The Quinnipiac Chronicle, Issue 18, Volume 87

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Putting the ‘UNIVERSITY’ in Quinnipiac University releases new wordmark aligned to higher education industry convention

Students crowd portal for tickets to Yale game

By JEREMY TROETTI Staff Writer

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The once lowercased ‘university’ in the Quinnipiac wordmark has been changed to ‘UNIVERSITY.’ In a university statement, vice president of brand strategy and integrated communications Keith Rhodes said that after gaining more design knowledge, the Branding and Strategy team determined that the primary wordmark gave too much weight to the word “university.”

“We are announcing a new ‘Quinnipiac University’ full wordmark that achieves significantly better alignment with our primary wordmark, which simply uses ‘Quinnipiac,’” Rhodes said in a statement. “This new wordmark design structure is also more closely aligned to higher education industry convention — namely how other prestigious institutions apply the word ‘university’ to their primary wordmarks.”

After the lowercased ‘university’ wordmark design was revealed to the Quinnipiac

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community, the Branding and Strategy team received backlash as the logo became a controversial topic.

Senior marketing major Brett Segelman issued a petition ‘Revise the New Quinnipiac University Logo,’ with the intent to have to lowercased ‘university’ capitalized.

The petition was created in September 2016 to present how many people were unhappy with the logo change.

Now that the university has responded to the feedback, Segelman is voicing his approval.

“I’m pleased with the outcome. It’s a lot more professional, it sends the right message which was exactly what we were going for in the beginning,” Segelman said. “I’m overjoyed to see the change and that it actually happened.”

The purpose of the petition was to get a conversation started within the community; a conversation that would be strong enough to have an impact on the logo. The petition did just that.

“I closed the petition. I declared victory,” Segelman said.

Primarily, the logo will just use ‘Quinnipiac’ but in certain areas where ‘university’ is necessary, the all capital ‘UNIVERSITY’ will be implemented, according to Segelman.

“They can do whatever they want... just use ‘Quinnipiac,’ that’s fine, but if you’re going to have it with the little ‘university...’ that was outrageous and it was on our homepage forever. People Google ‘Quinnipiac’ and that’s the first thing that see? It’s embarrassing.”

Sophomore biology major Zachary Taylor believes that the new logo accurately portrays what Quinnipiac represents as a university.

“I love [the new wordmark], it’s fantastic,” Taylor said. “I like the original logo a lot better than the one they changed it to.

I didn’t think [the old wordmark] was very representative of our school itself.”

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One thousand tickets. More than 6,500 undergraduate students. A race for the hottest ticket in town to Friday night’s men’s hockey game, featuring Quinnipiac against rival Yale.

Many Quinnipiac students spent this past Sunday evening doing exactly the same thing as so many others: Refreshing the webpage in hopes of getting a ticket to the Yale game.

Athletic ticket manager Matt Calcagni explained how those who manage the Quinnipiac athletic ticket website prepared for the influx of students trying to get tickets to the game.

“This year, we are working with our ticketing provider… they are adding servers,” Calcagni said. “For students, they are linked to the student portal. It would hit maybe one or two servers, but they have up to four servers this year [to manage the large number of students trying to get tickets].”

The number of students trying to get tickets to the Yale game has increased steadily over the past few years, as the student body at Quinnipiac has risen, according to Calcagni.

“With the Yale game itself, we do understand the size of classes are getting a little bit larger each year, and this year we do have more [tickets] available than previous years because of the demand for it,” Calcagni said.

Calcagni explained that the focus of the ticket department was making the experience for students trying to get tickets as easy and fair as possible.

“We realize that a lot of people are sitting moments before the release itself, just doing a refresh of the page,” Calcagni said.

“This year, we [introduced] a CAPTCHA page, and it’s to make sure you’re not a robot… to prevent anyone who is good with algorithms to generate multiple refreshes to give them an advantage over others.”

While this year, much like previous years, saw significant traffic on the ticket portal, students who were able to secure a ticket to the game were ultimately satisfied.

“At first, the website crashed. I probably filled out about 50 CAPTCHAs, but it ended up working,” said sophomore George Rozea.

Sophomore Nicolas Sosa felt fortunate to be able to secure a ticket to the game.

“I think [the process] went pretty well.

In the beginning, [the website] didn’t load… it kept saying it was sold out when it wasn’t, but luckily I got the ticket,” Sosa said.

Sophomore Andrew O’Donnell was also able to get his hands on a ticket, despite ex-

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“I would like to have Ed Sheeran. He’s coming out with new music now and it’s getting a lot of airplay and I like his music. It would be cool to see him perform onstage.”

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Brent Peiffer| Biology| Senior “I feel like it’s going to be someone up and coming. That’s the way they’ve been trying to do it with last year, even though it was kind of a mess. I feel like they’re going to try to stay [with] a similar genre too. I feel like it will be Migos [who wrote] Bad and Bougie.”

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“I think that the Wake the Giant concert is going to be DJ Snake because I think that a lot of kids really like electronic DJs now.”

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I feel like it’s really big at this school because they play at Toad’s all the time”

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Beyond the Bobcats

A rundown on news outside the university.

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Army Lieutenant named new National Security Adviser

Turkish President Cracks Down on Freedom of Expression

Assassination Wins World Press Photo Of The Year

President Trump named Army Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster as his new national security adviser on Monday, Feb. 20, following the resignation of Michael Flynn, according to The Washington Post. Flynn was forced to resign after it was revealed the he discussed sanctions with Russian ambassador to the United States, Sergey Kislyak, on Dec. 29, 2016. Trump promoted Retired Army Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, who was serving as acting national security adviser, to the position of National Security Council chief of staff, according to The Post. Trump’s first choice to replace Flynn, retired Navy Vice Admiral Robert Harward, turned down the offer, according to The Post.

United States ally Turkey has become a prison for journalists since President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came into power in 2014, according to The Guardian. Editors of national newspapers are face-to-face with life sentences for working “against the state.” Just over 4,000 public servants have been fired in what Erdogan’s critics have deemed a product of paranoia, according to The Guardian. There have also been reports of the country’s citizens being arrested for Facebook posts that criticize the government.

On an international level, however, Erdogan has maintained solid diplomatic relations with Presidents Trump and Putin, as well as United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May, according to The Guardian. On Feb. 2, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany met with President Erdogan to discuss the importance of freedom of speech, according to the New York Times.

On Dec. 19, 2016, Associated Press photographer Burhan Ozbilici stopped at an art gallery on his way home from work, according to the National Public Radio (NPR). Moments later, he captured the photo that would make him famous: the assassination of Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov. Ozbilici claimed that it was his responsibility to capture the event in an interview with Witness magazine. Even if he were to die, the photos would be left behind for us to witness. Karlov lies next to the gunman in the photo, his glasses resting on the ground across the room from his body. Many have criticized the praise the photo has received, citing that it may inspire other violent acts of its kind in search of publicity and fame, according to NPR.

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Students become finalists in NESN’s ‘Next Producer Contest’

By MATT GRAHN Staff Writer

Two teams of Quinnipiac students are currently in the running to win $20,000 and possibly land a job at New England Sports Network (NESN).

This is a part of the reality competition show “NESN Next Producer.” Airing on Saturdays, the program shows sports-themed short films and documentaries made by college students. Quinnipiac was one of nine schools chosen by NESN to compete in the contest, according to a NESN press release.

Both Quinnipiac teams made films that take a look at the role of sports in a father’s relationship with their child. One team, consisting of juniors Matt Kravitsky and Ross Cohen, made the film “Catching Up” in which a daughter wants to play catch, but her dad doesn’t let her because he was traumatized by his baseball experiences.

The other team, consisting of senior film, television and media arts majors Nicholas Manson, Miles Adler and Andrew Croteau made the short film “Grand Slam,” which is about a father who reminisces about raising his son.

The group chose their theme based on relatability, according to Croteau.

“It’s an authentic story… because we took stories from our past, what we did growing up,” Croteau said.

Adler said during the writing process, even Croteau’s roommates would pitch ideas.

“They would kinda swing by in the house, and be like ‘Oh, what are you guys doing,’ ‘Oh, we have this script,’ ‘Oh sweet, I kinda had this one time,’ and so that kinda found its way into the script, too,” Adler said.

The film was written, shot and edited over the course of a month, according to Adler.

However, their film may have never made it to air, as they ran into issues with acquiring rights to use Red Sox clips as part of the story.

After struggling for awhile for a solution, Croteau then decided they should replace the Red Sox clips with home videos of him playing sports. As a result, he says that there are two different cuts of the film, with the Red Sox one for the TV and the home videos for the online version.

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Left to right: Nicholas Manson, Andrew Croteau and Miles Adler work in the School of Communications and Engineering.

Manson said their film, being a story rather than a documentary, allowed them to have an advantage over some of the other films in the contest.

“It makes us unique,” Manson said. “We feel like since we’re thinking outside of the box of what’s expected for something like this they’re gonna remember it, rather than how many so documentaries they saw.”

The contest films are judged by Hollywood producers, and they pick the three teams that will compete against each other in a final contest, making a short for the Red Sox, according to the NESN press release. Even though the trio thinks it would be nice to win, they

still feel there is value in just having their film shown on TV. “At the end of the day, NESN has no interest in putting something that’s not televison worthy on television. So they had to think highly of it in some respect, even if it isn’t first place material,” Adler said.

