THE HOFSTRA
HEMPSTEAD, NY VOLUME 90 ISSUE 5
CHRONICLE
TUESDAY October 31, 2023
KEEPING THE HOFSTRA COMMUNITY INFORMED SINCE 1935
NEWS
Hofstra students say ‘Hi, Barbie’ during screening in Pride Park
to the firepits in Pride Park as they watched this summer’s sensational hit movie “Barbie.” The showing was one of the many Movie in Pride Park events hosted by the Office of Student Photo courtesy of People Leadership and Engagement Barbie (Margot Robbie) drives out of Barbieland with Ken (Ryan Gosling). (OSLE). This is OSLE’s second By Lily Spinda annual year hosting these movie NEW S E D I TO R screenings. On Friday, Oct. 27, Hofstra students dressed in their glamorCONTINUED ON A2 ous pinks and snuggled close
A&E
‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ re-ignites pop royalty
Photo courtesy of courtesy of Rolling Stone Taylor Swift is expected to sell over one million units of “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” in the album’s first week.
By Aidan Judge
A RTS A N D EN TERTA IN MEN T ED ITO R
Few artists could find a seamless way to connect items like Polaroids, seagulls and pen clicks. In 2014, music industry topliner Taylor Swift did just that while transforming her career into an eclectic, synth-
infused pop masterclass with the release of “1989.” Before the release of the Grammy-awardwinning record, Swift flirted with unique, distinct genres as she began to progress into a fully-fledged pop star (songs like “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” and “22” from her previous album tested the pop waters with her loyal country audience). Nine years to the day of the original release of “1989,” Swift has taken back her iconic record with “1989 (Taylor’s Version).” When Swift first announced that her first six albums would be re-recorded in 2019 to gain ownership of her master recordings, doubt and disbelief shrouded the minds of music critics, fans and other artists in the field. After receiving encouragement
to re-record her material from fellow pop music professional Kelly Clarkson, Swift turned the “Taylor’s Version” project into a musical marvel that had never been seen before. Beginning with the release of “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” in 2021, Swift’s re-recording project blasted her into super-stardom similar to what she had achieved in 2014, when “1989” took her name to the top of the charts three separate times with “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space” and “Bad Blood.” It was no doubt that Swift had massive shoes to fill with “1989 (Taylor’s Version).” After a highly anticipated fouryear wait, Swift’s second attempt at “1989” is unfortunately a bit underwhelming in some areas but excels in others.
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SPORTS
Women’s soccer eliminated in CAA semifinals “Tough one. I thought we played well, especially the first half,” said Hofstra head coach Simon Riddiough. “I thought we created enough chances to Photo courtesy of courtesy of Evan Bernstein / put the game Hofstra Athletics away, but The game was Hofstra’s first-ever loss to when you Monmouth. don’t, there are By Marisa Dambach teams that are good enough, STAFF W R I T E R especially at this level, to maThe Hofstra University nipulate the situation and find women’s soccer team lost to the themselves back in the game. Monmouth University Hawks That’s what Monmouth did. We 2-1 in overtime in the Coastal changed systems, we adjusted, Athletic Association (CAA) and they had one really good semifinal at the Hofstra Socchance, and they put the game cer Stadium on Sunday, Oct. to a tie. Today wasn’t our day. 29. The Hawks move on to the Proud of the team but disapchampionship while Hofstra pointed in the result, but that’s finishes their season.
the play of soccer.” The Pride kicked off the scoring first as they scored 22 minutes in. Sophomore midfielder Millie Davies took a left-footed shot from outside the box that soared in and bounced off the crossbar. Sophomore forward Thorhildur Thorhallsdottir collected the rebound before taking a touch toward the center of the six-yard box and then shooting the ball back in the opposite direction past the keeper and scoring. This marked Thorhallsdottir’s fourth goal of the season. In the 76th minute, Monmouth scored their first goal to tie the game. Off a throw-in, freshman midfielder Liza Suydam went around a defender and fired a shot into the upper far corner of the net to tie the game up 1-1. This was Suydam’s seventh goal of the season.
Hofstra had a chance to end the game with a win in the 80th minute as sophomore midfielder Aimee Hodgson put up a shot, but it wasn’t on goal, launching the two squads into overtime. The first overtime period resulted in a 1-1 stalemate. The second overtime period held a different story. The Hawks’ game-winner came in the 107th minute. Senior defender Chloe Ferreira found sophomore forward Summer Reimet running into the box. Reimet took the ball around graduate goalkeeper Skylar Kuzmich and shot the ball into the net for the winning goal. This was Ferreira’s third assist and Reimet’s third goal of the season. Hodgson had a shot following Reimet’s goal to try and tie up the game again, but her shot went out top, giving Monmouth
the 2-1 win. Both teams finished with 12 total shots. Hofstra had four on goal while Monmouth had three. Kuzmich finished with two total saves. Opposing junior goalkeeper Cassie Coster also had two for the Hawks. Fouls were prevalent in the game as Hofstra had 19 total fouls and Monmouth had 17. Davies was also issued a yellow card for the Pride in the 64th minute. The Pride finished their season with an overall record of 12-5-1 and a CAA record of 9-2-1. The two-time defending CAA champions are out of the playoffs while Monmouth moves on to play Towson in the championship.