Volume 86, Issue 24
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
AL PACINO RETURNS TO THE BIG SCREEN Al Pacino is back with the action thriller 88 Minutes. But it may not live up to fan expectations.
The student newspaper of the University of New Haven since 1938 THRICE RELEASES NEW ALBUM Alternative rock band Thrice has completed their Alchemy Index series with Volume 3: Air and Volume 4: Earth. Is it any good? Look in the Arts & Entertainment page to find out.
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Truth Behind the Humor Makes Sarah Marshall a Winner
By MELANIE ROVINSKY STAFF WRITER
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As writer and star of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Jason Segel is sure to deliver an abundance of laughter to the audiences of his new cinematic achievement. Based on a series of real life events, Segel’s romantic comedy offers a DSA ENJOYS THE WEATH- happy ending, as well as ER the unadulterated truth that comes with any genuine Delta Sigma Alpha has taken relationship. In addition to advantage of the nice weather and himself, Segel’s cast inventured outside. Find out what the brothers have been up to. cludes Mila Kunis (That – Page 5 70’s Show), Kristin Bell (Fanboys, Gossip Girl), Bill Hader (Superbad, CLASSIC GAME GOES Knocked Up), and Jonah WRONG Hill (Superbad). After years of recreating the classic Peter Bretter (Segel) is TV game show, The Price is Right, an average-looking musiSCOPE attempted to find success with the event last week. Did it cian who composes tunes work as planned? for a hit television show. – Page 4 When his movie star girl– Page 8
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Celebrity Gossip
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friend of five years breaks up with him, not only does Peter find himself at a loss for words, but he also finds himself at a loss for clothes. Only after Sarah (Bell) admits that she has found someone else and
that their relationship is definitely over, does Peter agree to put his clothes on. Broken-hearted, Peter tries to drown his sorrows in meaningless one-night stands, alcohol, and as a last resort, a trip to Hawaii.
His island getaway is complete with his ex-girlfriend and her friendly, foreign, and flexible new boy-toy, frozen cocktails with more fruit in them than alcohol,
hall, the new turf field at North Campus, construction in general, the status of the current housing situation, financial aid, the library, making the campus greener, and, of course, parking. Plans of the location of the new residence hall were shown and brought up the issue of parking for both commuter and resident students. According to the plans, a new lot near Kayo Field will be paved during the summer and the lot currently behind Winchester hall will be expanded to loop around the side of the building. Also, the “Grassy
Knoll” is going to be torn up and paved. The new lot near Kayo Field, Westend 2, will be residential parking only while the extended Winchester lot and the new Dunham lot will be for commuters. This means that, for next year only, residents will lose approximately 70 parking spots on campus. These cars will have to park at North Campus. Once the residence hall is completed, new parking will open up along Ruden Street that will be for commuters. This means that the Winchester lot will become residential parking once again. The lot
in front of Sheffield and Winchester will remain commuter parking. These new lots are scheduled to be completed by Aug. 15 of this year. All in all, every parking space will be replaced, just not until the fall of 2009. A question was also raised about why the university continues to spread out rather and build up when it comes to parking. The answer to that question was simple: cost. It would cost about $18,000 per car to build a one story parking garage on land
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Administration Speaks About Issues
By HEATHER BROWN STAFF WRITER
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Word of the Week
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Jason Segel and Jonah Hill are just two of the many stars in the comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall.
day afternoon, prominent members of the University of New Haven gathered on a panel to field student concerns and questions. Dr. Steven Kaplan, Dr. David Dauwalder, Rebecca Johnson, George Synodi, William Leete, Dennis Nostrand, and Julia Parker made up the panel while USGA President Louis Eswood performed the job of mediator. The topics covered included the new residence
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Campus Events, Etc. The Charger Bulletin | April 23, 2008
Wednesday, April 23
Marine Themed Arts & Crafts
Marine Themed Movie and Cocktails
Evolution of Video Games
Beach Themed Photos
Bartels Lobby, 10am-2pm
Bartels Lobby, 7-11pm
Super Game Week Marine Week
Saturday, April 26 Beach Clean Up
West Haven Beach, 10am-4pm
Strategy Games
Faculty Dining Room, Noon-11:30pm
Marine Themed Dance Alumni Lounge, 6-11pm
Thursday, April 24
Sunday, April 27 Trip to New York City Bus leaves from Maxcy, 10am-6pm
Movie: Darfur Now Alumni Lounge, 7pm
Friday, April 25 Dodgeball Tournament Recreation Center
Upper Student Lounge
Movie: Darfur Now
Bartels Lobby, 10am-2pm
Magic Tournament
Bartels Lobby, 7-11pm
Frisbee Pick-up Games
Rock Band Competition
Alumni Lounge, 7pm
Meeting Rooms A&B, 7-11pm Turf Field, 6-10pm
National Day of Silence
Monday, April 28 Frisbee Pick-up Games Turf Field, 6-10pm
Tuesday, April 29 Annual Holocaust Remembrance
Marvin K. Peterson Library, 3-7pm
Bowling Trip 10:30am-2pm
The Victimology Club and the Columbus House Need Your Help!!!
