The Quinnipiac Chronicle, Issue 16, Volume 87

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University donates $1.4 million to Hamden

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President John Lahey presents Hamden Mayor Curt Leng with a check for $1.4 million.

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President John Lahey announced multiple changes for the university at a Feb. 3 press conference, where he presented Hamden Mayor Curt Leng with a check for $1.4 million. These changes include adding a

new residence hall to the York Hill campus, the return of the Hamden shuttles and commercial renovations on Whitney Avenue.

As Lahey said in the past, the university’s relationship with Hamden was not always positive. But Lahey and Leng agree that the town-gown relations are currently

the best they have ever been.

“Quinnipiac and the town are on better footing right now than we have been in a very long time, and that is a great benefit to the university and to the town,” Leng said at See HAMDEN Page 5

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Fayez Mudawi with his son and daughter in Sudan.

or concerns about the safety of themselves, their study or their peers concerning the immigration ban. The Student Government Association (SGA) sent out a similar email soon after.

In the email, Thompson stated that for most students, the Executive Order will not impact the ability to study at Quinnipiac.

The email stated that if you, or someone you know, is living in or is a citizen of one of the seven countries that are included in the Executive Order, it is recommended that you

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President Donald Trump’s Executive Order banning refugees access into America from the countries Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen has sparked upheaval across the world.

It is clear that this ban affects millions of immigrant Americans and refugees all over the world, but it also affects graduate and undergraduate students on college campuses across the country, even on this campus. One of those students is Fayez Mudawi.

Mudawi is a 49 year old graduate student and refugee from Sudan who came to America three years ago. He is studying journalism at Quinnipiac. Mudawi sent his family to America first because he felt they were not safe in Sudan.

Mudawi’s story starts in Sudan where he had been leading a newspaper to support Southern Sudanese people, supporting their self determination. The Sudanese government shut down the newspaper and banned Mudawi from writing and working in Sudan.

“The Sudanese government had been targeting me for my political ideas,” Mudawi said. “I am a journalist heading a newspaper, ‘Ajrass Alhurya,’ meaning ‘Freedom Bells.’”

On Monday, Jan. 30, Mark Thompson, executive vice president of Quinnipiac University, sent out an email to the entire student body offering resources and links for students to access if they have any questions

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check in with the Department of Cultural and Global Engagement (DCGE) located in the Center for Communications and Engineering (LA 206) prior to making any travel plans.

Thompson also said that for students who may be covered by DACA (Deferred Action for Children Arrivals) or are currently undocumented, staff in the DCGE can connect you to local resources such as CT Students for a Dream and American Immigration Lawyers

The Hilltop parking lot has become notoriously overcrowded and many students are being forced to use overflow spaces on the York Hill campus or Westwoods parking lots.

Parking and Transportation Coordinator Shanon Grasso is preparing to launch an update to the parking pass system that she believes will alleviate the issue.

Grasso decided to announce a change in the parking pass system for sophomores. The passes will have new code numbers and will also be a different color.

“Each student who’s picking up one of those passes has to come to my office, give me their blue pass, show me their registration, sign that they understand the rules and then I will give them their [new] pass,” Grasso said. “Then anyone who is left on campus with a blue pass obviously doesn’t belong here, and they will be turned away.”

In the beginning of the year when parking passes were distributed, due to a glitch in the system, many students got their parking pass sent to their home address and then again to their Quinnipiac mailbox. This resulted in many duplicate passes among the sophomore class.

Grasso believes that many of these passes were given to students who did not register their vehicle or to freshmen who are not allowed to have cars on campus.

With 1,495 registered vehicles with passes in the sophomore class, and only 600 spaces in the Hilltop parking lot, this left an overwhelming amount of overflow, which is why parking has become such predicament.

Students can also now pay ticket fees online, instead of going to Grasso’s office or to the Bursar, which will hopefully be more accessible for the student body.

These changes leave Grasso and the school administration hopeful that parking will become less of a stressor for students and believes this new system is much more fair than that of previous years.

“I’d like people to follow the rules, and if you’re not going to use your car, do your friends and peers a favor and park it up at the garage, leave the spaces open for those coming and going, because someday that might be you,” Grasso said.

Grasso is also hopeful for advances in parking on main campus in the future, especially after having meetings with Student Government President Joey Mullaney, Chief of Public Safety Edgar Rodriguez and Provost Mark Thompson regarding the possibility of building a parking garage on the Hilltop lot.

“Those decisions happen at a level much higher than mine… but they are talking about it,” Grasso said. “[Parking garages] are expensive. Last I saw, it was $250,000 per space and they don’t last forever. They fall apart ,after 10 or 20 years, you have to re-do them.”

Sophomore health science major Jennie Rothschild parks on Hilltop, and has been cautious to leave campus at all because of the difficulty finding parking when she returns.

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STUDENTS SPEAK UP

President John Lahey announced on Feb. 3 at a press conference that the university will be approved to build new senior housing on the York Hill campus in the spring. Students expressed their opinions on what this means for the university.

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“I think this is a last-minute ditch effort to make up relations with Hamden. I think if this was really a solution, it should’ve come a long time ago, back before I needed to make a housing decision to give me an opportunity to live on campus next year, but obviously, that’s not going to happen.”

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Alex Cowing| Media Studies| Senior “I think it’ll be great. They have some open space I keep noticing that it looks like they’ve flattened it …. They have to get more dorms, because they guarantee students four years of housing, but then go ‘Oh wait’ and take you out of that housing and kick you to the curb. It’s unfair to seniors.”

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“It’d be good to fit more kids up at York, as it is a residential-only type place. It’d be awesome, and especially good for seniors who don’t have cars.”

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“I think that building [more housing] is definitely a big step for Quinnipiac. It will allow more students to actually attend here, making us a bit more well-known community.”

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“There’s really no room for seniors. This year, they said that seniors weren’t going to be able to have housing so it’s going to be really nice especially for organizations like greek life. They’re always together anyway so it just makes it better.”

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Beyond the Bobcats

A rundown on news outside the university.

By Jeremy Troetti

President Trump Nominates Gorsuch to Supreme Court

Prisoners hold Department of Corrections employees hostage

Hartford judge sentences man to 49 years in prison

President Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, Jan. 31, according to The New York Times. Gorsuch currently serves as judge at the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit in Denver.

Gorsuch is replacing Justice Antonin Scalia, who passed away last February.

If confirmed, Judge Gorsuch will restore a 5-to-4 split between conservatives and liberals in the Supreme Court that was in place prior to Justice Scalia’s death.

Prisoners at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, Delaware held four employees hostage on Wednesday, Feb. 1, according to Reuters. Two of the employees were released, one of them an officer who was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

The condition of the second employee released is not yet known. Inmates held employees hostage due to frustrations regarding conditions at the prison, after previously seeking to speak to senior officials about the situation. The facility houses 2,500 inmates, all male, including some who have been sentenced to death.

Hartford Superior Court Judge Laura F. Baldini sentenced a Hartford man to 49 years in prison on Thursday, Feb. 2, following his conviction for setting up the robbery and murder of a man during the sale of two items in a Craigslist transaction, according to the Hartford Courant. The court found Rashad Moon, 25, guilty of felony murder, as well as other offenses, in December. According to prosecutors, Moon set up the robbery and subsequent murder committed

by Marvin Mathis. Mathis shot and killed Felix DeJesus in 2013 as DeJesus was waiting to meet a potential buyer from Craigslist.

Charges against Mathis are still pending.

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Acrobatics & Tumbling team remembers assistant coach who passed away

By SARAH DOIRON Editor-In-Chief

“He always knew what to say.”

That is what junior member of the Acrobatics & Tumbling team Grace Manthey said about the assistant coach Manny Bonilla.

“As a coach that is really important, but as a person it’s sort of exceptional,” she said. “At the beginning of every practice he would write an inspirational quote on the board and that always really helped rally us.”

Bonilla passed away on Feb. 5 after battling cancer, according to a MyQ announcement. He was 39 years old.

Bonilla was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, according to his obituary. He not only coached the Acrobatics & Tumbling team at Quinnipiac, but also the C.A.T.S. Gymnastics team in Cheshire.

