By Marcus HarunStaff Writer

Snow days push some classes to Saturday

It’s time for Ke$ha to ‘Wake the Giant’

Two-time Academy Award nominee Spike Lee will deliver this year’s Black History Month lecture tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Burt Kahn Court.

“[Lee] is one of the reigning cinematic ge-niuses,” said Raymond Foery, a film, video and interactive media professor. “What I would like Quinnipiac students to take from this whole week is the sense that they are in the presence of a great American artist, not just a great African-

American artist.”Foery has been following Lee’s entire ca-

reer, he said. All students in Foery’s QU201 sec-tion titled “Spike Lee’s America” are required to attend the lecture.

“Spike Lee makes films that show Afri-can-Americans as real human beings and not caricatures,” Foery said. “Hollywood for years has painted the picture that every black person was either a drug dealer or some sort of crimi-nal, ignoring the fact that millions of African-Americans are none of those things. He shows

the world positive images of African-American culture to balance so many of the negative ones we see in the mainstream media.”

In 1990, Lee was nominated for Best Origi-nal Screenplay for “Do the Right Thing,” and in 1998 his film “4 Little Girls” was nominated for Best Documentary.

“This opportunity is amazing, personally,” freshman Tyler Yanosy said. “I feel very grateful to have such a prominent star even be able to speak at Quinnipiac, and Spike Lee is probably

By Marcus HarunStaff Writer

‘Cinematic genius’ Lee will speak tomorrow

Sleeping Giant might wake up in the morning feeling like P. Diddy when Ke$ha invades the Bank for the Student Programming Board’s annual “Wake the Giant” concert.

Ke$ha’s “Get Sleazy” tour will make its way to Hamden on Saturday, April 2 at 8 p.m. for a show that is sure to be anything but a slumber party in her basement.

Students discovered the identity of the mystery performer through a video SPB uploaded to Youtube on Monday night. The committee members filled a crowded room in Tator Hall on Feb. 7 awaiting the video’s reveal to the rest of the community.

Jamie Kloss, SPB’s mainstage chair, knows the board has their work cut out for them, but is still happy with the decision.

“I’m really pumped,” Kloss said. “Our entire committee is really pumped. I couldn’t feel better about it. It was something that we had to move on very quickly.

“Ke$ha’s tour was booking up quicker than a lot of tours were even opening for colleges. So, we were thrilled for the op-portunity to have her and we’re so excited.”

Senior Samantha Campbell is also pleased with SPB’s deci-sion.

“I’m excited because it’s finally someone who you can

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SPB’S WAKE THE GIANT CONCERT

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University officials announced that a “make-up period” will be held Saturday morn-ing for some of the classes missed last week when snowy weather shut the university down.

On Saturday, classes normally scheduled for 5 p.m. on Wednesdays will meet at 8:30 a.m. and classes normally scheduled for 6:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. on Wednesdays will meet at 10:30 a.m., according to an e-mail sent out to faculty members from the Academic

Affairs office. All other missed classes “may” be made up at the professor’s discretion, according to the e-mail.

“We have heard from faculty and students that this loss of class time has been very detri-mental to learning goals in a number of classes,” Edward J. Kavanagh, associate vice president for Academic Affairs, said in the e-mail, pro-vided by Senior Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs Mark Thompson.

Professors are responsible for informing students if the class will be meeting for a make-up session.

“We’re working with the faculty and the students and so forth as a way of ensuring that they are getting their money’s worth, in light of all the cancellations that we have had,” Thomp-son said.

SNOW DAYSCHEDULE: Professsors of Wednesday evening classes will have the opportunity to hold class this Saturday morning.

INSIDE: The good, the bad and the glitter: a Ke$ha pro/con on page 10ONLINE: After SPB’s Monday release, Facebook and Twitter feeds exploded with the news. Read our compilation of the funniest, smartest reactions at QUChronicle.com

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The School of Law’s Grand Courtroom has been home to many events, from prominent speakers to heated debates. But few have been as humorous as the most recent: a roast.

Laughter filled the Grand Courtroom on Thursday night as about 40 students came to share stories about now-alumnus, Mark A. Knapp Jr.

Knapp recently learned he is eligible to receive his bachelor’s de-gree in health and science studies, and will no longer attend Quinni-piac as a student.

“A regular goodbye just doesn’t do it,” senior James Lip-scomb, the “roastmaster” and event organizer, said. “I wanted to send him out on a good note.”

The roast - a classic event

hearkening back to the days of Dean Martin’s variety show, or seen more recently the last few years on Comedy Central’s annual roast, is an event where an individual is sub-jected to a public presentation of comedic insults, praise and stories provided by friends and family.

“It’s the most honorable dis-respect you can give someone,” se-nior Jon Leach said.

“It was really enjoyable,” Knapp added.

Stories of Knapp’s years as a resident assistant and executive producer for Q30’s “Bobcat Blitz” filled the room.

“He’s the only health science major who has been an executive

producer for Q30,” senior Jamie Schafer said with a smirk.

Schafer said she wants a roast for the entire senior class.

“We all have hilarious stories,” she said.

But a sullen undertone was also present as friends reminisced about the years they have spent with Knapp.

Lipscomb and Knapp have been friends for four years. “They’re Quinnipiac’s Chuck and Larry,” se-nior Ramon Sanchez said.

“I really care about that little rascal,” Lipscomb said.

And as everyone walked out, Knapp left with this: “I’m going to miss this place.”

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Tickets for this year’s Senior Week went on sale last night in the Carl Hansen Student Center. Set to begin May 19, events thus far include a club night in New Haven, a trip to Mohegan Sun and a banquet at the Oakdale the-ater. $250 for the first 100 seniors, $295 after that.

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Grand Courtroom plays host to farewell roastAt the podium, senior Ramon Sanchez draws a laugh from roastee Mark Knapp, left, and sends James Lipscomb, right, into a laughing fit.

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A new environmental/biology program in Leon, Nicaragua is being offered to all undergradu-ate and graduate students. The program will take place in the first week of August and is ex-pected to cost between $1,800 and $2,000. The focus will be on the Nicaraguan environment and biology. No academic credits will be earned for the trip.

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Prof. Janet Bahgat and students Mathew Buono, Andrew McDer-mott and Mary Sweeney were interviewed on “The FOX CT Morning News” on WTIC-TV on Feb. 4 to discuss their trip to Egypt over winter break. The stu-dents traveled to Egypt as part of a QU301 seminar.

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spike lee lectureburt kahn court, 7 p.m.

Influential director, actor, and producer Spike Lee is making his long awaited trip to QU to speak to students.

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After a snow day dashed any hope for last Wednesday’s annual Spring Involvement Fair, student center officials decided that a re-scheduled involvement fair wasn’t in the cards.

According to Erin Twomey, associate director of the student center and go-to administrator for student organizations, a plan to reschedule the involvement fair at a reasonable time was near impos-sible.

“The consensus was if we couldn’t have it in a certain time-frame, it didn’t make sense to have it,” she said. “It came down to tim-ing, and availability of a large space

to host that type of event in a timely fashion.

“It’s a hard decision to make, because you don’t want to stifle a student from getting involved, and you don’t want to stifle a club or or-ganization from getting their mes-sage out.”

What made the decision eas-ier, Twomey said, was the student center’s newest outlet, the “Do You QU,” website hosted by Collegiate-Link.

“If we’re not going to have the fair, we’ll at least have the website to fall back on,” she said. “Knowing that there’s this social network com-munity we’ve launched that any stu-dent can find involvement if they’re looking for something – it makes it an easier decision.”

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Wednesday night classes have yet to meet this semester, Thompson pointed out. They’ve missed two full weeks and the university said instruc-tors “should” use the make-up pe-riod this weekend, he said.

“I know many students and parents that are upset with the clos-ings we have had,” said Chris Hart, a sophomore biology major. “I have only been to one out of four of my classes, so I think that since I am paying for this education, I should be getting it.”

In the first eight days of classes this semester, Quinnipiac had two snow days and two early

closings due to winter weather. Two snow storms and an ice storm creat-ed dangerous travel conditions and lots of work the university.

“This is absolutely the worst five weeks we’ve ever had,” Associ-ate Vice President for Facilities Ad-ministration Joseph Rubertone said. “It’s the advent of a 15-inch snow storm, a 10-inch snow storm, a 24-inch snow storm and then an 18-inch snow storm with no thaw or melting in between. It’s a set of conditions that has never occurred before.”

Rubertone has worked at Quinnipiac for 37 years, and he said this was one of the worst winters as far as snow cleanup.

