Volume 86, Issue 25
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
HAROLD & KUMAR RETURN It may be one of the most anticipated comedies of the season, but is it really any good?
The student newspaper of the University of New Haven since 1938 STUDENT LEADER AND CLUB/ORGANIZATION OF THE MONTH Look inside to see who was recognized by Student Activities as student leader of the month and club/organization of the month for March..
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Dance Team Shines in Annual Show
By CELINA NATOLA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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WEST HAVEN— UNH’s 5,6,7,8 Dance
Team performed in its annual dance showcase, titled “Please Don’t Stop the Music” this year. Families and students alike went to Dodds theater Sunday,
BASEBALL SWEEPS DOUBLEHEADER The UNH baseball team won both games in a doubleheader against C.W. Post over the weekend. Matt Sommo’s pitching help clinch the sweep. More details inside!
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BEAR ATTACKS TRAINER A bear used in a Will Ferrell movie attacked its trainer last week. Look inside for all the details.
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INDEX Arts & Entertainment Bulletin Board
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Word of the Week Editorials Fun & Games
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National/World News
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New Haven News Sports
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A CELINA NATOLA PHOTO
Members of 5,6,7,8 perform during their show on Sunday, April 27.
April 27 to see the team’s variety of dances. While the dancers were just as talented as in years past, the show lacked its usual energy. Using a slideshow of pictures as an introduction, the dance team never really addressed the audience, leaving them with a feeling of relative unimportance. The dances themselves were very well done. A lot more duos and solos made it into the lineup, showcasing dancers with the guts to perform alone. Among the many group dances, two deserve special attention. The first, known as “I Question Mark,” used dance to create a mes-
sage about drunk driving. While other dances were performed to songs, “I Question Mark” was more of a rhythm of consistent beats (including car horns) than a song. The performance included the most dancers (10) who moved across the stage crashing into each other. While the movements looked random, they were beautifully synchronized and resulted in a very eye-catching performance. The other very memorable performance was “Sing Sing Sing.” Choreographed by Melody Johnson, the dance consisted See DANCE page 4
Victimology Club Tributes Victims’ Rights Week
By NIKITA CARMONA and JASMINE HERNANDEZ VICTIMOLOGY CLUB
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WEST HAVEN— From Sunday, April 13 to Saturday, April 19, UNH’s Victimology Club hosted another great week of events in support of the National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. The Victimology Club started the week off with a panel discussion on the unmet needs of victims in the criminal justice system. We had four panelists: Tracy Tamborra, criminologist and assistant professor; Melissa Jennings, college advocate; Mark Margolis, court-based advocate; and George Geiring, crime survivor of a drunk driving crash and MADD activist.
PHOTO COURTESY OF NIKITA CARMONA
The Victimology Club hosts the National Lie-In on Wednesday, April 23.
The panelists gave their expertise and personal accounts of victims’ satisfaction with the legal system.
The well-attended event unheard victims of the juwas hosted by Dr. Mario dicial system and the need Gaboury. This event gave a new perspective of the See CLUB page 4
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Campus Events, Etc. The Charger Bulletin | April 30, 2008
Wednesday, April 30 Sigma Chi Swimsuit Show German Club, 9pm
Thursday, May 1 Say What Karaoke Residential Quad, 7-10pm
Friday, May 2 Frisbee Tournament Turf Field, 1-5pm
Spring Concert
North Campus Gym, doors open at 7pm
Spring Weekend
Saturday, May 3 Wiffle Ball Tournament Turf Field, noon-6pm
Spring Carnival North Campus, 3-7pm
Comedians: VH1’s Best Week Ever
Sunday, May 4
Monday, May 5
Walk MS
Frisbee Pick-up Games
Drive-in Movie: The Bucket List
Last Man Standing Starts
West Haven High School, 8am-1pm
Turf Field, 6-10pm
Residential Quad, 8:30pm
Residential Quad, 8pm
By Dan Osipovitch A weekly recap of the positives & negatives at UNH
Positives
Negatives
Spring weekend is just about here!! I know everyone looks forward to it as a good break right before the final stretch of school. Between the concert and events all weekend, it should be a lot of fun. Let’s just hope this weather clears up in time to be outside and enjoy spring!!
So those fish smelling trees in the quad apparently aren’t just on our campus. They are EVERYWHERE. Take Campbell Ave. down to the beach and tell me how many of those trees you see. As a friend hypothesized: it’s as if those trees are Connecticut’s state tree! Yeah they are pretty but they smell rancid!
There has been a lot of good event planning recently between Rock and Roll Week, Gaming Week, and many other random events as clubs try to get their final kick of programming in before the end of the semester. Keep up the good programm i n g — i t ’s a good break from the stress of the final weeks of school.
