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DACA: The QU perspective

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The Trump administration announced on Sept. 5 that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) would end, but that Congress would be given a six-month period to possibly reinstate the policy.

DACA began June of 2012, President Barack Obama gave Congress the go-ahead to give work permits, social security numbers and federal benefits to approximately 800,000 illegal immigrants living in the United States between the ages of 15 and 36.

In President Trump’s statement, he said that the Department of Homeland Security will begin a slow wind-down of DACA with minimal disruption.

“While new applications for work permits will not be accepted, all existing work permits will be honored until their date of expiration up to two full years from today,” Trump said in a statement.

He noted that applications already being processed will continue to be processed. Renewal applications will also continue to be processed

for people whose permits will expire before March 5, 2018, if they reapply before Oct. 5 of this year.

“I am not going to just cut DACA off, but rather provide a window of opportunity for Congress to finally act,” Trump said.

Diane Ariza, vice president for academic affairs and chief diversity officer, made it clear that Quinnipiac does not have a large undocumented DACA population, but those students at See DACA Page 2

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With Election Day around the corner, freshmen are facing a tough decision on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Eleven candidates are campaigning for 10 positions in the Student Government Association (SGA) ranging from President to Vice President to Class Representative.

Today, the newest generation of Bobcats make its decision as to who will best represent the voice of the freshman class.

Members of the freshman class are looking for open communication between the student body and the president, active involvement within class government, availability, approachability and passion.

A desirable candidate is going to take his or her job seriously and benefit the class they are representing, SGA Vice President Jacqueline Schmedel said.

“Vote on (candidates) as a person. Get to know them. Don’t vote for that person who makes a bunch of crazy promises. Vote for the person who has the character to get them done,” Schmedel said.

At this point, candidates have developed their platforms and campaigned around campus. Now, it is up to the voters to determine the new president of the freshman class. Candidates spoke regarding their platforms and goals for the class of 2021.

2021,” Acevedo said. “I bring skills that every class representative should have: honesty, commitment, leadership and optimism.”

Glenn Adams is a 3+1 business major.

Adam stresses on the need to unite a class through communication. “So many people I know in our community have complaints

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Remembering 9/11 victims 16 years later OLIVIA HIGGINS & JENNIE TORRES

It was on a seemingly normal Tuesday morning in New York City when the world would forever be impacted by the World Trade Center terrorists attacks. It has been 16 years since that infamous event on Sept. 11, 2001, and people all over the world still take the time to honor those whose lives were greatly affected or lost on that day.

At 8:55 a.m., there was silence amongst the crowd, as the American flag was risen and then lowered down. It lasted for over a minute with only the bell from the Arnold Bernhard Library; its powerful yet gentle-like ring echoed throughout Mount Carmel campus.

It was then followed by a moment of silence to commemorate the somber day.

Jordan Atchley, president of the Student Veteran Organization (SVO) stood alongside a senior member of Quinnipiac’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program, raised the flag and then lowered it to half mast to honor the day of remembrance.

“In the military, it is customary that when a flag is being raised or folded, whoever is there in uniform salutes the flag until it is raised the position it’s supposed to be in or it’s completely folded,” Atchley said Many members of the SVO had strong feelings during the ceremony as the events that occurred on September 11 were their reason for joining the military, according to Atchley As President of the SVO, Atchley feels that the Quinnipiac community not only does well commemorating 9/11, but also recognizes student veterans dedicated service to the United States of America through honor and respect.

“I think that it’s important that we not only remember the lives that were lost on September the 11th, but we remember the first responders and everyone who ran in that day that helped save people,” Atchley said. “As well as the men and women who signed up [to serve the military as a result of] that day...that we remember all of those that were lost or all th ose who gave up part of their lives to go off and fight so that would never happen again.”

Junior John Welsh says it is good that we remember what happened, but for the right reasons.

“We remember that we are not invincible people, we remember that the world isn’t always as optimistic as we’d like,” Welsh said.

“We shouldn’t remember to hold grudges against the ethnic or national brethren of those who did attack, but to show that any action we take is done with the full knowledge of what happened in mind.”

September 11th is not just a military-oriented day of remembrance, it’s something that affected a lot more civilians than did military personnel, according to Atchley.

“Today with the flag raising, we didn’t want to wear uniforms...September the 11th is definitely a big day for us,” Atchley said. “But it’s a somber day more than anything else. We reflect on all the people lost that day and what that [event] subsequently caused and friends that we’ve had that didn’t come home… we think about all that stuff today and on days like it.”

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Newly-created Center for Religion replaces CAS 2

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With 515 Sherman Avenue housing the new Theatre Arts Center, a state-of-the art Center for Religion has replaced College of Arts & Sciences 2.

Upon entering, the archaic vending machines are replaced with high tables and comfortable chairs. The bare walls are refreshed with a new coat of paint and flat screen TV’s, which are placed throughout the entire building. In replacement of the main music classroom, there is now a large room which offers an educational experience that no other space on campus could offer.

This educational experience is what Father Jordan Lenaghan, the executive director of university religious life, believes enables students to enter into the world classroom.

“We need students to engage in a transhistorical and profound conversation,” Lenaghan said. “The primary focus is to increase religious literacy and to allow students to interpret and continue conversations which require ethical thinking.”

The new Center for Religion will also help students understand their world and will encourage them to apply what they learn on a personal level, to the global stage, according to Lenaghan Freshman Cameron Paroy, who identifies as an Episcopalian, is interested to see what the center offers for students.

“Religion is an important part of campus life,” Paroy said. “If you are religious, you should have options to pursue your individual needs. I would want to feel comforted and have the center be useful.”

The Center is for all religious denominations. However, if students feel they need a specific religious need fulfilled, the center for religion can support them.

“The center focuses on bigger issues within

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The Center for Religion is now in building 2 of the College of Arts and Sciences.

religion and the world,” Lenaghan said. “However, there are obviously going to be separate program vectors within the center. If a Muslim student wants to pray, we have a Muslim prayer room. If a Catholic student wants to pray, we have a chapel. Individual student religious desires will be satisfied.”

The cutting-edge center plans on hosting a plethora of programs. As the semester continues, the Center for Religion’s “assembly room” will be a ground for presenters and academics alike to share their views/interests with the community. On Sept. 19, for instance, Michael O’Loughlin, who is the national correspondent for America Magazine, will be presenting “God, Guts & the Pulitzer: Religion & Journalism in a Time of Social Unrest.”

Andrew Czaja, a sophomore with no religious denomination, is intrigued about the new center.

“There are a lot of religious people on campus. If this center wants to integrate and increase a sense of togetherness within the Quinnipiac community, then I am all for it,” Czaja said.

“Even though I am not religious, I am interested in what the center will offer in terms of minieducational opportunities.”

Beyond the traditional classrooms of Tator Hall, this center will be able to engage human experiences. The Center of Religion is Quinnipiac’s innovative response to a student body that requires a certain set of tools to enter into the world-sized classroom.

“Take, for example, The Basilica of San Clemente in Italy. It was quite a famous and historical discovery,” Lenaghan said. “A student can read about the excavation process and the profound impact it had in any textbook.”

The discussion can be advanced beyond any other textbook. The goal of the center is to explore these narratives more critically.

“Or, a student can learn about it through a presentation conducted by the head of the excavation team from that site,” Lenaghan said. “You need to have a place for the type of presentation.

This, right here, is the place for that type of conversation.”.

Ariza: ‘They weren’t born here, but they grew up here’ DACA from cover the university are an important part of the Quinnipiac experience and our larger community. Unbeknownst to many, there are students at Quinnipiac who are residing in the United States with the help of DACA, in addition to many others who are fully undocumented.

“Now, I can say that we have a few students that have been very open about (being undocumented), and so we have had students who have graduated from our university that were back in the day, not part of DACA,” Ariza said.

Quinnipiac alumnae Maria Praeli graduated in 2016 with a degree in political science. She moved to Connecticut with her family when she was 5 years old. Praeli has lived in America for 19 years and considers this country her home.

Praeli grew up just like any other American child. She played the clarinet in middle school and was on the basketball team in high school.

She said that she procrastinated on her assignments in college and wasn’t always happy with the cafe food at Quinnipiac.

“It’s challenging and difficult to feel American, but have your future in the hands of Congress,” Praeli said. “It’s draining to have to plan for a future where I could possibly be deported to a country I haven’t been to in 19 years. Immigration is very controversial at times, and I just want to remind people that these are really human lives we’re debating.

That all I’m asking for is the opportunity to get in line to legalize and stay in the county I love and call home.”

Praeli is now 24 years old and resides in Washington D.C. She works at FWD.us as an immigration policy associate. She said she spends a lot of time on Capitol Hill, talking to

and educating members of congress on issues related to immigration.

“DACA allows me to have this job, and to work legally. Without DACA, I would not be able to continue working at FWD,” Praeli said.

There are 800,000-plus DACA students across the country, Ariza said. The immigration community at Quinnipiac is small and administration doesn’t know the exact numbers. She said that the exact numbers are unknown because if a student feels fearful about revealing that they are undocumented, then they stay hidden within the community.

“It’s draining to have to plan for a future where I could possibly be deported to a country I haven’t been to in 19 years.”

– MARIA PRAELI QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY ALUMINI “There is currently NO path to legalization,” Praeli said. “Many times people ask ‘You’ve been here for so many years, why haven’t you legalized?’ The answer is that there is no option or line for me to get in. That’s what immigration reform would create–a line for the undocumented people to get in, apply, pass background checks and over the process of many, many years, be able to legalize. Believe me, if I could apply to just my status and legalize, I would do it in a heartbeat.”

Ariza believes that DACA is so important because it provides opportunities for young people who deserve to be in America.

“School systems in general do not ask for your citizenship,” she said. “What was happening years ago was that students were getting stopped after the graduation and they start to realize that not being naturalized, or not having residency in that particular state makes it a little more difficult in the type of government aid you can get.”

In Trump’s statement, he touches upon how the nation’s capital has failed to provide higher wages and lower unemployment for American workers.

“Before we ask what is fair to illegal immigrants, we must also ask what is fair to American families, students, taxpayers and job seekers,” Trump said.

Although Trump is emphasizing the importance of compassion for American lives, Ariza stresses that some of these immigrants are Americans as well and should not be overlooked.

“They are as American as you get because they grew up here. They weren’t born here, but they grew up here,” Ariza said. “Why would we not care to support young people that have given already and are more American than many? It’s just that they haven’t been legalized.”

Ariza said that the rescinding of DACA is a human condition and that we, as people, should be more understanding and compassionate about it. She said DACA students are young adults who got stuck in the process without any stake in the decision.

“We should care because these are young adults that are going to be incredible scientists.

They have all the talents,” Ariza said. “They are contributing citizens. They are going to be incredible engineers, business people. They could be the future employee of my corporation, the future doctor, the future attorney. They have given a lot to this country already.”

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For the love of hair

New club encourages students to embrace their natural look

By JEREMY TROETTI Associate News Editor

Curly. Wavy. Straight.

No matter what type of hair you have, one of Quinnipiac’s newest organizations, NaturallyMe, encourages you to embrace it.

“Coming here when I was a freshman, I didn’t see a lot of people wear an afro,” NaturallyMe Programming chair Tajanae Crawford explained. “I had my afro, and (other students) had their natural hair, and I would be scared because I’d be like, ‘Do people like it if I have an afro?’ So (the organization) is mostly about selflove and how to take care of your hair.”

