Hempstead, NY Vol.76 | Issue 13
The Hofstra
Chronicle
Thursday
December 9, 2010
Keeping the Hofstra Community informed since 1935
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Psychological effects can be a symptom as well, such as con stantly thinking that bugs are on Recently, the Northeastern you. United States experienced an Ceja had felt itchy one morning, epidemic of bed bugs, and lately, as if something was on him, and they’ve been crawling onto 8'5(9:;$%)/#+$5%$&,$%)#$3&&/$.,*$ Hofstra’s campus. crushed it. Within 20 minutes of In the past two months, the calling Residential Programs, an room of Alex Ceja and Sean #<%#/=5,.%&/$(.=#$.,*$"#/5!#*$ Harvey, who live on the sixth that the bug was indeed a bedbug. 3&&/$&0$4&,-%5%'%5&,6$).-$7##,$ All of Ceja and Harvey’s things exterminated several times due to had to be taken out of the room bedbugs. and cleaned. Bedbugs are Three weeks tiny, red, beetle “It’s even worse later, Ceja found like parasites that that students another bug live by feeding in the room. are telling exclusively on their colleagues Hofstra had their the blood of warmblooded instead of the room extermi nated again, in animals during school” which they both the night. They sprayed and get their name steamed, and “bedbug” because of their pre reimbursed them for anything that ferred habitat of mattresses and was ruined in the extermination other places where people sleep. process. Bedbug bites are generally One week after Ceja and painless, though itchy. They tend Harvey’s room was exterminated to start as swollen bumps, then a second time, the room directly fade to red marks and gradu next to them had to be extermi ally disappear over a few days. SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
nated. Ceja and Harvey, con vinced that the bugs were moving around, had the exterminators come back and clean the room just in case. “Hofstra is extremely prepared for situations like these,” said Director of Residential Programs Eric Finkelstein. “It is up to the exterminator to decide if it’s an actual bedbug or not. If it is, then they need to determine whether it’s an isolated case or a large scale infestation, and then they will use their expertise to handle the problem.” However, Ceja and Harvey are skeptical. “It was not an isolated incident, yet they keep telling us it was,” said Harvey. “Obviously the bugs are moving from room to room. I’ve even seen saran wrapped mattresses near dump sters outside of other buildings. It’s even worse that students are telling their colleagues instead of the school.” According to Harvey, a resident walked up to the exterminators
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One year ago, on December 3, 2009 students across Hofstra University receieved an email from President Stuart Rabinowitz explaining that the school had made the decision to cut the foot ball program. Northeastern had made the same decision just over a week before and it took students by surprise that Hofstra, with a relatively rich football tradition, would be next in line. The email opened, “After a comprehensive review, the Board of Trustees has, at my recom mendation, voted unanimously to eliminate our intercollegiate foot ball program in order to redirect those resources toward aca demic initiatives and need–based scholarships.” The football team was informed the morning of the 3rd, just hours before a press conference informed everyone else. One year later, the feelings towards the decision are mixed. Some agree with the decision, some have accepted the decision as neces sary and others still harbor resent ment. The initial shock seems to have worn off, leaving just smaller groups upset, but the effects of
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the decision remain an important part of Hofstra University. The 82 football players had a choice to make. The school would honor their scholarships for the remainder of their time at Hofstra, or they could transfer without sit ting out a one year penalty. Of the 82 studentathletes, 67 transferred (see box on page A17 for more information) and only nine remain at Hofstra. Steve Probst was one of the players who transferred. Probst was a sophomore quarterback in his last year with the Pride, splitting time under center with Cory Christopher and Joe Sidaris. Probst passed for 466 yards and !"#$%&'()*&+,-$.,*$/.,$0&/$112$ yards. He transferred to fellow Colonial Athletic Association program Rhode Island and is cur rently thriving as a junior. Probst is one of three former members of the Pride to go to URI, along with wide receiver Billy Morgan and defensive back Chris Edmond. Probst, the North Massapequa, NY native has been named CAA Offensive Player of the Week twice this season and was the only quarterback in the conference to pass for over 1,800 yards and
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