Chronicle The Hofstra Keeping the Hofstra Community informed since 1935 Hempstead, NY Vol.76 | Issue 26 Thursday May 5, 2011 By Svenja van den Woldenberg STAFF WRITER About 1,000 people gathered on the intramural fields to participate in Hofstra’s Relay for Life, which ran from 7 p.m. on April 30th until the next morning. The 78 participating teams raised over $90,000. The top three contributing teams were Student Members of the American Chemical Society, with $5,475, Utrecht, with $4,641.44, and Entertainment Unlimited, with $3,915. “I’m so impressed with our students, dedicating so much time and energy, giving up a whole Saturday night for this great cause,” said Peter Libman, Dean of Students “I was delighted to be part of this great event. $90,000 is just incredible.” For some students, like Danielle Mudge, it was their first Relay. Mudge is a junior and community service co-chair for Alpha Kappa Psi. “It was very touching to see over 1,000 students walk- ing together in silence for such an important cause,” she said. “It made me realize how many people are affected and how much our contribution can help.” She also said, “I think everyone should get involved with Relay…I wish Hofstra could have more events that brought out so many students for such a great cause.” This year Hofstra’s Relay was run by tri-chairs Katie Friedman, Tyler Greenpope and Zach Dane. Dane said for the past 11 months the group has been meeting with American Cancer Society representative Eddie Mouradian, as well as numerous Hofstra students, faculty members, representatives from the Office of Student Leadership and Activities and Public Safety. The group also met with students who were team captains, “without who, Relay for Life would not have been nearly as successful,” he said. According to Dane, the tri-chairs set three goals: 75 teams, 750 Photo Courtesy Tor Vullo The Student Government Association formed a team, pictured above, and participated in Relay for Life Continued on a2 By Jory M. Heckman STAFF WRITER News of Osama bin Laden’s death Sunday night drew crowds to Ground Zero, bringing clo- sure to some New Yorkers a decade after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. Emotions ranged from excite- ment to somber reservation, send- ing mixed signals to the crowd of passersby at a site still heavy with memories. According to Brian Beckley, a jazz musician from Seattle, the U.S. should not look on Bin Laden’s death with any joy, but simply acknowledge it as the nec- essary course of action. “As soon as people started celebrating, then it was just kind of depressing,” said Beckley. “The cost just seems to outweigh the end. What did we gain from his death? What real justice is there?” Beckley backed his point up with a poster bearing John Donne’s famous quote, “Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.” “Some people have been nega- tive, but willing to engage with me,” said Beckley, acknowledging his unpopular stance amongst the crowds. “Some people have just yelled insults and walked by.” Immediately after Beckley said this, several men began drowning him out with shouts of “God bless America!” As a practicing Muslim, Beckley was glad President Obama explic- itly denied Bin Laden as a reli- gious figurehead. “Osama isn’t a leader of Islam, although that kind of leaves room for the idea that there is a leader of Islam, which is a false analogy to begin with,” said Beckley. “Islam doesn’t have that kind of power structure.” Christopher Hasson, 41, a public school teacher from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, arrived at Ground Zero with a bouquet of red, white and blue flowers to honor his older brother, Joseph John Hasson III, who was killed in the World Trade Center attack. Hasson considered Bin Laden’s death retribution for his family’s loss–particularly for his 10-year- old nephew growing up without a father. “Obviously here, people come to stand on a milk crate and start…speaking,” Hasson said euphemistically, standing just a few yards away from Beckley. “That’s fine, but it’s hard to get some peace and solace. We’ve come a long way.” For Randy Williams, Colin Marshall and Justin Nagel–a trio marching the American flag down to the Financial District–taking to the streets has become a matter of pride for the state and city. “They give us thumbs ups, high- fives, applaud, they take pictures,” said Williams. “I think everybody knows the significance of what happened.” “They know that we’re showing a good, positive vibe,” said Nagel. Though Marshall was happy about the news, his enthusi- asm has been weighed down with memories of the attacks. “It [9/11] is always going to be in the back of our heads, but I wouldn’t be down here if I didn’t feel comfortable.” Relay for Life raises over $90,000 for cancer research Ground Zero attracts Americans celebrating peace, retribution Jory M. Heckman/The Chronicle Americans gathered at Ground Zero Monday after Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden, figurehead leader of al-Qaeda, Sunday.
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ChronicleThe Hofstra
Keeping the Hofstra Community informed since 1935
Hempstead, NYVol.76 | Issue 26
ThursdayMay 5, 2011
By Svenja van den WoldenbergStaff Writer
about 1,000 people gathered on the intramural fields to participate in Hofstra’s Relay for Life, which ran from 7 p.m. on april 30th until the next morning.
The 78 participating teams raised over $90,000. The top three contributing teams were Student Members of the American Chemical Society, with $5,475, Utrecht, with $4,641.44, and Entertainment Unlimited, with $3,915.
“I’m so impressed with our students, dedicating so much time and energy, giving up a whole Saturday night for this great cause,” said Peter Libman, Dean of Students “I was delighted to be part of this great event. $90,000 is just incredible.”
For some students, like Danielle
Mudge, it was their first Relay. Mudge is a junior and community service co-chair for Alpha Kappa Psi. “It was very touching to see over 1,000 students walk-ing together in silence for such an important cause,” she said. “It made me realize how many people are affected and how much our contribution can help.”
She also said, “I think everyone should get involved with Relay…I wish Hofstra could have more events that brought out so many students for such a great cause.”
This year Hofstra’s Relay was run by tri-chairs Katie Friedman, Tyler Greenpope and Zach Dane. Dane said for the past 11 months the group has been meeting with American Cancer Society representative Eddie Mouradian, as well as numerous Hofstra students, faculty members, representatives from the Office of
Student Leadership and Activities and Public Safety. The group also met with students who were team
captains, “without who, Relay for Life would not have been nearly as successful,” he said.
According to Dane, the tri-chairs set three goals: 75 teams, 750
Photo Courtesy Tor VulloThe Student Government Association formed a team, pictured above, and participated in Relay for Life
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By Jory M. HeckmanStaff Writer
News of Osama bin Laden’s death Sunday night drew crowds to Ground Zero, bringing clo-sure to some New Yorkers a decade after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.
Emotions ranged from excite-ment to somber reservation, send-ing mixed signals to the crowd of passersby at a site still heavy with memories.
According to Brian Beckley, a jazz musician from Seattle, the U.S. should not look on Bin Laden’s death with any joy, but simply acknowledge it as the nec-essary course of action.
“As soon as people started celebrating, then it was just kind of depressing,” said Beckley. “The cost just seems to outweigh the end. What did we gain from his death? What real justice is there?”
Beckley backed his point up with a poster bearing John Donne’s famous quote, “Ask not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.”
“Some people have been nega-tive, but willing to engage with me,” said Beckley, acknowledging his unpopular stance amongst the crowds. “Some people have just yelled insults and walked by.” Immediately after Beckley said this, several men began drowning him out with shouts of “God bless America!”
As a practicing Muslim, Beckley was glad President Obama explic-itly denied Bin Laden as a reli-gious figurehead. “Osama isn’t a leader of Islam, although that kind of leaves room for the idea that there is a leader of Islam, which is a false analogy to begin with,” said Beckley. “Islam doesn’t have that kind of power structure.”
Christopher Hasson, 41, a public school teacher from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, arrived at Ground Zero with a bouquet of red, white and blue flowers to honor his older brother, Joseph John Hasson III, who was killed in the World Trade Center attack.
Hasson considered Bin Laden’s death retribution for his family’s loss–particularly for his 10-year-
old nephew growing up without a father.
“Obviously here, people come to stand on a milk crate and start…speaking,” Hasson said euphemistically, standing just a few yards away from Beckley. “That’s fine, but it’s hard to get some peace and solace. We’ve come a long way.”
For Randy Williams, Colin Marshall and Justin Nagel–a trio marching the American flag down to the Financial District–taking to the streets has become a matter of pride for the state and city.
“They give us thumbs ups, high-fives, applaud, they take pictures,” said Williams. “I think everybody knows the significance of what happened.”
“They know that we’re showing a good, positive vibe,” said Nagel.
Though Marshall was happy about the news, his enthusi-asm has been weighed down with memories of the attacks. “It [9/11] is always going to be in the back of our heads, but I wouldn’t be down here if I didn’t feel comfortable.”
Relay for Life raises over $90,000 for cancer research
Ground Zero attracts Americans celebrating peace, retribution
Jory M. Heckman/The ChronicleAmericans gathered at Ground Zero Monday after Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden, figurehead leader of al-Qaeda, Sunday.
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By Ben SuazoASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
SGA’s meeting Tuesday night approved a new non-govern-mental organization (NGO) and future constitutional convention, all before next year’s cabinet was selected. This last night, before next year’s cabinet will assume their posts, focused on the future.
Kebba-Omar Jagne introduced SGA to his plan to found an NGO called MOVAAR, or Making Our Visions And Aspirations Reality. The NGO is a “grass-roots” group focused on collecting talented, primarily international students “to help reverse the brain drain by building leaders who can help their communities prosper,” according to Jagne.
Jagne is from Gambia, a small West African country, and says
that his NGO is a reaction to less accessible funding for interna-tional students hoping to study abroad. He hopes that in the
future, MOVAAR alumni will be able to provide such funding to future international students. SGA voted to accept MOVAAR as an
SGA club. President Jimmy Wells’ cabinet
also introduced legislation to orga-nize a constitutional convention next year. The legislation passed, and a constitutional committee with representation from each of SGA’s existing committees will meet once a week in the fall to propose amendments to SGA by Spring 2012.
Tuesday night failed to resolve the future of SGA’s Club Relations committee in its second effort to repurpose itself this year. On a more positive note, SGA agreed it will seek to transfer its big-budget sports clubs to the Fitness Center’s budget, which already lists the sports clubs in its mission online.
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participants, and $75,000. The group managed to not only meet all of their goals, but to exceed them. “Even without our $10,000 anonymous donation, we still would have exceeded our goal which is a great testament to the student body as well as the impact of Relay for Life as a whole,” said Dane.
