On Jan. 25, less than 10 days after 18 Quinnipiac students returned from a trip to Egypt for their QU 301 class, the country erupted into mass protest during what some organizers called The Day of Anger.

The demonstrations, which coincided with Egypts National Police Day, were fo-cused on perceived injustices committed by President Hosni Mubaraks regime.

Professor Janet Bahgat, who taught the class, said, I think this is a response to the outrageous prices, unemployment, and this regime that just seems to be out of touch.

Bahgat has been shuttling back and forth between Egypt and the United States for 30 years, since she was hired to teach American culture and English language at the American University in Cairo.

While she insisted that she is po-litically neutral, she said she believed that

Mubaraks days as president are numbered.[The protesters] want a clean regime,

they dont want any traces of that old way of looking at things, she said.

There were many factors that con-tributed to the widespread outburst against Mubarak, including economic factors, as well as a lack of political freedoms. He has served as president since assuming power after Anwar El-Sadats assassination in 1981.

Once construction is done on the Carl Hansen Student Center, approximately one year from now, the largest meeting room on campus will be on the newly added second floor of Alumni Hall. The trouble for student organizations will be the meantime, when meeting space in the student center will be cut to one room, SC227, after spring break.

Construction on the Student Center is scheduled to be done by January 2012, ac-cording to Associate Vice President for Fa-cilities Administration Joseph Rubertone. He said the removal of hazardous material from Alumni Hall de-layed the project by about four months.

Its changed the sequence of con-struction, Rubertone said. Things that you would have done first youre now doing third, so thats been the biggest difficulty.

Such sequencing will likely affect stu-dent organizations. Student Center Director Daniel Brown plans to clear the organization offices on the Student Centers second floor by spring break, but Rubertone said the plan is not yet set in stone.

Rubertone said the facilities department is working hand in glove with Brown to keep the project on schedule.

The new Greek and student media suites will be located on the first floor of the renovated Student Center, along with four meeting rooms, a large seating area named the Piazza and a fireplace. The largest meeting room, student organization workspace, and roughly 60 lockers for organizational storage

Quinnipiac did not offer housing for students taking J-Term classes over winter break, and ac-cording to academic and residential administrators, it is expected to re-main that way.

According to Mark Thomp-son, senior vice president for aca-demic and student affairs, opening up a housing option for the new

January term of classes would not be worth it.

Given the small number of students enrolled in the on-ground courses, it is not cost-effective to open residence halls for this period of time, Thompson said.

Out of the 13 courses offered in the Registrars course bulletin, seven courses were specified to take place on the Mount Carmel campus. The remaining were at the North Haven campus, online or off cam-

pus such as Inside Washington, D.C. that took place at the nations capital. SB360 gave students the op-portunity to travel to Nicaragua.

Most on-campus course reg-istration was capped at 20 students.

There are lots of facts that would have to be considered, As-sociate Dean of Student Affairs and Director of Residential Life Cindy Long Porter said of modify-ing J-Term housing options. We do need to have staff and provide ser-

vices if there were individuals stay-ing on campus.

No housing option for J-Term will likely remain, Porter said.

It depends on the direction the university wants to go in, and right now it doesnt, Porter said.

J-Term was created this year to give students an opportunity to take a class while studying abroad or take an online course the stu-dent previously failed, according to

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number of students enrolled in the on-

ground courses, it is not cost-effective to open

residence halls for this period of time.

Mark Thompson,Senior VP for Academic and

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The Emergency Law in Egypt has been in almost constant effect since 1967, except for an 18-month break which ended when Sadat was murdered. Emergency Law entails more power for the police, the legalization of censorship, and reduced openness of the political process. While there are still elec-tions, opposition groups have been crippled to the point that they stand little chance.

Demonstrators have clashed with the police every day since Jan. 25, with roughly 300 deaths so far, according to the United Nations. The opposition to Mubarak has come from diverse groups, from the Muslim Brotherhood to the April 6 Youth Movement, made up mostly of students who organize using tools like Facebook.

The leader of the opposition

at this point seems to be Mohamed ElBaradei, a Nobel prize winner and the former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

David Ives, executive director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute, briefly spoke with ElBaradei at the World Summit of Nobel Peace Lau-reates in Japan this past November.

I asked him whether or not he would be willing to be presi-dent, Ives said. He said that hed be willing to do anything he could to promote democracy in Egypt.

One of the reasons that the death toll has been relatively low thus far is that the military has been very reluctant to commit violence against Egyptian citizens. The po-lice have not shown that that same reluctance, however. After the As-sociated Press posted a video that showed a protester being shot dead

by a police sniper, the Egyptian government cut off essentially all Internet and mobile communica-tion across the country. It has since returned, but there have been spo-radic shutdowns.

Bahgat said it is no surprise that the military seem to be siding with the people, while the police side with the regime.

Egypt has a conscription-based military, which results in it be-ing very representative of the peo-ple, Bahgat said, going as far as to call them the voice of the people.

The police, on the other hand, swear allegiance to Mubarak and the government. Theyre there to be his guys, Bahgat said.

Junior Andrew McDermott, a member of the class that traveled to Egypt, said that while he was not surprised that the people were protesting, he was surprised by the

massive scale of the protests. He said that in his experience, the po-lice werent bad people.

The citizens are upset against the government, and the police are just following orders, he said.

Baghat said that she thought that there was little risk of extrem-ists filling the power vacuum after Mubarak is gone.

Their women are very edu-cated, she said. Their women are university educated as well. There is no way that they are going to be-come an Islamic state, from what I understand.

She was very hopeful that the violence in Egypt would end soon.

They just want to get back to work and get things rolling, she said. People are beautiful wherever you go, its the governments that make a mess of things.

E v e n t C a l e n d a rToday

Friday Saturday

involvement fair

Come to the involvement fair to learn about the various campus organizations and get involved with your favorites.

new student orgs info sessionstudent center 227, 1 p.m.Didnt find the right club at the involvement fair? Come to this information session to learn more about starting a new organization on campus.

chinese new yearcaf q, 10 p.m.QUAD is helping Quinnipiac ring in the Chinese New Year with Chinese food and make-your-own candy sushi.

st. baldricks kickoffmancheski seminar room,8 - 10 p.m.Registration for this years St. Baldricks event will be available along with free hot chocolate and ice cream. All students are encouraged to come and learn more about the event.

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Giana Gleeson and Jenna Wallace were named finalists for Fulbright Fellowships. This program gives recent graduates the chance to travel to over 140 different coun-tries worldwide. Gleeson and Wallace will know more about their application status later this spring.

WILKERSON TO RESCHEDULE

Ronald Mason has been appointed Quinnipiacs vice president for hu-man resources. Mason will be the first to serve in this newly-created senior management position, which also makes him a member of the Presidents Cabinet. Mason has a distinguished career that started in the university setting, and most re-cently served as chief administra-tive and human resources officer at Planned Parenthood Federation of America in New York.

Assistant Professor of Finance Surya Chelikani was honored with the award for outstanding research at the Global Conference on Busi-ness and Finance Jan. 2-5 held in Las Vegas by the Institute for Busi-ness and Finance Research. The paper, titled The Impact of Sar-banes-Oxley on Market Efficiency: Evidence from M&A Activity, was written by Chelikani as well as Frank DSouza of Loyola Univer-sity in Maryland.

Isabel Wilkerson, the first black woman to win a Pulitzer Prize in journalism, was prepared to speak last Wednesday in Buckman The-ater. Heavy snow, however, forced the university to close at 5 p.m., and Wilkersons lecture on her newest book was canceled. The lecture will be rescheduled for later in the se-mester, Associate Vice President of Public Relations John Morgan said.

HRS NEW MASON

Corey Lynch and John McCarthy, accompanied by Professor Scott McLean, traveled to Washington D.C. over the winter break to par-ticipate in a program sponsored by The Washington Center. They appeared on CSPAN Jan. 16 dur-ing the Q&A portion of the pro-gram.