Croteau, a Massachusetts native, said that because it’s on NESN, he’s suddenly reconnecting with people from his past.

“There are people from my high school that I haven’t talked to who are Facebook messaging me, saying ‘You’re on TV,’” he said.

For Manson, even though NESN isn’t

available in most of New York, where he lives, he still feels that the film is an accomplishment.

“It is just something that I was on TV because of something I made, and that’s just a point of pride for me, going forward,” he said.

Adler feels that the film showed his own achievement at Quinnipiac.

“It’s an independent project that’s a culmination of what we learned [at Quinnipiac],” Adler said. “The fact that we made the semifinals, it shows that at least someone is entertaining the idea of Quinnipiac students and their work.”

Accommodating everyday struggles Student with medical condition receives assistance on campus

By JENNIE TORRES

Social Media Coordinator

Students may often complain about their struggles living on campus however, for senior Political Science major and Student Government Association President Joseph Mullaney, everyday can be a struggle.

Mullaney is a student who is diagnosed with Friedreich’s Ataxia, a muscular disease that affects things like speech, balance, hand-eye coordination, vision and produces fatigue. It is because of this condition that Mullaney was able to receive medical accommodations from the Office of Student Accessibility while he lived on campus.

Director of the Office of Student Accessibility Matt Cooper said the purpose of the department is to advocate for students who have disclosed that they have the need for academic or programmatic accommodations like housing and dining under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act [ADA].

“You would need documentation that explains what the condition is and have a history of such limitations for major life activities, and once we have that, then we can try to provide the reasonable accommodation in the program or class,” Cooper said.

Depending on the condition a student may have, Cooper said the Office of Student Accessibility can redesign class schedules

or have Department of Public Safety pick up students on the Mount Carmel and York Hill campuses to drive them to their locations.

Yet even with the assistance, Mullaney still faced some difficult situations, with one of them involving student housing.

“I had many friends in Hill that I couldn’t get to without them carrying me, like piggy back, which we did, but I felt bad doing it because I’m putting them in danger almost in a place they shouldn’t have to be in,” Mullaney said.

Mullaney said this scenario also occurred when he would visit friends in the Village residence halls. He found this to be tough and limiting to him, but without his friends often visiting him at his dorm, the situation would have felt more challenging.

Cooper said that whenever the university creates a new building or adds updates to one, they have to be compliant under the ADA for access.

“If we are rebuilding a part of a building or residential hall, we want to make sure that the building has the appropriate ADA recommended bathrooms,” Cooper said.

Aside from housing, Mullaney said he also came across some issues with the reliability of the handicap buttons on campus.

“The handicap buttons are in front of pretty much every door, they just open the door if you press the button,” Mullaney

said. “Most work a lot of the time, but some don’t, and it’s definitely frustrating when they don’t.”

Mullaney said that despite the problems, they have never truly hindered his experience at the university.

“Between the Office of Student Accessibility, Residential Life and Facilities Operations, the communication and collaboration are extraordinary when we are helping students with access issues feel comfortable with each physical campus.”

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“I just tell Keith Woodward or Facilities [the handicap buttons are] not working and they quickly take care of it,” Mullaney said.

Associate Vice President for Facilities Operations Keith Woodward said over the years the department has made numerous accommodations for students that included

changing residence hall room assignments, meeting with the students’ parents before their first year and assisting with parking locations.

“Between the Office of Student Accessibility, Residential Life and Facilities Operations, the communication and collaboration are extraordinary when we are helping students with access issues feel comfortable with each physical campus,” Woodward said in a statement.

Mullaney said no matter what obstacles he encountered, overall he has still had a great time living at the university.

“My dorm was Mountainview freshman year and Mountainview is incredible with handicapped stuff, so my bathroom, my shower, everything was all set,” Mullaney said. “They knew I was there and that I needed extra attention, especially with snowfall and all of that. They were very good about shoveling and plowing.”

Mullaney suggests for the university to add more accessible sophomore dorms, and be careful with shoveling in the winter.

“Just be aware that when you’re shoveling or when you’re clearing a walkway or pathway, you never know who’s going down that,” Mullaney said.

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ASA to host NYC trip The Asian Student Alliance will be hosting a trip to New York City’s Chinatown around the Lunar New Year Celebrations, on Saturday, Feb. 25. Students will get to enjoy a group lunch at restaurant Jing Fung, which will include a traditional dim sum meal. Students will also be able to experience some of the food carts, museums, and various tourist attractions that Chinatown has to offer.

Montage to host Open Mic The Art and Literary Journal, Montage, will be hosting their second Open Mic Night of the semester on Thursday. Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. in SC225. Writers, poets, and musical performers are encouraged to share their original works, while student photography will be showcased. Free refreshments and raffle prizes will be provided.

Kappa Delta to sell pinwheels The members of Kappa Delta sorority will be selling pinwheels for $1 with a bag of candy on Thursday, Feb. 23. Pinwheels are the symbol for child abuse prevention. Kappa Delta hopes to raise awareness around campus by selling these pinwheels from 11a.m.- 4p.m.

Socrates cafe to discuss ‘Who is a prisoner?’

The first Socrates Cafe of the semester will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the Piazza. The discussion, based on the question, ‘Who is a prisoner?,’ will be facilitated by Professor of Law Linda Meyer. The forum will discuss issues of law, incarceration and criminal justice.

Coffee will be provided.

SPB to send students to Washington D.C. overnight Students will be giving the opportunity to attend an overnight bus trip to the nation’s capital, hosted by the Student Programming Board (SPB).

The trip includes tickets to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Students will also be able to explore the most popular landmarks in the city. Students will be staying in the State Plaza Hotel in D.C. The bus leaves at 7 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 25, and returns on Sunday, Feb. 26 at 11 p.m.

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Students bring first case competition to campus

By VICTORIA SIMPRI Associate News Editor

The Consulting Club, the Business Leadership Club and the entrepreneurship department will host the first ever case competition on March 25 and 26.

The competition will challenge teams of three to five people to come up with a solution to a given prompt, or “case,” for a chance to win a first place prize of $1,500, second place prize of $1,000 or a third place prize of $500.

Interested applicants can apply now that the application was released at the first information session on Tuesday, Feb. 21.

The competition is the brainchild of junior finance major Thomas Moylan, along with junior finance major John Corea Jr., senior finance major Justin Downey, junior management major Nicholas Ciccarelli and junior in the Master of Arts in Teaching program Shelby Sharkey.

Dillon Pronovost, owner of Cheshire Cycle and Repair, a bicycle shop in Hamden, agreed to have the shop be a part of the case competition.

All competitors will be given data about the bicycle shop that will help them determine their solution to the given prompt, according to Moylan.

“We’re not only helping students get experience and something to put on their resume or something to take pride in overall, we’re also helping a business that is struggling financially, and

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Left to right: Thomas Moylan and John Corea work with Cheshire Cycle for case competition.

that’s the beauty I see in the program,” Corea said.

The first day will consist of teams coming up with a solution and creating a PowerPoint showing how to implement that solution.

“Teams will have 24 hours, and then they have to submit a [PowerPoint] back to us,” Moylan said. “The following day will be two rounds of presentations. The first round will basically be weed-

ing out all but nine to 12 teams, and then those teams will present in front of [Pronovost] and a few other judges, who will be professionals in the consulting field.”

The idea for the case competition first came to Moylan over the summer when he found himself wanting to start a consulting club on campus.

“We went to Mark Thompson [Vice President and Provost], and he was nice enough to give us

the money because he thought it would be beneficial for all students who want to learn more and get real world experience,” Moylan said.

Moylan got the idea to reach out to Cheshire Cycle and Repair as a way to reference the SB101 course simulation, “Mike’s Bikes.” “‘Mike’s Bikes’ is a simulation that every SB 101 student has to go through,” Downey said.

“You’re virtually running your own bike business. Whether it be [high] quality bikes or low quality bikes, you have to increase sales, and then ultimately you want to increase the shareholder value.”

The team is also collecting data from students in an online survey. The results of the survey will be released during the competition.

“The survey is basically asking their interests in biking,” Moylan said. “When all of the data is collected, it will be related to the prompt, and that will help make their decisions for whatever prompt students are given.”

The case competition would not be possible without Moylan, according to Ciccarelli.

“In the beginning of the semester, he had a vision of this, but it was such a far stretched idea that personally I was like, ‘I don’t think it’s going to happen,’” Ciccarelli said. “The fact that this is now going underway and it’s actually happening is awesome.”

Munshi: ‘Giving the ticket away...is the right thing to do’ TICKET from cover periencing minor issues with the website.

“The website started crashing a lot, and I wasn’t able to log in, but after about 10 minutes or so, it let me back in and the Yale ticket was available, so I was able to get it,” O’Donnell said.

For some who were able to get tickets, attending the game is not their end goal. Many students have chosen to sell their tickets to other students, in exchange for money that will be pledged to charity.

Ali Munshi, Vice President for Student Experience in the Student Government Association believes that students selling their tickets to the game is not an honorable thing to do.