For him, Relay was not only an accomplishment; it was personal. “At nine years old, my mom was diagnosed with Adenocarcinoma, a non-smoker’s lung cancer. In 2002 [3 years later], she lost her fight against cancer. Her dedica-tion, fight and her drive are the reasons that I relay,” said Dane, “I take all aspects of Relay for Life very personally and I do every-thing in my power to make sure that it is a successful event.”
Dane said to honor the memory of his mother he decided to walk the entire night. “There are so many great things about Relay for Life, especially at Hofstra,” Dane said. “There are so many dedicat-ed and committed individuals who work together to make something great. Friendships are strength-ened even more during a time of need. People become more willing to meet others and walk with them. All aspects of campus are in the same area for a common goal, no other event has that power.” The tri-chairs of the 2011 Relay for Life at Hofstra would like to personally thank Eddie Mouradian, the American Cancer Society, Carol Squires, Cori Fisher, Matt Kantor, Robyn Goldman, Luke Miedrich, Phi Delta Theta, Delta Chi, OSLA, Robyn Kaplan, Ashley Gray, Sarah Young, Mario Bolanos, Anita Ellis, Public Safety and everyone that helped out with Relay. “[It] would not have been possible without you,” said Dane.
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By Ben SuazoASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
This week William F. Nirode, Chair of the Senate Executive Committee, sent out an email notifying students to participate in the University Senate elections. Nirode’s email aimed to give more information about this organization and to show how it differs from SGA, and in doing so prepared students to vote for student members of the Student Affairs Committee.
Caroline Schreiner had some answers on behalf of the University Senate office, which can be found on the third floor of Axinn Library, room 310.
“It’s a body to make recom-mendations,” Schreiner said of the University Senate. “Anything passed by the senate has to be
passed by the full faculty, and any-thing passed by the full faculty has to be approved by the Provost, legal counsel and the President. Once the President passes it, it becomes, you know, it’s like a bill.”
On the University Senate, fac-ulty and students come together with roughly equal representation and propose actions they would like President Stuart Rabinowitz to adopt for The University. Many of Hofstra’s divisions have one to three elected faculty members representing them; Student rep-resentation includes both under-graduate and graduate members. The 20-foot no-smoking zone across campus is commonly cited as a visible result of the University Senate’s past recommendations.
In the most recent annual report (2009-10) available on the University Senate’s website,
Nirode commended the efforts of the University Senate while describing its roles. “Through their efforts, and with the support of our faculty colleagues and Hofstra administration, we developed policies and procedures that con-tinue to strengthen and improve all functions and services at the University.”
Kalyn Gambord, however, has been on the Student Affairs com-mittee for the past two years and has barely seen action on that level. She says that “the commit-tee is set up currently in such a way that I feel a lot of people don’t rank it as a high priority, so they come if there is not something else going on.”
“The only role the [student] senators have really played is in expressing an opinion or hypoth-esizing about what students feel.
I think this is something that could be changed through empowering the students on the committee to really use their role to reach out to students on campus, through administering short surveys or working at an Atrium table to col-lect opinions,” Gambord added.
Despite this disillusionment with the Student Affairs commit-tee’s detachment from the student body, Gambord is generally positive about the relationship between faculty and students fostered by the organization.
“In terms of the committee, I feel that for the most part students and faculty get along very well. The faculty/admins that sit on our meetings are genuinely interested in what students have to say,” concluded Gambord.
Understanding the University SenateLaura Molinari/The Chronicle
Vice President Luke Miedreich shares a bill for a constitutional convention.
SGA looks forward to future, reform
The Chronicle A3•May 5, 2011News
Retraction:In last week’s issue of The
Chronicle, the article concern-ing Lackmann and Poland Spring water contained incorrect information. Our article stated that Lackmann refuses to allow employees to drink Poland Spring water; however, the com-pany permits employees to pur-chase bottled water separately from their meals. The article intended to highlight employees who object to the high price of bottled beverages.
The article also included a direct quote by Vicky Vardounotis that was intended to be an indirect quote.
The Chronicle deeply regrets any inaccuracies published in last week’s issue.
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Public Safety Briefs
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A Lackmann staff member reported to Public Safety on April 27 that two weeks prior, a student attempted to use the ID card of another student to purchase food in the cafeteria. Both students were issued appearance sum-monses for violations of the Hofstra ID Policy.
At 11:50 p.m. on April 27, an RA reported to Public Safety that she observed three students sitting in a vehicle in the Netherlands North parking lot smoking marijuana. Public Safety responded to the location and issued the students Notification to Appear summonses for controlled substance. A glass pipe was con-fiscated and brought to the HIC.
A Hofstra student reported that on April 28 she left her Blackberry phone unattended on a table in Bits and Bytes for approximately 20 minutes. When she realized she had left it there, she returned and discovered that it was missing. A search was con-ducted which proved negative and police assistance was declined.
Public Safety received a report on April 28 that there was an individual on campus distribut-ing fliers promoting online gam-bling. Public Safety responded to the location, and a search was conducted for the individual that proved negative. The fliers were confiscated and destroyed.
When returning to her vehicle in the CV Starr park-ing lot after class on April 28, a Hofstra student discovered that the front bumper and hood of the passenger’s side of her car were damaged. Police assistance was declined.
At some time between 9 and 10:15 pm on April 28, a Hofstra student stated that he placed his iPad and other per-sonal property in an unsecured locker in the Fitness Center while working out. When he returned to the locker, he discovered the iPad was missing. A search was conducted for the person(s) responsible that proved negative. A report was filed with the Nassau County Police Department and a search will be conducted into this matter.
An RA reported that while on duty, he smelled the odor of tobacco coming from a room. Public Safety responded and keyed into the room, which was unoccupied, and discovered that there was the odor of tobacco, a pipe, rolling papers, and three cans of Four Loko. These items were confiscated and the resident was later issued an appearance summons when he returned to the room.
While on patrol in the Netherlands South parking lot on April 30, a public safety officer observed a Hofstra student carrying a plastic bag filled with alcoholic beverages. The alcohol was confiscated and the stu-dent was issued a notification to appear summons for controlled substances.
In the swim center on May 1, a Hofstra student stated that while he went swimming he placed his backpack containing his wallet which had his Hofstra ID, $40 and two debit cards in an unsecured locker. When he returned, he discovered that his wallet was missing. Police assis-tance was declined.
By Jessica LewisNEWS EDITOR
With Relay for Life taking place at The University, the initiative to help raise money for cancer research made its way around campus. The Bill of Rights and Alliance Hall Council organized “Penny Wars,” to help raise money that would be donated to Relay for Life.
“The object was to create friendly competition between the two buildings to raise money for a charity as well as to build community in each building,” said Vanessa Parent, the Resident Director for Alliance and Bill of Rights. As an incentive to participate, the winning building received a pizza party funded by Hall Council.
Between the two buildings, running from the end of March until Relay for Life on April 30, a total of $90.35 was raised. “We are not disappointed at all with the outcome of our fundraising,
we raised $90.35 just from Penny Wars which, when you think about it, is a lot of people donat-ing the spare change in their pocket over the span of a month,” Parent said.
Penny Wars is a game based upon a point system, not dollar value. Each coin and dollar are given a point amount. In this Penny War, a penny was worth one point, a nickel was nega-tive five points, a dime was negative 10 points, a quarter was negative 25 points and a dollar was negative 100 points.
“The trick is that you put the larger valued coins/dollars in the opposing team’s jar to detract from their point value,” Parent explained through email correspondence.
The two buildings also held a grilled cheese program, where students would donate a dollar. This helped the buildings to raise an additional $45.
the program was adver-tised through Facebook, e-mails and flyers posted around the buildings. “It was advertised on every floor and in all the elevators,” said Bill of Rights resident Laura Rossano.
Overall, Parent and Hall Council believe that the
residents came together to sup-port a good cause.
“For just change,” said fresh-man and Alliance Hall resident Phil Tyler, “I guess that [$90.35] is not bad.”
Penny Wars raises money for RelayHeld in Bill of Rights and Alliance Halls
“The object was to create
friendly competition between the
two build-ings to raise money for a charity...”
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A6 May 5, 2011 The Chronicle OpEd
It was impossible to miss, and yet
I had done just that.
Voters’ ballots influenced by psychological depth
By Katherine YaremkoColumnist
As politicians vie for attention and elections grow more prominent in the American mindset, I fi nd the amount of stimuli in our environment that escapes our conscious attention fascinating.
i still remember sitting in an Introduction to Psychology class
sophomore year as the professor played a clip of students playing a ball game. We were asked to count the number of times the ball was passed between players. Given the speed with which the ball switched hands, that single task easily assumed my whole attention. At the end of the clip, we were asked if we had noticed anything strange in the video. After a second viewing i
was shocked to see an imitation gorilla cutting across the court. It was impossible to miss, and yet i had done just that.
the problem of voting needs more than a focus of attention; it also needs the application of repeated positive reinforcement. This technique works with other goals as well. if someone receives plenty of genuine
compliments, they are more likely to have higher self-esteem than if they receive verbal harassment and put-downs. This is not revolutionary information by any means. Yet, when it comes to achieving a goal and generating the right amount of enthusiasm, passion, and motivation, we may need to look outside of ourselves for such things. Instead of seeking such direction internally, which seems to be the prevailing wisdom, we should look for ways of getting such things from our environment, such as receiving more support from encouraging friends or reading inspiring stories of other individuals. Such knowledge is especially relevant as students are preparing to venture out into the “real world.”
These techniques apply to voting more than one might think. scientists have found a number of infl uential factors that can sway, to some extent, whether a citizen casts a vote. The results from sports games, which a politician’s name appears fi rst on the ballot, and even the weather is on Election Day, can create a signifi cant enough impact on how
individuals will vote. For example, a group of political scientists noticed a correlation between the weather and voting patterns as far back as 1948. Apparently, less-than-optimal weather seems to produce better election results for republicans, possibly because those within a lower socioeconomic bracket are more likely to vote Democrat and rely more on public transportation. This causes problems if the weather grows ugly, increasing the chances that certain individuals won’t be able to make it to the polls. While these are merely correlations, incapable of rendering an absolute causal relationship, they still show a role in infl uencing elections.
