The Quinnipiac Chronicle, Issue 14 Volume 88

JANUARY 24, 2018 | VOLUME 88, ISSUE 14

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OPINION: 10 WAYS TO LIVE BETTER P. 4

ARTS & LIFE: TIME’S UP P. 6

SPORTS: WOMEN’S BASKETBALL P. 10

Khalid’s next ‘Location’

By MADISON FRAITAG Arts & Life Editor

The Student Programming Board (SPB) grabbed the attention of the university community at the #WTG18 Reveal Party on Tuesday, Jan. 23. Dozens of students attended the event in the Piazza at 11:30 a.m. as they waited for the announcement of the Wake the Giant headliner.

At noon, Quinnipiac University President John Lahey took to the mic to express his involvement, both financially and emotionally, in this year’s concert.

“I’m delighted to be in partnership this year with the Student Programming Board,” he said. “If there’s one thing I haven’t accomplished in 31 years, if you think about it, is that Giant is still sleeping! This year I’m proud that our office, in conjunction with the Student Programming Board, is going to do something very special, Wake the Giant 2018!”

Turning their attention to the screen above the fireplace, all in attendance then watched a video montage of past Wake the Giant performers, beginning with B.O.B. and ending with last year’s headliner, Tiësto.

Finally, the name “Khalid” appeared as students clapped and cheered.

“(The reaction was) exactly what I expected, everyone went crazy,” senior SPB Mainstage Chair Joe Mania said. “I’m just glad everyone is happy and excited to finally see a name that they want to go to Wake the Giant.”

While Mania identifies himself as a fan of the Electronic dance music genre, he found a common trend in Quinnipiac students’ preference of genre for the annual concert.

“We surveyed our students and got over 2,000 responses and I used that religiously to make sure we picked an artist and genre that followed that,” he said. “There were definitely a lot of other people I looked at ahead of Khalid but after talking with my agent, Khalid is playing a lot of other big state schools, so this is the best choice for us right now.”

With SPB’s support from President Lahey’s office, specifically financially, Khalid will not be the only big name taking the stage on April 14. “[Daya] was a great choice to pair with Khalid because some of our students want to see pop,” Mania said, “but the majority want See REVEAL Page 7 PHOTO COURTESY OF RCA RECORDS PRESS RELEASE

R&B artist Khalid will headline this year’s Wake the Giant concert.

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Residential Life announced that gender inclusive housing will be available in 2018 at the end of the fall semester.

This change to Quinnipiac University permits students to live in mixed gender groups.

“A student does not need to disclose their gender and should be able to live with who they choose,” Director of Residential Life Mark DeVilbiss said.

The option will be available to rising juniors and seniors in university-owned, off-campus housing and Whitney Village.

According to an email sent by the Department of Residential Life, they are “committed to developing a living learning environment that contributes to student success.”

The gender inclusive option will work the same way that housing always has for students: they will choose their roommates and

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Student Government Association (SGA) arranged a proposal

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to Residential Life. They also met with President John Lahey and Vice President and Dean of Students, Monique Drucker. During these meetings, SGA stressed the importance of gender inclusive housing.

The gender inclusive housing initiative started last year with graduates of SGA who wished to put it together, according to SGA senior class representative Ian Zeitlin.

Zeitlin said the process of gender inclusion is not complete, however. The next step is expanding gender inclusive housing to more students.

All students should be able to opt-in to gender inclusive housing at all years, according to Zeitlin.

“In my eyes, Quinnipiac already has the infrastructure in place to make Gender Inclusive Housing a possibility across the entire campus,” Zeitlin said.

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Januar y 24, 2018

Survey says: do not enforce Federal pot laws Quinnipiac poll finds U.S. voters oppose federal pot laws

By JENNIE TORRES Staff Writer

The Quinnipiac Polling Institute gave a survey to voters nationwide asking them to give their thoughts on how marijuana should be handled in the United States.

The polling institute received a general consensus of the voters’ opinions on federal marijuana laws and have released an online document addressing the results of their survey on Jan. 11 on the official Quinnipiac website.

A majority of voters said that federal pot laws should not be enforced, in a three to one ratio.

Many voters support legal marijuana use with a vote of 58-36 percent, including 79-17 percent of voters who were between the ages of 18 and 34 years old.

Marijuana is a psychoactive drug from the cannabis plant which is considered to be an illegal drug by the federal government.

“Every party, gender, education, age and racial group supports legalization of marijuana except Republicans, who are opposed 62 – 33 percent, and voters over 65 years old, who are opposed 50 – 41 percent,” according to the statement.

A separate survey was taken by students at Quinnipiac concerning their own views on marijuana laws. Seventy-one students said they would support the legalization of marijuana on a federal level, while 21 students said they would only accept the legalization if marijuana was solely used for medical purposes.

Junior health science major Tara Murray thinks that legalizing marijuana for medical purposes would be a benefit throughout the nation.

“I believe that it should be legal just for medical uses because I know that there’s a lot of benefits to it for some people like cancer patients, so I think it’s good for the medical aspects of it,” Murray said.

Similar results occurred when students were asked if they would support the legalization of marijuana for recreational use in Connecticut. Seventy-five students say they would support it and 25 students would go against it.

Sophomore biology major Jake Vogeo said that he sees a benefit in people using marijuana for medical purposes.

“I believe that [marijuana is] already being used a good amount illegally. There may be a huge jump

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at first in the usage, but it wouldn’t be any different from the usage that we see now,” Vogeo said.

Participants of the Polling Institute’s survey ended up opposing the enforcement of fed-

eral marijuana laws in states that have legalized medical or recreational marijuana, with an outcome of 70-23 percent.

Professor receives lifetime achievement award

By MATT GRAHN Staff Writer

Clinical professor of diagnostic imaging William Hennessy received the Josephine Piccone Lifetime Achievement Award from the Connecticut Society of Radiologic Technicians (CSRT), during their 75th Anniversary Conference on Saturday, Oct. 14.

To be considered for the award, the individual has to have continuously served the society for 20 or more years, be a chair of a standing committee, hold office in the organization and have a positive impact on the CSRT, according to Diane Kosenko, the society’s current treasurer. However, this isn’t the only thing that the candidates have to prove to win the award.

“We also have a metric; people have to reach so many points in order to even qualify for the lifetime award… [Hennessy] surpassed that number by a lot,” Kosenko said.

Hennessy was surprised when he got the award from the CSRT. “I had no idea until I was announced at the meeting that I was the recipient,” Hennessy said.

“As I took a bite of a roast beef sandwich, they call out my name.”

Hennessy first became interested in radiology when he was young.

“Because of an orthopedic problem I had from birth, I was always, every couple of years, going for X-rays to check on development and things like that, and I always kinda wondered ‘What are these people doing behind the barriers?’,” he said.

After college, Hennessy began working in a New Jersey hospital and in an orthopedic office.

In 1984, he made the switch to education and began teaching at Quinnipiac in 1994. Hennessy joined the CSRT in 1996, but he had been a member of a related organization in New Jersey.

Being a part of the CSRT is important because of the realities of the profession, according to Hennessy, which he feels need

visibility through legislation.

