Chronicle

Profs. nominated for Emmy

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Quinnipiac University professors have won awards in the past, but recently three professors have been nominated for an award that many would normally associate with the entertainment industry rather than academia.

David Ives, executive director of the Albert Schweitzer Institute, Rebecca Abbott and Liam O'Brien, both professors of Communications, and former Communications student David Blanchard, produced a documentary about Albert Schweitzer that has received an Emmy nomination.

Iraq War veteran urges students to speak out

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Staff Sgt. Eric Alva, a former U.S. Marine, used the inspiring words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. when talking to Quinnipiac students about how their voices can change history, by standing up for what is right.

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter," said Alva, who visited Quinnipiac on April 15 in conjunction with the National Day of Silence, held on Friday, April 25, which brings attention to anti-Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transsexual (GLBT) actions from throughout the country.

Students visit Yankee Stadium to see Pope

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Twenty four Quinnipiac students, led by Father Jonathan Kalisch, traveled to New York last weekend to see Pope Benedict XVI.

"I'm really excited, I think it's a once in a lifetime opportunity," said junior biology pre-med major Gloria Obasi prior to leaving.

Conn. Union protests possible York Hill contractor

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Students and visitors arriving at Quinnipiac University through the main entrance on Mt. Caramel Road on Monday morning were greeted by a handful of protesters from the Connecticut Carpenter's Union, who gathered along the road side to demonstrate for, as one union member said, "basic human rights.

After 7 years at QU, McCourt departs and reflects on career

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A few weeks before retiring as senior vice president for academic and student affairs, Kathleen McCourt reflected on her time at Quinnipiac with great pride.

Looking back on her seven years at the university, McCourt said the most rewarding part of her time at Quinnipiac has been to watch it grow and develop.

QU gets 'Whitewashed'

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Quinnipiac University's Theater for Community presented "Whitewashed: The Rough Draft" this weekend at Long Wharf Theater's Stage II.

The show visited the different prejudices that are experienced in our world today while emphasizing that despite those differences, we all have commonalities.

Strong, selfless and smiling

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

While most seniors are scrambling to finish internships, senior theses and land the perfect job, Jana Piccola, a Quinnipiac senior public relations major is fighting her second battle with cancer. However she has not let this battle keep her down. Her and her boyfriend Sean Pawelec, a QU Alumni have raised over $30,000 for cancer.

Summer films to feature sequels & comic books

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

As the school year winds down and the weather gets warmer, one thing is clear: the summer movie season is upon us. Well, perhaps it's a bit clearer if you're the type of film junkie who lives for this time of year. Nevertheless, there's a good chance that no matter who you are, you'll fork out more cash at your local cinema over the summer than you will during any other time of year.

Panic at the Disco 'mature' on new album

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Panic at the Disco has dropped the exclamation point in their name and along with it, dropped the teen angst circus act that made them so heavily criticized by listeners.

"A Fever You Can't Sweat Out," the band's first full length CD that skyrocketed them into stardom, was criticized by people outside the scene as sounding like Fall Out Boy and praised by fans of the scene for being quite different than the typical pop/punk that was being released.

Movie Review: Prom Night

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The remake of the 1980 film of the same name featuring scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis opened in theaters April 11. With its PG-13 rating, it's no surprise that it topped the box office that weekend, raking in just over $20 million.

The movie revolves around pretty Donna (Brittany Snow), a high school senior who is about to attend prom, what is supposed to be the night she would always remember.

Book Review: "Change of Heart" by Jodi Picoult

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

June Nealon lost her family at the hands of Shay Bourne, a cold blooded murder. As his sentence on death row nears its fatal end, Bourne wants nothing more than to give life to Nealon's second daughter, by donating his heart for the transplant that she so desperately needs.

What finals? Procrastinating help

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The warm weather is not the only excuse to put off getting work done. Addictive Web sites seem to be a main vice of college students. Though there are many sites to keep students from writing that thesis due tomorrow, here are some popular ones on the QU campus.

The warm weather is not the only excuse to put off getting work done. Addictive Web sites seem to be a main vice of college students. Though there are many sites to keep students from writing that thesis due tomorrow, here are some popular ones on the QU

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The record store is a dying breed, everything from the complete absence of Tower Records to the closing of hundreds of indies. What are the reasons? There is a wide variety: the turn to digital music, increased sales in department stores (Wal*Mart is the largest supplier of music in the United States and the number of CDs for $9.

WAVE fights back; wins New Student Org. Award

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Women Activists and Allies Vocalizing Equality Organization (WAVE) on campus has recently been awarded the Best New Student Organization of the Year. The members of WAVE have dedicated much time and effort toward their new organization, in hopes of increasing the awareness of violence and sexual assault on campus.

Style File: Gearing up for a kitchen

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The semester's end is finally on the horizon and the college workload has at last begun to dwindle. Textbooks will soon be sold back to the bookstore, as the quad fills with flip-flops and Frisbees. All the while the necessary preparations are being made by underclassmen for the next school year.

Editor Speaks Out: Future of Chronicle uncertain

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

As the last issue of The Chronicle goes to print, no editorial board is in place for the 2008-2009 school year because the administration has suspended the selection process.

Applications for editorial board positions were completed and filed on April 7.

Letter to the Editor: QU's priorities should include supporting student press

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Life is change. We can embrace it. We can ignore it to our detriment. Or we can question it in the hopes that we can alter its inevitable march.

When pondering the changes proposed by the Quinnipiac University administration for The Chronicle, I want to see the proposals as fruitful and courageous, but I see the changes more as an abdication of duty.

Reliving the Vietnam War

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

During a time of constant war around the world, it is hard to give a voice to the thousands of soldiers who die fighting every day. They are simply a number when they are broadcasted on the television and in the papers: 14 soldiers die in a car side bombing.

Dear Alicia

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

This year is coming to a close and since this is the last issue of the Chronicle, it is also the last Dear Alicia column� ever. It is sad and depressing because I don't get to give advice anymore, but also because it means that I am soon to be a Quinnipiac graduate.

A year in review: 2007-08 Bobcat athletics

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

For Quinnipiac University, the 2007-08 season has been a banner year for athletics as the Spring sports begin to close out their seasons. Bobcat fans have witnessed some great individual achievements along with numerous superb team efforts.

Men's soccer, which had only won one game the year before, did not lose until their 13th game of the season as they started out 9-0-3.

Women's tennis takes fifth-straight NEC crown

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Different year, same result.

The Quinnipiac University women's tennis team won their fifth straight Northeast Conference championship Sunday, defeating Long Island University 4-2 to advance to the NCAA tournament.

All five tournament titles have come against the Blackbirds.

W-Lax to host NEC tourney

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Quinnipiac University women's lacrosse team will host the 2008 Northeast Conference tournament this weekend.

Finishing in a three-way tie for first place at 7-1, the Bobcats beat out Sacred Heart and Monmouth by virtue of a tiebreaker. Quinnipiac earned the top overall seed by allowing the fewest goals with 52 over the eight conference games.

Men's tennis falls to FDU in NEC Championship

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Quinnipiac University men's tennis team advanced to the NEC Championship with a pair of wins Friday and Saturday before being defeated 4-0 by Fairleigh Dickinson Sunday at the Mercer County Tennis Center in West Windsor, N.J.

"I'm really proud of the men," head coach Mike Quitko said during a phone interview Monday afternoon.