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Passing the gavel

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Atkin wins SGA election unopposed, more than 2,000 students fill out ballots

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Current SGA Student Body President Mostafa Elhaggar will pass the gavel to Student Body President elect Jonny Atkin for the 2015-16 academic year. filled out ballots, which is over 100 more dent. I’m sure that all the other members of

By DAVID FRIEDLANDER Staff Writer ballots than last year, according to Assistant SGA felt he was the best fit for the position,” After three contested elections and three Dean for Student Affairs and Director for DiCienzo said, “hence why none of them opposed him and why they ran for other poyears of working in the Student Government Campus Life Daniel Brown.

When describing the night of the elec- sitions.”

Association (SGA) at Quinnipiac, junior Atkin said an uncontested election can Jonny Atkin earned his new role as president tions, which is generally a nerve wracking of the student body. The Massachusetts na- experience, Atkin said there was much more eliminate some of the suspense for the stutive ran unopposed last week, making him excitement rather than anxiety this year. dent body.

“It’s disappointing in some regards and the fourth consecutive SGA president to do However, he said he is not a stranger to I understand that,” Atkin said. “Because I those feelings. so.

“I have been through three contest- was unopposed, I feel like the student body Atkin attributed his unopposed election to the implementation of a new position in ed elections in the past and I can tell you is robbed a little bit of that excitement and SGA, the vice president of student experi- that with those, I felt all of the anxiety and the anticipation because its either me or noence, which replaced the vice president of nerves at the same time,” Atkin said. “[Last body.”

The current student body president, Moprogramming after SGA and Student Pro- Wednesday], for me, fortunately, was the first time that I didn’t have those feelings stafa Elhaggar, who is one of Atkin’s role gramming Board split this year.

“For this year, it was interesting because and it was more exciting and I am looking models and good friends, stated that Atkin could be the best student body president that we had a new position with two people run- forward to what will happen in the future.”

Junior Kenny DiCienzo thinks that Atkin the Quinnipiac community will ever see. ning for that and other people running for “He’s just happy to talk to anybody, the rest of the positions,” Atkin said. “I think running unopposed exhibits his devotion to which I think is one of the more important this is just how it ended up where people the student body.

“Jonny is the only SGA member who roles in a position like this…between his wanted other positions.”

In this year’s elections, 2,262 students wants to devote his skillset to being presi- personality and his diligence, I think it is go-

ing to work out really well,” Elhaggar said.

As part of his presidency, Atkin hopes to improve the student experience on campus, which he admitted is a fairly abstract topic.

Some ideas he discussed include the possibility of a coffee shop on the Mount Carmel campus, or even a 21+ community space on York Hill.

“We just want to provide more opportunities for students to get more ingrained in the university,” Atkin said.

This year, SGA has been collecting data from students through surveys about what they are satisfied and dissatisfied with on campus, and Atkin wants to continue that trend.

“From my perspective, when you’re trying to figure out how to best advocate for the students, you really have to go to heavy lengths to gather that information so you can assess what it is that you want to do for the students,” Atkin said.

Another effort that will contribute to the student experience on campus would be the implementation and recognition of club sports. To address this, Atkin and Elhaggar co-wrote a club sports proposal, which is currently pending.

This is not the first time Atkin has worked to improve life for students.

“Throughout freshmen and sophomore year, my cabinet worked diligently with Chartwells to help enhance the student experience,” Atkin said. “One of our major accomplishments with Chartwells was getting the calories printed on all the menus, so that students could have a better understanding of how much they are consuming.”

Atkin and his cabinet also wrote a proposal for $100,000 for new gym equipment during his freshman year, and it was approved.

Another initiative that Atkin headed occurred during his sophomore year after the class of 2016 lost two classmates, Sefakor Mensah and Theresa Fitzpatrick. The sophomore cabinet, along with the girls’ friends, made scrapbooks of pictures and notes and sent them to the families of the girls. They See ATKIN Page 4

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The university has appointed former Deputy Chief of Public Safety Edgar Rodriguez as the interim chief of public safety after the former chief David Barger chose to take a personal leave, according to a memo from Executive Vice President and Provost Mark Thompson on April 8.

Barger was set to retire on June 30 but decided he needed to take some time off due to personal issues.

Rodriguez said he was shocked when he found out a week ago that he would be the interim chief, but he remained confident.

“I have worked closely with Dave [Barg-

er] for the past five years as his deputy chief and I understand why he was taking some time off,” he said. “I’m confident because we have done a lot in the past five years with the department and we have been successful with our initiatives to get Public Safety to where it is today.”

Rodriguez has 28 years of experience in law enforcement, 23 of which were with the Connecticut State Police.

“The last 12 years I spent with [the Connecticut State Police] I was in charge of the fire and explosion unit,” he said. “I have a lot of background and am also a certified emergency manager.”

Rodriguez is also a certified firefighter in

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the state of Connecticut and has background in homeland security.

“I have witnessed four years of growth in the Department of Public Safety through training, discipline, accountability and commitment.”

– EDGAR RODRIGUEZ INTERIM CHIEF OF PUBLIC SAFETY After working for Connecticut state police, he worked in the town of Beacon Falls as a lieutenant and chief commander in

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charge of a 13 man police department.

Rodriguez said he is proud of how far the department has come since he has been here.

“I have witnessed in four years of growth in the Department of Public Safety through training, discipline, accountability and commitment and I think we are going to continue that,” he said.

Rodriguez said that during his time as interim chief of public safety, he wants to continue to create a positive relationship between Public Safety and the community.

“I want faculty, students and staff to be comfortable coming into public safety,” See RODRIGUEZ Page 3

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Megan Kapral|Junior “I don’t know if I’m going to vote in the election because I don’t really follow it as much as I probably should. I think [if a candidate caught my attention] it would spark my interest to vote.”

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Andrew Bouchahine|Senior “I think this year I might [vote]. I just think in the past, I was not as mature as I am now.

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Conor Dunleavy|Freshman “Voting is something that I’ve always looked forward to since I was younger so it’ll be exciting to vote in my first [election]. But I don’t know who I’ll vote for yet, but it will be fun to go through the primaries and actually have a say this time.”

Beyond the Bobcats

A rundown on news outside the university.

By Nicole Hanson

Armed intruder dances in New Haven home

U.S. plane intercepted by Russian fighter jet

Tulsa deputy charged with manslaughter

A 49 year-old man was arrested Sunday evening after walking into a New Haven home, dancing around and holding a knife over his head. Terry Pollard was dancing with a curtain wrapped around his waist when the resident came back into his Dixwell Avenue home. Pollard held his switchblade over his head when the resident asked him to leave, according to NBC Connecticut. Police say Pollard admitted to drinking a beer before walking into the New Haven home. Pollard has been charged with second-degree threatening, second-degree breach of peace and home invasion.

The United States is making complaints to Moscow this week after a U.S. flight was intercepted by a Russian fighter jet last Tuesday. The U.S. RC-135U plane was north of Poland when a Russian SU-27 Flanker intercepted it, according to CNN. The U.S. crew is saying the interception was “unsafe and unprofessional,” according to Pentagon spokesman Mark Wright. A Russian news agency reported that the U.S. plane was nearing the Russian border and turned its transponder off. However, the U.S. European Command is claiming that statement is false. The U.S. European Command’s Twitter account says it has filed complaints with the appropriate diplomatic channels.

A reserve sheriff’s deputy in Tulsa, Oklahoma has been charged with seconddegree manslaughter after shooting an unarmed black man on April 2. Robert Charles Bates, the 73 year-old deputy, claims he accidentally shot 44 yearold Eric Harris, according to MSNBC. Bates thought he was using his Taser on Harris during their altercation, but instead pulled his gun out and fatally shot him. Bates was charged by Harris’ family just hours after his death. The family claimed that Bates and other officers treated Harris inhumanely, and said the mistreatment was “apalling” after hearing recordings from the altercation.