“When I first came to Connecticut, there was no licensure for radiologic technologists, and we’re dealing in a profession where patients are being exposed to radiation,” Hennessy said. “We need to be licensed and certified because we’re the ones who have the training.”

Kosenko also has a high regard for Hennessy’s Quinnipiac students.

“You can tell that the students that come out of Quinnipiac are well prepared, and want to be professional,” she said. “A lot of students from Quinnipiac join the CSRT and become active members because of Bill.”

For Hennessy, keeping his students inspired is a matter of telling them what they can do after their time at Quinnipiac, which can range from working in places like Massachusetts General Hospital, to university hospitals like Yale-New Haven Hospital, to also becoming an educator on radiology.

“When you’re done, you can take my job; here are the keys, but you’ve gotta earn it,” he said with a chuckle.

In terms of that training, Kosenko said that radiologic technicians need 24 hours of training credits every two years in order to keep their licenses. One of Hennessy’s contributions to the society is with his lectures about current topics in the field. In giving these talks, Kosenko calls Hennessy the “consummate professional.”

“Bill will lecture on imaging procedures, and imaging positions for us,” she said. “He’s a great speaker and I think it’s because of his love for the profession. He’s dynamic, he’s interesting, and he keeps everybody’s attention.”

When Hennessy was given the award, it was given to him by the woman it was named after.

Josephine Piccone, known to the CSRT as “Jo,” was a longtime member of the society, having worked as a radiologic technician for 67 years, according to the CSRT website. She died in November. Piccone influenced many members of

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Professor William Hennessy receives the Josephine Piccone Lifetime Achievement Award.

the Society, including Hennessy.

“When I say she was a pioneer [for the Society] in Connecticut, she was one of the major voices in getting the licensure through in Connecticut,” he said. “She represented Connecticut and the profession down in Washington D.C. I understand that all the senators and their people knew Jo as soon as she walked in the door.”

As for the future, Hennessy has no plans of retiring.

“I’m not going anywhere. I’m a full time faculty, and I’m going to continue my involvement with the [CSRT],” he said.

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Freshman duo hopes to score new club baseball team

By JONATHAN RICHTER Staff Writer

The Hamden Braves Baseball Club, started by Brenden Cavaco and Christian Cooper, is hoping to make an appearance and flourish within the Quinnipiac community.

Cavaco held a meeting during this past fall semester to scout potential players while also fielding input from other students.

“There are a good amount of kids interested in having a club baseball team,” Cavaco said. “Kids always come up to me when I’m on campus and ask me if I’m starting it up.”

An estimated 30 interested students are looking for a spot on the team, according to Cavaco.

Cavaco and Cooper’s club team will also be reaching out to other club baseball teams in the area for competition and support. The Braves Baseball club also has jersey designs which will be revealed as the team builds further.

Club sports are a completely different and independent entity from the university, meaning a club must provide its own transportation, funding, and equipment.

The Braves Baseball club does not have any funding, MORGAN TENCZA/CHRONICLE Freshmen Brenden Cavaco (left) and Christian Cooper but Cavaco is currently looking for sponsors.

It often takes time and hard work to establish a reputation (right) start the Hamden Braves club baseball team. on campus, according to past experiences from other club sports. Quinnipiac has no formal process of creating a club actually be discussed by the presidential cabinet at the meeting,” Vattima said. sports team, as they do not formally recognize such teams.

Vattima does not think that the approval process will be Brandon Vattima, a Student Government Association (SGA) junior class representative, is very proud and supportive completed by the end of the spring semester.

“Quinnipiac is in good hands, however, based on all the of Cavaco and Cooper’s efforts to start a club baseball team. information I’ve been able to accrue from different schools, Vattima recently finished a 12 page club sports proposal. this is probably the best proposal I could put forth at this He explained that it is a lengthy process for approval.

“It needs to go through different level peers before it can time,” Vattima said.

However, within his proposal, Vattima said it features a “student outreach program.” This program will introduce club sports to a philanthropic quality, according to Vattima.

Quinnipiac’s decision to not acknowledge club sports on campus is not common practice with other colleges. Several universities including Drew University have a form that a student must fill out in order to create a club team. In addition, the student who is interested in starting the club team must have a preliminary meeting with the a university official, according to Drew.edu.

Vattima, who is also the president of the Brave Hockey club, claims the number one challenge facing club sports is a combination of field space and liability. This liability challenge would be quashed if they were recognized by the unversity.

“I know just from my team alone a lot of freshmen and sophomores in particular get backlash for having their equipment around the residence halls,” Vattima said.

If you are passionate about a sport or something, Quinnipiac isn’t going to give you the tools to do it. You have to make it happen, according to Vattima.

“It’s nice to walk around campus and seeing everybody wearing the Indian head [Brave Hockey club logo] on a hoodie or hat and people asking us when our next game is,” Vattima said. “It’s just nice to know that people are on our side and the Braves are able to make some noise around this campus.”

The Hamden Braves Baseball Club will feature a field in Cheshire. Cavaco plans for the team to work closely and coordinate efforts with the Cheshire Parks and Recreation department in order to gain access to their field. The baseball club is not allowed to access campus utilities such as the Bobcats’ own baseball field.

Residential Life uses student feedback to develop housing options HOUSING from cover Gender inclusive housing is meant to benefit students and allow them to live in mixed gender groups. This change to the university is meant to increase the options for students.

Freshman film major Will Avery may utilize the new policy next year.

“I would be interested in gender inclusive housing,” Avery said.“I’d be willing to let go of the traditional single-gender style and face something riskier and quintessentially millennial solely for the social aspect of it.”

Freshman occupational therapy major Marissa Donnelly supports the decision to allow gender inclusive housing.

“I feel that in today’s society, women should be allowed to have the choice of living with whoever they want,” Donnelly said.

In the past, Residential Life met the needs of students on a case-by-case basis. Now they are able to offer more

comprehensive housing.

“Student’s feedback is very important to us in a broad based way,” DeVilbiss said.

He believes that gender inclusive housing will have a positive effect on the students’ living environment. Although there could potentially be some problems along the way, Residential Life is prepared.

“I think the only problem would be if parents didn’t want their children rooming with the opposite sex. Especially fathers with their daughters,” freshman psychology major Char’Nae Epps said.

Epps said she believes that gender inclusive housing is a positive change to Quinnipiac because certain students might feel more comfortable around a certain gender.

Gender inclusive housing is only available for upperclassmen as of right now, but the ultimate goal is to have all suite style housing available for the program, according to Zeitlin.

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After years of failed and forgotten new year’s resolutions, I decided to shy away from large, unattainable goals this year. Instead, I have chosen to incorporate 10 smaller intentions into my every day life that can guide me towards a happy and healthy CREATIVE DIRECTOR new year. I encourage you all to join me in the journey of self-improvement this 2018.

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1) Practice open-mindedness One of America’s biggest problems today is that everybody thinks their opinion is the opinion. The country is divided into red, blue and shades of each. (George Washington is probably rolling in his grave right now. Sorry George). Is it even safe to share your own views without someone trying to put theirs on you? Opinions are not facts. You do not have to believe in everything your friends and family do; but you should respect their right to their own beliefs if you would like that in return. Hearing other people’s views allow you to think and challenge your opinions as well, which certainly isn’t a bad thing.

