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Charger Bulletin The official student newspaper of the University of New Haven since 1938. Volume 94, Issue 15 | February 13, 2013
36 Inches of Winter Wonderland
CAMPUS It’s that time of the year again: WPE season. Dust off your writing chops and start practicing for one of the most important exams of your college career!
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SEE PAGE 5 Have you scored a great internship, completed a service learning class, or done something awesome in general? You have? And you haven’t written about it on Charger Tales yet??? SEE PAGE 4
SPORTS Interested in the UNH Rugby Club? Turn to page 12 and learn all about the founding of the organization and how far it has come! SEE PAGE 12
ENTERTAINMENT Livewell’s Latest is back! And it’s here all the way from Prato, Italy! SEE PAGE 15
OPINION Did you purchase a Charger Bulletin Valentine’s Day Gram this week? Maybe someone special sent you one! SEE PAGE 7
Valentine’s Day is here... obviously. Do you hate it as much as our staff writer Elissa Sanci? SEE PAGE 8
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time when many Californians question why they ever came –––––––––––––––––––––––––– here when they could be at the beach instead of struggling to walk to Bartels for dinner. “Three feet, I’m telling you Ironically, meteorologists they said THREE!” said a have dubbed this storm Nemo. student in Bartels, insistently This is quite the misnomer trying to convince his friend, because everyone must realize who scoffed in disbelief; the this all-destroying blizzard was time was about five in the no cute clownfish with a one afternoon on Thursday, Feb. too-small fin. It was ferocious, 7. By the same time 24 hours invasive and smothering. later, the inches of snow were Plowers stayed over in the progressively turning into feet, as layers and layers kept piling. German Club Friday night and police remained near WinLight flakes turned into bigchester because the weather ger flurries, which turned into conditions made it unsafe to hail, and eventually ice by late leave campus. A too-enthusiFriday night. astic undergrad could easily The time was 9:30 p.m. disappear within the mounds of on Thursday night, the long snow for days at a time. Acawaited message from Ronald cording to one of the cashiers in Quigliani had been sent— Bartels, as of Saturday evening school was officially closed a total of six ID cards have alon Friday. Facebook statuses ready disappeared in the snow. erupted with cheer for the Now for some, this may have cancellation. This is the time put a damper on the weekly of year when you can truly tell clubbing schedule, but others what coast students are from, a By PATRICIA OPREA STAFF WRITER
took advantage of the mounds of snow accumulating by the minute, either by cozying up and watching a movie, or braving the winds and doing snowrelated activities. These included the typical snowball fight and speeding down the hill near Harugari on makeshift sleds. Freshman Victoria Stearns and her friends were among the many spending time on Harugari; their sleds of choice were the tops of Tupperware bins. Freshman Liz Jaikes and her suitemates made sleds out of cardboard boxes and garbage bags and went sledding at midnight. Snow plows were found around campus at all hours of the day, yet they initially did not make too much progress, as the piles of snow seem neverending. Eventually, dump trucks had to be called to carry the extra snow off campus. Aleks Sharakov was one of See SNOW page 7
New UNH Res Hall Faces Dilemma
By SAMANTHA MATHEWSON COPY EDITOR
–––––––––––––––––––––––––– Previously approved polices for the University of New Haven’s educational facilities zone may now be reconsidered by the West Haven Planning and Zoning Commission after residents voiced their concerns. Last week, the rest of UNH’s latest expansion plan, which includes a new dormitory on the corner of Ruden and Isador Streets near the Dunham and Winchester Halls, , was tabled following the request of the college’s attorney. The planned 90,000 squarefoot facility will house 350 to 400 students. The University strives for the suite-style design to enhance the University’s living learning communities and provide for smaller communities within the residence hall. In addition to residential space, plans include a full-service, 300-seat dining facility, classrooms, student activity space, a multi-purpose classroom theatre space with state-of- the-art technology, and parking for UNH resident students, faculty and staff. “The University of New Haven has become very popular and we want to make sure those
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students who want to live on campus can do so. As we build this new residential facility, we will insure that we have the students’ best interests in mind and develop a facility they will use to the fullest extent possible,” said James McCoy, vice president for enrollment management. However, new zone was only approved by the PZC earlier this month, and the decision from the Inland Wetland Agency concerning the building plan still has to be made. “I’m very concerned regarding the setback regulation, that it’s zero,” resident Gail Carroll said to the New Haven Register. “They could build a six-story building against someone’s property line.” In addition to residents’ concerns about the new zone’s lack of a setback requirement, they also said they were frustrated
the new zone does not require that buildings have special permits. With no special permits, no public hearings would need to be held during the approvals process. George Synodi, Vice President for Finance at UNH says that the steps being taken now are typical, and that it is reasonable to reconsider having a minimum setback requirement. Synodi explained it’s reasonable to expect a setback requirement if the educational facilities zone abuts a residential area. However, under other circumstances where the university owns both sides of the road, such as along Ruden Street where there are the apartments for freshmen residents and North Campus, there should not be such a requirement. John Panza, former PZC See DILEMMA page 5
UNH Names Former Congressman Christopher Shays a Distinguished Fellow
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By KAREN GRAVA
DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS
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Former United States Congressman Christopher Shays has been named a UNH Distinguished Fellow in Public Service. A resident of the Black Rock section of Bridgeport, Shays represented the southwest region of Connecticut from 1987 to 2009 and was considered a moderate Republican who is socially progressive and fiscally conservative. During his 21 years in Congress, Shays rose to become a senior member of the financial services, homeland security, budget and oversight, and government reform committees. Shays was consistently recognized for his bipartisan leadership and had a strong record of reaching across the aisle to work on issues. He was the only Republican congressman from New England elected in 2006. “Chris Shays has a wealth of knowledge and experience to offer our students and faculty,” said UNH President Steve Kaplan. “I am delighted that he will work across program and college lines to share his background and experience with our campus and local community. He is a remarkable individual with an amazing commitment to public service. I am confident he will be a significant role model for our students.” Shays’ appointment is made possible with support from Philip Bartels, chairman of the UNH Board of Governors, and his wife, Susan, longtime admirers of Congressman Shays’ work. Shays initially will be teaching courses in the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences and in the Colleges of Business and Arts and Sciences in both public policy and public administration. He also is planning to write articles on public policy and public service. After leaving Congress, Shays joined the board of North Highland, an international consulting firm based in Atlanta, Ga. He also was appointed co-chair of the Commission on Wartime Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, a bipartisan commission See SHAYS page 6
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USGA President’s Corner
Fellow UNH students, Hopefully this finds you well following what some of us may consider the largest snow storm of our lives. I trust you all were able to both enjoy as much of the time off as possible, and use the days productively so to get ahead on schoolwork for this semester. The semester is starting to speed up, and the work will surely start piling on as the days of syllabus reviews are over and we delve deeper into the specific material of our courses. With that, be sure to take some time and appreciate the winter season around us. Walk around campus and take a break from studying. Be sure to venture out and meet new people; plenty of organizations have numerous events planned for this semester. This week brings Recruitment Week for our Greek Organizations as they host events each night to bring in new members to their ranks. In USGA news, many of you probably saw the vote that went out on whether or not the Pledge of Allegiance should be included in the USGA agenda for recitation at our weekly meetings. With all of the ballots cast and collected, the Pledge of Allegiance will be included for individuals to recite at their discretion at the start of our meetings. Stay warm and enjoy the snow! Patrick Kelland
USGA Meetings this semester will be held on Wednesdays at 1:45PM in the Alumni Lounge.
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I, Monster by Tom Philbin
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––––––––––––––––––––– Recommended For: Psychology majors, forensics majors, criminal justice majors, professionals in those fields, and anyone who likes horror movies or thriller books. This book is different from all of the other crime books out there, because it tells the serial killers’ sides of the stories. Notebooks, interviews, pictures and letters are included with the biography of each criminal. This allows the reader to see what the criminals have to say about themselves, both before their arrests and during their interrogations. The author definitely did his research! There are twenty chapters, each covering a separate murderer. Some famous murderers mentioned include H. H. Holmes, Ted Bundy, Son of Sam, Gary Ridgeway, Jack the Ripper and Jeffrey Dahmer. This book helps to understand why people do these terrible things. While any other book can tell readers the who, what, when, where and how, this book is one of the few that tell the why. The reasons range from the force of the devil, hatred of women, power, and bad childhoods to just for fun. The chilling words make unimaginable crimes incredibly real. I highly recommend this book to anyone who can handle it.
