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On Jan. 25, less than 10 days after 18 Quinnipiac students
returned from a trip to Egypt for their QU 301 class, the country
erupted into mass protest during what some organizers called The
Day of Anger.
The demonstrations, which coincided with Egypts National Police
Day, were fo-cused on perceived injustices committed by President
Hosni Mubaraks regime.
Professor Janet Bahgat, who taught the class, said, I think this
is a response to the outrageous prices, unemployment, and this
regime that just seems to be out of touch.
Bahgat has been shuttling back and forth between Egypt and the
United States for 30 years, since she was hired to teach American
culture and English language at the American University in
Cairo.
While she insisted that she is po-litically neutral, she said
she believed that
Mubaraks days as president are numbered.[The protesters] want a
clean regime,
they dont want any traces of that old way of looking at things,
she said.
There were many factors that con-tributed to the widespread
outburst against Mubarak, including economic factors, as well as a
lack of political freedoms. He has served as president since
assuming power after Anwar El-Sadats assassination in 1981.
Once construction is done on the Carl Hansen Student Center,
approximately one year from now, the largest meeting room on campus
will be on the newly added second floor of Alumni Hall. The trouble
for student organizations will be the meantime, when meeting space
in the student center will be cut to one room, SC227, after spring
break.
Construction on the Student Center is scheduled to be done by
January 2012, ac-cording to Associate Vice President for
Fa-cilities Administration Joseph Rubertone. He said the removal of
hazardous material from Alumni Hall de-layed the project by about
four months.
Its changed the sequence of con-struction, Rubertone said.
Things that you would have done first youre now doing third, so
thats been the biggest difficulty.
Such sequencing will likely affect stu-dent organizations.
Student Center Director Daniel Brown plans to clear the
organization offices on the Student Centers second floor by spring
break, but Rubertone said the plan is not yet set in stone.
Rubertone said the facilities department is working hand in
glove with Brown to keep the project on schedule.
The new Greek and student media suites will be located on the
first floor of the renovated Student Center, along with four
meeting rooms, a large seating area named the Piazza and a
fireplace. The largest meeting room, student organization
workspace, and roughly 60 lockers for organizational storage
Quinnipiac did not offer housing for students taking J-Term
classes over winter break, and ac-cording to academic and
residential administrators, it is expected to re-main that way.
According to Mark Thomp-son, senior vice president for aca-demic
and student affairs, opening up a housing option for the new
January term of classes would not be worth it.
Given the small number of students enrolled in the on-ground
courses, it is not cost-effective to open residence halls for this
period of time, Thompson said.
Out of the 13 courses offered in the Registrars course bulletin,
seven courses were specified to take place on the Mount Carmel
campus. The remaining were at the North Haven campus, online or off
cam-
pus such as Inside Washington, D.C. that took place at the
nations capital. SB360 gave students the op-portunity to travel to
Nicaragua.
Most on-campus course reg-istration was capped at 20
students.
There are lots of facts that would have to be considered,
As-sociate Dean of Student Affairs and Director of Residential Life
Cindy Long Porter said of modify-ing J-Term housing options. We do
need to have staff and provide ser-
vices if there were individuals stay-ing on campus.
No housing option for J-Term will likely remain, Porter
said.
It depends on the direction the university wants to go in, and
right now it doesnt, Porter said.
J-Term was created this year to give students an opportunity to
take a class while studying abroad or take an online course the
stu-dent previously failed, according to
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J-Term housing not cost-effective, officials sayGiven the
small
number of students enrolled in the on-
ground courses, it is not cost-effective to open
residence halls for this period of time.
Mark Thompson,Senior VP for Academic and
Student Affairs
Student center completion
one year awayBy Matt CiepielowskiSenior Managing Editor
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The Emergency Law in Egypt has been in almost constant effect
since 1967, except for an 18-month break which ended when Sadat was
murdered. Emergency Law entails more power for the police, the
legalization of censorship, and reduced openness of the political
process. While there are still elec-tions, opposition groups have
been crippled to the point that they stand little chance.
Demonstrators have clashed with the police every day since Jan.
25, with roughly 300 deaths so far, according to the United
Nations. The opposition to Mubarak has come from diverse groups,
from the Muslim Brotherhood to the April 6 Youth Movement, made up
mostly of students who organize using tools like Facebook.
The leader of the opposition
at this point seems to be Mohamed ElBaradei, a Nobel prize
winner and the former Director General of the International Atomic
Energy Agency.
David Ives, executive director of the Albert Schweitzer
Institute, briefly spoke with ElBaradei at the World Summit of
Nobel Peace Lau-reates in Japan this past November.
I asked him whether or not he would be willing to be presi-dent,
Ives said. He said that hed be willing to do anything he could to
promote democracy in Egypt.
One of the reasons that the death toll has been relatively low
thus far is that the military has been very reluctant to commit
violence against Egyptian citizens. The po-lice have not shown that
that same reluctance, however. After the As-sociated Press posted a
video that showed a protester being shot dead
by a police sniper, the Egyptian government cut off essentially
all Internet and mobile communica-tion across the country. It has
since returned, but there have been spo-radic shutdowns.
Bahgat said it is no surprise that the military seem to be
siding with the people, while the police side with the regime.
Egypt has a conscription-based military, which results in it
be-ing very representative of the peo-ple, Bahgat said, going as
far as to call them the voice of the people.
The police, on the other hand, swear allegiance to Mubarak and
the government. Theyre there to be his guys, Bahgat said.
Junior Andrew McDermott, a member of the class that traveled to
Egypt, said that while he was not surprised that the people were
protesting, he was surprised by the
massive scale of the protests. He said that in his experience,
the po-lice werent bad people.
The citizens are upset against the government, and the police
are just following orders, he said.
Baghat said that she thought that there was little risk of
extrem-ists filling the power vacuum after Mubarak is gone.
Their women are very edu-cated, she said. Their women are
university educated as well. There is no way that they are going to
be-come an Islamic state, from what I understand.
She was very hopeful that the violence in Egypt would end
soon.
They just want to get back to work and get things rolling, she
said. People are beautiful wherever you go, its the governments
that make a mess of things.
E v e n t C a l e n d a rToday
Friday Saturday
involvement fair
Come to the involvement fair to learn about the various campus
organizations and get involved with your favorites.
new student orgs info sessionstudent center 227, 1 p.m.Didnt
find the right club at the involvement fair? Come to this
information session to learn more about starting a new organization
on campus.
chinese new yearcaf q, 10 p.m.QUAD is helping Quinnipiac ring in
the Chinese New Year with Chinese food and make-your-own candy
sushi.
st. baldricks kickoffmancheski seminar room,8 - 10
p.m.Registration for this years St. Baldricks event will be
available along with free hot chocolate and ice cream. All students
are encouraged to come and learn more about the event.
CAMPUSBRIEFSYour weekly dose of
Quinnipiac news in brief
Giana Gleeson and Jenna Wallace were named finalists for
Fulbright Fellowships. This program gives recent graduates the
chance to travel to over 140 different coun-tries worldwide.
Gleeson and Wallace will know more about their application status
later this spring.
WILKERSON TO RESCHEDULE
Ronald Mason has been appointed Quinnipiacs vice president for
hu-man resources. Mason will be the first to serve in this
newly-created senior management position, which also makes him a
member of the Presidents Cabinet. Mason has a distinguished career
that started in the university setting, and most re-cently served
as chief administra-tive and human resources officer at Planned
Parenthood Federation of America in New York.
Assistant Professor of Finance Surya Chelikani was honored with
the award for outstanding research at the Global Conference on
Busi-ness and Finance Jan. 2-5 held in Las Vegas by the Institute
for Busi-ness and Finance Research. The paper, titled The Impact of
Sar-banes-Oxley on Market Efficiency: Evidence from M&A
Activity, was written by Chelikani as well as Frank DSouza of
Loyola Univer-sity in Maryland.
Isabel Wilkerson, the first black woman to win a Pulitzer Prize
in journalism, was prepared to speak last Wednesday in Buckman
The-ater. Heavy snow, however, forced the university to close at 5
p.m., and Wilkersons lecture on her newest book was canceled. The
lecture will be rescheduled for later in the se-mester, Associate
Vice President of Public Relations John Morgan said.
HRS NEW MASON
Corey Lynch and John McCarthy, accompanied by Professor Scott
McLean, traveled to Washington D.C. over the winter break to
par-ticipate in a program sponsored by The Washington Center. They
appeared on CSPAN Jan. 16 dur-ing the Q&A portion of the
pro-gram.
