values of the University.” “I’m trying very hard to spread the word and get more people aware about this situation, but if people don’t care I’m not going to force people to care about this” Onofrio said. “I just think that the entire health science department at Quinnipiac should be outraged by this news. We are a school that takes pride in producing doctors and professionals in the health science field.” Onofrio expressed concerns that Johnson and Johnson had caused pain to “thousands” and had purposely misled medical professionals. Weldon worked at Johnson and Johnson for over 40 years, rising from sales to the CEO position. He was made head of pharmaceuticals in 1998 and he served as CEO from 2002 to 2012. During that time, the sales of opioids steadily increased until there was a small dip in 2012. However, Johnson and Johnson is a famously decentralized conglomeration that has traditionally grown by buying profitable companies and then letting them be. The state alleged that the company worked with poppy growers in Tasmania and supplied 60% of the opiate ingredients used for opioids like oxycodone. The state also alleged that there were 18 million opioid prescriptions written in the state of Oklahoma between 2015 and 2018. Oklahoma has a population of 3.9 million. The court ruling also details aggressive training given to sales representatives that included avoiding negatives and emphasizing positives. Weldon and his wife both graduated from Quinnipiac in 1971. They made a $15 million donation to Quinnipiac last year.
Lahey: ‘I’m very realistic about how long before it will be ‘Lahey, who?’ on campus’ LAHEY from cover spotted Lahey on campus since his retirement, but the famous selfie celebrity returned to campus virtually last spring with an online logic course. While he admits to only learning how to work email about 18 months ago, he has since mastered the ways of Quinnipiac online and plans to continue teaching the online course this coming spring from the warmth of his new Florida residency. Senior marketing major Lauren Ferry was one of the first students to take an online course with Lahey last spring. Having had the professor as a president her freshman and sophomore year, Ferry understood his position on campus and respected his shift to teaching. “It was a really cool experience to have been able to have class with the old Quinnipiac president,” Ferry said. “Knowing how much knowledge he has on the school and how he was able to transition from being the president to being a professor couldn’t have been easy, but he did a great job.” Upperclassmen may have a very good sense of the reputation Lahey has around the quad, but some of the underclassmen are not so familiar and therefore don’t necessarily see the novelty in taking a course with Professor Lahey. “Neither of us knew who he was before going to Quinnipiac,” sophomore graphic and interactive design major Ariana Laneri said of her and her friend taking Lahey’s logical reasoning onground course this semester. “For me personally, I saw the class logical reasoning first and then when I saw who the professor was I was excited to learn from Quinnipiac’s previous president.” Compared to other courses, sophomore graphic and interactive design major Shikha Shah describes the class as very lecturebased and casual due to Lahey’s relaxed teaching methods. “I feel like people don’t take the class seriously because although he’s been teaching for a while and is very experienced, he is still a very laid back person,” Shah said. “I enjoy the class for what it is and what I am learning. I would take another class with Professor Lahey because although it is very lecture-based and I tend to zone out at times, he is very knowledgeable and I enjoy listening to his stories and what he has to say.”
In addition to simply teaching his courses, returning to campus under a different title has proved to be a challenging adjustment for Lahey including trouble finding a proper parking spot, having phone calls returned in a timely manner and getting used to not being asked for a photo every time he steps out of his office. “It was a little strange walking on campus for the first time in 12 months. I’m thrilled that half the student body still knows me,” Lahey admitted. “I’m very realistic about how long before it will be ‘Lahey who?’ on campus. Two years from now, no one at Quinnipiac will know me other than the hundred or so that have had me in class. I’m very prepared for the day.” The new professor may have accepted his ‘average-Joe’ status for the time being, but there were many things he missed in his time away from the campus he called home for 31 years. Lahey conceded that it was hard to avoid hockey and basketball games, concerts and student organization events, but he ultimately knew it was the best for the university’s transition. “I think it was good for me to stay away. You have a new president and I think hopefully it was healthy for the new president to not have me around so people could say ‘What would John Lahey do?’” Lahey said. “After you’re away for a whole year, I wouldn’t be so presumptuous to think I know what’s best for Quinnipiac anymore. It’s a different place, its changed, different things are happening and I’m not here to weather most of things that have happened.” In his year-long hiatus, Lahey spent time at his new home in Florida with his wife Judy and family, continued his board membership on two New York stock exchange corporate boards across the Northeast, studied up for his new onground business course and practiced his tee on the green a little more than he used to be able to. “I certainly played a little more golf than I would normally, obviously you could play all year round in Florida,” Lahey said. “I filled the days. This past year certainly was not as busy as when I was president, but it was very enjoyable.” While the now-professor is excited to be officially back on the beautiful campus he raves about, he admitted there were definitely things he would miss about his long-time presidency. “I enjoyed every day I was president,” Lahey said. “I wouldn’t say we didn’t have challenges every here and there, but we had Quin-
nipiac grow and change from 1,900 students to 10,000 students. We went from three schools to nine schools. It went from one campus to three campuses. It went from $3 million endowment to $530 million endowment. “It was a lot of fun with a lot of great people. I certainly miss them and that’s certainly one of the pleasures of being back on campus–to reacquaint with old friends and see new students and have the benefit of being around students and faculty and staff and people that I’ve been friends with for a long time.” Finally back on campus for the time being, Lahey plans to continue teaching current and future Bobcats both on-ground and online. He cites these students specifically as his reason for continuing his career under a different title with the university he will always call home. “Quinnipiac students, what I appreciate from them is they work hard. They come from good families, their parents in most cases making a lot of sacrifices for them to get a Quinnipiac education, but they also know how to enjoy themselves,” Lahey said. “They’re what I would call very well-rounded people and I enjoy being with them in the classroom, on campus and at an occasional party on May weekend.” Coming back to teach was necessary to continue Lahey’s decade-long streak as a presence on Quinnipiac’s campus. “I’ve been on a college campus since I was 18 years old–I didn’t leave,” Lahey said. “I literally have lived my entire adult life from age 18 on a college campus. I just love the excitement.”
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Sharrona Williams (center) and President John L. Lahey prior to the Quinnipiac University College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 21, 2016, at TD Bank Sports Center.