2) Treat yourself Money is tight these days for college students, but if you have a little to splurge on yourself, I say go for it. Rewarding yourself is a nice mood-booster if you’re having a bad day and a token of self-love to yourself.

Go on. Get yourself that $6 almond milk latte and don’t let anyone make you feel bad about it.

3) COMMUNICATE! Can everyone stop playing that game where we expect people to read our minds to know what we actually want or

feel because we never actually say what we want or feel?

You miss out on so many potential opportunities when you don’t speak up about what you want in your personal life and in the workplace. For all you know, the person you’re in love with loves you back and that raise you’ve been yearning for is within reach.

4) Recognize your goals and stick to them Do yourself a favor this year and write down all the things you want to accomplish this year and hang it somewhere where you will look at it every day. The more you are reminded of your goals, the better chance you have of achieving them. The more you achieve this year, the better you will feel about yourself (not to mention, you will be surprised at how productive you can be by keeping organized).

5) Appreciate the small stuff When the person in front of you in the Starbucks drivethru pays for your coffee. When a stranger compliments your hair. When the rain starts to fall as your head hits the pillow, making for the perfect sound soother. When the waitress is bringing your food out at a restaurant. Life can be complicated, but it can also be really simple too. Don’t overlook the simplicity.

6) Let go of the past but take lessons learned with you into the future One of the hardest things to grasp in life is that not everything and everyone is meant to stay in our lives. Sometimes it’s our fault, sometimes it just happens. Either way, you can’t move forward if your head is stuck in the past. Our whole lives we are going to outgrow things that no longer benefit us. You’ve probably done it and don’t even realize it. But if you can identify a piece of your past that can make you a wiser in the future or help you cope better in less than ideal situations, you are able to let bad experiences make you better, not bitter.

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Forgive yourself today for bad yesterdays and you are headed towards a better tomorrow.

7) Workout for your mind Exercise is more than just burning off the entire buffalo chicken pizza you had hours before stepping foot in the gym. It’s a great stress reliever and gives your mind a break from all of your college worries from homework to boyfriends. Making time to go for a run or go to a yoga class may allow you to perform better on tasks after taking time away from them for a little while. As a graphic designer who has dealt with creative blocks before, I can attest that staring at a screen for four hours instead of taking a break has never benefited me.

8) Accept that you can only change yourself, not others In a world that is sometimes unkind to us, strength comes from choosing to act with love anyway.

9) Stop comparing, start accepting You are special, a one of a kind human being, and no one will ever be you. So use that to your advantage. Spend your life figuring out your strengths and weaknesses, your likes and dislikes and be proud and accepting of whoever you turn out to be. Fall in love with yourself and you can achieve just about anything.

10) Embrace change To be completely honest, change is scary. Going outside of our comfort zone and into the real world to do adult things is terrifying but: 1.) we can’t escape change 2.) it could lead to something really great. Don’t hold back from new opportunities because you are comfortable where you are now. Change can make us smarter, wiser and happier, so it is a risk we all should take.

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Oprah in office? No thanks.

Oprah Winfrey, billionaire, TV personality and talk show host, never fails to wow the audience with her words, but would she be successful as President of The United States? I don’t think so.

Her politically charged MANAGING EDITOR Golden Globe acceptance speech was the center of attention when she was the first African American woman to win the Cecil B. DeMille awards at the Golden Globes on Jan. 7 and sparked rumors about a potential Winfrey presidential campaign in 2020.

“I want all the girls watching here now to know that a new day is on the horizon,” Winfrey said.

During her speech, Winfrey delved into the story of activist Recy Taylor. On her way home from church she was abducted, blindfolded and raped. The men were never prosecuted.

Taylor died just before her 98th birthday. Winfrey connected Taylor’s story to the current #MeToo campaign, and emphasized that Taylor lived in a culture similar to the one we are fighting today, one that is evolving but still has underlying racist and sexist themes from the past.

The #MeToo hashtag went viral after sexaul harrasment allegations against producer, Harvey Weinstein surfaced.

Twitter reported that 1.7 million women and men have used the hashtag all over the world, according to CNN. “She [Taylor] lived as we all have lived, too many years in a culture broken by brutally powerful men,” Winfrey said.

“For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dared to speak their truth to the power of those men, but their time is up.”

The focus of the night pivoted to women’s rights triumphs. Instead of furthering that movement, Winfrey’s electrifying speech represented political and social empowerment and sparked anticipation about the presidential elec-

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tion in 2020.

Winfrey’s speech was nothing short of a campaign rally.

Will Winfrey Run? Maybe.

Should Winfrey run?

No. Two of Winfrey’s close friends told CNN’s Brian Stelter that she is “actively thinking” about launching a presidential bid in the 2020 election, according to a CNN article. Winfrey herself has not responded to those comments, however.

Throughout her life, Winfrey has played many roles including an actress, a talk show host, a philanthropist, an author and a powerful CEO. Within those roles, Winfrey consistently proves her poise in front of an audience and passion for the media, s o c i a l change and justice for humanity. She has political and societal sway in those roles and she has a strong voice.

Winfrey does not need to run for president. Winfrey is a powerful woman in her current role. People all over the world respect her and listen to what she has to say, including myself.

A person does not need to be president of the United States to foster change in society. Winfrey has proven that she has the ability to stimulate change through her talk show. She has a background in media and entertainment, not politics. Although she is a very smart and successful woman, she does not

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have enough knowledge on topics such as foreign affairs or homeland security to effectively run this country.

The Quinnipiac Polling Institute recently polled the public on a hypothetical presidential matchup. In that matchup, Winfrey, running as a Democrat beat Trump 52-39 percent.

However, American voters say that electing a celebrity to the office of president is a bad idea 66-14 percent. And in a question in which no opponent is named, voters say 65-24 percent that they would not be inclined to vote for Oprah for president.

The fact that celebrities are breaking stereotypes in the political world is notable and historical, but it may not be the best path to move our country forward.

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Let’s start 2018 by talking about mental health Peter Dewey OPINION EDITOR

Three weeks ago, Washington State University’s redshirt sophomore quarterback, Tyler Hilinski, was starting the Holiday Bowl. The 21-year-old played so well in that game that he was fully expected to be the teams starter going into the 2018 season.

Unfortunately, that is no longer the case.

On January 16, Hilinski was found dead in his apartment due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Pullman police department. A few days later, the Whitman County Coroner’s office confirmed that his tragic death was indeed a suicide.

“We are deeply saddened to hear the news of Tyler’s passing,” Washington State University head coach Mike Leach said in a statement re-

leased by the school. “He was an incredible young man and everyone who had the privilege of knowing him was better for it. The entire WSU community mourns as thoughts and prayers go out to his family.”

Hilinski is just one of millions of people who are affected by mental health issues every day. In fact, one in every four people will be affected by a mental illness or disorder at some point in their lives, according to the World Health Organization.

Despite that statistic, Hilinski’s coaches, teammates, family and the Washington State community were seemingly unaware of the inner struggle that he was facing.