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Burt Kahn court, 4 - 6 p.m.
ra info sessionThe Department of Residential Life is sponsoring
an informational session for all students interested in receiving
more information about the RA and RHD positions.
rocky top room 303, 5 - 6 p.m.
defying the odds
Learn about the inspirational triumph that is guitartist Jason
Criglers life though his multimedia presentation.
north haven auditorium, 6 - 8 p.m.
spring media summit
Meet representatives and members from the Chronicle, WQAQ, Q30,
Montage, and the Summit and learn how you can get involved with
Quinnipiacs student media.
caf q, 9:15 p.m.ra info sessionbuckman center 129, 7 p.m.
The Department of Residential Life is sponsoring an
informational session for all students interested in receiving more
information about the RA positions.
Do You QU? network picks up steamSurely you saw the
highlight-
er-neon shirts that posed the ques-tion Do you QU? But do
you?
Quinnipiac University teamed up with CollegiateLink, a
student-centric social networking site, to form a website to manage
extracur-ricular activities, student organiza-tions, and campus
events. Accord-ing to Student Programming Board President Vincent
Bond, its some-thing special.
For me, its one of my new favorite things to use, Bond said. I
check on it every morning.
Quinnipiacs CollegiateLink
(titled Do You QU?) is a personal website for students to manage
or-ganizations, events, news and To Do lists. The virtual bulletin
board contains flyers with information in-cluding date, time,
people attending and more.
Its a vital part of the expe-rience here at Quinnipiac, Bond
said. If youre not involved, there isnt a better way.
Even not-so-technologically savvy students should find the site
easy and maneuverable. The web-site works with the MyQ login. A
six-minute video tutorial is also available for extra
assistance.
Once logged on, a quick as-sessment of your interests will
cat-
egorize potential organizations you might be interested in. Over
time, your profile will expand as your in-volvement in
organizations increas-es. CollegiateLink keeps track of
co-curricular transcripts and career and graduate profiles. It also
links to Facebook to post events.
Every recognized student or-ganization has been preloaded into
the website, Twomey said. As for active web pages or profiles,
there are approximately 75 organizations that are currently
utilizing the site.
While the site carries many of the same tools as Facebook
(events and groups), Camille Cielo, for-mer Asian/Pacific Islander
Student Association president, found the
Quinnipiac personality of Do You QU? unique.
When I first saw it, I thought, Why would I join? Cielo said.
But people are really curiousand its another way to publicize my
or-ganization and get some attention.
SPB was one of the first or-ganizations to hop aboard. Flyers
for a trip to see The Lion King on Broadway and the showing of the
newest Jackass movie are cur-rently posted to the bulletin
board.
It utilizes everything we need to do, Bond said.
Bond also recognized the fact it helps SPB go green. With access
to virtual flyers, less paper is needed to spread the word about
events.
By Marissa HimbeleStaff Writer
greek kickoff
Come meet the members of Quinnipiacs Greek life, learn more
about fraternity and sorority recruitment, and why it could be
right for you!
burt kahn court, 9:15 p.m.
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will be on the second floor.Phi Sigma Sigma President
Heidi Hitchen has not yet seen the plans, but is excited for the
new Greek suite.
After seeing what the archi-tects have done with the SGA suite
and the Rotunda lounge, I expect to see the same kind of
craftsman-ship on the Greek suite and the rest of the Student
Center offices, she
said.According to the blueprints,
the upstairs hallway of the Student Center will contain offices
for Mul-ticultural Advancement, work study, International Affairs,
the Student Center staff, and the Student Pro-gramming Board. This
portion of the construction is scheduled to be completed by this
September.
Monica Torpey, a member of the QU Democrats, had mixed feel-
ings about the lack of office space for student organizations in
the Stu-dent Center plans.
I think that it may be a hin-drance to groups because they wont
have a space that is their own where they can focus, where the
e-board can meet up and where members can easily sign up for
activities, she said. But at the same time maybe having to share a
workspace will cause the various groups at our
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In the wake of a successful fraternity-themed QU201 section, a
sorority-themed section of the class is in the works. QU201 Seminar
Coordinator Raymond Foery and a committee will meet today to
fur-ther discuss the proposed course.
Sororities were notified of the possibility over winter break,
with an e-mail explaining the premise of the course. If the course
is ap-proved, the earliest it will be offered is next spring, Foery
said.
Because the fraternity course was successful, Foery suspects a
sorority section would also be suc-cessful.
But Foery fears an evolution that would place certain majors or
audiences together: It was never intended for specific classes for
specific audiences, he said. Such arrangements would detract from
the point of the seminar: taking a subject of ones interest and
step-ping outside of their comfort zone.
Junior political science major Mary Simeoli approached Court-ney
McKenna, assistant director of the student center and campus life,
about starting such a course last fall. Simeoli, president of Alpha
Delta Pi, has since been researching and
helping develop readings for the course.
Greek organizations are constantly being labeled by faculty, our
peers and of course the media, Simeoli said. I want members of the
Greek community to challenge themselves to live our values, to
learn about the history of the organizations they are a part of and
to gain a new perspec-tive of the future for Greek organizations by
examining our past.
According to Simeoli, the course would be held once a week and
would feature a variety of guest speakers in addition to lectures
and discussions. Simeoli would like the course to be open to every
member of the campus community, rather than be exclusive to
sorority mem-bers. This way, she hopes students interested in
joining a Greek organi-zation will have the opportunity to learn
about the sororitys organiza-tion and history.
The basis of the course would be to explore the role womens
fra-ternal groups have played through-out history in the context of
the feminist and women's rights move-ments and the roles different
Greek Councils have had in the history of womens organizations.
McKenna,
the Greek life advisor, would teach the course. Simeoli would
act as an assistant facilitator.
With this as a starting place, Simeoli hopes to create a
similarly-themed QU301 course with a com-
munity service project that brings the values of the Greek
community into the local community as the cen-tral focus.
Having a course like this would give members of the Greek
community the opportunity to start building stronger relationships
with Quinnipiac faculty and also show this drive for social
excellence means so much more than the ste-reotypes and projections
that seem to constantly outweigh the com-munity service,
philanthropy events and campus involvement that are also a huge
part of our community, Simeoli said.
Junior public relations major Caitlin Fischer, president of
Alpha Chi Omega, said a sorority-themed QU201 course would be a
great way
to focus on community.The Greek community is
growing here at Quinnipiac, and why not embrace that? Fischer
said. We cant hide from the facts. Sororities have many positive
as-
pects to teach women.
This semes-ter is the second time a fraternity-themed QU201
course is being taught. The class,
titled Fraternal Organization in
American History, was held as an experiment during the spring
2010 semester and was taught by political science professor Sen
Duffy.
The course was just as rigor-ous, if not more, to ensure no one
came away with the idea the section isnt serious, Foery said.
Junior public relations major Alex Forman, president of Sigma
Phi Epsilon, was a member of the first fraternity-themed QU201
class.
Forman registered for the class, which consisted of 19 mem-bers
of Sigma Phi Epsilon, because of the unique academic opportu-nity
it offered.
The fact that we all knew each other before the class started
immediately cut through any of the tension that is usually dreaded
in
QU seminar classes, Forman said. We were able to have in depth
and honest discussions about American society as we saw it.
The students learned about the history of fraternal
organiza-tions in America. The class also fo-cused on the idea of
the existence of a national community. The class created a charity
basketball tourna-ment and clothing drive to donate athletic gear
to a struggling youth basketball program in South Africa.
Forman found the class to be one of the best he has taken so far
at Quinnipiac.
All of the class members agreed that we had exemplified what the
QU seminar program set out to docreating a forum for hon-est
discussions and critical thinking of the world around us, Forman
said. There were no awkward si-lences or forced discussions, and
even though we had the common bond of being a fraternity it was
very clear that we all had different backgrounds and opinions of
the national community.
This semester, Duffy is teach-ing the class again to members of
Sigma Phi Epsilon.
I would love to see similar sections open up, Forman said. Its
an easy way to keep the bonds strong in organizations and to keep
students involved in the course.
Sorority QU201 on the tableFollowing positive reviews of
fraternity QU201, Simeoli pushes for sorority equivalent
By Meghan ParmentierAssociate News Editor
Mary SimeoliPresident, Alpha Delta Pi
I want members of the Greek community to challenge themselves to
live our
values, to learn about the history of the organizations they are
a part of and to gain a new perspective of the future for Greek
organizations by examining our past.