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One Big Day

1,400 students participate in 6th annual Big Event

By ADELIA COUSER Staff Writer

More than 1,400 students entered the Rec Center on April 11 to attend the opening ceremony of the university’s sixth annual Big Event.

Started 28 years ago at Texas A&M University, the Big Event is the largest nationwide, one-day, student-run service project in the United States, according to the Student Government Association (SGA) website.

It is organized by SGA and the Community Action Project (CAP) with the purpose to provide college students with an opportunity to “give back” to residents of the surrounding community.

After the ceremony, students were sent to 106 sites in and around Hamden from approximately 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students cleaned up elementary school playgrounds, picked up trash at Sleeping Giant, decorated gifts for hospitalized children, played Bingo with residents of a senior center, and volunteered at other camps, parks and organizations.

This year’s Big Event welcomed 195 teams of undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, faculty and staff participants.

At the 9 a.m. opening ceremony, President John Lahey thanked students for participating in the Big Event and challenged the college student ste-

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Students volunteered in and around Hamden Saturday morning during the Big Event. reotype of being “self-centered, selfish and not willing to do community service.”

“You know what I’d say to those people [who believe the stereotype]?

Come to the Big Event,” he said. “I can’t tell you how important it is... when you go out to the communities of Hamden and North Haven, you’re representing Quinnipiac in such a positive way, and as your president I just want to tell you how enormously proud I am.”

Sophomore Allison Sicbaldi volunteered with a group of friends at the Southington YMCA. She said that while her volunteer coordinators could have been more friendly, she enjoyed this year’s Big Event and would “absolutely” return next year.

“The Big Event gets you more involved in the Hamden community and even the Connecticut community as a whole, it helps you feel like you’re doing something,” Sicbaldi said. “We have this great opportunity to go to

this great school and I just want to give back to the community for that.”

Junior Gianna Costantino, one of the Big Event’s co-directors, said that she received lots of positive feedback from both students and volunteer site coordinators.

“People were saying they got a lot of work done, they had really nice coordinators, and the coordinators were really thankful,” she said. “We even heard a lot of coordinators were buying Subway and Dunkin Donuts for

the volunteers.”

Costantino has been working with senior and fellow co-director Shannon Winslow to organize the Big Event since September. They worked with a 15-member e-board and several committees to contact volunteer sites, recruit students to volunteer, plan meetings, oversee finances and publicity, and ultimately ensure that the event goes smoothly.

“There’s a lot that goes into planning the Big Event that people don’t know; it’s like a part-time job that we do for free,” said Costantino. “But it was all worth it. Pretty much everyone who registered came and the energy in the gym was really exciting. It was a good morale booster.”

Winslow said she looks forward to next year’s Big Event, which SGA and CAP already started planning on April 13, and thinks the event is important for students to participate in because they spend a large amount of their year living in Hamden.

“It just shows [Hamden residents] a better picture of Quinnipiac students than some of the negative stories they hear,” she said. “We want to show the community that we’re not just a stereotypical college...we get up early on a Saturday morning and we like to give back to the community that we live in, because it is a home for us.”

Students, faculty dance for those who can’t

By MATT GRAHN Staff Writer

The Burt Kahn Basketball Court became the Burt Kahn Ballroom for one night. The Quinnipiac Ballroom Society (QBS) held its fourth annual “Dancing with the QU Stars” last Friday. This competition had pairs of QBS members and Quinnipiac professors dancing with each other, in front of a panel of judges. The evening wasn’t all about winning though; the fancy footwork was for a good cause.

This year’s promoted charity was The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF). The purpose of the CFF is to raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis research. “QU Stars” raised $2,622 this year for CFF. Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease that causes the body to produce an unusual kind of mucus. This mucus affects both the respiratory and digestive systems, with the potential of causing issues including poor growth in childhood and lung infections. As well, those diagnosed

with Cystic Fibrosis are required to have daily treatments for maintaining health.

Roslyn Gilhuly, developmental director of the Connecticut chapter of the CFF, was impressed with the event, but there’s also another reason why she likes this event.

“I am personally excited to see people dance because I’m not a good dancer,” she said.

One of the competitors at “QU Stars”, Professor Julie Russitano, did not do any ballroom dancing before getting involved with this event.

She was notified that there was a vacancy by a friend of hers and was thinking of taking up the challenge. However, upon learning that it was a fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis research, she said that was “the clencher” in making her decision.

Russitano and the other dancers had three weeks to train for this event. She appreciated the help of her dance partner, sophomore Ethan Pandolfi.

“Ethan was a great instructor.

What I learned was let him lead and just go with the music, don’t think too much. That’s why it ended up being so much fun,” she said.

Fun or not, there is a lot of work involved with dancing.

“Dancing is very intricate. You have posture, technique, footwork, expression. There are so many components to a dancer. It takes immense amounts of practice. It’s amazing what [the dancers] did in such a short amount of time,” said Professor Stanley Rothman, a judge for the evening’s competition and co-advisor for QBS, along with his wife Tara.

There is also a lot of work involved in putting on this event.

“The [QBS Members] organize the whole thing; they put many hours in. Any fundraising event takes hours and what happens is that they work like thieves; they form little groups, each one doing a particular function. … And they get it done,” said Rothman Sophomore Nicole Antaya en-

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Junior Stephanie Azzarello and Kyle Hickman from campus life danced to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. joyed the event. She used to be a dancer herself. However, she was born with cystic fibrosis and she eventually stopped dancing due to the disease. She spoke to the audi-

ence during the event about life with Cystic Fibrosis, to which she received a standing ovation.

“Hopefully, one day CF will stand for ‘Cure Found,’” she said.

Next chief of public safety remains unknown RODRIGUEZ from cover he said. “I don’t want students to come in here thinking they are in trouble when they come to public safety. I want them to come here so we can help them with whatever

they need. I don’t want them to think that they are only coming to public safety when there is an issue or a problem.”

Although Rodriguez was named the interim chief, it is not official that he will be Chief Barger’s permanent replacement.

But Rodriguez said if he was to be the new chief, not much would change.

“We have been moving forward positively over the past four years and we have accomplished a lot,” he said. “The department works really well and all I would do is

just keep the department going and move the department towards a brighter future.”

As of right now, Rodriguez does not know who will be the next chief of public safety, but he hopes that he will remain in charge.

“It’s just me right now and I

hope that I will remain the chief but only time will tell,” he said.

“I am looking forward to the challenge and I am humbled that Mark Thompson has entrusted me with the leadership of the department and I am here to work together with all of the community.”

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Students to relax with dogs Students will have the chance to de-stress during finals week by playing with dogs. The golden retrievers, Ben and Tucker, will be returning to campus for the fourth time on May 4 through May 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. One of the dogs will stay in SC 117, while the other will walk around campus on a leash. The Psychology Honors Society Psi Chi, the Psychology Club and several “dog dedicated” professors worked to bring the dogs to campus, according to MyQ. -J. Perkins

SGA to announce student commencement speakers The Student Government Association’s Senior Class Cabinet will host an event for the Class of 2015 on Thursday. At the event, students will learn which of their classmates will speak at graduation. Students can enjoy free food, a mechanical bull and raffle items, including a free senior week ticket. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the Bobcat Lawn. -J. Perkins

CAS runs diversity project competition Students can submit their work to the College of Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Project on Diversity competition. The judges are looking to award the student with the best paper, work of art, visual design or other assignment that focuses on diversity and contributes to the student’s major or CAS requirement. Both CAS and non-CAS students are encouraged to apply. The assignment must have been completed this academic year. Students can send their work to xi.chen@quinnipiac.edu or bring it to Room 330 in CAS1 by April 17. See MyQ for more information. -J. Perkins

Theater for Community to present “1918” Students and professors will perform Horton Foote’s play “1918” this weekend in Buckman Theater. The play tells the story of young married couple in Texas in 1918. This Theater for Community play will run on April 16, April 17 and April 18 at 7:30 p.m. and April 19 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for students and seniors and $15 for others. Those interested can make reservations online. -J. Perkins

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Students visit Oxford for armed conflict workshop

By NICOLE HANSON Co News Editor

While most students spend their week going to classes and meetings, five students recently traveled to England to discuss armed conflict.

