The Quinnipiac Chronicle, Volume 89, Issue 5

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 | VOLUME 89, ISSUE 5

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Quinnipiac suspends men’s lacrosse team

By BRYAN MURPHY Associate Sports Editor

The Quinnipiac men’s lacrosse team has been suspended effective immediately by the university. This suspension does not include the team’s coaches, according to John Morgan, associate vice president for public relations.

“The university has suspended the men’s lacrosse team pending the outcome of an investigation into alleged violations of the student conduct policy,” said Lynn Bushnell, vice president for public affairs. “This suspension, which takes effect immediately, prohibits all team activity, including practicing and representing the university in competitions. With the well-being of our students being our top priority, the university has zero tolerance for any behavior that endangers any member of the university community.”

The team went 9-6 last season, finishing first in the MAAC before losing to Canisius 11-10 in overtime in the MAAC semifinals.

Quinnipiac was scheduled to host its annual prospect day on Sunday, according to The Hartford Courant. The event supposed to run from noon to 4 p.m. and feature live instruction from players and coaches, is “designed to give each player a glimpse of what it is like to be a student-athlete at Quinnipiac,” according to a release on the university’s website.

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Quinnipiac lacrosse was 9-6 last season and won the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Former Quinnipiac adjunct professor arrested Tcho Caulker charged with harassment of Quinnipiac alumna

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conditions of that restraining order,” O’Neill said. “A civil restraining order is a court order that can be obtained by a person who can show the court that he/she has been the target of a continuous threat of physical injury, stalking, or a pattern of threatening by one of his/her family members or someone that he/she is dating.”

Harassment in the second degree is a misdemeanor crime, O’Neill said. It happens when someone causes annoyance or alarm to the other person through communication.

“Because of First Amendment protections, to be guilty of harassment a court must look only at the way in which the communication occurs, not the content of the communication unless the content itself threatens physical violence, or uses indecent or obscene language,” O’Neill said.

The victim made it clear that this email was not the first.

“The professor had been sending me multiple inappropriate emails a day for the past 11 months and was saying how he would do anything to get a hold of me and was telling me he knew where I worked and my family and was sending me pictures of them,” the victim and former Quinnipiac student, who wished to remain anonymous told The Chronicle.

Caulker confirmed in the April police report that he intended for the spring to be his last semester teaching at Quinnipiac regardless in order to pursue publishing.

Caulker was held on a $10,000 court set bond and appeared in Bristol Superior Court Monday, Sept. 24. His bail was set at $5,000 and he was issued a criminal protective order that prevents him from contacting the complainant, according to The Bristol Press.

Caulker did not enter a plea Monday and is due back in court Oct. 19, according to The Bristol Press.

Reporting by Amanda Perelli, Christina Popik and Jessica Ruderman.

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Former Quinnipiac adjunct professor and West Haven resident Tcho Caulker, 41, is under arrest and charged with harassment of a former student.

Eighty-four unwanted emails were sent and addressed specifically to the former female student who graduated in May 2017, after a civil protection order was signed July 30 that prohibited Caulker from contacting the victim or the victim’s family in any matter.

A complaint was investigated April 24, on the incident of ‘harassment by phone’ against Caulker, according to a Hamden Police Department report.

One of the emails that prompted the complaint was addressed to the victim along with female students and a female student at Eastern Connecticut State University. The victims were students as of the spring semester, and it is unsure if they currently attend either university.

The inclusion of the then undergraduate students and the inappropriate nature of the content of the email prompted Caulker’s removal from campus on Tuesday, April 24. “[The woman] stated she just wants Mr. Caulker to stop contacting her via social media and all other forms of contact,” according to the Hamden Police report. “[The woman] stated she is not interested in a relationship with Mr. Caulker and just wants him to stop contacting her and her friends.”

Caulker was charged with criminal violation of a civil protection order and second degree harassment Friday Sept. 21, according to a Southington Police Department press release.

Ryan O’Neill, adjunct law professor and criminal defense lawyer, defines criminal violation of a civil protection order as a felony crime.

“It happens when somebody, who has a civil restraining order issued against him/her, does something that violates the

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Facts about Florence

Everything you need to know about Hurricane Florence

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What now

By JESSICA RUDERMAN News Editor

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Madison Fraitag WEB DIRECTOR Kelly Ryan NEWS EDITOR Jessica Ruderman OPINION EDITOR Peter Dewey ARTS & LIFE EDITOR Charlotte Gardner ASSOCIATE ARTS & LIFE EDITORS Matthew Fortin & Alexis Guerra SPORTS EDITOR Logan Reardon ASSOCIATE SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Murphy DESIGN EDITOR Janna Marnell PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Morgan Tencza COPY EDITOR Jeremy Troetti ADVISOR David McGraw

Hurricane Florence has swept the country’s attention, leaving damage to large portions of the east coast. The ongoing storm has caused at least nine deaths in North Carolina, Business Insider reported on Sept. 15.

Many Quinnipiac students in the northeast may have felt far removed from the plight of the southeast. Here’s what the Bobcats should know and can expect going forward from superstorm Florence.

What happened

Hurricane Florence began as a tropical storm Sept. 1 over the Cabo Verde islands off the coast of West Africa. The storm peaked as a Category 4 hurricane and sustained winds of 140 mph. It officially made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane Sept. 14 in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. The storm was downgraded that night to a tropical depression and is currently moving northeast.

A state of emergency was declared in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C. the week of Sept. 10 as North Carolina alone was expected to receive 9.6 trillion gallons of rain. This is enough to cover the entire state in 10 inches of water.

“I cannot overstate it: Floodwaters are rising, and if you aren’t watching for them, you are risking your life,” North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said in a Sept. 15 Associated Press report. “It’s an uninvited brute who doesn’t want to leave.”

As of an article done by the AP Press on Sept. 17, heavy rains have risen to nearly 34 inches from Thursday through Sunday in Swansboro on the North Carolina coast, according to the National Weather Service.

About 400,000 outages still leave residents in the dark in their homes.

Damages are estimated at about $17 billion to $22 billion in lost economic output and property damage, according to economists at Moody’s Analytics.

Over 1,000 search-and-rescue personnel equipped with 36 helicopters and over 200 boats were working in North Carolina. The Defense Department also assigned 13,500 military personnel to help relief efforts.

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North Carolina is facing serious flooding issues throughout the state that are still threatening over a week after the hurricane’s downfall. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has said Saturday Sept. 22 that nine of the state’s river gauges are at a major flood stage and four others are at moderate flood stage.

Cooper encouraged residents to avoid driving east of Interstate 95 and south of US-70 as certain areas of both roadways are still underwater. He also urged residents of southern North Carolina to stay alert for flood warnings and evacuation orders.

suggests that the severity of the damage caused during flooding in a storm increases the longer it sits, but BELFOR Property Restoration Chief Executive Sheldon Yellen warns not to go back until officials local officials give the OK. Upon returning home, it is important to note the various forms of damage so they can be addressed individually. Fungus, which can overtake a home in as little as 48 to 72 hours according the IICRC, need to be ventilated as soon as possible. If the house has electricity, turn on fans, but never heat.

Addressing the issues first-hand prevents the time it takes for professionals to come in to help with clean-up. Many people spend weeks to months waiting for assistance that could have been addressed in DIY form much sooner.

Correctly timing reconstruction is key in waiting till everything is dry before beginning to rebuild. Building on top of wet and moldy material will only ensure the life of mold. Getting an expert’s opinion is crucial to ensuring that the foundations are ready to be built on.

“I cannot overstate it: Floodwaters are rising, and if you aren’t watching for them, you are risking your life... It’s an uninHow Florence got its name vited brute who doesn’t Hurricanes are named by the World Mewant to leave.” teorological Organization, an international

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GOVERNOR OF NORTH CAROLINA North Carolina’s transportation secretary, Jim Trogdon stated in an interview with CBS News that 114 primary roads are currently closed and there are 547 total closures statewide. Emergency officials don’t expect the water on those highways to recede fully for another week or possibly longer.

Forty-three people have died since the storm hit the coast more than a week ago.

Additionally, there have been 5,000 rescues reported in the state, Cooper said, of which some have been able to return. Cooper said that 2,600 people and 300 animals have been moved to safety as of Sept. 17.

committee based in Switzerland. The organization maintains and updates six alphabetically-arranged lists of Atlantic, Eastern North Pacific and Central North Pacific tropical storms as they accumulate over the years.

The lists are used in rotation and are recycled every six years. The purpose of naming a tropical storm is to help people more easily identify it in its region and to better facilitate risk awareness.

Worst hurricanes of the past 10 years Katrina (August 2005) Category 5 $125 billion in damage –1,833 deaths Ike (September 2008) Category 4 $30 billion in damage –103 deaths Sandy (October 2012) Category 3 $65 billion in damage –147 deaths Irene (August 2011) Category 3 $13.5 billion in damage –44 deaths Irma (September 2017) Category 5 $50 billion in damage –47 deaths ** According to an article by CNN

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Returning home is the first step towards rebuilding. The nonprofit Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC)

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Evacuations began in the Carolinas, eventually reaching Virginia. Over 5 million people reside in the evacuated areas.

Florence was declared a Tropical storm off the coast of West Africa.

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A state of emergency was declared in Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C.

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The National Hurricane Center issued warnings in North and South Category Carolina for, what was then, a Category 4 hurricane.

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After reaching land, Florence was downgraded to a tropical depression and began traveling northeast.

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Florence made landfall as a Category 1 storm at Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.

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34 inches of rainfall had accumulated with about 400,000 homes left without power.