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sing and dance to, and not just sit and listen,” Campbell said. “Plus it’s a good way to end senior year.”

With her sudden explosion on to the pop scene with her debut single “TiK ToK,” 23-year-old Ke$ha seemed like a one-hit won-der. But with numerous No. 1 hits on the Bill-board charts, millions of worldwide album sales, and a now sold-out tour, Ke$ha has stuck around.

Songs like “We R Who We R” and “Take it Off ” have made it to the top of the Billboard charts. Ke$ha is even featured on hits like 3OH!3’s “My First Kiss” and Flo Rida’s “Right Round.”

Still, not everyone is thrilled with the outcome.

“That blows,” senior Bryan Sarmiento said. “Let’s get some good tunes. Where are the Strokes?”

The other top contenders for the spot were Kid Cudi, Bruno Mars, and Train. Kloss said Ke$ha was the name SPB wanted, so she was who they went after first. Meanwhile, Kid Cudi will appear at Sacred Heart University on May 1.

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would have preferred an alternate choice.“I’m not surprised they got her,” Far-

rell said. “It’s a shame SPB can’t really afford to take risks with booking artists. With ticket prices that high I can only imagine how over-blown her guarantee must have been.”

Ticket prices for undergraduate stu-dents are $20 for arena seating and $25 for the floor. They will be on sale at the student center tables beginning next Monday.

Part of the agreement with booking Ke$ha was to accept the act touring with her. SPB is currently unaware of this special guest opener.

However, Kloss did meet with Voted Most Random, a local band featuring mem-bers of the Quinnipiac community, to discuss the possibility of them opening for the event.

“That’s something that’s still in the works,” Kloss said. “[SPB] would love to have them open, but we are still waiting on [Ke$ha’s] end for that. So at this point, we’re not sure.

“This is the biggest show that we’ve ever had – more theatrics than our produc-tion crews have ever dealt with. It’s going to be an incredible show and we’re ready to take it on.”

one of the best to have, especially for Afri-can-American history.”

Lee’s critically-acclaimed films include “Malcolm X,” “Clockers” and “Do the Right Thing.”

“He continues to have a very distin-guished career,” Foery said. “I would rank him easily in our top 10 American film artists, and because I am so fond of his work I would probably put him in the top five.”

The lecture was originally planned for Friday, but was rescheduled “at the request of Lee, who has a scheduling conflict on Feb. 11,” according to a university press re-lease.

“As a film director, producer and screen-

writer he is renowned for a body of work that explores African American experience, chal-lenges racial stereotypes, and addresses con-troversial subjects,” Chief Diversity Officer Diane Ariza said. “Lee is also credited with opening up the American film industry–to an unprecedented degree–to the contributions of black talent. Lee made real life in America the genre in which he performed his craft. He’s found success that no other filmmaker of color has ever achieved.”

Black Student Union and Quinnipiac Film Society are sponsoring the “Spike Lee Film Festival,” featuring Lee’s films this week in Buckman Theater. “Crooklyn” will be play-ing today at 1 p.m. and “Inside Man” will play tomorrow at 3 p.m.

One sorority hopeful reacts with joy after hearing about which sorority she’ll enter. There were record numbers for sorority recruitment this year.

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There were record numbers of wom-en who registered for sorority recruitment, participated in the first round, and actually received bids, according to Assistant Direc-tor of Student Center and Campus Life Courtney McKenna.

“Those numbers really show the growth that Greek Life is currently experi-encing at Quinnipiac,” said Keighly Rector,

this year’s Panhellenic vice president of re-cruitment.

This year, 277 women went through recruitment, compared to 250 last year (a nine percent increase) and 137 in 2009 (a 49 percent increase).

“I feel like it’s really a sort of unique microcosm of Greek life here at Quinnipiac that we get to experience, and I think that’s attracted to potential members,” McKenna said.

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For Chelsea Fritzson, the im-pact of cancer is fresh in her memo-ry. Two months ago, the sophomore lost her close friend Michael Kearns to acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and has since taken on Kearns’ mis-sion to spread the word about be-coming a donor.

“His attitude and zest for life compared to anyone else’s was inspiring. If Mike can do it, so can I,” Fritzson, a member of Kap-pa Alpha Theta, said.

Joined by the sisters of Kappa Alpha Theta, Fritzson is reaching out to the Quinnipiac community by holding a bone marrow drive tomorrow in the pep band room of the Recreation Center (AC147) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The event is sponsored by Be The Match Foundation and Michael’s Fund, a nonprofit orga-nization that helps cancer patients through marrow transplants.

A potential donor will have to sign consent forms and go through a health and history review before a sample can be collected via an inner cheek swab. Michael’s Fund waives the registration fee.

Even though it is not one of Theta’s normal philanthropies, the

sorority wanted to rally around Frit-zson’s cause.

“The planning of the marrow drive truly speaks to the character of Chelsea,” said Amanda Siemann, a junior nursing major and Theta sister. “She is one of the most com-passionate, smart, strong, and gen-erous people I know.”

“I couldn’t have done it with-out them,” Fritzson said.

According to research done by Be The Match Foundation, around 10,000 patients hope for a matching donor every year, and only four out of 10 patients receive marrow for a number of different reasons.

A method called Peripheral Blood Stem Cell donation is used 75 to 80 percent more than taking

marrow from the hip. PBSC uses a needle to separate the blood cells needed for a patient, and the re-maining blood is given back to the donor.

“I absolutely plan on becom-ing a donor on Thursday,” a confi-dent Siemann said. “I am extremely excited about donating. It is an in-credible cause and a very simple pro-cess that will help to raise awareness about the need to add more donors to the Be The Match registry.”

Kearns lost his fight to can-cer, but with the help of his close friend he is helping so many others win their’s.

“There’s more to life than what’s on the ground,” said Fritz-son, reflecting on her friend.

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‘This is me’ campaign

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A diversity campaign called “This is Me,” originally developed for resident assistant training, has caught Quinnipiac’s attention and grown into a campus-wide initiative.

“I felt like diversity was al-ways met with negative connotation around campus,” Dennis Lue Yat, one of the campaign’s developers, said. “In RA training, we touched on stuff like white privilege and it always ended up with someone up-set because they didn’t think it was a fair reflection of them.”

Lue Yat, a residence hall di-rector at the Crescent, and Dennis Martin, residence hall director at Ledges, were in charge of the di-versity component of RA training at the start of the spring semester.

“We felt like diversity should be more of a celebration, and we wanted to bring a more positive twist to the word diversity, not just for the RAs but eventually for the campus,” Lue Yat said.

The result of their discus-sions is “This is Me,” a campaign advocating for students to be proud of who they are and where they’re from.

During training, Martin said the RAs responded to the idea with enthusiasm. Instead of hall direc-tors presenting on diversity, the RAs presented to one another about themselves.

For one aspect of the train-ing, RAs had to begin conversations with, “If you really knew me, you’d know that…”

“It helped dig a little deeper and answer challenging questions in a positive way to show what people are proud of and tell their accom-plishments through life,” Martin said.

Stephanie Malone, a senior RA, helped the campaign by creat-ing a “This is Me” video. RAs vol-unteered to appear in front of a camera and say what they are proud of. The confessions ranged from someone being proud they were ad-opted to one being proud of being a Dallas Cowboys fan from New York.

The video, posted on You-Tube, has been so well-received on campus and on the Internet that Martin and Lue Yat plan to have Malone aid in the production of another video, open to all students.

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Theta rallies for Fritzson’s cause Sorority signs on for bone marrow drive in honor of deceased friend

A freeze frame from senior Stephanie Malone’s “This is Me” video, portraying resident assistant Pat Duffy, reflects the personal feel of the program.

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SPRING INVOLVEMENT FAIL

Quinnipiac University students are known for their apathetic tendencies and lack of interest in, well, everything. After the recent cancellation of the annual Spring Involvement Fair, though, I’ve begun to question if only the students should be blamed for their lazy ways.

According to an e-mail sent to student leaders from Erin Twom-ey, associate director of the student center and campus life, on Feb. 2: “Due to the inclement weather and the closing of the university today, the Spring 2011 Involvement Fair has been canceled. It will not be rescheduled. Thank you to all who had signed up to participate & helped to coordinate this event.”

Well gee, it’s really nice the student center wants to thank the organizations that were prepared to participate in the involvement fair, but what about the students who wanted to attend? Do we just say “Oh well, they can wait until the fall to learn about organizations?”

The involvement fair provides students with an irreplaceable starting point to learn about clubs they probably didn’t even know existed.

