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weather. Covering the days and knights of Fairleigh 66° 64° 61° 67° Dickinson University’s fri. sat. sun. mon. Metropolitan Campus Vol. XXIX Issue XI Friday, April 27, 2018 Free Town Hall Makes it Clear: EQUINOX Wins Big Change is Coming By MARK LINDSLEY updated timeline for doing around to the topic that Staff Writer the work on this campus, everyone expected - with respect to what we are restructuring. (HACKENSACK) - The calling the perimeter identity “We don’t yet know what Metropolitan Campus hosted project.” exactly we’re going to do,” its second town hall meeting He outlined changes Capuano said. “What we do of the year on Wednesday, including three monument know is that when you look April 18, to discuss the at the current strategic plan proposed reconstruction of there are six major strategic the university. “The structure that initiatives ... It is a five-year “As I promised last time myself and a lot plan. We are actually nearing we met, which was back in the end of the second of November,” FDU President of the consultants the five years. I think it is Chris Capuano said, “we struggle with is the appropriate for the board to would continue to do these remind me, we need to start open campus meetings for current structure of looking at this carefully.” several reasons, but mostly to University College.” After briefly touching on keep you updated on what’s a few “broad goals,” including PHOTO PROVIDED THE EQUINOX triumphed at the New Jersey Press happening at the university. -University Provost Gillian Small improving efficiency, having Our goal is to do one every more uniformity between Association’s 2017-2018 Collegiate Journalism fall and spring, indefinitely.” campuses and refining our Awards, with Elizabeth White (right) taking First The audience seemed signs that were built, a institutional positioning, Place in News Writing for her articles, “Budget primed to hear about the new road through campus, Capuano passed the baton to restructuring. Capuano had proposed changes to the University Provost and Senior Turnaround” and “Newspapers Stolen,” Dustin other ideas. footbridge next summer, and Vice President for Academic Niles winning First Place for Layout and Design and “With respect to campus a plan to build a hotel in the Affairs Gillian Small. the Editorial Staff taking Third Place for Editorial improvements,” Capuano summer of 2020. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Writing (Theresa King, editor-in-chief, left). These said, “we have now an Capuano finally got are the highest placements in the competition ever received by THE EQUINOX. Students Talk FDU Restructure By Members of the “There are those few students same help from the regular Dr. Vodde Retires COMM 3835 Advanced that are actually interested.” academic advisors because By THERESA KING Journalism Class* Another student was that’s not their field of study, Editor-in-Chief worried about classes being they don’t know much about (TEANECK) - It’s almost cancelled. your major – that’s not what Metropolitan Campus commencement day, and “It’s frustrating because their focus is.” Executive Dr. Robert F. Vodde while some students are you had this class,” said Losing the personal announced his retirement to getting ready to walk the Shannen Llamas, a senior relationship between student the campus community in an stage at MetLife Stadium, Arts Management major, and advisor was also a email last week, citing health others are left wondering “you already have your concern. and family reasons. about the future of their alma schedule, but two weeks “I recall the first time I “After much deliberation mater. before school starts they had to register for classes,” following a minor health Dr. Robert F. Vodde issue,” Vodde said, “last week THE EQUINOX sampled cancel the class. That’s a big said Remonde Sejour, a I informed President Chris student opinion on the hassle, because at that point junior Science major. “It in police work, serving 25 Capuano and Provost Gillian proposed restructuring years, 10 of which he served all the other classes are going was really a daunting task. I Small that I have decided to of the university over the to be filled up.” was not even aware of what as Chief of Police in Leonia. retire, effective July 1, 2018.” Vodde is approaching last week. They expressed Students were concerned classes I needed to take. Vodde has been with his retirement in the same many concerns, but chief that they might receive a In my experience with my FDU for approximately 18 organized way he approached among them were