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Back to the Classroom: President and Mrs. Kaplan Take Italian 101 UNH TODAY
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For the first time in nearly 30 years, President Steve Kaplan returned to the classroom as a student during the fall semester to take Italian 101. Joining him for the class was his wife, Anemone Schweizer-Kaplan, and a group of dedicated students on a journey to learn a foreign language. “The young people in my class, like most of our students, were hard-working, very well-mannered and have good values,” said President Kaplan. “It was an enjoyable class and a fun experience.” Avid travelers, the Ka-
plans regularly visit Italy but never had the time to dedicate to studying the language. Soon after the University announced its first international satellite campus in Italy, Mrs. Kaplan enrolled in the Italian course and President Kaplan decided to join her. Before long, they were engaged in a spirited competition to see who would earn a better grade. “We are both very competitive, and we were quietly watching each other’s progress right from the start,” said President Kaplan, who lived in Germany for 14 years and is fluent in German. He had the upper hand on the first exam, but reports, “She beat me ever since.” The competition will continue as
they are both enrolled in Italian 102 this spring. Both say their younger classmates made them feel welcome from day one. “I made the same mistakes as they did,” said Mrs. Kaplan (below), a native of Germany who has served as an adjunct professor at several colleges and universities in the United States. “I had difficulty pronouncing some words properly and the grammar is confusing at times. But it has been tremendous fun tripping over my own tongue with a large group of students.” Dana Mangiacapra ’13 worked with Mrs. Kaplan on several class assignments and with President Kaplan on the oral portion of the final exam.
Stephen LaLuna, a brother of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and organizer of the fundraiser, said, “The On the Border give back night was a complete success! Due to the help of those who participated, the Brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon will get a check for $395. I would like to personally thank everyone for coming and supporting SAE. We had an amazing showing of people and we would not have been able to achieve our goal if it wasn’t for everyone’s help.” LaLuna was pretty happy on how the event turned out. Student Jacqueline Botchman was one of the many guests at the event. “Sigma Alpha Epsilon
likes to bring together people from UNH,” she said. SAE indeed brought all types of students together at On the Border to enjoy some great Mexican food. Whether one was Greek or not, a range of UNH students came out to support the brothers of SAE; everyone only had good things to say about the event. It was an excellent example of a Greek organization bringing the campus community together for a night of fun around the dinner table with a few close friends. Brother Kenny Hall summed the experience up perfectly, stating “It’s a fundraising event to slam good food and drinks.”
Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s Give Back Night at On The Border
By ROSS WEINER STAFF WRITER
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On Jan. 30, Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity hosted a fundraiser at the restaurant On the Border, located at the Christmas Tree shopping center in Orange, Conn. This event was a big success for SAE. Many Greek organizations at the University of New Haven do fundraising events at restaurants to raise money for their chapter. What made this event different was that On the Border was right next to a UNH shuttle stop, making it easily accessible for UNH students who may not have cars.
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“Both President and Mrs. Kaplan were extremely open with the students in the class,” she said. “They talked with us, laughed with us, sat through exams and fully participated in the class. There was never a question that they were students, too.” “They were both very easy to work with,” added Kasey Officer ’13, a forensic science major. “Their knowledge of other languages was
evident in the questions they asked during class.” Jeffrey Wandrak ’13 worked on several group assignments with Mrs. Kaplan. “She was very friendly and easy to work with,” he said. Instructor Maddalena Lolaico said it was a pleasure to have the president and his wife in class. “The presence of President Kaplan and Mrs. Kaplan encouraged students to participate, creating a good
learning atmosphere,” said Lolaico. “They really inspired my students.” Ultimately, Mrs. Kaplan said there is only one way to truly test what she and her classmates learned. “Now we all have to meet in Italy to see if the Italians really do understand us,” she said.
Tell Your Success Story with Charger Tales
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By ELISSA SANCI STAFF WRITER
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You can’t believe it— you have just gotten the internship of your dreams, and you are only a sophomore! Quickly, you call every important person in your life to let them know. Except…you still feel more people should know! This is a big accomplishment, after all. There has got to be another way… Well, now there is another way, with Charger Tales. Charger Tales is a way to spread the word of your accomplishments throughout campus and beyond, whether they are big or small. Charger Tales was started by Andrew Mayer, the Office Coordinator of the Office of Student Activities, Michelle Demery, the Office Coordinator of the Career Development Center, and Matt DiGiovanni, the Virtual Technology
Coordinator at the CDC, with the idea of celebrating the students, faculty and staff members of UNH in mind. “We started Charger Tales as a collaboration of OSA and CDC at the end of last semester,” said Mayer. “We wanted to create an outlet to highlight student success stories.” “We’re currently trying to advertise it more, by sending out emails and fixing up the website. We’re also giving out incentives to submit stories. Every person who submits before Feb. 22 will be entered into a drawing to win a gift card,” Mayer added. Anyone who submits a story will be put into the drawing for each story they send in, meaning your name can be in the drawing as many times as you send in a story. These success stories are received and edited by
Mayer and Demery, and are put up on the website by DiGiovanni. Students are encouraged to submit their success stories to Charger Tales, but they are not the only ones. Submissions are also welcomed from faculty and staff members. Charger Tales is a way for many professors to highlight the research they have been doing in their fields. “Charger Tales is good for students and good for the University itself,” said DiGiovanni. “It showcases our students’ talents and gives an opportunity for students who are representing UNH a chance to be noticed.” Submitting your Charger Tale is easy—write up a success story and submit it through email to chargertales@newhaven.edu. Don’t forget to check out their Twitter page—twitter.com/chargertales.
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Time to Take the WPE
By SAMANTHA MATHEWSON COPY EDITOR
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It’s WPE time for some undergraduate juniors who have already earned 57 credits or more, and seniors who need to take it before they graduate this spring. The WPE is a writing proficiency exam; just like in high school where you took the SAT which tested your math, English and writing skills, the University of New Haven requires all undergraduates to take the WPE to graduate. The WPE is administered in university computer labs, and the test is submitted through Blackboard. Students had to register for the WPE by Feb. 5, and were able to do so through Matrix by adding E 300: Writing Proficiency Exam to their course schedule, or going through registrar if they were already enrolled in 17 credits. The WPE is being held Friday, Feb. 15, during four hour-long time slots between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., and on Saturday, Feb. 16, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Students are given 40 minutes to complete the test. Just like class registration, registration for the WPE was hectic with the limited amount of seating and the number of students trying to take it this semester. Tingley, a student-athlete, is a sophomore on campus but with junior credits. “When I tried to sign up for Friday, all the spots were full,” he said. The seats filled up almost immediately after the registration opened. Tingley added, “In order
to be able to take it this semester we had to go through Larry, the Associate Director of Athletics for NCAA Compliance and Student Welfare, since we have a indoor track meet the Saturday that the test is being offered.” Tingley expects to pass the test and is eager to take it this semester so that her senior year goes a little more smoothly. Junior Forrest Edelman added that he thought it was unfair that underclassmen had the opportunity to register for the test before the upperclassmen that need to take it, and that they now have a shorter period of time left to do so. “Its not like we don’t have enough space or administration, so the school should hold the test more than twice per semester and open the seating for more students at one time.” To help students better prepare for the test, the Center for Learning Recourses in the library is holding WPE seminars. “Workshop leaders will apprise you of changes to the WPE, help you understand the computerized setup, explore timed writing strategies to take advantage of the shorter duration, discuss alternatives to the five-paragraph essay that still allow for full development of your ideas, and assist you in understanding the new rubric. We’ll even include some feedback on your impromptu writing,” stated an email sent out by Debbie Malewicki, the Director of the CLR. “Students are strongly encouraged not to wait until the last minute to attend a workshop as you should spend some time writing practice essays and applying the advice covered
prior to taking the WPE.” Junior Josh Pinsker, who has already taken the WPE, said “The test is to measure our writing ability, yet you take it on a word document where the document auto corrects grammar errors. Additionally you do not get to see your errors, they just tell you if you pass or fail it. It is not an accurate way to measure ones writing ability, and if it is continued on campus it needs to be administered and ran differently that what it is.” “I thought the questions were fair. They aren’t extremely specific, so there’s a wide range for interpretation by the test taker,” said junior Brittney Bussiere. She added that she thinks the WPE is needed because a lot of students do not have to write papers for some of their classes; she thinks that in the real world, writing is a skill that everyone needs. Edelman is on the other side of that argument, and feels that he does not need to be tested on reading and writing in a language that he has been speaking for his entire life. “It is a waste of my time, and an inconvenience. The E 105 and E 110 composition tests were enough.” After the test has been graded within three weeks of the initial test date, students can access their results through the “My Grades” tool in Blackboard. If a student does not pass the test, they will be given more opportunities to do so, and will be referred to the CLR where they can receive support in preparing to retake the exam.