On the surface, prior to his passing, Hilinski’s life seemed to be fine. In addition to starting a bowl game, earlier this season he led Washington State to its biggest win, a three-overtime victory over Boise State.

However, no matter what it may look like, we can never be sure of what others are going through.

After the news of the suicide broke, former NFL quarterback Drew Bledsoe posted a powerful message on his Instagram in the wake of Hilinski’s death.

“Reaching out for help when we need it is NOT a sign of weakness,” Bledsoe wrote. “Trusting your friends and asking for help is the ultimate sign of STRENGTH.” There is never a wrong time to reach out and talk about what you are going through.

Suicide takes about 44,965 American lives a year according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

That is an average of 123 suicides per day.

These numbers are staggering, and unfortunately the sui-

cide rates in young people (ages 15-24) is only increasing since 2013 according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

As we begin 2018, we need to continue to emphasize that turning to someone to talk is never a burden, whether it is a friend or a famly member. There are people that are willing to help and look out for everyone, it is just a matter of talking about the issues that you personally have.

ESPN’s Darren Rovell made a call to action in the wake of Hilinski’s death via Twitter that I believe must be shared.

“One of the things we can all do to honor his memory and save more lives is to break down the stigma around mental health,” Rovell wrote. “There is still a long way to go. Just because you can’t see it, doesn’t mean it’s not there.”

Even if we can’t see it, by staying involved in the lives of the people close to us, we in turn become a person they can to turn to. Keep tabs on your friends. Even if you no longer go to school with them, reach out once and a while to see how they’re doing.

Truly being there for your friends doesn’t mean waiting until something is wrong to help. Instead, strive to be a person that others will look to when they need someone.

University of Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield offered his condolescences and prayers to the Hilinski family via Twitter, and he ended his message with this: “Spread the love everybody, you never know the difference you can make with just one conversation.”

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Hollywood’s elite celebrated the 75th Golden Globe Awards while supporting "Time’s Up" to protest sexual assault

By CHARLOTTE GARDNER Associate Arts & Life Editor

This year on Jan. 7, the traditional Golden Globe Awards ceremony took on a new purpose as a platform to support victims of sexual assault, abuse and harassment. The protest against sexual misconducts was in response to the overwhelming amount of accusations that have surfaced since it was revealed how rampant sexual crimes were in Hollywood.

Many celebrities who attended the awards like Chris Hemsworth and Millie Bobby Brown dressed in all black to support the new “Time’s Up” campaign. In addition, many celebrities wore a “Time’s Up” pin on their garments.

The “Time’s Up” campaign is a female-driven movement created to address the “systematic inequality and injustice in the workplace that has kept underrepresented groups from reaching their full potential,”according to the “Time’s Up” official website. “Time’s Up” has also created the “Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund,” which provides legal support for victims of sexual harassment in the workplace. This organization has partnered with the National Women’s Law Center and the center’s Legal Network for Gender Equality.

In addition to wearing all black, celebrities brought dates from many different fields of work who have helped make strides in fighting gender inequality and sexual harassment. Actress Michelle Williams brought the founder of the “Me Too” movement, Tarana Burke, to the event, and they both walked down the red carpet in beautiful black dresses.

On the E! Red Carpet pre-show, Williams stated, “I thought I would have to raise my daughter to learn how to protect herself in a dangerous world, but I think the work that Tarana has done and the work that I’m learning how to do- we actually have the opportunity to hand our children a different world.”

Eight actresses (Laura Dern, Amy Poehler, Susan Sarandon, Meryl Streep, Emma Stone, Emma Watson and Shailene Woodley) partnered with the New York Times to each bring eight activists to the award ceremony.

However, not all celebrities who attended the Golden Globes wore black. German model Barbara

Meier and actress Blanca Blanco neglected to wear black in support of the movement. The President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), Meher Tatna wore a red gown. When asked why she did not wear black Tatna said, “…it’s a cultural thing. When you have a celebration, you don’t wear black. So (my mother) would (have been) appalled if I were to (have) worn black.” Tatna did wear the pin while the other two outliers did not, and she has professed her support for the movement.

“I think the work that Tarana has done and the work that I’m learning how to dowe actually have the opportunity to hand our children a different world.”

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Many of the celebrities who chose to wear black were also scrutinized for doing so when in the past they have been revealed to have supported perpetrators of sexual assault. Many viewers were frustrated with the hypocrisy these stars displayed by only now standing up for victims of sexual harassment.

Actor James Franco was highly criticized for wearing all-black when recent sexual assault allegations from multiple women have surfaced since. Five women have since come forward to announce their accusations against the actor.

“Look, in my life I pride myself on taking responsibility for the things that I have done… if I have done something wrong, I will fix it- I have to,” Franco said on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

Amongst those who felt that the protest was trivial was actress Rose McGowan, who has become the face of the Hollywood sexual harassment inquisition since she was made the most well-known case of sexual assault in the Harvey Weinstein scandal. The actress took to Twitter to announce her disappointment in the seemingly surface-level gesture of the protest in a response to a tweet from Asia Argento. Argento tweeted to McGowan: “No one should forget that you were the first one who broke the silence. Anyone who tries to diminish your work is a troll and an enemy of the movement. You gave me the courage to speak out. I am on your side until I die.” McGowan answered with, “And not one of those fancy people wearing black to honor our rapes would have lifted a finger had it not been so. I have no time for Hollywood fakery, but you I love. #RoseArmy.”

McGowan’s tweet raises the question about whether this protest at the Golden Globes was simply a temporal effort to raise awareness for sexual harassment or simply a trend for celebrities to support in order to gain positive publicity or empathy from the pubic.

Additional information and resources: Time’s Up: https://www.timesupnow.com/ Time’s Up GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/timesup RAINN: https://www.rainn.org/ / 800-656-HOPE National Domestic Violence Hotline: http://www.thehotline.org/

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'The Greatest Showman' captivates audiences with show-stopping music, intriguing history and groundbreaking tales of acceptance

By LINDSAY PYTEL

Associate Arts & Life Editor

Ladies and gents, this is the movie you’ve waited for. “The Greatest Showman” is a remarkable story about acceptance and persistence. Loosely based on the life of P.T. Barnum, inventor of the circus and Connecticut native, this movie musical never slows down. The beginning grabs ahold of you and keeps you engaged even as the credits are rolling at the end.

Helping his father who works as a tailor, Barnum (Hugh Jackman) falls in love at an early age with a girl, Charity (Michelle Williams), whose family is much wealthier than his.

Charity’s father continuously undermines Barnum because of his lower class status, saying matter-of-factly that he’s not good enough for his daughter. A major storyline follows Barnum's efforts to prove his worth and to give Charity and their daughters the life that they deserve; the life he always wanted.

He creates a never-before-seen show that features individuals others would consider “freaks.” Barnum ropes in people who have been shamed and ridiculed their whole lives because of their physical appearance, such as General Tom Thumb and the Bearded Lady. He gives them a voice and for once people aren’t turning away from looking at them –they’re cheering for them.

However, no applause or sold out show ever seems to be enough for Barnum.