“I do not know if there is a punishment for selling Yale tickets, but I believe there should be,” Munshi said. “If you are getting the tickets for free knowing that

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Quinnipiac’s men’s ice hockey team will play the Yale Bulldogs on Friday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. in the TD Bank Sports Center.

you will be unable to attend the event, denying another student the ability to obtain tickets… you are doing something unethical.”

Munshi feels that due to intense competition for the tickets,

students selling the tickets are doing an injustice to those who truly wanted to attend the game.

“These tickets are tickets that most students want and it’s very unfair to those students that truly

want to attend the game. If you do obtain a ticket and then find out you can’t go, giving the ticket away, without selling, is the right thing to do,” Munshi said.

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Panel of professors explain human rights for minorities

By CAITLIN FISH Staff Writer

Three Quinnipiac University professors spoke at a panel concerning human rights for minority groups Thursday afternoon in the Mount Carmel Auditorium.

The discussion “Human Rights of Minority Groups: Political, Legal and Activist Perspectives,” included Assistant Professor of legal studies Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, Professor of philosophy Anat Biletzki and Associate professor of political science Khalilah Brown-Dean. The panel talked about their personal experiences and backgrounds in advocating for human rights for minorities.

Gadkar-Wilcox, the first panelist to speak, talked about how her father’s past had influenced her interest in law and human rights.

She explained that her father grew up in a very poor and vulnerable village in India.

However, through an affirmative action program, he was able to move to America and pursue a career in engineering “For me, legal remedies are particularly important,” Gadkar-Wilcox said.

She said that when examining our current human rights legal system, it is important to be aware of the social, political, economic and historical contexts.

“In whose voice are we speaking when we write down those rules?” is a question that Wilcox said is important to examine when it comes to laws concerning human right Although there are many laws protecting human rights, some of those laws exclude minority groups and often benefit the “dominant narrative” and not the people in need, according to Gadkar-Wilcox.

The idea that the people in power implement laws that benefit the dominant social group instead of the vulnerable, was further expanded upon by Biletzki.

Biletzki discussed her observations on human rights and the law while living in Israel. She explained that the Palestinian people who occupy parts of Israel are discriminated against and treated unfairly by the law.

Biletzki said the 4.5 million Palestinians who occupy the West Bank and Gaza in Israel have no citizenship and are considered

Left to right: Professors Khalilah Brown-Dean, Anat Biletzki and Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox lead panel on human rights.

stateless, while the 600,000 Jewish settlers are protected by the law.

“Minority is not a matter of number, majority or ratio. Minority is the victimized group,” Biletzki said.

The most extreme discriminatory law that Biletzki has come across states that 93 percent of the land of the state of Israel cannot be bought by anyone other than a Jew. She explained that this law means that 20 percent of the population cannot buy an apartment, house or live on land that is by law only for Jews.

Biletzki said that this example is a direct representation of how the human rights of minorities can be violated when the law is created by and in the interest of the prominent social group.

Brown-Dean, the last speaker, added to what Gadkar-Wilcox and Biletzki talked about in regards to the human rights of minorities.

Brown-Dean stated that the law cannot be fair if it ignores the interests of minority groups. A solution to this problem is what Brown-Dean stated she wrote about in her article “Building Authentic Power: A study of the Campaign to repeal Connecticut’s death

Segelman: ‘It’s a lot more professional, it sends the right message’ WORDMARK from cover Although Segelman is a senior and knows whatever comes from this will not affect him directly, he thinks that the ‘QU’ acronym makes the most sense to describe the university.

“QU is the acronym of the school and that makes sense to people, especially if they’re trying to raise awareness,” Segelman said. “Just putting simply ‘Quinnipiac’ is confusing for a lot of people. It’s hard enough to say as it is. I think it should be ‘Quinnipiac University’ and they should use this new wordmark more. I’m pleased that they actually augmented the original one which was a serious concern of mine as well as everyone else who signed the petition.”

Freshman business undeclared major Carley Wainwright supports the decision of changing the logo again.

“It’s still kind of weird because they’re using two different fonts now that are con-

trasting each other, but I do support that it’s capitalized,” Wainwright said.

The first thing to realize is that petitions work, according to Segelman.

“I don’t want to take any credit,” Segelman said. “I didn’t do this for me, I did this for our school and they made the right decision. I’m very pleased with it.”

Senior marketing major Isabella Dalena think that the new wordmark is better than the first change made by the university.

“The first change I didn’t like how it was the lowercase ‘u.’ They wanted to make it more Ivy League kind of status from what I’ve heard,” Dalena said. “I think now at least with the all capital ‘university’ it makes it more official.”

Junior computer information systems major Emily Failla likes the change in logo but dislikes that the ‘Quinnipiac’ is bubble lettered while the ‘university’ is not.

“I wish the two were the same font,” Failla said.

penalty.”

Brown-Dean explained that the phrase authentic power “relates to the extent that a group harmed by a policy can get policymakers and other government officials to acknowledge this harm and, ultimately, to change the policy to the groups benefit.”

Brown-Dean described the 2012 campaign to repeal Connecticut’s death penalty as an example. She stated that the murder victims’ families and communities of color who participated in the campaign were what

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lead to success. By taking action the minority groups in this situation were able to persuade those in power to change policy in a way that would benefit them.

Brown-Dean explained that this example represents why building authentic power is necessary for the survival of minority groups.

“Building authentic power in a community is the first the step towards equality for minority groups. “Without it the vulnerable will not be represented by the law,” BrownDean said.

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When the planes hit the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001, how did the nation get the details of the terrorist attack? Journalism. When anything newsworthy happens in other countries, how do Americans become informed? Journalism. And what kept the nation up to date on the results of the 2016 presidential election? Journalism.

Since the dawn of journalism in the early 1900’s, journalists have been supportive with facts for you, the people.

Please do not start to doubt them now.

Journalism is not dying, it is changing. And that change is positive, efficient and effective.

In this day in age, people are looking for faster ways of getting information. Just because journalism is found on new platforms now does not mean it is disappearing or even unneeded.

Print newspapers are starting to become irrelevant and journalists are aware of that fact and have accepted it. That is why there is such a monumental rush to learn the ins and outs of digital media so quickly.

There are so many new platforms of journalism including 360 photos and Facebook and Instagram Live. These outlets are more interact ive with the audience than ever before. Journalists are able to start social conversations within communities and nations with these live videos.

Journalism is a fluid profession, one that is transforming everyday through these digital platforms.

I am currently taking Fundamentals of Digital Journalism with Amy Walker, an assistant professor of journalism, who is amazing, I might add. She exposed our class to at least five different mobile apps and websites that use the internet and social media. These apps include, Streetview, Animoto, Weebly, Voice Record Pro and Moment. We are utilizing FaceBook Live in our class and are creating 30 second news story clips that mimic Just Now videos with the words at the bottom of the screen.

Although learning these new online skills is fun and enjoyable, it is insanely difficult to wrap my head around some of these new tools and how to apply them to my future profession. For example, how to create a live map using Google Maps and then embedding that URL into my website is a lot harder than it sounds.

Keeping up with the everyday changes in journalism is exhausting. Future journalists are learning more than they’ve ever had to before.

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Walker said that colleges and journalism programs have been hesitant over the last several years to change their curriculums to include the newest technological advances.

Most journalism professors she knows believe that ethical reporting and writing are the core principles of journalism and should remain the focus of learning.

“Over the last few years, most programs, including our own, have adapted to include more mobile storytelling skills and digital reporting techniques,” Walker said. “It can be challenging to keep up with the changes, but it is exciting to help our students stay on the cutting edge. And technology isn’t always flashy. It can be powerful. New tools can actually help our students tell stronger stories and to better serve their audiences and communities.”

In earlier times, journalism was thought of as a voice for the common man, and that ideal still stands today. Through the use of social media platforms and user friendly journalistic methods such as FaceBook Live, individuals have more of a voice and almost anyone can claim to be a journalist, but is that really true? I don’t think so.

Not everyone has the right to call themselves a journalist. It takes training, extensive hands on experience and a deep understanding of objectivity and inverted pyramids to be a journalist.

Journalism is important now and will always be important because there will always be breaking news to be told.

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American homes because news outlets have a certain type of power, and I would agree with that.

“I mean the whole reason that journalists have a special kind of place in American society is because they’re entrusted with this job to kind of keep the powerful honest and to speak on behalf of the population,” Carlson said.

As a journalist, it is difficult to maintain that trust with the tension between the news media and President Trump.

Over the last couple months, fake news has taken over the internet with claims that were completely untrue. This trend has made all forms of journalism untrustworthy.

Lately, journalism has been getting a bad reputation due to the ‘fake news’ that is circulating the internet. Right now, people need to look to journalists that they know they can trust. It is important to have a couple news sources that you know will present 100 percent truthful facts.

To get a job out of college, journalists need to be able to do more than write well and correct grammar mistakes. We need to be able to shoot video clips, edit and cut footage, take our own photos with correct composition, write headlines and subheadlines, form tweets and Facebook captions, use the Adobe suite, graphics, embed codes, the list goes on and on.

The advantage of knowing all these skill is that we will graduate Quinnipiac with a meaty portfolio. Everything we are learning in classes will help to lead journalism and make it more positive, effective and efficient.

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“What’s the bravest thing you’ve ever done?”

“Two summers ago, I helped rescue a drowning swimmer.

I was at my local beach at home. We saw someone in the water struggling. There was a bad rip current so four of us went out to help bring him back in.”