Thompson.Changing the current rule
would be difficult, Porter said, but if it needed to be looked
over, the school would entertain the thought.
As a student taking a class during intercession, I believe the
university should give permission for students to live in their
dorm, senior Beth King said. I think that it is very unfair since
classes taken during intercession are expensive anyway.
Besides on-campus, online and study abroad courses in the
J-Term, there were also hybrid cours-es available to students,
consisting of a mix between online work and meeting on campus.
Visiting instructor of psy-chology Sandra K. Soucie offered one
such hybrid course. Her Child & Adolescent course required
stu-dents to spend 11 hours per week on campus and about four hours
online.
Since the rate of enrollment
was almost full at 18 students, there seemed to be a
considerable amount of student interest, Soucie said, but the
winter weather made attendance difficult.
Considering that the course takes place during a time of
un-favorable weather, class cancella-tions seem inevitable, Soucie
said. In a course where we only met on-ground nine times during the
whole course, multiple cancellations meant missing a significant
amount of lecture time (four hours a day).
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J-TERM: Opening up housing options unlikely
RENOVATION: Construction will cut down office, meeting space
until completion
school to become more unified, leading to more student
participa-tion and co-sponsoring of events.
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For Morgan Farra, cancer hits close to home.
Cancer has always had a significant impact on my life, said
Farra, a sophomore. My grandma was diagnosed with breast cancer
when I was a child and one of my close childhood friends fell to
leu-kemia in high school.
Farra took those experiences to heart, and as co-chair of
Quinnipiacs St. Baldricks annual event, hopes to make a
difference.
The St. Baldricks Foundation raises funds for child cancer
research
by encouraging students to shave their heads in honor of the
young lives af-flicted by the hard-to-cure disease.
For the second year, Quinni-piac will host a St. Baldricks
event. This Saturday, Farra and fellow co-chairs Catie Regan and
Kristen Cagney will host a kickoff event to raise awareness for the
March 1 fundraiser.
Its a simple way for Quinnipi-ac students to raise money and
aware-ness, as last years event showed, Regan said. Tra-ditions are
very
important to the community, and St. Baldricks has proven itself
worthy of being a Bobcat tradition.
The Student Programming Board raised $7,000 for St. Bal-dricks
last year, greatly exceeding the original $2,000 goal. SPB hopes to
raise more than $8,000 and in-crease participation this year.
Barbers will be on hand to shave heads, but will also be
avail-able to trim a few inches of hair from female participants
support-ing the cause but hesitant to sport the bald look.
This makes the event dif-ferent by adding a new dimension, which
we hope will bring more peo-
ple, including females, Farra said.According to Cagney, SPB
has contacted most of the male-dominated campus organizations to
encourage participation. This year, the St. Baldricks co-chairs
reached out to co-ed organizations like ori-entation leaders and
the Athletic Department.
Were using all our resources we have to network this cause as
best we can, Cagney said. This is a simple way to raise awareness
for a cause that so greatly affects children and young families
across America.
The kickoff will take place in Mancheski Seminar Room in the
Lender School of Business on Sat-urday from 8-10 p.m. In
addition to sign-up tables, the kickoff will be replete with
snacks, hot chocolate, ice cream, information pamphlets, and videos
which detail the mission of the St. Baldricks Foundation.
SPB also hopes to host a child from the St. Baldricks Foundation
on March 1.
Junior Neil Brown, one of last years participants, said going
bald has never been more exciting.
Last year, I didnt know what to expect, Brown said. I knew it
was a good cause, but after hear-ing the speakers powerful stories,
it gave haircut a new meaning.
St. Baldricks crew to kick off cuts for cancer on SaturdayBy
Andrew Timothy
Staff Writer
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This is the first semester he isnt teaching a class in his 11
years at Quinnipiac, but Andrew Deloh-ery is now taking on the
duties of two administrative positions at the same time. Delohery
was named as-sociate vice president for retention and academic
success last month, but is still continuing his duties as the
director of the Learning Center.
This semester is a transition period, Delohery said.
Delohery began his post as director of the Learning Center in
2000, and he will continue to meet with 300-400 students this
semes-ter, he said.
The position was created to ensure that we have a coordinated
and effective response to students academically at-risk, Senior
Vice President for Academic and Stu-dent Affairs Mark Thompson
said. It is intended to help identify stu-dents who may need help
as early as possible and provide assistance to them as a way to
increase retention and student success.
Delohery is the first person to hold the new vice presidential
posi-tion that is dedicated to studying and increasing retention
and graduation rates of the university. Retention is a students
continuation from the first to the second year of school, which is
one of the most common times for a student to transfer from a
college, Delohery said.
If you end up with less than a 2.0 GPA, a lot of people either
themselves or their parents think its time to rethink the plan,
Delo-hery said. Thats consistent across the nation.
Delohery was the chair of the Retention and Graduation Rate Task
Force last school year. The team searched for possible connec-tions
between retention and fac-tors like rank in high school class, GPA,
SAT score, race, gender, fi-nancial need, or level of financial
aid. Thompson showcased some of
the task forces findings in his 2010 convocation address.
Effective this semester, fac-ulty teaching freshman level
courses will report the names of students who miss the equivalent
of one week of class and/or receive a grade of D or F on initial
assignments to the Learning Center, Thompson said. Under the
current early warn-ing system, 70 percent or more of at-risk
students referred are helped successfully. The problem is that only
30 percent of students that would benefit from help get re-ferred
and many students dont get the help they need.
In the past 11 years, Deloh-ery has found more students are
utilizing the Learning Center and are ultimately succeeding in
their classes. In 2000, 660 students used the Learning Center, as
opposed to more than 3,000 students last year
nearly 65 percent of the under-graduate population.
When looking at previous early warning numbers, if a student was
referred, 70 percent ended up succeeding in the class, Delohery
said. We went from 70 percent last year to 75 percent this year.
Initial indication is that we increased the students level of
success with us.
The task force found that low freshman GPA was one of the
rea-sons students were leaving Quinni-piac, reinforcing the idea of
direct-ing students doing poorly in classes to the Learning Center
for help.
Quinnipiacs retention rate has been fluctuating year to
year,
but is currently in an upward trend, Delohery said. In his time
at the university, the retention rate has been between 85 and 88
percent.
The national average for four-year schools is 47 percent and
were at 86 percent, Delohery said. We are in the running for being
a selective university.
Quinnipiacs goal is to reach a retention rate of 90 percent,
which is considered highly selective.
Although Deloherys job is to improve retention, he acknowl-edged
the fact that this university tries to provide the best
opportuni-ties for students and help them find their path to
success, even if that
path leads them away from Quin-nipiac.
Following the idea of a lib-eral education, how can we not say
somebody might come to the re-alization that this place is not best
serving their needs? Delohery said.
It is his job to attempt to keep students at Quinnipiac, but
Deloh-ery said after working with students for so many years, he is
still caring about the students best interests.
Mr. Delohery has a long track record of providing assistance to
students as former director of the Learning Center, Thompson said.
He is sincere in his desire for students to succeed and has the
expertise needed to coordinate the services of the Learning Cen-ter
with other areas in Student and Academic Affairs to strengthen our
ability to serve our students.
By Marcus HarunStaff Writer
Delohery primed for retention positionLearning Center director
looks to keep retention rates on the rise
Jurors arent aware of the mandatory minimum sentence that could
await a guilty party in Ameri-cas justice system, and according to
attorney Timothy Moynahan, that needs to change.
Moynahan gave his argument alongside Connecticut law experts at
Fridays Juries and Justice forum at the School of Laws Grand
Court-room, co-sponsored by the Con-
necticut Bar Foundation along with contributions from the
Criminal Law Society and Student Bar Association.
The panelists discussed whether juries should be involved in
criminal sentencing. Currently, jurors are not told the defendants
possible sentence before they delib-erate in criminal trials.
The present system is straightforward, Connecticuts Chief
Administrative Judge Robert Devlin said. We ask one question: Is
the defendant guilty? Yes or no?
But its not that simple, Moy-nahan said. He offered a story of a
young man charged with home invasion - the jury had no idea that a
guilty verdict would land the man a 10-year minimum sentence. Such
knowledge could have led the jury away from what he felt was an
un-fair sentence.
Leonard Boyle, deputy chief states attorney of Connecticut, said
that the issue is coming to a head and needs to be addressed.
There should be a policy de-
termination on whether or not [the jury] wants to sentence,
Boyle said.