Head Acrobatics & Tumbling coach Mary Ann Powers said in the announcement that Bonilla will be missed for his kindness, integrity and leadership.

“Manny was the blueprint for what all coaches should aspire to be,” Powers said.

“He coached our student-athletes beyond their athletic ability and set them forth to make a difference in all their endeavors. His positive impact was widespread in both the local and regional gymnastic and competitive cheer community.”

Bonilla was still active during his treatment and was involved in several cancerawareness initiatives, while members of the Quinnipiac community raised money for the PHOTO COURTESY OF QUINNIPIAC ATHLETICS “Miles for Manny Fund,” to help pay for his Manny Bonilla passed away Feb 3. at the age of 39 after battling cancer. treatment, the MyQ announcement said.

The fundraiser collected $2,630 for Bonilla with 62 donations, according to the for the team even while going through treat- corrections and things we could do to improve,” she said. “I know that that kept him Miles for Manny page on GiveForward.com. ment.

Manthey said one of the most amazing “He was in the hospital, and we would going, but it also motivated us because if he things Bonilla did was to always be there send him videos of us and he would send us, can do this, then we can do this.”

The MyQ announcement said Bonilla played a part in helping the Acrobatics & Tumbling program to become one of the best in the country. He also had a profound effect on student-athletes, coaches and staff who worked with him. Bonilla joined the coaching staff in 2012 and helped Quinnipiac to two National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association National Championship semifinal appearances.

Many people who knew Bonilla said he was simply “the best,” according to his obituary. He is survived by his wife, Kathy Bonilla, his son, Ohanis Manuel Bonilla, and his daughter, Aylanie Sujey Bonilla.

One of Manthey’s favorite memories of Bonilla was that he always called her “Alaska,” since that is where she is from.

“It was one of the first days we were back from Thanksgiving break, and I was landing my full and a halfs really good that day,” she said. “I remember he goes, ‘You’re not baked Alaska anymore, you’re smokin’ Alaska!’ and that was one of the coolest things anyone has ever said to me,” Manthey said.

Manthey said the team is pushing forward in Bonilla’s memory because that is what he would’ve wanted.

“He would want us to do what we know how to do and that is what is getting us through,” she said. :He wouldn’t want us to be sad or do nothing because he definitely didn’t do nothing even though he could have.”

The funeral services will be held on Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. at Casey’s Eastside Memorial Funeral Home in Waterbury, Connecticut.

Family and friends may visit Bonilla’s family between 3-7 p.m.

Students celebrate Patriots’ historic comeback

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Students celebrated by the Bobcat on Mount Carmel Campus Sunday night after the Patriots’ 34-28 win over the Falcons in the Superbowl LI. The Patriots won after a three touchdown and two-two point conversions comeback in the first ever Superbowl overtime.

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MAPS to host ‘Wear Red Day’ The Quinnipiac Minority Association of Pre-Medical Students (MAPS) will be hosting “Wear Red Day” on Friday, Feb. 10 to raise awareness for prevention of heart disease and strokes in women. “Wear Red Day” is a nationally recognized awareness day and is connected to February’s American Heart Month. Throughout the day, red ribbons and pamphlets will be passed out to students. MAPS will be accepting donations for the American Heart Association.

Christian Fellowship to sell Creole food, raise money for trip to New Orleans On Friday, Feb. 10, the Quinnipiac Christian Fellowship will be raising money for its annual spring break trip to New Orleans, Louisiana to continue helping with Hurricane Katrina relief. The event, “A Taste of Creole,” will be a $5 dinner for students to try New Orleans Creole and Cajun style foods. Money raised will go towards traveling expenses for the students taking part in the week of service.

Vagina Monologues to take place Women In Support of Humanity (WISH) will be hosting its annual benefit performance of The Vagina Monologues on Saturday, Feb. 11 from 5-7 p.m. in Buckman Theater. The Vagina Monologues is a features various women reading various monologues. Each monologue discusses different aspects of the feminine experience, including love, sex and menstruation. The focus of these monologues is the vagina as a tool of female empowerment. Admission is $5 at the door. Cash and Q-cash are accepted. All proceeds will go towards the Women and Families Center of New Haven.

SPB to host comedian Sara Schaefer The Student Programming Board (SPB) will bring comedian Sara Schaefer to campus on Saturday, Feb 11 from 8-9 p.m. in the piazza.

Schaefer is a stand-up comedian, producer and writer who has cohosted MTV’s “Nikki and Sara Live.” She has also been on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” and “Inside Amy Schumer.” Schaefer has won two Emmy’s through her work as head blogger for “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” She has been named as one of USA Today’s “100 People of the Year in Pop Culture,” as well one of the Huffington Post’s “Favorite Female Comedians.”

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Discussion held on documentary about 13th Amendment

By MATT GRAHN Staff Writer

Directed by Ava DuVernay, 13th is a documentary that features various professors, politicians and activists talking about the issue of race in the criminal justice system. The title refers to the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which abolished slavery, and the film’s narrative based around the wording of the amendment.

“13th” went into detail about many topics, including the increasing prison population, how the criminal justice system may disproportionately affect minority communities and the profitability of privately run prisons.

Bobby Johnson is an AfricanAmerican man who served eight years for a crime he didn’t commit because he decided to confess before going to trial. Meyer spoke as part of a panel on Thursday, Feb. 2, analyzing the film “13th.” “[Bobby Johnson] didn’t think he had a chance. He didn’t think there was gonna be justice… and that just broke my heart...that people [put] so little trust in the justice system,” Law professor Linda Meyer said about the story of Bobby Johnson.

As for the event, the movie was shown in the Carl Hansen Student Center Piazza and was followed by a discussion. Along with Meyer, the panel consisted of professors Michael Chiarappa, Philip Cunningham, Thornton Lockwood and pro-

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Students gather in the piazza to discuss Ana Duvernay’s documentary ‘13th.’

fessor Kathy Cooke as moderator.

During the panel, the professors discussed what was wrong with the criminal justice system and what needed to be changed. One point that they referenced throughout the discussion was about bringing awareness to everyday people.

Early on, Meyer showed a collection of books dealing with subject matter similar to the movie, in a drawn out manner that the audience politely laughed at, to make the point that there was so much information that wasn’t getting out there, despite all the books.

Later, Chiarappa argued that politics gets in the way of understanding issues related to criminal justice.

“If more Americans were aware

of the issues of race relations, class relations… [they’ll] call the politician’s bluff and say ‘Hey, we shouldn’t be talking about this; this isn’t the issue,” he said.

Cunningham, a communications professor, added to the point of “literacy” through pointing out the importance of technology in shedding light on tensions between police and minority communities.

“Because we have the mobile phone, we can see these incidents occurring more and more. It’s far more difficult now than before to deny that it’s happening,” he said.

On the subject of new technology, “13th” is a Netflix-exclusive film. For saying a message that isn’t the most marketable in a tra-

ditional setting, Cunningham feels that DuVernay’s choice to distribute through Netflix “puts her ahead of the curve.”

“She is, and a lot of people are, recognizing that Netflix is the new wave. It’s really changing the way we view film,” he said.

Senior Kael Miller, who was one of 40 to attend the event, feels that due to “13th” being a film, it is more approachable way to be informed.

“I think it comes back to the fact that you see it… You’re more likely to stumble upon a video or a documentary than you are a book and actually pick it up and read it,” she said.

Before the screening, Cunningham said that he saw the film once before but wasn’t able to finish it due to emotions related to the recent election. Upon finishing it, he feels that it was a powerful film to watch, based in part on its visual storytelling.

“Overall, I found it to be a particularly compelling film, although I think particularly toward the end, was really, really difficult to watch,” he said Junior Caroline Carpenter was surprised by the depth of the issues.

“We just know a small blurb of what actually goes on. There were so many names up there I had never heard of. There’s videos of people being killed… it just shows you how little emphasis there is on it,” she said.

Mudawi: ‘I am strugling for our freedom’ IMMIGRANTS from cover may be covered by DACA (Deferred Action for Children Arrivals) or are currently undocumented, staff in the DCGE can connect you to local resources such as CT Students for a Dream and American Immigration Lawyers Association.

Thompson said he had multiple reasons for sending the email. One of those reasons was to remind students about QU’s mission statement of inclusion of all people.

