Volume 90, Issue 13 | December 8, 2010
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WikiLeaks Releases Confidential U.S. Diplomacy Cables
By ISAAK KIFLE STAFF WRITER
–––––––––––––––––––––––––– Vary rarely does something happen that creates an international buzz overnight. But around the end of November, WikiLeaks did just that. Starting on Sunday, November 28, the web-based media organization began releasing U.S. diplomatic cables on their website for the public to see. Diplomatic cables are confidential telegrams sent between government officials and agencies concerning diplomatic missions with foreign governments. WikiLeaks has amassed a total of over 250,000 cables dating from the ‘60s to last February and has been releasing them in increments since Sunday, at a rate the website has claimed would leave them releasing new information for months to come. While not all of the information has warranted notice or discussion, some of the cables have received more notice than others. One of the most famous cables reveal that many Middle Eastern leaders are more concerned with Iran’s nuclear program than previously thought or admitted. Another reveals that U.S. and South Korean officials have discussed the possibility of uniting the two Koreas in the event that North Korea collapses due to its various economic and political problems. The Obama administration, states another, has offered incentives and various bribes to other countries to take prisoners out of Guantanamo and into their
own prisoners, for the purpose of closing the prison. Among the other big revelations include Afghan Vice President Ahmed Zia Massoud taking $52 million from the United Arab Emirates, the U.S. working to remove enriched uranium from Pakistani nuclear reactors that could be used to build nuclear devices, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton ordering U.S. diplomats to obtain more information on their countries, the state department labeling Qatar the worst country in its region in terms of counterterrorism efforts, a closer and more friendly relationship between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi than previously known, and Syria continuing to provide extremist organization Hezbollah with arms, despite Syrian President Bashar Assad promising to cease from doing so. Various other cables reveal embarrassing comments made by U.S. officials about foreign leaders, such as President Hamid Karzai being “driven by paranoia” and French President Nicolas Sarkozy as, among other things, “thin-skinned and authoritarian”. WikiLeaks, whose slogan is “We Open Governments”, has a history of releasing docu-
Mama Pajama Rolled Out of Bed: The Art of Memories a single work, creating a scene when shown on a projector. –––––––––––––––––––––––––– In size, Paper’s creations range from eight square inch The Seton Art Gallery in pieces, which she makes entirely Dodds, for its final event of the over the course of one day, to semester, brought artist Marcie poster-sized works, the largest of Paper to the gallery to give a which she spent two years perlecture on her work, followed by a reception on December 2. Since November 18, the gallery has displayed several pieces of Paper’s art in an exhibit called “Mama Pajama Rolled Out of Bed.” The gallery will remain open until December 10. Upon watching her father become ill and losing his short-term memory as a result, A MARCIE PAPER PAINTING Marcie Paper began to wonder whether she would meet the same fate. That worry, combined fecting. Some of her works are with the appreciation she gained untitled, identified only by numfor the mundane events in her ber, while others are titled after life, led her to create paintings the dates they were made. For a and animations based on her few others, Paper would watch a memories. movie, such as Citizen Kane and Whether an event is signifi- Frozen River, and draw whatevcant or not, Paper would record er comes to mind as the movie it on paper, panel, or canvas, plays, which would often require usually with acrylic paint. She replaying the movie to finish the has also incorporated digital im- piece. ages, collages, and painting aniFor “Mama Pajama Rolled mations into her repertoire, the Out of Bed,” Paper spent two latter of which would consist of years listening exclusively to her making frame after frame of See MEMORIES page 5 By ISAAK KIFLE STAFF WRITER
Remembering Chief Starkel
A CHARGER BULLETIN FEATURE 1997 to present time he was emments and revealing information –––––––––––––––––––––––––– ployed as the Chief of Police at considered classified by many the University of New Haven. governments, including docuHe had served as police chief for Last week, the University of 13 years. His fellow co-workments on both the Afghan and Iraq Wars just earlier this year. New Haven was stricken with ers stated that he had had some sadness to hear of the loss of health issues recently. However, one of their own. Chief Henry despite that fact, he put in a full Starkel, 62, passed away at his day’s work on Monday as usual. home on Tuesday, November 30, 2010. The news of Starkel’s death came from Ronald Quagliani, UNH’s executive director of safety and transportation. A message was sent via email to the UNH community. In the email, Quagliani noted Starkel will be remembered as “a student advocate, an effective administrator and a true friend.” Starkel was born in Hartford, on September 2, 1948. Being a lifelong resident of Connecticut, he attended AN AP PHOTO Chief Starkel will be rememThe organization is staffed by Hall High School and graduated bered for his sense of humor, political dissidents, journalists, from Tunxis Community Col- generosity, kindness, and love of mathematicians, and technology lege with an Associate’s Degree animals. Many colleagues will experts from several countries. in Police Science. Starkel went attest to his superior work ethic. Australian journalist, Julian As- on to graduate Summa Cum Those who worked with Starkel sange, is the founder, editor-in- Laude from the University of recalled he initiated a police bichief, and spokesman for the New Haven with a Bachelors in cycle patrol on campus, as well organization. Assange has be- Criminal Justice Administration. as other improvements. come an extremely divisive fig- He later received a Master’s DeStudents on campus will alure, with some hailing him as a gree in Criminal Justice from ways remember how his main hero for exposing a great deal of Westfield State College. focus was always student safety. Starkel began his 40-year- However, Quagliani remarked the government’s secret actions while others regard him as an career in law enforcement with Tuesday night, “His main focus international traitor for possibly the West Hartford Police Depart- was not only on student safety, putting officials’ lives in danger. ment in 1969. From 1988 until but on mentoring students. He One thing is certain, with Starkel arrived at UNH, he was could talk to them and solve multiple governments concerned police chief at Eastern Con- their conflicts with other stuSee STARKEL page 4 or outraged at the leaks, WikiLe- necticut State University. From aks has succeeded in opening a Text message your news tips and comments to conversation the entire world has become a part of. The Charger Bulletin!
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President Obama to Freeze Federal Worker Pay in real time, can be found at usdebtclock.org. –––––––––––––––––––––––––– What may be the real reason behind the pay freeze would be Whenever a political decision the midterm election results. The is made, whether it is to help Democrats lost seats in both the people through social security or House and the Senate, which is to increase taxes, the bottom line is always money. The question: how much will it cost versus how much can be saved? This is the recent debate since Obama announced a two year pay freeze that would apply to all civilian federal employees, including those who work at the Department of Defense. According to White House officials, this is the first of many difficult decisions that will be made to reducing the nation’s exponentially growing deficit. Jeffrey Zients, a deputy director at the Office of Management and Budget, projects that the never a good sign for the Presifreeze will save more than $5 dent in office. US citizens were billion dollars over the course clear in their votes that they of two years, but helping cut the were not happy with Washingdeficit is only a small portion of ton’s spending, and even somethis decision. Yes, $5 billion dol- thing as symbolic as this pay lars seems like a large amount freeze, just shows voters that he of money to the average citizen, was listening. but what many people do not reAt the same time, however, alize is that our budget deficit is the president realizes the impact currently exceeding $1 trillion that it will have on those who are dollars. An exact breakdown of being affected by the pay freeze. our deficit, as well as how the Zients said according to the Ascountries money is being spent sociated Press, “The president By SARA J . DUFORT STAFF WRITER
is clearly asking them to make a sacrifice. We believe it is the first of many difficult steps.” As it is now, federal workers only receive a 1.9% increase every year, so over the course of two years they will lose out on a 4%
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increase. This may not seem like much, but for families having trouble making enough money to support their family, every cent can help. Yet these federal works are not the first to have their wages frozen. After taking office, Obama also froze salaries of top White House aides, in hopes of doing the same thing. Of course, not everyone has been happy See FREEZE page 6
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USGA President’s Corner Undergraduate Students, As classes come to an end today, and the snow is starting to fly, that can only mean one thing. It is almost time for a well deserved break from the daily grind of college life. I wish you all the best of luck with finals. I want to thank you for your support this semester and hope to see even more people join clubs and become a part of the USGA for the spring semester. Next semester the USGA meetings will be at 11:00 a.m. on Thursdays in the Alumni Lounge. I hope everyone has a wonderful break and a happy and safe holiday season! Scott Kazar USGA President
USGA Senator Spotlight Name: John Capozzo Birthday: January 28 Hometown: Milford, CT Major: Mechanical Engineering Campus Involvement: Brother of Kappa Gamma Rho Fraternity USGA Senator Alumni Relations Committee Chair
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SCOPE It Out!
by Michelle R. Morra Finally, it’s the end of the semester! And finishing off the semester, there were some really great SCOPE events from Weekends, Film, and last but not least Day Programming. Film had a great week of movies this past week; they didn’t just show one movie, but instead they showed two! On Tuesday night, they played Charlie St. Cloud which starred Zac Efron. This movie was full of happy, sad, romantic, and some heartfelt moments. It is definitely a movie to see if you’re looking for a heartwarming movie. On the completely opposite end of the movie genres, there was Resident Evil, which Film played on Friday to finish off the fall semester movie line up. This movie was filled with action, action, and more action. So we had a heartwarming and an action packed movie this past week. Of course, join SCOPE Film next semester for some more great movies and some more good times with friends. SCOPE Weekends finished the semester with a bang. On Friday night, they took a trip to go Ice Skating. Students had a great time either lacing up some old skates and remembering good memories or trying to ice skate for the first time. There were some falls, laughs, and some great moves. On Saturday night, they brought Salsa Magic to campus. The students that joined us learned how to dance the Salsa and the Bachata, with some other great Latin dances added in there. It was a fun time trying to learn those dances. Some students picked up on it right away and others, like yours truly, just picked up their feet. I believe it was the best I could do. There are more great events coming up next semester, especially some trips and novelty events that will be on campus. Last, but not least, to really finish off the semester was Day Programming who planned their Relaxation Package again. There were massage artists, a chocolate fountain, and pillow making. Actually if you get this paper early enough, it might still be going on, in the Rec Center, today Wednesday, December 8 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Come join us and relax before finals really stress you out. Ok everyone, good luck on finals and hope everyone enjoys their break!!! SCOPE will be back next semester with more great events for everyone to enjoy.