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a Province Conference, where each chapter from the regional area come together to discuss accomplishments and improvements for their chapters. The CT/Rhode Island province has received many awards for their excellent performance and is considered one of the top performing provinces in the country. One of the many accomplishments includes UNH’s chapter receiving a Gold Peterson, an award given to chapters that excel exceptionally in all aspects of chapter operations, a distinguished honor that was only awarded to 6 of 240+
chapters in the country. Grand Officers Dennis Santoli and Skip Flynn decided to attend the CT/ RI conference, speaking about their experiences with Sigma Chi, making it an incredible honor for the brothers of Sigma Chi here at UNH. So if you are looking for an organization with wholesome values, strong brotherhood and progression, then Sigma Chi is the place for you! For more information, get in contact with any brother of Sigma Chi here at UNH or send an email to SigmaChi@ newhaven.edu.
Last Saturday, Feb. 2, you may have noticed many unrecognizable faces on campus wearing Sigma Chi apparel. This is due to the fact that the University of New Haven Sigma Chi chapter hosted their annual Province Conference right here on campus! Sigma Chi is an international fraternity based on the wholesome core values of Friendship, Justice and Learning, and every year each province in the U.S. and Canada hosts
Postcards from Prato
SHANNON LIVEWELL STAFF WRITER
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This week in Prato, the music scene was alive at one of the best UNH Prato Campus restaurants, Cafe al’ Teatro. Not only is the food excellent and the staff friendly, but Cafe al’ Teatro boasts an intimate music scene on their bottom floor almost every night. We saw many bands perform at this hidden gem this past week, but my personal favorite was La Firenzuoli’s band. This band was made up of three teenage boys (one on piano and main vocals, one on guitar and the last on drums). The young group had an impressive set list and sang mostly American classics, such as “Hit the Road Jack” by Ray Charles, “Feeling Good,” made popular by Michael Buble and the infamous Seven Nation Army song that so easily can get everyone tapping their feet. Though this group is mostly a cover band, they also write some of their own music; it can be found if you Google La Firenzuoli’s (keyword Prato, Tuscany). Due to the fact that the performance space is so personal, the band even brought me up to perform a song when they found
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out I was an “American singer.” It was my first time performing since my vocal nodule surgery I had two months ago, and I have to say it felt amazing to hold a microphone again. I found the entire structure of the show to be very relaxing, modeled much like every day Italian life. In between heavy or fast songs, the band would play a light instrumental piece to give the singer a vocal break and allow for the audience to refill their wine glasses or grab a dessert from the next room. Everything about the Italian lifestyle is so much more laidback and relaxed, but it is especially enjoyable when it is centered on good music. I personally love how much value is put into
music here in the city of Prato and the neighboring city of Florence. They have a strong American music scene and so many amazing cover bands. It is mind boggling to me that everyone in the town will show up for even the smallest garage band to perform three songs, just to sing along and enjoy some live music. No matter what day of the week it is or how late the band is performing, there is never an empty show. I hope to have some interviews soon for you guys, but for now my Italian song of the week is “Mi Piace” by Leonardo Bonucci. The song is a bit dated but extremely catchy, and has the ability to very quickly teach you some important Italian phrases. Ciao for now!
Shannon Livewell is spending a semester abroad at UNH’s Prato, Italy satellite campus. Follow her adventures this semester!
New UNH Res Hall Faces Dilemma
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chairman, said the educational facilities district should require special permits, and therefore public hearings, for buildings proposed in that zone so that residents’ opinions can be heard. “I don’t think this was well-planned. I think some grave mistakes were made here,” Panza told commissioners. Joseph Williams, an attorney for UNH, says the educational facilities zone would provide “more flexibility” in constructing buildings for educational uses and that the zerosetback requirement just means there is no minimum setback. The dorm up for consideration does have a setback. Synodi also explained that the generic nature of the zone’s title, “educational facilities zone,” allows it to also be used by others such as Notre Dame High School and surrounding facilities. “In some places and with the right design plan, that can be deemed appropriate. So the intent is to allow that flexibility, but the commission still looks at other factors … it does not mean the commis-
sion is required under any circumstance to approve a building with no setback,” Williams said. Williams acknowledged he heard about residents’ concerns regarding a setback and will evaluate the existing terms of the new zone. He said he had not been told they were also worried about the lack of a special permit, and since the city’s approval process is already extensive, the new zone’s terms do not require a special permit. At the meeting earlier this month, Williams noted the PZC let residents speak about the dorm project regardless that both special permits and public hearing are not required. Since UNH still had to submit an additional application related to the dorm’s construction to be presented at a February meeting, a request to delay a vote on the dorm plan until February was made by Williams. A member of the planning team was also unable to attend the meeting, which added to the delay. Commissioners were generally open to taking a second look at the new zone. “UNH is the only
place that has that zoning for now. With this zero setback, I don’t think it should be a point of contention and is something I think can be revisited. We can consider changing that number,” PZC member Christopher Suggs said. The groundbreaking is planned for spring 2013, and scheduled to be open for student residents in the fall of 2014. Synodi expects to remain on target for the construction to begin after graduation in May. This housing is seen as a necessity for UNH, due to its continuously increasing enrollments of approximately 6,400 students, including nearly 1,800 graduate students and more than 4,600 undergraduates, the majority of whom reside in University housing.
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Wear Headphones, Make New Friends
that interest in events was STAFF WRITER growing. It is usually only ––––––––––––––––––––– the two of them who do an event, however actors Headphones are associ- are sometimes hired for bigger productions. For ated with being used if events with large crowds, someone wants to keep such as high schools or to themselves, listening universities, a story is to a certain type of music written specifically for the without being bothered. school. One high school However, wearing had AVAdventure for their headphones for the purhomecoming; the plot pose of AVAdventure is was that their mascot was completely opposing to kidnapped, and students their normal purpose. were running around doHeadphones are used ing activities to solve the as a form of interaction through storytelling, play- mystery. Here at UNH, a much ing games, and getting smaller crowd showed up to know others. In the Alumni Lounge on Thurs- for the program. Upon day, Feb. 6, SCOPE had a coming into the Alumni program called AVAdven- Lounge, students were given a set of headphones ture, which was unfortuwith two channels, A and nately underrated. I thought this was one of B; on one, Liz would the most interesting events speak, and on the other, Adam. The first game put on at this school, just played was “would you because the whole norm of technology was brought rather” with a twist. On to a new level I had never each channel, different questions were asked, experienced. Liz Sykes and Adam Stackhouse cre- and students had to walk ated this business of theirs to one side of the room if they picked on option, and because they believed to the opposite side for the headphones would work other choice. The catch for interactive storytelling. Originally, the idea of was that you never knew if a person was picking using headphones in social gatherings developed the same option as you, or in European silent discos. if they were on a different channel and hearing People were complaining a different question. In of noise at wee hours of other words, someone the morning, and nightmay move to the left side clubs would get violations. So, the use of head- of the room, because they phones was an innovative picked the choice of dogs over cats (asked on chanway to counteract that. Liz and Adam have taken nel A), whereas someone this method and brought it else might go to the left side because they picked to gatherings in America, the choice of knowing the travelling all over the date of their death, over country from elementary the method of their death schools in California to (asked on channel B). business gatherings in This created some Massachusetts. strange stares and bursts They developed AVAdof laughter. In another venture in Virginia in game, participants were 2007. By 2011, the pair placed in either a smaller went full time with the inner circle or the larger business when they saw
outer circle, and would interact from person to person by creating handshakes, guessing the tune played, shouting out your favorite things and creating dances. The group then moved over to a makeshift stage area for more activities. The first was a storytelling game in which one person narrated a story about a haunted house, while three others had to provide the sound effects as an auditory visual. This let participants use their imagination as they had to think of sounds such as a key turning in a lock, monsters in the distance or the smashing of a bookcase. The audience was listening to the whole story on their headphones, as if it was a radio show. After a few more games, Liz and Adam put some colourful lights on, and the rest of the two hours were used as a silent disco. Different music played on channels A and B, so participants could listen to whatever they desired. The crowd doubled at this point, not surprisingly, as people were attracted to the pulsing neon lights emanating from the Alumni Lounge. Students could sing and dance and not think twice about it since no one could hear them, or know what song they were listening to. Liz spoke of the perks of her job, saying “we get to meet all kinds of people and tell stories in ways that haven’t been done before”. If ever you hear an event named AVAdventure, do not hesitate to jump into this program and see how technology can actually be used for face-to-face interaction.
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will serve as the primary investigator, pointed out that there is “no mandatory certification program specifically for police chiefs.” Well, now there is! Connecticut is taking the opportunity to be a role model for police departments around the country. The goal is that other states will take up similar programs, making policing even more effective with the right education. This program will also emphasize the same goal that the New Haven Police Department emphasizes: community policing.