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Unsure about Sherman
Quinnipiac’s many campuses trade community for bureaucracy By EMILY DISALVO News Editor
I’ve been dreading taking my fine art credit ever since I sat down at that painful hour-long stress-fest at orientation in which freshmen plan their schedules. That’s when I learned that on top of my major classes, a lab science, my two minors and other requirements, I was going to have to fit in some time to make some pottery or learn to sing. Being a novice potter and a non-singer, this was stressful for me, but I understood the importance of being well-rounded and gaining exposure to disciplines I normally wouldn’t interact with. But the dread I felt when considering three credits worth of insecurity was compounded when I realized most of the classes that fulfill the fine art credit are located at “the Sherman Avenue Campus.” Whoa whoa whoa. On my October 2017 tour of Quinnipiac, my tour guide, an extremely knowledgeable junior nursing major from New Jersey, told me Quinnipiac has three campuses. “We have three campuses. Main campus is where you will spend your freshman and sophomore years. As a junior and a senior, you will live up on York Hill. If you’re a nursing or a health science student, you’ll have your classes at North Haven junior and senior year.” Looking back on it, there are so many lies in that statement that I don’t even know where to begin. We have three campuses, but off-campus buildings as well. I’m a sophomore, and I live on York. And there is barely any room for seniors up there. Honestly, as a communications major I wouldn’t even blink if I got scheduled for a class in the nursing simulation lab at this point. In the tour guide’s defense, I don’t believe Sherman Avenue was complete or functional when I was touring. In my defense, no one told me that Quinnipiac was going to get so big that we were going to have to start purchasing little houses and parking lots across the Hamden area connected by a system of unreliable shuttles. No one told me I was going to have to budget time to shuttle from place to place and learn to read the shuttle schedule like a skeptical Democrat reading “The Art of the Deal.” Last week, I had my first class on the Sherman Avenue campus. Drama 110 at 9 a.m. Uncertain how the shuttles worked, I
got up early and decided to catch the first shuttle I could because I didn’t know when another one would be there. My roommate told me that there’s a student lounge there and I could sit and do homework if I got there early. I packed my backpack with some extra homework so I could sit and do it while I was waiting. I boarded the shuttle at 8:10 a.m. from York. As we pulled into the Sherman Avenue parking lot, I was struck by how empty it was. There was not a single car in the lot. Weird, I thought. I’ve never seen Quinnipiac with an empty parking lot before. I stepped out of the shuttle and walked over to an unmarked door. I pulled on it, and it was locked. I walked a few paces to my right and tried another door. Also locked. I looked up the hill and I saw a greenish-gray house. It looked like a place that a couple in their 60s might have owned but had recently moved out of to retire in Florida. Quinnipiac being the space-hungry fiends that it is, scooped up the house to hold pottery classes in so fast that it still looked like a house owned by a 60-year-old couple. But since I didn’t see any cars up there either I decided to hang out by the main building because there were some outdoor chairs. The shuttle driver was still sitting in the lot. I thought that was nice of her to stay and keep me company while I was sitting alone at 8 in the morning outside a locked building, however I did wonder why they would shuttle people here at this time of day if it clearly wasn’t open. Then, the shuttle driver got down from her seat and exited the bus. She walked over to the door, pulled on it. Sure enough, it was still locked, but I appreciated her checking. I said, “Don’t worry I’ll be OK,” even though I sort of had some vision of a creepy white van seeing me sitting out there taking Spanish notes and seizing the opportunity. She said, “Oh I’m not worried, I just needed the bathroom.” Ah. So she wasn’t worried. She boarded her bus and sped off, leaving me alone with my Spanish notes. It was a full 15 minutes before another student showed up and another seven before an entire busload of kids showed up. Now, a group of maybe 15 kids was sitting outside a locked building. The creepy guy in the van was going to need to bring a bus at this point. Finally, at 8:50 a.m. a facilities worker opened the door. My class was fine. It was supposed to be two and a half hours but it ended in 45 minutes. While I wasn’t complaining, I was just amused that I had gone through such an ordeal to experience 45
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Students can take music and drama classes at the Theatre Arts Center on Sherman Avenue.
minutes of syllabus review and ice breakers. As Quinnipiac is growing, we are becoming less unified. Our campuses are becoming like Dunkin Donuts. They keep popping up all over the place. We aren’t a campus–we’re a chain restaurant. We are such a bureaucracy and such a network of complicated arms that no one has thought to tell the shuttle company not to run shuttles to Sherman Avenue before 8:50 a.m. because Sherman Avenue isn’t open until then. I think it’s great that Quinnipiac has its eyes to the future– growing and expanding has positive aspects, but we also have to be strategic in our expansion. We can’t get so big that we’re leaving students outside locked buildings. We also have to be honest with prospective students about the period of growth that we are in. We are a much larger entity than the tight-knit community that was portrayed to me. There is a way to grow while remaining connected and I think we need to find that balance. Next week though, I’m not going to be preemptive and get to class early. I’m going to catch the 8:45 a.m. shuttle and hope for the best. I’ve decided that an innocent white shuttle running a little late is better than a sketchy white van swinging by Sherman Avenue a little early.
Walking on thin ICE
ICE shuts down a hotline featured in ‘Orange is the New Black’ By JANNA MARNELL Creative Director
Freedom for Immigrants, a national hotline based in California for detained immigrants, was shut down less than two weeks after it was featured in the final season of Netflix's “Orange is the New Black.” Like any TV show, there are some things that are not 100% accurate. “Orange is the New Black” (OITNB) is one of those TV shows. “The creators of OITNB put a lot of effort into making the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center look accurate,” reported www.gothamist.com. “The writers toured a facility in California. They used this to create story lines for old and new characters we meet in Season 7. One actress, Diane Guerrero, even had her own real-life family experience with deportation.” In season seven, Maritza Ramos, acted by Diane Guerreo, was arrested in a nightclub during an ICE raid. Since she was just released from Litchfield Federal Prison, it was very difficult for former inmates to attain a valid state ID. When the raid happened, Maritza was unable to get away and an ICE officer forcibly held her down while she screamed she was an American citizen. Since she had no ID there was no way to validate her claim. ICE looks for undocumented immigrants, but are more likely to judge people based on what they look like. Since Maritza is Hispanic, they assumed she was indeed an undocumented immigrant. “If you are in a public space like that and ICE approaches you, you do have the right to remain silent,” Amy Belsher, a staff attorney at the New York Civil Liberties Union told www.gothamist.com “By revealing information that you’re not properly documented, you could then become a collateral arrest.” There has been very little coverage on the shutdown of the
hotline. We, as viewers, needed to know what really happens inside these detention centers. Detainees in these centers are unable to use the phone unless they have the money to do so. However, if their families have no idea they are there, then how are they supposed to get the means to get any sort of legal help. Unfortunately, immigration court is anything but close to this country’s criminal court system. ICE will not provide a free lawyer for you to go over your case and prove that you need or can stay in this country. This is even true for children that are being deported alone without their family to a country they are unfamiliar with. “I was once in a courtroom where a child who looked to be about seven years-old stepped up,” Nicolette Glazer, an immigration lawyer in Los Angeles, told www.gothamist. com. “And the judge asked the kid for his name and the kid
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ICE arresting illegals sending them to detention centers.
didn’t respond.” Just as the adults are scared about the deportation process, think about the children who really do not know what is going on. They do not know anything about the legal process or even their citizen status. “It’s practically impossible to do something as simple as place a phone call without money or without someone on the outside helping you, which is why Freedom for Immigrants’ hotline is so critical” said Vicci Martinez, who played “Daddy” on OITNB in response to the shut down reported www.themuse.jezebel.com. “We stand with Freedom for Immigrants and urge ICE to restore their hotline immediately.” The Migration Policy Institute (MPI) estimated 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants resided in the United States in 2016. About half of all unauthorized immigrants resided in three states: California (27 %), Texas (14 %) and New York (8 %) according to MPI. One week after Trump took office in 2017 he issued directives that by “all lawful means” be used to deport anyone in violation of immigration laws, with no exceptions. I understand that there is an increased support by constituents, since Trump took office, to deport all illegal immigrants. However, there is a better way to do so then to put them in detention centers, take their right for a fair trial away by not providing a lawyer and not treating them as humans. Many undocumented and illegal immigrants come here for various safety reasons. Many seek asylum due to war, sex trafficking, drug abuse and other dehumanizing situations. Who are we to deny these people of safety and happiness? Where is the American dream that our ancestors once had? The president, government and ICE is hiding their true intentions on the shut downs of pro-bono agencies and nonprofits helping the humans going through the detention center.