By Dan Osipovitch A weekly recap of the positives & negatives at UNH
Positives
Another successful Rock and Roll Week thanks to SCOPE. There was definitely a different choice to have Badfish (Sublime cover band) as the concert—and apparently it worked. I didn’t expect such a big crowd at the concert and I was pleasantly surprised. Good job SCOPE—now let’s just see if Gaming Club can one-up you with their Gaming Week (which is going on as you read). It was great seeing so many people hanging out in the quad again—I think the good weather is almost back to stay. Wearing shorts, blaring music in the quad, Frisbee and wiffle ball players— they’re all signs of the procrastination to come as warm weather keeps us from performing our scholarly duties. Who wouldn’t rather be at the beach than in class, anyways?
Negatives
Those new smoothies at Nrgize in the Recreation Center—those are just too good to be true. They taste too good, they are too healthy. Nope, I don’t believe them. I’ve had about three of them by now and there’s got to be some secret ingredient or something that they’re not telling us. It’s just not right. Something is always wrong with the orange juice in the cafe. If it’s not sold out, which it often is especially during breakfast, then it is chunky. I don’t want to drink sludgy orange juice with my breakfast. For the past two weeks, we have been bombarded with accepted students. When I see how big the groups have been, I realize w h y w e ar e going to have space problems. I’m all for growth, but just not within a year or two.
The Victimology Club is collecting NEW SOCKS and Spring Clothing for the Homeless Of Greater New Haven April 20th--26th Boxes are located in all Residential Hall Laundry Rooms * Please no winter clothing* If you have any questions, please contact Nikita at Victimology@newhaven.edu.
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Secret Affadavit May Relieve News Man from Life Sentence Briefs
weeks ago, when An- By Associated Press Writers drew Wilson died be- Silent, secretive sect unleashes public rela––––––––––––––––– hind bars. Just like a tions campaign scene out of a popular SAN ANGELO, Texas— Before authorities motion picture, Alton raided their west Texas retreat, members of a CHICAGO— It Logan (who claimed secretive polygamous church spent decades seems like a script out his innocence the en- holding as tightly to their intense privacy as the of a movie. Alton Lotire time) was brought Scriptures guiding their way of life. gan, an old man with out of his cell and alBut after Texas officials removed 416 chila graying beard and lowed to see the docu- dren belonging to members of the Fundamenslouching shoulders, ment that may just set talist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day sits in a jail cell in him free. Saints, the sect fired up the public relations Chicago, Illinois, preHowever, there will machine. pared to hear whether be struggles for Logan From newspaper stories to appearances on or not evidence from along the way. The morning network television, Larry King Live 26 years ago could redocument alone is not and Oprah, FLDS women are speaking publieve his life sentence. enough to free him. A licly about the heartbreak of being separated The story gets even judge will have to de- from their children and sharing some details of better as the lawyers cide if the 26-year-old their life. enter the scene with a lock box secret will be "This was just such a heinous thing that the closed lock box. Dale enough to set a man normal rules didn't apply," said Rod Parker, a Coventry and Jamie free. Salt Lake City attorney serving as a spokesman Kunz, two popular atfor the church. "What we were trying to do was torneys, unsealed an inject a human element into what was happenaffidavit written in ing here. Put names to faces and not just think of these people as being so different." By LOLITA C. BALDOR admitting to the ser- rose from 208 to 350. gravated assault or State officials raided the ranch April 3 after a ASSOCIATED PRESS vices. The bulk of the robbery convictions, domestic violence hotline call from a 16-year––––––––––––––––– Data released by a crimes involved were including incidents old girl who alleged she was trapped inside congressional com- burglaries, other thefts, involving weapons. the private retreat and had been physically and mittee shows that the and drug offenses, The services use a WA S H I N G T O N — sexually abused by her much older husband. Under pressure to in- number of soldiers but nine involved sex waiver process to let The public relations campaign began a more crease their numbers, admitted to the Army crimes and six in- in recruits with felony than a week later, when many FLDS women the Army and Marine with felony records volved manslaughter convictions, and many who had been allowed to remain with their Corps have sharply jumped from 249 in or vehicular homicide of the crimes were children in state shelters were bused back to raised the number of 2006 to 511 in 2007. convictions. Several committed when the their 1,700-acre ranch. recruits with felony And the number of dozen Army and Ma- service members were Media access to the FLDS has historically convictions they are Marines with felonies rine recruits had ag- juveniles. been scant, usually concentrated around criminal court cases. Occasional softer stories have been told about a happy FLDS lifestyle, but Zack’s Wacky Stack of News never were outsiders allowed to enter FLDS Your place to find the oddest stories in mainstream news. homes or learn much about the people living By Zack Rosen A Russian, in