THE HOFSTRA
CHRONICLE
HEMPSTEAD, NY VOLUME 89 ISSUE 1
TUESDAY January 31, 2023
KEEPING THE HOFSTRA COMMUNITY INFORMED SINCE 1935
OPINION
Leave Ozempic for those who need it most
media, also bringing slim figures to the forefront. As the cycle goes, diet fads are back in full swing, and they are more dangerous than ever. It’s vital to the physical and mental health of all that we exPhoto courtesy of Laura Trujillo-Jenks / tinguish this before it gets FacultyFocus out of hand. With the renewal of the term “it girl,” The newest diet trend diet fads are back in full swing. caters to the rich, which By Makenzie Hurt is why so many celebrities and ASSISTA N T O P I N I O N E DI TOR influencers are being accused of During the ‘90s, supermodels misusing the drug Semaglutide, were all the rage. Names such or its better-known brand name as Naomi Campbell, Cindy Ozempic. The brand’s website Crawford and the most memoclaims that the injectable drug rable, Kate Moss – who inadveris used “along with diet and tently popularized the dangerous exercise to improve blood sugar trend of “heroin chic” – come in adults with Type 2 diabetes” to mind. These women came and “to reduce the risk of major to fame by maintaining slim cardiovascular events such as figures and being known as sociheart attack, stroke or death.” ety’s it girls. The term “it girl” is being used all over social CONTINUED ON A12
NEWS
Hofstra to host 13th presidential conference
Photo courtesy of Pete Souza The Barack Obama Conference is set to take place from April 19 to April 23.
By Megan Naftali NEW S E D I TO R
Hofstra University is set to host the 13th presidential conference from April 19, to April 23, on Barack Obama’s presidency. The conference is hosted by the Cultural Center, the Peter S. Kalikow School of Govern-
ment, Public Policy and International Affairs and the Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency. Throughout the conference, there will be concurrent scholarly panels and plenary sessions on significant topics within the Obama presidency such as the passage of the Affordable Care Act, communication to policy making and foreign policy. On the first day of the conference, a keynote will be given by the Joseph G. Astman Distinguished Conference Scholar: Melissa Harris-Perry, the Maya Angelou presidential chair in the department of politics and international affairs, the department
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NEWS
Potential casino at Nassau Coliseum year,” said Ron Reese, senior vice president of Las Vegas Sands. “What we’ve proposed for the Coliseum is an integrated resort that would feature hotel rooms, resPhoto courtesy of Antony-22 taurants, both fine The Nassau Coliseum is the leading contender for dining and casual, a Las Vegas Sands casino resort. bars and enterBy Madeline Armstrong tainment areas, N EWS ED ITO R a 5,000 feet live performance Las Vegas Sands has proposed venue, a world class spa and a a potential casino resort at the variety of other amenities.” Nassau Coliseum. Previously The resort would bring a the home arena of the New York significant amount of money to Islanders, it now sits empty the area, increasing tax revenue since the NHL team relocated. for the surrounding communi“That site sits there and it ties of the Coliseum: Uniondale loses money every day of the and Hempstead. This could be
beneficial for the underfunded schools and public services in those areas. “As a region, we need to explore new revenue generating ideas,” said John Durso, president of the Long Island Federation of Labor. “The state is handing us that opportunity. The Sands have committed to deliver quality jobs, tax revenue and a reason for young people to stay on Long Island. We must not miss this opportunity to deliver for our region.” The resort will also pose as an opportunity for students in the surrounding area to be employed after graduation. “You can start in the resort industry at an entry level and end
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SPORTS
Wear it with Pride: The legacy of Nick Colleluori
program heal. Just five months into his tenure, before he could lead Hofstra from the sidelines, Tierney had to lead Photo courtesy of HEADstrong Foundation his team out of the Head coach Seth Tierney helped Hofstra’s lacrosse darkness program heal with renewed vigor after the loss of a teammate. after his player Nick By Andrew Fantuccio Colleluori passed away followSPO RTS ED ITO R ing a 14-month battle with difSeth Tierney was hired as fuse large B-cell non-Hodgkin’s head coach of the Hofstra men’s lymphoma at the age of 21. lacrosse team in 2006 and was Standing in front of a packed prepared to build a championchurch in Nick’s hometown of ship program. However, he Ridley, Pennsylvania, Tierney, wasn’t prepared to help the who had only known Nick for a
short time, delivered a eulogy to an audience that had known him his entire life. “Why Nick?” asked Tierney. “Why did God recruit him? The only logical answer is that he is putting together a team of honest, courageous, unselfish and relentless players, and as we all know, Nick fit that build to a tee. The one thing that God will be pleasantly surprised with is that he isn’t just getting a player because he just landed the captain of his team.” Before stepping down from the altar, Tierney promised those in attendance that grim day that their son, brother, friend and teammate would not be forgotten.
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