Between March 20-26, secondyear law student Catherine Blair, junior Meaghan Williams and seniors Aleks Petakov, Erin Novak and Jacob Morris attended the Oxford Human Rights and Violent Conflict Workshop at Oxford University. Assistant Professor of Legal Studies Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox joined the students as their faculty adviser.

The week-long seminar included sessions about ongoing civil wars around the world and drug wars in Latin America. Students from seven other universities participated in the workshop, including University of Oregon, University of South Carolina and Stockton College. Petakov said there were many different perspectives during the armed conflict workshop. “[There were] kids from all over, from different ethnic backgrounds,” he said. “Students from third world countries, from wartorn countries really put things into perspective and brought interesting viewpoints to the discussions.”

In order to attend the seminar, students had to fill out an application and write an essay on why they were interested in discussing

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Five students show off their Certificates of Completion at the Oxford Human Rights and Violent Conflict Workshop. violent conflict. Petakov wanted to participate after seeing his family experience civil war in the former Yugoslavia.

“My main interest in this kind of work has been my family history,” Petakov said. “I’ve seen post war development and what that looks like recovering from a decade of war essentially. That’s given me a perspective and that’s really what’s drawn me into human rights and these kind of seminars.”

While attendees like Petakov chose to attend the workshop because of their personal history, Novak applied for the seminar because of her career interests.

“I plan on attending law school in the fall and have always had an interest in human rights and international law,” Novak said. “I figured Oxford would be an amazing academic opportunity that would incorporate these interests.”

Each day the broad topic of armed conflict was broken into subcategories. Novak said some of the areas of focus during the seminar were law, peacemaking and humanitarian aid.

“I really liked the way they broke down the issues of human rights and armed conflict,” she said.

“I think this provided a more wellrounded discussion and analysis of

human rights, which is such a large and general topic to discuss in the first place.”

Students made their own presentations on the last day of the seminar, according to Petakov.

Each of the five Quinnipiac students broke off into groups with students from other universities and created PowerPoint presentations about the ongoing Syrian civil war.

Petakov said the Syrian civil war was a large focus of the entire seminar, and it was clear students cared about the issue when making their presentations.

“The level of professionalism was astounding,” he said. “Everyone really put a lot of effort into these presentations and you could see everyone really cared about these issues.”

Novak said the knowledge she gained at the seminar will be very helpful when she enters the legal field.

“Meeting so many undergraduate and graduate students though this experience and listening to their perspectives on issues in the world has really inspired me to voice my personal opinion and respect conflicting opinions of others,” Novak said. “To be in a room with so many intelligent presenters and students is an unbelievable learning experience and truly changes you for the better both academically and professionally.”

Freshman, sophomore create Sign Language Club

By TARA O’NEILL

Associate News Editor

With the addition of a Sign Language Club at Quinnipiac, interested students can now learn American Sign Language and be informed about the deaf community and deaf studies.

The Sign Language Club was started by co-founders and co-presidents Sydney Frank and Gabrielle Frankel.

The club will meet on a weekly basis, according to Frank. She said she hopes the meetings will include an instructor each week to teach the club members in American Sign Language. She said she hopes the teachers will also help spread awareness about this form of communication and general information about the deaf community and deaf studies.

Frank said she hopes the club will make people realize the importance of knowing sign language.

“We hope that our club will open up people’s eyes about this language and how important it is to know it,” Frank said.

Though there were only seven attendees at their first meeting, Frank said she hopes to see those numbers improve. The group plans to start properly advertising now that it has been approved by the university and recognized as an official club.

“Since advertising about the club, about five people I did not know inboxed me on Facebook with interest,” Frank said. “We plan on expanding and advertising a lot more.”

Frank said she was interested in starting the club because she had worked with deaf children and was disappointed that her high school didn’t offer sign language as a class or club.

“I always wanted to start a sign language club in high school,” Frank said. “I have been working and vol-

unteering with special needs kids since seventh grade and a lot of them [were] deaf or knew sign language as another form of communicating.”

“I think this club can

help make QU a closer community by bringing together people with a common interest.”

– JESSICA KRAVET

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Frankel said she got involved with starting the Sign Language Club because she took sign language classes in high school.

“I took sign language for three years in high school and I loved it,” Frankel said. “I wanted to be able to bring it to QU. I think this club can help make QU a closer community

by bringing together people with a common interest.”

Freshman public relations major Jessica Kravet is one of the club’s current members. She said she joined because of a previous interest in sign language during her high school career.

“I decided to join because I took sign language in high school,” she said. “This club is a way for me to learn more signs and learn more about the deaf community. I am excited to further my [sign language] education.”

Kravet said she wished Quinnipiac would offer courses in sign language because it’s something she would have been interested in pursuing. “[I] was completely bummed that QU does not offer [sign language],” Kravet said. “I would have loved to take it as my language or be a deaf studies minor.”

Atkin ‘very eager, ready’ to be SGA president ATKIN from cover also organized a commemorative event to take place that winter, which had a great turn out, according to Atkin.

“It was an event that really showed how strong the community at Quinnipiac is,” Atkin said.

Daniel Brown says Atkin is

ready for the position of SGA president.

“I think very highly of [Atkin].

I think he is very eager and ready to be in this position,” Brown said.

“He has been very intentional this past year about wanting to learn what he needs to know so that he can be successful in the position.”

SGA President Mostafa Elhaggar offered some advice to Atkin.

“You have to remember to have fun with it because it is definitely an honor and a privilege and you need to appreciate that you’re in this position,” Elhaggar said. “If you work too hard, you are going to lose the value in it, which is the honor that you are representing over 6,000 students so stay confident and stay on the ball.”

Atkin knows he will try his

hardest to be receptive to all students and keep everyone satisfied.

“At the end of the day, I am going to do my absolute best to ensure that I satisfy the needs of all students,” he said. “And because I am kind of the one that they were given, I’m going to be cognizant of that fact and do my best to make sure that I’m open to everyone at all times.”

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And, since it was a Saturday night, I had It is no secret that Public Safety bothers me when it comes to its often inconsistent rules. plans to drink and go out with my friends. So In fact, I even wrote an entire opinion piece I did.

Then between 2-3 a.m. I woke up to a phone dedicated to this topic last year. And while I do respect its 24/7, literally non-stop protection call from Public Safety. I answered the phone and the man on the other of all three of our camline said, “Hi, is this Sara?” puses, there are still proband when I answered yes he lems Public Safety needs SARA KOZLOWSKI said, “Hi. You need to move to work on.

Arts & Life Editor your car.”

But these problems go @sara_koz I explained to him that beyond just an annoyance I had been asleep, but I was with inconsistent reguladrinking all night and defitions. The enforcement of nitely not sober enough to parking rules in the past drive. I also told him that my assigned parking could have put myself and others in danger. lot is in Westwoods, which isn’t even on campus.

To explain this, here is a brief story: He asked me if any of my friends could I am a senior now, but during my sophomore year I lived right on Hill/Village circle in the drive my car and I told him they had all been Old Village living complex. One evening I was drinking that night so I asked him if it was OK coming back from the grocery store so I parked to move my car in the morning instead. He in Hill/Village circle to unpack several bags of said, “Yeah, I guess that’s fine.”