NaturallyMe President Janece Boone explained that the club desires to educate Quinnipiac students about hair care.

“The goal was basically to inform everyone how to take care of their hair properly, so it started because we noticed not a lot of people usually know how to take care of their hair,” Boone said.

Boone explained the idea for the club first came about during her freshman year and was sparked by her interest in learning how to take care of her own hair properly.

“Freshman year I thought, ‘I don’t really know how to take care of my hair properly, so why don’t we have a club for this?’” she said.

Boone said creating the club helped her teach herself about caring for her hair as well.

“I’m not an expert. I would have to go on YouTube channels and look online to know exactly how to take care of (my hair),” she said.

Second-year graduate student Jennifer Dobrodziej described the struggles her friends who have curly hair experience, as well as what she feels the club can bring to campus.

“I have friends who have really curly hair, and they tend to straighten it because straightened hair is easier to manage,” Dobrodziej said. “I think (the club will be beneficial because) you can learn how to properly take care of (curly hair), or just an easier way to manage (curly hair). I think it would make

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NaturallyMe will officially become a student organization next academic year, with help from (left to right) Janece Boone, Brianna Robinson, Tajanae Crawford and Naomi Robinson.

students more comfortable and you would see more students show up to class with their naturally curly hair.”

Despite its focus on curly hair, the club is for everyone, according to NaturallyMe Treasurer Naomi Robinson.

“It’s also to educate those who don’t have curly hair,” Robinson explained. “I know I get a lot of questions like, ‘Oh, can I touch your hair?’”

The club’s first event, Curl Con, will take place on the Bobcat Lawn on Saturday, Oct. 7.

“We’re going to have a booth where people can actually come and touch our hair without them actually having to ask,” she said.

Vice President Brianna Robinson explained the role the natural hair movement has played in sparking the idea for the club.

“The natural hair movement is something major that has been happening for a few years now,” Robinson said. “So more women of color and more people who have curly hair are expressing their texture of hair – curly, wavy, any type of hair that needs

more treatment than the regular straight hair… so the natural hair movement does play a role in how we came about with the club and what our message is to girls with curly hair.”

Naomi Robinson said that the club’s goal is not only centered around hair.

“We’re not just focusing on hair… it’s going to be (focused on) natural products as well – like facemasks and stuff like that.

It’s for everybody, not just a specific group of people. That’s what the main goal of this club is,” she said.

NaturallyMe will officially become a student organization next academic school year, when the club will receive funding to host more events, according to Naomi Robinson.

“It’s a process. We’re slowly becoming an organization,” she explained. “Our name isn’t out there yet, but we’ve done a lot of things that organizations have to do to become organizations, so we’re almost there.”

A conversation on Charlottesville

By VICTORIA SIMPRI News Editor

On Tuesday, Sept. 5, Father Jordan Lenaghan, the executive director of university religious life at Quinnipiac, held a conversation about the Unite the Right rally and related events that occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia. The forum was hosted in the newly built Center for Religion, in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Lenaghan began the conversation by asking the audience of students, faculty and staff what their reactions were to the images they saw from Charlottesville during the protest.

“I have a job that involves words, and I didn’t have words for what I saw,” Lenaghan recounted. “Places and spaces that were meaningful to me, places of engagement for students… to see them desecrated the way that I did, it was like a gut punch.”

During the Charlottesville demonstration, protesters used signs, flags and torches to emphasize their position.

“I was struck by the fact that it was torches (used during the rally), which I think in terms of mentalities, we think of that as something that is destructive,” Lenaghan said during the conversation.

The acts displayed during the Unite the Right rally on Saturday, Aug. 12 were met with a candlelit vigil of peace on Wednesday, Aug. 16. “(Counter-protesters) responded with candles,” Lenaghan said. “Which in our culture has this sort of symbol of hope, and of light, and of the fact that, against a lot of darkness, you stand together.”

After the events in Charlottesville, President Donald Trump addressed the nation about the events and public outcry that ensued.

“Many of those people were there to protest the taking down of the statue of Robert E. Lee,” Trump said. “So this week, it is Robert E. Lee. I noticed that Stonewall Jackson is coming down.

I wonder, is it George Washington next week? And is it Thomas Jefferson the week after? You know, you really do have to ask yourself, where does it stop?”

During the protest, signs and hats read “Make America Great Again,” Trump’s election campaign slogan, which raised

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Protestors fly flags at the Unite the Right rally on Aug. 12 to take a stand against the removal of the statue of Robert E. Lee.

the question of what sort of greatness America is striving for.

Events like Charlottesville still takes place because people aren’t honest to the fact that racism and white supremacists still exist, according to sophomore advertising and integrated communications major, Sina Sidibe.

“The fact that Trump is even president speaks volumes that racism still exist,” Sidibe said. “As an African-American and a person who has Muslim friends, I feel hopeless.”

Bigotry in America seems to have surged under Trump, according to associate professor of English, Timothy Dansdill, who was a participant in the conversation.

“If I were a Jew, I would be offended. If I were a Christian, I would be offended,” Dansdill said. “As a thoughtful citizen seeking a greater diversity in our communities and understanding that bigotry shown out of no foothold (is not acceptable), although under Trump it seems that it has gotten worse and worse, that disturbed me profoundly.”

The question was posed during the conversation as to what possible solution there could be to prevent demonstrations like Charlottesville from occurring in the future.

As a unit, the audience and Father Jordan came to the conclusion that love should be used as a main force against the hate and bigotry shown in Charlottesville.

The conversation in the Center for Religion was a step in the right direction towards becoming more united as a nation, according to Sidibe.

“I think the conversation tonight was definitely a starting point,” Sidibe said. “It got intense. It got really intense, which I expected, but I think it’s starting to go somewhere. We’re always going to have those ignorant people on the side, but it’s definitely going somewhere and if we keep this up it will definitely go somewhere.”

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There will be cookies for all to enjoy. Students will be able to connect with women of Tri Delta and discover the values of the sorority: live, learn and lead.

Adopt a beta fish QU After Dark will host beta fish adoptions in the Lower Cafe on Friday, Sept. 15. Students will have the opportunity to decorate the fish bowl after selecting their fish.

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Chinese Lunar Moon Festival The Quinnipiac University Asian Student Alliance is hosting the Chinese Lunar Moon Festival on Friday, Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. Friends and family will be able to worship the full moon in a traditional manner. The festival will have free mooncakes and lantern making in Carl Hansen Student Center (SC) 119.

Blood Drive The Community Action Project and Red Cross are teaming up, allowing students to take part in the Blood Drive in Burt Kahn Court on Saturday, Sept. 16 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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September 13, 2017

Local eateries dish out deals during Hamden Restaurant Week

By KELLY RYAN News Editor

Calling all food lovers! Hamden Restaurant Week is taking place from Monday, Sept. 11 to Saturday, Sept. 16. The week long event is put on by the Hamden Regional Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by Bankwell.

The Hamden area will celebrate local restaurants in its seventh annual Restaurant Week, where eateries across Hamden will offer special deals on their menus.

Aunt Chilada’s, B & D Deli Works, Cafe Amici, Eli’s on Whitney, Freskos, Ixtapa Grille, Ristorante Luce, Mickey’s Restaurant and Bar, The Playwright, Side Street Grille, The Soup Girl and ZZAAM!, a new Korean restaurant in town, are among the participating places.

The majority of the restaurants will offer a Prix Fixe option for lunch and dinner; consumers will receive an appetizer, an en-

tree and a dessert or beverage costing between $9 and $15 for lunch and $20 and $35 for dinner.

Other businesses will offer a buy one, get one free deal.

Freskos, located at 2323 Whitney Avenue, is offering a “Kali Orexi” Restaurant Week deal. Freskos is a part of the Chamber of Commerce and has participated in Restaurant Week for the past two years.

“What we have is a sandwich, it’s one of the pita sandwiches, which is the gyro,” Peter Vouras, Freskos owner said. “You get a small greek salad and a drink for $10… all that for $10.”

Ixtapa Grille is offering a Prix Fixe all-day menu for $19, which includes an appetizer, an entree and a dessert. Ixtapa also has Restaurant Week drink specials.

Eli’s on Whitney is offering a Prix Fixe deal for both lunch and dinner. Lunch at Eli’s will cost $13, while dinner will cost $25.

ZZAAM! Fresh Korean Grill,

one of the newest eateries in Hamden, is offering a buy one, get one free bowl or burrito.

Other Restaurant Week deals and menus are available for preview at iloverestaurantweek.com.

Nancy Dudchik, president of the Hamden Regional Chamber of Commerce, started Restaurant Week seven years ago to showcase the town’s culinary variety.

“I felt that there was a need,” Dudchik said. “Hamden has such a diverse listing of restaurants from Irish and Mexican and Mediterranean and Spanish. There’s such a diversity of restaurants that I really wanted… to encourage people from in our town but also outside of our borders to come and experience all of our wonderful restaurants.”

Dudchik said Restaurant Week is a perfect time for consumers to celebrate and support local businesses and try something new that they may have never tried before.

For the last two years, Bank-

well has sponsored Hamden Restaurant Week. The company is responsible for all the advertising of the event, including the Restaurant Week billboard on the corner of Whitney Avenue and Dixwell Avenue, while the Chamber of Commerce runs the event’s Facebook page and website.

Dudchik said Restaurant Week is a great deal for Quinnipiac students as well. “(Quinnipiac students) are a part of this local economy and the more that they know about the opportunity and the deals that are going on, I think it’s good for them too, “ she said.

Sophomore Gabrielle White said she learned of restaurant week on Facebook.

“It’s good for college kids,” White said. “Quinnipiac is a big school, and I like the restaurants in Hamden, so it works out well.”

Aunt Chilada’s

Freskos

The Playwright

Zzaam

Buy 1 Get 1 Option

Lunch & Dinner Prix Fixe: $10 for sandwich, salad and beverage

Prix Fixe Lunch: $12 for appetizer, entrée and dessert Dinner: $24 for appetizer, entrée and dessert

Buy 1 Get 1 Option for bowls and burritos

Mexican fare

B&D Deli Works American fare

Lunch Prix fixe: $12 for sandwich, side, drink and cookie

Eli’s on Whitney American fare

Prix Fixe Lunch: $13 for appetizer, entrée and dessert Dinner: $25 for appetizer, entrée and dessert

Greek fare

Ixtapa Grille Mexican fare

Lunch & Dinner Prix Fixe: $19 for appetizer, entrée and dessert

Luce Ristorante Italian fare

Dinner Prix Fixe: $29 for appetizer, salad and entrée

Irish fare

Korean fare

Mickey’s

Mediterranean fare

Side Street Grille

American fare

$25 Buy 1 Get 1 Baby Back Rib Special

Café Amici Italian fare

Dinner Prix Fixe: $25 four-course meal

Lunch & Dinner Prix Fixe: $26.95 for appetizer, soup/ salad, and entrée

The Soup Girl Soup fare

Buy One Get One Free all refrigerated soups (Limit two free per person per day)

Gbotosho: ‘I want to make an impact when I leave here’ CAMPAIGN from cover about things that can easily be fixed, but they lack the resources to be able to do anything about it,” Adams said. “I want to be the resource.” Adams credits his diversified high school experience to allow him to see life through multiple perspectives as his greatest strengths.