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Who are Trump’s challengers?
None of the republicans running against Trump will succeed By STEPHAN KAPUSTKA Staff Writer
Most of the media coverage of the 2020 presidential election has been focused on the perplexing candidacies of some of the many Democrats. Representative Eric Swalwell, Rep. Seth Moulton, former Rep. Joe Sestak, Miramar Mayor Wayne Messam, Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper and Colorado Senator Michael Bennet among others can count themselves among this group. It begs several questions: who are these people, why are they running for president, and how can we make them go away so we can focus on people with a realistic chance of winning? Yet focusing on these quixotic Democratic candidates misses part of the story; there are also several Republicans entertaining doomed, unnecessary runs for the presidency. To state the obvious, none of these candidates will succeed, barring an unprecedented sea change in the political winds. A sitting president has not been denied his party’s nomination since Chester Aurthor in 1884. Furthermore, Trump is incredibly popular with Republican voters. The latest Gallup poll put him at 88% approval with his own party. Therefore, in order for a primary challenger to pose a credible threat to the president, they would need to win over a very substantial proportion of Republicans who say they approve of the job Trump is doing right now. The first of these people to announce was former Massachusetts governor William Weld. You likely haven’t heard of Weld, because he hasn’t won an election since 1994. If you have, it may be because he ran as the Libertarian Party’s nominee for Vice President during the 2016 election. During that election he all but endorsed Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton over his own ticket. He also endorsed then Senator Barack Obama for president in 2008 over Republican nominee John McCain. During his tenure as governor, he took liberal stances on abortion rights and other cultural issues. During his candidacy so far,
Weld has called President Trump a “raging racist” and that he would “prefer an Aryan nation.” These are not the kind of things that are conducive to doing well in a Republican primary. This is not to say that there are not some, perhaps many, Americans who would agree with some or all of these positions. It is to say almost none of those Americans are intending to vote in a Republican primary in the near future. And it is not as though there is a great host of former Republicans who have left the party who would come back to prop up Weld’s position either. According to Gallup polling, the percentage of Americans who identify as Republicans has been roughly stable over the recent past. In July 2014 it was 23% of the American public, in July 2019 that number was 29%. Former Rep. and talk show host Joe Walsh is a slightly different story. A one term tea party congressman from Illinois, Walsh’s record is stoutly conservative. His rationale for running, is by and large not about Trump’s policy record, but his character. This is, to put it mildly, curious. In terms of his public statements he has been as outrageous, if not more so, than the President himself. He repeatedly asserted President Obama was a Muslim who was not from the United States, as well as a traitor. He declared that if President Trump did not win the 2016 election, he was going to “grab his musket.” Since declaring his run, he has apologized for these remarks, and many others. Was this a sincere expression of contrition or a cynical attempt to curry favour with anti-Trump personalities in the media? Who can say? There are many people who, in good faith, have reservations about President Trump’s character. Why any of these people would support Joe Walsh’s bid for the presidency seems beyond me. The most significant difference between the two seems to be this: Donald Trump has actually won a presidential election before. Another candidate thinking about jumping in the race is for-
mer South Carolina governor Mark Sanford. Sanford, you may remember, became something of a joke after he inexplicably disappeared from the governor’s mansion. His staff claimed he was “hiking the Appalachian trail”. In fact, he was visiting his mistress in Argentina. His governorship went down in flames, but he had staged an unlikely comeback to represent a South Carolina house district. This was before harsh criticism of the president, such as blaming him in part for the shooting of then House Majority Whip Steve Scalise(R-LA), led Trump to endorse his primary challenger, who he lost to. The fact that Sanford couldn’t even beat a Trump proxy in a House primary contest should tell you everything you need to know about his viability in a presidential primary. He at least is realistic about his chances, describing them as “impossible at many levels”. Why he is still considering joining the race, then, is anyone’s guess. The most recent HarrisX poll of the Republican primary has Trump at 76%, Walsh at 5% and Weld at 3%. A real nail biter, I know. At best, you may see one challenger or another come close in a state or two, such as in 2012, when federal prisoner Keith Judd won just over 40% of the Democratic primary vote against President Obama in West Virginia. You may not like President Trump. You may blame him for the state of our politics right now. But simply imagine how much worse it would be if a political party, any political party, ignored the will of its voters and refused to nominate a candidate with the overwhelming support of their constituents because some social media pundits objected. Republicans like Donald Trump, and not without reason. He has done or tried to do what he campaigned on, which is unusual even if you dislike or even hate those things on the merits. He is a serious candidate, with a serious chance of winning the 2020 election. That is more than can be said of any of his Republican challengers.