By PATRICIA OPREA
College of Crime Fighting
MUSIC EDITOR
––––––––––––––––––––– The education level of police is constantly changing. A couple of decades ago, few police officers ever attended college. Today, the large amounts of criminal justice majors contribute to having more disciplined, obedient units. What is in the future for pushing education levels even higher? New Haven now has the answer. The New Haven Police Department has teamed up with the University of New Haven and Yale University to create
a college that will give the department even more tools to do their job. This summer, 50 police chiefs and hopeful executive officers will attend the first session of the “Command College.” While an entire department does not have time for the training, training the heads will hopefully transfer the knowledge down to other officers. The focus of the program, funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, is to apply the academics to real-life situations. John DeCarlo, who
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charged with evaluating and improving America’s wartime contracting for logistics, reconstruction and security. The commission issued its final report in the fall of 2011. “I am grateful for this opportunity to continue my focus on public policy issues and my passion for public service,” Shays said. “And I welcome the unique opportunity to work with the administration and faculty to help make UNH’s experiencebased education even more relevant and meaningful to the students and the communities they will eventually serve.” In 2012, Shays ran for the U.S. Senate in Connecticut but lost in the Republican primary to Linda McMahon in her second effort to win this office. The seat was won by Democratic Congressman Christopher Murphy. Shays has served as a commissioner of UNESCO and as a trustee of the Committee on Economic Development (CED), a nonpartisan, business-led public policy organization. He also was a board member of the Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization focusing on campaign finance and elections, political communication and government ethics. While in Congress, Shays co-founded and co-
chaired the 9/11 Caucus, the Congressional National Service Caucus and the Congressional Friends of Animals Caucus. He also co-chaired the Congressional Arts Caucus and the Nonproliferation Task Force. Shays pioneered bipartisan legislation on numerous issues: economic revitalization, budgetary restraint, and campaign finance reform, humane treatment of animals, the environment, energy independence and national security. Shays also was instrumental in creating the Department of Homeland Security. After the fall of Saddam Hussein, Shays was the first congressman to visit Iraq and returned 20 times. Often traveling outside the umbrella of the military, he worked closely with the Iraqi people and nongovernmental organizations such as Save the Children and MerciCorp. Following each trip, Shays outlined a series of observations and recommendations to the president, cabinet members, and congressional and military leaders. Shays also worked to create the 9/11 Commission and the Iraq Study Group, and led a bipartisan coalition to get their respective recommendations implemented into law. He is a regular par-
ticipant in the bi-annual Yale CEO summits and a fellow of Yale’s Pierson College. He also participates weekly in the Richard French Live news program on the Regional News Network and as an invited guest on other regional and national news program. He was honored with numerous national awards during his tenure, including the Environmental Champion award by the League of Conservation Voters, the Spirit of Enterprise Award by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Humane Legislator of the Year by the Humane Society of the United States, and the Best of Congress Award by Working Mother Media and Corporate Voices for Working Families. He has received honorary doctoral degrees from both UNH and the University of Bridgeport. A Peace Corps volunteer in Fiji from 1968 to 1970 with his wife, Betsi, Shays was elected to the Connecticut State House of Representatives in 1974, where he served for 13 years until elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1987. A graduate of Principia College in Illinois, Shays holds an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business and an M.P.A. from its Wagner School of Public Administration.
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Dear Dan Brophy, You are pretty awesome just saying.
Bethel FN, GN and HN: I <3 my girls! -RA
To my AMAZING Editor-in-Chief Lizzie, you’ve put up with me for almost a year. Now that’s love! XO-Liana
Francisco Alvarez, Happy Valentine’s Day, babe. Xoxo – Anon
To the girl with the yellow peacoat on campus, you sing beautifully! Break a leg in “Into the Woods”! Anonymous
To Elissa, Happy Valentine’s Day! I love you. –Nick
Dear Chargers, I love you all! Thanks for reading! –Isaak Kifle, Copy Editor
To the Lambda Epsilon Chapter, Sigma Chi was my first love, and it shall be my last. –Tyler Steven Prigionieri To Jen, Sasha and Tori- You girls are awesome. Love you. – Ray
To: Deephers & Lambs, you all rock! LYLAS! Love: Jenn To my beautiful Assistant Editor, you are an AWESOME lady. How do you do it? XOXO - Liz
the many students returning from RA process during the peak of this storm “Nine p.m. Friday night with hail, wind, snow and nothing plowed”, she said. “Good times.” Students made their daily walks to the dining hall with snow boots and layers upon layers of clothing, as if trekking to a school located in the depths of the Canadian wilderness. Bartels was the main dining location open, and at times the accumulation of show would not allow the Campus Center’s door to close. Snow had invaded the structure and poured in through the side door. On the other hand, some doors in Ruden were actually blocked by snow, and students reportedly circumnavigated their building trying to get in before they finally got ahold of their roommates. Saturday morning greeted students with 36 inches of snow. There was “no cable in Botwinik,” said
To all my Iceland Valentines who studied abroad last summer! Happy Valentine’s Day. – Anonymous
Jackson, Roses are red, violets are blue, I wrote the same rhyme, to not upstage you. You make my world go round. I love you. Happy Valentine’s Day.
Scottie Iwaneic, describing his “hissy fit” as a result. No area of UNH was left untouched by the vicious Nemo. However, more people could be seen walking around campus on Sunday and Monday. Some incited friendly snowball fights in the quad while others proceeded to build snowmen. The students of Ruden 15 took advantage of being snowed in Saturday and all contributed to make a home cooked meal. “All of us did some part with our dinner. One made garlic bread, one made olive oil dip, another made the bacon and I made the pasta and sauce; we had bonding time!” said freshman Marcos Jimenez. Throughout the storm, the Rec Center was opened minimal hours, but many students improvised by trekking through the snow. Jennifer Denman took advantage of the snow as a workout by making her roommates go through the three feet of
snow near the Rec Center instead of walking on the shoveled path. One anonymous sophomore described his unfortunate motor vehicle incident during Nemo. “My car got stuck and I was stranded at school wearing only shorts and a T-shirt (my gym outfit), and I was stuck there for three days,” he said. Freshman (and California native) Landy Muniz described that the change in weather was one of her deciding factors on where to go to for college. “I've worn an extremely large amount of layers when going outside just because I have no idea what to expect when I step outside. Oh, and I can't stop taking pictures of all the snow!” On Feb. 2, Groundhog Day, the groundhog was reported to not have seen his shadow, which meant that spring was supposed to be nigh. However, given the blizzard that just rocked the Northeast, it will be more winter for now.
To Elissa, Julia, Sabrina, Emily, and Chirisse. Love you guys <3 Anon.
Smooches!
Happy Valentine’s Day, Patricia! The past three months have flown by! Love you!
36 Inches of Winter Wonderland
To my best friends: the owl and the duck. Your wings make my heart flutter. You two are such a hoot. You always quack me up! Love, Aubrey.
Sarah, Alaina, Ashley, BrittYou girls are hilarious. I <3 watching movies with you all. To: Sean Grady. –Ray <3 Love, Devin Rose
You are tearing me apart, Brandon! – Cameron
Happy Valentine’s Day to the beautiful Jen Corwin! Love Tyler
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To Liana and Liz, I love you!
To Constantine, You are a boss. From, Zani
Happy Valentine’s Day Ana. From, Brendan.
To Sam: Roses are red. Violets are blue. You are my bug, and I love you. – Jackson
Roses are red. Koalas are gray. I love you so much. Happy Valentine’s Day! <3 Aubrey
Ky, I couldn’t ask for a better boyfriend or Valentine. You make me smile wider, laugh more and love like I never thought I could. Happy Valentine’s Day, I love you to the moon and back! Love, Shan. Shoot for the moon! Go Chargers! –Ahjahta McDuffie Dear Wolfy, These last few months with you have been truly amazing. Thanks...for everything. :) Happy Valentine’s Day, darling. Love you! -VioletWolf
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“Ignorance Isn’t Always Bliss” A Response to ‘Gosh Darn Country Music!’”