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It’s not an excuse

Just because you can’t see anxiety, doesn’t mean it’s not there There are a lot of people who say they are anxiety. You are just overthinking it, or stressed, have anxiety or anything else slight- you’re stressed.” Yes, I am probably overly related to mental illnesses, but they don’t thinking and yes, I am probably stressed, know what it is really like. They don’t know but those are just a few things that happen how hard it can really be. with anxiety.

Anxiety disorders are the Not only do I most common mental illness in overthink and stress, the United States, and they affect but I also go many ERIN KANE 40 million adults in the U.S., acnights not being able Photography Editor cording to adaa.org. Nearly half to sleep, and I am of those diagnosed with depresalways in a constant sion are also diagnosed with an state of worry. I don’t anxiety disorder. This is the catehave much control gory that I fall into. I suffer from both anxiety over it, but there are ways to help. I’m tired and depression. of hearing people say that anxiety isn’t real I will walk around campus and hear peo- and that it is just an excuse. It is very much ple say, “This gives me anxiety.” Or some- real, and it doesn’t go away. times I will hear people say, “You don’t have It is difficult to live a life with both of

these mental illnesses. It can be difficult to keep relationships with people. There will be nights where I toss and turn because I will question whether I said something wrong or questioning whether someone really likes me and wants to be my friend or not.

I fixate on things that I think need to be fixed, and I constantly think that I am flawed and that I am not good enough. In my head, I am constantly believing lies that my brain makes up, and it makes me push some people away because I think they are too good for me.

Now combine all of this with having mild depression, as well. To give it some perspective, it is feeling like you want to go out with friends, but you don’t want to have to make the effort or staying quiet and thinking that

nobody is listening anyways and even if they did, would they really care?

There are some people who don’t have anxiety and will say that they do so that they have an excuse to not work so hard or try too hard. Anxiety can be a motivator for the wrong reasons. It makes me try too hard on the little things and then overthink it all.

It is difficult to live with any mental illness. I am not saying all this so people feel bad for me, I am saying it so people are aware of what these mental illnesses are like. Anxiety and depression are never just someone’s excuses, and they are both very much real and part of my—and many other individuals’—lives.

“Anxiety disorders are one of the most common mental health problems on college campuses. Forty million U.S. adults suffer from an anxiety disorder, and 75 percent of them experience their first episode of anxiety by age 22,” according to adaa.org.

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Surround yourself with people who inspire you I used to be so much more creative than artsy coffee shop. Everyone there was so I am now. I would like to say that it’s be- welcoming, so calm and seemed to be glowcause I just got busy, which is partly true. ing with inspiration.

Between balancing an internship, a full Some of their inspiration must have course load and extracurricular activities, rubbed off on me, because I left feeling I don’t have a lot of time to express my- empowered in my creativity. It elevated my self creatively. I’m tired from spirits, leaving me my hectic schedule and just with that unexplaincrawl into bed on those rare ocable warm, fuzzy casions when I get a chance to feeling. I rememCAITLIN CRYAN Associate Photography rest, instead of using that time bered when I used to Editor to create. take photos for fun @caitlin_cryan Recently, I went to an Open of anything I wanted.

Mic night on campus hosted I love taking vibrant

by Quinnipiac’s literary and art colorful pictures of journal, Montage. A photograph of mine nature or smiling faces. I can’t remember was on display. The Montage members were the last time I did that. I used to write for able to transform this normal meeting room fun all the time. My imagination would run in the student center into an open-minded, wild, and I would write stories in my head

that would flow out of me as soon as the pen hit the paper. It has been years since I wrote anything just because I wanted to.

That night after the open mic, inspired by all the amazing artists and poets that confidently shared their work just because they love it, I went home and I wrote. I wrote poems for the first time in what seemed like forever, and they flowed out of me just like how they used to. I let myself type and did not allow myself to stop until I had completely run out of words.

College is a time that we are supposed to “find ourselves,” but I think that it is less about finding ourselves and more about finding the right people who will help us to be the best selves we can be. That means putting yourself out there, possibly out of your comfort zone. Join a club cen-

tered around something you are passionate about, meet people who share that passion.

For me, it was going to an on-campus event that inspired me to put myself out there more. So many clubs and organizations put on events that go ignored and unattended by so many students, but it would be so beneficial to people if they took the chance and went. It was the bravery, honesty, and pure creativity of the total strangers laying themselves out in front of a room full of people, that lit my creative torch that had been burnt out for so long.

So, I encourage you, take the time to follow your passion, do what you love and surround yourself with people who inspire you to do that.

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Living the Legend

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Hamden native redefines Bobcat pride through decades of dedication to the Quinnipiac community

By AFSHA KASAM Staff Writer

Though his life has taken him all over New England, adjunct assistant professor of history Philip A. Goduti has always known in his heart that he was meant to be a Bobcat.

Goduti was born in New Haven, but he was raised in Hamden.

“I did not know that much about Quinnipiac growing up,” Goduti said. “I kind of grew up on the other side of town. I was closer to New Haven, and this isn’t the Mount Carmel side of town.”

His first experience with Quinnipiac took place in the early ‘90s, while he was still in high school. Quinnipiac was having a conference on diversity. Right after high school, he worked at Quinnipiac in the Facilities Department.

Goduti became the first in his family to go to college and began classes at Quinnipiac College in 1993. He became heavily involved on campus. Goduti was a resident assistant (RA) and held various positions within The Quinnipiac Chronicle.

Four years later, he graduated in the class of 1997 with a bachelor’s degree in history and a minor in English. Additionally, he was the student commencement speaker for his graduation.

Back then, Quinnipiac College only had one graduation. Goduti felt very fortunate to be selected for this honor and was chosen after receiving the Student Affairs Leadership Award.

After studying at Quinnipiac College, Goduti went to Providence College. There, he was a graduate hall director and went on to receive a Master of Arts in U.S. History.

During his time at Providence College, Goduti met his future wife, Alyssa. They have been together for almost 20 years and have been married for 16 years. They have three children named Alex, Olivia and Sam. Goduti returned to Quinnipiac in 1999 as a Residence Hall Director (RHD). He held this job for about four and a half years.

When Goduti and his wife got married, they lived on Quinnipiac’s campus for two years.

“In fact, I carried her over the threshold in The Commons, which is the apartment I was living in when I was a Hall Director,” Goduti said. “We spent the first year of our marriage there.”

Goduti and his wife also lived in the Mountainview residence hall. Students would come over for dinner with the newlyweds all the time.

During this time in 2000, he started teaching part time at Quinnipiac and went on to earn another Master of Arts in history, with a focus on American foreign policy, from the University of Connecticut.

“Even though I went to school at Providence College and UConn for other degrees, I still see Quinnipiac as a special place.”

– PHILIP A. GODUTI ADJUNCT ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF HISTORY Furthermore, he has been a freelance reporter for the Hamden Chronicle and the Providence Journal Bulletin.

Today, he still teaches history at Quinnipiac and Somers High School and has written the books: “Kennedy’s Kitchen Cabinet and the Pursuit of Peace: The Shaping of American Foreign Policy, 1961–1963” and “Robert F. Kennedy and the Shaping of Civil Rights, 1960-1964.”

Another book of his, “RFK and MLK: Visions of Hope, 1963-1968,” is set to come out this year.

In addition, Goduti has his own website: www.philipgoduti.com.

Quinnipiac taught Goduti more than just history. By attending and working at Quinnipiac, he said has learned many problem solving skills.

For instance, as a RA and RHD, Goduti learned how to resolve roommate issues or manage a crisis. These skills have allowed him to foster a safe classroom environment, which encourages students to challenge beliefs and explore ideas.

Teaching at Quinnipiac has been interesting for Goduti. He likes that he has gone through the same courses and professors as his students. Slowly, that is not

becoming the case anymore. a high school teacher by day and an adjunct “There’s still a lot of professors there professor by night, he has been guiding that I took who really shaped me… and Wiederecht into that career path. helped me in a formative period of my life,” When Wiederecht does her field study Goduti said. work, she said that she tries to base some It has been fun for Goduti to watch of her teaching styles off of Goduti’s work.

Quinnipiac change throughout the years.

“He’s so easy to talk to,” Wiederecht “From a history department perspective, said. “But he’s also brilliant when it comes I do not think it has changed all that much,” to his subject matter.”

Goduti said. “Our courses are still pretty Needless to say, Quinnipiac has been small when you get to the higher level quite influential in Goduti’s academic courses. So you still have that personal growth, as well as in his personal growth. interaction with the professor.”

“I still root for the Bobcats, and I wear However, Goduti said that the University Quinnipiac ties to work,” Goduti said. itself has grown immensely. There are three “Even though I went to school at Providence campuses now, and he cannot imagine being College and UConn for other degrees, I still a student who has to make this see Quinnipiac as a special place when it commute. comes to where I came Part of that growth is due from.” to President Lahey. Watching Lahey’s leadership and watching him realize his vision as president has been quite fascinating, according to Goduti.

However, Goduti believes that Quinnipiac has remained true to its roots.

“Quinnipiac University still has a lot of the same charm that Quinnipiac College did,” Goduti said. “And the professors still know who you are, and you still have the ability to do wonderful things in that environment.”