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From classroom to candidacy

Quinnipiac professor runs in 2018 midterm election

By EMILY DISALVO Contributing Writer

Quinnipiac legal studies professor, Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox, is applying her political expertise to the real-world and is running for office in the upcoming midterm election. Gadkar-Wilcox is running as a Democratic candidate for the Trumbull State Representative of the 123rd District of Connecticut.

Gadkar-Wilcox, professor of constitutional law and human rights, believes teaching legal studies is an asset to her campaign, which is focused on having conversations about political ethics with her constituents.

“We need a political climate that is focused on political ethics, and that’s the kind of government that the framers envisioned. And this is an opportunity for us now to have those conversations,” Gadkar-Wilcox said.

Gadkar-Wilcox uses her office hours as a professor to connect with students. As a candidate, Gadkar-Wilcox also holds office hours to meet with constituents. She meets with them in a local Trumbull coffee shop on Tuesdays.

“I have coffee every Tuesday and that’s something I would continue,” Gadkar-Wilcox said. “We’re actually going door to door talking to people, having conversations.”

These conversations are focused on what Gadkar-Wilcox believes is the most important issue in politics: the fact that the number one fear Americans had in 2017 was the corruption of government figures, Gadkar-Wilcox cited from a Chapman University study.

“People are concerned about this loss of trust in politics, and we need to bring that trust back,” Gadkar-Wilcox said.

She hopes to build trust in her constituents by being the sort of politician that is accessible and available. She plans to focus on the political climate before tackling policy.

“Of course there are policy issues that we’re focusing on, but I think there are bigger political issues in terms of the political climate that I’ve been able to talk about,” Gadkar-Wilcox said.

Gadkar-Wilcox believes it is her role as a professor to practice the information she teaches in the classroom. She believes her discipline, in particular, lends itself to real world modeling for students about how their knowledge can be a practical tool for affecting change.

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Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox is running as a democratic candidate in the midterm elections.

“One thing that we see, particularly in the College of Arts and Sciences is that we also have to stop separating what happens in the classroom with what’s happening in the community,” Gadkar-Wilcox said.

Her current campaign, grounded in the foundations of constitutional law, is not the first bridge she has built from the classroom to the real-world. Gadkar-Wilcox founded the Quinnipiac mock-trial team in 2011 to help students apply the legal concepts they learned in the classroom to actual trial situations.

Gadkar-Wilcox also founded the Global Engagement Fellows Program on campus.

The goal of the program parallels the theme of her campaign for state representative. She explained that the program’s mission was to give students informed practice for working collaboratively in communities.

“We can’t just think about human rights in our classrooms any more as sort of this abstract notion,” Gadkar-Wilcox said. “But we need to start thinking about human rights in local communities.”

She defines her run for office as the “next step” after forming these two organizations on here at Quinnipiac.

“We have to have a bridge, we need to have informed practice,” Gadkar-Wilcox said.

“Those two programs are a model of bridging

what we do in the classroom to the community and this, to me, is just another version of that.”

Gadkar-Wilcox is providing students with yet another way to gain real-world experience by encouraging them to volunteer on her campaign, which she defines as “very grass-roots.”

She needs volunteers to help with door-knocking and making phone calls – in short, having the conversations that her campaign is founded on.

“I think that’s the most important point – as academics that we’re doing this work in the community – because that’s where it’s a reality,” Gadkar-Wilcox said.

Ali Munshi, a Quinnipiac graduate, received a scholarship to Drexel University Thomad R. Cline School of Law because of his involvement on mock trial. He accredits much of his personal and professional success to working with the professor and taking her classes.

“In terms of having her as a professor in the classroom, she has guided me to a point where no other professor has and it is because of her I have a scholarship to law school,” Munshi said.

Munshi attested that he would do “anything for Sujata” including working on her campaign which he said is a powerful learning experience for students.

“What’s great about her campaign is it’s all about honesty, integrity, and establishing

those types of ideals back into politics,” Munshi said. “But it’s also very targeted towards our demographic.”

In addition to being a professor, the founder of two student organizations and a political candidate, Gadkar-Wilcox is also a wife and a mother of two daughters. When asked how she balances the many hats she wears, GadkarWilcox said that being a politician will only benefit her as a mother and a professor.

“It’s in fact for your children that you’re getting involved because you want to make a better political environment for them,” Gadkar-Wilcox said.

Lisa Burns, professor and chair of the media studies department at Quinnipiac, agrees that holding political office will only benefit Gadkar-WIlcox’s students, like Munshi.

“I think it’s amazing that Prof. GadkarWilcox is running for state office,” Burns said in an email. “It’s a great opportunity for Quinnipiac students to see first-hand how to transform our passions into action and really make a difference in the world.”

Assuming she wins, Gadkar-Wilcox admits that she will be busy, especially because of her grass-roots style, which calls for interaction with individual constituents.

“For me, it does feel like it’s a lot, particularly because we’re trying to have genuine conversations which takes even more time,” Gadkar-Wilcox said.

While running as a democrat, GadkarWilcox attests that she doesn’t believe in petty politics and harsh party divisions. Her beliefs most closely align with the democratic party, but in reality, she’s running as a teacher and championing the beliefs she teaches in constitutional law class.

“It’s not about partisan politics,” GadkarWilcox said. “It’s about politics that preserve democratic principles.”

Munshi encourages all Trumbull voters to turn out in support of his professor this November. When asked why, Munshi responded with glowing accolades for his professor.

“Because when we talk about instilling honesty, integrity, and responsibility back into office, there is no human being on the face of this earth that embodies that more than Sujata,” Munshi said.

Getting back to work

Hamden resumes tornado cleanup on Sleeping Giant State Park

By JESSICA RUDERMAN News Editor

Hamden Mayor Curt Balzano Leng put out a press release Thursday, Sept. 20 announcing that tornado debris collection will resume Monday, Sept. 24 until Friday, Oct. 5 at Sleeping Giant State Park. This will be immediately followed by bulk trash collection until the end of October.

The park was indefinitely closed after a tornado struck down in Hamden Tuesday, May 15, leaving significant damage to the 32 miles of trails and land. In its wake, Hamden residents were left with a path of destruction, resulting in uprooted and snapped hardwood and pine trees, according to the National Weather Service.

Four months later, remains still litter the area as residents and the Sleeping Giant Park Association (SGPA) work to rebuild their town.

In these efforts, storm debris collection will occur throughout the month of October in the Mt. Carmel and West Woods neighborhoods most heavily affected by the tornado only.

Property owners living in these neighborhoods that were affected by the tornado are encouraged to move any remaining debris from their properties to the curbside in this time frame.

Any properties disposing of storm/vegetative debris beyond Oct. 5 and/or outside the boundaries of the storm affected areas may be subject to blight regulations and fines.

For those whom these forms of assistance

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Sleeping Giant State Park is still under construction months after the tornado. don’t apply, residents may continue to dispose of storm debris at the Hamden Public Works Lot, located at 1125 Shepard Ave. and the Hamden Transfer Station located at 231 Wintergreen Ave. in Hamden.

The Public Works Lot is open weekdays, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and the Transfer Station

is open Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and the first and third Saturday of the month from 8:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Disposal for residents is free at any lot but private contractors performing debris removal and disposal services must use Hamden Trans-

fer Station only. A town disposal license is required for all commercial operators and can be purchased at the Hamden Public Works HQ, located at 1125 Shepard Avenue.

The SGPA has continuously kept residents up-to-date about this process as well as fundraisers that have been ongoing since the disaster through their Facebook page. Some of these events included a Mic Check by No Worries Brewery Sept. 14 and Pint Night, a run by the New Haven Road Runners set for Sept. 27 in New Haven. Although constant efforts are being made, there is still no clear sign as to when the park will be reopened.

“While we are all anxious, the answer is, most likely NO,” the SGPA Facebook post wrote. “The State is working towards getting bids from landscape architects. In the meantime, now that the weather will be cooler, there are plans to seed the now cleared areas. For obvious reasons, thousands of footsteps on newly sown grass would not be helpful.”

Until the time when the park is reopened, SGPA continuously posts and reposts of updated areas of the park and what is being done by members of the town and volunteers to put back the pieces of the Giant.

“In the meantime, authorized trail maintenance workers are still clearing trails, some still impassable,” the SGPA Facebook post wrote.

“We share your impatience, but ... while the destruction happened in a matter of minutes, the restoration will take much more time.”

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Thursday, Sept. 27 Free flu vaccines With flu season coming up, there will be a flu clinic held on the North Haven campus. Flu vaccines will take place on Thursday, Sept.

27 from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m., in the Medicine, Health Science, Multi Purpose room MNH 105.

Grad school info session If you are thinking about graduate school, attend the session on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Attending this session will help answer all of your questions whether they be about the application process, interviews or more.

The Transatlatic Cable Christine Kinealy, professor of history and director of Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute will present her research on the importance of the Transatlantic Cable in post-war America Thursday, Sept. 27 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Irish Hunger Museum. The event is $5 for the general public and registration is required for Quinnipiac students.

Saturday, Sept. 29 Relay for Life Relay For Life is an 18-24 hour walking event to raise money for cancer patients and cancer research to support finding a cure. Students will come together to one day put an end to this disease. This fundraiser will be held Saturday, Sept. 29 at 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Burt Kahn Court.

For more information visit www.RelayForLife.org/QU.

Monday, Oct. 1 Voter registration The Student Government Association (SGA) and campus departments and offices will be tabling to encourage and assist students, faculty and staff in registering to vote, Monday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Center. Free items will be given to everyone who stops by.

Tuesday, Oct. 2 Fresh Check Day The Health and Wellness Center willhost Fresh Check Day, a fun mental health and wellness fair, Tuesday, Oct. 2 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Bobcat Way Lawn. Interactive booths, free food, entertainment and awesome prizes will be available for all students to enjoy.

