THE HOFSTRA
HEMPSTEAD, NY VOLUME 89 ISSUE 4
CHRONICLE
TUESDAY March 14, 2023
KEEPING THE HOFSTRA COMMUNITY INFORMED SINCE 1935 A&E
Miley Cryus releases eighth studio album ‘Endless Summer Vacation’
Photo courtesy of British GQ Cyrus performed her 2009 song “The Climb” in her recent “Backyard Sessions” special.
By Kat Salmon ARTS A N D E N T E RTA I N ME NT EDITOR
Miley Cyrus is no stranger
to changing up her image and sound – from dancing on stage at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards with her foam finger to showing off her more rock-
heavy side with the release of “Plastic Hearts.” It is safe to say that the “Endless Summer Vacation” era is a breath of fresh air for the former Disney star. “Endless Summer Vacation” is her eighth studio album and was released on Friday, March 10. Cyrus proves through stunning vocals and powerful lyrics that she is here to stay. The album itself seems to be heavily influenced by the disco, electronic and pop genres of music. It gives off a completely different vibe from “Plastic Hearts,” which had more of a punk and new wave sound.
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Alleged harassment in Enterprise Hall
Emma Fabilli / The Hofstra Chronicle There have been three alleged accounts of harassment against women in Enterprise Hall.
By Lily Spinda
A SSISTA N T N EW S ED ITO R
SPORTS
The Resurrection of Adrian St. Germain
he won his first collegiate match. Things were going well, and he was just starting the wrestling career he had always dreamed of. Less than a year later, though, that was all taken away, and St. Germain faced the hardest challenge of his life. Photo Courtesy of Curtis High School Wrestling Confronting a long Facebook recovery and an Adrian St. Germain began wrestling at Hofstra uncertain future, the University in 2019. lessons he learned By Olivia Hillestad from wrestling would help him STAFF WR I T E R exceed every expectation. Adrian St. Germain trained St. Germain arrived at Hofstra his whole life to be a great in the fall of 2019. He had wrestler. In 2019, the three-time committed only a few months high school state champion earlier, having received offers experienced the culmination from other schools, but none of of his 14 years of work when them were as compelling. he started wrestling at Hofstra “It just all fit together,” St. University. He redshirted in his Germain said. “I was like, first year, and in January 2020, ‘Dude, this is home.’”
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That first year was an adjustment. Having grown up in Washington state, he was now across the country, navigating his freshmen year away from everything he had known. But this experience taught him life lessons that would be crucial later in life. “They taught me how to work hard,” St. Germain said, “I thought I could work hard because I had won state championships, but they proved me wrong.” St. Germain’s unorthodox wrestling style and his infectious attitude caught the attention of Hofstra wrestling head coach Dennis Papadatos, who closely observed him during practices and at his one competition that season. “He had flashes of looking very good, and other times, he looked young,” Papadatos said. “[Competition-wise], Washing
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As of Jan. 31, there were at least three alleged accounts of a male knocking from door to door and harassing women in Enterprise Hall. “I was scared because I realized then that he knew where I lived,” said Gigi Ortiz, a sophomore filmmaking and creative writing major. “He knew what my name was. He knew a couple things about me like what my major was, like my friend Sky.” Moments later, the same man was caught lurking outside of Ortiz’s friend, Sky Hume’s, dorm. According to three accounts from students, the man claimed to be looking for his friend. Immediately, he would “compliment” their name or appearance. After they shared their names, hometowns, majors and plans for the night, he would ask for their Snapchat or Instagram username. He then would confess to lying about looking for his friend and that it was an excuse to talk to the female resident. “I was like, ‘Wait a second, who was the person you were looking for?’’’ Ortiz said. “And
he said, ‘Oh honestly, I just saw the name on the door, and I thought you’d be cute.’” He also asked Ortiz about her plans for the night, and she shared that she was going to see her friend, Hume, who lived in the same building. Hume recalls what happened next. “Some guy was standing [outside Hume’s door], and he looked at me, and I was walking in my room, and I didn’t really think too much into it,” said Hume, a sophomore music business major. “And then, someone comes and knocks on my door.” After opening her door, the man asked for her name, and she pointed to the name tag displayed on her door. “Are you the girl that just came from the bathroom?” the man asked Hume. She replied yes and then asked him if he needed something from her. “No, I just thought the name on the door was hot, so I wanted to come see who lived here,” he said. Each resident in Enterprise Hall who encountered the man shared the same story describing the male to be Black with
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