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The 3 a.m. fire alarm in the Cres-cent and Westview residence halls last Friday was set off by an unidenti-fied group who sprayed a fire extin-guisher on the fourth floor hallway in Crescent and under a suite’s door.

The cloud of smoke from the fire extinguisher set the alarm off. There was no actual fire, Chief of Public Safety David Barger said.

“It was an act of vandalism, seri-ous act of vandalism by Connecticut act of statues,” Barger said. “It’s the equivalent of pulling the fire alarm.”

One of the suite’s resident, junior Raye-Lani Nyhuis, was sleeping when the fire alarm went off.

“After the fire alarm went off, my roommates and I were re-ally scared because our room was filled with what we thought was smoke and there was powder on the ground,” Nyhuis said. “We thought there was an actual fire in our room. We couldn't breathe or see. All of us didn't feel well after from breathing in all the dust.”

Public Safety and Residential Life members were outside of the suite and asked for the residents’ Q-cards. They took photos of their room and left them waiting in the hallway with the suspected boys, ac-cording to Nyhuis.

The residents were then sent back to their suite and were told someone would arrive later in the morning to clean their suite. Howev-er, no one arrived until 1 p.m., leav-ing the residents having to cook and walk around their suite with powder on the ground, Nyhuis said.

“This was the thing that was most infuriating about the whole sit-uation because you aren't supposed to inhale that and they let us sleep in it anyway,” Nyhuis said. “The dust was all over the floor and we were tracking it everywhere.”

Public Safety is currently inves-tigating the incident.

The Dropkick Murphys and Black 47 concert on Sept. 28 afforded students, community mem-bers, faculty and staff a unique opportunity to be a part of the new Great Hunger Museum opening, scheduled for Oct. 11. The concert featured fast-paced music, electronic bagpipes, crowd surfing, new songs and a bit of Irish history.

Although some students were skeptical that they could get "something for nothing," many took a chance, resulting in a substantial audience turn-out for the evening.

For sophomore Mark Spillane, the availability of free tickets initially cast some doubt regarding the length of the show.

“I was kind of debating whether or not it would be worth going but it was actually 100 percent worth it,” Spillane said.

Spillane said most people were expecting the Dropkick Murphys’ popular song “I’m Shipping Up

to Boston” to be the show’s climax, but argued that the band’s AC/DC “TNT” cover stole the show.

“When they dropped ‘TNT’ everyone went crazy,” he said. “That was really the pinnacle of the whole thing.”

Though longtime Dropkick Murphys fan senior Marc Schwartz enjoyed the concert as well, he felt the use of security at the venue was disappointing.

“I understand that it’s a private university and maybe the school is liable for any injuries, but I couldn’t believe that they had security break-ing up mosh pits inside general admission,” Schwartz said.

During the show, audience members had the chance to win several raffle prizes, including the always popular Quinnipiac vs. Yale ice hockey tickets, as well as a weeklong trip for two to Ire-land, sponsored by Tourism Ireland.

Sophomore Michelle Ayrapetyan was the win-ner of the Ireland trip.

“Prior to them calling the number, I was joking

around saying, ‘I have the ticket! I have the tick-et,’” Ayrapetyan said. “So when they called and I said, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s me,’ no one believed it.”

Ayrapetyan says she is in shock but is grateful to Tourism Ireland for the opportunity. As for her plus one, Ayrapetyan plans to ask her mother.

“[My mom] would really love to go so I want to make her happy,” she said.

Professor of History and Director of the Honors Program Kathy Cooke said she appreciated the in-clusion of the historical content regarding the Irish Famine, including the direct reference to the fam-ine in the opening act’s name, Black 47.

According to Cooke, the addition of a musi-cal aspect to the “traditional” ribbon cuttings and lectures was a “fabulous way” to raise awareness about the museum opening.

“I think it brought in an entirely different group who might not otherwise have realized what was going on with Quinnipiac’s exciting new museum,” she said.

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The Dropkick Murphys and Black 47 performed at TD Bank Sports Center last Friday in celebration of the new Great Hunger Museum opening.

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irish mayhem: bagpipes and mosh pits

By KATHERINE ROJASNews Editor

By REBECCA CASTAGNAContributing Writer

The Quinnipiac University community lost one of its own on Saturday after a fatal stabbing in Hamden.

Lavern Brown, a cook at BYOB Grill in Quinnipiac’s Mount Carmel Dining Hall, was found by police on the floor of his Hamden home around 3 p.m. on Saturday.

Police responded to a call re-

porting a stabbing at Brown’s home. When they arrived they found Brown and rushed him to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery for stab wounds to his chest. He died in the hospital shortly follow-ing the surgery.

According to Hamden police, of-ficers were told a woman ran from the crime scene when they arrived at the house. Police pursued and arrest-

ed Brown’s girlfriend, 51-year-old Rita Renee Johnson, charging her with his murder. Johnson appeared in court for arraignment on Tuesday, Oct. 2.

According the New Haven Register, Johnson’s bail was ini-tially set at $500,000, but was raised to $750,000 due to her criminal history. Johnson’s family acknowledged she and Brown had argued before, and Brown’s family

believes Saturday’s incident began when Brown refused to give John-son money for drugs.

The Hamden Police Department Major Crimes Unit is still investigat-ing Brown’s murder, but is viewing the incident as domestic violence.

Brown was 44 and leaves behind four children.

Chartwells could not comment on the situation because of the ongo-ing investigation.

By DANIEL GROSSO Associate News Editor

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Phi Sigma Sigma, Pi Kappa Phi host charity volleyball tournament

By JULIA PERKINS Staff Writer

Students gathered on the Arnold Bernhard Library steps on Sept. 25 holding posters with four words: Light, love, power and presence.

The slogan showed support for former anchor of ABC’s “Good Morning America” Robin Roberts’ battle with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).

Roberts left her anchor position when she was diagnosed with MDS in June. MDS is a disease that affects the body’s ability to form healthy cells and creates abnormal cells in bone marrow. Recently, Roberts received a bone marrow transplant from her sister to help combat the disease.

The idea to take a picture to support Rob-erts’ next step in her battle against the disease relates to a picture that was shown on “Good Morning America” last Tuesday morning. The picture presented a group of Harvard students holding a sign that said: “Harvard stands with Team Robin.”

This became a challenge for other univer-sities around the country to do the same so that “Good Morning America” could create a spe-cial surprise for Roberts.

This challenge was taken on by freshman Rebecca Castagna, who decided to organize the event that same morning.

“It’s funny because it only started that morning and by six o’clock she made it hap-

pen,” Assistant Director of Student Media Lila Carney said.

Through the use of email, Facebook and Twitter, the event began to take shape.

More than 40 students, many from various student media groups, gathered on the steps of the Arnold Bernhard Library to take part in the picture.

“I think that the media students feel a con-nection to Robin because we all work in me-dia,” Carney said. “She is one of those icons and role models for the students.”

Roberts came to Quinnipiac last spring, Carney said, as another motivating factor for some to take part.

The picture, which served as support for Roberts, also served as a way to raise aware-ness for a disease that nearly 15 thousand Americans are diagnosed with each year, ac-cording to statistics from the National Marrow Donor Program.

“Even if it got one student to go to their room and Google what MDS is, I think that it was a success,” Carney said.

Phi Sigma Sigma and Pi Kap-pa Phi held “Sets on the Beach,” a beach volleyball tournament, on the sand volleyball court at Quinnipiac’s York Hill campus this Saturday where 80 people on 12 different teams participated to raise money for the Greek organi-zations’ philanthropies.

Half of the proceeds collected from player donations and raffle tickets will go to the Phi Sigma Sigma Foundation, which sup-ports the National Kidney Foun-dation. The rest of the money

will be given to Push America, an organization backed by Pi Kappa Phi that is dedicated to getting play units for the severely handi-capped, according to Phi Sigma Sigma’s Vice President Jess Kraus and Pi Kappa Phi’s Social Chair Luigi Tancredi.

“We wanted to do something fun while doing something good for other people,” Kraus said.

Kraus said the goal of the event was to host a tournament where all of Quinnipiac could get involved. Students who didn’t participate in the games could give back by buy-ing raffle tickets for various prizes,

including dinner with a Pi Kappa Phi or Phi Sigma Sigma member, a $20 gift certificate to Dunkin Donuts or two large cheese pizzas from Tonino’s.

Attendees were there not only to support the philanthropies, but to also cheer on the teams.

“We’re just here to support our sisters,” Victoria Sheppard of Phi Sigma Sigma said.

Each team played one game, continuing on in the tournament if it was the first to reach 25 points. The top three teams then played for first place in “round robin” style. Winners then chose a gift

card as their prize.The teams were mostly com-

posed of brothers and sisters from various fraternities and sororities, creating pleasant competition within the tournament.