Health and Fitness by Melanie Rovinsky
Raise Your Glass, Not Your Weight
With Christmas, New Year’s Eve, and the end of the semester around the corner, there are plenty of reasons to toast the night away… for those of us 21 and older, of course! However, a night of clinking glasses with friends is a quick way to consume hundreds, or even thousands, of extra calories. The holidays are all about splurging, so if that 500+ calorie glass of spiked eggnog is calling your name, go for it! Just be aware of what you are consuming! Nix these: Mix Drinks Although they may seem like a smart option because of the juice, fruit, and ice, but most mixed drinks are made with syrups, which contain loads of hidden sugar and hundreds of calories. This includes pre-bottled alcoholic fruit drinks, as well. One bottle of Mike’s Hard Lemonade contains 240 calories and 38 grams of carbs! Tonic Surprised? I was too! But a six-ounce glass of tonic water contains upwards of 60 calories and 18 grams of sugar. That may not seem like much, but remember, you haven’t even added in the alcohol! Creamy Liqueurs If it tastes like a dessert, it probably packs calories like one too! The creamy liqueurs are often loaded with saturated fat and hundreds of calories. Add these: Club Soda/ Seltzer With a whopping zero calories, seltzer water is a great way to stretch your alcohol without needing to stretch your pants. The drawback to no sugar and no calories is, however, no flavor… so add a little lime or lemon for taste. Red Wine With 125 calories per five-ounce serving, a glass of wine is certainly not negligible. However, individuals do not “put back” wine the way they do with beer or mixed drinks. Wine, especially red wine, is consumed slower than other alcoholic drinks, and is often two times higher in alcohol content than beer. Be sure to opt for a wine with no added sugar. Old Faithfuls: Light beer: 156 calories; 0 grams sugar per bottle Gin/ Rum/ Vodka/ Whiskey: 97 calories; 0 grams sugar per 1.5 ounce 80 proof shot Champagne: 100 calories; 0 grams sugar per five-ounce glass
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Santa Claus
As children, the one thing we looked forward to during Christmas was the arrival of one person who snuck into our houses late at night, bringing presents of all sorts to put under our trees. This person was no other than Santa Claus. However, the man we know as Santa Claus has a history all his own. Today, he is thought of mainly as the jolly man in red, but his story stretches all the way back to the third century. The legend of Santa Claus can be traced back hundreds of years to a monk named St. Nicholas. It is believed that Nicholas was born sometime around 280 A.D. in Patara, near Myra in modern-day Turkey. Much admired for his piety and kindness, St. Nicholas became the subject of many legends. It is said that he gave away all of his inherited wealth and traveled the countryside helping the poor and sick. One of the best known of the St. Nicholas stories is that he saved three poor sisters from being sold into slavery or prostitution by their father by providing them with a dowry so that they could be married. Over the course of many years, Nicholas’s popularity spread and he became known as the protector of children and sailors. His feast day is celebrated on the anniversary of his death, December 6. This was traditionally considered a lucky day to make large purchases or to get married. By the Renaissance, St. Nicholas was the most popular saint in Europe. Even after the Protestant Reformation, when the veneration of saints began to be discouraged, St. Nicholas maintained a positive reputation, especially in Holland. St. Nicholas made his first inroads into American popular culture towards the end of the 18th century. In December 1773, and again in 1774, a New York newspaper reported that groups of Dutch families had gathered to honor the anniversary of his death. The name Santa Claus evolved from Nick’s Dutch nickname, Sinter Klaas, a shortened form of Saint Nikolaas. In 1804, John Pintard, a member of the New York Historical Society, distributed woodcuts of St. Nicholas at the society’s annual meeting. The background of the engraving contains now-familiar Santa images including stockings filled with toys and fruit hung over a fireplace. In 1809, Washington Irving helped to popularize the Sinter Klaas stories when he referred to St. Nicholas as the patron saint of New York in his book, The History of New York. As his prominence grew, Sinter Klaas was described as everything from a “rascal” with a blue three-cornered hat, red waistcoat, and yellow stockings to a man wearing a broadbrimmed hat and a “huge pair of Flemish trunk hose.” Gift-giving, mainly centered around children, has been an important part of the Christmas celebration since the holiday’s rejuvenation in the early 19th century. Stores began to advertise Christmas shopping in 1820, and by the 1840s, newspapers were creating separate sections for holiday advertisements, which often featured images of the newlypopular Santa Claus. In 1841, thousands of children visited a Philadelphia shop to see a life-size Santa Claus model. It was only a matter of time before stores began to attract children, and their parents, with the lure of a peek at a “live” Santa Claus. In the early 1890s, the Salvation Army needed money to pay for the free Christmas meals they provided to needy families. They began dressing up unemployed men in Santa Claus suits and sending them into the streets of New York to solicit donations. Those familiar Salvation Army Santas have been ringing bells on the street corners of American cities ever since. In 1822, Clement Clarke Moore, an Episcopal minister, wrote a long Christmas poem for his three daughters entitled, “An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas.” Moore’s poem, which he was initially hesitant to publish due to the frivolous nature of its subject, is largely responsible for our modern image of Santa Claus as a “right jolly old elf” with a portly figure and the supernatural ability to ascend a chimney with a mere nod of his head. Although some of Moore’s imagery was probably borrowed from other sources, his poem helped to popularize Christmas Eve – Santa Claus waiting for the children to get to sleep the now-familiar idea of a Santa Claus who flew from house to house on Christmas Eve – in “a miniature sleigh” led by eight flying reindeer, whom he also named – leaving presents for deserving children. “An Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas,” created a new and immediately popular American icon. In 1881, political cartoonist Thomas Nast drew on Moore’s poem to create the first likeness that matches our modern image of Santa Claus. His cartoon, which appeared in Harper’s Weekly, depicted Santa as a rotund, cheerful man with a full, white beard, holding a sack laden with toys for lucky children. It is Nast who gave Santa his bright red suit trimmed with white fur, North Pole workshop, elves, and his wife, Mrs. Claus.
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Ice Skating: a World of Fun
By ASHLEY BOGDANSKI STAFF WRITER
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On Friday, December 3, SCOPE had an ice skating trip to the Sports Complex in Shelton, CT. The ice skating rink was big enough for the seventy or so people from the school that attended the trip. Two buses were provided to and from the complex, and the ice skating and skate rentals were all free of charge to those who attended. Besides waiting in the
freezing cold outside to get onto the buses, the trip was a big success. There were students who were just learning how to skate all the way to the experience skaters that brought their own skates and outshined everyone on the ice. Of course, there were a few falls for some people, but that’s the fun of ice skating. Once the night of skating was half way through, SCOPE asked the people at the rink to turn on the disco lights. It was really fun to skate with the fun
lights on and the upbeat music that was playing. Everyone looked like they had a great time, but also looked tired at the end of the trip. Overall, the ice skating trip to the Sports Complex in Shelton, CT was a big success! Trips like these really make the college experience memorable. Great job SCOPE for putting on another great event! Hopefully there will be more ice skating trips next semester.
for establishing connections, apparently it didn’t take much for Miller to have illicit sexual liaisons. Since early November, the man, who so emphatically preached “logging” onto God’s words through the Bible, had barred his congregation from using Facebook. After counseling about 20 couples who ran into marital trouble following Facebook encounters with exes, Miller instructed 50 married church officials to delete their accounts or resign. “What happens is someone from yesterday surfaces, it leads to conversations and there have been physical meetups. The temptation is just too great,” he reasoned at the time. Although he had terminated his own Facebook account several months
prior, a 2003 court testimony leaked by the Asbury Park Press revealed his own participation in foursomes that are said to have occurred at Miller’s home after Thursday night Bible study and after mass on Sunday. According to court testimony, an affair began between Miller’s wife and the church aid which was then joined by Miller and the church aid’s wife. Despite offering to resign his position, he has remained unaffected in his position as the church board of elders collectively expressed their vote of confidence in him. Even with his confession, Miller said he still supports the antiFacebook ban for church officials.
Anti-Facebook Pastor Continuing Job After 90 Days
By LIZ DE LA TORRE STAFF WRITER
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Thou shall not join Facebook? Rev. Cedric Miller of Neptune, New Jersey, who shot to the spotlight after he called the social networking site a sin and “portal to infidelity,” is now leaving Living Word Christian Fellowship Church where he works as a pastor. However, he is not leaving definitively. The Reverend is currently serving a 90-day leave of absence for admitting to numerous affairs between his own wife, a young male church aid, and the church aid’s wife. So much for blaming Facebook as the cause of adultery. While the social networking site is known
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dents. He broke down the barriers between the student body and the police department.” Dean of Students Rebecca Johnson said, “He was fabulous when students were in a crisis situation. He was always looking out for their best interests. He was an educator at heart.” Bill Leete, UNH’s former vice president for student affairs, said Starkel added more police cruisers and “made a point of establishing a police presence on campus.” Leete recalled, “He was always available. We would talk in the middle of the night when an incident occurred, to make the right decision. He faced challenges almost on a nightly basis.” Starkel is survived by his daughters, Jennifer
Dutton and her husband Jonathan of Suffield, CT. and Amanda Starkel of Brookline, Ma. He leaves behind one granddaughter, Mackenzie Copeland Dutton. He also leaves behind two nephews, Nicholas and Jor Molchan of Boston, and most importantly his lifelong friend Sandra Starkel. He leaves behind his cat Dade (aka “Dave”) and Howard, his English bulldog the best friend that never left his side. A memorial service was held on Saturday, December 4, 2010, at 11:00 a.m., at Our Savior Lutheran Church in South Windsor, CT. The University of New Haven provided bus transportation for anyone that wished to attend the service. The Bus left at 9:00 a.m. from the Maxcy Hall lot.
Borders to Offer $15 Gift Cards for Public Schools
By TOM CHIEPPO STAFF WRITER
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Waiting for Superman has been the must discussed documentary of the year, creating a ton of buzz on how the American education system in public schools is on the decline. The movie was released on September 24, 2010 and has inspired a promotional collaboration among the Borders Group superstore chain, an education fundraiser, and the publisher of the movies companion book as well. On December 4-5, any Borders customer making an in-store purchase, whether of a book, bagel, latte, etc., received a $15 gift card to donate to a public school of choice through DonorsChoose. org, an internet-based charity. Also, anyone purchasing the book Waiting for Superman: How We Can Save America’s Falling Public Schools received a second $15 card. There was a panel discussion about Waiting for Superman in more detail on www.waitingforsuperman.com/videos, especially discussing the movies’ issues with the unions, teachers, and the education system. It also discussed how kids are not getting the skills they need in order to contribute to the world of society. Geoffrey Canada President and CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone since 1990, Arne Duncan, an American education administrator and currently United States Secretary of Education, Randi Weingarten, an American labor leader, attorney, educator, and the current president of the America Federation of Teachers (AFT), Michelle Rhee, the former Chancellor of the Dis-
trict of Columbia Public Schools System of Washington D.C. in the United States, and Davis Guggenheim, the Director of “Waiting for Superman, and other movies such as It Might Get Loud (2009), Gracie, (2007), and An Inconvenient Truth (2006) shared all their thoughts on the public/charter schools education system. The education system is on the decline, especially because it is not preparing kids for society’s most difficult challenges. This sort of system can hurt them in the long run. The only way to fix this problem is to make a change and reached agreements with teachers unions, super intendants, parents, etc. to make sure that this problem does not get any worse. “I absolutely believe that [it] is a national crisis,” said Canada, on waitingforsuperman.com. “I don’t care about the tenures for great teachers or mediocre teachers, but I do care about tenures for lousy teachers. It’s like working in a factory when the bell blows, your job is done. We don’t want factory workers. It’s about the kids and it takes a lot of courage to be a teacher.” Arne Duncan elaborated on the way the Unions have been handling the education system in this country. “Unions are either going to be a part of the solution, or part of the problem,” said Duncan, according to waitingforsuperman.com. “Right now, they are a part of the problem far too often. It’s not only a sense of urgency; it’s an outrage in the lack of quality of educational opportunities that are here in our country.” Randi Weingarten, spoke about matters of tenure and the development of teachers. “We
have a contract with Michelle Rhee,” said Weingarten, according to waitingforsuperman.com. “The contract consists of how we can develop, train, and support our teachers, and that’s what we are trying to do. What is wrong with tenure? It should be a fairness process and it shouldn’t be an evaluation process, or a job for life.” Michelle Rhee, spoke about charter schools and public schools and fighting continuously to make sure kids are put first in the matter of education. “This drives me crazy. Charters schools are public schools,” according to waingforsuperman.com. “We should be talking about excellent schools. We cannot retreat now. It’s time to lean forward, be aggressive, and be amending about it.” Davis Guggenheim enlightened the panel with his take not only on the film, but education in general. “Regular people, mothers and fathers, neighbors, want great schools for our kids,” said Guggenheim according waitingforsuperman.com. “The challenge was how to get the people to care again? Lets’ bring everybody to the table to fix our schools.” Will these $15 gift cards be enough for children to receive a better education? What are the unions, super intendants, teachers, Department of Education going to do to change this matter more to make sure that every child receives an education? Is Waiting for Superman the savor of restoring the education in public schools to get more people to take this matter seriously and fix this catastrophic problem? We shall wait and see.
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Unbelievable Art Destroyed by Nazis By KIMBERLY REILLY STAFF WRITER
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Displayed in an art showing are many art works and bronze statues, found to be lost or corrupted by the Nazis during World War II. Belonging to an assortment of “Hitler’s system of including 15,000 sexual elements,” (Mary Lane, journalist) reporters came to Berlin’s Neues Museum, in search of finding out more about these interesting artifacts.
As fascinating as they are, these art pieces symbolize the dark times of the city, back in the ancient times. When Neues Museum’s most recent displays were found, it was the summer of 1944, when a group of construction workers discovered these findings “on the site of an office building that was burnt down.” Before the fire, the artifacts were safely kept in this small office building, the museum’s director, Matthias Wemhoff
had thought. “Each floor fell onto the next and everything that couldn’t be burnt collected at the bottom in the basement, including the sculptures,” he explained to reporters. Wemhoff, then pointed out a very unique piece, captivating a full-figured woman holding grapes with her child, made into a sculpture. This was a big theme that most of the artworks showed in the museum of Berlin. Also on display, was a statue of a moderately-
standing man’s head, representing Otto Freundlich, a man who was murdered in 1943 in LublinMaidanek’s concentration camp. It was left to be “restored to reflect the damage of time and fire.” (Lane) As a result, Berlin’s mayor, Klaus Wowereit, described discovering these pieces of art was like a “small miracle,” that shows how tough it must have been back then, with Hitler around.
