Title IX ruling upheld,competitive cheerleading not a sport

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Competitive cheerleading was ruled not a sport in 2010, and two years later, it stays that way – for now.

The Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that competitive cheerleading is not a sport under Title IX requirements on Aug. 7, up-holding a U.S. District Court deci-sion against Quinnipiac University.

“[W]e reject Quinnipiac’s chal-lenge to the district court’s finding that the school engaged in sex dis-crimination in violation of Title IX, and we affirm the order enjoining Quinnipiac from continuing such discrimination,” the court said in the docket.

After the university tried to cut the men’s golf, men’s track and field and women’s volleyball teams to make room for competitive cheer-leading in 2009, the volleyball team sued the school, saying the univer-sity was not in compliance with Title IX, a federal law to prevent gender discrimination in varsity college ath-letics.

Title IX states: “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be

subjected to discrimination under any education program or activ-ity receiving Federal financial as-sistance.”

The volleyball team said the university would not be in compli-ance with Title IX by not having the same female-to-male ratio of ath-letes as the school had students. The volleyball team said the university manipulated team rosters by count-ing some athletes who compete in more than one sport (e.g. women’s cross country and women’s indoor/outdoor track and field) twice.

According to the docket, there was a 3.62 percent disparity between women’s varsity athletic participa-tion (58.25 percent) and the wom-en’s undergraduate population at the university (61.87 percent).

The university said that to make up for the fewer female athletes, a competitive cheerleading team would add 30 roster positions, ac-cording to the docket. However, competitive cheerleading was nei-ther a recognized “sport” nor an “emerging sport” by the NCAA, so it was not considered a sport under Title IX.

“[W]e acknowledge record evidence showing that competitive cheerleading can be physically chal-

lenging, requiring competitors to possess ‘strength, agility, and grace.’ Biediger v. Quinnipiac Univ., 728 F. Supp. 2d at 101. Similarly, we do not foreclose the possibility that the activity, with better organization and defined rules, might some day war-rant recognition as a varsity sport. But, like the district court, we con-clude that the record evidence shows that ‘that time has not yet arrived,’” the court said.

U.S. District Court Judge Stefan R. Underhill ruled in 2010 that the university would need to comply with Title IX standards and keep the volleyball team through at least the 2010-11 season.

In addition to keeping the vol-leyball team, the university added acrobatics & tumbling, women’s golf and women’s rugby to further comply with Title IX standards.

“We expect the Second Circuit’s decision to finally persuade Quin-nipiac and any other university in violation of Title IX to stop fight-ing gender equity and start provid-ing meaningful and equal athletic opportunities for women,” Sandra Staub, legal director for the Ameri-can Civil Liberties Union of Con-necticut, said in a press release.

After Quinnipiac said it was go-

ing to eliminate the volleyball team, the ACLU of Connecticut filed suit with three cooperating attorneys, including Jonathan Orleans of Pull-man & Comley, LLC.

“This year marks the 40th an-niversary of Title IX, and it’s fitting that this decision underscores its importance,” Orleans said in a press release. “This is a great victory for Quinnipiac’s female student athletes and for women’s collegiate sports.”

The university filed an injunc-tion on Dec. 21, 2011 to try and lift the case, but the federal appeals court ruled in favor of the volleyball team.

“The university naturally is dis-appointed that the court did not rule as it had hoped,” Vice President for Public Affairs Lynn Bushnell said in a statement to the Associated Press. “Quinnipiac will continue to en-hance opportunities for our female student-athletes, which include vol-leyball, acrobatics and tumbling, basketball, cross country, field hock-ey, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, rugby, soccer, softball, tennis and indoor and outdoor track and field.”

The volleyball team will play its first game of the 2012 season on Aug. 25. Coaches and players were not available for comment.

Plagued by unreliable shuttles and crowded lots, the commute to class was often a battle last year for Quinnipiac students and faculty. The Quinnipiac University Department of Public Safety wanted to make sure there are no such problems this year and has adjusted parking poli-cies accordingly.

Chief of Public Safety David Barger said the department worked with the Student Government Asso-ciation at the end of the spring se-mester and throughout the summer to create new rules and fix the uni-versity’s parking problems.

The new parking rules affect ju-nior residents at Quinnipiac’s York Hill Campus as they can no longer park in North Lot. Instead, juniors must park in Hogan Lot past the Athletic Fields on the Mount Carmel Campus.

“Seniors felt that they were be-ing pushed over to the Hogan Lot by juniors and, since they were upper-classmen, they felt that they should receive some preferential treat-ment,” Barger said.

The move does more than ap-pease seniors; it also looks to allevi-ate congestion in North Lot, giving seniors, commuting students and faculty more space to park.

