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For many students at Quinnipiac, entrepreneurship is simply a field of study or a required class, but for junior Cameron Burbank, it’s a way of life. At the age of 20, Burbank is undoubtedly an entrepreneur, launching his unique business model right here in Hamden.

“All throughout high school, I was very interested in engineering,” Burbank said. “I was doing a lot of

that, I did a lot of design work and creating things and that led me to figure out that I really like business and I wanted to start my own business. (I want to) recognize a problem that a market has and then build something or design something to solve that problem.”

Finding this flawed market was an easy task once Burbank arrived at Quinnipiac two years ago.

“When I got here, as a guy who does take care of his hair, I realized

that there is nowhere to get his hair cut,” he said. “That’s when the annoyance started.”

Burbank claimed that the most effective method to establishing a good business plan is to write down your own list of annoyances, and for him, the issue of finding a quality haircut in Hamden continually rose to the top of his list.

After consideration and stipulation of how to solve this issue, Burbank ruled out an on-campus barber and

landed on what he calls the obvious answer: a mobile barber shop.

“I pitched it to one of my entrepreneurship professors (last year)… and when I told him this he said, ‘You know, you should enter into the Connecticut State Business Plan Competition,’ so that’s exactly what I did,” Burbank recalled.

Burbank went on to apply, attend and win this competition, an accomplishment that made him realize that even professionals unaffiliated with

universities saw potential in his idea.

Now realizing that this dream could become reality, Burbank began interviewing barbers, researching trailers and contacting owners of existing mobile businesses to determine what problems he would ultimately face and could potentially avoid if he followed through with this unique idea.

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On Friday, Sept. 22, United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the United States Department of Education withdrew from the Obama-era guidance on how schools respond to Title IX under federal law.

Title IX protects students from sexual harassment in educational programs or activities operated by recipients of federal funding. The act is a federal law that also prohibits sex discrimination in any federally funded education program or activity, according to the United States Department of Justice’s Title IX legal manual.

DeVos plans to give colleges more freedom to balance the rights of accused students stating that the new standard will be to have “clear and convincing evidence.”

During a press conference at George Mason University in Virginia on Friday, Sept. 22, DeVos presented a series of possible alternatives her department might put in place for Title IX. One model calls for a voluntary opt-in center where professionally trained experts would handle Title IX investigations and adjudications.

“It looks something like this,” DeVos said. “In partnership amongst states and their attorney generals, participating schools refer to the center any Title IX incident which rises to a criminal level. The center cooperates with local law enforcement and has access to resources to collect and preserve forensic evidence; facilitate, but never require criminal prosecutions and apply fair and investigative techniques to gather and evaluate all relevant evidence to determine whether sexual misconduct occurred.”

This ensures that students are not charged by school-based tribunals on the basis of heresy or incomplete evidence, according to DeVos. “This model allows educators to focus on what they do best educate,” DeVos said.

Associate Vice President of Operations Terri Johnson sent out a statement to the Quinnipiac community on Monday, Sept. 25, making it clear that the decision by the Department of Education does not change Quinnipiac’s policies, fundamentals or procedures.

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Pet policy: the exceptions and allowances

By JENNIE TORRES Staff Writer

Living on a college campus can be difficult for some students.

No longer residing at home, students may feel homesick about many things: their bed, family meals – and perhaps most of all – their pets.

However, while animals can be a great companion, the university prohibits pets from living with a student inside its residence halls in appliance to its residential life policy. The only exception to this policy is that students are able to bring fish and service and emotional support animals to live with them on campus.

“The residence halls are communities, so everyone’s well-being is considered. One person’s support may be another person’s fear or allergy,” Director of Student Accessibility Matthew Cooper said in a statement.

Several students don’t find a problem with the pet policy, including senior health science studies major MacKenzie Keenan.

“I would say for the most part (the pet policy’s) kind of fair. I think having an animal is a big responsibility, not only for the person, but for the safety of the animal,” Keenan said. “I have a dog at home that I would love to take to school with me, but I know that if I came here, I wouldn’t be able to treat him the way he deserves to be treated.”

Though the policy seems fair to Keenan, she said that she understands if other people might have different thoughts about it.

Sophomore journalism major Joseph D’Albero finds that the policy might be a little too strict.

“I understand why they put the policy in place, but I think they can just take care of the pets like clean up after them,” D’Albero said. “I just think if you do have a pet on campus you’re with roommates that agree with that and that they’re comfortable with that.”

The university’s policy allows fish to live on campus in a tank no larger than 10 gallons because fish are unable to escape their containment whereas other small animals like hamsters or lizards are more likely to venture outside their containment, thus creating opportunity for conflict with community members or harm to the animal.

As for service and emotional support animals, the policy to allow them on campus falls under the Fair Housing Act and the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act).

The Fair Housing Act supports emotional support animals and the ADA supports service animals which allows dogs and miniature horses to help students in need of assistance.

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not complete without a service animal, such as if the student was dealing with blindness, according to Cooper.

Those who are interested in having a service or emotional support animal on campus must first contact the office of student accessibility, according to Director of Residential Life Mark DeVilbiss. “(Students) must provide medical documentation showing the need for the animal and that is evaluated by the office of student accessibility staff members,” DeVilbiss said. “Then if approved, then their office contacts (the Office of Residential Life) and we meet the accommodation.”

Once the student has met with the Office of Residential Life, they will then discuss expectations around the animal’s presence with DeVilbiss and

sign a formal agreement.

“We care that the animal is healthy when they get here for example, so they have to provide some documentation about that so a lot of things are indefinite,” DeVilbiss said.

The university has no intention of revisiting the pet policy and making any alterations to it, according to Cooper.

The pet policy has been in place for as long as 10 years, according to DeVilbiss, and he said the university is always willing to help out those who feel the need to require an animal for their personal accommodations.

“We encourage students who believe they have a need or who have a need to use the process and reach out and we will be happy to assist and evaluate,” DeVilbiss said.

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Pep band steps up its game

New Bobcat Band to play at men’s ice hockey games

By CAITLIN FISH Staff Writer

This year, the Quinnipiac Pep Band established major changes to the program, geared toward improving the experience for members and the audience.

Co-captain Kimberly Addon explained that the new audition process is becoming more serious and is changing the Pep Band at a compositional level.

The audition process last year was a casual seating audition run by section leaders, according to Addon.

However, she explained that this year Quinnipiac Athletics is limiting the number of seats Pep Band has at the men’s ice hockey games to make more room for more student tickets.

“We had to hold auditions and figure out what our strongest band would be, and we said that we’re calling that band the Bobcat Band,” Addon said.

She explained that the Bobcat Band will be made up of 30 musicians, and they will play at all the men’s hockey games.

However, the Bobcat Band and Pep Band are not very separate, Addon said.

“Pep Bands ideology has always been that we accept everyone,” Addon said. “There’s no one that we’re saying ‘You’re not in Pep Band.’

Everyone is getting into the pep band. We just have to limit the number of seats at the men’s hockey games.”

Joining the Bobcat Band is a big commitment, Addon explained.

“We said to everyone, ‘if you’re going to be in the Bobcat Band, you’re really going to have to commit that you’re going to be at all the men’s hockey games, that you’re going to be super spirited and that you’re not

going to be on your phone or talking during the games,’” Addon said.

Junior Scott DeBell has been a part of Pep Band for three years and explained that the Bobcat Band is similar to an honor band.

“It takes the best players and puts them together in order to play at a higher level,” DeBell said.

According to Miranda Davis, the director of the Pep Band for seven years, the new audition process requires the musicians to come prepared with a piece of music of their choice and be able to sight read a piece of music that is provided at the audition.

Davis explained that the new audition process is similar to collegiate-style auditions, and musicians are judged on a one-five point system based on how well they perform the song as well as their tone, pitch and scale.

Also new this year, auditions will be held each semester instead of once a year, to give students another chance to audition for the Bobcat Band or join Pep Band, Addon explained.

As the Pep Band continues to grow, there is a lot of pressure to improve each year, according to Addon.

“Athletics is expecting a lot more from us, because they’ve seen how much we’ve grown,” Addon said. “Which is really exciting from an organizational standpoint. Three years ago the band was only made up of 20 kids and we now have 60 kids on the roster, so we’ve actually tripled in size.”

Nicholas Sczerbinski, the assistant director of marketing and fan engagement for Quinnipiac Athletics, said the growth and direction of the Pep Band has been incredible over the last few years.

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The Bobcat Band will feature 30 musicians who will play at all men’s hockey games.

QU Pep Band that we believe will create a healthy competition within the group and ultimately help to continue to elevate the band and their presence at games,” Sczerbinski said in an email.

The Pep Band is also working on incorporating newer songs that people would recognize into their repertoire and a marching routine for basketball games.

Another big change happening this year is that the band is going paperless, Addon said.

“We went with the Quinnipiac tradition of going green,” Davis said.

Davis explained that instead of printing out sheet music on paper and making binders, everyone in Pep Band is going to have a tablet that

contains all of their music.

“It’s going to be a lot easier to transition between songs because we won’t have to fumble through pages, which will help us play better,” DeBell said.

Addon emphasized that getting to experience and be a part of the changes that the Pep Band is going through now has been really exciting, because being a part of the Pep Band holds a lot of meaning for her.

“Band was always a really big part of me,” Addon said. “This Pep Band is where I found my place on campus. Being able to find those other who have shared the same experiences has been really awesome.”

A new haven for immigrants

IRIS prepares for annual 5K Run for Refugees

By NICHOLAS SLATER AND ALEXA NIKITAS

The Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS) will host its annual 5K Run for Refugees on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 in New Haven.

IRIS is an immigration agency that aids refugees in their dream of living in America.

“Wherever they’re coming from, refugee families have been forced to leave their home country because of a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion,” according to IRIS’s website.

Registration for the event will run up until raceday. The entry fee for adults is $25 (until Dec. 1) and $15 for persons under 18 years old. Participants who raise $200 or more for IRIS will receive a complimentary entry fee.

Senior health science studies major Gabriella Galvez, participated in the 5K last year when she was looking to find a way to get into shape. The more information Galvez learned about IRIS, the less it mattered about just getting into shape.

“Running to help support refugees meant that I was able to be part of a bigger movement, for a cause that I probably couldn’t help singlehandedly,” Galvez said. “I couldn’t be more proud to run for a cause that was so unselfish and showed how caring humans can be for other humans.”

The 5K is IRIS’ major fundraiser, according to Director of Community Engagement Ann O’Brien.

IRIS has been putting on the Race for

Refugees for 11 years but hopes for a bigger turnout than last year.

“We had a steady regular growth of 10 percent a year,” O’Brien said. “Last year when the new administration came into D.C., and enacted the executive order, and attacked the refugee resettlement program, the New Haven community rallied unbelieveable from 1,000 (registrants) to 2,500 inside of a week.”

The screening process that immigrants must go through is a lot of work. The process includes a background check and medical examination, as well as a sponsorship. A sponsorship is the support of an agency like IRIS. IRIS rents apartments for their families and a warm meal during their first night. Families all participate in a cultural orientation to familiarize themselves with their new environment. Children of school-age go to school and adults are assisted in job searches.

Currently, there are 21 million refugees worldwide, according to IRIS. In 2016, IRIS welcomed 530 new refugees. Founded in 1982, IRIS has had a constant goal: “provide a new haven to refugees and other immigrants.”

Back in 2013, Quinnipiac released the Strategic Plan for Inclusion, Multiculturalism and Globalism in Education.

Diversity is defined as individual values, personal interests, personalities, learning styles, and life experiences, as well as group and social differences such as race/ethnicity, social and economic class, gender, sexual orientation, country of origin, and ability, as well as political, religious, age, or other cultural values and affiliations, according to the Strategic Plan.

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Two young supporters hold signs along the route of the Annual 5K Run for Refugees in February.

Diane Ariza, the associate vice president for academic affairs and chief diversity officer, shared her thoughts on diversity.

“It’s more than being able to roll your tongue or having curly hair,” Ariza said. “Individual diversity is important. There is a lot of commotion and awareness that our president is not opening our borders. We are not as welcoming as other countries have been to Syrian refugees. We say we are all about diversity, but our protocol does not adhere to our actions.”

Ariza likes to send the question of ‘why is diversity important?’ back to students in

today’s political climate.

Recent events such as the attacks in Charlottesville, Virginia have caused an uproar among individuals of diverse groups. There is a line between freedom of speech and hateful words being said, according to Ariza.

