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ThursdayNovember 11, 2010

By Jessica LewisNEWS EDITOR

Armed U.S. Federal Marshals in an unmarked car followed another car onto campus on Tuesday, Nov. 9 at around 8 a.m. When the car stopped and parked, the Marshals surrounded the car pointing guns into the windows.Chronicle copy-­chief Darleen

Denno was on-­scene for the incident. “I saw a few undercover police cars and they [The U.S. Marshals] were in regular clothes, but they had bulletproof vests on and a few of them had guns with them,” Denno said. “There was a

lot of commo-­tion, and I saw a busted window. I couldn’t tell if it was a guy or girl on the ground being handcuffed, there was a lot of stuff on the hood of the car,” Denno said. “They ripped the car apart and

put it on the hood, everyone was standing around gawking at what was happening, I don’t remember seeing any public safety there,”

The Hofstra community did not

incident. “As far as I’m concerned, the

CANN network has always been Hofstra’s way of clearing its name after real issues. After last year’s

petty issues. Today [Nov. 10], CANN sent me an email, text, and a phone call. Curiously enough, didn’t hear a thing from them

about any armed Marshals on campus. It’s the same M.O.,” said sophomore Jory Heckman.“On November

9, U.S. Federal Marshals were present in the Breslin Hall park-­ing lot looking for someone who had a warrant,

they apprehended this person without incident and there was no danger to anyone in the Hofstra Community and it does not fall into the criteria for putting out a CANN alert and we were unaware of this until after the fact,” said Charles Forrest on behalf of Public Safety.As of press time, the U.S.

Marshals Service could not be reached for comment.

“there was a lot of commo-

tion, and i saw a busted window. i couldn’t tell if it was a guy or girl on the ground being handcuffed,”

Top: U.S. Marshals strip search the vehicle in question. The vehicle was parked in the Breslin Hall parking lot, on the side of Dempster Hall.

(Jessica Lewis/The Chronicle)

Left: U.S. Marshals had a warrant for the person’s vehicle being investi-gated. Public Safety was unaware of hte investigation until after the fact.

(Photo Courtesy James Cohen,

Adjunct Professor of Radio, Television

and Film)

By Alexi KnockASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Alpha Phi hosted Creating Connections through New Member Education on Wednesday, Nov. 10, where J.D. Louk, Director of Collegiate Operations for Alpha Phi talked with the University’s Greek organizations about how to create traditions in line with University guidelines.“I think that hazing is a really

touchy and awkward subject here,” said Jenna Fishner, Alpha Phi Hofstra Chapter president. “Everyone does it whether they realize it’s hazing or not. I think that people need to look at the rit-­

uals they call tradition and some-­times they need to be reevaluated. That was a really hard reality that Alpha Phi had to face.” During the Spring 2010 semes-­

ter, Alpha Phi was accused of practicing new member education that violated the New Membership Packet. Most of the discussion during the event focused on the content of this packet. The New Membership Packet outlines examples of behaviors (volun-­tary and involuntary) that can be

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and sorority life at the University.“Your new member packet

is ridiculous, it’s a lot of stuff,”

said Louk, the event’s speaker. “How do you follow this? You don’t.” Louk engaged the audience by

walking into the aisles and asking questions directly. “I know that tra-­dition is pretty touchy here,” said Louk. “Maintaining tradition can be amazing, but it can also detrimen-­tal to our organizations.”In the past, the University has

had several incidences concerning hazing. In the 1940s, the Greek life held Hell Week, which was a period set for new members, or ‘pledges,’ to be hazed. At the time, most hazing occurred outside where other students could watch. A 1947 Hofstra Chronicle article

entitled, “Student Council asks cooperation in Frosh Hazing” covered Student Council’s (now known as Student Government Association) request to Greek life to participate in hazing rituals. Today, SGA does not have a spe-­

it follows University guidelines which do not allow any form of hazing.

-­ishing as much as it could be because of the negative reputation we’ve gotten from things in the past with new member education,” said Fishner.In 2008, New York Post said,

“a Long Island college freshman

says she has been hounded by vengeful sorority girls who verbally and physically attacked her and threatened to “slit her throat” when she decided she didn’t want to join their group.” That group, Phi Epsilon, was found not guilty for all charges regarding this 2008 incident. However, a second

in a completely separate incident later that year found them guilty. Phi Epsilon was suspended from campus in Spring 2008 and returned in Fall 2009. “They served their time, came

back, and they’ve been compli-­

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By Courtney WalshASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

The brain munching, Nerf gun shooting, sock throwing mania, which has been sweep-­

coming to Hofstra University. Two students, Brad Sappington and Chris Weed at Goucher College, founded Humans Vs Zombies (HvZ for short) in 2005. Since then the game has spread via the World Wide Web to over 200 uni-­versities, as well as high school military bases, summer camps and even public libraries.

way to Hofstra this year by way of three freshman: Alexander Breen,

Demarest Treasurer. “I had a friend who went to

Penn State who was the last human alive and he bragged about it like none other,” said Demarest.Demarest did some light

research and began to discuss plans to bring the game to Hofstra with Siegel, but it wasn’t until Breen came into the picture that things got serious. “You can make pages on the

page and I went to email the person in charge and found out it was Alex Breen,” said Siegel. The fact that it was 2:00

a.m. didn’t stop Siegel from running downs the stairs of his Netherland’s dorm into Breen’s room “freaking out so excited.” “Since then it’s been a lot of leg

work, it’s been running back and forth all over the place to nether regions of buildings I didn’t know existed,” said Siegel. But the boys’ work has not

been in vain, the count down for

has begun. Registration for the event begins on Nov. 17 and

the outbreak commences on Dec. 5, when one player suc-­cumbs to the hunger for human

zombie.” The original zombie’s identity is a secret, and once

player’s job will be to tag as many other players as possible before their identity is revealed. Upon

being tagged, players or “humans” become zombies. “Basically the biggest part of

this game is its word of mouth,” said Demarest. “It’s honesty so if you get tagged you’re tagged don’t complain about it, don’t stalk people till their out of their job, just enjoy the game.”

bandanas tied around their legs

around their foreheads.

Aside from the club’s executive board, there are four moderators that run the individual games. Moderators are unbiased sources of information for players. The moderator’s most important job? Running Missions. What are missions? “Missions require the players to

leave the room instead of holing

Demarest. Missions can range from

escaping a building to rescue attempts. “That way you can’t sit in your

room, with a bunch of food, and say haha I’m the last human alive! You’re not going out, you’re not enjoying the game, so it defeats the purpose,” said Siegel. After completing a mission

“Humans” are rewarded with

prizes such as ammunition, or in the case of a zombie victory, mod-­erators throw “zombie parties.” To prevent total and utter

chaos, human players are given “safe zones” where they can’t be tagged. Such zones include the student center, housing com-­plexes, dining halls, academic buildings and the library.

“The unispans however are not safe, so you could be in the student center or the library and you’re safe but if you cross that unispan and there are zombies there you are out of luck,” said Demarest. The game will go on 24 hours

the humans have to do is survive. “If two humans survive to the

last minute of the game then the humans win, but it’s really

REALLY hard. It’s slighted against the humans really,” said Siegel. The human’s only means

of defense against the growing hoard are socks and Nerf guns. Players can tag zombies by either throwing rolled up socks or hitting zombies with Nerf guns pellets. When a human hits a zombie, the zombie is “stunned” for 15 min-­utes, meaning they’re not allowed to participate in game play for that time. Siegel and Demarest predict

game will have about 50 players. Although this pales in comparison to Goucher’s thousands of partici-­pants, the boys have high hopes for Hofstra Vs Zombie’s future. “The goal is go from this little

50 person game and turn it into a campus wide incredible thing that happens four times a year,” said Siegel. Although they expect some stu-­Although they expect some stu-­

boys don’t think it will take long for the HvZ virus to spread across Hofstra’s campus. “It’s a big social thing, you get

all of your friends to play and you make new friends. I mean you’re running around campus Friday afternoon and the zombies are chasing you down, you’re throw-­ing socks, screaming and making a scene. All of a sudden there

you out, you never met them before but now you’re friends and they’ll escort you to class,” said Demarest. “It’s a great social experi-­“It’s a great social experi-­

ence for a lot of kids on allot of campuses” For more information on

Hofstra Vs Zombies the club will be holding two meetings on Nov. 17, one during common hour in Breslin 018 and another at 8:30 p.m. in Breslin 209.