the norm for everyone. To say that women ––––––––––––––––––––– should be more interested in songs that talk about Let me preface this men with nice cars instead article by saying that I of tractors seems a bit believe music is a topic of superficial. Obviously, it life that is as subjective does not have to be said to personal preference as to be understood that the religion or politics. It is farmer owns a car besides a form of expression for the tractor that he uses many and a way to escape for work. I feel that many the routine syncopations girls out there would of everyday life. The agree that it is sexier to same reaction a person think about a hard workwould have if an article ing man who appreciates were to be written defam- you for who you are and ing the political party they drives a pick up truck, support, or the religion than a man who is more in they practice, is the one love with his blackberry they will have if you than the sound of your disrepute the music that voice and spends his time means something to them. spit-shining his BMW. I was never a huge fan But hey, to each her own. of country music. I grew No one will ever love up in Philadelphia, a pret- every song of a genre. I ty large city in Pennsyllove RnB. I live it, breathe vania where most people it, eat it, and sleep it. I blare classic RnB or rap can honestly say however, from their stereo speakers, that there are some RnB but never country music. songs I can’t stand. There Therefore yes, I can blame are some that have one anyone for saying that too many riffs or runs and Massachusetts and PennI can’t listen to the whole sylvania are give-in’s for thing without getting anbeing country music hub’s noyed. Even if you are the because as far as I know, biggest rap, pop, classic where I grew up was not. rock, metal fan, there is Also, I am pretty sure going to be an artist, an Boston, Mass and neighalbum, a song or two that boring cities have very you absolutely hate, but large urban music scenes you’d never go as far that are not focused in to say that you hate the any way on country entire genre or decide that music. The demographic music is an objective catknowledge of anyone who egory of life where only groups an entire state into your opinion is right. the likes of one musiUNH is an extremely cal category seems a bit diverse college and with underdeveloped. some time and considerAfter coming to the ation it is easy to see that University of New Haven is reflected by the musical my eyes were opened to tastes on campus. No one how inspirational and real person can make an ascountry music can be. sumption about the musiMy suitemates loved the cal likes of everyone on genre and though I did campus unless they have not at first I was never analyzed every single narrow-minded and gave iTunes library. it a try every time. I soon It is an ignorant statebegan to realize that not ment to say that those who all country music is about listen to country music are tractors and fried chicken, “musically challenged.” I which is easy to see if you believe it is more accurate do some research instead to say that those who disof only analyzing the one cuss a genre they clearly popular song you’ve heard know nothing about and a bit too much. The songs act as if their opinion on that are about these down the subject is the only one south subjects are written that matters, are the ones because people can relate who are “musically chalto them. Believe it or not, lenged.” there are more cultures It is laughable that some out there than just the one people would go as far as you grew up in and what to say that country music is the norm for you is not is degrading to women By SHANNON LIVEWELL STAFF WRITER
and solely focused on the subject of sex. That is clearly a joke coming from someone who probably prefers rap and pop music. If we did a one by one comparison I am pretty sure the sentimental words of songs such as “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It” by Darius Rucker, “She Wouldn’t Be Gone,” by Blake Shelton, “She’s Everything to Me,” by Brad Paisley, or “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do,” by Brantley Gilbert would be much more romantically focused than those such as, “Lollipop” by Little Wayne, “Problems,” by ASAP Rocky, “I’m in Luv With a Stripper,” by T-Pain and many others. The funny thing is that I love all of those songs listed above. Some more than others, but I don’t hate any to the point where I would go as far as to insult the people who listen to them. To truly appreciate music is to have an open mind about all of it. Loving only one kind of music means that you really don’t love music at all. Sharing ignorant opinions backed with no research or a mild clue of the genre you are disputing is only going to make people angry. Music is one of the only thing’s left up to personal expression that can still bring all types of people together. It is the one aspect of life that has stayed constant through every generation of war, depression, couples falling in love, and millions of broken hearts. Every kind of music we listen to today has evolved throughout these moments in history and become more personal to some than the photographs under their beds. The moral of the story is... when you are going to write such a controversial piece, try to back it up with solid points that could make people at least be a little persuaded to agree with you rather than insulting their taste in music, men, women, and the culture some grew up with. Your ignorance isn’t always bliss for everyone else.
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I’ve always disliked Valentine’s Day. To me, it was always such a pointless holiday, thought up by the greeting card industry just to generate some revenue in the off seasons. When I was younger, I used to think it was romantic; a day set aside for people to celebrate their love together. Now that I’m older, I realize how stupid that thought is. Everyday should be a day to celebrate your love with another, not just on February 14. There are countless reasons why I can’t stand V-Day, but I’ve narrowed it down. Here are, in no particular order, my top “10 Reasons on why Valentine’s Day Sucks”:
Valentine’s Day is a day where they get to prove how much they love their gal. For women, V-Day is a day to sit back and relax as their guy breaks his back to give them the perfect night. Valentine’s Day feeds into the stereotype that men are dominant in the relationship—here’s this powerful, strong man giving me everything I could have wanted; without him, I’d be nothing. So totally wrong! Girls and guys should be equals when it comes to a relationship; not one person should do more than the other.
4. People take it as a day to express their undying love for each other, when in actuality, every day should be a day to express your undying love for each other. This one is self-explanatory, I think. If you 1. It makes those love someone enough to who aren’t in relationbe in a relationship with ships feel unloved. What them, you should love can be worse than that? them enough to express It’s bad enough that your feelings to them on you’re constantly rea daily basis. You should minded of how alone you always treat your girl or are each day as you pass guy with as much adoracouples holding hands on tion and love as you do on a Wednesday afternoon, or Valentine’s Day. making out at the club on a Friday night. Now, you 5. Valentine’s Day have to deal with a whole sucks because of all the freaking day dedicated to lonely girls who commushy love songs, cheesy plain about how much Lifetime movies and it sucks. This reason is smiling girls holding on especially sucky, because to giant teddy bears and those lonely girls are also chocolate hearts. Barf. the girls who absolutely love Valentine’s Day 2. It gives those when they’re in a relationwho are in relationship. One year in high ships a reason to stress school, two girls wore out. For those in happy matching sweatshirts that union, Valentine’s Day is said “Single Girl Swag” a headache—just another across the front. Seriousexpensive day to plan. We ly? Can I just say that by spend serious money for acting as if you don’t care the holidays, birthdays that you aren’t in a relaand anniversaries, and tionship by making such a now, we’re also expected huge gesture actually imto pull out the wallet for plies that you, in fact, do this random day in Febru- care? And can I also point ary. This is a day to make out that these are the same plans—gotta get her roses, girls who walked around and some chocolates, and with giant teddy bears for ohhh can’t forget those 6 hours the next year? dinner reservations! And this is also a day to freak 6. February is a out when those plans sucky month. February is don’t go exactly the way the forgotten middle child you want them to. of the year. It’s the shortest of all the months, and 3. It empowers gen- sometimes has an extra der stereotypes. For men, day that always throws
everyone off. It’s also got some of the nastiest, bipolar weather. Just yesterday, I was walking around in a thin sweatshirt; today, there’s more than an inch of snow on the ground. 7. You don’t know how to act around your friends who aren’t in a relationship when you are. Do you show them all the awesome gifts your boyfriend showered you with this year? Do you tell them about the dinner reservations at the Cheesecake Factory? And what about the love notes he’s been leaving for you all day? Adversely… 8. You don’t know how to act around your friends who are in a relationship when you aren’t. Do you openly roll your eyes when they show you the new diamond earrings they got? Do you scoff when they tell you about their dinner at the Cheesecake Factory and secretly hope they gain weight from all the chocolates? Or do you fake happiness for your friend when all you want to do is sit at home with a jar of Nutella, a box of tissues and The Notebook? 9. People who propose on Valentine’s Day. How about a little originality? Girls are expecting to be proposed to on Valentine’s Day, which takes away from the surprise of it all. Also, it’s something that everyone else does— so why would you want one of the most important days of your life to be shared with tons of other men and women? 10. Cupid is creepy. Um…a man dressed as a winged baby in a diaper, following you and your lover around, shooting you with sharp arrows? Okay, Greek mythology, okay.
Roommate Problems Hearing them complain they don’t have a boyfriend for Valentine’s Day *barf*
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The ugly decorations they buy for around the room for each new holiday. The smell of nail polish when they can’t decide on a color.
When they spray Lysol at you when you’re sick.
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In 1787, the newly formed United States of America produced the Constitution. The document guaranteed rights to citizens for centuries to come because of the abuses they had endured from Great Britain. In 1791, the delegates included the Bill of Rights as an addition to the document because they felt that the Constitution as written could lead to tyranny by a central government. The Second Amendment guarantees all United States citizens the right to bear arms. These twenty-seven words have been the topic of feverish debate as we enter 2013. Democratic officials have been pushing to tighten the already tough gun control laws making it near impossible for people to obtain guns. The government is exhorting the events of December
14, 2012 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in order to push stronger gun regulations on citizens. As a gun enthusiast, I look to the facts. In 1976, Washington D.C. passed a law “generally prohibiting residents from possessing handguns and requiring that all firearms in private homes be kept unloaded and rendered temporally inoperable with the installation of a trigger lock.” With the passage of this law, murder rates increased by 73 percent while overall United States murder rates averaged 11 percent lower. Between 1982 and 2010, Chicago instituted a similar gun control enforcement policy on handguns. Murder rates also increased, for example in 2005, 96 percent of firearm murder victims, were killed with handguns. The law was deemed an “utter failure” and “unconstitutional”. The Supreme Court repealed the hand-
gun ban in 2010. The obvious trend here is that gun control bans do not change the ways of criminals. Stricter gun control laws take guns out of law abiding citizen’s hands, and leave them exposed to illegal gun violence. According to the Uniform Crime Report, in 2011, 591 felons were killed by law enforcement and private citizens while in the act of committing a felony. In 2001, the Journal of Quantitative Criminology released a survey finding that U.S. civilians use guns to defend themselves and others from crime at least 989,883 times per year. The Second Amendment provisions protect people almost a million times per year, so how can Congress say the Amendment is outdated? All above information has been fact checked by the author.