the refrigerator the next above the cubicle legedly high on drugs there. Parker said that he has long advocated that Kitchen, with the morning. door before escaping and fell asleep in the the FLDS talk to the press, but that the idea Knife Big Strong Scary Is- through a window. Mercedes outside of a MOSCOW— A Rus- lamic Militant With"In my view, the hotel in southern Mal- was always shot down. Survivor of New Haven triple shooting resian man fell asleep out Pants? security weakness of acca state. with a long knife em- SINGAPORE— Sin- this window is the sinThe officer, who mains hospitalized bedded into his back gapore officials said gle most crucial factor was not identified, is NEW HAVEN— New Haven police continue after a night of drink- on Monday that a sus- which enabled Mas allegedly a member of to investigate a triple shooting over the weeking. pected militant man- Selamat to escape," a gang linked to other end that left two men dead and one in the hosAlthough 53-year- aged to escape from a said Wong Kan Seng. break-ins and motor- pital. Police say the shootout occurred in front of old Yury Lyalin was detention center two Mercedes Are Top- cycle thefts, the report rushed to the hospital, months ago mainly Notch Comfort said. After his arrest a County Street home early Saturday. Twenty-four-year-old Justin Davis and the six-inch knife had because of an un- KUALA LUMPUR, he led police to three not damaged any vital locked window in the Malaysia— A Malay- other alleged mem- 31-year-old William Burruss died after they organs. toilet—and fled with- sian cop was arrested bers of the gang who were struck during a 15- to 20-shot burst of His wife saw the out his pants. Friday after he broke are also linked to the gunfire at about 3:45 a.m. Saturday. Police have not released any other details. handle of the knife Singapore’s deputy into a Mercedes Benz police force, it said. A third man who was seriously injured in sticking out of her prime minister, Wong to steal its stereo but All four were being husband’s back as he Kan Seng, told parlia- then dozed off on its detained at a police the shooting, 23-year-old Christopher Duncan, reportedly flagged down a car which took him bent down to get some ment that the militant luxurious seat. station, it said. to the Hospital of St. Raphael. breakfast from the flipped his trousers The officer was alBy KAT COWLEY STAFF WRITER
1982. Coventry and Kunz served as the attorneys for a man named Andrew Wilson during the year of 1982 who, according to the affidavit, was responsible for the shooting of a guard outside of a McDonald’s that incarcerated Logan. Why was the affidavit held for 26 years? And why were Coventry and Kunz unable to reveal the affidavit to the court system? Lawyer-client privilege states that lawyers cannot give away the knowledge achieved through discussions
with their clients unless death, immediate danger, or extreme circumstances come about. Because Alton Logan was being incarcerated for this crime, and Wilson was not being prosecuted for the crime he admitted, Coventry and Kunz were unable to submit the information they had found out. Thinking logically, Coventry and Kunz created the affidavit so that one day, maybe in the future, they could exonerate the man they knew was falsely behind bars. That day came two
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The Price Goes Wrong in Classic UNH Game Show
ByERIN ENNIS
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WEST HAVEN— Every year, SCOPE has brought The Price is Right, one of the most popular game shows on daytime television, to the UNH community. The most popular games are played, prizes are given out, and everyone in the audience is a winner as they watch the big wheel spin and the showcase showdown play out. This year, the Price is Right event seemed to pale in comparison to past years. The games seemed sloppily made and prepared. Contestants were puzzled when rules were not explained correctly and games were delivered in a way that had audience members, particularly an elderly woman “Ethel,” correcting the crew. The best phrases of the show, such
as “This and more can be yours if the Price is Right” were neglected by the announcer and the famous music that always accompanies the show was replaced by boring jazz and the occasional (sometimes funny, but rarely) sound effect. Price numbers were hard to see and the prizes, although relatively nice, were lackluster in comparison to last year. Remember the Macbook? Not available this year. Remember the iPod? Not available. Albeit, the one showcase (a trip to NYC, fully paid, with a Broadway show, helicopter flight, and Rockefeller Center visit) was pretty phenomenal, a strangely numbered “raffle” took away from the awe of the prize. While no one would ever say that the raffle was biased, it was still incredibly frustrating to watch all the prizes go to in-
dividuals within the same ticket number bracket. Of course, not everything about the Price is Right was a total bust. Plenty of work went into planning the show, along with plenty of money, and there were moments between the shadows when the work paid off. Pat Kelly, in his debut as the infamous Bob Barker, did an amazing job and constantly had the crowd laughing. His jokes, while not always appropriate, were amusing and were completely unscripted. Character contestants, like “Ethel” and “69” boy, interacted wonderfully with Kelly and provided continuous entertainment for the crowd during the down moments. Kelly even interacted with the audience members and let his comedic nature, and outgoing side, shine through.