The larger issue is that there are a number of variables that infl uence our behaviors and
attention, which we may be completely oblivious to. The cues present in our environment can cause us to think about particular issues we may not have intended to. if we are aware of this,
we can use it to help us achieve our goals.
ILLUSTRATION BY ISOBEL STANTON
By ryan BroderickEDITOr-IN-CHIEF
It’s a campus without an identity, a glorifi ed commuter school, run like a shopping mall. We go to a little school with a quirky history, a frustrating present and a murky future.
It’s a campus of contradictions. A beautiful arboretum on one side of the highway, a dysfunctional 80s architecture nightmare on the other. A strip of bodegas and shamefully destitute neighborhoods with clusters of satellite bars to the west. Desolate commercial nothingness to the east.
But this has been my home, this inane circus of long island nepotism and mindless departmentalism. Barring any sort of Hofstra-typical paperwork error, I’ll be graduating on the
22nd. that makes this my last
editorial.Hofstra’s a lovely place some
days. When the sun sets over south campus’ orange foliage in september, there’s a sense of optimism. For upperclassmen, there are tiny, gorgeous moments in the fall, full of strong drinks, deprecating laughter and old war stories. And there are those spring mornings, after a large cup of coffee, in the lazy early sun, walking to class. It’s the quiet and beautiful limbo that comes to mind when I think about my time here. Which is fi tting because college is limbo. it’s not the real world, but it’s not high school either.
Well, the netherlands is a glorifi ed high school, but anyways.
I came to Hofstra after four years at an all-boys Catholic prep school. i applied to schools without much thought, mostly because I knew I wanted to write and i wanted to live in new York, but other than that I didn’t really care. I received fi nancial aid from Ithaca and Hofstra--Hofstra was closer to new York City. so i chased a boyhood dream of being spiderman and tried to get as close to the city as I could on my budget and GPA.
oh, by the way, contrary to what the university says, we are not, and will never be, a quick 25-minute trip from New York City.
I’ve met amazing, wonderful people here. i’ve had some of the greatest friendships of my life here. i’ve fallen in love here. i’ve had my heart broken here.
This is a campus built out of hushed alcoholic rebellions in dormitories, hazy clouds of smoke over its intramural fi elds, 4 a.m. sandwiches, spending a Saturday chugging water, feeling your stomach churn a toxic combination of Popeye’s fried chicken and overpriced bar-liquor.
For the record, I did honestly try to come up with a collection of universal Hofstra experiences that didn’t involved being messed up on drugs and alcohol, but I didn’t have enough for a proper list.
There’s a cruelty to New York, to Hofstra especially.There’s a melancholy to this place. And I’ve tried for four years to put my fi nger on it. But I’ve never been able to articulate it right. long island alienates.
For every one fantastic person
i’ve met here, i’ve seen two leave. my sophomore year i saw my friend Alex, someone i really admired, leave for somewhere more hospitable. last semester, i saw another friend, Emily, leave after a bout with an unaccommodating Student Accounts counselor. Most recently, i saw The Chronicle’s copy chief Darleen Denno decide to leave.
Darleen might be the perfect example of “The Hofstra Melancholy” (I vote to have that replace our reputation for venereal disease, it’s a little more cerebral, i think).
she transferred here from Northwest Missouri State university as an 18-year-old junior. It’d be redundant to call her bright. she might be
Letter from the Editor: Four years of Hofstra Melancholy
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The Chronicle A7 May 5, 2011 OpEd
Man On The UnispanWhat do you think of the
acts for Music Fest?
JoseFreshman
“I’m not going.”
JasmineSophomore
“Big Boi could have been a bigger name.”
YemiJunior
“It sucks, it could have been more current.”
EricaSophomore
“Kinda jipped, but Big Boi is cool.”
JimmySophomore
“ˆ’m excited, I’m a fan of Big Boi.”
MichaelSenior
“I heard Nickelback, so I’m disappointed.”
Letter to the Editor: Replace Music Fest acts with single artist: LMFAOBy ryan ritter
recently I submitted a suggestion to Hofstra Music Fest. i stated my opinion of making the Hofstra Music Fest a single-band event with a bigger name than the ones we are currently presenting. i also think the bands we have lined up now are poised towards the club’s overall like in music, and not the interest of the larger Hofstra population. After this I was bashed by the club’s members for simply stating my voice in what i wish was a more serious event.
Music festivals are a big deal to prospective students. They represent how much the school will spend to entertain their students, and also what kind of culture the school is interested in. So far at my time at Hofstra, I have seen this school’s music festival club get bands that many have not heard of, and are mostly all of one genre.
Currently for this year’s Music Fest, Hofstra has Minus the Bear performing as the headliner alongside Big Boi, a member of Outkast, who released a solo album recently. In comparison to other schools which get such big name artist’s as lMFAO, Kid Cudi and more, I feel that our school is not on par with other
competitor schools. Due to the fact that Music Fest is a student-run event that is not given nearly enough money to run, and that the bands chosen are decided by the group members and not the Hofstra student body, Music Fest does not live up to other schools’ concerts.
my idea is simple: i think that if the school is serious about its admissions and prospective students, it should work hand-in-hand with the club to bring big-name artists to Hofstra, as well as putting more money into the program. no prospective student is going to be excited to come to a school that gets band members from artists that haven’t been popular in nearly ten years, such as Big Boi. I also feel that is disrespectful to the student body to have a few students in a club dictate what is best for music choice at this school, and for objections to be shot down with such ridicule as “you’re mentally challenged” and “gay.” I fi nd it confusing that many of these same people are those who stand up against the idea of using such words as insults; and I myself found it very hurtful. I hope the school can address this issue soon, before we lose even more students to the poor actions of our clubs.
one of the brightest people i’ve met at school here. in a perfect world, she’d be running this paper, not me.
But she’s transferring back because that’s what Hofstra does. After the mountains of bull shit and red tape and thoughtless professors, the good ones leave. they’ve been leaving for greener pastures since I was a freshman.
There’s a bitterness and cruelty that has wrapped itself around this campus and I’ve never quite understood it. But I’m sure I have it too now.
“The Hofstra experience” shouldn’t be a profound one. The administration makes it diffi cult to make this place home. the Offi ce of residential Programs
would probably be better suited working at a penitentiary. they pander to an infantile idea of “fun,” while a stern administrative hand kicks you out in time for summer camps. To put it as bluntly as possible, they do not care about you--you are money to them--but they’ll probably keep on wondering why they have a campus of empty dorms.
i mean, the idea of having to register for an extension just to live here until graduation is a perfect fi nal insult from a school that seems pretty mad about the fact they have to deal with students. But I digress.
i’ve loved this place in a way. Hofstra stockholm syndrome, I suppose.
regardless of how frustrated
i am with this place, it’s part of me. its packs of feral cats, its beautiful fl owers, its completely and totally random artwork thrown about, lackmann’s food that will rot away in my gut for decades after i leave, even the mold buried in the walls of its dorm rooms, it’s all part of me.
Well, especially the mold because its like actually in me.
I used to joke in Nonsense Magazine’s writer’s meetings that we all went to a mcuniversity. Hofstra’s glossy posed recruitment ads were the same as McDonalds’ menus. The food looks really good until you get your soggy, wet dollar meat.
Filmmaker Terry Gilliam made a sci-fi movie in 1985 called Brazil. it’s a comedy that takes
place in a dystopian future run by oblivious bureaucrats. The simplest task takes mountains of paperwork, organized by a headless and incompetent bureaucracy incapable of doing anything right. The fi lm follows a government employee that teams up with a libertarian terrorist, played by robert Deniro, who hope in some way to break free from the idiotically oppressive administration running the country.
They don’t succeed and the main character ends up dying in a government holding cell.
Brazil should sound familiar to anyone reading this, because even if you haven’t seen it, you’ve been to Hofstra before.
But through all of the
frustrations, there are people here who are great, who fi ght everyday against a collegiate organism that seems hellbent on pushing out all of the good and qualifi ed people that work for it.
Professors William McGee, Erik Brogger, Kelly Fincham, James Cohen, Peter Goodman, Carol Fletcher, Daniel Van Benthuysen and Amy Karofsky, all in their own way, made my life here wonderful. I’ve always been pretty vocal of the administration, but Dean Peter libman, Dean Sarah Hinkle and Anita Ellis should be in charge of this whole damn campus.
And lastly, custodians Glen and Charlie, because without their help, I’m pretty sure I’d be in jail.
*drops microphone*
Letter from the Editor: Alienation, intoxication & graduationContinued from A6
A8 May 5, 2011 The Chronicle OpEd
Th e country’s fragile economic
state has not been able to complement online journalism’s
rapid growth.
ILLUSTRATION BY ISOBEL STANTON
By Andrea ordonezColumnist
in contrast to past years, the accessibility to the new York Times on the Hofstra campus has diminished. Free copies were once available near the library and student center, but have now been limited to Dempster Hall and the Honors College offi ce. Access to the times has become even more diffi cult with the pay wall they have now installed online.
The country’s fragile economic state has not been able to complement online journalism’s rapid growth. With blogs and citizen journalism becoming even more prominent, and the demise of print journalism, questions are continually raised about how to fund publications that expand their presence online.
A little over a year ago, Newsday decided to set up a pay
wall for its online content, making it one of the fi rst non-business newspapers to do so. According to the new York observer the pay wall required subscribers to pay $5 a week, or $260 a year, for full access to newsday.com. The site, which went through a nearly $4 million renovation, had only 35 subscriptions in its fi rst three months.
newsday’s move to an online pay wall seemed to forecast what was to come for major publications. The Wall Street Journal set up a pay wall, where all-access cost $1.99 per week. I grew up reading the print versions of Wall Street Journal back in texas, and was incredibly disappointed by being forced to pay for content. Because Hofstra did not have the physical publication readily available, I moved to the times.
the times set the pay wall
online in the middle of march of this year. it allows print subscribers free access to all articles on its website, but limits non-subscribers the ability to read only 20 articles per month. once you reached the 20 article limit, content is barred unless you become an online subscriber. the fees vary, depending on whether the subscriber wants only online access to articles, or both print and online.