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USDA Asked to Approve GMO Apple That Won’t Brown
By SARA J. DUFORT STAFF WRITER
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If you’ve ever been worried about things like genetically modified food, there may be a new item in your grocery store that will have you raise an eyebrow: apples that do not brown. A Canadian company called Okanagan Specialty Fruits (OSF) has asked the USDA to approve just that. Unlike most GMO’s however, the technology that this company implores is different. Instead of introducing a new gene into the apple, they will alter the existing apple gene. They way that they will do this is by “silencing” the gene that produces the enzyme polyphenol oxidase, which is the one that causes them to brown so quickly after slicing. OSF has already been testing this technology for five years, and so far they have been able to produce nonbrowning apples in varieties like Granny, Golden, Fuji, and Gala apples. Not only will this GMO apple not brown after slicing, but there are also other positive things that may come from it. The company said that they are less likely to get scuff marks and finger bruises that come from harvesting and packaging. This could
be good for places like supermarkets, which constantly have to throw away produce that isn’t chosen by their customers. And then there is the issue of fresh apple snacks. Companies who are trying to “go green and fresh” often market things like Burger King’s “apple fries.” Currently however, the food service industry frequently rinses sliced apples in solutions of water and vitamin C, or lemon juice to maintain freshness and avoid browning. The problem with this however, is that is costly and can result in an off-taste. Okanagan Specialty Fruits also cites that the genetic technology used to modify various apples would not only lower the cost of producing fresh apple slices for snacks, salads, and other meals, but would also benefit retailers and consumers. Their President, Neal Carter, also added, “We think that there is value in this product all the way along the value chain, growers, packers and especially the food service industry, where people are putting fruit in bags and on buffet tables and in salads.” Since GMO’s have come into play, the USDA has considered about 100 petitions for genetically modified crops. However, the approval process can
take years, and it is not certain that the apples will even be accepted, even after they pass government inspection. This is because there will always be critics of the process, and those who find it unnatural will always be opposed. The USDA recognizes this and said, “There is an ongoing controversy over the benefits and risks of this technology, and concerns about unforeseen consequences of its use,” says USDA. Regardless, the two main concerns with the genetically modified apple is that people will be tricked into believing it is fresh, as well as, the concern of cross pollination. It is obvious that an apple that doesn’t brown could pose this problem. After all, for most places like supermarkets, it is all about the bottom line. If an apple that is pass its prime could still look fresh, there is possibility that they would still try to sell it. As for cross pollination, if planted in a field close to natural apples, the genes could get transferred. Someday the apple may join the ranks of GMO’s like tomatoes, but until then, the non-browning apple is just another proposal on the desk of an USDA worker.
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Scientists Trick Cells into Switching Identities
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A method to reinstate a patient’s health is exactly what doctors today are searching for. The big question is how they are going to do it. Starting with cells in the human body, scientists have possibly discovered a new way of reestablishing this transformation, as easy as converting one specialized cell into another. One researcher, John Gearhart, from the University of Pennsylvania, believes that, according to the Associated Press, “doctors could get other cells into a patient’s organ, when dealing with a heart attack affecting the patient’s muscle tissue in the heart. This will make the organ become muscle to help the heart pump.” He knows “that’s a futuristic idea, but researchers are enthusiastic about the potential for the new directconversion approach.” “I think everyone believes this is really the future of so-called stem-cell biology,” says Gearhart, who is learning to conduct this experiment, and overtime, have it cure any patient who needs to be treated for diseases, such as ‘Parkinson’s,’ or diabetes. Before this magnificent approach, researchers and
scientists had reversed this process back in 2007, when they got to resemble embryonic stem cells, creating a new advance by transforming skin cells from a patient into stem cells at the lab. This made it possible for doctors to get any kind of cell they desired, in order to make a transplant. Instead of using this method, scientists have chosen to do the opposite for various reasons. As Gearhart mentioned, the new approach “may offer some other advantages over more established ways of producing specialized cells. It is also proving to be inefficient and more difficult than expected.” This is because the developed heart muscle cells aren’t fully matured, according to this researcher. Although is the past year, scientists have been looking to translate mouse skin cells into nerve cells. By doing so, they have been able to come across an idea of transforming skin cells into early age blood cells, which turned out to become a great accomplishment. As a scientist mentioned, carrying the same DNA code in one’s body is the secret to a cell transformation. “A cell’s identity depends on its lineup of active genes,” Gearhart said according to the Associated Press. “So, to convert a cell, scientists alter that combination by
inserting chemical signals to activate particular genes. This is something that’s really caught fire because it’s an easy strategy to use; everyone’s out there trying their different combinations to see if they can succeed.” Another researcher, Daley, reports, “There are a lot of experiments failing, because a lot of people are just taking a trial-and-error approach, and that’s fundamentally inefficient. And yet, it may create a breakthrough.” He also mentions, “When we make a duck look like a cat, it may look like a cat and meow, but whether it still has feathers is an issue.” But in any case, “scientists will still work with embryonic stem cells and the man-made versions first produced in 2007, called iPS cells. Those technologies clearly have places in various kinds of research, and it’s not yet clear whether they or direct conversion will eventually prove best for manufacturing replacement cells for people,” as both researchers have stated according to the Associated Press. Although this project is not yet ready to be tested on anyone, it gives scientists and doctors a hope in treatment and saving lives in the near future.
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Italian Boat Finds Remains of US Balloonists
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ROME – An Italian fishing boat on Monday pulled the remains of two American balloonists from the Adriatic Sea, ending a two-month hunt for the pair’s bodies in one of ballooning’s darkest chapters. The boat hauled in the balloon and its gondola with the bodies of the Americans still inside while fishing 11 miles (17 kilometers) north of Vieste before dawn, said Cmdr. Guido Limongelli of the Vieste port. Viete is on Italy’s eastern Adriatic coast in the southern Puglia region, which makes up the “heel” of boot-shaped Italy. He said documents found in the gondola confirmed the identities of Richard Abruzzo, 47, of Albuquerque, and Carol Rymer Davis, 65, of Denver. The two had been participating in the 54th Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race when contact was lost Sept. 29 as they flew over the Adriatic. They had taken off with some 20 other balloons from the
English city of Bristol on Sept. 25. Search crews looked for the veteran balloonists in vain for a week before determining that their craft had plunged toward the water at 50 mph (80 kph) and they likely didn’t survive. The gondola appeared to be remarkably intact despite the impact: the outer wicker frame had just a few holes punched in it, and cords, canvas flaps and ropes were still attached to the inside. A heap of torn white fabric appeared to be the balloon shell itself. As soon as the fishing boat “Sharon” discovered what was in its nets it alerted port officials in Vieste, who sent out a patrol boat to escort the vessel back to port, Limongelli said. A coroner was performing an autopsy and officials were investigating to determine what might have caused the balloon to crash. The disappearance of the champion balloonists had cast a pall over the ballooning community, which had been gathering for the America’s Challenge gas race in the United States — one of the nation’s top balloon races — when the
search was called off. “I’m glad at least they found them. Now it will give the family some final closure,” said David Melton of Espanola, New Mexico, an active balloonist who flew with Abruzzo in the 1995 America’s Challenge. “It’s been quite hard on all of them.” The Abruzzo name in particular is synonymous with ballooning. Abruzzo was the son of famed balloonist Ben Abruzzo, who was in 1981 part of the first team to cross the Pacific Ocean by balloon, and who was killed in a small airplane crash in 1985. The younger Abruzzo and Davis won the 2004 edition of the Gordon Bennett race and the 2003 America’s Challenge gas race — one of Abruzzo’s five victories in that race. Don Cameron, flight director for the 2010 Gordon Bennett race, said he wasn’t sure if the deaths would affect race rules in the future but said he expected it would be raised. He said it would be interesting to look at the balloon material itself to determine if there were burns on it, indicating a possible fire which may have been
a cause for the crash. The balloon wasn’t equipped with a black box-type recorder that might have provided further clues. It had a tracker and transponder, which responds to radar and was what allowed air traffic controllers to determine the balloon’s rate of descent in the final moments of flight. Cameron said that because the race had been over water, Abruzzo and Davis would have had on board gear that would have allowed them to withstand a water ditching had they had time to prepare, including survival suits. The ANSA news agency reported the bodies were fairly well preserved because of the equipment they were wearing. Cameron said he hoped Monday’s discovery could provide some solace for the families. “It’s better than just not knowing anything,” Cameron said. Examining the wreckage could also help answer questions and “throw some light on the reasons why this happened,” he added.
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one side of an album by singer and songwriter Paul Simon. She found that Simon’s music allowed her to remember previous times and seasons while simultaneously generating new thoughts and associations in the present. In a similar style, Paper would sand her work when she wanted to make an addition, adding another layer while keeping rem-
nants of the old to retain the same sense of past and present in a single image. Paper has theorized extensively on the nature of memories, not only to understand how to retain them through her art, but also to have physical evidence of her own existence and, lastly, to answer one question. “How much memory and time can one painting hold?”
December 8, 2010 Doctors Testing Warm, Beating Hearts in Transplant
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French Court: Continental Guilty in Concorde Crash
of those responsible for Air France were sitting in By ALICIA CHANG worrying about how long ––––––––––––––––––––– the docks,” he told The aSSOCIATED PRESS it takes. Hearts are now Associated Press by phone ––––––––––––––––––––– given first to people on the PONTOISE, France – from Frankfurt. waiting list who live near Continental Airlines Inc. The airline and meLOS ANGELES – An- where the donor is hospiand one of its mechanics chanic, John Taylor, were drea Ybarra’s donated talized. If there’s no match, were convicted in a French also ordered to jointly pay heart was beating rhyth- then the circle widens until court of manslaughter more than euro274,000 mically by the time she a recipient is found. Monday because debris ($360,000) in damages to awoke from the groggi“The rush factor will be from one of its planes different civil parties. ness of her surgery. taken out. I can go all the caused the crash of an Air Taylor was also handLub-dub. Lub-dub. way to the West Coast to France Concorde jet that ed a 15-month suspended Lub-dub. In fact, it was get a heart,” said Dr. Bruce killed 113 people a decade prison sentence, and a warm and pumping even Rosengard of Massachuago. euro2,000 ($2,650) fine. before doctors transplant- setts General Hospital, The Houston-based air- All other defendants — ed it. who performed the first line was ordered to pay including three former Ybarra belongs to a beating heart transplant Air France euro1.08 mil- French officials and Taysmall group of people who in the United Kingdom in lion ($1.43 million) for lor’s now-retired supervihave had a “beating heart” 2006. damaging its reputation, in sor Stanley Ford — were transplant, an experimenIt may also potentially addition to a fine of around acquitted. tal operation that’s mostly help ease the organ shorteuro200,000 ($265,000). The court said Taylor been done in Europe. The age crisis. Some 3,000 The victims of the crash should not have used titadonor heart is placed into Americans are currently were mostly German tour- nium, a harder metal than a special box that feeds it on the heart transplant ists. usual, to build a piece for blood and keeps it warm waiting list. Last year, 359 The presiding judge the DC-10 that is known and ticking outside the died waiting for a heart — confirmed investigators’ as a wear strip. He was body. almost one person a day. long-held belief that tita- also accused of improper“I felt peaceful when I The thinking is that nium debris dropped by a ly installing the piece that woke up. I wasn’t scared,” hearts may be in better Continental DC-10 onto fell onto the runway. recalled the 40-year-old condition if they’re kept the runway at Charles de Continental’s defense from a Los Angeles suburb beating instead of being Gaulle airport before the lawyer, Olivier Metzner, who suffers from lupus. cooled in ice. And if hearts supersonic jet took off confirmed the carrier “It felt like the heart was a can be monitored outside on July 25, 2000, was to would appeal. He depart of me all the time.” the body, proponents say blame. Investigators said nounced a ruling that he Despite advances in this may help increase the the debris gashed the Con- called “patriotic” for sparheart transplantation, the organ pool by allowing corde’s tire, propelling ing the French defendants way hearts are moved less-than-perfect hearts to bits of rubber into the fuel and convicting only the around the United States be transplanted. tanks and sparking a fire. Americans. and most places remains Ybarra’s surgery began The plane then slammed “This is a ruling that low-tech. like any other. The call into a nearby hotel, killing protects only the interests A team of doctors and came in to Ronald Reagan all 109 people aboard and of France. This has strayed organ recovery special- UCLA Medical Center four others on the ground. far from the truth of law ists stuffs an off-the-shelf shortly before 4 p.m. on Ronald Schmid, a law- and justice,” he said. “This picnic cooler with ice and Aug. 24. There is a heart yer who has represented has privileged purely najets off at odd hours to a available. Do you have a several families of the tional interests. donor hospital where a match? German victims, said he Continental spokesman heart from a brain-dead The transplant team diwas “skeptical” about the Nick Britton, in a statepatient awaits. They inject aled Ybarra. Her lupus, an ruling. ment, echoed that sentia chemical to stop the or- immune system disease in “It bothers me that none ment, and said the airline gan and preserve it in the which the body attacks its ice chest for the trip home. own organs, had ravaged Once a heart is harvest- her heart, leaving it ened, it’s a race against time. larged and weak. She desA heart can stay fresh in perately needed a transthe cooler for 4 to 6 hours plant. before it starts to deterioThe following day, a brirate. Because of this con- gade of doctors and techGEORGE JAHN negotiations. straint, doctors can’t travel nicians set off before dawn By associated press