Volume 91, Issue 10 | April 13, 2011
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Yemeni Protests Continue Death Toll Rises
called for the ousting of Saleh and a vice-president to act as –––––––––––––––––––––––––– interim president and focus on change. In fact, according to reAfter the whirlwind revolu- ports in Washington, Saleh was tions in Tunisia and Egypt that already given an ultimatum that culminated in the expulsions of would guarantee a diplomatic By LIZ DE LA TORRE STAFF WRITER
protesters have begun to act out in several other cities. “The next step is putting aid to Yemen on the table and saying that there are going to be serious consequences if Saleh continues to use violence against his own
Walk a Mile in Her Shoes
dren chose to walk in this event in heels, wedged shoes, flats, –––––––––––––––––––––––––– and platform boots to show their appreciation for those women Students and staff at the Uni- who have been in or survived versity of New Haven came to- any type of domestic violence. gether to participate in the anThere were many sponsors nual event “Walk a Mile in Her that chose to contribute to this Shoes” to help raise awareness walk, but those from UNH were: against domestic violence. Advocate, Jes Champagne of On April 10, 2011 women Rape Crisis Center of Milford, and men gathered around at Scope, Victimology Club, AcBy CORA ST. MARIE STAFF WRITER
Lisaman’s Landing in Milford to participate in the fifth annual longtime rulers Zine al-Abidine departure and public summons bin Ali and Hosni Mubarak re- for stepping down, in the case of people,” said Shadi Hamid, an “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes.” Acspectively, Yemen has opted to noncompliance. Even, the Unit- analyst at the Brookings Doha cording to the Rape Crisis Center of Milford website, “Walk a embark on its own colossal in- ed Arab Emirates’ Gulf Cooper- Center in Qatar. surgency to remove President ation Council proposed he abdiTo suppress the revolts in- Mile in Her Shoes” is a nationAli Abdullah Saleh from his cate his position in exchange for cited by the people’s frustration wide event that invites men to thirty-two year rule. Like the protection from prosecution for with the government, Saleh has join in the efforts of women to aforementioned leaders, Saleh himself and his family. sent out riot police to use bru- make the world a safer place. and his administration have been Despite these efforts, Saleh tality and tear gas on anyone in Men, women, families, neighaccused of mass corruption rang- has refused. Instead, he has opposition. In the city of Taiz bors, colleagues, and teams paring from abuse crimes to theft to stated that he will wait until his alone, 15 people were killed ticipate in a one-mile walk to political nepotism. term is over to resign. However, and 30 more were injured after raise awareness around issues of At present, protesters have due to this lack of cooperation, See PROTESTS page 5 rape, sexual assault, and gender violence. Adult men down to male chilAN AP PHOTO
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The Impact of Rising Oil Prices on Your Wallets
By LIANA TEIXEIRA STAFF WRITER
–––––––––––––––––––––––––– The price of oil reached over $108 per barrel last Monday; such an increase has not been seen in 30 months. The reason behind the hike up, however, is less clear. Many point the finger at the ongoing disputes taking place in Libya, while others accuse oil companies with being greedy. Indeed, rebels in Libya have seized control over much of the east coast, preventing the steady export of oil from the country. And according to USA Today, analysts do not expect Libya to export much oil in the coming months due to the uprisings taking place in the country. However, Libya only supplies approximately two percent of the world’s oil, most of which is consumed by Europe. Although this oil is also shipped to the United States, Libyan oil only made up approximately 0.63 percent of the
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9/11 Suspects To Face Military Tribunals
$260.1 billion in oil imports in SARA J. DUFORT 2010 according to WorldCity. By STAFF WRITER com. Canada, believe it or not, is –––––––––––––––––––––––––– the top provider of U.S. oil, followed by Saudi Arabia, Mexico, After years of debating Venezuela, and Nigeria. Libya ranks low on this list, barely whether the five suspects from maintaining a top 20 spot. If the the September 11 attacks will U.S. simply imports a small por- face federal or military court, it tion of oil from Libya, the ques- has finally been decided. Instead of facing federal court in New York, they are going to be prosecuted by military commission. The original plan to hold the trial in New York was announced by Attorney General, Eric Holder, in November of 2009. However, due AN AP PHOTO to opposition from tion remains: why are oil and gas both the Democratic and Republican parprices still increasing? Professional oil trader Dan ties, the idea is no Dicker believes he understands longer on the table. Since Holder anthe underlying issue behind the gas crisis. “There is no supply nounced this, Congress has takissue going on here-what we en many steps to prevent a trial have is the perception of the in New York from happening. possibility of a supply issue,” They even passed legislation Dicker said to AOL’s DailyFi- that prohibits bringing detainees nance.com, “A whole bunch of from Guantanamo Bay to the people are pouring money into United States. Holder was not an oil market trying to take ad- happy with these decisions and said last Monday that these conSee OIL page 7
tive Minds, USGA Community Service Committee, and the Paintball Club. USGA Community Service Head, Timothy Farmer was one of the men that chose to join the walk while in heels. Farmer said he chose to participate because he feels that domestic violence is a big issue, and it is important that especially guys participate. Farmer also said that this walk puts guys in a different mindset beyond how uncomfortable the shoes are, but makes guys think
gressional restrictions are “unwise and unwarranted” and that a legislative body cannot make prosecutorial decisions. “We must face a simple truth: those restrictions are unlikely to be repealed in the immediate future,” Holder said.
widespread opposition, Holder was not alone. Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Patrick Leahy, even agreed. He stated, “our justice system, which is the envy of the world, is more than capable of trying high-profile terrorism and national security
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While many people are happy about the change to a military tribunal, Holder believed that holding the trials in New York was the right decision. The Justice Department was prepared to bring a powerful case, and he believed civilian courts are harsher for terrorist cases. Despite
cases.” Due to the change, the government has released an indictment that outlined its case. It charged Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged henchmen with 10 counts relating to September 11, 2001. A judge dismissed the indictment when the See SUSPECTS page 7
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USGA President’s Corner Fellow UNH students, The annual Last Man Standing competition hosted by the USGA will be held this year from April 18 to April 22. Registration is going on this week until April 16. The first place prize is $2,000.00 in Visa Gift Cards, second place prize is $1,000.00 in Visa Gift Cards, and third place prize is $500.00 in Visa Gift Cards. If you have any questions at all please feel free to e-mail me at USGAPresident@newhaven.edu. As a reminder the annual Spring Weekend is fast approaching. I would like to thank SCOPE for all of their hard work and planning that has gone on so far. I hope to see everyone out at the concert and the carnival on the weekend of April 28 to April 30. I encourage any students who have any questions about UNH or how to get involved to come visit the USGA offices located on the third floor of Bartels Hall. Anytime of the day you can find students who will be able to answer your questions or help you any way they can. As always if you have any concerns log onto www.chargervoice.com and “Let your voice be heard.” Have a great week! Scott Kazar USGA President USGAPresident@newhaven.edu
Want to get involved with the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA)? Meetings are Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. in the Alumni Lounge. We hope to see you there!
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SCOPE It Out!
by Michelle Morra
“Listen, dream on, dream on, dream on. Dream until the dream come true. Yea, dream on, dream on, dream on.” This song is still playing in my head from the concert on Saturday, because it was just that fantastic. The band Big Shot was amazing. In fact, the entire week was fantastic; it was an entire week filled with Rock and Roll themed events! On Monday, students had a chance to get ready for Rock and Roll Week by attending the “Dress like a Rock Star” event. Students had the chance to get airbrushed tattoos, because what Rock and Roll Star doesn’t have at least one tattoo. There was also “Decorate Your Own Sunglasses,” which everyone loved. If you participated in the event, you had the chance to win some great gift cards, receive a free inflatable guitar, and take home a Rock and Roll Week t-shirt. On Tuesday, the Programming Space was filled with video games that were all Rock and Roll related. Special Events had Guitar Hero, Rock Band, Dance Dance Revolution, and DJ Hero. Students competed against each other in Dance Dance Revolution, and there were some people that were just amazing. Some players even received 98% on expert. For Rock Band, SCOPE’s own Weekend Programming Committee Head, Emily, had an amazing voice. My favorite event was on Wednesday night. Singing Comedian Brian O’Sullivan entertained us with his hilarious jokes about himself and, the best thing about the night was the song about Batman. (Okay, so the only reason this was my favorite event was because he sang about Batman. So sue me.) He was really funny though; he sang many of his own songs and some of the songs were parodies of recently popular songs. All the students that attended had a great time, and by the end of the night, everyone was wiping tears from their eyes. The Programming Space was occupied with another event on Thursday night. At this event, students were able to see themselves with their favorite artists. With the magic of the green screen, students took pictures that they probably wouldn’t normally get to take. On Friday and Saturday, Special Events had some great bands that brought crowds to the Quad, even though it was chilly. There was a Beatles Tribute Band on Friday that was amazing and a good comparison against the Beatles themselves. This band brought one of the biggest crowds we have ever seen at our Rock and Roll Week Concerts. Saturday brought even more people out. Co-sponsoring with DEB for their “Sleep Out for the Homeless,” Special Events brought school bands and artists and the band Big Shot to the Quad. Speak in Verse was a band that was formed on campus in Bixler Hall, and they were a good opener for Big Shot. After a break for T.E.V. who announced DEB’s event and played some of his own songs, Big Shot came on and wowed the school with their covers from Billy Joel and other popular Rock and Roll artists. They ended the night with an encore that the crowd asked for. “Dream On” by Aerosmith is still stuck in my head, because it was so good. So in conclusion Rock and Roll Week rocked! Events coming up for the week: Wednesday, April 13 – The Food Dude in the Bartels Café at 9:00 p.m. and Six Flag Sign Ups online at 9:00 p.m. Thursday April 14 – The Kinsey Sicks in the German Club at 9:00 p.m. and Beanhouse in the Programming Space at 9:00 p.m. Friday April 15 – Novelties in the Programming Space at 6:00 p.m. Saturday April 16 – Trip to Six Flags New Jersey. Bus leaves at 8:00 a.m.
Health and Fitness by Melanie Rovinsky
Sugar: The Not-So-Sweet Truth
If you have ever looked carefully at a nutrition label, you may have noticed that no percent daily value is given for sugar. However, considering the increase of sugar consumption in our society, this missing piece of information may come in handy to individuals keeping track of their diets. How much is too much? Although there is no official recommended daily allowance (RDA) for sugar, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) advises average adults to consume no more than 40 grams (10 teaspoons) of added sugar per day in their 2,000 calorie diet. According to the USDA, Americans are eating 30 percent more sugar now than we did about 30 years ago. On average, most people consume twice as much sugar as they should. Why isn’t there an official RDA for sugar? Experts have not established an RDA for sugar because they cannot determine exactly how much should be eaten in a day. Announcing a recommendation for sugar consumption is tricky because experts must take into account natural and added sugars, both of which currently make up the sugars listed on a nutrition label. What’s the harm? Over consumption of sugar has been linked to numerous health problems. Excess sugar has been linked to causing or hastening the following conditions: diabetes, obesity, heart disease, arthritis, hypertension, tooth decay, compromised immune system, hormonal irregularities, Crohn’s Disease, digestive disorders, and skin disease. Do we need sugar at all? Sugars are a type of carbohydrate, which deliver quick, useable energy to our bodies. There are many types of sugars; most of them end in the suffix –ose, making them easy to recognize on nutrition labels. Naturally occurring sugars, like those found in apples or carrots, are not harmful because they are balanced by nutritional benefits. Sugar is in everything we eat, from spinach to jelly beans, and as a result, it is impossible to cut it out of your diet. Beware! Although no percent daily value is given for sugar, try to keep your added sugar intake under 40 grams per day. It may be disheartening to put your sugar consumption into perspective, but a single serving bag of Skittles contains 47 grams of sugar… more than you should eat in an entire day! Don’t deprive your sweet tooth all the time; indulge in moderation!