“What we’re concerned about is getting students, staff and faculty here in a timely manner,” Barger said.

Barger explained that by having juniors drive straight by the North Lot entrance and onto Hogan Road the traffic around Quinnipiac will be faster, reducing congestion on the roads surrounding the university. The Department of Public Safety hopes the expedited traffic flow can get faculty and commuting students to classes on time.

Although the new parking rules will make commuting and parking easier for most students, there are some juniors who do not think the rules are fair.

Junior Jennifer Mercouris be-lieves the parking should still be first-come, first-served.

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An appeals court ruled that competitive cheerleading is not considered a sport under Title IX requirements. According to the docket, cheerleading is neither a recognized “sport” nor an “emerging sport” under NCAA guidelines.

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The class of 2016 was greeted with new paths and a clear quad, while the rest of the student body was thankful to see its campus back.

Many students found it relieving to see green instead of blue covering the quad.

“My first two years here, all I’ve seen is the blue fence,” junior Zack Daly said. “But now that it’s done, I’m really looking forward to seeing the finished product.”

After the three-to-five year process, ac-cording to Assistant Dean and Director of the Student Center Daniel Brown, the expansion of the Carl Hansen Student Center’s exterior is complete. However, small touches are being done on the inside.

The new addition to the student center re-sembles the Rocky Top Student Center with a fireplace and two grand staircases. A projector was also installed, placed over the fireplace, with side speakers.

While the inside of the expanded student center is getting into shape, the outside looks like it was always connected with the student center.

“I came back and it all looks like it’s been there for a million years, so they did

a good job,” junior Amanda LaSala said. “I think it looks really great, it took them too long to build it, but besides that it looks re-ally good.”

The anticipated looks for the student cen-ter extension were available online; however, some students were disappointed that the pho-tos weren’t actual shots.

“I thought it was kind of unfair that Quinnipiac posted pictures of the ‘finished’ student center and then we get here and it’s not actually done, and those pictures were just mockups,” senior Caitlin Riblett said. “It felt a little dishonest. This construction was supposed to be done years ago. It didn’t make sense to make it seem like it was done

when it wasn’t.”The Ed McMahon Mass Communications

Center also underwent summer construc-tion. The old “newsroom,” room 253, is now opened with new glass windows and a new layout. The seating isn’t an ordinary classroom setup; however, it’s the traditional classroom with a “newsroom” twist.

“The room with the glass windows seems to be ideal for a class with discussion and pre-sentations,” senior FVI major Josh Powers said. “I also love that they added Macs in the back for editing -- this was always an issue in the past; not having enough editing space come finals week.”

The second classroom in the Ed McMahon Mass Communications Center with a new look is room 260. Both classrooms were updated to add space and to make it easier for editing projects, Dean Lee Kamlet of Ed McMahon Mass Communications Center said in May.

“I saw the two new classrooms in the School of Communications the week before classes started and I was shocked,” Powers said. “Both classrooms are extremely efficient with the use of space.”

Vice President of Facilities & Capital Plan-ning Salvatore Filardi was not availble to com-ment on the construction’s completion date.

I came back and it all looks like it’s been there for a million years, so they did a good job. I think it looks really great, it took them too long to build it, but besides that it looks really good.”

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The Quinnipiac University Department of Security recently changed its name to the Department of Public Safety during sum-mer break. David Barger, the chief of public safety, said the name change was in part due to the connotation of security being person-nel primarily responsible for protecting the buildngs. Although that is part of its job, the Department of Public Safety also creates a safe and secure environment for students, ac-cording to a video on MyQ. – R. Grant

Seniors living on the York Hill Campus must park in the parking garage until the De-partment of Public Safety opens the senior parking lots. According to Chief of Public Safety, David Barger, there are still some stu-dents moving into senior housing, and some parking decals need to be printed. – D. Grosso

This past summer, Quinnipiac announced its goal of becoming a tobacco-free campus, aimed at reducing exposure to the negative health risks of second-hand smoke. The policy must be abided by students, faculty, employees and visitors. The North Haven Campus is the first Quinnipiac campus to implement such a policy. – S. Canny

As part of an ongoing feud between Quin-nipiac University and the town of Hamden, the university presented a comprehensive Five Year Master Plan to the town’s Planning & Zoning commission over the summer.

Quinnipiac’s attorney Bernard Pellegrino presented the plan that was meant to serve as a reassurance to the commission’s woes of Quinnipiac students living off campus, as per the town’s request. However, instead of reas-surance, the commission found the plan inad-equate with its demands.