All the heat around campus was turned off just in time for rainy, forty degree days. All the classrooms, all the dorms—everything—has been freezing cold as of late. It’s hard to get comfortable and study when it’s the end of April and you’re shivering. I’m also sick of tours of people being loud in the halls during class and trying to peek into the rooms as we are trying to learn. Some people need to learn etiquette.
The last issue of The Charger Bulletin this semester will be distributed next Wed., May 7th
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National/World News The Charger Bulletin | April 30, 2008
Failing Economy Sure to Affect Upcoming Election
News
Briefs
picted, as well as how By Associated Press Writers STAFF WRITER individuals vote. It is A t ––––––––––––––––– important to realize least 1,000 flee foothill homes as wildfire that these demograph- burns near LA ics, among others, are SIERRA MADRE, Calif.— Darkness didn't According to an what influence voters’ keep firefighters from continuing to gain ground Associated Pressopinions, thus caus- Monday on a 400-acre wildfire they have been Yahoo! News poll ing them to vote one battling all weekend near Los Angeles. released last week, way or another. As of the principle concern It just meant a change in tactics. now, there is no speof American voters "The hand crews are still making progress cific person labeled as against the flanks of the fire," Cliff Johnson, is the economy. The the quick fix for the fire information officer for the Angeles Nationnumber of citizens economy. It is likely, al Forest, said early Monday. "(But) no aircraft viewing the economy however, that the im- are being used in the darkness." as a top problem has portance of the matter increased significantAll of Sierra Madre's schools have canceled will force the candi- Monday classes, and the early season wildfire ly since November, dates to not only take forced the evacuation of at least 1,000 people jumping from 46% a stance on the issue, from their homes in the foothills. Authorities to 67%. In addition, but also propose solu- said no homes have burned. the war in Iraq— tions to the dilemma. American’s major isAbout 500 firefighters attacked the blaze, sue for the past sevaided during the daytime by two helicopters and water-dropping air tankers, said city of SiZack’s Wacky Stack of News erra Madre spokeswoman Elisa Weaver. "This is pretty serious," Weaver said. "Some Your place to find the oddest stories in mainstream news. of these areas have not burned in over 40 By Zack Rosen Cat Caused Crazy LONDON— A stunt- free of the vehicle and dued the bruin with years." Crash man was seriously swim for safety. pepper spray and were By Sunday evening crews had the fire 30 MODESTO, Calif.— injured in an accident Semi-Pro Bear Bit unhurt in the incident, percent contained, Sierra Madre spokesman Modesto police are on the Italian set of His Face! said San Bernardino James Carlson said. Light winds and rising hublaming a scratching the latest James Bond LOS ANGELES— A County Sheriff's De- midity were aiding firefighters, who hoped to cat for an accident that movie, the production grizzly bear featured partment spokeswom- have the blaze fully contained within a week, toppled a power pole company said. in the recent Will Fer- an Arden Wiltshire. Carlson said. and shut down a street It was the second rell film Semi-Pro and The enclosed comMonday morning will see the return of firefor nearly an hour. A accident in the last touted as one of the pound and the bear, fighting aircraft and likely more ground crews, police sergeant said few days near Lake "best trained" in show a five-year-old male Johnson said. Friday that a woman Garda, northern Italy, business has killed its named Rocky, were On Sunday, helicopters made water drops was driving with a cat where scenes from handler, but officials examined afterward on a steep ridge above Sierra Madre near Baiin her lap. The animal the 22nd installment said on Wednesday by wardens of the ley Canyon Wilderness Park, about 15 miles scratched her, and she in the Bond fran- they were puzzled by California state Fish northeast of Los Angeles and just east of Pasadrove into the pole. chise called Quantum what provoked the at- and Game Depart- dena. A fixed-wing water tanker also dropped The woman suf- of Solace are being tack. ment, which found no flame retardant. fered minor injuries shot. The 700-pound permit violations or Aircraft also were helping fire officials asand was taken to a British media re- bear, which stands 7 danger to public safe- sess the movement of the blaze, which was had hospital. The cat was ported this week that 1/2 feet tall, bit Steph- ty, agency spokesman been creeping northwest into Angeles National taken to a vet to treat a driver of Bond's an Miller, 39, in the Harry Morse said. Forest, Battalion Chief Tim Davis of the Forest an injured eye. Aston Martin DBS neck on Tuesday at Authorities said Service said. On Wednesday, the skidded off the road a facility where wild that assuming no Officials say Easton teen's hanging was acAssembly Appropria- and plunged into icy animals are trained for wrongdoing turns up cidental tions Committee ap- waters. film and TV produc- in the investigation, OXFORD, Conn.— State police are ruling out proved a bill by AsFraser Dunn was tions near the moun- it would be left up to foul play and suicide in what they describe as semblyman Bill Maze only slightly injured tain resort of Big Bear the owners of the bear the tragic and accidental death of a 13-year-old that would make it il- but was quoted as Lake, east of Los An- to decide whether to Easton boy in Oxford. legal to drive with a saying that he re- geles. destroy it or keep it A state police spokesman says the teenager pet in your arms or in gained consciousness Two other trainers alive. died Saturday after he apparently became enyour lap. only when the car was at the facility, called tangled with and hanged himself with a rope Stunt Man: James at the bottom of the Randy Miller's Predanear a Naugatuck forest reservoir. Stunt Man lake and had to break tors in Action, subInitial reports by police were that the victim was 15, but state police have confirmed the boy Want To Write for The Charger Bulletin? is 13 and believe the cause of death is strangulation. Come to our meetings every Monday at 1:30 pm in the newsAn autopsy will be done to determine the paper office in Bartels Hall exact cause. Police have not released the teen's name. By MELANIE ROVINSKY