Jackman’s portrayal of Barnum is spectacular. He is larger than life with his friendly face and exquisite grace in every scene. However, the film does ignore some of the real life Barnum’s true characteristics and life events in an effort to paint a better light on the character as a loving and accepting family man. So if you go to see it, don’t expect to fully know what kind of person Barnum really was.

In the film, he accepts individuals into his show from all walks of life including those that are of a different race, but in reality, he bought a slave to jumpstart his career in the

entertainment industry.

Barnum bought Joice Heth, a blind slave-woman in 1835, according to History.com. He exploited her by telling audiences that she was the 161-year-old former nurse of George Washington and made her tell stories about him. When she died, Barnum held a public autopsy and charged admission, revealing she was only really 80 years old, according to The Guardian. Barnum was known to exaggerate, a characteristic that was depicted in the movie. However, his exaggerations about Heth were not included in the storyline.

Jackman, however, exceeds all expectations in the role that was written for the film. From Wolverine to Barnum, when it comes to acting, Jackman is a chameleon. He shows the determination of his character and vulnerability of how all Barnum wanted out of life was to be accepted, too. And after Jackman’s role as Jean Valjean in “Les Miserables” back in 2012, who didn’t want to hear his silky voice in the theaters again?

One of the most talked about features of this movie is Zac Efron’s portrayal of fictional character, Phillip Carlyle, a playwright and eventual investor in Barnum’s show. The “High School Musical” and “Hairspray” alum did not disappoint when it came to this new role.

A privileged, whiskey-drinking playwright, Carlyle is reluctant at first to go into business with Barnum, because he doesn’t want to be “one of the clowns” as he sings in their duet “The Other Side.” Eventually he does join the circus with Barnum and you see his sensitive side as he falls in love with Anne (Zendaya) an African-American trapeze artist. Their forbidden love is another oddity overcome in the story of acceptance.

From the songwriters of “La La Land,” Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, “The Greatest Showman” songs are arguably more effective than those in “La La Land.” Though set in the 1800s, the music of “The Greatest Showman” is very modern

with showstopper after showstopper. However, “La La Land,” takes place in a modern time period, and is offset with vintage sounding tunes. The songs in “La La Land” don’t necessarily make you download the soundtrack immediately after watching, unlike “The Greatest Showman.” These pop anthems in “The Greatest Showman” are soulful and powerful, heightening the emotions the characters are feeling in each scene.

One example is after Barnum’s latest act “Swedish Nightingale” Jenny Lind (Sarah Ferguson), a beautiful singer and person, performs the ballad “Never Enough” (performed by Loren Allred). This is an effort to make his name even bigger and appease a local critic and, of course, the closed-minded. He begins to shut out his act of oddities – not allowing them to sit in certain seats and keeping them out of a more elegant party.

Lennie Lutz, the Bearded Lady (Keala Settle), leads the song “This is Me” about strength, self-love and acceptance.

“When the sharpest wanna cut me down /I’m gonna send a flood, gonna drown them out,” she sings. "I am brave, I am bruised/ I am who I’m meant to be, this is me.”

Not only is Settle’s voice incredible in this song, but also its driving beat makes her character’s strength even more evident to viewers. They don’t just hear or see the character build from this person in the shadows to someone who’s not going to hide anymore – they feel it too. “This is Me” won Best Original Song at the Golden Globes this year on Jan. 7. The soundtrack was ranked No. 1 on Billboard for the past two weeks, according to the New York Times.

“The Greatest Showman” is now playing in theaters and nominated for Best Original Song at this year's Oscar's for "This is Me," according to Billboard.

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Mania: 'I’m just glad everyone is happy and excited to finally see a name that they want to go to Wake the Giant” REVEAL from cover to see hip hop and rap, so this pairing is really good for our students.”

Tuesday’s Reveal Party was not routine for SPB. Mania recalls hosting smaller reveal events in the past, but said that SPB wanted to make this year’s reveal bigger to match the heightened concert experience in the works.

“This year specifically is much bigger especially because President Lahey reached out to us and wanted to have that influence on the concert,” Mania said. “We wanted to bring in live entertainment, have a ton of food, bring a lot of people here to learn about the event and we’re really excited this year. It’s going to be a much bigger Wake the Giant than we’ve had in the past.”

Students in attendance at the reveal party now have high hopes for Wake the Giant. Freshman Monique Parikh attended Fall Fest but had not heard of Wake the Giant until the reveal.

“I feel like now students will be more excited for what’s coming in April,” Parikh said. “I think what’s popular now is hip hop or rap… I just wouldn’t want to see country, I’m not really into that.”

With an overwhelming interest in a hip hop concert, Mania believes Bobcats will be eager to get their tickets for the event.

“I think people might be surprised at the caliber of talent we were able to get this year… I believe that our ticket sales will be one of the quickest,” he said. “I will be surprised if we don’t sell out pretty quickly, I think that’s how popular this concert’s going to be this year.”

Despite Khalid’s popularity, one person in particular has not identified as a fan.

“I actually have not [heard of Khalid] I have to say,” Lahey said. “I’ve attended a few [Wake the Giant] concerts in the past but this year since its my last year I definitely want to be there.”

For those like President Lahey who are not familiar with the headliner, Khalid is a singer/songwriter from El Paso, Texas. After his entrance into the music-making world in 2015, Khalid’s R&B hit “Location” was in the Top 10 of Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart by January 2017. The 19-year-old singer-songwriter then released his album “American Teen” in March of last year.

Senior Dhara Bhuptani is optimistic that this year’s concert experience will be better than year’s past.

“I love [Khalid’s] songs. I’m excited, I just think its different than every other artist we’ve ever had, which I think is good,” she said. “I went to the Jason Derulo one my freshman year, which was really good. I went to Fetty, but he ended up being like three hours late.”

Bhuptani believes that Fetty Wap’s performance was over-commercialized, but she is hopeful that Khalid’s performance will be better. As she said, “we’ll see.”

The event will be held in the Lender Court at the TD Bank Sports Center on April 14 with ticket sales opening on March 4. The concert will begin at 8 p.m., and doors will open at 7 p.m.

“Like last year, we will have floor tickets available for $25 and seats for $20 and it will be open to the undergraduate community and each student will be able to buy one ticket additionally,” Mania said.

Mania said that this year SPB is developing a plan to give every student a fair chance to obtain a ticket.

“There are ways in the works to make sure people are being truthful with their tickets. We want to make sure every

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President John Lahey and members of SPB, including Main Stage Chair Joe Mania (center), react to the reveal.

student has the same opportunity to get into the event. We will definitely have some sort of protocol in place to make sure we are using a ticket they purchased and not someone else’s.”

Amid the excitement, an air of nostalgia remained present as President Lahey mentioned his retirement.

“As you know this is my last year, I’m retiring on June 30, 2018 so it’s 31 years and three months for those who are counting… but the thing I’ll miss most about being president is all of you, the students,” Lahey said. “It will be bittersweet for me, it will be my last student concert so hopefully that will add to it, but I’m sure Khalid by himself will be enough to generate plenty of excitement.”