As a print journalism major, I frequently visit the locations where the print version of the Times can be found on campus. However, I have always been well aware of the gradual demise of print. I have started to use online publication websites to read articles more often, because content online tends to have multimedia features.
Major publications installing pay walls for content may appear reasonable from an economic standpoint. With print no longer generating great revenue, media
have had to look in other places to create a profi t.
However, for a college student like myself, these pay walls are such
a pain. I already pay roughly $200 a semester for textbooks; paying another $50-$100 on a newspaper publication that essentially serves as another “textbook” of sorts is completely
out of the question. i am amazed by the increasing
accessibility to news online and by the growing number of media outlets available. However, having to pay to be an “informed citizen,” particularly at a young age, can produce weak results in the future.
Today’s young people are not civically engaged in terms of politics and current events. How much more less engaged will they be when all news outlets set up pay walls? Even to a greater degree, what will happen to this generation when social media sites set up pay walls? This might seem impossible now, but with the rate of news publications turning to pay walls, we may have to start paying to use Facebook or Twitter in the near future.
Online pay walls will disengage readers
By liana satensteinSPECIAl TO THE CHrONIClE
Just after arriving in russia, I walked around the Kremlin with my friends Katya. As we jaywalked in heels, and listened to old Kino, we spoke about our respective experiences in school: my 10 months as an exchange student in Ukraine, and her life as a student in a small town outside of St. Petersburg. Both contrast-ed greatly with our present life as students in the fi rst and only liber-al arts school in russia, Smolny College of St. Petersburg.
in my small, ukrainian high school, there was a strong emphasis on repetition. We would memorize a poem and then repeat it back to the class; we rarely analyzed it or were asked for our interpretations. Before Katya attended smolny, she had attended two other universities. “Smolny is my fi t,” she told me.
A student at a russian state
university has to pick a major in the fi rst year and can only take required courses. This is not necessarily an incorrect style of learning, but it is different. Students at Smolny have friends who say they don’t understand how students at Smolny can pick their own classes–it’s just a foreign idea!
smolny is somewhat of an anomaly as the fi rst and only lib-eral college in russia. It is often regarded as an “experiment,” a hybrid of the russian educational system and a small American liberal arts college. Most students at Smolny say it’s a perfect fi t for them because there is an empha-sis on foreign language and how to use it conversationally. There is a relationship of equals between students and professors.
It has always struck me that when students get the chance to express their own views they
Russia trip brings modernity, tradition
Continued on A9
The Chronicle A9 May 5, 2011 OpEd
A Broad, Abroad: Ciao, Italia–Home sweet HofstraBy Michaela PapaColumnist
Much like I found myself writing my first editorial, I write my last atop my terrace soaking in the Tuscan sun. Ah, the metaphorical circle of it all: how deeply satisfy-ing. But, despite the moderately (contrived) cyclical nature of my editorials, am i really where i began? Nay. And so, we delve into: Michaela’s European Discoveries.
Over the course of about three and a half months i have spent time in six countries. While that’s fewer than other abroaders, and I’m no Alexi Knock (Hofstra’s own odyssea), i think i garnered a good feel for each place, observing nuances of the varying cultures. However, what I found at large was how bizarrely similar many places are. There are just some universal things.
The most obvious of these things is a universal love of pizza and kebobs. They are ubiqui-tously available. Every country i visited not only had pizza and kebobs accessible, but readily available. Multiple places within a short distance to the point where it was impossible to ignore.
living in places renowned for pizza (New York, Italy, New Haven…) I tried my best to eat pizza in each place i visited with-out sacrificing traditional food of
the country. Cheap pizza is pretty much all the same.
Also, i learned how far a smile, a point and a head nod or shake could get you. Of the six coun-tries i traversed, i only speak the language of two of them…and even that’s a bit dubious at times. While I felt rude and ignorant not knowing the vernacular of the country I was visiting, I suppose it’s reasonable not to pick up in only a few days.
i needed only a few words, which i happened to know. moral of the story, i got a 2-CD set of wonderfully entertaining German songs for €1. Win. Turns out, it was supposed to be €15. Even better. i had no idea how well you could get by with smiling and gesturing.
One unfortunate realization was that American chocolate sucks. There, I said it. I look for-ward to coming home and being “that kid.” I’ll embrace it! Power to the bourgeoisie wanna-bes! Chocolate in America just doesn’t compare to European desserts. While I have found myself craving oreos, as a whole, America fails in the dessert department. We need to step up our game. I was so naïve enjoying my Hershey’s bars and Chips Ahoy. it’s no wonder Europeans eat pastry for breakfast—you need to incorpo-rate it into your diet as much as
By Adam Patrick SeemanSPECIAl TO THE CHrONIClE
like most of my peers, i learnt of osama’s death by way of a friend, in this case my roommate, who causally looked up from his computer and said, “Osama bin laden is dead.” Then like most of my peers, i eagerly awaited President Obama’s address to the nation who told that osama bin laden was indeed dead and that justice had been done. I was ecstatic that night, chanting “USA!” and feeling generally patriotic. My floormates and I watched team America: World Police at 1 a.m. to celebrate. Finally, I went to bed, waiting for the new day to dawn, absent of America’s Most Hated, osama bin laden.
However, when i woke up the next morning, i didn’t feel euphoric anymore and Hofstra’s atmosphere similarly lacked the euphoria everyone had been feeling. Oddly enough, when people talked to each other about osama’s death, it felt awkward and the conversation was in hushed tones as if some great
tragedy had happened. there were no spontaneous chants of usA or patriotic dressed students, just quiet, reserved people walking around, uneasy to even think about last night’s surprise.
When I woke up, I felt the same unease and even now I’m having trouble placing it but what I think happened is we woke up. the unbelievable tragedy of 9/11, that happened when most of us were too young to understand what really happened, is a nightmare to most of us and then the two confusing conflicts we engaged in afterwards, started when we were
too young for us to fully realize what our country was getting into. this nightmarish War on terror is now suddenly ended, out of a midnight blue, when the man we had been raised
to hate was killed and then upon waking up the next day, we were expecting to see a better world, rid of our generation’s Adolf Hitler, but instead we saw the world the world we were really living in.
We are living in a world in the midst of a two-year long economic crisis where within the
United States unemployment still close to 10 percent despite numerous government efforts.
We are living in a world where the united states has troops in combat roles in at least three countries accomplishing who-knows-what and noncombat troops in at least 50 others. We are living in a world that wants to remove America from its position as the last great superpower. We are living a country whose debt is over $13 trillion and promises little hope for our generation, nevermind our children and grandchildren. We woke up and saw a world that didn’t care that one man had died and instead saw the problems of the world that had been previously hidden behind the American face of evil, osama bin laden.
Can we justify the bankrupting of our economy, the intense partisan divide and the thousands of American troops and middle Eastern civilians that perished simply by the death of osama bin laden? And now that he’s dead, are we going to bring the troops home, unite as Americans and fix our downward spiraling future? Our leaders maybe tell us that there is a clear direction for us to follow but I truly believe that I am not alone in thinking with an uncertain outlook towards the future, asking myself, my country, and my world, “Osama’s dead. Now what?”
become emotional and more expressive. i learn the best and have more to say in russian when I talk about the symbol-ism of a story, and how the story affected me. If I am in a russian lesson and I have to talk about what my favorite thing is to eat at the cafe for the 100th time, there is no doubt I can speak perfectly fine. But there is no flow and it isn’t natural - it is mere repetition or I’m just murmuring meaning-less phrases from a textbook.
I can read a dictionary a thou-sand times over, I can spit out participles, and i can correctly place commas and dip in and out
of tenses. i can order coffee per-fectly in russian -- but what’s that worth if I can’t speak over it? Ask me my interpretation on Yevgeiny onegin’s letters to tatiana, and i promise you: it won’t be perfect, and i’m going to make mistakes when I speak in russian, but you’ll understand me perfectly.
As a recipient of Hofstra’s Gilman scholarship, my focus was to research the russian educational system. After months here in russia, I finally under-stand how my experience in st. Petersburg ties into the both traditional and new aspects of russia and its education.
possible. it’s almost excessively delicious.
Perhaps the greatest realiza-tion, though maybe the most obvious, is I ended up missing things. I mean this with as much duality as possible. I find myself wanting American things i never would have guessed I would ever desire. Pancakes are top on this list. In Italy breakfast is usually a pastry of sorts, usually on the go. i don’t think i have ever wanted chocolate chip banana pancakes or waffles as badly as I do now. You would think French toast and Belgian Waffles would be more of a thing.
Furthermore, I miss CVS and target. if target doesn’t have it,
i don’t need it. one-stop places like this don’t really exist here. It’s a bit refreshing, but I’ll admit target is going to be one of my first stops in America. Archer Farms and Massimo, you feel so right.
While I found myself miss-ing tangible things, i also missed events. silly things from ChronProm and nights on the fields to being in America when osama Bin laden was killed. Clearly, a range of happenings, but I missed them nonetheless.
While I wouldn’t trade these things for nights wandering around il duomo or the 150th anniversary of the unification of italy, it’s still odd to think of
what i missed. And so, in coming abroad i learned exactly what i have at home. As i start to gather my scattered belongings and cross things off my “To Do Before leave Italy” list, I am reminded of the Italian philosopher, Ferris Bueller. “life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” It’s all happening!
Albeit a less clever column title, my life in America ain’t so bad. But don’t tell anybody I said that. So I’ll embrace my Florence-flab and ninja-attired pedestrians and creepy Italians and all the culture and sunshine that is left to soak up in Tuscany in my last few days. Va bene.
Russian education, new perspective When I woke up,
I felt the same unease and even now I’m having
trouble placing it but what I think happened is we
woke up.
Osama’s death masks real issues
Continued from A9
A 10•MAy 5, 2011 The Chronicle
You can $@&% for a handful of adderall.
Meet new friends!
Take some great classes!