Did You Know? Mardi Gras
by Joann Wolwowicz
Mardi Gras dates back thousands of years to pagan spring and fertility rites. Today it is a Christian holiday and popular cultural phenomenon. Also known as Carnival, it is celebrated in many countries around the world, though mainly those with large Roman Catholic populations. It is celebrated on the day before the religious season of Lent Begins. Brazil, Venice, and New Orleans play host to some of the holiday’s most famous public festivities, drawing thousands of tourists every year. According to historians, Mardi Gras dates back thousands of years to pagan celebrations of spring and fertility. When Christianity arrived in Rome, religious leaders decided to incorporate these popular local traditions into the new faith, an easier task than ending them altogether. As a result, the Mardi Gras season became a prelude to Lent, the 40 days of penance between Ash Wednesday and Easter Sunday. Along with Christianity, Mardi Gras spread from Rome to other European countries, including France, Germany, Spain, and England. Traditionally, in the days leading up to Lent, merrymakers would binge on all the meat, eggs, milk, and cheese that remained in their homes, preparing for several weeks of eating only fish and fasting. In France, the day before Ash Wednesday came to be known as “Fat Tuesday.” The word “carnival,” another common name for the pre-Lenten festivities, may also derive from this vegetarian-unfriendly custom; in Medieval Latin, carnelevarium means to take away or remove meat. Many historians believe that the first American Mardi Gras took place on March 3, 1699, when the French explorers Iberville and Bienville landed in what is now Louisiana, just south of the holiday’s future epicenter: New Orleans. They held a small celebration and dubbed the spot Point du Mardi Gras. In the decades that followed, New Orleans and other French settlements began marking the holiday with street parties, masked balls and lavish dinners. When the Spanish took control of New Orleans, however, they abolished these rowdy rituals, and the bans remained in force until Louisiana became a U.S. state in 1812. On Mardi Gras in 1827, a group of students donned colorful costumes and danced through the streets of New Orleans, emulating the revelry they’d observed while visiting Paris. Ten years later, the first recorded New Orleans Mardi Gras parade took place, a tradition that continues to this day. In 1857, a secret society of New Orleans businessmen called the Mistick Krewe of Comus organized a torch-lit Mardi Gras procession with marching bands and rolling floats, setting the tone for future public celebrations in the city. Since then, krewes have remained a fixture of the Carnival scene throughout Louisiana. Other lasting customs include throwing beads and other trinkets, wearing masks, decorating floats, and eating King Cake. Louisiana is the only state in which Mardi Gras is a legal holiday. However, elaborate carnival festivities draw crowds in other parts of the United States during the Mardi Gras season as well, including Alabama and Mississippi. Each region has its own events and traditions. This year, Mardi Gras fell on March 8. Next year it will be even earlier, falling on February 21.
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Introducing the latest weapon in the fight against unemployment: McDonalds? The fast food giant announced that it will be hiring as many as 50,000 new employees on a single day, Tuesday April 19. This will increase their U.S. work force by about 7.7%, bringing the number up to 700,000 employees. Essentially, McDonalds plans to do all of its hir-
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MARVIN K. PETERSON LIBRARY
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Have you even stopped to think about exactly what you mean when you say you need “information” for a class paper or project? What exactly is information, and how do you know that the sources where you are getting your information are appropriate for college level work? If you have ever been stumped when trying to find the right information out of all the choices available, here are some tips to steer you in the right direction. To get started, if you have a topic that you know nothing about, you should begin by getting some background information. The most common sources for background informa-
McDonalds’ Spring Hiring Spree
ing for the spring in one swoop, from restaurant crew to store managers. For years, McDonalds has tried to stem the use of the word “McJob,” and this may be their latest attempt to accomplish that. McJob is a term used to describe a low-paying, “dead-end” job with littleto-no benefits, the name coming from the common belief that this is what a job at McDonalds entails. McDonald’s spokeswoman Ashley Yingling contested this, making a
tion are encyclopedias and dictionaries from the print and online reference collections. The library has a variety of these both on the shelves in the library and in databases such as CREDO Reference. CREDO Reference is an online collection of general and subject specific, full text reference books. It’s helpful in providing background information on a wide variety of topics. Another online database, Gale E-books for Colleges, consists of 18 electronic reference resources covering business, medicine, history, social science, and science. Your class textbooks also provide background information. Another excellent source for background information on current topics of interest is the CQ Researcher database. A
statement that many of the company’s top executives began in much lower positions and worked their way up the company ranks. An Illinois-based installment choose to embrace the term McJob, referring to it as a job “with career growth and endless possibilities.” Still, this announcement has been met with a great deal of controversy. First, there’s the fact that this quantity of hiring within a short period isn’t new to McDonalds.
In fact, McDonalds hires roughly the same number of people every summer. However, Yingling points out that they have yet to do it all within a single day and that “the goal of hiring 50,000 people in one day across the U.S. is unique.” More important, however, is the issue of the wages. The average restaurant worker in McDonalds makes slightly over $8 an hour, putting them above the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. However, work-
ing 40 hours a week with no time off, $8 an hour comes out to just $16,640 a year, compared to a federal poverty cut-off point of $10,890. Furthermore, the $320 a week that will be made at that wage is barely any more than the $300 a week maximum amount someone receives from unemployment benefits, bringing into question whether a job in McDonalds is ultimately worth it. Still, the prospect of hiring 50,000 new employees does seem to offer some
relief with the staggering amount of unemployment present today. And regardless of whether or not it affects someone’s income significantly, many people would be happy just to get back to work. Whether or not McDonalds sets some sort of precedent for other large businesses to follow or has any long-term impact on the economy is yet to be seen.
new report each week provides original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on an issue currently in the news. Each topic report also lists the pros & cons of a topic, which is helpful if you need to develop a point of view. The list of resources at the end of each report can be used to further research the topic. You can locate those articles yourself to get more information. After getting familiar with your topic, you can get additional information from articles that are published in scholarly journals, trade journals, magazines, or newspapers. You can find access to tens of thousands of these thorough the databases available on the library website; go to http://www. newhaven.edu/library/databases. From there, select
the subject list of databases so that you can choose a database in which the content matches the topic of your search. If you need to find peer-reviewed journal articles, use a database such as JSTOR or one that has the option to specifically limit your search to peer-reviewed journals. If you need a more indepth treatment of a topic, you are going to use books that are not reference books. Bear in mind when looking for information on an event that has happened recently, you will not find it in a book. Books take time to research and write. Search for the books that we have in the library by selecting Catalog-UNH from the library website. If you need a particular book that we don’t have, ask us to get it for you from another library. This is called
an interlibrary loan. (But we can’t use interlibrary loan to get you class textbooks, you still need to buy those yourself.) You are probably asking “why can’t I just Google it?” Everyone wants to use it because it’s quick and simple, and you can use Google to find other useful websites. The answer is, you cannot just grab any information from a Google search and use it to write your research papers without evaluating each and every source you want to use for credibility! Ask yourself these questions before using information from a website. Who wrote the article? Why are they an expert? Is the information on the page current? Does the website contain an identifiable bias? Is this organization’s website suitable
or qualified to address the topic at hand? And what about Wikipedia? The fact is that anyone can edit or change any Wikipedia entry, which makes it unsuitable for academic research. If you need more information about all of this, the UNH Librarians are happy to help you sort through it so that you can get the right information and write the best possible paper. We have workshops throughout the semester as well as guides that you can refer to anytime at http:// libguides.newhaven.edu. And of course, you can always stop in the library to speak with a librarian or call us at 303-479-4554.
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$560,000 on rock concerts to promote its oil-free beaches. In every case, communities said the new, more powerful equipment was needed to deal at least indirectly with the spill. In many cases, though, the connection between the spill and the expenditures was remote, and lots of money wound up in cities and towns little touched by the goo that washed up on shore, the AP found in records requested from more than 150 communities and dozens of interviews. Florida’s tourism agency sent chunks of a $32 million BP grant as far away as Miami-Dade and Broward counties on the state’s east coast, which never saw oil from the disaster. Some officials also lavished campaign donors and others with lucrative contracts. A Florida county commissioner’s girlfriend, for instance, opened up a public relations firm a few weeks after the spill and soon landed more than $14,000 of the tiny coun-
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BP Buys Gulf Coast Millions in Gear
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––––––––––––––––––––– NEW ORLEANS – In the year since the Gulf oil spill, officials along the coast have gone on a spending spree with BP money, dropping tens of millions of dollars on gadgets, vehicles and gear — much of which had little to do with the cleanup, an Associated Press investigation shows. The oil giant opened its checkbook while the crisis was still unfolding last spring and poured hundreds of millions of dollars into Gulf Coast communities with few strings attached. In sleepy Ocean Springs, Miss., reserve police officers got Tasers. The sewer department in nearby Gulfport bought a $300,000 vacuum truck that never sucked up a drop of oil. Biloxi, Miss., bought a dozen SUVS. A parish president in Louisiana got herself a top-ofthe-line iPad, her spokesman a $3,100 laptop. And a county in Florida spent
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US Blocks 350 with Suspected Ties to Terrorists
By EILEEN SULLIVAN ASSOCIATED PRESS
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. government has prevented more than 350 people suspected of ties to al-Qaida and other terrorist groups from boarding U.S.-bound commercial flights since the end of 2009, The Associated Press has learned. The tighter security rules — imposed after the attempted bombing of an airliner on Christmas 2009 — reveal a security threat that persisted for more than seven years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Until then, even as commercial passengers were forced to remove their shoes, limit the amount of shampoo in their carry-on luggage and endure pat downs, hundreds of foreigners with known or suspected ties to terrorism passed through security and successfully flew to the United States each year, U.S. officials told the AP. The government said these foreigners typically told Customs officers they were flying to the U.S. for legitimate reasons such as vacations or business. Security practices changed after an admitted al-Qaida operative from Nigeria was accused of trying to blow himself up on a flight to Detroit on Christmas 2009. Until then, airlines only kept passengers off U.S.-bound planes if they were on the
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ty’s $236,000 cut of BP cash for a month’s work. The April 20 explosion on the Deepwater Horizon rig in the Gulf of Mexico killed 11 workers and spawned the nation’s worst offshore oil spill. As BP spent months trying to cap the well and contain the spill, cities and towns along the coast from Louisiana to Florida worried about the toll on their economies — primarily tourism and the fishing industry — as well as the environmental impact. All told, BP PLC says it has paid state and local governments more than $754 million as of March 31, and has reimbursed the federal government for another $694 million. BP set few conditions on how states could use the money, stating only that it should go to mitigate the effects of the spill. The contracts require states to provide the company with at least an annual report on how the money has been used, BP spokeswoman Hejdi Feick said. But it’s unclear what consequences, if any, the states could face if they didn’t comply. Some of the money BP doled out to states and municipalities hasn’t been spent yet, but the AP’s review accounts for more than $550 million of it.