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New year, new me? How about new year, new music? Coming off the heels of a year that saw a lot of new music, 2018 has a lot to live up to. Some notable albums came from Ed Sheeran, Galantis, Neck Deep, Luke Bryan and a collaboration by Travis Scott and Quavo. This year had albums coming from all over the genre pool.whether or not you fell in love with the tunes of 2017, 2018 is looking bright. -Sean Raggio

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Justin Timberlake released a new song this past week called “Filthy.” It is Timberlake’s first single release since 2016’s “True Colors,” featuring Anna Kendrick from the movie “Trolls.” Timberlake’s upcoming album “Man of the Woods,” is set to debut Feb. 2, and will be his first album since 2013’s “The PHOTO COURTESY OF RCA RECORDS 20/20 Experience.” While he did not put out an album PRESS RELEASE over those five years, Timberlake composed the soundtrack for the movie “The Book of Love.”

“Filthy” has a very techno-pop vibe to it, which you do not exactly get from the opening of the song. By about 23 seconds in, the techno-pop hits you in full swing and remains a constant until the bridge. The bridge is just a repeat of the intro. In some sections it is almost difficult to hear Timberlake’s voice over the techno beat. The outro of the song features a woman singing that is believed to be that of Jessica Biel, Timberlake’s wife, according to Variety.

This is quite the juxtaposition from Timberlake’s hit “Mirrors,” off “The 20/20 Experience.”

While Timberlake is still giving off his cool attitude via “Filthy,” the single alludes to him taking a different path than some of his past hits; “Summer Love” and “SexyBack” to name a few.

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Country

Considering the success for artists in 2017, there is a lot to look forward to in the music industry in 2018. One artist whose album is greatly anticipated is American rock band Fall Out Boy with the release of their album “M A N I A” Friday, Jan 19, their first album since 2015’s “American Beauty/American Psycho.” There is definitely more of a pop element displayed on Fall Out Boy’s seventh studio album, but you PHOTO COURTESY OF U MUSIC PRESS RELEASE can still hear traces of the old Fall Out Boy. This pop element is a big jump from Fall Out Boy’s roots. Bassist Pete Wentz and lead guitarist Joe Trohman were members of the Chicago hardcore music scene, and started Fall Out Boy as their side project. Lead singer and rhythm guitarist Patrick Stump joined shortly after. After going through several other drummers, Andy Hurley got the gig. Fall Out Boy’s debut album “Take This to Your Grave,” ranks at No. 5 in Rolling Stone’s article, “50 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums.”

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Rap

Albany pop-punk band State Champs have had a good couple of years since 2015’s “Around the World and Back.” At the 2016 Alternative Press Music Awards (APMAs) they won the award for “Best Breakout Band,” and in 2017 they won for “Music Video of the Year.” As for 2018, they are set to release their third studio album, according to AltPress.com.

The 1975's popularity steadily grew since their first release, and they are set to drop a new album in 2018. While the release date is not yet known, lead singer Matt Healy confirmed that the album would come out in 2018, according to an article from Rolling Stone. They are naming it “Music For Cars,” which was also the name of their third extended player (EP).

The release will follow 2016’s “I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it.”

On the country front, Dierks Bentley is set to release “The Mountain,” his ninth studio album, early in 2018 according to Rolling Stone.

American Idol season 10 winner Scotty McCreery is set to release “Seasons Change” on March 16, making it McCreery’s first release in five years. This will be McCreery’s fourth album including the Christmas album he released in 2012.

Kacey Musgraves is also set to release “Golden Hour” in early 2018. Musgraves was a contestant “Nashville Star” where she placed seventh. Not winning didn’t hinder Musgraves as she signed to Mercury Records. This is going to be her fourth release as well as having released a Christmas album in 2016.

Time to party. Electronic dance music (EDM) artist Skrillex is set to return in 2018 according to EDMSauce.com.

In addition, Dillon Francis and Steve Angello, formerly a member of Swedish House Mafia, are set to release albums.

Francis will be “releasing a Spanishthemed album for 2018,” according to EDM Sauce. Angello’s sophomore album is going to be titled “Human.”

Above and Beyond’s sixth studio album “Common Ground” is set to drop on Jan 26. Australian producer Alison Wonderland has hit the EDM scene by storm since 2015’s “Run.” She is set to release her second album in 2018.

Shifting over to rap, Travis Scott is hot off of his collaboration with Quavo “Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho.” He is releasing his third studio album “Astroworld” in 2018.

Quavo and his fellow members of the group Migos are releasing an album of their own called “Culture II,” a follow-up of 2017’s “Culture.”

A$AP Rocky may release a new album sometime this year. It is not confirmed, but according to Highsnobiety.com, Rocky has teased a new album several times. Rocky’s last album was his second, 2015’s “AT. LONG.LAST.A$AP,” and while he’s been promising fans a new album, nothing has been confirmed.

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MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 2, Arizona State 2 - Friday Kevin Duane: 1 goal Alex Whelan: 1 goal Tanner Macmaster: 1 assist Craig Martin: 1 assist Keith Petruzzelli: 24 saves QU 5, Arizona State 3 - Saturday Whelan: 1 goal, 1 assist MacMaster: 1 goal, 1 assist Bo Pieper: 2 goals Chase Priskie: 1 goal, 1 assist Odeen Tufto: 2 assists Andrew Shortridge: 20 saves MEN’S BASKETBALL Niagara 81, QU 73 - Thursday Isaiah Washington: 12 points, 3 assists Cam Young: 18 points, 7 assists Rich Kelly: 9 points, 4 assists Chaise Daniels: 16 points Jacob Rigoni: 8 points, 6 rebounds QU 76, Siena 69 - Sunday Daniels: 14 points, 4 rebounds Kelly: 16 points, 3 assists Rigoni: 15 points, 8 rebounds Washington: 11 points, 3 rebounds WOMEN’S BASKETBALL QU 76, Monmouth 55 - Thursday Jen Fay: 14 points Edel Thornton: 14 points Aryn McClure: 13 points Paula Strautmane: 9 points Paige Warfel: 6 points, 8 rebounds QU 77, Fairfield 45 - Saturday Fay: 14 points, 7 rebounds McClure: 9 points, 10 rebounds Taylor Herd: 11 points, 4 assists Brittany Martin: 10 points, 3 rebounds MEN’S TENNIS Dartmouth 7, QU 0 - Saturday Brown 7, QU 0 - Sunday

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GAME OF THE WEEK

Quinnipiac women’s basketball dominates Fairfield in big win Bobcats extend their win streak to 10 with wire-to-wire victory

By CONOR ROCHE

Associate Sports Editor

It only took a matter of minutes for the Quinnipiac women’s basketball team (15-5, 9-0 MAAC) to extend its win-streak to 10 games on Saturday afternoon.

In their 77-45 win over Fairfield (7-11, 4-3 MAAC), the Bobcats started the game out on a 16-2 run, and when the Bobcats took a 13-2 lead six minutes in, the Stags would not come within 10 points for the rest of the game.

Junior forward Paula Strautmane opened the game up with five points while sophomore guard Taylor Herd finished the run with a pair of 3-pointers. Junior forward Jen Fay and junior guard Aryn McClure also contributed to the run.

“It was a nice way to start out the game. [We] really executed against their zone,” Quinnipiac assistant coach Mountain MacGillivray said. “We passed the ball well, we shoot the ball well. Taylor Herd really came out on fire. Jen Fay was knocking down shots, it was a good way to get going.”

