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Your guide to the involvement fair, pages 6-7

STILL ON THE SIDE Title IX ruling upheld, competitive cheerleading not a sport

Juniors to park in Hogan Lot

By DANIEL GROSSO Associate News Editor

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An appeals court ruled that competitive cheerleading is not considered a sport under Title IX requirements. According to the docket, cheerleading is neither a recognized “sport” nor an “emerging sport” under NCAA guidelines.

By MATT EISENBERG Managing Editor

Competitive cheerleading was ruled not a sport in 2010, and two years later, it stays that way – for now.

The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that competitive cheerleading is not a sport under Title IX requirements on Aug. 7, upholding a U.S. District Court decision against Quinnipiac University. “[W]e reject Quinnipiac’s challenge to the district court’s finding that the school engaged in sex discrimination in violation of Title IX, and we affirm the order enjoining Quinnipiac from continuing such discrimination,” the court said in the docket.

After the university tried to cut the men’s golf, men’s track and field and women’s volleyball teams to make room for competitive cheerleading in 2009, the volleyball team sued the school, saying the university was not in compliance with Title IX, a federal law to prevent gender discrimination in varsity college athletics.

Title IX states: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be

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subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.”

The volleyball team said the university would not be in compliance with Title IX by not having the same female-to-male ratio of athletes as the school had students. The volleyball team said the university manipulated team rosters by counting some athletes who compete in more than one sport (e.g. women’s cross country and women’s indoor/ outdoor track and field) twice.

According to the docket, there was a 3.62 percent disparity between women’s varsity athletic participation (58.25 percent) and the women’s undergraduate population at the university (61.87 percent).

The university said that to make up for the fewer female athletes, a competitive cheerleading team would add 30 roster positions, according to the docket. However, competitive cheerleading was neither a recognized “sport” nor an “emerging sport” by the NCAA, so it was not considered a sport under Title IX. “[W]e acknowledge record evidence showing that competitive cheerleading can be physically chal-

lenging, requiring competitors to possess ‘strength, agility, and grace.’

Biediger v. Quinnipiac Univ., 728 F. Supp. 2d at 101. Similarly, we do not foreclose the possibility that the activity, with better organization and defined rules, might some day warrant recognition as a varsity sport.

But, like the district court, we conclude that the record evidence shows that ‘that time has not yet arrived,’” the court said.

U.S. District Court Judge Stefan R. Underhill ruled in 2010 that the university would need to comply with Title IX standards and keep the volleyball team through at least the 2010-11 season.

In addition to keeping the volleyball team, the university added acrobatics & tumbling, women’s golf and women’s rugby to further comply with Title IX standards.

“We expect the Second Circuit’s decision to finally persuade Quinnipiac and any other university in violation of Title IX to stop fighting gender equity and start providing meaningful and equal athletic opportunities for women,” Sandra Staub, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut, said in a press release.

After Quinnipiac said it was go-

ing to eliminate the volleyball team, the ACLU of Connecticut filed suit with three cooperating attorneys, including Jonathan Orleans of Pullman & Comley, LLC. “This year marks the 40th anniversary of Title IX, and it’s fitting that this decision underscores its importance,” Orleans said in a press release. “This is a great victory for Quinnipiac’s female student athletes and for women’s collegiate sports.”

The university filed an injunction on Dec. 21, 2011 to try and lift the case, but the federal appeals court ruled in favor of the volleyball team.

“The university naturally is disappointed that the court did not rule as it had hoped,” Vice President for Public Affairs Lynn Bushnell said in a statement to the Associated Press.

“Quinnipiac will continue to enhance opportunities for our female student-athletes, which include volleyball, acrobatics and tumbling, basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, tennis and indoor and outdoor track and field.”

The volleyball team will play its first game of the 2012 season on Aug. 25. Coaches and players were not available for comment.

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Plagued by unreliable shuttles and crowded lots, the commute to class was often a battle last year for Quinnipiac students and faculty. The Quinnipiac University Department of Public Safety wanted to make sure there are no such problems this year and has adjusted parking policies accordingly.

Chief of Public Safety David Barger said the department worked with the Student Government Association at the end of the spring semester and throughout the summer to create new rules and fix the university’s parking problems.

The new parking rules affect junior residents at Quinnipiac’s York Hill Campus as they can no longer park in North Lot. Instead, juniors must park in Hogan Lot past the Athletic Fields on the Mount Carmel Campus.

“Seniors felt that they were being pushed over to the Hogan Lot by juniors and, since they were upperclassmen, they felt that they should receive some preferential treatment,” Barger said.

The move does more than appease seniors; it also looks to alleviate congestion in North Lot, giving seniors, commuting students and faculty more space to park.

“What we’re concerned about is getting students, staff and faculty here in a timely manner,” Barger said.