eral years—only drew 48% of those polled. As the 2008 presidential election approaches, one would expect such a noteworthy topic as the United States’ failing economy to influence how people vote. Surprisingly, this is not necessarily the case. Recent studies and polls have found that demographics play a larger role in voting tendencies than current issues do. Those who feel the economy is of the utmost importance are equally
as likely to vote Republican as they are to vote Democratic. According to the poll, “Both groups [those who feel the economy is an issue and those who don’t] divide about evenly between Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama, and between McCain and the other Democrat, Hillary Rodham Clinton.” Factors such as income, class, and education are related to both how the economic situation is de-
New Haven News
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Victimology Club Hosts Week Full of Events
Santos’ Walk at the con’t from page 1 Old Groove Park in of pairs of dancers of better services to West Haven. Jessica (identified by perfectimprove the very sysSantos was a sopho- ly matching outfits). tem created to protect more at the University Each pair consisted of them. of New Haven, who a woman dressed in On Wednesday, was tragically killed typically male attire April 16, the Victimolin a random drive-by (a top hat, suspendogy Club participated shooting on August ers, a dress shirt, and in the National Lie-In 26, 2006. This event pants) and a woman in campaign in memory promoted awareness a dress. These matchof the one-year anon gun violence and ing couples danced as niversary of the Virraised $1,000 for the though they were at ginia Tech Massacre. Jessica Santos’ Schol- an old jazz party. This Our lie-in was part of arship Fund. 80 lie-ins in 34 states performance had the most energy out of all the dances, which made it very enjoyable to watch. Besides these two especially unforgettable performances, others worth citing were “Accapella Tap,” “Let it Be,” and “Billie Jean.” Another performance worth talking about was performed by Emanon. Their dance was a very refreshing change from their mainly hip hopbased style. The dance PHOTO COURTESY OF NIKITA CARMONA Members of the Victimology Club participate in the First Annual Jessica Santos’ Walk. had more of a variety The Victimology of styles than usual to support tougher wore hand-made, VT gun laws for our na- color lashes made by Club would like to and was very well thank everyone who put-together. Rumor tion. The Victimol- the victims’ families. ogy Club has brought Finishing off the came out to support has it that the group is great efforts to the week, the Victimol- National Crime Vic- changing its style so UNH campus to raise ogy Club, Office of tims’ Rights Week and it can start competing awareness about gun Advancement, and look forward to an- with other schools. violence to our fel- West Haven Police other successful week Whatever the reason low students with the Department hosted the next year. may be, the variety televised news casting First Annual Jessica was definitely noticecon’t from page 1
of this event. Gisela Marin, Jessica Santos’ mother, was the moderator for the event. Twenty-eight students laid on the floor for a total of three minutes, which was equivalent to the time it took the Virginia Tech shooter to purchase a firearm, as Gisela read the names of the students and teachers who were killed. The students
Dance Team Showcases Talents and Hard Work able and could translate into future wins for Emanon. Whether it was because the show was
seem as lively and interested as they have been in past shows, besides Allison Vinci and Melody Johnson
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Dancers perform to “Let it Be” at the 5,6,7,8 Dance Team’s show.
earlier than usual or that the team has been busier than usual, or for other reasons entirely, the dances in the 5,6,7,8 show were not as clean and synchronized as usual. The dancers themselves did not
who always add attitude and personality to their dance moves. Hopefully next year, more time can be spent on perfecting the show’s individual performances and overall vibe.
Congratulations to Michael Folcik
Congratulations to SMILE
Michael Folcik has been selected as Student Leader of the Month for March. Mike was nominated by faculty members for his outstanding contributions to the University of New Haven not only in March but as a whole. Mike’s work in organizing the Robotics Club has shown true leadership. He has lead his club in the development of a highly sophisticated autonomous lawn mower (robot) that is powered by fuel cell which will be entered in a competition in June.
SMILE has been selected as the Student Club/Organization of the Month for March. SMILE (Students Making an Impact in Their Living Environment) is a community-service based organization. They volunteer at local soup kitchens, charity walks, and special projects as well as many on and off campus activities.