“Everyone is playing for fun; there is some rivalry, but it is a friendly rivalry.” Tancredi said. “People come for the rivalry, but stay for the fun.”

While this is the first time that Phi Sigma Sigma and Pi Kappa Phi have hosted the beach volley-ball tournament together, Kraus said she hopes it becomes an an-nual event.

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Phi Sigma Sigma and Pi Kappa Phi held a beach volleyball tournament last Saturday to raise money for the Phi Sigma Sigma Founda-tion and for Push America.

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Students held signs that read “light,” “love,” “power” and “presence” on Sept. 25 in sup-port of “Good Morning America” anchor Robin Roberts’ battle with MDS.

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Study abroad to feature new opportunities

Students may be able to study their majors abroad and better communicate with people from home with new study abroad opportunities in the 2013-2014 academic year, according to Director for Global Education Andrea Hogan.

The Office of Multicultural and Global Educa-tion (OMGE) is currently testing new ideas for this coming semester, which could lead to devel-opments for students who wish to study abroad in the 2013-2014 academic year.

“In the Spring 2013 semester, we are piloting an online QU 301 course with about 10 students,” Hogan said. “Quinnipiac students who are travel-ing abroad can connect back to the university and incorporate their experiences with their class. We are also trying to design courses for students to take in their majors while abroad.”

Students who decide to study abroad have the chance to spend an extended amount of time gain-ing academic and life experience in a different en-vironment.

Quinnipiac offers a full year or one semester abroad at an international institution, or a term abroad in the summer or January. The study abroad program includes various cities in South America, Asia, Europe, Africa and other countries.

“We have agreements with study abroad affili-ates in almost any country,” Hogan said. “We also

have an exchange agreement for two business stu-dents with a university in Rennes, France, as well as programs designed by Quinnipiac in Univer-sity College Cork in Ireland.”

Hogan said that many students feel that they cannot study abroad if they haven’t saved up their elective credits, which is something the OMGE wants to change. In the near future, it hopes to of-fer the option to take courses that would count for credit specifically towards students’ majors.

In addition to the study abroad program, the Albert Schweitzer Institute sponsors a humanitar-ian service trip over the spring and winter breaks. Students have traveled to Nicaragua and Bar-bados to build classrooms, provide training and teaching, and strengthen communities in need.

Certain QU 301 courses enable students to travel abroad for one to four weeks as well. In the Spring 2013 semester, a special program will be offered in Costa Rica where students can spend a semester abroad, while incorporating a QU 301 course and a trip to Nicaragua through the Albert Schweitzer Institute.

Students can apply to study abroad beginning in the first semester of their sophomore year at Quinnipiac.

“Next semester, I will be studying abroad in Florence, Italy,” junior Jenna Pederson said. “Do-ing something like this is so out of my comfort zone, but I decided to just go for it. I am beyond

excited now.”Though studying abroad is an exciting oppor-

tunity for many students, it is essential to submit the applications far in advance.

“It’s important for students to realize that the deadline for acceptance for the Spring 2013 semes-ter is on Oct. 15,” Hogan said. “That means that all of the leg-work has to have been done already, and the application completed. By this time, it may be too late to apply for the spring semester.”

Studying abroad also gives students the chance to take courses that are not available at Quinnipiac.

Marina Dugan, who spent the spring semester of her sophomore year studying at the University College Cork in Ireland, took a World War II history class where she learned about the war in a new light.

“We always see the perspective from the American side, and I was able to learn the per-spective from the Irish side,” Dugan said. “They are really close geographically to Europe, so it’s different than what we learn here. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity."

Students who are still in the planning process also look with excitement on the chance to study abroad.

“I already know that traveling abroad will be the time of my life,” Pederson said. “I cannot wait to go to new places, make new friends and grow as a person."

By SUSAN RIELLOand JULIA PERKINS

The luck of the Irish rubbed off on sophomore Michelle Ayrapetyan, win-ner of the two-person, all expenses paid round trip to Ireland, sponsored by Tour-ism Ireland.

“Before I was just joking around that I had the ticket and they started calling my number and I looked at it and said, ‘I think I just won,’” Ayra-petyan said.

The political science major from

Philadelphia has traveled to Eng-land, Russia and different islands, but never Ireland.

“My goal is to get all of Europe eventually,” Ayrapetyan said.

Ayrapetyan was volunteering at the concert and didn’t need a ticket, however the volunteers were en-couraged to get one to be entered into the raffle. Ayrapetyan didn’t scan her ticket until later on that day, right before the concert.

“There were so many people

there that you just think ‘you’re never going to win’ and it’s liter-ally the lottery,” Ayrapetyan said. “I never won anything like that before so I just feel really lucky about it.”

Her pick for the extra ticket is her mother, who was just as ex-cited as Ayrapetyan was with the news.

“I was speechless and they asked me if I had anything to say but all I could say was ‘thank you,’” she

said.The next step for Ayrapetyan is

to keep in communication with the Minister of Tourism on more infor-mation. Once all the information is finalized, she hopes to take her trip during spring break or summer, when it’ll be warm in Ireland.

The trip will cover the flight and hotel accommodations. Ayrapetyan and her mother would like to travel to other countries than Ireland, she said, if she can.

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Sophomore Michelle Ayrapetyan won two tickets to Ireland at the Dropkick Murphys concert Friday night.

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The Scholarship Across the Disciplines series will include the “Compelling Issues in Bioethics” lecture, scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 9 from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Mancheski Executive Semi-nar Room in the Lender School of Business Center. Panelists include Professor of Psychology Thomas Pruzinsky, Professor of Law John Thomas and Associate Professor of Nursing Celeste Yanni. The panel will include a discussion on bioethi-cal issues, such as illnesses, disabili-ties, vaccines and autism. - K. Rojas

The Social Media and Politics themed breakfast is scheduled for Oct. 19 from 8:15 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the Mancheski Executive Semi-nar Room. The Interactive Media Graduate program and School of Communications are co-sponsoring the panel, moderated by journalism Professor Rich Hanley. Panelists include Senior Producer for Con-tent Development for ABC News in Washington, Sara Just; Mayor of Torrington, Conn., Ryan Bing-ham; and State Representative from the 94th Assembly District of New Haven, Gary Holder-Winfield. To request tickets and for more in-formation, visit http://smbct-eorg.eventbrite.com/ - K. Rojas

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Sam Adams, 3OH!3, O.A.R. These are the three artists that have performed during my tenure at Quinnipiac. Personally, I’m not a huge fan of any of them. Not saying SPB has made poor deci-sions, but I’m simply not a fan of that kind of music.

But hats off to Quinnipiac and the Office of Public Affairs for bringing the Dropkick Mur-phys and Black 47 here this past Friday, because it was, in one word, AWESOME.

President John Lahey did an excellent job in bringing the Dropkick Murphys and Black 47 to Quinnipiac. Both bands performances were well received, and also related back to the opening of the Great Hunger Museum on Whitney Avenue.

Volunteering for the concert was ini-tially only the student media groups, and was later expanded to all students. I didn’t wait a second to sign up to help volunteer, as I submitted my form almost immediately after I heard the news. I helped set up in the morning into the afternoon, including help-ing out in the hospitality role, which in-

volved catering to Dropkick after their ar-rival. I attended the concert later that night.

Was the floor reckless with mosh pits at times? Maybe. Were there fights that came along with that? I suppose so. But this comes with Irish punk mu-sic and only adds to the experience.

Don’t expect to go to a Dropkick con-cert and not get physical with ev-

eryone around you.I’m a huge Dropkick fan,

and Friday night was the sec-ond time I have seen them

live. The first time was just as crazy, so I knew what to expect

out of the most popular Irish punk band. One thing I would have liked to see was more original songs rather than new ones.

Yeah, it’s great to hear the new mate-rial (their next album will be released this upcoming January), but it’s arguably more fun for a college crowd to sing along and have a good time to songs they’ve previ-ously heard. For example, I would have much rather heard “Famous for Nothing” or “Time To Go” instead of songs that I don’t even know the lyrics to.

Besides, we all know how much critical

acclaim the band has gotten for its previous albums, and it should not have been afraid to go back to the old stuff.

Another thing I would have liked to see was that if people had a ticket, they should have showed up. Although all tickets were distributed for the concert, the seating was half empty, and the only way that would be possible was if someone had a ticket but de-cided not to go. It’s not fair if someone was seeking a last minute ticket, but couldn’t find one and therefore couldn’t attend.

Going off of that, I don’t exactly agree with people grabbing tickets for free, then trying to shoot them off for $20 to $30 each. If you got your hands on a free ticket, don’t take advantage of it, especially considering Dropkick tickets can run more than $100 for General Admission Floor during their more popular concerts, such as during St. Patrick’s week.