“It was making sure people understood we were in a position to help if necessary and try to give them some direction about where they would go,” he said.

His primary concern was the students who would be impacted by the travel ban and in need of resources

and support.

“I know sometimes people describe our student body as apathetic in many ways, but I don’t believe that,” Thompson said. “Any time I have the opportunity to do something I feel is in service to the entire student body or portions of it, I think it is our responsibility to follow through.”

Mudawi said that the executive order put him as a suspect and as a victim. He wants the people who contributed in issuing the Executive Order to think again.

“It criminalizes all those innocent citizens who come from my country,” he said. “By this policy, they are punishing us twice. Most of the refugees are direct victims to terrorism they are either politicians or activists or are escaping from the

war against them launched by the Islamic regime.”

Mudawi said he came to America to be free, not to be a prisoner or to be accused.

“Yes, the majority of us are Muslim, but we are not terrorists.”

– FAYEZ MUDAWI GRADUATE STUDENT

“I am a freedom fighter, if the American government treats me as guilty or as a terrorist, I will not put myself in that situation,” he said.

“I am struggling for our freedom, therefore I am denying to be under any restrictions or as a hostage.”

Mudawi is worried about his son and daughter but knows they will be proud when they know their father has chosen his dignity and humanity.

“Yes, the majority of us are Muslim, but we are not terrorists,” Mudawi said.

Thompson said the only thing the university can do is inform students and provide guidance in terms of what it understands the federal law to be at this point. In the email, Thompson said he will keep students updated as laws and policies may change down the road.

“I have a lot of confidence in the student body,” Thompson said. “I’m really proud of them. I do think that they seek to support one another and I would just ask that they continue to do so.”

Frassetto: ‘There are definitely more cars parking than there should be’ PARKING from cover been done immediately. I think once the glitch happened, they should have immediately decided to change the color of the permit and re-issue, but this time the correct way,” Rothschild said. “It is completely unfair for freshmen or anyone else to park in Hilltop Lot.” When asked if she would use the shuttle system instead, Rothschild was adamantly against it.

“I always use my car. It’s just

much more convenient and I hate relying on the shuttles,” Rothschild said.

“They have really disappointed me in the past and that’s another area that Quinnipiac needs to improve on.”

Sophomore occupational therapy major Caila Frassetto is hopeful that the new system will make parking much more available to sophomores on Hilltop.

“I think the new green passes will be great. Especially if actually implemented well and enforced properly.

There are definitely more cars parking

than there should be,” Frassetto said.

Due to the struggle of finding parking spots in the Hilltop Lot, Frassetto has refused to leave campus after certain times on specific days, believing there will be no spots left when she returns.

“Other than opening a new lot, which isn’t plausible due to many different issues, I can’t think of many solutions to this [parking] issue,” Frassetto said. “The class sizes are just very large, so naturally, there will be a lot of people bringing cars.”

Grasso said this issue has been on going and there are always things that can be done better.

“Parking is one of those things... we are always talking about it,” Grasso said. “It’s dynamic and it has to be. The unfortunate part is that whatever we do to one group of people affects everything else. It’s like a giant puzzle, so we really have to think of the biggest picture and then work inward.”

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New organization on campus focuses on improving mental health

By KELLY RYAN

Associate News Editor

An on-campus affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is in the works at Quinnipiac, thanks to junior transfer and marketing major, Peter Chlebogiannis and his team.

NAMI is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization according to nami.org. There are hundreds local NAMI affiliates in states across the nation, as well as student- run and student- led organizations on college campuses, NAMI on Campus.

These on campus affiliates raise mental awareness with fairs and other events, educate campuses with presentations, speakers and panels, advocate for improving mental health services on campus and support peers with NAMI programs, according to nami. org.

Chlebogiannis, the president of the club, established a NAMI on Campus branch at his previous college, Westchester Community College. That inspired him to do the same at Quinnipiac when he transferred.

“At community college, there’s a lot of people who are dealing with complicated life circumstances, not that those people aren’t here but there’s a higher proportion of people there who really needed to talk about very serious things in their life,” Chlebogi-

annis said. “That’s what NAMI kind of grew out of and that’s what is became and then over time it kind of shifted as an on campus club to a student advocacy group.”

As far as starting the NAMI branch at Quinnipiac, Ian Ross, junior public relations major and Publicity Chair of NAMI said the focus now is spreading word and establishing themselves as an organization.

“We’re kind of at square one and have to build up our club base and make sure that the people who are engaging with us are serious about engaging with us instead just showing interest and then not dedicating time to the club,” Ross said.

Chlebogiannis said most of the work the team is doing is learning about the Quinnipiac student body’s needs as far as mental health is concerned.

“Coming into a new environment, you never know the audience you’re going to be dealing with,” Chlebogiannis said. “You never really know until you’ve been there awhile what kind of following, what kind of an interest you’re going to attract at all.”

Along with putting out flyers, NAMI officers have been working closely with Kerry Patton, Director of Counseling Services, who will serve as the club’s advisor.

Chlebogiannis and his team have also been in contact with the psychology club on campus and the psychology honors program,

as well as some graduate students who run the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. They have focused most of their advertising towards deans, heads of departments and directors and plan to soon build a student base.

“We’re kind of at square one and have to build up our club base and make sure that the people who are engaging with us are serious.”

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PUBLICITY CHAIR OF NAMI

“We have a few lists too of interested members who said they would be interested,” Ross said. “So we’re gonna get that email list together and figure out if everyone on that list is 100 percent interested.”

Being an on campus affiliate of NAMI, this branch has more freedom to make the content and events more personalized for Quinnipiac students rather than following the same agenda as a state affiliate.

“NAMI has very strict guidelines for what its employees can and cannot say be-

cause they don’t want to get bad publicity.

With NAMI on Campus, we hold the same ethical obligation to serve our community well and not circulate any bad messages, but as students, we have more control over what we think is best for the student body,” Chlebogiannis said. “We’re not here to serve NAMI or even the student government or the college administration. Our only job is to serve students here…because of NAMI, we have the power to be completely autonomous.”

Chlebogiannis said the people who are struggling are the ones who want to help the most, and he is looking for people who are passionate about ending the stigmas people are dealing with everyday all around us.

“As an organization, we feed off of, we thrive, we need that 20 percent that are willing to get up out of their room and come to a meeting,” Chlebogiannis said. “Sacrifice a weekend to volunteer at a disability shelter… a day to commit to passing out things or doing things that will help fellow QU students feel better.”

Chlebogiannis stressed that even with 20 or 30 people, NAMI at Quinnipiac could really make a difference.

“We are here purely in a humanitarian affect,” Chlebogiannis said. “We couldn’t possibly gain anything monetarily or even personally from this other than helping people.”

Money will go towards town’s budget, arts and culture programs in Hamden HAMDEN from cover the press conference.

Lahey said the university is giving the town $1.4 million in addition to the $3.1 million the town will receive for the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) plan for the 2016-2017 fiscal year. This money will go towards the town’s budget and will also support the arts and culture programs in Hamden, according to Leng.

Sophomore Kirsten Guerette said she thinks giving back to the town is necessary.

“It is always good to give back to the town of the area that we are in because they’re always good to us,” she said. “We are a college and that is a big thing to have in your town, so it is very good to give back and have [Hamden] put it to good use.”

Lahey also announced there are plans to build another residence hall located on York Hill. He said this residence hall will be specifically for seniors and will raise the number of beds on campus to 17,000. He said this plan should be finished and presented to the town for approval by the spring.

“We think it will attract students back from the neighborhoods and onto our cam-

puses,” Lahey said. “This will address, too, the concerns of having students living in non-university-owned housing.”

Sophomore Olivia Helker lives on the York Hill campus and thinks it is important for the university to build more housing, but she wishes the university would address issues such as providing more parking and shuttles for students.

“It’s definitely good that they’re building more residence halls on campus because they are accepting more students,” Helker said. “But at the same time, they are going to have to figure out something with parking or more, shuttles because even with the amount of people that are on the York Hill campus now, people still have to push and shove to get on a shuttle, and it’s ridiculous.”

Lahey also said these apartment complexes will also house accommodations for Fraternity and Sorority Life to reside and hold meetings.

“These will not be fraternity houses.