Barger explained that by having juniors drive straight by the North Lot entrance and onto Hogan Road the traffic around Quinnipiac will be faster, reducing congestion on the roads surrounding the university.

The Department of Public Safety hopes the expedited traffic flow can get faculty and commuting students to classes on time.

Although the new parking rules will make commuting and parking easier for most students, there are some juniors who do not think the rules are fair.

Junior Jennifer Mercouris believes the parking should still be first-come, first-served.

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The Ed McMahon Mass Communications Center (top right) got a makeover during the summer, changing the layout of several rooms inside. The Carl Hansen Student Center finished up its exterior construction, while the inside is undergoing its finishing touches.

Removing the blue tarp Construction on Carl Hansen Student Center, Ed McMahon Mass Communications Center comes to end

By KATHERINE ROJAS News Editor

The class of 2016 was greeted with new paths and a clear quad, while the rest of the student body was thankful to see its campus back.

Many students found it relieving to see green instead of blue covering the quad.

“My first two years here, all I’ve seen is the blue fence,” junior Zack Daly said. “But now that it’s done, I’m really looking forward to seeing the finished product.”

After the three-to-five year process, according to Assistant Dean and Director of the Student Center Daniel Brown, the expansion of the Carl Hansen Student Center’s exterior is complete. However, small touches are being done on the inside.

The new addition to the student center resembles the Rocky Top Student Center with a fireplace and two grand staircases. A projector was also installed, placed over the fireplace, with side speakers.

While the inside of the expanded student center is getting into shape, the outside looks like it was always connected with the student center.

“I came back and it all looks like it’s been there for a million years, so they did

a good job,” junior Amanda LaSala said. “I think it looks really great, it took them too long to build it, but besides that it looks really good.”

The anticipated looks for the student center extension were available online; however, some students were disappointed that the photos weren’t actual shots.

I came back and it all looks like it’s been there for a million years, so they did a good job. I think it looks really great, it took them too long to build it, but besides that it looks really good.”

-Amanda LaSala

“I thought it was kind of unfair that Quinnipiac posted pictures of the ‘finished’ student center and then we get here and it’s not actually done, and those pictures were just mockups,” senior Caitlin Riblett said.

“It felt a little dishonest. This construction was supposed to be done years ago. It didn’t make sense to make it seem like it was done

when it wasn’t.”

The Ed McMahon Mass Communications Center also underwent summer construction. The old “newsroom,” room 253, is now opened with new glass windows and a new layout. The seating isn’t an ordinary classroom setup; however, it’s the traditional classroom with a “newsroom” twist.

“The room with the glass windows seems to be ideal for a class with discussion and presentations,” senior FVI major Josh Powers said. “I also love that they added Macs in the back for editing -- this was always an issue in the past; not having enough editing space come finals week.”

The second classroom in the Ed McMahon Mass Communications Center with a new look is room 260. Both classrooms were updated to add space and to make it easier for editing projects, Dean Lee Kamlet of Ed McMahon Mass Communications Center said in May. “I saw the two new classrooms in the School of Communications the week before classes started and I was shocked,” Powers said. “Both classrooms are extremely efficient with the use of space.”

Vice President of Facilities & Capital Planning Salvatore Filardi was not availble to comment on the construction’s completion date.

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Department of public safety The Quinnipiac University Department of Security recently changed its name to the Department of Public Safety during summer break. David Barger, the chief of public safety, said the name change was in part due to the connotation of security being personnel primarily responsible for protecting the buildngs. Although that is part of its job, the Department of Public Safety also creates a safe and secure environment for students, according to a video on MyQ. – R. Grant

North Haven campus tobaccofree

This past summer, Quinnipiac announced its goal of becoming a tobacco-free campus, aimed at reducing exposure to the negative health risks of second-hand smoke. The policy must be abided by students, faculty, employees and visitors. The North Haven Campus is the first Quinnipiac campus to implement such a policy. – S. Canny

York Hill parking on hold Seniors living on the York Hill Campus must park in the parking garage until the Department of Public Safety opens the senior parking lots. According to Chief of Public Safety, David Barger, there are still some students moving into senior housing, and some parking decals need to be printed. – D. Grosso

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Quinnipiac ‘Five Year Master Plan’ highlights new construction, housing plans amidst feud

By PHIL NOBILE Senior Writer

As part of an ongoing feud between Quinnipiac University and the town of Hamden, the university presented a comprehensive Five Year Master Plan to the town’s Planning & Zoning commission over the summer.

Quinnipiac’s attorney Bernard Pellegrino presented the plan that was meant to serve as a reassurance to the commission’s woes of Quinnipiac students living off campus, as per the town’s request. However, instead of reassurance, the commission found the plan inadequate with its demands.