Advocates of the status quo would oppose, arguing that a judge
is more qualified to make sentenc-ing decisions than a jury.
Nicole Fernandes, a third-year law student who helped organize
the event, offered her opinion.
The role of a juror should be one of a fact-finder, Fernandes
said. However, I also feel that ju-rors should be made aware of
man-datory minimum sentences. They
should know this and assess the penalty as such.
Fernandes said law profes-sor Jeffrey Meyer, another event
organizer, recently wrote an article dealing with the same topic.
They wanted to raise awareness of this debate by holding a forum
because it was such a hot issue.
The discussion was very in-volved and interesting, and there was
a good turnout in students who attended, Fernandes said. All told,
it was a wonderful afternoon.
By Robert GrantStaff Writer
Law experts hash out hot-button jury issues
Andrew Delohery, recently promoted to an associate vice
president position, looks over materials with Academic Specialist
Tracy Hallstead in his Tator Hall office. Delohery remains the
director of the Learning Center on campus.
Joe Pelletier / Chronicle
THE PROOF IS IN THE CENTER70 percent of at-risk students
referred to
the Learning Center are helped successfully, according to
Thompson.
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Theres no place like...
Hula HanksPerfect storm reveals poor
prioritiesLife just hasnt been the same
without Hulas.Well, we just wrapped up the
first weekend back at school, and needless to say it was
business as usual.
The thing is though, busi-ness as usual has been a little
differ-ent this year. From crushing happy hours, to dice-rolling on
the Toads dance floor, this year just hasnt had the same weekend
feel to it.
At this point youre probably asking me, Well where on Earth
would you rather go?
I'll tell you where. Some place warm. A place where beer flows
like wine. Where beautiful women in-stinctively flock like the
salmon of Capistrano. Im talking about a little place called Hula
Hanks.
Hulas was, and still is, the greatest bar I have ever been to.
It had literally everything a bar need-ed: the hottest girls from
school, drink specials, dancing on the bar, a rope swing, and my
personal favor-ite, a timely Jersey Shore ab contest where I was
robbed of a win.
Im not sure why Hulas closed shop, giving us their ugly sibling
called Wicked Wolf in return, but my life just hasnt been the same.
No more waking up fully clothed in roommates beds, no more fish
bowls tasting like Samoa Girl Scout cookies and no more screaming
at Patty about how great my night was.
For now, I will make the best of my Thursday nights, but just
know that if Hulas ever re-opens, I will be the first person at the
door, ready to spin the shot wheel at the back of the bar.
The Chronicle February 2, 2011
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I remain unconvinced that the Quinnipiac administration has
their current students best in-terests at heart.
Student event space was hindered by Alumni Hall renovation.
Student organiza-tion office space will disappear after spring
break. Meeting space in the Carl Hansen Student Center will soon be
whittled down to one room (SC227). It feels like the perfect storm
to impede the prog-ress of students who are involved and
motivated.
The given construction timetable very well may be the most
efficient for the university, as As-sociate Vice President for
Facilities Joseph Ruber-tone notioned. Spring break was the logical
time to move, added Associate Director of Student Center and
Leadership Development Nicolette Yevich said.
As student leaders for organizations, we are getting penalized
for being involved. We are not getting an apology, an excuse, or
even a clear and timely explanation. Different faculty members from
different departments are telling students different things, while
most student leaders have not been told face to face that their
office spaces will be permanently dismantled.
Right on the home page of Quinnipiacs website, the mission
statement begins with At Quinnipiac, students are our first, second
and third priorities. But it appears that future stu-dents are
taking precedence over current students. More than 8,000 currently
enrolled students are being pushed and prodded from one building to
the next, promised one thing and given another, forced to
accomodate fewer and fewer meeting spaces, all the while being told
that we are the uni-
versitys top priority.I was told that when we come back as
alum-
ni, we will appreciate the new student center and the completed
renovations. We do not want to be seen as future alumni, but
current students who have the same needs and responsibilities as
future students. Of course every university must look to the future
needs and wants of its students, yet it seems like this university
is leaning in that direc-tion far more than is fair to current
enrollees.
The second-floor hallway in the student center, where more than
25 chartered student organizations currently hold office space,
will be renovated during spring break which, if it un-dergoes the
same renovation as Alumni Hall, means it may sit untouched for 12
weeks.
Alumni Hall was closed for renovation, last semester or at least
thats the sign we were met with on our first day back to school.
But there were no signs of any construction on Alumni Hall at all
until after Thanksgiving. That means 12 weeks of active school time
went by when stu-dents could have been using Alumni Hall for big
events like movie screenings and speakers. Alumni Hall was the only
facility available outside of the Recreation Center for certain
kinds of large-scale events, and it was kept closed and out of
reach for a full 12 weeks. If there is a good reason, the aver-age
QU student doesnt know it. (Hazardous ma-terials were found, which
delayed renovations.)
I dont have a background in construc-tion, I dont understand how
all that works. Sure, it would be great if we could shut down in
May and restart in September; Ive never worked at an institution
that worked that way, Yevich said.
Quinnipiac is a blossoming university. All of these construction
projects will make the uni-versity look and ostensibly work better.
But only students can build the community, and we cant forget that
they are the most important construc-tion workers for this
school.
Tune into Do You QU? to keep up with semesters latestSGA
UPDATE
Hey Bobcats,One week down, 14 to go! The spring semester may be
stifled by the winter weather, but SGA is coming out in full force.
With most
of their legwork in the fall and winter months, many SGA members
come into this new year with plans to make a lot of things happen
in the spring. One huge movement coming from the Office of the
Student Center and Campus Life is the Do You QU? campaign. With
many of the organizations needing a central portal for networking
and promotions, the link qu.collegiatelink.net can be set up by any
student with their Quinnipiac username and password. Do You QU? is
an awesome way to find out about organizations you may not be a
part of. Clubs and organizations will also have the opportunity to
connect at two Council of Presidents meetings this semester (dates
have yet to be determined). With the success of last semesters
meeting, the public relations committee looks forward to prompting
dis-cussions regarding the changes to the Carl Hansen Student
Center, commencement plans, Quinnipiacs Big Event, QU Spirit Group,
the State of the QUnion, co-sponsorship, scheduling, and much more.
If you have any issues you would like to have brought up at a
Council of Presidents meeting or a regular SGA general board
meeting, please feel free to contact SGA at [email protected].
With Bobcat Pride,Matt HudakVice President of Public
Relations
What say you?
(results from poll on QUChronicle.com)
Was the Quinnipiac bus boycott necessary?
10% Yes
70% No
20% I dont know
By Jamie HillHead Copy Editor
Planned renovation will severely inhibit student organizations,
leaders
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Dear Joe Pelletier (Editor-in-chief),While I appreciate your
opinion and
thank you for providing publicity toward our event, I whole
heartedly disagree that our ef-forts were misguided. You are right
about a few things however, we certainly cannot for-get about the
Montgomery bus boycott and we should honor and thank them. As one
of the participates standing out in the cold giving out hot
chocolate and support buttons, I felt
truly humbled being able to express my grati-tude. You also
failed to mention the strong sense of community that was developed
amongst the 1955 Montgomery bus boy-cotters. The sense of community
that I wit-nessed today and that Quinnipiac University prides
itself on. As Quinnipiac students hap-pily accepted the much needed
hot chocolate and wore their support buttons with pride, I didnt
feel misguided I felt proud. In life peo-
ple can easily make inaccurate judgment calls sitting from the
side lines, perhaps next time you should put yourself in the game
in order to make an accurate assessment.
Sincerely,Adam A. BernardClass of 2011Finance MajorBSU
Parliamentarian
Dear Joe,Im writing in response to the article
posted in the Jan. 26 edition of the Chron-icle titled Shuttle
boycott honorable, but misguided. Just to begin, I will say that
ar-ticle was disrespectful.
Being an African American, knowing members of my family tree who
died so that I could be a student at Quinnipiac, so that I can
freely sit on a Quinnipiac shuttle wher-ever I like; it hurts me to
the core to hear you publish such ignorant things. The shuttle
boycott may educate, but also devalues the concept of boycotting.
The concept of the Montgomery boycott was not merely an act of not
hopping on the city bus. It was a state-ment, a movement, and a
fight; so when you publish things that say BSU is minimalizing that
commitment you are the one devaluing the fight that my family
endured. Yes, opin-ions will always be made, but how dare you
publicly disrespect the honor Im giving my family because you dont
understand it. But because you dont understand the sole pur-pose of
[Wednesdays] boycott, let me take a step back and do as Martin
Luther King Jr. would have done, and try to explain it to you: Our
Quinnipiac shuttle boycott was to pay tribute to what our country
went through, not only in the 1955 boycott, but in the Civil Rights
Era as a whole.