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By Courtney WalshASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

On Nov. 9 Hofstra’s Student Government Association (SGA) had the shortest meeting on

to debate and reinstate senator Andrew Learner, and discuss upcoming events and weekly reports. SGA President James Wells

encouraged senators to attend the Multi Cultural mixer held on Wednesday. The mixer sponsored by SGA and the Hofstra Center for Civic Engagement and various other Hofstra organiza-­tions, was meant to promote cultural diversity within the university. “A lot of stu-­

dents feel that although this school is diverse on paper, it is not diverse on campus, and as students leaders we can help change this. I strongly encourage everyone to attend,” said Wells. Next Saturday, Nov. 20, the

SGA will be sponsoring Hofstra’s annual Destination Runway. This theme correlates with Hofstra’s

models will sport clothing from throughout the decades of Hofstra’s history. Doors will open

30 minutes before the show, but the models will be required to be at Hofstra USA by noon. “It’s basically going to be

insanity that day, we’re going to run through the show over and over, and make sure our models

Chairwoman Victoria Vullo. This year the students are get-­

ting help from one of their spon-­

hair and make up will be done by HX Salon who just came out

with their own makeup line this year. “Also this

year we have goodie bags, little swag bags for the audi-­ence,” said Vullo. The bags

contain every-­thing from hair care products to tooth brushes to

candy and bracelets. With over 55 models participat-­

ing in the show, Vullo, the SGA and Helping Hands will be taking tickets at the door. “This year we’re mainly going

for a more professional fashion show in comparison to a student fashion show,” said Vullo. Tickets will be sold $5 in

advance and $7 at the door, all proceeds will go to Save the Children.

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“It’s basically going to be

insanity that day, we’re going to run through the show over and over, and make sure our models are fit and fabulous ”

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Senators met brie!y to discuss upcoming events and weekly reports.

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By Rachel LutzASSISTANT EDITORIAL EDITOR

The Zarb School of Business Department of Management, Entrepreneurship and General Business partnered Wednesday, Nov. 10 with Capital One Banking to offer three teams of students the chance to build their own business with a startup fund from Capital One.“The students participating in

this program are gaining hands-­on experience that they can take with them into successful careers upon graduating to distinguish themselves from others in a competitive world,” said Patrick J. Socci, Dean of the Zarb School of Business.

Rent-­A-­Spot. The idea for their company stemmed from the fact that parking is unsatisfactory

on campus, and they wanted to provide a quick, convenient, guaranteed spot for a select few students, faculty and staff.Rent-­A-­Spot’s idea is to have

a silent auction to win one of 20 prime parking spots on the academic side of campus. The 20 winners would also have the opportunity to share the spots with their friends. For example, if that one student only commuted to campus Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, they could share the spot with a friend who only comes to campus Tuesdays and Thursdays.The silent auction would take

place two weeks prior to the start of each month, because the parking rentals would be monthly. Public Safety would also be heav-­ily involved, because they would have the right to tow people using the spots that they are not renting

for that month.The second company to pres-­

ent their ideas to the panel of judges was Student Lottery: A Scholarship Fund for Students. They are currently deciding between two names and several

logos, wintuition.com and scholar-­foradollar.com.The idea behind their company

is to have a lottery similar to Mega Millions, where it is only a dollar for one line of numbers, and you

ticket. Anything higher than three matching numbers and the bonus wins money. The people that will be eligible for this lottery is anyone ages 18 and over, The money won from the lottery

can be put towards scholarship

to an accredited school of your choice anywhere in the country to pay for tuition, books, or a meal plan. It can also go into a 529 Savings Plan account with the

education.

present is called Personalization PLUS. Their idea was born from the fact that the nearest embroi-­dery and customizing shops were outside a three-­mile radius, and were not catering to college students. Personalization PLUS would bring their embroider-­ing services to The University’s Student Center, as well as taking larger orders online for a cheap rate across the board.Next week, the judges from

Capital One will hold one on one meetings with each team. After the meetings and continued delibera-­tion, they will choose a winner and award them the money to start their business on campus. Each group had an estimated startup cost of about $3,000 for advertis-­ing, accumulation of resources, and maintenance costs.

By Theresa CooperSPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Hofstra University’s Chapters of Ed2010 and the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) co-­sponsored “Turning the Page: The Future of Magazines” on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010 during common hour in Studio A of Dempster Hall. Moderated by Evan

Cornog, Dean of the School of Communication, the event fea-­tured three prominent speakers from the magazine industry: Eve Burton, Vice President & General

Stephanie Jackson, Director of Strategic Marketing Solutions for

President of Online Marketing & Product Development for American Express Publishing.Evan Cornog began the discus-­

sion by asking the three speakers, “How have magazines changed over the past 10 years and how will they change in the next 10 years?” “I think we’ve seen a shift in the

way content is developed and the way that it’s displayed,” Stephanie Jackson began, “I should mention

more prevalent. From my per-­spective as a person from Zinio and developing digital programs,

I think we’ve also seen more multi-­channel focus. So creating content that can deliver to multiple places.” For 10 years, Zinio worked

with 90 percent of all magazine companies by taking their content and distributing it digitally. This means that consumers can read their favorite magazine from com-­puters, iphones, ipads, android tablets, that will be available soon, or smart phones. These devices that keep us

connected to the world at all times also give us the ability to read

-­tion or go on our smart phones and read additional content. Print magazines have a beginning and an end, whereas magazine web-­sites can be updated all day long with new information. “All of these are an expansion

of the editorial process,” said Jackson. “So while the actual length of articles and the length of publications may be shrink-­ing, actual content is increasing because of much broader clas-­

have today.” Whitney explained that the

major changes magazines have seen in the last 10 years has been

editorial direction of consumers. “Niches were created and ulti-­“Niches were created and ulti-­

mately destroyed by the Internet,” said Whitney. “Magazines have become increasingly focused on much smaller themes and topics.” Burton said, “If we were doing

would be discussing revenues and the excitement of the web.” The changes she has seen

in magazines has been made in content. The Internet allows those who work for magazines to see exactly what people are looking at and what they are most interested in. “That allowed us to begin the transforma-­tion that we all needed to make as an industry to serve you what you wanted to read,” Burton said. Cornog

asked, “Do these technological changes mean the potential van-­ishing of the newsstand?” “The digital aspect of [maga-­“The digital aspect of [maga-­

zines] changes a lot of things…what we see now, even with the digital components added on, is that here in the U.S., 80 percent of consumers are still looking to purchase subscriptions,” Jackson said.

Although technological changes have thrust magazines into an even faster passed, competitive world, people are still comfort-­able with the tradition of ordering magazine subscriptions the old fashioned way. Whitney explained, “On the

newsstands side…the publishers are just selling fewer copies at the newsstands. And the numbers are pretty shocking in terms of how the single copy has fallen over the years.”

“I think that magazines aren’t going anywhere,” said Dara Adeeyo, a senior majoring in Journalism and President for Hofstra’s chapter of Ed2010. “Print and the web

can and will coexist. The digital world is just introducing a new way for magazines to distribute their work.” Adeeyo has interned at

Seventeen Magazine and HouseBeautiful. She is currently interning at TeenVogue and Alloy Digital and will be interning with Harper’s Bazaar next semester. “I think there may be more

digital jobs available at maga-­zines. The majority of my intern-­ships have been web related, so I am very comfortable with the web and knowing that the magazine industry is going to embrace the

any realm of the industry,” Adeeya explained. Jackson and Whitney both

revealed there are, currently, mul-­tiple magazine business models in transition. Zinio, now the biggest news-­Zinio, now the biggest news-­

stand in the world, is exploring new models that will meet with consumer needs. In one model they are considering, the consum-­

each month. One magazine counts as one credit and the more expensive magazines, like The Economist, which has the full price of $126.99 a year, is two or three credits. A shift in content, consumer

groups, and transforming the industry to serve the reader are all changes the magazine industry has seen in the past 10 years. We know that magazine companies have adapted to our needs. In the future, the consumer may also be adapting their ways of purchasing magazines.

“Print and the web can and will coexist. The digi-tal world is just

introducing a new way for magazines to distribute their

work.”

