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Sandy Strikes

Volume 94, Issue 9 | November 7, 2012

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CAMPUS

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Nicholas Perricone, M.D., a world-renowned dermatolo-gist and alumnus of the Uni-versity of New Haven was honored as the university’s 2012 Bartels Fellow.

SPORTS

Elite Step Team sponsors the Diversity Showcase: Elements of Hip Hop, with MEISA and the Audio Engineering Society. Many spectacular dancing, singing and poetry acts performed in Dodds Theater.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Staff writer Allison Ramsdell reviews Hotel Transylvania just in time for Halloween. What happens when you have Dracula, ghosts, Fran-kenstein and mummies all under one hotel roof? Con-tinue reading to find out.

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OPINION

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Timothy Aaron Danforth was unable to finish his speech on the Pledge of Allegiance at a USGA meeting. To see what else he had to say on the highly contentious issue, check out the opinion page.

As a reminder, registration begins this week. Priority registra-tion is Thursday, Nov. 8, senior registration is Friday, Nov. 9, junior registration is Monday, Nov. 12, sophomore registration is Wednesday, Nov. 14, and freshmen registration is Friday, Nov. 16. Registration on all of those days begins at 6:01 a.m. Make sure you have met with your academic advi-sor beforehand to be cleared for registration. The Registrar’s Office in South Campus Hall will be open beginning at 6 a.m. on all registra-tion dates to assist with any issues that arise. Matrix, the online system that students use to register for classes, has been known to have some is-sues, most notably crashing during every registration period when hundreds of students are attempt-ing to register for classes at once. The way registration is set up, certain groups (e.g. honor students, athletes, certified notetakers) have a priority registration period, fol-lowed by a period for all seniors, then juniors, sophomores and, lastly, freshmen. The system is incapable of handling thousands of class registrations from up to a thousand people at once, so the in-evitable results are server crashes. One defining feature of Matrix has always been the registration cart, where students can put into a ‘shopping cart’ all of the classes they want to register for and then select them all at once as soon as their registration period begins. However, a decision was recent-ly made by the university admin-istration to remove the registra-tion cart from Matrix, essentially requiring students to register for classes one at a time. Presumably, this was done to reduce the amount of activity in the server at one mo-ment and reduce the probability, as well as frequency, of crashes. However, student reception to the initiative is not as positive as the administration. Junior Liana Teixeira weighs in: “Matrix has a history of crashing on class regis-tration days, so I am worried about spring semester registration since the cart feature will no longer be available. Students will have to register for each class individually, and may be spending more time attempting to register for classes. The guarantee of getting all your classes is also lowered. The cart feature made it easy to get several classes at one time.” Another issue that may arise from the removal of the registra-tion cart is that students may at-tempt to circumvent the sequential registration method by keeping multiple tabs or browsers open for different classes. As senior Kelli Derleth adds, “While it’s not go-ing to affect me for very long as I have one semester left, it’s going to be difficult to have so many

She was mean. She was big. She was brutal. And she packed a punch of 90 mph winds, knock-ing down anything standing in her way. Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc up the East Coast, leaving destruc-tion in her wake. Fortunately, the main campus of the University of New Haven was left mostly un-scathed. Main campus did not lose power once throughout the storm and only suffered a few broken windows and downed trees. The University opened its doors to over 500 displaced students, providing safe centers and a warm place to stay throughout the apex of the storm. The UNH Emergency Management Team kept students as safe as possible, providing them with shuttle services to and from Bartels Dining Hall. Both graduate and undergradu-ate classes were cancelled Monday and Tuesday to ensure the safety of the students on campus. This gave students the opportunity to go home if they felt compelled to. “Cancelling classes as early as UNH did allow a lot of students to make appropriate plans to get

home,” senior Brandy Morenau, a Bethel Hall RA, said. “UNH offered a lot of assistance to those who wanted to go home, making their trip as easy as possible.” Students were evacuated from their dorm buildings Oct. 29 at 7:30 p.m. by the E.M.T. to pre-serve their safety. Courtesy vans were provided to bring the students to either the Beckerman Recreation Center or Soundview Hall for the night, both of which have emer-gency generators. “I think UNH handled the evacuation very well,” sophomore Adam Medford, a RA in Botwinik Hall, said. “They created a safe and monitored environment and took precautions necessary to keep those residing at UNH safe and accounted for.” Many of the students who stayed on campus during the storm have nothing but good things to say about UNH. “I think UNH was extremely organized; I didn’t feel unsafe for a second,” fresh-man Nick Weilmann said. “They were extremely prepared for any circumstance and I was safer on campus than I would have been home in Long Island.” Freshman Dallas Newcomb added, “I felt really safe at UNH, and I know they wanted us to be as

safe as possible.” “My mom was happy that I was in a location that had guaranteed power and that I would be around people who would keep me safe and updated about what was hap-pening,” sophomore Jennifer Har-rington said. Following the storm, many of the students who went home had difficulty getting back to cam-pus. UNH understood, giving the students an additional day of cancelled classes Wednesday, Oct. 31. UNH also offered increased courtesy van service to Union Station for all students who were not able to make it back to campus during the week. “We are proud of the way you conducted yourselves and sup-ported our emergency efforts,” President Steven Kaplan said in an email addressed to the UNH stu-dent body. “I am especially grate-ful for the efforts of the various student organizations that assisted during the storm. I also very much appreciate the work performed by the Emergency Management Team, Campus Police, Student Affairs and Residential Life to ensure the safety and well-being of everyone on campus. “We are glad to have everyone back on campus and to return to normal operations. Our thoughts are with everyone who continues to recover and rebuild following the storm.”

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What does a swimsuit sprint, Chiddy Bang and the University of New Haven have in com-mon? Hosting the biggest event of the semester so far, while also donating money to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and clothes for New Haven families through UNH’s Midnight Run program. On Oct. 26, the fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon came together with SCOPE, WNHU, The Charger Bulletin, Inter Fraternity Soror-ity Council (IFSC), the American Criminal Justice Association (ACJA) and the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA) to host the “Swimsuit Sprint.” Participants stripped out of their clothes (with a swimsuit

underneath) to give to charity, and run around campus. The sprint began at Kayo Field at 8 p.m. As students were getting to run, WNHU was playing music in the background, and SCOPE was stationed at the finish line, setting up drinks, food and shirts. A security watch was also orga-nized, consisting of campus police and the brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. Students were at last given the signal to run, the ultimate prize at the end of the race being a performance by Chiddy Bang in the Botwink and Bixler Quad at 9:30 p.m. Chiddy Bang performed several of his hit songs. The first act got students and the brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon in a concert-like mood. “The concert was absolutely amazing,” said junior Amanda Ke-hoe. “The concert and everything

was very well organized, I thought. They had security, which I thought it was good. But most importantly, I think it was good to see everyone come out and support the charity.” Kehoe was not the only one who felt this way. Many students felt that this was, by far, the coolest event and very organized. The con-cert came to a close with students wanting an encore. The event turned out to be very successful, and talk of making it a recurring event is in the works. Kenny Hall, President of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, spoke to a delegate of MTV and several other students who said that he wishes to this event again. According to Hall’s Facebook updates after the spring, over one thousand students came out and participated in the event, which again makes this the biggest event in the semester.

The Chargers scored the homecoming game’s final 35 points to lead the nation-ally ranked football team to a 48-9 victory over SCSU. They have retained the Elm City Trophy for the third-straight season.

Will UNH’s elimination of the Matrix cart

feature impede class registration?

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The Chargers scored the game’s final 35 points to lead the nationally ranked football team to a 48-9 victory and retained the Elm City Trophy for the third-straight season. READ MORE ON PAGE 12

Student Amy Reidy dishes on the third presidential debate, questioning whether each candidate succeeded in getting his point across to the audience.

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USGA President’s Corner

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Friday, November 9 in the Alumni Lounge. EVERYONE IS INVITED!

Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth R. FieldAssistant Editor Liana Teixeira

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Hello everyone,

Over the past two weeks, big things have been happening here at University of New Haven. In the wake of an awe-some Homecoming Weekend and football game that left our Chargers yet again undefeated, our region of the country was hit hard by one of the most powerful storms in recent history.

“Superstorm Sandy,” as the storm is dubbed, wreaked havoc on the tri-state area as a whole. It is times like these that communities like the one we have here at University of New Haven come together and strengthen its ties, realizing how close we all are. To any student, alum, faculty or staff member affected by this storm, you and your families have surely been on my mind over the past week.

As we enter November, another major event is occurring: the 2012 presidential election. Upon receiving this article, you probably already know the victor. Keep in mind that the simple act of voting is an easy way to exert your rights and freedoms, something many others across the globe do not get a chance to do.

Maybe you have followed the election trail, maybe you have not. Either way, once the results have come out, do some reading or watch the news. See how the outcome will affect you. Being civically engaged is in fact an easier ac-tion than some may think.

In addition to the presidential election, November brings the last days of classes leading up to final exams and plenty of enjoyable holidays. In the frenzy of all the activity, be sure to stay on point and get all of your work done. Accomplishing all of your tasks each week will feel as though you are fitting ten pounds in a five pound bag, but ul-timately any pressure that comes with the end of the fall semester will be alleviated if you stay on top of your work.

Keep up the good work!Patrick Kelland

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by Melanie Stone

P.I.R.O., or Paranormal Investigation & Research Organization, is a club dedicated to interest in the paranormal. Our goals are to educate people about the paranormal and to continually educate ourselves about it as well. We have weekly discussion topics on the paranormal and we maintain our own paranor-mal investigation team.

Join us at our weekly discussions to hear about paranormal topics from fa-mous hauntings, to aliens/UFOs, to cryptozoology. Join us for our many events throughout the year such as Paranormal Jeopardy, Clue Hunts, May Day and Divination Faires. We also have an annual Paranormal Awareness Week around Halloween.

Everyone is welcome to stop by any of our meetings, and we are available for cosponsorship opportunities. Our meetings are Wednesdays at 10 p.m. You can email the club at [email protected] for more information.

During this year’s Paranormal Awareness Week, we had many events held on campus. On Sunday, Oct. 28, we had our trip to Salem, Mass. On Monday, Oct. 29, we had our Horrorfest, on Tuesday, Oct. 30, we had our Divination Faire, and on Halloween, we had a Harvest festival in the Programming Space at 7 p.m.

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Dear Melanie,

Recently, this guy and I have been talking nonstop. He seems to really like me, and vice versa. We have been hanging out more often, sometimes in a group and sometimes alone. Some of these hang outs have felt like dates, but neither of us have labeled them that way. I guess my real question is, how can you tell whether a hang out is just a hang out or a “date.”