Faculty members have stated that Mike has been instrumental in presenting the Computer Engineering program, the department, and the school of engineering in open houses and to our prospective new students and their parents. Please join the Office of Student Activities in congratulating and thanking Mike Folcik for his service to the UNH Community.
During the month of March, SMILE was involved with the West Haven beach clean-up, Columbus House soup kitchen (twice), and the Common Ground High School Winter Fest. They also conducted a Glass Ceiling Bake Sale in the lobby of Bartels Hall in honor of Women’s History Month. The prices of the items for sale reflected the wage gap between men and women in the workforce. The proceeds from the bake sale went to the American Heart Association. Please join the Office of Student Activities in congratulating the SMILE for their contributions to UNH and the community!
USGA President’s Corner What’s Going on at USGA
What Happened This Week:
We voted on and approved changes to the By-Laws. We voted to approve recommendations of the media-head selection committee for the Chariot Yearbook Editor-in-Chief and
Assistant Editor. We voted on 2008-2009 USGA Executive Board appointees. We also voted on a letter of resignation and budget allocations.
Next week, the USGA is holding our annual Last Man Standing Competition. Last Man Standing is a week’s worth of events where participants are eliminated each day until only one person remains. Each night, the events will be different and more challenging as the week goes on. Participants do not know what the events are until minutes before they need to perform them.
In the past, students have participated in events such as the Tug of War, a campus wide scavenger hunt, and eating competitions just to name a few. This year’s events will be very similar, however the USGA executive Board decided to eliminate the eating competition because we felt that it deterred too many students from participating. Prizes will be awarded to the last three individuals
What’s Coming Up:
Louis Eswood III USGA President left in the race, with the first place prize $2,000 in Visa gift cards. Unfortunately, we are unable to hand out cash, so we went with the closest thing possible. If you think that you can handle it, register today on ChargerVoice.com! Events are the week of May 5! Even if you are not participating come out and watch your friends!
WANT TO VOICE YOUR CONCERNS? Go to chargervoice.com and click the “Post A Concern” link. Fill out the requested information and your concern will be handled by the USGA Preisdent.
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Editorials
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Cool It, Complainers! It’s official! Kat DeLuna, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, and Lifehouse will be the bands coming to UNH’s Spring Weekend ’08! I was excited to hear the bands when they were announced, and I wish I had three hands just so I could give SCOPE three thumbs up! These are three acts that, while of different genres, will fit perfectly together! While the majority of people seem to be extremely excited for the concert, I’ve already heard the “where’s the rap band?” and “this band sucks!” comments this year. So let me clear a few things up before the concert this year, so that you won’t find it necessary to complain after the fact. You can’t cater to everybody’s preferences. I don’t generally listen to these bands, but you know what? I’m still going to go and have a great time! There’s no rap band? There’s no country band. It’s impossible to get everybody’s favorites,
and it’s immature to acknowledge the pos-
Zack Rosen Assistant Editor sibility of pleasing everyone. Secondly, we can’t get The Rolling Stones or Miley Cyrus. Sorry. SCOPE has been doing an amazing job this year, but choosing a band as high a caliber as Maroon 5 is completely out of the question. You want to pay for them? We’ll have them. Think SCOPE is doing a crappy job? Stop by the Student Activities wing and see just how much work they do. I work in the office next to theirs and can’t fathom how they sleep with all the work they have to do! You know all of those movies shown every week?
All those events, concerts, trips, contests, comedians, musicians on campus? That’s just a portion of SCOPE in action. If everybody got their wish and was able to see the band THEY wanted, that would mean that UNH would either be in debt or there would be three students at this school. So instead, try showing some UNH pride, spirit, and thank those who work with SCOPE. There are a lot of them, and they all deserve recognition for their hard work. So go to the Spring Concert this weekend, on May 2. Either you love the bands, hate the bands and refuse to have a good time, or you’ll be like me and be willing to have a fantastic time even if Eric Clapton isn’t gonna be here. And the reason I’m going to have a fantastic time is because SCOPE is putting this on. So let me be not the first and certainly not the last to say to everyone at SCOPE, thank you!