no-fly list, a list of people considered a threat to aviation. Now before an international flight leaves for the U.S., the government checks passengers against a larger watch list that includes al-Qaida financiers and people who attended training camps but aren’t considered threats to planes. The government was checking this list before, but only after the flight was en route. If someone on the flight was on the watch list, the person would be questioned and likely refused to enter the country after the plane landed. “As terrorists keep adapting and changing their approach, so must we,” Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., told the AP. During a Senate hearing shortly after the attempted Christmas attack, Rockefeller raised concerns about divisions among the different watch lists. Hundreds of people linked to al-Qaida, Hamas, Lashkar-e-Taiba and other terror groups have been kept off airplanes under the new rules. They include what U.S. officials described as a member of a terrorist organization who received weapons training, recruited others, fought against American troops and had a ticket to fly to the U.S. Another traveler prevented from boarding a U.S.-bound flight was a member of a terrorist organization whom intelligence officials believe had
purchased equipment for terrorism. A third case, in January, involved a Jordanian man booked from Amman, Jordan, to Chicago, who was considered a threat to national security, according to a law enforcement official. The State Department had already revoked his visa. He was on the terrorist watch list but not the no-fly list. He was not considered a threat to aviation. After U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers performed the now-routine check, the man was kept off the flight. Before the change, he would have arrived in Chicago, where he would have likely been stopped at customs, questioned and sent home. The law enforcement official and other U.S. officials insisted on anonymity to discuss sensitive security issues. They would not provide the names of the people suspected of terror ties or some key details about the cases for security reasons. “We’ve gotten better with our techniques and applying them predeparture, ensuring we’re looking at as broad a section of potential risk as possible,” said Kevin McAleenan, deputy assistant commissioner of field operations at Customs and Border Protection. CBP said the gap in U.S. security practices wasn’t obvious until after the attempted Christmas attack. Officials were prepared
More than $400 million went toward clear needs like corralling the oil, propping up tourism and covering overtime. Much of the remaining chunk consists of equally justifiable expenses, but it’s also riddled with millions of dollars’ worth of contracts and purchases with no clear connection to the spill, the AP found. William Walker, executive director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, said it’s clear now that communities bought more equipment than they wound up needing. But he doesn’t regret handing out BP’s money freely. “At the time we were making these decisions, there were millions of gallons of oil going into the Gulf of Mexico with no clear idea when it would stop,” Walker said. “We didn’t wait. We tried to get (grant money) into circulation as quickly as possible. We didn’t have any extra time. We needed to move when we moved.” When oil from the ruptured Macondo well began to lap at Louisiana’s marshes, BP deployed an army of workers to sop it up and hired contractors who specialize in disaster cleanup. Even with BP and the federal government taking
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Debris, Challenges Pile Up in Japan 1 Month Later where we'll go, but I'm not coming back here. ... We'll go somewhere where there are no tsunamis." Two strong aftershocks have killed people and sunk thousands more households into darkness, while also delaying progress on restoring power to those in darkness since March 11. Facing the prospect of massive shortfalls in the hot summer months, the government is asking companies to cut their consumption drastically or face mandatory energy caps. Over this destruction and deprivation, the fear of radiation hangs. The tsunami knocked out power at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant and reactors have been overheating since. Progress in stabilizing the complex comes slowly most days, or not at all, as the new tremors and radiation repeatedly halt work. Monday's aftershock briefly cut electricity to the plant and halted work while technicians took
cover, but did not endanger operations, according to officials. The government, meanwhile, added five communities Monday to a list of places people should leave to avoid long-term radiation exposure. A 12-mile (20-kilometer) radius has been cleared around the plant already. "I am speechless over the uncertainty that our people must face each day," said Yuhei Sato, the governor of Fukushima prefecture, which is home to the plant. "Once we get over one mountain, we just see another rise up in front of us. We must find the end of the tunnel, but we haven't, and that is terribly difficult to bear," Sato told reporters minutes after communities across the northeast marked the moment the 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck. At 2:46 p.m., sirens wailed, and firefighters and soldiers removed their hats
have shut down schools, shops, and many state offices. And because Yemen has a large presence of Al-Qaida forces present, there is also the concern that continual mutiny will allow for Al-Qaida to rise in power and give way to more terrorist attacks. Since protests started in mid-February, more than 120 people have died.
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police discovered them trying to breach a government building. Similar to this, following a 2:00 a.m. protest in the nearby city of Hudaida, police attacked protesters heading to the presidential palace. Consequently, three people were struck by bullets, 30 were stabbed by knives, and 270 others were harmed from the inhalation of tear gas. “The
regime has surprised us with this extent of killing. I don’t think the people will do anything other than come out with bare chests to drain the government of all its ammunition,” parliamentarian Mohammed Muqbil al-Hamiri told Al Jazeera TV. With the rebellion giving way to social and political upheaval, many cities in the south of Yemen have generated strikes which
the lead, many communities weren’t content to rely on equipment they had before the spill. Lafourche (luhFOOSH’) Parish President Charlotte Randolph billed BP for an iPad, saying she needed it in addition to her parish-paid Blackberry to communicate with staff and other officials during the crisis. But she didn’t buy the iPad until Aug. 26, a month and a half after the well was capped and several weeks after the federal government said much of the oil had been skimmed, burned off, dispersed or dissolved. “Just because it wasn’t streaming from the well any longer doesn’t mean it wasn’t approaching our shore,” Randolph told the AP. “My work is very important. Perhaps one day you could follow me somewhere and learn what my work involves. I must be in contact at all times.” Lafourche Parish spokesman Brennan Matherne, who bought a new Dell laptop and accessories for $3,165, said working on the spill had worn out the computer he got just a year earlier for $2,700. Biloxi, home to a strip of casinos overlooking the Mississippi Sound, bought 14 sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks, two
boats, two dump trucks and a backhoe loader with its $1.4 million share of BP grant money. Mayor A.J. Holloway, who drove a city-owned 2006 GMC Yukon before the spill, now has one of the vehicles the city purchased with the BP grant — a black 2011 Chevy Tahoe 1500 LT that cost more than $35,000. The city’s public works director and chief engineer also are driving SUVs bought with BP money. Holloway declined to answer questions about his new vehicle. City spokesman Vincent Creel said the mayor has used it to travel to “countless meetings” about the spill and to gauge the city’s response with his own eyes. “The mayor also uses the vehicle in the normal course of his duties, just as other BP equipment is used in the course of dayto-day business,” Creel wrote in an email. Walker, the state official, said he didn’t know about the mayor’s use of the vehicle but doesn’t object. Some Mississippi communities took a conservative approach in using their share of the money. Bay St. Louis received $382,461 to buy safety vests, street barricades, radios and other gear, but
decided against buying a vacuum truck or other expensive equipment. City Clerk David Kolf said local officials trusted BP’s word it would handle all the cleanup, so they didn’t see a need to buy a “bunch of new toys.” “They had a lot of heavy equipment already staged here,” he said. “We don’t have the training. We don’t have the personnel.” Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama each got an initial $25 million from BP, followed by the array of payments for tourism marketing, seafood monitoring and cleanup programs. More than $300,000 of BP money went to Kenny Loggins, the Doobie Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd for a pair of rock shows to promote the state’s oil-free beaches; BP shelled out another $260,000 in concert-related costs. In Alabama, the state Emergency Management Agency distributed $30 million to local governments without rejecting a single request. Mississippi gave money to 14 counties and cities along the coast, which was dotted with tar balls but never saw the heavy bands of oil that choked south Louisiana’s marshlands. In early August, after the well
was capped and the oil threat seemed to abate, the state instructed counties and cities to stop spending BP’s money without prior approval from state officials. “We were trying to make the change from protection to restoration and recovery, and that’s where we are now,” Walker said. Louisiana doled out its initial $25 million to state agencies, including $10 million for the attorney general’s office to devise its legal case against BP and the companies involved in the spill. State agencies spent nearly $9 million more on equipment, including boats, air monitoring units, mobile radios and life vests. Local government leaders in Louisiana were left to lodge their requests for money directly with BP. Gov. Bobby Jindal’s top budget adviser, Paul Rainwater, said the state’s deal with BP specified that the money Louisiana got wasn’t meant to replace anything that was supposed to go to the parishes. B l u e - c o l l a r Plaquemines Parish, which has absorbed some of the spill’s worst environmental damage, has received slightly more than $1 million in BP money, of which $998,405 went to
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NATORI, Japan – A month after Japan's earthquake and tsunami, the challenges seem as daunting as ever: Thousands are missing and feared dead, tens of thousands have fled their homes, a leaking nuclear plant remains crippled and powerful aftershocks keep coming. Vast tracts of the northeast are demolition sites: The stuff of entire cities is sorted into piles taller than three-story buildings around which dump trucks and earth-movers crawl. Ankle-deep water stagnates in streets, and massive fishing boats lie perched atop pancaked houses and cars. The occasional telephone poll or bulldozer is sometimes the only skyline. "It's a hellish sorrow," said Numata Takahashi, 56, who escaped his home in Natori just before the waters came. "I don't know
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DEN BOSCH, Netherlands – Farming is moving indoors, where the sun never shines, where rainfall is irrelevant and where the climate is always right. The perfect crop field could be inside a windowless building with meticulously controlled light, temperature, humidity, air quality and nutrition. It could be in a New York high-rise, a Siberian bunker, or a sprawling complex in the Saudi desert. Advocates say this, or something like it, may be an answer to the world’s food problems. “In order to keep a
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planet that’s worth living on, we have to change our methods,” says Gertjan Meeuws, of PlantLab, a private research company. The world already is having trouble feeding itself. Half the people on Earth live in cities, and nearly half of those — about 3 billion — are hungry or malnourished. Food prices, currently soaring, are buffeted by droughts, floods and the cost of energy required to plant, fertilize, harvest and transport it. And prices will only get more unstable. Climate change makes long-term crop planning uncertain. Farmers in many parts of the world already are draining available water
resources to the last drop. and house plants in en- natural light is excluded. And the world is getting closed and regulated enIn their research station, more crowded: strawberries, yelby mid-century, low peppers, basil the global popuand banana plants lation will grow take on an eerie from 6.8 billion to pink glow under 9 billion, the U.N. red and blue bulbs predicts. of Light-Emitting To feed so Diodes, or LEDs. many people may Water trickles into require expanding the pans when farmland at the needed and all exexpense of forests cess is recycled, and wilderness, or and the temperafinding ways to ture is kept conradically increase stant. Lights go on crop yields. and off, simulatMeeuws and ing day and night, three other Dutch but according to bioengineers have the rhythm of the taken the concept plant — which of a greenhouse may be better at AN AP PHOTO a step further, shorter cycles growing vegetables, herbs vironments where even than 24 hours —
Page 6 rather than the rotation of the Earth. In a larger “climate chamber” a few miles away, a nursery is nurturing cuttings of fittonia, a colorful house plant, in two layers of 70 square meters (750 sq. feet) each. Blasts of mist keep the room humid, and the temperature is similar to the plants’ native South America. After the cuttings take root — the most sensitive stage in the growing process — they are wheeled into a greenhouse and the chamber is again used for rooting. The process cuts the required time to grow a mature plant to six weeks from 12 or more. The Dutch researchers See FARM page 7