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In any relationship labeling can definitely complicate things, especially in ro-mantic ones. It is tough to put a label on anything because people feel if they do the other person involved will have some preconceived idea. That is where confusion starts, and heartbreaks end it all. No one likes to be hurt, so people tend to avoid labels because once something is spoken it becomes “true.” There is more pressure to chew with your mouth closed, or hold the door open for a girl if “hanging out” is labeled as a date. That being said, most guys today will not waste their time hanging out with a girl if they don’t see it going somewhere. If a guy wants a girl for just sex, they will not be texting here, calling her or wanting to hang out with her at any other time besides 2 a.m. on a Saturday night. The fact that you both have hung out alone (or even in groups) multiple times seems to suggest that he is not just in it with some ulterior motive. He is making an effort, and if it seems like you both have feelings there, then you most likely both do. After a certain amount of time, I feel like it is okay for a girl to ask a guy what they are, where they stand, and where they should they go from there. Of course, at first it would be a little odd if on the second “date” (yes, I’m going to call it a date because I think the effort he is putting in makes it easy to know that he cares deeper then you think) you asked when the “Facebook status” should go up. But come on, after a certain amount of time you can’t let him keep dragging his feet either. There needs to be a point when you bring up your concerns. Seeing how he ad-dresses them will also tell you if your gut feelings were right (which I think it’s safe to assume they are). Don’t be afraid to say what’s on your mind. You’re allowed to want answers; no one likes to feel like they’re stuck in a continuum. Talking to him could be all you need to know everything you’re wondering. Give it a try.

November will start off great with a week full of events of all kinds! For a few of the events this week, there will be a very fitting theme of elections.

Monday, Nov. 5, SCOPE will host its monthly Bean House from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the Bartels Programming Space. There will be lots of election-themed fun. Stu-dents are encouraged to come out and perform any act they wish, or just watch their friends! There will be giveaways, and cookies and brownies served.

Tuesday, Nov. 6, SCOPE will have a showing of the film The Campaign, starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis in the Bartels Dining Hall from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 8, SCOPE will have a Butt Sketch Artist and Caricaturist in the Bartels Programming Space from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. If you have not heard of Butt Sketches before, you should definitely check them out!

Friday, Nov. 9, SCOPE will have another showing of the film The Campaign from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. in Bartels Dining Hall.

Friday, Nov. 9, SCOPE will also have Antique Photos in the Bartels Programming Space from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Students should all come out and take some funny photos by themselves or with their friends.

We hope to see you all there, and make sure to bring your friends!

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SigSuit Success

The brothers of Sigma Chi hosted a success-ful SigSuit Competition in UNH’s German Club with fundraising efforts totaling $2,900, doubling last year’s total of $1,200. All money raised went to the Huntsman Can-cer Institute, Sigma Chi’s national philanthropy.

The event was long awaited, as proved by the eager students who formed a line as early as 8:15 p.m. in the cold and rain waiting for the doors to open at 9 p.m.

Sixteen contestants par-ticipated in rounds con-

sisting of formal wear, animal outfit, costume and bathing suit, where they were asked a question for points. First place went to ‘Sig Girl,’ Catherine Esposito, who won a gift card to Victoria’s Secret.

Second place was Kris-ten McMullen, winning a flat screen TV. Third place went to Sarah Alley who won a spa gift card. A special thanks from the brothers of Sigma Chi to all of the “lovely ladies” who competed.

Seniors Billy Sheehan and James Zap provided witty commentary during the show as contestants took the stage. Sheehan, in charge of this year’s event, said, “The great-

est success of this event is always the contestants because they are the ones raising the money and they are the event’s backbone.”

He was helped by his assistant chair, sopho-more Seamus Andolsek, an event committee, and the rest of their chapter.

Sheehan also com-mented that attendance from this year proved that SigSuit has grown too big for the German Club. Seats filled fast and after the German Club reached capacity, students con-tinued to stand outside in the rain, hoping to catch a glimpse of the show through the front door.

The President of Sig-ma Chi, Kevin Boettger,

Nicholas Perricone, M.D. Honored As 2012 Bartels Fellow By ELIZABETH FIELD and LIANA TEIXEIRAEDITORS

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Nicholas Perricone, M.D., a world-renowned dermatologist, New York Times best-selling author and alumnus of the Uni-versity of New Haven was honored as the univer-sity’s 2012 Bartels Fellow on Oct. 24, 2012. Perricone earned his Bachelor’s degree in Eng-lish Literature from UNH in 1970 and later returned to take the prerequisites for entrance into Michigan University’s medical pro-gram. He now holds the rights to 116 U.S. patents, launched his own success-ful skin care brand, and has appeared nationally on television shows like Good Morning America and Oprah. He is the author of several NYT best-selling books regarding his pat-ented skincare and health routine including The Wrinkle Cure, Forever Young, The Perricone Promise and The Perri-cone Prescription. Perricone’s name is most widely recognized from the popular skin-care line “Perricone M.D. Cosmeceuticals” founded in 1998 in Meriden, Conn. The line is widely sold at stores like Sephora and QVC Shopping Channel.

President Kaplan in-troduced the speaker at the Bartels Lecture held in Dodds Theater, and acknowledged the Bartels family and their contribu-tions to the UNH commu-nity, especially for their generosity toward the lecture program. Perricone spoke to students, faculty and staff about his journey as a UNH student and beyond, touching upon his tal-ents in auditory learning, which allowed him to graduate medical school in a mere 2 ½ years. He found his passion for der-matology and conducted independent research on the role of inflammation in various diseases. Perricone found that inflammation was the reason for what he calls “the disease of aging.” This discovery led him to create an “anti-inflamma-tory diet,” consisting of a range of essential proteins and vitamins. Preventive medicine is necessary for healthy living, Perricone said. “Science is 110 years behind where it should be because of the close-mindedness of academia,” he continued. New in-novations and research in medicine are ways in which further progress can be made. However, Perricone owes his success to the

continuous perseverance and goal-setting displayed during his time at UNH, medical school and while job hunting. He advised current students to not get discouraged while work-ing toward their future careers. There will be setbacks, he said, but it is important to never give up one’s determination. Fac-ulty and professors can be utilized as mentors, open-ing up countless doors of opportunity. “Never compete with anyone else. Just compete with yourself,” Perricone said. “…Individuals with a vision make this country great.”Perricone closed his lec-ture with words of advice to the audience: “If you passionately love what you are doing success will follow.” The Bartels Fellowship was established at UNH in 1989 through the generos-ity of Henry E. and Nancy H. Bartels. The fellowship brings individuals of na-tional stature and promi-nence in the fields of business or public service to the UNH campus. Bar-tels Fellows visit classes, hold free-flowing discus-sions and deliver a formal address to the University community and guests.

“Do you like sex? Are you ashamed of your feelings while reading this book?” These are the questions that came my way at two in the morning as people read the flyer posted on my door. As a member of the Victimology club living across from an elevator, I originally thought this was a good door to put a sign on. The sign was, of course, advertising the Victimology club-spon-sored event “Fifty Shades Explored,” a discussion on the highly contentious book titled Fifty Shades of Grey. The huge turn-out on the night of Oct. 25 reflected the extent to which society is freaking out over this book. A representative from the Milford Rape Cen-ter was in attendance to assist anybody who felt that the discussion struck too close to home. Two females and one male were on the panel to pro-vide their views on how race, isolation, wealth and abusiveness affected the popularity of the popular novel. The event showed that Fifty Shades of Grey

did have some positives within its huge influence on society. Christian Grey did have a plethora of firsts with protagonist An-astasia. He tried to com-promise with her, and they even met each other’s families. The novel makes once taboo subjects easier to talk about. One ob-servant member of the audience even pointed out that Anastasia had a safe word; she was just too intrigued to use it. As far as the gentlemen in the audience were concerned, they claimed it did not change their view of the general female population and that it actually freaked them out. However, the nega-tives that people brought up did seem to outweigh the positives, by far. The dominant/submissive contract is more about how Anastasia behaves in life than in the bedroom, and Christian is extremely controlling. She even has to hide when she sees her friends in order not to anger him. While every girl will agree that it is awesome to get gifts from an attractive guy, Christian takes it too far. He buys her helicop-ter rides, a laptop and extravagant things that make her feel downright

uncomfortable. Many people at the event agreed that he needed to take care of and control himself before he tries to control anybody else. Anastasia should have probably done the same and worry about her happiness over Christian’s. From the start, he shows his disrespect for women. He assumes that Anastasia is a submissive before he even knows her or talks to her for an extended pe-riod. He also is very angry to learn that she is a virgin and has “vanilla” sex with her just to get it out of the way. “This is me pleasing you,” he declares in the novel. She does not know any better. Young teens are reading this and think-ing that this relationship is normal. Most importantly, they are not playing roles. An-astasia actually is this sub-missive and agreeable in the real world. Christian actually is this control-ling and dominating out of the bedroom. Another noteworthy point is that she never actually did sign the contract throughout the entire series. No mat-ter your view, this book is changing societal rules as we know them.

Vegas motorist sentenced in Halloween DUI death

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 42-year-old Las Vegas man has been sentenced to eight to 20 years in prison in the drunken-driving death of a 12-year-old trick-or-treater a little more than a year ago. Justin Caramanica Kikikoi was sentenced

Monday following his guilty plea in July to driving under the influ-ence during the crash that killed Faith Love on Oct. 31, 2011. Love was trick-or-treat-ing as a Native American princess when she was struck by Caramanica’s car on a residential street in western Las Vegas. Police say Caramanica’s blood-alcohol percent-

age was just under the .08 limit for driving in Nevada, but he appeared impaired and might have been under the influence of prescription drugs. Caramanica’s bail was revoked after his arrest on a DUI charge following another crash in Septem-ber.

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made an announcement during the event asking brothers inside to take the place of those wait-ing outside. It was a ges-ture greatly appreciated.

Sophomore Sasha Carmona was one of the students standing out-side. “It was very nice of them. They were gentle-man.” She was excited to see several of her friends competing in SigSuit.

SigSuit, held annu-ally, was developed by the chapter’s founding members as a unique way to raise money for cancer research. Students who attended were given tick-ets upon signing in and door prizes were raffled off to lucky winners.

Fifty Shades of Controversy By KATERINA SPERLSTAFF WRITER

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www.ChargerBulletin.comNovember 7, 2012Octo-butterbeer-fest

tabs open at the same time in order to register for all your classes on time, mainly because the sys-tem crashes.” Senior Josh Van Hoesen concludes with the follow-

ing: “I think there’s more effective ways to solve the problem than removing the cart, and there should be more effort put into alternative solutions like a queued system.” As this is the first semester where the registration cart will

not be available, it has yet to be seen whether remov-ing the cart will improve the effectiveness of the Matrix system and reduce system crashes.

Dude, Where’s My Cart?

By CAMERON HINESSTAFF WRITER

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For readers everywhere, the Harry Potter novels brought them a world full of magic and new discov-eries such as broomsticks, Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor Beans, and a school from which I’m still await-ing my acceptance letter. Another staple creation of the franchise is but-terbeer, a drink served at wizarding pubs “The Three Broomsticks” and “The Leaky Cauldron.”