Junior Sarah Wiederecht, a history major enrolled in the MAT program, admires Goduti because he is a supportive and funny individual.

“He’s always there to help his students,” Wiederecht said. “You don’t feel like a number P H O TO in that classroom. You COURTE SY OF P Goduti w HILIP G feel like you’re an ODUTI ith wife A f u t u re B o lyssa and actual history student, bcats, Ale h o peful regardless of what your x, Olivia and Sam major is.” .

Wiederecht said that Goduti has helped her plan her future and is helping her with her thesis. Since Goduti is

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breaking ‘bachelor’ status quo

By KRISTINA MENDOZA-CABRERA Contributing Writer

Entertainment history has been made. ABC announced that Rachel Lindsay will be “The Bachelor” franchise’s first-ever black ‘Bachelorette,’ who will star on the show’s 13th season.

Although the former contestant on the latest season of “The Bachelor” might not have gotten the final rose, perhaps she got something better — her own show. There is now a higher chance than ever of her finding a soul mate, and this time, she’ll be the one calling the shots.

“The Bachelor” host Chris Harrison joined Jimmy Kimmel on his show, “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” to make the special announcement. In true “Bachelor” fashion, Lindsay walked out and Kimmel handed her a rose. While she admitted to being disappointed that “The Bachelor” did not work out for her, the 31-year-old attorney from Texas made it clear she is ready for love.

As each season of the wildly popular series has come and gone, news outlets, fans and public figures such as Whoopi Goldberg have criticized the show for its lack of diversity.

“The Bachelor” began in 2002, and its spin-off “The Bachelorette” followed a year later. Both shows feature contestants vying for the affections of the lead. Neither show has ever had a black lead. The show cast Juan Pablo Galavais as its first Hispanic ‘Bachelor’ in 2014. A woman of Filipino ancestry, Catherine Giudici, now Catherine Lowe, won the seventeenth season of “The Bachelor” when she received the final rose from the hunky Sean Lowe.

When asked on “Good Morning America” if she felt any pressure for the gig being the first black lead, Lindsay confidently replied that she does not feel any added pressure.

“I’m happy to represent myself as a black woman in front of America, and I’m happy for America to rally behind me and see what it’s like for me to be on this journey to find love,” Lindsay told People Magazine. “Honestly, it’s not going to be that different from any other season of ‘The Bachelorette.’”

While Lindsay may see it as any other season, this role does speak to those of the African-American community who feel they have been underrepresented in the world of pop culture and entertainment.

It might not be known that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. dissuaded Nichelle Nichols of the television show “Star Trek” from resigning, according to the Washington Post. He believed her role as a black woman with power on a series based in the future spoke volumes about the potential of African-Americans. This meant that black people existed in the “imagined future,” and that they mattered. Decades later, this is starting to become more and more of a reality.

The topic of diversity in television seems to garner a lot of attention. The ABC show “Black-ish” certainly has as well. When asked by a reporter what the race demographic breakdown of the show is, show creator Kenya Barris responded, “I would be so happy when diversity is not a word.” He is one of many who yearn for the time when diversity is just accepted as nothing out of the ordinary.

It is time to focus less on what distinguishes someone on TV and more on the narrative that all former contestants, and all people for that matter, have in common — the hope of finding true love. It is a universal ideal, and the reason millions of Americans tune in to watch “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” each and every season.

The truth is that Lindsay is just like any other 31-yearold looking for a partner in this modern dating world.

She wants someone she can imagine a future with, someone to start a family with.

When asked if she would sue the network in the chance she fails to find love on her show, Lindsay cheekily replied, “That’s to be determined.”

If this tongue-in-cheek attitude of hers is anything to go by, next season of “The Bachelorette” is sure to be just as entertaining.

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LUCKY FAN ‘ACES’ THE DATE Twenty-year-old John Goehrke’s dreams came true this Wednesday. On Superbowl Sunday, Canadian superstar tennis player Eugenie Bouchard tweeted at halftime that she believed the Atlanta Falcons would triumph, as they clung to a 21-point lead.

Goehrke, an avid Patriots fan, saw this as an opportunity he could not pass up, tweeting her a bet in response. If New England took home the Lombardi trophy, Bouchard would accompany Goehrke on a date. Bouchard accepted this stipulation, and to the surprise of not only both involved but to the nation, the Patriots walked away victorious. Bouchard stuck to her end of the bargain and was kind enough to pay for Goehrke’s flight and hotel so he could join her at this Wednesday’s Brooklyn Nets game, according to BBC. Sparks must have flown because the 22-year-old tennis star has since agreed to go on a second date with the University of Missouri student.

YOUNG NBA FAN STEALS HEARTS AT ALL-STAR GAME Jarrius “JJ” Robertson, a young teen who suffers from a chronic liver disease, hasn’t had much to cheer about lately, but that changed on Friday. The New Orleans native made his way onto the hardwood when he was invited to partake in the NBA All-Star Weekend festivities. Robertson hit the court with the likes of Ansel Elgort, Nick Cannon and Mark Cuban, sinking a jump shot immediately after checking into the game, according to USA Today. While he may be little, Robertson certainly has a big personality, and NBA stars took notice as he was given the opportunity to meet and interview all-stars Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Draymond Green among others. Robertson is currently awaiting another liver transplant, and his GoFundMe page has raised $14,761, far surpassing the initial goal of $10,000 in order to help his family pay for medical expenses.

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By: Cullen Ronan Doll fans across the nation are rejoicing as famed manufacturer American Girl has announced that the company’s newest 18-inch doll will be a boy. This is the first time in their 31-year history that they have introduced a male doll into the lineup, according to The New York Times. Boys and girls alike are welcoming “Logan Everett” into the American Girl family. These dolls are noted for their extensive backstories, with Logan being a Nashville native, avid drummer and rock band member. A spokesperson for Mattel, the company that owns American Girl, has said the market is lacking when it comes to boy dolls, leaving “Logan” as one of the only options for parents who want a doll of this nature. The company says requests for boy dolls have been atop the wish lists of consumers for a while, so hopefully the release of Logan will help break the stigma that boys can’t play with dolls.

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This alternative electronic producer creates trance music that soothes and mystifies at the same time. With chill bass lines and haunting vocals, Michl shows signs of being a hot artist in the progressive scene. -C. Gardner

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This semester, there is a new addition to the dining hall atmosphere. Right across from Au Bon Pain hangs a banner reading, “QU’s Got Talent.”

Students get to show off their skills at Café Q’s talent series, sponsored by Chartwells.

As an added bonus, students get paid $25 an hour for single performers and $75 an hour for groups consisting of two or more.

On Thursday, Feb. 16, freshman journalism major Mike Ruzza and freshman entrepreneurship major and music minor Regina Joseph performed a number of songs for their friends and fellow QU diners. Their playlist ranged from Ed Sheeran to Death Cab for Cutie.

“My friend Regina, who played with me, told me about it and said that we should do it and thought it would be fun to do,” Ruzza said. “It’s just fun to perform in front of people.”

Regina heard about QU’s Got Talent through the Quinnipiac Class of 2020 page on Facebook. A flyer advertising the search

for “talented musicians” pushed her into asking Ruzza perform with her.

Each song was met by a round of applause, but the venue seemed inconvenient for some students. When the two performers first started, a girl on FaceTime grabbed her dinner and left the area, muttering angrily into her phone.

Jade Thomas, a senior public relations major and women’s studies minor, thinks the event’s current spot isn’t the best place for the performance.

“Say if this was an event in the piazza, you don’t have to attend, but if you want to hear it, you could go out to [listen],” Thomas said. “Maybe in front where the radio station used to be, that might be better, because they used to be performances there a couple years ago. That would be fine, because it’s not in the middle of [the dining hall].”

Students often go to the dining hall to spend their nights studying or hanging out with friends. Placing the performances in the middle of the dining area forces students into listening to the music.

“Sometimes you want to come here and although it’s noisy, everybody is not

By EMMA ROBERTSON Staff Writer

Adele erupted in 2012.

Throughout that entire year, her songs were everywhere. They played on the radio. The music videos were racking up an incredible number of views. She dominated the 2012 Grammys, winning six awards.

And then she disappeared.

That is, until 2016, when she released her new album, 25. And she erupted again.

On Feb. 12, the 59th Annual Grammy Awards celebrated 2016’s most talented and wellreceived artists. There were the expected winners, like Adele for Record of the Year with “Hello,” and then there were also the unexpected winners like Chance the Rapper with his win of Best Rap Album, beating out both Drake and Kanye West, two superstars in the genre.

The night was filled with dramatic, yet fun, performances by a wide variety of artists. Beyoncé, pregnant belly and all, delivered an enchanting performance of “Love Drought” and “Sandcastles” that seeped with the themes of motherhood and fertility. Ed Sheeran one-man-banded his new song “Shape of You” and proved how talented he is with a loop pedal. Bruno Mars teamed up with The Time and performed an energetic tribute to the late Prince.

Throughout the night though, again and

a g a i n , Adele did what she did best: stood out. The event opened with her performance of the everpopular “Hello.” In her typical SCREENSHOT COURTESY OF YOUTUBE way, she kept the set simple and focused on the song, belting the notes as she does so well.

Looking back on it, it’s almost ironic; the first words almost foreshadowed the night, as if she were saying “Hello, it’s me, and I’m about to sweep up all of tonight’s awards.”