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and helmets and joined hands atop a small hill in Natori that has become a memorial. The clatter of construction equipment ceased briefly as crane operators stood outside their vehicles. The disaster is believed to have killed more than 25,000 people, but many of those bodies were swept out to sea and may never be found. Others lie near the nuclear plant, where radiation has slowed recovery efforts. So far, more than 13,000 deaths have been confirmed, while 13,700 names are still on the missing list. The aftershocks have taken more lives. In Iwaki, a city close to the epicenter of Monday's tremor, a landslide brought down three houses, trapping up to seven people. Four were rescued alive, but one of those — a 16-year-old girl — died at the hospital, a police official said. He con’t from page 1
of other issues that women have to go through. After walking the mile, Farmer was surprised because the walk was not as bad as he thought it would be. He also commented that this walk will raise more awareness to the issue, and that those who saw the big group pass by within the town of Milford will hopefully choose to walk next year and increase awareness. UNH campus police participant, Sgt. Kevin Holster was seen at the
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to question the accused bomber when he landed in Detroit — but that turned out to be too late. “We had the skill set, the systems and the techniques, and we needed to move backwards in time,” McAleenan said. Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the terror watch list and its derivative, the no-fly list, became some of the government’s bestknown counterterrorism tools. They also became some of the most criti-
would not give his name, citing policy. The bustle of the cleanup still hasn't reached some places. Several miles (kilometers) north of the industrial city of Kamaishi, crumpled cars sat in living rooms and atop buildings. Houses washed from their foundations teetered on their sides. Around 210,000 people have no running water and, following Monday's aftershock, more than 240,000 people are without electricity. The government has not said how long it will take to clear areas crushed by the wave, which is thought to have caused as much as $310 billion in damage. It's unclear how the rebuilding will be funded since the disaster slammed Japan's economy just as it was beginning to emerge from a downward spiral. The International Monetary Fund's World Economic Outlook released
Monday forecast 1.4 percent economic growth this year, down 0.2 percentage point from the January forecast. Rebuilding should eventually spur growth, though, the forecast said. With the school year starting this month and most of the homeless living in gyms, officials are facing pressure to move people quickly into temporary housing. But in places, temporary housing is a distant dream. And sometimes, even the shelters provide no haven. At one dilapidated high school, the mayor of Minami Soma — a city pummeled by the wave and straddling the nuclear evacuation zone — told those sheltering there they would have to leave next week because of concerns about the soundness of the building. Most took the bad news with resignation, but they know it means they'll have
to move farther away from their homes. For some, it feels like moving backward, rather than forward. "I have a baby, and this is really hard on us," said Aya Satake at the girls' high school in Soma, which neighbors her hometown. "I'm afraid of staying here, but I'm also nervous about leaving and starting over in a new place with strangers," she said as she cradled her 1-year-old. In all, nearly 190,000 people have fled their homes, the vast majority of whom are living in shelters, according to the national disaster agency. About 85,000 are from the cleared zone around the nuclear plant; their homes may be intact, but it's not known when they'll be able to return to them. Yutaka Endo said he feels like his life has been put on hold because of the nuclear crisis. He fled Minami Soma and has been living in a
shelter in Fukushima city for three weeks with his family. "I can't make any plans because of the nuclear crisis. My home was fine, but I can't go back there because it is in a restricted area," said the 32-yearold who used to tend bar. "I need to find a new job and a place to live so that we can get out of here. But I can't do anything until these zones are lifted." Ryokou Sasaki said he and his elderly parents are in the same position. They've applied for temporary shelters, and are waiting to hear back. He recently moved back home — to the northeastern port city of Kamaishi — to help his parents' with their fishing business. "We're not in a place yet where we can even think about rebuilding the business yet," said the 40-yearold. "They seem to have given up."
walk with a pair of vibrant pink platform boots to help raise awareness against domestic violence. Holster has participated in this event since it first started. It was his friend who had originally talked him into joining the walk. Holster said that he thinks it is very important that people participate in walks like “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes,” because it helps promote awareness for domestic violence, raise money for the Rape Crisis Center of Milford, and help support those sur-
vivors of sexual assault. Holster also commented on how he was going to maintain his stamina throughout the walk. “I just want to keep my heels on the ground and take it one step at a time,” Holster said. Participant Peter Berube said he was forced to walk in heels because his wife is on the board of the Rape Crisis Center of Milford. Berube said he thinks it is very important that there are walks like the one held because it creates awareness. He also
commented that it was his fourth year joining in the walk against domestic violence, but this year it was hard to find shoes to fit his size 13 feet. Assistant Director of Student Activities, Lisa Saverese said Jes Champagne, who works with the Rape Crisis Center of Milford, was the one who helped get UNH involved with the walk. Ever since, there have been students involved in the walk and students from the Victimology Club have helped provide parking and vol-
unteering their time with set up. Saverese said the Rape Crisis Center of Milford has done a lot for the community and the university throughout the year. The Rape Crisis Center of Milford has provided students with education in relationship violence, sexual assault, and how to be aware and safe to prevent those from happening. “It is very important that students participate in events like this,” Saverese said, “because it shows that they are involved in
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cized, as innocent travelers were inconvenienced when they were mistaken for terrorism suspects. Outrage forced the government to pare the lists, which airlines checked before allowing people to fly. After the attempted Christmas attack, the intelligence community took a closer look at the names on the terror watch list and set new standards for adding names. The watch list and no-fly list are constantly reviewed, and names are added and removed
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each day. There are about 30,000 people on the nofly list and a companion list for people who must receive extra screening at airports, a counterterrorism official told the AP. The more expansive terror watch list includes about 450,000 names of people the U.S. intelligence community believes are, or could be, a threat to national security because of terrorist ties. Some of the people on the watch list are still being investigated, and there is not
enough information for the government to arrest them. The new policy has not turned the 450,000-person terror watch list into the no-fly list. Simply being on the terror watch list does not mean a person won’t be allowed to enter the U.S., McAleenan said. When CBP reviews passenger lists and matches someone on the terror watch list, CBP will review information available on the person before it recommends to the airline whether the person can
board the plane, McAleenan said. In most cases, if CBP recommends against allowing the passenger to board, it’s because the person would be turned away upon arrival inside the United States due to security concerns. Most people on the watch list are foreigners. About 6,000 are U.S. citizens. American citizens who are not considered threats to aviation but are on the terror watch list cannot automatically be prevented
the community and are aware of the issues. By giving back, it shows that the students appreciate what the community has done for them” She hopes that students will learn about the different organizations involved in this event and how important it is to raise awareness within the community. “I hope that it will educate our students what these organizations do and how we can be support to them as much as they are to us.”
from flying to the U.S. Customs officers will likely question a U.S. citizen who is on the terror watch list when he or she comes into the country. But without grounds for arrest, the officers must let them arrive. This also applies to a U.S. citizen who is on the no-fly list but who walks or drives back into the U.S. through landborder crossings.
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say they plan to build a commercial-sized building in the Netherlands of 1,300 square meters (14,000 sq. feet), with four separate levels of vegetation by the end of this year. After that, they envision growing vegetables next to shopping malls, supermarkets or other food retailers. Meeuws says a building of 100 sq meters (1,075 sq. feet) and 14 layers of plants could provide a daily diet of 200 grams (7 ounces) of fresh fruit and vegetables to the entire population of Den Bosch, about 140,000 people. Their idea is not to grow foods that require much space, like corn or potatoes. “We are looking at the top of the pyramid where we have high value and low volume,” he said. Sunlight is not only unnecessary but can be harmful, says Meeuws.
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Plants need only specific wavelengths of light to grow, but in nature they must adapt to the full range of light as a matter of survival. When light and other natural elements are manipulated, the plants become more efficient, using less energy to grow. “Nature is good, but too much nature is killing,” said Meeuws, standing in a steaming cubicle amid racks of what he called “happy plants.” For more than a decade the four researchers have been tinkering with combinations of light, soil and temperature on a variety of plants, and now say their growth rate is three times faster than under greenhouse conditions. They use no pesticides, and about 90 percent less water than outdoors agriculture. While LED bulbs are expensive, the cost is steadily dropping.
Olaf van Kooten, a professor of horticulture at Wageningen University who has observed the project but has no stake in it, says a kilogram (2.2 pounds) of tomatoes grown in Israeli fields needs 60 liters (16 gallons) of water, while those grown in a Dutch greenhouse require one-quarter of that. “With this system it is possible in principle to produce a kilo of tomatoes with a little over one liter of water,” he said. The notion of multistory greenhouses has been around for a while. Dickson Despommier, a retired Columbia University professor of environmental health and author of the 2010 book “The Vertical Farm,” began working on indoor farming as a classroom project in 1999, and the idea has spread to several startup projects across the U.S.
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trial plans were changed. While the Attorney General has voiced his opinion about the change, so have others. The families of 9/11 victims applaud the change. Nancy Nee, sister of a New York City Firefighter, said that the five men are, “war criminals as far as I’m concerned and I think that a military trial is the right thing to do.” The problem with a military trial is that many people do not consider them legitimate, or fair. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) criticized the change saying, “the military commission
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cover oil-related overtime and other payroll expenses. “I didn’t run up bills. I treated their money like I treated our own,” said Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser, an outspoken critic of BP and the federal government’s response to the spill. “Maybe down the road I’ll look and say we should have stockpiled.” When BP was heavily under attack from the top down for its response to the rapidly growing environmental disaster, the company started throwing huge sums of money at the problems it had in the water and on land. Cutting checks to governments along the coast addressed both issues, even if it meant waiting until later to figure out details like how officials would have to account for the cash. “We recognized the importance of getting funding to the states, parishes and counties quickly, and therefore provided advance funding to help kick start their emergency response,” Feick, the BP spokeswoman, said in an email. The payments to governments gave BP the kind of good PR it desperately
system is not about seeking justice as much as it is about obtaining convictions.” The ACLU brings up a good point, because military tribunals will not have to follow all of the procedures that the U.S. courts system do. They do not have to adhere to the constitution and this could cause an unfair trial. Now that a change has been made, there is more uncertainty about what will happen to the detainees. Holder said that he does not know if they will face the death penalty if they plead guilty or where the trials will even be held. He said that it would be up to the Pentagon to have the
trial at Guantanamo. In addition, there is still debate about whether there will be one trial, or five separate ones. The change makes one thing evident; the families will need to wait longer for justice. It has been almost a decade since the attacks, and many have made it clear that everything needs to come to a swift end. Holder says, “we cannot simply allow a trial to be delayed any longer for the victims of the 9-11 attacks or their family members who have been waiting for nearly a decade for justice.”