The drink is described as tasting strongly of but-terscotch and served with thick foam on top. For UNH students, butter-beer became a reality on Wednesday, Oct. 24.Hosted by Science Fic-tion and Fantasy Club, the event was a chance for teams to compete in seeing who could make the best butterbeer. Mem-ber Derrick Chelikowsky recalls that the idea came at a meeting where they were thinking of ideas for an October event. They thought of Octo-

berfest. The idea quickly escalated into “Harry Potter plus Octoberfest,” as Chelikowsky recalls. As this is the first time this event has happened, Chlikowsky says that he is “very pleased” by the turnout and enthusiasm for the event. First place went to “Team Bad Wolf,” second went to Katie McNamura, and third to “Murder and Manticores.” Patrick Kelland, presi-dent of the Undergradu-ate Student Government Association and also one

LAU Deal or No Deal

Chi Kappa Rho Sorority Book Drive

Chi Kappa Rho Soror-ity is currently holding a book drive for World Wide Books. Dana Mangiacapra, president of Chi Kappa Rho, was contacted over the summer by the orga-nization, and when she brought it up to her sis-ters, they all agreed hav-ing a book drive would be a great idea. World Wide Books asks university clubs and orga-nizations to initiate a book drive on their campus in order to receive books of any genre that can be

donated to children in third world countries who have no books to read. The World Wide Book Drive has donated over 2 million books globally, and their program cov-ers the four corners of the world. The organization promotes global literacy and education by donating and recycling books. Currently, Chi Kappa Rho has a table in Bar-tels every Monday and Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. where people can drop off the books they wish to donate. Chi Kappa Rho aims to raise aware-ness and provide a place for people to drop off their donated books.

Mangiacapra said, “We’ve currently col-lected around 20 books, but the goal is to collect around 200. The book drive runs until December 6, giving students time to go home during the month of November and bring back any books they don’t need anymore.” Professors and staff members are also wel-come to donate any books that they don’t need any-more to support the cause. “For us, this isn’t just community service. We want to help out because it’s the right thing to do,” said Mangiacapra.

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of the evening’s judges, said that he “wasn’t sure what to expect,” but was “thoroughly surprised,” adding that the event was full of spirit. While Harry Potter’s world may not truly exist, it has been made more real thanks to the Butter-beer Fest. It brought me back to all of the magic and adventure from the world and really made me want to re-read the books again.

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On Wednesday, Oct. 24, Lambda Alpha Upsi-lon Fraternity held their fourth bi-annual Deal or No Deal event. Dodds Theater filled up once again, as students got competitive to win the big prizes. As the host, LAU vice president Tristian Rosario, started calling out the numbers of the chosen raffle ticket, the crowd’s anxiety grew. Guests cheered “508,” the first three numbers of all the raffle tickets, and then grew silent waiting for the next number to be called to see if they still had any hope. Sixteen ladies from various sororities and organizations on campus in black dresses lined the stage with their “cases” of various prizes, represent-ing the Deal or No Deal models. If you were the chosen one, you went on stage to choose a bag, and then went through a series of elimination rounds to narrow it down to two

bags. Throughout the elimina-tion, various prizes were revealed and, based on their value, the banker bartered gift cards of vari-ous amounts for you to opt for instead of continu-ing the game. The game kicked off strong, with the lucky winner of a UNH scarf and gloves, freshman Christian Tabares. “So close, but still so far,” Tabares said. Tabares played until the end, and when he was left with two bags (the one he had initially chosen, and the bag left from elimination), he chose to stay with his chosen bag instead of exchange it. He ended up eliminating the 51-inch flat screen TV. It only took two more contestants until the 51-inch flat screen TV was given away to sophomore Athena Rosario. “I had no idea I was going to win anything,” said Rosario. “I’m so excited, my heart is racing.” It wasn’t an easy win, though. The crowd’s intensity increased as

Rosario was left with two bags, and she had not eliminated the TV yet. The decision to stay with her bag might have been the most stressful one she ever had to make, but she wanted to be the first one to switch. She must have been feeling lucky because it worked out in her favor. “I feel like I’m going to be watching a lot of TV now,” Rosario said. The crowd was disap-pointed, but the prize win-ning continued, and more small and large prizes were both won and raffled away at the end. Even free hugs were raffled off because, like Tabares said, “I need some love,” and so does everyone else. Participants were given a single ticket upon enter-ing the theater, but could purchase more raffle tick-ets for a dollar. Through-out the game, LAU was posting live tweets to Twitter. Brayan Rivas, President of the Kappa Chapter, said, “I just want to do something fun that people look forward to coming out to.”

Students and Alumni Weigh in on USGA Happenings

By LIANA TEIXEIRAASSISTANT EDITOR

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Several highly conten-tious issues have sparked the interest of students and alumni at the Univer-sity of New Haven in the past few weeks. The two main topics that spread like wildfire across campus involved the Undergraduate Stu-dent Government Associa-tion’s (USGA) recent vote to recite the Pledge of Allegiance before start-ing each USGA meeting, and SCOPE’s open letter addressing their reduced budget and possible cut-back on Spring Weekend. The Pledge of Allegiance:Shawn Tremblay, former USGA Sergeant at Arms and UNH class of 2012 graduate, returned to UNH on Oct. 26 for the weekly USGA meeting, and had many opinions on the matters at hand. “They never focus on the actual issue,” Tremblay said, referring to the lengthy debate that arose regard-ing the Pledge of Alle-giance. “They just go on tangents.” When the Pledge of Al-legiance was conducted for the first time at the meeting, Tremblay did not feel comfortable standing. “It’s a private university. We are an adverse com-munity. You’re represent-ing a bigger community than what’s in that room,” he said. “You have to

think about how your de-cisions are going to affect people.” “This is the problem with USGA. Something big comes up and no one says anything. Then after the meeting, there’s an uproar,” said UNH alum and former USGA Trea-surer Danielle Palladino. “I can’t believe college students…adults…are go-ing around treating this in such an ignorant manner,” she continued. USGA Senators Billy Sheehan and Connor Johnson also shared their experiences with the Pledge of Allegiance controversy. Prior to the pledge being approved by USGA Senators and House members, Sheehan said he was approached by several students about the issue. “There are people who cannot make it here and would like to see more patriotism on campus,” Sheehan said. “It’s not just my views.” “I feel that it is a more united way to start a meet-ing,” said Johnson. “It wasn’t meant to be such a catastrophic issue.” Further suggestions were made at the Oct. 26 meeting to revisit the topic at a future time. “I think it’s worth it,” Johnson said when asked whether discussion should continue. “We definitely have to see both sides of the story.” SCOPE:The open letter from

SCOPE suggested that the organization may have to reallocate some of their funds to compensate for a lessened weekend events budget. Students and alumni possessed mixed views on the subject. “You can’t just reallo-cate the funds,” Tremblay said. “They are the most influential organization on campus aside from USGA…They’re threat-ening the biggest event of the year.” Palladino agreed. “Bad planning doesn’t consti-tute an emergency,” she said “Do a reassessment, reevaluate with care-ful planning, and take advantage of cosponsor-ship.” However, she does admit that the tagline on the written article did its job in drawing people in to read about SCOPE’s dilemma. Freshman Nadine Northway also felt that SCOPE should have explored other options be-fore addressing grievances in the Charger Bulletin. “I feel that they should work on cutting tiny bits of the budget each week, so when it rolls over we’ll have enough for Spring Weekend,” Northway said. “Other clubs should also chip in too, since SCOPE helps out with their events.” It is evident that cur-rent and former students have become interested in voicing their opinions on these hot topics of the fall semester.

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Diversity Showcase: Elements of Hip Hop

Psi Omega Chapter of UNH ACJA Wins Big

The American Criminal Justice Association-Lamb-da Alpha Epsilon’s Psi Omega chapter at the Uni-versity of New Haven has a longstanding history of ex-cellence. This tradition was continued at ACJA-LAE’s Region IV conference in Danville, VA in mid-Octo-ber.

Thirty-five student mem-bers of Psi Omega, as well as two foreign exchange students participating as guests and Professor Dan Maxwell of the Criminal Justice Department, made the trip to Danville on Oct. 18.

The conference began with a business meeting where elections took place; it was attended by several other chapters from the re-gion. Region IV includes colleges and professional members from Virginia north on the East Coast.

Friday, Oct. 19, was a day of testing. Members of Psi Omega and the other chap-ters competed in a firearms competition and a physical agility competition. All stu-

dents then participated in written tests in five differ-ent subjects: Corrections, Criminal Law, Juvenile Jus-tice, LAE Knowledge, and Police Management.

Later in the day, several three-student teams com-peted in a mock crime scene investigation competition. Students entered a room where a staged crime had been committed and had to act as investigators, asking questions and taking notes on a time limit. Crime scene reports then had to be writ-ten up, with the student in-vestigators explaining what had happened at the scene.

The following day, stu-dents attended two semi-nars. The first was “Gangs in Southside Virginia.” The speaker mentioned the tac-tics used by national gangs with local counterparts. The second seminar was “A Conversation About Hazing,” an interactive dis-cussion on this dangerous practice on and off college campuses. Later that day was the awards banquet and ceremony.

Psi Omega won 37 tro-phies, in both team and in-dividual categories. Three trophies were won in Cor-

rections, six in Criminal Law, four in Juvenile Jus-tice, four in LAE Knowl-edge and six in Police Man-agement. Two students also won individual trophies in Physical Agility. Psi Omega brought home three Crime Scene Investigation tro-phies, as well as three team trophies in Firearms.

David Lavorgna, Todd DeWald and Frank Barlan won individual Firearms trophies. Todd DeWald also won the Top Gun award for being the top shooter at the entire competition, with a target score of 440/480 and 13 X’s.

Psi Omega also won the Spirit Award and the Sweepstakes Award, which is awarded to the chapter who wins the most trophies across all categories.

Psi Omega would like to thank the Bartels Fam-ily, Vice President for En-rollment Management Jim McCoy, and Dean Mario Gaboury of the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sci-ences for their generous support in making the trip to the conference possible.

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Students Get Inside Look at Political Process

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In Cristal Reyes’s mind, her history classes and what is taking place in politics are inextricably linked. “Being inter-ested in politics is second nature to me,” she said. “You can’t understand important parts of history without understanding politics.” With a presidential elec-tion and a hotly contested senatorial race in Con-necticut, the fall semester presented a great time for Reyes, a sophomore, to take her first political sci-ence class at UNH. She was interested in taking a class taught by lecturer Gary Fetzer because of his previous experience as a lobbyist and a candidate for office. “There is nothing better than having a professor

with field experience,” she said. As part of the class, all students are required to volunteer on a campaign. Over the last few months, Reyes worked on Chris Murphy’s campaign for U.S. Senate. As part of her first experience working on a campaign, she made phone calls and was a paid canvasser in the West Haven area. She estimates that she made 300 phone calls and visited more than 100 homes. “I enjoyed meeting new people and learning more about their diverse politi-cal opinions,” she said. In the future, Reyes hopes to pursue a career as a college professor or a campaign manager. She might consider running for office herself one day. “I learned firsthand that running for office is a

time-consuming and ex-pensive decision that takes the right mindset and a lot of heart and dedication,” she said. One of Reyes’s class-mates, Christopher Armin-io ’14 (left), volunteered on Stephen Dargan’s campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives. For the history education major, it also was Armin-io’s first experience on the front lines of a campaign. “Being a theater minor, I found the experience in-teresting because I had to adapt what I would say to people who answered the phone or came to the door so it sounded natural and not scripted,” he said. At the beginning of this semester, Simone Quartey ’15 attended the Republi-can National Convention. Read the blog that she kept about her experi-ences.