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Grandniece of Irish artist John Mulvany speaks at Great Hunger Museum

By OWEN MEECH Staff Writer

The adventurous life of artist John Mulvany was on display Thursday, Sept. 20, when Anne Weber, Mulvany’s grandniece, presented his life’s work at Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum in Hamden.

Weber spoke with pride about the ups and downs of Mulvany’s life to a crowd of approximately 30 people – a life that she says “speaks to the survival of the Irish.”

Mulvany was an Irish immigrant who came to New York in 1851, in the midst of Ireland’s Great Hunger, a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration in Ireland that wiped out around 23 percent of the country. His work represents the Irish immigrant experience in America, as well as the settlement of the West, secret societies, terrorism and love.

Senior health science major Emily Alderman used to lived next to the Hunger Museum and decided to check out the event.

“I was intrigued to hear about John Mulvany’s life. I had never heard of him before, but after living in Whitney Village and driving by the Great Hunger Museum every day, I always wanted to check it out,” Alderman said. “I’m happy I came to the presentation.”

Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University is home to the world’s largest collection of visual art, artifacts and printed materials relating to the Irish Famine. It is the only museum in the world dedicated to Ireland’s Great Hunger.

Born in 1839 in County Meath, Ireland, Mulvany lived a life of struggle. His mother was widowed and he grew up with his brothers during Ireland’s darkest days. His parents suffered greatly under English landlords, instilling his deep nationalist feelings.

When his mother remarried a man with children, Mulvany realized he would not inherit any land.

Then he made the trek to America with his brother.

Mulvany spent some time at the National Academy of Design in New York when he arrived before taking to portrait painting and becoming a sketch artist during the Civil War. Mulvany is praised for the realism in his pieces.

In Ireland, Mulvany is known for his painting, The Battle of Aughrim, painted in 1885 and exhibited in Dublin in 2010. Weber called the painting a “rallying call for Irish nationalists.” He also painted

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Anne Weber speaks about her granduncle’s artwork on display at the Great Hunger Museum. the first large image of General Custer’s defeat by the Oglala Sioux Indians at Little Big Horn in 1876.

The painting, Custer’s Last Rally, was finished in 1881.

Throughout his career, Mulvany spent much time in Chicago, Washington D.C., New York and throughout the United States. Previously, he had studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Munich.

However, in 1871, a devastating fire in Chicago wiped out all of Mulvany’s sketches and artwork.

He depended on the kindness of his brother with whom he lived while he worked on rebuilding his career. Mulvany was able to get back on his feet in 1876 when his painting, Preliminary Trial of a Horse Thief, sold for $5,000–equivalent to over $92,000 in today’s economy, according to Weber.

Mulvany was also a lifelong member of Clan na Gael, an Irish secret society whose aim was Irish freedom from England. Weber said he narrowly escaped imprisonment by English authorities while researching uniforms for his Aughrim painting at the Tower of London. Mulvany was warned to leave before the tower was bombed by the Fenian dynamite campaign, orchestrated by Irish republicans against the British Empire.

Custer’s Last Rally spent 17 years on display

from coast to coast before selling for $25,000. H.J. Heinz took ownership in 1898 of Mulvany’s building and painting, which meant he could no longer profit from prints or showings.

Mulvany convinced Heinz to commission him to duplicate the painting, which he spent his last years creating. The original Custer painting sold for $3 million last year.

Of all the mysteries surrounding Mulvany’s life, one of the biggest questions remaining is his drowning death. In May of 1906, Mulvany was found floating in the East River in New York. His death was declared a suicide by the press, however Mulvany battled throat cancer and alcoholism in his final years.

Mulvany’s 1876 award-winning painting Preliminary Trial of a Horse Thief is part of the museum’s current exhibition, “Making America: The Irish in the Civil War Era,” highlighting the role the Irish played in America’s struggle to define itself as a nation.

Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum, located at 3011 Whitney Avenue, is open Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sundays, 1-5 p.m.

Quinnipiac takes strides for pediatric cancer awareness month

By KRISTEN ALTMEYER Contributing Writer

In honor of September being pediatric cancer awareness month, several Quinnipiac organizations are helping to support the cause including Quinnipiac’s chapter of Delta Delta Delta (Tri Delta).

Each year in the U.S., an estimated amount of 15,780 children between the ages of birth and 19 years old are diagnosed with cancer, according to the American Childhood Cancer Organization.

Something no one, especially a child should have to endure.

Quinnipiac Tri Delta members attended the St. Jude’s Walk/Run to End Cancer on Saturday Sept.

22. The 5k raised money for cancer research, so that one day down the road, there will not have to be a walk anymore.

“Eleven of our girls went to this event,” sophomore Olivia Desjarlais, Tri Delta’s director, said.

“This was a great opportunity for some sister bonding and it was for a cause that is near and dear to our hearts.”

Tri Delta’s philanthropy is childhood cancer awareness and their national partnership is with St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Since partnering with St. Jude’s in 1999, Tri Delta has raised over $58 million dollars for the hospital.

“In 2014, Tri Delta announced the largest commitment in St. Jude’s History, which was to raise $60 million in 10 years,” Desjarlais said. “We are currently four years into it and have raised over $33 million.”

St. Jude’s mission is to ensure that no family ever has to pay for treatment, travel, housing or food. They believe no family should ever have to worry about anything other than helping their

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Members of Tri Delta participated in St. Jude’s Walk/Run to End Cancer. child live.

The Stamford, Connecticut hospital branch was not the only one hosting a walk. All of the St. Jude’s across the country were also having one.

“The overall turnout was about 800 people,” Desjarlais recalled. “The Stamford one was a smaller walk, but we were still able to make an impact!”

Although this walk was on the smaller scale, the energy was still big.

“The atmosphere at the walk was so inspiring,” sophomore Jess Osmanski said. “Everyone was cheering each other on and being so supportive. I think it’s so great how different people from

different areas came together to support the same cause. It was so fun to meet other people who love St. Jude’s as much as I do.”

If you’re looking to get involved to help with a cure, the efforts do not stop in September.

Tri Delta is hosting “Cookout for a Cure” on Saturday, Oct. 20. This event will be a barbeque with lawn games on the Mount Carmel campus.

Quinnipiac’s campus crew Love Your Melon will also be having upcoming events to be on the lookout for. Love Your Melon’s mission is to provide a hat for every child with cancer. The company has since fulfilled that role.

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Another chance

Josh Gordon: currently the NFL’s most enabled player “[Josh Gordon] is a talented player, we’ll see how it goes,” were words said by New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick after being asked on how he envisioned Gordon helping the team.

On Tuesday, Sept.

18, the Cleveland Browns traded wide Contributing Writer receiver Josh Gordon to the New England Patriots in exchange for a 2019 fifthround pick. Reports from NFL insiders like ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport claim that his late arrival at a Sept. 15 practice as well as an injured hamstring that occured during a promotional video of him doing a 40-yard dash contributed to the Browns’ decision to trade him. These can be viewed as petty blunders, but continues Gordon’s pattern of irresponsible behavior.

From the New England perspective, it makes total sense why they want to acquire a player of Gordon’s caliber at this point in the season.

After a disappointing offensive performance in the team’s 31-20 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Pats intend to improve their lackluster receiving corps of Phillip Dorsett, Chris Hogan, Cordarrelle Patterson and others. New England has also been without one of their best targets in Julian Edelman for four weeks because he broke the NFL’s performance enhancing drug policy. This rule bans any substance or masking agents that can give an unfair advantage to a player.

With all that in mind, Gordon is a talent that should assist in reinvigorating the Patriots offense and hopefully elevating them to being one of the perennial contenders in the AFC. From the Cleveland Browns perspective, they decided that the 27-year-old Gordon was ultimately too unreliable as a talent to retain on the team for another week.

It can be argued that he may not be as useful of a receiving weapon after delivering a disappointing one reception for 17 yards game week one against the Pittsburgh Steelers. For the Browns, they may not think that Gordon is a player worth having on their team.

The Browns and the Patriots both have reasons for making the decision they made, but what I find myself most interested in is the perspective of Gordon himself.

In 2013, he was viewed as one of the top tier talents at the wide receiver position in all of the NFL. In 14 games, he hauled in 87 receptions for 1,646 yards and nine touchdowns.

During weeks 12 and 13, Gordon became the first player to finish with 200 receiving yards in two consecutive games.

He also led the league in yards and earned first team All-

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Pro honors. All of these accomplishments occurred all while he was 22 years old. Gordon’s ability to perform on the gridiron has never been questioned, however everything else about him outside of football has been.

Gordon has routinely committed wrongdoings in his use of drugs throughout his life without feeling that he will actually pay a price for his misconduct.

These missteps have followed him since his days in high school, where he was expelled for marijuana possession. He still ended up attending Lamar High, competing in multiple sports while also remaining involved in a gang where he dealt drugs along with other illegal activities. This was only the beginning of a string of times where Gordon did not suffer much consequence for his poor decisions.

At Baylor University, Gordon was arrested and suspended for 13 games of his sophomore season. Gordon also spoke on how a coach at Baylor helped him cheat his drug tests so he could remain eligible to play, according to a feature with Uninterrupted in October 2017.

Gordon was eventually suspended again and still took several offers to transfer to big Division I schools like UCLA, USC, Oregon and Utah. Another time where Gordon did not pay a price for his actions and continued to viewed as a valuable piece to a school even with the baggage he carried with him.

These teams didn’t seem to be dissuaded from taking a chance on him.

He went on to Utah and didn’t play a single game for the program. Once he was drafted in the NFL, he resumed his pattern of harmful behavior.

Since he has shown enough of his talent on the field, the Browns kept him on after he broke the NFL’s substance abuse policy as well as was arrested for DWI. In the same Uninterrupted feature, Gordon expressed how he’s made it this far with his issues.