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A vehicle carrying three non-­students entered the north campus on Nov. 4 after not stop-­ping at the booth. Public Safety radioed for assistance and was able to stop the vehicle. Inside, there were two grinders, mari-­juana pipes, and two controlled substance pills found in the car.

subjects were taken to the HIC

where they apprehend by the NCPD and banned from campus.

On Nov. 4, a PSO on patrol saw a vehicle parked on north

fogged windows. The PSO approached the vehicle and saw that the students were smoking marijuana out of a glass pipe. The

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given appearance summonses.

Public Safety issued a student a summons for carrying a beer past Colonial Square East on Nov. 4 after an RA reported the incident to Public Safety.

While conducting Health and Safety inspections in the Rotterdam House the Resident Director and Public Safety

interviewed a student concern-­ing marijuana abuse. The student voluntarily surrendered a large quantity of marijuana, hallucino-­genic mushrooms and drug para-­phernalia. These items were given to the NCPD and the resident of the room was given an appear-­ance summons.

A large party was report-­ed to be happening inside of Portsmouth House on Nov. 6. Public Safety responded to the reports and upon their arrival, several students scattered. In the room, Public Safety found several bottles of alcohol. The resident of the room, along with three other students, were issued appearance summonses,

On Nov. 6, Public Safety was escorting a disorderly non-­student out of Hofstra USA, where MALIK was hosting a party. While escorting the non-­student out, Public Safety was then attacked by several non-­students who were attempting to intercede. An altercation then ensued and ten

non-­students were apprehended as a result, and taken to the HIC.

responded, after an investigation

for assault. A Public Safety supervisor was struck in the face and suffered a concussion, and a Public Safety student center manager was struck in the face several times and also suffered a concussion. They were both taken to the Nassau University Medical Center where they were treated and released. One student was issued a summons for actions of guests.

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ant with all the policies that the

Mario Bolanos, Assistant Director

and Activities. “They came back restructuring and ever since then they’ve been one of the strongest sororities. They realized they had to make changes and they’re in the stage where they just want to redeem themselves and they should be proud.”After several attempts, members

of Phi Epsilon were not available for comment as of press time.During a Fall 2010 recruit-­

ment event called Round Robin, Bolanos read a letter to sorority hopefuls warning against Sigma Sigma Sigma, a sorority that was kicked off campus for hazing and violating the New Membership Packet. Sigma Sigma Sigma’s national president asked Bolanos to read the letter in order to clarify that this sorority is not recognized at the University. However, many Greek mem-­

bers have expressed that the New

follow. “A member of my national

headquarters told me that we should take the Hofstra rulebook, burn it, and go by whatever our national organization says,” said Geoff Smith of Pi Kappa Alpha. “They like force us off campus and use the packet as an excuse to get rid of us.”Vinny Napolitano of Pi Kappa

Alpha agreed that the New Membership Packet is too strict “Hofstra views us [Greek life] as this negative force that’s ruining their reputation. Hofstra doesn’t care about us and that’s a fact,” said Napolitano. “If they cared about their students we would have a football team right now.”Katie Lambert, president of

Sigma Delta Tau Hofstra Chapter, felt that new member education is vital to Greek life. “I don’t think you can get any of the Greek members in here to agree that eliminating their hazing tradition is a good idea,” said Lambert. “As someone who had to ratify their entire tradi-­tion this year, much of our tradition is based around hazing. Making the complete leap to what Hofstra wants is a big process to go through and it completely destroys the structure of your organization.”

Hannah Taylor, New Member Educator of Alpha Phi, was part of her sorority’s new member education reevaluation. “Changing our ways brought us together so much better and I don’t think those new members are being seen in a different way than the old ones,” said Taylor. Fishner addressed the com-­

plaints regarding the gray area of hazing the New Membership Packet creates for Greek life. “I don’t think anyone wants to admit that they’re hazing or doing something bad. I think some of the things that are outlined in the New Membership Packet make it a little fuzzy,” said Fishner. “I understand what the administration is trying to do but such strict guidelines force people to try and go outside of those boundaries.”Jennifer Truscott of Delta Phi

Epsilon believes that the University should not be giving what many Greek life members feel is harsh treatment. “If we get kicked off for what we consider tradition no one would be at the events we’ve been at,” said Truscott. “If Hofstra didn’t have Greek life they would have nothing.”

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J.D. Louk spoke to members of the Greek community about hazing.

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By Billy FinneganCOLUMNIST

The holiday season is called the most wonderful time of the year. It’s the time when we are encouraged to be better people-­ while at the same time as indulging ourselves. It’s a time full of Christmas Trees, Menorahs, Kwanzaa beads and whatever

other decorations may come up in our celebration of the winter holidays. Christmas carols will be playing on all the radio stations, Santa Clauses will appear left and right, and maybe, we’ll even get a little bit of snow. There’s joy all around. It really is the most wonderful time of the year.But it doesn’t start until the day

after Thanksgiving, and too many people seem to forget that little tidbit.Don’t get me wrong—the

holidays are my favorite time of the year. I look forward to them as much as I look forward to the upcoming release of Deathly chronicle.editorial@gmail.com

By Caitlin WalshCOLUMNIST

So it turns out that “suspended

means two days. On Oct. 28, Keith Olbermann donated $2,400 each to three separate demo-­cratic candidates, two of whom won their elections. That was in violation of MSNBC News Policy and Olbermann was promptly suspended on November 5th. However, MSNBC announced as early as Nov. 7 that Olbermann

Nov. 9. When the news broke a few

days ago, MSNBC was held in high regard. Another news company, Fox News because they did not punish its anchors, such as Sean Hannity, when they donated to republican campaigns. MSNBC stood out by punishing Olbermann for breaking his objec-­tivity as a broadcast journalist.The network executives must

have thought viewers couldn’t see Olbermann as objective if they knew he donated to democratic cam-­paigns. And the view-­ers have a point, since political donations are public and anyone with an Internet connec-­

what to each campaign. But this sudden reversal of

their decision, just two days later, destroys any hope that MSNBC has of being viewed as an objec-­tive network. By succumbing to public pressure – over 250,000 people signed an online peti-­tion – and allowing Olbermann to return, MSNBC proves it’s as liberal as Fox News is conserva-­tive. If the network really wants to be seen as objective then it

should have let the suspension remain for a month or two. This would be long enough for the public to see how different MSNBC is compared to Fox News, and for Olbermann to learn his lesson.They backed down when there

was enough public outcry, prov-­ing that the network is just like Fox News, and that they watch

the other news channels.So much for remaining

objective. Olbermann wrote an open

letter to Countdown viewers after it was announced that he would rejoin the show on Tuesday. He thanked viewers for their support and said that he was punished for breaking a rule that he knew nothing about and is inconsistent-­ly applied. As a step towards true objectivity, MSNBC should take this letter as a suggestion and educate their anchors and news staff about their donation policies, as well as enforcing them across the board instead of sporadically.Olbermann also stated that he

was willing to explain his political contributions both on air to the viewers and off the air to execu-­

tives. While it would have been an alternative to allow Olbermann to remain on the air, it wouldn’t have been a strong enough message that objectivity was MSNBC’s top priority. It could have been seen as a cop-­out, as a chance for MSNBC and Olbermann to save face. If there is one thing to be

learned from this media circus, it’s that with the rise of cable news channels and the 24 hour news cycle, objective journal-­ism is a dying practice. The conservatives have their opinion based news shows on Fox News Channel, and the liberals have their own version of the news on MSNBC.In order to get an objective

view of a news story, viewers

or just skip the television entirely and rely on newspapers and the internet.

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CorySophomore

“It should be, smok-­ing’s bad for you. I’m

DanGrad Student

“I think it’s a good

ErzsiJunior

“I guess that’s cool, I

JohnSophomore

“I don’t smoke;; it’s been made clear

LeahJunior

“I think it’s a good idea but it won’t be

PercySophomore

“Messages have been put out there, but it’s

By 2012, the FDA will be required to approve graphic warning labels and occupy half of cigarette packaging

labels. What do you think?