Diversity is something that citizens should be aware of because it is important to understand how to serve one’s community appropriately, according to Ariza “Diverse thinkers are better problem solvers,” she said.

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In an effort to give Quinnipiac students a chance to find their activist voice and skills, Associate Director of Multicultural Education Sade JeanJacques hosted the first Unpack your Knapsack talk of the year on Wednesday, Sept. 20.

“Unpack your Knapsack” is a series of monthly meetings held in the Carl Hansen Student Center Piazza.

Themes vary on different ways to be involved in activism and political process. During Wednesday’s meeting, the talk focused on knowing yourself, and how people view you.

The talk stressed that simply showing up to a rally, protest or headquarters and declaring yourself an ally is not enough. Instead, the talk focused on honing in on your experiences, and skills and proving yourself an ally.

“Being a change agent has to do with exploring your own identities and how it impacts ourselves,” JeanJacques said.

Jean-Jacques talked about how everyone is different and has their own story. She spoke on how social justice and activism play a part in everyday lives, and that people have to use their voice to fight for what they believe in.

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Wednesday 9/27 Performing Arts Center open house

All are welcome to come see the brand new Performing Arts Center and all it has to offer. This open house is open to the Quinnipiac community interested in exploring the new facility. The departments of visual and performing arts will host the open house on Wednesday, Sept.

27 at 248 Sherman Ave, the location of the Performing Arts Center.

Ireland’s Great Hunger Museum anniversary The Netter Pride Alliance will host a peaceful vigil in solidarity with the undocumented members of the Quinnipiac community. The vigil will take place at 12:30 p.m. in front of the Carl Hansen Student Center. The gathering will show a commitment to making QU a welcoming and supportive environment for all.

QUAD late night swim signups Quinnipiac University After Dark (QUAD) will be accepting signups beginning on Wednesday, Sept. 27 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Carl Hansen Student Center tables for its late night swim event. Student can sign up up until Wednesday, Oct. 4.

The late night swim will be held at the Cheshire Pool on Friday, Oct. 6 at 9 p.m.

Thursday 9/28 Multi-Cultural carnival On Thursday, Sept. 28 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., the National Association of Advancement of Colored People is hosting a Multi-Cultural Carnival in Complex Courtyard. The event will showcase the MultiCultural organizations on campus.

There will be free snow cones and a photo booth.

Monday 10/2 Liz Funk-mental health talk On Monday, Oct. 2, Panhellenic Council is hosting college presenter and author Liz Funk at 8 p.m. in the Mount Carmel Auditorium.

Funk will be discussing how to filter thoughts and conserve mental energy to help see life with more positivity.

Race for Kids Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. will host its first Race for Kids event on Monday, Oct. 2 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Maple Grove. Students will compete in children’s games including potato sack races and tug of war. Monday, Oct. 2 is Child Health Day, and the proceeds raised will be donated to St. Jude’s.

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derstand all people, according to JeanJacques.

The discussion shifted into how to recognize, challenge and possibly destroy the pre-conceived notions all people have in them. Students broke into pairs and told others about themselves. Despite not knowing each other before the meetings, every pair held nothing back and opened up to their buddy in deep and challenging ways.

With the world in a politicallyheated climate, Jean-Jacques gave her take on social activism at Quinnipiac.

“What I’m seeing generally is hearing and seeing a need of wanting to be involved, but students not really knowing how,” Jean-Jacques said. “At these meetings we want to give them that space to practice and continue learning about activism outside the classroom,.”

Students at Quinnipiac have never really had a way to get involved on a large scale and instead the activists branch off into small pockets, according to Jean-Jacques.

Jean-Jacques hopes that “Unpack your Knapsack” can help bring these pockets together and help give Quinnipiac a large and active social justice voice.

“I see progress in the sense that I’m feeling more energy, from faculty and students, to do so much more but they don’t really know how or where to start,” she explained.

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Associate Director of Multicultural Engagement Sade Jean-Jacques hosted the first “Unpack your Knapsack” of the year.

Since the 2016 election, many groups have felt a greater need than ever to protest. Women’s rights activists, Black Lives Matter, Dreamers and many other groups have held massive, nation-wide protests and rallies to make sure their voices are heard.

More recently, many athletes have began to protest the anthem before games as a way to signal disapproval of the racial divide in this country.

“In a changing world, the importance of social activism is more important than ever,” Jean-Jacques said.

At the university, there are 13 recognized advocacy groups according to

the official Quinnipiac website.

“I think (“Unpack your Knapsack”) is great and involvement in important,” senior behavioral neuroscience major and president of the social activist group Women Empowered Zara Khan said. “The first step for anybody to get involved is to go to the Involvement Fair to find a cause that interests you, then attend a meeting and talk to their executive board.

There’s so many groups any person who wants to find one can.”

The next “Unpack your Knapsack” meeting will be on Oct. 18.

Burbank: ‘The goal is to make you forget that you’re in a trailer and make you think that you’re in a barber shop’ BURBANK from cover supportive. They see the market, butthey are still very challenging of it because that’s what they’re trying to get me to do, think deeper into it,” Burbank said.

Burbank credits associate professor of entrepreneurship and strategy Dale Jasinski in particular with helping to develop his idea. Jasinski was one of the first people Burbank told about this idea and he believes Burbank has the proper work ethic to lead a successful business.

“My expectations for Burbank’s Mobile Barber Shop are that he takes it to whatever level of success he desires,” Jasinski said. “The great thing about entrepreneurship is that it gives you choices and the path ahead for (Burbank) presents many great opportunities.”

Burbank’s motivation did not only come from the Quinnipiac community.

“My family has been extremely supportive and I’m very thankful for that,” Burbank said. “I wouldn’t be able to do it without them.”

Burbank said that his mother has been his biggest supporter and main inspiration throughout this process.

Illa Burbank recently became the president of her company after beginning as a part-time employee.

“I’m very proud of her,” Burbank said. “As I’m sure you can imagine on June 29, the night before I wrote the biggest check of my life (for the trailer,) I was rather nervous but she was like, ‘You know you’ve been wanting to do this for a while, you’ve just got to do it,’ so I did it.”

Burbank’s pride in his mother is certainly mutual. Illa Burbank recalled her son’s interest in the business world

from a young age.

“Cameron has always had an entrepreneurial mindset,” she said in an email interview. “For years he has a kept an ‘idea book’ in which he writes down potential products and/or services that might fill an unmet need. This spirit continues and shows that he is willing to try something and has confidence that he can do.”

With this background in business and finance herself, Illa Burbank initially reacted to her son’s idea with hesitance and concern, however, she has faith in her son’s ability to plan and drive to succeed.

“This experience for me has shown that sometimes you just have to take the leap,” she said. “Although I would not have done that at his age due to my more cautious nature, I fully support his endeavor. I’ve seen what great things can happen when you pursue your dream.”

With the motivation, research and support he needed, it seems only one thing was stopping Burbank from starting his business: a trailer.

“I ended up on June 30 purchasing a used trailer… There was a lot of hunting to find the exact right one because I had to find one with the overall floor layout that I wanted,” he said.

Despite this perfect floor plan, Burbank says the first thing he did was gut the trailer before installing new walls and countertops himself.

“When you actually step inside, the goal is to make you forget that you’re in a trailer and make you think that you’re in a barber shop,” he said.

With running water, four barbering stations, heat, air conditioning, a refrigerator, electricity and a working bathroom, it is safe to say this is no ordinary trailer, and Burbank beams

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Junior Cameron Burbank’s mobile barber shop will open for business Monday, Oct. 2. with pride as he recalls conquering derstand that you’ve got to put work in to get things back,” Burbank said. this project with his own two hands.

With the physical labor done, “It’s taken an emotional toll on me in the real planning began. After nar- just that it’s not the thing I want to be rowing down lengthy lists of names doing. The thing I want to be doing is and having contenders shot down making a lot of forward progress and by others, Burbank finally settled on meeting people and talking to people the official name “Burbank’s Mobile and being in the barber shop and really Barber Shop, LLC.” His main market- working with people, not so much doing strategy has been word-of-mouth, ing interview after interview.”

Burbank has finally set a date for but he plans on pushing his marketing leading up to his opening day, includ- his opening day at Quinnipiac. On Oct. 2, Bobcats can finally experience ing tabling on campus.

Contrary to his expectations, the the unique service of Burbank’s Momost challenging experience Burbank bile Barber Shop. He plans on openhas faced has been finding and hiring ing it in Hilltop parking lot.

Despite any pitfalls he may have exceptional employees. Having never cut hair himself, Burbank has a par- encountered, Burbank anxiously ticular interview process, having the awaits the day that his business will applicant cut his own hair or that of officially get off the ground and on his friend. Unfortunately, of the 25 ap- campus, and the Quinnipiac populaplicants, only three will make the cut. tion feels the same way.

“I already have people coming up “I hate to say it, but we come from a very entitled generation where to me saying, ‘Hey, I heard about this, sometimes people don’t always un- when can I get my hair cut?’” Burderstand that you need to show up to bank said. work on time and don’t always un-

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It is time for athlete activism, whether we like it or not PETER DEWEY Contributing Writer @peterdewey2

In a time where there are issues that are dividing our country, who do we turn to?

Those with influence.

Those with power.

Those with a platform to get their message out.

People such as the President, leaders in government, actors, writers and our athletes.

This weekend, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, had some choice words for those athletes who speak up for their beliefs.

Not only did he refer to Colin Kaepernick as a “son of a b****” for not standing during the national anthem, but he went on Twitter to attack Stephen Curry’s desire to not visit the White House.

Personally, I don’t like to get political. But, when the President is condoning and calling for the punishment of those who use their fundamental right of Freedom of Speech, it becomes more than a political debate.

Trump’s comments have warranted a grand response from the sports world, with athletes such as LeBron James, Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers expressing their feelings on the situation and desire for unity on social media.

NFL players have kneeled as well as locked arms with one another during this weekend’s games. Just about every NFL owner has made a statement against the President’s comments.

And yet, athlete activism is still a gray area in which people don’t know how to respond.

While it is amazing for players come together like this, they haven’t always had the support necessary to use their platform.

I want to take a step back to explain.

While the Carolina Panthers were on their run to Super Bowl 50, Cam Newton, who was the league’s Most Valuable Player that year, was the face of the NFL. Newton not only had an amazing year statistically, totaling 45 touchdowns, but he had been applauded for his touchdown celebration, which was to give the ball to young fans in the stands behind the end zone.

Cam Newton seemed as if he could do no wrong.

And then, during that postseason run, he

was asked a rather provocative question.

Newton was asked why he was judged so harshly by his critics.

His response?

“I’m an African-American quarterback that may scare a lot of people because they haven’t seen nothing they can compare me to,” Newton told USA Today.

However, criticism to Newton’s response never allowed him to elaborate on his comments and just a few days later, he would say it was no longer an issue for him.

Eventually, Kaepernick seemed to pick up where Newton left off.

Kaepernick began protesting the national anthem as a way to bring attention to the violence from police towards African Americans.

People across America immediately viewed Kaepernick’s protest as disrespectful.

However, we forget that Kaepernick wasn’t the first athlete to do this.

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, a former NBA player, was nearly suspended for sitting during the anthem, something he did based on his own religious beliefs.

In 2016, WNBA teams wore shirts that said “Black Lives Matter” during warm ups and to press conferences.

NFL protests really began in 2014 when five Rams players raised their arms during pregame introductions to salute those protesting the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

You see, the problem with protests is they’re never going to leave everyone happy.

Kaepernick’s actions left people angry.

They left the NFL angry.

After Trump’s comments, the NFL and its owners are embracing the same protest that Kaepernick began over a year ago.

Redskins owner Dan Snyder and Jaguars owner Shad Khan locked arms with their players during the anthem on Sunday. Both Khan and Snyder contributed millions to Trump’s inauguration.

Raiders owner Mark Davis had asked his players that they not protest while wearing a Raiders uniform. However, Sunday night that all changed.

“I can no longer ask our team to not say something while they are in a Raider uniform.

The only thing I can ask them to do is to do it with class,” he told ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez.

Several Raiders players sat with their arms interlocked during the national anthem on Sunday Night Football.

The Pittsburgh Steelers, Seattle Seahawks and Tennessee Titans protested Sunday by not leaving the locker room dur-

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ing the anthem.

All this, and yet, Kaepernick remains without a job.

Now people can go into the football aspect of things and try to explain that he isn’t a top-60 quarterback.

That’s nome of my concern. But have you seen who the Jets are playing at quarterback?