“I can see things from an athlete’s standpoint, a dedicated student’s standpoint and a business standpoint.”

Lille Gaeta is a behavioral neuroscience major. She is very experienced in student government and feels that she can bring strong leadership skills that go above and beyond. “School just started so I feel as if we have not really united as a class yet. Not having a feeling of unity or trustworthiness is a core issue to me,” Gaeta said.

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Olamide Gbotosho is a management major that, if elected, plans to work hand in hand with the president and make an impact on the QU community. She plans to be an outgoing and energetic member of the SGA who students will

be able to approach. “I don’t want to take my time here for granted,” Gbotosho said. “I want to make an impact when I leave here.” Gbotosho smiled as she claimed she believes that core issues currently include problematic laundry, and the lack of waffles on campus.

Kaye Paddyfote is a journalism major who is not afraid to make sure the president will hear and act on the demands of the class. Paddyfote brought up the idea of keeping an open communication line between students and herself, and is not being afraid to make sure her fellow representatives follow through on their promises to fight for the class. “I bring a lot of confidence and energy. I think those traits represent our class well.”

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Sophia Marshall is studying to be a physician’s assistant, and is ready to take on the responsibilities of being the president for the class of 2021. Marshall’s top priority is keeping the freshman class happy, and wants her peers to come to her when they have a problem. “People are people, and if I’m elected I will do everything

in my power to ensure that you are treated as you deserve to be: as an equal,” Marshall said when asked about her job if she elected as president. She believes that an important thing to establish as president is to see people taking more initiative to meet new people. Marshall wraps up with, “When I see something worth working for, I go for it, and I can assure you that I am going to do everything in my power to be part of this, because 2021 is without a doubt, worth (it).”

Daniel French is a film and TV major that strives to be an approachable president who can give students the best possible experience at Quinnipiac. During his interview, French spoke about his leadership experiences including directing his school’s TV station and volunteering for the Avon Breast Cancer Walk. French believes that he can be a strong yet humble leader that can solve problems.

Sam Tran is a 3+1 business major that strives to “Put the U in QU.” Tran’s goals include increasing student involvement and implementing more hydration stations on campus. She advised voters to “follow your gut,” on elec-

tion day. Tran wants students to know that she is committed to the QU community, and wishes to be a liaison between the freshman class and administration.

Brianna Wyman is a Biology major who puts an emphasis on commitment. “I have never missed a day of school. Not one,” she said. Wyman plans to bring that level of consistency to the SGA. When she says that her motto is to give 110 percent, she is dead serious. A self-described “Renaissance woman,” Wyman was involved in everything from band to government, and interacting with everybody in between. She plans to bring that same mentality to help unite a large, diverse class into one. Wyman plans to push her fellow representatives to be the best voices of a class that they can be.

Traci Duff- When asked for comment, Duff did not respond via email.

Jamien Jean-Baptiste- When approached for comment, JeanBaptiste did not respond via email.

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Advancing an idea through media bias “Trump.” His name itself has become a politically-loaded word. Within a few months of being in office he has become one of the least-approved presidents in the history of this country.

There is only one reason why this is important. Reason being, it is completely unwarranted. This man has driven our country into an economic prosperity the world has never seen.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has reached its record JEREMY WISS high under his administration. President of Quinnipiac College Republicans This average is one of the most respected gauges on how our economy is doing. It is impossible to argue against the fact that CNN and MSNBC would be all over this if it were Obama having this same success.

Trump’s approval rating is nothing but the product of a liberal media brainwashing Americans into believing Trump is an illegitimate president. They have been searching for any reason to delegitimize his presidency from before its existence. This began the day he became a presidential candidate.

News outlets began ridiculing him and drilling into people’s minds that he has zero shot at a serious presidential bid. These same organizations created a Russian interference hysteria, they report on him in only a negative lens and have defended or outright ignored all of Hillary Clinton’s illegal and immoral actions.

I have personally worked for CBS News. I have a legitimate claim at judging news outlets. I have had face time with pundits such as Bob Schieffer and John Dickerson. I have walked on the floor of the Republican National Convention speaking with all walks of prominent figures and attended Trump’s Inauguration.

What people have to realize is that reporters are not the peo-

ple making the news. It sounds counterintuitive, but it is true.

News pundits read what producers put on the teleprompter and convey the thoughts of others.

This real-life conclusion dawned on me when I was on set with Bob Schieffer at the RNC. Hours before there was a small faction on the floor that wanted to block Trump’s nomination. I would say around 20 delegates. It caused an uproar on the floor. Reince Preibus, who was the chair of the RNC, defused the situation within a half hour. Three hours go by and everyone on the floor is united with Trump. Everyone is waving Trump signs or wearing his hats. It was certain that everyone there stood behind him.

While this was going on it was being reported that the faction against Trump is growing and may cost him the nomination. It dawned on me at that second. News outlets tell lies to further their own agenda.

To be fair, this occurs at all news outlets. It happens at those that lean left and right. This is not a problem that people should overlook. These outlets supply millions of people with all of their information in regards to politics and life on a daily basis.

They should report facts, not bias. We rely on what they report, and even worse we believe it.

America has what I would call a bias-run media. It is similar to a state-run media. The difference being that instead of the state running them, bias runs it. The truth is not reported and this should be extremely frightening.

We face extremely dangerous threats from nuclear powered countries. It has come to a point where it is no joke. Nuclear weapons are a power that can end the world much faster and nastier than climate change. But, don’t get me wrong, climate change may be real. Fossil fuels are undoubtedly dirty. Even

if they aren’t causing the planet to warm we should still wean America off of them.

With that said, Trump is not a perfect person. Some of his decisions are not the best. But, he has quickly become a blessing for this country. An example of a decision that wasn’t the greatest was his decision on DACA. I have sat down with two DACA members. They are great people and deserve all the world offers.

They are just as American as you or I. Reason being, they love this country, and they want to work to make it better.

His decision is not as detrimental as people say it is. He has given Congress the authority to make the final decision. After all, isn’t legislating Congress’ job? He may be attempting to fulfill a campaign promise or he may be deciding from what he truly believes. Illegal immigration is surely an important issue, but removing the most productive and helpful of the undocumented people is not a place to start.

Start with the small group that may be committing crimes, not the ones doing the exact opposite. DACA members are not what he has portrayed other illegal people to be. They are not criminals. They are legitimate people trying to get an education and make it in the world. DACA is not the place to start in combating illegal immigration.

I am a Republican. I am sure it has been made quite evident.

I am the President of the Quinnipiac College Republicans. We, as an organization invite all kinds of political debate. In fact, we look forward to it. We respect all opinions, but we only believe the truth. We have needed a president that understands the world we live in. It is a dangerous place, and ensuring our military is equipped must be a priority.

Don’t buy into the ‘Freshman 15’ hype

If you walk onto any college campus and poll freshman on their concerns, I guarantee many, if not all, would mention the ‘Freshman 15.’

The Freshman 15 is an expression that refers to the average amount of weight students gain their first year in college.

Mental Health America rates it as the number four concern among college freshman in the United States.

To understand how many students are concerned about putting on the Freshman 15, think about this: the same poll done by Mental Health America listed school work ninth among the top 10 concerns of incoming freshman.

Clearly, the Freshman 15 is a pretty big deal.

So, it must be real, right?

PETER DEWEY Everyone expects that coming to colContributing Writer lege means that there are unhealthy food @peterdewey2 options at every turn, and that gaining weight is already a forgone conclusion.

Students are constantly eating burgers, pizza, wings and everything else that would make us put on 15 pounds before we step foot in a college classroom.

I feel the exact opposite at Quinnipiac.

Now don’t get me wrong, you can always satisfy your craving for a food you may feel isn’t that healthy. However, there are ways to have a good balance in your diet despite being at school.

With the dining halls always displaying the number of calories in each item, there is constantly an option to go healthy, should you choose that path.

I unfortunately bought into the Freshman 15 hype before arriving at Quinnipiac, maybe for a different reason than others, but I quickly learned I was flat out wrong.

Last year, I was a wiry freshman in desperate hope of putting on 15 pounds. I was trying out for the basketball team, so I needed every pound I could get into my 5-foot-10 frame.

And while I planned to train during this time, I thought being able to eat whenever I wanted would be an easy springboard towards my goal. But I soon realized if I wanted to have any of my meal plan left come December, I was going to have to do a lot more than eat on campus to put on that weight because my plan was so limited.

Now last year, my dining plan, like most freshman students, amounted to $1,450 to spend each semester. Being a numbers guy, I divided that by each day in the semester and came to roughly $13.95 a day, or about two full meals.

While Quinnipiac changed the default meal plan from $1,450 to $1,700 this year, it still comes to only $16.35 a day. With prices going up on many of the items in Café Q, the $2.40 a day change

from last year is not as much as it seems.

In theory, you can eat whenever you want in college, but unless you’re willing to ditch your QCard for cash come mid-November, there is a limit on how often you can eat.

However, more than just financial restrictions make the Freshman 15 a myth.

Only one in 10 students gained the 15 pounds in their first two semesters at college, in a study conducted by BioMed Central from 1993 to 2014.

The study also found that not all students even gain weight.

Rather, about two thirds of students will gain weight at all, and most of them will only gain in the range of three to seven pounds.

This semester, 2,221 freshmen are enrolled, according to Quinnipiac’s undergraduate admissions.

If the BioMed study holds true, 645 students will find that they won’t gain any weight at all.

Another study done by Brown University’s Medical School found that weight gain during college occurs over a few years, not all at once.

Rather than a Freshman 15, doctors believe that weight gain happens all the way through sophomore year. The study did not report any trends in weight gain in the following years.

While these studies show that weight gain is common, they also shine the light on the fact the it is not as severe as everyone expects. An Ohio State study also found that college students do not gain any more weight than non-college students of the same age.

Essentially, all of these studies point to the fact that gaining weight during your college years is completely normal.

Which begs the question: Why stress about a myth that has been debunked by science so many times?

Because in a new environment, it’s hard to know what to expect.

Understandably, when you are used to eating a certain way your entire life, mixing it up for four years seems to be a guarantee for some change. But, if you make the right lifestyle choices, you won’t have to be concerned about putting on the Freshman 15.

Quinnipiac offers so many ways to get involved physically to make sure that you can feel like your best self. Whether its intramural sports, going to the gym to lift or hiking Sleeping Giant, there are plenty of ways to stay in shape.

Now I am not saying that everyone has to channel their inner athlete to avoid the Freshman 15. Clearly, as a washed-up athlete myself, it is my method of choice, but it is one of many.

Getting involved with clubs, student media, fraternities and sororities are all ways for students to stay active, which will

Stayed the same 12%

Lost weight 37%

Gained weight 51%

Survey of Quinnipiac students based on their freshman year. help you live a healthy lifestyle. In fact, I’ve watched one of my close friends lose 70 pounds in a few months by simply making a few lifestyle changes.

He simply started by taking certain foods out of his diet, and exercising more than he had before. He then began participating in intramural sports and attending games at least once a week. As he got used to eating healthier and exercising more, it became routine and brought him to where he is today. At this point, he looks like a completely different person than when I met him a year ago.

So, what is the Freshman 15?

It is an exaggeration that has been built up over time.

