QUChronicle.com September 26, 2012 Volume 82 Issue 5 Proud recipient of the New England Society of Newspaper Editors' award for 2012 College Newspaper of the Year
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Mash-up and digital sampling artist, Girl Talk, is this year’s talent for the annual fall concert on Saturday, Oct. 27, as revealed by the Student Programming Board. SPB has sent out a viral announcement through social media, including Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube this afternoon. “I think Girl Talk falls into a genre we haven’t had before,” Anna McAvinchey, the mainstage chair for SPB, said. “Its something exciting and fun, and I know whoever goes, whether they have heard of Girl Talk or not, will have a really good time.” Neon Hitch, who McAvinchey
describes as a mix between Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, will be the opening act. She is known for her song “Love You Better.” This year the concert will be held in the Recreation Center on the Mount Carmel campus due to scheduling conflicts and new construction in the TD Bank Sports Center, McAvinchey said. She thinks this is a good venue for the kind of performer Girl Talk, or Gregg Michael Gillis, is. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 for students, and $25 for guests, graduate students and alumni. They are all general admission and will be sold at the Carl Hansen Student Center tables beginning Oct. 1. This year there won’t be
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Girl Talk for SPB’s Fall Show By CHRISTINE BURRONI
ARTS & LIFE
online ticket sales, and McAvinchey added it’s more convenient for the committee this way. The mainstage committee has been planning the concert since the summer, working with a talent agent to discuss what’s out there, who’s available, and what’s best for the show, McAvinchey said. “I have really enjoyed being the main stage chair,” McAvinchey said. “I think the effort SPB puts forth for the students is amazing. Everyone in the mainstage committee is so enthusiastic so I know it will be a really good show.” Security details have not been finalized yet. Information about what students can and cannot bring will be announced closer to the concert date.
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The Dropkick Murphys and Black 47 will perform a celebratory concert at TD Bank Sports Center on Friday to commemorate the new Irish Museum opening on Whitney Ave.
Weekend shuttles could move to North lot By DANIEL GROSSO Associate News Editor
Quinnipiac students’ weekly trek to Toad’s Place may be about to get a little longer. The Department of Public Safety could move the downtown New Haven shuttles from their current location in South Lot to North Lot in an effort to reduce crowding at the shuttle stop. The shuttles would only be in North Lot on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Assistant Chief of Public Safety Edgar Rodriguez said South Lot is a high-traffic area
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during the weekends because of food deliveries and other students driving on the Mount Carmel campus. “It’s just a safety issue,” Rodriguez said. “Sometimes our crowds are so big that some of the students are standing on the road.” Students’ safety has never been in danger while the shuttle stop was crowded, Rodriguez said. However, he said Public Safety’s job is to keep Quinnipiac’s students safe. “We were just looking at the North Lot to see if that gives us more room, and it’s a little safer standing on the North Lot by the basket-
ball courts,” Rodriguez said. Public Safety also has a current method in place to deal with overcrowding at the bus stop. “We have enough people out there, so we’ll separate [the line],” Rodriguez said. “If it gets too long we’ll put a couple of people on a sidewalk before the [Health Center] lot, and then we’ll tell [students] when to proceed forward. Right now we’re using stanchions out there, so we have it controlled pretty well.” Although the current system has kept stu-
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dents out of harm’s way so far, Public Safety is willing to move the shuttle stop to North Lot in order to minimize the chances of an accidents. However, the move is only tentative at the moment. Rodriguez assured Public Safety would be in contact with the Student Government Association before any moves were actually made. “If we decide that this is a good idea, we’ll bring [SGA] on board. We like to run a lot of stuff by them,” Rodriguez said. “Student opinion means a lot to us, also. We’d like to get their opinion on it.”