But once again, great job to Quinnipiac for booking the Dropkick Murphys. In my opinion, it was the most enticing concert to attend during my tenure here. I’m definite-ly hoping this can be a start of good things to come when it comes to performances at Quinnipiac.

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Hey Bobcats,The Student Government Association did not meet as a board last

week due to the university holiday, but, even with the time off, we were hard at work looking to make Quinnipiac a better place for us all. In looking at the obvious concerns with the York Hill shuttle and its scheduling, Evan Milas has been meeting regularly with Chief of Public Safety David Barger in order to effectively iron out any and all problems with implementing the shuttle schedule that we, the Student Government Association and Public Safety, released last year. Fur-ther, Student Awareness Committee member, Theo Siggelakis, met with Chartwells last week to bring to them recommendations for ex-panded dining services. The results are that Outtakes, the “grab and go” option provided in the cafe, will be available while the cafe is closed during dinner setup, pizza will be available on weekends be-ginning October 6, and a cappuccino machine will be ordered, to be placed into the York Hill cafe. Evan and his committee have been working diligently and it’s certainly paying off.

Helping his committee reach out to all of the student body, Ryan Scanlon and the Public Relations Committee will be placing Student Concern boxes around each of the three campuses. Analogous to a “suggestion box,” these will be checked every couple of weeks for con-

cerns students have written and submitted, so be on the lookout in this section and around campus in the coming weeks for those locations.

Erik Cote and the Finance Committee have successfully trans-ferred all SGA finance processes to the online system, CollegiateLink, or, Do You QU? As one of the more time-consuming goals set out by the committee, it will now allow for all recognized and chartered student organizations to submit Special Appeal requests online. SPB, a standing committee of Student Government, also held a successful event this weekend called Headphone Disco, drawing nearly 100 stu-dents on Saturday night.

Finally, qusga.com<http://qusga.com> will soon feature a weekly update about campus goings-on and Student Government activities. Written by Evan Milas and members of his committee, this update will provide great insight into where we stand in addressing the big-gest issues on campus; what we’ve done, what’re we’re doing, and what will be done to ensure we best articulate the needs of everyone in the community to university administration. Have a great week and stop by Student Government’s general board meetings on Wednes-days at 4:15 p.m. in SC 225!

Stay classy Quinnipiac,Ben Cloutier, Student Body President

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September is a month I used to dread as a child. It signaled the return

to school, rather, my own per-sonal hell. I correlate September with picture day and sitting in hot classrooms feeling miserable that summer just ended.

As an adult, September is practically like any other month.

For some, it marks the time to go apple pick-ing. For others, it’s time to decorate your hous-es, apartments and rooms with pumpkins and other festive items. And for those of us who are 21 and older, it is now socially acceptable to start drinking pumpkin beer. Cheers.

But one of my favorite parts of Septem-ber is The Big E in West Springfield, Mass. The Big E is a large fair with all the food you could possibly eat. There are animals (includ-ing abnormally large pigs and horses), as well as zebras, ponies and others. The Big E also contains exhibits, rides, crafts and a lot of shopping.

The Big E just ended, but I was lucky enough to go on Friday, Sept. 28, just two days before the end of this year’s fair.

I made the hour long trek in the rain with one of my best friends. I drove, of course, leading to some scary moments on the road. However, I channeled my inner Carrie Un-derwood and Jesus took the wheel saving us from several perilous moments along the way. Phew.

Upon our arrival to The Big E, my wallet felt significantly emptier after spending $25 on parking and my admission ticket. Howev-er, my stomach was growling, so that didn’t stop me from spending $6 on a bag of fried Oreos. They melted in my mouth. No regrets.

Suddenly, the rain we drove through hit us. I stood in the pouring rain holding my bag of fried treats feeling nothing but shame as I con-tinued to shove the delectable cookies in my mouth one by one.

As the rain continued to fall, we stood un-der a giant tent housing several hot tubs. We stopped short of taking all our clothes off and jumping in. The 104-degree water felt awfully good against our frigid hands.

The rain prevented us from going on any rides; however, that didn’t stop us from eat-ing our way through the rest of The Big E. An Italian buffet, turkey legs, lemonade, fudge and free samples of food throughout the fair left us almost comatose at the end of our ex-cursion.

Despite the nasty weather, The Big E left a lasting impression. Only 11 more months until the next one!

Matt Busekroos is a graduate student studying interactive media. He would eat nothing but fried Oreos if given the opportu-nity.

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Quinnipiac strives to make every stu-dent’s educational experience the best it can be, right? Not exactly. As a public relations major and a marketing minor, I was at a dis-advantage when it came to picking classes last spring. Business majors preregister for their classes, leaving me with little to no marketing classes to choose from.

I’m not the only student who is left struggling because I’m not a business ma-jor. Plenty of other students face the same struggles as I do when it comes to picking classes. If all majors preregistered, no stu-dent would have the opportunity to explore a different major.

I am really lucky usually when it comes

to classes. I received AP credits from high school so I always seem to have one of the first days to pick. Despite my credits, the business classes I was eyeing filled up.

After my registration, I received an email explaining the marketing department was adding two classes. One was an elective I was dying to take. So I emailed the depart-ment to put me in and I registered. I thought things were going to work out.

After going to two classes this semester, I was actually telling people how much I loved the class and thought it was going to be really interesting.

Of course, I should have known it was too good to be true. If the university could add a class, it could take it away just as fast. I received an email explaining how the class was going to be turned into online format.

How could the university do this to the stu-dents? It was after the Add/Drop date and we were all left in the same boat. We were confused.

After emailing multiple people, I learned that I could switch into the other class. I thought this would be great, but unfortu-nately, I have class during this time, leaving me at another disadvantage.

Many students may think this change is great, but why do this to students? If we wanted an online class, we would have signed up for one. Isn’t our money supposed to be going toward a great education?

The university can’t leave its students in the dark. Give us a fair warning about a situation, that way we can make the most of it. Let us know so we can drop it and pick something else up in the process.

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When I first received the call from Quin-nipiac’s Residential Life that I would be liv-ing in Sahlin Hall, I was far from satisfied. The idea of sharing a small area with five other girls was not the greatest part of my summer. However, I realized within a few days after arriving on campus, I was the one of the luckiest freshmen at Quinnipiac.

Throughout the first few weeks of school when everyone was sharing their housing information, I received no response other than “Where,” “Huh,” “Is that on campus?” Let me clarify for many of those who don’t know. Sahlin Hall is located in the middle of Bobcat Way, and before this year was strictly sophomore housing. But, with the enrollment of 1,800 freshmen, the more space Quinnipiac could provide, the better. I am currently one of 23 freshmen students that were lucky enough to live in Sahlin and, in simple terms, win the residential lottery.

As I went around campus and looked at dorms in Dana and Irmagarde, I felt ex-

tremely fortunate to have the privacy and benefits that Sahlin offers. For example, unlike the traditional freshman dorms, the suites in Sahlin Hall have a kitchen, three bedrooms, a living room, common area, and most importantly a private bathroom. Not only do I have the ability to cook on my own stove and use my own shower, I also have a great deal of space. The living room measures 16’6” x 11’6” and the kitchen includes a refrigerator, stove and multiple storage cabinets. Coming into college, I ex-pected to live with my mini fridge and walk in my towel to the bathroom (probably 20 feet from the privacy of my room). Luck-ily I, and 22 other freshmen, will not have anything close to this experience in our first year as college students.

Although I enjoy the wonderful perks of Sahlin Hall, the best part of living here is the friendship shared on my floor. Since we are only divided among four suites, I have had the opportunity to meet and befriend each one of the freshmen. In a sense, we have come together as a family, greeting each

other as we return from class, sharing cook-ing supplies, and welcoming others students from all over campus. Furthermore, because we are not separated by the length of a hall, we have had the chance to intermingle and familiarize ourselves without troubles, like fighting over the bathroom. Being one of the 23, Emily Kelly said, “We are the only ones on the floor, so we’re a close-knit bunch. We really understand how lucky we are as first-year students.”

As I continue with my freshman year, I will not negate the fact that I am spoiled. I have things that most college freshmen do not. However, living in Sahlin Hall has giv-en me the rare opportunity to connect with everyone in my environment and appreciate something greater than amenities. I respect that many freshmen are limited to one small bedroom and fight for space. Therefore, I encourage others to visit and see a preview of their life as a sophomore, and the next time I tell someone I live in Sahlin Hall I want to hear “Man. That’s fortunate,” not, “Where is that?”

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Daniella Knafo and Lana* had been best friends since the beginning of high school. They knew each other inside and out, and sup-ported one another under any circumstance. And when Knafo lost her mother, she turned to Lana.