Events for a Cause
I’m not really into politics. To be honest, I feel a little too busy to pay attention to what politicians are saying and doing. That being said, I feel that there is a major lack of election-related events on campus. I might sound contradictory. However, think about it this way: if I am too busy to pay attention, maybe groups on campus should be trying to find a way to reach people like me. Regardless of people like me, I feel like there is a reasonable amount of people on this campus that want to know more about the candidates, the issues surrounding them, and the November election itself. Let’s kindly look at my partner in crime, Zack Rosen. He has always been interested in politics; he wrote the political roving reporter column last year and he struts around campus wearing his Obama shirt this year. As a person that pays attention to politics regardless of campus events, he agrees that
there has not been enough election-related events (which might be one of the reasons why he has been rebuilding the College Democrats). If more electionrelated events would please political nuts like Zack and political adversaries like me, then why aren’t they happening? As a member of the USGA Points Committee, I am so
That being said, I obviously would like to see the College Republicans plan more events related to the elections. However, they are not the only group on campus. The only electionrelated event held so far has been the tables run by the College Democrats which allowed people to register to vote. Judging by the tremendous number of people they registered, this was obviously something people were interested in doing but hadn’t gotten around to. So why didn’t any one else think of it? As a media, I plan on increasing election coverage, especially towards November. Celina Natola However, I urge clubs Editor-in-Chief and organizations to look at the issue and pleased when I see bring it to the campus. clubs and organiza- Programming can be tions plan events that educational too, not are pertinent to their just fun. Electing our cause (i.e. the Paint- future president is imball Club sponsoring portant, especially in a trip to play paint- today’s social and ecoball and the SCUBA nomic climate. If we Club hosting Marine act as role models and Week). It disappoints bring issues to camme then, when clubs pus, students are sure seem to ignore top- to learn something. ics that relate to them.
In the time it takes to read this message, three individuals somewhere in the United States will have become the latest victims of sexual violence
-The risk of rape is four times higher for women aged 16-24 than for any other age group. -One in four college women surveyed are victims of rape or attempted rape -85% of rapes on campus are acquaintance rapes. -One in six female college students reported having been a victim of rape or attempted rape during the preceding year -27% of women have experienced a rape or attempted rape since age 14. -The majority of reported victims and offenders are college age, with the rape victimization highest among 16-19 year olds April is designated as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This brings an annual opportunity to focus on sexual violence and its prevention. It is also an opportunity to highlight the efforts of individuals and agencies that provide rape crisis intervention and prevention services while offering support to sexual assault survivors, victims and their families.
On the UNH campus, the Milford Rape Crisis Center works with students and staff to provide education and support. Melissa Jennings, our Campus Advocate, can be reached at Melissa.mrcc@sbcglobal.net if you or someone you know is in need of assistance. Or, please utilize the information below: Milford Rape Crisis Center: Local: (203) 878-1212/ CT Toll Free: (888) 999-5545/ En Espanol: (888) 568-8332/ National (RAINN): (800) 656-4673/ Office: (203) 874-8712 Please stop by an info table either in the Bartels Lobby or in your own residence hall for more information and a free giveaway! Tables will be set up: Wednesday, April 30th 11am-2pm (Lobby), 8-9pm: Bixler Hall, 9-10pm: Botwinik Hall, 10-11pm: Bethel Hall and Thursday, May 1st 8-9pm: New Hall, 9-10pm: Sheffield Hall, 10-11pm: Winchester Hall. Please stop by!
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Arts & Entertainment The Charger Bulletin | April 30, 2008
Sequel Offers Funny Story but Lacks Jokes By GREG DICKINSON and DAVID FIELD STAFF WRITERS
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John Cho (Epic Movie, Van Wilder) and Kal Penn (American Wedding) return as Harold Lee and Kumar Patel in Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay a sequel to 2004’s Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle. This film picks up directly where the first film left off, with Harold reminiscing of Maria (Paula Garcés) who left for a 10-day trip to Amsterdam. The duo decides to visit Amsterdam not only to meet up with Maria, but also to smoke marijuana legally. On the plane to Amsterdam, a race-inspired incident causes them to be mistaken as terrorists and the Undersecretary of Homeland
Security, Ron Fox played by Rob Corddry (Semi-Pro, The Daily Show), sends
friend with political ties, who also happens to be marrying the love of Kumar’s life. The acting in this film is on par w i t h other films of its genre. B e cause not any o n e actor gives a stando u t perforAN AP/ MATT SAYLES PHOTO mance, Kal Penn reprises his role as Kumar in the sequel. them to Guantanamo which is typical of Bay. Within minutes, comedies because no they manage to escape emotional challenges from prison and make are ever posed, each their way back to seems to provide a America. Harold and universal presentaKumar decide to head tion. The acting ranges to Texas where they needed for such perseek the help of an old formances are short