Audience member participation also brought light to the show. Regardless of the negative showing, audience members still screamed out answers, helped, and were boisterous throughout the entire performance. Is The Price is Right one of the best shows on campus? Definitely. But maybe this year’s team should take a hint from previous years and go back to the old style of presentation. Use the popular games, like Punch Out. Use the bright colored boards that let everyone in the audience, not just those on stage and in the front row, see the numbers being presented. Try to emulate the show as much as possible. And take some advice or two from Bob Barker and the audience, who definitely epitomized what is “right” about The Price is Right.
in order to provide recommendations to advance three broad goals: to strengthen American democracy, to foster the economic and social welfare, security and opportunity of all Americans, and to secure a more open, safe, prosperous and cooperative international system. Check out the new titles: Opportunity 08: Independent Ideas for America's Next President, Michael E. O'Hanlon, editor. The upcoming election is the first time since 1928 that neither the incumbent president nor the current
vice-president is in the running. The book discusses how this rare occurrence can help the focus switch from partisan politics to policy issues, such as international relations, voting reform and budget and health care issues. Get Out the Vote: How to Increase Voter Turnout, second edition, Donald P. Green and Alan S. Gerber, editors. Are you actively involved with politics this year? Are you part of a group that is trying to get your peers engaged in the upcoming election? Get Out the Vote ana-
lyzes over 100 studies about the effectiveness of various tactics like canvassing door-todoor, e-mailing, and telephone calls. The book explores what does and doesn’t work in motivating people to vote. Red and Blue Nation: Characteristics and Causes of America’s Polarized Politics, Pietro S. Nivola and David W. Brady, editors. This two-volume work seeks to determine how much of a bearing polarized views of politicians have on the American public. It also looks at the impact of religion
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Books on Politics and Upcoming Elections
By KRISTA BUSH
MARVIN K. PETERSON LIBRARY
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WEST HAVEN— The Marvin K. Peterson Library has acquired several recent additions to its collection that are pertinent to the upcoming United States presidential election. All are available to be checked out by students and all are published by Brookings Institution Press. The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C. devoted to independent research
and media’s growing influence on politics. Swing Voter in American Politics, William G. Mayer, editor. A swing voter can be someone not affiliated with a political party or someone who is willing to vote across party lines. Swing voters can have a big impact on election results. This book discusses the role of that group across six decades, detailing local and national elections. Voting Technology: The Not-So-Simple Act of Casting a Ballot, Paul S. Herrnson [et al.]. Could it be
that the voting technology used in an election actually influences voting behavior? This book looks at five commercially available voting systems and, through a variety of laboratory and field experiments, offers best practices for election officials, voters and political observers. These are just a few of the resources available to you at the Peterson Library regarding the upcoming election. For further information visit the library or call us at 203-932-7189.
USGA President’s Corner What’s Going on at USGA
What Happened This Week: ·We had an abridged meeting and discussed only monetary issues like a miscellaneous request and the transfer of leftover money to allow for more programming.
·The USGA held its administration panel at 3 p.m. ·Thank you to everyone who came out and asked questions and voiced your opinion on so many important issues.
· We will be reviewing the final changes to the by-laws. · The budget committee will be presenting their recommendation on the distribution of funds for the 2008-2009 fiscal year. This is al-
ways a fun time so be sure to bring comfy clothes as this meeting may last a while. · We will be going back to a normal meeting style next weeks so club reports will be given. · Don’t forget to
By TIM KIRSCH
urday, April 5 and Sunday, April 20 at North Campus. After the game on the April 20, the brothers hosted a BBQ social with the members of the lacrosse team at its house. DSA also participated in the Jessica Santos Walk on Saturday, April 19 and are excited to participate in the Mud Volleyball Tournament during Spring Weekend on May 3.
What’s Coming Up:
Louis Eswood III USGA President sign up for Last Man Standing on ChargerVoice.com. Last Man Standing is scheduled for the week of May 5th!
Delta Sigma Alpha Goes Outdoors
DELTA SIGMA ALPHA
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Help Support the West Haven Errera Community Care Center
Donate to the Food Drive for Vets
Box locations:
Library first floor Bartels Hall Bookstore Maxcy Hall room 204 Dental Hygiene building Harugari Hall first floor
WEST HAVEN— The brothers of Delta Sigma Alpha are as happy about the nice weather as the rest of the campus. We have spent a great deal of time outside this month enjoying the fresh air and campus life. The brothers enjoyed the men’s lacrosse games on Sat-
The brothers have also been bonding over games of whiffle ball on the grassy knoll between Winchester and Dunham. If you see us playing, stop by and challenge us to a game. The brothers of DSA would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy summer, and look forward to a successful new school year.
Items needed:
Grains Vegetables Fruit Milk products Meat and protein products New household and personal products And more Check out www.fooddriveforvets.org to find the full list and more information about the drive. PHOTO COURTESY OF TIM KIRSCH
The brothers of Delta Sigma Alpha attend the men’s lacrosse game on Saturday, April 5.