Six years later, you’ll be ready to graduate!
Welcome acceptedstudents! First on the
tour, we have the student center. It’s not
gaudy at all! Ok. Cool.
Hey.Welcome to the Netherlands.
Have a beer!
Hey new freshman!
Hey, welcome to Freshman English 1. I’m going to put on a
movie and sob quietly.
Meet great administrators!
I’m not in charge, she is.
I’m not in charge, he is. We’re on lunch
break.
Take a scenic walk around Hempstead!
I think I stepped in broken glass...
The Chronicle A 11•May 5, 2011
You can $@&% for a handful of adderall.
Meet new friends!
Take some great classes!
Six years later, you’ll be ready to graduate!
Welcome acceptedstudents! First on the
tour, we have the student center. It’s not
gaudy at all! Ok. Cool.
Hey.Welcome to the Netherlands.
Have a beer!
Hey new freshman!
Hey, welcome to Freshman English 1. I’m going to put on a
movie and sob quietly.
Meet great administrators!
I’m not in charge, she is.
I’m not in charge, he is. We’re on lunch
break.
Take a scenic walk around Hempstead!
I think I stepped in broken glass...
KEEPING HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Entertained SINCE 1935 May 5, 2011Vol.76 Issue 26
ChronicleThe Hofstra BSECTION
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Danceworks draws a crowd
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DanceworksBy Lisa DiCarluccieNtertaiNMeNt eDitOr
the show began with a whole lot of hooting and hollering from the audience. the Danceworks show is consistently the event each semester that the most students come out to support and are most enthusiastic about. this comes as no surprise because this group pulls out all the stops and throws all of their energy into each number. it’s obvious that they do this because they love it.
The fi rst two songs were a sexy hip hop number with high-contrast lighting, and a slower lyrical number. the show really took fl ight with the third perfor-mance of a remixed version of adele’s “rolling in the Deep,” choreographed by Danceworks President, rachel Pieroni. the number was extremely high energy and the dancers show a synchronicity and tightness that surpassed every other number in the show.
“Now you’re one of us, You’re coming with me,” a number choreographed by Samantha amaral, screamed “sex” as the male dancers were used more as props for the ladies than actual dancers. the dancers showed a lot of confi dence and some really explosive dance moves to accompany Ke$ha’s “Blow.”
“all that Jazz” began the
second act, which was a nice change to the many hip hop and and lyrical numbers. the dancers did an excellent job of playing the characters as well as keeping the choreography fun and jazzy.
“Your soul must you keep,” choreographed by K.K. Mayo was the most breathtaking of the slow numbers. the dancers looked radiant in pale yellow outfi ts and their motions seem to embody the rising sun. it was literally like watching the dawn.
Certainly the most fun number of the night was “taking it back,” choreographed by Chawntel Vega giving a nod to late 80s and early 90s hip hop with the outfi ts to beat. One dancer with a mini backpack on for the entire number wins the award for best costume.
“i am folded, and Unfolded and Unfolding,” choreographed by Sarah Parker, brought tears to the graduating seniors’ eyes with a beautiful dance set to “Colorblind” by Counting Crows and a poignant choice of “the freshman” by Verve Pipe. it was a bittersweet refl ection.
if nothing else, this showcase proved why Danceworks is one of Hofstra’s most well-loved clubs on campus. their talent is unparalleled, they have incred-ible energy and their shows are completely fi erce and fearless.
2011 Hofstra Art ShowcaseBy aaron CalvinaSSiStaNt eNtertaiNMeNt eDitOr
Calkins Hall saw the opening of the 2011 Student art Show on Wednesday during common hour. the exhibit showcased pieces from many different mediums: from photography to magazine layout, sculpture to oil on canvas. the wide range of artistic talent was put on display and sev-eral awards were given out from within Hofstra and by an outside juror.
as a viewer entered Calkins, they would be immediately struck by the myriad of black and white sketch works. though they were of various levels of quality, many were interesting and caught the eye.
rounding the corner, the viewer can see the symmetric and asymmetric art on view, fi lled with pop references and an interesting juxtaposition of images. Next to this are profes-sional grade magazine/newspa-per layouts along with different typographical designs.
inside a glass walled area across from this are two col-lections: “Do artists Dream in electric Blue?” by Deborah a. Ni and “Distance” by Myla Seabrook. “electric Blue,” like the Philip K. Dick novel it references, has a sort of dystopian, surrealis-tic feel. it includes a cup hanging from the ceiling with blue liquid
pouring and stopping in mid-air, a pile of chairs crushing a pair of legs, and a blue canvas wrapped in magnetic tape. Distance was also ominous, but in a more vibrant way. the sunset hues of the collection showed desolate, swirling views of mountains, sky and ocean.
Continuing through the exhibit, walls were lined with photography cataloging people and places. Many of them were pictures of local sights and fellow students. Jeff Weller showcased a large photographic collection of Hofstra students in the nude and semi-nude, posing in whatever pose they felt comfortable with.
abstract oil paintings hung
upon the walls with different sculpture pieces nearby as a jazz trio played and hors d’oeuvres were served. eric Harvey was announced as the winner of the Outside Juror award for his mul-tiple pieces, including the 2011 arts Show poster.
“i enjoy the range of classes Hofstra offers,” Harvey said of the Hofstra art Program.” for me, it is important to use your hands. i guess, overall, a program can only do so much. it takes a lot of individual initiative.”
if individual initiative is what it takes to make a good art pro-gram, then Hofstra’s program is on the right track.
Laura Mullinari/The ChronicleStudents admire artwork at the 2011 Art Show in Calkins Hall.
‘Sister Act’ brings fun and noveltyBy allison KlamkinStaff Writer
Turning a big-screen box offi ce hit into a Broadway musical isn’t a new trend. More often than not, you get exactly what you think you’re going to get: a few new upbeat songs and dialogue spewed verbatim from the same recognizable characters.
Sister Act: The Musical, which is based on the hit 1992 Whoopi Goldberg fi lm by the same name (Goldberg produces the musical, as well), takes the beloved story of Deloris Van Cartier, a nightclub singer, who witnesses her sleazy boyfriend commit a murder and must disguise herself as a nun and hide in a convent in order to protect herself. and you don’t have to be Catholic to have a good time.
Director Jerry Zaks and the rest of the creative team have given Sister Act a fresh spin with a brand new score, witty dialogue and intricate sets and costumes. Book writers Cheri & Bill Steinkellner (who wrote the sitcom “Cheers”) and Douglas Carter Beane (who brought Xanadu to life on the Broadway stage) have amped up the mov-ie’s memorable dialogue to come up with some great one-liners and witty dialogue.
Composer alan Menken (The Little Mermaid and Little Shop of Horrors) and lyricist Glenn Slater (Broadway’s The Little Mermaid, Tangled) have written songs that make you leave the theater humming them for days afterward. Costume designer Lez Brotherson takes the audience
on a visual journey, outfi tting nightclub singers, con artists, police offi cers and a convent full of nuns. He creates gorgeous costumes that when paired with Klara Zieglerova’s elaborate and beautiful set designs, fi ll the large stage of the Broadway theater with ease. the show is also aesthetically pleasing and often funny, as well (the mirror-ball Virgin Mary at the end of the show adds a nice touch).
Patina Miller, who is making her Broadway debut is per-fectly imperfect as Deloris, the role made famous by Whoopi Goldberg on fi lm, and that Miller originated in London two years ago. a down-on-her-luck diva who is sent to the convent, Miller shines as bright as her sequined
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Sean Gates/The ChronicleDanceworks showcases their talent through their well choreographed dances.
The Chronicle B 3•May 5, 2011 A&E
By Bryan MenegusStaff Writer
Much like last year’s Machete, Hobo with a Shotgun began as one of the fake trailers in robert rodriguez and Quentin tarantino’s Grindhouse (if you have no recollection of it, that’s because it was almost exclusively shown in Canadian releases). In the vein of those films, Hobo is a movie keenly aware of itself and its limitations. each beat of Hobo—the hambone villains, needlessly lewd and corny script, amateurishly oversaturated color and blood enough to drown a small army—rings true as an homage to the exploitation and B-movies of its heritage.
riding in on a boxcar, har-monica in hand, the titular hobo (Rutger Hauer) finds himself in a town almost comically swathed in violence, depravity and addiction: a pimp keeping his prostitutes from doing their homework, a mall santa who masturbates to children, a corrupt police force and, if this exploitation-homage film weren’t self-aware enough, a street hustler with a video
camera who pays homeless men to degrade and injure themselves on tape. Hopetown (rechristened ‘f-cktown’) is controlled by the Drake, a monomaniacal gangster with a love of the theatrical: those who cross him are publically stuffed in a manhole and decapi-tated before a cheering audience. Our protagonist—an outcast because of his unwavering sense of justice—only dreams of buying a lawnmower in order to start his own landscaping business. But a violent incident in a pawnshop forces him to buy a shotgun instead of the lawnmower, and he begins doling out retribution “one shell at a time.”
the over-the-top nature of Hobo makes for some savagely enjoyable moments, like when supporting villains Slick and ivan make liberal use of a flamethrow-er on a school bus full of children whilst listening to the trammps’ “Disco inferno.” But the unspo-ken deadpan wisecrack of the whole film seems to be casting the famously-mercurial Hauer as the hobo. active for four decades and nailing roles in such movies
as Blade runner and Ladyhawke, Hauer does such an extraordi-nary job of capturing the man-nerism and soul-weariness of the nameless hobo that the degree of professionalism and legitimacy he
brings to Hobo becomes a joke within itself.
Clocking in at barely over an hour, Hobo with a Shotgun doesn’t let itself run out of steam (or blood). to the easily offended,
this movie will represent every-thing that’s wrong with america today—and for the rest of us, that’s exactly why it’s so much fun.
‘Hobo With A Shotgun’ thrives on campiness
Courtesy of www.magnetreleasing.comRutger Hauer plays a nameless Hobo bent on vengence in Hobo with a Shotgun.