Let it be noted that she did just that.

Adele won a total of five awards, including the three major ones: Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

She also won Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Pop Solo Performance. However, some may argue that her charming personality was what made her the star of the show.

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Feshmen Mike Ruzza and Regina Joseph perform in Café Q last week. playing music. It’s just chatter, but it’s not a microphone with someone singing on it,” Thomas said.

Even the singers think the space should be moved.

“When I first signed up, I was expecting it to be over in that section [by the big windows],” Ruzza said. “That might be a better spot because it’s kind of like tight over

here. It’s just bigger over there.”

Although some may love when their fellow Bobcats perform, students should be left with the choice to listen to the performances.

QU’s Got Talent is a prime opportunity for students to show off their talents to the rest of the student body and earn a few bucks along the way.

of the night was

by Adele herself.

In a tribute to George Michael, she performed the late star’s very own “Fastlove.” Adele began the song but was off key. So she stopped the band, apologized profusely, swore multiple times, apologized profusely for swearing and started again. She had to get the song right for Michael. As she finished the song on her second try, she left the crowd in tears.

Adele’s next major appearance on stage was for her acceptance of Song of the Year.

She approached the microphone with her producer Greg Kurstin. Adele gave her speech, again apologizing for swearing, and passed the award to Kurstin. As he began to thank his mother and father, the microphone shut off and the camera cut to the next presenter. The crowd booed, but Kurstin did not get his time back.

At least until Adele won her next award.

When the two took the stage for Record of the Year, Adele introduced him and let him speak first, making a jokingly indignant comment about Kurstin being cut off.

Kurstin then took the microphone and got his well-deserved time.

The last award of the night, and the most important, was Album of the Year. Adele beat out Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Drake and Sturgill Simpson to take home her fifth and final award. Arriving on stage in tears, she spluttered out hellos in between sobs. She

began by expressing her thanks to all of those who contributed to her win and for those who pulled her through the struggle that is motherhood.

Then, she turned her speech into something else. It became less about herself and more about the queen herself, Beyoncé.

She gushed about Beyoncé’s album, said she couldn’t even possibly accept the award because of how empowering Beyoncé’s album was. Instead of talking about herself and her album, she talked about the work of her competitors and how great it was.

It almost seemed that Adele was surprised she won the award over Beyoncé, and many people throughout the nation expressed the same feeling. Beyoncé was nominated for all three major awards much like Adele: Album of the Year with Lemonade and Song of the Year and Record of the Year with “Formation.”

When Beyoncé went home with none of the three awards, people were fairly upset.

Lemonade is a revolutionary album when it comes to the Black Power and the Black Lives Matter movements; many people thought it was deserving of at least one of the major awards.

But overall, this was the overwhelming theme of the evening. Adele won awards, she was extremely humble and grateful about her wins, and she talked about her peers more than herself. This is what made her stand out as an artist: her bubbly attitude and her charming personality. And her music? That’s pretty top-notch, too.

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Men’s ice hockey prepares for the ‘Yale Game’

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Quinnipiac forward Landon Smith protects the puck in last season’s ‘Yale Game.’

By JUSTIN CAIT

Associate Sports Editor

Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey took the first of two games in the “Battle of Whitney Ave.” by beating rival Yale, 5-2, at Ingalls Rink in New Haven on Feb. 4 With the win on the road, Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold commended his team’s effort.

“I’m just proud of the guys,” Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold said. “I thought it was a really good win, great college atmosphere here tonight. Both teams were battling hard and we were fortunate to get the ‘W.’” Yale lit the lamp first in this game when senior forward Frankie DiChiara snapped a wrist shot past Quinnipiac goalie Chris Truehl, off the post and in just 4:22 into the first period. Yale out-possessed Quinnipiac initially, until sophomore forward JM Piotrowski took a five-minute major penalty for boarding Bobcats sophomore Luke Shiplo.

On the extended power play, sophomore Chase Priskie ripped a one-timer past Yale goalie Patrick Spano for his fifth goal of the season.

While Quinnipiac generated scoring chances, Priskie’s goal was the only tally within the fiveminute man advantage.

In the second period, it was Yale’s DiChiara who scored first again. This time, he beat out Quinnipiac freshman Brogan Rafferty in the

neutral zone and wrapped-around a shorthanded goal for his second of the night.

Less than three minutes later, Quinnipiac struck back.

It was Priskie again. On the power play again.

His sixth of the season and second of the night came on a similar slap shot from the top of the blue line that beat Spano’s high-blocker side on the man advantage. “[The] four other guys on the ice, they do their job tremendously and are able to find me in open position,” Priskie said. “I just try to get the puck on net, hope it rattles around and put one in the back.”

After a minimal lull in play, the Bobcats took their first lead of the night off of Nick Jermain’s first collegiate goal. Jermain streaked down the right half-wall, made a quick outside-inside move on the defenseman and tucked the puck past Spano to silence the Yale crowd while giving Quinnipiac a 3-2 lead.

The Bobcats came into the final period of play looking for additional offense and received just that 4:30 into the period. Jermain scored his second of the night, the season and his collegiate career to extend the Bobcats’ lead to 4-2.

While it appeared that Jermain, a Cos Cob, Connecticut native, may have kicked the puck in the process, the goal was reviewed and deemed good.

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Fans arrived hours early to fill up the student section at last year’s ‘Yale Game.’

“I’ve been coming here like my whole life, seen a lot of games here, so I kind of felt comfortable,” Jermain said. “Got some lucky bounces, worked hard and was lucky to get those goals.”

Almost 11 minutes later Quinnipiac scored again when Tim Clifton capitalized on the power play for his 13th goal of the season. Priskie and Rafferty had assists on the goal to give them both 22 points on the season and a tie for the team lead in points up to that point.

A late tripping penalty from sophomore Craig Martin put the Bulldogs on a late power play, but Truehl stood tall in net for the Bobcats as he did the rest of the game.

Truehl made 18 saves on 20 shots en route to his 10th win of the season.

“Tonight it was good special teams, and I thought Chris [Truehl] was good for us,” Pecknold said. “Nick [Jermain] gets two goals, that line was good and everybody contributed. It was a fun win.”

Historically, the Bobcats have gotten the better of the Bulldogs. Quinnipiac is 15-6-5 in the all-time series against Yale and 10-1-3 in their last 14 matchups. Yale’s lone win over that span came in the 2013 NCAA National Championship Game.

The Bobcats have also won four straight Heroes Hats Games while the Bulldogs have won just two in series history. Yale has only claimed one win at High Point Solutions Arena in Heroes

Hat history by crushing Quinnipiac, 6-1, on Feb. 18, 2011.

Quinnipiac won last year’s game, 4-1, in the regular season finale on Feb. 27, 2016, behind four different goal scorers.

On Friday night, the Bobcats will play in their final regular season “Battle of Whitney Ave.” with high-stakes on the line.

Both Quinnipiac (11-8-1, 23 points in ECAC) and Yale (7-9-4, 21 points in ECAC) have two conference games left in the regular season.

While winning the conference is mathematically out of reach for both teams at this point, every win means a higher seed in the conference. Currently, Quinnipiac sits in 5th place and 3 points back from 4th place St. Lawrence, while Yale is in 7th. In order to avoid an extra weekend of “play-in” first round action, the Bobcats will have to climb up to 4th place in the ECAC to ensure a first round “bye”.

Quinnipiac may not be the No. 1 powerhouse it was last season, but in terms of making a late push for the Whitelaw Cup, the award given to the ECAC Champion with an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, this weekend is immensely important.

And it all starts on the most-anticipated Friday night of the season at High Point Solutions Arena against the Yale Bulldogs.

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A slam dunk

Quinnipiac’s intramurals allow students to play what they love without sacrificing competition

By RYAN CHICHESTER Staff Writer

National Geographic describes the bobcat as a solitary and nocturnal creature. The latter may be true, but at the Quinnipiac athletic center, the Bobcats are anything but solitary and isolated.

Winter intramural sports are in full swing at Quinnipiac, highlighted by a five-on-five basketball league that offers men’s, women’s and coed leagues, totaling up to over 550 participants spread out across 70 teams. On Sunday through Thursday nights, Quinnipiac students pour into the athletic center to “lace ‘em up” and hit the hardwood for some (mostly) friendly competition. On some evening hours during the week, there will be four games going on at once to handle the high volume of participation.

Thanks to the work by Associate Athletic Director Michael Medina and his group of work study students, these weeknight games are as close to the real deal as it gets.

Each intramural game has two referees and two statisticians. The statisticians keep up with the scoreboard while checking players into the game. The regular season rosters, stats and standings are all recorded and kept on the intramural mega-site IMLeagues.com.

Players and students can access the site to keep up with other teams in their division and to see who they are playing next. They can also look at the rosters of each team and what players have been participating the most in terms of games played. All that’s missing is a TV contract and commercial endorsements.

As for the students officiating the games, they are by no means unqualified for the job.

Medina makes sure they are properly trained, confident to bear the whistle and make the tough calls when necessary.

“We work a lot on positioning,” Medina said of the training regimen. “We use a lot of video clips from NCAA and NBA games to give them different looks on screen. We want to make sure that our staff is meeting the needs of the high level of competition that students want to play in.”