The NBA’s easiest punching bag seeks redemption
Dwight Howard signs one-year contract with the Lakers By TOYLOY BROWN III Opinion Editor
“I learned Magic for eight years. Went to La-La Land. Worked for a while with Rockets. Learned to fly with some Hawks. Got stung by the Hornets. And it all taught me how to be a Wizard” said Dwight Howard in his introductory press conference after signing with the Washington Wizards just a year ago. Howard jokingly detailed the teams he played for while also looking forward to having success with the Wizards. Unfortunately, just a year later he is already gone from his new team after only playing 9 games due to injury. Howard signed a one year, non-guaranteed $2.6 million deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the deal comes with a clear message. “Disrupt this team — and you’ll be gone.” The eight-time all-star will turn 34 in December and is going into his 16th season in the NBA. Howard will probably replace starting center DeMarcus Cousins, who tore his ACL during an offseason workout one month after signing with the Lakers. Many were wary of the Lakers going in Howard’s direction for a few reasons. He has a tendency to seek attention on and off the court. Whether he is joking around and not giving much effort on the basketball court. Or last year, when TMZ reported that a man who claimed to be Howard’s ex-boyfriend accused the big man of sexual harassment. Nothing further occurred after the accusations. Some don’t think he is any good. Howard is a big man who doesn’t have many skills and has relied on his superior athleticism for all of his career. Now that he is well passed his physical prime, what would an unskilled player look like with a good team? The last reason Howard may not be a good fit for the Lakers is that he already played there. Howard is making a return to LA after his short stint with the team in the 2012-13 season. That Lakers team had a disappointing 45-win regular season and were swept in the first round of the playoffs. Howard’s departure was riddled with disdain from most Laker fans and some media members who blamed him for many of the team’s struggles in large part due to his lack of toughness. Two years after playing for the Lakers, he faced his old team and got into a heated exchange with Kobe Bryant who was caught mouthing the words “soft” at Howard. However, six years later, Howard is back in the purple and gold under very different circumstances. He is no longer the prized free agent signing in 2012. Presently, he is a journeyman big man who has switched teams three consecutive years and believes he can be a worthy contributor to a championship caliber squad. He not only had to convince the Lakers management of this belief, but also Laker players on the roster. According to the Athletic’s Shams Charania, star big man Anthony Davis and serviceable veterans
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Dwight Howard as a Laker in 2012 -13 Rajon Rondo and JaVale McGee had input into the decision to bring him on. They apparently needed to know whether they could trust Howard and if his mindset would fit this team. In the same report, “League sources said Howard had a convincing and emotional meeting with the players and Lakers officials, explaining how he had reached rock bottom a season ago and needed to find a new mindset in his life. On and off the floor. He was not the teammate he needed to be in playing for three teams in the past three years. He did not take the game seriously enough, he did not understand what was needed to turn the corner.” It seems that Howard has reached the ultimate level of humility where he is being direct and forthcoming. This is a drastic change for a player who is universally known to have a tendency to be a people pleaser and attention seeker. So for him to recognize many of the errors of his ways and possibly putting all his issues behind him is a major step in the right direction. It also doesn’t hurt that he is motivated to be his best self on and off the court since his contract in non-guaranteed. Even with this seemingly new found motivation to play for the Lakers again, it did seem that this has been the same story from his past teams: the Houston Rockets, the Atlanta Hawks, the Charlotte Hornets, and the Wizards. With exception for the Rockets, he only stayed with each team for a single season. There must be a reason for Howard not lasting more than one year with each squad he has joined since the 2016-17 season. With all that being said, is Howard actually as bad as advertised? The biggest drawbacks for Howard should be that he is an aging player whose game significantly declined because of his reliance on his physical prowess in his early years. He is also com-
ing off an injury serious enough to prevent him from playing 73 games last year. But what many people let cloud their view of Howard is his off the court dramas and his unlikability. One part is that his personality comes off as corny instead of fun loving. That is illustrated by his introductory press conference with the Wizards where he joked about being stung by his former team the Hornets. Another reason fans are not fond of him is because Howard’s peers don’t like him either. From Kobe directly calling him soft to Steve Nash telling him to stop complaining and to his poor relationship with James Harden, Howard has not been received well from many high profile players. Even NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal throws the occasional shade at Howard on Twitter and television. But the main reason many dislike Howard is because of the time when he appeared as a phony next to his former Orlando Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy. As the Ringer’s Rodger Sherman puts it, “Dwight’s Magic career (2004-05 to 2011-12) ended about as awkwardly as possible. He famously interrupted a Stan Van Gundy interview in which the head coach was stunningly honest about how Howard wanted him fired. Dwight hugged SVG and denied what Van Gundy said to the media. Then, after Van Gundy was canned, Howard demanded a trade anyway, making a point to say that Orlando’s players were guys “no one wanted” on his way out. Examples such as these are what has made Dwight such an unlikeable figure. Someone not many like and choose to hound because he is the easiest punching bag in the NBA. All of these unfortunate and embarrassing displays are what dominate people’s perspective on Howard. Not the fact that he was a five-time All-NBA first team, one-time All-NBA second team, two-time All-NBA third team, three-time Defensive Player of The Year and led his team to the NBA Finals as a 23-year-old. However, many choose to paint Howard with a broad brush when it’s more complicated to understand why he is or isn’t a good fit with the Lakers. Although most of Howard’s greatness is in the past and as much as his actual game has declined, he still has been able to perform relatively well. Since he left the Lakers in 2012-13 season, Howard has averaged 15.5 points, 12.0 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, and .595 field goal percentage up until his season with the Wizards. If Howard can replicate some of that production alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis then he would be a valuable acquisition that makes the Lakers a contender. Howard is not what he once was. He is not the big man on the rise. But he is someone that should be taken seriously when he is added to an already talented roster. Since he learned how to be a wizard, he should be able to fly this time in the city of angels.
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Taylor Swift and her cast from 'You Need to Calm Down' video went up together to accept the award.
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A night to remember
This year’s VMAs was full of celebration of today’s top hits By JESSICA SIMMS Arts & Life Editor
The night that celebrated this year’s hits of pop culture happened on Monday, Aug. 26, made up of breathtaking performances, unique speeches and beautiful outfits. This year’s MTV Video Music Awards took place in Newark, New Jersey, highlighting artists such as Lil Nas X, Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande, through them winning some of the night’s most prestigious awards. Along with the presentation of awards, other artists performed some of their top hits, such as Lizzo, Normani and Missy Elliott. Elliott’s performance consisted of a dynamic medley of some of her top hits, which included “Work It,” “Lose Control,” “Get Ur Freak On” and “Pass That Dutch.” During “Work It,” Elliott surprised the audience by bringing out Alyson Stoner. At 10 years old, Stoner danced in Elliott’s music video of “Work It” and recreated her dance moves during this performance. Along with her performance of a medley of her top hits, Elliott was presented with the 2019 Video Vanguard Award. “This Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award means so much to me,” Elliott said during the acceptance speech of the award, with tears in her eyes. “I have worked diligently for
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Missy Elliott won the 2019 Video Vanguard Award.