“I’ve been enabled most of my life honestly,” Gordon said. “I’ve been enabled by coaches, teachers, professors – everybody pretty much gave me a second chance just because of my ability.”

In 2016, Gordon entered a rehabilitation center and stayed sober for six months and then suddenly returned back to his addiction of drugs and alcohol, where he described that point in his life as his “rock bottom” in an interview with GQ. He missed most of the 2017 season until returning week 13, playing the final five weeks of the season.

Coming into this year, Gordon received permission from the Browns organization to miss training camp so he could focus on his treatment plan. The Browns do this in hope he finishes a complete season. Up to this point, Gordon has missed 57 of a possible 82 games going into week 3 of the NFL season. “[Josh Gordon] is a talented player, we’ll see how it goes.”

That might be the most true statement ever made by Coach Belichick. It has been proven up to this point that Gordon will miss more games than he will play and has subsequently underachieve due to his bad habits.

Or it can be viewed that the “Patriot Way” that was able to make controversial and great receiver Randy Moss play excellent for the Pats can also be used to transform the career of Gordon.

It’s unclear what will happen in the upcoming games.

However, one thing I am sure about is that Gordon is currently the NFL’s most enabled athlete who continues to get chance after chance after his transgressions.

As per usual, whenever he makes a mistake on the field, another team is prepared to ignore the obvious and give another opportunity.

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Critique your students’ work Here is a list of things I believe professors should take into consideration for their classes. A professor or mentors honest feedback is just as important as the work itself. Next time your students hand something in, think about these questions below and consider giving your students some Managing Editor feedback, because without it we’ll never grow. **Disclaimer: this is directed toward professors who teach in the School of Communications, because I am a SoC major, but essentially this can apply to any class!

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What’s the point?

What’s really the point of a student handing in a project like a video, article or design if you aren’t going to tear it apart? What will that student get out of creating if they aren’t receiving critical feedback? Nothing.

A student will never get better if they don’t know how they can improve. Chances are you can pick out a couple of things in all of your students work that needs improving.

Tell them that! Don’t be afraid of putting a student on the spot or ‘hurting their feelings’ especially if you’re teaching in the SoC. They’ll get ripped apart in the real world so why not introduce them to that type of critical feedback now. That’s a huge part of the industry we never get to see, until it’s too late and we’ve graduated.

What does a letter grade really do for the student?

Nothing. Absolutely nothing. If your class is based off of letter grades being punched into the system, you’re do-

ing it backward. Forget the grades, the sun will still rise and everything will be okay, just consider doing things a little differently. Next time your students hand something in, grab your trusty red pen and dive in. Critique each piece until your hands hurt and you’re up late thinking about why you decided to become a professor, oh yeah! You wanted to help future generations, well here you go, here’s your shot, be honest with them and tell them when they aren’t producing acceptable work.

What are you afraid of?

Evaluate why you are so afraid of giving your students honest feedback. I hear so many professors apologize for critiquing my work afterward and I don’t think any apology is necessary. Critique sessions are apart of art classes; for example I take a photography class here and each week the professor picks apart our photos in a constructive way. More of what happens in art classes down the hallway, should also be happening in the classroom.

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Rape has no political party

Kavanaugh should be the defendant, not the judge

Why is the news focusing on political parties when it comes to a rape allegation and not on the act itself?

In the past two weeks, Brett Michael Kavanaugh, a lawyer for the U.S. Circuit Court in Washington D.C. and the recent nominee for U.S. Supreme Court Justice, has Design Editor been accused of sexual assault by Christine Blasey Ford, who went to high school with Kavanaugh.

Watching and reading the major news networks talk about this has consisted more of political statements rather than a focus on what truly happened.

Many U.S. politicians are victim shaming a scared woman for finally coming forward about a night that has haunted her all these decades. These politicians include both democrats and republicans alike, notably including President Donald Trump.

“The men in this country (should) just shut up,” junior democratic U.S. Senator from Hawaii Mazie Hirono told BBC in an article published on Sept. 19. “Not only do women like Dr. Ford, who bravely comes forward, need to be heard, but they need to be believed.”

Many people, including government officials, have stood behind Ford to encourage her to keep fighting this. Meanwhile, President Trump apologized to his nominee that he has to go through this inconvenience.

“I feel so badly for him that he’s going through this, to be honest with you,” President Trump said in a news conference, according to BBC. “This is not a man that deserves this.”

Kavanaugh has denied all allegations against him.

“I categorically and unequivocally deny this allegation. I did not do this back in high school or at any time,” Kavanaugh said, according to Fox News. Kavanaugh said he has no recollection of the alleged events.

Trump has been through his own series of sexual misconduct allegations during the presidential debates for the 2016 election, but he was still voted into office.

A video of Trump engaging in what many call “locker room talk” that was taped in 2005 surfaced during the election. In the video, Trump described how he will grab girls by the “pussy” and just start kissing them just because he was famous.

Trump believes that these two women coming forward is a political move, like the women who came forward during his election process in 2016. The difference here is that Trump wanted to make sure women knew he had the power because of his celebrity status. However, rape is rape, whether it be to ensure your power with your position, or just because you feel like it.

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This type of power and control to push women to have a sexual interaction with you is still rape or sexual misconduct.

No allegation should be overlooked just because the accused believes the victim is seeking their “15 minutes of fame.”

Republicans have different viewpoints on rape, especially a rape that happened in the 1980s, since laws indicate that the statute of limitations is on average 10 years for a rape crime.

If all of this is still not enough, Deborah Ramirez who attended Yale University with Kavanaugh, also came forward on Sept. 23 with her own allegations. Ramirez accused Kavanaugh of drunkenly exposing himself at a dorm party, thrusting his penis in her face and forcing her to touch it without her consent as she pushed him away, according to the New Yorker.

But still, President Trump believes these women are making these allegations solely for the gain of the democratic party. “[F]or people to come out of the woodwork from 36 years ago and 30 years ago and never mentioned it and all of a sudden it happens, in my opinion it’s totally political,” Trump said according to CNN. “It’s totally political.”

Many women and men have a hard time coming forward and reporting a rape. Twenty percent of women who have been raped have not reported it because they were afraid of retaliation, according to Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network.

Ford has been keeping this traumatic incident to herself these past 40 years and now her whole experience is suddenly under a microscope for the Trump administration and the republican party to analyze and dismiss.

Ford is still facing retaliation, although Ramirez coming forward changed the way the republican party is handling the situation.

Due to the timing of the allegations being made and the chances of having an unfair trial, Ford’s lawyer has encouraged her not to show up to testify in front of Congress on Sept.

24 until the FBI has done a full in-depth investigation against Kavanaugh, according to a CNN article published Sept. 18.

Both Kavanaugh and Ford will be testifying on Sept. 27.

With the timing of the allegations, both parties are skeptical. I believe whoever “wins” this investigation will cause an uproar. If Kavanaugh wins, republicans will ruin the advancement of rape culture. This verdict would potentially be sending the message that if the president and a Supreme Court Justice were not convicted for their sexual crimes, then anyone else could get away with them too.

If voted that Kavanaugh did not assault both women, rape culture will go backward in history and it will be even harder to hold rapists accountable for their actions in the future.

If Ford wins, then the democratic party has an increased chance of winning over the House of Representatives.

Ford and Ramirez coming forward will hopefully change rape culture for the better, but I think we will continue having a problem with rape as long as our government officials still consider it political.

On average, there are 321,500 victims (age 12 or older) of rape and sexual assault each year in the United States.

Of the sexual violence crimes not reported to police from 2005-2010, the victims (male and female) gave the following reasons for not reporting:

20% feared retaliation 13%

believed the police would not do anything to help

13% believed it was a personal matter 8% 8%

reported to a different official

7%

did not want to get the perpetrator in trouble

2%

believed the police could not do anything to help

believed it was not important enough to report

30% gave another reason, or did not cite one reason

Types of Rape: •Diminished Capacity Rape •Age-Related Rape •Incest •Partner Rape •Acquaintance Rape •Aggravated Rape Rape can occur in many other ways as well, including by strangers or in conjunction to a hate crime. However, it’s critical to remember that whatever form of rape occurs, it is always the fault of the rapist and never the fault of the victim.

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Chuck of all trades

A look into the records of Chuck Blue, Student Center vendor

By JASON SCHOELLKOPF Contributing Writer

Chuck Blue doesn’t have the most wellknown name at Quinnipiac, but his face is one of the most recognizable here. He sits in the Student Center behind tall stacks of old records and hangs up jerseys that catch the attention of any passersby. It’s common for him to strike up conversations with Quinnipiac students because he finds them kinder, more aware and more knowledgeable than those he meets at other schools. Students who meet Chuck Blue tend to find those same qualities in him.

Blue was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1952. When he was about 5 years old, he and his parents escaped Hungary during Soviet military occupation and lived in Austria as Hungarian refugees. In Austria, he learned to speak German.

Two years later, he and his parents moved to the U.S., where he was pressured to quickly become fluent in English. Not only did Blue need to learn two languages in the span of two years, but he had to quickly adjust to the culture.

“It was rough,” he said, chuckling. “You have to remember the time period was about 15 years after World War II, so there was still a very strong anti-Nazi kind of element still pervading the culture. So because of the way I looked and because my demeanor at the time was very Germanic-looking, I was perceived as being a kraut or a Nazi or whatever...I also had an accent at the time. I very quickly dropped the accent; I learned how to speak the language really quickly – out of necessity. I was winning spelling bees within a year after coming to the country. I had to.”

From there, Blue grew up in Stamford, Connecticut and he’s been visiting Quinnipiac as a vendor for 35 years.