When the first quarter ended, the Bobcats held a 24-7 lead as they were able to make 75 percent of their shots in the quarter and hold the Stags to 18.8 percent shooting in the quarter. The Bobcats also shot 66.7 percent from the field on nine

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Senior guard Carly Fabbri had six points and five assists in the win.

attempts in the opening quarter.

“We knew they were going to come out in a zone and we were going to be ready to shoot whether they were going in or not,” Fay said. “And thankfully they were and we were just going to keep on shooting and it paid off.”

The Stags’ defense improved in the second quarter as the Bobcats were 3-for-18 (16.7 percent) from the field in the quarter. However, Quinnipiac outscored Fairfield in the quarter, 15-14, and carried a 39-21 lead at the half.

“I know we weren’t thrilled with our second quarter, but when we

looked at it we won the second quarter,” MacGillivray said. “We went on from there and was real pleased with the wire-to-wire effort.”

The Bobcats killed any chance of a Stags rally in the first five minutes of the second half as they went on a 13-2 run that gave them a 52-24 lead. Fay opened the run with a pair of 3-pointers that contributed to her game-high of 14 points. Junior guard Brittany Martin closed the run with five consecutive points. Strautmane scored the other two points in the run.

By the time the third quarter ended, the Bobcats held a 66-33

lead making the fourth quarter a formality where the Bobcats led by as much as 34 points.

Even though the Bobcats are in first-place in the MAAC by a few games, McClure said that the team is taking it one game at a time.

“I don’t think we should take any team lightly,” McClure said. “So we just go into each game with the same mentality as if the opponent is the best team in the conference.”

Fay led all scorers with 14 points on Saturday while Strautmane (11), Herd (11) and Martin (10) reached double-figures in scoring. McClure had nine points and 10 rebounds. Senior guard Carly Fabbri led the Bobcats in assists with five while Herd had four of her own.

The win gave Quinnipiac head coach Tricia Fabbri her 394th career victory.

The Bobcats will look to extend their winning streak to 11 on Friday as they travel to Canisius to face the Golden Griffins.

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And that they did on Saturday.

Quinnipiac rebounded from the disappointing performance by beating the Sun Devils 5–3 in a more spacious Gila River Arena, home of the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes.

The Bobcats had five players with two-point nights — freshman forward Odeen Tufto, junior defenseman captain Chase Priskie, senior forward Bo Pieper Whelan and MacMaster, — and recorded three power play goals for the first time this season, while sophomore goalie Andrew Shortridge made 20 saves on 23 shots in his return to the crease.

After going pointless since Nov. 25 against Princeton, Martin added his second assist in two nights on Whelan’s 11th goal of the season and the Bobcats’ first marker of the night.

It seems as though Martin, and a handful of other Quinnipiac forwards, are catching hot streaks at a crucial

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Senior forward Bo Pieper (24) had two goals in Saturday’s win.

point of the season.

“I feel like we’re playing well and we should be getting wins here,” Martin added. “As long as we keep playing, keep hunting and sticking to our identity it’ll be good here down the stretch and hopefully we’ll set ourselves up for a good spot in the playoffs.”

While the Bobcats were unable to find the back of the net again in the first, they picked up right where they left off in the second period, starting with MacMaster’s curl-

and-drag tally to tie Whelan for the team-lead in goals.

After ASU forward Anthony Croston narrowed Quinnipiac’s lead to 2-1 less than a minute later, Bo Pieper and Chase Priskie added power play goals to make the game 4-1 midway through the second period.

Priskie scored the game-winner on a power play one-timer from what has become his signature spot, just above the top of the left circle.

Pieper and Sun Devils forward Dominic Garcia traded goals eight

seconds apart to end the second period with the score at 5-2 in favor of the Bobcats.

While holding leads in the third period have been this team’s kryptonite as of late, led by Shortridge, the Bobcats were able to hold off ASU from coming back, but not without giving up 11 shots on net and a power play marker to bring the game to 5-3.

Quinnipiac held on to its cushioned lead and pulled through for a much-needed win before heading back home to start a stretch of nine ECAC games to close out the regular season.

“So we got a win and a tie on the weekend,” head coach Rand Pecknold said. “We would’ve liked a little more than that, but it’s a good trip, nice place to visit, but we’re ready to go home.”

Quinnipiac returns home for the first time in 59 days when it takes on Princeton on Jan. 30.

Dunleavy: ‘We were aggressive and playing off each other’ BASKETBALL from Page 12 Quinnipiac also got a big performance from freshman forward Jacob Rigoni. Rigoni, making just his second career start, had 15 points, including three 3-pointers, and a career-high with eight rebounds.

“I feel comfortable playing out there,” Rigoni said. “It’s just an honor to put on this uniform and play with these guys. I think whoever is playing we’re all going to play for each other and we’re focused on what we can do and we have got to keep getting better as the days go forward.”

Freshman guard Rich Kelly added 16 points for the Bobcats, and graduate student guard Isaiah Washington had 11. Their performances were key since senior guard Cam Young picked up four fouls in the first half and was limited to just 21 minutes, well below his season average of 32.1 minutes per game.

Young, who averages a teamhigh 17.6 points per game, was held to just 10 on Sunday, snapping his streak of 10-straight games with 18 points or more.

“We were aggressive and playing off each other, and we got each

other really good shots,” Dunleavy said. “Especially in a game where Cam Young, who’s been a big part of what we’ve done, had to miss as many minutes as he did, I was proud of the guys being able to step up on both ends of the floor.”

The lone downside for the Bobcats came in the first half, in which they turned the ball over 11 times. However, they corrected their ball security issues at halftime, coughing it up just three times after the break.

“We’ve just been inconsistent with (turning the ball over),” Dunleavy said. “I think Siena did a really good

job of playing active defense. We talked about it at halftime, the guys made a great adjustment, but we just have to come into games going forward not letting that happen.”

Quinnipiac will look to stay in the win column as they travel to Poughkeepsie, New York to take on the Marist Red Foxes on Thursday.

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Clockwise from top left: Quinnipiac junior guard Brittany Martin dribbles the ball at the top of the key in Saturday’s win over Fairfield; graduate student guard Isaiah Washington maneuvers his way through the Siena defense in Sunday’s win; junior forward Aryn McClure pulls up for an open jump shot; senior guard Cam Young gets to the rim for a layup over the Siena defense.

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The Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team has not allowed more than two goals in a game this calendar year and sophomore goalie Abbie Ives has a 1.25 goals against average during the stretch.

The average margin of victory for the Quinnipiac men’s basketball team’s seven wins is 2.3 points.

Freshman forward Odeen Tufto has a team-high 27 points this season, the most points for any freshman in the country.

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Women’s basketball junior forward Jen Fay asserted herself as the top player in the team’s first half of conference play. Fay leads the team in points per game (12) and rebounds per game (5.3).

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“It’s nice when we can come out and play against our rival’s from down the road, and execute and play as well as we did.”