I certainly am not trying to make excuses for any of the lacka-daisical ways of many Quinnipiac students, but I don’t understand how we can expect our students to change when even our own staff (the student center) aren’t promoting one of the only events regarding campus involvement.

Furthermore, I can understand if the student center needs to cancel the fair due to bad weather. Rescheduling may conflict with available space on campus, but they should have at least sent out an e-mail with information about the organizations.

For students who don’t know, and want to know, the upstairs hallway of the Carl Hansen Student Center is the best place to look for information regarding organizations on campus and many of the clubs have offices located there as well (at least until spring break).

On behalf of the Chronicle, I can say our door is always open. We’re constantly looking for more writers and photographers, so if you’re ever interested in contributing to the paper please feel free to stop in at the office. I’m sure any of the organizations would be glad to speak with interested students who visit their office. The doors in the hallway are open more often than not, and there is constant activity.

Don’t hesitate to come check it out.

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Last-Ditch Effort

Here’s a golden opportunity to become part of something ‘Big’SGA UPDATE

The snow hasn’t stopped your Student Government Association from making progress this semester. Looking ahead, your Student Government Association has a spring calendar full of events, initiatives, community service opportunities, and success.

Class cabinets and the programming committee of the Student Government are hard at work developing programs that meet the needs of all Quinnipiac students. The programs, whether social or intellectual, provide an opportunity for you to get together with mem-bers of your class. You have the opportunity to pitch an idea for a campus program – just contact your elected class president and vice president!

Interested in giving back to the greater New Haven community in a BIG way? For the second year in a row, your Student Govern-ment Association has teamed up with Community Action Project and the Office of Community Service to program one of Quinnipiac’s largest events! The Big Event, scheduled for Saturday, April 9, is your golden opportunity to have fun while giving back to the community. Organize a team with your friends, intramural teammates, and hall mates.

More information on signing up will be available in the near future. If you have any questions, contact Matthew Hudak, vice presi-dent of public relations, via e-mail.

Another major accomplishment for the student body this year includes an increase in the student activity budget. By the end of the next four fiscal years, the Student Government Association will have the opportunity to grant up to $750,000 to our countless clubs and campus organizations. This means stronger programs, better giveaways, increased activities, and unparalleled opportunities for students to grow as leaders within the community.

As an aside, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize all student leaders who have made an impact on the student experi-ence here at QU. Through their hard work and dedication to serving the student body, they have made a lasting impact on this university.

As always, feel free to swing by the SGA suite if you’re interested in getting involved or if you have any comments or concerns. Our offices are located on the second floor of the Student Center on the Mount Carmel campus.

Proud to Serve–Live the Legend,Lou Venturelli

By Christine BurroniAssociate Opinion Editor

(Editor’s Note: The following words are from Jurkuch Jameswal Atem, a Quinnipiac senior, and one of the Sudanese refugees known as the “lost boys of Sudan.”)

Sudanese people across the world cast their votes in the recent referendum to de-cide whether Sudan will remain one unified country, or separate and recognize Southern Sudan as its own country. I pause to remem-ber July 30, 2005, when Dr. John Garang vanished into the dark sky as his helicopter crashed into ashes. It was a gloomy day in my life, in Sudan and in Africa as a whole. Garang was a powerful advocate for peace and justice, and a principal contributor to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. It is im-portant to call on his memory as we move forward, continuing the work he started on our behalf.

But I don’t want to be a prisoner of the past, bound by the memory of Sudan’s civil wars. Instead I embrace education as my power to learn from the past and the present. This will help me contribute to solutions for Sudan. As I cast my vote in the Sudanese ref-erendum, I am a full citizen of the world. I am an American citizen and a son of Mother Africa.

We, the so-called “Lost Boys of Su-dan,” couldn’t believe the day Garang left us orphaned in the midst of a brutal regime. At that time the whole world needed him. Sudanese people wanted desperately to end the longest civil war that pits Arab-Muslims against African-Christians. But crying about that day does not help. The only tears we seek today are tears of joy, hope, human dig-nity, and liberty. No more tears of dehuman-ization, sadness or war.

Today I turn my soul-searching toward finding solutions for Sudan. My strength comes from my faith and my education. I have never stopped believing in God and in humanity. I trust my faith in God; I trust great leaders who guide others by good ex-ample and fight fiercely for greater democ-

racy, freedom and equality for all.However, simply praying to God for

help without thinking ethically and rationally – without taking action – would not stop Omar al-Bashir’s regime. They have stolen Southern Sudanese land and resources, killed over 2.5 million people, and left another four million roaming the world as refugees, including me. War, starvation, malnutrition, poor sanitation, extreme poverty, curable diseases, HIV and AIDS plague millions. The poor are exploited by the powerful in the name of God, both Christian and Muslim. The poor are relying

on God for help when genocide and chaos befall innocent children and women.

I have not turned to something nega-tive, but to education, books, research, and telling my life story to soothe my soul and mind. The questions I ask myself are these: As a child survivor of war who is alive today, what is my mission to help Sudan? How long will my people suffer and remain enslaved in their ancient land?

As a Sudanese by nationality and by birth, and as one who has witnessed the havoc of war in my childhood, I have to be part of the solution–not only by seeking help from the international community, but also by tak-ing concrete action myself. I have work to do.

No one person is born to change the world, but those who are committed to meet-ing life’s challenges, learning from man-made crises, and growing from them – they are ca-pable of changing society.

That is why I have formed “Seeds of New Sudan & Friends”– to raise awareness globally and to promote the Comprehensive Peace Agreement as a principal solution to the crisis in Sudan. We look forward to ac-complishing this first goal with the 2011 ref-erendum, and to establishing Southern Sudan as an independent country. We are optimistic, learning and growing. We are com-mitted to responding in this work–hand in hand with our allies worldwide–to re-build Southern Sudan in the aftermath of the longest brutal civil war in Africa.

I cast my vote in honor of the millions of people lost in the war. My vote is dedicated to their sacrifices, to John Garang, SPLA vet-erans and soldiers from Anyanya I, the heroes and heroines who gave birth to the SPLA/SPLM of today (Sudanese Peoples’ Libera-tion Army and the Sudanese Peoples’ Libera-tion Movement). Those who have died did not do so in vain. Those who are alive today – including myself – will stay the course to the last victory. If I don’t make history, his-tory will make me.

Indeed, history is in the making for Southern Sudan. Sudanese all over the globe are taking their vote in this referendum seri-ously. Southern Sudanese are raising their voices in unison to be heard for the first time. This is the time we Sudanese have been wait-ing for – redemption from agony and suf-fering, restoration of lasting peace and good governing – the culmination of our long walk to freedom.

May God guide us in the uncertainty of these final days of the realization of the Com-prehensive Peace Agreement, and the separa-tion of the largest African nation, the land of the blacks, the cradle of civilization, the land of Cush Kingdom, the land of the Nile, the land of warriors who are dark, smooth, tall, skinny, and brave people.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

‘I don’t want to be a prisoner of my past’Atem calls for a new Sudan, global support of Sudanese peace agreement

ONLINE: >Find the link to Atem’s website, learn more about ‘Seeds of New Sudan and Friends”

This is the time we Sudanese have been

waiting for – redemption from agony and suffering, restoration of lasting peace and good governing – the culmination of our long

walk to freedom.

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The student section at Friday night’s men’s hockey game was filled with gold T-shirts, but with such misguided spirit, it might as well have been empty.

The game was tied for a majority of the time and went into overtime. One would think that in exciting conditions like these, our student section would be on their feet chanting and screaming, but no. I heard our traditional cheers only a few times through-out the duration of the game.

Only when it was time to ridicule the other team did the crowd turn up the vol-ume. And not only toward the other team, but the guest pep band as well.

As the game went on, students sport-ing their game-day gold T-shirts repeatedly mocked the band at any chance they could. The band isn’t the one on the ice, folks. Boo the opponents on the ice, not the people in the stands.

The only coping mechanism that my fellow Bobcats could find when they were supposed to be rooting for our team was to completely bash the poor members of the pep band with embarrassing chants.

When did chanting “YOU’RE STILL VIRGINS!” become okay? Do we really need to demoralize a dozen college students playing instruments when we should be rooting for our home team?

Maybe I’m thinking this because I wasn’t in the middle of the crowd, and I know that there’s nothing wrong with a little friendly competition and rivalry between teams–but our fans spent far more time making fun of the band then actually cheer-ing for our own team.

As I looked around I saw at least three groups of people just pointing and laughing at the band. Did you go to the game to make fun of the other school’s band or actually watch the game?

As a fan I was not only disappointed but embarrassed for our school. Is this how we want to represent ourselves? I really don’t think so.