In a 1980s article in the New York Times, writer Matthew Wald referred to what we now call the Freshman 15 as the “Freshman 10”. Ten has turned into 15, and soon it may be 20. As time has gone on, society has turned it into one of the biggest fears of students nationwide.

My point in telling you this, is that the mythical Freshman 15 is not something that is synonymous with coming to college.

There are always places to turn to help you live a healthy lifestyle at Quinnipiac.

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An open letter to President Lahey Dear President Lahey, University to inform our representatives in government that ​As you are aware, this past year Pomona College issued we support the intentions and outcomes of the DACA program. a statement in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Furthermore, the proud alumni of Quinnipiac who received their Arrivals Program (DACA). This statement was incredibly degrees under the DACA program deserve acknowledgment. popular within the world of higher education, and was dePublicly supporting DACA does not require any conscribed by its authors as a “moral imperative” demnation of President Trump. It does and “national necessity”. Since the release of not require you to take a side on the this statement, 646 different University Presileft or the right. This is not a request dents have signed on in support. These Presi- JACK ONOFRIO to support one group over another. We dents represent every single one of our 20 peer- Junior Class President simply ask that Quinnipiac publicly institutes, as well as every Ivy League and 23 reaffirms the fact that DACA recipidifferent Connecticut schools. This past spring, ents have been, and continue to be, both a faculty petition and a Student Governexemplary members of our commument declaration called for you to sign onto the Pomona nity who deserve the right to continue their education. Now statement. For understandable reasons, you decided not to; I more than ever, as Congress begins work on a replacement am writing this letter asking you to reconsider the requests. for DACA, the country needs to hear this message.

I understand that you want to keep Quinnipiac removed This school owes you a tremendous amount. Under your from the political turmoil that has stricken the country. leadership, we have become the great institution that we However, I believe that we have a moral obligation as a are today. For this, I cannot thank you enough. However, I

feel that by remaining silent, Quinnipiac is committing itself to the wrong side of history. Edmund Burke once said “the only thing necessary for evil to exist is for good people to remain silent”. You are a good man, President Lahey. I implore you not to remain silent. Without this program, the Quinnipiac community will lose valuable members. I once heard you say that you would take any Quinnipiac student as your son or daughter. I ask you now, if your child was facing deportation because of circumstances entirely outside of their control, what would you do?

Thank you, Jack Onofrio Class of 2019 *Disclaimer: The statements above solely reflect the beliefs of the author and do not represent the views of the Student Government Association.

Get Q’Used to it

Quinnipiac continues to exploit athletics with new uniforms Quinnipiac and its athletics have taken role. adidas was the official apparel partback-to-school clothing to another level, us- ner of the National Basketball Association ing their new apparel to turn students and through last season and it will make its Nastudent-athletes into walking billboards. tional Hockey League debut this season. By After announcing a seven-year partner- aligning with the pros, Quinnipiac is hoping ship with adidas on March 31, the univer- that it could draw in a greater pool of recruits, sity has overhauled its clothing with the which will lead to more winning and, inhernew company. The adidas logo is evident on ently, a larger audience and income. sweatshirts and jerseys, but it’s not the most The university will not fully surrender prominent logo across campus. the opportunity to Instead, Quinnipiac is using its flaunt its own brand new apparel and other departat the York Hill arena, ments as a space to flaunt its new though. High Point MAX MOLSKI “Q” and build that as its brand.

Solutions Arena has Web Director @MolesDontSki After last year’s lowercase “u” the new Quinnipiac debacle, the university landed on font plastered on the its current logo. The “Q” and adiboards and Lender das logo are featured on clothing Court redesigned its for residential life, admissions and other uni- baselines with the new typeface. The men’s versity entities, including athletics uniforms. basketball team has even repped the new While the combination works for some “Quinnipiac” and “Q” on its practice jerseys academic and administrative purposes, it over the summer, opting for the new image over seems misplaced on the field. Most of the conventional college basketball aesthetics. uniforms look like something a “Silicon Jerseys are an in-your-face indicator of Valley” rival would wear against the Pied the school’s agenda. In the grand scheme, Piper guys in a corporate kickball match. though, the new uniforms are merely a miThe soccer teams’ new crest helps put them crocosm of Quinnipiac’s greater exploitain the company of club and international tion of athletics as a branding platform. soccer squads, but it still contains the offQuinnipiac has used its facilities to build putting “Q” that isn’t normally associated its programs, but has also erected these athwith uniforms. Quinnipiac has transformed letic hallmarks to draw attention beyond the student-athletes into glorified NASCARs, Bobcats. The university spent $52 million to parading the new brand around like one of construct TD Bank Sports Center, which has the school’s shiny new shuttles. been the home for the school’s basketball It all makes sense, though. Quinnipiac and ice hockey programs since 2007. The Athletics doesn’t represent a team; they rep- state-of-the-art facility has since hosted a resent a university, and the university is pri- Women’s Frozen Four and is set for another oritizing its overall image over the chance at in 2019. The arena also held a high school expanding its athletic look. basketball game last winter when HillTo this point, I have yet to mention the house and Notre Dame battled for the SCC Quinnipiac Bobcats. While the university championship on March 1. By comparison, harps on the “#BobcatNation” mentality, it Quinnipiac’s men’s basketball team only is hardly recognized across the 21 varsity exceeded an audience of 2,000 twice all of teams’ uniforms. Some of the teams flaunt last season and the women’s team reached a a Bobcat face on their warmups. Others, season-high crowd of 1,293. like the men’s soccer team, have “Bobcats” The venue has helped the school’s teams written across the back of their kits. Come make strides over the years, but TD Bank game time, though, the “Q” is what’s front Sports Center has proven itself as an arena and center. designed to bring people to Quinnipiac UniWhile the school’s ice hockey and bas- versity, not Bobcats games. ketball programs have not debuted their uniThe field hockey team made the move forms for the upcoming season yet, their im- to the Big East in 2016, Quinnipiac’s first ages incorporate more of the Bobcats. This membership to such a well-recognized conis done with marketing in mind, too. ference, and also has a brand new field to Boomer has a presence at TD Bank Sports show off. The soccer and lacrosse teams Center between hockey and basketball intro- have a new stadium of their own, too, which ductions and both sports draw local kids into can open recruiting, realignment and expanthe arena. Since a mascot presence benefits sion possibilities. Between the venues and Quinnipiac as a branding tool on York Hill, recent successes across Quinnipiac Athletthe university will keep it up there. ics, more teams could see positive conferTD Bank Sports Center is the one place ence realignment. where adidas will play a specific branding Even with recent success, the university

is conceding that sports will not become Quinnipiac’s brand and has instead chose to use Athletics’ achievements as a platform to shine light on “Quinnipiac” and its image.

As improbable as the women’s basketball team’s NCAA tournament upsets were last March, its play on the court was a neglected element when it came to the biggest stories along the run. The Bobcats shocked Marquette and Miami, but the top news hits came in the form of an instructional ESPN video about “Quinnipiac’s” pronunciation and a podium appearance from UConn head coach Geno Auriemma, where he sported a Quinnipiac t-shirt and praised Tricia Fabbri’s squad. Both instances were ones where “Quinnipiac” was the story over the team and showed how the university’s name triumphs over athletic achievement.

The Bobcats’ play was mostly out of the picture, but the Cinderella run paid dividends in Quinnipiac publicity. The term “Quinnipiac” reached its highest Google popularity of the last five years between March 19-25, 2017, the day after beating Marquette up until the day of the team’s loss to eventualchampion South Carolina.

Quinnipiac is not alone in this practice of using athletics as marketing space. The NCAA remains a system that stands on the labor of student-athletes that don’t sniff a dime of the millions the NCAA brings in annually. Companies like AT&T and Coca-Cola have become as intertwined with March Madness as buzzer-beaters and poor clock management. In April of 2016, CBS and Turner agreed to an eight-year, $8.8 billion

deal with the NCAA for TV, digital and marketing rights to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship because of how enormous the commercial platform it is.

Quinnipiac isn’t relying on a national tournament appearance anytime soon, but it is preparing itself for when it gets television attention. The men’s hockey and basketball teams play a handful of games on SportsNet New York throughout the season to reach the tri-state area. When teams make their respective national tournaments, they even have a chance at appearing on ESPN. Instead of chasing after an overall athletic image on the national stage, Quinnipiac is opting with the “Q” to make an impression with their next chances.

Regardless of the Bobcats’ success, the school’s branding design will be right there for all eyes to see. By placing the “Q” across its athletic uniforms and venues, Quinnipiac is showing its determination to grow as a university and name more than an NCAA contender. The change comes as the institution’s largest incoming class makes its way to campus. With around 2,000 students reigning in the new design across campus and teams repping the logo on the field, the university is hoping that “Quinnipiac ice hockey,” “Quinnipiac Admissions” and “Quinnipiac University” can mold together and simply become “Quinnipiac.”

When push comes to shove, Quinnipiac is going for “Q” over W’s.

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Quinnipiac University recently teamed up with adidas for new apparel across the athletic community.

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Students salute

INTERVIEW BY: AFSHA KASAM PHOTOS BY: ERIN KANE

Student Veterans give insight to the role they play on Quinnipiac's campus

SHAMAR FARMER AGE: 27 YEAR: SENIOR MAJOR: POLITICAL SCIENCE

JORDAN ATCHLEY AGE: 23 YEAR: JUNIOR MAJOR: LEGAL STUDIES

ALEX HARTMAN AGE: 26 YEAR: JUNIOR MAJOR: GAME DESIGN

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Q: WHAT DOES BEING A STUDENT VETERAN MEAN TO YOU? A: It's difficult to explain. We are students who have

Q: WHAT DOES BEING A STUDENT VETERAN MEAN TO YOU? A: It's an honor for me. I feel that I have a great op-

Q: WHAT DOES BEING A STUDENT VETERAN MEAN TO YOU? A: To me, being a student veteran means that no mat-

life experience. We bring that life experience into the classroom with stories about what we've done, where we've gone, who we've seen, people we have met and the environments we live in.

Q: HOW HAVE YOUR EXPERIENCES SHAPED YOU AS A PERSON? A: It's made me more open to all walks of life.

Because I have gone from a completely left field to a completely right and in between. It helps me see through other people's eyes, gain a different perspective and be more understanding.

portunity to represent veterans and the viewpoint of veterans in the classroom. I think veterans sometimes have a stigma of being on the fringe or differant than regular people...It's nice to express to other students that is not the case.

Q: HOW HAVE YOUR EXPERIENCES SHAPED YOU AS A PERSON? A: It has made me more responsible. I'm better able

to see things from different perspectives and other points of view. It really helped me understand other people around me, as opposed to being narrow minded.

ter how hard things get, I know it could always be worse. There’s nothing I can’t do.

Q: HOW HAVE YOUR EXPERIENCES SHAPED YOU AS A PERSON? A: So I can sleep anywhere and am really good at

drinking. I consider myself a very resilient person, in the sense that it takes a lot to really get to me. From all my experiences, in the military especially, I know what I’m capable of and I know exactly where I’m going.

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Q: WHAT DOES BEING A STUDENT VETERAN MEAN TO YOU? A: For me personally, at Quinnipiac specifically,

I think it means a lot more than if I possibly l went to a different school. One of the reasons I picked Quinnipiac was because of our veteran liason, Jason Burke. It was easy to set up an appointment with him. He took me around the school. The school is obviously beautiful. The Student Veteran Organization provides a welcoming environment, kind of a safe space for us, to all have a military connection, but then also college students together.