Wednesdays celebration should be a personal praise from
everyone, no matter your race; this isnt about color anymore this
is about exaltation. If a person never takes the time to try and
feel what our countrys brave men and women felt during that fight,
they will never humble themselves to it. Did you try to boycott the
shuttle today, or pick up a button in support of it? Did you read
the facts about the boycott that we were giving out to educate and
remind everyone about the struggle? Did you even take a mo-ment to
look outside today, at all the snow, slippery roads, blocked
sidewalks; and think to yourself, my family walked in this for
miles and miles, day after day, for a whole year to get to where
they had to go-where they had to go that day, and where they had to
take us today. Did you think that today? I did, and it brought
tears to my heart that they did that just for me, and all that BSU
was asking of us was to do it for them; just one day to remember
them. It is not flattery, it is honor; and MLK and Rosa Parks were
indeed smiling down on us today for remem-bering them in just one
simple way that we could. So when you try to make a mockery of our
celebration today, you made a mock-ery of the ones we are
celebrating.
Quanita Jones
P.S. Was the Quinnipiac Bus Boycott necessary?... Is it
necessary for us to remem-ber our veterans? Is it necessary to
remem-ber our 9/11 heroes? Is it necessary to re-member our lost
love ones? If you dare to say no, your heart is indeed
misguided.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Shuttle critique was disrespectful mockery of event
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Yes, we cant forget, but our efforts were not misguided
QUChronicle.com February 2, 2011
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Last-Ditch Effort
So, if youre planning to get a Ph.D. in history, good luck
finding a job.
These not so encouraging words came from my journalism professor
during his introduction to my first class of the semester.
With this abrupt and shocking statement, some students might
unfortunately be rethinking their career decisions by putting their
pas-sions aside in exchange for something that offers a bit more
revenue.
This immediately hit a nerve with me a history minor. Taking two
history courses this semester, I obviously have a significant
inter-est in the subject, and have always thought how nice it would
be to do research for a museum or possibly use my knowledge of my
favorite subject somewhere down the road.
Well, I guess not. Thanks, professor.Starting my second semester
courses, I was excited to finally
start taking classes in my major and minor, unlike the
insignificant gen-eds that overwhelmed my schedule last
semester.
Its ironic because, according to my brutally honest professor,
my minor wont get me too far; but at the same time, these are the
courses that mean the most to me. So much for being
well-rounded.
I understand that maybe studying generic subjects and then
ex-pecting to find a relevant successful job is going to be very
difficult in the current economy, but does this mean that we have
to sacrifice what we really want to do for practicality?
It seems as if our professors are deterring us from our passions
and dreams. What if there was a student in my class very well
planning on getting a Ph.D. in history? Im sure that they would be
incredibly discouraged after hearing the opinion of my professor.
You should be influenced to do what you want, even if its not the
best career choice from a financial standpoint.
Life is what you make it, and if youre content living on a
smaller salary then go for it.
I would like to be making a lot of money wherever my career
leads me, but I dont want to (or wont) settle for being
miserable.
When were little, our dreams of being singers, painters,
danc-ers, or even astronauts seem to be shot when we get older for
the sake of practicality. The whole reach for the stars mentality
turns into reach for what employer will pay you the most.
In the end, I know that were all going to need to financially
sup-port ourselves, but do it with integrity and happiness. Do it
knowing what youre doing is something you love, and where the money
is just a benefit. Shocking, yes, but its possible.
By Christine BurroniAssociate Opinion Editor
DEGREE OF SEPARATION?Dont make future salary your academic
priority
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The Kings Speech is a prime example of taking a true story and
transforming it into a great film. It is very interesting to see
into the life of King George VI. The king is usually viewed as
confident and powerful, ready to take on his duties. However, the
film explores the insecurities and struggles of the king, urging
the viewers to sym-pathize. Although unusual, the unique portrayal
of the king is what makes this film so intriguing.
The acting in The Kings Speech blew me away. Although Geoffrey
Rush, Helena Bonham Carter and many others put on great
performances, Colin Firths performance is absolutely flawless. The
way Firth expresses King Georges speech problems and anger issues
is text-book. The constant stammering and frustrated facial
expressions are very realistic. One of my favorite scenes from the
film is when the king becomes extremely frustrated during a lesson
with his speech therapist and begins endlessly swearing. The anger
portrayed is perfect. Firths outstanding performance in The Kings
Speech earned him an Oscar nomination, and I will be shocked if he
does not win.
The cinematography in this film is outstanding, making it that
much more enjoyable. My favorite shot in the film is when King
George VI is getting ready to talk into the mi-crophone and give
his speech. The camera is set close to Firths face, expressing a
sense of claustrophobia. It really gives the viewer a sense of how
much pres-sure was on King George VI at that moment in time. During
the scene, I even began to feel nervous myself.
The touching story of King George VI had me leaving the movie
theater very pleased. With the outstanding acting, effec-tive
cinematography and incredible history behind the film, The Kings
Speech is a great success. Recently nominated for Best Picture of
the year, I believe The Kings Speech has a very good chance of
winning.
The hottest show on MTV these days is Jersey Shore, and its
called that for a reason - its supposed to take place in Seaside,
N.J.
It was recently announced that the fourth season of Jersey Shore
is set to film in Italy. According to a statement released by MTVs
executive vice president of program-ming and head of production
Chris Linn, The cast is headed to the birthplace of the culture
they love and live by.
However, according to Italian-Amer-icans who have grown up with
true Italian culture, the heritage has nothing to do with going to
the gym, tanning or doing laundry.
Professor Dominic Corraro, teaches Italian 101, 102 and 202 and
is involved with the Italian Club here at Quinnipiac.
Last year when I was in Italy, a friend of mine asked me about
the show, Corraro said. It had been shown in Italy, and Italians
were furious and insulted about the depic-tions of
Italian-Americans.
Can you blame Italians for being angry? Would you want your
culture to be repre-sented in the filthy ways that Jersey Shore
represents Italians? To make it worse, the cast is migrating to the
very place that they con-stantly disrespect.
It was revealed that Nicole Snooki Polizzi, Ronnie Magro and
Jenni J Woww Farley are not even Italian. My question is: Why
burden real Italians with the people who are misrepresenting their
culture?
Italians are very refined and proud people, Corraro said. They
are nothing like the nonsense of this show.
Quinnipiac has its share of both Italian-Americans and New
Jersey residents. Despite the stereotypes established by Jersey
Shore, youll rarely see someone on campus that has a pouf like
Snooki or a blowout like Pauly D.
I have had many [Italian Americans from New Jersey] in class and
none are like the characters in this program, Corraro said. They
are some of the finest students I have met, with great respect and
good family val-ues. Many have voiced that they are insulted by the
program.
You can explore the sidewalks of Quin-nipiac and find countless
Italian-Americans that are respectable on all levels. Its a shame
when people like the Jersey Shore cast over-shadow the reputable
Italian-Americans who embrace their real culture.
Furthermore, real Italian culture does not include calling
unattractive women gre-nades, or fist pumping at a nightclub.
With the abundance of Italian-Amer-icans who are misrepresented
by Jersey Shore, its a disgrace to further misrepresent the Italian
citizens on their own territory. Yes, its entertaining to watch a
train wreck, but Italian-Americans with true intellect do not
deserve to be represented in derogatory ways - especially in the
place where our beautiful culture originated.
Its highly unlikely that native Italians will welcome the Jersey
Shore cast to their rich, beautiful country.
Shore idea of Italy doesnt jive with QUs proud Italians
By Gina FaustiniStaff Writer
Directed by: Tom HooperStarring: Colin Firth,
Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush
Overview:The Kings Speech is the remarkable story of
King George VIs struggle of becoming an icon of hope and
reassurance through the darkest moments of World War II. The king
seeks the help of a speech
therapist to rid himself of a horrific stammer in order to
overcome his insecurities about being a worthy king.
Along the way, a great friendship is formed between the king
(Colin Firth) and his speech therapist, Lionel
Logue (Geoffrey Rush).
Tom Hooper directs an ace of a film driven at the helm by Colin
Firth and Geoffrey Rush. Both men appeared to flawlessly represent
the friendship be-tween King George VI and his speech therapist,
Lionel Logue.