The strict training process gives future referees an immediate sense of confidence.

“Mr. Medina walks us through everything that we need to know,” student referee Joey Torgersen said. “He always makes sure that we are prepared for the regular season. After film, we would meet in the gym to go over some live training, which included handson information regarding basketball viola-

Tyler Feuilly (No. 21 yellow) takes a deep shot in a coed intramural basketball game on Feb. 20. tions, hand signals, etiquette, technicalities and more. By the time the first game came around, I felt extremely prepared to referee.”

Of course, one can only be so prepared for when the competitive level boils over, mostly at the expense of the refs, regardless of their experience.

“A lot of experienced referees on the staff dread intramural basketball season due to the fact that it comes with a lot of commotion,” Torgersen said. “[Basketball] players definitely create the most tension toward referees compared to any other intramural sport.

There is a ton of talking back toward the referees, which is not always fun to deal with.”

That intense level of competition should not to be overlooked. It is an intramural league, but don’t tell the players that, especially senior cross country runner and cornerstone of the “Sloppy Waiters” (because they drop trays, get it?), Dylan Fearon.

“The competition level is extremely high,” Fearon said. “There are some crazy good teams every year, and it is so tough to get past the Elite 8.”

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George Karagkiaouris (No. 35 blue) dribbles past Tyler Feuilly.

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game at TD Bank Sports Center. However, the road to York Hill is a daunting one given the surprising talent level that many of the leagues have on display.

“A lot of the players here come from former varsity programs at their high school or high level prep schools and have decided to come here instead playing in a Division II or Division III school because they like the academic reputation of Quinnipiac,” Medina said. “There’s a very high level of talent competing in our intramural program.”

Torgersen notices the high level of play on the court as well.

“Intramural basketball is extremely competitive,” he said. “A lot of players played throughout their high years and enjoy the fact that they get to play at a competitive level again.”

The impressive level of competition and authentic feel of the games has even caught the attention of some of the student body.

“The atmosphere is terrific,” Fearon said.

“My team always has a good following and brings fans to the games. We get the women’s cross country team to show up, and a bunch of our other friends. It gets loud for the games.”

Medina is particularly impressed with the

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turnout come playoff time, which will begin at the end of March.

“You’ll see friends and students’ families come to see our championship games up on the big court,” he said. “It’s a really cool experience for our students to be able to play in that arena.”

Above the crowds, fancy website and authentic feel to the game, many students find a special joy in just having a platform to once again play a game they love. These leagues are just another way to heighten the college experience, give students a deeper sense of community and perhaps some occasional trash-talk.

For some players who thought their competitive basketball days were over, they have found their own version of “Field of Dreams” at Quinnipiac. The athletic center is their isolated baseball field in the corn fields of Iowa (maybe without the creepy voices telling them to ease James Earl Jones’ pain). Overall, the description of the intramural experience has been overwhelmingly positive.

“I love playing intramurals,” Fearon said.

“Even as a cross country runner, basketball is still my favorite sport by far. It’s fun playing with my best friends and teammates.”

Gabrielle Durkac (No. 33 yellow) defends Leah Hess (No. 22 blue).

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MEN’S ICE HOCKEY Union 4, QU 1 – Friday K.J. Tiefenwerth: 1 goal QU 7, RPI 3 – Saturday Landon Smith: 2 goals Kevin McKernan: 1 goal, 2 assists Chase Priskie: 1 goal, 1 assist WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 5, RPI 0 – Friday Melissa Samoskevich: 1 goal Emma Woods: 2 assists Sydney Rossman: 15 saves, shutout QU 1, Union 0 – Saturday Abby Cleary: 1 goal Rossman: 10 saves, shutout MEN’S BASKETBALL Fairfield 89, QU 86 (OT) – Friday Mikey Dixon: 24 points, 11 rebounds Peter Kiss: 17 points, 9 rebounds Manhattan 95, QU 74 – Sunday Chaise Daniels: 15 points, 13 rebounds WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QU 53, Iona 45 – Friday Adily Martucci: 14 points Aryn McClure: 13 points QU 76, Siena 60 – Sunday Martucci: 15 points, 7 rebounds Sarah Shewan: 14 points ACROBATICS & TUMBLING Oregon 284.265, QU 274.945 – Sunday MEN’S LACROSSE Brown 25, QU 9 – Sunday Brian Feldman: 3 goals Anthony Carchietta: 2 goals Jack Brust: 15 saves WOMEN’S LACROSSE QU 10, CCSU 9 – Saturday Ashley Bobinski: 4 goals Allison Kuhn: 3 goals Kyle Larkin: 9 saves INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD MAAC Championship – Friday 5th place out of 9 teams MAAC Championship – Saturday 4th place out of 9 teams

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MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU vs. Yale – Friday, 7 p.m.

QU vs. Brown – Saturday, 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU at Princeton – Friday, 3 p.m.

QU at Princeton – Saturday 3 p.m QU at Princeton – Sunday 3 p.m MEN’S BASKETBALL QU at Marist– Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

QU vs. Fairfield– Sunday, 9 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QU at Marist– Thursday, 5:30 p.m.

QU vs. Canisius– Sunday, 2 p.m.

WOMEN’S TENNIS QU at Yale – Sunday, 2 p.m.

MEN’S LACROSSE QU vs. Bellarmine – Saturday, 1 p.m.

BASEBALL QU at Campbell– Friday, 4 p.m.

QU at Campbell – Saturday, 3 p.m.

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Men’s basketball falls to Fairfield in overtime

Bobcats mount second-half comeback, but lose heart-breaker to Stags

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Junior forward Chaise Daniels and freshman guard Peter Kiss combined for 35 points against Fairfield.

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The Quinnipiac men’s basketball team fell 89-86 to Fairfield in overtime on Saturday night at Lender Court.

Quinnipiac dropped to 7-10 in the MAAC and 10-17 overall with the loss. Fairfield now stands at 9-7 in the MAAC and 14-11 overall.

On Feb. 6 at Fairfield, the Bobcats beat the Stags 73-71 on a last-second shot by freshman Peter Kiss. Just 11 days later, Fairfield got its revenge.

A Kiss dunk sparked a big Quinnipiac run late in the second half after the Bobcats trailed 73-61 with 5:47 to play. With just 31 seconds remaining, Quinnipiac took its first lead, 75-74,

since the 16:57 mark of the first half when Kiss dropped in a layup.

In what appeared to be the play of the game, Kiss rose up and pinned a seemingly open Fairfield layup off the backboard. He was fouled on the ensuing possession and made both free throws.

After Quinnipiac fouled with 4.7 seconds left to keep Fairfield from shooting a tying three, the Stags’ Curtis Cobb made both of his free throws to bring his team within one.

Phil Winston was then fouled with 3.3 seconds to play, but only made one of two shots.

On the next play, Fairfield threw a long pass down the court to big man Amadou Sidibe. Fairfield’s Tyler

Nelson then went streaking down the court, caught the ball in stride from Sidibe and made the tying layup in the final second.

“At the end of the game there’s a lot of emotion and chaos,” Quinnipiac head coach Tom Moore said. “This group is still just trying to figure out what to do in situations like that.”

The overtime period did not go well for the Bobcats as they never led, and Fairfield pulled away to a 89-86 win after Kiss missed a deep, but open, three to tie the game.

“We just have to carry this feeling to the next game,” Quinnipiac senior guard Daniel Harris said. “We’ve had close games like this, and we just need to recall this feeling as we go

forward to the next game and do better.”

Nelson dominated the game early and often. He had 10 assists in the first half for the Stags, as the Bobcats executed their gameplan of limiting his shot attempts.

“We tried to deny him as much as we could,” Harris said. “Just tried to get the ball out of his hands as much as possible. He dished it to other people and they just made shots.”

In the first 4:06 of the game, the team traded the lead five times, before Fairfield took over. After that point, Fairfield built up its lead to as much as 42-26 late in the first half.

The Stags maintained their lead and were up 42-30 at the half.

It looked as though the Bobcats would struggle to come back as Nelson continued to dominate the game with his passing. In the second half, Quinnipiac made adjustments, largely based on a four-guard, one-bigman lineup.

“We’ve been trying to work on that lineup more,” Moore said. “I trust those guard options we have a lot. We rolled with that core a lot.”

Freshman Mikey Dixon led Quinnipiac in scoring with 24 points, 20 of which came in the second half. Junior Chaise Daniels added 18 points and seven rebounds. Kiss finished with 17 points and nine rebounds in his 43 minutes of action.

For Fairfield, Nelson finished the game with 24 points and 12 assists.

“We had a couple defensive lapses late where we lost our poise,” Moore said. “But, I played four guys 35 or more minutes, so that didn’t help.”

The Bobcats will head to Poughkeepsie, New York on Thursday to take on Marist before playing their regular season finale against Rider at home on Sunday.

Bobcats using team mentality to help Jones cope JONES from page 16 with the same level of consistency and effort. He shows up and does his work, and he’s reliable in the classroom as well. He’s a reliable young man and that’s a great quality to have.”

Early in the season, Jones earned limited minutes and was a relative unknown on this Bobcat team. In the first 18 games of the season before his mother’s death, Jones saw action in just seven of those games, never playing more than four minutes in a contest and only scoring one point total.