The Five Year Master Plan explains how the university has attempted to “eliminate the culture of seniors living off campus” through the Senior Housing Experience: a program that touts cheaper and landlord-less alternatives, as well as exclusive senior-only events at the TD Bank Sports Center. Along with the Five Year Master Plan, pamphlets of information on the Senior Housing Experience were given out to Planning & Zoning Commissioners in an at-tempt to exemplify the university’s efforts in getting seniors back on Quinnipiac grounds.

The plan also states the possibility of in-creasing undergraduate bed availability by tripling up rooms that now serve as doubles, such as the Irma and Dana residence halls.

Commissioner Michelle Mastropetre dove into Pellegrino’s proclamation of senior hous-ing, pointing out the irony of promoting perks of York Hill living while suggesting tripling up rooms as a housing solution. Pellegrino re-sponded by calling York Hill the “Taj Mahal” of dormitory living, saying he would move in himself if he could.

The commission, however, described the current version of Quinnipiac’s plan as “unac-ceptable”, and threatened the future of Quinnipi-ac’s engineering school as a result. In a statement released by Assistant Town Planner Dan Kops, he suggested the “commission should adopt the policy that any expansion in facilities, such as the proposed engineering school will require the completion of the approved dormitories.”

Based on a university-conducted traffic study monitoring the driving habits of York Hill residents, Kops said letting seniors com-mute from York Hill is preferable to seniors renting off campus. However, Kops also stated that the commission “reluctantly recommend acceptance of the policy change, with the pro-viso that a shuttle between the Hamden and North Haven campuses be provided during daytime classes,” a feature the university ve-hemently opposes.

The statements by Kops, in regards to traf-fic and commuting policy, refer to the allow-ance of York Hill seniors to park on the Mount Carmel Campus. Notwithstanding this fact, as of February 2012, not only senior but junior York Hill residents can park on the Mount Carmel campus at free will. The policy change came after an almost semester-long ban on ju-nior parking, initiated last fall.

Other parts of the plan show blueprints for projected areas of construction and read-justment. Some changes include moving the School of Law to North Haven and replacing the vacant building with all Schools of Busi-ness and the new School of Engineering, as well as the creation of future academic build-ings in North Lot and College of Arts and Sci-ences.

Quinnipiac ‘Five Year Master Plan’ highlights new construction, housing

plans amidst feudBy PHIL NOBILE

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-Law School moved to North Haven, Schools of Business & Engineering moved to previous Law School build-ing (page 3) -Future academic buildings in the parking lot of North Lot and the park-ing lot of CAS (page 3) -Athletic center extension into North Lot (page 3) -Future athletic fields at York Hill campus next to Parking Garage (page 4) -Future residence halls (in accordance with 2006 master plan) at York Hill (page 4) -“Eliminate the culture of seniors living off campus” through senior housing experience (page 5) -Available beds can be increased by 372 with the possibility of tripling students up in rooms that used to be triples (i.e. Irma/Dana) (page 6) -Available beds can be increased by acquiring more QU owned houses / more construction on York Hill

“I can understand the frustration coming from some of the juniors,” Mercouris said. “Having to walk from behind Mountainview to [the College of Arts and Sciences] means you’d have to leave almost half an hour early.”

But despite the longer walk to class, Barg-er made it clear the new rules are not meant to prevent juniors from driving to the Mount Carmel Campus.

“I don’t look at it as deterring juniors from driving down,” Barger said. “But I can empa-thize with seniors saying, ‘We’ve been here four years; we’re living on campus in [uni-versity] housing, we would like to park in the North Lot.”

The Department of Public Safety did more than just delegate junior parking to North Lot. Barger is confident the York Hill shuttles will be on a more consistent schedule this year and urges students to use them to commute to the Mount Carmel Campus. While the shuttles may not be the most convenient option, Barger believes they are the best means of transit to class for York Hill residents.

“Gas is now going to be up over $4 per gal-lon here in Connecticut,” Barger said. “Eco-

nomically speaking, for the student, using the shuttles is a much more effective way of utiliz-ing money.”

Barger also emphasized that the shuttles are ultimately paid for through students’ bills to the university each year. Besides saving money on gas, he said students should use the shuttles as much as possible because, at the end of the day, they are paying for the buses.

“[Students] are paying for the service al-ready. Why not utilize it?” Barger said. “It’s like having an E-ZPass and driving down the New Jersey Turnpike and driving in the cash lane the entire time.”

By riding the shuttles, Barger said students can help keep the shuttle schedule consistent and on time.

The chief also noted that the Department of Public Safety is monitoring shuttle traffic at the beginning of the school year and is open to the possibility of adding additional shuttles if there is enough demand for the buses.