over two decades and I never thought that I would be standing up here receiving this award.” In her speech, Elliott did refer to the award by its full name, but the telecast, instead, decided to shorten the title to the “Video Vanguard Award.” In press releases, MTV did include Jackson’s name when Elliot won the award, but there was talk of pulling his name from the award after the controversial HBO documentary, “Leaving Neverland,” was released. Another momentous moment during this year’s VMAs was the award for Video of the Year, won by Taylor Swift. Swift’s hit song, “You Need to Calm Down." This allowed Swift to recognize the fact that this award was completely fan-voted during her acceptance speech. “You voting for this video means that you want a world where we’re all treated equally,” Swift said. “Regardless of who we love, regardless of how we identify.” Alongside that information shared during her speech, Swift also discussed the petition that is shown when her music video of “You Need to Calm Down” ends. This petition also endorses the Equality Act. “I want to thank everyone who signed that petition because it now has a half a million signatures, which is five times the amount that it would need to warrant a response from the White House,” Swift said during her speech. “In this video several points were made, so you voting for this video means that you want a world where we’re all treated equally under the law.” Swift’s video was one of the first times she has been outspoken on politics. Swift was pretty silent about the 2016 presidential election and received some backlash due to how quiet she was on this topic. “Unfortunately in the 2016 election you had a political opponent who was weaponizing the idea of the celebrity endorsement,” Swift said to Vogue about her reasoning for being silent during the last election. “Then-candidate Donald Trump was going around saying, I’m a man of the people. I’m for you. I care about you. I just knew I wasn’t going to help.” Alongside this acceptance speech being a very memorable
one, the moment of giving Swift the award was as well. John Travolta was one of the announcers of the Video of the Year Award and when Swift took the stage to accept the award alongside several of her video co-stars, Travolta tried to give the Moonman award to Jade Jolie, a drag queen that was in the “You Need to Calm Down” video. “There’s so many people that bombarded the stage, that I was looking for [Swift],” Travolta said in an interview with USA Today. “So the video has me trying to find her, but you know, I thought it was so funny the way it was interpreted. And it was cool, I didn’t care… Sometimes I fantasize, what if I had given it to [Jolie]? That would have been awesome. I should have just gone all the way with it.” Another memorable moment during this year’s VMAs was Miley Cyrus’s performance of her ballad, “Slide Away.” Alongside the fact that this was the debut of this single live, this was Cyrus’s first performance since splitting up with her husband of eight months, Liam Hemsworth. While performances, such as Lizzo’s that brought the crowd to their feet in applause and Normani’s that showed off her amazing dance moves, the VMAs did highlight other wellknown artists through them winning the prestigious awards. Going into the awards ceremony, Ariana Grande and Swift were both nominated for 10 awards, while Billie Eilish was nominated for nine and Lil Nas X was nominated for eight, with seven being for his break-out hit, “Old Town Road (Remix).” Eilish ended up taking home three of those nine awards, including “Push Artist of the Year,” “Best New Artist” and “Best Editing” for her hit song “Bad Guy.” Alongside her win of “Video of the Year” for “You Need to Calm Down,” Swift also won the award for “Best Visual Effects” for “ME!” Lastly, Grande took home the awards for “Artist of the Year,” “Song of the Summer” for her new hit, “Boyfriend,” and “Best Art Direction” for “7 Rings.” With all the wins and amazing performances at this awards ceremony, the 2019 VMAs was like no other.
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HOT GIRL SUMMER TO SAD GIRL AUTUMN Lana Del Rey’s ‘Norman Fucking Rockwell’ is her best album yet By TIM POWERS & MAHI SUGEBO
The globe is burning, the political landscape is disjointed and the world has fallen to the ideas of men who have zero qualifications in inheriting it. These apocalyptic themes are just some of the ideas that are explored on the new Lana Del Rey album, “Norman Fucking Rockwell.” Del Rey’s last studio album, 2017’s “Lust for Life," detailed a newfound happiness. After being labeled a “sad girl” by the music industry with her commercial breakthrough, “Born to Die,” the singer known for her dreamy vocals decided to add some new layers and show different sides to the ever magical mythology of Lana Del Rey. The same is true for this new album, her most complex yet. Del Rey began the era with the first two releases, “Mariners Apartment Complex” and “Venice Bitch.” She solidifies the light, airy and melancholic atmosphere of the album through these two songs. Her delicate vocals hint at a sadness while still feeling elated. This is a recurring technique that she uses throughout the album. The first and the title track of the album sets the tone for what’s to come. The song features frustration and resentment with the current political climate, with lyrics such as "Cause you're just a man/ It's just what you do/ Your head in your hands/ As you color me blue.” The namesake of the album, Norman Rockwell, was not only famous for his paintings and illustrations. He was also famously known for his egotistical tendencies. In an interview with Zane Lowe, Del Rey said of the album title, “It’s kind of about this guy who is such a genius artist but he thinks he’s the shit and he knows it and he, like, won’t shut up talking about it.” It is very apparent that Del Rey is tired of dealing with these narcissistic figures in regard to today’s politics, her love life, and her business ventures. This is not the only time the singer discusses these themes in the album. A song featured later on in the album, “The Greatest,” shadows the same concerns as the title track. Discussing the feel of an apocalyptic end with lyrics such as
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'Norman Fucking Rockwell' has received a 9.4 rating on Pitchfork.
“Hawaii just missed that fireball/ L.A. is in flames‚ it's getting hot/ Kanye West is blond and gone/ ‘Life on Mars’ ain't just a song.” The song also feels like she’s mourning the loss of her world that she’s known for all her life. As a result, the song is incredibly nostalgic and sentimental. Despite the common themes of sadness and horror, there is still a sense of good spirits found within the soul of Del Rey. The duality of the album is perfectly illustrated through the song, “Love Song.” With lyrics such as “In the car, in the car, in the backseat I'm your baby/ We go fast, we go so fast we don't move/ I believe in a place you take me/ Make you real proud of your baby/ In your car, I'm a star and I'm burning
through you.” Del Rey showcases a love so strong that it just may burn her out. She is content for now but would not be surprised if this love ends up hurting her, like in the past. Del Rey further elaborates on the feelings found in “Love Song,” on the track, “Fuck it, I Love You.” The lyrics, “Baby‚ wish that you would hold me or just say that you were mine/ But it's killing me slowly,” showcase a sense of longing to feel safe in the embrace of her love. Her voice masks the darker themes of the track through the ethereal and angelic sound of it. This is confirmed later on in the song “Cinnamon Girl,” to be done on purpose. Del Rey is sort of hiding her true feelings from her love, afraid to get hurt. Del Rey concludes the album with the appropriately Lanaesque title, “hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have–but I have it.” The song feels like the perfect punctuation to the album with its tying of all the loose ends. The track manages to incorporate all the themes she explored so far into one concise song. Lyrics such as, “Don't ask if I'm happy, you know that I'm not/ But at best I can say I'm not sad,” and “I've been tearing around in my fucking nightgown/ 24/7, Sylvia Plath/ Writing in blood on your walls/ 'Cause the ink in my pen don't look good in my pad,” showcase the conclusion. The track is happy and sad, but ultimately it ends with a sense of hope–which is all you can say about the album. Lana Del Rey, after her two year hiatus, bounces back into her “sad girl” themes but also adds a little bit more. This album displays how she has grown as an artist and shows the multiple faces of her music and her life. The final product is one of Del Rey’s strongest bodies of work released in her career. The piece, at a perfect runtime of 14 tracks, is thoughtprovoking and a statement for today’s audiences.
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Welcome to 'Q'chella This year's SPB's Welcome Week made freshmen feel right at home By RHEA GHOSH Staff Writer
On Thursday Aug. 29, the Student Programming Board (SPB) hosted the Food Truck and Film Festival event. Many students came to watch Marvel's hit movie, “End Game,” while also enjoying free popcorn and candy. Earlier that day, there were food trucks that sold out after selling 400 pieces in an about an hour and a half, according to Taylor Sniffen, a senior journalism major who holds the position of SPB’s the Main Stage Chair. Chance Burken, a freshman who attended the event, said his favorite part of the event was getting free snacks. Many members of SPB said a lot of planning went into the event as they started back in May to reserve the film and food trucks. The Film Festival is Quinnipiac Welcome Week tradition that falls on the Thursday of every welcome week.