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Editorials
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I Don’t Matter, So I Might As Well Complain
I want to start off by giving you a number: 1,200. That is the amount of incoming students the university expects there to be in the fall. 1,200. That’s half of our current undergraduate enrollment. HALF! At the alumni ball, President Kaplan bragged about our fast growth. I know I have commented about this before, and I’m going to do it again because it is necessary, even if it’s not heard. I don’t see a doubling enrollment in a year as a good thing. We do not have the space or resources to double enrollment that quickly. I could not attend the administration panel, so I am going to comment on it through
the facts that are in Heather’s article. Let’s start with parking. We are going to lose 70 residential spots. I don’t care how you want to look at it, but the bottom line is that those 70 spots are going to make a difference, whether the university wants to admit to it or not. In theory, cars that have to park at north campus should always be at north campus. Too bad that is far from what actually happens. How many red-stickered students have had to park in a commuter lot because yellow stickers were in their spots? A lot. We already have a serious parking problem, so why would it be even feasible to
make it worse by as large of a number as 70? It makes no sense whatsoever. I also think that administration has side-stepped since they heard commuters might protest if any commuter spots were lost. So now are we just getting rid of residential spots instead? It’s great that parking will be sorted out by fall 2009, except for the fact that me and my fellow seniors will have to struggle to park our cars for a full year while there is a space deficit. I really don’t need my senior year to be my year with the most parking tickets. Next, I will discuss housing. I understand there is a lack of beds
for next year. The major problem is that there shouldn’t be. Isn’t there some sort of planning committee? Shouldn’t we have been able to see that there would be a need of more beds for next year? Instead of taking the time to foresee this issue, it was ignored until the last minute (fifth-year seniors were given letters the day before selection numbers were posted). As for current residential buildings not being renovated, I think that is ridiculous and unacceptable. Students live here. The school is not a temporary home. Students live here for most of the year and in any real
apartment complex or housing develop-
One of the most respected individuals in the entertainment industry is, in my opinion, Bono. Sure Angeline Jolie adopts children and Britney Spears cuts her hair for cancer (or more likely media attention), but U2’s Bono has put a large amount of hard work and dedication into the One campaign, a group of more than 2.4 million people which has been fighting AIDS and poverty in Africa. Following in his footsteps, throughout the country students have been raising money and awareness for the homeless crisis in our country. Yes, that’s right—America.
There is absolutely nothing better than people of one coun-
help countries such as Africa. However my issue is with people ignoring the problems in America that we are trying to stop in other countries. This past Sunday I took a trip into New York City with a friend to witness a revolting group that pickets the funerals of those lost in Iraq, the Westboro Baptist Church. Over the weekend, they were picketing at Ground Zero for the Pope’s arrival in New York. On our way to Yankee Stadium – the location of their second picket that day – a homeless man in our subway car who had previously been lying down suddenly
sat up and urinated all over the subway floor and the seat adjacent to his. A mother with children pushed them away, and my friend and I – along with a group we had been following – moved into the next car. As we left the subway, one of the individuals I was with went up to a police officer to inform him of the incident. Although they ended up probably arresting him after dragging him off the subway, what has come of us when we can’t take care of our own people? New York is an amazing city, and is the epitome of an American city with-
out doubt. But what would happen if the government took care of those worst off the same as they did those best off? It is obvious that a good majority of those homeless in America are in their situation because of the economy and lack of money. It is also obvious that a good number are drug addicts and waste all their money on their deadly habits. But why can’t we help these people? As my day continued and I walked down 42nd Street window shopping, we walked by Gucci where two women walked out with giant $32,000 fur coats and diamond-
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ment, buildings would be maintained so that residents could live comfortably. Instead, UNH is ignoring problems that are bound to create trouble in the future. For example, when Dunham falls down, what does the university plan to do? You can avoid prob-
lems all you want, but you’re only going to have to deal with even bigger problems eventually. I don’t really care about all of these problems on the surface. The real problem I have is that administration seems to have only the future in mind. While future students are being catered to, current students are being ignored. It’s not right. We go here now. I won’t be here in five years when everything has found order. I want to attend a quality school now. Not a school that is just adding more and more students just for the money and glory. Students should matter more than that.
American Poverty: Great is Our Sin
Zack Rosen Assistant Editor try helping those of another; there’s nothing wrong with that. So before you attack me for not caring for other countries, come look into my bank account where I have donated to causes that
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covered pocketbooks. Nothing infuriated me more. I will completely admit that I am judging these women, but I highly doubt they were giving much of their intense income to those in need of the money. Do they have the responsibility to do so? No; but they do have the duty as not just a wealthy American but as a fortunate human. Perhaps Darwin said it best: “If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.”