With new parking regulations and a better shuttle system the Quinnipiac Department of Public Safety is looking to create a more ef-ficient and easier commute for all of Quinni-piac’s students.

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When you live within walking distance of the coast, hot days and cool summer nights are expected to transpire one place and one place only, on the sand. I intended on spending my vacation like any other kid from central New Jersey, at the beach.

However, when I told my friends I would be spending one week in Lex-ington, Ky. to work with Habitat for Humanity while staying at a place called Christian Bluegrass Camp, I was greeted with looks of confusion.

“Why Kentucky? Can’t you pick some-where else? What about work? It’s going to be SO HOT,” were the most common re-sponses I received when I told my friends and family about my plans. I typically answered with a confident, “No you guys, I think it’s going to be really cool.” I was determined not to let anyone make me doubt my decision to volunteer.

Working on the Habitat site, I did things I never imagined I would have the courage to do. I climbed a ladder up to the roof of a house and pulled off siding with a hammer. This was bor-derline terrifying for someone who isn’t exactly what you’d consider tall.

The satisfaction of conquering a fear while

helping others at the same time is unmatchable. If you’ve ever volunteered before or even just

completed a small task that you didn’t have to for someone, you know what I’m talk-ing about.

I understand that not everyone will conquer his or her deepest, darkest fear during the Big Event or gain some new life perspective filing pa-pers at town hall. However, whether

or not you realize it, volunteering will bring you out of your comfort zone

and force you to engage in things you wouldn’t have before. And if nothing else, you’ll feel a little better about yourself because you didn’t spend your summer sitting on the couch eating Cheetos and playing Xbox.

You don’t have to rip siding off a house in order to “do something” with your summer vacation. Whether it’s something as small as working at a local animal shelter or road trip-ping across the country to work with Habitat, any kind of volunteering makes an impact. Even on a local level, your efforts matter.

If you want to volunteer, sign up and just go for it. If there is a time to get started, it’s right now while we’re still in college and the resources are readily available.

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Like the childhood game of ‘Telephone’, news of this year’s discontinuation of toilet paper and trash bags at York Hill finally made its way around the campus. Students were forced to rely on word of mouth to get the up-date about the amenities that we now need to supply on our own. One would think that Res-idential Life would inform residents of their new responsibility by email. But no, clearly they only blast our emails with information about where not to park. How convenient.

Quinnipiac has now removed some of our most basic amenities, and continues to do so every year. As a junior in Crescent last year, we had to clean our own suites including the bathroom, which had been done for us the past two years. Then we were informed that the Townhouses, rooms with the largest space on the Hill, were not an option for seniors any-more. Now this.

I’m still living on campus, just like the stu-dents at Mount Carmel. I pay the same amount of tuition. If they receive these benefits, why can’t we? Also, if the university is trying to attract upperclassmen to remain on campus rather than move off, Res Life needs to start throwing us a bone.

I’m not asking for some two-ply, Charmin Ultra Soft with embossed patterns or odor-blocking Hefty bags. I’m asking for the basics that were supplied in the past. Though I’ve heard complaints about the quality of the trash bags and toilet paper, the issue isn’t about quality, but rather quantity. Receiving nothing is simply unfair.

At the end of the day, it’s not as much about the extra expense I now have to shell out, but the false perception that living on campus is better. I hate to sound ungrateful, but why am I living on campus as a senior again? Right now all I have is a stuffy room, low water pressure in the shower, no trash bags and no toilet pa-per. What’s next?

Someone remind me why life is better on the Hill.

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laxing and enjoyable summer. First, I want to welcome The Class of 2016 to the Quin-nipiac University community. Since it is the first week of school, things can get a little stressful. However, it is also a very excit-ing time to start getting aclamated to this en-vironment that so many Bobcats call home. Take a risk by meeting new people and get-ting involved on campus. You never know who you are going to become friends with and what experiences may follow. Second, I would like to welcome back the returning student body. If anybody has any questions or concerns throughout these next couple of weeks, please contact the SGA executive board. Our offices are located on the 2nd floor of Cafe Q across from the Rotunda. We would love to meet new faces and work with you throughout your Quinnipiac ex-perience. Lastly, make sure to stop by our table at the Involvement Fair on Wednesday, August 29th on the Quad. We will be giv-ing out drawstring bags and frisbees and are more than happy to talk to you about fresh-man elections if you are interested in becom-ing elected. Seniors, we also have spots available if you would like to run for a posi-tion. In order to run, you must attend one of the information sessions that will begin on Thursday, August 20th through Wednesday, September 5th. Stop by to find out the exact times and locations for the information ses-sions. Elections for both the freshman and senior class will take place on Wednesday, September 19th. Have a great first week of class and welcome back!