For those of you that actually follow the game schedule, the Yale-Quinnipiac game is Feb. 18. The arena will be packed, as it should, but maybe this time we’ll come with a little more respect and excitement for our team actually playing and care a little less about the background music.

Show your school spirit properly; don’t boo the opponent’s pep band

When did chanting “YOU’RE STILL VIRGINS!” become okay? Do we really need to demoralize a dozen college students playing instruments?

QU glee could be a reality

Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose‘Friday Night Lights’ plays its last game

Quinnipiac’s “Glee” fans may soon experience a “glee-gasm.”

Two months ago, Quin-nipiac “glee-aholics” created a Facebook group in attempts to form an official glee club. All they need are some talented ‘Gleeks’ and an advisor like Will Schuester.

Senior accounting major Ramon Sanchez organized the group “Let’s Start a Glee Club here at QU” before the univer-sity closed for winter break in December.

“I’m a huge fan of the show and it just got me thinking that we should start one up our-selves,” Sanchez said. “I know we have the QU Singers, which is like a chorus, but I wanted to bring charisma, choreography and up-to-date song choices, and perform them to the Quinnipiac community - that and I love to sing.”

Although the group’s 21 members ex-pressed interest via Facebook, Sanchez has yet to take action due to his hectic schedule.

“I am currently just way too busy to take the point, but I am willing to consult whoever it is that wants to step up,” Sanchez said. “In order for this to be successful we are going to need 100 percent dedication from everyone. It will take a lot of work but I know we can do it.”

Quinnipiac offers a music minor, but campus music groups are limited. In addi-tion to the QU Singers, other musical groups include the Praise “2” Him Ensemble gospel choir, and the Quinnipiac Jazz Ensemble.

QU Singers, currently 70 members, practice once a week for three hours. They conclude every fall and spring semester with a

concert in Buckman Theater.Fred Rossomando, part-time music

professor and QU Singers director, has con-ducted the choir for 10 years and is skeptical about a potential Quinnipiac glee club.

“Unless it’s going to show a different di-rection or a different purpose that won’t du-plicate the Quinnipiac Singers, then I would have a concern because it would interfere with the group that I conduct,” Rossomando said. “I’m kind of interested to know what the goal would be, or what they would like to concentrate on. If it’s different or has a differ-ent angle, then that’s fine.”

But the necessary steps to create an of-ficial glee club aren’t all that gleeful.

Certain criteria must be met to estab-lish a new student organization. At least five undergraduate students are required to start

the club, and a list of poten-tial faculty advisors must be provided, according to the Quinnipiac University stu-dent handbook.

The student hand-book also states, “The pro-posed organization must be unique from currently rec-ognized student groups.”

Rossomando encour-ages glee club supporters to find their own musical niche, one that is different from the QU Singers.

“They need to offer something to the students that the university is not of-fering.,” Rossomando said. “And if they do, then they can gather more of these kids who are vocally talented who can go in this direction.”

Potential new clubs must also complete a new organization application as well as a written constitu-tion. Once all criteria have been met, the Office of the

Student Center and Student Leadership Devel-opment must approve the club. All new stu-dent organizations start with a one year review period before receiving an official charter.

If glee club is approved as an official organization, students will be responsible for choosing music, writing arrangements and hold-ing practices. But finding a performance venue in the midst of incessant campus construction may be the most difficult challenge of all. With Alumni Hall under construction, Buckman Theater remains the only Mount Carmel space readily available for performances.

“Without a lot of backing from admin-istration and no places to perform and no practice rooms, you can only do so much with a slice of ham,” Rossomando said. “You can doll it up all you want, but it’s still a ham.”

The lights will shine on the East Dillon Lions one last time when DirecTV airs the series finale of “Friday Night Lights” tonight.

“Friday Night Lights” first premiered on NBC October 3, 2006 to modest ratings. The first season generated massive critical success and the series eventually earned five Tele-vision Critics Association Awards, including mentions for its stars Kyle Chandler (Coach Eric Taylor) and Connie Britton (Tami Taylor).

The writer’s strike during the show’s second season interrupted its run, and the time change to Friday lessened the show’s visibility. On the fence for renewal, DirecTV stepped in and made a deal with NBC. The two agreed to finance the show together for one 13 episode season, which ran first on DirecTV in the fall, and then in the spring on NBC.

After a creative rebound during the third season and a successful run on DirecTV, the pay cabler struck another deal with NBC for one final batch of 26 episodes split over two seasons.

The show made stars of its young supporting cast. When “Fri-day Night Lights” first premiered, Chandler and Britton were the only familiar faces. Both had starred on the long-running shows “Early Edition” and “Spin City,” respectively.

Taylor Kitsch (Tim Riggins) won the high-profile role of Gam-bit in “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.” Kitsch is also set to star as John Carter in Disney’s “John Carter of Mars” next year. Minka Kelly (Lyla Garrity) can be seen in theaters now opposite “Gossip Girl” star

Leighton Meester in “The Roommate.” Adrianne Palicki (Tyra Collette), Jesse Plemons (Landry Clarke),

Zach Gilford (Matt Saracen), Aimee Teegarden (Julie Taylor), and Scott Porter (Jason Street) have also increased in visibility since the show started.

Palicki, who left the show as a regular after season three, and Kitsch, Plemons and Gilford, who left the show as regulars after sea-son four, return for the series finale to help say goodbye.

After five seasons and 76 episodes, the series finale of “Friday Night Lights” airs tonight at nine on DirecTV.

“My Heart Will Go On”Celine DionBest, most recognizable love song of all time. Truly epic. No better song to top this list. I mean, did you see “Titanic”?

“Can You Feel the Love Tonight” Elton JohnJust because it was in “The Lion King” doesn’t mean it doesn’t belong on this list. It’s a masterpiece.

“I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing”AerosmithThe “Armageddon” theme song hits No. 3 on this list as the requisite rock power ballad. You know you love to belt it out with Steven Tyler.

“Truly, Madly, Deeply”Savage GardenThis one-hit wonder band from the late 90s is super cheeseball, but univerally heart-warming.

“Iris” Goo Goo DollsHe just wants you to know who he is. One of the Goo Goo Dolls’s most famous tunes. Plus the ladies love it.

“I’ll Be”Edwin McCainYou know you slow danced to this in middle school. Poignant lyrics that people in a relationship love to cherish.

“Keep On Lovin’ You” REO SpeedwagonNot your typical love song, but its sense of nostalgia packs a punch and makes it a worthy song we should all keep on lovin’.

“Love Me Tender”Elvis PresleyClassic. It’s the perfect word to de-scribe Mr. Presley’s heartfelt tune.

“You’ll Be in My Heart”Phil CollinsYou didn’t think we’d finish without another song from a Disney movie, did you? This theme from “Tarzan” will be in our hearts forever.

“Wonderful Tonight”Eric ClaptonIt’s the simplicity of Clapton’s chorus that makes “Wonderful Tonight” one of the most memorable love songs, coupled with Clapton’s guitar skills. Guys, just tell girls that they look wonderful tonight.

Valentine’s

Day Playlist

TOP 10 GREATEST LOVE SONGS OF ALL TIMEBy Chris Gillotte & Dylan Cohen

By Matt Busekroos Managing Editor

The cast of ‘Friday Night Lights’ will reunite for the series finale.

-Universal Studios

By Nicole FanoAssociate A&E Editor

Senior Ramon Sanchez talks up his hopes for a Quinnipiac glee club with sophomore Josh Goldberg.

Joe Pelletier / Chronicle

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After a decade of success and rap-rock hits, Linkin Park played to a packed New

York City audi-ence on Feb. 4, blending old hits and new styles

into an unforgettable show. Linkin Park broke into mainstream

music in 2000 with its first album “Hybrid Theory,” and has since dabbled in music across the spectrum over the past ten years, playing fan favorites and electronic rarities alike. Their most recent album, “A Thousand Suns,” came as an initial shock to critics, fea-turing heavy instrumental tracks focused on sound over catchy lyrics.

Fans came out in droves, filling up Madison Square Garden’s 20,000 plus seats. Linkin Park cranked out familiar sin-

gles from its early albums, including “Faint,” “Numb” and “Lying From You.” Be-tween these classics, the band played newer material, includ-ing their new single “Waiting For The End.” A significant contrast was evident between the songs, with newer tracks featuring keyboard and drum emphasis rather than a tradi-tionally raw guitar sound.

The most emotional moment of the show came toward the end of “Breaking The Habit,” with front man Chester Bennington singing a capella with the crowd. The entire audience could be seen beneath the vibrant lighting pulsing to Bennington’s harsh but demanding vitality, with Shinoda’s abrasive

lyrics and all of Linkin Park’s instrumental-ists following in proper heavy rock fashion.