The Five Year Master Plan explains how the university has attempted to “eliminate the culture of seniors living off campus” through the Senior Housing Experience: a program that touts cheaper and landlord-less alternatives, as well as exclusive senior-only events at the TD Bank Sports Center. Along with the Five Year Master Plan, pamphlets of information on the Senior Housing Experience were given out to Planning & Zoning Commissioners in an attempt to exemplify the university’s efforts in getting seniors back on Quinnipiac grounds.

The plan also states the possibility of increasing undergraduate bed availability by tripling up rooms that now serve as doubles, such as the Irma and Dana residence halls.

Commissioner Michelle Mastropetre dove into Pellegrino’s proclamation of senior housing, pointing out the irony of promoting perks of York Hill living while suggesting tripling up rooms as a housing solution. Pellegrino responded by calling York Hill the “Taj Mahal” of dormitory living, saying he would move in himself if he could.

The commission, however, described the current version of Quinnipiac’s plan as “unacceptable”, and threatened the future of Quinnipiac’s engineering school as a result. In a statement released by Assistant Town Planner Dan Kops, he suggested the “commission should adopt the policy that any expansion in facilities, such as the proposed engineering school will require the completion of the approved dormitories.”

Based on a university-conducted traffic study monitoring the driving habits of York Hill residents, Kops said letting seniors commute from York Hill is preferable to seniors renting off campus. However, Kops also stated that the commission “reluctantly recommend acceptance of the policy change, with the proviso that a shuttle between the Hamden and North Haven campuses be provided during daytime classes,” a feature the university vehemently opposes.

The statements by Kops, in regards to traffic and commuting policy, refer to the allowance of York Hill seniors to park on the Mount Carmel Campus. Notwithstanding this fact, as of February 2012, not only senior but junior York Hill residents can park on the Mount Carmel campus at free will. The policy change came after an almost semester-long ban on junior parking, initiated last fall.

Other parts of the plan show blueprints for projected areas of construction and readjustment. Some changes include moving the School of Law to North Haven and replacing the vacant building with all Schools of Business and the new School of Engineering, as well as the creation of future academic buildings in North Lot and College of Arts and Sciences.

Five-year master plan

-Law School moved to North Haven, Schools of Business & Engineering moved to previous Law School building (page 3) -Future academic buildings in the parking lot of North Lot and the parking lot of CAS (page 3) -Athletic center extension into North Lot (page 3) -Future athletic fields at York Hill campus next to Parking Garage (page 4) -Future residence halls (in accordance with 2006 master plan) at York Hill (page 4) -“Eliminate the culture of seniors living off campus” through senior housing experience (page 5) -Available beds can be increased by 372 with the possibility of tripling students up in rooms that used to be triples (i.e. Irma/Dana) (page 6) -Available beds can be increased by acquiring more QU owned houses / more construction on York Hill

Barger: ‘Using the shuttles is a much more effective way of utilizing money’ PARKING from cover “I can understand the frustration coming from some of the juniors,” Mercouris said.

“Having to walk from behind Mountainview to [the College of Arts and Sciences] means you’d have to leave almost half an hour early.”

But despite the longer walk to class, Barger made it clear the new rules are not meant to prevent juniors from driving to the Mount Carmel Campus.

“I don’t look at it as deterring juniors from driving down,” Barger said. “But I can empathize with seniors saying, ‘We’ve been here four years; we’re living on campus in [university] housing, we would like to park in the North Lot.” The Department of Public Safety did more than just delegate junior parking to North Lot. Barger is confident the York Hill shuttles will be on a more consistent schedule this year and urges students to use them to commute to the Mount Carmel Campus. While the shuttles may not be the most convenient option, Barger believes they are the best means of transit to class for York Hill residents.

“Gas is now going to be up over $4 per gallon here in Connecticut,” Barger said. “Eco-

nomically speaking, for the student, using the shuttles is a much more effective way of utilizing money.”

Barger also emphasized that the shuttles are ultimately paid for through students’ bills to the university each year. Besides saving money on gas, he said students should use the shuttles as much as possible because, at the end of the day, they are paying for the buses. “[Students] are paying for the service already. Why not utilize it?” Barger said. “It’s like having an E-ZPass and driving down the New Jersey Turnpike and driving in the cash lane the entire time.”

By riding the shuttles, Barger said students can help keep the shuttle schedule consistent and on time.

The chief also noted that the Department of Public Safety is monitoring shuttle traffic at the beginning of the school year and is open to the possibility of adding additional shuttles if there is enough demand for the buses.

With new parking regulations and a better shuttle system the Quinnipiac Department of Public Safety is looking to create a more efficient and easier commute for all of Quinnipiac’s students.