That is beside the point. What is more important is that athletes’ great influence and publicity allows for them to bring light to issues in our world.

So why did it take Donald Trump’s comments for these protests to become to prominent?

Athletes didn’t have enough support.

I don’t blame Cam Newton for not standing up and saying why he feels he is treated differently.

Why? Athletes saw what happened to Kaepernick. They saw his image get tarnished in the media. They saw what people had to say about him.

They saw hate.

They watched him lose his job and essentially get banished from the NFL for trying to raise awareness for something he believed in.

You don’t have to agree with him. But you do have to respect his First Amendment right.

LeBron James was one of the most outspoken athletes towards Trump’s comments, and it hasn’t been the first time he’s advocated for change.

James, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul had called athletes into action at the 2016 Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award (ESPYs) and were met with applause and respect.

Despite this, as more and more players advocated for change, the more it angered people.

Athletes from all sports have advocated unity and equality. Whether it was wearing shirts with a message on them during

warmups, using social media to call peers into action or simply speaking their minds in interviews, they are advocating for change.

Kaepernick sparked league-wide protests, and it got him shut out.

However, just this year, when Marshawn Lynch was asked by reporters why he didn’t stand for anthem, nobody seemed too bothered.

Why? Because he didn’t say he was sitting for a cause. It was simply just something he’s done his whole career.

You see, when it comes to athlete activism, America is hypocritical.

We want our athletes to endorse good things and use their platforms to be role models for young people.

But the minute they use their platform for something that we don’t agree with, we want them to stop.

We’d rather have them not stick their noses in political and social issues and just play their sport.

Until Trump’s comments, it seemed that these protests would remain on a small scale at sporting events.

Now they’re the number one story, and for good reason.

With owners backing players to speak their minds NFL figures are promoting, unity, brotherhood and freedom.

It is amazing to think that our country is uniting around the negativity of our President, but nonetheless, it is effective.

What Kaepernick began over a year ago is beginning to come full circle. It may not be in the exact way he intended, but it’s helping set the example of unity and equality that he advocated for continuously.

To all the athletes protesting this weekend, I applaud you for taking a stand and using your stage, because America needs your influence.

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Mental health is just as important as physical health can flip on and off whenever you feel like, and I strongly Google the word ‘healthy.’ Then click on images.

For anyone who doesn’t have the few seconds to browse feel that if given the option of being stressed or not stressed, those images, I’ll spoil it for you: The majority of the im- there’s not a person on this planet that would choose the forages feature fruits, vegetables and people exercising. But mer. To me, telling someone else to “just stop stressing” is while diet and exercise are keys to staying healthy, they’re like telling a person with a broken leg to just keep walking on it. Easier said than done. not a magic potion.

Luckily, despite the overall lack What about the side of health that isn’t of focus on mental health, there are an as frequently talked about: mental health? abundance of resources available for There’s certainly no disputing that men- JEREMY TROETTI help, especially on college campuses. tal health is better understood in today’s soAssociate News Editor Here at Quinnipiac, confidential counciety than it was in the past. This being said, @jttroetti914 seling is available to all students, as well mental health is often still swept under the as other stress relieving activities, such metaphorical rug. as yoga and meditation classes. There But why is that? Why would mental health be seen as being any less important than physical are also a plethora of online resources available that can offer helpful suggestions for reducing stress and anxiety. health? It shouldn’t be.

Stress is a totally normal feeling. Every single person The statistics tell it all: mental health is a serious issue, especially on college campuses. Seventy-five percent of all experiences some form of stress at some point in their lives. mental health conditions begin by age 24, according to the Some people just happen to experience more stress than National Alliance on Mental Illness. Just under 50 percent others. That’s just a reality.

I see health as a double-edged sword: You have the of college students reported feeling hopeless in the previous physical side and the mental side. But while there are difyear, according to a 2016 article published by USA Today.

Think about that. Almost half of all college students in- ferences between the two sides, physical and mental health are more connected than you might think. cluded in that survey felt hopeless in the previous year.

For example, excess stress can lead to various issues, Whether it’s anxiety, depression, general stress or anything else, mental health is an important issue, and shouldn’t such as weight loss, irritability and problems concentrating. be put on the back burner. You could be in terrific shape On the flip side, activities such as exercise can actually help to reduce your overall level of stress. physically and still feel horrible mentally.

This is why I don’t understand, while discussed more There’s a statement that I absolutely can’t stand: When I overhear someone tell another person to “stop being so openly in today’s world, mental health is constantly still stressed.” It’s not that simple. There isn’t a light switch you playing second fiddle to physical health. It’s very important

to maintain both. Physical and mental health are so intertwined, so why is one portrayed more than the other, especially considering the direct correlation between the two?

I can’t remember how young I was when I first heard the words “stress” and “anxiety.” But what I can tell you is that these feelings have played a significant part in my life.

Whether it was my intense fear of missing my school bus all throughout childhood, or the way my legs used to shake if I was anywhere remotely close to my crush, I felt it. Not just in my head, but throughout my whole body.

I’ll admit, in the past, I never really thought of mental health as a big deal. I was satisfied to tell people that I’m just a high-stress person. But starting this summer, I knew I needed to be honest with myself. Just like any other health problems, I knew my excess stress was something I needed to take care of.

I can tell you now, I’m so glad I’ve began taking the steps necessary to eliminate some of my stress. I even tried meditation last week, and trust me, anyone that knew me growing up would probably laugh at the idea of me meditating. But it worked. It amazes me to think that one simple 30-minute meditation class made me feel so much better.

I think it’s high time that mental health gains the attention it deserves. Mental health impacts us all at some point in our lives, even if it just comes about in the form of stressing over an essay you have due in two hours. So while diet and exercise are portrayed as keys to being healthy, they are by no means a guarantee of happiness. No puzzle is complete with a piece left out. Mental health shouldn’t have to be the missing piece.

Your major doesn’t define you I am one of the rare few that had considered the pos- because they enjoy it.

I think that to change one’s interest and to become unsibility of trying a major in every school that Quinnipiac committed to something you don’t enjoy anymore can also University offers.

This would explain why, for nearly two years, I was un- cause anxiety.

You feel that you’ve suddenly detached yourself from a decided. I was also serious about my considerations, too, even taking classes in them with the intention of potentially big opportunity or possibility, or it may be just that you feel like it’s added another brick to the wall blocking the path declaring this as my major.

I went from College of Arts and Science, to thinking about to a future.

You feel you have to subdue or put aside all your othpsychology as my major, then to thinking about an Italian er potential passions and you have to be minor, to considering biomedical science bored and carry on with something that as my major, making this my minor instead you may not particularly enjoy anymore and then eventually, begrudgingly declarALESSANDRO or you feel like you’re taking the degree ing on the broad major that is management.

WOODBRIDGE because something in you compels you to Then again, I’m writing for The ChronContributing Writer @alessandrowoody take the degree in the promise of this proicle, so why on earth am I a business major spective future and that it looks good on if I really enjoy being creative and writyour resume. ing articles based on opinions, ideas and Is there something wrong with you if you’re unable to thoughts which do not really implement the ‘business way stick with anything? of thinking’?

I’ve been bouncing off the subject a lot, and I can imagHopefully this can relate to a lot of you, whether that’s ine it’s causing anxiety just reading all of this, but this is all in a small way or not.

That’s because it’s okay to have interests outside of your exactly how I felt up until my junior year.

I had no idea what I wanted to do and it caused me so major, even though sometimes it can feel like they are commuch anxiety. I honestly felt like something was wrong pletely unrelated to your degree.

A degree can often make you feel that whatever your with me because I couldn’t stick with anything and I was focus is defines the kind of person you are or you can feel afraid to. I was incredibly scared of the feeling of being limtriangulated into following a path even though you’re still ited when I graduate college as a result of whichever degree I choose. I was worried this said something about me as a not entirely sure with the direction you’re headed.

This feeling stems from when we were kids and were person, that I am uncommitted and that after college I am asked that same question over and over again ‘what do you just going to be unsure of myself.

Then I realized I couldn’t be more wrong. This nowant to be when you grow up?’

We’ve been asked this question since young. Don’t get tion that I have to be one thing as opposed to many things me wrong, it’s a very innocent question, but when we are stemmed from when we were kids. It’s the world’s culture.

That innocent question ‘what do you want to be when repeatedly asked this throughout our lives, it becomes a pattern; a pattern in which we feel that we must have a path and you’re older?’ doesn’t sound so innocent anymore, does it?

But that question doesn’t come in such simple forms. In that people should have an idea of what they want to do.

Simply not knowing doesn’t seem to be good enough as fact, there are a variety of ways this is said, like ‘what is everyone else around you seems to have a better clarifica- your major going to be when you graduate college?’ Even though the innocent questions could inspire people to dream tion on what they want to do.

Has the question ‘what do you want to be when you grow about what they could be, it doesn’t inspire people to dream about all they could be. up’ caused you to feel anxious at some point in your life?

This idea of one true calling or people finding out what Sometimes people stick with a major or an old hobby because they’ve already devoted so much time, energy and they’re destined to do is highly emphasized within our culmoney (especially with college) into it but not necessarily ture. As if we are all venturing out in the world to find out

the job that has been calling for us.

We are not all wired this way, most people don’t want to be put down in this kind of framework and it’s not being ‘too liberal’ to think like this either as we are playing with something far greater, we are juggling with how we want our stories to be written.

If you feel like you do not fit into this pattern, don’t worry, there’s nothing wrong with you. You’re a multipotentialite.

A multipotentialite is someone with many interests and pursuits, according to Wapnick.

One of many things Wapnick describes about when to talking about multipotentialites is that they can use idea synthesis to combine two or more disciplines and incorporate this into something different and potentially something greater.

However, even though many of you reading this now may feel comfortable in knowing that you’re not alone and that it’s okay to be this ‘multipotentialite,’ in the back of your mind you may also feel that this is unrealistic, especially in the job world as you may need a lot of money to pursue all of these ventures and ambitions you want to do.

You will need a lot of money. So how can a multipotentialite adapt in this world where money is a controlling factor in everyday life?

If you want to, you can, but you don’t have to do that.

It is still easy and normal to live with this beautiful, liberal characteristic you have.

You hold a day job, are involved in business or something that allows you to stimulate your creativity and continue to broaden your horizons. You could also work in one field for a few/several years and then work in an entirely new field for another couple of years.

Employers are looking for people who have a variety of skills and value people even more with the experience they have in other fields as they know that they can provide a wealth of knowledge from their background, which emphasizes how leaving one job after several years, certainly doesn’t make you any less employable.

This is just to let everyone know it’s actually good to be unsure about one’s major, future, or even the direction of their life on the whole, and to quote Dr Seuss: ‘You’re off to Great Places, Today is your Day […] Oh, the Places You’ll Go.’

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Quinnipiac's own John Franklin wows the crowd with unique passion for music at the popular Hamden venue

By HANNAH FEAKES Content Director

Each member of the audience had an alien tattooed on the back of their right hand and an appreciation for live music on Saturday night, Sept. 23.

The multi-colored light bulbs hung low from the ceiling at The Outer Space in Hamden. The collaged walls provided a sense of history. There were about 25 people at the intimate concert featuring junior journalism major John Franklin.

The atmosphere at the venue that night was one of comradery.

A little over half of the audience members were brothers of Franklin’s fraternity, Pi Kappa Phi. His parents, Carol and John Franklin, were both sitting at the high top tables, along with his younger sister, Victoria Franklin.

“Music is important to me because in general, it gives people a really good outlet,” Franklin said. “It’s hard to find the right way to express yourself, so if someone can express those feelings for you, it means a little bit more.”

He sauntered onto the stage like he was meeting an old friend for coffee—comfortably.

The stage lights centered on him and his guitar.

Franklin looked out into the crowd, said that he knew every person in that room and that people should fill in the middle because he felt like he was at an eighth grade dance and he was the girl no one wanted to approach.

The aspiring artist grew up in Caldwell, New Jersey. His mother said he started showing an interest in performing and musical instruments when he was in middle school. The hobby has grown into a passion ever since.

“Within months (of John starting the guitar), everything changed,” Carol Franklin said. “He started to take off.”

Throughout the entire show that night, Franklin’s father stood on the side of the venue leaning against a post looking up at his son. A smile never left his face.

Franklin started his musical career with the trumpet, but his father convinced him to try out the guitar. He started lessons in fifth grade and continued through his senior year of high school.

His father said that Franklin gets the musical talent from Carol’s side of the family but the vocals from his side.

“My mother and daughter both have beautiful voices, so that’s where he got that talent from,” Franklin’s father said.