These will be apartments and units that we will encourage these members to have as residences and meeting spaces,” Lahey said.

“They need large meeting spaces for events that they have, which we cannot accommo-

date on our campus. This facility will have space built into it for this purpose.”

The shuttle system will also return to Hamden, according to Lahey. He said originally that the shuttles began going to the North Haven shopping centers because they were on the shuttles’ routes and the Hamden shopping centers were out of the way.

“The mayor was persistent on this issue and so as part of this agreement we will be adding that shuttle service back,” Lahey said. “We will be adding to our shuttle services additional routes so they will stop in the Hamden town business centers.”

Helker said this is good for students who want to utilize the Hamden shopping centers.

“It’s so much closer than the 25-minute drive to North Haven,” Helker said. “So if you need to pick up some groceries real quick, it’s a lot easier to go to Hamden than to North Haven.”

Lastly, Lahey announced that the university will be landscaping the areas where the historic houses on Whitney Avenue were demolished into a commercial area for businesses to reside.

“In the areas where we knocked down

the houses… we have very exciting and attractive ways of landscaping it, and the two historic buildings we preserved will fit into that plan,” he said. “We hope to work with the business community to turn the western side of Whitney Avenue into commercial areas that are attractive and our students and residents of Hamden would want to use.”

Lahey said the town-gown relationship has improved because of Leng and his willingness to communicate frequently.

“There’s been a tremendous amount of cooperation and willingness with Mayor Leng to meet with us... and the issues we were talking about included compromising and having a mutual understanding on both sides,” Lahey said.

Leng said he thinks this financial contribution and relationship with the university is a step in the right direction.

“I want to thank President Lahey for taking the time to develop the relationship that he and I have and have today be a page turner in university and town relations and I hope it gets better from here,” Leng said.

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Asleep at the wheel

Educate yourself on the dangers of drowsy driving Most people have heard the phrase, “Don’t drink and that sleepiness carries almost as much of a risk as alcohol drive.” Very few, however, mention the phrase, “Don’t sleep consumption. The study also found that being awake for 18 hours had the same effects as a blood alcohol concentration and drive.”

There have been many campaigns against drunk driv- (BAC) of .05 and a BAC of .10 after being awake for 24 ing and distracted driving, but not many people discuss the hours. This is staggering compared to the .08 BAC which is considered legally intoxicated. dangers of falling asleep while driving.

The National Highway Traffic Safety AdFrom a firsthand account, falling asleep ministration estimates that 100,000 crashes at the wheel is terrifying. What most SARAH DOIRON occur due to drowsy driving each year, but people think of when they hear “falling Editor-in-Chief this is hard to determine because there is no asleep while driving” is a late night drive @SarahDoiron31 test to prove fatigue, such as a breathalyz gone wrong. What most people don’t er to determine if someone is driving drunk. know is that it can happen at any time Drowsy driving is not as widely disduring the day. cussed as drunk driving or distracted drivIn high school, I used to drive back and forth from an internship around 11 a.m. every other day. ing, especially across college campuses.

According to a poll by the National Sleep Foundation, But this day was different, and it was all because I hadn’t adults between the ages of 18-29 are more likely to drive slept well the night before.

I was driving down the highway, and before I knew it my while drowsy.

Most people can’t tell when they are too tired to drive, eyes were fluttering shut due to my lack of sleep, highway which makes crashes due to falling asleep at the wheel all hypnosis and the warmth of my car on a cold winter day.

I didn’t “wake up” until I was drifting into the break the more frequent.

You’ve probably heard your friends say, “Oh just blast down lane, almost hitting a cop car that had pulled someone the radio,” or “Crack a window for fresh air,” but these over for speeding.

Jerking my wheel to the left, I was able to stay in my tricks are not proven to increase how alert you are while lane, at this point fully awake and terrified that I almost driving. Trust me, as a very tired person almost 24/7, I’ve tried it all to survive my hour- and- a- half- long ride home swerved off the highway in broad daylight.

Most people don’t realize is that driving while drowsy is from Quinnipiac.

When I know I am tired and have to drive, I usually stop just as dangerous as drunk driving.

A study published by JAMA Internal Medicine found at Dunkin’ Donuts and grab a coffee because I know it will

help me stay awake. But caffeine doesn’t have the same effect on everyone and can wear off after a period of time.

If you feel too tired to drive, try to take a short nap before you leave. Or, if you find yourself drowsy behind the wheel, pull over and rest your eyes for 15-20 minutes. It is better to arrive safely than arrive on time.

Driving between midnight and 6 a.m. is also extremely dangerous because of your body’s biological rhythm, according to the National Sleep Foundation. During this time frame, sleepiness is the most intense and if you’re behind the w heel, it could cause an accident.

The bottom line is this: If you’re too tired to drive, then don’t. But if you have to drive, use caution and make sure you can get from point A to point B safely. Had I known this prior to getting in my car that day, I would have exercised more caution when driving to my internship on little to no sleep.

Drowsy driving is commonly swept under the rug when it comes to safe driving education, but I think education about drowsy driving and the risks that come with it should be just as prevalent as education on drunk driving and distracted driving. It’s not something everyone recognizes right away as opposed to drunk driving.

The more you understand the dangers of drowsy driving, the more you can prevent accidents and dangerous situations for yourself. Without this imperative education, we will forever be asleep at the wheel.

Lock your car

I’m Dave and I was part of a sting operation Last Thursday, I returned to my car after a day of class- an epiphany. I remembered seeing an ad for LetGo, an app es to see the contents of my glove compartment thrown that allows people to sell things based on location so transactions are almost instantaneous. This would be the perfect throughout the passenger side of my car. instrument for someone to quickly turn over stolen goods.

My car was burglarized.

I quickly downloaded the app and I searched my car to see if anything searched for “jbl speaker,” and MY was taken. My GPS was gone, and my SPEAKER immediately popped up. brand new Bluetooth speaker, which was DAVID FRIEDLANDER “New in box bluetooth speaker by hidden in the back seat, was also taken.

Web Director “JBL” 50.00$ or any reasonable offer I called Public Safety to file a report. @The_Schmoozer brandnew its 100.00$” An officer took some pictures, and told I ran from my car to the officer in his me that my car was out of range of the vehicle. He was shocked. Rarely does security camera (I won’t park in the anything arise from a car burglary. commuter lot again.) We joked about the “Send him a message. Tell him you want to buy it. 50 fact that I still used a GPS, and he essentially said that there bucks...we’ll meet him at Krauszer’s at the bottom of Sherwas nothing they could do.

I called the Hamden Police Department, and an officer man,” he said.

The officer and I met in the Krauszer’s parking lot to came who essentially did the same thing. He looked around, told me to lock my car next time and got back in the car to wait for the alleged burglar, and he told me to go to back into the neighboring lot, so I had a full view of the scene. file a police report.

The officer pulled off to the side of the parking lot to After a lengthy conversation back and forth through the app with the seller, he got confused and insisted that we talk on avoid blocking traffic when he was using the computer.

I was sitting in my car waiting for the report when I had the phone. He sent me his cell phone number.

At this point, the officer called him, pretending to be interested in my speaker and clarifying our meetup point.

I was told that a Nissan Xterra would arrive in approximately 7-10 minutes and that I should call the officer when it pulled in.

Five minutes into this waiting period, my heart was racing. I didn’t see the cop anywhere. I didn’t know if he left for something more serious because I was sure that a 20 yearold’s bluetooth speaker was not his highest priority. Regardless, the Xterra pulls in and I call the officer to tell him.

He doesn’t answer.

But he does come raining in from the church parking lot across the street with the sirens and lights blazing and corners this guy in the Dunkin’ Donuts parking lot. He grabbed my speaker and drove over the curb to return it to me in the adjacent parking lot.

Unfortunately, this guy actually purchased the speaker from the person who supposedly stole it from my car earlier in the day and was just trying to make a few bucks, so we did not catch the burglar.

However, I did get my speaker back. My GPS is still out there somewhere, but I got one hell of story. Also, I have a “fun fact” for life.

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QU should do it, too

Why main campus should be tobacco-free Over a thousand college campuses in the country are contractors. They ended the statement with saying they aren’t tobacco-free, according to a study done in 2016 by tobac- the first to do this, but certainly don’t want to be the last.