The concert set list varied from previous shows on the tour, featuring a heavy emphasis on older tracks. The show will be televised Feb. 18 on Fuse at 9:30 p.m.

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Jimmy Kimmel, on Cooper’s attack by a group of Egyptian protestors:

“Let me explain, you foreigners: You do not punch Anderson Cooper– you punch Snooki. That’s how we do it

here. You keep your dirty hands off our silver fox.”

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Gather up your best Madonna gear and MC Hammer pants, and get ready to rewind to the 80s, because John Hughes’s classic “Sixteen Candles” is returning to the big screen for Valentine’s Day weekend. It’s certainly a dream come true for any fan of Hughes’s generation-defining movies, including “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off ” and “The Breakfast Club.”

150 AMC Theatres across the country will feature the 1984 romantic-comedy in all its glory, so audiences can laugh and fall in love with Molly Ringwald and Anthony Michael Hall all over again. Teen heartthrobs, school-girl crushes, jocks and prom queens—it’s all there.

“Bringing back the iconic romantic comedy ‘Sixteen Candles’ for Valentine’s Day weekend is a no-brainer,” Robert J. Lenihan, president of programming at AMC, told Business Wire. “We are pleased to partner with Universal to offer guests the opportunity to relive the ups and downs of being a teenager in love, when this PG-rated movie hits the silver screen again.”

Shows will only play at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 13 and Mon-day, Feb. 14. Visit www.AMCTheatres.com/sixteencandles to find the closest theatre and order tickets to add a little something spe-cial to your Valentine’s Day plans. --DA

Get ready for more cat fights, more Botox and more mid-dle-aged drama. Apparently Bravo TV is taking a cue from “Jer-sey Shore” season two, since the seventh installment of “The Real Housewives” franchise will head to Miami. The original installment, “The Real Housewives of Orange County,” premiered in 2006 soon after terms such as “MILF” and “cougar” became popular. How ironic. The “Housewives” franchise quickly spread all over the country to New York City, Atlanta, New Jersey, D.C. and Beverly Hills.“The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” finale attracted 2.7 million viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. Who doesn’t enjoy watching a televised train wreck every now and then? The shows are entertaining, but they glorify immature behavior and en-courage geographical stereotypes. “The Real Housewives of New York City” fourth season premiere will move to late spring, and the Miami installment will premiere Feb. 22. The Miami installment will feature six new women, including women who have been personally linked to Glen Rice and Scottie Pippen. A handful of the “House-wives” aren’t even married, as divorce is popular among cast mem-bers. Without a doubt, the Miami season will feature shallow, rich women who have too much free time. Housewives have certainly come a long way since Carol Brady and June Cleaver. --NF

By Phillip NobileStaff Writer

American author and creator of “Gossip Girl,” Cecily von Zieg-esar recently announced she will release a 14th book in the series called “Gossip Girl: Psycho Killer.” Upper East Siders Blair Waldorf and Serena van der Woodsen will become serial killers in the book, which hits stores in October.

Ex-Paramore member Josh Farro will begin a new project follow-ing his exit from the band. Along with Nashville’s Van Beasley, Tyler Ward and Ryan Clark, his new band Novel American will exude strong influenc-es from Jimmy Eat World and Radio-head. No dates for an album release have been announced.

Clint Eastwood is set to pro-duce and direct the remake of “A Star is Born,” starring Beyoncé Knowles. Like her previous movie roles, Knowles will play the part of an aspiring singer who makes it in the big leagues. Who will play the male lead, Knowles’ love interest, is yet to be determined.

Patrick Stump, former singer for the band Fall Out Boy, will release his first solo album, “Soul Punk,” this month. Recently, the artist show-cased his vocals by uploading vari-ous a cappella covers on YouTube of some Grammy-nominated songs to promote his solo debut.

Artists set to perform at the Oscars on Feb. 27 include Gwyn-eth Paltrow, who will perform the song “Coming Home” from her movie “Country Strong,” Florence & the Machine, Mandy Moore (with her “Tangled” costar Zachary Levi), and Randy Newman.

-Universal Studios -Bravo

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by Michele Snow by Jamie Hill

Ke$ha may be one of the most controversial performers of the year, but you can-not deny that she has been one of the most entertaining. The effort she puts into her level of crazy has to be admired. The hair, the feathers, the glitter, the leather, the sneakers, the metallics, the garbage bag. The girl’s a regular freak show.

But she’s turning heads. According to Billboard, her single “Tik Tok” was the No. 1 digital single in the world in 2010, selling 12.8 million copies, and the magazine named her top new artist as well as Hot 100 artist of the year. Plus, JustJared reported that her very first headlining tour this spring is completely sold out. We should consider ourselves lucky to have the opportunity to host her.

College spring concerts are meant to be a party. Last year, hosting The Fray was impressive, but the attendance rate was pitiful and the energy in TD Bank Sports Center was even worse. I originally bought a ticket, but ended up sell-ing it to a friend in favor of the Sam Adams show in New Haven that same night, and I was not the only one on this campus that opted out of our own concert. Sammy put on one of the most energetic concerts I have ever been to, and I never regretted my decision, especially towards the end of the concert, as he shouted, “WHO THE FRAY?” and proceeded to stage-dive.

The point is that college kids are looking for a party atmosphere for their spring concerts, and Ke$ha is going to deliver. Regardless of her level of talent, regardless of what you have heard about how good or bad she is live, you know she will blow the roof off the Bank. I encourage those of you who claim to hate Ke$ha and everything she stands for to keep an open mind. You may not like her music or her sloppiness, but you will be hard-pressed to not have a great time at her concert. Her lights, dancers, outfits, and vol-ume might be more than we can handle, but for a spring concert, it’s just what we need. Ladies, start planning your outfits. And guys, I’ve seen the Ke$ha posters on your walls. You know you’re excited too.

Look up Ke$ha on a Google image search and try to find one where she doesn’t look either high or drunk, or both. Try, really hard. You can’t do it. That’s probably because it seems like she’s on drugs or wasted all the time, which is her own business. But it becomes our business when she is queued up to be the choice for SPB’s spring concert (I guess she’s taking a break from her upcoming Get Sleazy spring tour). No of-fense, but this flash in the pan belongs in a rehab clinic, not in our sports arena. Her songs have a fun dance beat, yes, but just because she can whip her hair back and forth on stage doesn’t mean her songs have any intelligence whatsoever.

Let’s take a look at some of her lyrics. “I threw up in the closet and I don’t care.” Let’s try another. “Don’t be a little bitch

with your chit chat, just show me where your dick’s at.” Or how about “Oh my God, I think I’m still drunk, where’s my coat?” Does

anyone else sense a theme here? Instead of emotional, powerful lyrics, Ke$ha’s songwriters pour out mind-numbing drivel and stick a dance

beat behind it.So ignore her unoriginal, trashy words for a moment. Plug your ears

and just watch her dance … oh wait, she can’t dance either, unless you count molesting yourself on stage “dancing.” Besides, her live performances are nothing short of genuinely awful. Her performance on Saturday Night Live last April landed her on “Worst SNL Performance” lists everywhere, and YouTube videos show the performer leaping across the concert stage while

she lets pre-recorded vocals do the work for her. Her live concerts have been labeled by attendees as a waste of time, too short, and

painful on the ears.Think Fergie was bad during this Sunday’s Su-

perbowl halftime show? Just imagine how Ke$ha’s non-autotuned voice will fall on your ear drums at the

spring concert. And hopefully this time she won’t be wear-ing a trash bag onstage.

KE$HALove her or hate her, she’s coming to QU

Robyn wasn’t dancing on her own when she performed for a

sold-out crowd

at Radio City Music Hall on Feb. 5.The Swedish dance-pop sing-

er mainly sang newer songs from her three-album “Body Talk” set released throughout 2010.

A sea of brightly lit blue glow sticks radiated the room from the back of the first mezzanine. The enthusiastic audience waved them back and forth between sips of their drinks and screams of dizzy-ing excitement for the singer.

The pungent scent of mari-juana was present throughout the mezzanine, probably coming from the tall, bushy-haired man in the next row, who may or may not have been smoking from a bong.

Robyn knows her fans well

and performed her biggest dance tracks. The crowd danced in their seats for the hour and a half she was on the stage.

Fans nearly reached orgasm as soon as the opening synths of last year’s hit “Dancing on My Own” swarmed the sound system early in the set. Everyone in the vicinity sang along. The song’s theme of be-ing on the outside looking in reso-nates.