Franklin said that his parents surprised him by coming to his show.

“My parents are awesome,” he said. “The fact that they even came from New Jersey for the show was a surprise. I didn’t know that they were coming. I played for an hour and 45 minutes that night. Yeah, that’s a long time to play, but that’s shorter than the drive it took to get here.”

Franklin’s background in musical theater helped him become comfortable in front of a crowd and helped him determine his major of journalism coming into college.

“It’s not easy to make it big in either journalism or music, but when you have parents like mine who are willing to support that dream, it makes it a lot easier,” Franklin said.

Franklin said that he views journalism as another type of performance and that is why he loves his major so much.

At the beginning of his sophomore year, Franklin was in a band called ‘Brookline’ with two of his fraternity brothers. That is when he stepped outside of the Quinnipiac bubble and began playing at venues in Hamden.

The band played at The Outer Space and performed a lot of early 2000s music. When the two brothers graduated, Franklin reached out to the venue as a solo performer.

“It ended up being the best decision I ever made to start getting out there,” Franklin said. “It is hard to get a big crowd on campus.”

On Saturday night, before each song, Franklin had a story to tell. He addressed the crowd before playing one of his originals and said that although the song may sound depressing, he doesn’t necessarily get his inspiration from within- he just writes.

He played some of his original songs during his set at The Outer Space. Those songs included ‘My Heart Won’t Break Over You’ and ‘Mascara.’

“An upbeat song that I played that actually a lot of people came up to me after and said they really liked was ‘Mascara,’” Franklin said.

The knocking of his knuckles on the hollow wood of the guitar between chords kept the beat alive.

“Knock. Knock. Knock. Knock.”

We wake up with our head pounding from all the Jack / A night full of regrets but we never look back / I don’t remember much I thought this was a dream / But when I look in the mirror, there’s one thing I see / Your mascara all over me.

“A lot of the songs I play are slower, they have a certain vibe to them,” Franklin said. “I am a really big Ed Sheeran fan and a lot of his stuff is very slow.”

He said that one time he heard someone say to someone else, ‘my mascara is all over you,’ and that’s where the song’s chorus came from.

“A lot of times, I’ll come up with a really cool chord progression and that will determine what I am thinking, and those thoughts will determine the song,” Franklin said.

At one point during his set after he finished covering “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You,” by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, you could feel the energy in the room.

“That’s some baby making music right there,” Franklin said to the crowd.

Franklin would occasionally look out into the audience, find his best friend Pat Pitts, a junior journalism major, point to him and smile.

“This is the first time I get to be called a professional musician.

Now I have credibility as a performer...I will take music as far as music takes me.”

– JOHN FRANKLIN JUNIOR JOURNALISM MAJOR/ASPIRING MUSICIAN Franklin described Pitts as the brother he never had. Franklin and Pitts met three months into their freshman year, but did not become best friends until Pitts moved onto Franklin’s futon in Ledges due to roommate problems.

Sophomore year, the boys were direct roommates, and this year, they are living in an off campus house together.

“Wherever I go, Pat Pitts will always be there and wherever Pat Pitts goes, I’ll be right there by his side,” Franklin said. “There is no Pitts without Franklin and no Franklin without Pitts at this point.”

Franklin characterized Pitts as supportive and loyal. He said that if he was playing a show

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Franklin performs live at The Outer Space in Hamden on Sept. 23. in Alaska next week, Pitts would try to buy a plane ticket to go see the show.

“When he is out in the crowd and I am performing, it makes life easy because he will sing and get into it and have fun doing it,” Franklin said. “He uplifts the crowd as much as I want to without being in the show.”

Pitts said he and Franklin have a connection unlike any other on campus.

“Being in the audience is so fun,” Pitts said.

“I know what he is going to do on stage before he even does it because I’ve heard him rehearse a thousand times at our house. He feeds off of my energy, he looks to me to get the crowd going.”

Franklin has a big presence on stage and it is evident that he feels at home standing in front of a microphone with a guitar in his hand, but it wasn’t always second nature to Franklin.

Franklin’s first live performance was his junior year of high school. He was sitting on stage just playing songs without talking to the audience. He remembers messing up playing ‘Banana Pancakes’ by Jack Johnson, looking out into the crowd and getting flustered. He said that he told a joke in that moment, the crowd laughed and that comforted him.

He now knows how to gauge a crowd and how they will react to certain songs. He loves to stand on stage and tell stories about his connection to the songs.

Aside from performing in every sense of

the term, Franklin loves being a journalism major, a brother of Pi Kappa Phi and a student at Quinnipiac University.

“Being a student of this community has been the most rewarding thing to me," Franklin said.

"This school allowed me to find my niche and do it right away.”

As far as what the future looks like for Franklin, he is looking to have fun with his music and grow his credibility as a musician for the next two years.

“Obviously it’s my dream to keep playing music, but it’s not necessarily realistic,” he said.

This past Saturday was the first time Franklin has ever gotten paid for performing.

“This was the first gig I was paid to play in,” he said. “I didn’t think I was getting paid. I only made 40 dollars but it was so cool because at that point I’m billed as a professional musician because I made money doing it. This is the first time I get to be called a professional musician.

Now I have credibility as a performer. I only have two more years to grow that credibility. I will take music as far as music takes me.”

According to his father, Franklin can do whatever he wants.

“If John wants to take music as the strongest part of his life and move it forward, that’s up to him,” his father said. “John will accomplish anything John wants to accomplish.”

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My Experience Going To A Sex-Ed Boot Camp

By ADRIANNA LOVEGROVE Staff Writer

Guest speakers Dr. Joni Frater and Esther Lastique stopped by for a sex-y informative chat with roughly 25 Quinnipiac students Monday night in the Mount Carmel Auditorium. Their program, Sex-Ed Boot Camp, spewed a load of knowledge all over us. They spent an hour and a half going over different methods of protection, healthy relationships and tips on how to have great safe sex.

Walking towards the Mount Carmel Auditorium Monday night, I didn't know what to expect. Going to a Sex-Ed Boot Camp seemed like it could be either funny or extremely uncomfortable, but I didn't think I would learn anything I didn’t already know. You know, use a condom, get tested, don't send nudes, blah blah blah.

Immediately upon entering, there was a table full of female condoms, flavored condoms, regular condoms and dental dams. I grabbed a program and about a handful of condoms (for research, I swear) and sat front row and pulled out my notebook. Now I probably looked way too overeager sitting in the front row, with a notebook, a pile of condoms and no friends. But I figured if I wrote ‘The Chronicle’ in big letters on the top of my notebook, I would be safe.

After about 20 minutes of waiting, the program started. Dr. Joni explained that is was a participation lecture and when you answered a question, you got a grenade stress ball that read “SexEd Boot Camp” across it. If you answered more than one question, you got a t-shirt.

It was very important to them to create a safe space.

“We understand that for those of you that have never had this kind of an open and honest conversation around sex and sexuality, you might have some voices in your head,” Lastique said. “If that's what you've heard so far especially if they involve anything that resembles shame or guilt we’d like to invite you to leave those at the door.”

They asked how the audience got most of their sex education, which evoked responses such as health class, friends, movies, Planned Parenthood website and, of course, porn. Frater and Lastique explained how porn is the most inaccurate way to learn about sex.

“These people are hired for their anatomical properties,” said Frater.

So next time your partner says, “let's try this. I saw it in a porn,” make sure to bring your sense of humor.

Talking about relationships, they brought up the four pillars of

One

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The most talked about and most controversial film to debut this year, one that has generated the most potent reviews ranging from amazing to labeling it “torture porn,” "mother!" actually has meaning- but no one will go and see it.

Crippling reviews and sensitive topics the film deals with have dissuaded views from mainstream audiences. A film this shocking isn’t fit for the everyday movie-goer, but it needs to be seen for what it reveals about human complexities.

For a brief synopsis, the movie surrounds two characters, Him and Mother, played by Javier Bardem and Jennifer Lawrence, as they live a secluded life in their prairie home.

Him is a famous poet suffering from incessant writer’s block and Mother works endlessly to repair the once charred home to make it a paradise for her and her husband. When a stranger suddenly appears on their doorstep, Him invites the man inside and the entire dynamic of the home changes and leads the pair into chaos.

The film is directed by Darren Aronofsky, director of “Black Swan,” who was so inspired to create “mother!” that he crafted the screenplay within a matter of days and filmed a demo-version of the film to make sure it was able to convey his message correctly without ending up a mess.

With a message as important as the one Aronofsky was dealing with, the extra precautions he took were necessary and proved to aid the film immensely because the concept was delivered flawlessly.

Aronofsky dared to tackle the construct of religion, social justice issues stem from religion, environmental neglect and the consequences of fame all in one film. The characters of Him and Mother represent God and Mother Nature and throughout the film, Aronofsky builds the relationship between religion and the earth in a disturbing and helpless way.

Dr. Lastique (left) and Frater (right) inform QU students on various sex topics. healthy relationships: honesty, respect, equality and responsibility.

“All four pillars need to be there,” said Frater. “Or it’s like having a table and cutting off a leg, the whole things going to fall over.”

Eventually we got to the fun part. SEX (ed)!

Let me just give you guys a quick run-down of what I learned.

You can get throat cancer from giving blowjobs without a condom, if your partner has an STD. It takes women 15-20 minutes to orgasm In the state of Connecticut, if you are under the influence of any kind, you have negated consent- which means you cannot legally give consent.

Reverse Cowgirl? NO. The penis does not naturally bend that way and you can tear a vein. The pain has been compared to

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childbirth and kidney stones.

You can pass STDs through your hands. So wrap your hand too. Basically anything that’s going to come into contact with fluids should probably be wrapped Overall, the experience was great and I left knowing so much more than when I entered.

The ladies were so friendly and welcoming. After the talk, they willingly answered questions and gave mock demonstrations on how to insert a female condom. The atmosphere of the room was fun and light, there was never an awkward moment. Although I don't think my friends will ever look at me the same after I explained the concept of a dental dam with a full demonstration in their common room.

of a film By personifying the earth into Lawrence’s innocent and caring character, Aronofsky makes it simple for the audience to connect and witness the harm we enact on our planet via Lawrence being beaten, mistreated and reaped until she has nothing left to give. After days of torture Mother ends up burning down the house and herself. The human representation of the destruction of our planet is almost unbearable at times along with the violence and gore of other events depicted in the film’s climax.

As the metaphor of religion plays out, Aronofsky focuses on human behavior that was inspired with the creation of religion. Starting with the arrival of the man in the beginning who then brings his wife, the symbolism of Adam and Eve, Him invites sin into his home despite Mother’s pleas of disagreement. From there, the house becomes a gathering places for hoards of strangers who came looking for Him after his famous new writing piece, the Bible, has been published. As more people congregate and the timeline of religion continues, tensions build between the uninvited guests and the dynamics of superiority and sin wreak havoc.

Bombings, shootings, mass illness, partying, sex trafficking, executions and gang violence are depicted, forming after the distribution of the Bible.

The intense violence and parallels of what happened in the film and its relation to reality is the most frightening aspect about this thriller. The truth in the screenplay is damning and serves as a massive wake-up call to all who see it. The film doesn’t denounce religion or persuade its audience to completely resent their ideology. Rather, it critiques human action and behavior after the birth of religion and it has the capability to be one of the most moving pieces of art ever made.

So don’t let what critics or your friends say discouraged from seeing this film because it is an integral cinematic movement that can change the world.

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Jennifer Lawrence (front) and Javier Bardem star in the controversial thriller.

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Rocktopia lead singer Rob Evan will give Parents and Family Weekend a show to remember PHOTO COURTESY OF MAGGIE SEIDEL-LAWS

By NICOLE KESSLER Contributing Writer

Quinnipiac University has landed a groundbreaking, exclusive performance group, “Rocktopia: A Classical (R)evolution.”

At 8 p.m. Friday Oct.13 they are set to be gracing the presence of Quinnipiac families at the Oakdale Theater in Wallingford.

“Rocktopia is like a super band,” Rob Evan, co-creator and vocalist from Rocktopia said. “It's hard to really describe to an audience that hasn’t seen it what they're about to experience.”

That’s because Rocktopia is remarkably unique and in a category of its own. They seamlessly fuse together iconic songs from multiple generations like classical music, classic rock and opera with original one-ofa-kind musical arrangements.

“We wanted to find a concert experience that brought together all ages," Evan said.

And it’s the blending of all this amazing music. We hand crafted this set list and we picked songs that would go together for a reason. We didn’t randomly match things up. They either had emotional messages that were in common or a musical theme."