Quinnipiac, do you hear this? We’re falling behind! cofreecampus.org, but surprisingly, Mount Carmel campus Yale, our closest competitor by distance, confirmed their is not on that list.

“Tobacco-Free Yale … Let’s Clear the North Haven, one of the three Quinnipiac Air” campaign in 2015 and have since campuses, has been tobacco-free since 2012, made an entire website dedicated to it. but the place where a majority of classes are AMANDA PERELLI So why haven’t we made the change held and students spend their time isn’t.

Opinion Editor when so many other campuses, includQuinnipiac loves to be new and notewor@arperelli ing one of our own, have already taken thy, remember our letter lowercasing debacle the initiative? last semester? So why hasn’t the school As it comes to no surprise North gotten on board with this growing trend?

Switching main campus over to a tobacco-free zone Haven is the campus Quinnipiac choose to be tobacco-free.

Students don’t dorm on that campus and some may even would be press-worthy and a great selling point.

With some of the best colleges in the Northeast surround- graduate without stepping foot on the property. I understand ing us, such as Yale, Sacred Heart and UConn, Quinnipiac that it was easier to choose that campus, but we shouldn’t make decisions based on the easier option. loves any and all attention it can get in order to stand out.

The purpose, “To protect and enhance our indoor air quality In 2015, University of New Haven switched to smokefree and states on their website, “The policy will apply to all and to contribute to the health and well-being of all employees, who set foot on the campuses in West Haven and Orange.” students and visitors,” as stated in the announcement, would This includes all its employees, students, visitors, guests and make a larger impact if applied to Mount Carmel campus.

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The campus shouldn’t have to promote smoking. It should instead be proud to promote the opposite and give resources to those struggling to quit.

Recently, a group of students hung around the backdoor of my dorm room smoking. The outdoor space they were standing on is shared between us, so technically the students weren’t doing anything wrong.

Not only did the smell creep into my common room, but we couldn’t do anything about it. We did politely ask them to move farther from our door, but the entire situation could have been avoided if this were not allowed on campus.

I’m writing this not because I just hate the smell of tobacco, but because I think it’s time we start taking care of ourselves.

By now, we should know the risks of smoking, not only for ourselves but for those around us. Instead of standing to the side, Quinnipiac can make a change and give students and faculty a reason to quit.

MAJOR: Finance YEAR: Junior HOMETOWN: Hoboken, New Jersey FUN FACT: “I am a chairman for the Quinnipiac G.A.M.E. forum.”

What has been your greatest adventure?

“Two summers ago, I went to old Montreal, Canada with my aunt, uncle, brother and cousin. It was big for me because I had never been there before and always wanted to go. I loved it since the minute we got there.

Everything was so different, but I learned so much and spent quality time with my family, which was a plus.”

Where do you want to live next year?

Off Campus 44%

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Finance major turned author finds success in his first published novel

By AFSHA KASAM Staff Writer

Connor LaChapelle is expecting to publish his first book this year, and he is only 23 years old.

LaChapelle is from Western Maine, but got an internship opportunity close to Boston when he was going into his sophomore year.

From that year on and into his junior year, he has had internships in either Boston or New York City.

As an undergraduate at Quinnipiac, LaChapelle was a finance major. Currently, he is studying to get his MBA. So why is someone with a business background writing a book?

“I was basically alone in an apartment, a lot,” LaChapelle said.

In order to pass the time, he started reading. LaChapelle said that in particular, he enjoys reading literary classics.

He says, “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck is his favorite book. Ever since he read that book, he has been intrigued with literature.

“I love to read. After that, I went on a rampage of reading,” LaChapelle said.

After reading some of Khaled Hosseini’s books, such as the “The Kite Runner” and “A Thousand Splendid Suns,” LaChapelle started to write his own story. He framed a lot of his ideas off of Hosseini’s books. All of this reading is what seemed to fuel his desire to write.

LaChapelle’s upcoming book is about two brothers who grew up in a very patriotic family. The novel is written as a narrative from the younger brother’s perspective.

Once 9/11 occurs, the older brother goes overseas and gets killed in Afghanistan.

The younger brother moves to Boston

with his family, who are very prejudiced because of the war.

The younger brother ends up dating a Middle Eastern woman named Soraya, which means “gem.” The book follows the turmoil that occurs due to the younger brother dating a woman who is not of Christian faith.

Appropriately, the book’s title is “My Soraya,” and will be published in late March or early April.

“My Soraya,” is the only book that he has written thus far, but he currently is working on another.

“It’s one of the very few things that I do that feels mindless, to an extent.”

– CONNOR LACHAPELLE GRADUATE STUDENT, FINANCE MAJOR Unfortunately, LaChapelle is incredibly busy. Due to this, writing is not his top priority. He does enjoy it greatly, but it is more of a hobby than a career for him.

“It’s one of the very few things that I do that kind of feels mindless, to an extent,” LaChapelle said. “Even though it involves a lot of thought, it’s not necessarily about my life because you’re making up fictitious characters. It’s therapeutic for me.”

Even though writing is a hobby for him, LaChapelle has made the efforts to get published and it has worked in his favor.

He described the publishing industry as “complex.”

Generally, a writer can publish one of two ways, according to LaChapelle. One can

either go the traditional publishing route or the self-publishing route.

In order to make the process efficient, LaChapelle conducted a cost analysis for each of the two publishing options. He ending up choosing the self-publishing route.

His rationale behind this choice is that for first-time authors, traditional publishers take on a massive risk. Publishers do not know if a new author is going to be an author that sells. Given his business background, LaChapelle is extremely entrepreneurial.

His ability to market and his love for selling is what made self-publishing stand out as the better option.

LaChapelle’s marketing tactics include a website (which is in development now and will most likely be out in the next month and a half,) social media strategies and virtual book tours.

“It’s a very virtual world out there,” LaChapelle said.

Virtual book tours are a live media.

Usually, a massive book blogger, who has about 10,000 hits per month, will schedule events featuring a virtual chat with an author during a particular time frame.

The author is up on a video feed and people can ping chat questions directed towards the author.

Ken DiCienzo, a graduate student and friend of LaChapelle’s, finds it interesting how much time and effort that LaChapelle has put into his writing even though he has not studied English in college.

Nonetheless, DiCienzo believes that LaChapelle is a determined individual.

“He’s insightful, which really comes out in how much he put into the novel

itself,” DiCienzo said.

As for LaChapelle’s writing future?

He does plan on writing some more, but still thinks he is going to appeal to people between the ages 18-24, or the “New Adult” audience. These readers are the ones who have aged out of “young adult” reading.

However, the content is going to be different than “My Soraya,” and the book that LaChapelle has recently started does not have a lot of multiculturalism facets in it.

Ultimately, LaChapelle has a mind of determination in whatever he writes about.

“He has a large drive,” DiCienzo said.

“If he wants to do something, he is going to do it and pursue it to the best of his ability.”

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THINGS WE LOVE BY: LINDSEY PYTEL

Whether you’re spending this Valentine’s Day with a loved one or with friends, here are some romantic comedies you can watch to get in the spirit: “10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU” (1999) “CLUELESS” (1995) “13 GOING ON 30” (2004) “BRIDGET JONES’ DIARY” (2001)

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COUPLES WINE

Stocked up on all the Barefoot and Franzia they can imagine, a group of besties chug wine until every picture they see of their friends on Instagram is the prettiest picture they’ve ever seen, and suddenly, the thought of Snapchatting that guy from their business class isn’t daunting at all.

As they look lovingly at one another from across the restaurant table, they sip on light champagne covered in rose petals while twiddling with each other’s fingers and waiting for their appetizers to arrive.

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Glassy-eyed and clad in black cutout tops, the besties make their lips into the plumpest kiss pose and bend over with their drinks in hand.

The flash doesn’t go off the first time and the pictures after remain vaguely blurry but the besties know that this picture full of independence and girl power will get them those likes.

The couple shifts their chairs closer and positions themselves in front of the classy restaurant wallpaper, tilting their heads closer and flashing the camera lustrous smiles. Of course, they were able to get amazing candids in the process and will definitely be posting one soon.