By Katherine YaremkoCOLUMNIST

With tax cuts for the richest citizens scheduled to expire at the end of this year, an inevi-­table battle between President Obama and the House of Representatives is already under-­way. As a result of the November elections, the House is largely Republican. Given America’s current economic status, Republicans are continuing their line of argument that tax cuts would serve as a means to stimu-­late a downtrodden economy. No one excitedly anticipates

having to pay taxes. However, in light of the growing inequality apparent in this country, continu-­ing to provide tax cuts for the wealthiest two percent of citizens

results. At the least, it would probably not do much to improve economic conditions. Nicholas Kristof covers this conundrum in his New York Times article, “Our

Individuals who fall within the middle-­class income brackets can give away approximately 40 percent of their salaries in taxes. That percentage makes a huge difference in the amount an individual actually ends up taking home from his job after satisfying the IRS. The groans that accom-­pany taxation are legitimate. Most middle-­class individuals encoun-­ter a noticeable decrease in their ability to make certain purchases, and not necessarily just luxury ones.

Americans can afford to pay higher taxes;; it is not unfair or unpatriotic, it is a fact. Kristof notes that the economic prosper-­ity of a nation affects its political stability. As the economy is not solely determined by those who hold the most power and wealth, we should not ignore this fact. We are a country that contin-­

ues to let those who have the greatest capability of providing monetary aid blissfully glide by. This is doing serious damage to those citizens not fortunate enough to earn as much as others. These decisions do not

have implications for the strug-­gling and the unemployed. Some have suggested cut-­

ting taxes for the wealthiest of Americans as a means to stimulate the economy. This is merely to attack the problem from a narrow perspective. Those with the most wealth remain a minority. If they are asking for tax cuts, how likely are they to spend their extra money in ways that will promote widespread economic recovery and growth? Kristof advocates other means

that might prove more effec-­tive in stimulating the economy. He suggests further promotion

unemployed, and the creation of jobs programs. Focusing on initia-­tives like these is likely to be far

economy, and far more compas-­sionate to citizens most in need of assistance.

Hallows: Part 1. I love giving and receiving gifts. I have 188 Christmas songs on my iPod. It’s a beautiful season, but I don’t want to see anything about it until after Thanksgiving. The reason why Black Friday exists is to start the holiday season (via indulg-­ing ourselves, but also, indulging others, because that’s when gift shopping begins).Every year, we are bombarded

with Christmas imagery for far too long. I’ve heard of people seeing Santa Claus decorations in stores as early as August. Why? Does anyone really need to buy a Santa Claus in the summer? No, it’s totally unnecessary. While August is, at least, in an anomaly, how often do we start spotting Christmas decorations in the middle of October, before even Halloween—a holiday known for its commercialism and store

popularity—is over? Again, it’s totally unnecessary.Just as I started to write this

article, I heard my suitemate singing a Christmas carol. It’s barely November. Christmas isn’t for more than a month. Why are we getting into the festivities so early? The answer is because we’re encouraged to do so. I’m sure I’m not the only one who loves the holidays so much. We are coerced by the commercial

market to start the Christmas season early. Our natural excite-­ment for the holiday season encourages the corporations to bombard us with commercials and early sales. Their reasoning isn’t bad.

Christmas is, if I am not mistaken, the biggest shopping time of the year, and starting the season early is good for them. For us, however, the excess of holiday cheer makes the season ordinary.

When we become accustomed to Christmas all year round, it isn’t as special.By starting the season so early,

we are ruining the magic of the season. We are taking away the wintery joys of the holiday and replacing them with something that becomes increasingly mun-­dane as the season progresses. So, Hofstra, I urge you—please, do not start your holiday season until at least Nov. 26.

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By Julia HahnCOLUMNIST

We all remember watching

seeing wildcats on Animal Planet or the Discovery Channel. We remember being captivated by those majestic animals that had such power and beauty. Over the past few decades

humans have taken this fascina-­tion with wild cats to a dangerous level. People around the globe and in the United States espe-­cially, have taken these big cats,

their natural habitat and put them in their own backyard. They don’t give them to zoos or keep them to try and preserve any kind of species;; they are simply keeping them as pets.Does anyone else see the

problem here? Tigers and lions above all else are wild animals, which means they are animals that are meant to be kept in their natural habitat. One of the most basic instincts for these animals is to kill and hunt. It is something that they need to do in order to survive in the wild, and this is not

something that can be bred out of them simply because private owners think that the animal truly cares about them. Any kind of animal will develop some kind of affection for the purpose that brings them food, but one wrong move can be fatal.

on Animal Planet takes a closer look into the people who take wild animals into their homes. A woman in Louisiana kept a pet leopard for about three years before she went into its cage and turned her back and it completely scalped her. Animal Control had to be called

and the leopard was shot in order to save the woman’s life;; it was all because the animal was just doing what it naturally does. Another woman kept three

burden began to become too much for her and she was forced to feed them road kill. The tigers became severely malnourished. One ended up attacking and kill-­ing her because of the situation it was in. Both of these incidents were

when the animals simply acted

on instinct and in the end paid the ultimate price for it. Not only is a keeping tiger in private owner-­ship dangerous for the individual animal, it is also dangerous for the species as a whole. The World Wildlife Fund

released statistics that stated for every one tiger that exists in the wild, there are 10 in captivity. This proves the fact that keeping animals in captivity really has no

to keep animals in captivity is to keep them in zoos. When animals are in zoos

they are treated with the proper respect and surrounded by professionals who are trained to deal with wild animals. Any other option, such as private ownership or keeping an animal for perfor-­mance, does nothing but hurt the animals involved. Tigers and other wildcats

are beautiful animals, but they should stay in the wild for as long as they are able. We don’t want these majestic animals to become extinct for our own self-­ish reasons.

ILLUSTRATION BY ISOBEL STANTON

By Michaela PapaCOLUMNIST

I am a misanthrope. There is no sense not coming straight out and admitting that before you embark upon the arguable nonsense that may ensue. That being said, I think that humanity is in utter decline. Though, that doesn’t mean much coming from a misanthrope.Be it the increasingly poor

weather or the overall short-­tem-­pered nature of Hofstra students, lately I have been exceptionally peeved. As I said before, human-­ity is in decline. America as a culture is more concerned with what in the world Nick Cannon and Mariah Carewy’s baby could possibly look like than the state of the economy. And so because deep down I

care, I created a list in which you can better humanity as a whole in

-­ment, yes, but at this point what have we got to lose.

Perhaps the easiest way to improve yourself and better the culture of a generation is to watch better television. I’m not imploring you to read Kite Runner instead of Tucker Maxx…but there’s is excellent television out there. I saw nobody dressed up as Liz

Lemon for Halloween. Though, that may not be the number one problem with society, it sure is a point worth making. If I had a dollar for every Snooki I passed on Oct 31st I could put the makers of the Bump-­It out of business.With shows out such as 30

Rock, Weeds, and Dexter it

New York City attracted a series history high of 2.64 million view-­ers. And so, I plead you to make cultural references to Verdukian holidays and night cheese, as

-­tion on our hands is how the hell we’re going to make it.

While I think few things are better than curling up with a good book (hide the surprise), I believe a simple step towards bettering humanity would be to watch qual-­ity television. The next way civilization would

be better off would be if people learned to dress (weather) appro-­priately. While the weather of Long Island is volatile at best it seems as though Hofstra students have zero knowledge of the weather outside before leaving their room. While I could deem a person warm–

November, I see the same people wearing Uggs in May.The utter disregard for what is

not only appropriate—but what is weather appropriate—is rising with each season. If each person

checking the temperature, the world might be a slightly better place. A stretch, perhaps, but if I see another person trekking

upset. The next easy improvement

to make society a little richer is for restraint on PDAs. The shoul-­der grazing around the person in front of you in the egg line is pleasurable for nobody. Holding hands through a sweatshirt in Dutch make everybody uncomfortable.While these may

be seen as discretions consider-­

a couple actually kissing on the unispan less obstructive and distractive than the groping I encounter all too often. Perhaps the easiest improve-­

ment to society is to observe personal space bubbles.

Something I learned from good ol’ Ms. Webster, my second grade teacher, is how to judge personal space: if you stick out your arm and touch a person, you’re too close. Paired with the overall disregard for germs and sanita-­tion, people need to maintain the appropriate talking distance. While society is in complete

decline, and the quality of human-­ity is lower than ever, I think that you can make a difference. Making the small alterations in your life will make the world a little less pathetic. In watching quality television, learning to dress (weather) appropriately, limiting PDA, and observing per-­sonal space will make society a little more bearable.Though, there is little hope for

America to regain respect as a nation, perhaps if we all made the world a little less like Long Island we could wake up every morning a little easier.

“Making the small

alterations in your life will make the world a little less pathetic.”