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Learn about the inspirational triumph that is guitartist Jason Criglers life though his multimedia presentation.

north haven auditorium, 6 - 8 p.m.

spring media summit

Meet representatives and members from the Chronicle, WQAQ, Q30, Montage, and the Summit and learn how you can get involved with Quinnipiacs student media.

caf q, 9:15 p.m.ra info sessionbuckman center 129, 7 p.m.

The Department of Residential Life is sponsoring an informational session for all students interested in receiving more information about the RA positions.

Do You QU? network picks up steamSurely you saw the highlight-

er-neon shirts that posed the ques-tion Do you QU? But do you?

Quinnipiac University teamed up with CollegiateLink, a student-centric social networking site, to form a website to manage extracur-ricular activities, student organiza-tions, and campus events. Accord-ing to Student Programming Board President Vincent Bond, its some-thing special.

For me, its one of my new favorite things to use, Bond said. I check on it every morning.

Quinnipiacs CollegiateLink

(titled Do You QU?) is a personal website for students to manage or-ganizations, events, news and To Do lists. The virtual bulletin board contains flyers with information in-cluding date, time, people attending and more.

Its a vital part of the expe-rience here at Quinnipiac, Bond said. If youre not involved, there isnt a better way.

Even not-so-technologically savvy students should find the site easy and maneuverable. The web-site works with the MyQ login. A six-minute video tutorial is also available for extra assistance.

Once logged on, a quick as-sessment of your interests will cat-

egorize potential organizations you might be interested in. Over time, your profile will expand as your in-volvement in organizations increas-es. CollegiateLink keeps track of co-curricular transcripts and career and graduate profiles. It also links to Facebook to post events.

Every recognized student or-ganization has been preloaded into the website, Twomey said. As for active web pages or profiles, there are approximately 75 organizations that are currently utilizing the site.

While the site carries many of the same tools as Facebook (events and groups), Camille Cielo, for-mer Asian/Pacific Islander Student Association president, found the

Quinnipiac personality of Do You QU? unique.

When I first saw it, I thought, Why would I join? Cielo said. But people are really curiousand its another way to publicize my or-ganization and get some attention.

SPB was one of the first or-ganizations to hop aboard. Flyers for a trip to see The Lion King on Broadway and the showing of the newest Jackass movie are cur-rently posted to the bulletin board.

It utilizes everything we need to do, Bond said.

Bond also recognized the fact it helps SPB go green. With access to virtual flyers, less paper is needed to spread the word about events.

By Marissa HimbeleStaff Writer

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Come meet the members of Quinnipiacs Greek life, learn more about fraternity and sorority recruitment, and why it could be right for you!

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will be on the second floor.Phi Sigma Sigma President

Heidi Hitchen has not yet seen the plans, but is excited for the new Greek suite.

After seeing what the archi-tects have done with the SGA suite and the Rotunda lounge, I expect to see the same kind of craftsman-ship on the Greek suite and the rest of the Student Center offices, she

said.According to the blueprints,

the upstairs hallway of the Student Center will contain offices for Mul-ticultural Advancement, work study, International Affairs, the Student Center staff, and the Student Pro-gramming Board. This portion of the construction is scheduled to be completed by this September.

Monica Torpey, a member of the QU Democrats, had mixed feel-

ings about the lack of office space for student organizations in the Stu-dent Center plans.

I think that it may be a hin-drance to groups because they wont have a space that is their own where they can focus, where the e-board can meet up and where members can easily sign up for activities, she said. But at the same time maybe having to share a workspace will cause the various groups at our

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In the wake of a successful fraternity-themed QU201 section, a sorority-themed section of the class is in the works. QU201 Seminar Coordinator Raymond Foery and a committee will meet today to fur-ther discuss the proposed course.

Sororities were notified of the possibility over winter break, with an e-mail explaining the premise of the course. If the course is ap-proved, the earliest it will be offered is next spring, Foery said.

Because the fraternity course was successful, Foery suspects a sorority section would also be suc-cessful.

But Foery fears an evolution that would place certain majors or audiences together: It was never intended for specific classes for specific audiences, he said. Such arrangements would detract from the point of the seminar: taking a subject of ones interest and step-ping outside of their comfort zone.

Junior political science major Mary Simeoli approached Court-ney McKenna, assistant director of the student center and campus life, about starting such a course last fall. Simeoli, president of Alpha Delta Pi, has since been researching and

helping develop readings for the course.

Greek organizations are constantly being labeled by faculty, our peers and of course the media, Simeoli said. I want members of the Greek community to challenge themselves to live our values, to learn about the history of the organizations they are a part of and to gain a new perspec-tive of the future for Greek organizations by examining our past.

According to Simeoli, the course would be held once a week and would feature a variety of guest speakers in addition to lectures and discussions. Simeoli would like the course to be open to every member of the campus community, rather than be exclusive to sorority mem-bers. This way, she hopes students interested in joining a Greek organi-zation will have the opportunity to learn about the sororitys organiza-tion and history.

The basis of the course would be to explore the role womens fra-ternal groups have played through-out history in the context of the feminist and women's rights move-ments and the roles different Greek Councils have had in the history of womens organizations. McKenna,

the Greek life advisor, would teach the course. Simeoli would act as an assistant facilitator.

With this as a starting place, Simeoli hopes to create a similarly-themed QU301 course with a com-

munity service project that brings the values of the Greek community into the local community as the cen-tral focus.

Having a course like this would give members of the Greek community the opportunity to start building stronger relationships with Quinnipiac faculty and also show this drive for social excellence means so much more than the ste-reotypes and projections that seem to constantly outweigh the com-munity service, philanthropy events and campus involvement that are also a huge part of our community, Simeoli said.

Junior public relations major Caitlin Fischer, president of Alpha Chi Omega, said a sorority-themed QU201 course would be a great way

to focus on community.The Greek community is

growing here at Quinnipiac, and why not embrace that? Fischer said. We cant hide from the facts. Sororities have many positive as-

pects to teach women.

This semes-ter is the second time a fraternity-themed QU201 course is being taught. The class,

titled Fraternal Organization in

American History, was held as an experiment during the spring 2010 semester and was taught by political science professor Sen Duffy.

The course was just as rigor-ous, if not more, to ensure no one came away with the idea the section isnt serious, Foery said.

Junior public relations major Alex Forman, president of Sigma Phi Epsilon, was a member of the first fraternity-themed QU201 class.

Forman registered for the class, which consisted of 19 mem-bers of Sigma Phi Epsilon, because of the unique academic opportu-nity it offered.

The fact that we all knew each other before the class started immediately cut through any of the tension that is usually dreaded in

QU seminar classes, Forman said. We were able to have in depth and honest discussions about American society as we saw it.

The students learned about the history of fraternal organiza-tions in America. The class also fo-cused on the idea of the existence of a national community. The class created a charity basketball tourna-ment and clothing drive to donate athletic gear to a struggling youth basketball program in South Africa.

Forman found the class to be one of the best he has taken so far at Quinnipiac.

All of the class members agreed that we had exemplified what the QU seminar program set out to docreating a forum for hon-est discussions and critical thinking of the world around us, Forman said. There were no awkward si-lences or forced discussions, and even though we had the common bond of being a fraternity it was very clear that we all had different backgrounds and opinions of the national community.

This semester, Duffy is teach-ing the class again to members of Sigma Phi Epsilon.

I would love to see similar sections open up, Forman said. Its an easy way to keep the bonds strong in organizations and to keep students involved in the course.

Sorority QU201 on the tableFollowing positive reviews of fraternity QU201, Simeoli pushes for sorority equivalent

By Meghan ParmentierAssociate News Editor

Mary SimeoliPresident, Alpha Delta Pi

I want members of the Greek community to challenge themselves to live our

values, to learn about the history of the organizations they are a part of and to gain a new perspective of the future for Greek

organizations by examining our past.