I went back to bed and woke up at 9 a.m. groceries. By the time I put everything away, it was late, around 9 p.m., and I had to bring my to move my car only to find a parking ticket car all the way to the off-campus Westwoods on it. I don’t remember specifically how many lot. Even though Westwoods is only about two offenses I was charged with or exactly how minutes away, it would have taken a long time much the fine was, but I’m 99 percent certain it was more than a $100 fine. to wait for a shuttle to get me.

So basically the moral of the story is if I decided to leave my car in Hill/Village circle since so many other people constantly Public Safety calls you at 3 a.m. on a Saturparked there, even through the night. I honestly day asking you to move your car when you’re thought it was OK to park there because I had drunk, then you should totally do it because seen cars there before. I even asked my friends you don’t want to get fined.

I’m being completely facetious, of and roommates and they all agreed that it would course. But seriously, this is pretty much the be fine.

What I Didn’t Learn in QU 101

The title pretty much says it all – there are some key aspects of life that I wish were highlighted in my QU 101 class that simply… weren’t. Let’s jump right in, shall we?

The matters that we discussed in QU 101 are both relevant and important.

To many, this seems obvious – my class and many others often discussed the prevalence of racism, homophobia, religious discrimination, and different moral and ethical dilemmas that people face on a daily basis.

However, after class, we carried on with our day without thinking twice, let alone feeling compelled to make changes. After asking myself why, I came to a conclusion: many of us don’t realize that racism, homophobia and similar issues can all be found – in decent volumes – right here at Quinnipiac.

Yes, you can make a difference – as an individual – to change your community for the better.

Consider the snow, for example – each snowflake that falls, one after another, is small, graceful and delicate. However, together they were able to cover the entire campus, take us out of school for days at a time and bring unfortunate students to their knees (or their backsides, depending on which way they slipped and fell).

Such is true about the individual in the com-

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only message I got from Public Safety out of this entire debacle. This happened to me three years ago, yet I still can’t believe Public Safety reacted that way. Is moving my car at 3 a.m. really that important?

I would never drink and drive, but many students do. More than 3 million students between the ages of 18 and 24 drive under the influence of alcohol, according to a 2009 Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs report.

And I don’t think it’s unreasonable to say that many students would risk driving drunk to avoid a $100+ parking ticket. Public Safety should not remain ignorant to that fact.

The part that saddens me the most is this probably happens way more than people realize. There’s no way I’m the only one who had this happen to them. Just last year Public Safety called my roommate asking her to move her car at 2:30 a.m. Thankfully she was sober, but it was a Friday so the rest of us in the suite had been drinking.

Maybe in the future, Public Safety should ask students if they are OK to drive. And if the student says they aren’t sober, an officer should offer to drive the car for them. Or, if that’s a liability issue, then officers should excuse that student from moving their vehicle, maybe by giving them a special temporary sticker.

No matter what, there should be a protocol on how to deal with a parking problem when the student is unable to drive. Even though I had to pay all those fines, I still don’t regret my decision. It’s wasn’t worth risking my life.

munity. Some of the issues we discussed were deemed irreparable, and so many times, we would examine them, but swiftly turn around and chalk them up to “humanity” or “mankind” or “society” – things that are seemingly too mighty to change. But maybe, just maybe, changes aren’t being made because we’ve decided that our individual actions wouldn’t make a difference. But, like the snow, each small action can make a large and noticeRUTH ONYIRIMBA able difference over short Contributing Writer periods of time. @ItsJustRuth_ It’s great to read against the grain, but living against the grain may be more beneficial.

In QU 101 – as well as English 101, if I remember correctly – we were constantly being asked to “read against the grain,” or take on a view that does not agree with the view of a given author or the general public. Unfortunately, this idea of thinking against the grain isn’t carried any further than the assignments we hand in. As much as we hate to admit it, many of us seem to be caught up in the fear of being “too different” from our peers, even if it means refusing to take a stand for something that is right.

In all fairness, many students do care profound-

ly about the world we live in; many of those same students, however, will refuse to take action to avoid sounding like an idiot. But in spite of what others may say, we must remember that many of the significant changes that occurred in history were led by people who had no time to worry about other people thought of them.

Although these are all things that QU 101 aspired to teach students, the truth of the matter is that there are certain things that can’t be taught in classrooms, regardless of how well-structured the curriculum may be. QU 101 may have been meant to make us more aware of our communities, but it can’t give us an inert motivation to actually make changes–from what I’ve learned over the years, only experiences can teach you that, whether you learn from them or not. Fortunately, we have the ability to take matters into our own hands. I urge you, dear reader, to contemplate these things. Ask yourself, “What can I do to make a difference this week?” As corny and idealistic as it sounds, I believe that this very question has encouraged people to change the world.

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ADVICE FROM ANDY

Speaking proper English: An improper assumption Start preparing now for post-grad life

College is awesome, isn’t it?

I like having my classes cancelled. I like having a meal plan every semester. I like going out on weekends with my friends.

And I know I’m not the only one. Most of us enjoy these things, no?

Well that’s great—and you should. But you should also keep your college expenses in mind while you’re here.

NICK SOLARI Before you know it, Sports Editor you’ll be graduating and @solari_nick you’ll need to find a job.

And if you’re like me, you’ll have a whole lot of student debt you’ll need to start paying off six months after you leave this place.

According to collegeboard.com, the average tuition for a four-year private school is $31,231. But guess what? You go to Quinnipiac—so that number is much higher.

Quinnipiac students leave the school with an average debt load of $44,552, according to “The US News Short List.” That’s the sixth highest debt load in the country.

Look at it in these terms: tuition for an undergraduate student is $42,270, per the Quinnipiac website. So if you’re like me this semester, and you’re taking five classes that are three credits each, you’re paying $8,454 for each three-credit course.

There are 15 weeks in each semester.

That means you’re paying just over $187 for each class in a course that meets three times a week, assuming we have as many classes we’re supposed to have each semester. For a course that meets twice a week, that number soars to a bit over $281.

The best thing you can do, inevitably, is get a job shortly after you graduate. The loans will begin stacking up, and it might seem obvious, but the easiest way to manage

them is to have an income.

So it’s about getting a job. Depending on your major, the steps might be different. For most, though, the same basic rules apply.

You need to have work experience; go out, make connections and learn on the job.

There’s no way to better prepare yourself for a post-graduate life of paying loans than by making sure you have people you can reach out to once you start looking for jobs.

Also, show that you care. Dare to clean up your social media accounts. Sure, it might be hard at first to not tweet about how much alcohol you consumed the night prior, or refrain from Facebooking a photo of yourself doing something inappropriate, but you’ll be happy in the long run that you considered your future.

Trust me when I say this: it goes by a lot quicker than you can ever imagine. I remember being a freshman, thinking that I had a whole lot of time to ready myself for postcollege life.

Then I blinked, and I’m now weeks away from being a senior.

So as the final few weeks of the semester press upon us, consider the amount of work you have to do before the summer. Get ahead of the game so that you can plan for some fun on May weekend. Plan out your summer by getting a job with some experience in your particular field.

Because before you know it, college will be over and you’ll have student loans to pay.

Scary, right?

And trust me—the premise of paying off college debt isn’t going to seem so fun for some of you in a few years. I’ll be right there with you.

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Manchester, Tennessee $325 4-Day Level 2 General Admission Mumford & Sons / Billy Joel / Kendrick Lamar / Childish Gambino / Alabama Shakes

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The site is nestled in the woods of Delaware, every turn welcomes a new experience.

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In between performances eat some of the best food and view some of the best art Chicago has to offer. The festival has always been the place where 100,000 music fans can learn more about how to help the world. Lolla Cares brings some of the largest organizations and puts them in front of 100,000 concert goers to bring awareness to their cause.

