SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 | VOLUME 89, ISSUE 3
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OPINION: FEMINISTS IN SOCIETY P. 6
ARTS & LIFE: MAC MILLER P. 12
SPORTS: BOBCATS AROUND THE WORLD P. 16
Student dies in biking accident By AMANDA PERELLI Managing Editor
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Quinnipiac wants YOU to vote Civic Engagement Committee develops voting registration plan for QU By JESSICA RUDERMAN News Editor
To increase voter registration and turnouts of students in the 2018 Midterm Elections, the Civic Engagement Committee is hosting a series of events across campus to help educate students and assist them in registering to vote. “We’re basically doing anything we can just to get people out to the polls,” Luke Ahearn, junior political science major and vice president for the Student Government Association (SGA) said. “The intention is to bring Quinnipiac students above the national average of student voters.” The committee will be tabling in the Student Center in the Mount Carmel campus and North Haven campus Oct. 1, 3 and 10 to help students register to vote. The committee, including Residence Hall Directors, College Republicans, QU Democrats,
Director of Community Service, First Year Seminar (FYS) leaders, professors in political science and media studies, the Director of Campus Life for Sorority and Fraternity Life, as well as Student Government members have already registered 50 students to vote and anticipates that number to grow over the course of the semester. “I do intend to vote even though it’s really annoying being at college,” Brianna Capone, senior public relations major said. “I know that the midterm elections are really important in terms of Trump getting re-elected in 2020, so that’s why people are really nervous about them.” To assist students in the voting process, the committee intends to bus students to the polls from Quinnipiac come election day. Although not all Quinnipiac students are Connecticut residents, Ahearn assures that being a student at the school permits you to vote in the state of Con-
necticut. “It’s a little tricky in the town of Hamden,” Ahearn said. “You’re eligible to vote as a Connecticut resident, but you wouldn’t be eligible to vote in your hometown anymore if you register at QU. Then you’d be voting for the Connecticut governor, the Connecticut senators and that kind of stuff.” In past elections, students have been encouraged to vote via absentee ballot through the mail from their respective hometowns. Despite the fact that it still remains an option for the coming elections, it has statistically been proven a less effective method, Ahearn said. “It’s a lot less likely for a student to get an absentee ballot even if that’s their plan and they have the intent to vote,” Ahearn said. “Studies have shown that you don’t acSee VOTING Page 4
Average voter turnout in midterm elections when the generations were ages 18-24 Age 18-24
Generation (current age) Millennials (22-37)
20 21
Gen X (38-53)
26
Baby Boomers (54-72)
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The Quinnipiac community is mourning the loss of sophomore philosophy major Anthony Massaro, 23, from Wethersfield, Connecticut. Massaro, known as Tony to friends and family, died Wednesday, Sept. 5, in an offcampus biking accident, according to an email sent by President Olian. “This is a terrible loss for Anthony’s family and friends, and for our community. My heart goes out to all in this time of extraordinary sorrow,” Olian said in the email. Massaro’s mother, Linda Massaro, is also a member of the Quinnipiac community as the Associate Vice President and Campaign Director in the Office of Development and Alumni Affairs. A mass was held Tuesday, Sept. 11 at Saint Thomas the Apostle Church in West Hartford, Connecticut and the burial followed at Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery in Bloomfield, Connecticut. “Tony was a particularly gifted writer and enjoyed reading, music, politics, writing, philosophy, walking in the woods, family holiday meals and diverse foods, the hotter and spicier the better,” Massaro’s obituary printed. “He loved playing baseball when he was growing up and was an avid fan of the New York Yankees. He loved spending time with his grandparents in Cape Cod and Charlotte, NC. Tony will be remembered for his great sense of humor, strong will, sensitive nature, bright mind and for always following his own path.” Donations can be made in his memory to Quinnipiac University, College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), department of philosophy. “I was (and still am) shocked and saddened to hear the news of Tony’s death,” associate professor of philosophy and advisor to Massaro, Rebecca Bamford said in an email. “Tony was an intellectually serious student with a strong interest in philosophy. He read widely, and demonstrated an authentic love of learning and of the pursuit of knowledge, which I respected greatly about him. My thoughts and deepest condolences are with Tony’s family and friends.” Students and staff can seek support services by making an appointment through the university.
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