Tehran says it does not too far to heart-hunt. by limo to the Van Nuys ––––––––––––––––––––– want atomic arms, but as It’s been done this Airport to board a private it builds up its capacity to way for more than four jet to the donor hospital in GENEVA – Iran and six make such weapons, neidecades, ever since the the Palm Springs area east world powers held their ther Israel nor the U.S. first U.S. heart transplant of Los Angeles. was performed on Dec. 6, Since Ybarra signed up first talks in more than a have ruled out military ac1967. to be part of the beating year Monday, an exchange tion if Tehran fails to heed Research has shown heart experiment, she had that officials said focused U.N. Security Council dethat the longer it takes to a 50-50 chance of having mostly on Tehran's need mands to freeze key nucleto diffuse fears about its ar programs. remove a heart and trans- the new operation. Ashton and senior offiplant it, the greater the paBefore the team left, nuclear programs. Delegates from Iran, cials from the six powers tient’s chance of death or a nurse practitioner drew the European Union, the noted that doubts about the heart disease. a card at random: Ybarra But what if a heart was getting the experi- U.S., Russia, Britain, peaceful nature of Iran's France and Germany met nuclear program were could beat on its own after mental heart transplant. removal from a cadaver? The doctors arrived at at a conference center in among the sources of inIt may sound a bit ma- the donor hospital at 6:20 Geneva, with EU foreign stability in the region, said cabre, more like an Edgar a.m. and cut open the pa- policy chief Catherine the official. Jalili's comments inAllan Poe story. The new tient’s chest an hour later. Ashton greeting Saeed Jalili, Iran's chief negotiacluded other themes — high-tech heart box circu- After examining the heart, including mention of last lates blood from the do- they stopped it to remove tor, in the foyer. "About 75 percent" of week's assassination of an nor to the heart so that it it. Instead of packing the the three-hour morning Iranian nuclear scientist continues throbbing while heart on ice, doctors transin transit from hospital to ferred it to a box filled session was devoted to and the wounding of an hospital. with blood and nutrients to nuclear issues, said an offi- associate, the official said, Based on some success revive it. The box was then cial close to the talks. That speaking on condition of overseas, the University tucked inside a portable was significant, because anonymity due to the senthe Islamic Republic had sitive nature of the talks. of California, Los Ange- machine for transport. Nations have a right to les is currently heading On the way back to come to the table insisting that the negotiations enrich uranium domestian experiment along with UCLA, the heart was several other schools that closely checked to make address Iran's nuclear pro- cally and Iran insists it is gram only peripherally — doing so only to make fuel compares the safety and sure it was stable. for an envisaged network effectiveness of the new In the meantime, Ybarra if at all. Specific sensitive points of reactors and not to make preservation method ver- was wheeled into the operincluded a renewed call by fissile warhead material. sus the standard cooler. ating room and put under. If the new technol- She was placed on a heart- the world powers for an But international concerns ogy succeeds in preserv- lung machine as doctors end to Tehran's program are strong because Tehran ing hearts longer, it could took out her failing heart. of uranium enrichment developed its enrichment change the field, experts The new one was tick- — an activity that the Is- program clandestinely and say. ing nearby. Surgeons re- lamic Republic says is not because it refuses to coopNo longer will patients stopped the donor heart up for negotiations, said erate with an IAEA probe be limited by location. and sewed it into Ybarra. the official, who asked for following up on suspiDoctors could make cross- As her own blood coursed anonymity in exchange for cions that it experimented See HEART page 7 discussing the confidential with components of a nucountry heart runs without ByANGELA DOLAND associated press
disagreed with the “absurd finding” against it and Taylor. “Portraying the metal strip as the cause of the accident and Continental and one of its employees as the sole guilty parties shows the determination of the French authorities to shift attention and blame away from Air France,” he said, noting that Air France was state-run at the time. Roland Rappaport, a lawyer for the family of Concorde pilot Christian Marty and a pilots union, said the verdict was “incomprehensible” and asked why blame was heaped on Continental mechanics when French officials were aware of weaknesses on the Concorde around two decades before the crash. “This trial made clear that the Concorde, this superb plane, suffered from severe technical insufficiencies, problems with the fuel tanks that were known since ‘79,” he said outside the courtroom. The fine delivered against Continental surpassed the euro175,000 ($231,000) fine sought by a state prosecutor, who had requested 18-month suspended prison sentences for both Taylor and Ford. The prosecution also requested a two-year suspended sentence for Henri Perrier, former head of the Concorde program at former plane maker Aerospatiale. It argued for
acquitting French engineer Jacques Herubel and Claude Frantzen, former chief of France’s civil aviation authority. While France’s aviation authority concluded the crash could not have been foreseen, a judicial inquiry said the plane’s fuel tanks lacked sufficient protection from shock and said officials had known about the problem for more than 20 years. The families of most victims were compensated years ago, so financial claims were not the trial’s focus — the main goal was to assign responsibility. It is not uncommon for such cases to take years to reach trial in France. Continental is now part of Chicago-based United Continental Holdings Inc., which was formed in October as the holding company owner of United and Continental airlines, which will eventually be combined into a single airline. In France, unlike in many other countries, plane crashes routinely lead to trials to assign criminal responsibility. It is common for cases to drag on for years. In 2009, France’s highest court finally confirmed the acquittal of all those originally accused of responsibility in an Air Inter crash that killed 87 people in 1992 — 17 years earlier.
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Iran, 6 Powers Talk about Nuclear Issues in Geneva clear weapons program — something Iran denies. Officials described the initial meeting as encouraging as the two sides broke for lunch of duck with olives, char fillet with sage, rice pilaf and desert. Bilateral sessions were planned for the afternoon, including a possible one between Jalili and U.S. Undersecretary of State William Burns and their delegations. Jalili planned to come back to the other participants with a response to their presentations, one of-
ficial said. Two days of talks have been scheduled. The world powers hope to get Iran to negotiate on its enrichment program — a request it has firmly denied in the past, the official said, adding that the powers would then meet with Iran again next year in Turkey, an Iranian ally and Tehran's choice of venue. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, visiting Athens, sounded a note of optimism as the talks began. See NUCLEAR page 7
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about the idea of a two year pay freeze. John Gage, president of the American Federation of Government Employees, called the decision “a slap at working people.” Gage sees Obama’s actions as only symbolic, and does not believe that working people’s wages are the real issue. He is calling the action a scapegoat for the deficit problem, and does not believe it will actually save us the projected $5 billion dollars that Zients does. Since federal workers only receive a fraction of projected raises, Gage does not think that it is worth hurting these families.
Like many proposed cuts or spending, only time will tell how they will affect the deficit. Hopefully, projections will be correct and it will save the government $5 billion. While it is definitely not going to make a huge dent in the grand scheme of things, any amount will help. The only potential problem with this pay freeze would be if the government decided to spend the money somewhere else. If this happens, then the federal workers would have something to be upset about. Until then, Americans must hope that this will help us in the long run.
December 8, 2010 By JIM KUHNHENN
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GOP, Democrats Nearing Deal on Taxes, Jobless Benefits
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WASHINGTON – An outline of a bipartisan economic package is emerging that would temporarily extend the Bush-era tax rates for all taxpayers, while extending jobless benefits for millions of Americans. Differences remained over details, including White House demands for middle- and low-income tax credits. But Republicans and Democrats appeared to come together Sunday, raising the possibility of a deal in Congress by the end of the week. Some Democrats continued to object to extending current tax rates for high earners. But without action, lawmakers face the prospect of delivering a tax hike to all taxpayers at the end of the year, when the current rates expire and revert to con’t from page 6
through, it began to pound. All told, the donated heart had been beating in the box for a little over three hours. If a heart can survive outside the body longer than the current limit, heart transplants may someday be less an emergency procedure and more like an appointment that can be scheduled — a convenience for both patients and doctors. “If you knew an organ could be preserved, instead of doing a transplant at 3 a.m., you can push it back to 6 a.m.,” said UCLA’s Dr. Richard Shemin, who performed Ybarra’s operation on his 39th wedding anniversary.
higher pre-2001 and 2003 levels. Negotiations between the Obama administration and a bipartisan group of lawmakers centered on a two-year extension of current rates. At the same time, a jump in the unemployment rate to 9.8 percent is putting pressure on Republicans to accede to President Barack Obama’s demand that Congress extend unemployment insurance for a year. GOP congressional leaders had opposed an extension of benefits without cuts elsewhere in the federal budget. “I think most folks believe the recipe would include at least an extension of unemployment benefits for those who are unemployed and an extension of all of the tax rates for all Americans for some period of time,” said Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, the Senate’s Republican negotiator in the talks.
“Without unemployment benefits being extended, personally, this is a nonstarter,” said Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the second-ranking member of the Senate Democratic leadership. Republicans have insisted that any extension of jobless aid be paid for with cuts elsewhere in the federal budget. The White House opposes that, saying such cuts are economically damaging during a weak recovery. Sen. Orrin Hatch, RUtah, said Republicans would probably cede that point to the Democrats. “Let’s take care of the unemployment compensation even if it isn’t ... backed up by real finances,” Hatch said. “We’ve got to do it. So let’s do it. But that ought to be it.” About 2 million unemployed workers will run out of benefits this month if they are not renewed, and the administration es-
timates 7 million will be affected if the payments are not extended for a year. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday said discussions are still under way on a variety of unresolved issues. The White House wants to include renewal of several other tax provisions that are expiring. These were initially included in the 2009 economic stimulus bill and include a tax credit for lower- and middle-class wage earners, even if they don’t make enough to pay federal income taxes, breaks to offset college tuition and breaks for companies that hire the unemployed. Any deal would require the approval of the House and Senate, and the president’s signature. Obama told Democratic congressional leaders Saturday that he would oppose any extension of tax rates that did not include jobless
benefits and other assistance his administration was seeking. The short-term tax and spending debate is unfolding even as Congress and the Obama administration confront growing anxieties over the federal government’s growing deficits. A presidential commission studying the deficit identified austere measures last week to cut $4 trillion from the federal budget over the next decade. The movement toward a possible compromise came after Republicans blocked Democratic efforts in the Senate Saturday to extend the current tax rates on all but the highest income levels. Republicans prefer extending all the tax rates permanently, but that cannot win legislative approval either. Even if it did, Obama would be sure to veto. As part of a compromise, the Obama adminis-
tration prefers a two-year extension of the tax rates. Officials say a one-year extension would place Congress and the president in the midst of a similar debate in a mere six months. A three-year extension, officials say, would cost too much and lose support from liberals. For Obama, the deal would mean relinquishing, at least for now, his long-held view that only middle-class voters should continue to benefit from Bush-era tax cuts. And Democrats, while resigned to a deal, were not eager to embrace one. Durbin and Kyl spoke Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” while Hatch appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” and McConnell on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
The world’s first beating heart transplant was performed in Germany in 2006, using an organ box invented by TransMedics Inc., a private medical device company in Andover, Mass., as part of a multicenter study in Europe. The company followed up with a pilot study in the U.S. It is currently funding the UCLA-led experiment, which will enroll 128 patients nationwide, randomly chosen to get a beating heart transplant or the traditional kind. About 100 patients, mostly in Europe, have had a beating heart transplant, according to TransMedics. Early signs from two European experiments in-
volving 54 patients are encouraging. There has been 97 percent survival a month after the operation and few episodes of rejection and heart-related complications. But since there were no comparison groups in either study, it’s impossible to know whether a beating heart transplant is actually better. The current U.S. study is the first to test the methods head-to-head. Doctors admit some patients are spooked by the idea of a heart beating on its own before the transplant. “It’s very difficult to remedy their anxiety. But when you think about it, the human heart was never
meant to be in a cooler on ice,” said lead investigator Dr. Abbas Ardehali of UCLA. TransMedics paid his travel expenses to a medical meeting, but he does not have other financial ties to the company. Transplant doctors with no connection to the research note that the current system works despite the antiquated way hearts are carted around. Before beating heart transplants can be routine, researchers must not only prove that the technology can preserve hearts better and longer, but that recipients also have improved survival and health than if they had a regular heart transplant. “In theory, it’s a fabulous idea,” said Dr. Stuart
Russell, heart transplant chief at Johns Hopkins University. But more data is needed to determine whether “it will or won’t fly.” There’s also the issue of cost. A typical heart transplant in the U.S. costs about $787,000 including hospital stay and antirejection drugs. An Igloo cooler costs $35 compared with the heart box, which is sold in Europe for about $200,000. The interior is not reusable so there’s an added expense each time a hospital does such an operation. Like other transplant recipients, Ybarra was monitored closely after her August surgery to make sure her body wasn’t rejecting
the foreign organ. Her health slowly improved. She could walk around the block without getting tired — a small victory for someone who couldn’t even take a few steps before. During a recent checkup in October, Ybarra laid on a table as a doctor snaked a thin tube into her jugular vein and removed small pieces of her heart for a biopsy. She then walked over to her cardiologist’s office where she got the scabs on her chest checked out. Her last stop was getting an echocardiogram, a sonogram of the heart. It looked normal.