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When you live within walking distance of helping others at the same time is unmatchable. the coast, hot days and cool summer nights If you’ve ever volunteered before or even just are expected to transpire one place and completed a small task that you didn’t have one place only, on the sand. I intended on to for someone, you know what I’m talkspending my vacation like any other kid ing about. from central New Jersey, at the beach.

I understand that not everyone will However, when I told my friends I conquer his or her deepest, darkest would be spending one week in Lexfear during the Big Event or gain ington, Ky. to work with Habitat for some new life perspective filing paHumanity while staying at a place pers at town hall. However, whether KATIE O’BRIEN called Christian Bluegrass Camp, I Photography Editor or not you realize it, volunteering will @KatieOhBeee was greeted with looks of confusion. bring you out of your comfort zone “Why Kentucky? Can’t you pick some- and force you to engage in things you wouldn’t where else? What about work? It’s going to have before. And if nothing else, you’ll feel a be SO HOT,” were the most common re- little better about yourself because you didn’t sponses I received when I told my friends and spend your summer sitting on the couch eating family about my plans. I typically answered Cheetos and playing Xbox. with a confident, “No you guys, I think it’s You don’t have to rip siding off a house going to be really cool.” I was determined not in order to “do something” with your summer to let anyone make me doubt my decision to vacation. Whether it’s something as small as volunteer. working at a local animal shelter or road tripWorking on the Habitat site, I did things I ping across the country to work with Habitat, never imagined I would have the courage to do. any kind of volunteering makes an impact.

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Like the childhood game of ‘Telephone’, news of this year’s discontinuation of toilet paper and trash bags at York Hill finally made its way around the campus. Students were forced to rely on word of mouth to get the update about the amenities that we now need to supply on our own. One would think that Residential Life would inform residents of their new responsibility by email. But no, clearly they only blast our emails with information about where not to park. How convenient.

Quinnipiac has now removed some of our most basic amenities, and continues to do so every year. As a junior in Crescent last year, we had to clean our own suites including the bathroom, which had been done for us the past two years. Then we were informed that the Townhouses, rooms with the largest space on the Hill, were not an option for seniors anymore. Now this.

I’m still living on campus, just like the students at Mount Carmel. I pay the same amount of tuition. If they receive these benefits, why can’t we? Also, if the university is trying to attract upperclassmen to remain on campus rather than move off, Res Life needs to start throwing us a bone.

I’m not asking for some two-ply, Charmin Ultra Soft with embossed patterns or odorblocking Hefty bags. I’m asking for the basics that were supplied in the past. Though I’ve heard complaints about the quality of the trash bags and toilet paper, the issue isn’t about quality, but rather quantity. Receiving nothing is simply unfair.

At the end of the day, it’s not as much about the extra expense I now have to shell out, but the false perception that living on campus is better. I hate to sound ungrateful, but why am I living on campus as a senior again? Right now all I have is a stuffy room, low water pressure in the shower, no trash bags and no toilet paper. What’s next?

Someone remind me why life is better on the Hill.

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Staying fit: REALITY CHECK with Matt Busekroos motivation is key G OER H C A A S E B EW RE B Ever since I got back to school, a lot of or my diet. people have been saying I look different.

Why did I do it? I don’t know exactly.

Sure, there’s the new haircut that I’ve I’ve always wanted to get in better shape, been rocking, but a lot of people have get better at sports and walk out of Quinsaid I look bigger. nipiac with an intramural championship No, I didn’t get fat. I went to the T-shirt. gym. A lot.

The only regret I have is waiting Once spring semester ended, for the summer to start. I feel great I wanted to put an emphasis on now and know that doing it’s gogetting in shape. I was always a ing to help my health in the long skinny kid, so I decided I would run. But now comes the hard part: go to the gym and eat healthier keeping it up. At home, I had to MATT EISENBERG more often. balance going to the gym with Managing Editor It isn’t something that’s my internship, but here there’s @matteisenberg42 easy to do, that’s for sure. You class, schoolwork and work have to force yourself to go to the gym and with four organizations that need to be balto eat healthier. It’s a combination of those anced with my gym schedule. two to get in better shape, but it’s mostly Nobody ever said it was going to be easy, work ethic and will power. and it’s not. The key is finding the time and I kept track of everything I ate over finding the motivation to keep going. the summer every day with an app, drank I know I’m not the strongest or the fasta protein shake almost every day, main- est, and I’m not trying to be the strongest tained a schedule that allowed me to go or the fastest. I’m trying to be stronger and to the gym several times a week and made faster than I was yesterday. That’s all the sure I didn’t cheat on either my workout motivation I need.

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itting on the beach is one of my favorite pastimes during the humid and sticky summer months. It doesn’t get better than hearing the waves crash at my feet while reading the latest S&M novel to hit the mainstream (you know the one).

There is nothing like my body frying under the sun, and leaving the beach with a killer tan. Literally. After this summer, I’m probably a few freckles short of melanoma.