During their junior year of high school, Knafo introduced Lana to her cousin. The two hit it off instantly, and soon enough they were in a relationship. At first, Knafo was happy for them. She loved her friend and she loved her cousin. “What could be better?” she thought.

But as time went on, Knafo and Lana hung out less and less. When Knafo asked Lana to do something, she would already be with her boyfriend. Even when they had plans, Lana would frequently forget. Then, on the anni-versary of Knafo’s mother’s death, they were going to spend the whole day together. When Knafo texted Lana to confirm their plans, she said she couldn't because she was hanging out with her boyfriend. When Knafo reminded her of what day it was, Lana said she completely forgot.

Knafo got fed up. She confronted Lana about the way she was acting. She didn’t want to be on the back burner anymore.

Knafo, now a freshman at Quinnipiac, isn’t alone. According to research by the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology at the University of Oxford, those in a new re-lationship lose an average of two friends, and this goes for both men and women. And while falling in love always comes with a cost, its effect on friendship usually doesn’t come to mind.

“Sometimes people become so wrapped up in the moment, especially the first few months of dating,” senior Lauren Hernan-dez, who began dating her boyfriend a year ago, said. “They might not even realize they’ve chosen their significant other over their friends.”

Knafo agreed, and connected it to her own experience. She said that because Lana was so happy and excited about a new boyfriend, she wanted to be with him nonstop.

“You may forget about your friends even if you don’t mean to,” Knafo said. “And then, when your friends get annoyed, you might think ‘Why are they acting like this? They should be happy for me.’”

Junior Chris Rago said he went through

the same thing. When his best friend since eighth grade started dating a girl their senior year of high school, he devoted all his time to her. When Rago would ask him to hang out, he’d wait to see what his girlfriend was doing before saying yes. When he and Rago did hang out, he’d either text or talk to his girlfriend the whole time. And sometimes, Rago’s friend would lie about where he ac-tually was.

“I think because it was fresh he just wanted to be with her all the time,” Rago said.

Rago also said the relationship only lasted four months, and thinks it was mostly about sex.

For those who lose a friend to a relation-ship, it can be a harsh reality. They may feel like their friend doesn't care, or like their friendship never mattered. And in some cas-es, the person in a relationship expects their friends to be there no matter what, even if they haven’t been making time for them.

“The friend who has been ditched might feel very used,” Michele Hoffnung, a profes-sor of psychology, said. “Instead of being a person they care about, you’re like a natural resource not a human being.”

Hoffnung said she’s witnessed people give up many things while in a new relation-ship, whether that be friends, family, aca-demics or all three. And in her experience, she tends to see women making the larger sacrifice.

“I hear women talk about it more,” Hoff-nung said. “And women are taught to please more than men are taught to please. We think we need to make them happy. There is a lot of social training that pushes us in the direction of feeling pressure to be there for our man.”

Hoffnung added that eventually, someone might stop making plans with their friends completely. That way, they’ll always be avail able to their partner. Then when the other makes plans with their friends, the available one feels bitter.

And, if a person is more self-assured and confident about themselves and their relation-ship, this will affect how well they balance their time, Hoffnung said.

“If you feel insecure, then you’re more likely to make yourself always available,” Hoffnung said. “For instance, if a woman loves a man more than she thinks he loves her, she’s going to try to keep an eye on him.”

A person’s maturity level will also affect

their ability to realize that giving everything up for a romantic partner isn’t healthy, Hoff-nung said. If they are strong and clear in their values, they are more likely to maintain a bal-anced lifestyle.

Cutting ourselves off from friends is physi-cally, mentally and emotionally risky. A 10-year Australian study found that older people with a large circle of friends were 22 percent less likely to die than those with fewer friends. And in 2008, Harvard researchers found that strong social ties could promote brain health as people age, as published in the American Journal of Public Health.

For women specifically, having other women friends plays an important role in con-trolling stress levels. A study conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine found that when women spend time with female friends, their bodies release oxytocin, also known as the “feel good” hor-mone. This helps to reduce stress, which can play a part in many problems such as head-aches, high blood pressure, diabetes, depres-sion and anxiety.

Friends can also offer a different perspec-tive to events happening in our life, or just be there to talk it out.

“Sooner or later, even if you think you’re going to be with someone forever, that person is going to piss you off,” senior Ilisse Gomez said. She’s had trouble seeing one of her clos-est friends this semester since her friend got a boyfriend. “So when they do, who are you go-ing to talk to about it? If you’ve been ignoring your friends for a long time, I feel like they’ll be very reluctant to help you out. And they won’t know what’s been going on because they haven’t seen you.”

Hoffnung added that every person has needs that one person cannot meet, and be-cause we are all complex people, confiding in one person is extremely limiting. Having friends is an important part of life because they listen and respond to you, share your ex-periences, give emotional support, and enjoy the same things you do. Hoffnung also rein-forced the importance of perspective.

“A boyfriend doesn’t have the female perspective on things,” Hoffnung said. “He doesn’t view your relationship from your point of view, and having a friend who’s not part of that relationship can help you be sure of your own feelings. You may not want to say to your boyfriend that his friend is a jerk, but you can confide in your friend for that.”

Rago, who has been dating his girlfriend for about a year now, said it’s important to be able to do your own thing and have your part-ner understand. He said he tries to keep a bal-ance by not making promises he can’t keep. If he tells his friends he’ll hang out with them, he does, and vice versa for the most part. He also commented on the significance of having friends.

“It’s a different kind of atmosphere be-ing with your friends,” Rago said. “We play videogames, or watch a movie and talk about things you can’t in front of your girlfriend. You also need to have friends so you don’t get tired of each other.”

While keeping a balance might be hard at first, junior Joe Rodriguez said he thinks even-tually the infatuation phase will stop. For him, the most important thing in a relationship is communication.

“There shouldn’t be a choice,” Rodriguez said. “Everyone should all be on the same playing field and it’s all about communication. If you’re not communicating what you want, then there’s an issue.”

Rodriguez added that communication must be between partners, as well as friends. If he felt like a friend wasn’t making time for him, he would try and talk it out and make sure they were on the same page.

Hernandez said she maintains balance by keeping a schedule. She tries to do what she normally does with her friends, but sometimes misses a lunch, or stays in with her boyfriend one night of the weekend, for example. She also said it’s difficult at first, but since she was always trying to remain conscious of both, it became like second nature.

Hernandez tries to include her boyfriend in plans with her friends, too. That way, it’s not always a choice.

“I think that’s what makes it easier, if you incorporate the two together,” Hernandez said. “If you’re all friends, people are more under-standing.”

Knafo is still best friends with Lana. Once she expressed her feelings of abandonment, she apologized, and began making time for Knafo again.

“If you value friendship before a relation-ship then it seems everything will work out,” Knafo said. “Don’t they say you should be friends with someone before you get into a re-lationship, too?”

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The relatively recent fad of silent dance parties made an appearance in Burt Kahn Court Saturday, Sept. 29. The Student Programming Board held its first “Headphone Disco,” add-ing a twist to Bobcats’ typical weekend night.

Attendees were given headphones that al-lowed them to switch between two channels manned by two different DJs. They played dif-ferent types of music, and at one point during the event, one half of the room was dancing to Beyoncé’s “Single Ladies” while the other did the “Wobble” all in total silence.

“The event was a lot of fun,” freshman Bi-anca Grimshaw said. “The music selection was good and dancing around was a blast. I just re-ally wish more people came tonight, it would have encouraged people to dance more.”

Although there was room for more people, the energy remained high, especially when a happy-go-lucky song, such as Carly Rae Jep-sen’s “Call Me Maybe,” started playing. Burt Kahn went from almost total silence to a mas-sive jam session.

“The idea of dancing around a quiet room is really interesting,” sophomore and SPB’s Culture and Diversity Chairperson, Matt Fran-cia. said. “I went to something like this in Dis-ney World recently and loved every minute of the event, so to see something like this come to Quinnipiac is amazing.”

SPB member and attendee Allie Penta said

she was really excited about the concept, as well.

“I think the whole idea of a silent dance party is amazing,” Penta said. “Being able to see people dancing around and hearing noth-ing but their movements and their voices singing along at times is really unique. There aren’t a lot of events like this and I really hope that it’s brought back next year.”

Between 90s Backstreet Boys and cur-rent chart toppers, as well as the switching of channels, a music environment was created that pleased everybody’s tastes and offered a chance to get completely immersed in the mu-sic.

“The DJs did a really great job with the music,” Penta said. “I really liked how there was something for everyone at one point or another. Overall the DJs allowed everyone to be exposed to a lot of different types of music which is never a bad thing.”

Despite the lack of people, Lauren Enea, president of SPB, said she was pleased with the event’s outcome.