Dodds Theater filled up fast Oct. 25 for Diver-sity Showcase: Elements of Hip Hop, sponsored by the Elite Step Team, MEISA and the Audio Engineering Society. The showcase started at 9 p.m. and included 12 spectacular acts. Joni Powel, a former UNH student and Elite Step Team member, visited to host the event along with senior Brittany Smith. The Elite Step Team opened the show with an intense performance that set the bar high and got the crowd excited for more. For freshman Danielle Cuervo, this was her sec-ond performance with the team. “I was nervous at first, but the crowd got me going,” she said. Danielle had the perfect attitude and rhythm along with the rest of the team as they stepped an awe-inspiring routine. “Being a part of the step team feels like a second family,” Cuervo said. One could tell from their precise and in sync rou-tine that they have spent enough time together practicing to be consid-ered a family. Other acts included other styles of dance, singing and performance from growing artists. Junior Tyler Dillard, a

previous performer at UNH idol, sang a heart-felt love song that moved the audience. Sophomore Marvin Fleurant changed the tempo a bit with an original rap and a sur-prise appearance from Nadia, who rapped along with him as they got the crowd’s hands in the air. Senior Gerald Lovelace performed third with a smoothly choreographed solo dance. Senior James Zap, along with Benny the Bear, performed a couple songs morphed together in a fun rendition, some of which included the crowd pleas-ers “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” “Stand by Me,” “Beautiful Girls,” and “You’re Body is a Wonderland.” Zap made a touchingly sarcastic dedication to all of his supporters—the teach-ers that said he would never amount to anything and the people that used to live above him that repeatedly called the cops on him. Following Zap, there was a special guest singer Kashmir Closs, who sang two originals. During intermission, the Monsoon Dance Crew preformed another amaz-ing routine that was equally electrifying. While watching, attend-ees did not want to miss a single beat or move. After intermission, the claps changed to snaps for

Ebunoluwa Shittu who performed a metaphori-cal poem called “ABC,” standing for “already been chewed,” that exceeded the PG rating upon inter-pretation. Eric Neilson brought the beat back with a skillful mixture of musical talent including vocals, guitar and harmonica playing. Diandre Williams pre-formed two original raps, and Strange Cool and Luke D also rapped. The best was saved for last. John Thomas, who has opened for Two Chains, sang songs that left the crowd speechless and in awe. “I live for it (music), its what I was born to do, every time I’m on stage its electric,” Thomas said. Thomas’ music was real and reached the audience. He engaged them as he related to them on normal relationship struggles. “I started singing in church, and I started do-ing shows at 16,” Thomas said. “I also did a college tour in 2012.” The Elite Step Team couldn’t have chosen a better talent to wrap up a wonderful and diverse talent showcase. Every student performer dis-played their talents, and even though it was a small crowd, it’s only the start of the path they all pave toward fame. Thomas says, “sometimes the small crowds are better.”

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As you get deeper into the semester, research as-signments, projects and/or tests will soon consume your lives. However, if you know where to find the information or re-search you need, it will make your lives easier and take a lot less time. To better assist you, the librarians here at UNH have created LibGuides, or research guides that will help you find re-sources and information specific to a topic or class. These easy-to-use guides contained detailed instruc-tions and will direct you to databases, websites, books and resources spe-cific to your area of study. We have been getting excellent feedback from the UNH community, so we have been expanding the collection. There are currently over 100 different guides covering different subject areas, from criminal jus-tice and forensic science, to citation style guides, to guides with video tutori-als showing you how to

use and search a specific database. To access the LibGuide collection, sim-ply go the library homep-age, and on the left hand side select the link for “Guides.” Since the collection is expanding, the LibGuide homepage has been completely redesigned to make it easier to use. Previously, the top ten most viewed guides were the focal points of the homepage, and at first glance it looked as though we only had ten guides. Now, new subject head-ings have been created. For instance, one of the subject headings is “Crim-inal Justice.” By clicking on the title, you will see links to several differ-ent subject guides related to criminal justice; they include psychology, fire science, forensic science resources, criminal justice and national security. Each link contains dif-ferent resources for that subject. However, all of those subjects are related to criminal justice; it was designed to make it easier to utilize other related guides when research-ing, maybe even a subject

area you did not think to check. At the top of the page, the “How Do I…?” tab contains all LibGuides that explain how to use the resources available through the library. For instance, “Databases Demystified” is a step-by-step guide teaching you how to find and search in a database. There are other guides such as “In-troduction to the Library for Undergrads,” “Under-standing JSTOR,” “What is a peer-reviewed journal article,” and “Evaluating Websites for Academic Research” to name a few. Remember, our Lib-Guides collection was de-signed to assist the UNH community with their research needs. If there is a guide that you think should be available that is not, let us know. If you have any questions, please stop by the Library’s Information Desk, call the Information Desk at (203) 932-7189, or email us at [email protected] and a librarian will be more than happy to as-sist you.

On Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, UNH President Steven H. Kaplan gave an unexpected and rather impromptu speech at the general student body meeting for the Graduate Student Council (GSC). President Kaplan spoke to graduate students in the wake of the recent announcement of the University’s acquisition of the Hubbell property. By the summer of 2013, the majority of the gradu-ate student programs and its associated administra-tion will be housed at this location. As usual, the biweekly meeting for the graduate student body was well-at-tended by some 50 grads, as well as the executive board for the council. But when an email was is-sued on early Wednesday afternoon announcing that President Kaplan would be attending the meet-ing, student interest in participating in such an open forum was height-ened. Their attendance was rewarded not only by the presentation of the most current information about the move to the Hubbell site, but also by an open-ended question and answer session with the University president on a variety of topics, including diversity on campus and the upcoming commencement plans for January 2013. By far, however, the president’s address fo-cused on the administra-tion’s intent to house its

ever-expanding graduate school (including the cohort programs) at the newly-acquired Hubbell property. This property, which is located on 47 acres in nearby Orange, Conn., on the Derby Milford Road, is a short 15-minute commute from the main campus. It is the former headquarters of Hubbell Electronics and boasts 70,000 square feet of convertible central space, adjacent building footage and a private lake, all surrounded by sweep-ing wooded acreage. President Kaplan stated that the location was “by far the most attractive that we considered.” He emphasized that the new facility would ease the strain on the main cam-pus. “The move to this large facility,” he said, “meets all of our goals for expanding the Uni-versity’s presence, having classroom and administra-tive office space, library, computer, electronic and tech services, and ample parking.” While some-what secluded, he empha-sized that the new campus will be safe – clearly a major concern since most graduate school classes and evening commuter programs meet at night. The president was ac-companied to the meeting by Dean Rebecca John-son, who was available to address student concerns. Also present was Milva McGhee, the administra-tive advisor to the council, who is currently serving as the Interim Coordina-tor of Graduate Student Services. After President Kaplan

concluded his remarks, GSC president John Cul-mone opened the floor for questions. The most per-tinent question centered on the logistics of inte-grating the Hubbell site with the main campus. It was posed by Janixia K. Reyes, a psychology I/O major, who served on the site focus group prior to its acquisition. Regard-ing membership in this group and her participa-tion, she stated, “It was a wonderful opportunity to voice my opinions on the current facility and the acquired facility. We greatly appreciated that the university saw the need to include current graduate students in these discussions in order to have proper planning for the new facility when the time comes.” Reyes was not the only student who noted the openness of the university to hear student concerns on the upcoming move. Graduate student Phil-lip Santinoceto, who will be receiving his MBA in 2013, commended President Kaplan and his administration and staff for leading the university during a period of unpar-alleled growth. The GSC meets every other Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Student Dining Room in Bartels on the main campus. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednes-day, Oct. 31. Follow the activities of the GSC at www.newhaven.edu/admissions/gradadmis-sions/11059/.

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Letter to the Editor:

Voltaire once said, “I dis-agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” Voltaire’s works and ideas influenced the framers’ deliberations during and after the Ameri-can Revolution. This concept is seen in the First Amend-ment. It can be applied to the freedom of speech, religion, press, petition and assembly rights. These basic freedoms have been analyzed and im-pacted by decisions made by the Supreme Court. I believe that by using and pressing the limits is the only real way American utilize their free-doms.

This past week, there were two articles that I think exem-plified Americans using their First Amendment rights and pushing the societal limits at our University. Although I do not agree with both of the articles’ authors, there is no reason for the articles to not have been published or for the authors to be attacked for expressing their ideas. The articles I am referring to are “No Spring Weekend?!” by Rachel Boulerice, SCOPE president, and “USGA Meet-ings to Now Open with the ‘Pledge of Allegiance’ Each Week: Why This Makes Me Uncomfortable” by Eliza-beth Field, Charger Bulle-tin Editor-in-Chief. Both of these articles were opinion pieces written about issues being faced during the Un-dergraduate Student Govern-ment meetings.

In “No Spring Week-end?!” SCOPE’s president attempted to inform stu-dents of the monetary issues SCOPE is facing; her inten-tion was to keep students informed. This article was an opinion piece in which Boulerice commented on the decisions made by USGA Senators and the discussion of SCOPE cutting back on luxuries and working with a smaller budget. Rachel had every right to voice her comments on this matter and I think that this was an im-portant story that needed to be told. However, I want to respond as a student who is active in the University com-munity and who has a strong understanding of SCOPE’s values and the special place it has in this university.

It was clear to many stu-dents at the end of last school year that the SCOPE budget had been dramatically cut. That would mean that when SCOPE began their planning for the 2012-2013 school year, they should have been aware of the cuts. We learn a lot about money being col-lege students, and budgeting (we all know) is the best way to make sure we can stretch our dollar.

Boulerice said “My whole point: why should we cut

back on the student body? It is the students that fund our budgets and the programs we hold are solely for the students’ enjoyment.” This comment I find offensive because the money that was taken away from SCOPE was given to other clubs and organization, and the money is still going to the students. Other organizations struggle every year to put on events because of their small bud-gets, yet they always put on great events. I think that SCOPE should have planned better and not relied on the possibility of receiving mis-cellaneous funds to continue funding programs for week-end programming.

The second issue I have is with the comment “the Sen-ate that is supposed to be representative of the student body.” The words ‘supposed to’ are a harsh attack on the Senators. The student body elected these Senators, and they are active in the com-munity and try to listen to the concerns of the student body. It has been obvious that students have been frus-trated with the fact SCOPE has been bringing the same events to campus year af-ter year. The Senators are hearing the students and understanding their displea-sure with the way SCOPE is spending the students’ mon-ey. They want to see change before allocating even more money to the organization.

All in all, I think SCOPE Committee Heads and Media Heads will find a way to keep our favorite event Spring Weekend as great as it has been in the past. However, maybe it is time for them to reevaluate students’ reac-tions to their events and think about spending more frugal-ly. But this just shows how important it is for students to get involved and voice their opinions on where they want their money to go—even if that means revisions to the inner SCOPE fabric.