All I can really say is I was taken away by specific scenes
in-
volving King Georges internal struggle with self-confidence and
his external struggles about actually being a king. I praise many
scenes from the movie, but the one when Firth is dressed as the
king coming back from an unsuccessful speech is really memorable to
me. He comes back to his family disappointed and concerned for his
future. As he appears in front of his two daughters he stands
internally upset about his stammer and the well-being of his
family. Then, one of the two daughters calls him
Your Majesty, in awe of her fathers ornate uniform. The
unbe-lievable pressure of what King George went through is seen and
quite evident. Firth plays the troubled heir-to-the-throne to a
tee. The emotions on his face illustrated the situations at hand
easily and without overacting. When Firth and Rush are on screen
to-gether, their presence is at times overwhelming. This is also a
great turn for Helena Bonham Carter, who did a fantastic job, too,
as King Georges wife and friend.
The story itself is very interesting and was portrayed well
on-screen. The Kings Speech is a story of inspiration and the
unbeliev-able journey of a mans progression to find himself among
his ob-stacles and flaws. Altogether, The Kings Speech is a truly
beautiful story of human emotion and triumph. The Oscar race is
definitely a crowded one this year. Many great films have appeared
in 2010 and are notable contenders for the most prized awards in
Hollywood. No matter what the critics say, this film is my personal
favorite of 2010.
8.5 out of 10
10 out of 10
Dylan Cohen - Freshman Film Major
Chris Gillotte - Freshman Theater Major
Actor in a Leading Role Colin FirthActor in a Supporting Role
Geoffrey RushActress in a Supporting Role Helena Bonham CarterArt
DirectionBest PictureCinematographyCostume DesignDirectingFilm
EditingOriginal ScoreSound MixingOriginal Screenplay12
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TRULY BEAUTIFUL STORY
BLEW ME AWAY
FILM CRITIQUECOMMENTARY
The Chronicle February 2, 2011
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ENTERTAINMENT&ARTS
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MTVs Skins has distinctions from its British predecessor, but
still has drawn the ire of advertisers and parent organizations
with its raunchy content.
The new American series Skins is originally a British television
show that was born in 2007 and is currently on its fifth sea-son.
The show follows a group of risqu high school students around
Bristol, England, and realistically portrays their actions from
their homes to school to their crazy nightlife scene of drugs and
alcohol.
MTV recently launched a censored and painfully subtle American
version that has upset not only fans of the original show, but
various parent organizations and major corporations.
The MTV version of Skins was a to-tal disgrace to the Skins
name, and lacked
complete originality, said sophomore Tess Fargo, an avid fan and
native of Britain.
Prior to the shows premiere, corpora-tions like Taco Bell,
Subway and Foot Locker were going to have their commercials air
dur-ing Skins. Yet, once the reactions of the public were made
known, the companies pulled their advertisements from airing
dur-ing future episodes.
Im never surprised when corporations cave to the demands driven
by Americas pu-ritanical impulse to keep sex, drugs and rock
and roll away from the people who might be either experiencing
it already or thinking about it more often than not, said Richard
Hanley, assistant professor and director of the graduate journalism
program and jour-nalism professor at Quinnipiac University. If
corporations want to reach that demo-graphic, this is how to do
it.
These companies feel Skins is too provocative and disturbing for
the purposefully targeted age group of MTVs 18- to 34-year-old
demographic.
It isnt us who are being provocative. I think that some of the
people who object to the show are being provocative in the use of
that word, said Skins writer and co-creator Bryan Elsley in a
recent Los Angeles Times article.
If the MTV show is going to continue to take the same
frame-by-frame course as the original version, then issues
regarding American television laws could arise.
RAVE
OF THE WEEK
QU
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WRECK
Makeup artists Face Off on Syfy Jersey Shore goes abroad
MTVs Skins too racy for advertisers
Katy Perry, Grammy nominee, tells PEOPLE magazine:
Whether or not I win, Im going home with Grammy my grandma. Its
her 90th birthday present. Well probably drink some 40s
afterwards.
TELEVISION REVIEW
-MTV
Syfy is one of those often overlooked channels because of its
tendency to show outlandish movies with ridiculous plots,
featur-ing everything from oversized alligators to aliens attacking
Earth.
But the Syfy channel earned some credibility with the pre-miere
of Face Off, an original reality show showcasing the tal-ents of
special effects makeup artists. A competition show similar to Top
Chef or Project Runway, the contestants must tackle challenges that
push their artistic limits each week. Challenges range from
creating human and animal hybrids to painted villains.
Although each artist has their strong points, all contestants
must master sculpting, prosthetics, and casting and molding if they
want to come out on top. The panel of judges consists of
profes-sional TV and movie special effects artists including Glenn
Hetrick (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ve Neill (Pirates of the
Caribbean: At Worlds End) and Patrick Tatopoulos (Godzilla).
The Face Off winner will receive a cash prize to jumpstart their
future careers. Unlike other reality shows that feature catty
housewives or dramatic bachelors and bachelorettes, Face Off is a
creative way to build art and film appreciation among viewers. The
show is intriguing, imaginative and the transformations are
unbelievable. Tune in to watch the people who create movie magic
Wednesday nights at 9 on Syfy. NF
Dear Italy, Our sincerest apologies. Love, America.MTV has
decided to send everyones favorite guido family to
Italy for their fourth season.Currently in the middle of its
third season, the show has more
entertainment value than you could imagine, but part of what
makes Jersey Shore so unique and irresistible is the Jersey Shore
itself. The clubs they frequent are the date-rapiest clubs in
Seaside, and their glori-ously tacky house fits their style and
personalities well. So far this season, Snooki has gotten drunk and
arrested in broad daylight, and JWoww has peed in a bar. To take
all this, bundle it up and fly it to one of the most sophisticated
and culturally rich places in the world is an abomination. God
bless Vinny and his authenticity, but only half of the cast members
are actually Italian-American, and they will all be completely lost
in this country they all claim to worship. Pauly D admitted to MTV
News that he was nervous about the transfer: I dont know what the
gyms are like over there, I dont know what tannings like...I dont
even speak Italian. Maybe I should get a Rosetta Stone or
something.
Italy has officially been charged with the nearly impossible
task of infusing these guidos with the one thing they lack:
culture. When the cast of J-Shore heads across the pond this
spring, theyll be viewed as American ambassadors. Snooki and the
gang are bloated caricatures of the ugly American stereotype, and
it will be impos-sible to look away from this Italian train wreck.
MS
By Bridgette Fossel and Lauren EpifanioStaff Writers
CULTURESHOCK
A marketing campaign recent-ly leaked by Jive Records revealed
that Britney Spears new album, which is currently untitled, will be
released on March 15. It will be the pop stars seventh album.
Spears single Hold It Against Me previ-ously debuted at No. 1 on
the Bill-board Hot 100.
Just as Demi Lovato checked out of rehab last week, a troubled
Charlie Sheen checked in on Sat-urday to reclaim his sobriety. Im
checking TMZ, as I do every day, to know if I have to go to work at
all, Sheens Two and a Half Men co-star, Jon Cryer, told Conan
OBrien.
Glee actress Lea Michele is set to perform at the Super Bowl on
Sunday, Feb. 6. The star will sing America the Beautiful before the
championship game. A new epi-sode of Glee, paying tribute to
Mi-chael Jackson, will air afterward.
Diddy is being sued by a wom-an who recently filed a $1 trillion
lawsuit against the music mogul. She claims Diddy was the cause of
the 9/11 terrorist attacks and also putting her child in a
wheelchair. She alleges she once dated the entertainer and that the
two have a son together.
With a lineup like Cee Lo Green, Mumford & Sons and Arcade
Fire, its no wonder tickets to Califor-nias Coachella Music and
Arts Fes-tival sold out in only six days. This is the fastest
tickets have sold out in the events 12 year history, with 51,000
passes purchased.
-Jive Records
-Capital Records
-Syfy -MTV
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Lying in an ambulance last October, Lindsey Surette never felt
so nauseous in her life.
Im gonna throw up on these people, Surette thought to herself
during the trip from Quinnipiac health services to Yale Uni-versity
Hospital.
Surette threw up more than 40 times in her room Friday night
knowing exactly the cause. This wasnt the first time, and it
wouldnt be the last.
At eight years old, Surette was diag-nosed with Cyclic Vomiting
Syndrome. CVS contains episodes of nausea and vomiting that last
for hours, and sometimes even days.