Aviators have flown nearly 3,900 missions off the Lincoln in support of the war during the carrier’s deployment, and almost 1,600 of those were during November. The military’s air war has been steadily escalating, with coalition aircraft dropping 1,000 bombs and missiles in October, one of
back the operations and do more to protect innocent people. Former NATO commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal severely limited the circumstances in which troops could call in an airstrike or fire into buildings where civilians might be inside. But when Gen. David Petraeus took command in July, the air campaign intensified while still preserving the civilian safeguards and restriction. The increase in air missions coincides with the troop surge of roughly 30,000 that President Barack Obama ordered, which allowed coalition forces to push more aggressively into insurgent strongholds. There are about 5,000 in the ship’s crew, and Gates is expected to speak to them later Monday. He arrived on the Lincoln shortly after 10:30 a.m., and toured the ship. In addition to the Hornets, Gates also watched an E-2C Hawkeye surveillance aircraft and an EA-6 Prowler electronic warfare aircraft land.
"The success of the Geneva talks is affected by the approach the other side will show to today's realities. For the necessary flexibility to be shown in the shaping of the agenda of the negotiations," he told reporters. But, underlining its commitment to enrichment, Iran on Sunday announced it had delivered its first domestically mined raw uranium to a processing facility, claiming it was now self-sufficient over the whole enrichment process. Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and the country's vice president, said Iran had for the first time delivered domestically mined raw uranium to a processing facility — allowing it to bypass U.N. sanctions prohibiting import of the material. Salehi said the delivery proved that the mysterious bombings which tar-
geted the Iranian scientists would not slow the country's progress. Iran acquired a considerable stock of yellowcake a uranium powder, from South Africa in the 1970s, as well as unspecified quantities of yellowcake from China long before the U.N. sanctions. Western nations said last year that Iran was running out of raw uranium and asserted that Tehran did not have sufficient domestic ore to run the large-scale civilian nuclear energy program it said it was assembling. But Salehi said Iran was now self-sufficient over the entire nuclear fuel cycle — from extracting uranium ore to enriching it and producing nuclear fuel. Since Iran's clandestine enrichment program was discovered eight years ago, Iran has resisted both rewards — offers of technical and economic cooperation — and four sets of increasingly harsh U.N.
sanctions meant to force it to freeze its enrichment program. Israel has threatened to attack Iran, even though Israel is believed to have stockpiled more than 200 nuclear weapons and it is not a member of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said it was up to Iran to restore trust about its nuclear intentions, urging it to come to Geneva prepared to "firmly, conclusively reject the pursuit of nuclear weapons." But for Iran, the main issues are peace, prosperity — and nuclear topics only in the context of global disarmament. "Iran has not and will not allow anybody in the talks to withdraw one iota of the rights of the Iranian nation," President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said before the talks.
Doctors Testing Warm, Beating Hearts in Transplant
Gates Gets Glimpse of Afghan Air War From Carrier
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MUSCAT, Oman – Defense Secretary Robert Gates got a first hand look at the military’s steppedup air campaign in the Afghanistan War on Monday, as he watched fighter jets launch from an aircraft
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carrier in the Arabian Sea. Visiting the USS Abraham Lincoln, which is deployed off the coast of Oman, Gates stood on Vulture’s Row — a catwalk on the ship — and watched two F/A-18 Hornets roar off the ship, headed to support battlefield operations. The observation post sits above the expansive 4.5 acre flight deck on what is called the ship’s “island.”
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the highest monthly totals in the war. Officials have said there has been a 20 percent increase in such sorties over last year, although operations may drop off a bit as the winter closes in. Airstrikes have been blamed for a rise in civilian casualties, prompting Afghan leaders, including President Hamid Karzai, to call for the U.S. and coalition partners to scale
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R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Find Out What It Should Mean To Everyone
By MATT DI GIOVANNI EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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I try to live under the impression that people, in general, respect each other; however, it seems to be more of a fifty-fifty shot. Is it really that hard to play nice with each other folks? I’m not saying you have to like everybody, but at least attempt to be civil. Let’s recount some respectful and disrespectful moments from the recent past! On Sunday, December 5, I chatted with newly accepted and prospective students for the Admissions Virtual Open House. Sure, they’re trying to impress the University if they’re prospective, no one wants to make a bad impression, but these were some great people to talk to! On top
By JOANN WOLWOWICZ ASSISTANT EDITOR
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With finals sadly starting at the end of this week, the stress seems to be piling from all angles. Is there an end in sight? With final papers to write and those cumulative exams to study for, it’s expected that everyone is busy and past their breaking point as well. Stay strong because winter break and the holidays are coming soon. There are just a few more days to go. Stay strong everyone! With that being said, I would like to state that I do not appreciate the teachers who make this part of the college experience more difficult and stressful than it needs to be. I would ap-
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––––––––––––––––––––– I love playing sports as much as the next person, but when teams are treated unfairly, then the sports are not about having fun anymore. I am talking about REC Sports here at the University of New Haven. I play on one of the sports teams here and my team and I have noticed some things that need to change in the world of REC Sports. But it is not just my team that has noticed these things, but several of the teams that are frequent participants. First, some of the refs don’t call things that the players are even pointing out to be wrong. For example, during handball when someone obviously steps into the crease, it doesn’t get called when even the players say something. For people that don’t know the rules of handball, there is
of it all, there were quite a few times where I was swamped with music majors and it makes me happy to see my department growing. I spent over an hour talking to one prospective student, and it brought up some nostalgic feelings to hear that he was essentially in the exact same position I was when I applied to UNH. The next group of respectful people I’d like to thank is The Charger Bulletin staff! So many of you wrote articles for so many of the issues, and some of you did more than I could have hoped. I have some big plans to improve some things over
Winter break and hopeful- those respect related facely that will help increase palm incidents that I’ve run into recently. A few days ago, I was at work when a professor burst through the door to the office and in a demanding voice told us to call campus police because his classroom was locked. Now, I’m all for helping people out with stuff like that, the office I work for even has a phone conveniently located that we frequently let professors use to call around campus when they have to, but there’s a difference with this situation. This professor wasn’t being courour numbers and get more teous and respectful; he people involved. It’s been was acting as though we a great semester and I hope were there only to serve we can do even better next him. A few minutes after we called campus police, semester! Time to move on to the professor re-entered
the office and determined that despite the fact the CP was already on the way, he needed to call again. He proceeded to shout into the phone that an officer needed be sent to unlock the door immediately, that they are here to support him, a professor, and then he slammed the phone down. If you need something done for you, be kind, courteous, and respectful and the majority of the time you’ll be helped much faster and won’t create “enemies (read: people who don’t like you very much).” Here at UNH we, as students, have a nice little community to live and learn in. Every part of this campus, the faculty and staff, and the students all deserve to coexist without any issues. We all have
personal problems, difficulties with a professor, or difficulties with an on campus office at one point or another, but that’s no reason to act out in poor taste. Depending on the type of issue, there’s always a way to report it properly if it warrants it, but don’t smear the other party just because you’re unhappy or angry in the moment. I’d like to end by wishing everyone good luck on their finals, and I hope everyone has a fantastic Winter break! This is the last issue of The Charger Bulletin for first semester, but we’ll be back on January 26, 2011! Thanks for reading the paper that Joann and I, as well as our staff, work so hard to put together!
preciate some support, especially since finals are worth so much of our grade. I would like to say that a majority of my teachers do everything they possibly can to prepare their students for the final. There are review sessions on days when the class isn’t scheduled and many teachers check their emails more often to answer those last minute questions that seem to pop up at random times during the day. However, one particular incident does come to mind that is far from acceptable in regards to a teacher on this campus. Research papers are often a key part of a
class, especially at the end of the semester. They often play a major chuck in what
I write a paper worthy of the grade I am expecting. If I put that much effort into my paper, my teachers should put that much effort into grading it. At least I assume they will. Here is an instance where I assumed wrong. I was returned a research paper for one of my classes this semester. The teacher, before returning the papers, informed the class that no questions were allowed to be asked about the paper and that all grades were final. I understand that the grade is final. That’s perfectly understandable. However, if your final grade will most I receive a certain grade, likely be. When I write a I should at least have to paper, I make sure to do the right to find out why. I exproper research, spending pect something to either be my time to make sure that written on the paper itself,
or I should be allowed to ask a question if it is not clear as to why I got the grade. Perhaps my grade doesn’t matter to you, but to me, it’s kind of important. In this particular class, when a student proceeded to ask the teacher what one of the notes on the paper meant, the teacher asked the student why they hadn’t listened to what was said. There were to be no questions. The grade on the paper was nonnegotiable. No answer was given to the student, even after this student proceeded to explain that the grade wasn’t the issue. The student was just interested in knowing what the teacher meant by a particular note. My paper, however, had no notes or information
written on it that would tell me why my paper received the grade that it did. I am insulted if I spend my time on something, only to have it given back to me in a manner that suggests that the teacher does not care about what I wrote or how I am doing in the class. In fact I am more than insulted; I am disgusted. Hopefully, all of you are having a better finals week than the one I am having at the moment. Study hard and pass those tests. Keep those grades up and get help before those finals in those classes you are really struggling in. Once finals are over, we can all relax. Have a great winter break everyone! See you next year.
a crease that the players can’t step into, because it is like the goalie’s zone. When a player steps on or in the crease, it is supposed to be a foul against that player. If that player happens to make a goal while stepping on or in the crease, then the goal doesn’t count. This hasn’t happened in just handball but in hockey also. But for hockey games, it was off sides that wasn’t getting called on teams. Another point is that some of the refs are biased towards different teams. This could be for two different reasons; either the ref is refereeing for his/ her team or a ref just does not particularly liking a certain team that is playing. For example, my team played against a certain ref’s team, and during the game, there were no calls against the referee’s team. Instead, everything was called against our team. We even lost the
game because of some of the unnecessary calls that were made throughout the game. The referees should not be able to referee their own teams, because it is unfair and biased against the teams that are playing against that particular team. Also, there have been numerous amounts of times that a certain ref has refereed my team, and every time he/she does, there are no calls whatsoever. They are so obvious to all the players on both teams. Thirdly, the new refs and the old refs don’t know all the same rules this is partly because the rules change from one year to another. The refs that have been referring for a few years go back to the old rules and not to the current rules, so during the game the calls get mixed up between the new and old refs and almost all of the time with the old refs winning the argument all
finally scores and REC rating. The way the scores are calculated for the Charger Cup is also unfair and a topic to discuss, because the pro teams are getting more points than a semipro team. A team, signed up to be pro, can lose every game, but will still receive the same amount of points as if that team won a game in the semi-pro. Teams that know that they can’t play against certain teams in pro will go down to semi-pro, having no chance at every winning the Charger Cup. There needs to be a way for the teams that play semi-pro to have a chance at winning the championship for a certain sport. Additionally, some teams play in semi-pro just to win every game by a land slide. This is unfair to the teams that just play to have fun and who possibly want to win a few games. Lastly, the REC rating
is rigged because if a team knows a referee personally, then their REC rating will be higher than it would be if someone outside the game gave the REC rating. The REC rating is built up to be this really big and important part, but in reality, it doesn’t matter, especially if some of the refs never give out the correct REC rating to teams. To conclude all of my thoughts, I would like to point out that my team makes mistakes just like the next team, but when things only get called against one team, it becomes frustrating. Now it’s not about having fun anymore, like it should be. Things need to start changing, because it is getting a little ridiculous, especially if people come out to play a fair game and they are not getting the chance at a fair game. Some of the refs are biased and they all need to start playing by the rules.
More Stress Than Needed
REC Sports and Refs Unfair to Teams of the time. Also, the new refs only have rule books for last year’s rules and not the current rules. My next complaint is that there should only be three referees to a sports team instead of the usual five, because of the simple fact that the refs referring the game will not call things against their friends. This makes it unfair to teams that have one or no refs on their team, because most of the calls will almost always go in favor of the team with more refs. Continuing on this topic, the refs that are playing in a game should not be the ones allowed to write up the sheets at the end of the game, because then the ref that is playing will give a different REC rating as opposed to how the ref watching the game would give. This also shows that the referees that are refereeing the game can’t do their job correctly if a ref from a team writes up the
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I’ve been going to Snowball since my freshman year, and I have to Finals are almost here. The one thing I have never understood is that say, as always, it was amazing: fun, food and drinks galore. One couldn’t every year you always have that class that meets at 10:50 a.m. or 3:05 have asked for a better night, especially with finals creeping up on us. It p.m. yet its final is at 8:00 a.m.. What the heck is up with that? was a smashing way to relax. It’s beginning to look a lot like…the holidays? I’m sorry people, but I cannot wait till the break. I don’t know about all of you, but I am in- I think we are going a little overboard with this whole politically correct credibly ready for the break and plan on having a lot of fun. (How could thing. Christmas is my celebrated holiday, so I’m going to wish you a I not? I’m going on a cruise.) But no matter what you’re doing over the Merry Christmas. Even if you celebrate Hanukkah, I would expect you break, do me a favor and don’t do any school work okay. to wish me such. Same goes for Kwanzaa or the Pastafarian ‘holiday.’