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Performances by pop, metalcore, punk and electronic artists and everything in between.

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Timber Ridge, Vermont $139 3-Day Pass General Admission Twiddle / Valerie June / Sleepy Man / Spirit Family Reunion

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Students to strut in sustainable dresses One class gets creative for a fashion show at the Earth Day celebration.

By AFSHA KASAM Staff Writer

Recycled wear can be fashionable. Or at least that’s what Hanna Hejmowski of the Central European Institute wants to show at this Friday’s Sustainable Fashion Show.

At this event, also known as the Paper Dress Fashion show, students will walk the runway in attire made of recycled material. The show, the second of its kind, is set to start on April 17 at 4 p.m. on the Quad as part of Quinnipiac’s annual Earth Day celebration.

Unlike last year, the students who made the dresses were part of Hejmowski’s one credit class, intro to eco fashion-creativity for wellness or PE 191. Hejmowski is intrigued by how a small project of hers from last year has turned into a class, which is now offered every spring semester.

“It is fantastic to see the Quinnipiac community get involved,” she said. “This class is a creative outlet and the students do need it.”

The students are not bringing out their creativity just for a good grade. According to Hejmowski, this is also the first time that this show is working with a charity. The class is raising money for a Hungarian camp named Bátor Tábor. The camp was founded by Paul

Newman and is a member of the SeriousFun Children’s network, an international association of therapeutic recreation camps.

“Not only is this show establishing a creative community, but also an international community because of the camp,” Hejmowski said.

To reflect the charitable aspect of the show, the designers are required to incorporate a butterfly made by the children from the camp into their dresses. Bátor Tábor’s goal is to have sick children come in and healthy children return home. The kids change, in a manner similar to that of butterflies.

“We are raising money for sick people in order to help them. It is a great feeling,” senior and designer Lydia Morales said.

Some of the dresses set to hit the runway this year are made of paint chips, tablecloths and sticks.

One of the dresses from last year was made up of old Chronicle newspapers. Another dress from last year was made of hockey and basketball tickets, which is currently displayed in the TD Bank Sports Center.

According to Hejmowski, thinking outside the box is key while participating in this class.

Morales said she is happy that she signed up to be a part of this class.

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Food trucks come to campus

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As the weather gets warmer, food trucks have made their appearance back on campus from the summer.

Ahhh, food trucks. Everyone loves them! And why not? They’re super convenient: parked on the Quad, fairly cheap for the somewhat broke college student and filled with different types of delicious food. (And who doesn’t want a break from cafeteria food?)

This past Friday, sororities and fraternities on campus teamed up to benefit several organizations in need of charity. The food trucks available were “Fryborg,” “Spuds Your Way,” “Mister Softee,” a “Simply Divine Cooking” truck and also a “Bounty” truck.

Food served at the event included french fries and other fried foods, cheeseburgers, grilled cheese and baked potatoes loaded with tons of cheese and sour cream (they even had a buffalo chicken one). Last but not least, students could get soft serve ice cream, with the option of vanilla or chocolate, dipped in chocolate, cherry or sprinkles that ranged from hot Barbie pink to rainbow. To say there was a variety is an understatement.

Each truck was endorsed by a different fraternity or sorority, and some of the proceeds from each purchase were donated to the Greek organizations’ philanthropies. Some charities include Child Abuse America, American Red Cross and Make-A-Wish, among others.

Lots of students showed up to support the cause, and tickets were on sale separately.

Hopefully lots of revenue came in to benefit the organizations. Food trucks should definitely keep coming back; they’re an escape from the usual food on campus and overall, very much appreciated. ̶ A. Browne

“I am an Interactive Digital Design (IDD) major so anything that has art involved draws my attention and is fun,” she said.

This class has attracted non-art majors, as well, such as senior Carleen DelGreco, a physical therapy major. “[The class] is a nice break from all the science courses,” she said. “I also had room for a free elective and this class seemed like unique and interesting concept.”

Her favorite part of the fashion show are the butterflies.

“They make the cause feel more real,” she said.

This class does require lots of work. The designers are required to make one dress and one accessory. A lot of the designers work on their creations outside of the classroom as well, but they said they don’t mind.

“This event is important and the time spent is fun,” Morales said.

The fashion show is just one of the programs at Quinnipiac’s Earth Day celebration, set to be held from 1-5 p.m. on Friday. Vendors and other organizations such as the Hiking Club, Nutrition Club and Students for Environmental Action (SEA) will also be present, according to Hannah Kissinger, junior and co-chair of the

Earth Day Committee.

“Earth Day should make one feel like they are making a difference in the world,” Hejmowski said. “We can all do something. It does not have to only be on Earth Day.”

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MyHousing and WebAdvisor crash

Quinnipiac University Residential Life had one job on Monday, April 6: to get the rising juniors who paid their deposit into housing on York Hill. Of course that did not happen because MyHousing crashed.

In addition, many students could not register for classes that same Monday because WebAdvisor crashed as well. Any Bobcat that has experienced the stress of registration could only imagine the anxiety of watching classes close. Many people had to cross their fingers in the hopes that they wouldn’t end up in the basement of Crescent because we would all love some cell phone service.

Some of us Bobcats were blessed with amazing housing lottery numbers and some of us were doomed with the numbers we wish we had in our bank accounts.

When I walked into my anatomy lecture, a lot of kids were freaking out and I was a curious as to why. Sophomore Kristina Anello was one of those students.

“I had lottery number 80,” Anello said. “When I went to select my room, my screen went white and it said I was no longer eligible to select housing.”

She described Residential Life office as “a flood” of people all having the same problem. Anello found out that after her lottery number, the system crashed.

My recent updates on Snapchat was also flooded. I got tons of pictures and videos of my friends confused and angry at the Res Life office.

Hopefully next year the systems for housing and registration won’t crash for once. ̶ M. Parris

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Running the stage

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The Black Student Union had their own fashion show in Burt Kahn on Saturday.

By MARCQUAN PARRIS Staff Writer

Flashing lights. A dark room. A strong aura. These were just three of the elements of the Quinnipiac Black Student Union (BSU) fashion show.

The Black Student Union brought our daily sins to life with its theme: the seven deadly sins.

Burt Kahn gymnasium was turned into a room where everyone’s darker inner being was brought to life through fashion.

The seven deadly sins–pride, greed, sloth, envy, wrath, gluttony and lust–are feelings that we go through in our everyday life. They become sins once we overindulge in them.

“In the past the fashion shows themes have been very light hearted,” BSU President Aliya Clark said. “One year we did fashion around the world, and twisted ‘Toy Story’ where they embodied their favorite characters. “ Clark wanted to not only represent but also tell a story of the seven deadly sins, along with help from Connecticut’s stylist of the year Antonio Harper. She gave Harper the control over the outfits, with a little bit of the guidance, since they wanted to keep the show edgy while still being family-oriented.

Her goal for this show was trying to find a balance between the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and the fashion shows we see during fashion week. Clark wanted the models to have fun and engage with the crowd while still keeping them focused on the clothes.

The lights instantly dimmed and the hosts of the show, senior Zach Rich and freshman Danielle Radeke, introduced the segment, Pride.

Sophomore Saul Ellison, was one of the first models to grace the runway. He described this as the segment he felt the most connected with because he is confident, but not cocky in his skin.

Songs such as “Feelin’ Myself” by Beyonce and “Do it for the Gram” by Meek Mill symbolized the confidence a person with pride would have. As the models walked down the runway they embodied this theme with their heads held high and strong facial expressions.

The next segment was Gluttony. I was surprised when I saw the models come out on stage. Azealia Banks’ song “Fierce” immediately changed the tone of what I thought gluttony would be. When I thought gluttony I thought of greedy and an unquenchable thirst for a certain aspect of life.