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that we already own. It will only cost about $1500 per car to pave a new lot and it will continue to add land to the campus. Short term, paving is the best solution. Dr. Kaplan recognized that long term it will be wise to build a garage and that the option is being looked into. The new residence hall will also lead to an increase in the UNH Campus Police force as there will be more entrances to patrol. There will be four officers per shift with one officer working a swing shift. Questions were also raised about the timeline of the construction of the new residence hall. All students were assured that the hall would be done by the fall of 2009, though when asked about the contingency plans in
the event that something goes wrong, no answer was given. Conveniently, the demolition of the houses along Ruden Street will start just before finals do. Concerned students were told that demolition and construction would only be occurring from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and that there would be certain black out dates when there would be no construction. The next big discussion topic was the housing situation. As many of you know, housing has been denied to those students who are fifth-year seniors, who are commuters this year, and those who did not get their room deposit in on time. This is because there just aren’t enough beds. The university is more than willing to work with any student to help
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him or her find housing for next year. For those students who are forced to live off campus, their financial aid packages will only slightly change. They will receive reimbursement checks from the university to pay for the housing. In essence, qualified offcampus students are going to be treated as residential students in terms of financial aid. If you have any questions about this, please direct your questions to the financial aid office located on the first floor of Maxcy hall. To help make our campus greener and more eco-friendly, it was suggested by a student that bike racks be added so students wouldn’t have to tie their bikes to trees and signs and to also promote the use of bikes rather than cars for students who live near
by. Julia Parker said that it was a great idea and that, while they are in the plans of the new residence hall, she would look into putting them somewhere before then. If you have any suggestions about how to help make our campus a greener place, please e-mail them to jkparker@newhaven.edu. Many students brought up concerns about the library. They pointed out that many of the scientific journals and books are out of date. With the push toward increased research by students, more up-to-date material would make it easier. Dr. Dauwalder said that he would look into getting more recent research materials and seeing if there is anything else that can be done to update the library. With all of the
construction planned for the future, it was brought to the panel’s attention that many of the existing residence halls are in desperate need of renovation and repair. Dr. Kaplan said that individual cases could be brought up to maintenance, but there are no immediate plans to renovate any of the buildings. Many concerned students will be happy to know that the location of the club and organization rocks is one step closer to being permanent. No one on the panel really knew the full story, but the Bixler/ Botwinik quad seems like the most likely location to be the final resting place for all of the rocks. Hopefully the situation will be resolved soon. If you have any other concerns that were not brought up at
the panel discussion, please feel free to go to www.chargervoice. com, click the “post a concern” link on the main page and let the Undergraduate Student Government Association know what you are thinking and how you feel!
WANT TO VOICE YOUR CONCERNS? Go to chargervoice.com and click the “post a concern” link.
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Arts & Entertainment The Charger Bulletin | April 23, 2008
Viewers Won’t Forget Sarah Marshall Anytime Soon
humor (vulgar sexual By CELINA NATOLA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF the slaughtering of a terminology, exces––––––––––––––––– pig, and a beautiful sive nudity, inapprohotel receptionist. priate language, etc.) Alternative rock The importance of without simply depictthe film’s characters ing a string of isolated band Thrice has regoes beyond the alland pointless events. leased the second instar cast. Each role The movie embodies stallment in their tribin the film, even the purpose, direction, ute to the elements. minor ones, offers and honesty, which The Alchemy Index a sense of complexset it apart from the Volume 3: Air and ity that is often abcountless other com- The Alchemy Index sent from even major edies currently being Volume 4: Earth were released last Tuesday, characters in today’s released. April 15, completing motion pictures. Sethe series, which begel develops the pergan with Water and sonality of Kunoo, a Fire released last fall. constantly stoned surf Besides raw talent, Thrice is definitely worth mentioning because of their creativity. Lead by guitarist/singer/songwriter By GREG DICKINSON and serial killer put on in the cast, and to Dunstin Kensrue, the DAVID FIELD death row nine years make matters worse band has been able to STAFF WRITERS ––––––––––––––––– earlier by Pacino’s they’re not helped by create music that can expert testimony. As the often-flawed dia- be valued for more Al Pacino (Ocean’s Gramm races against logue, which sounds than just the way it Thirteen, The God- time, he tries to unrav- forced and unnatural. sounds. father) as Dr. Jack el the mystery behind Two students of Dr. The Alchemy InGramm’s give by far dex is the most multiGramm, Neal Mc- his looming death. The acting in 88 the worst performanc- faceted album I’ve Donough (I Know Who Killed Me, Walk- Minutes is done poorheard since Coheed ing Tall) as Jon For- ly by almost everyone See PLOT page 11 and Cambria’s comster, and plicated rock opera. Alicia Witt It would’ve been (Last Holieasy for Thrice to just day, Urban write songs about waLegend) as ter, fire, air, and earth Kim Cumand be done with it. mings star Instead, they thought in 88 Minof every angle they utes, a crime could possibly take. thriller about Air and Earth illusa forensic trate this thought the psycholomost, combining elgist (Paement-themed lyrics cino) who’s with element-themed told via an sounds. anonymous Air is filled with phone call light vocals and melthat he has odies. The last track only 88 minon the disc, “Silver utes to live. Wings,” is the epitDesperate to ome of the sound save his life, Thrice created for Air. he attempts Vocals sound faint, to discovdistant, and breathy erer if this while the instruments scheme was have a soft, flowing developed beat behind them. AN AP PHOTO by Forster, Earth was reAction star Al Pacino stars in 88 Minutes. Unfortunately for Pacino, the lacking a convicted script failed to bring out his true talent. corded entirely with con’t from page 1