B 4•May 5, 2011 The Chronicle A&E
Summer Preview
Manchester Orchestra- Simple MathThis Will Destroy You- Tunnel Blanket
Man Man- Life FantasticBalance and Composure- Separation
Mock Orange- Disguised as GhostsThe Antlers- Burst Apart
Okkervil River- I Am Very FarTyler the Creator- Goblin
By Bryan MenegusStaff Writer
Tech Talk:
By Nathan SukonikCOLUMNiSt
imagine what it would be like to wake up each morning to won-derful boiled eggs, without having to actually get into the mess of boiling them yourself. Now there is a solution for the egg-conscious connoisseurs; cook the egg one at a time to perfec-tion. No more broken eggshells in your cooking pot! No more smelly, shelly or even overcooked or undercooked eggs. the eggxactly is the invention that will change the future of egg cooking.
James Seddon, the British inventor, told me in an Oovoo interview that it really is quite simple to use. first, you start with a small container that feeds heat from electricity to a coil bag that expands around the egg enclosed in the container. You can adjust the degree of done-ness from the outside.
this product is also extremely energy efficient. In March 2008
the eggxactly won the e-On energyLab competition.
James explained it was a rough road to success. today he is sell-ing his product, but not as much as he would like. He explained that he wants to expand his market and improve the product before delving deeper into sales. Before the product, website or even the inventor’s name coming to light, was the Dragons’ Den.
James Seddon walked into the Dragons’ Den, a British entre-peneur, asking for £75,000. He offered in return a 10 percent
stake in his business. Despite failing to successfully demon-strate a working prototype, James Seddon secured investment from two dragons.
With a new set of ideas running in his business, James Seddon is looking at expanding to an american market.
One tidbit to add about this product is that it is not made in China, but in Britain, and it is only 50 US dollars to buy. for that i give a tip of the hat to James.
Eggxactly
May 17
Danger Mouse & Daniel Luppi- Rome
May 23/24
Lady Gaga- Born This Way
Boris- Heavy Rocks and Attention Please
Thurston Moore- Demolished Thoughts
Against Me!- Total Clarity
Cave In- White Silence
May 31
Flogging Molly- Speed of Darkness
Death Cab for Cutie- Codes and Keys
Melvins- Sugar Daddy Live
My Morning Jacket- Circuital Sister Act continued
Courtesy of www.eggxactly.com
habit as she goes from simply hiding out to teaching the tone-deaf ensemble of nuns to sing and she becomes a valued asset to the convent.
tony award winner Victoria Clark is the stern, but sweet, Mother Superior, head of the sisters at the Queen of angels Church. She brings a wide range
of emotion to the role, and comes to accept Deloris as one of her own. Chester Gregory is full of charisma as eddie Souther, the police officer assigned to keep Deloris safe, and who once had a crush on her in high school. fred applegate is witty as Monsignor O’Hara, the priest who is desper-ate to keep the Queen of angels
up and running. Kingsley Leggs is delight-
fully sleazy as Curtis Jackson, Deloris’ boyfriend who is on the run after committing a murder. Sarah Bolt, Marla Mindelle and audrie Neenan are a barrel of laughs as Sisters Mary Patrick and Mary Lazarus respectively. Marla Mindelle is especially impressive as the meek postu-lant Sister Mary roberts, with a powerful voice that will send chills down your spine in her solo number. the ensemble is full of life and the production is two and a half hours of fun. a clever book will keep you laughing and the disco-infused score will have you singing as you leave the theater, and the talented cast delivers flawlessly.
Sister Act: The Musical opened on Broadway on april 20, 2011 and is playing at the Broadway theatre.
Courtesy of www.goodseattickets.comSister Act: The Musical is currently playing on Broadway.
May 10
June 7Battles- Gloss Drop
Robert Pollard- Lord Of The Birdcage
Arctic Monkeys- Suck It and See
Black Lips- Arabia Mountain
Frank Turner- England Keeps My Bones
June 14
The Wonder Years- Suburbia I’ve Given You All And Now I’m Nothing
The Holy Mess- s/t
Korn & Skrillex- Digital EP
June 21 - July 19
Bon Iver- s/t
Grown Ups- Hand Holder
Converge/Dropdead- spilt 7”
Taking Back Sunday- s/t
Set Your Goals- Burning at Both Ends
They Might Be Giants- Join Us
The Chronicle A 12•May 5, 2011@HofstraCelebrating 75 years
By Grace GavilanesASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR
Cricket has been a widely popular game in England since the 16th century. Due to the expansion of the British Empire, cricket was no longer limited to the British, but exposed to various countries overseas; the sport has recently made its debut at Hofstra University this year.
Cricket is closely com-pared to baseball, despite some of its technical dif-ferences. The game itself consists of two innings and two teams of 11 players on each team who are all given the opportunity to bat and score points, while the opposite team pitches the ball. And in like any sport, the team with the higher score at the end wins. “The main difference that sets cricket apart from baseball is the way of delivery, in which the ball is bounced off the ground before reaching the batsman. The bats-man then has to choose from among countless plays possible for the best one in less than a second,” said Sher Shah Tariq, Management major and current Vice President of the cricket club.
Since not too many students are familiar with the rules of cricket, its founding
members were confronted with a dilem-ma. According to Tariq, following SGA’s approval of the club, its founding mem-bers “began [their] struggle to provide the Hofstra community with the opportunity to learn and play the great game of cricket.” The cricket club is open to any student, regardless of his or her experience or
interest in playing competi-tively. At meetings, students learn to play cricket and are also taught by experienced cricket veterans. “You can come and play cricket casu-ally or be part of a team that will play nationally against other universities next year,
like Cornell, Yale, Virginia Tech and more,” said Tariq. Despite offering students an opportunity to become profi cient in the sport, the cricket club provides another rewarding experience. “Since cricket is an international sport played throughout various countries, our club brings together different ethnic groups and creates a stronger bond between the students through teamwork and cooperation,” said Tariq.
With over 20 active club members, the cricket club has done a stellar job in recruiting interested students to join their organization. “It has been a great fi rst year
considering we started from scratch,” said Tariq. After a successful fi rst year and plans to participate in a major tourna-ment next year, the cricket club is deter-mined to continue to thrive on campus. The club’s budget promises professional equipment and a suitable playing fi eld for next year, which will provide interested Hofstra students with a chance to properly play cricket. The club is also planning on purchasing a full team kit and attending
biweekly trips to a cricket facility. Students can either “relax on a Friday
evening with some casual cricket, or have the chance to experience a professional and competitive cricket environment and win the national college cricket cup. Just drop by and have a great time,” said Tariq. Next year, meetings will continue to be held every Friday at 5:30 p.m. on Intramural Field E, near the old recreation center.
Club Spotlight: Cricket Club
Kenya native hopes to inspire change in hometown By Haleigh ZuegerSPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
Agnes Mathenge is a sophomore Math and Business Economics major who is working hard in the fi nal weeks of this semester and looking forward to summer break. She will pack her bags and begin a seventeen-hour trip that spans three continents—just to get home. Agnes is native to Nairobi, Kenya, a bustling city at the center of Kenya’s economy and lively culture. “Nairobi is a busy place, but you can’t compare it to New York City” said Agnes, “Kenya is really chill.”
Agnes has had to absorb new things like food, language and culture; it has been a challenge but also an enjoyable experi-ence for Agnes. She is fl uent in English, Swahili, and Kikuyu, the native language of her tribe in Kenya. Agnes strives to understand American culture while sharing some of her own culture with others. “You fi nd yourself in the middle, trying to mold these two worlds together so that you can fi t in both places.” Agnes misses the family-oriented nature of her hometown in Kenya. “I appreciate the strong sense of family in Kenya” said Agnes. “It is very different in the United States.”
Motivation to study in the United States comes easily for Agnes because she feels
a sense of responsibility to excel not only for herself but for Kenya. “You kind of have a vision for your country. I hope to go back sometime because it’s almost like you are indebted to help Kenya, to help people get the experiences that you got.” Although she gets homesick at times, Agnes knows that her studies in the United States will greatly benefi t her home country. “When you think of the circumstances waiting for you at home, you can’t afford to give up
and get tired of the experiences here.”In addition to being a full-time student,
Agnes works at the Language Learning Center, interns for the Center for Civic Engagement and participates in the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship and the Hofstra African Students Association. After graduation, Agnes hopes to pursue graduate school to continue her studies of Developmental Economics—a subject she feels will greatly affect her future policy-
making career in Kenya. “When you study Developmental Economics, you try to understand why countries like Kenya, that have huge resources and a lot of potential, are not moving forward.”
Agnes’ passion for her home country shows in her dedication to debunking common misconceptions about Africa. “I wish the media would give the other side of Africa too. Rarely do you see success stories in Africa. They focus on all the bad things going on, because that sells. I wish that Africa would get a fair chance to show success stories of countries that have developed or the potential that is in Africa. I wish for people to see this other side of the story because Africans are trying.”
Agnes has big goals for her home coun-try and hopes that she will one day be able to impact public policy that will help the Kenyan people. “I’d like Kenya to be wonderfully effi cient. I’d like good schools to be in Kenya for intelligent people to be able to study.” Agnes hopes to use the education that she gains in the United States to model a better life for the Kenyan people. “Eventually, I know I’ll go back,” Agnes said. “My education is an opportuni-ty for me to have an impact on my home,” she added.
Photo Courtesy of Agenes MathengeAgnes Mathenge is determined to go back to Kenya and reveal the country’s true potential.
Photo Courtesy of Sher TariqThe cricket club o� ers members opportunities to play cricket casually and professionally.
“Our club brings together
di� erent ethnic groups.”
“Nairobi is a busy place
but you can’t compare it
to New York City.”
The Chronicle A 13•May 5, 2011@HofstraCelebrating 75 years
Overheard Hofstra@Compiled by The Chronicle Staff
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Drink your beer and bake with it too! Not many people realize that other bever-ages, besides water and milk, make great ingredients for cooking. I still dream of this fl avorful Roasted Garlic Beer Bread days after making it.