In “USGA Meetings to Now Open with the ‘Pledge of Allegiance’ Each Week: Why This Makes Me Un-comfortable” written by the Charger Bulletin Editor-in-chief, the article depicts an issue on which many students have an opinion; the question of whether or not the Pledge of Allegiance should be said at a private university. This article was phenomenally written, and although I op-pose some of the ideas, there was no reason for the article not to be published or for personal attacks to be made towards the author.

Field utilized her freedom of press to express her dis-pleasure about the Pledge of Allegiance being said. She gave thorough reasoning for her beliefs and I believe Field shows exemplary re-spect in the way she made her argument.

The Pledge of Allegiance is not required to be said in

Connecticut, as Field clear-ly points out. Her specific comments were about her position as a student repre-sentative and portions of the pledge that go against her beliefs. In the USGA meet-ing, Field represents the en-tire Charger Bulletin staff. This includes over 50 diverse members of the student body. Being such a diverse com-munity, we have different be-liefs and it becomes a com-plicated issue. It is important to look at how plausible it is for student leaders to take a stand on a controversial issue on behalf of the student body.

The only middle ground is to go with a majority, as seen in the state and federal government. Being a rep-resentative comes with the responsibility of sometimes putting personal beliefs aside and doing what the people you represent desire. I think Fields showed the right traits of a representative by say-ing she would stand in re-spect but would not recite the pledge, and this is a fair compromise.

As for Field’s actual thoughts on the Pledge of Allegiance, this is where our views completely fork. As a child, I learned about the pledge of allegiance and was taught line-by-line what the terms meant. I now have enough life experience to form my own opinions, and although these opinions have slightly changed since I was first taught the pledge’s meaning, for me (a liberal women in the middle class), I will still recite the pledge.

All Americans are given the right to life, liberty and property, and laws exist to ensure this. Specifically, Fields looked at the line “Liberty and Justice for all.” Her experiences have not shown her liberty or justice. In my experiences, I have the liberty to act, do and say what I please and, therefore, I don’t think that any of my liberties have been kept from me, despite being a member of various minorities.

There is a presumption of innocence for all Americans; therefore, there is justice for all. I would be ignorant to say that there are no civil liberty issues in this country; the pledge does not say this either. However, I believe the pledge shows that Americans are willing to stand by their country despite its flaws. For me, saying the pledge is my way to show my appre-ciation for having the rights I was given. I cannot speak for all, but all individuals have the ability to show their al-legiance and support for the country in their own way.

This past week’s paper makes me proud to be a member of this University because students are taking action and giving their opin-ions. We are making choic-es for ourselves and using the education we receive to make educated opinions.

DON’T FORGET!This newspaper is recyclable!

In lieu of our weekly editorials, we have chosen to offer this space to the many voices of the UNH stu-dent body. The Charger Bulletin’s mis-sion is to create a platform for in-telligent and respectful student discussion. As editors, we are so grateful for the feedback we have recieved from students, alumni and faculty and we will honor their opinions here. Enjoy!-Liz and Liana

“Poor SCOPE”By THASHA BRIGNOLLETTER TO THE EDITOR

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I picked up a copy of the 8th issue of the 94th vol-ume of the Charger Bulletin and I must say, I was less than pleased. One article in particular stuck out in my mind for its mediocrity and seeming pettiness. The open letter submitted by Rachel Boulerice about Spring Weekend possibly being cancelled is lacking in substance and importance. With a title like "No Spring Weekend?!" one would as-sume this would have been an articulate article address-ing a hard-hitting issue that affects all students however it was chock-full of typos and was written with quite the immature tone. Firstly, this issue pre-sented by the SCOPE President is not an issue at all. She was complaining

about a well-endowed club that simply does not have as much wealth as before. There are many clubs on this campus that make due with what they have and are quite resourceful with the little they are given (I am referring to the clubs Rachel mentioned as only offer-ing programs for "one type of student". Whatever that means). There is no reason to cut back on Spring Week-end to offer minor weekend visits to the Peabody Mu-seum and Apple Picking. I am sure and certain that the majority of the student body (who SCOPE should be ca-tering to) would rather have an amazing spring weekend than have to delete emails about mindless events and trips that only 13 freshmen end up attending anyway. Secondly, I cannot help but to note the pedestrian gram-mar in this article. No care or time was taken or spent

to explain the workings of USGA meetings in reference to miscellaneous and budget planning. If the goal was to inform university stu-dents and attempt to make students sympathize with SCOPE, a huge chunk of students (those who do not attend USGA meetings) are left in the dark and confused based off the confusing jar-gon used in this article. Instead of being petty, snarky and taking shots at other organizations or com-plaining about something with a clear solution (either raise money or cut back on lightly attended weekend events for the much more heavily attended Spring Weekend), more profes-sionalism, heedfulness, and concern should have been exuded to ensure that all students would be able to understand the current situa-tion that is affecting them.

My Ode to the Undecided Voter, Otherwise Known as my Neighbors

By SIMONE QUARTEYSTAFF WRITER

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Dear Undecided Voters (Otherwise Known as My Neighbors), I think I speak on behalf of everyone when I ask “why the hell are you so undecid-ed?” Seriously, this is get-ting a bit ridiculous. What do you have to be undecided about? Sure, two centrist politi-cians with Harvard Law de-grees, mandated healthcare laws and weird speaking cadences seem similar on the surface, but beneath it all they really are not anything alike. I mean, it is not as if you are choosing between John. F Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy. Let us not pretend as if you are well informed. Believe me, I am pretty informed and very decided. And I know what you are thinking: “Oh, you Star-bucks-drinking, PBS-watch-ing, political-junkie liberal, ‘what do you know about us?’” Now that may be true, but there is an uncomfort-able truth here. The truth of the matter is I know who you are very well. I know you better than you know yourself. In my hometown, I am surrounded by you. You are the kind, albeit clueless, soccer mom neigh-bor more concerned with why the lady up the street sold her boat house than you are to pick up the newspa-per. You are the overworked accountant more concerned with his mortgage payments,

and whose wife cannot seem to comprehend that you cannot afford to add an extra room to the house. You unwind at the end of the day by watching hours of ESPN instead of CNN. You crack open a Budweiser to ease your idle troubles. I have lived among you, and I know your ways. The reality is you do not care. Sure, you may claim you care and that you are not ignorant or misinformed. You claim the reason you fail to understand the differ-ence between the national debt and the deficit has everything to do with you being busy. You have lives, spouses, kids and bills. After all, politics is not your thing, right? Instead of taking a few precious minutes of your free time to Google Mitt Romney’s tax plan or the president’s stance on trade, you indulge instant grati-fication of the worst kind; mindless television, drinking and gossiping. Hidden in the pockets of “real America” (hey, Sarah Palin said it) are not the silent majorities of Lee Atwater and Richard Nixon. No. In “real America,” mass ignorance of the Honey Boo Boo worshipers dwell. It is a world isolated from poverty, war and the cold, cruel hardships of the world. You know, the stuff you see on your $200 box set of The Wire you cannot stop brag-ging about. The real reason you are undecided is because you do not take the time to actually inform yourselves. You have it so good. Those problems

were for those kinds of people. Your ignorance is justified because you are so precious; politicians pander to your ignorance every day of the week, ignoring those who need help like the old, sick and poor. It is sad that one of the most intelligent conversa-tions about politics I ever had occurred in an inner city beauty shop. But at the neighborhood barbeque, when I asked your opin-ion on the election, you shrugged with indifference, not knowing Paul Ryan is Mitt Romney’s running mate. It must be nice living in a bubble-wrapped world, where you do not care who runs the country.It must be nice having me, a 20-year-old explain the Electoral College to you.It must be nice whining about your lawn, your de-signer purse and the soccer coach who does not start your kid, instead of worry-ing about important matters. It must be nice to know that despite your ignorance, the American media con-stantly worships you, as if your flightiness is some noble quality. I however, do not think it’s nice. Change the channel, study up on the issues and stop watching crap televi-sion. Maybe, you just might learn something. Maybe you will finally realize, as Plato realized long ago, that the shadows on the cave are not reality but a delusion. But what do I know? I am already decided.


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What Really Happened with the SCOPE Miscellaneous Budget Request?

By ROSS WEINERCONTRIBUTING WRITER

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What really happened with SCOPE? Are they not going to hold Spring Weekend? As a USGA Senator, I will tell you what exactly happened with SCOPE and the miscel-laneous request. As we all know, any club or organization can get money from USGA miscel-laneous account. SCOPE had money cut last year from their budget, so they decided to go to miscellaneous to get the money for the weekend events. In September, SCOPE went to the budget com-mittee and asked for over $100,000 from the miscel-laneous account for weekend events, extra money in their budget and Spring Week-end. The budget commit-tee agreed to give them the money. According to the USGA constitution, any budget request over $3,500 must go up to USGA. So SCOPE’s

request for weekend events was denied by USGA be-cause we felt like it was too excessive a request. They asked for over $80,000 to run their weekend events, but during this meeting USGA voted that SCOPE get over $30,000 extra dol-lars for Spring Weekend. SCOPE has a budget over $250,000 to run Spring Weekend, so why is SCOPE complaining that they can-not throw Spring Weekend if they have a budget over $250,000? They are complaining because USGA did not want to give SCOPE an extra $31,000 for their weekend events. It would have emp-tied out the miscellaneous account until rollover came. This would have meant that other clubs and organization on campus would not get money to run their events until rollover came. Nobody knows how much rollover would have been or when it would come. This no-tion that SCOPE has to cut Spring Weekend is ridicu-

lous. SCOPE requested over $80,000 for weekend events. If they had to take $80,000 out of Spring Weekend it would mean there would have to be a cut in Spring Weekend, but Spring Week-end would not be canceled. It is absolutely wrong of SCOPE to hold the USGA hostage for money. A lot of clubs’ budgets have been cut and they are not writ-ing articles in the Charger Bulletin threatening USGA. I understand where SCOPE is coming from, but SCOPE must realize that there are other clubs and organiza-tion that need miscellaneous money from USGA. I am asking for the head of SCOPE to apologize to the student body for threatening to cancel Spring Weekend. Disclaimer: According to SCOPE, there was never an intention to cancel Spring Weekend, only to limit some of the larger activities as-sociated with the event.