As the models came out on the runway I was immediately given life as I saw the colors they wore. This sin of overindulgence was brought to life by neon colors and feathers. They added a creative aspect by giving the models candy to accentuate the theme of gluttony.

Sophomore Lezlie McEachern said she had a strong connection with her sin, gluttony, since she likes food and always wants to do more.

“Being a behavioral neuroscience major and wanting to go to PA school, I constantly push myself and I am never satisfied, so in a sense that is also a connection with the sin,” McEachern said.

She described this process as a way for her to come out of her shell and branch off to other minorities at Quinnipiac.

“I channeled my inner diva through our constant pose off competitions,” McEachern said.

Envy is something all humans experience because we always look at what people have and want it. Sometimes when we do not get what we want, we become green with envy and try to embody what the person has in a different way.

The models were green with envy not figuratively, but literally. The females that walked in this segment threw the most shade.

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As the models walked past, it seemed like the audience could feel the envy consume the models. The models whipped their hair, bumped shoulders and to top it off sophomore Melanie Nyarko graced the runway with a twirl.

Sloth was a segment that could have had so much potential, but maybe it was not meant to be impressive since sloth is the worst form of lazy. The clothes in the segment were very loose fitting and flowing, embodying a sloth. The models walked at a slower pace.

“I have my lazy moments so when I found out I was modeling in the sloth segment I found it really funny and accurate.”

- VANESSA AMANKWAA FRESHMAN “I have my lazy moments so when I found out I was modeling in the sloth segment I found it really funny and accurate,” freshman Vanessa Amankwaa said.

Although she found this segment slow paced, she was always fine with walking to the music.

“Posing dramatically definitely made me come out of my comfort zone and it was really fun. I’m glad I participated,” she said.

The Lust segment was one for the books. I have never seen this in a fashion show before.

I was at first shocked by the irony of this segment. The models were dressed in all white, symbolizing innocence and purity.

The song “Slow Motion” by Trey Songz played, and the models really embraced the words “slow motion” as they walked as if they were in a time lapse. Then they surprised the audience with a choreographed dance to “Earned It” by The Weeknd.

Senior Kyle Gallatin said he felt that he had the most connection with the Lust segment that he modeled in. For Gallatin, it was a way for him to come out of his comfort zone, especially since he was the only white model.

“Obviously I’m white, and this is the Black Student Union. [Zach Rich] was hosting and asked if I wanted to do it, and I said ‘yeah,’” Gallatin said.

Although the show was hosted by the Black Student Union, Clark said models can come from any background.

I could not help but laugh when the models came out for the Greed segment. They threw money as they walked pass with cocky attitudes.

This segment was powerful; the audience could see the demanding attitudes of the models as they had a desire for more.

Their greed showed desire the crowd’s attention. Models played with their boas and tossed money around to interact with the crowd. The pieces the models wore were gold, silver and green to symbolized money.

The Wrath segment was dark and edgy.

The audience felt a strong aura through the models poses, makeup and outfits. Most models wore all black and held very stern faces as they modeled their outfits. The color black and the slow walks gave a scary, dark tone to the segment. You felt the fury and usually the anger that would stem from wrath. Anger is usually linked with the color red, but black gave this segment a new meaning.

The models told a beautiful story of the seven deadly sins through fashion, and shocked the crowd with each segment.

“Every year there are people who wish they were in the show, so it’s just more so of we hope to continue to increase the amount of diversity in the show,” Clark said.

Be sure to check out our online photo gallery to see the rest of the outfits from the show.

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Lip Sync 2015

Fraternity and sorority members danced and sang the evening away at Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lip sync. Kappa Delta and Phi Gamma Delta won the lip sync competition with Pi Beta Phi and Pi Kappa Phi taking second and Sigma Phi Epsilon and Chi Omega taking third. Kappa Delta won all of Greek-End 2015.

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From top left to right: Sigma Phi Epsilon and Chi Omega; Pi Beta Phi and Pi Kappa Phi; Kappa Alpha Theta and Beta Theta Pi; Sigma Phi Epsilon and Chi Omega; Kappa Delta and Phi Gamma Delta

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April 15, 2015

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A lasting impact

Ochwat uses hard work, commitment to become Quinnipiac lacrosse’s all-time points leader

By TYRELL WALDEN-MARTIN Staff Writer

Senior Kyra Ochwat starts her day every morning at 5 a.m.

She heads to the weight room for a team lifting session, and by 8 a.m., she’s going back to her room to get ready for class. After class, she heads to practice to physically and mentally prepare for the women’s lacrosse team’s next game.

After practice, her day still isn’t over.

“Any gap time that I have, I eat food or I am doing work until the night time where I go to more classes or I am doing more work,” Ochwat said.

Her daily routine is an example of her commitment to the program. On April 1, Ochwat became Quinnipiac’s all-time program scoring leader.

Ochwat was a selection to the 2014 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference All-Academic Team and the 2014 MAAC First Team, setting an example for her teammates both on and off the turf.

Ochwat isn’t all business, though. Off the field, her coaches and teammates say Ochwat is enjoyable to be around.

“Kyra is a really cool person off the field,” women’s lacrosse head coach Danie Caro said.

“She is very intelligent and has an irreverent sense of humor. She can be goofy at times, but also very serious when she needs to be. She is a great friend to her teammates, and has been very valuable to us in terms of helping us to recruit subsequent classes.”

Ochwat started playing lacrosse at 6. Her parents put her in clinics where she would learn the game through experience, and by watching her older brothers play.

Over the years, her skills improved and she drew interest from many NCAA Division I programs. Many schools offered, but Ochwat and her parents were split on two programs: Quinnipiac and Cornell.

Ochwat says she liked Quinnipiac because of the bond she formed with the coaches at the

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Kyra Ochwat (L.) carries the ball in the offensive zone during a 2014 game vs. Manhattan. university. She also enjoyed the beauty of the campus.

Her parents, however, wanted her to attend Cornell.

“My parents will actually say I should have went to Cornell. It’s a sore subject in the household,” Ochwat said. “It’s an Ivy League school so they made a big deal about it. But I fell in love with Quinnipiac and decided to come here.”

Ochwat’s decision was something that seemed to surprise Caro.

“To be honest, I wasn’t sure how mentally tough Kyra would be,” Caro said. “It’s al-

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ways hard to measure a person when you first meet them, and sometimes we are completely wrong in our assessment.”

Caro was impressed with the fact that Ochwat made such a big decision by herself.

“Kyra took charge of her own recruiting process, and didn’t allow outside influences to force her into making her decision before she was ready,” Caro said. “That told me a lot about the type of person she was, and I definitely liked what I saw.”

Coming into school her freshman year, Ochwat described herself as an “awkward” individual. College was different, and the only thing that remained constant was lacrosse.

During her freshman season, Ochwat began to realize her potential. She scored 32 goals and recorded seven assists, which helped her earn the 2012 Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year award.

“I had so many teammates supporting me freshman year,” Ochwat said. “They saw my potential and the coaching staff saw my potential, so once I saw they believed in me it helped me believe in myself.”

The following year, Ochwat turned potential into results. She followed up her freshman campaign with 41 goals and a career-high 18 assists (59 total points). Her play earned her a spot on the 2013 NEC All-First Team. She had recorded 98 points through her first two years at Quinnipiac, and was on pace to challenge former women’s lacrosse forward Sarah Allen’s program record of 194 career points.

Ochwat’s offensive ability pleased her coaches. Her unique playmaking ability made things easier for everyone else on the field.

“Having a player like Kyra on the team benefits everyone. She is a role model for her teammates, and she pushes other players to be better,” Caro said. “She also takes a lot of pressure off of everyone else. She has always been a major focus of our opponents, and that has allowed some of her teammates to develop and mature at their own pace.”

