The Quinnipiac Chronicle

It’s been ‘one hell of a ride’

Posted on 28. Apr, 2010 by Andrew Fletcher.

Editor-in-Chief Andrew Fletcher sends farewell to Quinnipiac and The Chronicle

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There’s something in the Creek (It’s not Hepatitis…but it’s not very nice)

Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by Andrew Fletcher.

Don’t drink the water from “Hep Creek.” For that matter, don’t swim or go boating in the body of water that runs near the athletic fields and residence halls, Professor Linda Post’s BMS 213L (Microbiology and Pathology Lab) class concluded after testing the waters.

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Bobcats can’t crawl out of early hole

Posted on 12. Apr, 2010 by Andrew Fletcher.

Senior pitcher Mike Oskandy pitched four scoreless innings in the middle of Saturday’s baseball game against Fairfield. Unfortunately for the Quinnipiac Bobcats, Oskandy struggled in the beginning, allowing six earned runs in Quinnipiac’s 7-2 defeat.

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Love country, love college: Take some tips from Winter Olympic Games

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by Andrew Fletcher.

For two weeks out of the year, Americans draped themselves in the flag, chanted “USA” and cheered on their country in snowboarding, curling and everything in between. Take that experience and use it for your Bobcats.

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Stimulus bill adds work-study jobs

Posted on 11. Feb, 2010 by Andrew Fletcher.

Quinnipiac University reported creating or saving 23 jobs after receiving $270,052 in funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, also known as the stimulus bill.

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Echlin gets first-floor facelift

Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by Andrew Fletcher.

Students returning to campus from winter break were greeted by more construction, this time in the Echlin Health Sciences Center.

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Freshman dies in snowmobile accident

Posted on 09. Dec, 2009 by Andrew Fletcher.

Freshman health sciences student Jessica Bolognani from Readsboro, Vt., was killed in a snowmobile accident on Saturday according to an e-mail sent to the University community from Manuel Carreiro, vice president and dean of student affairs.

The accident took place in Bolognani’s hometown.

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The column that shouldn’t have run

Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by Andrew Fletcher.

The Mirror, the student-run newspaper at Fairfield University, has recently come under fire by the school’s administration for a controversial column that ran Oct. 1.

“He Said: The Walk of Shame,” written by senior Chris Surette, was viewed by many as misogynistic and sexist, and four students brought up harassment claims against the newspaper.

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Students to attempt to set world record for largest game of tag

Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by Andrew Fletcher.

A popular recess activity from elementary school can potentially lead to notoriety for some Quinnipiac students.

Students in Assistant Professor of Management Robert Halliday’s Management 210 class are organizing an attempt to break the world record for the largest game of tag.

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Worker killed on York Hill

Posted on 18. Nov, 2009 by Andrew Fletcher.

A York Hill construction worker was killed Friday morning in a work-related accident on the York Hill campus.

According to a press release from the Hamden Police Department, a preliminary investigation revealed that John Borovicka, 58, an O&G Industries employee, was walking up a hill when he was hit by a forklift going in reverse near The Crescent residence hall.

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York Hill construction worker dies in work-related accident

Posted on 16. Nov, 2009 by Andrew Fletcher.

A York Hill construction worker was killed Friday morning in a work-related accident on the York Hill campus.

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Men’s Ice Hockey: Lampe’s hat trick leads Bobcats over Harvard

Posted on 11. Nov, 2009 by Andrew Fletcher.

Though seniors Eric Lampe and Jean-Marc Beaudoin are classmates, they have rarely been linemates. The two were paired up for a few games last season before heading into this year’s campaign, and while Beaudoin admitted that the chemistry wasn’t exactly there, that all changed Friday night at the TD Bank Sports Center.

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Men’s Ice Hockey: Bobcats start ECAC play with sweep

Posted on 11. Nov, 2009 by Andrew Fletcher.

A four-goal second period propelled the Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey team to a 5-2 victory over the St. Lawrence Saints Saturday afternoon at the TD Bank Sports Center. But the real story of the game was not the offense.

The Bobcats’ penalty killing ability was what head coach Rand Pecknold focused on after the game.

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Update: York Hill construction worker dies in work-related accident

Posted on 11. Nov, 2009 by Andrew Fletcher.

A York Hill construction worker was killed in a work-related accident on the York Hill campus Friday morning.

According to a press release from the Hamden Police Department, a preliminary investigation revealed that a 58-year-old 0 & G Industries employee was walking up a hill when he was hit by a forklift going in reverse near The Crescent residence hall.

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