and the only requirement is to be able to act unintelligently. With that said, some of the funniest scenes in this film are those involving Neil Patrick Harris playing Neil Patrick Harris, a drugged up and sexcrazed child star actor. Another actor, Rob Corddry, is just as funny as the dimwitted and overzealous undersecretary, who is continuously misunderstanding people and their situations. Lastly, Corrdry’s subordinates Dr. Beecher (Roger Bart) and his interpreter (Ed Helms) provide some notable straight face humor, which helps balance out Corrdry’s eccentric performance. How the film is setup is one of its better aspects as it is rare for comedic sequels to pick up immediately
intended-to-be-jokes are perhaps too gross to be considered funny and instead come off as repulsive. All in all, while there are a few good laughs to be found, there is not enough for this 102-minute film. Bottom line…HarAN AP/ MATT SAYLES PHOTO John Cho plays Harold. old & Kumar Escape where they have fin- from Guantanamo ished. This allows both Bay is in the simplest the audience who has terms a rehashing of its seen the first film as predecessor, as most well as those who have of the ideas and situnot to begin following ations are strikingly the new story almost similar in both context right away. This tech- and layout. Unless you nique also adds some are desperate to know after-thought humor how the story continas you realize these ues to unfold, we do two friends get into not recommend this unusual situations on as your first comedy a daily basis. choice this weekend. Overall, the writing Instead, may we sugin this film is weak gest Forgetting Sarah and most of the jokes Marshall as reviewed aren’t funny. This is a and recommended result of most of them by fellow staff writer being spoiled by the Melanie Rovinsky. trailer, while the other
Hilarious Characters Give Baby Life
By CELINA NATOLA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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Tina Fey is back in theaters with Baby Mama, which was released Friday, April 25. The comedy explores the relationship between Kate (Fey) and her surrogate mother, Angie (Amy Poehler). The movie is one of the highly-anticipated comedies of the season (grouped with the Harold & Kumar sequel and Forgetting Sarah Marshall). While the movie certainly provides a dose of Fey’s classic witty
delivery and laughs, the film could be better. The story itself is pretty cut-and-dry. Kate longs to have a baby but can’t carry out a long enough relationship for one due to her busy work life. She has just become the vice president of the company she works for, and feels that all she needs to make her life completely fulfilling is a baby. After trying methods like artificial insemination, Kate finds a surrogate mother, Angie, through a service. Angie breaks up with her
ments occur between the two m a i n characters. Kate is a wealthy, s u c cessful woman that is obsessivecompulsive and AN AP/ JIM COOPER PHOTO Tina Fey is a successful wannabe mom in Baby Mama. very upcommon law husband, tight. Angie is a highCarl (Dax Shepard), school dropout with and moves in with a white trash kind of Kate. attitude. The two butt The funniest mo- heads as Kate tries to
influence Angie into eating organic food, drinking water, taking vitamins, and listening to Spanish-language CD’s while she sleeps. Angie is hard pressed to change her ways, especially since she only agreed to be a surrogate for the money (Carl’s work in inventing wasn’t providing a steady income). The duo has a hard time getting along, but they quickly become best friends once Angie gets Kate to loosen up and Kate gets Angie to grow up. What’s really en-
Calling all musicians!
joyable about this film is that not just the main characters attract attention. Carl is hilarious, even though he has barely any screen time. Another memorable minor character is Kate’s doorman, Oscar (Romany Malco). He introduces the term “baby mama” to Kate and provides funny reactions to Angie’s shenanigans. The funniest character, surpassing even Kate and Angie is Kate’s boss, Barry, played by Steve Martin. His granola-hippy See DRAMA page 11
Send us your music so we can review it. Send songs electronically to chargerbulletin@newhaven.edu. We may not have many issues left, be we can still review it and post it online, or advertise it to raise student interest in your band next year.
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Community
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Congratulations to the students who participated in the National Day of Silence
Victoria Bui Maggie Rende Tyler Salovin Kristina Bensley Christine Davis Aaron Roudabush Shawn Tremblay Carmen Paulino Joiah Ladson Amanda Debiase Lyndsey Gress Melissa LaRose Amira Al-Zoubi Stephanie Sham Jennifer Celler Jason Dichter Regina Trujillo Jaqulyn Bartomioli
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Sports
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Chargers Sweep Doubleheader Over Post
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WEST HAVEN— The University of New Haven baseball team took two games from visiting C.W. Post on Saturday, April 26. UNH won the opener 4-2 and followed with a 1-0 victory in game two. With the wins the Chargers move to 14-9 in conference play and now stand only half a game out of first place in the East Coast Conference standings. Matt Sommo allowed just one earned run on four hits in 7 1/3 innings to pick up the victory in game one. He struck out two and, despite giving up a run in the first inning, carried a no hitter through the first 4 1/3 innings. Jimmy Rivas drove in a pair of runs in game one, while Michael Moras finished 3-for-4. Tom Rombilus scored twice. In game two, starting pitcher Dan Blake tossed 6 2/3 innings of