— MOUNTAIN MacGIILLIVRAY WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Januar y 24, 2018

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Duel in the Desert

Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey goes 1-0-1 in its first weekend series at Arizona State RUNNIN’ THE POINT

By JUSTIN CAIT

Defense wins games

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It wasn’t all too long ago that Quinnipiac was new to Division I ice hockey.

When the then-Quinnipiac Braves joined the MAAC and became a Division I program in the 1999-00 season, they played out of the Northford Ice Pavilion, a local rink in North Branford that seats an estimated 1,200 people at best.

After years of building the program from the ground up, the now-Bobcats have been established as a perennial powerhouse within college hockey.

On Jan. 20-21, Quinnipiac wrote another page in its relatively young program’s history when the Bobcats made their first trip to the Grand Canyon State to face Arizona State’s (ASU) three-year-old Division I Independent hockey program.

The first contest of the two-game weekend series was played at Oceanside Ice Arena in Tempe, Arizona, the Sun Devils’ home ‘arena.’

It’s a rink that is close enough to ASU’s Tempe campus — the largest of its six campuses, populated by 42,477 students, according to USNews. com — to get some fans interested in watching hockey in the desert.

It brought back some old memories for Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold, who has been in Hamden since the Division II Independent days at Northford Ice Pavilion. “[ASU] is fine, they’re doing a great job right now. [Sun Devils head] coach Greg Powers is making due with what he has,” Pecknold said. “We had to make due with what we had for a long time before we got our rink. But we’re happy to be out here.”

Used to the luxury of the Frank Perrotti, Jr. Arena at the TD Bank Sports Center, the Bobcats were flat in their game at Oceanside, ‘losing’ 3-2 in the second frame of 3-on-3 overtime — but tied 2-2 in the scorebooks after the first 5-on-5 overtime period — to the chippy Sun Devils.

After a first period that saw 11 shots for Quinnipiac and six shots for ASU, but no goals for either side, Quinnipiac senior forward

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The Bobcats will look to carry their momentum from the trip into the final stretch of the regular season before the ECAC Tournament in March.

Kevin Duane opened the floodgates early in the second period of play.

Just 1:33 in, Quinnipiac took a too many men on the ice penalty, but Duane turned the tables on the Sun Devils by scoring his first of the season, first since Jan. 7, 2017 and Quinnipiac’s first shorthanded goal of the season to put the Bobcats up 1-0.

Subsequently, ASU scored two consecutive goals, including a morale-dropping tally from forward Steenn Pasichnuk with nine seconds left, to head into the third with a 2-1 lead.

The Bobcats came into the third period trailing for the 12th time this season and lost nine of those coming into tonight’s contest. But on Friday the Bobcats clawed back.

Late in the third, senior forward Tanner Mac-

Master and junior forward Craig Martin set up a wide open sophomore forward Alex Whelan on the power play for his 10th goal of the season.

Shortly afterwards, Martin scored a goal that was eventually called back for goaltender interference and the game went into overtime.

After the official overtime was played to a scoreless tie, a second frame of 3-on-3 overtime ended when ASU forward Louie Rowe blasted a slapshot by freshman goalie Keith Petruzzelli to ‘win’ the game 3-2.

Heading into the second game of the weekend series, Pecknold kept his expectations short and to the point.

“I think we need to play better. Plain See HOCKEY Page 10

Quinnipiac men’s basketball handles Siena, improves to 4-4 in the MAAC

By PETER DEWEY Opinion Editor

The Quinnipiac men’s basketball team picked up a much needed win on Sunday, topping Siena 76-69 in Hamden.

The Bobcats (7-13, 4-4 MAAC) shot 27-for44 from the field, good for a 61.4 percent clip.

The strong shooting performance led to five different players scoring in double figures, with senior forward Chaise Daniels leading the way with 17 points off the bench.

“I just wanted to win honestly,” Daniels said. “We took a tough loss at home against Niagara (on Thursday) and I just wanted to bounce back and get a win and get things moving in the right direction.”

The Bobcats played a complete game, holding Siena (6-15, 2-6 MAAC) to just 22for-53 shooting and limiting its leading scorer, freshman guard Roman Penn, to just six points. Siena was led by sophomore guard Khalil Richard with 14 points, but it never led after the 16:05 mark in the first half. “(The defensive end) is the end of the floor that we have to make strides with,” Quinnipiac

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Senior forward Chaise Daniels is Quinnipiac’s second leading scorer at 12.4 points per game.

head coach Baker Dunleavy said. “Obviously in basketball, it’s not like football, both ends are connected. You have the same players playing offense and defense, so if you get stops, you’re going to have better offensive looks. I think a big part of us having our best offensive night was how well we played defensively.”

Dunleavy had high praise for Daniels, who he believes has made great strides on the de-

fensive end this year.

“I think what [Daniels] was doing at a high level was communicating defensively,” Dunleavy said. “He was sprinting in transition defense. We really challenged him, ‘just play as hard as as you’ve ever played and I guarantee you you’ll like what comes from it.’”

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The old adage goes, “Offense wins games, but defense wins championships.”

But for Quinnipiac men’s basketball, the fact of the matter is that defense wins Logan Reardon Sports Editor games, and championships are still to come.

With a 76-69 win over Siena on Sunday, the Bobcats improved to a solid 4-4 in MAAC play and 7-13 overall.

When asked what he focused on at practice leading up to this matchup, Quinnipiac head coach Baker Dunleavy was clear.

“Definitely defense. Nothing specific to Siena, it’s just the end of the floor where we have to make strides,” Dunleavy said. “I think in basketball, it’s not like football, both ends are connected. You have the same players playing offense and defense, so if you get stops, you’re going to have better offensive looks. I think a big part of us having our best offensive night was how well we played defensively.”

Quinnipiac is 5-4 this season when they allow 77 points or less, but just 2-9 when they give up more than 77.

That number, 77, has been a key for Quinnipiac this season. For the year, the Bobcats are giving up an average of 77.0 points per game. If they are above that number, they generally lose. If they are below that number, they have chances to win.

“Every game we have a period where we’re locked in defensively, but for whatever reason we just relax a little bit,” Dunleavy said after the Siena game. “I think this is the best game we’ve had in terms of concentrating for 40 minutes on that end of the floor. I’m going to let our guys know that going forward every day that’s what we’ve got to do in practice.”

Part of being locked in defensively involves taking care of the ball on the offensive end, something that the Bobcats have been erratic with throughout the season. The Siena game was a prime example. In the first half, Quinnipiac coughed the ball up 11 times, where in the second half they had just three giveaways. “(Turnovers) are a weakness for us,” Dunleavy said. “We’ve just been inconsistent with that part of the game. We’ve got to come into games going forward and not let that happen.”

Part of the turnover battle involves freshman point guard Rich Kelly, who has been thrust into a major role from the get-go. When Kelly turns the ball over four or more times, the Bobcats are just 1-4. If he has three turnovers or less they are 6-9. “[Kelly] was a catalyst for us (against Siena),” Dunleavy said. “He showed great poise and confidence. I think he’s at his best when he’s aggressive and he makes guys better. He’s a talented offensive player who is developing in other areas.”

Taking care of the ball and playing solid team defense are the keys to success for the Bobcats, and if they keep it up they might find themselves rising up the MAAC standings.