Lucky for them, the two love birds already have their designated dance partners and continue their evening with some racy moves on the dance floor, never leaving each other’s side as the electronic music blasts.

“I LOVE YOU” Walking outside to the awaiting Uber, the besties huddle around each other to keep warm and this close circle inspires choruses of “I love you!”’ to be shouted from the tired girls.

Leaving the club, the couple hold hands and snuggle into one another before a soft confession of love slips from their lips, and they climb inside the car.

CHOCOLATE After their Uber drops them back on campus, the besties run to their room in search of some sweet treats to eat after constantly dancing for maybe two hours. They’ll clean up the wrappers in the morning, but for now it’s just them and Dove dark chocolate.

The couple indulges in chocolate kisses from one of their gifts to each other: a mason jar full of chocolate kisses, kiss coupons and favorite kisses they’ve shared. A savory moment between the two, but now we must leave them to collect their other kisses.

CUDDLING To end the night, the group of besties stuff themselves onto the futon and swaddle themselves in blankets as they watch “The Notebook” and cry endless tears as Noah and Allie embrace for their final hug.

“SERENDIPITY” (2001) “HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN TEN DAYS” (2003) “HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU” (2009) “SWEET HOME ALABAMA” (2002) “LIFE AS WE KNOW IT” (2010)

However, if romantic comedies aren’t your thing, here are some of the best love songs of all time according to Billboard and are all available on Spotify: “LOVE SONG” - Sara Bareilles “I JUST CALLED TO SAY I LOVE YOU” - Stevie Wonder “WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT” - Tina Turner “SHE LOVES YOU” -The Beatles “I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY” - Whitney Houston “CRAZY IN LOVE” –Beyoncé

THE CLUB Time to go crazy. The besties tackle the dancefloor, dancing with boy after boy but also making sure to get some girl time when their favorite songs come on. Their heels may feel like daggers, but they don’t have a care in the world, especially with the dollar drinks approaching.

“WHEN HARRY MET SALLY” (1989)

After a glorious night full of romance and intimacy, the couple spoons in their snug bed and end the night with one of many loving embraces.

“CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE” - Queen “BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME” - Celine Dion “I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU” - Whitney Houston “ENDLESS LOVE” - Lionel Richie and Diana Ross

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For a break from the mainstream, check out the Chronicle staff’s weekly picks of our favorite underrated songs, albums and artists that you won’t hear on the radio today.

“Lewis Del Mar” by Lewis Del Mar PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE

Lewis Del Mar is an electro-acoustic indie group based in New York. Their grungy instrumental’s and vocals are incredibly unique and make their music fun to listen to. Lewis Del Mar will be playing at College Street Music Hall in New Haven on Feb. 25 so if you fall in love as much as I have, be sure to buy your tickets soon because they’re selling out fast. - N. Gandhi

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There are many people throughout campus that have tattoos, but have you ever wondered what meaning they hold? Here are few Bobcats that shared the stories behind the tattoos that are inked on their bodies. -Erin Kane PHOTOS BY ERIN KANE | DESIGN BY KRISTEN RIELLO

ISAAC FINKEL Biochemistry ‘18 Total tattoos: 5

“I started with just the phoenix to symbolize rebirth, because I had just recently gotten sober at that point. [I’m] still sober now. The rest of it I got because it looked cool and I liked the concept of having artwork on my body.”

DEJA PERRY Biology ‘19

“I got this one because I have always really liked space and I like the whole concept of “We are the stars and we are the universe becoming aware of themselves.” There is a similar quote Carl Sagan said like that. So it is the universe and then if you see it, it’s cut open and it’s like inside of me. I thought it was a cool concept.”

HANNAH BLOCKIS Business Management ‘18 Total tattoos: 10

“I like owls and my uncle that passed away likes owls too. I just think they are wise and beautiful.”

“This is my heart chakra. Within the belief of chakras, people have seven, you start at your crown and end at your route. Each one represents a different piece of the being. The heart chakra in particular lies right in the center of the chest and it represents empathy, compassion for yourself and others and the way that you do things. I got it tattooed on me because I have been doing yoga forever, and freshman year and beginning of sophomore year of college I have been teaching yoga here on campus.

Every time I enter my practice, I pray at heart center towards my heart chakra to try to strengthen it. Within myself, I find it is my strongest and weakest chakra. Strongest in the fact that I embody it the most, I am very much empath and everything I do is based off of compassion for other people, and I am ruled by my heart rather than my mind. But it is also my weakest chakra because it allows people to take advantage of me and it allows my heart to think for me sometimes when I really need my mind to take control. So I got it as a tattoo to remember to always pray there and kind of send my energy there to strengthen the part of me that I think makes me myself, makes me the most Hannah.

In the center of the chakra is an unalome. It is a very important symbol for me that I already explained was the path of life. And around the unalome is a green haze and that green represents the color that the heart chakra emits, kind of like an energy.”

HECTOR OGANDO Game Design and Development ‘17 Total Tattoos: 9 “I got those in Rome when I was studying abroad. I had it consecutively so every week I would go back to the same place [to get] tattooed. I only had it as an idea for like five minutes and then I went over there and got it the same day.

The meaning behind it is that no matter what happens to me, what kind of state of mind I’m in, whether I am heartbroken, sad, or depressed, I can still move on with life. That is why they are facing opposite ends because they can fly apart.”

“I also got this one done in Rome. It is the second one that I got. While I was in Rome, I kept seeing that same insignia. The she wolf and the two kids breastfeeding off of her. It’s the creation of the Roman empire. Those two kids ended up making the entire empire and it still lives on today. That’s something really meaningful for people in Rome. I thought it was really meaningful to me living there for five months.”

“I got this one in New York.

Each flower is a family member. The two big ones, the peonies, are my mother and father. The three roses, the most open one is me because I am the oldest, and the semi-open one is my sister. She’s in the middle. The smallest one is my brother.

The last one that is still not open is all the way up in my armpit area. That was the miscarriage my mother had, so I wasn’t supposed to be the firstborn.”

“I got this one over at Love Craft. I had a rough childhood.

[I was] bullied, lost a lot of friends, not really much of a ‘guy’ kind of person. There were always people bullying me so that is why I was a really closed-in person. The crystals and the diamond, being the hardest rock to ever break, is kind of a reflection of me. The bottom parts are crumbling off, so if you get to know me and stay with me for a while, I get to, slowly but surely, show sides of me and become more connected to the person.”

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EDM Exposed OAK_GIANT/ FLICKR CREATIVE COMMONS

By SAM BASHAW

Associate Arts & Life Editor

The beat drops and your body is no longer controlled by your own self being. Rather, it has taken an otherworldly approach as the stream of music you hear becomes one with your movements, almost as if the two were meant to be together. There are no lyrics here, no word deciphering or what have you, just straight up, beautiful music that has been put together as if crafted by Michelangelo.

Electronic dance music, or EDM as it is commonly referred to, has notoriously been defined as the genre of club music where one must be in a drunken stupor to truly enjoy its electro beats. However, there is so much more to this style of music than these cliché assumptions.

Starting off with Calvin Harris in 2014, his hit “Summer” lit up the season that shares the same name. It was the anthem that filled many car speakers as road trips or even just a midnight trip to Target ensued. Here lies the first exposure to EDM.

Despite its raunchy nightclub repertoire, EDM plays into so many settings and moods.

There is a song for when you’ve had the worst day imaginable or the best, for when your boyfriend breaks up with you or when you realize you’ve fallen in love. However, what makes EDM truly special is that there is a sense of uplifting power that goes into every song you listen to. The raw energy and fast-paced nature makes it hard not to tap your foot to or blast it at maximum volume.

EDM has become a specialized art form that doesn’t come easily to everyone. Besides that typical “beat drop” scenario, one must consider the build up prior, which artist’s voice would best suit the style and meaning behind the song and how to display the energy in a coercive and entertaining way that keeps music lovers returning time and time again.

Master DJs and artists of EDM know how to pull at the heart strings by simply perfecting what exact breaking point the beat should drop to display an epic series of mixed percussions

and electronic sound bites.

There is a passion of expression in EDM that has captured the hearts and ears of so many devoted followers. One might say that it is a genre of music that is indescribable as the perfect flow of music can hardly be translated to a perfect flow of words.