The big theme for Welcome Week this year was 'Q' Chella. "Every welcome week and welcome back week has a theme so our outgoing president from last year picked the theme of 'Q' Chella,” said Sniffen. This theme attracted a lot of freshmen according to, Jordan Wasylak, a senior film major and the vice president of Late Night for SPB. "Coachella is a huge event and definitely making it 'Q' Chella for the school and making that the Welcome Week theme attracted the freshman,” Wasylak said. "The Welcome Week events trivia night, the comedian and the freshman breakfast were all successful events.” The welcome weekend was also an extension of SPB’s welcome week. Welcome weekend happened the weekend after all freshmen moved in, including a variety of events featuring hypnotist, Sailesh.
Hypnotist, Sailesh, came for one of the events during Welcome Weekend.
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Just like that popular events, later Welcome Week events were also a hit, including the trip to see Zac Brown Band. "The Zac Brown travel tickets sold out fast and people are still asking to get tickets so it'll definitely be one of our big events,” Tyler McNeil, public relations major and Vice President for Membership for SPB said. Overall, members of SPB said the Welcome Week activities and events were a huge success.
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Spuds Your Way came for the Food and Film Festival.
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Fast Food Law and ‘Order’ While our food options on campus have stepped it up this year, that doesn’t mean you still can’t crave something a little bit different. For those days when you don’t like what’s on the menu or just feel like treating yourself, here are some convenient local food options that are sure to “deliver.” – R. Miller
1. Ixtapa
2. Spuds Your Way
Food type: Mexican Location: 2547 Whitney Ave., Hamden Delivery Availability: Uber Eats, Grubhub Can’t miss item: Quesadilla Fajitas (Chicken, Steak, or Veggie) Description: Ixtapa is a great choice if you’re looking for a nice Mexican specialty. They have a little bit of everything ranging from enchiladas to seafood while also having a hefty amount of vegetarian options. Delicately pressed, the fajitas are a perfect blend of peppers and onions with options for sides of sour cream and guacamole. The only warning about this place is to make sure you don’t overdo it on the tasty complimentary chips and salsa before you’re too full for the meal.
Food type: American Location: 3500 Whitney Ave., Hamden Delivery Availability: Campus Food Trucks, Catering Can’t miss item: Baked Potato Description: As much as we will all miss Droogies, Spuds Your Way was a great choice to take its place. After being a frequent presence on campus through its food truck for the past few years, perhaps with the expansion into building space there will be expanded delivery to come. As the name implies, Spuds Your Way offers customizable baked potatoes. With a myriad of choices including cheese, bacon, sour cream, chicken, and broccoli, you can’t really go wrong.
5. Glenwood Drive-In
6. Tonino’s
Food Type: American Location: 2538 Whitney Ave., Hamden Delivery Availability: DoorDash Can’t miss item: Fish and Chips Description: Perhaps more wellknown for their hotdogs, it’s Glenwood’s fish plate that really steals the show. With three large pieces of baked fish for less than $10, you can definitely feel like you’re getting a break from campus meals for a day. Looking for something outside the box on the side? Look no further than their delicious zucchini fries.
Food Type: Italian Location: 3480 Whitney Ave., Hamden Delivery Availability: Traditional Delivery Can’t miss item: White Spinach Pizza Description: At this point, I’m convinced every QU student who takes a bite of Tonino’s pizza at campus events becomes instantly hooked. A popular choice is the buffalo chicken pizza, but a hidden gem is the white spinach that’s tastefully covered in garlic. Warning: make sure you have some gum or mints at your disposal afterward.
3. Gold Star Chinese Restaurant
4. Roost
Food Type: Chinese Location: 3030 Whitney Ave., Hamden Delivery Availability: Uber Eats, Grubhub Can’t miss item: Pork Fried Rice Description: While the school’s Chinese offerings may be limited, Gold Star’s menu certainly is not. The best part about Gold Star is it’s as tasty as it is cost-efficient. The best way to enjoy Gold Star is probably with a group to sample all sorts of different foods from lo mein to Wonton soup. The pork fried rice earns some additional acclaim for being just as good (if not better) once reheated. Be sure to test your fortunes ordering from here.
Food Type: American Location: 2308 Whitney Ave., Hamden Delivery Availability: DoorDash Can’t miss item: Chipotle Chicken Hand-Held Description: New to Hamden last year, Roost, like so many other great eateries on our list, is conveniently located on Whitney Avenue. Sad the grilled station has already run out of chipotle mayo? The chipotle chicken hand-held can be doused in it if you wish. Get ready to break out of your comfort zone a bit if you’re a traditional tenders/ wings fan, as items like the ‘Chikin bowl’ contain Napa cabbage, broccoli, edamame and pickled carrots.
7. Ray and Mike’s Deli
8. Bangkok Boulevard
Food Type: Sandwiches Location: 3030 Whitney Ave., Hamden Delivery Availability: DoorDash Can’t miss item: Chicken Al Fresca sandwich Description: If you think you need to get your eyes checked because you keep reading the same line over and over, think again. Whitney Avenue truly is home to many great food options, and Ray and Mike’s is no exception. A must-have for all QU students during their time here, the chicken al fresca includes roasted peppers and fresh mozzarella drizzled in flavorful balsamic. I’m sure you can already taste it.
Food Type: Thai Location: 3000 Whitney Ave., Hamden Delivery Availability: Uber Eats, Grubhub, DoorDash Can’t miss item: Sizzling Beef Description: While Bangkok Boulevard may seem like a place that isn’t talked about as much as some of the other choices, its meals will fill you up and still leave you with leftovers. The sizzling beef, which surprisingly tastes just as good delivered, is layered with zucchini, bell peppers, carrots, onions and scallions served with a side of rice.
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RUNDOWN MEN’S SOCCER Boston College 2, QU 0–Thursday Jared Mazzola: 4 saves, 2 GA Eamon Whelan: 5 SH, 2 SOG Brage Aasen: 1 SH, 1 SOG UMass Lowell , QU–Monday Romain Daniellou: 2 SOG, 1 goal, 1 assist Whelan: 4 SH, 1 SOG, 1 goal Mazzola: 2 saves, 2 GA WOMEN’S SOCCER QU 1, URI 0–Wednesday Kelsey Goldring: 3 SH, 1 SOG, 1 goal Markela Bejleri: 4 SH, 2 SOG Meaghan Phillips: 2 saves, 0 GA QU 3, Loyola Maryland 1–Sunday Bejleri: 3 SH, 1 SOG, 1 goal Olivia Scott: 2 SH, 1 goal, 2 assists Gretchen Kron: 1 SH, 1 SOG, 1 goal FIELD HOCKEY California 5, QU 1–Friday Olivia Howard: 1 SH, 1 SOG, 1 goal Bianka Strubbe: 4 SH, 4 SOG, 1 assist Mack Vorel: 15 saves, 4 GA UC Davis 1, QU 0–Friday Strubbe: 2 SH, 1 SOG Amanda Blum: 2 SH, 1 SOG Vorel: 3 saves, 1 GA VOLLEYBALL William & Mary 3, QU 2–Friday Kaleigh Oates: 13 K, 3 block-assists Aryanah Diaz: 7 K, 19 assists Towson 3, QU 0–Friday Oates: 9 K Olga Zampati: 5 K, 10 digs QU 3, Seton Hall 0–Saturday Oates: 9 K, 5 block-assists Maggie Baker: 8 K, 7 digs
GAMES TO WATCH MEN’S SOCCER QU vs. Sacred Heart - Friday, 4 p.m. QU vs. Vermont - Monday, 4 p.m. VOLLEYBALL QU vs. NJIT - Friday, 3 p.m. QU at Fairleigh Dickinson - Saturday, 12:30 p.m. QU vs. Morgan State - Saturday, 3 p.m. RUGBY QU vs. Penn State - Saturday, 3 p.m. MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY QU vs. Shawn Nassaney Invite - Saturday, TBD WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY QU vs. Bryant - Saturday, 10:15 a.m.