Robyn also performed some of the best songs from the “Body Talk” series, including “Time Ma-chine,” “Fembot,” “Indestructible,” “We Dance to the Beat,” “Call Your Girlfriend,” “Stars 4-Ever,” “Get Myself Together,” “Hang with Me” and “Dancehall Queen.” Her sassy delivery of the songs and warm ex-uberance added extra zing and pop to the concert.

With songs pertaining to rela-

tionships, love and heartbreak, it’s no wonder Robyn sold out Radio City. Observing the joyous crowd, it seemed apparent her fans have experienced the same emotions Robyn sings about in her songs.

Everyone in Radio City partied with one another and fist pumped the entire show. However the more poignant songs evoked a more subdued reaction from the crowd, especially during her emo-tionally stirring performance of “With Every Heartbeat.”

Robyn genuinely thanked the audience during her encore. This was the largest show she had ever performed as headliner. She closed the show with a slowed-down version of her 1997 hit sin-gle aptly titled “Show Me Love,” which her fans more than showed her throughout the night.

By Matt BusekroosManaging Editor

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Robyn plays to a colorful crowd at Radio City

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Don’t do anything special. Why should there be one day when you are nice to each other? If you like each other, you should always be nice to one another. Your relationship shouldn’t need a designated day for both of you to be happy.-from your Sports Editor, Robin Schuppert

Don’t flirt with other girls to make your girlfriend jealous. You could make her cry, and then she won’t be able to stop crying because she’ll start crying about the fact that she’s crying on Valentine’s Day.-from your Managing Editor, Lenny Neslin

Don’t eat any of the chocolate in the box before you give it to your sweetheart. Unless you’re alone, then devour away.-from your Managing Editor, Matt Busekroos

Valentine’sDay DON’TS

By Sarah RosenbergStaff Writer

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Sarah’s Style Corner

I remember when Rihanna first became a pop sensation. She had that innocent persona of a foreigner – a young Barbados na-tive, with a shockingly talented voice. She sang love songs, with that cute, Caribbean-tinted voice, reminiscent of reggae but all the more fun to dance to. Jay-Z’s pro-tégé had made a name for her-self, but maybe she thought she was too run-of-the-mill. Maybe Rihanna wanted the edge that would separate her from all other pop stars on the map. Now, in 2011, Rihanna has definitely suc-ceeded in that personal endeavor.

Rihanna has certainly be-come darker not only with her music, but also with her personal fashion choices. I can’t remember the young, fresh-faced pop star from a few years back. When I think of Rihanna, I think of dark lipstick, leather shorts and tattoos covering her body. Most recently, she has proven herself to be ris-qué, daring and bold in her video for her newest single, “S&M.”

Before I delve into the fash-ion featured in the racy video, note the key lyrics of the song itself: “Sticks and stone may break my bones, but chains and whips excite me.” People had been enlightening me about such lines before I even heard the song, but I was hesitant to listen to it. When Rihanna first came out with “Rude Boy,” I was inherently shocked. But, I think that’s exactly the reaction Rihanna is looking for.

So, to accompany the song, Rihanna created a video to con-test with the lyrics. Her fashion choices, although somewhat in-teresting, definitely match the tone and message of the song it-self. Before you watch the video, if you choose to do so, prepare yourself for the attack of candy colors in different scenes, as well as the contrast of the black and white during the darker ones. One of the opening scenes involves Rihanna sporting a blood-red wig in a slanted room with pink zebra stripes. The “trippy” scene also shows her wearing a tiara, a

green and black-and-white striped fur stole, and a bandeau reading “Censored.” Rihanna runs around in her princess playhouse, except the man strapped to a chair in the background is anything but playful.

To convey the harshness of being in the spotlight of the media, Rihanna wears a black and white dress mimicking newspa-per clippings as media personnel saran-wrap her to a wall, snapping photos of her in this plastic bub-ble. Obviously, Rihanna’s artistic, metaphorical attempt to suggest being in the spotlight, while still not apologizing for expressing her sexuality, is admirable. But I am not sure why she has to put the so-called journalists and photog-raphers in bonds, while gagging them in the process.

Rihanna also attempts to play the part of seductress, wear-ing a white patent leather two-piece suit and spiky heels. She carries around a whip for her “playmates,” whipping men that are duct-taped to walls and mat-tresses in a dreary basement. She bonds herself in one scene as well, looking alarmingly childlike wearing pigtails and a polka-dot leotard. However, what was most disturbing to me was Rihanna’s display of her “fruity” costumes. Looking like a modern Chiquita, she wears headdresses made of flowers or life-size apples, while sensually eating a bejeweled ice cream cone. She also seductively peels and eats a banana. The sex-ual innuendos are clear.

Strange isn’t even the proper word for these scenes, and I have to wonder how drastically Ri-hanna goes from dark to colorful with each scene. Is she describing her music? Is she emphasizing her attitudes toward the media? Or, is she communicating her sexual-ity in its many diverse forms? It’s amazing what high fashion and a little bit of lighting can do for musicians these days, whose lyrics always turn into an extravagant visual display through their music videos. Clearly, Rihanna is no ex-ception. But, at the end of the day, I applaud any musician for getting artistic, no matter how graphic or rebellious their art might be.

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7Don’t set your expectations too high, the boys are human too.

-from your Opinion Editor, Julia Bucchianeri

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don’t mean it.-from your Design Editor, Michele Snow

Don’t flaunt your relation-ship in front of everyone around you. Not everyone likes Valentine’s Day as much as you do. Also, go easy on

the P.D.A!-from your Associate A&E Editor, Nicole Fano

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Hola a todos! I am Catherine Boudreau and a sophomore at Quinnipiac. I am writing from Madrid, Spain, where I will be for the next four months studying abroad.

Since my freshman year of high school I have dreamed of being fluent in Spanish. I always knew that I would study abroad, and originally I thought I would go to Barcelona.

But when I found out that mainly Catalan was spoken there instead of Spanish, I immediately decided to come to Madrid.

The process of getting here and getting settled can only be de-scribed as a roller coaster ride. I came here not knowing a single person.

The first weekend here all of the students in my program, API, stayed in a hotel together for orientation. As soon as I felt comfortable there and

made some friends, it was time to move into my “residencia.” At first, I was completely depressed about my living situation. I was

the only girl from my program in my dorm and I was under the impression that I wasn’t going to have a roommate. Also, a couple of the friends I had made during orientation had an apartment together, so that left me feeling a little exiled.

By the next day, however, my emotions took a complete turn. Relief washed over me as my roommate walked in that afternoon. I also have a housekeeper, Ame-lia, who cleans my room everyday and does my laundry. It even comes back nicely pressed! Our chef, Enrique, is the sweetest man and makes awesome food. Most importantly, I am constantly speaking Spanish with the other students who live here, as well as with Amelia and Enrique. Many of them speak no English at all.

It is more like an apartment than a dorm since there are only 14 students. One of the other dorms has more than 100 kids and the food is definitely not as good. Plus, if I didn’t like what was for dinner one night, Enrique would make me something else.

Another major adjustment is school. I go to Universidad Antonio de Ne-brija, which is about 30 minutes away by metro. The metro is really awesome and so easy to use, but I have to be cautious in the morning when it is really packed. Pickpocketing is like an art form in Madrid. The first week I almost got pickpocketed on the metro. The thief looked like your average Joe on his way to work. When I felt someone rummaging around in my backpack, I immediately elbowed him really hard in the chest and yelled “Excuse me!” Luckily he didn’t get away with anything. Now I am always on the lookout!

Until next time! Hasta la proximo vez!

Barcelona

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Coach’s- Tom Moore

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“We’ll fight and claw and scratch for second. I think everybody who followed us last year at Quinnipiac understood the value of those home games.”

Carrying a 2-0 lead into the third period, the women’s ice hock-ey team was 20 minutes away from knocking off ECAC opponent and No. 10 Harvard on Saturday.

However, just 2:08 into the third period, the momentum swung the other way and the Bobcats fell 3-2, just as they did last Friday against Clarkson.

Crimson senior forward Kate Buesser saw forward Kalley Arm-strong at the top of the crease and sent the puck across the ice. As Armstrong wound up for a slap shot, a screened Victoria Vigilanti stood no chance.

Less than three minutes later, Harvard (13-8-2, 12-4-2 ECAC) caught the Bobcats (18-10-1, 10-8-0) off guard again. Leanna Coskren found Alisa Baumgarter, who ripped a shot at Vigilanti. Vigilanti made the stop but Josephine Pucci jumped on the rebound and tied the game at 2.