No Winners in PoliticsBy AMY REIDYSTAFF WRITER

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The final debate, in terms of its main topic, lacked the focus and finesse of the earlier debates. Many topics, besides the ones that were meant to be brought up (for-eign policy), were brought up quite frequently by both Mitt Romney and President Barak Obama. It seemed as though the candidates had very different strategies going into this debate, ones that may have left the ulti-mate winner of the debates very hard to distinguish overall. According to the man tasked with helping Rom-ney prepare for the debate, Senator Rob Portman, the strategy was “to come across thoughtful, knowledgeable, reassuring…” He followed that strategy greatly, clearly knowing what he was talk-ing about, and seeming as if he had the answers to the problems of the United States’ predicaments on more than one front. This strategy seemed to be very helpful to Romney and helped him to hold his own. Obama’s strategy, from the start, was one of criticism of Romney and his ideas. Although he was mocking at some points, the overall

strategy seemed to prove ef-fective for Obama. However, it is not the strategy that he has demonstrated throughout the entire campaign. There seemed to be a bit of a role reversal in terms of the strategies and manners of the candidates. In general, the Republican Party may have been expecting more of an attack on the current president rather than the more cordial appeal that Romney seemed to have for President Obama. In terms of the actual content, the winner of the debate is totally up to the viewer. Romney “won” in terms of sticking to the topic. Viewers who believe that fixing our nation on the home front is an integral part of strengthening our pres-ence around the world would have agreed with Romney’s main points in the debate. This, however, was how he would often get off topic. Although this does deal with foreign policy in the sense that our power has weakened around the world, it still brings the debate back to the economy here at home, rather than focusing on the events outside of our nation. President Obama brought a different view to the de-bate. He tended to be on the offensive, calling Romney’s

plans “wrong and reckless.” Obama also attacked his challenger by stating that he waivers on the issues. Obama’s main hit was the following: “Governor, the problem is that on a whole range of issues, whether it’s the Middle East, whether it’s Afghanistan, whether it’s Iraq, whether it’s now Iran, you’ve been all over the map.” Neither candidate really stayed on topic, so it is dif-ficult to distinguish a clear winner. It is up to personal preference. Obama played an offensive game, while Romney maintained a digni-fied appearance and seemed to keep his cool. For those Republicans expecting Rom-ney to throw down, you may be very disappointed. For those wishing that politics would remain more dignified and less attack oriented, you would be proud of Romney. For Obama, those wish-ing he would throw more, you would be pleasantly surprised. For those looking for finesse in politics, you may have been swayed more towards Romney. In terms of the actual issues, they did not get very far. There was back and forth on both sides and foreign policy was quite a rarity. Some good points were made, but many issues fell by the wayside.

Speech Delivered at USGA Meeting

By AARON DANFORTHCONTRIBUTING WRITER

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Danforth delivered this speech at the October 26 USGA meeting. Due to time constraints, Danforth was unable to finish. The Char-ger Bulletin has chosen to publish the entirety of the speech for the reader’s knowledge.

My name is Timothy Aar-on Danforth. I am a natural-born American, a Christian, a Veteran, and a Patriot. I will not say the Pledge of Allegiance, and this is why: In 1892, Francis Bellamy wrote a special salute to a company his school’s flag ceremony which embodied his immense patriotism. It was instantly popular, as it gave voice to the passion of so many Americans. How-ever, the Superintendents for Education were opposed to equal rights for women and African Americans, and the American Legion and Daughters of the American Revolution felt that the language was too vague. So, against Bellamy’s wishes, the pledge was changed in 1924 by the National Flag Conference. Finally, after Bellamy’s death, the Knights of Co-lumbus pressured Congress to include the words “under God” in the pledge as a means of using this patriotic oath as a national public prayer. So, in 1954, this time ignoring the objections of Bellamy’s children on his behalf, the pledge was again changed to its currently recognized form: “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one na-tion, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” This newly reformed pledge is not only meaning-less, but deeply insulting to me, to the point that even writing it is enough to make me angry. The very first change took away the individual duty of tis oath by replacing “my flag” with a non-committal “the flag” in the name of being more specific. This robs the pledge of its power to unite, because it replaces a personal responsibility with general conformity, and utterly undercuts the gravity of the words being spoken. After all, if you are on American soil, and look-ing directly at the American flag, what other flag could possibly be meant? Beyond that, the fact that the word “equality” was removed to justify unconscionable treatment of fellow human

beings is despicable beyond explanation. Further, the phrase “un-der God” is an affront to the very Liberty that my America stands for. Living in America right now are Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Atheists, Agnostics, and hundreds more. The America I fought for is the land of the free, not the land of the Christian. To offer such a blatant and shameless favoritism to only one of the hundreds of religious faiths represented in America makes me so angry that I become physically ill every time I think of it. Let me set the record straight, right here right now: The United States of America is not, never was, nor ever will be a Christian nation; it is a Free nation, whose people may live by whatever faith they are drawn to. Christians are not special, and deserve no special treatment. Finally, and most sig-nificant, I will not say the pledge of allegiance because the lies it tells taste foul in my mouth. “Liberty and Justice for All” it proudly proclaims, while the LGBT community continues to live as second class citizens, hav-ing less than half of the civil liberties afforded to every other “normal” member of society, while those who torment them for being who they are receive no punish-ment for their cruelty. In America, women are still being paid 20% less than men for doing the same work. And in a national where murderers walk free because they could buy the best legal services, where men, women and children are arrested and harassed by the very police that are supposed to be protecting them simply because of their ethnicity, where children are given crueler sentences than adults for lesser crimes simply because the prison systems need the revenue---while all of these exist, and are commonly known to even the most ignorant, how can I dare speak of “Liberty and Justice for All?” To my ears, the pledge of allegiance has become a ma-cabre, a hollow litany. Yes, it can be viewed as a motiva-tion to achieve the standards it purports but, from what I have personally witnessed, more often than not it is used by the cowardly to cover their shame and justify their malfeasance with a false skin of patriotism, and to strengthen the ignorance which insists that “every-thing is just fine the way it is; our pledge says so.” Re-citing the pledge has nothing to do with supporting our military or demonstrating devotion to our country;

if you want to support the troops, then ask a soldier or sailor or marine or air-man what they need to feel that you support them, and then do that. If you want to demonstrate your dedication to this country, get involved in national politics on a regular basis and actually try to affect positive change. Spouting a paragraph of patchwork prose does not absolve anyone of their duty as a citizen of America. I fully understand that many, many of you vehe-mently disagree with me, and that is exactly my point: No one can rightly claim that my objection to the pledge is illegitimate, just as I cannot claim that any of your support of it is ille-gitimate…which is exactly why imposing it on anyone against their will is, in every way, wrong. It would, of course, seem to be a reason-able compromise to merely afford the opportunity to say the pledge of allegiance, but make no effort to enforce recitation. This answer, however, does not solve the problem; it merely changes it. Can any one of you say with absolute certainly that, while you proudly recite this pledge, you will not notice who around you sits silent? Can you truthfully profess that you will pass no judg-ment on them? I will save you from having to lie by telling you the truth: No you cannot, because it is the very nature of every living human to de-fine the world around them by making judgments about everyone and everything in it. These judgments would build, week after week, ac-cumulating pressure until, finally, something breaks and a rift is opened between people who used to be close friends, and now feel com-pelled to oppose each other at all costs: all because of a minor difference in opinion. The USGA decision was unjust, biased, and given much, much too short a time for discussion and delib-eration which the issue’s complexity required. The solution is not to ompose an act which many find mor-ally reprehensible on them against their will, nor is it a solution to partially impose and loosely enforce the same act which would not only serve to feed animosity and breed dissension. The USGA has functioned smoothly and without major incident without the need to recite the pledge of allegiance: if it’s not broken, don’t try to fix it!

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1 “Les __”4 As a friend, in French9 Actor Romero14 N.L. West team, on scoreboards15 Noble gas16 Latin stars17 MLK birthday month18 Method of looking for keys?20 Relay race closer22 Peace Prize winner Wiesel23 Wide shoe size24 Love god26 Working parts28 Finishing by the deadline, sometimes32 Computer pioneer Lovelace33 Young newt34 Many Semites38 Reveal40 Knight’s ride43 Harald V’s capital44 Capital on the Willamette46 Future fish47 World games org.48 Bad-mouthing someone53 Food packaging unit56 German river57 Soccer star Freddy58 In __: moody60 Like Chris and Pat, gen-

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Homecoming! The football game, pig roast, tailgates and, most importantly, the alumni! It’s so good to see so many old faces again!

Thank you to Sigma Alpha Epsilon, SCOPE and the other co-sponsors of the Swimsuit Sprint for donating everything from the sprint to Midnight Run! I’m really excited to spend the next few weeks helping distribute those mountains of clothes to those that really need it.

NegativesPositivesIt is great to have an opinion on something, and it’s even greater that we have all the

right to express them and the venues to do so. Threats, on the other hand, are different.

Don’t you love taking one step forward, and then two (or ten) steps back?

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It’s important to remember that, here at UNH, we are adults, or are at least trying to become adults. Not only that, but this is a com-munity of respect for the dignity, rights and property of all, as said in the Charger Compact. Petty insults, childish attacks on others,

and especially threats have no place here.

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Charger Chat““If you think right now I give a damn about

presidential politics, then you don’t know me.”- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, responding to a reporter’s

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Chargers Retain Elm City Trophy, Defeat SCSU 48-9

WEST HAVEN, Conn. - The Chargers scored the game’s final 35 points to lead the nationally ranked No. 3/7 University of New Haven football team to a 48-9 victory over Southern Connecticut State Univer-sity and retained the Elm City Trophy for the third-straight season. In front of a record 5,407 fans at Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium, the Chargers homecom-ing win propelled them to 8-0 overall and 7-0 in the Northeast-10 Conference. The Owls dropped to 2-7 overall and 2-5 in confer-ence play.

New Haven turned a 13-9 lead with just under 10 minutes to go in the first half into a 27-9 halftime lead with back-to-back touchdown strikes from Ryan Osiecki (Seymour, Conn./Seymour / Univ. of Louisville). The Chargers then scored three second half touchdowns and held

the Owls scoreless to se-cure the 39-point victory.

The Chargers won the toss and chose to defer to the second half, putting their defense on the field first. UNH halted the drive after eight plays and 42 yards. Both teams punted against before the Char-gers recorded the first of three blocked kicks in the game. Matt Stevko (Shel-ton, Conn./Shelton ) got his hands on the ball, while Justen Wilson (Hamden, Conn./Hyde Leadership) recovered at SCSU’s 28-yard line. The Chargers then used five plays and 1:38 before Ronnie Nelson (Stuart, Fla./South Fork ) found wide open Kameel Lashley (Boston, Mass./Boston Comm. Leadership Academy) in the endzone. The Chargers extra point was good and UNH led 7-0 with five minutes left in the first quarter.

Southern Connecticut gained possession at its own 22-yard line and went 63 yards on 13 plays, tak-ing nearly six minutes off

the clock into the second quarter. Devin Silverman lined up for a 32-yard field goal on fourth-and-six and split the uprights, bringing the scored to 7-3 in favor of New Haven.

Mike DeCaro (Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay ) took the ensuing kickoff 45 yards to the 50-yard line, setting the UNH offense up in great field position yet again. Four plays later, Anthony Tillman (Pisca-taway, N.J./Piscataway) rumbled 21 yards for an-other UNH touchdown. New Haven two-point conversion attempt failed and it held on to a 10-point lead with 12:33 left in the first half. The Owls an-swered with a six-play 73-yard drive, capped by a 17 yard touchdown run by Dequane June with 9:42 left. After calling a time-out, SCSU’s extra point was blocked by J.D. Chal-ifoux (Mansfield, Mass./Mansfield) and the score remained 13-9.

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the second play of their drive, with a 43-yard pass and catch from Osiecki to Jason Thompson (Indian-town, Fla./South Fork ). The clock just moved un-der nine minutes and UNH opened a 20-9 advantage. Both teams struggled on their next drives, punting after back-to-back three-and-outs.