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From left to right: Joseph Lamicella, Jordan Atchley, Shamar Farmer, Aaron Machado, Nate Clifford and Emmanuel Ramos. They are all student veterans who have devoted part of their life to our country.

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Quinnipiac's Relay for Life event brought students and the Hamden community together in the fight against cancer

By MATTHEW FORTIN Contributing Writer

This past Saturday, Quinnipiac’s Mount Carmel campus bustled with activity while students and families gathered on the quad to participate in this year’s Relay for Life event.

Relay for Life is an eight-hour-long walk-athon sponsored by, and supporting, the American Cancer Society. Teams registered ahead of time and walked throughout the afternoon to show their support and dedication to finding a cure for cancer. Each member paid a $10 registration fee as an initial donation. Team members were encouraged to ask for additional contributions from friends and family in support of the team itself, and the American Cancer Society.

Saturday’s event raised over $27,000 in total and had over 400 participants. While this is by no means a small accomplishment, it does fall short of the 2009 Relay, when the QU community was able to raise a massive $115,000.

For many Quinnipiac students, 2017's Relay for Life was an opportunity to support a worthy cause, and spend time outside with friends.

“I’m part of the team representing the Quinnipiac softball team,” senior health science major Miranda Magana said. “We always try to help out around campus with community service events, and as a team we wanted to contribute to Relay.”

For others, the day represented something much more personal.

Graziella Floriano, a 2001 alumnus of

Quinnipiac, is the team leader of a group called “Mariana’s Love.” The group was named eponymously for Floriano’s cousin, a 1999 Quinnipiac College alumnus, who succumbed to Stage 4 bio-blastoma this past June at the age of 40. Mariana bravely fought this type of brain cancer for a year before leaving behind her husband and four children.

Now, Floriano is taking a tragic story and using it as fuel to power a mission to help others.

“We went to Quinnipiac together, and I thought, how great would it be to do our first Relay for Life at Quinnipiac,” Floriano said. “It was through community that we were able to do this. I thought this was just going to be a family thing, but more and more people started asking me ‘how can we help?’”

“Mariana’s Love” went on to raise over $13,000 for cancer research on Saturday, and isn’t stopping anytime soon. Graziella has more plans in the works to raise money in memory of her cousin.

“Teams like that are the reason why we are here today,” co-head chair of Relay for Life at Quinnipiac Elizabeth Monroe remarked. “That is why we do what we do.”

Meanwhile, Monroe was busy having her long black hair cut by some of the university’s fraternity brothers. Her locks are going to be used to create wigs for women battling cancer and experiencing hair loss due to chemotherapy.

Monroe has been an E-board member for Relay for Life for two years now, and is an active part of the program’s continued expansion.

“We’re hoping that this year exceeds last year numbers wise, obviously,” Monroe said.

“But, in the end, it’s not about the numbers, it’s about the cause.”

While Quinnipiac has accomplished huge feats through this program, this is only a small part of the huge impact that the Relay for Life organization has had. It began in 1985 in Tacoma, Washington, with a single runner raising $27,000 for cancer research. 32 years later, Relay for Life holds 3,500 events annually, and has 3.5 million volunteers to help the cause, according to Relay for Life's website.

Quinnipiac’s Relay for Life was the final one in the New Haven area in 2017. Relays will

begin again in the spring of 2018; the first taking place on April 20 at Sacred Heart University.

Registration is already available on the Relay for Life website. The date for Quinnipiac’s 2018 Relay for Life is still to be determined.

With any luck, next year’s event will top the impressive numbers of this year, and maybe even rival 2009’s record fundraiser.

Anything is possible, after all, with a little bit of determination, and a lot of love, and Floriano can attest to that.

“Marianna will always be a part of me, and this is my way of giving back,” Floriano said.

“We’ll keep going until we find a cure.”

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Members of the Relay for Life E-board get their hair cut by members of Phi Gamma Delta to be donated at the event.

Eating for Eid

The Muslim Student Association displays celebration and collaboration

By ALEXIS GUERRA AND HANNAH TEBO

“Human Rights in Islam.” “Saudi Women.”

“Who is Jesus?” “Saudi Arts and Crafts.”

These are just a few of the pamphlets that lay on the lime green table cloth. Laying around the pamphlets are jolly ranchers and decorative glitter stars.

To an outsider passing by SC120 on Friday Sept. 9, it would just look like a room full of friends hanging out. While this is true, because most of the members have known each other from years of Sunday school, a deeper and more meaningful celebration is occurring. Every year, the Muslim Student Association celebrates Eid al-Adha and encourages people of all faiths to attend the celebration.

Eid al-Adha, meaning the “Feast of Sacrifice” is the religious celebration of Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his beloved son, Isaac, to fulfill Allah’s wishes. Traditionally celebrated, members of the Islam community sacrifice goats and cows in remembrance of Ibrahim’s devotion to Allah.

“Eid Mubarak!” President of the Muslim Student Association Ali Munshi said as he welcomed everyone to the annual Eid dinner.

“All of us being in a room together is a

testament of the people that have come before us and after us.”

The celebration continues with a local preacher directing the attention of the members on the importance of the holiday.

When asked what it meant to gather as a community to celebrate Eid, freshman Irsa Awan, a new member of the Muslim Student Association, reflected deeply upon the question.

“Since it was my first year of attending this event it really made me feel welcomed and it was great to see people from different religions come celebrate with us and get to learn about this holiday,” Awan said. “I'm glad that there are events like this to bring everyone together to enjoy free food, meet new people and learn something new.”

This club has continued to gain recognition in the past few years. According to Munshi, the Muslim Student Association has grown over the past three years and the turnout for this event reflected the devotion the members have to the community. This enthusiasm and effort earned the Muslim Student Association the student organization of the year in 2016.

After a local preacher said a few words commemorating the holiday, Munshi added his own take.

“We are celebrating the mercy and blessing celebration of Eid al-Adha.

God bestows on to us everyday,” Munshi said This celebration honored the customs before encouraging the members to dig into the annually practiced by the members of the Islamic delicious food. faith and created an awareness of Islam in the Traditional foods of the holiday include Quinnipiac community. biryani, (rice and chicken mixed with Middle Eastern spices), samosa (a fried dough with potato filling), tandoori, (chicken with spices), naan, falafels and hummus. Each food is geographically diverse with origins in Pakistan, India and China.

This time of celebration put into perspective the importance of community.

The cultural traditions that were celebrated promoted an atmosphere of unity and love. Ali Munshi displayed his love for the Muslim Student Association and the people attending by making each person feel welcomed and accepted.

HANNAH TEBO/CHRONICLE The members devotion From left to right: Irsa Awan, Fizza Nauvi and Layla to club was emphasized Kindiyeh enjoy traditional Eid al-Adha food. in the fun and flawless

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A Furry Intruder Fraternity brothers receive an unwelcomed visitor during Rush week

By KRISTEN ALTMEYER Contributing Writer

With fraternity recruitment happening this week, the anticipation overtook some.

For one small mammal in particular, we got the inside scoop on what it’s like to live with fraternity brothers.

For sophomore Rob Workman, it was an ordinary Labor Day. A day of relaxing and hanging out with friends.

As imagined, a college dorm room with boys is not typically immaculate. The residents of New Village decided to put their trash bags outside because liquid was seeping through onto the floor. The brothers of Zeta Beta Tau had plans to bring them to the dumpster when they got back from a friend’s room on campus. They came back to a shocking sight.

“We came home to see a raccoon just

tearing up the garbage bags at the bottom of the stairs,” Workman said. “We were freaking out. We didn’t know what to do.”

As Workman and his suitemates stood at the top of the stairs watching the raccoon make a mess, he called his roommate Daniel Namkung over, who was in the room, to try and shoo the raccoon away.

Namkung decided to take a look at the raccoon. He opened the door and within seconds, the raccoon went sprinting into the boys’ room. It went directly up the stairs, and into the first room on the left, where students Dan Roth and Brendon Brown live.

The raccoon proceeded to wreak havoc.

“The raccoon made a lot of damage,” Workman said. “I don’t think it urinated on anything out of fear, but it went through everything. It went into their wardrobe, through all of their clothes. In both of their beds.”

The boys were watching from outside,

with a front-row seat to see their new roommate make himself comfortable.

Snapchat stories from Workman and the boys let other students on campus know what was going on in New Village. They captured when the raccoon was in the room and also on top of a dresser. The slew of screams and bewilderment of the videos is America’s Funniest Home Videos worthy.

A crowd started gathering. Everybody else wanted in on this not-so-normal Labor Day. The boys decided to call public safety to get some help with the intruder. Instead of public safety, two police officers from the Hamden Police Department came because animal control was off for the holiday.

After about two hours of deliberation, the verdict was to cut the window screen to free the furry friend. The spectators were told to back away from the window for safety precautions.

The screen was cut and the raccoon

sprinted out into the darkness, anxiously awaiting to get to his den and tell his friends about his adventure. The boys of New Village were ecstatic, as it was getting to the wee hours of the morning.

The aftermath was a disaster. Cologne, water bottles, clothes and shoes all rummaged through. A crime scene. The boys were sure to document it on Snapchat as well, to keep the loyal fans updated of the raccoon saga.

Workman and his suitemates sanitized the room after and were also issued a cleaning order by Quinnipiac, to make sure they wouldn’t catch anything from the raccoon.

It was a day in college they will never forget. For the raccoon, wait until rush week officially starts, little guy. As for the residents of New Village, they learned a lesson about leaving trash bags outside.

Racing for love Upcoming Bachelor star Arie Luyendyk Jr. returns after a five-year TV hiatus

By ADRIANNA LOVEGROVE Staff Writer

This past week, ABC announced that the next bachelor would be season eight’s runner-up, Arie Luyendyk Jr. The pick seemed random as many fans were confused why the producers of the 15-year-old show wouldn't pick a more recent contestant.

The network seemed to be in full-blown “panic mode” looking for the next bachelor, according to People Magazine. The decision was so rushed that Luyendyk’s parents didn’t even find out until it was announced on “Good Morning America.”

Luyendyk was the runner up for “The Bachelorette’s” eighth season with Emily Maynard in 2012. The 35-year-old race car driver was sent home, when Maynard chose Jef Holm.

“He told them he hadn't been in love

since Emily and he was so sincere about finding a woman to complete his life, they knew that was their Bachelor!" A source told US Weekly.

Although the decision might have been obvious for the producers, many fans were shocked when Luyendyk was revealed as the new bachelor. Fans were hoping for Rachel Lindsay’s runner-up, Peter Kraus, to be the next bachelor. Another fan favorite was Dean Ungler, who also competed for Lindsay’s heart.

Ungler confessed that the probable reason for him not being cast was because of his behavior on “Bachelor In Paradise.”

He seemed much less endearing in the spinoff than he did when he was a contestant on Lindsay’s season.

After dragging Kristina Schulman from Nick Viall's season into a love triangle with Danielle Lombard, fans were no longer

fawning over him. He was conflicted between the two women because although Schulman was “smart and interesting,” Lombard was “hot.”