Compositions include songs like Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” Symphony No.9 with Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” and Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique” with Aerosmith’s “Dream On.” They also perform music from Queen, Journey, Puccini, Led Zeppelin, Heart, Mozart, Pink Floyd, The Who and Rachmaninoff.

“If Mozart or Beethoven were alive today, they would be rock stars,” Evan said.

Actor, vocalist, producer, six-time

Broadway star and a member of the TransSiberian Orchestra, Rob Evan, is the cocreator of Rocktopia along with conductor Randall Craig Fleischer. Together they combined their love for classical and rock music to create this giant show.

Along with Evan and Fleischer, there are 11 other Rocktopians who are all world class musicians and vocalists. At the Oakdale, Rocktopia will partner with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and the choir from the Hartt School of Music.

“No one has [ever done this,]” Evans said. “We’ve been working on this show for about eight years and I’ve been in a lot of different shows in a lot of different worlds.

They may do a mash up like ‘Glee’ but we are taking that experience to a completely new level by using rock music with a symphony orchestra. So adding the strings and horns to a rock ballad, that alone is really cool.”

Rocktopia will also have sky-high LED screens with colorful lights that will illuminate the theater.

“We show on our video walls all the rock stars who have left us too soon—Bowie, Prince, Freddie, Amy Winehouse, and really transition into “We Are The Champions” and then we show all the people who aren’t with us anymore but made everlasting imprints on humanity like Einstein, Abraham Lincoln, or MLK, so while this is happening and you hear the music it's emotional,” Evan said.

Evan, along with his team, wants Rocktopia to be a personal experience.

“I mean music is a really powerful thing.

It can unify and you can attach the first time you heard a song that you loved so much,”

Evan said. “ You’ll never forget that moment [you heard that song] and it will take you right back there. So that’s what I’m hoping [for]. Because it's such a wide span of music, people get these visceral personal reactions from it and get really invested in the show so afterwards they’re blown away.”

Back in 2016, their electric performance at the world-famous Hungarian State Opera House in Budapest caught the attention of Donald Weinbach, vice president for development & alumni affairs, when he saw their performance on PBS last winter.

“Landing Rocktopia is a real coup for Quinnipiac,” Weinbach said. “They started in Budapest and have spent the summer touring the United States to sell-out crowds.”

While Shauna Golden, a senior journalism major, will be home Parents’ Weekend, she said that she saw good reviews online from people who purchased the video concert featured nationally on PBS. "It’s certainly a unique concept and something that’s really innovative,” Golden said. "The DVD version was filmed in Budapest, which I think is pretty cool, especially after having visited there.”

Quinnipiac has been looking for ways to improve Parents’ and Family Weekend and had long admired the Boston College program.

For years, they have an in-the-classroom opportunity followed by an evening concert

by The Boston Pops Orchestra.

Weinbach thought it would be a great idea to bring that same mold to Quinnipiac and with the help from Rocktopia.

"Let's make it happen," Evan said.

On Friday afternoon, Oct. 13, there

will be ‘Inside the Classroom,’ allowing parents to get a first-hand experience of the education of student, without the pressure of exams. Following this at 8 p.m. will be the concert at the Oakdale Theatre, only 10-15 minutes from all three campuses.

The current Rocktopia band has only been together since the spring of 2016. They are brand new and have only toured one time before this past spring for PBS in 21 cities.

This is going to be Rocktopia’s last major performance before their big announcement in the beginning of October.

“Quinnipiac is really going to get to see something that hasn’t been released out into the public yet,” Evan said with much enthusiasm. “We are on hiatus right now so we are kind of getting the band back together for Quinnipiac. It’s not like we are touring right now. We have people from all over the world who are going to fly in to perform for you guys at Quinnipiac.”

Students and parents alike can purchase tickets, which will be provided at less than half the cost of a public Rocktopia concert.

Adult tickets are $50 and student tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at qu.universitytickets.com.

“This is a unique opportunity for everyone to see a world-class performance at a hugely discounted price while raising funds for the Parents' Association Endowed Scholarship Fund,” Evan said. “It will be an extraordinary evening of fun, family and affordable entertainment.”

The apocalypse you didn't know happened

By ELLIS EINHORN Staff Writer

While apocalypse claims have come and gone over the years, the latest had many people spending this past Saturday wrestling with more than just a hangover.

In the wake of multiple hurricane landfalls this past month, the scenes of catastrophic damage have been horrific and have raised questions as to whether or not it is a sign of the complete destruction of the world, otherwise known as an apocalypse.

Hurricane Harvey, Irma and Maria may have not seemed like a big deal for any students feeling safe in the Quinnipiac bubble, but for the millions of people whose homes were destroyed, you may very well be convinced the world is falling apart.

As some viral videos and conspiracists predicted, Sept. 23, 2017, supposedly marked the end of the world. Depending on your view of climate change and the possibility of an apocalypse, this may have

seemed far-fetched. Among the biggest believers was self-published Christian author David Meade, who gained a fair amount of publicity online for predicting the world would end when Planet X, or Nibiru, crashed into Earth this past Saturday.

Meade now says Saturday didn’t mark the apocalypse, but rather a series of disasters over the course of weeks.

The Planet X theory may sound like a conspiracy to some while others point to the recent natural disasters as foreshadowing more destruction for the future. Senior Nick Earl had never heard of a Planet X before and said the planet was as fake this theory.

“I’ve been through maybe four apocalypse theories and none of them have come true, so I feel like I’m a veteran to this,” Earl said. “I don’t foresee anything actually happening unless a reputable source comes out with it.”

You may remember five years ago when conspiracy theorists looked to Dec. 21, 2012

as the day the world would end - known as the “Mayan Apocalypse,” which caused a wave of paranoia. The supposed phenomenon was depicted as a total annihilation of the world in the 2009 movie, “2012,” which shook audiences all across the globe.

Prior to Sept. 23, most Quinnipiac students seemed unfazed and dismissed the probability of a supposed doomsday. Senior Kayla Mistretta was quick to point to past claims she says have no factual basis and are always proven false.

“I honestly just laughed when I heard this theory,” Mistretta said. “It seems like for the last few years there have been new conspiracy theories predicting the end of the world popping up left and right and none of them have been based on scientific fact and none of them have come true.”

Although NASA debunked Meade’s apocalyptic claim as a hoax, imagine for a moment if it were true. What if every media outlet was reporting factual evidence of an

apocalypse? Where would you go in the event of a real doomsday?

While many people might do some crazy things to check off their own bucket lists, sophomore Ralph Daniele stressed the importance of spending his last day with loved ones.

“In the event of a doomsday, I probably wouldn't worry about going to a specific place,” Daniele said. “I would honestly just want to spend time with friends and family.”

Despite the absence of an apocalyptic event this past Saturday, we must still be cautious of future natural disasters. Similar to skeptics that believe the Earth is flat, vaccines are dangerous and climate change is a hoax, there is abundant evidence to disprove the David Meade’s theory. In every case, people will take sides between the “real” evidence and scientific knowledge.

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Philanthropy

Calendar of events

Wondering how to give back without leaving campus? Greek life makes it easy with a fun and philanthropic event nearly every week. All are welcome at these charitable events, so Greek or not, there's a way for you to get involved and give back.

With the majority of events being team-oriented activities, the Greek community encourages you to grab your friends and come support these worthy causes – H. Tebo

September

30 Saturday

07 Saturday

21 Saturday

Delta Tau Delta will be hosting its Inaugural Deltona 500 event on Saturday, Sep. 30. It is a tricycle race that will take place in the College of Arts and Sciences parking lot. All funds will go to its national fund, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF).

Attendance and participation will be $5.

On Saturday, Oct. 7, Gamma Phi Beta will have a G Phi Bootcamp at 11 a.m. on the Quad. It will be $5 to play all the fun yard games and free to attend. All money raised will benefit its philanthropy, Girls on the Run.

On Saturday, Oct. 21 Beta Theta Pi will host Beta Bowls for a Cure at 11 a.m. on the Quad. For $3, you can attend and if you feel inclined to play, you can pay $5 to bowl on the lawn. All funds go to Making Strides, the National Breast Cancer Awareness fundraiser with its philanthropic partner, the American Cancer Society.

Delta Tau Delta – Deltona 500

October

01 Sunday

Alpha Chi Omega – Frisbee Fest Alpha Chi Omega will host its 20th annual event, Frisbee Fest, raising money for BHcare, an organization supporting the fight against domestic violence. The organization started this event after one of their Quinnipiac sister’s died of injuries she sustained from domestic abuse. This event will take place on the quad from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Entry is $5 if you purchase your ticket beforehand and $6 at the door.

03 Tuesday

Alpha Epsilon Pi – Pie for Pi

Gamma Phi Beta -- G Phi Bootcamp

08 Sunday

Alpha Delta Pi – Diamond Heist Alpha Delta Pi will host Diamond Heist, a capture the flag tournament on Sunday, Oct. 8 starting around 12 p.m on Echlin Lawn. Proceeds go to the Ronald McDonald House.

16 Monday

Phi Sigma Sigma and Delta Upsilon – DU Even KaraϕkΣΣ Phi Sigma Sigma and Delta Upsilon will host an event called DU Even KaraΦkΣΣ on Monday, Oct. 16 at 8 p.m. in the Piazza. You can sing your heart out for free and pay $5 to watch. Half the proceeds will go to the Phi Sigma Sigma foundation and the other half will go to Delta Upsilon’s philanthropy, Global Service Initiative.

On Tuesday, Oct. 3, Alpha Epsilon Pi will host Pie for Pi on Bobcat Way Lawn. The cost of one pie will be $2 and the cost of three pies will be $5. All the money raised will go to its national philanthropy fund.

*Events are subject to change. See DoYouQU for most updated events.

Beta Theta Pi – Beta Bowls for a Cure

28 Saturday

Pi Beta Phi – Angels in the Endzone Pi Beta Phi will host a Halloween-themed flag football tournament called Angels in the Endzone on Saturday, Oct. 28. Each player will pay $5 to be on a team of 10 and spectators can watch for free. All funds will go to its philanthropy, Read Lead Achieve, an organization that promotes children’s literacy.

29 Sunday

Chi Omega – Swishes for Wishes Chi Omega will host its second annual basketball tournament, Swishes for Wishes, on Sunday, Oct. 29, in Burt Kahn from 12-3 p.m. Registration is $5 a person or $25 a team. Games will be five-versus-five and Quinnipiac’s own men’s and women’s basketball teams may make guest appearances. All money raised will go toward the Make-A-Wish-Foundation.

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Plastic, not so fantastic?

It's 2017 and some still think we live in a 'Barbie World'

By ALIZA GRAY

Contributing Writer

The millennial generation is commonly referred to as the most narcissistic generation the world has yet to see. An obsession with all things material, crippling vanity and an insatiable need for validation are our generation's defining traits.

Statistics show the contrary.

Among high school students, 44 percent of girls and 15 percent of boys are attempting to lose weight, according to a 2014 study regarding self esteem and image conducted by the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse. Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty found in 2014 that as many as seven out of 10 girls believe they don’t measure up in some way, particularly in the arena of physical appearance.

“It’s so much more common, actually it’s almost expected for girls to dislike themselves physically,” junior psychology student Andrea Sikavi said. “All of my friends are beautiful to me, but I know none of them really see themselves that way, and I think that’s true for a lot of girls.”

Since first being introduced in 1959 as the quintessential example of female beauty, Barbie has created unrealistic standards for young girls.

White, blonde and impossibly thin, Barbie is the conventional beauty icon that can plant a seed of insecurity in young girls when they don’t recognize any similarities between themselves and the plastic doll they’re taught is “beautiful.”

The standards Barbie sets have damaged many, but for others like Valeria Lukyanova, they have taken precedence over all else.

Ukrainian model Lukyanova, or the “human barbie” as she is often referred to, became a viral sensation for her striking resemblance to the doll.

Her tiny waist, long blonde hair and wide, dolllike eyes make her a perfect likeness to Barbie.

Lukyanova claims she came by her features naturally and has yet to undergo plastic surgery, though in a 2016 interview with Cosmopolitan she said she’s not ruling it out.

“In the future if I require it for my body, then of course, I am not against surgery,” she said.

Lukyanova is just one of countless examples of women social media and the fashion industry celebrate. Opening Instagram’s “popular page” reveals post after post of models in edited pictures posing with huge smiles that seem to say that number of likes some how equate to ideal beauty.