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Okay, I understand that because finals are longer than the actual class, maybe the time would have to be moved around a little. But 8:00 a.m.? Really? Most people can’t even function coherently in 8:00 a.m. classes, let alone during a final. Think about it. Some finals can be up to 60% of your grade. Do you really want to be taking that type of final at 8:00 a.m.?
Courtney's Weekly Words
By Courtney Faber Word of the week: gat (gat) n. a natural or artificial channel or passage. [probably from Dutch, literally “hole,” akin to Old English geat “gate.”] Fact of the week: It would take 11 Empire State Buildings, stacked one on top of the other, to measure the Gulf of Mexico at its deepest point. Did they seriously just say that? “I have opinions of my own --strong opinions-- but I don’t always agree with them.” -George Bush Weekly thought: “Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness hat you are able to give.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
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Joshua Pettinger is a Music and Sound Recording maCourtney Faber is a senior at University of New Hajor at the University of New Haven. He is a senior ven. She is Forensic Science major with a concentrahailing from Canadice, New York. Joshua is a member tion in biology. She is really outgoing and is currently of the Audio Engineering Club as well as the Gorilla an assistant chair for SCOPE. She is very nice, and Industry Squad. Off campus, he runs his own mobile likes to help people. Courtney is a part of the biology audio/ video recording company called Wicked Squid club as well as a feature columnist for the Charger BulProductions. In the future, Joshua plans to start a famletin. She enjoys listening to music, singing, playing ily and become a sovereign citizen. He is “pretty much soccer and reading. smokin’.”
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Kyrie Irving Sets Career High Against No. 6 Michigan State By TOM CHIEPPO STAFF WRITER
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The No. 1 Duke Blue Devils got an enormous lift from their freshman guard, Kyrie Irving, as he set a career high with 31 points on the night to keep them unbeaten (7-0, 4-0 at home), and defeated the Michigan State Spartans (84-79) in the marquee matchup of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Cameron Indoor Stadium last week. “I think every win we have here is a statement,” said Irving, according to ESPN.com. “We (Duke) want to show the world, every time we step on the
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BALTIMORE – Ben Roethlisberger has a broken nose to go with his sprained right foot, and the Pittsburgh Steelers have a few more injuries to worry about. And yet, they feel a whole lot better about their position in the playoff race than the Baltimore Ravens. Roethlisberger threw a 9-yard touchdown pass to Isacc Redman with 2:51 left after Troy Polamalu forced a fumble with a sack of Joe Flacco, and the Steelers beat the Ravens 13-10 on Sunday night to gain sole possession of first place in the AFC North. The victory put the Steelers in control of their own destiny, although Roethlisberger would hear nothing of it in the jubilant Pittsburgh locker room. “We can’t look at it like
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court, we’re the best.” Irving also was 8-12 shooting, 13-16 from the free throw line, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. Nolan Smith, senior guard, had 17 points and four assists, while senior forward, Kyle Singler, had 15 points, along with 7 rebounds in this contest. Mason Plumlee had a doubledouble with 10 points and 10 rebounds. The biggest difference in this game was the costly turnovers by the Spartans, who averaged 17 turnovers per game. Twenty turnovers by the Spartans turned into 28 easy points for Duke. “I like the way we (Michigan State) have played,”
said Spartans coach Tom Izzo, according to ESPN. com. “We just keep making goofy turnovers. We did a poor job turning the ball over again.” The Spartans have a total of 122 turnovers in their last seven games, and they are tied with Penn State and Wisconsin seventh place in the Big Ten Conference. Irving’s freshman career totals for Duke thus far are 118 points, 39 assists, 28 rebounds, 11 steals, 35 of 67 shooting, and 37 of 42 from the free throw line. As a freshman, Irving is certainly creating a buzz through college basketball. “Kyrie wants to become a better player,”
said Blue Devils coach Mike Krzyzewski, according to ESPN.com. “He (Irving) is still learning the point guard position. He is very lucky to have Nolan Smith, who is like a big brother to him. We (Duke) wanted to get big tough games on our schedule, so Kyrie can grow up real fast.” Krzyzewski has achieved his 875th victory of his Hall of Fame career to move one win behind Adolph Rupp, who is third on the all-time list. The Spartans major contributor was Korie Lucious, who had 20 points and 8 assists as he picked his play along with Draymond Greene, who had
16 points and 6 rebounds. Kalin Lucas had 14 points as well. “We (Michigan State) showed at times, we had some resiliency tonight, we showed some fight in us,” said Izzo, according to ESPN.com. “We competed better, and when we got down, we came back against what I think is the best team in college basketball.” Another difference in this game, was that Blue Devils were very successful from the free throw line as they were 27 of 38, which is 71.1% compared to the Spartans, who shot 8 of 15, 53.3% as they missed numerous attempts at the line to take lead and
put the Blue Devils on their heels, who also had a high amount of turnovers with 15. The team chemistry for Duke really paid as Irving gave the team so much confidence. “It’s not one single person,” said Irving, according to ESPN. com. “Duke basketball, it’s a collective effort. It’s a brotherhood here. It’s not my team.” Next up for the Blue Devils , will be the (4-2) Bulter Bulldogs in a championship rematch at East Rutherford New Jersey.
that,” he said. “When you start looking at it that way, you start to get in trouble. All I know is that we have the Bengals next week.” Surely, though, the Steelers will take some time to savor this one. It was a typical duel between two of the NFL’s most physical teams, and although Roethlisberger threw the winning pass, the Pittsburgh defense — and Polamalu in particular — deserve credit for the victory. The game turned when Polamalu hit Flacco’s arm on a safety blitz. The loose ball was taken 19 yards by Lamarr Woodley to the Baltimore 9, setting up Pittsburgh’s lone touchdown. After throwing two incomplete passes, Roethlisberger dumped a short toss over the middle to Redman, who broke tackles by Dawan Landry and Jarret Johnson on his way to the end zone. “We still had the op-
portunity to make a tackle at the end and missed it,” Johnson said. “I should have made the tackle. It would have been big to hold them to three. We didn’t get it done.” Baltimore’s ensuing drive ended at the Pittsburgh 31 when Flacco bounced a fourth-down pass to Ed Dickson with 33 seconds remaining. “They are going to be happy on that airplane back to Pittsburgh. They have the `W,’” Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs said. “In this league, that’s all. We lost, that’s all that matters.” Roethlisberger broke his nose on Pittsburgh’s first series, and limped away from constant pressure all night. Yet he still went 22 for 38 for 253 yards. The rugged quarterback has won six straight starts against Baltimore and is 8-2 against the Ravens. He missed this season’s first game between the teams
while serving an NFLissued suspension for violating the league’s conduct policy. It was going to take more than a broken nose and a bum foot to keep him out of this one. Afterward, Roethlisberger laughingly suggested that his battered nose helped take his mind off his ailing foot. “It hurt a lot,” he said of the foot, “but the broken nose took some of the pain away.” Baltimore blew a fourth-quarter lead for the sixth time this season and had its eight-game home winning streak end. “Six? You’re not going to win a lot of games doing that,” Johnson said, “so we got to get that fixed.” Flacco was 17 for 33 for 266 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown pass to Anquan Boldin that put Baltimore up 7-0 in the first quarter. But Flacco’s fumble was the most decisive play of the game. “It was an all-out blitz.
They brought everybody,” Flacco said. “I took three steps and raised my arm and was getting hit. It was pretty shocking.” Said Polamalu: “The coaches made a great call. I was surprised they were passing in that situation.” Both starting tight ends were knocked out of the game. Baltimore’s Todd Heap strained a hamstring on the first play from scrimmage and did not return, and Pittsburgh’s Heath Miller suffered a concussion in the third quarter in a collision with Ravens cornerback Chris Carr. The Steelers also lost right tackle Flozell Adams, who sprained his ankle in the third quarter. The hitting was so hard that even Pittsburgh’s punter got injured. Daniel Sepulveda hurt his right knee in the second quarter, and kicker Shaun Suisham was called upon to punt for the remainder of the game. Sepulveda has an ACL
injury, coach Mike Tomlin said, and is likely lost for the season. Blood and glory. Steelers and Ravens. The words just seem to go together. The individual battle between Suggs and Roethlisberger typified the rivalry. Suggs had 1 1/2 sacks, hounded Roethlisberger all night and earned the respect of the Pittsburgh quarterback. “He is a heck of a player,” Roethlisberger said. “One time after a play, I looked at him and he was bleeding from the mouth. I was bleeding from the nose. That says it all about a Ravens-Steelers football game.” NOTES: Baltimore’s 92-yard scoring drive was the longest against Pittsburgh this season. ... The Ravens’ T.J. Houshmandzadeh went over 7,000 yards receiving.
Gillick was GM of Toronto, Baltimore, Seattle and Philadelphia, winning World Series titles with the Blue Jays in 1992 and 1993, and with the Phillies in 2008. He received 13 votes and will be inducted into Cooperstown during ceremonies on July 24 along with any players chosen next month by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Roberto Alomar, who helped Gillick’s Blue Jays win two World Series, also could be inducted. Alomar fell eight votes shy last January in his first season of eligibility. Speaking at a news conference at the winter meetings, Gillick thanked all the people he’s worked
with over the years. “It all goes back to the players they have on the field,” he said. “I could stand in the middle of the
according to the Hall, joining Ed Barrow, Branch Rickey and George Weiss. Now 73, Gillick is the son of minor league pitcher Larry Gillick. Pat Gillick pitched in the Baltimore Orioles’ organization from 195963. Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog, a member of this year’s Veterans Committee, remembered Gillick as “a wild lefty.” Gillick started with the Houston Colt .45s-Astros from 1963-73, then was the Yankees scouting director from 197476. He served as GM of Toronto Baltimore field and 4 million people (1977-94), aren’t going to show up.” (1996-98), Seattle (2000Gillick is the 32nd ex- 03) and Philadelphia ecutive elected but only (2006-08). He currently is the fourth who was pri- a Phillies senior adviser. marily a team architect, Tal Smith, now the As-
tros’ president of baseball operations, and Paul Richards, Houston’s first GM, shaped many of Gillick’s philosophies. “Tal Smith is the biggest influence on me,” Gillick said. “Paul Richards only gave me one piece of advice. He told me that looking at players, usually your first impression is your correct impression.” Gillick rejected the statistical Sabermetric approach used by some current GMs. “I think you have to watch the game,” he said. “The statistics tell you one thing and they don’t want anything happening emotionally on the field or anything on the field to really tinker with those statistics sometimes. So I think you have to use both. ... I think you have to see the player and you have to see him on the field — how he plays the game. Is he intense? Does he have passion? Get his body language. See
how he interacts with the other players on the team.” The 93-year-old Miller, who led the Major League Baseball Players Association from 1966-81, had asked not to be included on the ballot. An antagonist of baseball owners who helped players gain free agency and multimillion salaries, he received 44 percent in 2003 and 63 percent in 2007 when all Hall of Famers could vote on the veterans panel. After the Hall downsized the committee, he got 3 of 12 votes in 2007 — when seven on the panel were from management — and 7 of 12 last year. Under changes adopted by the Hall last summer, managers, umpires, executives and long-retired players from the expansion era were considered this year. The golden era (1947-72) will be voted on in 2011 and the pre-integration era (1871-1946) will be judged in 2012.
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Pat Gillick Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Pat Gillick, whose teams won three World Series titles in 27 years as a major league general manager, was elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Monday by the Veterans Committee. In his fifth time on the ballot, former players’ association head Marvin Miller fell one vote short of the 75 percent needed for election. Dave Concepcion, a nine-time AllStar shortstop, was third with eight votes from the 16-man committee that considered candidates from the expansion era, 1973 on. George Steinbrenner, the New York Yankees owner from 1973 until his death in July, was among the candidates who received fewer than eight votes.