Surette was one of the first 200 known cases of CVS. During this
particular cycle in October, Surette never felt so alone,
especially without her family by her side.
After missing two labs during her last cycle in October,
university officials advised Surette to leave Quinnipiac.
I was told to go to a school for stu-dents with disabilities or
take classes at an on-line college, she said.
Surette completely ignored this counsel.Before coming to
Quinnipiac, Surette
signed a contract for the 504 plan, which falls under the
Rehabilitation Act and Americans with Disabilities Act. This plan
specifies that no one with a disability can be excluded from
federally funded programs. Students protect-ed include those with
physical impairments, asthma, allergies, diabetes, learning
problems and illness, like CVS. Surette is now re-taking the lab
she was forced to withdraw from last semester.
When first diagnosed as a child, Surette found herself in the
hospital every two weeks. Surette remembers leaving the hospital
with
a feeding tube after her first few trips. She was too scared to
eat afterwardbelieving she would have another episode. She finds
that with age, her episodes are less common and the recovery
process is easier because she knows what to expect.
Surette moved towns in seventh grade, thinking a change in
lo-cation would make her feel better, but it didnt work. She saw
ho-meopathic doctors and tried natural remedies and acupuncture,
but nothing helped ease her nausea.
In eighth grade, Surette was even pulled from one of her classes
because of atten-dance, but her grades never wavered.
I went to a Catholic school and they were unforgiving about it,
Surette said. They didnt understand it, and thought I was making it
up.
While CVS plays a significant role in Surettes life, she doesnt
let the illness define her. Since the age of three, Surette has
danced
competitively. She did well in competitions despite her
sickness.
I dont let my illness be my shadow, she said. I dont let it
limit what I want to do.
Suitemate Meghan Connelly recognized Surettes strength,
especially during her last episode in October.
She never got upset about it, Con-nelly said. She never took
advantage of it. She never asked us to do anything for her. She
always tried to get better. If she needed water, she got it
herself.
Mariel Sable also lives with Surette and thinks it took some
time for her to feel com-fortable about her illness to the rest of
the suite.
She took care of herself a lot, Sable said. Now we can recognize
what will send her into an episode.
Surette counts on her familys support when she needs them. She
mentioned that her mother never left her side at the hospital as a
child.
When I was sick here, three of my uncles were already on their
way without
telling anyone, Surette said.Prior to her hospital visit last
Octo-
ber, Surette had never gone by herself. This proved difficult
and slightly frustrating for her because she needed to re-explain
her ill-ness to the doctors. Due to the rarity of her illness, they
werent sure what medication to give her. After consulting with her
doctors in Boston, Surette was treated properly.
Surette is an advocate for CVS and fo-cuses her attention on her
non-profit organi-zation, Hope Floats Inc. She started it a year
and a half ago on her own and proposed it to the childrens
department at Tufts Medical
Center in Boston.When shes in the hospital, Surette
needs to remain active to take her mind off her illness. Surette
hopes to create new ways to occupy her time, as well as other
patients her age. While the kids play area satisfied her needs as a
child, she has since outgrown it. Surette credits her laptop, among
other tech-nology, to pass the time during her stay at the
hospital.
It was important to be able to stay con-nected with friends, so
I wouldnt feel so iso-lated, she said.
The first fundraiser planned for Hope Floats Inc. is Connect 2
Cure set for this summer. Connect 2 Cure will raise money for
laptops, which should help patients remain in close contact with
friends and family while in the hospital.
I dont want to look at [CVS] as a nega-tive thing anymore,
Surette said. Ive made my best friends in the hospital. Seeing them
overcome their struggles has helped me with my own.
This is Me is a new bi-monthly feature celebrating the stories
of QUs finest. This is Lindseys.
Ilya Spektor / ChronicleBy Matt BusekroosManaging Editor
Freshman perseveres despite illness
Lindsey Surette suffers from Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome and
Quinnipiac suggested she leave.
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I dont let my illness be
my shadow. I dont let it limit what I
want to do.- Lindsey Surette
After missing two labs during
her last cycle in October, university
officials advised Surette to leave
Quinnipiac.
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Sarahs Style Corner
-style.com
Eager audiences look for-ward to new and old designers
displaying their freshest collec-tions on the runway, hoping to see
new, creative designs or vin-tage looks being reinvented,
par-ticularly when it comes to cou-ture. Couture shows contain only
the most elite designers - those who have been known to sup-ply
gowns for the red carpet, gala events and high fashion cover
shoots. Staples such as Armani Prive, Chanel and Christian Dior
have classically couture charac-teristics. The pieces exhibited at
these fashion shows are sure to be seen again on trendy
celebri-ties or socialites, especially as the awards season comes
to a peak.
Armani Prive has al-ways been a reliable choice for those
glamorous enough to carry themselves in couture. For this
particular spring collection, the fashion house got their shine on,
featuring metallic materials reminiscent of reflections on a
mirror, or even sunlight hitting a window. After viewing the first
few photos provided on Style.com, I began to wonder if the audience
was provided with the necessary sunglasses.
The design house also played with shapes, as the struc-ture of
each dress was squarely cut or featured a triangle-shaped top. My
two favorite dresses of the collection included a long, Grecian,
strapless dress in navy blue that covered the model like a sheath.
The waist was accented by a bright, metallic red belt that was
overshadowed by an extra structure of material below the bust, as
if a cave was provided for the belt to peek through. The second
dress had the same long sheath effect, this time in a gray hue. The
strapless bust, however, was a darker metallic gray that
di-agonally cut below the stomach to give a contrast between matte
and metallic, but in an artistic way. These two dresses represent
an attention to simplicity and de-
tail that seems to make all the dif-ference in haute
couture.
The house of Chanel, led by the always bold Karl Lager-feld, has
become one of my fa-vorite design houses simply be-cause it sticks
to the styles and designs it knows best, but always finds a way to
remodel them and spice up their previous compila-tions. What I love
even more is that Lagerfeld tends to go with shades, rather than
colors. Keep-ing with black, white and gray (and maybe brown and
pale pink on a lucky occasion) is what has truly kept Chanel a
classic. The dress that stuck out to me the most was a full-length,
sheer pink tulle skirt with a sparkly, cap-sleeved cropped tee.
Lastly, Christian Diors runway presentation was noth-ing short
of outrageous. If you can picture old 1920s Hollywood glamour,
1950s-style prom dress-es and Moulin Rouge-esque vin-tage wear, you
have envisioned the latest Dior collection. One extravagant gown
featured a full, thickly layered skirt fit for a mod-ern-day
Cinderella. The strapless bust also featured large,
three-di-mensional adornments ruffled to mimic flowers, descending
from the top down to the hem. The pale gray dress was accessorized
with black, elbow-length gloves. One black strapless gown was
tapered in the front to reveal the models knees down to her
heel-clad feet, while remaining long and layered in the back. Light
blue feathers started at the bust, getting darker in color as they
trickled down to the hem. Other pieces included large bows, sheer
tulle, layered material, plunging necklines, full triangular
skirts, faux fur, and puffy sleeves.
The trinity of these de-signers represents different ap-proaches
to fashion, yet captures the timeless styles of couture that
celebrities and fashion followers alike have learned to love and
ap-preciate. To get a further look at these three fashion houses
and more, go to Style.com for more great photos!
By Sarah RosenbergStaff Writer
Best of Spring Couture
A good breakfastOne of the must crucial ways to start off Super
Bowl Sunday is with a huge breakfast to help fight off
that terrible Saturday night hangover. Loading up on tons of
eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns and chocolate milk is extremely
important if you want to put your best foot forward later in the
day.
Watch the commercials Commercials have let me down in recent
years, but Im feeling like this is the year they will live up to
the
hype. Commercials are huge for the neutral fan watching the
game. Lately its been Doritos and E-Trade that have had the
memorable commercials, and you know the beer commercials will be
funny, but the real work has to be done by the little guys if this
year is to be memorable. Michelin, Cars.com and Snickers all need
to step their game up, and I expect them to do just that this
year.
Food/BeerIn order to live it up on Super Bowl Sunday you must
have food and beer present. The best food option
has to be the six-foot sub - and not the Subway kind that falls
apart as you eat it. Im talking about the Ray & Mikes version.
Wash back a foot of sandwich with some cold beers (only for those
of age, of course), and youll be on top of the world during the
pregame coverage before it comes time to really elevate your
game.