Thankfully, those posts aren’t the only ones that are trending. Plus-sized model Diana Sirokai is a social media sensation after posting pictures from her stunning copy-cat photoshoot of Kim Kardashian-West's famed white swimsuit photoshoot. “My flaws are my power” read the caption of one of Sirokai’s posts.

Another caption read “10 Things to tell yourself every morning before starting off your day. I am healthy, I am strong, I am powerful, I am happy, I am blessed, I am wealthy, I am grateful, today I am a better version of myself than yesterday, I can do it, I am loved.”

Combined, Sirokai’s three body-positive posts garnered over 71,000 likes.

Stefanie Alia, a junior physcial therapy major, overheard girls reacting to Sirokai's replication of Kardashian-West's photoshoot.

“I found her post on Instagram and I ended up scrolling through her account for like 15 minutes,” Alia said. “It was cool to see a girl who’s not your typical model getting so much

PHOTO COURTESY OF CREATIVE COMMONS

Several people have begun to hold the traditional Barbie doll as a beauty standard. support on social media.”

Even today there is still so much room for improvement in terms of representation and recognition for the variety of beauty in the world. From body types to skin tones, society is slowly realizing that beauty does not have to look like Barbie.

Fashion designer and 2008 “Project Runway” winner Christian Siriano has recently asserted that there’s no reason that even Barbie needs to look like Barbie.

Well renowned for designing for women of all shapes and ethnicities, Siriano has recently partnered with Barbie’s parent company to launch a line of inclusive Barbie dolls. These

dolls are modeled after celebrities Siriano has designed for, including Sarah Hyland, Leslie Jones and Solange Knowles.

"Barbie has always been a huge inspiration to me and I'm honored to be teaming up with this iconic brand," Siriano told Teen Vogue in a recent interview, "It's especially exciting to be designing an array of inclusive and diverse doll looks that can allow girls to see themselves better represented when they play.”

Sirokai and Siriano are just two of so many millennials defying stereotypes, promoting diversity and proving that self love is necessary, not narcissistic.

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The annual New Play Festival is underway leading to student-run performances in New York City

By JESSICA SIMMS Contributing Writer

This year, Quinnipiac students will have the opportunity to participate in the New Play Festival that will take place April 1922 in New York City. The festival consists of students putting on 10-minute-plays that they get to write, direct, act and stage manage with the help of a New York City off-Broadway theater company named the Barrow Group.

This year's Festival Manager, Danielle Radeke, said this event gives students ample opportunities.

“It is a great way for students interested in theater to get NYC experience, bond with each other, and try their hand at new positions within theater in a safe and supportive environment,” Radeke said. “We always say that if you want to go to New York City, we will get you to New York City.”

Basically, if a QU student has the drive, they can be a part of the New Play Festival.

Props, costumes, box office and hair/makeup are the positions that require only an email to Professor Kevin Daly. However, lots of the positions offered are application based.

To be an actor, you need to participate in the audition process that takes place in February. Actors will need to audition for all the directors and if they do well, they will receive a call back and then become a part of the cast.

To be a director and stage manager, students need to submit a cover letter discussing past experiences in this field.

However, freshmen are not allowed to be directors, but can be stage managers.

The playwrights have to submit their plays to the Barrow Group. They then read them and choose the seven they think will go along with the theme/setting of the festival.

The New Play Festival had its first meeting on Saturday Sept. 16 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Theater Arts Center. If you could not attend this meeting, there will be

more meetings in the future, or students can email professor Kevin Daly.

“The New Play Festival is a very exciting event for the theater program," Daly said. "Not just for our theater majors but also the students who are involved in theater while majoring in other disciplines All theater programing at QU is open to all students regardless of major and this is no exception. One of the things that makes this program so unique is that students get to work with professional mentors from the New York Theater Industry. Professional directors, stage managers, playwrights, designers and producers all work with our students throughout the entire academic year preparing for a New Play Festival.”

Freshman Nicole Gibson attended the meeting and says she is interested in being a part of the New Play Festival.

“I actually thought that the meeting was interesting, seeing how the structure of a play works, especially in writing,” Gibson

says. “I’m more of an actress than a writer, but I really did like how you can have a simple idea and make it come to life”.

Each day of the festival offers something new, but their performances will be held on April 20 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Like Radeke stated before, this is her fourth year participating in the New Play Festival. When she was a freshman, she was a stage manager and during her sophomore year, she was a director and also acted in another show.

Her junior year, however, was successful for her. Her own play, "Tell-Tale," debuted in New York City as one of the seven plays in the Festival that year. This year, as the Festival Stage Manager, she gets to work with the students and also the Barrow Group, playing the role as a liaison.

“I am excited to be taking on this role and know this Festival has the potential to be the best one yet,” Radeke said.

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Musicians join together for a concert advocating “For freedom, for justice, for all.”

By ALEXIS GEURRA Contributing Writer

“Ladies and gentlemen, tonight is the night we will make the world great,” lead singer of Green Day Billie Joe Armstrong passionately cried to the crowd.

Every September, the Great Lawn in Central Park houses the Global Citizen Festival. This festival brings musicians and world leaders together who campaign for solutions towards world issues. These issues include gender inequality, inaccessibility to clean water and lack of education in wartorn countries.

From 63rd to 72nd street, a line of 60,000 attendees eagerly awaited the many stars about to perform. Along with artists such as The Chainsmokers and Stevie Wonder, everyone was gathered together to discuss the problems that affect the world as a global community. “For freedom, for justice, for all” was the fitting theme of this year’s festival.

Before the entertainment began, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, gave a speech about climate change and making a difference, in light of the recent natural disasters.

"Think globally, act locally," de Blasio said, calling out to the crowd.

Alessia Cara, the first performer, left a lasting remark with the hit song “Here” while dedicating “Scars to your Beautiful”

to all the women watching.

Cara thanked the attendees for being a great audience as talk show host Wendy Williams introduced Big Sean to the stage.

Big Sean had the crowd bumping to “Clique” and “Bounce Back.” Before leaving the stage, He asked the audience to be silent, and “send our energy” to the Hurricane victims in the Caribbean.

The Killers took the crowd back to 2004 performing nostalgic throwbacks. As the familiar opening notes of “Mr. Brightside” played, the crowd’s excitement was palpable.

They also performed “All the Things that I’ve Done” and “When We Were Young.”

The Lumineers eased the crowd’s excitement with the songs “Ophelia” and “Angela.” They also covered Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Have You Ever Seen the Rain” in honor of the victims of Hurricane Irma and Maria.

Andra Day continued with the somber theme that The Lumineers had. Day had the crowd silent during her emotional rendition of Billie Holiday’s classic tune, “Strange Fruit.”

The artist released this cover as part of the Equal Justice Initiative, “Lynching in America.”

Following Day came The Chainsmokers.

Performances of “Closer” and “Paris” had the audience filled with energy as everyone joined in singing the familiar choruses from both songs.

During a short break from the concert,

Delaware Senator Chris Coons went on stage and promoted the audience to reach out to their government leaders if they’d want to see a change in our country. He showed a short film starring senators from different states and political backgrounds, urging the same message: vote and use our voices for the common good.

The long-anticipated band Green Day came out to perform just as the sun was setting. The group performed classics such as “Holiday” and “Know Your Enemy.”

Hugh Jackman made an appearance and spoke to the audience about equal education for all. His second time on stage redressing the issue led to a crowd response of chanting for an encore by Green Day. Answering the crowd’s prayers, Armstrong appeared once again. Keeping with the classics, “Wake Me Up When September Ends” and “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” were the last songs of the set to be played.

Whoopi Goldberg made a guest appearance and spoke about the fight against HIV/AIDS. Goldberg had the crowd repeat a powerful message for HIV/AIDS Survivors.

"You're okay with me, and I stand with you," Goldberg and the crowd chanted together.

The next performer was Stevie Wonder, who took the crowd home with hits “Signed, Sealed, Delivered,” “Isn’t She Lovely” and “We are the World.” Stevie Wonder’s cover of “Imagine” quieted the cheers of the

crowded as everyone solemnly sang along.

After the cover, Stevie Wonder dropped to one knee saying, “Tonight, I’m taking a knee for America.” Then he dropped to two knees exclaiming, “Not just one knee, but both knees in prayer for our planet, our future, and the leaders of our world. Our global brothers and sisters, I didn’t come here to preach, but I’m telling you, our spirits must be in the right place all the time.”

To close the show, Wonder invited Pharrell Williams onto the stage. As the audience made their way home Pharrell closed the festival with his popular song “Happy,” leaving the crowd singing along.

The performers enthusiasm for their music was matched by their enthusiasm for advocacy.

Their message reflected the festival's theme for 2017; “For freedom, for justice, for all.”

Just as they worked together to put on a show, they told the audience that they to can work together towards a safer world.

The Global Citizen Festival lives up to its name and shows what can happen if we come together in unity. In addition to the entertainment, the attendees were left informed on many of the issues that may not affect them directly but have an affect on humanity as a whole. The crowd was filled with the hope that even the tiniest act of change can prosper into something amazing.

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Quinnipiac rugby defeats Penn State The Bobcats evade 15-point deficit to stay undefeated at home

By JONCARLO DeFEUDIS Contributing Writer

Two dominant forces of collegiate women’s rugby clashed on Saturday, Sept. 23 as the Quinnipiac defeated Penn State 36-27.

The meeting was a highly anticipated rematch from last season.

Senior Rebecca Haight finished the match with three tries, notching 15 total points for the Bobcats. Haight was impressed with her team’s performance on Saturday, “We can really play against teams like [Penn State], that are leaders on the club scene.” Haight continued, “It’s good to prove to ourselves and to the rest of the rugby community that we are really are the best team in rugby right now.”

Quinnipiac and Penn State last met almost a year ago, on Nov. 5, 2016, where Quinnipiac finished its final regular season game as victors, beating the Nittany Lions 41-22.

The game propelled the team into the playoffs, as it eventually went on to win the NIRA Championship against Central Washington University.

This time the Nittany Lions came out strong, putting the first points on the board within the just four minutes of play, with a try scored by forward Azniv Nalbandian. Quinnipiac promptly answered back five minutes afterwards, as Haight sprinted past the right side of the try line.

The score was tied at 5-5.

It marked the first time of three different occasions throughout the game where the teams were even on the scoreboard.

The rest of the first half did not go in Quinnipiac’s favor as Penn State stringed together three consecutive tries. The 10th point for the Lions came at the 23rd minute after a second push out of a scrum.

The next try for Penn State occurred with 10 minutes to go in the first half as forward, Alexis Weisser rushed past the try line. Penn State went up 15-5 off of Weisser’s score.

Nearing just five minutes to go in the half, Penn State broke through the Bobcat defense again for a 20th point.

At that point the score was to 20-5, Penn, State in the lead. The Lions had come into the game previously outscoring its opponents in its last two matches 167-10. But Quinnipiac had no

such intentions of becoming a similar statistic.

As the Bobcats and the first half were fading, senior center Ilona Maher brought some energy back to the Bobcats by scoring a drought ending try. Maher’s score made it 20-10 going into halftime.

For Quinnipiac, it was a second-half surge which separated it from Penn State.

Haight was proud of her teammate’s commitment to winning.

“Towards the end [of the second half], that’s when we knew it was go-time,” Haight said.

“We decided right then and there that that was the last time in the game that [Penn State] was going to be up.”

Two minutes into the second half, a display of teamwork and passing brought the ball all the way from the Bobcats’ own goal line, to Penn State’s try line for a resounding tally by Haight.

Haight had her second try of the match to help the Bobcats claw back, as they only trailed 20-15 against the Nittany Lions.

Quinnipiac broke through again in the 10th minute of the second half. Graduate student Taylor Schussler drove in the try, and ultimately tied up the game again at 20. However, a successful conversion by Quinnipiac gave the Bobcats a 2220 lead and their first lead of the game.

But the Lions would not give up easily.

Soon after Quinnipiac took the lead 22-20, Penn State back, Kayla Canett slid through the try line and then consequently hit their conversion to go up 27-22 with about 20 minutes left in regulation time.

It was the last time Penn State scored in the hard-fought game.

As the clock wore down, Quinnipiac began to show some edge, finding its stride. The Bobcats tied the game up at 27 with seven minutes remaining. This time Maher ran the ball cross the try line for the score.

Another conversion by Margaret Wesolowski gave the Bobcats a slight lead at 29-22.