shut-out ball in a 1-0 Charger victory. He scattered seven hits while walking none
He struck out two and, despite giving up a run in the first inning, carried a no hitter through the first 4 1/3 innings before Brian Algarroba singled up the middle. Mike Aquilino relieved Sommo with one out in the eighth and gave up an RBI single through the left side, but recovered to get an inning-ending double play to hold the lead. Freshman closer Mitch Rossi picked up A CHARGER ATHLETICS PHOTO his fourth save of the Matt Sommo of the baseball team. and had two strike- season with a perfect outs. UNH (19-21 ninth, striking out the overall) capitalized on final two batters of the a two-out error by the game. C.W. Post hurt Pioneers to plate their only run in the second starting pitcher Kevin inning. Left fielder Gerard with four erAdam Rozum went rors, leading to three 3-for-3 and had a cru- unearned runs. He cial outfield assist in gave up an earned run the top of the fourth to the Chargers in the inning to get a Pioneer bottom of the first, tying the game at 1-all. runner at the plate. GAME ONE RE- Tom Rombilus led off CAP: UNH 4, C.W. with a single and came around to score on a Post 2 Sommo allowed Jimmy Rivas single just one earned run on up the middle. UNH got one unfour hits in 7 1/3 innings to pick up the earned run in the victory in game one. third after Evan Okon
doubled and Rivas's fly ball to right center was dropped by two C.W. Post outfielders who nearly collided. Then UNH got two unearned runs in the fifth inning thanks to two Pioneer errors. Rombilus reached on a throwing error from second base, pulling the first baseman off the bag. Evan Okon singled on a high chopper that bounded over the third baseman's head, putting runners on the corners for Rivas. His fielder's choice grounder erased Okon but made it 3-1 UNH. Moras singled to put two on again, and a dropped pop up between third and short stop resulted in the fourth UNH tally crossing the plate. GAME TWO RECAP: UNH 1, C.W. Post 0 (7 innings) Blake picked up the victory for UNH in game two, giving up seven hits while striking out two in 6 1/3 innings. Rozum led the way for UNH at the plate. He went
3-for-3 on the afternoon, tallying three of the four UNH hits. The Charger defense threw out two Pioneers at the plate to preserve the shut-out. Reliever Mitch Rossi came on late to record the final out for UNH. In the second in-
The UNH pitching staff was helped out by some excellent defense in game two. In both the fourth and seventh innings on close plays, UNH threw out a runner at the plate. In the C.W. Post fourth, following a single by Anthony Montesano to left field with a runner on second, UNH got the third out at the plate as Tom Rombilus threw home on the relay from Rozum. In the top of the seventh, also on a single to left field, catcher initially A CHARGER ATHLETICS PHOTO Moras Michael Moras of the baseball team. bobbled the ning, catcher Michael throw from the outMoras drew a lead- field, but hung on to off walk. Following record the out, keepa single by Rozum, ing C.W. Post off the designated hitter Tom scoreboard. Mitch Rossi came Ballaro grounded into in to close the game a double-play. Then with two outs Kyle for UNH. He struck Donnelly reached on out the only batter he an error by C.W. Post faced for his second second baseman Kyle save of the day and Walker, scoring Mo- fifth for the season. ras for the only run of the game.
Philadelphia Defeats UNH in Season Finale
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PHILADELPHIA— The No. 9 University of New Haven women's lacrosse team was defeated in their season finale by Philadelphia University 11-9 Saturday afternoon, April 26 in an East Coast Conference match. A late rally from the Rams sealed the Charger's fate as the home team outscored UNH 5-2 in
the final 13 minutes. The loss snapped a six-match winning streak for the Chargers. UNH finishes the season at 14-3, 3-3 ECC. Their 14 wins are twice as many as the program's previous high of seven. Kristine Lambracht, Mallory Ferrandiz and Ashley Ferrandiz (2g, 1a) each tallied two goals for the Chargers in the losing effort. The Rams were led by three goals apiece
from Kathleen Maurer and Shannon Shippey. UNH jumped out to an early 4-2 lead be-
hind two goals from Lambracht and one each from Mallory Ferrandiz and Sarah LeGoff. Philadelphia answered quickly with two goals inside 40 seconds to tie the match. An unassisted effort from Ashley Ferrandiz would send UNH into halftime with a one goal advantage. The Rams opened the secA CHARGER ATHLETICS PHOTO ond half with two Kristine Lambracht of the lacrosse team.
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goals inside the first five minutes which gave Philadelphia their first lead of the match at 6-5. UNH would answer with two goals of their own over the next 12 minutes in a slower paced second half capped by an unassisted effort from freshman Carolina Marrero, but the Chargers would not regain the lead. Philadelphia stormed forward scoring five goals, two from Shippey, in a 10
minute span to seal the victory. Brigid Brady notched her 53rd goal with five minutes remaining and Mallory Ferrandiz scored with under one minute to play, but the comeback would fall two goals short in a match that featured six ties and two lead changes. Goalkeeper Shannon Greenwood made nine saves for the Chargers playing the entire match in the net. UNH outshot the Rams 45-37.