“The DJs were really happy to be here and have been a pleasure to work with,” Enea said. “Students had been asking for a dance party that was on campus, so this was SPB’s way of giving it to them. When we gauge the success of events, we don’t determine it by how many people come, but instead the reaction of those that do, and everyone that came had a great time, so we’re really happy about it.”

After a debut record that launched Lon-don-based Mumford & Sons into the ears of millions, the band is back with its sophomore release, “Babel.” Every song is wonderfully written and perfectly produced, with lyrics that make this album seem more like a story.

“Babel” epitomizes what Mumford & Sons has come to be over the past few years. It’s a collection of folk-inspired songs that manages to fuse blues with country, creat-ing a sound that’s perfect for easy listening and guaranteed to give fans an incredible live show.

“Hopeless Wanderer” may be the best song on the record and is definitely one of the best songs the foursome has released to date. Its mellow beginning that slowly picks up the pace keeps listeners on their toes,

yet still encapsulates the Mumford & Sons’ sound that many have come to love.

The album’s title track “Babel,” as well as “Broken Crown” and “Lover of the Light,” all have the folksy sound and dark lyrics that wouldn’t work for many artists besides Mumford & Sons. And lead singer Marcus Mumford’s voice sets the band apart from anything on the radio today. His haunt-ing and musky projection complements the band’s mystical lyrics and adds depth to the music.

The only downside to this record is there aren’t many unexpected elements. As much as people love the band’s sound, it’s predict-able. There aren’t striking elements, which could have made “Babel” stand out and set it apart from their debut. However, “Babel” is nothing short of a crowd pleaser and will leave diehards and new fans alike happy.

Let me just say I’m writing this as I eat my last slice of pizza until November.

One day last summer, I took out the note-book that rarely leaves my side and started writ-ing down things I wanted to do. Soon, I had writ-ten a list that would soon be entitled “20 things to do before I turn 20.” Even if I only accomplished half of the tasks, I’d get some rad experiences and be forced to leave my comfort zone.

The list had everything from the totally pos-sible, to slightly impossible, to the “ugh this is so corny and scary and awkward.” For example, getting my nose pierced, pulling an all-nighter in NYC, and getting lost in a city that isn’t NYC. Some of them were quick to accomplish, such as befriending someone in a random place and going to a concert alone, while others just drove me crazy, such as No. 3 on the list: go vegan for two or more weeks. If there was one I wanted to accomplish before May 4, 2013, it was this.

I decided October would be the best month to go vegan. I could indulge at Thanksgiving, as well as enjoy the last of ice cream eating weather.

So why veganism and not just vegetarian-ism? I already consider myself a vegetarian for the most part, despite enjoying the occasional burger off the grill on a warm summer night. But giving up meat, fish, all dairy products and

anything that’s a byproduct of an animal - that’s a challenge of another magnitude. As if being a simple non-meat eater at Quinnipiac isn’t hard enough already.

But, now I’m going to need all the self-con-trol I can get. Pizza and ice cream are two of my favorite foods, and to think I have to either make the vegan versions or give them up completely isn’t exactly ideal.

On the other hand, I can’t be more excited. In preparation for the month ahead, I’ve learned a lot about what happens at farms and the im-pact I’ll be making by not consuming any ani-mal products. For example, many factory farms raising animals are overcrowded and filthy. The main goal of these farms is to maximize produc-tion while minimizing costs, creating terrible liv-ing conditions and disgusting killing methods. If anything, October is going to make me really grateful for my food and mindful of where it comes from.

l’m now on day three of this adventure, somewhat surviving. I have a quart of soy milk waiting for me, vegan food blogs in a folder on my laptop, and a list of foods that I need to buy to survive the next 30 days. This includes tofu, beans and you guessed it - veg-etables. But as scary as it seems, I haven’t been this enthusiastic about something in a while - besides Taylor Swift’s new record of course.

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Students dance silently at the Student Programming Board’s first “Headphone Disco” in Burt Kahn Court Saturday night.

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Red Wing said her inspiration to contin-ue dancing comes from her mother, who is a Lipan Apache native and acts as a dancing coach. She also teaches her daughters about their heritage.

“I have been dancing since I was young,” Red Wing’s mother said. “I danced in my playpen when I was a baby. My girls have been dancing since they were conceived, as I danced with them then and brought them into the circle when they were infants. They re-sponded even then to the drum and singing.”

And for the Red Wing family, dancing means much more than a performance.

“I dance for those who cannot dance,” Red Wing said. “When we dance, we pray for the survival of our people and for understanding and respect from non-Natives for who we are as the original people of this land.”

Red Wing also said dancing is a celebra-tion. People come together to keep the tradi-tions alive.

“When I dance, I honor my ancestors and those to come, our veterans, our elders,” Red Wing said. “To dance is a prayer. It is one of the few things we still have left to us that was not taken away. We are still here, we still exist and we remain.”

Red Wing’s first name in Lakota is Sunlata Winyan, a name given to her by an unrelated elder, she said. Names are passed down, and hers came from a close friend of her mother’s.

Although her family is strongly con-nected to their heritage, Red Wing said it’s rare to find another native outside of the Red Hawk Indian Arts Council.

“[Native Americans] don’t really have a community,” she said. “It’s hard and really rare. In my high school, it was just me and my sister. Out of 800 kids we were the only Native Americans. It’s really hard communi-ty-wise. It’s all about your area.”

Keeping their heritage alive took a lot of effort from Red Wing’s mother, Dolores. She uprooted her life in New York to move to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, an Oglala Sioux reservation in South Dakota

where roughly 40,000 Native Americans live. After years here, Dolores met another native, became pregnant, and moved back to New York to settle down.

“She knows a lot of people and has a lot of friends,” Red Wing said of her mother. “Even as kids she would take us to Pow-wows–that’s what our gatherings are called. Me and my sister both really enjoyed it. She even knows her tribe’s language. I can’t say I’m an American Indian unless I truly make myself one. My mother inspired me and taught us that we should always be in touch with who we are.”

Red Wing is enrolled in Oglala Souix Nation, making her an official Native American. Her mother is enrolled in Lipan Apache. The process for this enrollment is a difficult one, however.

“To be in enrolled you have to go through a process that is different with each tribe and it depends on your blood quantum,” Red Wing said.

A blood quantum is the amount of native blood you have, Red Wing said, and it has to be a high amount, which is uncommon.

“It goes back to your family tree,” Red Wing said. “You not only trace your own blood, but the blood of your direct relatives, as well. Sometimes it can be difficult to de-termine.”

For example, the minimum amount of blood quantum required can be as little as one-thirty-second, or one great-great-great-grandparent, or as high as one-half, which would mean having one full-blooded parent. Each tribe has their own rules for member-ship, which can vary widely.

Red Wing takes pride in knowing her culture entirely, including learning Lakota.

“A lot of people like to throw in ‘Oh! I’m Native American too!’ But really, it’s so hard to judge, because when it comes down to it not many people know much about where they come from,” Red Wing said.

According to the 2010 Census, almost five million Americans identify themselves as Na-

tive American. Of those, roughly two million are enrolled in federally recognized tribes as reported by The Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Though Red Wing loves dancing, it was difficult to keep up in the beginning because of her busy schedule. Red Wing was involved with various sports during high school, as well as worked a 40-hour week as the assistant manager at a local frozen yogurt shop.

“I was a little iffy because I would always get caught up in school or with my friends,” Red Wing said. “But after a while, I jumped into it and realized this is my culture, this is my heritage, it’s all about keeping up with it because it is who you are.”

Red Wing doesn’t do any rituals out of the ordinary with the exception of sage blessings to ward away bad spirits. However, like most Native Americans, Red Wing and her family don’t celebrate Thanksgiving.

“It’s just something we don’t do,” Red Wing said. “It’s the mass murder of Indians and it’s common that Indians don’t celebrate it. It’s like celebrating a genocide.”

If there is anything to take away from the Red Wing’s traditions, it’s that they’re more than a dance, culture and heritage.

“My girls have brought great pride and gratitude to me as well as their relatives through the dance,” Red Wing’s mother said. “It is important to all of us individually and collectively as Indian people. My girls love to dance and have educated at museums, schools, and competitively at Pow-wows with the Redhawk Native American Arts Council for many years. It is in their blood as our people have been dancing in celebration of life for thousands of years. Being Indian is not so much a culture as our way of life.”

s the pounding of the drums began, the crowd went silent.

Melody Red Wing wore a brilliantly colored and intricate tribal shawl as she moved to the beat of her ancestors, twirling, stomping and raising her arms.

Weeks later, she sat in the student center wearing leggings and a grey striped shirt. With her head held high, she speaks the dead language of Lakota, which only people of her tribe, Oglala Souix, know. Then she says her last name untranslated: Hupahu Sa.