With 5:02 left in the first half, Southern Con-necticut took over at its own 10-yard line after an Anthony Greenfield (Bloomfield, N.J./Paramus Catholic / Wagner) punt pinned it deep in Owls territory. The Owls again sustained a long 12-play, 42-yard drive with took up 4:28 of game clock. SCSU elected to go for it on fourth-and-eight and Ja-cob Jablonski was sacked in the backfield by defen-sive lineman Brent Ma-cLeod (Winchester, Mass./Winchester). The Chargers took over at their own 48-yard line with 35 seconds left in the half. After two-quick completions to Chris

Ruffin (New York, N.Y./Phillip Randolph) and one out-of-bounds to Nick Music (West Milford, N.J./West Milford ), Osiecki went 17 yards to Deme-trius Washington-Ellison (Rahway, N.J./Rahway / Univ. of Maine) for anoth-er touchdown. Chris Scifo

(Coral Springs, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas / Central Connecticut State Univer-sity) drilled another extra point and the Chargers car-ried a 27-9 lead into half-time.

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Chargers Fight Past Stonehill for 3-1 Victory

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EASTON, Mass. – Five members of the Universi-ty of New Haven wom-en’s soccer team have earned All-Northeast-10 Conference honors, as voted upon by the confer-ence’s 16 head coaches. Monica Yanez (West Ha-ven, Conn./West Haven) led the way with a First Team distinction. Yanez finished the regular season ranked second in the confer-ence with a team-high 12 goals, including nine against Northeast-10 competition – three of which were game-winners. She was a Third Team All-Northeast and Second Team NEWISA Division II All-New Eng-land pick last fall. Yanez is New Haven’s first First Team All-NE-10 honoree since Selina Moylan ’09 in 2008. A trio of Chargers claimed Third Team hon-

ors – Ali Espanol, Lucy Francisco (Lawrence, Mass./Lawrence ) and Amber Simms (South-port, England/Southport). Espanol has started all 18 matches in the New Haven back row, anchor-ing a defense that posted five shutouts while also recording two goals and two assists. Francisco, a First Team NEWISA Division II All-New England and Second Team CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-District honoree in 2011, scored six goals and distributed four assists this fall en route to Third Team All-NE-10 laurels. The senior ranks among the top-10 all-time at New Haven in career goals, as-sists and points. Simms earns her sec-ond-straight Third Team nod after netting two goals with two assists in 13 matches. Simms, who scored the overtime game-winner in the Chargers’ conference win at Le Moyne, was also a Second

Team NEWISA Division II All-New England selec-tion in 2011. Rounding out the honorees is Marisa Gar-cia (Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon), who was cho-sen to the Northeast-10 All-Rookie Team by the conference’s head coach-es. Garcia ranked fifth in the conference with six assists and also scored three goals, with 11 of her 12 points coming in NE-10 play. Five total selections mark the most by New Haven since joining the Northeast-10 in 2008 and the most overall since five Chargers garnered All-East Coast Conference laurels in 2006. The Chargers finished the regular season at 11-6-1, their highest win total since 2007. New Haven’s eight conference wins and sixth-place finish both represent all-time highs in five years of Northeast-10 action.

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EASTON, Mass. – The University of New Haven women’s volleyball team dropped set one on Satur-day afternoon at Stonehill before rattling off three-straight wins to knock off the host Skyhawks, 3-1. A trio of Chargers recorded double-doubles en route to a win by set scores of 23-25, 26-24, 25-19 and 25-23.

With the win in their first match in eight days, the Chargers improve to 21-1 and extend their win-ning streak to 18 matches. New Haven also remains perfect at 12-0 in North-east-10 action. Stonehill falls to 12-14 with a 6-8 conference tally.

At the net, Amber Cannady (Yonkers, N.Y./Charles E. Gorton) was a force both offensively and defensively with 14 kills (14-4-29, .345) and 11 blocks, while Keidy Can-delaria (Vega Baja, Puerto Rico/Bayamon Military Academy) led all players with 16 kills and added 12 digs. Kaulana Ane (Paia, Hawaii /Kamehameha) also registered a double-

double with a match-best 46 assists and 13 digs in ad-dition to four kills. Kristy Atufunwa (Denver, Colo./Denver East) contributed 10 kills, Kristen Lee (Col-orado Springs, Colo./Lib-erty) posted eight finishers and Ashley Dalton (Hele-na, Mont./Capital / North-ern Arizona) had one. As a unit, New Haven hit .215 (53-18-163) in the four-set contest.

In the back row, Kea-Marie Olaso (Kailua, Hawai’i/Le Jardin Acade-my) recorded a match-high 26 digs, and Lee contrib-uted 19. Joining Cannady in the blocking effort were Ane and Lee, who each had a hand in five of the Chargers’ 14 rejections.

Kirsten Arvidson and Delia Phillips led the Stonehill offense with 11 kills apiece as the Sky-hawks hit a collective .159 (60-30-189) in the match. Mary-Kate Catton, Meaghan Lee and Syd-ney Maxey each added 10 kills.

The Chargers led by as many as six points in the opening set, but Stonehill erased the early 11-5 defi-cit with a 16-6 stretch in which New Haven only once recorded back-to-

back points. Now trailing 21-17, the Chargers would rally knot the score at 23-23, but a kill from Catton and New Haven attack er-ror gave the first set to the hosts, 25-23.

New Haven responded with the first four points of set two and extended the margin to five at 15-10. However, the Skyhawks again had an answer with a 7-1 rally to gain their first advantage of the set at 17-16. The clubs then traded points up to a set-point chance for Stonehill at 24-23. A Candelaria kill pulled the frame back to even at 24-24, and consec-utive attack errors by the Skyhawks secured a 26-24 New Haven victory to tie the match at 1-1.

The pivotal third set began with the squads trading points to a 6-6 stalemate. At that point, the Chargers rattled off a 7-1 stretch to open up a 13-7 advantage. The mar-gin would hold this time, as the Blue and Gold went on to lead by as many as eight points in an eventual 25-19 triumph.

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A Bridge Between the Years

As a way of celebrating the 50th anniversary of the cross country program at the University of New Haven, I had the pleasure of meeting alumni who were also Charger ath-letes. However, little did I know, I was able to share more than running with one of them. Gary Ostapeck was not only a runner at UNH, but he was also a runner for the Shenendehowa “Shen” high school class of 1970. A smile jumped across my face since Shen is also my high school alma mater. It was a blast from the past. Who knew you could have so much in common with a complete stranger? We shared memories that bridged the gap between the years as he told me what the schools used to be like. It was igniting to get a share of his real life experiences. I saw the enthusiasm cross his face as he learned about everything that had grown and changed. Ostapeck has lived in California without return-

ing to either of our alma maters for 38 years, so to relinquish his curios-ity and see everything he could have only imagined was a dream come true. Both schools have drasti-cally changed in a good way, but what was even more amazing was shar-ing our common aspira-tions for running, which are ageless. Both Ostapeck and I are middle distance runners with the same strategy. We are not shy to admit we had (or, in my case, still have) pacing problems, but we are proud to pro-nounce our hidden kicks, which is how Ostapeck got his nickname “Osta-kick.” In high school, I spent a lot of time as an anchor of relays because of my kick, and Ostapeck also has experience with the stressfulness of being what it all comes down to. The years have taken both schools through quite a metamorphosis. Osta-peck graduated Shen with 260 students, whereas I graduated in 2011 with a class of over 800. In 1969, Shen decided to upgrade and build their first track. It was a green track that

everyone envied, and Ostapeck was one of the first to use the track. It was amazing then, and even though they replaced it at the end of my junior year, it will remain amaz-ing, going down in history as the only green track in New York’s suburban council. Other high schools loved to race and open their seasons on our track, and I remember all my late nights on that track. It was a magical track where runners were shaped into athletes and prospered towards achieving the per-sonal records they sought for; I mean, it did foster at least two amazing run-ners. Ostapeck, like any other freshman new to college, felt just as nervous as all of us, but he found his niche in running. To be able to find that stillness in something as simple but trivial as running is overwhelming; it can turn a horrible day around. For a few hours, every-thing else in the world is forgotten, nothing else matters, and you are able to run away the anxiety and stress to relax and

focus on yourself. I was new to cross country coming into the program at UNH, but now I will admit it is my favorite. Many thought they would never hear me say that, but I guess Ostapeck is right on an-other thing; XC creates a strong unique bond within a team. Ostapeck was also one of the decision makers in whether our school would be called the University of New Haven or New Hav-en University. He favored the word “university” in front of “New Haven.” Upon his return, he was immediately thrown off by the changes in the city alone, but the campus was also completely different. He told me a funny story about how in the winter he and his friends took lunch trays and slid down the hill where Dodds is now. Ostapeck also was as-tonished by all the avail-able on-campus hous-ing; he lived in Bethel throughout all his years attending UNH. He also graduated before North Campus sprouted base-ball, softball and football

fields. The school is still experiencing many chang-es and advancements, and I’m sure I will be in just as much awe when I re-turn in 38 years. However, the one thing that will remain consistent (and that Ostapeck can also agree with me on) is the immediate homey, small campus appeal. Ostapeck graduated from UNH in 1974, and is now the Vice President, Senior Financial Advi-sor for Merrill Lynch. He hasn’t stopped running. I

hope I don’t fall short of living up to his standards. He runs six times a week at 61 years old; I can’t imagine a better lifestyle. “I’d rather run,” Osta-peck said, and I couldn’t agree more. I might find some workouts hard, and they may test my will to continue, but another thing to add to the list of things that Ostapeck and I have in common is that we believe it’s all worth it in the end.

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Blue Out 2012: UNH Homecoming


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In front of a record 5,407 fans at DellaCam-era Stadium, the Charger football team de-feated crosstown rival Southern Connecti-cut State University 48-9. With the win, the Chargers, ranked No. 3 in the country, im-proved to 8-0 overall and 7-0 in the North-east-10 Conference. The Chargers have won each Homecoming game since the football program returned in 2009.

The Chargers also retained the Elm City Trophy for the third-straight season.

More than 500 alumni, family and friends enjoyed lunch while reconnecting with former classmates in the Alumni Tent before cheering the Chargers on to victory.