GamblingJust like commercials, gambling gives the neutral fan
something to root for, only its twice as intense. Not
just the game either, because like they say, anything worth
doing, is worth doing right. Im talking about bet-ting on the coin
toss, first turnover, and whether the first touchdown will be a run
or a pass.
Drinking games(Editor in chief Joe Pelletier has forced me to
advise you all to drink safely and within your limits before
presenting number three.) By far the most obvious (and
necessary) way to make the Super Bowl experience better. Just keep
it simple; for example, every time Brett Favre is on TV, get after
it. I cant think of a better way to honor the worlds greatest
American. Besides, if youre trying to use Super Bowl Sunday as a
reason to party, you might as well make some type of game out of
it.
FlirtingAlong with New Years Eve, the Super Bowl has to be one
of the most successful hook up days of the
year. The play is simple, just find a person that you want to
hook up with and cheer for the opposite team. Root for the opposite
team, and then text all week about it, finally closing in after
party-hopping all night.
Party-Hopping Speaking of party-hopping, this is the number one
way to make your Super Bowl experience at Quin-
nipiac better. Why waste your time at one party when there might
be an even better one out there? Going from party to party after
each quarter will give you the chance to find the best food, beer
and drinking games possible. Then after switching places each
quarter, make your last stop the party with the person youve been
hitting on all day, and go in for the kill.
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name: Megan Perainoage: 19year: Sophomorehometown: Oakland,
N.J.major: Criminal Justicewhat are you wearing: I paired a black
and white sweater from Forever 21 with a red tank top from Macys
and Free People jeans. I am also wearing a pair of black frame
Chanel glasses and a David Yurman ring that I never leave my room
without.style influences: I love to wear really unique pieces I
find at little boutiques, and then pair them with something more
modest to keep the look clean. I almost always wear something black
because it keeps the outfit looking classy and organized.
-by Ilya Spektor
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The Bobcats showed why they had the second-best offense in the
NEC on Monday.
But against Saint Francis (Pa.), the highest-scoring offense in
the conference, Quinnipiacs womens basketball team showed why it
al-lows the most points in the confer-ence.
The Red Flash went on a 32-17 run in a 14-minute span en route
to a 77-64 win at the TD Bank Sports Center.
I thought [they] really came to play, Quinnipiac head coach
Tri-cia Fabbri said. The game was back and forth through the first
half, but in the second half I thought we would rally a little bit
defensively, and they came out better and we
couldnt come out stronger.The Bobcats (10-11, 7-3
NEC) shot 6-27 during the run, while Saint Francis Samantha
Leach scored 11 of her game-high
23 points and Brit-tany Lilley notched seven of her 10 as-
sists and scored eight of her 10 points in the same
timespan.
It was our lack of defense and their offensive fire power,
Fab-bri said. They are just that good of a team that any time we
made a mis-take they capitalized on it, so Im going to give credit
to [them].
Kari Goodchild brought down seven rebounds and scored a
career-high 20 points in the game, besting her previous high of 16,
which was set Saturday against Rob-ert Morris.
The offense just really needs to feed off [Goodchilds]
energy,
Fabbri said. Karis been carrying us in terms of logged minutes
and playing well offensively.
The Bobcats raced out to a 27-26 lead in the first half, led by
Courtney Kaminskis 11 points, but the Red Flash (13-9, 8-2 NEC)
held her to just two points on 1-for-5 shooting in the second.
They were able to play us zone because they had the lead and it
really took out our advantages with [Brittany] McQuain and
Ka-minski on the inside, Fabbri said. We did not have the defensive
ex-ecution that was needed to be suc-cessful tonight and we did not
get many consistent stops to truly get us back in the game
tonight.
The Bobcats cut the deficit to eight with 3:16 to go, but werent
able to cut it further. Saint Francis shot 51.7 percent in the
second half and 45.3 percent in the game.
Coachs- Tricia Fabbri
Womens BasketballCorner
The offense just really needs to feed off [Goodchilds] energy.
Karis been carrying us in terms of logged minutes and playing well
offensively.
For two consecutive nights, Quinnipiac freshman Kelly Babstock
scored a spectacu-lar shorthanded goal. But only the one on the
second night turned out to help the team.
On Friday night, Babstock scored a shorthanded goal to put the
Cats up, 2-0, over Clarkson. Theyd go on to blow the 2-0
third-period lead and lose 3-2 in overtime.
Babstocks shorty with 4:05 left in the second period put the
Bobcats up, 2-1, and was the second of four unanswered Bobcat goals
Saturday in a 4-1 victory over St. Law-rence at the TD Bank Sports
Center.
Saturdays goal was the turning point of the game.
To be shorthanded and to be in a tie game and to come out of the
penalty up 2-1, that was obviously instrumental in the vic-tory,
Quinnipiac head coach Rick Seeley said.
It was Babstocks 22nd goal of the sea-son, which leads ECAC
Hockey.
Sophomore forward Brittany Lyons got the eventual game winner,
her eighth goal of the season, to make it 3-1 8:01 into the third
period.
Lyons took a shot from the left circle with junior forward Kate
Wheeler screen-ing in front of the net. The goal was origi-nally
given to Wheeler, but after the game the scorekeeper gave the goal
to Lyons, after Wheeler said she never touched the pucked.
Wheeler, a former linemate of Bab-stock, got her goal just 1:34
later, putting the Bobcats up 4-1 on her 11th goal of the
sea-son.
The first half of the season I was play-ing with Babstock and
she really worked hard and set me up a few times, Wheeler said. I
give a lot of credit to her. Now, Im just going to the net and
shooting the puck, which has helped me out a lot.
St. Lawrence got on the board first in the game on an unassisted
Mel Desrochers goal just 3:22 into the first period.
Quinnipiacs junior defender Melissa Perry tied it up 6:11 into
the second period.
Saint Francis 7764Quinnipiac
Both junior defender Jordan Elkins and se-nior forward Kelley
Davies picked up two as-sists apiece in the game.
St. Lawrence pulled the goalie for good with the start of a
power play with 7:27 left in the game, but would get nothing more
than a Karell Emard goal to make it 4-2 with 1:10 left.
Quinnipiac did a good job of boxing
pucks out, St. Lawrence head coach Chris Wells said. We werent
able to get a lot of pucks to the net.
We made a key mistake on the power play. You sit there thinking
that you might be going up 2-1, but the human highlight real makes
it 2-1.
Quinnipiac sophomore goalie Victoria Vigilanti made 21 saves,
only five in the third
period to get the win.St. Lawrences Caitlyn Lahonen made
23 saves in the losing effort.The Bobcats now sit in fourth
place in
the ECAC standings. This weekend they will play at Dartmouth and
at Harvard, who sit in third and second, respectively. The top
eight teams make the playoffs, with the top four re-ceiving home
ice advantage.
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By Robin SchuppertSports Editor
Quinnipiacs Kate Wheeler netted a third-period insurance goal in
Saturdays 4-2 win over St. Lawrence at the TD Bank Sports
Center.Zach Abrams / Chronicle
Quinnipiac senior center Courtney Kaminski shows frustration in
Monday nights 77-64 loss to Saint Francis (Pa.) at the Bank.
Ilya Spektor / Chronicle
By Matt EisenbergStaff Writer
QUs shorthander swings game
Lack of defense costly
WOMENS ICE HOCKEY
WOMENS BASKETBALL
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The Quinnipiac mens ice hockey team extended two un-beaten
streaks during its road trip this past weekend. On Saturday, the
Bobcats continued a four-game un-beaten streak with a 2-2 tie
against St. Lawrence, after defeating Clark-son 3-2 on Friday,
extending their unbeaten streak of leading after two periods to 59
games, the longest ac-tive Division I streak.
In Saturdays 2-2 tie, the Bob-
cats couldnt hold on to two differ-ent leads. Thirty-nine
seconds into the game Scott Zurevinski gave the Bobcats a 1-0 lead.
Eight minutes later, St. Lawrence responded with a goal from Jacob
Drewiske to tie the game.
Early in the third period the Bobcats took advantage of a 5-on-3
power play with a one-timer goal from Connor Jones. But five
min-utes later Drewiske struck again for the Saints, and tied the
game at 2-2.
The Saints appeared to have won the game when Aaron Bogosian
scored a shorthanded goal with less than two minutes left in the
third pe-riod, but it was called off and he was given a penalty for
holding.
Jeremy Langlois led the Bob-
cats with two goals in the first pe-riod to give them an early
2-0 lead. The goals gave him a team-leading 13 on the season and
made it five in his last three games.
With a 2-1 lead heading into the third perio