Red Wing, a freshman from Clifton, N.J., is the direct descendant of Native American royalty through her father’s lineage: Chief Red Wing. He was one of the most peaceful chiefs in American history, Red Wing said. Her tribe, Oglala Souix, is one of seven subtribes of the Lakota people, and is a part of the Great Sioux Nation. Red Wing speaks with fervor about her strong Native American heritage and her passion for tribal dancing.

Since she was a baby, Red Wing has danced with the Red Hawk Indian Arts Council, a not-for-profit organization dedi-cated to educating the public about Native American heritage through performance art. Her mother, Dolores, and sister, Josie, share the same hobby.

“Me and my sister are high placed in competitive dances,” Red Wing said. “My sister competes everywhere. The last place she competed was Gathering of Nations in Albuquerque, N.M., where she placed fifth out of 100 competitors.”

Red Wing is a fancy dancer, meaning she wears colorful traditional clothing called a regalia. This includes a heavy shawl that resembles butterfly wings. Her sister is a jingle dancer, and wears a regalia with rows of rolled up tobacco tins in order to make a rainfall-like sound when she moves. Her mother is a traditional dancer, who wears a plain and conventional regalia.

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Why did you decide to come to America for school?My friend did it last year. She went to Chicago. Her sister did the same before too, and she also really liked it. She said she had so much fun and that it was really a good experience. So I said ‘let’s try it!’

What brought you to Quinnipiac specifically?Well, they found me on the Internet and they were very inter-ested in my field hockey so they kept pushing me to do well on my SATs and TOEFL tests because they really wanted me on their team, so I chose them.

How do you like it here so far?I like it because this campus is really beautiful and I love that it’s small. People are nice here!

We’re glad to hear it! Was it hard adjusting to a new country?Well, first when I came here, the time difference was hard for me because I live six hours ahead in Belgium. Clothes and food are different; I still have to adjust to that. I think our way of living is the same though. The way of playing field hockey here is differ-ent. Some of the rules are different; I still don’t get some of them. They’re more strict over here than in Belgium.

Was it hard to meet people?I’m not the most social person so it was kind of hard to meet people, well, it still is. I’m kind of afraid to talk to people. You know, foreign language, I’m afraid to make mistakes. I don’t want people to laugh at me! But everyone is really nice; they help me when I don’t know something.

Nice! How do you like your classes? Are they hard because it’s a different language?Well, I don’t really like my classes because I think they’re boring. I’m taking English 101 intensive because I wanted my English and essay writing skills to improve, but we’re only reading and writing and I’m not learning anything. For my economics class-

es, it is sometimes hard to understand what they are talking about, but if I don’t understand, I look it up and translate it lat-er. But most of the time I understand things. Do you miss Belgium?Yeah I do and I definitely miss my friends. They started college a week ago, and it’s weird to know that they’re going to college without me. And I miss my team-mates from Belgium the most because we were really good friends.

Do you feel comfortable here yet?Yeah! Well, everyone’s nice here and they’re all very open. If I need something, I know they’ll definitely help me out.

As an international student, what would you say your biggest problem is?Being far from home. Many people can go home on the weekends and see their family and they’re like, “Oh I had so much fun!” but I can’t do that. I can only go home for Christmas.

Is there anything you want to share about your ex-periences here so far?Well, I think that it’s really good that they organize events for inter-national students. We all feel the same because we’re all foreign and far away from home so at these events we can all come together.

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Why is this man galloping like a horse and calling it dancing? South Korean singer Park Jae-sang, or “Psy,” somehow holds the No. 2 spot on iTunes for his song “Gangnam Style.” This song has come out of nowhere. One of the lines translates, “I’m a guy who one-shots his cof-fee before it even cools down.” Oh, Psy, don’t tease me like that! All my life I’ve been looking for a man with such astounding capabilities!

The music video only adds to the absurdity of it all. For some reason in the beginning there’s a 6-year-old with greasy hair doing strange, Michael Jackson-esque, break dancing. Then Psy, this over-sexualized chunky Asian man sporting a suit, decides to start galloping in a horse stable while singing along in Korean.

The song, as well as the music video, could not be more obscure, especially when he keeps “whooping” during the chorus. One minute he’s in a parking garage having a dance off with an androgynous in a revolting yellow suit, then he’s rapping on the toilet or cuddling with some dude in a steam room. It’s hard to keep up with his crazy antics. It seems you don’t need any real talent these days to become famous..

–S. Kozlowski

The popular Cupcake Truck made an appearance at the Farmers’ Market on Mount Carmel campus last Thursday. Students and fac-ulty couldn’t get enough of the delectable treats. The winner of the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars, East Haven’s Sugar Cupcakery and Bakery serves a large variety of elaborate cupcakes. There was a flavor to please everyone, including Red Velvet, Strawberry Short-cake, Caramel Apple, Pumpkin Pie, and many more.

Carol Vollono started Sugar Cupcakery and Bakery with her daughter, Brenda DePonte, in 2004. The two collaborated and Vol-lono learned to put her own twist on some old recipes, creating the perfect cupcake as well as other desserts.

The bakery has made a name for itself in the New Haven area, and in addition to purchasing the cupcakes and pastries at the bak-ery, the cupcake truck visits different towns in the area on a daily basis and is even available to schedule for private events. With a daily selection of 36 flavors, as well as others available seasonally or upon request, Sugar Cupcakery and Bakery was the perfect after-noon treat..–T. Trahan

By hAnnAh ALEgBELEYEINSIDe THe mIND of....Rihanna releases new singleRihanna has dropped a new sin-gle entitled “Diamonds.” While speaking about the track, the Barbadian beauty said, “It’s laid-back but it’s hopeful. It’s a record that gives me such a great feeling when I listen to it,” according to Fuse. Sounds like another catchy hit.

“Sons of Anarchy” actor found dead“Sons of Anarchy” star Johnny Lewis has died. Lewis, who played Kip ‘Half Sack’ Epps, fell from the roof of the house where he rented a room. The home’s 81-year-old owner was found dead inside and Lewis is suspect-ed of killing her. Police have yet to determine whether or not drugs or alcohol played a role, and if it was suicide.

Reese Witherspoon has a boyReese Witherspoon welcomed a baby boy, Tennessee James Toth, with her husband, James Toth, this past Thursday. This is Wither-spoon’s third child; she is already a mom to daughter Ava and son Deacon from her prior marriage to Ryan Phillippe.

k-Stew and R-Patz back together?Two months after Kristen Stew-art’s fling with married “Snow White and the Huntsman” direc-tor, Rupert Sanders, the actress has allegedly reunited with boy-friend, Robert Pattinson. Really, Rob? You deserve better!

minaj’s mini-seriesSick of Nicki Minaj? Well, you may just be in the minority. The rapper, who just signed on as one of three new American Idol judg-es, is about to get a mini-series on E! The specials will give viewers access to her personal and profes-sional life.

JWoww engaged“Jersey Shore” reality star Jenni “JWoww” Farley is now engaged to boyfriend Roger Mathews. JWoww now sports a five-carat ring following the unique skydiv-ing proposal from Mathews. Con-gratulations to the couple. That’s sure to be a fist-pumping wedding.

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The Quinnipiac men’s and women’s ice hockey teams kick-off their respective seasons in the coming weeks.

The men’s team begins play Saturday, Oct. 6 when it trav-els to Maine. The men’s ice hockey team was ranked fourth in the ECAC Coaches Pre-season Poll. Ranked above them are Union, Cornell and Harvard. The Bobcats annual showdown with Yale will take on a national feel with NBC Sports Network picking up the coverage for the contest on Feb. 22, 2013.

The expectation in Hamden is that the Bobcats have the talent to build upon their play from last year. Last season, the Bobcats finished with a 20-14-6 record after losing to Colgate in the ECAC quarterfinals.

Senior captain, Zack Currie, believes this roster has more talent than any of the last three Bobcat teams he has been a part of.

“We all know we’ve got a really good shot this year, we’ve got a great group of guys coming back and some good guys coming in to help us out,” Currie said. “Everybody is aware that this is a big year for us and there’s a lot of opportunity coming up, so we expect big things.”

The 11 returning seniors returning will provide veteran leadership and game experience. The top five scorers are all re-turning, including the productive scoring line of Kellen Jones, Matthew Peca, and pre-season all ECAC forward, Connor Jones.

The defensive unit, directed by Currie and senior Loren Barron, is deep and game-tested. They will work in front of senior goalie Eric Hartzell, who will look to repeat the success of his junior season in which he posted a 2.20 goals allowed average, setting a Quinnipiac record in the process.

Supplementing the incumbents is junior, Jordan Samuels-Thomas, a transfer from Bowling Green State University. Sam-uels-Thomas was the leading scorer during both his freshman

and sophomore campaigns. He sat out last year due to NCAA transfer rules.