All photos courtesy of College Humor’s article “Paddle Takes Fight Out Of Neophytes - Hof-stra’s Intiation Smacks Of The Movies”.

(Right)The tip of a hot poker was applied to the sole of a pledge’s foot after it was iced.

(Bottom)Crown-And-Lance pledge Brod Alderton is made to push a cork 10 yards along the football !eld blindfolded. If it tipped over he’d have to start again.

(Top)Crown-And-Lance provides no chapter

house beds for new pledges, Pledge Joseph Oberkrieser decided a dresser

would do just !ne.

(Left) A new pledge walks the rail of Hofstra Hail blind-folded. (Bottom) Star varisty football player Hank Nary catches without pads and in a women’s gym suit.

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FRESHMEN DO’S AND DON’TS

By Megan WalshSTAFF WRITER

By now you have probably realized the crazy fact that even food at Hofstra costs money. That’s right, your tall caramel latte in the Netherlands Cafe, your gummy worms, and your dinner at Tapas all add up and quickly drain your meal card with-­out you even knowing. The only problem is that up until about

now, you may have been like one of the many other freshman attending this university who do not pay attention to the amount of money they are spending on food and other important college sup-­plies like a Swiffer mop, posters of Bob

Marley, or DVDs like Twilight and Grown Ups. Those experiencing that very low

balance glaring up at them from their

situation. What are the options for you? How do you maintain a balance while still doing nightly Dutch Treats stops? I’ve been in Dutch Treats at 1 AM in the morn-­ing and believe me, it’s crowded. All the people there are not just stocking up on veggies and fruits (or anything that could even be considered a necessity).You’ve spent mercilessly for the last

couple of months you’ve been at this university, but it’s not too late to change the habit. Go to Thanksgiving dinner

with a sense of pride that yes, you could and you did balance your budget without having to take a second part time job or ask your parents for money just for you to squander on gummies. Here’s how.Make a budget and stick to it. The

university has made a schedule for you to follow. It’s basically the mathematical breakdown of how to spend your money so that you have enough to last the entire semester. This can be found on the Hofstra website, while you wait in line so patiently for what seems like six hours at the CPK pick up line and other various dinning locations.

than the budget allows bravo, you were

miraculously able to spend less than the suggested amount. If not, you may have some extra planning to do. Figure out exactly how much you want to spend each day on meals. Keep this amount in mind, and make sure you do not overspend. If you are under, you can use the

money for snacks, if not I suggest you take any route you can to avoid spend-­ing it all on places that make you want to spend 10, 20 and up to 30 dollars in one night. Thus, if you don’t spend your money on junk like that you will be able to spend it on things that really matter, like not starving.

By Danielle RuizSTAFF WRITER

Does the name Karl Galvan ring a bell? Maybe not, but you might recognize the name “Scooter Kid.” A sophomore from

with a lot of interesting qualities besides his two-­wheeled mode of transportation.

The Chronicle: What are some of your hobbies?

Karl: Well I play piano in my spare time;; I’m classically trained. My piano is named Kurt after my brother. I also like going to live music shows, and I recently joined a jam band.

The Chronicle: Are you playing any shows with your band?

Karl: Well we played the Thriftin’ and Jammin’ event this past weekend and we have a show coming up. Playing in the

experience. It’s a new style of music I’m getting into.

The Chronicle: So, aside from music, are you into any other activities?

Karl: I really like walking outdoors. Nothing beats walking in the woods, especially back home where you can see all the stars. I really like putting on my headphones and just scooting around campus too.

The Chronicle: Now that you brought it up, why a scooter?

Karl: I really like being on time to places so the scooter is for speed. It’s

better than a skateboard because I feel safer having a bar in front of me.

The Chronicle: Do you know that you’ve been nicknamed “Scooter Kid?”

Karl: Yes I do. I get called “Scooter Kid” about three times a day. Especially on hte unispan when I weave through people. They don’t fancy it.

The Chronicle: Do you have more than one scooter?

Karl: I have two scooters. One is for standard days and the other is for when I’m feeling saucy. That, or I leave it around for my roommates if they are run-­ning late to class.

The Chronicle: So you’ve named your piano... how about your scooters?

Karl: Not yet, but it’s under consid-­eration. Well one is sorta called “Going

The Chronicle: Your attire is very eye-­catching. Is there any story behind your bandana, bracelets, or necklace?

Karl: Everything single thing I wear has a story or memory behind it. My most memorable bracelet is from Camp Bisco. It was the best decision of my life. My neck;;ace with a big purple bead is also important because my brother gave it to me. He taught me everything. This [necklace] is the third reincarnation. When it breaks he makes a new one with the same bead.

Sean M. Gates/The ChronicleKarl is well aware of his uno!cial nickname, but also has a slew of other notable interests.

By Emily CumminsASSISTANT EDITORIAL EDITOR

For those of you searching for some-­thing delicious that is organic and vegan Dutch Treats has introduced a new line of vegan options in their refrigerated section. Macro Vegetarian dumplings are delightfully appetizing and surprisingly inexpensive.

-­vors including Shanghai, Thai, Samosa, and my personal favorite Sundried Tomato Baked Tofu. They can be served warm or cold and only cost about 5 dol-­lars and change. Personally I think that

good heated up, but the Sundried Tomato Baked Tofu tastes much better cold.The tofu and vegetable are fresh tast-­

ing and would taste good dipped in some soy sauce, but the best thing about these dumplings is that there are so many

container they came in. That’s right, they come in a re-­sealable container. It sounds silly to be going nuts over the

convenience of this, but when you only have a small fridge and hardly have the funds to afford Ziplock bags, this conve-­nience is absolutely worth it. Now I must say that some people don’t

necessarily like these dumplings. If you don’t like vegetables, tofu, or other foods that are not made with meat then these

Macro Vegetarian meals may not be for you. However, as someone who likes both meat and vegetables I can safely

and quite zesty. It’s not the stereotypical cow food that vegans are rumored to eat.Other vegan options at Dutch Treats

include new organic snacks, more Macro

of lomein, and their new fresh produce section that has great items like star fruit and avocado. Be careful with the prices though. A small box of grapes will set you

-­geous compared to grocery store prices.If you are going to buy fruits and veg-­

etables I would suggest going to the local grocery stores and buying in bulk, but don’t forget to buy a vegetable peeler. It’s the kind of tool that people seem to forget is necessary to eat a kiwi or cucumber.For more vegan or vegetarian options

on campus, you should check out other locations than Nature’s Organic Grille. The sauté of pasta and vegetables there that is very popular is more than appe-­tizing, but is not as healthy as you may assume. The process sucks the life and nutritional value out of the vegetables. It may be yummy, but if you want

something not doused in olive oil try Eli’s Kosher Kitchen or the vegan options at Au Bon Pain. Either way there are many great things to eat if you a pro veggie and anti meat, you just have to look.

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Overheard Hofstra@Compiled by The Chronicle Staff

In the Student CenterGirl: I’m just trying to get my dick wet.

At a PartyGuy: I drank 4Loko and for all I know I

In the NethcoreGuy: We have to stay for this band. They

Inside Au Bon PainGirl 1: Hofstra is so boring.Girl 2: Tell me about it. The last crazy thing to happen was that girl who cried rape.

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until I get there.

In the Student CenterGirl 1: Was there poop in it?Girl 2: No.Girl 1: Then it wasn’t mine.

In the Student CenterGirl: I really want to get in the Overheards this week so I’m just gonna start yelling random nonsense in the Student Center.

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KEEPING HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Entertained SINCE 1935 November 11, 2010Vol.76 Issue 10

ChronicleThe Hofstra ARTS &

ENTERTAINMENT

Conan O’Brien, everyone’s favorite ginger talk show host,

after some employment issues over the past year. You know, the whole

B4

Photo Courtesy of TBS Network

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Mouse, Gnarls Barkley, the soul

The Lady Killer is

features a spotlight on a single

youthful relationships with a

with many

highlight seems

of the original

for a powerful

the intro.The Lady Killer, with all of its

The Wall, one of the top

ing the original The Wall tour of

holes in the wall to perform solos,

were massive marionette puppets, representative of several of

the entire two hour show, singing along, raising their lighters

moments of the night was when

footage of him playing this song

was an emotional moment for

of them were there to see this

go see it.