Aside from the perks that come from sitting on the beach, I recognized some annoying habits from fellow beach goers that need to end immediately. This is a forewarning to those going on Labor Day weekend. Please, take the hint.

First, you are visiting the beach for a few hours-you’re not moving there. Thanks in advance for putting up a giant tent. You

SGA UPDATE Bobcats, We are back! I hope everyone had a relaxing and enjoyable summer. First, I want to welcome The Class of 2016 to the Quinnipiac University community. Since it is the first week of school, things can get a little stressful. However, it is also a very exciting time to start getting aclamated to this environment that so many Bobcats call home.

Take a risk by meeting new people and getting involved on campus. You never know who you are going to become friends with and what experiences may follow. Second, I would like to welcome back the returning student body. If anybody has any questions or concerns throughout these next couple of weeks, please contact the SGA executive board. Our offices are located on the 2nd floor of Cafe Q across from the Rotunda.

We would love to meet new faces and work with you throughout your Quinnipiac experience. Lastly, make sure to stop by our table at the Involvement Fair on Wednesday, August 29th on the Quad. We will be giving out drawstring bags and frisbees and are more than happy to talk to you about freshman elections if you are interested in becoming elected. Seniors, we also have spots available if you would like to run for a position. In order to run, you must attend one of the information sessions that will begin on Thursday, August 20th through Wednesday, September 5th. Stop by to find out the exact times and locations for the information sessions. Elections for both the freshman and senior class will take place on Wednesday, September 19th. Have a great first week of class and welcome back!

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really know how to save room for everyone else. I’m sure Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Keith, cousins Susie and Chip and everyone else in your extended family that travel together absolutely needs that badminton net.

And I’m positive the giant blow up device anchored in the ocean is going to be used at all.

In fact, I am willing to bet Dad will take the time to blow it up and no one will use it.

When you go to the beach, you learn to adapt to your surroundings. I learn to swim past the jellyfish and manage to not step on any crabs. Unfortunately, some fellow beachgoers are not nearly as swift as I am.

Let’s face it: seagulls are a friend to no one. They eat your food and then proceed to let it out all over you without a care in the world. Next time you feed the seagull, please remember that karma isn’t just a funny word. You will be the seagull’s next victim.

Next, please don’t ask me to watch your children for you. There is a reason I don’t have any of my own. Watching my six-yearold nephew is taxing enough. If you need a babysitter, please let me refer you to Ann M. Martin, who devised a club several years ago for your babysitting needs. You can count on Kristy, Claudia or Mary Ann, and they will be sure to count on you.

Whether you turn to the right and see the rock hard pecs of the lifeguard that could poke an eye out or the bros to your left drinking themselves to oblivion, the beach is full of several inescapable dangers. It’s probably best to heed the beach’s warning to not climb on the rocks. There is a reason for those warnings and signs.

Lastly, stepping foot in the water for the first time during a day at the beach can be a chilling experience, to say the least. You can imagine my frustration when children think it’s hilarious to splash their elders.

It’s not so funny when I splash back, apparently. Double standard.

Matt Busekroos is a graduate student studying Interactive Media. He has never splashed people in the ocean or climbed on rocks or fed seagulls at the beach.

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Accounting Society American Marketing Association Athletic Training Club Behavioral Neuroscience Club (BNS) Computer Information Systems Society (CISS) Diagnostic Imaging Society Economic and Finance Club History Club International Business Society Investment Club Physical Therapy Club Pre-Health Professionals Society Pre-Law Society Psychology Club Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Quinnipiac Association of Black Journalists Quinnipiac Future Teachers Organization Quinnipiac Student Nurses’ Association (QSNA) Quinnipiac University Game Club Quixotic Society for Anthropological Research Society, Justice and Life Club Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Society for the Advancement of Management Student Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA) Students of Philosophical Hypothesis in Academia (SOPHIA) The Chemistry/Biochemistry Organization The College Group at QU Undergraduate Physician Assistant Club Paws and People

CULTURAL, SPIRITUAL & IDENTITY • ALANA + I Mentoring Program • Asain Student Alliance (ASA) • Assocaition to Maxamize Italian Cultural Influence (AMICI) • Black Student Union (BSU) • BRANCHES Campus Ministry • Gay, Lesbian and Straight Supporters (GLASS) • Hillel • International Student Association • Latino Cultural Society (LCS) • Muslim Student Association (MSA) • Quinnipiac Christian Fellowship • Quinnipiac Hellenic Society • Quinnipiac University College Chapter, National Association of Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) • Quinnipiac University Irish Club (QUIC) • Quinnipiac’s Knights of Clumbus Council No. 14277 • South Asian Society (SAS) • Women In Support of Humanity (WISH)