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Ever since I got back to school, a lot of people have been saying I look different. Sure, there’s the new haircut that I’ve been rocking, but a lot of people have said I look bigger.

No, I didn’t get fat. I went to the gym. A lot.

Once spring semester ended, I wanted to put an emphasis on getting in shape. I was always a skinny kid, so I decided I would go to the gym and eat healthier more often.

It isn’t something that’s easy to do, that’s for sure. You have to force yourself to go to the gym and to eat healthier. It’s a combination of those two to get in better shape, but it’s mostly work ethic and will power.

I kept track of everything I ate over the summer every day with an app, drank a protein shake almost every day, main-tained a schedule that allowed me to go to the gym several times a week and made sure I didn’t cheat on either my workout

or my diet.Why did I do it? I don’t know exactly.

I’ve always wanted to get in better shape, get better at sports and walk out of Quin-nipiac with an intramural championship

T-shirt.The only regret I have is waiting

for the summer to start. I feel great now and know that doing it’s go-ing to help my health in the long run. But now comes the hard part:

keeping it up. At home, I had to balance going to the gym with my internship, but here there’s class, schoolwork and work

with four organizations that need to be bal-anced with my gym schedule.

Nobody ever said it was going to be easy, and it’s not. The key is finding the time and finding the motivation to keep going.

I know I’m not the strongest or the fast-est, and I’m not trying to be the strongest or the fastest. I’m trying to be stronger and faster than I was yesterday. That’s all the motivation I need.

Staying fit: motivation is key

S i t t i n g on the b e a c h is one of

my favorite pastimes during the humid and sticky summer months. It doesn’t get better than hearing the waves crash at my feet while reading the latest S&M novel to hit the main-stream (you know the one).

There is nothing like my body frying under the sun, and leaving the beach with a killer tan. Literal-ly. After this summer, I’m probably a few freckles short of melanoma.

Aside from the perks that come from sitting on the beach, I recog-nized some annoying habits from fellow beach goers that need to end immediately. This is a fore-warning to those going on Labor Day weekend. Please, take the hint.

First, you are visiting the beach for a few hours-you’re not moving there. Thanks in advance for putting up a giant tent. You

really know how to save room for everyone

else. I’m sure Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Keith,

cousins Susie and Chip and ev-eryone else in your extended family that travel together ab-solutely needs that badminton net.

And I’m positive the giant blow up device anchored in the ocean is going to be used at all. In fact, I am willing to bet Dad will take the time to blow it up and no one will use it.

When you go to the beach, you learn to adapt to your sur-roundings. I learn to swim past the jellyfish and manage to not

step on any crabs. Unfortu-nately, some fellow beachgo-ers are not nearly as swift as

I am. Let’s face it: seagulls are a friend to no one. They eat your food and then pro-ceed to let it out all over you without a care in the world. Next time you feed the seagull, please remember that karma isn’t just a funny word. You will be the seagull’s next victim.

Next, please don’t ask me to watch your children for you. There is a reason I don’t have any of my own. Watching my six-year-old nephew is taxing enough. If you need a babysitter, please let me refer you to Ann M. Martin, who devised a club several years ago for your babysitting needs. You can count on Kristy, Claudia or Mary Ann, and they will be sure to count on you.

Whether you turn to the right and see the rock hard pecs of the lifeguard that could poke an eye out or the bros to your left drinking themselves to oblivion, the beach is full of several inescapable dangers. It’s probably best to heed the beach’s warning to not climb on the rocks. There is a reason for those warnings and signs.

Lastly, stepping foot in the water for the first time during a day at the beach can be a chilling experience, to say the least. You can imagine my frustration when children think it’s hilarious to splash their elders.

It’s not so funny when I splash back, ap-parently. Double standard.

Matt Busekroos is a graduate student studying Interactive Media. He has never splashed people in the ocean or climbed on rocks or fed seagulls at the beach.

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just in case you missed ityour guide to this summer’s culture hits and misses

Katie filed for divorce from her forever fa-mous husband on June 28. The split, pricey settlement, and custody of Suri was final-ized on Monday, according to E! News. C. Burroni

TOMKAT SPLIT

Trouble in forks

Summer of shootings

Never one to stay out of the spotlight, Miley

Cyrus chopped off most of her hair and dyed

it bleach blonde. After making the transforma-

tion, Miley proceeded to tweet, “Never felt

more like me in my whole life.” C. Burroni

Miley’s new ‘do

The man who made “one

giant leap for mankind,”

died on Saturday Aug 25 at

the age of 82. The Apollo

astronaut is forever re-

membered as the first man

on the moon. C. Burroni

RIP Neil Armstrong

2012 summer olympicsThis year’s competition featured some of the best and most inspiring athletes to date. Oscar Pistorius of South Africa became the first double leg amputee to participate in the Olympics, and the U.S. won the most medals in each c a t e g o r y for a total of 104. C. Boudreau

The new “We Are Never Get-

ting Back Together,” is another catchy

country pop tune, and is in the minds of

every heartbroken girl, The full album,

“Red” will be released on October 22. C.