Be thoughtful when picking your brew, as it strongly affects how your bread will turn out. As a fan of dark ale, I incorpo-rated a local beer called the Coney Island Sword Swallower, reviewed by the New York Times as a “favorite for its depth and bitterness.” A darker beer will give you a deeper fl avor. If you like beer
that goes down easier, pick a light Lager or Pilsner. A good way of judging what is best for you is a simple taste test: if you don’t like it straight from the bottle, don’t cook with it.
Set the oven temperature to 375°F. Peel off the papery layer of the garlic bulbs. Slice off the tops with a sharp knife. Wrap them in foil before popping into the oven for approximately 45 minutes. They should be very soft and mushy. Let them cool.
Lightly grease a 9 by 5-inch baking pan. Gently squeeze the soft garlic pulp into a large bowl. Stir in the two kinds of fl ours followed by salt, sugar, baking
powder, olive oil and chopped rosemary. Lastly, pour in the beer. Lightly mix and pour contents into greased pan.
Bake the bread for 50-55 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Slide a tooth-pick into the loaf to make sure the inside is done. There should not be any residue on the toothpick when you remove it. Let the bread cool on a wire rack before removing it from the pan.
Roasted Garlic Beer Bread can be served at room tem-perature, but I highly recommend helping
yourself to a generous slice after taking it straight out of the oven. Warm beer may be gross, but warm beer bread is amazing. It’s delicious enough served on its own, but how about slathering some butter on
a slice or topping it off with a fried egg? I picked up some deli meat and cheese from Dutch Treats and had a feast.
Slice, serve and propose a toast to the best garlic bread you have ever had!
Roasted Garlic Beer Bread
Samantha Lim/The ChronicleThe marriage of beer and garlic in this recipe gives you aromatic bread that makes mouths water.
Lastly, pour in the beer. Lightly mix and
Garlic Beer BreadIngredients1 ½ cups lager or pilsner
2 cups whole wheat fl our
1 cup all-purpose fl our
2 whole garlic bulbs
¾ tsp salt2 Tbsp sugar or honey
1 Tbsp baking powder
2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
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Men’s lacrosse takes regular season title over Penn State
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By Joe Pantorno ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
With the joy that was brought by Family Fun and Senior Day on Saturday, the Hofstra University men’s lacrosse team buckled down and took the Colonial Athletic Association’s regular season crown by defeating Penn State 9-4.
“Huge win tonight after last year,” said head coach Seth Tierney. “We had a disappointing performance at Penn State, didn’t make the CAA’s, that’s been on our minds all week.”
Penn State was on the board after one minute and 15 seconds of play, providing the only scoring action of the first eleven minutes of the first quarter. After a few lengthy possessions that came out to nothing for both sides, sophomore midfield Ian Braddish knotted things up after finding the back of the net with a bounce shot from 18 yards out.
“I like to feed the ball more than shoot the ball,” said Braddish.
“I’m always looking to feed guys like [Stephen] Bentz, Jay [Card], Jamie [Lincoln] so when I’m dodging them [the defense] I mostly have my head up looking for those guys before I shoot the ball.”
With 1:12 remaining in the opening 15, junior goalie Andrew Gvozden was beaten by what seemed to be a very savable shot from freshmen midfield Tom LaCrosse, which gave Penn State a 2-1 advantage at the end of one quarter.
Another bounce shot from Braddish and a strike that found the top left corner of the net from junior midfield Mike DeNapoli within one minute of each other gave Hofstra its first lead of the night with 9:25 left in the first half.
Though it found itself down a man in multiple situations, Hofstra did an exceptional job short handed to keep the Penn State
pressure to a minimum.The goals from Braddish and
DeNapoli was all the scoring we would see in the first half, as the Pride hit the locker room lead-ing 3-2 as the defenses looked strong.
A man up goal from junior mid-field Kevin Ford and Braddish’s third of the game just 45 seconds between each other put Hofstra
up 5-2 with less than five minutes gone in the third quarter.
The Pride’s scoring run was
capped off with a goal from soph-omore midfield Adrian Sorichetti who beat Kaut with a gorgeous left handed shot from the right of the goal.
“After halftime we put a couple of goals in and we exhaled a bit,” said Tierney. “I would have loved to keep that pace up a bit.”
Penn State tried to push the tempo to break the scoring drought and did so with just under five minutes left in the third when
freshman Gavin Ahern put home a shot from point blank range.
Hofstra’s special teams con-tinued to step up despite going down a man multiple times, killing penalties with relative ease.
Senior attack Stephen Bentz found the back of the net in the fourth quarter after a pass from Ford left him all alone to make it 7-3.
The Pride went two men down with three minutes gone in the quarter after successive pushes from Sorichetti and redshirt fresh-man defender Corey Caputo, but some stellar play from senior defender Mike Skudin and senior midfield Tim Holman, who single handedly eliminated a two on one Penn State break with a vital interception, kept the Nittany Lions at bay yet again.
Sorichetti grabbed his second goal of the game with 7:54 left in the game to make it 8-3 as Penn State could not find a way through Hofstra’s defense and Gvozden.
“I thought they [the defense]
did a great job; I really did,” said Tierney. “You got four seniors out there, guys who you may not rec-ognize at a press conference but you certainly see them running around on the field. Mike Skudin, Steven DeNapoli, Timmy Holman, Adam Mojica those four seniors are doing an unbelievable job nailing that defense down.”
Braddish collected his fourth point of the night by feeding Bentz for his second goal of the game and Hofstra’s last time on the score sheet.
Hofstra finishes its regular season campaign in first place at 13-1 overall and 5-1 in CAA play.
“Now the 13 wins go away,” said Tierney. “We have a confer-ence tournament that is about to start and there are four teams that are guaranteed one game, that’s it, that’s all they’re guar-anteed and two teams will get to play again.”
“Now the 13 wins go away.”
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Young blood fuels women’s lacrosse on senior dayJoe PantornoASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
It was the younger members of the Pride that helped navigate the Hofstra women’s lacrosse team to a 9-8 victory over Drexel on senior day last Thursday to close out its season.
“That’s the type of team we have right now,” said head coach Abby Morgan of her team, which half of its goals were scored by freshman against the Dragons. “It bodes very well for the program.”
It was a closely contested game for the entire 60 minutes, with freshman midfield Alex Mezzanotte establishing this theme by quickly equalizing after Drexel’s star attack Charlotte Wood opened the scoring with just over three minutes gone in the first half.
Wood, who would go on to score four goals, bringing her season total up to 44, gave the Dragons a 2-1 lead, only to have Mezzanotte respond yet again just 1:52 later.
“Well it [our defensive game plan] was to contain her [Wood] one on one,” said Morgan. “We did an awful job at that, she was able to go goal hard and she’s a quick player.
After goals from freshman attack Jenn Ward and fresh-man midfield Liz Anders put the Pride up 4-3, Drexel rattled off two goals to end the half, one
from Wood with 13 seconds left, to give the Dragons a one-goal advantage going into the first intermission.
A third straight goal from senior midfield Amanda Gregg extended Drexel’s lead to 6-4 with three and a half minutes gone in the second half.
Sophomore attack Lauren Chandler was able to cut Hofstra’s deficit back to one, but Wood’s fourth and a free posi-tion goal from freshman midfield Amanda Norcini made it 8-5 with 15:26 left in the game.
Hofstra’s offense needed a spark and was finally able to find one thanks to the superb work on the draw controls by sophomore midfield Jill Maier, who went 17-2 from the center circle.
“Jill did a great job. She was putting the ball where she wanted to put it,” said Morgan. “I think we were guessing correctly.”
With multiple opportunities to establish an attack, the Pride began to click. Just 45 sec-onds after Norcini’s goal, Ward grabbed her second and senior attack Stephanie Rice found the back of the net four minutes later to get back within one at 8-7.
Rice’s goal was the first Hofstra goal of the day scored by an upperclassman.
The Pride’s offensive pres-sure did not let up, as continuous victories on the draw control gave
Hofstra almost uninterrupted possession.
With 8:48 left, Maier put another mark on her already solid day by scoring her 37th goal of the season to tie the game at eight with the helper coming from Mezzanotte. The freshman’s second assist of the day gave her four points for the game, a career high.
“She played great,” said Morgan. “She has great vision, she shoots hard, she does a lot in transition, she’s always in the open pockets.”
A foul on Rice with 5:23 left gave the senior a free position chance to give Hofstra the lead. The Skaneateles, NY native cut to the net and beat senior goalie Whitney Johnson for her 23rd goal of the year to give Hofstra the 9-8 lead.
It was up to Maier to win anoth-er draw, which she did, allowing Hofstra to run the clock out for its sixth win of the season.
The Pride finishes the season at 6-10 overall and 2-5 in CAA play, making this the third of five years that Morgan has failed to guide Hofstra to the conference playoffs.
“We would have loved to see a couple more wins on the board this year but the future is bright for our program,” said Morgan.
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Mike Viscardi/The ChronicleJunior outfielder Danny Poma (26) attempts to lay down a bunt.
Sean M. Gates/The ChronicleSenior shortstop Trisha Dreslinski (22) rounds third and heads for home earlier this season against UConn.
The Hofstra softball team helped Head Coach Bill Edwards earn his 800th win with a sweep over UNC-Wilmington this past weekend. With the sweep, Edwards (800-374-3) is one of 21 Division I coaches with 800 wins.
For the three-game series the Pride outscored the Seahawks 19-2, improving them to 35-11 and 16-1 in the Colonial Athletic Association, while the Seahawks dropped to 11-42 and 3-15 in the CAA.
“We had a lot of key compo-nents come through [for us],” said Edwards.
In the first game, Hofstra managed to score 11 runs with help from two grand slams from seniors Sara Michalowski
and Krista Thorn. In the circle, sophomore Olivia Galati proved to dominate, throwing a one-hitter while striking out six in the Pride’s 11-0 win in five innings.
“She had great command,” said Edwards. “She’s just really throw-ing the ball well now.”
In the following game, Hofstra was powered again by home runs. Another from Michalowski, this time a two-run shot, and sophomore Tessa Ziemba immediately followed with a solo homerun.
Junior Erin Wade made her first start from coming off of a “back and rib injury” according to Edwards. Wade lasted 4.2 innings only surrendering one run off of four hits before being replaced by Galati.