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Quinnipiac women’s rugby fall to Harvard Bobcats drop home opener 57-10
By MATTHEW JARONYCK Staff Writer
In the first home game of the season, the Quinnipiac women’s rugby team could not snap its losing streak against the Harvard Crimson, as the team lost its fourth consecutive game by a score of 57-10 Saturday afternoon at the Quinnipiac Rugby Field. Quinnipiac head coach Becky Carlson was happy about how the team played at the beginning of the game and how they controlled the game. “I saw energy from the beginning of the game, and that’s something we talked all week that we wanted to do defensively,” Carlson said. “That’s what you saw. There was a one try difference for a good 20 minutes and that was something that we were excited about.” The Bobcats started off hot, as sophomore back Allison Koenig took the first possession the Bobcats had to the tri-zone, scoring for the first time this season. It seemed as if the Bobcats were going to continue this momentum for the rest of the half. This was the case until 10 minutes later, when Harvard sophomore Cassidy Bargell responded with her first score of the season. This, with the conversion, put the Crimson ahead 7-5 with a little more than 30 minutes left in the first half. The Crimson did not look back after this point, as they scored four minutes later, this time from sophomore Sofie Fella, scoring her first try of the season and putting Harvard up 14-5 with 26 minutes left in the half. From this point on in the first half, both teams were at a deadlock, as each were trying to create opportunities off penalties and mistakes made by both sides. It was not until the ninth minute when Fella struck yet again, pushing the lead to 16 as halftime was approaching. Before the end of the half, the Crimson
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The Bobcats dropped their second straight MAAC game on Saturday. scored again, as junior Arianna Romero scored for the first time this season while missing the conversion, pushing the lead to 21-5 before halftime. Carlson talked about her defense and how they were not trying to give up multiple scores. “Defensively, we did a pretty good job stopping Harvard from scoring,” Carlson said. “I felt like I needed to make a couple of adjustments at halftime so that we could stop them from scoring.” Early into the second half, the Crimson kept on rolling, as senior Delia Hellander scored five minutes into the half, pushing the lead to 28. The Crimson struck again, increasing their total to 33 by ways of a scrum. Neither team scored for a while until the middle of the second half. First-year Brogan Mior scored, Crimson’s seventh try, making the chances for a Bobcat comeback slimmer as the lead rose to 40. After a dry spell from the Bobcats, they were able to score for the first time since their first possession, as senior hooker Emma Shipton took the ball to the tri-zone, scoring for the first time this season, putting the Bobcats back on the board 45-10.
Romero put the nail in the coffin when she scored just eight minutes later, putting the Crimson up 52-10. At the end of the game, the Crimson struck once more courtesy of junior Sabrina Kim, pushing the lead to 47. Carlson mentioned that seven of her nine Bobcat freshmen played in the game and talked about how they need to duplicate good behavior in order to see results. “I think they need to learn that when they do something good, they need to duplicate that,” Carlson said. “Right now, there are a lot of players looking at the coaching staff saying ‘is that good?’ and they need to learn to tell the difference if they did good or not while performing. If they do this, they will continue to repeat success and do better.” The Bobcats look to bounce back with a win as they play the Penn State Nittany Lions Saturday, Sept. 7, at the Quinnipiac Rugby Field at 3 p.m.
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CLARKE from Page 12 coach and a mentor to the players he’s coached, but he has also been a tremendous help to the community. Clarke created the “#26 Uniform Auction” as a scholarship fund for Newtown in memory of the 26 people that were shot and killed in the Sandy Hook shooting. Sandy Hook was an emotional experience for Clarke, as several of his players had many connections with the school. After returning from a Tottenham game with his daughter, she asked why they didn’t wear No. 26. It was because Ledley King recently retired so the number was unused, and that’s where Clarke got the idea. “We got all these jerseys (No. 26) from teams like Barcelona, Real Madrid, [Manchester] United, Tottenham that were signed and framed,” Clarke said. “I’ve always wanted charity work to be more meaningful on an individual basis. You’re not doing it for public relations, you do it because it means something.” Clarke also organized an annual 4x4 tournament to help raise funds for a local teenager and family friend of his, Reagan Carey, who was battling a rare bone cancer known as Ewing’s Sarcoma. “When someone’s in the hospital for
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Clarke’s team huddles together before a game in 2018. months at a time, the last thing the family for Connecticut and New York. wants to do when they get home is making Clarke has had a deeply rooted impact on dinner or breakfast, so the more donations for the game of soccer, especially for women, things like Dunkin Donuts, Brewer’s Bagels, and his success only continues to grow. As a stuff like that where they can grab and go. Ev- coach, he boasts a 170-168-37 overall record ery $5 donation becomes an important thing.” and mark of 151-153-35 while at Quinnipiac. Clarke has also decided that after each He’s had some highlights to his coaching caseason the team will donate all the socks they reer, but his favorite happened at the beginhave to the homeless as well as gift cards to ning of his coaching days. places like McDonald’s or Dunkin Donuts “My most memorable memory at Quinwhere they can get a meal and a hot cup of nipiac was when Alison Jaquith scoring the coffee in the winter. goal in sudden death against Loyola in the Throughout his tenure, Clarke expanded play-in game,” Clarke said. “Not only her his range in players and people he’s affected. goal but the players’ celebrations, that will Clarke became a staff coach for the US Soccer always stay with me.” Youth National Team as well being a coordiHe’s won 14 state championships as a coach nator and scout for the US U14 National Team with the Connecticut FC ECNL program, as well as coaching Quinnipiac to its first-ever NCAA Division I tournament berth, as well as coaching national teams to championships. Now in his 20th season with Quinnipiac, Clarke’s goal remains the same as it was during his first season as head coach, and that is to win the conference title and get to the NCAA tournament. “Coaching for Quinnipiac has been a privilege,” Clarke said. “Whether it’d be wearing the crest of a college or the crest of a national COURTESY OF QU ATHLETICS team and you hear the anthems, it’s special.” Clarke celebrates senior day with his players in the fall of 2018.
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Where are they now?