needed, said Daniel Keeney, president of a Dallas-based public relations firm. By giving money to communities and allowing them to spend it largely as they saw fit, BP also put a buffer between itself and any questionable spending. “Whether the funds could be perceived as being wasted or not really reflects on the organization accepting the money rather than BP,” Keeney said. Louis Skrmetta, one of the tens of thousands of business owners and individuals still waiting to get a share of a $20 billion claims fund established by BP, finds the state and local governments’ spending galling, even if it’s almost all BP’s money. Skrmetta runs a threeboat fleet that has a contract with the National Park Service to ferry day trippers to Ship Island, a recreation area about 10 miles offshore from Gulfport, Miss. He can’t understand why BP paid so much to governments while businesses were suffering. “I didn’t think there was much logic in it,” Skrmetta said. “Now, looking back in retrospect, it was a way to win over politicians, a way to win over the me-
dia.” In February, BP asked Louisiana parishes that received up to $1 million in advance payments in May for a detailed summary of how that money has been spent. Parishes were warned they must exhaust the advance money before they can make any new claims. Some parishes, however, have banked that money and already billed BP for expenses on top of it. Terrebonne Parish says it hasn’t spent any of its $1 million advance, yet BP has paid it an additional $927,842, mostly for contractors and payroll costs. Parish President Michel Claudet said he isn’t concerned that BP will try to recover unspent advance money. “The agreement from the beginning was that it was nonrefundable,” he said. The oil spill drove away tourists and sapped tax revenues, but it was a boon for private contractors and consultants. Governments have spent more than $19 million of BP’s money to hire contractors, according to the AP’s review. The Louisiana attorney general’s office has spent $4 million and counting of BP’s money to hire outside
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“Over the last five year urban farming has really gained traction,” Despommier said in a telephone interview. Despommier argues that city farming means producing food near the consumer, eliminating the need to transport it long distances at great costs of fuel and spoilage and with little dependency on the immediate climate. The science behind LED lighting in agriculture “is quite rigorous
and well known,” he said, and the costs are dropping dramatically. The next development, organic light-emitting diodes or OLEDs, which can be packed onto thin film and wrapped around a plant, will be even more efficiently tuned to its needs. One of the more dramatic applications of plant-growing chambers under LED lights was by NASA, which installed them in the space Shuttle and the space station Mir
in the 1990s as part of its experiment with microgravity. “This system is a first clear step that has to grow,” Van Kooten says, but more research is needed and people need to get used to the idea of sunless, landless agriculture. “But it’s clear to me a system like this is necessary.”
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brought the cost to $3.62 per gallon of regular gasoline. This false sense of security shortly ended, with regular gas prices soaring to $3.81 by the beginning of April. Plus, Premium, and Diesel fuels are even higher than that, reaching almost $4.00 or more. Traveling from point A to point B has not been this difficult since 2008, and Americans’ wallets are feeling the pressure at the pump. UNH Commuter Justin Bussell commented on the negative impact of the gas prices. “Even though I only live six miles away from the university, there is a noticeable change in the amount of money I am spending on gas,” Justin said. “I noticed myself eating out less often, and bringing food to college from home in order to save some money for gas.” Using alternatively fueled vehicles, Justin believes, is something the U.S. should invest in, so that the country can depend less on foreign oil. As citizens prepare for that $4/gallon price to
creep up, the government must also consider their role in oil trading. The apprehension felt by traders as a result of African and Middle Eastern hostilities is leading to unnecessarily high prices. Small businesses are also at risk; high gas prices result in less spending, which may force some businesses to increase prices. However, many are reluctant to charge more for fear of losing customers. While minimal government regulations would easily fix the oil trading problem, Dicker explains that financial firms prevent the government from imposing limitations. “Large financial firms with a direct interest in oil trading have made so much money with oil that they can afford to lobby Congress to block any significant reforms.” Whatever the issue at hand, it is clear that some financial reform is needed in order to balance oil trading and make gas prices more affordable.
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vantage of what they perceive to be a real risk in supply. It’s a marketplace that I argue should not be allowed to be wagered on like a stock or bond.” Dicker also argues that if the government regulated oil trading to only include airlines and heating oil companies, “then the price of oil would fall by 50% overnight and our economy would be much better off.” Undoubtedly, U.S. government intervention is needed to some extent in order to regulate the price of oil and, subsequently, gas prices throughout the nation. The national average of gasoline is now $3.662 per gallon, reports USA Today, but many gas stations retain higher prices. The Mercury gas station adjacent to the University of New Haven campus is an ideal example. Its price increases on gasoline have been rising for the better part of a month. Towards the end of March, a weeklong stability (and even a slight decrease) in prices
BP Buys Gulf Coast Millions in Gear lawyers and accountants to help piece together litigation against the company. Five of the seven law firms hired and their attorneys have poured more than $80,000 total into Attorney General Buddy Caldwell’s campaign coffers in recent years. Amber Davis, who lives with Gulf County, Fla., Commissioner Bill Williams, incorporated Statecraft LLC less than a month after oil began streaming into the Gulf. Three months later, Statecraft won a monthlong, $14,468 contract to perform public information and government liaison work for the county of about 15,000 people. Davis, who has worked in marketing and community relations, said she had planned to form her company before the spill. She also had volunteered for the county’s emergency operations center for three months before she was given the contract. “There is a perception of a conflict of interest in just about anything that anybody does,” Davis said. “I guess my statement to that was that I volunteered anywhere from 15 to 18 hours a day for three months and never received a penny.”
Williams said he consulted the county attorney and an ethics commission, and neither saw a problem with awarding the contract to Davis. Gulf County awarded an identical one-month, $14,468 contract — this one for monitoring beach pollution — to Florida Eco Services, a company founded days after the rig explosion by Patrick Farrell, whose wife is on the board of the local Chamber of Commerce. Farrell says he has a background in managing and maintaining properties, as well as beach restoration. County Attorney Jeremy Novak, who also is an attorney for Florida Eco Services, said it was a matter of giving business to locals rather than outof-state contractors. “It sounds like a bias, and it is, but I’m glad people in Gulf County got work and actually had the ability to feed their families,” Novak said. “I don’t see it as profiteering. I see it as obviously doing what you can because what you’re doing for a living isn’t available to you.” Local authorities could have taken even fuller advantage of BP’s largesse had the company or state officials not nixed some
requests that had no clear connection to the oil. Police in D’Iberville, Miss., for instance, were denied a $245,000 mobile command unit, a $140,000 hazardous materials vehicle and a $19,000 HarleyDavidson. “If we had to establish barricades, they thought it would be more maneuverable,” City Manager Michael Janus said of the motorcycle. “It was a bit of a reach, obviously.” Although BP footed the bill for other pricey acquisitions, some officials concede they may have to use taxpayer money to maintain them. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spent $5 million for 22 boats and the accompanying trawls, nets and hauling vehicles. “Nobody asked me for a space shuttle or anything,” said Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Robert Barham. BP money will cover the costs of maintaining the vessels, leasing dock space and buying fuel for at least three years, he said. Whether taxpayers will be forced to pick up these costs after that hasn’t been decided. “They don’t run for free,” Barham said.
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Hopefully by now, everyone who is interested in student government is aware that every Thursday at 11:00 a.m. the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA) meets in the Alumni Lounge. The crowd ranges from the House, composed of representatives for the top twenty clubs and organizations, the Senate, students elected by USGA or the entire undergraduate student body, other gold and blue club representatives, and general members of the student body. With such varied groups in one room there must be a set of rules to keep
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This past week I observed a disturbing trend as I sat at club tables in Bartels throughout the week. Every day I noticed that many of the trash cans where full. Most of you probably think that the problem is that the trash cans do not get emptied nearly fast enough. That is not, however, where I am going with this. What I noticed is that the trash cans were always stuffed to the brim with cans and bottles that people threw out after they finish their beverages. Why doesn’t anyone seem to notice the recycling can which is right next to most of the trash cans in the
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everyone orderly, and for USGA, Robert’s Rules of Order are used. (For more information on Robert’s Rules, go to http:// www.robertsrules. com.) Despite the organization that Robert’s Rules provide, there are still plenty of issues that can come up during meetings, and fortunately, that is where the USGA Executive Board comes into play. While the president, vice president, sergeant at arms, treasurer, and executive assistant do a great job of controlling meetings, I figured I’d do them all a favor and point out a
few meeting no no’s! Cut the chit chat! I
Jazzman’s area? The most annoying aspect of this whole situation is the laziness. Many people would rather stuff an already filled trash can with recyclables than walk a few extra steps to the recycling can to place their recyclables in there. (And when I say a few extra steps, I literally mean only about three or four in most cases.) Wouldn’t that make more sense than just throwing them out? They are there after all for a reason. However, as the week continued, my annoyance continued to grow. Not only do students on this campus throw recyclables in the trash cans,
they also throw trash into the recycling cans. Numerous times I witnessed someone throw out their
think that the biggest issue at USGA meetings is the number of side conversations that happen throughout the meeting.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying that you need to sit perfectly still and not make a sound, but there is a line that needs to be respected. Need to get someone’s attention to hand them something? Go ahead and do so quietly and then refocus on the meeting. Even if you have a quick question for someone sitting next to you, that’s not so bad; it’s when lengthy noisy conversations are going on all around the room. That when it’s a problem! I know that sometimes meetings run a little long and people start to get antsy, but talking isn’t the solution, and neither is playing with your phone! Check your bias at the
door! I know it can be hard to be unbiased especially when someone is passionate about the issue at hand, but it isn’t fair to speak or vote based on personal interests or feelings. Discussion and voting at USGA should be based on facts presented on the issue and directly related information. USGA is designed to make decisions that will benefit the undergraduate student body overall, not just a specific club/organization or person. When bias is a factor, it can hinder the effectiveness of decision making at USGA. A slight off shoot of remaining unbiased is remaining civil. There is no reason for discussion to get out of hand and let emotions gain the upper hand. Any-
one can have their turn to speak, so don’t abuse that power and freedom by not thinking and recklessly speaking. Pay attention! Nearly every time there is discussion at USGA, it starts off great, but then people begin to repeat each other. An occasional repeat to show support is one thing, but it is frustrating to a lot of the meeting attendees particularly when the meeting is lengthier than usual. Everyone is entitled to speak, that is one of the best parts of USGA; but there is no reason to say the same thing ten times!
too full. Honestly, do the cans need to be labeled so everyone knows what they are used for, because I thought it was selfexplanatory? Being an observant person, I also noticed that many people will stuff the trash cans to the max, and then more people will come along and attempt to put their trash in an already overflowing can. The two minutes it takes to make sure your trash is in securely in the overflowing trash can can be better spent walking over to an empty trash can a few feet away. Be respectful ladies and gentleman. You wouldn’t want to empty out a disgusting trash can that had
food all along the top and was filled to the brim so that the bag won’t even close. If you wouldn’t like the job, then please do not create these situations for those who do empty out your garbage. Along with overflowing the trash cans obnoxiously, I also notice that a few people tend to leave their trash lying around in certain places. These places include on tables, on the floor around tables, and on the floor around trash cans. It’s all a matter of respect. Clean up after yourself after you eat, and if you drop something please pick it up. If your trash falls out of the trash can, and there is only one reason that it would fall out, then pick it up and take it to an-
other trash can. You’re in college, not elementary school. No one should have the job of cleaning up after you. It’s now your responsibility; so be responsible for yourself. To sum up all of my annoyances for this week, let’s recap shall we. Everyone should place recyclables in the recycling can and trash in the trash can. If a trash can is too full, find another one to use. Lastly, clean up after yourself if you make a mess. In student areas, other people use the space directly after you. Be respectful of the staff that helps keep these locations clean, and be respectful of other students who use these locations.