On Jan. 30, EDM’s arguably most famed and talented DJs made the announcement dance music devotees were waiting for. The Chainsmokers would be going on their first national tour, and a new album was officially in the works. The duo that consists of Americans Drew Taggart and Alex Pall skyrocketed to fame after their hit “Closer” featuring Halsey became the anthem of 2016. While many might only know them for their singles that will fill any party, The Chainsmokers embody so much of where the future of EDM is headed.

Part of what has made them so successful is The Chainsmokers’ inherent ability to continuously create. They have a plethora of incredible songs that aren’t on the radio, but still

share that same passion of vivacity. EDM is all about what you do with the beats and sounds before you, some of which must be fabricated to fit your own creative agenda. It’s personal yet universal. There’s experimentation yet also completion, adventure yet profound solace.

All of these are factors rarely found in other genres, but somehow make sense where EDM is concerned.

Obviously electronic dance music is not for everyone. However, check out these next five tracks that will have you feeling all sorts of fun:

Sam’s top 5 electronic tracks 1 Indian Summer by Jai Wolf 2 Pillow Fight by Galantis 3 Our Fragment feat. Misso by Skrux 4 Summer by Marshmello 5 You&Me by Skrux

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2. A gift usually given in a bouquet of twelve.

3. The date that Valentine’s Day falls on every year.

8. An individual who has feelings for another without disclosing his/her identity.

10. Will you be my ______?

11. A place to buy cards.

12. A holiday created by Amy Poehler’s character on Parks and Recreation.

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4. A box of assorted chocolates.

5. “10 Things I Hate About You” is an example of this movie genre.

6. A heart shaped candy with words imprinted on them.

7.Three words said to a spouse.

9. Roses are ____.

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Martin: ‘I more lead by example and just go to work’ MARTIN from page 16 Although he wears no captain’s letter on his chest, he is already a leader among his teammates.

“I’m not a huge vocal guy,” Martin said. “I more lead by example and just get to work.”

That work has resulted in a major role in a variety of situations on the ice this season. Martin is a solidified top-six forward, plays both ends of special teams and is even tied-second on the team in blocked shots among forwards.

His contributions have been extensive for the Bobcats.

“He’s having a great year, and he’s doing everything,” Pecknold said. “I know he’s scoring, but he’s doing a great job on the power play, great job on the penalty kill, he’s been really good defensively playing with Timmy [Clifton] all year. [We’re] really happy with his development.”

In his first full collegiate season, Martin is centered by senior assistant captain Tim Clifton on a regular basis. The combination has been a plus for the developing sophomore, as Martin, a speedy winger with a knack for finding open areas on the ice, works well with Clifton, a tenacious veteran with offensive awareness.

“I love playing with Timmy [Clifton], he’s awesome,” Martin said. “He wins draws, he battles, he competes in the corners and you just expect him to win the puck. If you’re out of position, he’s always there to cover for you and it’s nice to know someone is going to back you up all the time.”

In addition to 5-on-5 play, the two play opposite of each other on the power play.

While it is Clifton who causes chaos in front and supports the left wing, Martin plays the role of a finishing shooter along the right half-wall.

Craig Martin rifles his second goal of the season against UConn on Oct. 19 at High Point Solutions Arena “I haven’t really played that spot up until this year and took a little work to get good at it, but it helps out with the guys we have,” Martin said. “We communicate well, move the puck well and we’ve been getting good looks lately.”

The pair has combined for 12 power play points this season playing on the same unit and Martin has developed a bit of a sweet spot.

His one-timer from the top of the circle has found twine on multiple occasions, including

an overtime game-winner on the road against Maine in mid-October.

“I don’t really try to think about it,” Martin said. “I just go out there, play my game and do the little things to help the team win.”

The transition from a role player to a go-to guy, not only this season, but moving forward as well, has come in a flash for Martin. With the core group of Anas, St. Denis and Devon Toews gone, Tim and Connor Clifton among

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And after a season essentially lost for Martin in 2015-16, he is wasting no time in 2017 to reinforce a breakout season.

“This year, he’s been given the opportunity, and all of his hard work pays off,” Tim Clifton said. “He got his opportunity and now he’s running with it.”

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GAME OF THE WEEK

RUNDOWN

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 1, Brown 0 – Friday Andrew Shortridge: 21 saves, shutout Bo Pieper: 1 goal Landon Smith: 1 assist QU 5, Yale 2 – Saturday Chase Priskie:2 goals, 1 assist Nick Jermain: 2 goals Logan Mick: 2 assists Brogan Rafferty: 2 assists WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 9, Brown 0 – Friday Meghan Turner: 3 goals S. Coutu-Godbout: 2 goals, 1 assist T.T. Cianfarano: 3 assists Randi Marcon: 2 goals QU 4, Yale 1 – Saturday Emma Woods: 1 goal Melissa Samoskevich: 1 goal, 1 assist MEN’S BASKETBALL QU 89, Niagara 81 – Friday Peter Kiss: 23 points, 13 rebounds Chaise Daniels: 24 points, 10 rebounds Mikey Dixon: 18 points, 5 rebounds QU 73, Fairfield 71 – Monday Kiss: 18 points, 12 rebounds Daniels: 12 points, 9 rebounds Dixon: 14 points, 8 rebounds Danny Harris: 14 points WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Fairfield 65, QU 52 – Thursday Aryn McClure: 12 points Jen Fay: 10 points, 9 rebounds QU 74, Monmouth 54 – Saturday Adily Martucci: 15 points Sarah Shewan: 14 points MEN’S TENNIS St. John’s 6, QU 1 – Friday Kyle Alper: 6-4, 6-3, win Stern/Yannone (Doubles): 6-2 win Brown 7, QU 0 – Saturday Alper: 4-6, 6-1, 10-5 loss Freddie Zaretsky: 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4) loss INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD Giegengack Invitational – Friday Francine Jacque: 200m, 1st Place Carly Timpson: High Jump, 3rd Place Armory Track Invite – Friday Jessica Lee: 60m Hurdles, 4th Place

GAMES TO WATCH MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU vs. Clarkson – Friday, 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU at St. Lawrence – Friday, 6 p.m.

QU at Clarkson – Saturday, 3 p.m MEN’S BASKETBALL QU at Saint Peter’s – Thursday, 8 p.m.

QU at Rider– Saturday, 2 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QU vs. Marist – Thursday, 5 p.m.

QU at Siena – Sunday, 2 p.m.

WOMMEN’S TENNIS QU vs. Seton Hall – Saturday, 6 p.m.

ACROBATICS & TUMBLING QU at Baylor – Sunday, 2 p.m.

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Men’s basketball fends off Niagara

Bobcats explode on offense against Purple Eagles to keep pace in the MAAC

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Junior forward Chaise Daniels scored 24 points in a win over Niagara.

By LOGAN REARDON Staff Writer

The Quinnipiac men’s basketball team defeated Niagara by a score of

89-81 in Saturday night’s MAAC contest at Lender Court.

The Bobcats improved to 9-14, 6-7 in the MAAC, and ended a

three-game losing streak with the win. With the loss, the Purple Eagles fell to 8-17 on the year, 5-9 in the MAAC. Junior forward Chaise Daniels led Quinnipiac with 24 points and 10 rebounds. Freshmen Peter Kiss just missed out on a triple-double with 23 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, while freshman Mikey Dixon added 18 points.

Throughout much of the game, there was little doubt of a Bobcat victory. Quinnipiac jumped out to a 14-2 lead by the first media timeout, and Daniels had eight of those points. The Bobcats emphasized feeding the post early and often, which was evident through Daniels’ production all night.

“My teammates were just looking for me,” Daniels said. “They told me to be aggressive, and I felt good early.”

As the first half continued, Quinnipiac’s lead only grew larger. The Bobcats forced Niagara to call a timeout with 7:45 left in the first half when the lead ballooned to 36-13.

At halftime, Quinnipiac’s lead stood at 48-26. Daniels had 14 in the first half, while Kiss and Dixon threw in 16 and 12, respectively.

The Bobcats held Niagara leading scorer Matt Scott scoreless through much of the first half of the game until he hit a free throw with 7:15 remaining. Scott still finished the game with 20 points, but his slow start hindered the Purple Eagles early efforts.