Almost 10 minutes into the third, Harvard took the lead for good.

Kaitlin Spurling sent the puck to Armstrong, who once again beat Vigilanti with a one-timer to give the Crimson a 3-2 lead.

After an 84-74 loss on Saturday against first-place Long Island University, the Quin-nipiac men’s basketball team’s hope of having the NEC Tournament go through the Bank is potentially gone.

The loss dropped the Bobcats (15-8, 7-5 NEC) three games behind LIU, which also holds the tiebreaker, with just six games left in the season.

“I think we’re at a different point in our season right now than they are. We’re on more of a recovering upswing,” Quinnipiac head coach Tom Moore said. “If you take where we are today compared to three weeks ago, I think we’re moving in the right direction and do have enough time to build more momen-tum.”

Currently, the Bobcats sit in fourth place with Wagner and Central Connecticut also ahead in the standings. If the season end-ed today, the Bobcats would host only a first round playoff game.

“We’ll fight and claw and scratch for

second,” Moore said. “I think everybody who followed us last year at Quinnipiac understood the value of those home games were neat and fun. If you get to second you have the oppor-tunity to potentially host two games.”

A big factor down the final stretch of the season will be the progression of Justin

Rutty coming back from an elbow injury. The team-leading rebounder has shown signs of improvement, including a 20-point perfor-mance against LIU.

“I do like the progress he’s making. He was much better this weekend than last weekend,” Moore said. “He came out of the

weekend feeling good and excited on where he’s going.”

Rutty and the rest of the Bobcats be-gin their quest for second place tonight when they start a home-and-home series against Sacred Heart (9-12, 4-8) during NEC Rivalry Week. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at the Bank.

While the Pioneers are toward the bot-tom of the standings, they still have danger-ous weapons, including Shane Gibson, who averages 16.9 points per game – fourth in the NEC.

“He’s really blossomed into a big-time scorer,” Moore said. “They can get you in transition pretty good and they can get you with Gibson making shots all over the floor.”

Moore also acknowledged that fac-ing the same team in back-to-back games is never an easy task. Last season, after the Bob-cats easily defeated the Pioneers, they had to come from behind and win a tightly contested game, 100-97, at home.

“I always sense the second game of these things is more hotly contested because guys are competing against each other for 80 minutes and sometimes tempers and emo-tions boil over,” Moore said.

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The Crimson kept the pressure on for the remainder of the game and outshot the Bobcats 23-9 in the third period to seal the 3-2 victory.

Quinnipiac enjoyed the first 40 minutes of the game as freshman phenom Kelly Babstock scored her conference-best 25th goal of the year.

Babstock was also involved with the second score for Quinni-piac. On the power play, Babstock found Erica Uden Johansson who then saw Amanda Colin at the crease, who shot it past Laura Bel-lamy to give the Bobcats a 2-0 lead.

Bellamy stopped 30 of 32 shots faced while Vigilanti stopped a season-high 41 shots of 44 faced.

Quinnipiac didn’t take advan-tage of its power-play opportuni-ties. The Bobcats went just 1-for-6 against the second worst penalty kill in the ECAC. But the Bobcats stopped all three chances the Crim-son had on their man advantage.

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LIU sets road bLock

3rd-period meltown sinks Bobcats again

‘Cats prep for pair vs. Pioneers

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Quinnipiac’s Justin Rutty is close to returning to his usual 35 minutes per game, Quinnipiac head coach Tom Moore said in an interview after practice on Monday.

Quinnipiac’s Kelly Babstock finished the weekend road trip with three goals.

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Despite a .836 increase in overall score, it wasn’t enough for Quinnipiac’s acrobatics and tum-bling team to beat Fairmont State University a second time this sea-son. On Dec. 5, the Bobcats edged the Falcons 264.304 - 263.379, but couldn’t come close to Fairmont State’s 273.52 on Saturday with 265.14 points.

With Baylor University un-able to make it to California due to weather, Quinnipiac also faced Azu-

sa Pacific, which hosted the compe-tition. The Cougars defeated both the Bobcats and the Falcons with a total score of 274.86.

In the compulsory round, the Bobcats’s total of 38.65 wasn’t enough to beat either opponent who had totals of 39.07 and 39.17. The basket toss heat ended up be-ing Quinnipiac’s best heat with a to-tal of 9.85, which tied it with Fair-mont State.

The Bobcats bested the Fal-cons and the Cougars in heat 1 of stunts with .03 and .14 points, re-spectively, above the other competi-tors, but their scores in the next two

heats dropped, placing them behind Fairmont State and Azusa Pacific by four points.

Quinnipiac’s scores in the pyramid (28.70) and the basket toss (27.40) earned the Bobcats second place in both events ahead of Fair-mont State.

The Bobcats couldn’t fight their way into the top two with their scores in the last two events of tum-bling (48.74) and the team routine (97.39), leaving them in third place out of the participating teams.

“The team definitely stepped it up in the tumbling round which was better than our season opener

against Maryland,” Quinnipiac head coach Mary Ann Powers said. “Erin Trotman added two connections to her specialty pass which boosted our overall score by a full point.

“We also scored higher in our basket toss rounds and in our team pyramid event. Our team routine predetermined values were higher for this meet; however we have plenty of room for improvement as the season progresses.”

Quinnipiac will host the Uni-versity of Oregon March 21 at 7 p.m. at the TD Bank Sports Center.

After my time at Quinnipiac I was presented with the opportunity to play overseas in Murzzuschlag, Austria. The opportunity was pre-sented to me by a former teammate, Elyse Cole, who played the year be-fore in Salzburg, Austria, and now had the chance to play for a new team in Murzzuschlag. The name of our team was the Neuberg High-landers.

Women’s ice hockey in Austria was and still is pretty much unheard of. Hockey isn’t a very common sport in Austria and the fact that girls actually played hockey made people that much more interested. Our town is quite small so we were known to all of the locals and were able to attract some fans and inter-est to the sport.

Elyse and I lived in a flat with another Canadian from Alberta who also just graduated from Quin-nipiac University. The people from

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our team were extremely welcoming and couldn’t of been more hospi-table toward us.

It was difficult at times be-cause of the language barrier and made me wish that I had tried to pick up some German before I left. But by the end, I had a couple words to bring home with me!

We were able to travel all around Europe from Austria to Switzerland, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Slovenia, and Germany. One of the reasons they wanted to bring us over was to help build the level of competition because women’s ice hockey is at risk of be-ing eliminated as an Olympic sport.

As of now, Elyse is still over there playing and coaching for both the teams the Highlanders have. I have come back to Canada to start back up at school and am taking a two year program in Culinary Man-agement.

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vs. Sacred Heart, Wednesday, 7 p.m.

vs. Sacred Heart, Saturday, 1 p.m.

vs. RPI, Friday, 7 p.m.

Men’s BasketballQU 74, St. Francis 60 –Thursday

Deontay Twyman: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 2-for-3 3-pointersLIU 84, QU 74 –Saturday

Dave Johnson: 10 assists, 6 rebounds, 3 stealsWomen’s BasketballLIU 70, QU 58 –Saturday

Brittany McQuain: 14 points, 10 rebounds, 7-for-14 field goalsSt. Francis 77, QU 64- Monday

Brittany McQuain: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 8-for-13 field goalsMen’s Ice HockeyQU 3, RPI 3 –Friday

Jeremy Langlois: 2 goalsUnion 3, QU 2 OT- Saturday

Justin Pallos (UNION): game-winning goalWomen’s Ice HockeyQU 4, Darmouth 0- Friday

Kelly Babstock: 2 goalsHarvard 3, QU 2 - Saturday

Babstock: goal, assistWomen’sIndoor TrackDartmouth Indoor Classic - Saturday

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3rd place: scored 265.14 points

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“Our girls were really patient and composed. We really played calm. I think we have a tendency to act too panicked and too excited.”

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Janine Duffy played hockey in Austria after graduating from QU last season, as she helped the Bobcats host their first playoff series.

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The Quinnipiac women’s bas-ketball team ended its three-game losing streak Monday night as it de-feated St. Francis (N.Y.) 56-52 in a Northeast Conference matchup at the Pope Physical Education Cen-ter.

Freshman forward Brittany McQuain led the Bobcats (8-4, 11-12 NEC) with a career-high 17 points before she fouled out with nearly two minutes left.

“I just like her development,” Quinnipiac head coach Tricia Fab-bri said. “She’s feeling more com-fortable. She’s understanding that we want the ball in her hands. Our strength is on the inside with [Courtney] Kaminski, [Jacki] Mann, and McQuain. She’s really taking ad-vantage of it when she’s getting the touches.”