Robert Mills, ABC's Senior Vice President of Alternative Series, Specials & Late-Night Programming, isn't backing down from his decision, yet. He explained it was all about timing, saying that Kraus wasn't “100-percent ready.”

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Mills explained that the sole reason they picked Arie was because he was in the right place to find love.

“He really has a life to go back to,” Mills said. “He wants kids. He wants what Emily has. He's in that place. We talked to people, we talked about people from Rachel's season, from JoJo's season. I don't think there was anyone who was as ready for this as Arie is.”

Luyendyk thinks he's finally ready for this opportunity now.

"Now that I've had some time and distance away from it, it feels like the feeling I had before I went into it the first time," he told People magazine. "I think sometimes when you're on 'The Bachelorette' and you jump right into being the bachelor, for me it would've been too soon. This feels more natural. I'm not concerned what people think."

He was initially skeptical about going on the show, but he admitted that he had been in talks with the show for years now. He finally decided that he will go in with an “open mind and heart.”

He told “Good Morning America” that he’s looking for a woman who is “independent, strong but then still gentle.”

Season 22 of the Bachelor will air in January 2018.

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CURRENT CRAZE

A rundown on this week’s top entertainment news.

By: Anna Ciacciarella and Vincent Ciacciarella

The annual SPB Psychic Fair gave Quinnipiac students a good time and a glimpse into the future

By JESSICA SIMMS Contributing Writer

On Friday, Sept. 8, Quinnipiac University’s Student Programming Board (SPB) ran the annual Psychic Fair Event.

This year, the traditional event consisted of readings given by seven psychics, a Do it Yourself air freshener station, a snack table full of donuts, cookies, drinks and cupcakes, music and a balloonist.

According to SPB’s President Miranda Zygmunt, “This event is one of the biggest that SPB runs and gets a lot of turnout from the Quinnipiac community.”

This is the reason why SPB’s Traditions and Community chair, Bella Zaccardi, decided to run the event again this year and was busy throughout the night making sure the event was run smoothly.

The event started at 8 p.m. and just 15 minutes later, SPB gave out over 140 tickets to students who wanted to see the psychics. This made the wait over an hour right at the start of the event and students were standing in a line that wrapped around the Piazza. SPB board members were on the microphone calling out the ticket numbers to those who were up next to see the psychics.

Students who were waiting for a reading made themselves busy with the other activities SPB offered and got more excited to see what the psychics had in store for them. Each psychic reading was about five minutes long and SPB encouraged students to go in groups so everyone who wanted to get a reading had the opportunity to meet the psychics.

According to Zygmunt, last year SPB did not use the ticket system and only had six psychics giving readings.

“Utilizing the ticket system this year, it made the event go a lot smoother and a lot less crazy,” Zygmunt said.

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SPB also upped the number of psychics from six to seven because of how popular the event is here at Quinnipiac to ensure even more students were able to experience this event.

Freshmen Josie Buckley and Allison Zilberfarb waited in the long line for the psychics.

"We're excited and anxious to see what the psychics have to say,” Zilberfarb said.

After getting readings, students had a mixture of emotions.

They were either blown away by the psychics, freaked out or excited. Nicole Gibson is a freshman who had her very first reading at this event and enjoyed the eventual outcome.

She then stated that the psychic predicted that she was going to lose a lot of money and that she, as a person, is determined to get whatever she wants. It seemed as if the psychics went into depth, despite the fact that they had to give lots of different Quinnipiac students readings throughout the night.

Freshman Samantha Sheehy was also excited about her psychic reading.

“I decided to go in [to the reading] with two other friends," Sheehy said. "The psychic had us each pick three cards, each representing something about ourselves. For me, she said she could see me dancing or cheerleading, two past hobbies of mine.

She also said that she could feel me struggling with taking on too much work and that sophomore year would be easy for me. She also had some funny things to say to me and my friends! Overall it was a fun night and I’m looking forward to more events from the SPB.” This event is extremely popular because even at 9 p.m., students were still coming to the Piazza to check out the psychics.

Both aspects of this event were a hit and students are excited to see what else SPB has in store for Quinnipiac University in the days and weeks to come.

Rihanna's Fenty Beauty line is finally here, and has already received a lot of attention. The singer launched her line on Sept. 7, and people are heading to Sephora stores and website to make their purchases. The line has been advertised on the Fenty Beauty website as a collection “inspired by women of all shades, attitudes, and cultures.” Rihanna is working to break the generalization that makeup is only for women with light skin, and therefore released a vast array of shades. She refers to it as her “passion project.” While the mainstream makeup industry still has ways to go before offering equal shades for all skin tones, this is a huge win.

EVERYONE’S FAVORITE FALL FLAVOR As we all know, it’s getting to that time of year where pumpkin-flavored everything rolls out.

While some may categorize it as a “basic” flavor, no one can deny the hype during this time of year.

Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte is its most popular seasonal drink, and its fame continues to grow. A combination of media influence and social hype make this flavor appealing to other companies such as Dunkin Donuts and even McDonald's. On Sept.

11, Edy’s Ice Cream announced that it is releasing a Pumpkin Spice Latte soon for a limited time only.

Anticipation for the annual return adds to the flavor’s spotlight, making September a prime time for sales of pumpkin products.

UNITY THROUGH MUSIC Ariana Grande, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell and more artists are participating in The Charlottesville Benefit Concert to help promote justice and unity. The concert will take place Sep. 24 at the University of Virginia. The concert is free and donations are encouraged to assist the victims and families of those involved with the Charlottesville, Virginia events. White supremacists and counterdemonstrators clashed, causing a local state of emergency, the death of Heather Heyer and the injuries of more than 19 others. This encouraged The Dave Matthews Band to host the event, as they are originally from the area. The concert is aimed to enforce unity, and illustrates artists’ desire to come together after such devastating events.

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Eager students wait in long lines to receive psychic readings at the annual SPB event.

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"The Peace and the Panic"

By Neck Deep

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Welsh pop-punk band Neck Deep started off the summer with a bang as one of the biggest acts on the Vans Warped Tour.

Then it ended its summer on a similar note by releasing its third studio album, “The Peace and the Panic”. The album, which gets its name from a line in the first song, takes you on a ride exploring different themes and emotions.

The album is introduced with “Motion Sickness,” starting things off in typical Neck Deep fashion: catchy riffs and

belt-able lyrics from start to finish. “In Bloom” highlights how the band is evolving, as the song has a different sound than typical Neck Deep, but still holds the powerful lyrics and highlights Ben Barlow’s vocal range from low all the way to his falsetto.

On a heavier note, “Don’t Wait” features Sam Carter of Architects and highlights his harsh vocals while touching on modern politics. This isn’t its only track touching on politics as “Happy Judgement Day” similarly talks about

both American and British politics while adding in a catchy and effective key change for the final chorus of the song.

Songs such as “Wish You Were Here” and “19 Seventy Sumthin” are a lot lighter sounding musically, but very heavy lyrically. The former talks about the loss of a friend or a loved one with vocals split between Barlow and bassist Fil ThorpeEvans, and the latter more specifically about the loss of lead singer Ben Barlow’s father as the track eloquently details

the story of his parents until his father’s death.

The album without a doubt explores both extremes listed in its name. It is nice to see that Neck Deep did not use the breakthrough success of their previous release, “Life’s Not Out to Get You,” to betray their sound and make a jump to the mainstream. Instead, it stuck to their roots while evolving its sound, and it did an A+ job of that. - S. Raggio

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AHS:

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clowns of the election

American Horror Story magnifies political horrors in latest season PHOTO COURTESY OF MARIN

By LESLIE SANCHEZ Contributing Writer

American Horror Story has premiered its series of either hits or misses, but its new season premiere hit it out of the ball park.

The FX horror anthology series centers around a new theme each season, with this season being titled Cult. Producers Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s critically-acclaimed series also takes their ideas out of past/current events, with the season premiere focusing on the 2016 Presidential Election. While no actors were cast to play the candidates, both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton make an appearance on screen.

Murphy and Falchuk made it a point to showcase just how much the world is divided by including reactions from both sides of the spectrum, with Murphy stating he will be “illuminating and highlighting” people who feel neglected by the Trump administration.

This season is unlike past seasons, as it deals with a current social issue today transformed on screen. A bold move by the producers, audiences will either love the season depending on how they deal with the election storyline, or hate it depending on their political views.

With the premiere episode titled “Election Night,” viewers are introduced to old actors that have previously made an appearance on the American Horror Story franchise, while also noticing new actors starring in their AHS debut.

The episode opens up with a montage of footage from Clinton and Trump’s campaign, along with simultaneous switches between scenes of two different people reacting to the election. The first scene introduces married couple Ally and Ivy (Sarah Paulson and Alison Pill) watching the election with their neighbors as Trump is announced President.

Ally becomes distraught with the news, going in a full-blown panic about the outcome, meanwhile the camera switches to Ivy comforting their son Oz (Cooper Dobson). The audience is then introduced to Kai (Evan Peters), who is watching the same coverage as Ally and Ivy are, with the latter being ecstatic about the news beginning to hump his television out of excitement. Kai proceeds to blend Cheetos and smothers them on his face, trying to portray the newly-elected president. While staring into a mirror, he says, “The revolution has begun.”

Then it cuts to the opening titles, which differ in instrumentals than previous seasons, giving a

more brassy sound. Kai then goes to his sister Winter (Billie Lourd) and they discuss a plan without revealing the intentions to the audience.

Ally and Ivy discuss getting a nanny for their son, with Winter applying and ultimately getting the job. Her intentions are unknown.

After the opening credits, the audience is met with a familiar face from season four, Twisty the Clown. Portrayed by John Carrol Lynch, Twisty makes a special appearance terrorizing a young couple, when in fact it was just Oz reading a comic book about Twisty.

Ally then discovers her son to have a comic book of the infamous clown, and when Ally sees what her son has been reading, the audience discovers that she has a phobia of clowns.

The scene switches to Ally and her therapist, which reveals her fear of clowns, her fear of confined spaces, and her fear of holes. The scene switches back to Kai attending a city council meeting about the local Jewish community center. Kai ventures off topic and tries to tell the council that they should use fear to control people, the council objects his motion and they dismiss a vengeful Kai. Peter’s character is then seen harassing a group of Hispanic men. He starts off singing and

proceeds to pee in a condom, which he throws at the men. The men, agitated, rush over to Kai and proceed to beat him up, while an unknown character films the ordeal.

Going back to Ally, she goes late-night shopping where she “hallucinates” clowns assuming that they are trying to kill her. With Ally running out of the store, she “imagines” that the clowns are in the back seat of her car, causing her to crash. Next scene shows Paulson’s character shaken up, with Ivy comforting her, telling her the police would look into it.

The episode ends with showing Ally in bed screaming as she sees a clown next to her. With a promising start, this season of American Horror Story could prove to live up to its hype.

Fans on Twitter are already in love with the new season with @feminist4lifeRM writing, “Episode 1 is already sooo much better than the entire last season!! So excited to see what else will be happening in this #AHSCult.”

According to eager fans, AHS has regained its status as one of the most popular shows on television, just waiting for the next episode to come out.

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Quinnipiac men’s basketball helps Houston relief efforts The Bobcats join several teams throughout the nation in giving back

By LOGAN REARDON Associate Sports Editor

In an act of giving that has become common within the sports world over the past few weeks, the Quinnipiac men’s basketball team sent a donation to the Hurricane Harvey relief efforts in Houston.