Niagara junior guard Kahlil Dukes carried the Purple Eagles throughout much of the game, finishing with a game-high 29 points and four assists.

“Dukes was awesome in the sec-

ond half,” Quinnipiac head coach Tom Moore said. “His effort willed them tonight.”

In the second half, Niagara slowly chipped away at the big lead.

Midway through the second half, with 9:58 to play, the Bobcat lead was trimmed to 70-57.

“We won that game in the first half,” Moore said. “We played so well in the first half, and we reaped the benefits of how well that half went. It wasn’t exactly how we wanted the second half to go.”

Niagara put even more of a scare into the Bobcats later in the half, cutting the lead to just 81-75 with 2:25 to play. That was as close as the Purple Eagles would come, though.

Despite the wire-to-wire victory, Moore knows that his Bobcats were lucky to come away with the win.

“We had the feeling that if it went five more minutes, the score might have gone the other way,” Moore said. “I just wish we could have sustained the lead better.”

This was Quinnipiac’s first game without senior big man, key rebounder and shot blocker Donovan Smith, who exited with a foot injury in Tuesday’s 84-75 home loss to Siena.

“We all have to pick it up without Donovan (Smith),” Daniels said.

“He was a big key to our team so we all just have to adjust without him.”

Sophomore forward Ja’Qwan Jones, whose mother recently passed away and has been away from the team, returned for the game and is now expected to be a key contributor after Smith’s injury.

“At first there were some butterflies,” Jones said. “But, once I got in rhythm I was all good and ready to go.”

Pecknold: ‘Everybody contributed. It was a fun win’ MEN’S from Page 16 initially, untilsophomore forward JM Piotrowski took a five-minute major penalty for boarding Bobcat defenseman 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 five-minute 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 outsideinside 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.

“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.

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.”

Next up, the Bobcats welcome Clarkson to High Point Solutions Arena on Feb. 10 in hopes of extending their conference winning streak to three games.

Women’s ice hockey pulls away from Yale with two-goal third period WOMEN’S from Page 16 injury late in the period. Later on in the second period, Yale’s Kaitlin Gately became the second player of the game to go down with an injury.

The Bobcats (18-7-5, 11-5-2 ECAC) came out strong offensively in the second period. Approximately two minutes in, freshman defenseman Kate Mackenzie fired a shot that found the top corner of the net.

Turner said “the second goal was important” in swinging the game for the Bobcats.

Quinnipiac controlled the second period, outshooting Yale 17-6 in the frame. Nearing the end of the second period, Yale went on a power play. The Bulldogs nearly tied it up, but senior goalie Sydney Rossman made a crucial save with 30 seconds remaining as the Bobcats ended the second period with

a 2-1 lead.

In the final period of the game, the Bobcats took control of the game as they scored two goals in the frame. Senior defenseman Taryn Baumgardt shot one right across Hoffman and right into the top right corner of the net, almost mirroring Mackenzie’s goal in the second period.

The Bobcats capitalized on Yale’s accumulating penalties

in the third period. The Bobcats scored their fourth and final goal on a power play where Yale pulled its goalie and senior forward Emma Woods found the back of the empty net.

With two wins this weekend, the Bobcats look to take on St. Lawrence on Feb. 10 at Appleton Arena in Canton, New York.

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Clockwise from top left: Sophomore forward Paula Strautmane fires a shot from the freethrow line in women’s basketball’s 74-54 win over Monmouth on Saturday, sophomore forward Aryn McClure shoots over Monmouth forward Taylor Nason, Quinnipiac redshirtsenior guard Adily Martucci fires from the 3-point line over Monmouth forward Adriana Zelaya.

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Monday marked the fifth straight week that a Quinnipiac men’s basketball freshman has been named MAAC Rookie of the Week.

Women’s ice hockey’s 9-0 rout over Brown University on Feb. 3 was a game in which 13 different Bobcats had at least one point.

Women’s basketball shot 50 percent from threepoint range (13 for 26) in Saturday’s 74-54 win over MAAC oponent Monmouth.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

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Men’s basketball freshman Peter Kiss finished with a combined 41 points and two straight doubledoubles over two games this past week. Kiss dropped 23 points and 13 rebounds against Niagara on Monday and registered 18 points, 12 rebounds and the game winning basket with 1.9 seconds left on Monday against Fairfield. Kiss also earned his second MAAC Rookie of the Week honor on Monday.

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Bulldog beatdown Nick Jermain, Chase Priskie score two goals each as men’s ice hockey tops Yale

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Freshman forward Nick Jermain works to skate ahead in men’s ice hockey’s win on Feb. 4.

By JUSTIN CAIT

Associate Sports Editor

No. 19 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 Saturday night.

With the win, Quinnipiac improves to 1611-2 overall and 10-6-1 in conference while Yale’s overall record stands at 10-9-4 and 6-7-3 in ECAC play.

“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 See MEN’S Page 14

Women’s ice hockey scores four unanswered goals to beat Yale at home

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Sophomore forward Melissa Samoskevich scored Quinnipiac’s first goal on Feb. 4.

By NADYA GILL

Contributing Writer

No. 10/10 Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey defeated Yale by a final score of 4-1 on Saturday at High Point Solutions Arena in Hamden. This follows the Bobcats’ 9-0 blowout over Brown on Friday night.

“We couldn’t be more proud of the effort our team put in this entire weekend,” Quinnipiac head coach Cassandra Turner said.

The first period of the game started off

slow with constant back-and-forth play as both teams created decent scoring opportunities. Yale opened the scoring with a goal by Eden Murray halfway through the first period.

Shortly after, sophomore forward Melissa Samoskevich answered back for the Bobcats, firing a shot past the Yale goalie Tera Hoffman. As both teams fought for the lead, Yale’s captain Krista Yip-Chuck went down with an See WOMEN’S Page 14

Martin making strides in sophomore season with men’s ice hockey

By JUSTIN CAIT

Associate Sports Editor

It’s March 18, 2016 and No. 1 nationallyranked Quinnipiac is playing Dartmouth in the ECAC Hockey Championship Semifinals.

While this is the Bobcats’ 39th game of the season, it’s only freshman Craig Martin’s 15th.

Quinnipiac goes up 2-0 early in the game and is looking for an insurance marker to solidify the lead. Five minutes into the second period, the puck is shot off a pad, finds its way onto Martin’s stick and then is suddenly in the back of the net.

The timely goal was Martin’s first of his collegiate career.

“It was nice to get that one,” Martin said.

“Being a guy that was in and out of the lineup, you want to contribute as much as possible when you get an opportunity, so I think that goal was big for my confidence finishing off the season.”

It was only a season ago when Martin was unable to find a regular spot on a stacked, record-setting Quinnipiac Bobcats team.

Martin was naturally overshadowed by veteran offensive juggernauts, like Sam Anas and Travis St. Denis, and stellar situational forwards, like former-captain Soren Jonzzon, in his freshman season.

“He was in a tough spot last year where we

were just really good,” Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold said. “He was kind of the 13th forward, and he was getting in and out of the lineup a little bit.”

Now, more than halfway through his sophomore year, Martin is on pace to play in every game this season, while leading all forwards in points with 21 in 29 games.

But the real success began away from the spotlight.

“Working with Coach B (Brijesh Patel) last summer was huge for me,” Martin said.

“I worked hard to get faster and stronger and it’s really helped in developing my game on the ice.”

The training has translated into productive on-ice play this season.

Of his 21 points, Martin has scored 8 goals and tallied 13 assists while tied for the lead among all Bobcat forwards in plus-minus (+3).

Within the ECAC, he is tied at fifth among all conference forwards in power play goals this season (5).

Martin’s emergence as a top-six forward for Quinnipiac may have come as a surprise to some, but for others, it was simply a matter of hard work and time.

“I give him credit. He worked his tail off in practice and always had a great attitude,” Pecknold said. “He’s getting his reward this year.”

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Craig Martin carries the puck into the offensive zone against Colgate on Jan. 13.

While the perk of scoring on a relatively consistent basis is nice, when that isn’t working for Martin, he makes his on-ice presence felt in other ways. He sets the tone with a combination

of in-your-face style of play, dependable defensive abilities and opportune offense.

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