“A friend of mine, who was in the jewelry business, thought that I was a good salesperson and recommended getting into the college circuit at the time,” Blue said. “Quinnipiac is one of the few schools I have left from that time.”

Blue started with schools like Wesleyan University and University of Connecticut, but has since cut back.

“I’m getting older now,” Blue said.

One of the reasons Blue keeps coming back

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In addition to being a vendor, Blue plays in a band and sells his own original music. to Quinnipiac is that he believes the people are consistently kind.

“You guys are so polite and so aware … everybody is always so nice to open doors for me and pick up things that I’ve dropped … I don’t get that in every place I go to. I would say that your politeness-level and gentility has always stayed the same… you guys are good people here.”

Along with jerseys, Blue sells a lot of records.

In the past several years, the listening medium that many people predicted would become extinct has made a huge comeback.

“It was a big surprise to me,” Blue said.

“I’m not even sure what made me bring 'em here. To be honest, it still surprises me. I do recordings and I do not think the quality of vinyls is better than CDs, personally. But I would say if I spoke to nine out of 10 students, they would say the opposite.”

Blue thinks so many people like vinyl because they are attracted to the aesthetic and allure of the period records came from. He claims that people associate records with the music of the 60’s and 70’s and view them positively because of the excellence of that music.

“There’s a certain romantic element to the

way things were when the great bands were around like The Beatles and The Stones and all that,” Blue said. “Records were really happening back then like 35, 40, 50 years ago. So I think that’s part of the element; there’s a great allure…

And I think subconsciously all the kids know that the music sucks now,” Blue laughed.

This distaste for current popular music is not just Blue's effort to glorify the classics, but rather a judgement based on his musical expertise.

“When I listen to music, I really listen for the nuances. I listen for subtleties. I’ll be honest, I’m not getting a lot [from the music of today]. " Blue mused about his own musical preferences, using them to explain his stance.

"You know, I’m a jazz guy, so I like overtones and weird chord patterns and stuff. I’m always listening to what’s disjointed and has interesting sounds to it. I’m not really being challenged by much of today’s music.”

Blue has been a self-taught pianist for about 60 years. In high school, he played jazz, blues and rock. In addition to playing the piano, he plays the flute and the harmonica.

He’s currently part of a two-man band called “In the Muse” and has sold his 2016 album, “Eclectic Cafe”, at his table in the

Student Center and online.

This year, Blue and his saxophonist made another album and released a song on YouTube called “The Journey.” In the coming months, he plans to release albums of his old works, which will include piano solo albums and songs he recorded in the 80’s with a band named “Children.” Blue believes he and his saxophonist will release another album as “In the Muse” in 2019.

Many dedicated musicians work with companies to promote and sell their albums.

Blue, however, never has.

“I never work with companies. I always did everything. I was always an independent...That’s all I know. I just don’t know how to follow anybody else’s rules,” he said.

Despite the fact that Blue began playing piano at the beginning of his life, he says he’s become a much better musician in the recent months than ever before. He owes this partly to a transcendent mindset that he has been experiencing lately.

“I think presently, I’m really being shaped,” he said thoughtfully. “I’m getting closer and closer to ether. I’m just feeling more and more in tune with my cosmic wellbeing. It’s kind of late in life but I feel very, very...I feel divine, you know? I guess I’m getting closer to God, I’d say, if I had to sum it up.”

As Blue reflects on his own life and how his experiences have made him who he is today, Blue offers some words of wisdom for Quinnipiac students: “Follow your vision. Don’t let naysayers say no to you. Don’t let anybody ever tell you that you’re not good enough or you can’t do something. Even when it appears that you are not good enough and can’t, it doesn’t matter. Really, really be stubborn in what you want. Like, really be stubborn. And I always tell my kids now: it’s okay to be selfish. ‘Cause you know, the world teaches you – especially ‘cause I was raised Catholic – you can’t be selfish. No, you can be selfish. You can be very, very selfish for what you want in life. Get it for yourself. Go after it.

No holds barred.”

“Eclectic Cafe” by Blue’s band, In The Muse, is available for purchase on Amazon, SoundCloud and CD Baby.

Magic on the court

Psychics, games and spirits filled the Rec Center at the annual Psychic Fair

By BRANTLEY BOYDA Contributing Writer

Last Friday night, Sept. 21, students were invited to Burt Kahn Court to participate in the Psychic Fair hosted by the Student Programming Board (SPB).

Just before the opening at 8 p.m., the traditions and community chair for SPB, Emma Shipton- the person in charge of the whole eventshared her thoughts.

“As we’re getting closer the nerves are kind of kicking in. There’s a lot of stuff to get done and we start in less than an hour,” Shipton said.

Nerves aside, Shipton was excited for the activities set up for the students to enjoy.

“We’ve brought in a bunch of psychics and they all have different specialties,” Shipton said.

The fair was set up with separate booths housing a different psychic and their specialty.

The students had options of visiting a booth for astrology, palm reading, archangels, astrodice,

tarot readings and ribbons.

“The students can experience [the booths] and then we have lawn games and lucky bamboo plants students can make for their dorm rooms while they wait in line,” Shipton said.

The games included giant Jenga and a bean bag toss, but most students were seen carrying around little bamboo plants that they were able to make. Each little glass container was filled with colorful water beads to make each plant a unique new dorm decoration for students. A magician was also making rounds to entertain the waiting students with his card tricks.

Students were excitedly chatting with friends, snacking on the desserts provided and trying to peek behind the curtains of the booths.

Some students, like sophomore criminal justice major Lindsey Downey, had an idea of where she wished to visit first.

“I’m looking forward to the tarot card readings. I think that they’re very interesting and

cool, something different,” Downey said while waiting for her reading.

Others attended the event just to see what the fair was like such as a freshman civil engineering major Steven Gomes.

As his first time visiting a psychic fair, Gomes didn’t know what to expect.

“I’ve just got a bamboo thing so far. My friend brought me along, so I’m kind of just seeing how it goes,” Gomes said.

Gomes also expressed his hesitancy about the readings.

“I’ve always been highly skeptical," Gomes said. "So, I’m kind of interested, but I’m still going to be very skeptical.”

Not alone in his beliefs, others voiced their hesitation about the practice as well.

“I’ve always wanted to try something like this, but I’ve been too afraid to pay for it.

To be able to do this kind of thing for free is nice,” senior film major John Ferraro said. "I

did a tarot reading. It was interesting, there were definitely some truths that were thrown in there. I think the reading was a little exaggerated, but I guess that’s kind of the medium in general. But it was fun, I think it’s some good advice that I got out of it.”

Some people did not approach the event with doubt like freshman journalism major Justin Blicht, who believed the reading would be “accurate.”

Others, like Downey, have had personal experiences with readings.

“I do tarot readings for myself,” Downey said. “But I think it’ll be cool to get a different perspective.”

With beliefs aside, the event was very popular like Shipton had predicted. The turnout was high and a lot of people had fun with set-up activities.

“I’m really excited to be a part of it,” Shipton said.

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Off the beaten path

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Even though the Sleeping Giant State Park remains closed indefinitely for restoration, there are other places where you can enjoy the autumn scenery.

Here are a few of the best ‘fall’back options nearby. –A. Guerra "Hike” to Yoga 275 Mt Carmel Ave. Hamden

Farmington Canal Heritage Trail 270 Sherman Ave. Hamden

If you’re not looking to go off campus, Reflective “Hike” to Yoga is still being offered this fall. Those interested can meet on the Lawn of the Albert Schweitzer Institute every other Monday at 4:30 p.m. The next Reflective “Hike” to Yoga will be on Oct. 8. Be sure to bring your own water and towel or blanket to do yoga on.

Seeking more of a nature walk than a hike? Look no further than Farmington Canal Heritage Trail. Its largest trail spans nearly 50 miles and offers spots for fishing, biking and of course, hiking. As the name implies, you may see some of the canal while traveling through this former railroad. Although this trail isn’t as close as the Sleeping Giant, it’s still conveniently located across the street from York Hill Campus.

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West Rock Ridge State Park 29 Main St. Hamden This local park is only a twenty minute drive from school, making it a popular alternative to the Sleeping Giant. It stretches across New Haven, Woodbridge and Hamden, and offers 21 miles of hiking trails. While on their hike, visitors can see about 200 square miles from different locations along the trails. These lookout points offer Instagram-worthy views of New Haven Harbor and the Long Island Sound, according to the park’s website.

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Roaring Brook Falls Park 857 Roaring Brook Rd. Cheshire If you’re looking for a shorter trail, the Roaring Brook Falls Park is the place to go. It offers one trail that is 1.4 miles long and loops back to the entrance.

The park features two waterfalls, one of them being 80 feet tall, making it one of the tallest in the state, according to newenglandfalls.com. Another interesting factor of this trail is that it is accessible to the public year-round.

A rundown on this week’s top entertainment news By: Jessica Simms MAROON 5 TO PLAY SUPER BOWL Maroon 5 has been booked as the performers for the halftime show for Super Bowl LIII. Although the National Football League and the rock group have not officially announced the information yet, insiders at Us Weekly have said that Maroon 5 has accepted the offer to perform at the halftime show.

The game is taking place in Atlanta on Sunday, Feb. 3 and right now, the band is on tour performing songs from the album “Red Pill Blues.” In the past, Super Bowl halftime shows have headlined stars such as Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars and Janet Jackson.

NEW NETFLIX HORROR SERIES TO BE RELEASED On Wednesday, Sept. 19, Netflix released a trailer for its new series called “The Haunting of Hill House,” based off of a Shirley Jackson novel. The series of ten episodes will begin streaming on Oct. 12 and is written and directed

by Mike Flanagan, who also directed the Netflix film “Gerald’s Game.” Although the show is adapted around the 1959 novel, Flanagan is changing the story a little, following a group of siblings who grew up at the Hill House and will have to return to this haunted house after a tragedy hits. The series will follow these siblings as they revisit the horrors that took place during their childhood. Stars such as Michiel Huisman, Carla Gugino, Timothy Hutton and Kate Siegel are going to be in the series.