Thompson.Changing the current rule

would be difficult, Porter said, but if it needed to be looked over, the school would entertain the thought.

As a student taking a class during intercession, I believe the university should give permission for students to live in their dorm, senior Beth King said. I think that it is very unfair since classes taken during intercession are expensive anyway.

Besides on-campus, online and study abroad courses in the J-Term, there were also hybrid cours-es available to students, consisting of a mix between online work and meeting on campus.

Visiting instructor of psy-chology Sandra K. Soucie offered one such hybrid course. Her Child & Adolescent course required stu-dents to spend 11 hours per week on campus and about four hours online.

Since the rate of enrollment

was almost full at 18 students, there seemed to be a considerable amount of student interest, Soucie said, but the winter weather made attendance difficult.

Considering that the course takes place during a time of un-favorable weather, class cancella-tions seem inevitable, Soucie said. In a course where we only met on-ground nine times during the whole course, multiple cancellations meant missing a significant amount of lecture time (four hours a day).

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J-TERM: Opening up housing options unlikely

RENOVATION: Construction will cut down office, meeting space until completion

school to become more unified, leading to more student participa-tion and co-sponsoring of events.

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For Morgan Farra, cancer hits close to home.

Cancer has always had a significant impact on my life, said Farra, a sophomore. My grandma was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was a child and one of my close childhood friends fell to leu-kemia in high school.

Farra took those experiences to heart, and as co-chair of Quinnipiacs St. Baldricks annual event, hopes to make a difference.

The St. Baldricks Foundation raises funds for child cancer research

by encouraging students to shave their heads in honor of the young lives af-flicted by the hard-to-cure disease.

For the second year, Quinni-piac will host a St. Baldricks event. This Saturday, Farra and fellow co-chairs Catie Regan and Kristen Cagney will host a kickoff event to raise awareness for the March 1 fundraiser.

Its a simple way for Quinnipi-ac students to raise money and aware-ness, as last years event showed, Regan said. Tra-ditions are very

important to the community, and St. Baldricks has proven itself worthy of being a Bobcat tradition.

The Student Programming Board raised $7,000 for St. Bal-dricks last year, greatly exceeding the original $2,000 goal. SPB hopes to raise more than $8,000 and in-crease participation this year.

Barbers will be on hand to shave heads, but will also be avail-able to trim a few inches of hair from female participants support-ing the cause but hesitant to sport the bald look.

This makes the event dif-ferent by adding a new dimension, which we hope will bring more peo-

ple, including females, Farra said.According to Cagney, SPB

has contacted most of the male-dominated campus organizations to encourage participation. This year, the St. Baldricks co-chairs reached out to co-ed organizations like ori-entation leaders and the Athletic Department.

Were using all our resources we have to network this cause as best we can, Cagney said. This is a simple way to raise awareness for a cause that so greatly affects children and young families across America.

The kickoff will take place in Mancheski Seminar Room in the

Lender School of Business on Sat-urday from 8-10 p.m. In addition to sign-up tables, the kickoff will be replete with snacks, hot chocolate, ice cream, information pamphlets, and videos which detail the mission of the St. Baldricks Foundation.

SPB also hopes to host a child from the St. Baldricks Foundation on March 1.

Junior Neil Brown, one of last years participants, said going bald has never been more exciting.

Last year, I didnt know what to expect, Brown said. I knew it was a good cause, but after hear-ing the speakers powerful stories, it gave haircut a new meaning.

St. Baldricks crew to kick off cuts for cancer on SaturdayBy Andrew Timothy

Staff Writer

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This is the first semester he isnt teaching a class in his 11 years at Quinnipiac, but Andrew Deloh-ery is now taking on the duties of two administrative positions at the same time. Delohery was named as-sociate vice president for retention and academic success last month, but is still continuing his duties as the director of the Learning Center.

This semester is a transition period, Delohery said.

Delohery began his post as director of the Learning Center in 2000, and he will continue to meet with 300-400 students this semes-ter, he said.

The position was created to ensure that we have a coordinated and effective response to students academically at-risk, Senior Vice President for Academic and Stu-dent Affairs Mark Thompson said. It is intended to help identify stu-dents who may need help as early as possible and provide assistance to them as a way to increase retention and student success.

Delohery is the first person to hold the new vice presidential posi-tion that is dedicated to studying and increasing retention and graduation rates of the university. Retention is a students continuation from the first to the second year of school, which is one of the most common times for a student to transfer from a college, Delohery said.

If you end up with less than a 2.0 GPA, a lot of people either themselves or their parents think its time to rethink the plan, Delo-hery said. Thats consistent across the nation.

Delohery was the chair of the Retention and Graduation Rate Task Force last school year. The team searched for possible connec-tions between retention and fac-tors like rank in high school class, GPA, SAT score, race, gender, fi-nancial need, or level of financial aid. Thompson showcased some of

the task forces findings in his 2010 convocation address.

Effective this semester, fac-ulty teaching freshman level courses will report the names of students who miss the equivalent of one week of class and/or receive a grade of D or F on initial assignments to the Learning Center, Thompson said. Under the current early warn-ing system, 70 percent or more of at-risk students referred are helped successfully. The problem is that only 30 percent of students that would benefit from help get re-ferred and many students dont get the help they need.

In the past 11 years, Deloh-ery has found more students are utilizing the Learning Center and are ultimately succeeding in their classes. In 2000, 660 students used the Learning Center, as opposed to more than 3,000 students last year

nearly 65 percent of the under-graduate population.

When looking at previous early warning numbers, if a student was referred, 70 percent ended up succeeding in the class, Delohery said. We went from 70 percent last year to 75 percent this year. Initial indication is that we increased the students level of success with us.

The task force found that low freshman GPA was one of the rea-sons students were leaving Quinni-piac, reinforcing the idea of direct-ing students doing poorly in classes to the Learning Center for help.

Quinnipiacs retention rate has been fluctuating year to year,

but is currently in an upward trend, Delohery said. In his time at the university, the retention rate has been between 85 and 88 percent.

The national average for four-year schools is 47 percent and were at 86 percent, Delohery said. We are in the running for being a selective university.

Quinnipiacs goal is to reach a retention rate of 90 percent, which is considered highly selective.

Although Deloherys job is to improve retention, he acknowl-edged the fact that this university tries to provide the best opportuni-ties for students and help them find their path to success, even if that

path leads them away from Quin-nipiac.

Following the idea of a lib-eral education, how can we not say somebody might come to the re-alization that this place is not best serving their needs? Delohery said.

It is his job to attempt to keep students at Quinnipiac, but Deloh-ery said after working with students for so many years, he is still caring about the students best interests.

Mr. Delohery has a long track record of providing assistance to students as former director of the Learning Center, Thompson said. He is sincere in his desire for students to succeed and has the expertise needed to coordinate the services of the Learning Cen-ter with other areas in Student and Academic Affairs to strengthen our ability to serve our students.

By Marcus HarunStaff Writer

Delohery primed for retention positionLearning Center director looks to keep retention rates on the rise

Jurors arent aware of the mandatory minimum sentence that could await a guilty party in Ameri-cas justice system, and according to attorney Timothy Moynahan, that needs to change.

Moynahan gave his argument alongside Connecticut law experts at Fridays Juries and Justice forum at the School of Laws Grand Court-room, co-sponsored by the Con-

necticut Bar Foundation along with contributions from the Criminal Law Society and Student Bar Association.

The panelists discussed whether juries should be involved in criminal sentencing. Currently, jurors are not told the defendants possible sentence before they delib-erate in criminal trials.

The present system is straightforward, Connecticuts Chief Administrative Judge Robert Devlin said. We ask one question: Is the defendant guilty? Yes or no?

But its not that simple, Moy-nahan said. He offered a story of a young man charged with home invasion - the jury had no idea that a guilty verdict would land the man a 10-year minimum sentence. Such knowledge could have led the jury away from what he felt was an un-fair sentence.