Photo courtesy of Creative CommonsRoger Waters still performs large live shows at age 67

Photo Courtesy of Ceelogreen.comCee Lo Green !rst achived widespread success in Gnarls Barkley

“A follow-up to such a success-

ful album could be a disaster, but “The lady killer” is certainly not. ”

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to let it go. Jokes that invoke a

was genuinely funny on its own.

the parents,

hit a peak that

ately to save a sinking ship.

the news points were slightly

Brokencyde- “Will Never Die!”

for everyone to hate. But at

point.

Smoke or Fire- “The Speakeasy”

The Aquabats- “Radio Down”

GWAR- “The Bloody Pit of Horror”

By Bryan Menegus

Grade: N/A Grade: A Grade: C- Grade: B

“‘This episode of tnl had it’s funny

moments but those moments

drowned in bat-tered jokes ”

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Brett Micheals denied rumors that he had an a!air with Miley

Cyrus’s mother, Tish. She recently divorced

Billy Ray Cyrus after 17 years of marriage.

Mel Gibson has been ordered to pay over

$60,000 in back child support. Gibson and

Grigorieva are still undergoing child custody battles.

Through the use of his Twitter account,

Kanye West has lashed out against Matt Lauer and The Today Show. He has accused the show of subjecting him to a “very brutal”

interview.

After being eliminated from Dancing With The

Stars, Karina Smirno! will now be marrying Brad Penny. The couple has

been engaged since Oct. 4.

BUZZ

His guest roster was pass

took to opportunity to rip on the

ular Halloween mask this season

the song together. He gets instant

Photo Courtesy of TBS NetworksSeth Rogen was the "rst guest on Conan’s new basic cable late night show.

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Road Trip, Old SchoolThe

Hangover, Due Date is guaran

to appear home in time for his

The Hangover

far more serious, very in tune with

The Soloist

rently stars in the hit HBO series Eastbound & Down

unforgiving war veteran.

that is Due Date is often times

Road Trip The

HangoverDue Date

The Hangover 2

The Hangover, Due Date

movie as well as repeating lines

Due Date

Hangover, giving its viewer something else

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. PicturesZach Gali!nakis and Robert Downey Jr. star in ‘Due Date’.

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. PicturesZach Gali!nakus and Robert Downy Jr. !nd themselves in many zany situations, including ending up at the border.

Interested in Writing Arts and Entertainment? Email:

chronicle.entertainment@gmail.com

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By Jennifer Hillman

the same time.

more.

gets a little messy when two

gushy moment somewhat witty.

Juliet is on the line.

this result. Both of them are

By Jennifer Hillman

Grey’s Anatomy.

guitarist with a

along with one of his songs. He

to put on a show that

it worthwhile for traveling through the

the show who was having more

Science and Faith

Many of the fans sang along to

Photo courtesy of thescriptmusic.comThe Script put on a powerful show in New York City.

“‘On Divine Winds’ has established a window

through which to view our dark past ”

Photo courtesy of usa.comPsych moves forward with relationship drama.

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strong point as you are always

games.

year, the main selling point of the game

multiplayer game is, as usual,

of the new weapons from the

new weapons

save previous games to show off

But unlike the previous one in

famous lines in the most hilarious

The Brooklyn Bowl NFL Experience

Sanity Disobedience for a New Frontier (Art)

“‘Unlike other COD games the story in Black

ops is very inno-vating and intriguing ”

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they take their last real step away

that glosses over into nothing

their work, a feeling that it wasn’t

for it, sometimes going from an

a listener seek out one of the

to point out anything that really

in very strange ways lately. Matt

an immortal monster originally

very strange alternating mess,

further than that.

left on television.

sell toys.

Photo courtesy of underoath.comUnderOATH’’s new album is a letdown.

Photo courtesy of Creative CommonsSouth Park quality is going down hill.

A 14 November 11, 2010 The ChronicleSports

All Hofstra students know the Blue Beetle. For some, it’s that lousy rust bucket of a bus you get stuck behind in the Breslin commuter lot. For others, it’s a large navy blur that you some-­how woke up on at the Mineola train station. However, for Hofstra Pride athletics, it is now their brand new whip.Hofstra

administration announced late last week that everyone’s favorite Avatar school bus will be the only way to travel for all 17 Hofstra Pride teams. The move comes after massive budget cutbacks to transportation funding. So whether its women’s hoops travelling to Virginia or

baseball taking their talents to South Beach, they will be getting there by the Blue Beetle.“It wasn’t the best trip I have

ever taken,” said Hofstra men’s soccer goaltender Greg Cumpstone. The men’s team recently trekked on down to Harrisonburg, VA for a match against James Madison and they inaugurated the Blue Beetle-­Hofstra athletics relationship.

However, as Cumpstone tells The Chronicle, taking what is basi-­cally a school bus with a $40,000 MetroCard is not as great as Hofstra made it out to be.“I mean Stephan [Barea] got

carsickness from the ride. It was

insanely bumpy, like this one small pothole sent three guys

The Matrix, it was kind of bad ass,” said the Pride footballer. Perhaps the scariest moment of the trip came as the team boarded the bus after a 2-­0 win over JMU, as the squad came into quite a surprise.“So we get

is covered in puke and Four Loko cans, these two people are doing it in the backseat, it was like we never left Hofstra,” said Cumpstone. After Cumpstone regaled us

with a tale that can be described

as “Animal House” meets “Caligula,” we went to Hofstra president Stuart Rabinowitz to ask him just why the Blue Beetle is replacing air travel and coach

buses.“Money has

been an issue. I mean, my elevator is only 14 karat gold, I have to up the ante here and something needs to sacri-­

academy,” said the president, as a sculptor works on a granite bust of him. This still leads to the question of how is the money

gone with a medical school in and the football program out.“Well, truthfully, money wasn’t

the issue with football,” said Rabinowitz, “we were planning this Blue Beetle thing for awhile,

-­ball team on one bus, we weren’t paying for the gas for two.”With that, Rabinowitz’s beluga

caviar and Maine lobster arrived and we were asked to take our exit. Now with the Pride entering the winter athletic season, there is still one huge question mark with this Blue Beetle method. The Pride men’s basketball team is going to Puerto Rico, which does require travel across a body of water. However, this reporter has a theory. After factoring in the use of the budget, it is in my conclu-­sion the administration is hoping the bus is buoyant. Mo Cassara may want to get his players some snorkeling gear.

Observations

with Matt NapolitanoHumor Columnist

ARMCHAIR

“...the floor is

covered in puke

and Four Loko

cans, these two

people are doing it

in the backseat. It

was like we never

left Hofstra.”

Illustration by Isobel Stanton

Hofstra athletes have taking the Blue Beetle to road games. Men’s basketball should have fun with that on the way to Puerto Rico.

The Chronicle Sports

By Tyler McCordSTAFF WRITER

After capturing only one win in

travelled north to Boston to face Colonial Athletic Association opponent Northeastern University. Northeastern had an 8-­3 CAA record, making a strong push towards the top of the confer-­ence. Hofstra, at the lower end of the standings, is only in position to be a spoiler.

hitting percentage of .030, but the other side of the net was not much better. Northeastern hit .161, but registered twelve kills as opposed to Hofstra’s eight. Hofstra was down by as many as seven points, but rallied back to bring the set within reach. Eventually, Northeastern would be too much for the Pride and would outlast Hofstra by a set score of 25-­21.In the second set, Hofstra

was down by ten points at one point and this would prove to

Pride. Northeastern hit .344 and committed only three errors to take the second set by a score of 25-­18. Hofstra improved from its previous hitting percentage to .125, but it still was not enough as Northeastern responded with

a match-­high fourteen kills. In their

attempt for the sweep, Northeastern used Hofstra’s

eight errors in the third set to their advantage and tacked on nine kills to help the effort. Northeastern would eventually top Hofstra by a score of 25-­19. In the loss, graduate outside hitter Marina Markovic had a team-­high eight kills and sopho-­more libero Kylee Maneja had six digs. Hofstra’s season is winding

down rapidly with only two more matches left on the schedule. For its next match, Hofstra will travel to CAA opponent George Mason University. After that, the Pride will close out its season at James Madison.

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Front to back: Freshman outside hitter Nikki Kinnear, sophomore libero Kylee Maneja, graduate student outside hitter Marina Markovic and head coach Kristina Hernandez against Delaware.