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Anime Club Dance Company Praise “2” Him Ensemble Quinnipiac Ballroom Society Quinnipiac University Outreach Through Expression (QUOTE) QU M.U.S.I.C. QU Photography Club QU Spirit QU Legends Quinnipiac Film Society Quinnipiac University Social Media (QUSM) The A Cappella Group

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GOVERNMENT & PROGRAM BOARDS • • • • • • • •

Infraternity Council Panhellenic Council Quinnipiac University After Dark (QUAD) Quinnipiac University Commuter Student Council Residence Hall Council (RHC) Student Alumni Association Student Government Assocation (SGA) Student Programming Board (SBP)

HONOR SOCIETIES • • • • •

Lambda Pi Eta (Communications Honorary) Phi Sigma (Biological Sciences Honorary) Pi Theta Epsilon (OT Honorary) Psi Chi (Psychology Honorary) Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing Honorary)

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INVOLVEMENT FAIR

f each semester. It is an excellent opportunity for ny student organizations Quinnipiac has to offer.

POLITICAL & ADVOCACY • • • • • • • • • • •

Albert Schweitzer Institute Club Invisible Children Global Affairs Association Quinnipiac University Democrats Quinnipiac University Republicans Quinnipiac Young Americans for Liberty Students for Environmental Action (SEA) Students Veteran Organization (SVO) Students for Education Reform Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) VITA (Pro-Life Awareness)

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STUDENT MEDIA

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Montage (literary magazine) Q30 (television) QU Interactive Design (multimedia design) Quinnipiac Bobcats Sport Network (on-line broadcast) QuinniPR (public relations firm) The Chronicle (newpaper) The Summit Yearbook WQAQ 98.1 FM (radio station)

SPIRIT GROUPS • • • •

Dance Fusion Kick Line Pep Band Sideline Cheer

Decent Car Roadtrips QU Chess QU Cycling Club QU Golf QU Snow Quinnipiac University Paintball Club The Quinnipiac Running Club Ultimate Frisbee 101

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Big Event Community Action Project (CAP) Habitat for Humanity Relay for Life Roots and Shoots Rotaract Club

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The U.S. saw many random acts of violence this summer. James Holmes shot 12 and wounded dozens during the premiere of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Colorado, and two were killed outside the Empire State Building on August 24. C. Boudreau

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THE RUNDOWN MEN’S SOCCER Boston College 2, QU 1 – Friday Will Daniels: 1 goal Borja Angoitia: 2 saves WOMEN’S SOCCER QU 1, Providence 0 – Sunday Aine McKeever: 1 goal Jill Kelley: 5 saves

GAMES TO WATCH WOMEN’S SOCCER QU (1-0) vs. Vermont (1-3) – Friday, 3 p.m.

QU (1-0) at Holy Cross (1-0-1) – Sunday, noon FIELD HOCKEY QU (2-0) vs. Boston College (2-0) – Friday, 3:30 p.m.

FIELD HOCKEY QU (2-0) at Yale (0-0) – Sunday, 1 p.m.

WOMEN’S RUGBY QU (0-0) at Eastern Illinois (0-0) – Saturday, 1 p.m.

Quinnipiac Bobcats Sports Network is your source for live broadcasts.

Follow @QUChronSports for live updates during games.

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CAPTAIN SIGNS DEAL Zurevinski pens deal with second AHL team

By BRYAN LIPINER Social Media Manager

Former Quinnipiac men’s hockey captain Scott Zurevinski signed with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins Thursday.

The Penguins, who signed two other players in addition to Zurevinski, are the AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Zurevinski had previously signed with the St. John’s IceCaps, the AHL affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets, on March 17. In eight games with St. John’s, Zurevinski recorded a +/- of -1, while taking eight shots on goal and notching 11 penalty minutes.

In 2011-2012, Zurevinski recorded 19 points in 39 games played with the Bobcats, including five goals. He also finished second on the team in penalty minutes with 64.

In 155 career games with the Bobcats, Zurevinski totaled 92 points, including 46 goals. Zurevinski captained the team during his junior and senior seasons after recording 30 points during his sophomore season.

He was offered a two-year con-

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Last year’s men’s ice hockey captain Scott Zurevinski signed his second contract with an AHL team this summer, inking a deal with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. tract by the Vancouver Canucks after his sophomore season, but turned it down to stay at Quinnipiac for two more years.

Zurevinski is not the only former

Bobcat to play in the AHL. Former goaltender Dan Clarke signed a deal with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers last March.

Several other Bobcats, includ-

ing Eric Lampe and Brandon Wong, have been playing professionally for teams that compete in the ECHL.

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FORMER KEEPER IN MLS Hall signs with Toronto F.C.

walked out of the Rogers Centre tunnel and gazed at the crowd.