Brendan O’Sullivan takes a look at last year’s standout Bobcats who turned pro
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In four seasons at Quinnipiac, forward Melissa Samoskevich dominated competition en route to being drafted No. 2 overall by the Connecticut Whale in the 2018 NWHL draft. In her latter two years as a Bobcat, she led the team in goals scored. In April 2019, Samoskevich scored twice for the United States as the team went undefeated en route to winning the 2019 IIHF World Championship in Finland. Samoskevich begins her NWHL career with the Connecticut Whale on Oct. 5 against the Buffalo Beauts.
Despite the Quinnipiac men’s soccer team losing in the MAAC Championship, the program had something to celebrate. Standout forward Rashawn Dally became the first ever Bobcat to be drafted in the MLS SuperDraft. FC Cincinnati drafted him in the third round with the 49th overall pick. At Quinnipiac, he was named to the All-MAAC Second Team in his sophomore and junior years and the AllMAAC First Team in his senior year. In his first season in the MLS, he’s scored one goal in eight games.
The 2018-19 men’s ice hockey team is cemented in the history books. Defenseman and captain Chase Priskie led the team to a 26-10-2 record and its sixth NCAA Tournament berth. In addition, the captain was named a top-10 finalist for the Hobey Baker Award – which is awarded to the top NCAA men’s ice hockey player. Priskie was drafted in the sixth round by the Washington Capitals in the 2016 NHL Draft. This past summer he opted to become a free agent and signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.
After a magical season where the Quinnipiac baseball team made the NCAA Tournament after a 14-year absence, top starting pitcher Tyler Poulin was selected in the 29th round pick by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2019 MLB Draft. He is the 24th Bobcat to be drafted to the MLB in Quinnipiac history and the fourth in the last 10 seasons. He finished Quinnipiac’s 2019 season with a 7-2 record in 15 starts and a 3.83 ERA. Poulin is currently playing for Missoula Osprey, a minor-league affiliate of the Diamondbacks.
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Quinnipiac field hockey freshman midfielder Olivia Howard scored her first career goal against California.
Quinnipiac freshman defender Olivia Scott scored her first goal and first two assists, totaling four points.
The Quinnipiac volleyball team earned its first win of the season and sixth ever win against a Big East opponent after sweeping Seton Hall 3-0 on Saturday.
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Freshman goalkeeper Meaghan Phillips captured her second and third win of the season this week. She shutout the University of Rhode Island on Wednesday while limiting Loyola Maryland to one goal on Sunday.
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As Dave Clarke enters his 20th season coaching women’s college soccer, he takes time to reflect on his career By PETER PIEKARSKI Staff Writer
Quinnipiac women’s soccer head coach Dave Clarke is more than satisfied with the life he’s lived to this point. He’s accomplished things many can only dream of and helped people in ways that cannot be repaid. One of the most fulfilling aspects of his life, though, has been soccer. Clarke has played soccer his whole life, lacing up the boots ever since he could walk. Because he had several family members that played professionally, including his dad, his goal from an early age was to reach the same level as they did. “It’s no different than basketball, baseball or football. You dream about playing professionally from a young age and take every opportunity that comes your way,” Clarke said. “If it wasn’t to play then to coach or stay involved in the game, that’s how it panned out.” After six seasons playing professionally for the Connecticut Wolves in Minor League Soccer, Clark began his coaching career at the University of New Haven where he coached for two seasons, posting an overall record of 18-14-3. New Haven’s performance in the 1998 season (12-5-1), earned Clarke the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Women’s Soccer Coach of the Year. After majoring in physical education, Clarke sought out a new school where he could both coach and teach. “I interviewed for Quinnipiac in [1999],
got the job just before I got married. As I always tell, Kim Witteman’s probably the best player we’ve ever had at Quinnipiac in the history of the program,” Clarke said. “Kim actually turned the job down and I was number two. Every time I see her I always thank Kim.” In his inaugural season with Quinnipiac, he improved the team’s record by five wins. Clarke and his squad of Bobcats put up a terrific record of 16-5 including an NEC championship appearance. In his sophomore season as Quinnipiac’s coach, Clarke pushed the team for more success. The team responded to Clarke’s challenge by posting a record of 13-7-1 and winning the conference title. They didn’t stop there, qualifying for the NCAA tournament by way of a play-in game, in which they defeated Loyola University Maryland in overtime 2-1. “That moment defines the program right now and that’s what we’re trying to live up to,” Clarke said. “I would never change anything, from winning the league to the following year and winning the league that year too, to the play-in game and playing in the NCAA and all that experience that comes with it with the emotions involved, it’s a privilege.” Ultimately, they lost in the following round to Harvard, but it was the Bobcats’ most successful season for any of the school’s sports, and it was the first NCAA tournament appearance for any Quinnipiac athletic program.
Al Pelletier pushes the ball upfield for the Bobcats in 2018.
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Clarke stands over the jerseys he was given in rememberance of the events at Sandy Hook. The next handful of seasons were up and didn’t actually recruit specifically for the down for Clarke and the Bobcats. They saw a MAAC. We waited to see how the first two few solid seasons, playoff berths and one more years would go,” Clarke said. “We didn’t reconference championship. After the 2012 sea- cruit the final year in the NEC or the first year son, Quinnipiac switched over to the Metro in the MAAC, we wanted to see what kind of Atlantic Athletic Conference. players would develop well in the MAAC and Quinnipiac obtained an extremely high now we know what types of players we want.” winning percentage against MAAC teams Clarke established himself as a terrific while playing in the NEC, and after transfer- collegiate-level coach during his first decade ring over the Bobcats did not win at the same at Quinnipiac, which led to his involvement in ecstatic rate but still continued to put up wins more international league play. During Sepagainst conference opponents in their first sea- tember of 2008, Clarke was asked by Noel son in the MAAC. The team finished with a King to assist the Irish National Women’s 3-3-4 record in the MAAC and clinched the soccer team during the Achieve Your Gold No. 7 seed in the playoffs. tournament that the U.S. Women’s National “We actually had a fantastic record when team hosted. Clarke helped the FIF U17 U.S. we were in the NEC against MAAC teams, I National team to a CONCACAF title in 2018. think we were 26-1, it was something ridicuIn 2013, Irish Sports Top 50 named Clarke lous like that,” Clarke said. “The first two as one of the best, next to names like Tom years weren’t that bad because we didn’t lose Brady, Jim Calhoun, Terry Collins and Tom to a top-five team during that time.” Coughlan. Following that recognition, Clarke The following season presented more dif- was inducted into the Irish American Hall of ficulty than previous ones as Quinnipiac strug- Fame two years later. gled to put up wins. However, Clarke scouted “In hindsight, when I look at the magazine players tremendously for the 2015 season. cover and the photographs and who’s next to In order to load up for the 2015 season, me, I’m next to Tom Brady purely because of Clarke refrained from scouting too heavily alphabetical order,” Clarke said. “Those types for the 2014 season, and his patience and wis- of awards, it’s about longevity. Just to be in dom paid off. After only winning three games that category is humbling.” in 2014, Quinnipiac improved to eight wins, Not only has Clarke been a Hall of Fame while fielding the largest freshman class (13) in club history. See CLARKE Page 10 “In the first two years in the MAAC, we