Ochwat’s junior campaign was arguably her best. She compiled a career-high 44 goals and tied a career-high with 18 assists, which gave her 62 points for the season and 160 for her career (fourth place at the time).

Though she was on pace to break both the program points and goals records, she didn’t let the stats get to her head.

“When I first arrived, I just wanted to play,” Ochwat said. “I didn’t care about any records and I still don’t care about any of the records in a sense that the team experience matters to me more. It’s all about having fun.”

Coming into the season, Kyra was named assistant captain with fellow senior teammate Vicki Kuhn.

“Together we have gone through a lot. We have become pretty good leaders,” Kuhn said.

“We have gone from struggling to being top players on the team. She has grown a lot and it is awesome to have played with her and gone through the change with her.”

Ochwat came into the season needing only 35 points to become Quinnipiac’s all-time program leader. She also only needed 28 goals to reach the top of the program’s goal list, as well.

On April 1, 2015, the Bobcats hosted MAAC foe Monmouth. Ochwat needed three points to become the program’s career leader.

She wasn’t hooked on the concept of breaking the record though. She was more focused on something else.

“I didn’t think of it at the time, it wasn’t something that was in the front of my mind,” Ochwat said. “It was more about focusing on winning the game rather than worry about the record.”

With under six minutes to go in the second half, Ochwat broke the all-time points record on a goal that gave her 195 career points and tied the game.

“After I broke the record, no one on the team consciously knew I did at the time but I knew,” Ochwat said. “I scored the goal and celebrated the score a couple moments after it occurred. But once the next draw happened it was out of my mind and I was focused on winning the game.”

The Bobcats went on to lose the contest, but Ochwat’s teammates were still proud of her.

“[OCHWAT] TAKES A LOT OF PRESSURE OFF OF EVERYONE ELSE. SHE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A MAJOR FOCUS FOR OUR OPPONENTS...

– DANIE CARO WOMEN’S LACROSSE HEAD COACH

“I was excited when she broke the record.

She is a passionate player and is so hard-working and talented,” Kuhn said. “You mix those three things together you knew it would happen, it was more a matter of when. It was very exciting, we aren’t just teammates, we are best friends. As a best friend it’s all that you could hope for.”

Ochwat would go on to break the program’s all-time career goals mark, and eventually became Quinnipiac lacrosse’s top scorer (men’s and women’s).

Caro believes that Ochwat’s records won’t be broken for a long time.

“Kyra is undoubtedly the most prolific scorer to ever play at Quinnipiac,” Caro said.

“I think that what has made her so effective is that she can produce points for us in so many different ways. She can score on a 1-v-1, she can score off a feed, she can score in transition, she can hit a cutter, she can basically take advantage of whatever the defense has given her.”

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RUNDOWN MEN’S LACROSSE QU 9, Canisius 7 - Saturday WOMEN’S LACROSSE Iona 16, QU 7 - Wednesday Niagara 16, QU 11 - Saturday BASEBALL QU 9, CCSU 8 - Wednesday QU 11, Manhattan 9 - Saturday QU 6, Manhattan 0 - Saturday Manhattan 6, QU 5 - Sunday SOFTBALL Canisius 8, QU 0 - Saturday Canisius 17, QU 2 - Saturday QU 8, Niagara 3 - Sunday QU 2, Niagara 1 - Sunday MEN’S TENNIS QU 7, Rider 0 - Saturday QU 7, Fordham 0 - Sunday WOMEN’S TENNIS Fordham 4, QU 3 - Wednesday QU 7, Rider 0 - Saturday QU 7, Siena 0 - Sunday WOMEN’S RUGBY Norwich 21, QU 12 - Saturday

GAMES TO WATCH MEN’S LACROSSE QU vs. Northeastern - Wednesday, 3 p.m.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE QU vs. Siena - Saturday, 3:15 p.m.

BASEBALL QU vs. Fairfield - Saturday, 12 p.m./3:30 p.m.

QU vs. Fairfield - Sunday, 12 p.m.

QU vs. Albany - Tuesday, 3 p.m.

SOFTBALL QU vs. Holy Cross - Wednesday, 3 p.m./5 p.m.

QU vs. Hartford - Thursday, 3 p.m./5 p.m.

QU vs. Manhattan - Saturday, 12/2 p.m.

QU vs. Marist - Sunday, 12 p.m./2 p.m.

QU at Sacred Heart - Tuesday, 3:30 p.m.

April 15, 2015

GAME OF THE WEEK

Niagara comes back to top women’s lacrosse

By NICK SOLARI Sports Editor

With 16:50 left in the first half, Quinnipiac women’s lacrosse alltime program points leader Kyra Ochwat netted her third goal of the afternoon to put the Bobcats up 3-1 over Niagara.

Quinnipiac proceeded to carry a 7-6 lead into halftime, looking like it might grab its second conference win of the season on Saturday afternoon at the QU Lacrosse Turf Field.

Niagara outscored the Bobcats 10-4 in the second half, however, going on to down Quinnipiac 1611.

“We had some nice plays,” Quinnipiac head coach Danie Caro said. “I really think our [lack of] discipline, our [lack of] patience and our lack of poise really did us in during the second half.”

Ochwat led the way for Quinnipiac with her three early goals, giving her 150 career goals just two weeks after breaking the alltime points record.

Ochwat netted her first goal with 25:53 left in the first half, with the assist coming from Devin Kelly to make it 1-0.

Then, after a Niagara goal, Ochwat netted her second of the game in transition. She faked a

NICK SOLARI/CHRONICLE

Kathleen DeVito tries to steal the ball from Niagara goalie Andrea Francisco. high shot, then put one past Purple Eagles’ goalie Fransisco Andrea to make it 2-1 Bobcats.

Ochwat scored again nearly seven minutes later, spinning off a defender and putting in her 208th career point at Quinnipiac.

The goal made it 3-1 Quinnipiac, and Ochwat became Quinnipiac lacrosse’s all-time leading scorer

(men’s and women’s program history).

“I think, had we been able to play a little smarter and value our possessions a little more and have the discipline to put the ball in the net a little more… We would have had a chance to win,” Caro said.

Niagara went on to strike for five goals in the final 10 minutes

of the half, though, and Quinnipiac only led by one goal at the halfway mark.

The second half was all Niagara, as the Purple Eagles outshot Quinnipiac 19-12 and went on to win their second conference game of the season.

“I think our defense did an admirable job,” Caro said. “We lost one of our starters to an injury on a really bad card early, but they responded and they did well. I think the final score was reflective of us trying to get the ball back at the end. But I thought our defense did a nice job, we just didn’t maintain our poise.”

Kelly Babstock chipped in with three goals and three assists in the loss, while Kathleen DeVito recorded three goals and one assist, as well.

Alexandra Hlesciak netted two goals for Quinnipiac, as well, which was good for her first multigoal performance of the season.

“That’s what Alex is really good at,” Caro said. “She’s fast, and she’s good at an unsettled situation.”

With the loss, Quinnipiac falls to 2-12 overall on the season. The Bobcats play at home again on Saturday, as the host Siena at 3 p.m. for Senior Day.

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Serve and smash

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Clockwise from top right: Eric Ambrosio returns a serve in Sunday’s 7-0 win over Fordham, Willem van Biezen hits a ball during a rally, Jonas Kuwert connects with a serve.

BY THE NUMBERS

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Men’s lacrosse freshman Brian Feldman has recorded a point in all but one game Quinnipiac has played in this season.

Counting the two games that were suspended on Wednesday, the softball team has had seven games postponed/ cancelled this season.

Baseball senior Vincent Guglietti had eight hits in a three-game series vs. Manhattan this past weekend. He hit .800 over the weekend with 5 RBI’s.