Leonard Boyle, deputy chief states attorney of Connecticut, said that the issue is coming to a head and needs to be addressed.

There should be a policy de-

termination on whether or not [the jury] wants to sentence, Boyle said.

Advocates of the status quo would oppose, arguing that a judge is more qualified to make sentenc-ing decisions than a jury.

Nicole Fernandes, a third-year law student who helped organize the event, offered her opinion.

The role of a juror should be one of a fact-finder, Fernandes said. However, I also feel that ju-rors should be made aware of man-datory minimum sentences. They

should know this and assess the penalty as such.

Fernandes said law profes-sor Jeffrey Meyer, another event organizer, recently wrote an article dealing with the same topic. They wanted to raise awareness of this debate by holding a forum because it was such a hot issue.

The discussion was very in-volved and interesting, and there was a good turnout in students who attended, Fernandes said. All told, it was a wonderful afternoon.

By Robert GrantStaff Writer

Law experts hash out hot-button jury issues

Andrew Delohery, recently promoted to an associate vice president position, looks over materials with Academic Specialist Tracy Hallstead in his Tator Hall office. Delohery remains the director of the Learning Center on campus.

Joe Pelletier / Chronicle

THE PROOF IS IN THE CENTER70 percent of at-risk students referred to

the Learning Center are helped successfully, according to Thompson.

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Theres no place like...

Hula HanksPerfect storm reveals poor

prioritiesLife just hasnt been the same

without Hulas.Well, we just wrapped up the

first weekend back at school, and needless to say it was business as usual.

The thing is though, busi-ness as usual has been a little differ-ent this year. From crushing happy hours, to dice-rolling on the Toads dance floor, this year just hasnt had the same weekend feel to it.

At this point youre probably asking me, Well where on Earth would you rather go?

I'll tell you where. Some place warm. A place where beer flows like wine. Where beautiful women in-stinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano. Im talking about a little place called Hula Hanks.

Hulas was, and still is, the greatest bar I have ever been to. It had literally everything a bar need-ed: the hottest girls from school, drink specials, dancing on the bar, a rope swing, and my personal favor-ite, a timely Jersey Shore ab contest where I was robbed of a win.

Im not sure why Hulas closed shop, giving us their ugly sibling called Wicked Wolf in return, but my life just hasnt been the same. No more waking up fully clothed in roommates beds, no more fish bowls tasting like Samoa Girl Scout cookies and no more screaming at Patty about how great my night was.

For now, I will make the best of my Thursday nights, but just know that if Hulas ever re-opens, I will be the first person at the door, ready to spin the shot wheel at the back of the bar.

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I remain unconvinced that the Quinnipiac administration has their current students best in-terests at heart.

Student event space was hindered by Alumni Hall renovation. Student organiza-tion office space will disappear after spring break. Meeting space in the Carl Hansen Student Center will soon be whittled down to one room (SC227). It feels like the perfect storm to impede the prog-ress of students who are involved and motivated.

The given construction timetable very well may be the most efficient for the university, as As-sociate Vice President for Facilities Joseph Ruber-tone notioned. Spring break was the logical time to move, added Associate Director of Student Center and Leadership Development Nicolette Yevich said.

As student leaders for organizations, we are getting penalized for being involved. We are not getting an apology, an excuse, or even a clear and timely explanation. Different faculty members from different departments are telling students different things, while most student leaders have not been told face to face that their office spaces will be permanently dismantled.

Right on the home page of Quinnipiacs website, the mission statement begins with At Quinnipiac, students are our first, second and third priorities. But it appears that future stu-dents are taking precedence over current students. More than 8,000 currently enrolled students are being pushed and prodded from one building to the next, promised one thing and given another, forced to accomodate fewer and fewer meeting spaces, all the while being told that we are the uni-

versitys top priority.I was told that when we come back as alum-

ni, we will appreciate the new student center and the completed renovations. We do not want to be seen as future alumni, but current students who have the same needs and responsibilities as future students. Of course every university must look to the future needs and wants of its students, yet it seems like this university is leaning in that direc-tion far more than is fair to current enrollees.

The second-floor hallway in the student center, where more than 25 chartered student organizations currently hold office space, will be renovated during spring break which, if it un-dergoes the same renovation as Alumni Hall, means it may sit untouched for 12 weeks.

Alumni Hall was closed for renovation, last semester or at least thats the sign we were met with on our first day back to school. But there were no signs of any construction on Alumni Hall at all until after Thanksgiving. That means 12 weeks of active school time went by when stu-dents could have been using Alumni Hall for big events like movie screenings and speakers. Alumni Hall was the only facility available outside of the Recreation Center for certain kinds of large-scale events, and it was kept closed and out of reach for a full 12 weeks. If there is a good reason, the aver-age QU student doesnt know it. (Hazardous ma-terials were found, which delayed renovations.)

I dont have a background in construc-tion, I dont understand how all that works. Sure, it would be great if we could shut down in May and restart in September; Ive never worked at an institution that worked that way, Yevich said.

Quinnipiac is a blossoming university. All of these construction projects will make the uni-versity look and ostensibly work better. But only students can build the community, and we cant forget that they are the most important construc-tion workers for this school.

Tune into Do You QU? to keep up with semesters latestSGA UPDATE

Hey Bobcats,One week down, 14 to go! The spring semester may be stifled by the winter weather, but SGA is coming out in full force. With most

of their legwork in the fall and winter months, many SGA members come into this new year with plans to make a lot of things happen in the spring. One huge movement coming from the Office of the Student Center and Campus Life is the Do You QU? campaign. With many of the organizations needing a central portal for networking and promotions, the link qu.collegiatelink.net can be set up by any student with their Quinnipiac username and password. Do You QU? is an awesome way to find out about organizations you may not be a part of. Clubs and organizations will also have the opportunity to connect at two Council of Presidents meetings this semester (dates have yet to be determined). With the success of last semesters meeting, the public relations committee looks forward to prompting dis-cussions regarding the changes to the Carl Hansen Student Center, commencement plans, Quinnipiacs Big Event, QU Spirit Group, the State of the QUnion, co-sponsorship, scheduling, and much more. If you have any issues you would like to have brought up at a Council of Presidents meeting or a regular SGA general board meeting, please feel free to contact SGA at SGA@quinnipiac.edu.

With Bobcat Pride,Matt HudakVice President of Public Relations

What say you?

(results from poll on QUChronicle.com)

Was the Quinnipiac bus boycott necessary?

10% Yes

70% No

20% I dont know

By Jamie HillHead Copy Editor

Planned renovation will severely inhibit student organizations, leaders

Dear Joe Pelletier (Editor-in-chief),While I appreciate your opinion and

thank you for providing publicity toward our event, I whole heartedly disagree that our ef-forts were misguided. You are right about a few things however, we certainly cannot for-get about the Montgomery bus boycott and we should honor and thank them. As one of the participates standing out in the cold giving out hot chocolate and support buttons, I felt

truly humbled being able to express my grati-tude. You also failed to mention the strong sense of community that was developed amongst the 1955 Montgomery bus boy-cotters. The sense of community that I wit-nessed today and that Quinnipiac University prides itself on. As Quinnipiac students hap-pily accepted the much needed hot chocolate and wore their support buttons with pride, I didnt feel misguided I felt proud. In life peo-

ple can easily make inaccurate judgment calls sitting from the side lines, perhaps next time you should put yourself in the game in order to make an accurate assessment.

Sincerely,Adam A. BernardClass of 2011Finance MajorBSU Parliamentarian

Dear Joe,Im writing in response to the article

posted in the Jan. 26 edition of the Chron-icle titled Shuttle boycott honorable, but misguided. Just to begin, I will say that ar-ticle was disrespectful.

