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Judge: Quinnipiac was not in compliance with Title IX (See his ruling here)
Posted on 21. Jul, 2010 by Joe Pelletier.
Quinnipiac University was in violation of Title IX by eliminating their volleyball team and introducing a competitive cheer team, U.S. District Judge Stefan Underhill ruled on Wednesday in his 95-page decision. Underhill said that a “competitive cheerleading team does not qualify as a varsity sport for the purposes of Title IX.”
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Textbook rentals start up next fall
Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by Joe Pelletier.
Following the financial boom of textbook rental Web sites like Chegg.com, a rent-a-text program will be in place at Quinnipiac University’s bookstore beginning this fall semester.
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Skidmore reinstated as VP of Programming candidate
Posted on 30. Mar, 2010 by Joe Pelletier.
Allison Skidmore was reinstated as a candidate for SGA’s vice president of programming position as of this morning, Election Committee Chair Victoria Stankus said in an e-mail.
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Dance Company charter revoked after longstanding violation
Posted on 29. Mar, 2010 by Joe Pelletier.
After at least one year of turning a blind eye, Student Government revoked Dance Company’s organizational charter last Wednesday at the weekly SGA meeting.
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Sophomore snowboarder breaks into design world
Posted on 24. Mar, 2010 by Joe Pelletier.
Sophomore Victor Ventura lives life on a board. When there is snow on the ground, the 19-year-old snowboards. When there isn’t, he surfs. When all else fails, he skateboards.
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Bill Nye (the ‘Science Guy’) revealed as commencement speaker
Posted on 18. Mar, 2010 by Joe Pelletier.
Student Government’s Class of 2010 cabinet revealed Thursday morning that Bill Nye, most famous for his television program “Bill Nye the Science Guy,” will be the speaker at this year’s commencement ceremony.
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End campus drug problems
Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by Joe Pelletier.
Forget the pro-decriminalization debate for a second. For that matter, forget the anti-decriminalization debate. Please stop selling drugs on the Quinnipiac campus.
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Junior spearheads hoops fundraiser
Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by Joe Pelletier.
When junior Paden Livingston came back from his Study Abroad semester in South Africa, he had only one thing on his mind: helping those he had just left.
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Alwood pushes investigative limits in Eastern Europe
Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by Joe Pelletier.
Alwood was nearly killed in the Czech Republic in 2002. After extracting names of former secret policemen in Eastern Europe, he was pushed into a construction pit, broke his back, and contracted MRSA, then pneumonia. But when you’re a grizzled journalist like Alwood, you need to have a short-term memory.
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The Fray to play QU’s spring concert
Posted on 24. Feb, 2010 by Joe Pelletier.
Platinum-selling rock band The Fray will grace the TD Bank Sports Center on Sunday, April 18 for the Student Programming Board’s (SPB) annual Spring Concert.
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Freshman arrested on marijuana charges
Posted on 23. Feb, 2010 by Joe Pelletier.
Freshman Peter Moran was arrested on on Friday, Feb. 19 with 58.4 grams of marijuana allegedly in his possession. The street value, according to Hamden Police, was $1,160.
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Scherl expelled after trespassing arrest
Posted on 17. Feb, 2010 by Joe Pelletier.
Freshman Mathew Scherl was expelled on Feb. 4 following drug and trespassing arrests on Quinnipiac property, friends of Scherl told The Chronicle on Monday. Scherl, 18, faced four drug and narcotic charges this morning at Meriden’s Superior Court.
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‘The Wall’ magnifies immigration issue
Posted on 17. Feb, 2010 by Joe Pelletier.
“Imagine you’re a drug dealer,” Ricardo Martinez, director of “The Wall,” advises when discussing illegal immigration. “You make thousands of dollars every day crossing into my property. Can I just build a fence and turn my back?”
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Security won’t stop everything
Posted on 17. Feb, 2010 by Joe Pelletier.
Campus security at Quinnipiac University is doing exactly its job as well. But if a professor were to bring a firearm on campus in their briefcase, just about nothing could be done to stop it.
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