The team sent all sorts of Quinnipiac basketball gear, including t-shirts, shorts and shoes. Many of the players and coaches even went as far as to donate some of their personal gear to the cause as well.

Quinnipiac’s first-year head coach Baker Dunleavy noticed the efforts of Kelvin Sampson, head coach of the men’s basketball program at the University of Houston, and felt the obligation to help all the way from Hamden.

“Kelvin Sampson’s Twitter went viral,” Dunleavy said. “All they were asking for were t-shirts or shoes we had lying around.

It was so reasonable, (I thought) ‘If that’s the base of what we (are asked to) do, we should be able to do even more.’”

Hundreds of tweets from dozens of college athletic programs flooded Sampson’s timeline. The support came from programs throughout the nation.

There was some controversy this week regarding the NCAA rules. The NCAA was concerned about Sampson and his staff potentially giving the donated equipment to high school recruits.

On Saturday, however, news broke that the NCAA granted the University of Houston a waiver to be able to donate the gear to Harvey victims, including high school athletes.

Back in Hamden, Dunleavy and the team went above and beyond Sampson’s request by digging into their personal items to donate.

“I left it (to the players) in terms of going above and beyond, and, gosh, I think pretty much all of our guys gave stuff from their personal shoe collection knowing that there were people out there that could use it more than them,” Dunleavy said. “All the credit goes to Coach Sampson. It was an incredible example of how social media can be awesome.”

It was a humbling experience for the team, and truly showed everyone involved how it feels to help those in need.

“It’s a reminder of how easy it is (to give) and how often we miss the opportunities to do it,” Dunleavy said. “I think what’s lost in the tragedy is a reminder of how good we have it, and how much we can help people just by doing little things. I know it’ll leave an imprint on our program, and it’s my job to kind of remind our guys of that in different ways.”

Dunleavy, specifically, has his own ties to the Texas area. His father played for the Houston Rockets from 1978 to 1982 and the San Antonio Spurs from 1982 to 1983.

Dunleavy was born in Fort Worth, Texas, his mother’s hometown, and his family still has ties there. His mother’s family still resides in Fort Worth, which is nearly 300 miles northwest of Houston. His father is currently the men’s basketball head coach at Tulane University in New Orleans, which is just east of Houston.

More recently, Dunleavy reached the pinnacle of his coaching career at Villanova

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Quinnipiac men’s basketball came together to help Hurricane Harvey victims in need.

in Houston. An assistant coach at Villanova from 2010 to 2017, Dunleavy’s team won the National Championship at Houston’s NRG Stadium in 2016.

“More than anything that moment (win-

ning the title) was special, and my parents spent some good years there,” Dunleavy said. “It’s a city that’s been great to us, and we’re looking forward to helping where we can with the healing.”

Quinnipiac women’s basketball schedule released 2017 MAAC Championship rematch against Rider set for Jan. 15

By CONOR ROCHE

Associate Sports Editor

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The Quinnipiac women’s basketball team looks to return to the NCAA Tournament in 2018.

The conference schedule for the Quinnipiac women’s basketball team was released on Friday.

The Bobcats’ road to defend their MAAC Regular Season Championship begins on Dec. 28 when they host the Siena Saints. The Saints finished in fourth place in the MAAC last season with a 13-7 record.

Senior guard Kollyns Scarbrough returns for the Saints after making the All-MAAC Second Team last season.

Another key date on the schedule is Jan. 6 when the Bobcats travel to Iona to face the Gaels. The Bobcats have faced the Gaels in the conference tournament in three of the last four seasons, including the MAAC Championship Game in 2016. The Gaels bring back junior guard Alexis Lewis, who made the All-MAAC First Team last season.

The Bobcats will host Iona on Feb. 4.

A rematch of the 2017 MAAC Championship Game will occur twice in the upcoming season.

The first game will be on Jan. 15 when Rider comes to Hamden to face the Bobcats.

The two teams will meet again on Feb. 23 in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

Viewers can also catch the Bobcats on national television this season when they host the Marist Red Foxes Jan. 11. The game will be on ESPNU. Marist finished sixth in the MAAC last season with an 11-9 record.

There are 18 conference games for each team in the MAAC this season which is a change from the usual 20-game schedule.

In the old schedule, every team would face each other twice. Now, each team will have

two opponents they will see just once this season. The two teams the Bobcats will face just once this season are the Manhattan Jaspers, who they’ll travel to on New Year’s Eve, and the St. Peter’s Peacocks, who they’ll host on Jan. 13.

The Bobcats’ regular season will conclude on Feb. 25 when they host Monmouth.

This game will presumably be senior day.

With Friday’s announcement, the schedule for the Bobcats is complete as their out of conference opponents were previously announced in July.

The Bobcats start the season in Iowa to face the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Iowa Tip Off Classic on Nov. 10. The Hawkeyes made the NIT last season. The Bobcats will either play Missouri or Western Kentucky the next day.

Dayton, Providence College and Princeton will come to Hamden this season. The Bobcats defeated the Flyers in Dayton last season. The Flyers also made the NCAA Tournament last season, but were knocked out in the first round.

A second Big 10 opponent is on the slate when the Bobcats travel to Lansing, Michigan to face the Michigan State Spartans on Dec. 18. The Bobcats lost to the Spartans 71-54 at home last season. The Spartans were also bounced in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last season.

The MAAC Tournament will take place from March 1-5 in Albany, New York, where the Bobcats will look to defend their championship and secure a second straight NCAA Tournament bid.

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RUNDOWN VOLLEYBALL

Fairleigh Dickinson 3 QU 2 – Wednesday

Maria Pansari: 30 assists. 1 kill Morgan Sherwin: 23 assists, 5 kills Eastern Michigan 3, QU 0 – Friday Pansari: 24 assists Natalie Alechko: 9 kills, 1 assist QU 3, Lafayette 0 – Friday Pansari: 15 assists, 5 digs Sherwin: 11 assists, 5 kills Alechko: 10 kills. 1 assist Cal State Fullerton 3, QU 0 – Saturday Pansari: 27 assists, 7 digs Sherwin: 17 assists. 4 kills Jen Coffey: 17 kills, 2 digs Towson 3, QU 0 – Saturday Pansari: 18 assists Kat Miller: 7 kills, 3 digs Sherwin: 6 assists, 1 kill FIELD HOCKEY QU 4, Yale 2 – Friday Dayna Barlow: 2 goals Lauren Belskie: 2 assists Selina Reichert: 1 goal Hofstra 4, QU 2 – Saturday Michelle Federico: 1 goal, 2 shots Valerie Perkins: 1 goal. 3 shots Livy Golini: 5 saves MEN’S SOCCER Brown 2, QU 0 – Saturday Chrys Iakovidis: 4 saves Eamon Whelan: 3 shots, 2 SOG RUGBY Dartmouth 22, QU 17 – Saturday Emily Roskopf: 1 try Flora Poole: 1 try WOMEN’S SOCCER Dartmouth 4, QU 2 – Sunday Nadya Gill: 2 goals, 3 SOG Devan Malcolm: 2 saves

GAMES TO WATCH

VOLLEYBALL QU at Manhattan – Saturday, 1 p.m.

QU at Iona – Sunday, 1 p.m FIELD HOCKEY QU at Georgetown – Friday, 2 p.m.

QU vs. Monmouth – Sunday, 1 p.m.

MEN’S SOCCER QU at UMass Lowell – Wednesday, 7 p.m.

QU vs. Fordham – Saturday, 2 p.m.

RUGBY QU vs. Norwich – Saturday, 1 p.m.

WOMEN’S SOCCER QU at Harvard – Wednesday, 4 p.m.

QU at Saint Peter’s – Saturday, 12 p.m.

WOMEN’S TENNIS QU - Quinnipiac Invitational – Friday, 10 a.m.

– Saturday, Sunday, 9 a.m.

MEN’S TENNIS QU - UConn Invitational – Friday, 1 p.m.

– Saturday, Sunday, 9 a.m.

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GAME OF THE WEEK

Quinnipiac field hockey earns first win of the season The Bobcats beat Yale for their first victory on the new home turf

By JORDAN WOLFF Contributing Writer

Coming off of last Sunday’s loss against Holy Cross, the Quinnipiac field hockey team defeated Yale 4-2 on Friday to earn its first victory of the season.

Quinnipiac (1-4) totaled 13 shots attempted to Yale’s (1-1) 11, outshot the Bulldogs 9-7 in shots on goal and earned an improved record as a result.

After the game, head coach Becca Main talked about how crucial it was to score a season-high 4 goals.

“We really had to refocus this week at practice, this is the point of the season where you’re really trying to find who you are,” Main said.

“I couldn’t be any happier with the results, and we really put our game plan into fruition.”

Coming into the game, the Bobcats were looking for their veteran players to step up, but it was senior Selina Reichert who scored the first goal of the game, and her first of the season.

Senior Dayna Barlow, who was named captain prior to the game, scored the second and third goals for the Bobcats and extended the lead to 3-1.

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Junior midfielder Elisa Ruiz Martinez races for a loose ball against Yale.

Main also commented on why she felt Barlow was the right choice to be one of three captains.

“With [Barlow], I’m able to turn to her and say, ‘This is what I need from you and I need it now,’ and she responds ‘Okay coach,’” Main said.

“She was really instrumental in practice this week and proved she doesn’t just talk the talk, but walks the walk as well.”

A three-year veteran of Main, Barlow was Quinnipiac’s leader in game winning goals (3) in 2016. She added

her first game-winner of the season on Friday and became Quinnipiac’s current leader in points (5) as well.

“It means alot to me that coach Main has confidence in me and named me captain,” Barlow said.

About 11 minutes into the second half, Yale scored its first goal of the game, but the Bobcats kept their foot on the gas when sophomore Ines Ruiz Martinez scored her first goal of the season to make it 4-1.

Yale’s second goal of the game beat Golini with less than 18 minutes in the half, but the Bobcats held on for the victory.

Sophomore goalie Livy Golini made four saves on six shots on goal, while Belskie totaled two assists on the day.

“It seems like a Quinnipiac thing to beat Yale as your first win of the season,” Main said. “Now, it’s nice to get the monkey off our back and it doesn’t have to hang with us on the field anymore.”

The Bobcats went on to lose on Saturday at Hofstra, 4-2. Quinnipiac plays its first Big East game of the season on Friday at Georgetown.

Greco: ‘I never would have thought this if you told me last year’ GRECO from Page 16 a tone of humble awkwardness.

Her eyes consistently wander across campus towards the turf complex, where she prefers to let her play speak for itself. Put her on the playing field where her game can do the talking instead of her words, and things suddenly look overwhelmingly natural. She refuses to take any credit as her own, instead paying homage to the sport she called home for four years.

“Hockey has really prepared me to play a Division-I sport,” Greco says. “I never came into soccer expecting anything or expecting to play right away, but it’s great. I never would have thought this if you told

me last year. I just kept working hard, and hoped my time would come.”

Clarke sees the rewards of hockey shine in Greco’s defensive play on game days.

“She protects her goalkeeper,” Clarke raved. “In hockey, that’s the first thing…any time the goalkeeper goes down, the defender protects them.

It goes unnoticed by some players, but the coaching staff notices that.”