HomeAway

women’s Soccer

men’s Soccer

Volleyball

Men’s Basketball

THU11/11

FRI11/12

SAT11/13

SUN11/14

MON11/15

TUE11/16

WED11/17

Vs. Virginia Comm*

5:00 p.m.*CAA Tournament

@ G. Mason 7:00 p.m.

H o f s t r a A t h l e t i c s C a l e n d a r

@J. Madison

7:00 P.m.

Vs. Farmindale St.

4:00 p.m.

Women’s Basketball

Vs. Connecticut*

7:00 p.m.*NCAA Tournament

Vs. BC/BU*

1:00 p.m.*If Pride advances

Vs. W&m/UD*

1:00 p.m.*If Pride advances

Vs. Virginia

7:00 p.m.Vs. St. Peter’s

7:00 p.m.

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By Alex HymanSTAFF WRITER

The Hofstra Pride wrestling team began its season on Saturday, Nov. 6 with a tourna-­ment held in Edinboro, PA. The Pride faced off against Purdue and Edinboro. Both opponents were ranked in the preseason Top-­25.

Purdue, the Pride came out slug-­

the match was 28-­6 in favor of Purdue, with Hofstra only winning two of the matches. Juniors P.J. Gillespie (165 pounds) and Vince Varela (141 pounds) were the only members of the Pride to suc-­cessfully win their match against Purdue wrestlers. Hofstra head coach Tom

the way his team came out of the gates against Purdue. “We were caught off guard

and they were just more aggres-­

lesson for our program, especially for the guys that didn’t prepare properly.” In between matches, after

making the necessary changes,

the Pride came out with a much more aggressive approach and it showed on the scoreboard. The Pride went on to beat Edinboro 26-­8. Once again, Gillespie and Varela were among the Pride wrestlers to defeat Edinboro. Red-­shirt sophomore Justin Acordino (149 pounds) defeated a returning All-­American and sixth-­ranked rank junior from Edinboro. After a 2-­1 loss to Purdue, senior Lou Ruggirello (133 pounds) bounced back and won his second match of the night against Edinboro. The Pride is taking its 1-­1

record on the road to Missouri on November 21. Hofstra will be facing off against Oregon State and the University of Missouri who are both ranked in the top 25. “If we don’t wrestle consistently

and the way we can, a win is not

through with a win. “The guys work so hard and it needs to pay off for them,” he said. The Pride does not have

11 against the University of Maryland.

I was at Stony Brook not too long ago and I got a parking ticket. I’m not even a student, but somehow their parking grinches decided that for the hour I was in the basketball gym speaking to Coach Steve Pikiell (who is a

the way) they were going to ticket me.That enough

is a good enough reason for me to write a column about how much I love Hofstra. So here goes.I understand

that the athlet-­ics program has gone through some tough times recently. I am in no way in favor of the football program being cut or the basketball team entering a period of turmoil that involved three head coaches in two months. I do however know that there is a lot more to Hofstra,

including 16 other sports.It would be awesome if people

could stop griping about the football team to throw their full support behind the women’s soccer team. Apparently fans got the memo, at least for one

day, when a record crowd of over 1,100 fans showed up for the Pride’s semi-­

Georgia State.Again, I love

football as much as the next sports fan, but supporting the women’s soccer team, winners of 18 straight games before dropping the Colonial Athletic

Association Championship to James Madison is a lot more fun than supporting a 5-­6 football team.For those inspired to travel,

the women play the University of

round of the NCAA Tournament at

Boston College. For those out of the loop, the NCAA Tournament is the thing that men’s basketball has not made since Jay Wright was the Hofstra head man.The men’s soccer team has

had quite a run too, though noth-­ing in comparison to the ladies. After sitting in eleventh place midway through the season, head coach Richard Nuttall’s crew has

CAA Tournament on Friday.So winter starts rolling around

and the discomfort of the weather change hits many and makes people even crabbier. But there is basketball!The men’s team is electric and

exciting. New head coach Mo Cassara and the team are ready to have fun and weave the team into the community. It seems that Cassara has shaken hands with everyone within a 50 mile radius of campus and he is preparing to

Plus, this is the last year to see Charles Jenkins before he starts

gracing NBA courts.Hofstra’s women’s basketball

team is probably the most under-­appreciated team on campus. Not only did this team reach the NIT last season, it defeated Penn State, in State College, PA. The team should be just as good, if not better this year as forward Shante Evans, easily the biggest recruiting coup for head coach Krista Kilburn – Steveskey, goes from a freshman to a sophomore.So yes, Hofstra has had its

share of issues and is missing a football team, a vital part of col-­lege culture, but there is nothing

that we can do now. Instead, embrace what great things are happening in front of our eyes and don’t miss out on your last

chance to see the men’s and women’s soccer team this season before the magic runs out and the basketball teams inject a bit of fun into the school.You’re in

Hofstra Nation, Love it or Leave It!Ironically

enough, I must apologize to Halil Kanacevic, who transferred to St. Joseph’s, for a mistake in last week’s column. I accidentally wrote

that Kanacevic wore the no. 10 of Hofstra great Speedy Claxton when in reality he wore no. 15.

It would be awe-

some if people

could stop

griping about the

football team and

throw their full

support behind

the women’s

soccer team.

Sean M. Gates/The Chronicle

Then senior Jonathan Rothman wrestles against Pennsylvania in 2009.

by Max SassSports Editor

The Chronicle Sports

By Jerome BaileySTAFF WRITER

Senior guard Charles Jenkins led the way with 24 points, four

Hofstra men’s basketball team handled Molloy 76-­62 in an exhi-­bition game on Sunday afternoon.

against another team, since we had been beating up against each other in practices. However, we are still a work in progress, but it was good to get the win,” said Hofstra men’s basketball head coach Mo Cassara. In front of the home crowd for

season, sporting new uniforms, the Pride raced out to an 18-­11 lead early at the Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex. Molloy would cut into the lead and the Pride led just 39-­35 at half time. This was due in part to nine turnovers by the Pride.

half we did not value the ball, and turned it over to many times. At the half I got on them about that,”

said Cassara.In the second half, Jenkins and

the Pride began to pull away. Leading 50-­46, Jenkins was driv-­ing down the lane and found sopho-­more guard Yves Jules in the corner for a three pointer to give the Pride a 53-­46 lead. On the ensuing Molloy pos-­session Jenkins stole the ball and raced down the court between two defenders for the layup and was fouled, extending the Pride’s lead to 56-­46.

Hofstra extended its lead to as many as 17 in the half. The Pride got solid offensive production from junior guard Mike Moore and sophomore

Imes. Moore

14 points and four rebounds. Imes had twelve points and four rebounds.“It felt good to

be back on the court, after sitting out last season,” said Moore who redshirted last season after trans-­

ferring from Fordham.Another bright spot for the

Pride was the play of junior guard

points and eight assists compared to just one turnover. McMillian, a junior college transfer, had two key steals in the second half and converted on both

fast-­break opportunities.

in the lane, and I was telling him if he gets in the paint he is going to be successful,” Jenkins said of his backcourt mate.Hofstra shot 7 for 27 from

three-­point range and 9 for 12 from the free throw line.Senior guard Brad Kelleher,

games of the season due to sus-­pension, contributed eight points off the bench.Molloy was led by freshman

John Petrucelli, who had 19 points, nine rebounds and four

with 13 turnovers and shot just 4 for 13 from the free throw line. The Pride will now prepare for

its season opener on Saturday Nov. 13 against Farmingdale State College at 4 p.m.

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Molloy -62

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Senior guard Charles Jenkins (22) scored 24 points to lead the Pride over Molloy.

“It felt good to

be playing against

another team,

since we have been

beating up against

each other in

practices.

Sean M. Gates/The Chronicle

Head coach Mo Cassara discusses strategy with his team during a timeout.