“It had to be over 15,000 people there two hours prior to the game starting,” said Hall, a former all-

Northeast Conference First Team goalkeeper for the Bobcats.

Two years and two months after he graduated from Quinnipiac, where he made the most saves among all Division I teams his senior season, Hall, 27, started for Toronto FC in an exhibition match against Liverpool, which plays in the English Premier League.

“Playing against Liverpool is something I will never forget,” Hall said. “They are a historic name in European football. It was a nice experience because playing against top players that consistently do the right things keeps you focused in the game for longer periods and drains you, because at any given time they are capable of doing something magical. It was something that really gives me incentive to push for more.”

Quinnipiac men’s soccer head coach Eric Da Costa, who tutored Hall for three years, watched the nationally-televised game and said he was proud of his former goalie.

“For Freddy to compete against them must have been a tremendous experience for him and something he will not soon forget,” Da Costa said in a press release. “Freddy is still a young professional and continues to prove himself. I have always said he will go on to do great things and he

is well on his way.”

Hall, a St. George, Bermuda, native, led his team to a 1-1 draw in the World Football Challenge. With a crowd of 33,087 in attendance, Hall said he was ready when the spotlight was on him.

“It’s something about playing in front of that amount of people, it gives you a crazy rush,” Hall said.

“You have to be able to handle the pressure and be able to zone the crowd out and just do the things you have been drilled in. Everyone wants to be on the pitch; that’s where you show all the hard work you have done on the training pitch.”

After playing against Liverpool while on trial, Toronto offered Hall a contract. Since his debut, Hall has allowed three goals in two games and gave Toronto a 1-1 draw vs.

Houston last Saturday.

“He performed well during his trial period with our club and played well against Liverpool,” Toronto FC Head Coach and Director of Soccer Operations Paul Mariner said in a release. “We are pleased to sign him.”

Hall played with Bermuda’s U17 and U21 national teams before playing in the Premier Development League of the USL. After a stint with the Bermuda Hogges, Hall signed with Northampton Town FC, which plays in English Football

No. 11 Boston College.

Highlights include a rivalry game against Yale Sept. 14 and the season’s first conference match against last year’s NEC champion, Monmouth, Sept. 28.

Quinnipiac closes out its regular season with matchups against Central Connecticut State and Fairleigh Dickinson on Nov. 2 and 4 before beginning the NEC playoffs on Nov. 9. Last year the Blue Devils were the No. 4 seed in the NEC tournament.

However, they have a one year playoff ban this season due to poor Academic Progress Rate scores which are given out by the NCAA. The women’s soccer team will be without leading goal scorer Furtuna Velaj but will add six new freshmen

to the lineup. From 2011, team runner-up in points, Shauna Edwards, will be back this fall, and will look to improve on her nine points from last season. Beck Kiting and Crystal Burns will also return to the Bobcats this season. The two combined for 13 points last year.

Quinnipiac began regular season play on Sunday against Providence, a contest it took, 1-0. Quinnipiac next squares off against Vermont on Friday before taking on the College of the Holy Cross and New Jersey Institute of Technology on the road on Sept. 2 and 7.

The Bobcats then enter a stretch in which they play four of their next five games at home, including their first conference game on Sept. 21

against Fairleigh Dickinson. After taking on Central Connecticut State at home Sept. 23, Quinnipiac takes on last year’s NEC tournament

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While at Quinnipiac, Freddy Hall led the Bobcats to their first-ever NEC Championship game as a senior in 2009.

By MATT EISENBERG Managing Editor

Before he warmed up for his major league soccer debut, Freddy Hall

League Two. Hall said he still keeps in touch with several people from his Quinnipiac days, including Da Costa, coach Graciano Brito and former teammate Shane Recklet.

“Everyone has been very supportive. It’s a great feeling when you know people have your back and want to see you do well,” he said.

“It gives you reason to push through when things get hard and you want to give up.

Hall is still young, about to enter his prime, and has aspirations of playing in Europe, but for now he is living in the moment.

“I never thought I would be in the MLS at this stage of my professional career,” Hall said. “However, we never know the path life may take us. I definitely am glad that I am here though.”

“It’s something about playing in front of that amount of people, it gives you a crazy rush.”

— FREDDY HALL FORMER QUINNIPIAC MEN’S SOCCER GOALKEEPER

KICKING OFF THE YEAR Soccer teams aim to exceed expectations

By BRYAN LIPINER Social Media Manager

After playing to identical 4-6 records in conference play in 2011, Quinnipiac men’s and women’s soccer aim to reverse their luck in 2012.

The men’s soccer team welcomes eight new freshmen this fall, five defenders, two goalkeepers, and one midfielder. Returning players to the 2012 squad include leading scorer, Phil Suprise, along with forward Ola Ogunjobi, and junior Tim Quigley. Suprise, Ogunjobi, and Quigley combined for 29 points in 2011, and are three of the top four returning scorers. Suprise led the pack last fall with 14 points to his name.