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Kevin Diehl

Jordan Paolucci

The sophomore netted a team-high two goals in Saturday’s 9-7 victory over Canisius, giving him eight goals on the season. Diehl has recorded 13 points for the Bobcats in 2015, which ranks fifth on the team. Both of his goals in Saturday’s win came in the fourth period of action.

Paolucci went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI’s in Sunday’s doubleheader vs. Niagara.

She had a double in her only atbat during the first game, which Quinnipiac won 8-3. The senior followed with a 2-for-4 performance in the second game, guiding the Bobcats to a 2-1 win.

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“Doing the small things, that’s going to be the differencemaker in ball games. Late in the season, especially, when you get into tournaments...”

— JOHN DELANEY BASEBALL

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April 15, 2015

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Humble and hungry

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Since he was young, baseball senior Vincent Guglietti always had an appetite to improve his game

By ALEC TURNER

Associate Sports Editor

Quinnipiac senior Vincent Guglietti waits in the on-deck circle at the QU Baseball Field. He’s leading off the third inning of an early-April contest against Rhode Island, and a new pitcher has just entered the game.

It’s a rainy day, not a good time to be playing baseball, but Guglietti is still focused. The first baseman says a prayer before he steps into the batter’s box, something that he does before every at-bat.

Guglietti finds a pitch he likes, then uses his explosive swing and blasts the ball over the left field wall for a home run to put Quinnipiac up 7-2.

The at-bat is just one example of what he’s meant to the program in his four years at Quinnipiac. Guglietti has been one of the main run producers for the Bobcats, recording 105-career RBI’s. That’s the most by any current player on the roster and ninth-best since Quinnipiac moved to Division I. *** As a young child, Guglietti showed off his baseball potential long before he started playing the game.

“He would swing his Lincoln Logs like they were baseball bats,” his father, also named Vin, said. “He would have someone pitch something to him and hit it with his toys.”

Guglietti started playing organized baseball when he was 4-years-old, which was when his father signed him up for Little League.

“I didn’t even know what it was,” Guglietti said. “But that day he gave me a glove and a hat, and once we started playing catch I fell in love.”

As a kid, Guglietti always tried to act like the pros he saw on television. Whenever his dad told him there was a game the next day, he would fill up a paper cup with water and bring it to the game the next day. He saw the pros drinking out of cups of water in the dugout on television, and wanted to be just like them.

“My dad thought I was nuts, but he’s the reason I fell in love with the game so quickly,” Guglietti said.

The young Guglietti looked to his father as a role model, both in baseball and life in general.

Their time spent playing baseball together taught the young boy some of his greatest life lessons.

“He taught me right from wrong and how to go about being a man,” Guglietti said. “He taught me how to believe in myself and that life is like baseball, that there will be good days and bad days.”

Guglietti’s father found that the time he shared with his son during baseball was more than just playing catch.

“I think that the reason he loved playing baseball was because it was our father-son bonding time, and he knew that,” Guglietti’s father said.

His dad coached him throughout tee-ball and again during his last year in Little League. Eventually, Guglietti started to play more competitive baseball and coached by other people.

“It hurt him a bit that he couldn’t coach me, but he realized that there were bigger and better things ahead,” Guglietti said. *** Starting when he was 11-years-old, Guglietti stopped playing town league in his hometown of East Haven and began playing for the Connecticut Bombers during summers. For the six years that he played for the Bombers, Guglietti benefited from many coaches with different tactics and styles. He learned different outlooks and ap-

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Vincent Guglietti is hitting .333 with a team-high 20 RBI’s for the Bobcats this season. proaches to the game from them, some of which he still uses today.

“Anything that you need you can learn from their experience,” he said. “I would pick and choose different approaches that personally worked for me.”

During the school year Guglietti played at East Haven High School. He became a star in high school, breaking the school’s single-season hits record in his senior year with 40. He batted .543, which is also a school record. Guglietti received Connecticut All-State honors his senior year, and received All-Area honors twice.

In high school, Guglietti learned to set high standards. He wanted to look at the stats each year and have a better season than his last.

“I did improve each year, but I always felt that I could do more and that I wasn’t doing enough,” Guglietti said.

He had good numbers, but Guglietti would often get down on himself because he expected more. His coaches encouraged him to keep thinking positively.

One game, Guglietti remembers dropping a few fly balls at first base. After the game he went up to his coach, Butch Johnson, and apologized for his performance. Johnson told him about how former professional baseball player Jeff Bagwell dropped three fly balls in one game and laughed every single one of them off. That story stuck with Guglietti to this day.

“Now I just try to laugh off my mistakes and

try and get the next one,” Guglietti said. *** Guglietti instantly learned at Quinnipiac that he was going to have to work hard to succeed.

“I never worked out in high school, but I had to here,” Guglietti said. “I was going to have to work hard or I wasn’t going to make it.”

He was thrown into the fire his freshman year, playing in 46 games as the designated hitter. He batted .276 for the season, recording 43 hits and 22 RBI’s, and was named to the All-Northeast Conference Second Team. Even though most people looked at his season as a good year for a freshman, Guglietti wasn’t satisfied.

“I knew I had more than that in me,” he said.

“There’s a time in every baseball player’s career where they think it might be the end of the road, but when that time comes you just have to work harder.”

– VINCENT GUGLIETTI BASEBALL FIRST BASEMAN

His sophomore year, he wanted to come out and help his team more. He started in all 53 games, and led the team in batting average, hits and doubles.

When Guglietti was looking for summer leagues to play in, Quinnipiac head coach Dan Gooley suggested the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL). That summer, Guglietti joined the Plymouth Pilgrims in the NECBL and was recognized by scouts from all around the country.

“It was probably the greatest blessing of my life,” he said. “It taught me how hard I have to work, how much time I have to put and how dedicated I have to be to get to the level I want to be at.”

Despite being third on the team in batting average and first in doubles and RBI’s, Guglietti still thought he struggled against the competition from across the country. He began to think that he was reaching his plateau as a baseball player.

“There’s a time in every baseball player’s career where they think it might be the end of the road, but when that time comes you just have to work harder,” Guglietti said.

He came back to Hamden knowing what he had to do to improve his game.

“I wouldn’t call it swagger because I’m a tall, goofy kid, but I came back with a new kind of confidence,” Guglietti said.

He became an offensive threat known across the MAAC, finishing second in slugging percentage and home runs in the conference, and fifth in batting average. He also led the team in just about every offensive category for the Bobcats. He was awarded second team All-MAAC for first basemen.

“He had the same mindset and approach no matter how he was playing,” head coach John Delaney said. “No matter how he’s playing he expects three or four hits.”

Guglietti went back to the NECBL for the second year and continued his hot streak into the summer. He continued to work hard; he lifted three hours a day, did practice an extra hour and worked on his swing.

It paid off for him as he won the Most Improved Player award in the entire league and finished as second team first baseman behind the eventual Player of the Year. He batted .303 and also hit seven home runs and drove in 38 RBI’s, which was good for second in the entire league.

“For the first in my career, I told myself I was proud because I knew that the hard work was paying off,” Guglietti said. *** Guglietti has matured as a baseball player and as a leader while at Quinnipiac. According to coach Delaney, he has gone from being the quiet player to play the game to becoming a verbal leader for a young infield.

“His verbal communication has been his biggest growth over the course of four years,” Delaney said. “Leadership is a big thing we’ve been working with him in the development stage.”

Guglietti has one ultimate goal: to continue playing baseball beyond his college days.

“My journey at Quinnipiac has been to get better every year, and to work harder every year,” Guglietti said. “As long as I stay healthy and keep my head on straight I think I will be playing baseball, just thinking about the present day, one day at a time.”

Delaney sees Guglietti playing at the next level due to the commitment and hard work that he shows on the field.

“He sets himself to a higher standard, everything he does he expects to be perfect,” Delaney said. “The kid has put in the work and has gotten himself seen.”