Clarke reminds Greco that she is in the one percent of athletes who have been able to experience Division-I competition through multiple sports lenses. For Greco, being in the one percent means giving 100 percent and letting her natural abilities take over.

Natural athlete is just one of many ways to describe Greco. She has now

played soccer and hockey at the collegiate level after joining the club team for softball, volleyball, basketball and even badminton during her high school days in Ontario, Canada.

Greco has the resume of an athlete filled with as much wonder as she has skill, anxiously trying anything she can to find a new style of competition.

“She loves being active,” Turner said. “She has a lot of interests. Wherever she goes, she has an influence on the culture to help the team succeed.”

While Greco is influencing the culture in the locker room, she is absorbing the culture around her that comes with being a part of a team, no matter what the sport.

“I just love the competitiveness,” Greco says of her love for

any and all sports. “You’re guaranteed 25 best friends. I met so many great people on the hockey team that will be at my wedding and will be my best friends for life. Now I have even more best friends. I love being part of a team. I love working with each other and for each other.”

For Greco, she enjoys competing nowadays with her 25 new best friends while her old best friends chant her name from the stands. No matter where she goes, people want to cheer her on. Probably because they know they’re cheering for a proven winner who seems to succeed at anything she tries.

Who knows, maybe Bobcat nation will see her on the softball diamond this spring.

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assists and was named to the 2013 All-MAAC rookie team.

Doig’s sophomore year went even better than his first. He started all 19 games again, but in 2014 he tallied two goals and doubled his assist total from the year before, for a team leading six.

Come 2015, Doig’s path to becoming a record holder hit a bit of a speed bump. A foot injury sidelined Doig for nearly the entire season, leaving the Bobcats without one of their more experienced players.

Doig tried to deal with the injury as best as he could, as his first reactions were to try to stay positive.

“As soon as I went down it was more of a case of I want to get back up and play,” Doig said. “If I can’t get back up and play, I need to be ready for the next game.”

Despite an attempt to stay optimistic, watching the season from the sidelines was tough. However, Doig came back in his senior year looking

sharper than he had before.

In his first year with the “C”, Doig started in 16 games, scored three goals and added another four assists. His stat line, along with his play, earned him a spot on the second All-MAAC team. Despite it being his third All-MAAC selection, it is the one Doig is most proud of. “(After) only playing about half the games and coming back from eight months out, it was great for me to receive that,” Doig said. “It was a nice feeling.”

Through all of this, Doig hasn’t just had individual success. The men’s soccer team has won two MAAC regular season titles, been to two conference tournament semifinal games and even an NCAA tournament game in 2013.

While Doig has easily grown on the field, he’s also grown into the captain the team wanted him to be.

“We want players who’ll lead our team that are a reflection of us as a staff, believe in what we believe in and can relay our message to the

team.” Da Costa said. “Since day one, James has been that guy. He’s earned the respect of his teammates and when the time came, he earned the captain armband”.

Entering his second year as captain, junior midfielder Shaquille Huggins also notes that Doig is everything a captain needs to be.

“He’s both a captain that leads by example and is very vocal both on and off the field.” Huggins said.

“He likes to keep you grounded and make sure you’re doing what you’re supposed to do.”

Despite boasting a multitude of praises and accolades, he also knows that no college player plays for five seasons without getting an education at the same time.

“Off the field he does his schoolwork and does everything well,” Huggins said. “Overall, I think he’s a very good captain.”

Doig is a communications major and just as aware in the classroom as he is on the field.

He was named to the 2016

MAAC All-Academic team in his senior year and Doig has also made the Dean’s list during his time at Quinnipiac. As for his future, many would think a communications major would one day hope to get into the broadcasting side of their favorite sport, but Doig is more worried about his immediate future.

“To be honest, I’m more focused on the [soccer], hopefully get through my Master’ s and complete that,” Doig said. “Then from there just be flexible and see what opportunities come up.”

As Doig’s college career is nearing its end, he only hopes to finish as well as he begun. His rookie season at Quinnipiac was the last time the Bobcats went all the way to the NCAA tournament.

While there’s no doubt Doig would love to leave Quinnipiac having left his mark as the winningest player in program history, leaving with the team on top would be just as nice.

September 13, 2017

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Clockwise from top: Field Hockey stnads for pregame ceremonies after team introductions before its 4-2 win over Yale on Friday, Sept. 8; Field hockey graduate student defender Lily Shemo smacks the ball forward during Friday’s win; Senior forward Michelle Federico battles for the ball with Yale defenders in field hockey’s first win of the season.

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Quinnipiac men’s soccer graduate captain James Doig is just one win away from tying Borja Angoitia’s (‘15) program record for alltime wins (32).

The Quinnipiac volleyball team has two games left on its 15-game road stand.

The Bobcats host Saint Peter’s on Sept. 23 in their home opener.

The Quinnipiac field hockey team scored four goals on Friday. The goals scored against Yale were more goals than the team scored in its previous four games combined.

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Senior Dayna Barlow led the way in Quinnipiac field hockey’s first win of the season on Friday over Yale. Barlow had two goals in the game, which came a few hours after she was named a co-captain for the season along with senior Michelle Federico and sophomore Livy Golini.

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Why not both?

Emma Greco is Quinnipiac’s ultimate dual threat

By RYAN CHICHESTER Staff Writer

Most athletes will tell you that the feel of turf is noticeably warmer than that of a grass field. It is a minor adjustment that the women’s soccer team had to make heading into the 2017 season, its first in the brand new Quinnipiac Turf Complex.

For graduate student defenseman Emma Greco, the climate change was much more drastic as she shifted from the cool sheet of ice at High Point Solutions Arena to the warmth of the fresh turf.

Some would see it as a climate shock. For Greco, it is more like seeing an old friend.

Before her four years of college hockey, in which she played in 144 career games for the Bobcats (good for 10th most in program history), Greco was as prolific with a soccer ball as she was with a hockey stick. Sure, she represented Ontario in the National U18 Hockey Championships in 2012 en route to a bronze medal, but she also led the Burlington Heat to the U17 soccer finals a year earlier while playing in an age group above her own.

It would be her last time putting on a soccer uniform, at least until a fellow Bobcat helped pave the way for Greco to make a triumphant return to the pitch.

“My former teammate Kelly Babstock played four years of hockey and then played lacrosse,” Greco recalls. “I kind of joked around with my family about doing what she did and playing soccer, but it ended up being a reality once I talked to (Quinnipiac women’s soccer head coach Dave) Clarke and tried out.”

It may not have been a serious consideration two years ago, but it is no laughing matter anymore.

Following Babstock’s lead, Greco is writing a unique epilogue for her final season at Quinnipiac by shaking off the dust on her soccer cleats.

With little time to readjust to the intricacies of her once-forgotten sport, Greco managed to earn her way into the starting lineup in just the third game of the year, anchoring the defense and leading

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After four years as a defenseman for the Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team, graduate student Emma Greco made the women’s soccer team in her fifth year.

the Bobcats to their first win on their new turf in a 2-0 shutout against Army. She has already logged over 200 minutes through the team’s first three games of the young season.

Greco may have made it look like an easy transition, but nothing came handed to her.

“She’s had to earn it,” Clarke said. “It took her awhile to get going, but the way she’s trained, played and carried herself, she’s won everybody over.”

Clarke welcomed Greco to spring workouts earlier this year and saw a phenomenal athlete who was struggling to rediscover her groove in a sport she had abandoned long ago. Turns out, she just needed to dial up the competition.

Whatever Clarke wasn’t seeing in practice, it

smacked him in the face when he put Greco up against one of the best teams in the nation in a preseason scrimmage.

“The time where the staff and I shifted is when we saw her against Georgetown,” Clarke said. “She handled their starting forwards, and we had to take a step back and say ‘If she can play against a top-four team in the country, then she can play.’ You could see the soccer savvy coming back. You could see there was a player there.”

Of course, her successful transition comes as no surprise to those who watched her compete for four years on the ice.

“Emma doesn’t want to ever lose a battle,”

Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey head coach Cass Turner said. “She takes it personally and has a ton of pride in being able to have possession. I see that in soccer when I see her play. It’s fun to watch her (on the soccer field) because it all makes so much sense. She has a similar skillset in soccer as she does in hockey.”

Turner has had some company in the stands, as Greco’s former teammates have shown up to support their friend and teammate. Like their coach, nobody has been surprised with Greco’s ability to get back in the swing of things after a four-year hiatus.

“When I went to her soccer game, she played the whole game with a lot of energy,” women’s ice hockey junior captain Melissa Samoskevich said. “It was cool to see her transfer that from hockey to soccer in just a year. She’s definitely a natural athlete.”

Greco’s current defensive partner on the soccer field echoes the sentiment of her former teammate on the ice.

“She’s really good,” sophomore defender Kylie Lance said about her new teammate. “So tough, so fast, so competitive. You would have no idea that she hadn’t played in four years.”

Lance and the rest of the soccer team had no idea what to expect when Greco arrived to practice this spring. They didn’t know Greco had ever played soccer.

Her hockey teammates were also dumbfounded by Greco’s skills when the ice skates were off and began helping her practice for her next chapter as soon as the hockey season came to a close.

“Honestly, I didn’t know that she played soccer,” Samoskevich said. “When she said she was trying out for soccer, I said ‘What are you doing?’ The fact that I didn’t know she played and she’s that good shows a lot about her. She’s very humble.”

Greco fidgets about and avoids eye contact when being forced to talk about her own success.

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Doig on the brink of all-time program history

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Men’s soccer graduate captain James Doig is closing in on the program record for career wins.

By MATT VULPIS Contributing Writer

Four years ago, James Doig arrived at Quinnipiac University as a starting fresh-

man midfielder for the men’s soccer team. By 2014, it was declared that his teammate Borja Angoitia held the record for most wins in the history of the team.

To this day Doig never forgot that moment and the impact it had on him.

“Coming in, I remembered it was my sophomore year and it was announced that [Angoitia] was the most winningest player. And I said to myself, ‘That’s something I hope to achieve,’” Doig said. “After my period with, Quinnipiac, I hope to take that spot.”

Doig is now only two victories away from holding the record himself.

Starting the 2017 season with 30 career wins under his belt, the men’s soccer team won its home opener against Saint Joseph’s on Sept. 2. The victory put Doig just one win away from tying Angoitia’s record of 32.

In order to hold the record for himself, however, the men’s soccer team will have to win at least two of its 12 remaining games this season. While the task may not sound too tough for a team that was placed No. 1 in the MAAC preseason rankings, Doig isn’t taking anything for granted.

“The polls mean nothing” said Doig, “They know it means nothing and all the older players tell the [rookies] not to pay attention to it.”

Entering his second year as the captain

of the men’s soccer team, Doig’s path to a potential record holder has been spectacular, but not perfect.

Doig grew up in Liverpool, England and played in a multitude of European leagues in England, Spain, Holland and Germany. Through his years at Quinnipiac, he has adjusted to a different type of game in North America.

“He’s a very coachable player,” Quinnipiac head coach Eric Da Costa said. “He’s a competitor that just wants to be on the field and help the team.”

Doig also credited his teammates in regards to the success of his near-perfect shift.

“The transition is huge. There’s so many different playing styles and so many different tactics of the game,” Doig said. “But also Quinnipiac has a lot of international players on our side and we’re all working towards the same goal.”

With the transition out of the way, Doig focused on playing as much soccer as he could.

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