Being an African American, knowing members of my family tree who died so that I could be a student at Quinnipiac, so that I can freely sit on a Quinnipiac shuttle wher-ever I like; it hurts me to the core to hear you publish such ignorant things. The shuttle boycott may educate, but also devalues the concept of boycotting. The concept of the Montgomery boycott was not merely an act of not hopping on the city bus. It was a state-ment, a movement, and a fight; so when you publish things that say BSU is minimalizing that commitment you are the one devaluing the fight that my family endured. Yes, opin-ions will always be made, but how dare you publicly disrespect the honor Im giving my family because you dont understand it. But because you dont understand the sole pur-pose of [Wednesdays] boycott, let me take a step back and do as Martin Luther King Jr. would have done, and try to explain it to you: Our Quinnipiac shuttle boycott was to pay tribute to what our country went through, not only in the 1955 boycott, but in the Civil Rights Era as a whole.

Wednesdays celebration should be a personal praise from everyone, no matter your race; this isnt about color anymore this is about exaltation. If a person never takes the time to try and feel what our countrys brave men and women felt during that fight, they will never humble themselves to it. Did you try to boycott the shuttle today, or pick up a button in support of it? Did you read the facts about the boycott that we were giving out to educate and remind everyone about the struggle? Did you even take a mo-ment to look outside today, at all the snow, slippery roads, blocked sidewalks; and think to yourself, my family walked in this for miles and miles, day after day, for a whole year to get to where they had to go-where they had to go that day, and where they had to take us today. Did you think that today? I did, and it brought tears to my heart that they did that just for me, and all that BSU was asking of us was to do it for them; just one day to remember them. It is not flattery, it is honor; and MLK and Rosa Parks were indeed smiling down on us today for remem-bering them in just one simple way that we could. So when you try to make a mockery of our celebration today, you made a mock-ery of the ones we are celebrating.

Quanita Jones

P.S. Was the Quinnipiac Bus Boycott necessary?... Is it necessary for us to remem-ber our veterans? Is it necessary to remem-ber our 9/11 heroes? Is it necessary to re-member our lost love ones? If you dare to say no, your heart is indeed misguided.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Shuttle critique was disrespectful mockery of event

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Yes, we cant forget, but our efforts were not misguided

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Last-Ditch Effort

So, if youre planning to get a Ph.D. in history, good luck finding a job.

These not so encouraging words came from my journalism professor during his introduction to my first class of the semester.

With this abrupt and shocking statement, some students might unfortunately be rethinking their career decisions by putting their pas-sions aside in exchange for something that offers a bit more revenue.

This immediately hit a nerve with me a history minor. Taking two history courses this semester, I obviously have a significant inter-est in the subject, and have always thought how nice it would be to do research for a museum or possibly use my knowledge of my favorite subject somewhere down the road.

Well, I guess not. Thanks, professor.Starting my second semester courses, I was excited to finally

start taking classes in my major and minor, unlike the insignificant gen-eds that overwhelmed my schedule last semester.

Its ironic because, according to my brutally honest professor, my minor wont get me too far; but at the same time, these are the courses that mean the most to me. So much for being well-rounded.

I understand that maybe studying generic subjects and then ex-pecting to find a relevant successful job is going to be very difficult in the current economy, but does this mean that we have to sacrifice what we really want to do for practicality?

It seems as if our professors are deterring us from our passions and dreams. What if there was a student in my class very well planning on getting a Ph.D. in history? Im sure that they would be incredibly discouraged after hearing the opinion of my professor. You should be influenced to do what you want, even if its not the best career choice from a financial standpoint.

Life is what you make it, and if youre content living on a smaller salary then go for it.

I would like to be making a lot of money wherever my career leads me, but I dont want to (or wont) settle for being miserable.

When were little, our dreams of being singers, painters, danc-ers, or even astronauts seem to be shot when we get older for the sake of practicality. The whole reach for the stars mentality turns into reach for what employer will pay you the most.

In the end, I know that were all going to need to financially sup-port ourselves, but do it with integrity and happiness. Do it knowing what youre doing is something you love, and where the money is just a benefit. Shocking, yes, but its possible.

By Christine BurroniAssociate Opinion Editor

DEGREE OF SEPARATION?Dont make future salary your academic priority

The Kings Speech is a prime example of taking a true story and transforming it into a great film. It is very interesting to see into the life of King George VI. The king is usually viewed as confident and powerful, ready to take on his duties. However, the film explores the insecurities and struggles of the king, urging the viewers to sym-pathize. Although unusual, the unique portrayal of the king is what makes this film so intriguing.

The acting in The Kings Speech blew me away. Although Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter and many others put on great performances, Colin Firths performance is absolutely flawless. The way Firth expresses King Georges speech problems and anger issues is text-book. The constant stammering and frustrated facial expressions are very realistic. One of my favorite scenes from the film is when the king becomes extremely frustrated during a lesson with his speech therapist and begins endlessly swearing. The anger portrayed is perfect. Firths outstanding performance in The Kings Speech earned him an Oscar nomination, and I will be shocked if he does not win.

The cinematography in this film is outstanding, making it that much more enjoyable. My favorite shot in the film is when King George VI is getting ready to talk into the mi-crophone and give his speech. The camera is set close to Firths face, expressing a sense of claustrophobia. It really gives the viewer a sense of how much pres-sure was on King George VI at that moment in time. During the scene, I even began to feel nervous myself.

The touching story of King George VI had me leaving the movie theater very pleased. With the outstanding acting, effec-tive cinematography and incredible history behind the film, The Kings Speech is a great success. Recently nominated for Best Picture of the year, I believe The Kings Speech has a very good chance of winning.

The hottest show on MTV these days is Jersey Shore, and its called that for a reason - its supposed to take place in Seaside, N.J.

It was recently announced that the fourth season of Jersey Shore is set to film in Italy. According to a statement released by MTVs executive vice president of program-ming and head of production Chris Linn, The cast is headed to the birthplace of the culture they love and live by.

However, according to Italian-Amer-icans who have grown up with true Italian culture, the heritage has nothing to do with going to the gym, tanning or doing laundry.

Professor Dominic Corraro, teaches Italian 101, 102 and 202 and is involved with the Italian Club here at Quinnipiac.

Last year when I was in Italy, a friend of mine asked me about the show, Corraro said. It had been shown in Italy, and Italians were furious and insulted about the depic-tions of Italian-Americans.

Can you blame Italians for being angry? Would you want your culture to be repre-sented in the filthy ways that Jersey Shore represents Italians? To make it worse, the cast is migrating to the very place that they con-stantly disrespect.

It was revealed that Nicole Snooki Polizzi, Ronnie Magro and Jenni J Woww Farley are not even Italian. My question is: Why burden real Italians with the people who are misrepresenting their culture?

Italians are very refined and proud people, Corraro said. They are nothing like the nonsense of this show.

Quinnipiac has its share of both Italian-Americans and New Jersey residents. Despite the stereotypes established by Jersey Shore, youll rarely see someone on campus that has a pouf like Snooki or a blowout like Pauly D.

I have had many [Italian Americans from New Jersey] in class and none are like the characters in this program, Corraro said. They are some of the finest students I have met, with great respect and good family val-ues. Many have voiced that they are insulted by the program.

You can explore the sidewalks of Quin-nipiac and find countless Italian-Americans that are respectable on all levels. Its a shame when people like the Jersey Shore cast over-shadow the reputable Italian-Americans who embrace their real culture.

Furthermore, real Italian culture does not include calling unattractive women gre-nades, or fist pumping at a nightclub.

With the abundance of Italian-Amer-icans who are misrepresented by Jersey Shore, its a disgrace to further misrepresent the Italian citizens on their own territory. Yes, its entertaining to watch a train wreck, but Italian-Americans with true intellect do not deserve to be represented in derogatory ways - especially in the place where our beautiful culture originated.

Its highly unlikely that native Italians will welcome the Jersey Shore cast to their rich, beautiful country.