changes lower level of advising service advisor, I have been able to years, serving most recently every job he held at FDU. He in academic advising and under the new plan. make sound choices that I as Campus Executive. He has a plan: administrative staff, class “I think that’s am proud of. One hundred began his career as a criminal “It’s time to spend sizes and availability, and inconvenient,” said freshman percent, I don’t think that justice professor, and rose to more time with our lack of information on the Biology major Madison without the help of my caring the position of administrative expanding family and details of the plan. Villalobos, “because the advisor I could say the same.” chair prior to being appointed grandchildren,” Vodde said, Campus Provost (the title “I don’t think they should whole purpose of having Students wondered what “to take advantage of travel was subsequently changed to drop classes because they are opportunities, spend more your academic advisor here the effect of the plan on class Campus Executive), replacing under-enrolled,” said Aziza, a for your major is that they size would be. time giving back, and to Joseph Kiernan, who retired. simply spend more time freshman Psychology major. help you. You won’t get the CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Vodde began his career enjoying the simpler things News Lifestyle Arts Sports OFFICE OF GLOBAL LEARNING GOOGLE IMAGES NICOLE MULLIGAN FDU KNIGHTS FDU Hosts U.N. Man on the Street: ‘Tartuffe’: A Throwback Hit Future of FDU Baseball Ambassador of the Senior edition Bahamas Page 2 Page 4 Page 5 Page 8 2 FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2018 e. the equinox Editors Staff Writers THERESA KING Editor-in-Chief GALINA BELLO THE EQUINOX is an independent publication of ELIZABETH WHITE Managing ARMAND BUTERA the students of Fairleigh Dickinson University Editor MONA DUGGAN DR. B.F. BATTISTOLI Metropolitan Campus in Teaneck/Hackensack, DUSTIN NILES Layout & Design ADMIR DURAKOVIC Academic Advisor NJ. It is funded in part by University College. 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Submissions can be DUSTIN NILES Sports Editor JUSTIN RIMPI COMPANY, INC. sent to [email protected] JULIAN BELL Sports Reporter EMILY WEIKL NEWS FDU Hosts Bahamian Ambassador By MARK LINDSLEY the Bahamian ambassador. a goal that she was able to Staff Writer “As a career foreign achieve. service officer, our dream “When you get into (TEANECK) – FDU’s Office job is to be appointed your work world you will of Global Learning hosted ambassador in New York,” realize, as much as you love Sheila Carey, permanent Carey said. “First of all, you your job, sometimes it can representative of the don’t say no to your prime be very frustrating,” Carey commonwealth of Bahamas minister, and second of all, said. “But one of the things to the United Nations, especially when they offer that I like about my job is on April 11 as part of the you something that everyone the fact that it allows me to United Nations Pathways who is in your position would travel around the world … Ambassador Forum. kill to have.” OFFICE OF GLOBAL LEARNING I have had an opportunity “Island Nations in Focus” Since then she has to see the world and to help was run in a Q&A format, with been working diligently to Vice Provost for Academic and International Affairs develop the foreign policy of Vice Provost for Academic ensure that her country has a Dr. Jason Scorza (left) interviews Permanent the Bahamas.” and International Affairs sustainable future. Representative of the Commonwealth of Bahamas After the event was over, Dr. Jason Scorza asking “We are trying to deal to the United Nations Sheila Carey on April 11. she expressed her gratitude. Ambassador Carey questions. with things like ending “This has really been Scorza said he was poverty, ensuring that wonderful,” Carey said. “I honored to share the stage everyone has access to good of climate change on the close to her heart is the didn’t know what to expect, with Carey. healthcare, to clean water, to islands. relationship between the so I was feeling very hesitant, “We are very thrilled sanitation,” Carey said. “All “The highest point in the Bahamas and America. but you certainly have made to have Ambassador Carey of those issues we are looking Bahamas is 200 feet above “We really feel as if me very welcome. with us this evening, here on at; and how we can improve sea level, and that is only one Americans are our family “I was encouraged by the Metropolitan campus,” the systems that we have in island in the Bahamas that and our friends,” Carey said.