Since rejoining the team for a game against Niagara on Feb. 6, Jones has appeared in all six games, averaging 11.7 minutes per game. It has been a turnaround for a player who could not get off the bench early in the season.

“I wasn’t really playing much before her passing, and now I’m

getting minutes,” Jones said. “It’s a blessing in itself. My life was already dedicated to her, but now it is even more. It’s not even just the basketball aspect. It’s a life thing.”

Jones’ teammates and coaches have been impressed with the way he has handled the situation, especially coming back and getting right back on the court so soon.

“For him to come back and play the amount of minutes that he’s played and produced after being gone for so long is hard to do,” Andrew Robinson said. “With him being home (in North Carolina) for a few weeks, not thinking about basketball in the slightest, then to come back and get right back in the swing of things and play right away, I think shows how tough and strong he really is.”

Andrew Robinson knows just what Jones is going through, and that kind of praise reveals Jones’ mindset throughout the past month.

Jones, more reserved and quiet than the Robinson twins, tends to shy away from the spotlight, and is more focused on improving himself.

“My life was already dedicated to her, but now it is even more. It’s not even just the basketball aspect.

It’s a life thing.”

– JA’KWAN JONES Men’s basketball

“When the twins’ mom passed away, we had a team meal in honor of her,” Moore said. “It was a really nice night, really touching. We were going to do the same for Slink (Jones’ nickname), but he wasn’t comfortable doing that yet. I hope we’ll be able to do something for her, in her memory,

maybe in the spring.”

The support from everyone is something that Jones will forever be thankful for. On their team warm-up shirts, the team motto “One Team One Heartbeat” is displayed over each player’s chest. Jones, now more than ever, feels that bond with his teammates.

“My teammates have been there for me,” Jones said. “They were texting me everyday. They wrote on the flowers that I dropped in with the casket at the burial. I spoke to Andrew and Aaron, and they would tell me what I should be doing in each moment and how to deal with it. The ‘One Team One Heartbeat’ motto shows how close we really are.”

This quiet toughness and eternal bond with his mother will continue to resonate with Jones, as he continues to mature and develop into the man that will make his mother proud.

Pecknold: ‘The guys really like [King] and he’s blended in well’ KING from page 16 us and it really shows.”

Pecknold noted that this move is what had to be done in order to get through the season, but King wouldn’t be all that surprised to re-

ceive another call from the big club if something similar happens again in the future. “[Pecknold] said that maybe in my junior year when [Chris] Truehl leaves, he might call me up again,” King said. “So maybe it’s something

to look forward to.”

But for now, King’s value rests on his ability to make the most out of ice time and gel with the team mid-season. He has earned the respect of his teammates and coaches while turning his sudden appearance into a positive

role on this team.

“He’s working hard, he’s a good kid, his grades are good, so we’re happy with him,” Pecknold said.

“The guys really like him, and he’s blended in well for us.”

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Clockwise from top left: Quinnipiac’s acrobatics and tumbling team poses in its meet against Oregon at TD Bank Sports Center on Sunday; the team goes on to toss several athletes in the same event; the team cheers on in “Manny Strong” t-shirts honoring their late assistant coach, Manny Bonilla, who passed away earlier this month; a group of Bobcats lift a teammate up.

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Sophomore first baseman Liam Scafariello hit two home runs in the seventh inning of Quinnipiac baseball’s 12-10 win over the University of Texas at San Antonio on Sunday.

Freshman men’s basketball guard Mikey Dixon won his fifth MAAC Rookie of the Week on Monday, the seventh straight week a Quinnipiac player has won the award.

Junior Jessica Lee won two events for the women’s indoor track and field team at the 2017 MAAC Championships, boosting her career total to 13 individual event victories.

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Senior women’s ice hockey goaltender set the Quinnipiac program record for shutouts this weekend. Rossman made 15 saves as the Bobcats beat RPI on Friday. She then stopped all 10 shots she faced in a 1-0 Senior Day win over Union on Saturday to secure her 26th career shutout, passing Chelsea Laden (‘15) and Victoria Vigilanti (‘13) for the school record.

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In his mother’s memory Men’s basketball sophomore Ja’Kwan Jones’ season has taken on new meaning after his mother passed away in January

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By LOGAN REARDON Staff Writer

Toughness. Strength. Courage.

For Quinnipiac men’s basketball sophomore Ja’Kwan Jones, these are much more than just words - they are ways of life.

On Jan. 16, 2017, Jones’ mother, Valerie Carlton, passed away due to an unknown form of cancer, just about a month before her 40th birthday. Having lost someone so close to him, Jones was determined to do right by his mother.

Although Carlton passed away back in his home in North Carolina, Jones and his family needed support to raise enough money to have his mother flown up to New York to have her proper funeral. Jones started a GoFund-

Me page online, where people could donate money and write a message to the host for the cause. The support was overwhelming.

“I didn’t really have a money goal, I just put a number out,” Jones said. “I was able to raise $10,000, which covered everything. It was really successful. We raised enough money and got her up here and everything worked out.”

The support for Jones and his family came from all over the place, including teammates, coaches and anonymous donors. Jones remained thankful for everything he received, no matter how much or how little the donation.

“All the support kept me going,” Jones said. “Everybody was saying to me how they didn’t know how I was being so strong, but the

support that I was getting, especially from Andrew and Aaron [Robinson] kept me at peace.

I could’ve went crazy without it.”

Brothers Andrew and Aaron Robinson, both sophomores on the team as well, lost their mother in November and have been there for Jones every step of the way.

“We just let him know that we’re there for him,” Andrew Robinson said. “He can depend on us for strength. From my end, I tried to help him out with what I did (in the same situation) and what helped me get through it.”

While all the support is great, Andrew Robinson knows that words may not be enough to make Jones feel better. He believes that the only way to move forward is through

positivity.

“There’s really nothing that you can say that will make it better, because words aren’t going to bring her back,” Andrew Robinson said. “The thing you have to do is just try to put it in perspective and turn a negative into a positive. That’s what we’re doing.”

Part of the healing process for Jones involves getting back on track and finding his rhythm at school. Since returning from North Carolina a few weeks ago, he has done just that.

“He has a really quiet toughness,” Quinnipiac head coach Tom Moore said. “He’s a great example of a kid who comes every day See JONES Page 14

Matt King joins men’s ice hockey as walk-on goaltender

By JUSTIN CAIT

Associate Sports Editor

It’s a story usually saved for the big screen.

A regular kid gets a shot with the big club after some unusual, unexpected occurrence.

For freshman walk-on goaltender Matt King, he is that regular kid living out the result of some not-so-regular circumstances following senior goaltender Sean Lawrence’s decision to transfer from the Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team to Colby College.

“It’s an amazing experience,” King said. “It was a big adjustment, but I love being a part of this team.”

Just weeks ago, King was the starting goalie for the Brave Hockey Club, Quinnipiac’s ACHA Club Division III team. Now, he is listed on the official roster as a goalie for the Quinnipiac Bobcats.

He was one of three goalies to receive tryout offers from the Division I team following Lawrence’s departure.

“Sean [Lawrence] wanted to go and play, and we supported that… So we knew we would pull a kid out of the dorms,” Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold said. “It doesn’t happen a lot, but I’ve done this long enough and stuff happens.”

Before King, fellow Brave Hockey goalie partner and Quinnipiac men’s and women’s ice hockey manager Jesse Burns got the chance of a lifetime as well. Burns suited up for two games against Cornell and Colgate on Jan. 13 and 14, a transition period in goal for the Bobcats.

“The fact that I got to be in the spot I did and have the opportunity I did is one of the coolest honors you can have as a student at Quinnipiac,” Burns said. “It’s cool that there is more than one person that I can share that experience with.”

Now it’s King’s turn to make his own memories.

Although he may not see in-game action, the opportunity to stop pucks and be a presence on the same sheet of ice as some NHL prospects, after playing in the USPHL 18U league a season ago, allows King to catch a glimpse into a more professional side of hockey.

“It helped out with learning a lifestyle,” King said. “Coming into here you really see what happens, what goes on and the real hockey world.”

The opportunity to tryout for a full-blown hockey lifestyle meant the criminal justice major had to completely flip his schedule around.

“I had to change around my whole entire schedule for this team,” King said. “It was a tough adjustment because in the beginning, a lot of teachers didn’t understand the circumstances and everything. I had to explain to them that I was trying out for this team, but it was an indefinite thing, and I was still going to have to miss class and move around classes [while] nothing was guaranteed.”

At the end of the day, King battled hard and earned the spot as the new third goalie on the team.

While he is in a new chapter as a student-

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Freshman Matt King warms up prior to the men’s ice hockey team’s game on Feb. 10.

athlete, his efforts remain meticulous the moment he walks through the doors of the TD Bank Sports Center.

“You’ve gotta get up early every morning, get [to the rink], make sure you get all of your equipment and everything, bring it to the room and set it all up nicely,” King said. “I have to make sure I’m the first one on and the last one off the ice.”

The hard-nosed mindset is apparent among

his teammates. Freshman goaltender Andrew Shortridge has noticed the little things King does to progress his game.

“You can see it every day with his work ethic and his battle,” Shortridge said. “He’s out there working his bag off every day before and after practices, and he’s here trying to get better, trying to do whatever he can to get better to help See KING Page 14