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Naugatuck State Forest 225 Beacon Rd. Bethany This state forest is separated into five “blocks” – Mount Sanford (Cheshire and Hamden), East (Beacon Falls, Bethany, Naugatuck), West (Naugatuck, Oxford, Beacon Falls), Quillinan Reservoir (Seymour, Ansonia) and Great Hill (Seymour). Each block has its own combination of trails, which include the more popular Quinnipiac Trail and Naugatuck Trail, according to the park’s website. The forest also has scenic views of the Naugatuck River and other bodies of water.

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Southford Falls Park 175 Quaker Farms Rd. Southbury Originally the site of the Diamond Match Company, this park features the fast-flowing waterfalls of the Eight Mile Brook. The park covers 126 acres of land and the hiking trails that are open year-round. Besides hiking, visitors can go ice skating and fish for trout from the state’s fish hatcheries.

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Collis P. Huntington State Park 175 Sunset Hill Rd. Redding “Life-like sculptures of bears and wolves welcome your arrival to this peaceful and tranquil setting featuring open fields and dense woodlands,” according to the park’s website. The sculptures featured at the park entrance were made by Anna Hyatt Huntington, who made the Joan of Arc statue in New York City. The park has 1017 acres of land that include ponds, trails and woodlands.

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NEW DOCUMENTARY STARS THE QUEEN OF ENGLAND A trailer for the new documentary titled “Queen of the World” was released on Wednesday, Sept. 19, starring Queen Elizabeth II and the rest of the royal family. The documentary will be released will be available to the United States on HBO on Oct. 1. The documentary will include footage that followed the Queen and her family, staff and residences for over a year by telling the story how the Commonwealth has been the Queen’s passion throughout her life. Prince Charles and Camilla (Duchess of Cornwall), Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and Prince William and Kate Middleton will all be featured in the film.

Gillette Castle State Park 67 River Rd. East Haddam Yes, an actual castle resides in this park – and it was the private residence of the actor best known for his portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, William Gillette.

After the state of Connecticut purchased the land in 1943 from the executors of Gillette’s will, the castle and all the trails surrounding the area became open to the public to enjoy for free. On Oct. 7 at 2 p.m., volunteers of the park will host a half-mile walking tour of the landmarks along the trails.

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NEW SHOW FOR THE IRWIN FAMILY Bindi, Terri and Robert Irwin, family of the Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, were on the “Today” show Thursday, Sept. 20 to discuss their new series, “Crikey! It’s the Irwins.” The show will appear on Animal Planet with the family hoping it will uphold Steve’s legacy by maintaining his action-packed tendencies. Also during the interview, the Irwins brought in a few wild animals that included a rainbow boa, baby ostrich and a kangaroo. They had Tiffany Haddish, who also was on the “Today” show the same day, interact with the animals alongside the anchors. The Irwins’ show will premiere on Oct. 28.

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The wrath of Bell

Nickelodeon star 'finds a way' to fill Toad's Place

By MATTHEW FORTIN

Associate Arts & Life Editor

Unlike most Quinnipiac students, Friday night marked Drake Bell’s first ever stop at Toad’s Place.

The “Drake & Josh” child star turned acoustic rocker took the stage not long after 9 p.m.. Bell, dressed in black skinny jeans and a tribal looking shirt, began his set with a selection of some of his latest musical offerings.

Stripped down and heartfelt, Bell’s knack for strumming a guitar and softly singing pop-rock was on full display through his newer material.

That recent material was one of the biggest surprises of the evening. A quick scan of Bell’s iTunes page reveals three studio albums, two extended plays and a soundtrack album. The 32-year-old is a far more active musician than what his public persona suggests.

The college age mob was not shy in reminding him as to why they sacrificed $25 and their Friday evening. Repeatedly chanting “theme song, theme song” – suggesting he recite the opening number from “Drake & Josh” – it was clear that it was not to hear Bell sing his heart out on anything unrelated to Nickelodeon.

Not succumbing to the pressure, Bell persevered through a setlist featuring a handful of his latest songs, before erupting into “Makes Me Happy” and “I Found A Way.” Admittedly, the ending made sitting through a few snoozers worthwhile.

He may have stuck to his guns, but Bell was not happy about the crowd’s feedback,

read a since deleted tweet from Bell’s account.

“Screaming ‘theme song’ in the middle of other songs is not going to make me play it any sooner in the set,” he tweeted.

Posted Saturday morning, it’s only reasonable to infer that Bell was referring to the prior evening’s affairs.

That tweet expresses a frustration on Bell’s part that is unfounded, but understandable.

Putting oneself in Bell’s shoes, it’s easy to imagine being annoyed by the situation presented. He is touring to promote new music, trying to connect to his audience with new sounds and more mature songs. But his effort seemed lost on the buzzed crowd; they wanted the Drake Bell from “Drake & Josh” – regardless of the 11 years separating him and the series finale.

While that may be stagnating to a 32-year-old still trying to find his professional footing, Bell managed to fill a college town nightclub on a Friday night, all without having a hit song in over a decade. That in and of itself is impressive and almost unheard of. But getting a crowd would be impossible without the “theme song” crutch – which was made overwhelmingly obvious to be the only reason most of the audience was even there.

And maybe that was for good reason.

Bell’s latest work blurred together – and not in a good way. John Mayer-esque, breezy and nonchalant, the five or so songs he recited before the finale were uneventful.

They were pleasant, and Bell is by no means a bad musician. His guitar playing remains as agile and ever and his voice continues to

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And in that sense, it’s tough to feel bad for Bell. Considering the music he’s produced since his Nickelodeon days, it’s remarkable he can book the gigs as he does.

Drake Bell is by no means the only musician, or even celebrity who faces a similar plight. There are so many whose former stardom incessantly won’t get out of their way. They are doomed to strictly be a nostalgia act.

It’s possible to escape the mold, though.

Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Justin

Timberlake and Demi Lovato all went from child stars to pop stars in a fairly smooth transition. They are the exception, though.

Not the rule.

This is not to say that Drake Bell put on a bad show. He engaged the crowd, skillfully riffed his guitar and provided a strong vocal showing. It is to say, however, that it was the Nickelodeon produced music that brought the concert goers. And without that, Bell is no different than another singer-songwriter, looking for someone to listen.

That 'Venice Bitch'

Lana Del Rey excites fans with new music before album release

By TIM POWERS & MAHLET SUGEBO

Lana Del Rey has released two new end-of-the-summer jams called “Mariners Apartment Complex” and “Venice Bitch.”

This signals the release of her upcoming album titled “Norman Fucking Rockwell,” expected to be released in early 2019. This album comes two years after the Grammynominated album, “Lust for Life.”

The “Video Games” singer’s new album seems to be a nod to the sounds on her 2014 psychedelic album, “Ultraviolence.” As opposed to the baroque pop sounds on “Born to Die” and “Lust for Life,” this album might feature a more rock and psychedelic technique. Through the new songs, we can see Del Rey experimenting sonically, but we still see her signature retro persona.

Her retro style certainly does not appeal to every taste, with some saying that it’s a record-label creation. But some might argue, including Del Rey herself, that this is simply her personality and her choice of how she presents her art. Her style of music does not have to appear in everyone’s playlist, but that’s often seen as Del Rey’s point; to appeal, only, to a certain demographic.

“Venice Bitch” runs almost 10 minutes long, becoming the longest song in the singer’s catalogue. Del Rey experiments with the sounds of an electric guitar throughout, sounds never before heard in her music. Del Rey starts off the song with a bad bitch attitude saying “fresh out of fucks forever.” She goes on to rhyme “ice cream” with “ice queen,” signaling her signature cold-girl swagger she often gives off in her songs. The song’s lyrics are poetic, but not

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Del Rey's new album is expected to be released in early 2019. flashy. With a minimalistic sonic approach, she lets the lyrics and the melody speak for themselves.

Del Rey tells the story, to Zane Lowe of Beats 1 Radio, about showing the song to her managers saying, “I played it for my managers and I was like, ‘Yeah I think this is the single I want to put out,' and they were like it's 10 minutes long. Are you kidding me? It's called 'Venice Bitch.' Like why do you do this to us? Can you make a three minute normal pop song? I was like well, end of summer, some people just wanna drive around for 10 minutes get lost in some electric guitar.'"

However, “Mariners Apartment Complex,” the second song released, has a shorter run

time, coming in at four minutes. It also has a more somber atmosphere. The song alludes to her newfound strength in herself. In the line, “That people can change, that you don’t have to leave her. When everyone’s talking, you can make a stand.” She is possibly alluding to the beginning of her career. She faced a lot of criticism for her style and the integrity of her art. Del Rey said that despite the criticism, her true fans have stuck by her and her career has since flourished past the girl we saw in her mainstream debut.

Del Rey discussed the inspiration behind the title of her new album to Zane Lowe in an interview. "So the title track is called ‘'Norman Fucking Rockwell’ and it's kind of about this guy who is such a genius artist but

he thinks he’s the shit and he knows it and he like won't shut up talking about it," Del Rey said in an interview with Zane Lowe of Beats 1 Radio.

Del Rey also acknowledged the help of her producer Jack Antonoff in the creation of the album’s concept. “Working with Jack, I was in a little bit of a lighter mood because he was so funny,” Del Rey said in the interview. In addition to Del Rey, Antonoff has worked with pop heavyweights such as Taylor Swift and Lorde. Reciviving much acclaim for those productions, as well as acclaim for his work in the band “F.U.N.” Quinnipiac students had a wide range of responses. When asking students about Del Rey, many shared their previous experiences with the singer. Responses ranged from positive to negative.