Shore idea of Italy doesnt jive with QUs proud Italians

By Gina FaustiniStaff Writer

Directed by: Tom HooperStarring: Colin Firth,

Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush

Overview:The Kings Speech is the remarkable story of

King George VIs struggle of becoming an icon of hope and reassurance through the darkest moments of World War II. The king seeks the help of a speech

therapist to rid himself of a horrific stammer in order to overcome his insecurities about being a worthy king.

Along the way, a great friendship is formed between the king (Colin Firth) and his speech therapist, Lionel

Logue (Geoffrey Rush).

Tom Hooper directs an ace of a film driven at the helm by Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush. Both men appeared to flawlessly represent the friendship be-tween King George VI and his speech therapist, Lionel Logue.

All I can really say is I was taken away by specific scenes in-

volving King Georges internal struggle with self-confidence and his external struggles about actually being a king. I praise many scenes from the movie, but the one when Firth is dressed as the king coming back from an unsuccessful speech is really memorable to me. He comes back to his family disappointed and concerned for his future. As he appears in front of his two daughters he stands internally upset about his stammer and the well-being of his family. Then, one of the two daughters calls him

Your Majesty, in awe of her fathers ornate uniform. The unbe-lievable pressure of what King George went through is seen and quite evident. Firth plays the troubled heir-to-the-throne to a tee. The emotions on his face illustrated the situations at hand easily and without overacting. When Firth and Rush are on screen to-gether, their presence is at times overwhelming. This is also a great turn for Helena Bonham Carter, who did a fantastic job, too, as King Georges wife and friend.

The story itself is very interesting and was portrayed well on-screen. The Kings Speech is a story of inspiration and the unbeliev-able journey of a mans progression to find himself among his ob-stacles and flaws. Altogether, The Kings Speech is a truly beautiful story of human emotion and triumph. The Oscar race is definitely a crowded one this year. Many great films have appeared in 2010 and are notable contenders for the most prized awards in Hollywood. No matter what the critics say, this film is my personal favorite of 2010.

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MTVs Skins has distinctions from its British predecessor, but still has drawn the ire of advertisers and parent organizations with its raunchy content.

The new American series Skins is originally a British television show that was born in 2007 and is currently on its fifth sea-son. The show follows a group of risqu high school students around Bristol, England, and realistically portrays their actions from their homes to school to their crazy nightlife scene of drugs and alcohol.

MTV recently launched a censored and painfully subtle American version that has upset not only fans of the original show, but various parent organizations and major corporations.

The MTV version of Skins was a to-tal disgrace to the Skins name, and lacked

complete originality, said sophomore Tess Fargo, an avid fan and native of Britain.

Prior to the shows premiere, corpora-tions like Taco Bell, Subway and Foot Locker were going to have their commercials air dur-ing Skins. Yet, once the reactions of the public were made known, the companies pulled their advertisements from airing dur-ing future episodes.

Im never surprised when corporations cave to the demands driven by Americas pu-ritanical impulse to keep sex, drugs and rock

and roll away from the people who might be either experiencing it already or thinking about it more often than not, said Richard Hanley, assistant professor and director of the graduate journalism program and jour-nalism professor at Quinnipiac University. If corporations want to reach that demo-graphic, this is how to do it.

These companies feel Skins is too provocative and disturbing for the purposefully targeted age group of MTVs 18- to 34-year-old demographic.

It isnt us who are being provocative. I think that some of the people who object to the show are being provocative in the use of that word, said Skins writer and co-creator Bryan Elsley in a recent Los Angeles Times article.

If the MTV show is going to continue to take the same frame-by-frame course as the original version, then issues regarding American television laws could arise.

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MTVs Skins too racy for advertisers

Katy Perry, Grammy nominee, tells PEOPLE magazine:

Whether or not I win, Im going home with Grammy my grandma. Its her 90th birthday present. Well probably drink some 40s afterwards.

TELEVISION REVIEW

-MTV

Syfy is one of those often overlooked channels because of its tendency to show outlandish movies with ridiculous plots, featur-ing everything from oversized alligators to aliens attacking Earth.

But the Syfy channel earned some credibility with the pre-miere of Face Off, an original reality show showcasing the tal-ents of special effects makeup artists. A competition show similar to Top Chef or Project Runway, the contestants must tackle challenges that push their artistic limits each week. Challenges range from creating human and animal hybrids to painted villains.

Although each artist has their strong points, all contestants must master sculpting, prosthetics, and casting and molding if they want to come out on top. The panel of judges consists of profes-sional TV and movie special effects artists including Glenn Hetrick (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ve Neill (Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End) and Patrick Tatopoulos (Godzilla).

The Face Off winner will receive a cash prize to jumpstart their future careers. Unlike other reality shows that feature catty housewives or dramatic bachelors and bachelorettes, Face Off is a creative way to build art and film appreciation among viewers. The show is intriguing, imaginative and the transformations are unbelievable. Tune in to watch the people who create movie magic Wednesday nights at 9 on Syfy. NF

Dear Italy, Our sincerest apologies. Love, America.MTV has decided to send everyones favorite guido family to

Italy for their fourth season.Currently in the middle of its third season, the show has more

entertainment value than you could imagine, but part of what makes Jersey Shore so unique and irresistible is the Jersey Shore itself. The clubs they frequent are the date-rapiest clubs in Seaside, and their glori-ously tacky house fits their style and personalities well. So far this season, Snooki has gotten drunk and arrested in broad daylight, and JWoww has peed in a bar. To take all this, bundle it up and fly it to one of the most sophisticated and culturally rich places in the world is an abomination. God bless Vinny and his authenticity, but only half of the cast members are actually Italian-American, and they will all be completely lost in this country they all claim to worship. Pauly D admitted to MTV News that he was nervous about the transfer: I dont know what the gyms are like over there, I dont know what tannings like...I dont even speak Italian. Maybe I should get a Rosetta Stone or something.

Italy has officially been charged with the nearly impossible task of infusing these guidos with the one thing they lack: culture. When the cast of J-Shore heads across the pond this spring, theyll be viewed as American ambassadors. Snooki and the gang are bloated caricatures of the ugly American stereotype, and it will be impos-sible to look away from this Italian train wreck. MS

By Bridgette Fossel and Lauren EpifanioStaff Writers

CULTURESHOCK

A marketing campaign recent-ly leaked by Jive Records revealed that Britney Spears new album, which is currently untitled, will be released on March 15. It will be the pop stars seventh album. Spears single Hold It Against Me previ-ously debuted at No. 1 on the Bill-board Hot 100.

Just as Demi Lovato checked out of rehab last week, a troubled Charlie Sheen checked in on Sat-urday to reclaim his sobriety. Im checking TMZ, as I do every day, to know if I have to go to work at all, Sheens Two and a Half Men co-star, Jon Cryer, told Conan OBrien.

Glee actress Lea Michele is set to perform at the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 6. The star will sing America the Beautiful before the championship game. A new epi-sode of Glee, paying tribute to Mi-chael Jackson, will air afterward.

Diddy is being sued by a wom-an who recently filed a $1 trillion lawsuit against the music mogul. She claims Diddy was the cause of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and also putting her child in a wheelchair. She alleges she once dated the entertainer and that the two have a son together.

With a lineup like Cee Lo Green, Mumford & Sons and Arcade Fire, its no wonder tickets to Califor-nias Coachella Music and Arts Fes-tival sold out in only six days. This is the fastest tickets have sold out in the events 12 year history, with 51,000 passes purchased.

-Jive Records

-Capital Records

-Syfy -MTV

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Lying in an ambulance last October, Lindsey Surette never felt so nauseous in her life.

Im gonna throw up on these people, Surette thought to herself during the trip from Quinnipiac health services to Yale Uni-versity Hospital.

Surette threw up more than 40 times in her room Friday night knowing exactly the cause. This wasnt the first time, and it wouldnt be the last.

At eight years old, Surette was diag-nosed with Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome. CVS contains episodes of nausea and vomiting that last for hours, and sometimes even days.