“Jordan will score for us. He’ll put up points,” Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold said. “It’s different than adding an 18, 19, or 20-year-old freshman. He’s game ready and should be ready to go right out of the gate against Maine.”

Pecknold plans to use Samuels-Thomas on a line with se-

nior Jeremy Langlois to produce a dynamic scoring tandem. Langlois is currently the active leading scorer in the ECAC. Pecknold is also considering the addition of freshman forward Travis St. Denis to this pairing as he feels he can make an im-mediate contribution.

With the plethora of seniors and talented underclassmen, the Bobcats have as good of a chance this year as any in recent memory. The team’s goals indicate its understanding of this.

“If you win your last game you’ve won the whole thing,” Currie said. “There’s no reason for us to lose to anybody this year. We’re good enough to say that. So unless we win that last game I won’t be satisfied.”

The prospects of the women’s ice hockey team may be more exciting than that of the men’s.

The women’s ice hockey team was in the middle of the pack last year finishing sixth in the ECAC before being eliminated

in the conference semifinals. The Bobcats begin the season ranked 14th in two separate national polls for USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine. However, ECAC coaches voted the team to finish sixth in the conference again this year.

“It’s the first year since [associate head coach] Cassie Turn-er and I arrived that we have had four full recruiting classes,” Quinnipiac head coach Rick Seeley said. “It’s far and away the strongest team, in the pre-season anyway, we’ve had. We have what we consider star power, in every class.”

According to senior captain Regan Boulton the team has its sights set on an appearance in the NCAA tournament. Given the ability of the returning players, they may be poised to break that barrier. Junior Kelly Babstock, the team’s leading scorer the past two years, is returning. Last year, as a sophomore, Bab-stock became Quinnipiac’s all-time leader in points, goals and assists.

Seeley is counting on his freshmen to make a smooth transi-tion to the collegiate ranks.

“The freshmen are some of the best in their age group so our talent this year is going to be much better,” Boulton said.

“This is the year,” she added.To reach the NCAA tournament, the Bobcats must either

win the ECAC or get a bid based on their performance in non-conference games. If a team performs well against a slate of tough non-conference adversaries, it will be looked on more favorably when the bids are given out.

“We’re happy with our out-of-conference schedule,” See-ley said. “Again [it’s] another tough one, but if you’re going to continue to move in the right direction you’ve got to keep making your schedule tougher.”

In the season’s first three weeks, the Bobcats face off against Mercyhurst, Maine and Syracuse, all teams which are consistently among the best in the country. Later in the season, they will match up against Boston College in the Nutmeg Clas-sic Tournament.

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By DAN DOLPHStaff Writer

ALL Eyes on the ice“If you win your last game, you’ve won the whole thing. There’s no reason for us to lose to anybody this year. We’re good enough to say that. So unless we win that last game I won’t be satisfied.”

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How our teams stacked up last month

4-0 in Tri-State Conference - 273 points for - 12 points scored against - 261 point differential

5-3 record in September - 12 goals scored - 18 goals against - 3 game win streak

Placed 14th out of 18, 10th out of 12 and 8th out of 11 in tournaments

Four singles titles won at the UConn Invitational

Placed 2nd out of 5, 4th out of 12, 2nd out of 2 and 12 out of 33 in September meets

1 doubles title in four tournaments

1-7 record this month with only 4 sets won out of 27

Placed 3rd out of 5, 3rd out of 17, 1st out of 2 and 18th out of 40 in September meets

4-3-2 record in September - 4 goals scored - 5 goals allowed

2-3-1 record in September - 10 goals scored/10 goals allowed

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Last season, the Quinnipiac women’s rugby team picked up its first-ever home win with a 23-7 win over Marist College. On Sunday, the team got its second win over Marist and second home win of the season with a 52-0 shutout.

Marist was coming off of a 103-0 win over Hofstra, the most points scored this season in the conference.

“Marist was seeded No. 2 to-day and we were seeded No. 1 so it was a big game for us,” Quin-nipiac head coach Becky Carlson said. “We were concentrated more today on the forwards, we had a lot of offloading today that led to a few big runs and we were able to capi-talize.”

With the win, the Bobcats im-prove to 5-0 on the season and have now shutout three teams in the Tri-

State Conference.Quinnipiac came out of the gates

strong putting up 40 unanswered points in the first half. Two of those trys came from Natalie Kosko who ran the ball more than 30 yards and got into the endzone with a spin move on her second try to make it a 38-0 game before the conversion attempt.

In the second half, Raechel Stimson provided the first score 12 minutes into the half for her second try of the game. Senior captain Col-leen Doherty had the other try when

she faked the pitch to Nancy Dunn and instead juked into the endzone.

The Bobcats had possession for the majority of the second half in Marist’s zone but were only able to score two trys.

Fullback Krystin Orrico started 3-for-3 on conversions and finished the day hitting 6-of-8. She is now 21-of-37 through the season’s first five games.

The Bobcats will look to im-prove to 6-0 on Sunday when they play Stony Brook at the Stony

Brook Campus Recreational Field in Stony Brook N.Y.

Despite a spotless record, Carl-son knows there are still several things her team can improve on.

“We had a lot of penalties and that is something we have been working on,” Carlson said. “The middle of the season we play West-chester and Rutgers and those pen-alties are definitely going to hurt us.”

Dunn and Shannon Durkin also added trys in Sunday’s victory.

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Junior lock Allison Gnys gets liften up for a lineout during the second half of the 52-0 women’s rugby vic-tory over Marist College on Sunday afternoon. The Bobcats are now 5-0 on the season.

GAME OF THE WEEK

Forty-point first half powers women’s rugby to 5-0 start

“We had a lot of penalties and that is something we have been working on. The middle of the season we play Westchester and Rutgers and those penalties are defintely going to hurt us.”

— BECKY CARLSONWOMEN’S RUGBY HEAD COACH

SEPTEMBER BREAKDOWN

Women’s rugby

Field hockey

Men’s soccer

Women’s soccer

Women’s golf

Men’s cross country

Women’s cross country

Men’s tennis

Women’s tennis

Women’s volleyball

By JOE ADDONIZIOSports Editor

THE RUNDOWN

GAMES TO WATCH

WOMEN’S SOCCERQU 0, LIU Brooklyn 0-- FridayNatalia Grodski: 5 savesMonmouth 1, QU 0 -- SundayJill Kelley: 3 savesWOMEN’S GOLFQU placed 8 out of 11 -- SaturdayJenn Whaley: 159 (two round total)Krissy Unger: 162WOMEN”S VOLLEYBALLSt. Francis (Pa.) 3, QU 0 -- SaturdayBonnie Conklin: 7 killsTaylor Payne: 6 killsRobert Morris 3, QU 0-- SundayChandler Thornton: 7 killsTanner Celestin: 6 killsWOMEN’S ICE HOCKEYQU 7, Cambridge 0 -- SaturdayErica Uden Johansson: 2 goalsNicole Kosta: 1 goalKelly Babstock: 1 goalNicole Brown: 1 goalWOMEN’S RUGBYQU 52, Marist 0 -- SundayRaechel Stimson: 3 trysNatalie Kosko: 2 trysFIELD HOCKEYQU 3, Harvard 1 -- SundayJess Rusin: 1 goalAmanda Danziger: 1 goalCate Colucci: 1 goalMEN’S SOCCERQU 3, St. Francis (N.Y.) 2 -- SundayRobbie McLarney: 2 goalsBorja Angoitia: 6 saves

WOMEN’S SOCCERQU (6-3-2, 2-1-1) at. Wagner (4-8. 1-2) – Friday, 3 p.m.QU (6-3-2, 2-1-1) at Bryant (7-6, 2-2) – Sunday, 3 p.m.MEN’S SOCCERQU (3-4-1, 1-0) vs. Sacred Heart (5-4,1-1) – Friday, 3:30 p.m.MEN’S TENNISQU (0-0, 0-0) at Quinnipiac Invitational – Friday, 1:30 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.Sunday, 9 a.m.WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEYQU (0-0, 0-0) vs. Mercyhurst (2-0, 2-0) – Friday, 7 p.m.Saturday, 1 p.m.WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALLQU (1-12, 0-4) vs. Sacred Heart (4-14, 2-2) – Saturday, 1 p.m.FIELD HOCKEY QU (7-4, 0-0) at Sacred Heart (5-5, 0-0) – Sunday, 12 p.m.MEN’S CROSS COUNTRYQU at New England Championships – Sunday, 2:15 p.m.WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRYQU at New England Championships – Sunday, 1:30 p.m.

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10 JESS RUSIN BECAME THE 10TH PLAYER IN

PROGRAM HISTORY TO REACH THE 20 GOAL MARK AFTER SHE SCORED AGAINST HARVARD .