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Hotel Transylvania premiered in theaters in late September and did not disappoint. It had just the right amount of humor and the perfect storyline to make the film entertain-ing for all ages. Hotel Transylvania revolves around Dracula and his daughter Mavis. Dracula’s wife died at the hands of humans when Mavis was just a baby, so he had to raise his daugh-ter all on his own. In order to keep his daughter safe and away from humans, Dracula builds Hotel Transylvania as a haven for monsters of all kinds, where they can be out in the open without having to worry about being spot-ted by humans. Dracula goes to great lengths to keep the loca-tion of the hotel hidden from all humans, and

he goes to even greater lengths to keep his daugh-ter in the hotel where he can keep watch over her. To say Dracula is an over-protective parent is a bit of an understatement. Some of the visiting monsters include Fran-kenstein, a mummy, the Invisible Man, and a werewolf who are all close friends of Dracula. Many monsters are gath-ering at Hotel Transylva-nia because Mavis’ 118th birthday is coming up and they all want to be there to celebrate with her. All things are going accord-ing to plan until a human steps foot in the hotel for the first time since it was built and threatens to ruin everything for Dracula. Hotel Transylvania comes with an all-star comedic cast, including Primetime Emmy winner and Golden Globe nomi-nee Adam Sandler (Grown Ups, 50 First Dates), Primetime Emmy winner

Andy Samberg (Saturday Night Live), and Prime-time Emmy nominee Kevin James (Mall Cop, Grown Ups), to name a few. All these kings of com-edy mixed with a great story make one funny film that will have you laugh-ing throughout the movie. The movie also has some more serious moments that make you stop and think. One message that is conveyed throughout the film is about the treatment of people. Dracula and the other monsters are all thought to be evil for one reason or another, but the real issue that the humans seemed to have with them was that they were differ-ent. Although this movie is a cartoon, it’s full of jokes that people of any age would find entertain-ing, and I recommend it to anyone looking for a good laugh and a heartfelt story.

MEISA Presents: A Really Noteworthy Concert

When it’s 8 p.m. on a Saturday and MEISA is in the ballroom, you should be there for an amazing show. On Oct. 6, it was a lengthy, but incred-ibly phenomenal show featuring Smoke Signals, If I Were We, A Film In Color, HaborLights and Babytown Frolics. These bands used peculiar tactics, but it was still an amazing concert. Smoke Signals is an ambient, heavy rock band from Marlborough, Conn. With Ben Kopchick on drums, Andre Nuzz on bass, Xander Kousen on guitar and backup vocals, and TJ Tetreault leading, they are a well-designed band with songs you should listen to. Their performance was so good; I wish I had recorded it. They were pumped, and it reflected onto the audi-ence. The lyrics, guitar, bass and drums fit per-fectly as they performed. Currently unsigned, they just play to have a good time and rock with the audience. Check them out on Facebook! If I Were We is a post-rock band from the University of New Haven. They were such a good band to listen to. Consist-ing of Michael Quick on guitar, Jeff Eckhardt on drums, Nico Weilmann on bass and Thomas Stringer on another guitar, this band doesn’t need a singer to complete them. Most bands do, but be-cause their melodies are so brilliant, their music functions exceptionally well without one. At one

point, Quick played the guitar as if it were a cello and created mixed feel-ings to the song. All the players did superb, and you should go on Face-book to learn more about the band. There’s no music up yet, but keep an eye on them for their next performance! A Film In Color was odd and astonishing with their performance. From Bergen County, N.J., members Alex, Eric and Josh used various guitar pedals, voice recordings and drums to smoothly sync harmonies into the audience’s ears. It was oddly incredible. The re-cordings sounded similar to something from The Exorcist, but functioned so well that it transitioned to the climax of the each song. It would get quiet, pianissimo almost, and the recording of a man just talking would play. Then the song drastically changes and sounds so good. This is another band that does not need a sing-er. All three are talented; find them on Facebook for more! HaborLights comes from Revere, Mass., and is another band you have to listen to. Post-rock and with no singer needed, Matthew Wright, Matt Ellsworth and Andrew Diaz make music that is invigorating to the ears. Using similar pedals and recordings like A Film In Color, HaborLights make sweet melodies with smooth transitions look unbelievably easy. Matthew’s guitar play-ing, along with Matt’s drumming and Andrew’s bass skills, make the perfect combination of

a post-rock band bound to be well-known pretty soon. With their tracks produced, engineered and mixed by Mike Moschet-to, they’ve got songs that will reshape your stance on post-rock. Check them out on Facebook and Bandcamp! Babytown Frolics, post-rock with UNH as their ground, is a combination of three dudes who know how to make music. DJ Cormier, Jon Scranton and Tim Burke (with Kevin Boettger and Greg Lake also playing part), are undeniably brilliant in creating pulsating tracks, which paint countless pictures in the minds of those who listen. Voice recordings and pedals are another element found here. Collaborating with Firehouse 12 (a well-known studio in New Haven), Josh Pettinger of Wicked Squid Produc-tions, Pat Dowling and UNH’s Audio Engineering Society, these musicians have the tools and talent for becoming bigger than they already are. Their songs are wickedly good, with and without vocals. Check them out on Face-book and Bandcamp, you will not regret it! Overall, all these musi-cians are talented and love what they do. They did an outstanding job on Saturday and are all well worth listening to. The shows MEISA puts out are phenomenal. If you’re missing out on these great bands, come to the next show. The ballroom is far, but it’ll be worth it. Don’t miss out!

CINCINNATI (AP) — President Barack Obama is counting on former President Bill Clinton and Bruce Springsteen, top surrogates for his campaign, to carry his message. But he also has enlisted an army of A-list performers and public figures -- from Lady Gaga to Billie Jean King, from Jay-Z to Crosby, Stills and Nash — to promote his re-election. The Obama campaign provided a who’s-who of 181 actors, musicians, authors, athletes, mayors, Congress members, and more that fit any and all demographic groups in the president’s target zone. All are being deployed

to carry his message to television and radio in the waning days of a nip-and-tuck campaign. On Saturday, Stevie Wonder played an unan-nounced concert for voters waiting in line to vote ear-ly in Cleveland. Wonder opened a rally for Obama by rocking the arena at the University of Cincinnati with a rendition of “Keep on Running.” Songwriter John Leg-end, actor Laurence Fishburne, and congress-man and civil rights hero John Lewis, D-Ga., were among those who went to Ohio to lead a “Souls to the Polls” effort with local churches. The list includes some of Hollywood’s big names — Samuel L. Jackson, Anne Hathaway, and

Scarlett Johansson — who were talking to Top 40 radio stations. Jackson and comedian Chris Rock were on stations with pri-marily African American audiences urging voters to go to the polls Tuesday. Danny DeVito and members of the FX sitcom “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” have can-vassed neighborhoods in Wisconsin, made phone calls and visited colleges in the state. Others on the Obama list include Black Eyed Peas’ front man Will.i.am and rock band leaders such as Jim James of My Morning Jacket and Jeff Tweedy of Wilco. Celebrity sells. Now it remains to be seen if vot-ers buy.

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Older CBS Shows Coming to Pay Service Hulu Plus

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Older CBS shows like “Medium” and “Num-b3rs” are coming to the $8-per-month online video service Hulu Plus. Monday’s deal falls short of what other broad-cast networks provide. ABC, NBC and Fox, whose parent companies own Hulu, offer recently aired episodes, such as

free next-day access for NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.” The CW, which is partly owned by CBS Corp., makes recent shows available for free on Hulu as well. By contrast, the new CBS deal covers only shows that are no longer on the air. CBS offers free, next-day access to some of its current shows including “The Amazing Race” on CBS.com. The addition of some 2,600 episodes of older

CBS content starting in January bolsters the Hulu Plus offering, which has more than 2 million sub-scribers. Certain episodes will be offered for free to promote full-season access through the paid subscription plan. CBS will earn unspeci-fied licensing revenue from the multi-year agree-ment.

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“The Space,” in Ham-den, Conn., is one of my favorite venues to see shows here in Connecti-cut. It is such an intimate space with eclectic deco-rations, and great food op-tions for vegetarians and vegans (which is a major plus for me!).

Needless to say, when-ever I get the chance to re-view a show at this venue, I jump at the opportunity, especially when it is to see one of my peers per-form. Catalina Gonzalez is a female singer/song-writer from Chile, who is currently a student here at UNH. I have written pre-vious articles on reviewing her newest EP (which is a must listen).

The show was definite-ly a great experience, and showcased a lot of Gonza-lez’s newer music that has yet to be released.

“I wanted to play songs that I have not really put out there yet,” said Gonzalez.

“I knew a lot of the people coming to this show would be my friends, and they know all of my older stuff. I wanted to play things that were new for them, so that they could really enjoy the show.”

Evan Pitonzo accom-panied Gonzalez for a few of the songs on bass, and the two performed very well together. It was clear to see that they are very good friends, and were very well-rehearsed when it came to playing in tan-dem with one another.

After the show, I asked Gonzalez how she liked playing at “The Space” and to describe the experi-ence.

“I love the sound,” she said. “It feels awesome even though it is such a small space. Sometimes I feel awkward blabbing on about random s***, but it’s so easy to do when you feel like you’re in a room with all of your close

friends. It’s a great space to perform in.”

The first two songs she performed were off of her EP, and talked about hard-ships in life. These songs range from divorce, to boys and everything in be-tween. It is very easy to re-late to Gonzalez’s music, as she uses strong melodic structures backed by emo-tional, and witty lyrics.

This was definitely a great performance to at-tend. It is always nice to watch someone on stage who you can tell genuine-ly loves what he or she is doing. Gonzalez was smil-ing ear to ear the entire performance, and you can tell it’s because she loves music and performing. It is hard to find that passion nowadays, so it is refresh-ing when someone brings that element back into fo-cus.

Catalina Gonzalez LIVE @ The Space

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Aerosmith Plays Free Outdoor Concert in Boston

BOSTON (AP) — Thousands of Aerosmith fans watched the band perform on Monday in front of the building in Boston where they once lived. People hung out win-dows, crowded fire escapes and stood on roofs on Commonwealth Avenue to watch a free concert meant to encour-age voting and promote the band’s new album, which comes out Tuesday, Election Day. The band played songs including “Walk this Way,” ‘’Sweet Emotion”

and some from their new album, “Music from An-other Dimension!” New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was among those at the show, getting on stage with other football team officials after the band arrived in an amphibious tour vehicle. The caravan of seven duck boats, with the band riding in “Beantown Betty,” shut down city streets as a police escort led the way from TD Gar-den arena to 1325 Com-monwealth Ave. Some fans lined streets to wave to the band as their caravan rolled past landmarks including Boston Common and City

Hall, and many skipped work or school to go the show. Boston University stu-dent Becca Emmetts, who lives in Aerosmith’s for-mer building, sent a friend to her physics class with this message explaining her tardiness: “Aerosmith was playing on my front stoop.” Angela Menino, wife of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, presented band members with street signs commemorating their old address and a city plaque that will be mounted in front of the building. It says Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Brad Whitford, Joey Kramer, and Tom Hamilton lived in the

building’s second story in the 1970s, and that it was there the “The Bad Boys of Boston” got their start in rock music. A track on Aerosmith’s self-titled album called “Movin’ Out” was about moving out of the apart-ment. But Monday, the rock stars were happy to be back in their old digs. Building resident Me-lissa Morrissey snapped a photo of Tyler as the front man came in the building minutes before Aerosmith got on a stage in the back of an 18-wheeler. “I got a sick picture of him blowing a kiss,” the 23-year-old pharmacy student said. “Want to see it?”

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band’s music. “It was great. Who doesn’t love Aerosmith?” Linskey said. “I think we’ve all been on a treadmill with Aero-smith getting us through the final minutes,” he added. And with U.S. political races entering their final hours Monday, Aerosmith ended its Election Day Eve show by blasting the crowd with red, white and blue confetti. Later, band members also made imprints of their hands in squares of wet cement, which the city plans to plant in front of the rockers’ old Boston home.

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