Nothing on Valentine’s Day
By NADINE NORTHWAY OPINION EDITOR
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We all know Valentine’s Day is a touchy subject for some single people. Personally, I want to make the most of it when I’m single. This Valentine’s Day, I asked my four roommates to go on a double date to Bertucci’s. We’re going to spend the evening eating delicious Italian food and stuffing ourselves with desserts like all people should. Maybe we’ll buy each other chocolate or, maybe we’ll just eat a lot of cake at Bertucci’s. I’ve decided to ask a few people around school how they’re spending their Valentine’s Day. “I’ll be on my bed sharing love to my precious Xbox,” Scotty Iwaniec said. Olivia Tangney said, “hanging out with some friends of mine, getting dinner, watching movies, and of course there will be cuddling!” “This Valentine’s Day I will be sharing it with my friends like it’s any other day,” Josh Richards said. “We will most likely be
spending it hanging in the common room, having a good time, and doing what we always do. It’s just going to be like another day to me.” Cliff Vosberg fantastically stated, “Valentine’s Day started with Saint Valentine. He was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry and for ministering to Christians, who were persecuted under the Roman Empire. Legend states that before his execution, he wrote "from your Valentine" as a farewell to her. This is the history of this now huge money making “holiday” based around torturing males into sweating and getting material items for their loved ones. This “holiday” falls into the category of: Father’s Day and Mother’s Day. Both of these where created for business to make money. I am not against money making; I am all for capitalism, but these “holidays” are just based around making money. I having a girlfriend am forced into this “holiday”. Do us men even have a choice? Nope, ya don’t.
You better buy your girl something nice and shiny in a small box or you’re sleeping on the couch. I for Valentine’s Day will be taking my girlfriend out to dinner, along with buying as stated, jewelry and some oh so original flowers. I am poor. I have no money. I’m going to have to take out a loan just to be able to do something respectable and not lose my manhood…” From a comedic standpoint, Volodymyr Jatsiv said, “I am going to spend Valentine’s Day with my bro Danny Kiley. First, we’re going to school to finish our classes for the week. After we’re done with our classes, we participate in an illegal drag race on Route 1. After I win the race and receive my trophy filled with chocolate, we return to campus by helicopter, of course. After we land in the quad, we get on the shuttle bus, and hit up downtown for the night. Bosses.” So all in all, Valentine’s Day is a very interesting holiday for people and everyone celebrates it differently.
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Snow! Tons and tons of snow! UNH is a winter wonderland, and it’s gorgeous!
On the other hand, the snow caused everything to close. Even Dunkin Donuts closed early… and I couldn’t satisfy my coffee addiction.
New Haven has such an abundance of service and cultural opportunities that you’ll probably never see them all. Take a trip sometime during the day and find I once heard that some people come into your life as blessings and others as lessons. something! I think there are some people that come as viruses, because I’m coughing up a storm!
The Battery Charge For this Valentine’s Day issue, I’m going to say that, regardless of your relationship status, take a moment and remind those around you how much you care about them. Time is fleeting and you don’t know how much longer you will all be together.
Zani’s Rules of Order Rule #6: A person, who is nice to you but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person. I got this rule from my communication teacher freshman year. He explained to us if we ever wanted to test the character of a person, take them out to dinner and see how they treat the waiter. It will tell you a lot about their personality. If they treat the waiter nicely, then they are genuinely a nice person, but if they treat the waiter poorly then they are being nice to you for less than genuine reasons. One of my favorite quotes is “Character is how you
“Hey girl, will you copy the lyrics to my heart? XOXO-Zani”
treat those who can do nothing for you.”
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Chargers Shoot Past Pace, 69-59, for Fourth Consecutive Victory A CHARGER ATHLETICS PRESS RELEASE
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PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – The University of New Haven women’s basketball team used one of its best three-point shooting performances of the season to topple host Pace, 69-59, on Sunday evening in a Northeast-10 road outing. Anh-Dao Tran (Webster, Mass./ Holy Name) drained four of those triples en route to a game-high 20 points. The Chargers (10-11, 9-8 NE-10) shot 8-for-18 (44.4 percent) from distance and 28-for-58 (48.3 percent) from the floor overall in their fourth consecutive victory. New Haven last won four straight games – also all against NE-10 competition – during the 2008-09 season. Tran, who netted 23
points in Wednesday’s win over Adelphi, had 20 points on a 7-for-14 shooting day and knocked down four of her seven attempts from downtown in addition to a team-high four assists. Bria Moore (West Haven, Conn./Hill Regional Career) and Briana Bradford (Waterbury, Conn./Holy Cross) joined Tran in double figures with 15 points apiece. Pace (11-10, 9-8 NE-10) held a 51-33 advantage on the boards, but the Chargers committed a season-low nine turnovers compared to 13 Setters’ miscues. Moore and Aquillin Hayes (Harlem, N.Y./Wings Academy) had six rebounds apiece for New Haven. Hayes also blocked three shots. All six of the contest’s lead changes occurred in the opening 10 minutes. A Moore three-pointer with 9:51 to go in the first
half gave New Haven an 18-16 lead that it would not relinquish. The margin grew as large as 10 prior to the intermission, but Pace scored the final eight tallies of the half as the Chargers headed to locker room with a 31-29 advantage. Buckets from Moore and Hayes extended the lead to 35-29 to start the second frame, and soon after the Chargers put together a 9-0 run to open up a 46-33 cushion with 14:51 to go. The lead was cut to nine points, 61-52, with less than five minutes remaining when Tran buried a deep three to quell the threat and extend the advantage back to double figures. The Setters responded with the next seven points, but again it was Tran who ended the rally with a triple as the Chargers rebuilt a 67-59 lead with
junior Brittney Bussiere was 15th overall with a mark of 12.68 meters. Senior David Thomas won the long jump and finished second in the 200-meter dash to lead the University of New Haven men’s track and field team. He posted a mark of 7.19 meters in the long jump and 22.03 seconds in the 200-meter dash. Sophomores Brandon Fowler and Nazim Roberts-Smith, and sophomore Devon Moore also ran the 200-meter dash. Fowler placed 17th with a mark of 23.46 seconds. Roberts-Smith came in 19th with a time of 23.63, while Moore placed 27th with a time of 24.18. Sophomore Tyler Valalik was second on the team in the long jump and ninth overall with a mark of 6.20 meters. Freshman Jordan Rippe competed in the weight throw. He posted a mark of 13.13 meters and finished 19th at the invitational. Thomas continued to lead the University of New Haven men’s indoor track and field team with a first-place finish in the 60-meter dash on Saturday, day two of the Giegengack Invitational. Thomas won with a time of 6.97 seconds; the senior is the New Haven record holder with a time of 6.84 seconds. Thomas also anchored the 4x400-meter relay team, joining Fowler, freshman Jamaal James and sophomore Joseph Kingston. The team ran a time of 3:27.82 minutes. In the mid-distance events, senior Arnold
Lane ran a time of 2:01.39 minutes in the 800-meter run, while freshman Chad Messam competed in the 1000-meter run and posted a time of 2:42.60 minutes. Senior Marvin Azor finished right behind him with a personal best mark of 2:42.94 minutes. On the women’s side, Watts ran the 500-meter dash for the first time as a collegiate student-athlete and claimed fifth place against the Division I field with a time of 1:18.26 minutes, breaking the school record. Sorrentino led the middistance runners with a time of 5:38.42 minutes in the mile and a mark of 3:23.62 minutes in the 1,000-meter run. In the field, Conyers won the triple jump with a distance of 11.67 meters. The sophomore had already reached the NCAA automatic qualifying mark in the triple jump with a UNH record leap of 12.25 meters several weeks ago. Conyers also ran the 60-meter hurdles in 9.27 seconds, improving upon her own University of New Haven record, while Udaya won the 60-meter dash. New Haven was the lone non-Division I team to compete in most of the events at Coxe Cage. They will return to action next weekend at Boston University’s Track and Tennis Center for the second time this season to compete in the BU Valentine Invitational, the team’s last competition before the NE-10 Conference Championship meet.