The men’s team started off their 2012 campaign with a 2-1 loss to

champion LIU-Brooklyn in an away match on Sept. 28 before returning home to square off against Monmouth on Sept. 30.

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Men’s soccer forward Phil Suprise (left) dribbles the ball around two Boston College defenders in Friday’s game; women’s soccer players Angela Ellison and Maggie Yahn battle for the ball during Sunday’s game vs. Providence.

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“I have always said he will go on to do great things and he is well on his way.”

— ERIC DA COSTA MEN’S SOCCER HEAD COACH

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Title IX celebrates 40th anniversary

By JOE ADDONIZIO Sports Editor

This summer marked the 40th anniversary of Title IX, a law that restricts organizations in the United States from denying participation based on one's gender. The law was created eight years after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended discrimination based on religion, race, color or national origin but left out sex. While the original statute did not mention sports directly, the law has had the biggest impact in high school and collegiate athletics.

In sports, Title IX ensures that males and females are receiving equal treatment for programs that receive federal fiunding. This could be in the number of scholarship spots per team or the scheduling of games and practices as well as publicity given to the teams and housing facilities. Any favoring towards one gender could result in a violation.

Title IX gives female athletes a chance to compete at the next level as well as further their education for those who earn athletic scholarships. One essential part of Title IX at the collegiate level is that the amount of participation opportunities for men and women must match the ratio of undergraduate students at the university.

In 2009, the men’s golf team, men’s track

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Title IX has allowed 14 women’s teams to compete at Quinnipiac at the Division I level and continue their athletic competition. team and women’s volleyball team were cut from Quinnipiac due to alleged budget concerns. However, that same summer the volleyball team filed a lawsuit saying Quinnipiac

was in violation of Title IX and the team was reinstated. While it is unfortunate for the men on the golf and track teams, as well as any prospective student athletes, 61 percent of

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Quinnipiac’s undergraduate students are female compared to just 39 percent male. And so, the number of teams for males and females as well as scholarship positions matches these numbers.

With 21 Division I teams at Quinnipiac, 14 of those teams are women’s teams while the remaining seven are men. Although Quinnipiac only has seven men’s teams and lack a football program the skewed numbers allow us to have sports most schools do not have.

Quinnipiac was just the second school in the country to have a Division 1 rugby team be that male or female and, with that, came the first Division 1 matchup in the sport.

Along with the women’s rugby team Quinnipiac is also one of six schools in the nation with an Acrobatics and Tumbling team, a new sport that gives the competition of stunts and tumbling a next level of competition.

The women’s volleyball team was also back in court this summer as Quinnipiac again tried to cut the team. However once again with the help of Title IX, the team won the decision of the court and will look to rebound from a 4-25 record under new coach Kristopher Czaplinski. Czaplinski was hired as the interim coach in February when former head coach Robin Sparks was fired and escorted off campus.

Coaches’ contracts extended through 2016-2017 season

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Associate Sports Editor

Editor-in-Chief

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Men’s ice hockey head coach Rand Pecknold agreed to a contract extension through the 2016-17 season with Quinnipiac. Pecknold will enter his 18th season with the Bobcats this winter and look to another impressive year. Last season the team finished with a record of 20-14-6. Pecknold holds his own impressive record with 337 wins over the past 18 years with Quinnipiac. Pecknold is only one of five coaches in Quinnipiac history to reach the 300th win milestone.

Women’s ice hockey coach Rick Seeley agreed to remain with the Bobcats after signing a contract extension through the 2016-17 season. Seeley will enter his fifth season with the Bobcats after propelling his team to win the Nutmeg Classic and earn a berth in the ECAC tournament, where the Bobcats reached the “final four” in 2011-12. Quinnipiac will look to build on last season’s success finishing with a record of 22-12-3. Seeley’s personal record at Quinnipiac stands at 63-64-18 with an overall coaching record of 210-147-40.

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TOM MOORE Men’s basketball head coach Tom Moore signed a contract extension through the 2016-17 season. Last season, Moore led the Bobcats to their seventh straight NEC tournament appearance and helped the Bobcats earn a berth in the 2012 CBI invitational.

The team finished with a 18-14 overall record. Since becoming head coach in 2007, Moore has tallied 93 wins.

Women’s basketball head coach Tricia Fabbri signed a contract extension through the 2016-2017 season in July.

Last season, Fabbri led the Bobcats to a Northeast Conference Tournament and a bid to the WNIT. The Bobcats finished the season with a 22-10 record, marking their 12th consecutive Northeast Conference appearance and third 20-plus win season. Fabbri’s personal record with Quinnipiac stands at 243 wins and 240 losses.