With just more than one min-ute remaining in the game, the Ter-riers (2-21, 0-12) sank back-to-back 3-pointers to trail by four, 51-47.

As the Terriers committed an intentional foul to stop the clock with 13 seconds left in play, Mann stepped onto the free throw line and scored what turned out to be the Bobcats’ final two points.

With seven seconds left, the Terriers shortened the Bobcats’ 56-49 lead as they sailed a 3-pointer into the net, but the Bobcats held on until the final buzzer.

“We knew what we were com-ing into — a lions’ den,” Fabbri said. “They’re an awfully hungry team. We just wanted to talk about being positive and really not about what’s on the line and going into a game with this situation and magni-tude having lost three. It was a really difficult place to come in and play

and win, but we did.”Kaminski registered her third

double-double of the season with 11 points and a game-high 11 re-bounds.

Quinnipiac drew first blood as Brittany McQuain sank a jump shot. The Bobcats held a 4-0 lead

until the Terriers scored at the 16:57 mark of the first half.

The Terriers’ Ozana Margin-ean swooshed a 3-pointer to give her team the first lead of the game, 5-4. The Bobcats responded scor-ing a two-point field goal 15 sec-onds later and regained the lead.

The Bobcats went on a 9-0 run taking its biggest lead of the half, 25-16, with nearly two min-utes left in the first half. The Terri-ers responded scoring four straight points to soften the Bobcats to a 5-point cushion, 25-20, before half-time.

“Our girls were really patient and composed,” Fabbri said. “We really played calm. I think we have a tendency to act too panicked and too excited.”

Quinnipiac scored the first points of the second half on a bucket by junior Felicia Barron, but the Terriers went on a 4-0 run to trail 27-24.

The Bobcats then went on to score nine consecutive points. Mann netted a 3-pointer to give the Bobcats a 10-point advantage, 34-24, at the 13-minute mark.

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Saves men’s ice hockey goalie Eric Hartzell made combined in two overtime games over the weekend.

Consecutive games started by men’s basketball junior James Johnson, one short of Quinnipiac’s Division I record.

Points Kelly Babstock has posted this season, which ranks seventh in the country and first among all freshmen.

Assist-to-turnover ratio for women’s basketball’s Felicia Barron, ranking her first in the NEC.

Shutouts posted by women’s ice hockey goalie Victoria Vigilanti this season, ranking second in the country.

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Sophomore Jeremy Langlois scored two goals in Friday’s 3-3 tie against RPI, his third multi-goal game of the season. Langlois leads the Bobcats in scoring with 15 goals and in points with 20 on the season.

Sophomore goalie Victoria Vigilanti recorded 76 saves over the weekend, including a 35-save shutout over Dartmouth Friday night.

Vigilanti stopped 19 shots in the final frame in her seventh shutout of the season, which ranks second in the country. She stopped 41

shots against Harvard, with 20 saves in the third period alone.

Next home game: Friday, 7 p.m. vs. RPI Next home game: Feb. 18, 8 p.m. vs. Yale

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Clockwise from left: Quinnipiac’s Yuri Bouharevich lands on his arm in Friday’s 3-3 tie to RPI; Union goaltender Keith Kinkaid dives in order to stop Quinnipiac forward Jeremy Langlois’ shot in a 3-2 overtime loss; Bouharevich drops to a knee in front of the net to block a shot by Union’s Mat Bodie.

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than a minute after Quinnipiac was called for a boarding penalty. Wayne Simpson scored his 10th goal of the

season on a pass from his brother John Simpson at 9:33 of the second period.

The Bobcats quickly an-swered when freshman John Dun-bar scored his fourth of the season at 12:26. Dunbar deflected Dalhuis-en’s shot from the point.

Quinnipiac dropped to 0-2-5 in overtime games this season while Union improved to 2-1-3.

The No. 11 Union Dutchmen did to the Quinnipiac Bobcats men’s ice hockey team what no team had been able to do in 59 previous attempts: beat them after trail-ing through two periods. The Bob-cats carried a 2-1 lead into the third period, but fell to the Dutchmen on Saturday, 3-2, in overtime.

The Bobcats (13-11-5, 6-7-4 ECAC) held the longest active un-beaten streak when leading after the second period in NCAA Division I men’s hockey, as they were 54-0-5 dating back to March 17, 2007.

The Bobcats led twice, 1-0 and then 2-1, before finally falling to the Dutchmen (20-7-3, 12-3-1) in overtime.

More than halfway through overtime, Union’s Andrew Buote forced Quinnipiac defenseman Mike Dalhuisen to lose control of the puck in his own zone. Union forward Justin Pallos scooped up the puck at the slot, deked left, then right, and roofed the puck over a sprawled out Eric Hartzell to seal the win for the Dutchmen.

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“Our forwards didn’t have any jump to go in and get the forecheck established so we could give our defense a little time to rest.”

By Jared BaimanContributing Writer

Pecknold said he didn’t know what Dalhuisen was trying to do.

“Obviously, he’d like to have that back,” Pecknold said. “It was an atrocious play and he knows that, but you have to move on.”

The Bobcats held a 2-1 lead go-ing into the third

period before Union defenseman Brock Matheson tied the game at 2 just 1:39 into the third. Matheson, who was left all alone on the right doorstep, received a cross-ice pass from Welsh and quickly buried the puck into the back of the net to tie the score.

“We had really poor defensive zone play leaving that kid wide open on the back door,” Pecknold said.

Quinnipiac started the scor-ing at 7:09 of the first period when Kellen Jones roofed a loose puck over Union goalie Keith Kinkaid. Jones’s back hander, assisted by his twin brother Connor Jones and cap-tain Scott Zurevinski, was his sixth of the season.

The Bobcats pushed the pace in the first period with their for-wards as their defense stayed stout throughout the period, with Hartz-ell coming up big numerous times.

“[Hartzell] made a lot of big

saves and I think he’d like to have a couple goals back,” Pecknold said. “It was a good learning experience

for him this weekend.”But the Bobcats slowed down

in the second period, Pecknold said.“I thought we were sluggish,

sloppy and we were losing races and battles,” Pecknold said. “When I say sluggish I just mean that in the second period we got outshot 18-5 and you don’t get outshot like that unless you are losing a lot of races to the puck. We just didn’t have a lot of jump.

“I think that our biggest prob-lem wasn’t so much our defense, but our forwards. Our forwards didn’t have any jump to go in and get the forecheck established so we could give our defense a little time to rest. We just had no forecheck whatsoever in the second.”

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The Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team found out Saturday that all good things come to an end, losing a 2-1 third period lead to Union.

The Bobcats had been 54-0-5 when leading after two periods, a streak that started March 17, 2007.

Now that the streak is over, it is time to look back on it, and appreciate it for what it was. Would it be too bold to compare it to other streaks in sports, such as the UConn women’s 90-game win streak? Or the 142 consecu-tive cuts made by Tiger Woods on the PGA Tour? Do we dare com-pare it to the improbable streaks of days college students string together without washing gym shorts? I don’t think we can.

The streak is impressive, but I doubt the average sports fan at Quinnipiac even knew of the streak before it ended. I think in order for a streak to be great, it has to be something that everyone knows about — something that is talked about every time that par-ticular team heads out to play.

I used to wear this sick Block Island T-shirt in high school, and for the better part of senior year I was scoring with girls each time I wore it, eventually realizing I was on an amazing win streak. People joked about it at first, but then it got serious. None of my friends wanted to be the guy to jinx me, but every time I went to a party I could still hear the murmurs in the background from my friends, but I had to ignore it. I had to just go out there and play my game, and not worry about the streak. I had to keep my eyes on the prize.

That’s exactly what Quinni-piac has done for the better part of three years, they have gone out and just played their game. They didn’t worry about some streak, they just wanted to go out and win.

This streak represents how great our hockey team has been at closing out games over the past couple of years. The most impor-tant thing now is to move for-ward and try to start a new streak. I hope we start it Friday against Dartmouth, and then carry it into the Yale game next week. I haven’t been to many hockey games this year, but I saw how rowdy it got last year against Yale, and I expect nothing less out of our team, and especially our fans.

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John Dunbar struggles to skate through Union defensemen during Quinnipiac’s overtime loss to the Dutchmen on Saturday. The loss ended Quinnipiac’s record streak of 59 unbeaten games when leading after two periods. The streak started on March 17, 2007.

It was an atrocious play and he knows that, but you have to move on.”

-Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold on Mike Dalhuisen’s turnover in overtime

Dutchmen capitalize, bounce Bobcats