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The Chargers started their weekend off with a win in the 200-meter dash by junior Ada Udaya with a posted a mark of 24.69 seconds. The University of New Haven women’s track and field team also competed in the distance medley relay with sophomore Samantha Mathewson, sophomore Amanda Rindgen, senior Bridget Faria and sophomore Danielle Sorrentino on Friday, Feb. 1—day one of the Giegengack Invitational hosted by Yale University. The team finished ninth with a time of 13:20.84 minutes, which moved them up to third in the NE-10 conference. Four other sprinters also posted times in the 200-meter dash. Freshman Marshae Holt was second on the team and 10th overall with a time of 26.61, while sophomore Ivy Watts followed in 11th and a time of 26.69. Senior Alissa Howell finished 15th with a time of 26.79 seconds and junior Monica Yanez placed19th with a time of 27.21 seconds. The Chargers also competed in the long jump, weight throw and high jump. Sophomore Briana Conyers and Howell finished 5th and 6th respectively, in the long jump. Conyers recorded a distance of 5.32 meters and Howell 5.30 meters. In the weight throw, senior Shraya Manick posted a distance of 15.32 meters in sixth place and
1:40 to go. Pace would not score again, and Tran hit two late free throws to round out her total at 20 points and cap the final score at 69-59. Jessica Scannell scored a team-high 17 points for Pace.
The Chargers will look to extend their winning streak to five games on Wednesday evening at Charger Gymnasium against visiting Assumption at 7:30 p.m. The Greyhounds, who defeated Le Moyne yester-
day in Syracuse to move to 15-6 overall and 12-5 in NE-10 action, have received votes in each of the last seven weeks in the WBCA Division II Top 25 Poll.
Second-Half Outburst Propels Chargers to Third Consecutive Win
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WEST HAVEN, Conn. – The University of New Haven women’s basketball team overcame an eight-point halftime deficit, pouring in 57 points after the intermission, to down visiting Adelphi, 86-75, in Wednesday’s Northeast-10 contest at Charger Gymnasium. Anh-Dao Tran (Webster, Mass./Holy Name) led all players with 23 points in the Chargers’ third straight victory. The Chargers’ (9-11, 8-8 NE-10) second-half output matches the 57 points scored on Dec. 1, 2007 in the second half of a 10381 win over Mercy. The game also marked the 191st game on the Chargers’ sidelines for Jessica Smith. The seventh-year head coach, who is also New Haven’s all-time wins leader with 91, surpasses the 190 games coached by Mary
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Ann Palazzi from 19932000. Tran’s 23 points were fueled by a 14-for-16 performance at the free throw line for the 86.4 percent foul shooter, who also dished out four assists. Aquillin Hayes (Harlem, N.Y./Wings Academy) registered a double-double for the second straight game, racking up 13 points and 11 rebounds. Rykema Stone (Bronx, N.Y./Wings Academy) shared the game high on the boards with 11 rips of her own. In total, five Chargers netted double figures. Briana Bradford (Waterbury, Conn./Holy Cross) scored 15 points, Lauren Hebert (North Reading, Mass./North Reading) had 13 off the bench for the second game in a row and Bria Moore (West Haven, Conn./Hill Regional Career) poured in 12. New Haven held a 48-42 advantage on the glass and grabbed 18 offensive rebounds en route to a 19-3 lead in second-
chance points. The Chargers turned 27 Adelphi turnovers into 25 points, while New Haven’s 20 miscues were converted to 15 Panthers’ tallies. Sade Jackson had a team-high 19 points for the Panthers (10-10, 7-9 NE-10). Adelphi led by as many as 15 points in the opening half, doubling up the Chargers at 30-15 with 7:32 to go in the period. The margin held to a 33-18 tally before New Haven finished the frame on an 11-4 run to head the locker room facing a more manageable 37-29 deficit. The Chargers continued their run to open the second half, netting nine of the frame’s first 10 points to erase the deficit and tie the score at 3838. Adelphi broke the deadlock and reclaimed a 45-42 edge before Hebert converted two free throws and Moore followed with a three-pointer to give New Haven a lead that it would not relinquish at 47-45.
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UNH Rugby: A Testimony to Commitment
By SCOTT CASTELLANO
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Many may not know this, but rugby is actually one of the fastest growing sports in the United States. Yet, there are schools and individuals who do not see it as an appropriate sport to play by the young men and women in our country. This is a challenge that UNH Rugby Club faced when they were going through the enduring process of starting the team on campus. Just ask John Zalocki and Nick Race, two students who put forth a great amount of effort to establish the Rugby Club. When the two were asked to approximate how many times they heard the word “no” throughout the process of making the Rugby Club official, they responded, “No was probably the one of the only words we heard.” Without a doubt, each separate “no” was a detrimental blow to their
esteem, but instead of giving up, they began to ask “why?” The why was quite simple: many people have problems with the pure violence stigma around the sport of rugby, which Zalocki and Race say they are devoted to change. With the backing of the Director of Campus Recreation, Mike Schneider, and the Assistant Director of Recreational and Competitive Sports, Jeff Ryder, the young men were able to fight through the early stages of developing their club; but they knew there were still many challenges to come. Creating a rugby club would increase the University’s insurance expenses, which resulted in the club paying $5,000 to cover the increase, a payment no other club is required to make. They did this through various fundraising efforts. It was a great sigh of relief for the team to get assistance from other students and the administration, as it showed that they were not
alone in this grueling process, that people believe there is a place for rugby not only in colleges, but in the United States as a whole. Once the insurance expenses were taken care of, the Rugby Club was able to officially start up and accept members. A club that started out as a dream now has 35 active members and is scheduled to play three games on Kayo Field this spring. Furthermore, the club hopes to enter the New England Rugby Football Union’s College Division III in the fall, which will match them up against many other schools in the area. George S. Patton’s famous quote, “I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs, but how high he bounces when he hits bottom,” truly defines everything that the University of New Haven Rugby Club was forced to endure in order to achieve their goal.
Adelphi Halts New Haven Men’s Basketball, 64-59
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WEST HAVEN, Conn. - The University of New Haven men’s basketball team dropped a Northeast-10 Conference matchup to Adelphi, 6459, Wednesday night at Charger Gymnasium. Justin Exum (Brooklyn, N.Y./ Xaverian) scored a gamehigh 22 points and Eric Anderson (Newark, N.J./ Newark Tech) recorded his 13th double-double (12 points, 15 rebounds), but the Chargers lost their first home game since the season opener back on Nov. 11, 2012. With the loss, New Haven dropped to 13-7 overall and 10-6 in the Northeast-10 Conference. Adelphi now stands at 11-11 overall and 8-8 in conference play. Anderson added four blocks and one assist to his stat line, while two other Chargers scored in double figures. Jeffery Adkins (Piscataway, N.J./ Piscataway) scored 12 and Jeremy Williams (Silver
Spring, Md./Springbrook) netted 13 for UNH. The Panthers scored 13 of the game’s first 21 points to take a 13-8 lead just over eight minutes into the first half. The Chargers fought back over the next seven minutes, including an 8-0 run over a 1:30 stretch. After being fouled on a three-point attempt, Williams went to the line with 5:10 on the clock and connected on all three free throws to put UNH ahead 31-23. The Panthers then went pointfor-point with the Chargers over the final five minutes and UNH held a 35-29 lead at halftime. UNH shot 50 percent from the floor and 58.3 percent from three-point territory in the opening half. The Chargers were out-rebounded 17-12 in the first stanza, while Exum score a first-half high 16 points. The Chargers continued to lead throughout the first 11 minutes. Exum connected from downtown at the 12:40 mark and New Haven led by eight, 49-41. Adelphi began to
chip away at the lead and the Chargers turned the ball over for the next four minutes, allowing the Panthers to even the score at 49-49 with 9:00 left in the second half. The lead then exchanged teams five times before Adelphi took it for good at the 2:33 mark. The game was tied 57-57 before Adelphi closed the game on a 7-2 run and sealed the victory. Both teams shot under 40 percent from the floor in the second half, but Adelphi shot better from long range, 71.4 percent. The Chargers were outrebounded 25-15 in the half, while Adkins scored a second-half high 12 points. On the game, UNH trailed on the boards 42-27, including a 13-3 disadvantage on the offensive glass. New Haven returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 9 when it travels to Pace University. Tip-off in Pleasantville, N.Y. is set for 3:30 p.m. with the Setters.