instructor, nearly as meticulously as he develops the main characters. Matthewthe-waiter’s (Hill) obsession with one of the hotel’s guests is as important to the movie as a whole, as is Peter’s developing feelings for Rachel (Munis). Forgetting Sarah Marshall is Superbad meets 50 First Dates meets Wedding Crashers. The film incorporates modern
Thrice Honors The Elements
8 Minutes to Solve it, 80 Minutes to Spare
acoustic instruments in a wooden recording studio. This touch gives every Earth track a real gritty, solid sound. The first track, “Moving Mountains,” is a simple song with heavy vocals accompanied by simple guitar and tambourine rhythms. The vocals on Earth are definitely more rough and down-to-earth, so to speak, than Air, which just cements the way listeners can connect with each element individually. Besides creating albums that sound like each element, it is clear Thrice wrote every song with each element distinctly in mind. The obvious titles are a giveaway: can you guess which albums the tracks “The Sky is Falling” and “The Earth Isn’t Humming” belong to? However, their attention to detail goes way beyond song titles. Track 4 on Air, “Daedalus” pays tribute to the Greek myth of Icarus, whose father Daedalus built him wings to fly away from Crete, which melted from the sun, sending Icarus into the sea to die. The song explores the myth from Daedalus’ perspective, ending with the despair of a father who has essentially caused his own son’s death: “Oh Gods!/ Why is this happening to me?/ All I wanted was new life for my son to grow up free/ And now you took the only thing that meant anything to me/ I'll never fly again, I'll hang up my wings.” The band, or at least Kensrue, seems to be fascinated with this
particular myth, since it is also mentioned in “Melting Point of Wax” on Artist in the Ambulance. However, the intensity of the song and the relation to the element of air really make the song work well. While many of the songs speak about or to each individual element, Kensrue does not leave you bored with the structure of each song. In the last song of each album, Kensrue speaks to the human race from each element’s perspective. For example, in “Silver Wings,” the air speaks to the human race: “From tender years you took me for granted,/ But still I deigned to wander through your lungs.” He follows suit from the perspective of earth in “Child of Dust”: “A child of dust, to mother now return;/ For every seed must die before it grows./ And though above the world may toil and turn,/ No prying spades will find you here below.” On top of the original perspectives, the final songs from each element also take the forms of traditional sonnets. Just on the basis of originality, The Alchemy Index Volumes 3&4 are well worth a listen. You will be pleased to find not only original ideas, lyrics, and sounds, but high quality music in general. Combined with the first two volumes, Air and Earth are sure to satisfy every musical mood.
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Chargers Grab Fifth Win in a Row
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MANCHESTER, N.H.— An overtime goal from Ashley Ferrandiz with 51 seconds left in overtime lifted the University of New Haven women's lacrosse team to an 18-17 victory over Saint Anselm College on Sunday, April 20. Brigid Brady led the Chargers with seven goals. The win marks the second consecutive come from behind onegoal victory for UNH. In Friday's match they defeated Merrimack, 20-19 after trailing by as many as seven. The Chargers (13-2, 3-2 ECC) have now won five matches in
a row. UNH has two games remaining on the schedule against Bentley College and Philadelphia University. UNH trailed by four goals just six minutes into the match, their largest deficit. But three consecutive goals from attacker Sarah LeGoff (5g, 1a) in a four minute span would put the Chargers within one at 5-4. St. Anselm responded with a run of their own, scoring four of the game's next five goals, two coming from Courtney Ford. The Chargers would slowly climb back into the match with two strikes from Kristine Lambracht and one goal each from LeGoff and
Brady. Heading into the Chargers with two halftime UNH trailed consecutives goals for 12-9. the Eagles. Four minutes into The turning point of the match would prove to be Brady's three straight goals in the middle of the second period. Following an unassisted effort at the 23:19 mark, Brady would put home two free position shots to A CHARGER ATHLETICS PHOTO give UNH their first lead of the Ashley Ferrandiz of the lacrosse team. the second frame the match at 15-14. Saint Anselm would Chargers found themselves in a tie game respond after giving thanks to two goals up the lead by scoring from Ashley Ferran- three of the next five diz to open the period goals, including two in followed by Brady's the final four minutes fourth goal of the to tie the match. Neimatch. Ford would ther team could break continue to punish the deadlock at 17-17
so the mach headed to overtime. Freshman Ashley Ferrandiz (3g, 1a) tallied an unassisted goal with 51 seconds remaining the overtime period sending the Chargers to their ninth win in ten games. The Eagles (5-9) were led by Milligan who tallied nine points (5g, 4a). Ford also had seven goals for Saint Anselm, a future Northeast-10 Conference opponent for UNH next season. Up next for the Chargers lacrosse team is Senior Day on Thursday afternoon as UNH takes on Bentley College at 4:00 p.m. on Kayo Field.