By Joe Pantorno

It takes a crazy man to be a goalkeeper. That’s what the Hofstra men’s soccer team’s newest net minder Roberto

Pellegrini thinks. After helping lead the Pride

to an improbable comeback in the Colonial Athletic Association standings and a playoff berth on the last day of the season with a clean sheet in a 2-­0 win over

James Madison, the “cookie mon-­ster,” as he is known, has found his new home in front of goal in Hempstead. Cookie Monster? How can a

6’4” Italian/Czech 19 year-­old have such a nickname? After a cookie purchasing

redshirt freshman Anton Maksuti, during preseason in the stu-­dent center cafeteria, Pellegrini decided to associate cookies with women from now on. His team-­mates gave him the nickname because he uses the term so much. “There are chocolate chip

cookies, brown cookies, vanilla cookies, expired cookies [older women] and I have a cookie of my own which is the homemade cookie [his girlfriend] and I love my homemade cookie,” Pelligrini said. Like his non-­traditional way to

view the ladies, Pellegrini comes from an untraditional background when it comes to soccer. Hailing from Rome, Italy,

Pellegrini grew up as a fan of the Italian soccer club AS Roma. He

rivals Lazio. “If my cookie [girlfriend]

cheated on me, I would hate any

Lazio fan more than the man that my girlfriend cheated on me with,” explained Pellegrini. The freshman started his

soccer playing days as a defender at the age of seven. “All I wanted to do was tackle the for-­wards,” said Pellegrini. “After two months, my coaches told me to go in the goal and I stayed there.” When he was 11, the scouts

from AS Roma saw him play for his town’s team and signed him onto their youth system After he was loaned to another

Italian team due to lack of playing time, Pellegrini visited the Czech Republic. “Because my mom is Czech, we went every summer and in 2006, there was a stage for goalkeepers by Petr Cech, Chelsea goalkeeper,” Pelligrini said, “and since we were at Sparta Prague’s training center, the people from Sparta Prague noticed me so they offered me a tryout.” At AC Sparta Prague (2008-­

2010), Roberto led the club to the under-­19 national championship in the 2008-­2009 season and also played for the U-­19 Czech Republic national team from 2009-­2010.Goalkeeping is no easy job

though, especially at some of the

highest youth levels in Europe, hence why it takes a crazy man.“When things are going well,

nobody will say anything about the goalkeeper,” said Pellegrini.

-­cult, it is always the goalkeeper’s fault.”It was off to America for

Pellegrini after his time in the Czech Republic where he signed on with the Pride. “I could have stayed in Europe, but I just wanted the challenge,” said Pellegrini. Pellegrini got his wish for a

challenge when he made his debut at Northeastern University, when the Huskies put up four goals on him. After the shaky debut, Pellegrini held a clean sheet in his next start against

goal in his next four starts. He has given up only one goal as he has gone 4-­0-­1 since the Northeastern game and now leads the team in wins. It is safe to say that Pellegrini

has travelled the less beaten path on his way to Hofstra University, but the quirky, outspoken goal-­keeper has found a new home as he looks to lead the Pride throughout the CAA playoffs.

By Max Sass

The Hofstra men’s soccer team clinched a bid in the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament by defeating James Madison 2-­0 in Harrisonburg, VA. Freshman defender Shaun Foster and junior forward Brett Carrington scored the goals for the Pride who will now face Virginia Commonwealth

Foster scored in the tenth minute of a game that was a must-­win for the Pride.Last season the Pride lost to

James Madison 6-­2 in a game that eventually turned out to keep the Pride out of the CAA Tournament. Had the Pride lost

this year, it would have been on the outside of the four – team tournament yet again.“To be honest, I don’t think we

played particularly well,” Hofstra head coach Richard Nuttall said, “but we battle beyond belief and I’ve got to give the boys a lot of credit.”

The Pride is currently on a six game unbeaten streak after starting the

season 3-­6-­3. The Pride are the no. 3 seed in the tournament and VCU is no. 2. The game against VCU will be the second of the season for the Pride who previ-­ously tied VCU 1-­1 in Richmond, VA.“We’ve got to be careful that

we’re not chasing shadows and we’ve got to be organized on

team plans to take on VCU.Nuttall is not worried about the

youth of his team, which regu-­larly starts eight freshman and sophomores.“Those eight kids who are

freshman and sophomores have played a lot of games this year, so in college terms, some of them are veterans in terms of games played,” Nutall said.

of the tournament at 4:30 pm on

4 seed will face top seed William & Mary at 7:30 in the second game of the night. The winner of each game will face off Sunday afternoon, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. for

the NCAA Tournament.

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Photo Courtesy The JMU Breeze

Freshman mid!elder Lukas Ahman (6) chases down James Madison forward CJ Sapong (18) in the Pride’ 2-0 win in Harrisonburg, VA.

Photo Courtesy of Roberto Pelligrini

Pelligrini poses with the Cookie Monster on Sunday, Nov. 7 in New York City. .

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By Joe Pantorno

The Hofstra University women’s soccer team looked to extend its 18 game winning streak, complete a 13-­0 confer-­ence record and guarantee a spot in the NCAA tournament in the Colonial Athletic Association champion-­ship game on Nov. 7 against James Madison University.James Madison, the no. 2 seed

in the CAA Tournament, shocked the Pride early when senior for-­ward Cate Tisinger sped past the Hofstra defense and beat Hofstra senior goalkeeper Krista Thorn on her breakaway to give JMU

The Hofstra attack outshot James Madison 6-­1, but the Pride

-­nation to crack its opponent’s defense.It looked like the Pride would

draw the score even early in the second half, but after an impres-­

sive run from

Brittany Butts, her left footed shot rang off the post and

the closest chance for the Pride was gone.Things went from bad to

worse for Hofstra when Tisinger found her way through the Pride defense again. Sophomore defender Brooke Bendernagel

challenged her from behind, foul-­ing Tisinger in the box.

the foul was severe enough to award a penalty to James Madison and issue Bendernagel a straight red card.With the card, the Pride went

down to 10 women and the soph-­omore will miss the next match.“I thought it [the red card] was

very suspect,” said Hofstra head coach Simon Riddiough. “He’s going to call and say last man and I thought Brooke got a touch on the ball, I thought Emily [fresh-­man goalkeeper Emily Morphitis] made a great save. I wouldn’t have called it.”

Rynier stepped up and slotted in the penalty shot past Morphitis to

give JMU a 2-­0 lead in the sixty-­fourth minute. The penalty was just the second shot of the game for James Madison, but both shots found the back of the net.The short handed Pride did not

go down easily though as it still tried to press on to get back in the game.Graduate student forward

Grace Hawkins’ header missed to the right of the right hand post. Hawkins also drew a foul right

near the box, which could have been awarded as a penalty shot,

and awarded a free kick just out-­

Bergstrom skied her attempt over the crossbar.

kind of gave the game away for

us,” said senior forward Salma Tarik. “You can make the call, but if you call it one way, you have to call it both ways. Grace got taken down in the box and it was clearly inside the box. You can’t do anything about it now, but I don’t

back into the game despite outshooting JMU overall 12-­5 and fell 2-­0.

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(18) against James Madison.

Illustration by

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Graduate student forward Grace Hawkins !ghts o" a James Madison defender in the Pride’ loss to JMU.

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By Joe Pantorno

Inside Champions Bar and Grill at the Marriott on Hempstead Turnpike, the Hofstra University women’s soccer team discov-­ered that it would be playing the University of Connecticut in the NCAA Tournament on Friday Nov. 12 in Chestnut Hill, MA on the campus of Boston College.The 18-­2 Pride will be facing

a 10-­9-­3 UConn side that lost in the Big East conference semi-­

Connecticut has taken down some big programs like Notre

-­nals and a strong Illinois side.“We’re always excited just

to make it to the tournament,” said Hofstra head coach Simon Riddiough. “It will be the third

made it so you can’t take any-­thing for granted.”“We’re really excited and it

should be a tough match up,” said junior forward Laura Greene. “It should be a tough game and should be pretty evenly matched and hopefully we can get out if it and play BC [Boston College] next.”

Just a day removed from having its NCAA leading win streak snapped in the Colonial

James Madison University, who will be playing the University of

is keen on moving forward and preparing for UConn.“Tomorrow we have to let this

[the loss to JMU] all go behind us,” said Greene. “We’ll pick it up tomorrow, we’ll be back to normal, we won’t worry about this loss anymore, it doesn’t matter anymore because we’re in a new season now.”“The good thing is we’re

playing at BC,” said Riddiough. “We’ve been there before, it’s a surface that is preferable to us, it’s a turf surface so there is a familiarity which is always good and I like Boston this time of year so that’s nice as well and if we can extend the week to play BC in the Sunday game that would just be awesome.”If the Pride was to beat

Connecticut, it would face the winner of the Boston University versus Boston College matchup.

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Still DancingBlue Beetle takes athletes to gamesby Mat t Napol i tano

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Men’s soccerbeats JMU

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Jenkins leads Pride over Molloy

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