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QUChronicle.com December 5, 2012 Volume 82 Issue 13 Proud recipient of the New England Society of Newspaper Editors' award for 2012 College Newspaper of the Year

Sports Intramural championships, pages 10-11

opinion SoC letters to the editor, page 7

Arts & life Why you shouldn’t pull all-nighters, page 8

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Student , struck School of by Stop Communications & Shop defends film truck equipment By KATHERINE ROJAS News Editor

By KATHERINE ROJAS

A female student was hit by a Stop & Shop Peapod delivery truck on Bobcat Way on Nov. 27 at 8 p.m., according to an email by Chief of Public Safety David Barger. The student was crossing Bobcat Way near the Student Health Center sidewalk from Bobcat Lawn, according to Barger’s email. If you witnessed this accident or have any more information, contact Public Safety Investigator Don Distefano at 203.582.3295 or Don.Distefano@quinnipiac.edu .

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Administrators, faculty and students in the School of Communications offered their defense and reaction to a recent letter to the editor published anonymously in the Chronicle’s Nov. 14 issue. The letter wrote about the recent guest speaker, Bobby Webster, an Academy Award-winning director of photography. The letter to the editor claimed that Webster, after looking at lighting kits, “called the equipment ‘shit,’” but the letter also claimed he said “the lighting kits were good to learn on because students will then appreciate good lighting kits when [they] get to use them.” After the letter was published, Chair of Film, Video, and Interactive Media William O’Brien visited the FVI class “Senior Colloquy,” reading the letter and a response by Webster. O’Brien also encouraged the anonymous student to meet with him to discuss the content of the letter. The letter also caused a steer with the administrators of the School of Communications, such as Dean Lee Kamlet and Michael D. Calia, director of the Ed McMahon Communications Center. “My problem with the letter is that it reflects an attitude of at least one student, who wrote the letter, that if only they had some better piece of equipment that would make them better filmmakers,” Kamlet said. “And any filmmaker will tell you that it’s not about the equipment, it’s about your ability to tell a story.” Quinnipiac University’s filming equipment

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Stephanie Alwardt sets up lighting equipment in the Ed McMahon Mass Communications Center. The School of Communications has updated its film equipment over the past year. is provided by Lowel Lighting, which is used in professional digital video, digital photography and film based photographic production, according to the company’s website. “Our lights, controls, mounts and kits are designed and built for rugged dependable use, ease of operation and portability,” the website says. The equipment is regularly replaced and updated when necessary each year, according to Calia. The School of Communications spends tens of thousands of dollars on new equipment each year, Calia said. “We provide equipment and accessories to help support the courses that are taught in the various majors here at the School of Communications,” Calia said. “The units we offer [students] are quality professional units that are lightweight

and flexible so that they can use it in a number of different situations.” Students have complained in the past of the heavy and bulky lighting kits offered at Quinnipiac, according to Calia. After the students brought their complaints to Calia’s attention, the school responded by getting lighter “go-kits.” This past spring, Calia and other administrators met with Quinnipiac Film Society members and seniors to discuss any concerns with the equipment. The students were interested in using DSLR cameras. Next, the School of Communications bought 14 DSLR cameras this semester, according to Calia. “We spend tens of thousands of dollars every See equipment Page 5

Mark Thompson earns promotion to brand new position

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Students take part in the T.A.K.E. Defense Training on Nov. 29., hosted by Alpha Delta Pi, Sigma Phi Epsilon, and Pi Beta Phi

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Quinnipiac University President John Lahey announced a new administrative position on Monday, Nov. 26. Senior Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs Mark Thompson will be promoted to the new position of executive vice president/provost, according to a memo sent by Lahey. The change was made after Senior Vice President for Administration Richard Ferguson informed Lahey of his plans to retire after the academic year. The new position merges Thompson and Ferguson’s current roles. Thompson believes the merger will benefit students, enhancing Quinnipiac’s academic value.

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“Every time you make a change like this it means opportunity,” Thompson said.“It gives a nice opportunity to integrate things that weren’t integrated before, in ways that better serve students and continue to increase the quality of the educational experience.” Thompson’s new position makes him responsible for Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, Athletics and Recreation, the Department of Public Safety, Facilities and Information Technology. He plans to use these departments together in order to better serve Quinnipiac’s students. “I think the first thing is to think about how to take all the pieces of the puzzle that are out there under the two current positions, and how to effectively take those pieces of

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the puzzle and put them together in a way that makes sense,” Thompson said. Although Thompson does not assume his new position until the summer, he hopes to develop plans soon. He said he plans to meet with personnel from Public Safety, Information Technology, Facilities and the Arnold Bernhard Library in the near future. “I certainly have my own ideas about how things might fit together, but I think it’s important to get the perspective of everyone involved,” Thompson said. “By doing that, often times, you come up with a better solution than what you come up with on your own.” While no changes have formally See thompson Page 2

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Mark Thompson, the senior vice president for academic & student affairs, will become the executive vice president/provost effective on July 1, 2013.

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