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food or other trash into the recycling can, because the nearest trash can was
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During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?” Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name? I handed in my paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade. “Absolutely,” said the professor. “In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say “hello.” I’ve never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy.
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I don’t know about everyone else, but I know I am excited for Easter to be here. Though I may now be an adult at the ripe ol’ age of 21, I still hold onto the traditions of my youth, especially everything from dying eggs and doing Easter egg hunts to the traditional family bunny cake (a cake shaped like a bunny and not a cake made from a bunny). The only disappointment this year is that I can’t make it look like a zombie, because we have guests coming over.
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I have been hearing a lot of people playing the victim, even when they have done something wrong. So, I want to give a short list of things that you should not play the victim about, and in fact, you should feel bad about doing: cheating on someone, leaving someone in a different state over spring break, getting in trouble for breaking the rules, cheating on a test, etc.
If someone breaks the rules, that person is going to suffer the consequences. One positive thing that I see from a day to day basis is my friends and family, It’s not anything personal, and it’s not because the person giving the consequencand I think it’s a high time that you go and tell someone that you appreciate them. es is a jerk. They are just doing their job. If a cop pulls you over, it’s not because I’ll tell you one thing for sure; it will make their day 100% better. he doesn’t like you personally; it’s because you’re breaking the law. He has the option to write you a ticket or not. Just because he doesn’t write you a ticket the first time, does not mean that if he decides to give you one the next time you can just decide not to pay it. So let’s try to take some responsibility for our actions.
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At this point, I have heard a couple of different stories about people being left places at one point or another. That is totally unacceptable. I don’t care how mad you are at someone; you don’t just abandon them. There are very few things that would warrant that, the majority of which would require you being in direct physical danger. What irks me the most is that these people then have the gall to act the victim afterwards saying “oh, but they where mean to me.” It doesn’t matter, because you were the one that abandoned them! If anything had happened to them, it would have been your fault. Quite frankly, you owe them an apology and a nice dinner at the Olive Garden.
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tumid (too’-mid) adj. 1: marked by swelling, swollen, enlarged. 2: protuberant, bulging. 3: bombastic, turgid. [from Latin tumidus, from tumere “to swell.”] Fact of the week: The word “nerd” was first coined by Dr. Seuss in If I Ran the Zoo. Did they seriously just say that? “Better make it six, I can’t eat eight.” - Dan Osinski, Baseball pitcher, when a waitress asked whether he wanted his pizza cut into six or eight slices. Weekly Thought: “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” -Theodore Roosevelt
Edible OpinionsConsiglio’s
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Last week was a delicious tradition for people in and around the Elm City; it was New Haven Restaurant Week! Every April, some of the city’s best restaurants put together a special menu with lunch priced at $16.38 (for the year New Haven was founded) and dinner priced at $29. It’s a great way to try a new restaurant and get some of their specialty dishes at a discounted price. This year, I went to Consiglio’s on Wooster Street. Most people head to that area for pizza at Pepe’s or Sally’s, but I wanted to try another New Haven staple. It was Wednesday evening, so it wasn’t too crowded, which would have probably been annoying since it’s very small and there isn’t much space to wait other than outside. We got there a little early and were able to sit at the bar while we waited for our table. There were only about four seats at the bar and a couple of high tables, but it was stocked with all the necessities. There was also an impressive wine list as well. Once we were seated, there were three appetizers to choose from: stuffed mushrooms, Caesar salad, and fried calamari. I decided to step out of my comfort zone and tried the mushrooms. I’ve never had mushrooms before, but I figured if they were going to be made the right way, it would be at Consiglio’s. Plus, they were stuffed with sausage, roasted red peppers, spinach, and mozzarella cheese. The plate came out, and there were only two, but I was so happy with how good they really were. My mushroom standards are pretty high now. I also had a bite of the Caesar salad; it was good, but nothing to write home about. For dinner, I had chicken amalfi. It’s a fabulous dish comprised of chicken breast, sundried tomatoes, artichoke hearts, balsamic reduction sauce, and linguine. This was something to write home about. I was especially happy with the tomatoes and artichoke hearts, because they tasted fresh and were prepared correctly – I wouldn’t trust a meal like this at a chain restaurant. I was hesitant about the meal when I ordered because I don’t like balsamic too much, but I never realized there was such a difference when it’s reduced. Overall, it was a light dish that left me feeling satisfied. I also tried the homemade cavatelli and braciole; apparently, a specialty of Consiglio’s. It is hand-rolled pasta and thinly sliced beef, served with tomato sauces. It’s rolled in parmesan and some spices, which give the dish its flavor. I liked it a lot, but was glad I didn’t order it because it wasn’t something I could’ve eaten more than three bites of without feeling full. Then came dessert. The restaurant week menu had Godiva tiramisu or chocolate mousse cake, so we got one of each. Tiramisu is not my thing, but the cake was amazing. The only way I would’ve enjoyed it more would have been if I were a little less full (but I’m not complaining). My restaurant week experience was awesome. I left feeling so happy because I tried new things and felt good about what I ate. However, I’m not totally sure when I’ll go back because without the restaurant week specials, the dishes at Consiglio’s are very expensive. It’s definitely a restaurant to go to for a special occasion; graduation isn’t too far away! Just be sure to make reservations, because it’s a small place and something tells me it fills up fast. Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars Category: Italian, Upscale Service: Not bad, not great Aesthetics: Minimal, homey Atmosphere: This place is about the food, not the atmosphere. Trust me; it won’t be on your mind!
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Softball Suffers Two Tough Losses at Merrimack, 1-2 and 7-9
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The University of New Haven softball team was upended twice by Merrimack College on Sunday afternoon, as the Chargers dropped a 2-1 decision in game one, followed by a 9-7 loss in the night cap. With the results, UNH descended to 18-11 overall and 8-6 in Northeast-10 Conference competition. The Warriors hopped back over the .500 mark at 12-11, 7-3 in the league. Game One The first game of the
twinbill featured a fantastic pitchers dual between the Chargers’ Micah Stonesifer and the Warriors’ Kelli Jo Deardorff. Stonesifer allowed two runs (one earned), scattered four hits over six innings and struck out three of the 30 batters she faced. Unfortunately, Deardorff was just a tad bit better, allowing just one run over seven innings. She allowed five hits and struck out six in the outing. The Chargers opened the scoring column in the very first inning when Chelsea Harold came around to score the game’s first run. Harold reached on a single, stole second
and then advanced to third on a wild pitch. Christina Gelardi stepped into the batters’ box and laced a single that allowed Harold to trot home from third for a 1-0 lead. However, the Chargers’ bats went quiet, allowing the warriors to get back into the game. Merrimack took advantage of an error in the field in the third inning and then produced the go-ahead tally in the bottom of the fifth. Monique Gosselin came through with an RBI single to take a 2-1 advantage. New Haven couldn’t find the equalizer and suffered its third straight loss. Game Two
In the second game of the afternoon, runs came early and often for both squads. New Haven mustered four runs on five hits and two errors for a promising start to the contest. Harold worked her way around the bases after a walk, a wild pitch and an error for the game’s first run. The second run came off the bat of Shannon Angehr, who launched her third homerun of the season. Allison Vaughan and Courtney Garland accounted for the next two runs, each blasting RBI doubles to extend the early lead. The Warriors bounced back with two runs in their
first at-bats, but the Chargers answered quickly in the second. UNH took advantage of poor execution in the field, scoring two more runs on two hits in the frame. Angehr crossed the dish on back-to-back errors and then Gelardi came around to score on an RBI single from Garland. In the bottom half of the frame, Merrimack mustered another run to cut its deficit to three runs. The teams played a scoreless third and then each added one run in the fourth, leaving the Chargers ahead by three heading into the final three innings. However, the Warriors’
bats came to life, as they tied the score in the fifth and then added two more in the sixth. Their final two runs proved to be the difference granting Merrimack a 9-7 victory and a two-game sweep of the reigning NE-10 champions. New Haven will look to bounce back against C.W. Post on Wednesday, April 13 with a doubleheader at the UNH Softball Field. First pitch is set for 3 p.m. with all of the action live on www.NewHavenChargers.com.
inning was the second as they combined four hits for three runs in the top of the inning. SCSU’s first two batters got on base, while the fourth batter drove in two with a triple to deep right center field. A single to the pitcher later in the inning gave the Owls a 3-0 lead after one 1/2 innings. New Haven then loaded the bases in the bottom of the second and put two runners on base in the third inning, but Southern Connecticut State would not give up a run as the Chargers left six runners on base in the first three innings. The Owls final run of the afternoon was scored in the top of the fourth inning off a wild pitch. New Haven managed base runners in the fourth, fifth,
sixth, seventh and ninth innings, but could not muster a run. Cory Carr, Brendon Buckley and Stephen Clout led the UNH bats with two hits each. Kyle Cullen added one hits, while Tom Rombilus earned two bases on balls. Starting pitch Mike Aquilino threw three 1/3 innings, while Henry Hirsch pitched the final five 2/3 innings in relief. Aquilino suffered his third loss of the season, while allowing four earned runs. New Haven will return to action on Wednesday, April 13 when they travel to Southern Connecticut State. Game time at the Ball Park at SCSU is set for 3:30 p.m.
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Conference. The loss drops the Falcons to 5-6 and 3-3 in league play. Back-to-back goals by Megan Wiggins put Bentley ahead 4-0 with 22:34 remaining in the first half. However, their lead would not last much longer as Magnone tied the game 10 minutes later then gave the Chargers a 6-5 lead at the 11:17 mark. With just three seconds remaining in the first half, Natalie Lieberman split the defense to record a goal and give New Haven an 11-7 lead at the break. The momentum re-
mained in the Chargers favor in the second half. After two consecutive goals from Magnone and Gabbe, they quickly held a six goal lead and never looked back. New Haven would go on to take the game, 18-13. Maureen Spellman was great in the net, recording 11 saves. Carolina Marrero tallied two goals and Marissa Fisher, Ashley Ferrandiz, Kristina Curry and Lieberman all notched a goal each. New Haven returns to the field on Tuesday, April 12 to host AIC at 4 p.m.
an event on the day as she claimed the 100 meter ––––––––––––––––––––– dash in 12.26 seconds and finished second in the 200 LOWELL, Mass. – meter dash with a time of Shannon Gagne won three 24.80. events on Saturday as the The Chargers claimed University of New Haven three top-five finishes men’s and women’s out- in the long jump. Gagne door track and field teams won the event followed by competed at the George Alissa Howell in second Davis Invitational, host- with a leap of 5.50 meters ed by the University of and Calista Hutchinson in UMass Lowell. fifth with a jump of 5.15 he swung at it, or else it Gagne won the 400 me- meters. would have been bases ter dash, 200 meter dash The field events were loaded." and the long jump with highlighted by Shraya Hisanori Takahashi marks of 57.21 seconds, Manick’s second place fincame in to retire cleanup 24.21 seconds and a leap ish in the hammer throw hitter Adam Lind on a of 5.95 meters respective- with a toss of 46.38 mecomebacker and Fernando ly. Ada Udaya also won ters. Rodney pitched a perfect ninth for his second save. "I just wanted to go out there, knowing that we had a long one last night, and I wanted to try to extend it as much as possible," Weaver said. "We were able to get three runs, and that was enough to work with. "It's a tough lineup to face, but I had my fastball command early and my slider was as good as it's been in a long time. So I matched up pretty well with a bunch of righties in the lineup." The Angels got some additional help from a costly error by Davis, Toronto's center fielder, that
The men’s team took home two more first place finishes. The 4x100 relay team consisting of David Thomas, Kevin Downing, Winston Reid and Mark Kichar won the event with a time of 42.98 seconds and Downing also claimed first in the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.04 seconds. Thomas finished right behind him to take second overall with a mark of 11.23 seconds. New Haven returns to action on Saturday, April 23 as they are set to compete at the Springfield College Invitational.