Burroni

T-SWIFT TURNS RED

Ray allen makes movesBoston Celtics shooting guard Ray

Allen is heading to the Miami Heat.

It’s been rumoured that he will accept a

$3.09 million dollar contract, and those in

the sports world are scrutinizing how the sea-

son will play out. C. Burroni

The U.S. saw many random acts of violence this summer. James Holmes shot 12 and wounded dozens dur-ing the premiere of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Colorado, and two were killed outside the Empire State Building on August 24. C. Boudreau

Stewart was photo-graphed kissing the married Rupert Sand-ers, director of “Snow White and the Hunts-man.” She issued a public apology via People Magazine in July, but so far there is no sign of them ever, ever, ever, getting back together. C. Boudreau

There’s another curtain call for a comedian on Sat-

urday Night Live. Abby Elliot, known for imper-

sonating Angelina Jolie and Kim Kardashian, will

leave the show, along with castmates Kristin Wiig

and Andy Samburg. C. Burroni

on to the next one

no more france for lance

The U.S. Anti-Doping Angency banned

Armstrong from cycling and stripped him

of his titles based on evidence of his use

of steroids. The jury is still out on wheth-

er the agency had the authority to do that.

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Zurevinski pens deal with second AHL team

Former Quinnipiac men’s hock-ey captain Scott Zurevinski signed with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scran-ton Penguins Thursday.

The Penguins, who signed two other players in addition to Zurevin-ski, are the AHL affiliate of the Pitts-burgh Penguins.

Zurevinski had previously signed with the St. John’s IceCaps, the AHL affiliate of the Winnipeg Jets, on March 17. In eight games with St. John’s, Zurevinski recorded a +/- of -1, while taking eight shots on goal and notching 11 penalty minutes.

In 2011-2012, Zurevinski re-corded 19 points in 39 games played with the Bobcats, including five goals. He also finished second on the team in penalty minutes with 64.

In 155 career games with the Bobcats, Zurevinski totaled 92 points, including 46 goals. Zurevin-ski captained the team during his ju-nior and senior seasons after record-ing 30 points during his sophomore season.

He was offered a two-year con-

tract by the Vancouver Canucks af-ter his sophomore season, but turned it down to stay at Quinnipiac for two more years.

Zurevinski is not the only former

Bobcat to play in the AHL. Former goaltender Dan Clarke signed a deal with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers last March.

Several other Bobcats, includ-

ing Eric Lampe and Brandon Wong, have been playing professionally for teams that compete in the ECHL.

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Last year’s men’s ice hockey captain Scott Zurevinski signed his second contract with an AHL team this summer, inking a deal with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

THE RUNDOWN

GAMES TO WATCH

MEN’S SOCCERBoston College 2, QU 1 – FridayWill Daniels: 1 goalBorja Angoitia: 2 savesWOMEN’S SOCCERQU 1, Providence 0 – Sunday Aine McKeever: 1 goalJill Kelley: 5 saves

WOMEN’S SOCCERQU (1-0) vs. Vermont (1-3) – Friday, 3 p.m.QU (1-0) at Holy Cross (1-0-1) – Sunday, noonFIELD HOCKEYQU (2-0) vs. Boston College (2-0) – Friday, 3:30 p.m.FIELD HOCKEYQU (2-0) at Yale (0-0) – Sunday, 1 p.m.WOMEN’S RUGBYQU (0-0) at Eastern Illinois (0-0) – Saturday, 1 p.m.

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Before he warmed up for his ma-jor league soccer debut, Freddy Hall

walked out of the Rogers Centre tunnel and gazed at the crowd.

“It had to be over 15,000 people there two hours prior to the game starting,” said Hall, a former all-

Northeast Conference First Team goalkeeper for the Bobcats.

Two years and two months af-ter he graduated from Quinnipiac, where he made the most saves among all Division I teams his se-nior season, Hall, 27, started for Toronto FC in an exhibition match against Liverpool, which plays in the English Premier League.

“Playing against Liverpool is something I will never forget,” Hall said. “They are a historic name in European football. It was a nice experience because playing against top players that consistently do the right things keeps you focused in the game for longer periods and drains you, because at any given time they are capable of doing something magical. It was something that re-ally gives me incentive to push for more.”