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Women’s Basketball Outlasted in Overtime, Falls Short to Pace, 63-58
By ANDY BEARDSLEY
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WEST HAVEN, Conn. – The University of New Haven women’s basketball team nearly handed Pace University its first loss of the campaign on Saturday evening, but instead dropped a heartbreaking defeat in overtime by the final score of 63-58 at Charger Gymnasium. With the loss, the Chargers dropped to 2-4 overall and 1-4 in the Northeast-10 Conference, while the Setters remained unbeaten, improving to 8-0 and 5-0 in the league. Early on in the opening stanza, both teams struggled to find themselves offensively, combining for six turnovers and just three field goals in the first seven minutes. New Haven controlled mere 9-8 lead after an acrobatic basket from Yasmin IthierVicenty with 9:20 showing
on the clock, but turnovers began to plague the Chargers offense. The Setters responded with an 11-3 run over the next five minutes, granting Pace a 19-12 advantage. UNH finally turned it around, completing the last four minutes of the frame with a 9-2 run. Jill Baranger capped off the surge with a lay-up in the waning seconds, leaving a 21-21 tie score at halftime. Dominique Stellmacher led the way for the Chargers, recording eight points and six rebounds. Nicole Pollard added five points and Ithier-Vicenty chimed in with four points and two boards. After the break, the Chargers picked up right where they left off in the first half, racing out to a 12-4 run through five minutes of play in the second half. Lauren Boivin sparked the rally with two free-throws, while AnhDao Tran and Stellmacher
each added two buckets during the stretch. UNH controlled a 33-25 advantage with 15 minutes remaining in the game. However, Pace responded with a 14-1 run over the next 10 minutes, erasing its deficit and regaining the lead. Kristin Connolly ignited the surge with a three-point shot from the wing, followed by two lay-ups from Carol Johnson for a 39-34 Pace advantage. After a Pace free-throw, Olivia DeMarco brought the Chargers offense back to life with a 9-0 run. DeMarco accounted for all nine points, hitting three baskets in the paint and three free-throws for a 4440 Charger lead. With 2:09 remaining in the game, the Setters knocked down back-toback buckets to tie the score. The deadlock was short-lived however, as Audrey Cunningham connected on a three-pointer
In the running portion of the meet, Kevin Downing, Tevonne Hemmans and Thomas paced the Chargers. In the 21st event of the competition, Downing captured the gold in the 60m dash with a time of 6.93. Thomas closely followed his fellow teammate, crossing the finish line with a time of 6.97 and a second place decision. Hemmans collected the next triumph in the 800m dash with a time of 1:56.02 and the tandem of Downing and Thomas added another one-two finished in the 200m event. The duo completed the event in 22.26 and 22.33 respectively. Shraya Manick kicked things off for the women’s team with first place finishes in the weight throw and the shot put events. She tossed a distance of 15.67m in the weight throw and a 12.18m in the shot put. Her distance in
the shot put set a new mark in the New Haven record books, defeating Amy Bratt’s toss of 11.61m. Camille Charles and Brittany Bussiere also competed in the events, placing 11th and 12th in the weight throw and seventh and eighth in the shot put. Shannon Gagne followed with her first of two victories on the afternoon. Gagne captured the gold in the 60m dash with a time of 7.66, while fellow teammate Ada Udaya followed closely for a second place finish (7.72). In the next event, Gagne won the 200m dash with a time of 24.71. Udaya also fared well with a seventh place showing in the event (26.38). The Chargers return to action on Friday, December 10 with the Southern Connecticut State University Alumni Invitational. The meet will be held at Moore Field House in New Haven, Conn.
Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Open at Yale Lidlifter Invitational By ANDY BEARDSLEY
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The University of New Haven men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams opened the 2010-11 season at the 2010 Yale Lidlifter Invitational Saturday afternoon at Cox Cage. Senior sprinter Shannon Gagne hit NCAA provisional qualifying marks in the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes, while Kevin Downing and David Thomas led the men’s team with a pair of first place finishes. David Thomas of the men’s team collected the first triumph of the meet, as he leaped for a distance of 7.05 meters in the long jump event. Ian Querze then took third place in the triple jump (12.46m) and was followed by another third place showing in the high jump (1.84m) by Matt Jeune.
as the shot clock expired for a 47-44 Charger advantage. On its ensuing possession, Pace hit a pair of free-throws from the charity stripe, leaving a one point lead for the hosting Chargers. The two teams came up empty on their next two possessions, as UNH pulled down a defensive rebound with 38 seconds left. Forced to foul, Pace sent Tran to the free-throw line who knocked down one-of-two for a 48-46 lead. On their next possession, the Setters drew a foul underneath, as Brittany Shields calmly sank both attempts to tie the score up at 48-48. The Chargers failed to score on their final attempt sending the two squads to over-
time. In the extra frame, Pace quickly grasped control of the game with three buckets in the first two minutes. Brittany Huggins added to their lead with a threepoint play, granting the Setters a commanding 5851 advantage. The Chargers chipped away cutting into their deficit, but Pace knocked down too many freethrows to overcome the Setters’ lead. Pace escaped with a 63-58 win on the road. Despite leaving the game with an injury midway through the second half, Stellmacher led the Chargers with 13 points and nine rebounds. DeMarco was also stellar on the offensive end, pouring in 12 points on 4-of-
9 shooting and hauling in eight rebounds. Tran chimed in with 10 points, all in the second half, and seven assists, while Boivin pulled down nine rebounds in the losing effort. Defensively, the Chargers held the Setters to 33 percent from the floor and 22 percent from behind the arc. However, UNH turned the ball over 20 times and only connected on 33 percent of its field goals. The Chargers return to action on Tuesday, December 7 when they travel to Adelphi University. The game will tip off at 5:30 p.m. in Garden City, N.Y. Live statistics, live audio and live video will be available at www.NewHavenChargers.com.
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ORLANDO, Fla. – A stomach virus that forced the Orlando Magic to send home four key players during a recent road trip is beginning to subside. Magic coach Stan Van Gundy says the team is "optimistic" that Dwight Howard, J.J. Redick and Mickael Pietrus will play Monday night against the Atlanta Hawks after they AN AP PHOTO participated in the morning shootaround. and is not expected
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Chicago Blackhawks Star Patrick Kane Gets His Game On NEW YORK CITY Last season, EA Sports put American NHL star Patrick Kane on the cover of “NHL 10” and the game simulation predicted that his Chicago Blackhawks would win the Stanley Cup. Virtual prognostication became reality this past summer when Kane hoisted Lord Stanley’s Cup for the first Blackhawks championship win since 1961. The 2008 NHL Rookie of the Year was on hand for the launch of “NHL 11” at the NHL Store in Manhattan to talk about the 20th anniversary of the franchise, hockey videogames and his day with the Cup in this exclusive interview. It’s worth noting the interview was conducted while Kane faced off against Hawks teammate and “NHL 11” cover athlete Jonathan Toews. Q: What’s a favorite video game memory from your youth? A: Probably “NHL 97” was the first game I played, but my favorite memory was probably playing 2001, Owen Nolan was on the cover, and it took me,
By SAMANTHA SHINN STAFF WRITER
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On Friday, December 3, 2010, SCOPE showed the action packed sci-fi/fantasy movie Resident Evil: Afterlife. This newest edition to the Resident Evil movies was a fine one indeed with jump out of your chair moments and suspense that kept you wait-
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NEW YORK – As a courtesy when they met a collection of Yemeni rebels to interview for MTV's new series "The Vice Guide to Everything," Shane Smith of Vice magazine and friend Spike Jonze gave their hosts an offering of khat, a leaflike drug that is chewed on and enormously popular in the African country. You wouldn't exactly find Steve Kroft or Lesley Stahl offering drugs to please their interview subjects on "60 Minutes." But MTV's quasi-news documentary series is a wild ride with a whiff of danger that's quite unlike anything on TV. It premieres Monday at 11 p.m. EST. Smith and filmmaker Jonze decided to visit Yemen, a country some consider to be a new al-Qaida hotbed, to see what it was really like. They concluded many of the people
like, five or six games to actually score a goal and I think I finally scored with Joe Sakic. I was running around all Christmas Day all pumped up, so that was probably one of the memories that brings back.
that the face-off is one of the most realistic game plays of all. Q: What does the game’s new physics engine add to the experience this year? A: I just scored on him - but yeah, it’s really cool.
The physical play is awesome and even the graphics get better, but I think overall just playing on the boards, then hitting the middle of the ice, the way you can control the face-off, the way you can score nicer goals and prettier goals. I think the way they’re making this game - I don’t know how they can improve every year, but they keep getting better and better. Q: For someone who is going to boot up this game and play as the Blackhawks, what advice would you give them in throwing off the gloves and winning a fight? A: I just beat Johnny in a fight being myself and he was himself. So once again, the gameplay is realistic in itself. I haven’t fought too much, but I feel the guy who can hit the buttons faster can win. Q: How did you spend your day with the Cup? A: I brought it back to Buffalo to stay there in general and I brought it around the city to a couple of charity sites and it was a really, really good day. It was something that I had a lot of fun doing and I actu-
ally got to bring it back to Chicago the next day and was on stage with it, so that was pretty cool. It was actually a moment that really helped the reality sink in because you bring it on stage and the people wouldn’t stop cheering. I didn’t know whether to put it down or keep holding it up. It was pretty surreal. Q: EA Sports predicted when you were on the cover last year that you guys would win the Cup when they did the simulation, so what does having Johnny on the cover this year maybe mean for a repeat? A: Well, I hope so. I think it’s been a lot of fun being on the cover and being part of this franchise, but the most important thing in our business is trying to win games and trying to play as best as you can. So hopefully we can do it again. For the latest information about videogames, visit http://www.crispygamer.com
Alice continues her journey in her search for Arcadia; she goes to a town where no infection lives. After a deadly run-in with the Umbrella Corporation, she is weakened but her aim and wit are still as strong as ever as she encounters an old friend, and they travel to Los Angeles, a place now surrounded and populated by thousands of undead.
A key moment is when Alice finds the leader of the Umbrella Corporation, Albert Wesker, on the ship and the best fight of them all breaks loose. Albert has injected himself with the T-Virus, taking over his body and turning him into even more of a monster. The fight that follows is so extreme. Claire and Chris come in and save the day when Alice is held off by
two zombie dogs. This movie was a fantastic edition to the series and will keep the audiences heart pumping for the next movie to release. A very warm thank you to SCOPE is in order for putting on this wonderful event. Sadly this is the last movie of the semester. Look forward to all of the new movies that will be put on next semester.
ers were put off by the advanced age of the host. Smith is 40. Vice began as a music magazine Smith started in Montreal, then spread to fashion and became popular with the skateboarding set. Ever restless, Smith has pushed his small empire into different subject matters and mediums. MTV was a logical target for a series pitch: "It's the largest global footprint for youth in the world," he said. Besides the AN AP PHOTO imagination to see "They'll shoot you stories traditional — no questions asked," media outlets might not Smith said. see, ones that might parA larger-than-life, John ticularly appeal to a young Belushi-type character, audience, Smith said simmagazine founder Smith ple legwork has a lot to do is the show's centerpiece. with the pieces found on He's amused at the test- "The Vice Guide." ing MTV did with some "First you have to go viewers before the series there," he said. "What premiere, where execu- people usually do is rely tives asked in several dif- on stringers. You have to ferent ways whether view- go hang out there and the
stories will come to you. Then you just ask people about their life. Everyone wants to tell their stories." He spoke last week while suffering jet lag from a trip to Afghanistan. He had talked his way into a tour of some palatial homes owned by drug lords in the dirt-poor country. Chris Linn, MTV's programming chief, said the series feels irreverent, raw and authentic. Smith has described the show's style as a cross between "60 Minutes" and "Jackass." "We have a long history of documentary series and this is a different aspect of that, a different approach," Linn said. "Our audience is innately curious about these sort of topics as they are looking forward to life, and we want to give them as many experiences as we can." Each episode is 30 minutes, which can be a weakness since the stories at times feel rushed. Viewers quickly get the point in
the story about the Detroit strip club, for example, but the Brazilian fighter piece leaves you wanting more. The environment is introduced, but not enough is learned about the young men involved. At least initially, the majority of the stories hew closely to a limited vision of what might interest a young audience: sex, drugs and violence. There are fascinating insights and some startling access. Smith and a crew talked its way into North Korea, for example, and witnessed the Aringrang, a performance of some 150,000 people on the history of the Korean Revolution. Except for some North Korean army officers, the Vice crew was the only audience. "North Korea is scary," Smith said. "But I have to say, going back in time to the 1930s cult of personality, Soviet-style life is really amazing. You can see some things that people would never see."
had this opportunity, it’s an honor to be a part of the EA Sports family and contribute to a game I’ve been playing for more than 10
draw and when the draw is done, skate. Johnny (Toews) just scored on me in the game and he’s going nuts right now. So I think
years. Q: What are your thoughts on the new faceoff gameplay and how that compares to the real thing in the NHL? A: I think it’s just really realistic. You know, you can push it through on the
playing the brother/sister combo of Chris and Claire. This movie is rated R by the MPAA. In this action packed thriller, Alice tries to find Arcadia in Alaska for safety, but instead ends up in the City of Angels to find a small group of survivors keeping safe in the prison. But when the walls are breached by zombies, they must find a way to get on Arcadia, the ship.