Baseball Suffers 4-0 Loss to Nationally Women’s Lacrosse Claims 18-13 Win Ranked Owls Against Bentley
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WEST HAVEN, Conn. - The University of New Haven baseball team fell 4-0 to Southern Connecticut State University Sunday afternoon at Frank Vieira Field. The Chargers fell to 16-11 overall and 5-6 in the Northeast-10 Conference with the loss. The nationally ranked No. 5 Owls improved to 27-1 overall and 12-1 in the NE-10. The Chargers were the first to get a runner on base as Stephen Clout reached on a dropped third strike in the bottom of the first inning. Southern Connecticut was the first and only team to score a run, however. The Owls birggest
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ANAHEIM, Calif. – Jered Weaver kept mowing 'em down, even as he grew wearier with each pitch. Weaver struck out a career-high 15 and the Los Angeles Angels took advantage of a costly error by Toronto center fielder Rajai Davis to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 on Sunday. "I'm pretty sure a pitcher can get in a team's head," Angels teammate Torii Hunter said. "I've seen it happen. But I think anybody that he faced today, he probably would have had their number." Less than 24 hours after using all seven of his relievers for the second time in four games to grind out a 14-inning victory — with starter Dan Haren as
his last pitcher — Angels manager Mike Scioscia needed Weaver to pitch deep into the game in his first home start of the season. The ace right-hander more than obliged. Weaver allowed a run and four hits while throwing 125 pitches in 7 2-3 innings. In the eighth, it came down to a showdown between Weaver and Jose Bautista, last year's major league home run leader. Bautista represented the go-ahead run at the plate after a pair of one-out walks, but Weaver struck him out with his final pitch of the day. "I'm not going to lie. I was obviously getting a little tired," Weaver said. "I had too many walks again (four), but I was still able to extend myself as much as possible. ... That 3-2 pitch to Bautista was a slider — and thank God
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WEST HAVEN, Conn. - The University of New Haven women’s lacrosse team overcame an early 4-0 deficit as they came back to defeat Bentley on Sunday by the score of 18-13. The Chargers were led by Sarah Magnone and Alexis Gabbe as they accounted for 12 of the team’s 18 goals, recording six each. With the win, New Haven is now 6-5 overall and 4-2 in the Northeast-10
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MIAMI – If this was an Eastern Conference semifinals preview, then the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics showed what to expect. Few pleasantries. Pushing and shoving. And maybe a Game 7 in Miami. LeBron James scored 27 points, Dwyane Wade added 14 and the Heat moved closer to the No. 2 seed in the East playoffs Sunday by beating the sliding Celtics 100-77. “It was a playoff-atmosphere type of game, from the fans to both teams’ approach to what the game meant,” Wade said. “It had that feel.” Miami moved a game ahead of Boston, trimming its magic number to clinch the second seed to two. The teams will finish second and third in some order behind Chicago in the East, slotted to play in the conference semifinals. “We’d like to play them, I can tell you that,” Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. “And we may have to if we want to go somewhere.” Chris Bosh added 13 points and eight rebounds
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James’ 27 Lift Miami Past Boston, 100-77 for Miami, which had been 0-3 against Boston this season, though Heat coach Erik Spoelstra cautioned against overstating the win’s importance. “We proved we can beat them tonight,” Spoelstra said. “That’s about it, in my mind.” Paul Pierce scored 24 points and Kevin Garnett added 21 for Boston, which lost for the 10th time in its last 19 games. The Celtics were outrebounded 42-26, and outscored 44-26 in the paint. “What else do you expect? It’s Boston-Miami,” Garnett said. “Supposedly it’s two of, if not the top two, teams in the East. You have to expect that. You have to expect that coming in here you’re not going to get the call. You had to expect their passion — a team you have beaten three times.” The Heat finally solved the Boston hex, beating the Celtics for the third time in the last 21 meetings. Bosh had been 1-13 against Boston since March 2007, and the Celtics ended both the 2009-10 seasons for Wade (in the first round) and James (in the second round). Miami won for the 13th time in its last 16 games, and its bench — maligned
for much of the season — outscored Boston’s 32-12. “What worked for us today is, offensively we played together,” Wade said. Ray Allen scored 13
points for the Celtics. Rajon Rondo was held to just seven points and five assists on 3 for 8 shooting. “Frustration is high on our team right now,” Rivers said. Miami’s role players were huge. Mario Chalmers had nine points in the second quarter, when the Heat took the lead. Joel Anthony had eight rebounds in
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led to a pair of unearned runs in the fourth. Peter Bourjos drove them in with a triple, helping Los Angeles take two of three in the series. Weaver became the first Angels pitcher with 15 strikeouts in a game since May 23, 1995, when Chuck Finley fanned 15 Yankees and pitched a two-hitter in a 10-0 win at the Big A. "I'm not going out there trying to strike everybody out," Weaver said. "I'm just trying to get a first-pitch fastball over for a strike and trying to get ahead in the count and trying to keep my team in the game. And if it takes a couple of strikeouts here and there, then that's what it's going to take." Weaver, whose 233 strikeouts last year made him the first Angels pitcher to lead the big leagues in that category since Nolan Ryan in 1977, faced a team that produced a major league-best 257 home
runs and fanned seven of his first 10 batters. He beat the Blue Jays for the fifth straight time, improving to 7-1 against them with a 2.68 ERA. "He hit his spots in and out, hard and soft, and he was hitting the corners with his changeup," Hunter said. "He had 15 strikeouts, so not too many people were going to hit him today." This is the first time Weaver has won his first three starts of a season since his 2006 rookie campaign, when he won his first seven outings and his first nine decisions overall. The six-year veteran has allowed just two earned runs in 20 2-3 innings this season. In 2010, he led the majors with a 1.86 ERA in home games. The Blue Jays had no hits and two walks through the first 4 1-3 innings before Travis Snider beat out an infield single to the right of second base. Jo Jo Reyes (0-1) gave up three runs — one earned
— and six hits in seven innings with six strikeouts. Hunter opened the scoring with an RBI single in the first. Alberto Callaspo led off the fourth with an infield single back to the box that was too hot for Reyes to handle cleanly, and Mark Trumbo followed with a fly to center that Davis dropped. Two outs later, Bourjos hit a liner toward the wall in right-center that increased the lead to 3-0. Davis left in the fifth because of right ankle irritation from a previous injury. "He's dealing with some lingering effects of the ankle and he's probably going to need a couple or three days," manager John Farrell said. "We need to give him a little time to try to get ahead of it. I don't necessarily think the soreness in the ankle led to that particular play, just because he was able to get himself in position underneath the ball."
the first half, two less than the entire Boston roster. Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored six quick points early in the third as the Heat remained in control, and Anthony took advantage of a
Celtics within 85-75. It was the last gasp. Mike Bibby’s 3-pointer with 4:49 left, followed by Bosh’s follow of James’ miss, sent the lead back to 15. “We built that lead by just keeping guys in front of us, contesting shots and flying around defensively,” James said. Boston scored the game’s first eight points and hit eight of its first nine shots. The Celtics were making it seem easy, especially when Garnett — who hadn’t made a 3-pointer all season — stepped into one from the left wing and connected for a 22-15 lead. “It looked like the same old song,” Spoelstra said. It didn’t stay that way. Boston went scoreless for the next 6:17, and Miami took the lead for good on AN AP PHOTO the opening possession of triple-team on the second quarter. James for a dunk and a 74Tensions were already 59 lead on the final play of high, and emotions soon the third quarter. boiled over. Of course, this beJermaine O’Neal — ing Celtics-Heat, nothing who had just been easwould come easily for Mi- ily scored on by James 27 ami. seconds earlier in transiDown by 22, Boston ran tion — tried to stop anoff 12 straight points, Al- other drive by the twolen starting it with a four- time reigning MVP with a point play, and Pierce add- shoulder check with about ing both a 3-pointer and a 4 minutes left in the secthree-point play to get the ond, making no play on
Page 13 the ball. A scrum quickly broke out under the basket. O’Neal earned a flagrant-1, James got a technical for throwing the ball back at O’Neal, Wade and Pierce also got technicals for some pushing and jostling, and a small amount of debris flew from the stands onto the court. “I thought it was all theatrical, all the crap. I guess that’s called toughness these days,” Rivers said. “Two guys run into each other, we’ve got to call a flagrant foul, which I thought was a joke. And I thought the reactions by both were a joke.” Bosh earned another technical 2 1/2 minutes later for arguing he tied up a loose ball with Rondo, only to have referees award Boston a timeout. But the Heat kept their composure, kept pouring it on after halftime, then turned their eyes toward road games that loom large at Atlanta on Monday and Toronto on Wednesday. “This is cool and all,” Bosh said, “but we still have two more games.”
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Several modern shooters like the “Call of Duty” series, the latest “Medal of Honor,” and now “Battlefield 3” market themselves as the real hardcore deal, as immersive experiences reminiscent of corditechoked sands. I spent some time at a firing range with real-life weapons to see how they buck up to their video game counterparts in terms of measurable stats. AMMO ORGANIZATION AND RELOADING Yes, for obvious reasons auto-ammo organization is just one of those evils needed for gameplay. Is it as easy to reload an actual weapon under fire? In a nice quiet room? Yes. Under normal combat conditions? No. Even expecting the report of a blast, I was still flinching a bit, and that was knowing no one was shooting at me. I know rage (or panic) would be imminent in the case of a jam. Under fire is definitely not the time you’d want anything to stop working. Picking up extra ammo would be pretty exciting. It would be fantastic to be able to run over a corpse and have those extra magazines Velcro onto you automatically. No, this would mean running out into the enemy firing zone (how else did they get hit?), dropping your weapon and rummaging through straps and bags for extra ammo. So, no, it’s not as easy. AIMING We really take for granted the multivariable process undertaken by the left trigger (L2 for you PS3 guys).