Quinnipiac men’s soccer head coach Eric Da Costa, who tutored Hall for three years, watched the nationally-televised game and said he was proud of his former goalie.

“For Freddy to compete against them must have been a tremendous experience for him and something he will not soon forget,” Da Costa said in a press release. “Freddy is still a young professional and continues to prove himself. I have always said he will go on to do great things and he

is well on his way.”Hall, a St. George, Bermuda, na-

tive, led his team to a 1-1 draw in the World Football Challenge. With a crowd of 33,087 in attendance, Hall said he was ready when the spotlight was on him.

“It’s something about playing in front of that amount of people, it gives you a crazy rush,” Hall said. “You have to be able to handle the pressure and be able to zone the crowd out and just do the things you have been drilled in. Everyone wants to be on the pitch; that’s where you show all the hard work you have done on the training pitch.”

After playing against Liverpool while on trial, Toronto offered Hall a contract. Since his debut, Hall has allowed three goals in two games and gave Toronto a 1-1 draw vs. Houston last Saturday.

“He performed well during his trial period with our club and played well against Liverpool,” Toronto FC Head Coach and Director of Soccer Operations Paul Mariner said in a re-lease. “We are pleased to sign him.”

Hall played with Bermuda’s U17 and U21 national teams before playing in the Premier Develop-ment League of the USL. After a stint with the Bermuda Hogges, Hall signed with Northampton Town FC, which plays in English Football

League Two.Hall said he still keeps in touch

with several people from his Quin-nipiac days, including Da Costa, coach Graciano Brito and former teammate Shane Recklet.

“Everyone has been very sup-portive. It’s a great feeling when you know people have your back and want to see you do well,” he said. “It gives you reason to push through when things get hard and you want to give up.

Hall is still young, about to en-ter his prime, and has aspirations of playing in Europe, but for now he is living in the moment.

“I never thought I would be in the MLS at this stage of my profes-sional career,” Hall said. “However, we never know the path life may take us. I definitely am glad that I am here though.”

FORMER KEEPER IN MLSHall signs with Toronto F.C.

After playing to identical 4-6 records in conference play in 2011, Quinnipiac men’s and women’s soc-cer aim to reverse their luck in 2012.

The men’s soccer team wel-comes eight new freshmen this fall, five defenders, two goalkeepers, and one midfielder. Returning players to the 2012 squad include leading scor-er, Phil Suprise, along with forward Ola Ogunjobi, and junior Tim Quig-ley. Suprise, Ogunjobi, and Quigley combined for 29 points in 2011, and are three of the top four returning scorers. Suprise led the pack last fall with 14 points to his name.

The men’s team started off their 2012 campaign with a 2-1 loss to

No. 11 Boston College.Highlights include a rivalry

game against Yale Sept. 14 and the season’s first conference match against last year’s NEC champion, Monmouth, Sept. 28.

Quinnipiac closes out its regular season with matchups against Cen-tral Connecticut State and Fairleigh Dickinson on Nov. 2 and 4 before beginning the NEC playoffs on Nov. 9. Last year the Blue Devils were the No. 4 seed in the NEC tournament. However, they have a one year play-off ban this season due to poor Aca-demic Progress Rate scores which are given out by the NCAA.

The women’s soccer team will be without leading goal scorer Furtuna Velaj but will add six new freshmen

to the lineup. From 2011, team run-ner-up in points, Shauna Edwards, will be back this fall, and will look to improve on her nine points from last season. Beck Kiting and Crystal Burns will also return to the Bobcats this season. The two combined for 13 points last year.

Quinnipiac began regular season play on Sunday against Providence, a contest it took, 1-0. Quinnipiac next squares off against Vermont on Friday before taking on the College of the Holy Cross and New Jersey Institute of Technology on the road on Sept. 2 and 7.

The Bobcats then enter a stretch in which they play four of their next five games at home, including their first conference game on Sept. 21

against Fairleigh Dickinson. Af-ter taking on Central Connecticut State at home Sept. 23, Quinnipiac takes on last year’s NEC tournament

champion LIU-Brooklyn in an away match on Sept. 28 before returning home to square off against Mon-mouth on Sept. 30.

KICKING OFF THE YEARSoccer teams aim to exceed expectations

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While at Quinnipiac, Freddy Hall led the Bobcats to their first-ever NEC Championship game as a senior in 2009.

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Men’s soccer forward Phil Suprise (left) dribbles the ball around two Boston College defenders in Friday’s game; women’s soccer players Angela Ellison and Maggie Yahn battle for the ball during Sunday’s game vs. Providence.