The moment of the match came with just five minutes to go. Quinnipiac’s junior Emily Roskopf ran full speed, breaking away from the pack to score the clutch try. This score brought the lead to 34-27 and a third conversion in a row brought the game to its final form, 36-27.

Quinnipiac head coach Becky Carlson

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Junior fullback Emily Roskopf advances play up field in Saturday’s win over Penn State.

praised the conversions of Margaret Wesolowski, especially for her conversions down the stretch that cemented the Bobcat win, “We’ve been working on [conversion kicking] in practice and you know what is interesting, is that when we practiced this week, she was hitting them non-stop,” Carlson said, “I said to [Wesolowski], ‘I want you to know that it’s possible that there could be times in the game where it comes down to a few points and you feel your heart rate escalate. When that has to happen, you need to be able to deliver.’ And [Wesolowski] did it. If we hadn’t been able to score those tries we’d been at a two-point game basically.”

The Bobcats look to use this game as motivation as they continue their season.

“We’re a threat. A lot of people have been doubting us because we lost early on in the season to Dartmouth and [the team] has made it a commitment that they are going to answer back to that [loss],” Carlson said. “I think that statement [from this win] is we’re still a threat and we’re still on top.”

The Bobcats next matchup comes on Saturday, when they take on American International College, which they defeated 44-0 last season.

Turner: ‘It’s about getting ourselves in the position to be consistent’ WOMEN’S HOCKEY from Page 20 making the NCAA tournament this year, but if they are going to get there, Turner notes that they have to focus more on the bigger picture.

“It’s about getting ourselves in the position to be consistent,” Turner said. “We have big lofty goals of being in the NCAA tournament. In order to get there you have to teach players to value every second of every shift. We want to be sure that we’re being proactive and that we’re putting ourselves in position to make great plays.”

Samoskevich also emphasizes that even if the team is playing well, there’s always something they can look to improve on.

“If we have a good day then we should build from it instead of just taking it for granted,” Samoskevich said.

Samoskevich attended the 2017 U.S. Women’s National Team Selection Camp this past May and Cianfarano was selected third overall in the NWHL Draft by the New York Riveters.

Cianfarano is also a frontrunner for the Patty Kazmaier Award which is given to the top player in NCAA Division I women’s ice hockey.

Samoskevich and Cianfarano were the points leaders for the team last season with 29 and 26 points, respectively. Kenzie Prater led last year’s freshmen class in points with 16.

Former Quinnipiac goalie Sydney Rossman finished her collegiate hockey career breaking three program records; goals against average (1.16), save percentage (.938) and shutouts (26).

Quinnipiac has been known more for its defense than its offense over the past decade, particularly in the crease. Before Rossman broke several program records, it was Chelsea Laden (‘15) who had set the bar for goaltending. Before Laden, it was Victoria Vigilanti (‘13) who set the bar.

It seems that every new goaltender that comes into the program keeps raising the goaltending bar, and this year sophomore goalie Abbie Ives will attempt to live up to these sky-high expectations.

“We’re certainly going to miss [Rossman], but I feel really excited about what we have going into this season,” Turner said.

“Abbie Ives, playing in only four games, saw some time against good teams. She’s only allowed one goal in her career so far.”

In addition to Rossman, the Bobcats lost six more players (Meg Turner, Taryn Baumgardt, Danielle Marmer, Emma Woods, Emma Greco and Mika Nervick) due to graduation.

In the offseason, Rossman signed a oneyear contract with the NWHL’s Connecticut Whale while Woods and Baumgardt were

selected in the CWHL draft by Kunlun Red Star and the Calgary Inferno respectively.

While there are many notable departures, the Bobcats have plenty of new faces in Hamden this season as well.

The Bobcats also added seven freshmen to the roster this year in Laura Lunblad, Grace Markey, Allison Small, Brooke Bonsteel, Taylor House, Olivia Konigson and Rennee Saltness.

“I expect to see Grace Markey and Taylor House make an impact up front right away,” Turner said. “Same with Allison Small. She brings a lot of experience and had a great year in the [Provincial Women’s Hockey League].”

Much like Turner, Samoskevich’s goals for the season rely on a full team effort.

“My expectations for them and for anybody on the team would be to buy-in,” Samoskevich said. “I feel like if we do that and we’re all on the same page then we could win a championship this year.”

The Bobcats also acquired Anna Kilponen, who transferred from the University of North Dakota after their hockey program was disbanded. “[Kilponen] brings so much to our program, and with us losing Emma Greco and Taryn Baumgardt due to graduation, she is

going to make a big impact for us straight away,” Turner said.

New faces from last season were able to come into Quinnipiac and contribute to the team right away. Kenzie Prater, Kati Tabin and Sarah-Eve Coutu-Godbout found themselves getting a considerable amount of ice time in their freshman season.

Quinnipiac will open up its regular season on the road against Maine. Last season, the Bobcats opened the regular season against the Black Bears as well and outscored them 8-4 in a weekend series.

The Bobcats host Providence in their home opener on Saturday Oct. 7.

The Bobcats will play the defending national champion Clarkson on the road on Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. and play and home-andhome series against Princeton on Dec. 8 at 6 p.m and Dec. 9 at 3 p.m.

Regardless of projections and expectations, the Bobcats are just excited to hit the ice once again.

“Every practice, we haven’t had a bad day yet because it’s new,” Samoskevich said. “We’re a new team. We’re in a new system it has a good feel and it’s great.”

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Bobcats hope to build off their record-setting 2016 season

By ELLIS EINHORN Staff Writer

Fans have been filling the bleachers at the Burt Kahn Court since the Quinnipiac volleyball team returned back to Hamden this past weekend. After going through a tough nonconference schedule to start the season, the Bobcats have been dominating MAAC play both on the road and at home.

The 2016 team certainly created a lot of buzz, as the Bobcats had their most successful season in program history, finishing with 21 wins.

Coming off a record-breaking season, the Quinnipiac women’s volleyball team has spent the majority of its schedule thus far playing on the road. It has traveled to major tournaments in Indiana, Washington and Maryland. The start of the Bobcats season was a struggle as the team had a much more difficult schedule, facing top NCAA Division I teams in Washington State, Baylor and Towson.

After the extensive road trip and halfway through the regular season, the Bobcats have already matched last year’s loss total as the team currently sits at 4-13 overall.

Despite what the record shows, the team says it has learned a lot from the first half of the season, playing against a variety of opponents outside of the MAAC. “There’s definitely a lot of things we’ve taken out of the beginning of the season,” senior middle hitter Elizabeth Kloos said. “Just learning to play together against stronger teams and to be smarter against teams that we don’t physically pair up well with is helpful. We still have a lot of things to work on, but we’re definitely in a good position with the conference this year.”

With all of the travel going to Indiana, Washington and Baltimore, it hasn’t been easy for the Bobcats to find time for practice either. Add on a a new bunch of teammates to replace the few that graduated, and it makes for a slow start.

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After a 1-12 out-of-conference start to the season, so far, the Bobcats are 3-1 in MAAC play.

“It’s been difficult because we have new freshmen playing and we’ve never played with any of them,” sophomore setter Maria Pansari said. “It’s hard to go into a match and play with people we’ve never played with before, so the few days of practice we had recently helped out tremendously.”

Although the Bobcats had most of their key players return from a year ago, the team had two huge gaps to fill as All-MAAC middle hitter Allison Leigh and defensive specialist Cody Michaels graduated.

Quinnipiac head coach Kris Czaplinski looked to first-team All-MAAC outside hitter

Jen Coffey and right side hitter Kat Miller to guide this team as veterans, while MAAC AllRookie selections Natalie Alechko, Maria Pansari and Alejandra Rodriguez have bigger roles this season as well.

“Allison Leigh and Cody Michaels are irreplaceable,” Czaplinski said. “We have a much tougher schedule than we’ve ever had in this program, so I think that led to a little bit of a rough start as expected. We’re a very talented team, but losing players like Leigh, who was instrumental in our offense and blocking, and Michaels, who was an anchor on defense, is hard. It’s really tough losing players like that.”

The team finally settled back into the Quinnipiac community with a week off before its first home game of the season against Saint Peter’s. Prior to the match, Czaplisnki was confident in his team despite the little time they had to practice.

“As long as we can play our level of volleyball, I’m not really concerned,” Czaplinski said.

“We’ve only had three or four practices in the last month, which has been tough. It’s been game after game and you get better in practice, so with a full week of practice, I look forward to them executing on all of the little game plans that we have going forward for this weekend.”

In their first two games playing back at home, the Bobcats dominated the winless Saint Peter’s Peacocks in three sets on Saturday and defeated Rider in four sets on Sunday, improving to 3-1 in MAAC play and 4-13 overall.

“We talk about 15 strong on this team,” Czaplinski said after Sunday’s win over Rider.

“If someone goes down, then everyone else will fill in for her. It might have rattled us a little bit but as soon as we took the time out they got some composure back and put it away.”

The Bobcats have 14 more games to prove why they are the best in conference, and will play half of the matches at home.

And while the team is 3-1 since entering MAAC play, there is always plenty of room for improvement.

“There’s definitely a lot of things we’ve taken out of the beginning of the season for sure,” Kloos said. “Just learning to play together against stronger teams and learning to be smarter against teams that we don’t physically pair up well with. We still have a lot of things to work on, but we’re definitely in a good position with the conference this year.”

On Wednesday, the Bobcats resume MAAC play and look to win their third straight match at home against Siena.

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RUNDOWN

FIELD HOCKEY

QU 1, Liberty 0 – Friday

Lauren Belskie: 1 goal, 2 SOG Livy Golini: 4 saves California 3, QU 2 – Sunday

Dayna Barlow: 1 goal, 2 shots Ines Ruiz Martinez: 1 assist, 1 SOG Golini: 5 saves WOMEN’S SOCCER QU 2, Siena 1 (OT) – Wednesday

Nadya Gill: 1 goal, 1 assist Jess Gargan: 2 assists Laura Nicholas: 1 goal, 3 shots QU 1, Marist 1 – Saturday Madison Borowiec: 1 goal Hannah Reiter: 1 assist Olivia Myszewski: 9 saves MEN’S SOCCER New Hampshire 1, QU 0 – Saturday Chrys Iakovidis: 4 saves Rashawn Dally: 1 shot, 2 SOG VOLLEYBALL QU 3, Saint Peter’s 0 – Saturday Maria Pansari: 37 assists, 10 digs Natalie Alechko: 12 digs, 6 kills Jen Coffey: 13 kills QU 3, Rider 1 – Sunday Pansari: 51 assists, 5 digs Elizabeth Kloos: 20 kills, 4 digs Kat Miller: 14 kills, 10 digs RUGBY QU 36, Penn State 27 – Saturday Rebecca Haight: 2 tries Ilona Maher: 2 tries WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU 3, Concordia 3 (Exhibition) – Sunday Sarah-Eve Coutu-Godbout: 2 goals Melissa Samoskevich: 3 assists T.T. Cianfarano: 1 goal

GAMES TO WATCH

FIELD HOCKEY QU vs. Villanova – Friday, 3 p.m.

QU at Bucknell – Sunday, 12 p.m WOMEN’S SOCCER QU at Fairfield – Wednesday, 7 p.m.

QU vs. Monmouth – Saturday, 12 p.m.

MEN’S SOCCER QU vs. Fairfield – Wednesday, 4 p.m.

QU at Niagara – Saturday, 2 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL QU vs. Siena – Wednesday, 7 p.m.

QU at Niagara – Saturday, 1 p.m.

QU at Canisius – Sunday, 1 p.m.

RUGBY QU at American International – Saturday, 5 p.m.

WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU at Maine – Friday, 7 p.m.

– Saturday, 3 p.m.

MEN’S ICE HOCKEY QU vs. Saint Mary’s (Exhibition) – Sunday, 4 p.m.

WOMEN’S TENNIS QU vs. UConn – Wednesday, 2:45 p.m.

QU at Hofstra – Saturday/Sunday, 9 a.m.

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GAME OF THE WEEK

Quinnipiac field hockey comes up short against California Bobcats lose 3-2 in the final game of the QU Bobcat Invitational

By MELISSA TORRE Contributing Writer

The Quinnipiac field hockey team (3-7) fell to out-of-conference opponent California (6-3) by a score of 3-2 at the Quinnipiac Turf Complex on Sunday. Despite taking an early lead, the Bobcats could not bounce back after falling behind in the second half.

After winning the first game of the QU Bobcat Invitational in a 1-0 win on Friday against Liberty, California proved to be too much.