I especially love the “COD” mechanic of aim-and-release, where aiming is pretty automated one target after another. I’ve taken down whole squads in a matter of seconds using that, and I even kind of feel bad when they’re roping down from a helicopter. On some factors, aiming can be easy in reality as well. Opposite the Garand, firing the AR-15 (M16) and AK-47 Tactical (Kalash) the difference between hard plastics versus solid wood and steel - was a breeze! They’re light and the M16 had a red dot sight while the Kalash had an ACOG. I even had a mildly badass moment when I blew apart two targets with the Kalash. I can imagine, though, that after holding any heavier weapons awhile and factoring in things like combat fatigue, heat and, of course, being shot at, aiming might not be as easy anymore. Aiming with pistols was also comparatively as easy. With low kickback and considerably less weight, a steady hand can definitely knock some impressive shots. Though hitting the same spot in succession while rapid firing isn’t quite as easy, though. And yes, I had the chance to fire a Desert Eagle. No, I did not dual-wield them like “COD” because I like my wrists, and no, they’re not practical. It was like shooting the Garand one-handed. FIRING Again, on some points, shooters were actually accurate. Modern weapons have minimal kickback, not like the manhandling Garand.
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That results in being able to mark another target quickly after a shot. This also means you can still maintain effective fire at increased rates even on burst firing. But in terms of firing proficiently, that’s when the details really start to count. You have to maintain several variables at a constant - at this point, R2 and L2 start to look attractive. Even with experience, I would imagine maintaining laser-precise aim in full
but it doesn’t turn into fairy dust, either. When firing a Mossberg 590 on the range, I was even hitting targets at around 70 feet out. So, yeah, shotguns will hurt and kill at long distances. The most interesting piece that I came across in researching for this article was a combat firearms report card from a Marine named Jordan stationed in Iraq. (The whole report card is available at http://
auto would be more than a challenge. The most egregious inaccuracy that occurs in all shooters, though, involves shotguns. There’s a whole generation of gamers who think shotguns are only effective within 10 feet of your target; a weapon only to be used for intimate candlelit moments with the enemy when things get really close and messy. I’ve been disappointed several times in “Modern Warfare 2” online when getting a clean mark on a target with my Striker, and having it be as effective as a confetti cannon outside a range of about 10 feet. I know buckshot spreads -
bit.ly/crispyguns.) The M16 and more recently, the M4, tend to have starring roles in most modern shooters, but they really do lack something, according to the report. The M16’s initial jamming problems back in the 1960s are common knowledge now, but it seems those problems have returned with the “talcum powder-like sand” in Iraq. The M4 also suffers from these jamming problems. Maybe shooters should consider portraying this problem a little more since it is a reality. COMBAT The technical aspects of combat, such as the weapons themselves and all their
By Mike Gonzalez minutiae, were easy enough to research, but when it came down to how actual combat occurs, it was surprisingly difficult to find sources at first. In games, combat takes place on the invisible linear path chock-full of bad guys in large standoffs. It wasn’t until I thought to type in “firefight” in YouTube that I got a real look at honest combat. Under fire in these videos, troops were always safely in cover and shooting back while calling in support from fly-bys or armor. In video games you see several of your NPC buddies get shot down running from cover to cover. In real-world videos from the front, preserving life seems to be the priority, with everyone safely in cover. Notable, as well, is the lack of movement. There will be 10-minute spans of video where troops are just hunkered down, safely providing suppressing fire. When have you ever stood in one spot in a FPS for more than two minutes? There is, however, one exceptional video (http://bit. ly/crispyrocket) where a troop runs out of cover to fire a LAW rocket (Note: This video contains actual war footage and may not be for the faint of heart). With frightening joy, when compared to the majority of video, you’ll see this is a very exceptional case, reminiscent more of online antics than actual trained combat. On the report card, Jordan notes that in the odd large-scale infantry engagement, insurgents always get beaten down. Most combat
really occurs in true guerilla tactic, and is the one most responsible for casualties. The most common cause of these is the IED (improvised explosive device). As opposed to the mass organized engagements we see in “Battlefield” and “COD,” actual combat overseas seems to be much more constrained. If anything, what we’re presented with echoes more the tradition of large-scale WWII engagements. And no, not once did I see someone jumping onto a helicopter at the last second. CONCLUSION Although I have suggested that developers take some of these realities into consideration, by no means would I want them to try to get every detail of war rendered into 1080p. The core aim of a game is to be a game and provide entertainment, and this will always take priority. War and combat aren’t pretty at all. Shooters sometimes like to play on themes of patriotism to add poignancy to the experience, but from what I’ve read and seen from troops, their primary goal is to survive. War has been a necessity in the past, but it also involves a lot of kids dying, so, I’m not sure just how real we’d want our games to get. For the latest information about videogames, visit http://www.crispygamer. com
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Los Angeles (with a majority of shows at the Forum). In even bigger news, with a date in Sao Paulo this past Sunday, U2 will officially claim the title of “Highest Grossing Tour of All Time” with their 360 Tour, a record once held by another old act, the Rolling Stones. With about 20 more shows to go, this record will most likely not be broken again for a long time. Last year, even, the
highest biggest tour was Bon Jovi followed by U2 and AC/DC. Also included in the top-10 were James
nothing stopped her from doing what many thought ––––––––––––––––––––– was the impossible. With her caring and Based on the true sto- supportive family by her ry of a young girl named side and the many letters Bethany Hamilton comes written to Bethany from an unbelievably motivat- kids all over the country ing film that tells the story of the girl surfer who was attacked by a shark while surfing in the ocean. Only thirteen years old, the main character, Bethany, overcomes her great fear, after having her arm torn off of her body, just with the same problem, as Hamilton had in 2003, Hamilton was inspired to and learns how to do ev- get back up and do what erything all over again. she was naturally born to Working hard at surf- do: be a surfer. She knew ing up until the accident that the whole process happened, Hamilton had would not be easy, but she been training to become a also knew that it needed pro-surfer. However, after to be done. As Bethany her arm was removed, she stated in the film, “I don’t had to face the hard truth. need easy. I just need posHamilton then learns how sible.” This shows how to cope with what she was tough she really was and dealt in life. Though this that she wasn’t going to let was a major challenge, this hold her back.
Returning to the ocean, Bethany realized how dangerous it would be with her condition, but she challenged herself to become one of the greatest girl surfers out there once again. Having only one
In an era where it is particularly difficult (nearly impossible) for older acts to maintain any sense of relevance, it seems that touring on a grander scale has become the best way to keep everyone aware of their worth. Sure, album sales can always keep an act in the headlines, but touring is where the money is, and in all honesty, some older acts are outselling current ones by alot. This past week it was announced that Prince would be continuing his sell-out Welcome 2 America tour by adding an unprecedented 21 dates in
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recent years, Madonna claimed the title of biggest solo tour with her Sticky & Sweet Tour, and Michael Jackson was gearing up to make serious history with his This Is It Tour. While artists such as Lady Gaga, the Black Eyed Peas, and Katy Perry have been embarking on highly publicized world AN AP PHOTO Taylor and Carole King, tours, it seems The Eagles, Metallica, that they are no match for Dave Matthews Band, and their legendary peers. In Paul McCartney. Even in many ways this makes alot
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arm proved to be risky, but she was willing to take that chance once again in order to complete in the regional competition she had previously signed up for. Though in the movie it only took a few falls and attempts to try again for Bethany to get back on her board and really pull through with those waves; in reality, the real Bethany Hamilton spent a few months learning how
to do everything all over again. During all of the time spent training and relearning how to manage with only one arm, Hamilton learned more about herself and grew as a surfer and a person. Hamilton’s youth leader, Sarah Hill, gave Hamilton some perspective and questions to think about, especially the question of “why this had to happen to her?” When Bethany later goes on a trip to Thailand to AN AP PHOTO help with the tsunami relief and to teach the children there how to surf, she realized that she did not lose everything; instead she still had a fighting chance. 87% of viewers who voted on rottentomatoes. com enjoyed the movie, many saying that it was an amazing true story and heartwarming. Soul Surfer is a movie for all to enjoy.
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of sense. These other acts have been around longer and have built up huge fan bases. But then again, it’s hard to argue with Lady Gaga’s success and her ability so sell out any venue anywhere. Certainly it’s not the scale of the shows, either. Prince, for example played four massive sold out dates at Madison Square Garden, and U2 have pretty much played every major venue in the world! So what sets these guys apart? Quite simply, they’re just that good. Even acts such as Madonna and Kylie Minogue, who have maintained relevance
well into their 40’s and beyond, are still dwarfing the competition with elaborate and show-stopping shows. People just know what’s good. While many of these artists pretty much don’t have a prayer when it comes to top-40 radio (outside of one or two exceptions), with all of their energy focused in touring, it seems that the “old guys” are getting the last laugh. They’ll always be big album sellers, but when it comes to touring, they’re running away with it.
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Big budgets and costumes in service of scatalogical jokes may seem funny on paper, but in execution this is a highly monotonous romp that registers only occasional laughs.
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Liana’s Literary Commentary Blue is for Nightmares By Laurie Faria Stolarz Everyone has secrets at Hillcrest Boarding School. Stacey Brown, however, has the strangest secret of all. Each night, Stacey is afraid to sleep; her recurring nightmares have her waking up in the middle of the night. But these nightmares aren’t just any kind of nightmares…they always involve her roommate Drea. Stacey has a strong feeling that something terrible is headed Drea’s way, but she has no idea how to stop it, nor can she figure out how to stop the most puzzling effect of her nightmares--the
fact that she wets the bed each time she has them. Besides her nightmares, Stacey is different than most 16-year old girls for another reason; she’s a practicing Wiccan. She learned everything from her grandmother; this included everything from spells to potions to card interpretations. But ever since her grandmother passed, Stacey has felt more alone than ever. She must now rely on her own senses and powers, something she has been very hesitant to do in her life, especially since the last time she ignored her dreams, a little girl ended up dead. Now
Stacey is faced with a similar problem, except she’s not quite sure how to handle it. Creepy messages, strange emails, and phone calls to Drea make Stacey more worried than ever. When Stacey dreams of white lilies and then finds the same lilies in the girls’ bathroom, both girls realize that the stalker is closer than they think. ut while their amateur investigations lead them nowhere, another classmate named Veronica ends up getting killed. The girls are now afraid for their lives; Drea cannot help but think that Veronica’s killer was trying
to get to her. At this time, Stacey’s dreams become more intense than ever; she knows the killer is closing in, and she still does not know who it could be. Too many suspects, all with aliases or unclear motives, are in question. Their closest friends seem to be hiding something crucial, but are reluctant to say anything. When Drea goes missing, Stacey realizes that she must use her gift and dreams to stop Veronica’s fate from repeating itself. Stacey must suspect everyone, no matter what-even Drea’s boyfriend, Chad, for whom Stacey
By Liana Teixeira has fostered a passionate crush for years. The novel truly leaves you in suspense until the very last chapter. You will be questioning every character, every sentence, every syllable, wondering if it is truth or danger lurking in the shadows for Stacey. Those who enjoy mystical fiction, magic, and mystery will adore this spellbinding novel. The suspenseful plot of the author will leave readers learning and guessing until the very end, wanting to know more beyond the final page. Stolarz sheds new light on the Wiccan cul-
ture, exposing its history and connections to nature. Those unfamiliar with Wicca will learn much from this novel in addition to reading its stellar story. Luckily for Laurie Faria Stolarz fans, Stacey’s story continues weaving this magical dreamfilled world through the three sequels: White is for Magic, Silver is for Secrets, and Red is for Remembrance. Readers will be pleasantly entertained by these novels.