By BRYAN LIPINER Social Media Manager

“It’s something about playing in front of that amount of people, it gives you a crazy rush.”

— FREDDY HALLFORMER QUINNIPIAC MEN’S SOCCER

GOALKEEPER

SportsCOACH’S CORNER“I have always said he will go on to do great things and he is well on his way.”

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@QUCHRONSPORTS— ERIC DA COSTAMEN’S SOCCER HEAD COACH

This summer marked the 40th anniver-sary of Title IX, a law that restricts organi-zations in the United States from denying participation based on one's gender. The law was created eight years after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended discrimi-nation based on religion, race, color or na-tional origin but left out sex. While the orig-inal statute did not mention sports directly, the law has had the biggest impact in high school and collegiate athletics.

In sports, Title IX ensures that males and females are receiving equal treatment for pro-grams that receive federal fiunding. This could be in the number of scholarship spots per team or the scheduling of games and practices as well as publicity given to the teams and hous-ing facilities. Any favoring towards one gen-der could result in a violation.

Title IX gives female athletes a chance to compete at the next level as well as further their education for those who earn athletic scholarships. One essential part of Title IX at the collegiate level is that the amount of par-ticipation opportunities for men and women must match the ratio of undergraduate stu-dents at the university.

In 2009, the men’s golf team, men’s track

team and women’s volleyball team were cut from Quinnipiac due to alleged budget con-cerns. However, that same summer the vol-leyball team filed a lawsuit saying Quinnipiac

was in violation of Title IX and the team was reinstated. While it is unfortunate for the men on the golf and track teams, as well as any prospective student athletes, 61 percent of

Quinnipiac’s undergraduate students are fe-male compared to just 39 percent male. And so, the number of teams for males and females as well as scholarship positions matches these numbers.

With 21 Division I teams at Quinnipiac, 14 of those teams are women’s teams while the remaining seven are men. Although Quin-nipiac only has seven men’s teams and lack a football program the skewed numbers allow us to have sports most schools do not have. Quinnipiac was just the second school in the country to have a Division 1 rugby team be that male or female and, with that, came the first Division 1 matchup in the sport.

Along with the women’s rugby team Quin-nipiac is also one of six schools in the nation with an Acrobatics and Tumbling team, a new sport that gives the competition of stunts and tumbling a next level of competition.

The women’s volleyball team was also back in court this summer as Quinnipiac again tried to cut the team. However once again with the help of Title IX, the team won the deci-sion of the court and will look to rebound from a 4-25 record under new coach Kristo-pher Czaplinski. Czaplinski was hired as the interim coach in February when former head coach Robin Sparks was fired and escorted off campus.

F UR M RE Coaches’ contracts extended through 2016-2017 season

Men’s basketball head coach Tom Moore signed a contract extension through the 2016-17 season. Last sea-son, Moore led the Bobcats to their seventh straight NEC tournament ap-pearance and helped the Bobcats earn a berth in the 2012 CBI invitational. The team finished with a 18-14 over-all record. Since becoming head coach in 2007, Moore has tallied 93 wins.

Women’s basketball head coach Tri-cia Fabbri signed a contract extension through the 2016-2017 season in July. Last season, Fabbri led the Bobcats to a Northeast Conference Tournament and a bid to the WNIT. The Bobcats finished the season with a 22-10 re-cord, marking their 12th consecutive Northeast Conference appearance and third 20-plus win season. Fab-bri’s personal record with Quinnipiac stands at 243 wins and 240 losses.

Men’s ice hockey head coach Rand Pecknold agreed to a contract exten-sion through the 2016-17 season with Quinnipiac. Pecknold will enter his 18th season with the Bobcats this winter and look to another impressive year. Last season the team finished with a record of 20-14-6. Pecknold holds his own impressive record with 337 wins over the past 18 years with Quinnipiac. Pecknold is only one of five coaches in Quinnipiac his-tory to reach the 300th win milestone.

Women’s ice hock-ey coach Rick Seeley agreed to remain with the Bobcats after sign-ing a contract extension through the 2016-17 sea-son. Seeley will enter his fifth season with the Bobcats after propelling his team to win the Nut-meg Classic and earn a berth in the ECAC tour-nament, where the Bob-cats reached the “final four” in 2011-12. Quin-nipiac will look to build on last season’s success finishing with a record of 22-12-3. Seeley’s per-sonal record at Quinni-piac stands at 63-64-18 with an overall coaching record of 210-147-40.

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Title IX has allowed 14 women’s teams to compete at Quinnipiac at the Division I level and continue their athletic competition.

Title IX celebrates 40th anniversary

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