“[Wade] was tired,” said Edwards. “You could see her hit
the wall.” Galati was able to bail out her
teammate pitching a shutout 2.1 innings. Hofstra edged UNC-W, 3-1.
The next day Galati was back to work in the circle—this time giving up one run off three hits. Ziemba hit her eighth homerun of the season and second of the series. Leadoff hitter, sophomore Rachel Senatore had two of Hofstra’s five hits as the Pride beat UNC-W, 5-1. Galati earned her 25th win of the season, one shy of the school’s single season record.
After surviving the “trap weekend” according to Edwards, Hofstra will host second place Georgia State in the upcoming series starting on Friday which will determine the top seed in the CAA tournament.
By Alex HymanSTAFF WRITER
The Hofstra University baseball team has dropped five con-secutive games after a weekend sweep at the hands of Georgia State University and a mid-week loss to Long Island University.
After giving up a season high 23 runs to St. John’s University last week, the Pride was ready to bounce back and get a series victory.
The Pride traveled to Georgia State for a three game series with the Panthers, sending sophomore ace David D’Errico to the mound for game one.
D’Errico, who has been strug-gling lately, was ready to get back on track.
“His arm strength is the same, if not better. His location was off, he’s missing up in the zone” Hofstra head coach Patrick Anderson said of his starting pitcher.
The Pride got on the board early in game one when junior outfielder Danny Poma and junior infielder Joe Perez each had RBI’s.
D’Errico ran into trouble early, as the Panthers were able to plate one run in the second and four in the third to take a 5-2 lead.
The Pride battled back scor-
ing one run in the fourth and fifth innings, getting RBI’s from freshman infielder Logan Davis and freshman outfielder Kenny Jackson.
Hofstra’s bullpen kept it in the game, finishing the final 5.1 innings by giving up just one run. The offense however, could not get anything else across and the Pride dropped the opener 6-4.
The middle game of the series brought back bad memories for the Pride, who was only able to manage four hits in a 13-0 loss.
“When we are not doing well, it’s when we are not aggressive,” said Anderson.
Senior Rob Kumbatovic got the start but could not get out of the fourth inning.
Georgia State starter Will Campbell was phenomenal pitching a complete game, sur-rendering just those four hits and striking out four.
The Pride played better in the series finale but still was unable to get the big hit to take the lead, losing 6-3.
Hofstra fell down 2-0 early but tied the score in the fifth inning after junior DH Dylan Nasiatka’s RBI double and senior outfielder Scott A’Hara’s RBI single.
The Panthers took the lead in the sixth inning but the Pride was
able to fight back in the eighth inning when freshman catcher Matt Reistetter had an RBI single.
“It was awesome, but we still have to execute the little things,” Anderson said of his teams eighth inning comeback.
Senior Jeff Guthridge gave up three runs in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Panthers completed their sweep of the Pride.
After the weekend sweep, the Pride had a midweek game against the Blackbirds of Long Island University.
Freshman Everett Keller got the start and lasted three innings, giving up four hits and four runs, only one of which was earned.
The offense of the Pride was effective but it once again could not get many hits with runners on base.
Sophomore first baseman Jared Hammer led the team with three hits and two RBI’s.
Nasiatka also had three hits, with Poma, Davis, and sopho-more shortstop Matt Ford each getting two hits. The Pride had 14 hits in total but scored just four runs, dropping the game 6-4.
Hofstra will take on the Miami Hurricanes from the Atlantic Coastal Conference for a three game series.
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Sean M. Gates/The ChronicleHofstra senior attacker Jay card (20) hopes to wow Lizards fans at Shuart Stadium just like he did for the Pride faithful.
Card set to attack Major League LaxBy Ashley Melfi STAFF WRITER
A simple phone call has the ability to change a person’s life and with the cantor of ringing bells on January 21, 2011, it did so for Hofstra men’s lacrosse senior attack Jay Card. In this moment, he transitioned from a well to do college athlete to becoming a professional.
He was called up to the big time, but in a country that isn’t his own. The proud Caledon, Ontario, Canada native was drafted to the Major League Lacrosse’s Long Island Lizards.
International athletes are no strangers to Hofstra’s athletics, yet Card is unique. Perpetually marked with a Maple Leaf tattoo with a lacrosse player inside on the back of his calf, Card had branded himself a Canuck, yet his future lies in the United States.
“I have considered moving back home and trying to play both field and box lacrosse profession-ally but …the job opportunities for me are more available here in the U.S,” said Card.
Resilient on attack and a supreme scorer, it wasn’t a sur-prise that he was drafted so high as the 11th pick overall, in fact some would say he was a steal.
“Because Jay’s at Hofstra, we were really excited, we were counting down the picks there hoping that he was going to be there for us,” said Long Island Lizards head coach Jim Mule. “He’ll be a big part of our team. He is very talented offensively.”
To the long-time Canadian, however, “being drafted 11th overall in the MLL draft, I was shocked because there are so many great players out there.”
Of those great players, Hofstra’s own Steve DeNapoli was drafted by the Chesapeake Bayhawks and Steve Serling was drafted by the Denver Outlaws this past January.
Jay’s reputation off the field precedes him too.
“Jay Card is a wonderful player that works hard to become better every day. He has done well in the classroom, which was a big transition for him coming from
Canada,” said Hofstra men’s lacrosse coach Seth Tierney. “He puts in extra time, and will be graduating in May. As a person Jay is everything you want in a player and teammate. He is very well liked, was voted captain his senior year and has been involved in many community service projects”
The Long Island Lizards are one of the original franchises in Major League Lacrosse and have thrived in the past 10 years of the MLL’s existence. Card is making his way onto a team with tradition and a reputation that he is well aware of.
“As for myself it is a great honor to be drafted by the Long Island Lizards,” said Card. “It has always been my dream to play lacrosse at the highest level.”
Then again, Card already has a home field advantage.
“I am really excited to play in the same stadium as my college days because I feel it would help with the comfort level of my play at the next level,” said Card. “I’ll be familiar with the surroundings and it will give me that ‘turnpike’ edge that I’ve tried to play with whenever we played in the ‘Dutch Dome’.”
“He would like to finish his [col-lege] career on a high note, and understands that the pro league will be there when college is over” Tierney says.
But still, all the major league eyes, especially his future coach, are on him.
“You know you have to watch your guys and hope they have successful seasons,” said Mule. “Hopefully they stay healthy and look forward to getting them as soon as their done with their col-lege careers.”
What was once a dream has now become Jay Card’s real-ity, “[I believe you] will never win on talent alone, it’s the hard work that’s done off the field that makes a contender,” said Card.
All that hard work has led to a career in lacrosse starting at the age of four in his Canadian neighborhood to what possibly will become a lasting professional career in the sport.
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Sean M. Gates/The ChronicleJunior attacker Kevin Ford (4) reacts to the Pride’s CAA semi-final defeat to Delaware on Wednesday night.
The juniorattack recorded five assists, tying a career high.
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The number of turnovers committed by the Pride on Wednesday night. The offense could not establish itself due to the lack of time with the ball.
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Men’s lacrosse ousted by Delaware in CAA semi’sMax SassSPORTS EDITOR
The Pride had waited for its chance at revenge for weeks with an opportunity to make up for the lone blemish on its otherwise per-fect resume against Delaware.
Instead of taking out its frustration on Delaware, the Pride (13-2) had to watch as the Blue Hens stormed its field Wednesday night, celebrating their 10-9 victory in the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament semifinals.
“Like a scene out of Armageddon,” Hofstra head coach Seth Tierney said of Delaware storming his home field. “I see all the pictures of the seniors faces just flash through my head. Guys that said, ‘I do’ in the recruiting process five or six years ago and came to Hofstra and brought Hofstra lacrosse to an unbelievable level and I’m awfully proud of them.”
Hofstra was close to having a celebration of its own. The Pride swung the momentum its way multiple times, rallying to within just one goal, but just could not overcome Delaware (10-6).
The game seemed all but over down three with 2:33 left to play, but with 1:00 remaining, junior attacker Kevin Ford scored his
fifth goal of the game to bring the Pride to within 10-8.
With the way sophomore mid-fielder John Antonaides had been winning face-offs (11-18 on the day), the Pride still had a chance.
He did win the face-off, quickly dishing to senior attacker Jamie Lincoln who buried his twenty-ninth goal of the year to make the teams separated by just one.
Hofstra did win the ensuing face-off and with 0:38 remaining, Tierney called time out.
Coming out of the time-out, sophomore midielder Ian Braddish dodged two defend-ers and fired a shot that was saved by Delaware goalie Noah Fossner. Again all hope seemed lost.
But senior attacker Jay Card picked the Pride up when he delivered a powerful check to Fossner, freeing the ball and regaining possession with 0:16 to play.
Braddish set up again, dodged his defender and instead of shooting, he tried a soft shovel pass to Lincoln that was knocked down by Delaware as time ran out for the Blue Hens’ first win at Hofstra since 1999.
Even with just two losses by a combined two goals, the Pride sits squarely on the NCAA
Tournament bubble due to a rela-tively weak strength of schedule. While Tierney said the Pride will be in the discussion, he and his team plan to be in front of the television Sunday night at nine for the selection show.
Delaware scored first, just over a minute into game play, but Hofstra quickly responded with two goals, one by Card and one by Ford, to take the lead. The Hens quickly matched though and went on a 4-0 scoring run that gave them a 5-2 lead at halftime.
Ford scored his second of the game to open the second half, but Eric Smith matched two min-utes later for Delaware.
Junior goalie Andrew Gvozden made a save on a point-blank shot that seemed to motivate his team, but he quickly was checked and turned the ball over in his own end. The failed clear led to a Delaware goal and its biggest lead of the game at 7-3.
Eric Smith recorded a hat trick early in the final quarter when he wrapped around the net and scored to put Delaware up 8-5. Ford answered with the next two goals, to make it a one-goal game again.
Delaware scored two more to go up 10-7.
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Knocked OutPride’s NCAA fate questionable after loss to Delaware