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Baby Mama Delivers $18.3 Million at Weekend Box Office
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––––––––––––––––– LOS ANGELES— Baby Mama, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's comedy about surrogate motherhood, delivered the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office with $18.3 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Universal Pictures laugher starring the Saturday Night Live duo crawled past Warner Bros.' Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, the goofy stoner flick that opened at No. 2 with $14.6 million. With a third comedy, Universal's Forgetting Sarah Marshall, holding its own at No. 4 with $11 million, audiences looked to be flocking to theaters to get giddy. "Comedy is definitely king right now," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of tracking firm Media By Numbers LLC. "Audiences are definitely showing an interest in going to the movies and having a good time and having a laugh." Lionsgate's kung fu movie The Forbid-
den Kingdom starring Jackie Chan and Jet Li fell two notches to No. 3 with $11.2 million. Critics had questioned Universal's decision to release Baby Mama so closely on the heels of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, thinking it would cannibalize the comedyseeking public. "I think there's something to be said about the Hollywood myth that you can't open a comedy against a comedy," said Nikki Rocco, Universal's president of distribution. "We just proved that to be wrong." The success of the first Harold & Kumar sequel also showed audiences are not too sensitive to laugh at post-Sept. 11 topics like terrorism. The movie premise begins with the pair getting in trouble trying to sneak a bong on a flight to Amsterdam, then escaping the U.S.-run prison for alleged terrorists in Cuba. "I don't think anybody takes this too seriously," said Dan Fellman, Warner Bros.' president of theatrical distribution. The sequel cost just $12 million to make and is already close
to beating the entire theatrical take of $18.2 million for the first Harold & Kumar movie. "Hopefully we'll do somewhere in the $40 million range," Fellman said. It was the second straight weekend that has shown better revenue than the previous year, following four "down" weekends, Dergarabedian said. The weekend gross for the films measured was up 17 percent at $91 million. For the year to date, however, box office revenue is down 2.7 percent at $2.59 billion, with attendance off 5.4 percent. Still, the recent upswing is "the perfect lead-in to the start of the summer movie season" which gets under way next weekend with the debut of Iron Man, Dergarabedian said. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC.
handiwork of Annie Leibovitz. "I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be 'artistic' and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed," Cyrus said Sunday in a statement through her publicist. "I never
intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I care so deeply about." The photos, appearing in the upcoming issue of Vanity Fair, were taken by Leibovitz, a renowned celebrity photographer. "I'm sorry that my
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ple of times. Another hole exists in Angie’s desire to get into fashion design. The topic is mentioned and then cemented when Kate gives Angie an application to a design school. The idea is then returned to when Angie fills out the application. However, nothing is mentioned after that. Does she go to school? Does she become successful? We will never know. Luckily, the funny characters cover up the plot holes enough
to make Baby Mama a worthwhile flick. Basically, without the Fey/Poehler team and memorable sub-characters, Baby Mama would be mediocre. These factors make the movie a decent comedy, but one would expect a comedy with Fey in it to be a bit funnier (maybe she should’ve written it). With all the summer blockbusters on their way, I’d save your money and wait to see Baby Mama on DVD.
LOS ANGELES— Britney Spears, who proved she's worth a cool million viewers to How I Met Your Mother, is paying another visit to the CBS sitcom. Spears will reprise her role as bubbly secretary Abby in the May 12 episode, CBS said Monday. "We're all so thrilled to have Britney joining us once again," series executive producer and cocreator Craig Thomas said in a statement.
"And just to head it off at the pass this time around: Yes, Mom, Britney's very nice and no, I can't get her autograph for you," Thomas added, jokingly. Spears' appearance in the March 24 episode won her good reviews and boosted the show's viewership to 10.6 million viewers, in comparison to the 9.6 million who had tuned in the previous week. When last seen, Abby was flirting with womanizer Barney (cast member Neil Patrick Harris). The new episode, which
began production Monday, has Abby and Barney sharing their mutual dislike of Ted (cast member Josh Radnor) and acting on it. How I Met Your Mother stars Harris, Radnor, Cobie Smulders, Alyson Hannigan and Jason Segel (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) as an urban family of 20-something New Yorkers. The pop star's camp originally approached the show about taking part, executive producer Carter Bays told The Associated Press earlier this month.
portrait of Miley has been misinterpreted," Leibovitz said in a statement released by Vanity Fair. "Miley and I looked at fashion photographs together and we discussed the picture in that context before we shot it. The photograph is a simple, classic portrait,
shot with very little makeup, and I think it is very beautiful." The Disney Channel, which airs Cyrus' TV show Hannah Montana, was also critical of Vanity Fair. "Unfortunately, as the article suggests, a situation was created to deliberately ma-
nipulate a 15-year-old in order to sell magazines," a network statement said. Vanity Fair defended the story and photo shoot in a statement of its own. Cyrus is one of the biggest—and most G-rated—acts in the country.
style and spiritual ways create the funniest moments (specifically when he rewards Kate for a good idea with two minutes of uninterrupted eye contact). Without the jokes and funny characters, the plot doesn’t really stand on its own. The background on why Kate really wants a baby is never really acknowledged, nor is her one long-term relationship, which is only mentioned a cou-
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Cyrus Says Vanity Fair Photo Spread Embarasses Her
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