Surette was one of the first 200 known cases of CVS. During this particular cycle in October, Surette never felt so alone, especially without her family by her side.

After missing two labs during her last cycle in October, university officials advised Surette to leave Quinnipiac.

I was told to go to a school for stu-dents with disabilities or take classes at an on-line college, she said.

Surette completely ignored this counsel.Before coming to Quinnipiac, Surette

signed a contract for the 504 plan, which falls under the Rehabilitation Act and Americans with Disabilities Act. This plan specifies that no one with a disability can be excluded from federally funded programs. Students protect-ed include those with physical impairments, asthma, allergies, diabetes, learning problems and illness, like CVS. Surette is now re-taking the lab she was forced to withdraw from last semester.

When first diagnosed as a child, Surette found herself in the hospital every two weeks. Surette remembers leaving the hospital with

a feeding tube after her first few trips. She was too scared to eat afterwardbelieving she would have another episode. She finds that with age, her episodes are less common and the recovery process is easier because she knows what to expect.

Surette moved towns in seventh grade, thinking a change in lo-cation would make her feel better, but it didnt work. She saw ho-meopathic doctors and tried natural remedies and acupuncture, but nothing helped ease her nausea.

In eighth grade, Surette was even pulled from one of her classes because of atten-dance, but her grades never wavered.

I went to a Catholic school and they were unforgiving about it, Surette said. They didnt understand it, and thought I was making it up.

While CVS plays a significant role in Surettes life, she doesnt let the illness define her. Since the age of three, Surette has danced

competitively. She did well in competitions despite her sickness.

I dont let my illness be my shadow, she said. I dont let it limit what I want to do.

Suitemate Meghan Connelly recognized Surettes strength, especially during her last episode in October.

She never got upset about it, Con-nelly said. She never took advantage of it. She never asked us to do anything for her. She always tried to get better. If she needed water, she got it herself.

Mariel Sable also lives with Surette and thinks it took some time for her to feel com-fortable about her illness to the rest of the suite.

She took care of herself a lot, Sable said. Now we can recognize what will send her into an episode.

Surette counts on her familys support when she needs them. She mentioned that her mother never left her side at the hospital as a child.

When I was sick here, three of my uncles were already on their way without

telling anyone, Surette said.Prior to her hospital visit last Octo-

ber, Surette had never gone by herself. This proved difficult and slightly frustrating for her because she needed to re-explain her ill-ness to the doctors. Due to the rarity of her illness, they werent sure what medication to give her. After consulting with her doctors in Boston, Surette was treated properly.

Surette is an advocate for CVS and fo-cuses her attention on her non-profit organi-zation, Hope Floats Inc. She started it a year and a half ago on her own and proposed it to the childrens department at Tufts Medical

Center in Boston.When shes in the hospital, Surette

needs to remain active to take her mind off her illness. Surette hopes to create new ways to occupy her time, as well as other patients her age. While the kids play area satisfied her needs as a child, she has since outgrown it. Surette credits her laptop, among other tech-nology, to pass the time during her stay at the hospital.

It was important to be able to stay con-nected with friends, so I wouldnt feel so iso-lated, she said.

The first fundraiser planned for Hope Floats Inc. is Connect 2 Cure set for this summer. Connect 2 Cure will raise money for laptops, which should help patients remain in close contact with friends and family while in the hospital.

I dont want to look at [CVS] as a nega-tive thing anymore, Surette said. Ive made my best friends in the hospital. Seeing them overcome their struggles has helped me with my own.

This is Me is a new bi-monthly feature celebrating the stories of QUs finest. This is Lindseys.

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Freshman perseveres despite illness

Lindsey Surette suffers from Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome and Quinnipiac suggested she leave.

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Sarahs Style Corner

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Eager audiences look for-ward to new and old designers displaying their freshest collec-tions on the runway, hoping to see new, creative designs or vin-tage looks being reinvented, par-ticularly when it comes to cou-ture. Couture shows contain only the most elite designers - those who have been known to sup-ply gowns for the red carpet, gala events and high fashion cover shoots. Staples such as Armani Prive, Chanel and Christian Dior have classically couture charac-teristics. The pieces exhibited at these fashion shows are sure to be seen again on trendy celebri-ties or socialites, especially as the awards season comes to a peak.

Armani Prive has al-ways been a reliable choice for those glamorous enough to carry themselves in couture. For this particular spring collection, the fashion house got their shine on, featuring metallic materials reminiscent of reflections on a mirror, or even sunlight hitting a window. After viewing the first few photos provided on Style.com, I began to wonder if the audience was provided with the necessary sunglasses.

The design house also played with shapes, as the struc-ture of each dress was squarely cut or featured a triangle-shaped top. My two favorite dresses of the collection included a long, Grecian, strapless dress in navy blue that covered the model like a sheath. The waist was accented by a bright, metallic red belt that was overshadowed by an extra structure of material below the bust, as if a cave was provided for the belt to peek through. The second dress had the same long sheath effect, this time in a gray hue. The strapless bust, however, was a darker metallic gray that di-agonally cut below the stomach to give a contrast between matte and metallic, but in an artistic way. These two dresses represent an attention to simplicity and de-

tail that seems to make all the dif-ference in haute couture.

The house of Chanel, led by the always bold Karl Lager-feld, has become one of my fa-vorite design houses simply be-cause it sticks to the styles and designs it knows best, but always finds a way to remodel them and spice up their previous compila-tions. What I love even more is that Lagerfeld tends to go with shades, rather than colors. Keep-ing with black, white and gray (and maybe brown and pale pink on a lucky occasion) is what has truly kept Chanel a classic. The dress that stuck out to me the most was a full-length, sheer pink tulle skirt with a sparkly, cap-sleeved cropped tee.

Lastly, Christian Diors runway presentation was noth-ing short of outrageous. If you can picture old 1920s Hollywood glamour, 1950s-style prom dress-es and Moulin Rouge-esque vin-tage wear, you have envisioned the latest Dior collection. One extravagant gown featured a full, thickly layered skirt fit for a mod-ern-day Cinderella. The strapless bust also featured large, three-di-mensional adornments ruffled to mimic flowers, descending from the top down to the hem. The pale gray dress was accessorized with black, elbow-length gloves. One black strapless gown was tapered in the front to reveal the models knees down to her heel-clad feet, while remaining long and layered in the back. Light blue feathers started at the bust, getting darker in color as they trickled down to the hem. Other pieces included large bows, sheer tulle, layered material, plunging necklines, full triangular skirts, faux fur, and puffy sleeves.

The trinity of these de-signers represents different ap-proaches to fashion, yet captures the timeless styles of couture that celebrities and fashion followers alike have learned to love and ap-preciate. To get a further look at these three fashion houses and more, go to Style.com for more great photos!

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Best of Spring Couture

A good breakfastOne of the must crucial ways to start off Super Bowl Sunday is with a huge breakfast to help fight off

that terrible Saturday night hangover. Loading up on tons of eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns and chocolate milk is extremely important if you want to put your best foot forward later in the day.

Watch the commercials Commercials have let me down in recent years, but Im feeling like this is the year they will live up to the

hype. Commercials are huge for the neutral fan watching the game. Lately its been Doritos and E-Trade that have had the memorable commercials, and you know the beer commercials will be funny, but the real work has to be done by the little guys if this year is to be memorable. Michelin, Cars.com and Snickers all need to step their game up, and I expect them to do just that this year.

Food/BeerIn order to live it up on Super Bowl Sunday you must have food and beer present. The best food option

has to be the six-foot sub - and not the Subway kind that falls apart as you eat it. Im talking about the Ray & Mikes version. Wash back a foot of sandwich with some cold beers (only for those of age, of course), and youll be on top of the world during the pregame coverage before it comes time to really elevate your game.

GamblingJust like commercials, gambling gives the neutral fan something to root for, only its twice as intense. Not

just the game either, because like they say, anything worth doing, is worth doing right. Im talking about bet-ting on the coin toss, first turnover, and whether the first touchdown will be a run or a pass.