“I have always liked Lana Del Rey’s way with lyrics, using few words to express her feelings,” freshman nursing major Margaret Lynch said. “I really liked (“Venice Bitch”).

It had more of an acoustic feel to it because of the guitar in the beginning which made it very relaxing and easy to listen to.”

Some complained of the song’s extensive runtime.

“There is absolutely no reason why a song should be ten minutes long,” freshman physical therapy major Gillian Scott said.w It’s safe to say that there are a lot of expectations riding on Del Rey’s shoulders to deliver the true artistry that she has embodied before. With Del Rey, we never know if her new work will lead to a controversy or a Grammy-nominated number one album.

We’ll have to wait and see.

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Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey rolls past Guelph In their first and only exhibition game, the Bobcats steamrolled the Ontario-based Gryphons “We try to limit their shots as much as we can, and I think for a first game we did pretty well,” Samoskevich said.

The Bobcats were 0-for-4 on the power play in the contest, but Samoskevich is confident that those opportunities will turn into goals.

Quinnipiac went 16-18-4 in the 2017-18 season, but junior defenseman Kati Tabin is optimistic about the season ahead.

“I think that everyone’s bought in early, and the biggest thing about Quinnipiac hockey is buying in,” Tabin said.

The Bobcats will begin regular season play at home on Friday, Sept. 28 in an outof-conference showdown with No. 7 Ohio State.

By KEVIN MEISELMAN Staff Writer

The Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team defeated the University of Guelph, 4-1, in an exhibition game at the People’s United Center in Hamden on Saturday.

The Bobcats dominated from start to finish, outshooting the Gryphons 29-3, and 15-2 in high danger scoring chances (shots taken from anywhere inside the faceoff dots).

Most of the action came in the first period, with sophomore forward Grace Markey opening up the scoring for the Bobcats just under four minutes into the game. Freshman defenseman Courtney Vorster followed with a goal of her own after cleaning up a juicy rebound with the backhand.

Quinnipiac took a 3-1 lead into the second period after senior captain Melissa Samoskevich scored her first in a two-goal performance. She tallied on the other late in the third period to secure the victory for the Bobcats.

Quinnipiac head coach Cassandra Turner spoke after the game and said she was pleased with the team’s performance.

“We’re happy with where we are,” Turner said. “We’re excited about some depth in our lineup at every position. Our new players did some really good things today, and our veterans the same.”

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After scoring just one goal throughout her entire freshman campaign, sophomore forward Grace Markey tallied one score in Saturday’s exhibition game.

Even though the Bobcats allowed just three shots on goal, Turner said there is still room for improvement.

“Our expectations defensively are really high. We had a number of opportunities

where we could have held them from getting the puck over the red line. Our goal against was just like that.”

Samoskevich also discussed the defensive effort in the postgame press conference.

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Quinnipiac men’s soccer tops Central Connecticut State for back-to-back wins

By JORDAN WOLFF Staff Writer

The Quinnipiac men’s soccer team (2-41) defeated Central Connecticut State (0-6) in Hamden on Friday by a score of 2-1.

Despite the victory, head coach Eric Da Costa still wants his team to play a more consistent game no matter the competition.

“In the first half, I felt we were a little too flat,” Da Costa said. “I think we underestimated them, even though we had a lot of time on the ball because we didn’t have the last four-to-five games due to the nature of our opponents. We took too much time on the ball and had too many touches and it led to a game of transitions when it didn’t have to be.”

The Bobcats started off the game by striking first as their senior midfielder and captain Matthew Taylor launched a kick 30 yards away from the box as it was able to find the back of the net to give a 1-0 lead.

CCSU didn’t give up as senior forward and leading goal scorer Louis Beddouri netted one to tie the game late in the first half.

Taylor wasn’t done, as both teams ended up in a stalemate until Taylor scored his second goal of the game in the 76th minute to ultimately lead to a 2-1 win. Taylor is the fourth Bobcat to score a goal this season, with freshman midfielder Oriac Vila Roxtes and junior midfielder Romain Daniellou scoring goals in

their 2-1 overtime win against Albany. Junior forward Eamon Whelan added four goals in the first five games.

Although Taylor is the one who gets the credit on the scoresheet, he gave his teammates credit for making the necessary plays.

“Came to me, Jeppe (Haerhe) with the brilliant ball, and I took it down was able to see the space and it deflected and went in,” Taylor said. “The second one was perfect positioning at the edge of the box and I just hit it in.”

Quinnipiac had to adjust to a more physical style of play on Friday as three players received yellow cards.

Graduating in 2001, Da Costa cites the history of these two teams playing as reasons for the increased physicality.

“In the old NEC, Quinnipiac vs. CCSU was a battle,” Da Costa said. “A lot of good play, bad play and red cards. For me it was great to see a local game filled with that type of competitiveness.”

As for what’s next for the Bobcats? They are finished with out of conference games and look ahead to their first MAAC game of the season Wednesday at Canisius.

Da Costa knows that his team has had its challenges at the beginning of the season, but understands that it has prepared them for what MAAC competition is going to look like.

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Senior forward Rashawn Dally is still scoreless this season, but he is third on the Bobcats with 10 shots, including two in Friday’s win over CCSU. “As we move towards the second half of the season, our non-conference games are used to prepare us and show what we need to play like going into conference games and learning lessons on how to pick up points during these games,” Da Costa said. “Now we move into league play and it’s not a flip of the switch but were prepared as to what happens within the next 10 games and what our season looks like.”

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RUNDOWN VOLLEYBALL Iona 3, QU 1 - Saturday Morgan Sherwin: 10 kills Kat Miller: 10 kills, 14 digs Maria Pansari: 33 assists Daniella Balsano: 14 digs QU 3, Manhattan 0 - Sunday Sherwin: 14 kills, 6 digs Lydia Jones: 13 kills Miller: 10 kills, 12 digs Pansari: 45 assists Alejandra Rodriguez: 14 digs FIELD HOCKEY QU 2, Georgetown 1 - Friday Elisa van Winkel: 1 goal Elisa Ruiz Martinez: 1 goal Marisa Larkin: 1 assist Hannah Teicher: 4 saves UMass Lowell 5, QU 1 - Sunday Alyssa Watson: 1 goal Makayla Adams: 1 assist Van Winkel - 2 SOG MEN’S SOCCER QU 2, Central Conn. State 1 - Tuesday Matthew Taylor: 2 goals, 4 SOG Jordan Bennett: 2 SOG Jared Mazzola: 3 saves WOMEN’S SOCCER QU 3, Fairfield 0 - Saturday Olivia Myszewski: 2 saves Kelsey Goldring: 2 goals, 3 SOG Selena Salas: 1 goal Hannah Reiter: 1 assist Lauren Triglione: 1 assist Jess Cascio: 1 assist MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY QU: 23rd finish out of 23 teams at Battle in Beantown WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY QU: 21st finish out of 24 teams at Battle in Beantown

GAMES TO WATCH WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU vs. Ohio State - Friday, 6 p.m.

QU vs. Ohio State - Saturday, 2 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL QU at Fairfield - Saturday, 7 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY QU at Liberty - Friday, 4 p.m.

MEN’S SOCCER QU at Canisius - Wednesday, 4 p.m.

WOMEN’S SOCCER QU vs. Iona - Wednesday, 3 p.m.

QU at Niagara - Saturday, 1 p.m.

RUGBY QU vs. Notre Dame College - Saturday, 1 p.m.

WOMEN’S TENNIS QU at Army Invitational - Friday - Sunday

GAME OF THE WEEK

Quinnipiac women’s soccer dominant in win over Fairfield The Bobcats recover from their MAAC opening tie with a big win over the Stags

By JARED PENNA Contributing Writer

The Quinnipiac women’s soccer team emerged victorious from its Saturday matchup against the Fairfield Stags. With a final score of 3-0, the Bobcats secured their first conference victory of the season, improving to 1-0-1 in the MAAC, and 4-4-1 on the year.

The Bobcats looked in control from the opening kickoff. They maintained possession for a large majority of the first half, doing an excellent job of preventing scoring opportunities for the visiting Stags. The Bobcats outshot the Stags (8-6) in the first half, but the quality of each teams’ shots varied greatly. Five of the Bobcats eight first-half shots (62 percent) were on-goal, compared to just one of the Stags’ six (16 percent) ending with the same result.

Inside of the first 20 minutes, Quinnipiac came close to putting in its first goal. A block by senior defender Katrina Friedman led to a promising possession for the Bobcats. She carried the ball up to the midfield line, where she passed up the right sideline to a streaking Lauren Triglione, a sophomore midfielder. Triglione took advantage of the beautiful pass and took the ball all the way to the 18-yard line, where she sent in a cross. On the receiving end of the pass was senior midfielder Madison Borowiec, who put the ball just inches over the crossbar from 10 yards out.

This was one of 12 total shots

attempted by the Bobcats.

In the 29th minute of the first half, junior forward Ally Grunstein was subbed into the game to replace senior forward Al Pelletier.

This move by head coach Dave Clarke proved to be the biggest of the game. Just two minutes after entering the game, Grunstein centered a ball to redshirt sophomore Kelsey Goldring, who snuck a shot passed Fairfield’s goalkeeper to record her first goal of the game and second of the season.

The scoring didn’t end there.

Just minutes before halftime, Grunstein worked her magic once more, sending in a cross to freshmen midfielder Selena Salas, who was able to put the ball in the back of the net quickly upon receiving it.