Q: The NHL videogame franchise is 20 years old this year. How have you seen video game hockey progress over that time? A: Well, I think it’s gotten better every year, for sure. And even from last year to this year, the game is a more realistic. So I think they’re doing an awesome job with what they’re doing and a lot of good things are coming out of the game. I think it’s really fun to be a part of the EA Sports franchise industry, one of the athletes united with this game. So it’s pretty cool. Q: What was it like to be on the cover of last year’s game? A: It was great to be on the cover of my favorite videogame after playing just my second year as a professional. When you look back at some of the great players who have
ing on the edge of your chair. Alice is triumphant again in Resident Evil: Afterlife. This new installment to the series was written and directed by Paul W.S. Anderson and released September 10, 2010 by Screen Gems Studios. Milla Jovovich returns to her heroine role as Alice and for sidekicks she has Ali Larter and Wentworth Miller
Resident Evil: Afterlife
A Different Kind of Reality Series for MTV
there were high on drugs most of the time and most feared or were uninterested in al-Qaida as many Americans. Jonze does consulting work for Vice's online video operation and accompanied Smith in that role. That type of off-center story typifies the series. Within the first few episodes, "The Vice Guide" travels to Brazilian slums that produce some of the most vicious ultimate fighter competitors, a strip club operating out of a private home in Detroit, a drag strip in the West Bank where Palestinians race cars stolen from Israelis and to party rooms in Naples where singing stars such as Alessio have careers completely controlled by the Mob. In many of the stories, you can viscerally feel the seediness. To film the
young fighters in Brazil, Smith and his team had to arrange for access with drug lords who control their neighborhoods. Young teenagers with machine guns stood watch as the "Vice" crew did its work.
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The nominees for the 2011 Grammy awards are out! As per usual, this year’s list includes the usual combination of great nominees and total surprises. With 109 different categories covering pretty much everything imaginable, the night’s biggest awards come in the form of four general categories: Record, Song, and Album of the Year and Best New Artist. This year, as predicted, Eminem leads the nominee count with 10, followed (surprisingly) by Bruno Mars with 7, and Jay-Z, Lady Antebellum and Lady Gaga with 6. Arguably the night’s biggest award, Album of the Year, is a predictable battle between Eminem’s Recovery and Lady Antebellum’s Need You Now, with Lady Gaga’s acclaimed almost-EP, almost-LP, The Fame Monster and Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs getting nods as well. The category’s biggest surprise comes in the form of Katy Perry’s Teenage Dream. Despite being
Dave’s Music Report The Nominees Are In!
a successful album, this prestigious category rarely sees trendy pop with minimal critical acclaim being nominated. I don’t think this will win, but it’s more than obviously that some strings were pulled by Ms. Perry’s label to get this a nod. This award without a doubt should go to Eminem, but I think Lady Antebellum has just as good of a shot; I’m picking Lady Gaga as the dark horse. There is usually much confusion as to the difference between Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Quite simply, Record of the Year is an award for the recorded song, and is given to the artist, producer, engineer, and mixer while Song of the Year is a songwriter’s award and is not award to the artist unless they wrote or co-wrote it. This year’s Record of the Year category should really be called “The Battle of the Rap/Sung Duets.” As the academy usually like to span many genres within each category, I originally predict-
ed that only one rap/sung duet would be nominated out of the three big ones that were released over the past year. However, to my surprise, all three are being pinned against each other: B.o.B. and Bruno Mars’ “Nothin’ On You,” Eminem and Rihanna’s “Love The Way You Lie,” and Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ “Empire State Of Mind.” While any of these songs could walk away with it, the other two nominees, predictably Lady Antebellum’s “Need You Now” and surprisingly Cee Lo Green’s “F*** You,” have just as good of a chance. I, personally think this one is going to “Empire State Of Mind” with, again, “Need You Now” as my runner up. While the other rap/sung duets still have a great chance of winning, my dark horse has to be (as the presenters at the Nomination ceremony put it) “The song otherwise known as ‘Forget You.’” For Song of the Year, Cee Lo’s “F*** You” (written by Green, Bruno
Mars, and Phillip Lawrence,) Em and Ri’s “Love The Way You Lie” (written by Mr. Mathers himself with Alexander Grant and Holly Hafferman), and Lady A’s “Need You Now” (written by the band and Josh Gear) all received nominations again. They are joined by Country star Miranda Lambert’s song “The House That Built Me” (written by Tom Douglas and Allen Shamblin) and the completely left field “Bed Steal or Borrow” by singer/songwriter Ray LaMontagne. This one is a tough call, but I think this one’s going to “Need You Now” if it doesn’t win Record of the Year, and “Love The Way You Lie” if it does. (I can’t imagine it taking both home, but stranger things have happened!) My dark horse once again has to be Cee Lo Green, but Ray LaMontagne could easily shock the pants off of everyone and walk away with it. Despite having gone to artists such as The Beatles,
make it big. When Ali runs into Cher’s charac––––––––––––––––––––– ter, Tess, the movie runs into the first of many small It seems that if you are a conflicts that are over befamous singer, you should fore they begin. It takes also star in a movie where a while into the movie to you play a singer. It is obvious that these singers really want to flex their acting muscles. Clearly when Beyonce played the lead singer of a girl group in Dreamgirls, Mariah Carey played a young woman who makes it to superstardom in Glitter, and Whitney Houston played an international superstar with an immaculate voice in The Bodyguard, they figure out why Christina’s were all playing characters character exists. However, that really went outside of ultimately she becomes the the box for them. Natu- most crucial to the movie’s rally when Christina Agu- most critical conflict. ilera decided to take on her The music and dance first acting role, she chose numbers are the driving to experiment and play a force and the saving grace sexy stage performer with of this movie. The audi“mutant lungs” in Bur- ence expects bombastic lesque. vocals from Ms. Aguilera, Aguilera plays a small and she delivers. When town girl named Ali itch- Aguilera decides it is time ing to get out of her mun- to let her voice be heard dane life. She decides to with her rendition of Etta head to Los Angeles to James’ “Tough Lover,” you
can feel an intense sense of “awe” in the movie and the audience. The numbers are risky and sensual the way a burlesque number should be. When Aguilera is on stage, her charac-
movie to brag about its originality. The movie takes its influences from Showgirls, Coyote Ugly, and Dreamgirls. At times you could swear you’re watching a scene from a different movie, and then you realize you are indeed watching Burlesque. In the , it comes down to the acting. It is clear that Oscar winning Cher can act. The big question is whether Aguilera can act. While she won’t be writing an acceptance speech for her Oscar anytime soon, Aguilera does manage to convince the audience that she is the lovable Ali. Overall, Burlesque is a fun, campy, and quirky movie that will keep your eyes on the screen and your feet tapping. However, if you’re looking for a movie to enlighten you, this isn’t it. But if you are looking for a movie to have a good time and walk away singing a tune, Burlesque is your movie.
By CHRIS WHALEN
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If you’re ever amongst a group of people with different tastes in music and freeze when you’re given the chance to play a song, your safest bet is to put on Girl Talk. To add to his collection of four other LPs, Girl Talk released his newest album entitled All Day on November 15. Pinned with genres such as mashup, dance, experimental, electronic, and plunderphonics, Girl Talk is a real crowd pleaser. By taking samples from a multitude of songs across the decades, Girl Talk syncs rhythms, beats,
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ter Ali transforms into a much more interesting and captivating person. There is however a moment of complete cheesiness when Cher performs an original ballad “You Haven’t Seen the Last of Me,” but it manages to only briefly slow down the movie. The most jaw dropping vocal moments are during the performances for “Bound to You” and “Show Me How You Burlesque.” Burlesque is not a
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and lyrics to create a collaboration of music that you never thought would flow together. An excellent example of this ingenious harmony comes through in a song from the new album called “Jump off Stage,” in which Girl Talk mixes Radiohead’s “Creep” with Wu-Tang Clan’s “Shimmy Shimmy Ya.” Don’t think for a second that his albums are just evidence of a talented DJ, as Gregg Michael Gillis, the real name behind the artist known as Girl Talk, makes logical connections between the songs he collaborates. In a song called
“Triple Double,” Girl Talk in the nostalgia of artists creatively layers “1901” like Cyndi Lauper, Black by Pheonix with Ludac- Sabbath, and Skee-lo. ris’s “How Low” to assimIt’s easy to get lost in this album, because it’s meant to be listened to as a whole, though the songs can be individually broken up. Girl Talk hits the mark with people of all musical backgrounds to incorporate pop, hip hop, rock, indie, rap, and other genres within the 372 samples united in All Day. This album is a ilate going downwards. great way to keep the party All Day introduces re- going. cently popular singles All Day is available for from artists such as Lady free download off of his Gaga, Nicki Minaj, and Lil record label’s website at Wayne, while reminiscing www.Illegal-Art.net.
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Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, and Alicia Keys, the award for Best New Artist is infamous for going to acts who run out of commercial success before the next award ceremony even takes place (see Starland Vocal Band, Debby Boone, A Taste of Honey, etc.) This year’s nominees once again show a mix of both popular and acclaimed artists whose careers can go on for many years to come, or possibly already be on the road to Overville. Both teenage heartthrob Justin Bieber and rapper Drake are pretty obvious nominees for this award. They are joined by three well-deserved acts, Florence + The Machine (who found overnight American success after their amazing VMA performance,) folk rockers Mumford and Sons, and the amazingly talented jazz artist Esperanza Spalding. As much as it pains me to say it, this one’s going to come down to Biebs and Drake, with the latter most likely tak-
ing home the award. My dark horse is gonna have to be Florence, but Ms. Spalding really deserves this one. Strangely absent from the list of nominees is Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance,” which was widely pegged as a sure-fire Song and/or Record of the Year nod (although it is up for other awards.) Also, Sade’s come-back album Soldier of Love (and its title track) as well as Carole King and James Taylor’s Live At The Troubadour are strangely missing from the major categories, although the former is up for a handful of other awards. Probably the most glaringly obvious exclusion on this year’s nominee list would have to be Ke$ha, who isn’t up for a single award. The 2011 Grammy Awards air on February 13, 2011 on CBS, with performers and presenters still to be confirmed. This will be a nail-biter of a year for many categories, so don’t forget to tune in!
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What is Satisfactory Academic Progress? By: The Feds DID YOU KNOW that you will lose all of your financial aid if you don’t achieve good Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)? What is it, and what do you have to do in order to achieve Satisfactory Academic Progress? Many students do not understand Satisfactory Academic Progress. For a full time student it is defined as successful completion of 24 credits in a single academic year, September to May. Completion of a course is defined as the receipt of a final letter grade, ranging from A+ to F. A Withdrawal, Did Not Attend, or an Incomplete in a course is not considered completion, and the student will not receive credit. You will be considered in bad Satisfactory Academic Progress if you do not complete the full amount of credits required each academic year. Even if you have a 4.0 cumulative GPA, you will still be placed on bad SAP if you earned less than 24 credits for the year. Fall earned 12 credits + Spring earned 12 credits = 24 Total earned credits =
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In addition, students are also required to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average in accordance with the number of credits attempted. In order to maintain good satisfactory academic progress, you must meet the following requirements to be in good SAP and to keep your financial aid. if you have 3-27 credits = cGPA of 1.75 or greater if you have 28-57 credits = cGPA of 1.85 or greater if you have 58 or more credits = cGPA of 2.0 or greater What if you won’t have the necessary cGPA and the right amount of credits by the end of the academic year, May? One thing you can do is enroll in a summer course to bring your grade up and/or earn the credits you need for good SAP. If you choose to do this, you must be sure to update your transcripts through the school’s Registrar’s Office. Then you need to inform the Financial Aid Office that you are in good SAP. They will check up on all your information, and if you are in good SAP, you will be reconsidered for financial aid. UNH does accept transfer credits from other institutions, and they will count toward the maximum credit limit ONLY IF THEY ARE COURSE COORDINATED THROUGH THE REGISTRAR’S OFFICE FIRST. If this is something you are concerned about, the first thing you should do is talk to the Financial Aid Office to see what options are available to you. So remember to keep your grades up and make sure you have at least 24 credits by the end of each year, and you will achieve good SAP!
CH 115: Thurs., Dec. 9th, 12:00-1:00 PM, Megan Fimbel CH 115: Sun., Dec. 12th, 5:00-6:00 PM, Rob Harvey CH 115: Mon., Dec. 13th, 12:00-1:00 PM, Amanda Scalza English 105/English 110 Post-Test Preparation: Thur., Dec. 2nd, 6:30-7:30 PM, Dr. Leon Weinmann Tues., Dec. 7th, 7:30-8:30 PM, Dr. Leon Weinmann Thurs., Dec. 9th, 8:30-9:30 PM, Dr. Leon Weinmann What Is Plagiarism? How Do I Avoid It?: Sat., Dec. 4th, 1:30-2:30 PM, Ms. Janet Wu York Fri., Dec. 10th, 11:30 AM-12:30 PM, Ms. Janet Wu York All workshops are free. While drop-in attendance is permissible, it will help us make the appropriate number of handouts for you if you register. Attendance will be capped at 20 people per session, with people who register taking priority. Call (203) 932-7215, or write to CLR@NewHaven.edu, to register or for more information.
Why should I de-stress?
December 9, 2010 Is Smart & Healthy Finals Prep. Day in the Center for Learning Resources (CLR)!. The event includes: Freebies! Free relaxation tips! Free study tips for finals! Free tips for healthy eating choices! Free tutoring (as always)! Date and Location: Thursday, December 9th, 12:00 PM-9:00 PM Lower Level of the Library
A place to learn about major and career choices… An office dedicated to helping you find internships & jobs… Staff focused on preparing you for post-graduation success…
The UNH Career Development Center January 2011