Drinking games(Editor in chief Joe Pelletier has forced me to advise you all to drink safely and within your limits before

presenting number three.) By far the most obvious (and necessary) way to make the Super Bowl experience better. Just keep it simple; for example, every time Brett Favre is on TV, get after it. I cant think of a better way to honor the worlds greatest American. Besides, if youre trying to use Super Bowl Sunday as a reason to party, you might as well make some type of game out of it.

FlirtingAlong with New Years Eve, the Super Bowl has to be one of the most successful hook up days of the

year. The play is simple, just find a person that you want to hook up with and cheer for the opposite team. Root for the opposite team, and then text all week about it, finally closing in after party-hopping all night.

Party-Hopping Speaking of party-hopping, this is the number one way to make your Super Bowl experience at Quin-

nipiac better. Why waste your time at one party when there might be an even better one out there? Going from party to party after each quarter will give you the chance to find the best food, beer and drinking games possible. Then after switching places each quarter, make your last stop the party with the person youve been hitting on all day, and go in for the kill.

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name: Megan Perainoage: 19year: Sophomorehometown: Oakland, N.J.major: Criminal Justicewhat are you wearing: I paired a black and white sweater from Forever 21 with a red tank top from Macys and Free People jeans. I am also wearing a pair of black frame Chanel glasses and a David Yurman ring that I never leave my room without.style influences: I love to wear really unique pieces I find at little boutiques, and then pair them with something more modest to keep the look clean. I almost always wear something black because it keeps the outfit looking classy and organized.

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The Bobcats showed why they had the second-best offense in the NEC on Monday.

But against Saint Francis (Pa.), the highest-scoring offense in the conference, Quinnipiacs womens basketball team showed why it al-lows the most points in the confer-ence.

The Red Flash went on a 32-17 run in a 14-minute span en route to a 77-64 win at the TD Bank Sports Center.

I thought [they] really came to play, Quinnipiac head coach Tri-cia Fabbri said. The game was back and forth through the first half, but in the second half I thought we would rally a little bit defensively, and they came out better and we

couldnt come out stronger.The Bobcats (10-11, 7-3

NEC) shot 6-27 during the run, while Saint Francis Samantha Leach scored 11 of her game-high

23 points and Brit-tany Lilley notched seven of her 10 as-

sists and scored eight of her 10 points in the same timespan.

It was our lack of defense and their offensive fire power, Fab-bri said. They are just that good of a team that any time we made a mis-take they capitalized on it, so Im going to give credit to [them].

Kari Goodchild brought down seven rebounds and scored a career-high 20 points in the game, besting her previous high of 16, which was set Saturday against Rob-ert Morris.

The offense just really needs to feed off [Goodchilds] energy,

Fabbri said. Karis been carrying us in terms of logged minutes and playing well offensively.

The Bobcats raced out to a 27-26 lead in the first half, led by Courtney Kaminskis 11 points, but the Red Flash (13-9, 8-2 NEC) held her to just two points on 1-for-5 shooting in the second.

They were able to play us zone because they had the lead and it really took out our advantages with [Brittany] McQuain and Ka-minski on the inside, Fabbri said. We did not have the defensive ex-ecution that was needed to be suc-cessful tonight and we did not get many consistent stops to truly get us back in the game tonight.

The Bobcats cut the deficit to eight with 3:16 to go, but werent able to cut it further. Saint Francis shot 51.7 percent in the second half and 45.3 percent in the game.

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The offense just really needs to feed off [Goodchilds] energy. Karis been carrying us in terms of logged minutes and playing well offensively.

For two consecutive nights, Quinnipiac freshman Kelly Babstock scored a spectacu-lar shorthanded goal. But only the one on the second night turned out to help the team.

On Friday night, Babstock scored a shorthanded goal to put the Cats up, 2-0, over Clarkson. Theyd go on to blow the 2-0 third-period lead and lose 3-2 in overtime.

Babstocks shorty with 4:05 left in the second period put the Bobcats up, 2-1, and was the second of four unanswered Bobcat goals Saturday in a 4-1 victory over St. Law-rence at the TD Bank Sports Center.

Saturdays goal was the turning point of the game.

To be shorthanded and to be in a tie game and to come out of the penalty up 2-1, that was obviously instrumental in the vic-tory, Quinnipiac head coach Rick Seeley said.

It was Babstocks 22nd goal of the sea-son, which leads ECAC Hockey.

Sophomore forward Brittany Lyons got the eventual game winner, her eighth goal of the season, to make it 3-1 8:01 into the third period.

Lyons took a shot from the left circle with junior forward Kate Wheeler screen-ing in front of the net. The goal was origi-nally given to Wheeler, but after the game the scorekeeper gave the goal to Lyons, after Wheeler said she never touched the pucked.

Wheeler, a former linemate of Bab-stock, got her goal just 1:34 later, putting the Bobcats up 4-1 on her 11th goal of the sea-son.

The first half of the season I was play-ing with Babstock and she really worked hard and set me up a few times, Wheeler said. I give a lot of credit to her. Now, Im just going to the net and shooting the puck, which has helped me out a lot.

St. Lawrence got on the board first in the game on an unassisted Mel Desrochers goal just 3:22 into the first period.

Quinnipiacs junior defender Melissa Perry tied it up 6:11 into the second period.

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Both junior defender Jordan Elkins and se-nior forward Kelley Davies picked up two as-sists apiece in the game.

St. Lawrence pulled the goalie for good with the start of a power play with 7:27 left in the game, but would get nothing more than a Karell Emard goal to make it 4-2 with 1:10 left.

Quinnipiac did a good job of boxing

pucks out, St. Lawrence head coach Chris Wells said. We werent able to get a lot of pucks to the net.

We made a key mistake on the power play. You sit there thinking that you might be going up 2-1, but the human highlight real makes it 2-1.

Quinnipiac sophomore goalie Victoria Vigilanti made 21 saves, only five in the third

period to get the win.St. Lawrences Caitlyn Lahonen made

23 saves in the losing effort.The Bobcats now sit in fourth place in

the ECAC standings. This weekend they will play at Dartmouth and at Harvard, who sit in third and second, respectively. The top eight teams make the playoffs, with the top four re-ceiving home ice advantage.

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Quinnipiacs Kate Wheeler netted a third-period insurance goal in Saturdays 4-2 win over St. Lawrence at the TD Bank Sports Center.Zach Abrams / Chronicle

Quinnipiac senior center Courtney Kaminski shows frustration in Monday nights 77-64 loss to Saint Francis (Pa.) at the Bank.

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QUs shorthander swings game

Lack of defense costly

WOMENS ICE HOCKEY

WOMENS BASKETBALL

The Quinnipiac mens ice hockey team extended two un-beaten streaks during its road trip this past weekend. On Saturday, the Bobcats continued a four-game un-beaten streak with a 2-2 tie against St. Lawrence, after defeating Clark-son 3-2 on Friday, extending their unbeaten streak of leading after two periods to 59 games, the longest ac-tive Division I streak.

In Saturdays 2-2 tie, the Bob-

cats couldnt hold on to two differ-ent leads. Thirty-nine seconds into the game Scott Zurevinski gave the Bobcats a 1-0 lead. Eight minutes later, St. Lawrence responded with a goal from Jacob Drewiske to tie the game.

Early in the third period the Bobcats took advantage of a 5-on-3 power play with a one-timer goal from Connor Jones. But five min-utes later Drewiske struck again for the Saints, and tied the game at 2-2.

The Saints appeared to have won the game when Aaron Bogosian

scored a shorthanded goal with less than two minutes left in the third pe-riod, but it was called off and he was given a penalty for holding.

Jeremy Langlois led the Bob-

cats with two goals in the first pe-riod to give them an early 2-0 lead. The goals gave him a team-leading 13 on the season and made it five in his last three games.

With a 2-1 lead heading into the third perio