“I mean Selena, for a freshman, her soccer IQ helps her to be a true 10,” Clarke said. “To have a player like her, it’s tremendous and it’s just…she brings a calmness to the play. For a young freshman, she’s only going to get better. She’s a game changer.”

It was Grunstein who proved herself to be the biggest difference maker in Saturday’s game, however. She finished the game having assisted on all three goals, connecting with Goldring once more in the second half to tally her third assist. Goldring finished the day with two goals, with Salas netting the third.

“You always look to win,” Clarke said. “Then a good performance, score some goals, then a clean sheet, then get players in.

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The Bobcats had six shots on goal and scored on half of those shots in Saturday’s shutout win over Fairfield.

It’s rare that you get all five.”

The Bobcats did accomplish all five, but there’s more competition ahead.

In preparation for a home game against Iona on Wednesday, Clarke said he would prepare his team the same way he did for today.

“You can’t take anything for granted. What’s good about this team is that we’ve got a lot of seniors who know what the MAAC is about. The motivation for Iona is that Iona beat us last year. We won’t dwell on it as much but use it as a casual reminder.”

Having won three of their last four games, the Bobcats hope to ride this hot streak into Wednesday and take home another conference win when they’ll host Iona on Sept. 26 at 3 p.m.

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Quinnipiac volleyball sweeps Manhattan in MAAC win

Junior setter Mario Pansari (10) finished with 45 assists in Sunday’s win, bringing her season total to 435 – good for second in the MAAC.

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By BRYAN MURPHY Associate Sports Editor

The Quinnipiac volleyball team dominated the Manhattan Jaspers by a score of 3-0 on Sunday in Hamden, securing its second MAAC win of the season.

The Bobcats (3-11 overall, 2-2 MAAC) won the sets by scores of 25-15, 25-22 and 25-10. The

Jaspers fall to 0-15 on the season, with an 0-4 record in the MAAC. After losing to Iona 3-1 on Saturday, the Bobcats made the necessary adjustments to come out on top against Manhattan.

“We definitely improved on our serving, we didn’t miss as many serves today,” senior right-side hitter Kat Miller said. “And our

blocking and hitting was better.”

In set one, after being tied at seven, Quinnipiac rolled and outscored Manhattan 18-8 to win the set 25-15. Sophomore outside hitter Morgan Sherwin led the charge with five kills.

Set two proved to be more of a back-and-forth battle, as each team held leads at multiple points during the set. The Jaspers jumped out to an early 6-2 lead, and Quinnipiac head coach Kris Czaplinski took his first timeout of the set. “[The team] had to fix their energy,” Czaplinski said. “It’s what it comes down to. They have the technical skills, they have the scouting report, we just weren’t executing in a fashion that I thought this program should be.”

That fix in energy was evident right after the timeout, as the Bobcats put up six straight points and took a 10-6 lead. Manhattan would come back and it was a fight to the finish, but the Bobcats were able to close out with a 25-22 win.

In set three, it was all Quinnipiac. The Bobcat’s lead quickly turned into a 20-5 lead, as they scored 14 straight points and came away eventually with a 25-10 set win, finishing the 3-0 shut out.

For Quinnipiac, it was Sherwin and freshman middle hitter Lydia Jones who powered the of-

fense with 14 and 13 kills respectively. Junior setter Maria Pansari notched 45 assists as well.

The next matchup for the Bobcats will be against MAAC preseason favorite Fairfield, a team that has not lost a MAAC game since 2015. Sherwin knows what the Bobcats need to do to prepare for their tough matchup.

“A lot of hard work, we’ll be in the gym for quite awhile,” Sherwin said. “We’ll be working hard, watching film and just going over tendencies and everything we need to do.”

With the win today, Czaplinski kept it short as to what the team would take away from the game as they face the formidable Fairfield squad.

“To keep winning,” Czaplinski said.

The game against Fairfield (5-8 overall, 4-0 MAAC) will be in Fairfield on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 7 p.m.

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Clockwise from top left: Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey senior forward Melissa Samoskevich looks to get rid of the puck; senior forward Randi Marcon prepares for a faceoff against the Guelph opponent; sophomore forward Brooke Bonsteel skates sharply along with a Guelph player; freshman forward Lexie Adzija fires a shot toward the net.

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The Quinnipiac volleyball team put together its best hitting percentage of the year with a .314 kill percentage on Sunday.

The Quinnipiac women’s soccer team has three players tied for the team lead with three goals.

Quinnipiac women’s hockey senior Melissa Samoskevich enters 2018-19 with 86 career points, putting her seventh all-time in Quinnipiac scoring.

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Bobcats around the world ‘Footy’ phenom

By BRYAN MURPHY Associate Sports Editor

When considering your options for college, most students take their time, spending months scouting out schools and being tedious on where they want to spend their next four years.

It couldn’t have been more of the opposite for Quinnipiac rugby freshman Margot Vella.

“I made my decision really impulsively,” Vella said. “I was like, ‘I’m just gonna go.’”

Vella hails from Leppington, Australia, a suburb of Sydney. It’s a little over 10,000 miles to get from her Australian home to her Hamden residence. The fact that she made that decision so quickly is something to marvel at.

“I didn’t make my decision until two days before I actually left my country,” Vella said. “I booked a flight because the guy who scouted me said if you want to come, you have to be here at this date and I was like ‘Okay, I’m gonna be there.’ So I booked my flight and two days later I left the country.”

Backtrack a little bit to this past March and that’s when the process all started. Vella played for a club rugby team in Australia called Illawarra. The team travelled to Hong Kong in the spring, where they competed against other countries. While Vella had her focus on play-

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ing against teams from Singapore and Hong Kong, Quinnipiac had its focus on her. “[The scout] asked me if I wanted to come play and I looked into it a little bit further,” Vella said. “He gave me his information and I saw the campus and it was really pretty. I had heard that it’s a really good academic school so I knew I definitely wouldn’t be wasting my time if sports failed, I’d have a backup plan. I thought it would be a great opportunity.”

As you could imagine, it was quite the change for Vella. But the adrenaline rush of coming over to another country didn’t quite put in perspective what the change actually meant.

“It kind of emotionally didn’t hit me until I was over here in America,” Vella said.

“And I realized I couldn’t see my family, I couldn’t see my friends. It did kind of had a delayed onset for my emotions. It’s been a big change but the girls and the friends I have here have been really supportive, so I’ve been dealing with it fine.”

Not only was a change of scenery the situation with Vella, but a change in rugby.

In Australia, the rugby, or “footy” as it’s called down under, is played with seven players on the field, as opposed to the 15 players in the U.S. So, when Vella came over to begin her career at Quinnipiac, she was playing a style of play that she hadn’t experienced before. “[Adjusting] from Australia to America footy, it’s very different,” Vella said. “I think our Australian football isn’t as structured, we kind of just throw the ball around, we have a few plays that involve maybe like three people and then some support work.

Here, we have the whole back line involved in our plays and the forwards have such structured positions and I think it works really well. For us, it’s worked well in just providing guidance on how to play.”

Quinnipiac head coach Becky Carlson knows what skills Vella gathered while playing 7’s, but is also seeing how the transition has been for the Aussie.

“Margot’s speed is obviously a huge weapon but speed without an understanding of

angles and vision weakens that weapon,” Carlson said. “She has all three and despite coming from the 7’s game she has adapted well and used the weapons efficiently for 15’s.

While Vella is adapting to game play, the team is adjusting to unfamiliar territory.

After winning the NIRA championship the last three years, the team is off to a 1-2 start.

While the results may not be there, there were certainly positives to take away from their first few games.

“The girls have really high standards because of their reputation,” Vella said. “They hadn’t lost a game at home until this year so that was a big wake up call for us that we need to work on our weaknesses. But I think the losses really helped us identify specifically what areas needed work rather than versing easy teams where we could’ve won.”

Seeing what this team is capable of has boosted the team’s overall confidence from where they were to start to now.

“We’re a lot more confident,” Vella said. “We believe in ourselves a lot more now. We always believed in each other, but now we really know the abilities of each other and we can trust each other and try new things on the field as well.”

Individually, Vella has stood out this season. She’s one of two freshman who already have recorded two tries, the other being Clara Lemal-Brown. Given the fact that the team lost so many seniors, including standout Ilona Maher, the freshmen have a big role to fill, but Vella believes the group has that ability.

“I definitely think we’ve brought a lot of energy to the team and a lot of athleticism,” Vella said. “A few of the freshman are forwards, but we’re mainly backs, so I think more of that energy outside the field.”

Carlson reiterated Vella’s point, saying the freshmen “bring a new energy and are prepared to work.”

In terms of individuality, the speedy wing brings about characteristics that gel well with the team, both on and off the field.

“I think her spirit and willingness to work fits in well with this new group,” Carlson said. “And I wouldn’t credit that to her being

an international student as much as I would her just being an all-around great person.”

Quinnipiac is still looking at five games remaining on the year before the NIRA playoffs start. Even though it may feel early, after this weekend’s matchup on Saturday, Sept. 29 with Notre Dame College, the season will be halfway over. The team will be looking to build a winning streak after they defeated Norwich on Sept. 15.

Vella will need to continue to secure tries, but Carlson believes that Vella will ultimately be filling whatever necessary role for the team.

“Margot’s role will be one that she defines and given that she is such a team player I think it will depend on what the team needs and she will answer the call,” Carlson said.

Being only a freshman, Vella is just beginning her time here at Quinnipiac. In addition to finishing this seasons, she is still looking at three more years here as well. But the question of what to do after Quinnipiac left Vella pondering her options.

“I’m not really sure yet,” Vella said. “I’m supposed to be here for four years which is a really long time for me. After I’m not sure if I want to take up rugby here or if I want to try back home because it is home and it means a lot.”

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