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at home to close out the season: Wednesday, April 23 against Assumption College and Friday, April 25 against Dowling College. GAME ONE UNH 5, Merrimack 4: Borska doubled to center field to plate the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh inning, capping off a three-run rally that helped UNH to a 5-4 win. Borska was one of five players to drive in a run for UNH, which rallied from a 4-2 deficit with the 3-run seventh inning. Hannah Everson picked up the victory with 5 2/3 innings of scoreless relief, allowing just two hits and three walks while striking out three. GAME TWO UNH 6, Merrimack 3: Again it was a three-run final at-bat
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UNH Sweeps Merrimack Doubleheader
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.— UNH scored three runs in their last at-bat in both games on Sunday, April 20, sweeping Merrimack College in a non-conference doubleheader at Warrior Field. UNH took the opener, 5-4, and then won the nightcap 6-3 in eight innings. Courtney Garland drove in three runs in the second game, while Nicole Downs homered to lead off the eighth inning for what would become the game-winning run. In the opening game, Jordanna Borska doubled to center field to start a 3-run rally in the seventh that gave UNH the win. UNH hosts backto-back doubleheaders
that won the game for the Chargers, this time breaking open a game that Merrimack had tied in the bottom of the seventh. Breanne Gleason got the win with 11 strikeouts in eight innings, allowing nine hits and one walk. Courtney Garland drove in three runs, while Lizzy Robinson, Nicole Downs (3-for-3) and Samantha Minervini each had one RBI for UNH. Merrimack tied the game with a leadoff single, a sacrifice bunt and a two-out RBI. In the eighth, Downs led off with a homer and Borska followedwith a single to force a pitching change. Minervini then singled, and Garland hit a sac fly to center. Robinson closed out the scoring with an RBI single.
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es of the film. Alicia Witt, despite having the second-most screen time, provides an inconsequential performance; nothing she does seems to be of any substance. In addition, Leelee Sobieski’s acting is extremely underwhelming as a result of poor dialogue delivery and unconvincing acting. However, another one of Gramm’s students, Benjamin McKenzie (The O.C.), has a similar amount of screen time, but portrays his character
in a more believable manner. While not a great performance, McKenzie does well in the time given and possibly could have shown more, given more time. Because this was very much Pacino’s film, it resulted in the other actors having less to contribute and therefore less opportunity to develop their characters and perfect their acting. This left actors William Forsythe and Neal McDonough, who when given larger parts have proven to be more dynamic,
like in The Devil’s Rejects as Sheriff John Quincy Wydell and in Boomtown as District Attorney David McNorris, respectively. Not all of the acting is bad. Pacino gives the strongest performance, but like Samuel L. Jackson in Jumper, Kevin Spacey in 21, and Forest Whitaker in Street Kings, he’s only there to bring in the audience and a paycheck. His performance is quite a few notches below his potential Oscar caliber, but it still manages to be the best on
screen. One positive aspect of his role is that he holds himself back and doesn’t go overboard to bring out his trademark over-the-top delivery. This lack in eccentrics is more fitting for his character and provides relief from a sometimes-annoying routine. As bad as the acting can sometimes be, the worst part of this film is undoubtedly the plot. Even though the action is generously strewn throughout the film and consistently placed, this is not nec-
essarily a good thing as it is predictable and feels forced as if they used an uninspired template to layout the action scenes. Most of these sequences involve the unidentified assailant trying to kill Pacino, which poses as the films biggest plot hole and begs the question; why try to kill your victim if you want him to survive until the 88th minute? This type of nonsense thinking leads to an ending, which is undramatic and anticlimactic. It is obvious from the very begin-
ning as to who the antagonist is, and none of the swerves the movie tries to throw at you ever make you doubt your initial guess. Bottom line…88 Minutes, which actually runs for 108 (yeah we couldn’t believe it either), isn’t worth your time. This is a film that only Pacino fans would be interested to see in theaters and even those fans will be wishing he was back in his glory days of The Godfather, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, Scarface, and the more recent Heat.
ering Friday at a Chicago hospital from minor hip surgery after a recent fall. "The show must go on," Ebert said in a statement posted on his Web site. "I am doing fine and if the doctors clear me, I will be there to welcome our guests."
Scheduled guests at the 10th annual film festival include Ang Lee, Richard Roeper, Richard Corliss and Christine Lahti. The 2008 "Ebertfest"— sponsored by the critic's alma mater, the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign— will
be held Wednesday through Sunday. "Please keep those thumbs up in the hopes that Roger will be there to celebrate the tenth year of his film festival," Ebert's wife, Chaz, said in the statement. "He has an indomitable spirit." A film critic at the
Chicago Sun-Times for more than 40 years, Ebert has undergone a series of cancer surgeries in recent years, including the removal of a growth on his salivary gland and a tracheostomy, a procedure that opens an airway through an incision in
the windpipe that left him unable to speak. Ebert has been on hiatus from his TV show, At the Movies With Ebert & Roeper, since 2006.
Roger Ebert May Miss His Own Award Show
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