Senior midfielder Dayna Barlow, scored the game’s first goal to give the Quinnipiac the early lead. The first half seemed to be all Quinnipiac, as it held California scoreless despite four shot attempts.

Sophomore goalkeeper Livy Golini made a save in the first half’s last minute of play on Golden Bears forward Janaye Sakkas to keep the Bobcats on top going into the second half. The last minute save was one of five saves in the game for Golini.

California began to change the pace of the game in the second half.

California’s Janaya Sakkas and Katrina Carter and scored goals within the first 10 minutes of the frame.

Overall, the Golden Bears put up nine shots in the second half compared to Quinnipiac’s seven.

Penalty corners proved to be a

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Senior midfielder Selina Reichert evades a California defender.

big part of Quinnipiac’s game too, as it scored on two out of five opportunities. The Bobcats also kept a firm grasp on California defensively, not allowing a single penalty corner for the Golden Bears.

“How often can you play a team like California and say you didn’t give up any (defensive penalty corners)? So attack corners obvi-

ously they have been a strength for us,” head coach Becca Main said.

“We’ve relied on them in the past and they kept us in the game, they were beautiful today.”

Junior midfielder Anna Walmsley gave the team life late in the last five minutes of play with a goal scored off a deflected shot on the penalty corner to put the Bobcats within one.

In the final minute of regulation Quinnipiac came close to tying the Golden Bears, but its final shot attempt could not find its way to the back of the net.

Main believes the biggest positive from Sunday’s loss is the efforts put forth by her offense.

“We’ve struggled a little bit with getting attack going. I liked what my forwards did. They pulled out of the space, they left the space open for the mids and the mids found them,” Main said. “So, I really felt we were joined today, especially in the forward and midfield line.”

Next up, Quinnipiac will take on Big East opponent Villanova on Friday at home, as it attempts to remain perfect within the conference.

According to graduate forward Montana Fleming, the team aims to win as many games as possible, but their key focus are their Big East matchups.

“We want to be our best on Fridays,” Fleming said. “That’s when we play our conference games.

That’s when we want to be our strongest.”

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Clarke: ‘[With Coxon] it’s like a Yin and Yang type of thing’ COXON from Page 20 Little did he know he would come to call this place home. At CCSU, Coxon played three years, graduating with a degree in sociology and coincidentally met his future coaching partner and lifelong friend, Quinnipiac women’s soccer head coach Dave Clarke.

Even back then, the two found they had complementary personalities on and off the pitch.

Clarke played left back and Coxon was spread on the same side at left mid and often times up front at attacker for CSCU. “My role at the time was to stop goals and give him the ball, and let him do all the running in front of me.” Clarke said.

Now their roles are reversed, as Coxon supports Clarke on the sidelines.

Clarke acknowledges how the differences between he and Coxon have made them even closer friends.

By Coxon’s senior year and Clarke’s junior year, the two roomed together off campus.

“It was almost like ‘The Odd Couple,’” Clarke laughed. “We have totally different personality traits, but then we also have shared soccer views, world views, [and on] the way the game is [played].”

Although soon after Coxon finished his final season at CSCU, he went off on his own to pursue a professional career. He returned to England to have a chance at a professional career in the English Premier League. After that did not pan out, Coxon came back to Connecticut, and played in a pre-cursor

league to the MLS, professionally for the Connecticut Wolves, until 1997.

After that hiatus, Coxon reunited with Clarke at the University of New Haven on the women’s soccer team’s coaching staff. Stevie said he gave up his professional career because he became a father.

“I had my first child, and I realized I couldn’t continue playing up and down the east coast,” Coxon said. “So, I had to settle down and that’s when I started coaching with Dave [Clarke].”

Today, by attending a Quinnipiac women’s soccer game, you can see this duo is still thriving 29 years later.

Coxon can be seen pacing along the sideline, emphatically cheering his players on, while Clarke remains arms-crossed, observing and calculating.

Coxon and Clarke find a sort of equilibrium with each other that is rare to find in coaching.

“The first thing with Steve is the loyalty. You need that in an assistant coach,” Clarke said. “It’s like a Yin and Yang type of thing [for us]...we trust each other impeccably.”

As the 2017 season continues on for the Bobcats, Clarke and Coxon look to keep the team striding up in the ranks.

The team recently matched up against the Quinnipiac’s first ever ACC opponent in the Miami Hurricanes on Sept. 3.

Even though the Bobcats fell to Miami 3-1, Coxon had no doubts in the team’s capabilities.

“The team’s goal has been the same since we walked off the field

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Quinnipiac women’s soccer assistant coach Steve Coxon brings enthusiasm to both gameday and practices alike. in the final last year against Monmouth,” Coxon said. “To go back and win the MAAC Championship.”

Going forward, Coxon will continue to pursue all his Connecticut Football Club duties as co-founder whilst focusing his energies on Quinnipiac. Coxon’s CFC organization is currently building a new indoor complex in Bethany, Connecticut which will span 60,000 square feet.

As for the future, Coxon said his goal is to own a successful professional team.

“I’ve always had the goal of owning a professional soccer franchise,” Coxon said. “I think in the back of my mind in 10 or 15 years…The one part of my soccer resume, until I fulfil that, I feel like

a little portion of it is missing. I think what drives all this, not getting too deep, is that when I was playing as a youngster, I thought I should’ve been a professional player, and not having fulfilled that still makes me want to fulfill that in some other way.”

This year marks the 30th year Coxon has been involved in various aspects in the Connecticut soccer community.

Perhaps one day he will be inducted into the Quinnipiac Hall of Fame as well.

“My favorite part [about being at Quinnipiac] is being around good people,” Coxon said with a smile. “I love it here. They have provided us with every opportunity to succeed.”

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Clockwise from top left: A Quinnipiac University ribbon is displayed in front of the field hockey stadium in the new Quinnipiac Turf Complex; Men’s soccer head coach Eric Da Costa speaks before a crowd at the ribbon cutting ceremony; Quinnipiac President John Lahey cuts the ribbon along with the coaches of the teams that play on the fields.

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The Quinnipiac men’s soccer team has scored just two goals in its first seven games (1-5-1). The Bobcats begin MAAC play on Wednesday against Fairfield.

On Monday, the Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team was ranked No. 14 in the nation in the USCHO.com preseason poll.

The Quinnipiac field hockey team upset the No. 21 Liberty on Friday, 1-0.

The Bobcats are 2-0 in conference play and are one of three undefeated Big East teams.

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

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Senior middle hitter Elizabeth Kloos had 27 kills in Quinnipiac volleyball team’s two conference wins this weekend. She had a big performance in Sunday’s victory over Rider, recording a career-high 20 kills and game-leading 26 points.

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COACH’S CORNER

“We had a tough schedule in the beginning, but it was for the benefit of going into MAAC play.”

— KRIS CZAPLINSKI VOLLEYBALL

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Coaching with care

Quinnipiac women’s soccer assistant coach Steve Coxon brings a unique approach to the Bobcats’ sideline

By JONCARLO DeFEUDIS Contributing Writer

Quinnipiac women’s soccer assistant coach Steve Coxon has a stature and character that belongs on your television screen in an English Premier League match with the likes of Wayne Rooney.

Coxon commands the pitch on the sidelines for Quinnipiac. He can be seen striding up and down the bench on game days making sure each of his players are ready to give their all.

Coxon hails from Newcastle, England, a city famously known for its soccer pride.

“Newcastle is a hotbed for soccer,” Coxon said. “It produces a lot of professional [soccer] players. Growing up there was interesting.”

Coxon experienced high levels of soccer at a young age, even playing for Newcastle’s junior program with one of England’s greatest soccer players, Paul “Gazza” Gascoigne.

But the life of a professional soccer player, at least in his homeland, was not the path Coxon chose. He had multiple stints as a professional player, ultimately finding his passion in the form of coaching the sport he had played since he was 3 years old. “[Soccer has] always been a constant in my life,” Coxon said. “It brought me to America, it afforded me the chance to get a full scholarship, it afforded me to build my business. Everything I do has evolved around this sport.”

Coxon, who his players affectionately call “Stevie,” said all he has done for the game of soccer is all due to his “relentless” nature.

His efforts earned himself an induction into the Connecticut Soccer Hall of Fame, establishing a 200-team youth soccer club, known as the Connecticut Football Club, that includes two indoor field complexes, and last but not least, coaching on the sidelines for Quinnipiac since 2005.

“Relentless is a good description of how I live my life,” Coxon said. “I just grind it out,

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Steve Coxon has been on the sidelines with Quinnipiac for over 12 years that’s how I’ve done what I’ve achieved, just showing up every day.”

As a coach, Coxon constantly tries to personify positivity to his players. Senior forward Nadya Gill says that his approach is to bring positivity to the locker room. “[Stevie’s] always looking to get us going. Before every game, he gives us a presentation telling [the team] to envision the game and use positive self-talk.” Gill said. “His whole philosophy with us is to stay positive, set goals and eventually achieve them and be successful.”

Furthermore, Gill shared her biggest takeaway of the many lessons Coxon has shed upon her and her teammates, which he calls

the “White Rice Experiment.”

The experiment involves a procedure of setting two bowls of rice next to each other, and labeling the first bowl with the word “love” and the second with the word “hate”.

The next step requires speaking to each respective bowl with positive and loving words to the first bowl, and negative and hateful words to the second bowl. The result of the experiment ends after a few weeks of repeatedly speaking to the bowls of rice.

What follows is that the bowl labeled “love” remains a healthy white color, as it originally was, while the bowl labeled “hate” becomes darker as it yields to fungi and bacteria.

Scientific integrity aside, the intended meaning from the experiment is a lesson of the resiliency of positivity. For Coxon, this is not only a lesson for the soccer field, but also a moral compass for life.

“It’s all about the girls being positive for each other, especially when bad things happen”, Coxon said. “We can all be positive when we are winning 11-0, — (which Quinnipiac was able to accomplish last week) — but when [you’re] down 2-1 and there’s five minutes to go, and things aren’t quite gelling, can you stay positive? Can you keep encouraging? Bad things are going to happen to you on the field, and in life, how do you react to that? That’s the true test of your character.

Are you relentless?”

The word, “relentless” keeps coming up, that is no coincidence.

In fact, relentlessness truly characterizes the impact Stevie has been able to make upon the players and those around him. Coxon has now been with the Bobcats for 12 years, and in a way, he is a living embodiment of Quinnipiac.

Just as Quinnipiac students and professors are constantly striving forward, so is Coxon.

He described himself as “somebody who can’t sit still” and relates that to how he has seen Quinnipiac grow and flourish in his years here, “I’ve always felt that [Quinnipiac] has been on the up-swing, all the time since I’ve been here...it’s never been stagnant,” Coxon said.

It is no surprise then that Coxon’s own journey from Newcastle to Connecticut is a story of that relentless drive to never giving up.

In 1987, an 18-year-old Coxon received a full scholarship offer from Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) to play soccer.

He took the offer and made his way to across the Atlantic Ocean to Connecticut.

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Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team looks to take next step

By MIKE DALTON Staff Writer

Regular season college hockey is almost here as the Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team tied Canadian opponent Concordia, 3-3 in an exhibition game on Sunday.

The Bobcats scored all three goals on the power play. Sophomore forward Sarah-Eve Coutu-Godbout notched the first two goals, while senior assistant captain and forward T.T. Cianfarano scored the third.

Additionally, junior captain Melissa Samoskevich had three assists in the game.

She said prior to the exhibition that the team was embracing the scrimmage between the Stingers due to their successful track record (14-9-3 overall in 2016-17).

“We look at [the scrimmage] as preparation for upcoming games,” Samoskevich said. “Concordia did good in the national tournament this year. I feel like this will be a good matchup for us.”

Last season, the Bobcats finished the year fifth in the ECAC, posting a 21-10-6 over-

all record. They played Princeton in the first round of the ECAC women’s hockey tournament and lost in the best-of-three series 2-1.

After making an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2015-16, there is no hiding that the early exit was a disappointment.

Going into the 2017-18 season, the USCHO.com women’s preseason poll ranked the Bobcats No. 9 in the nation.

The next day, the ECAC coaches preseason poll was released and predicted that the Bobcats would finish fifth in the conference.

Although the Bobcats are one of the top 10 women’s ice hockey programs in the country, the mentality is as it’s always been; rankings are just numbers. “[The numbers] change so much in the beginning of the year,” Quinnipiac head coach Cass Turner said. “It truly is just a number. We talk a lot about having pride in the process and having the mindset to get better every single day.”

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The Quinnipiac women’s ice hockey team celebrates a goal in its game on Sunday.