5 GAME WINNING STREAK FOR WOMEN’S RUGBY AFTER DEFEATING

MARIST 52-0 ON SUNDAY AT QUINNIPIAC.

12PLACE OUT OF 33 TEAMS THE MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

TEAM PLACED AT THE PAUL SHORT INVITATIONAL.

2GOALS SCORED BY SENIOR ROBBIE MCLARNEY DURING

SUNDAY’S NEC WIN AGAINST ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.).

60 NUMBER OF SHOTS THE WOMEN’S HOCKEY TEAM

TOOK IN THE EXHIBITION GAME AGAINST THE CAMBRIDGE JUNIOR TEAM .

Robbie McLarney

Robbie McLarney scored two goals Sunday in a 3-2 win against North-east Conference opponent St. Francis (N.Y.) . McLarney has three goals on the year and two assists.

Natalie Kosko had two tries in the first half alone in the Bobcats second home game, helping the team reach a 52-0 victory against Marist on Sun-day. Kosko’s second try was a run more than 30 yards.

BY THE NUMBERS ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Natalie KoskoWomen’s RugbyWing, Inside Center

Freshman Sebastian, Fla.

Men’s soccerMidfield

SeniorLondonderry, N.H.

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Clockwise from top left: Sophomore Nicole Kosta takes a shot in the women’s ice hockey team’s home opener; freshman Nicole Connery dodges the goalie; sophomore Tanner Celes-tin returns the ball.

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Quinnipiac midfielders Robbie McLarney and Will Cavallo head toward three cameras waiting for them just off the baseline of the soc-cer field. As they walk, a few team-mates playfully heckle them.

“Make sure they hold hands!” one shouts at the cameraman. “End the interview with a big, old bro hug,” another suggests.

Why the playful sarcasm with the two graduate student athletes? Quinnipiac men’s soccer coach Eric Da Costa knew why.

“We always say that they’re the best friends that anybody could have,” Da Costa said. “The two of them, they’re two peas in a pod.”

After three successful seasons at Rutgers, McLarney made his way to Hamden in August to obtain a mas-ters degree in public relations. He had been highly sought after by sev-eral soccer programs, but was heav-ily recruited by Da Costa’s staff at the urge of his close friend.

“I’ve known Robbie since I was 6 years old,” Cavallo said. “We’ve been best friends for more than 15 years, so having him come here is crazy.”

From the time the two met in Londonderry, N.H., soccer became their commonality. Through the years, they played at various levels together, including club teams such as the New Hampshire Classics, along with the New Hampshire Storm. While McLarney would eventually move on to play on for a well-reputable squad, like the Boston Bolts, and even have a short stint in England, the two still were on the Londonderry High School team, as well.

As college rolled around, the boys knew they would likely be heading their separate ways for the first time in more than a de-cade. McLarney would head to New Brunswick, N.J., while Ca-vallo made the trip to Hamden with no soccer scholarship in hand. Yet even from afar, Cavallo still found influence in his buddy.

“I was like ‘Oh man, one of my best friends is playing Divi-sion I college soccer, that would be awesome. I wonder what that would be like,” Cavallo said.

McLarney supported his friend’s aspirations.“I told him to go for it, see what would happen,” McLarney said.Cavallo dreamed big. After failing to receive an offer to

play for Quinnipiac, he tried out for the team prior to his fresh-man year. He was cut, unfavorably nonetheless. Still, he pur-sued and walked on for his sophomore year, giving him another year of eligibility.

With both having found success at their respective schools,

McLarney made the jump to the Northeast Conference after spending his first three seasons at Rutgers, which included a trip to the Big East Championship game in 2009. Da Costa knew he was getting a tremendous asset to the squad.

“There’s always been that talent there, he was a highly-tout-ed recruit,” he said. “When we knew he was available, we did everything we could to get him here because I knew his impact would be immediate and his value would be immeasurable.”

His value is immeasurable because it keeps growing. In Sunday’s 3-2 conference victory over St. Francis (N.Y.), McLarney netted two goals, one of which came late in the 85th minute that ended up sealing the deal for the Bobcats. Through eight games, he has three goals and two assists, tallying eight points in total. Still, the 3-4-1 (1-0) Bobcats know there is still much to be accomplished.

“Robbie has been a good addition, as have all the newcomers, and I think we got a good squad,” Cavallo said. “Obviously we’ve struggled over the last couple games, but now’s the time to ramp it up. We’ve got conference play where all the points matter.”

What exactly was it like stepping on to the same pitch as one another for the first time in five years though?

“Seeing Robbie out on the field for the first time, I was defending him, and I said, ‘This can’t be real, this is like high school. It still boggles my mind,’” Cavallo said with a smile.

“I’ve known this guy since he was 6, so it brings back a lot of memories,” McLarney said. “It’s pretty cool.”

He also added that he has had little difficulty adjusting to the new system and style of play in the NEC, and has enjoyed his tenure at the school thus far.

So how well do the two know each other? The only way to find out would be through a series of tests. When asked what Cavallo’s favorite movie of all-time was, McLarney responded with “Batman.”

“Batman’s up there, but I’d have to say ‘Shawshank Redemption,’” Cavallo said.

Despite the slow start, McLar-ney quickly rebounded after he cor-rectly named his friend’s favorite musical artist.

“It’s got to be Snoop Dogg,” he said confidently.

“Snoop is definitely up there, I’d have to say he’s my favorite,” Cavallo said back. “Freshman year, I would sing ‘Gin and Juice’ everyday.”

Cavallo was sharper in his re-sponse, concerning McLarney’s favor-ite food.

“I’d say he’s a plain pasta guy. He likes his different sauces, but pasta is

what he enjoys,” he said. McLarney confirmed it with a smile.The two looked at one another and simultaneously broke

into laughter as they embraced the ridiculous nature of the con-versation. It is this unique dynamic, however, that Da Costa says does much more good than it does harm.

“They’re interesting characters,” the eighth-year coach said. “Will has always been phenomenal for our program and for the chemistry of our program. As a team guy, there’s no-body better than him.”

And McLarney? Da Costa believes he’s the cherry on top.“Add in Robbie,” he said, “the two of them are really good

friends, and it spills over to the rest of the team.”When the two Londonderry natives look back at their final

seasons of collegiate ball, they will be able to do so knowing they spent it alongside their best friend.

“It brings back all the memories from 6 through 18, “ Ca-vallo said. “You can’t replace those, and bringing them back into your mind is just fantastic.”

But as the two concluded the interview, still drenched in sweat from practice, Cavallo motioned back over to his buddy.

“We forgot to hold hands,” he said laughing.

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REUNITED ON THE PITCHChildhood best friends brought back together by Bobcat midfield

Women’s volleyball hires three assistant coaches

By JON ALBAStaff Writer

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Seniors William Cavallo (left) and Robbie McLarney (right) react to having their hometown of Londonder-ry, N.H., announced as being in Massachusetts by the public address announcer before the men’s soccer home opener against Boston College on Aug. 24.

By JOE ADDONIZIOSports Editor

The Quinnipiac women’s volleyball team announced the signing of three assistant coach-es to work with head coach Kris Czaplinski.

Lynsey Somers was hired as a paid as-sistant coach while Lindsay Marone and Da-vid Cyr will be volunteer assistant coaches. Before being hired at Quinnipiac, Somers worked as a graduate assistant for two years at St. Lawrence College where she was an assis-tant coach for the volleyball and track teams. She also has assistant coaching experience at

Colgate from 2006-2007 and Quinnipiac from 2007-2008.

Before coaching, Somers played volleyball and track at Defiance College where she earned all-conference honors for both. The now Bobcat assistant coach captained the Defiance volleyball squad her senior year and earned all-HCAC hon-ors. For track, she was named the team MVP for field events during her senior and junior seasons ,and in 2004 she was named the Defiance Col-lege Distinguished Athlete.

Marone will assistant Czaplinski and help in the player’s daily routines. She currently

works at the Woodbridge Volleyball Center as a referee for adult league games and coaches all-skill level volleyball camps. Marone also works at Amity Physical Therapy where she works di-rectly with patients exercise programs.

Marone graduated from Springfield Col-lege where she had several internship positions in the sports field including Velocity Sports Performance and at Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning. She also coached the Hamden high school girls’ junior varsity team for two years while assisting the varsity squad. She was a four-year member of the Springfield

volleyball team as an outside hitter.Finally, Cyr joins the coaching staff for his

first Division I coaching position. Cyr was a volunteer for the Blockheads Volleyball Camp as well as an assistant coach for the Tyrrell Middle School girls’ volleyball team.

Czaplinski became an interim head coach in February 2012 when former head coach Robin Sparks was fired. Czaplinski was named the team’s head coach for this season. The team is 1-12 this season and have won only 4-of-27 sets. It hosts Sacred Heart on Satuday, search-ing for its first conference win of the year.