Men’s Basketball Downs Setters, 62-52
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PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. – Jeremy Williams (Silver Spring, Md./ Springbrook) scored 20 points and Eric Anderson (Newark, N.J./ Newark Tech) grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the University of New Haven men’s basketball team to a 10-point victory, 62-52, over Pace University on Sunday night. The Chargers improved to 14-7 overall and 11-6 in the Northeast-10 Conference with the win. UNH also remains in the fifth place in the NE-10 with the win. Pace dropped to 9-12 overall and 6-11 in conference play with the loss. Williams went 8-for-15 from the field, including four three-pointers. He added seven rebounds to his night. Anderson also contributed nine points and a season-high six blocks. Jeffery Adkins
(Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway) and Justin Exum (Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian) each chipped in with 12 points. Exum added eight rebounds and five assists in the win. New Haven raced out to an early lead in Sunday’s game. Eric Anderson (Newark, N.J./Newark Tech) sunk a layup just over five minutes into the first half and capped a 10-0 run for UNH. The Chargers took their largest lead of the half, 12-2. The Setters gradually crawled back into the game, cutting New Haven’s lead to as few as three twice. The Chargers led by seven, 3023, at the break. New Haven shot 39 percent from the floor and 29 percent from threepoint range. Anderson led the team with three of the team’s four blocks in the opening period. Jeffery Adkins (Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway) connected on one-of-two free throws three minutes into the second half to
once again put the Chargers ahead by 10, 35-25. The Setters closed the lead back to single digits and kept it that close until the final seconds. Pace cut the UNH lead to three points, 49-46, with 7:03 left and that was as close as they would come. Jeremy Williams (Silver Spring, Md./Springbrook) connected from downtown and the Chargers hit free throws in the final minute to seal the 10-point victory. In the game, New Haven shot 40.4 percent from the field and 32.1 percent from beyond the arc. The Chargers also went 11-of15 from the line, while the Setters went just 2-for-3 at the charity stripe. New Haven returns to action on Wednesday, Feb. 13 in the first of a two-game homestand. Assumption travels to Charger Gymnasium on Wednesday night for a 5:30 p.m. tip-off. On Saturday, Feb. 16 Le Moyne will visit West Haven.
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5 Great Love Movies for Valentine’s Day
and also an excellent coming-of-age story. ––––––––––––––––––––– Young Carey Mulligan’s life is changed when she Taking a date to a movie starts having a love affair has been a time-honored with Peter Sarsgaard, a classic. Movies have alman almost twice her age. ways been a great way to Full of great performances spend a date, but it can’t from Sarsgaard, Alfred always be easy to decide Molina, and Olivia Wilwhat the right movie to liams, it is Mulligan who watch is. Before you go shows the best acting showing your loved one chops of all. Ghost Rider or There Will 3. Silver Linings PlayBe Blood, maybe consider book (2012): Without a one of these five to secure doubt, my personal favora successful evening ite movie of last year, Sil5. Moonrise Kingdom ver Linings Playbook is a (2012): Wes Anderson’s fantastic, charming, emotale of young love is told tionally stirring film about with such a youthful two people suffering from affection that it makes BPD, and how they come you believe in true love. to affect one another’s Young Sam and Suzy run lives. Bradley Cooper, away from the adults and Jennifer Lawrence, and troubles on their small a fantastic supporting island, only to be met with cast bring this movie the resistance by boy scouts, swells of emotion and Social Services, and help tell a beautiful tale of inclement weather. Beau- how we aren’t complete tifully told with an impec- without one another. Yes cably humorous script, you, reading this article. Kingdom makes you You complete me. remember what it was like 2. WALL-E (2008): It to be young and in love would be like Pixar to 4. An Education (2009): make the most human It may not be the most character they ever creconventional love story, ated to not even be a but it sure is a great one, By CAMERON HINES FILM EDITOR
human at all. WALL-E is the tale of a little robot that is stuck on Earth to clean up the garbage the now departed humans have left behind. When he is visited by a strange robot named Eve, he falls gears-over-circuit for her. An all-around sweet, dazzling, and delicate tale of love told with the style and imagination evident in most Pixar films. 1. Edward Scissorhands (1990): It’s hard just to encapsulate the striking innocence and power this tale of an outcast has. Edward, a creation of a delightful scientist, finds himself in a whole new world when he is brought back to suburbia to live with an Avon Saleslady and her family. He soon falls for Winona Ryder, but is reminded time and time again they can’t be together because of his physical deformity (he has scissors for hands, did I mention that). A sweet, poignant film about being an outsider trying to be a part of a community.
Beyoncé Is Back
On Jan. 11, 2013, Warner Brothers released its newest mob hit, Gangster Squad. Albeit a somewhat corny title, Gangster Squad does not fail to keep the audience entertained and wanting more. The film was originally set to be released in September 2012, but was pushed back because some of the scenes were reminiscent of the recent shootings in a movie theater in Aurora, Colo. The film was sent back into production, and new scenes were shot. The film takes place in Los Angeles during the year 1949. Ex-boxer Mickey Cohen has become the most powerful figure in California’s drug scene, and has plans to take over the Chicago branch as well. In order to ensure smooth sailing
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“Independent Woman.” After they exited stage, Beyoncé closed the show with a rousing rendition of “Halo,” a song that won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 52nd Grammy Awards. Post-show Twitter was even more excited: “Y’all can keep watching the game but I think it’s safe to say Beyoncé just won the Super Bowl,” tweeted Demi Lovato. Was Beyoncé ever gone? Her adored performance came just in time. Media was bashing Beyoncé after she was found lip-syncing the national anthem at Obama’s inauguration on Jan. 21, 2013. A spokesperson stated that all music is recorded for the event each year,
Emma Stone (Easy A, The Help) and Academy Award Nominee Nick Nolte (Warrior, Affliction), this cast does not lack in talent. As much as it pains me to criticize Ryan Gosling, I did have one issue with his performance: his usually soft-spoken and calming voice sounded a little like a pre-pubescent teenage boy. It made some his serious scenes somewhat painful, and took away from the swagger he was trying to emit. This film is loosely based on the actual events that occurred during the 40s and the 50s in Los Angeles, and I think the cast did a very good job at representing the time period. I give this film a four out of five, and recommend it to anyone who enjoys action films or is interested in the 1940s era.
Zero Dark Thirty
By JENNIFER HARRINGTON
The Super Bowl 2013 halftime show proved Beyoncé still runs the world after her performance had social media running at an all-time high. Some even renamed the game, “Beyoncé Bowl.” Beyoncé entered the stage in front of a personal silhouette that, of course, was lit on fire. She opened with “Love on Top” and “Crazy in Love,” accompanied by 135 backup dancers, while wearing an outfit of lace and leather that is still being brought up in the news. Fans were in a tweeting frenzy throughout the entire football game. @ BuzzFeed tweeted, “We are one football quarter away from Beyoncé, Twitter.” Post-show excitement brought stipulations of a surprise reunion of Destiny’s Child. Beyoncé did not disappoint her fans. Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland made guest appearances to sing “Single Ladies,” “Bootylicious,” and
with his business, Cohen has bought over most of the leaders in the court, and the police as well. Finally fed up with the town being run by the mob, a small group of soldiers-turned-cops band together to try to bring down Cohen once and for all. They call themselves the Gangster Squad. As the tagline suggests, this is a task that goes far beyond their police badges. Their plan is to strike at the heart of Cohen’s operation and take down his empire. After a couple of successful hits, Cohen finds out that his attackers are cops whom he was unable to buy over. He then begins to seek his revenge on the Gangster Squad. With a star-studded cast including Academy Award winner Sean Penn (Milk, Mystic River), Academy Award Nominee Josh Brolin (Milk), Academy Award Nominee Ryan Gosling (Half Nelson),
and the public is aware of her talent, which has no bearing on her decision to pre-record. Regardless, the media was at full force to tear down Beyoncé in the moment. Her Super Bowl performance out shadowed any previous allegations, and even outshined the football game itself. Following her show, the power at the Louisiana Super Dome went out for a half an hour. Many fans and media sources jokingly blamed Beyoncé, stating that her show was so big that it took the power with it. Additional reports cleared the air after the power outage was traced to a relay failure.
Four years after her success with The Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow returns to the War in Iraq with Zero Dark Thirty. And just like in her last movie, Bigelow focuses on a group of people involved in the war effort that may not get as much credit as others. In this case, the movie follows the people responsible for the hunting and killing of Osama bin Laden. Specifically, the film follows Mia, played by Jessica Chastain, and her slavish dedication to the finding of bin Laden. Chastain is convincing, but there is never enough insight into herself as an individual. Perhaps that is supposed to reflect how the job has consumed her,
but I found her lacking in emotion. The cast also includes Kyle Chandler, James Gandolfini, and Joel Edgerton. Bigelow has also brought back screenwriter Mark Boal, who penned The Hurt Locker. Boal was a reporter over in the Middle East for many years, so he is able to offer a script that feels authentic and realistic. He makes you believe that this is the actual social and political climate there at the moment. But his script lacks a humanity, as it never explores the depth of its characters; it just assumes that the audience takes there characters at face value. The strength of this film is the directing, as Bigelow proves once again that she is a master of creating suspense. Just as
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Ben Affleck made you uncomfortable and worried in Argo, Bigelow does the same, as you never feel that any of these characters are safe at any moment. The final raid on the compound is some of the best 20 minutes of movie this year, and is testament to how effective the medium of film is. But this movie fails to make the audience care. We already know how the movie is going to end, so the film should focus on its characters. But it doesn’t, it cops out and at times tries to sell to audience that bin Laden may not be found at all. It is too long and ultimately kind of disappointing. Bigelow proves that she’s a fantastic director, but her choice in scripts speaks otherwise
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Moving Mountains, Music and Minds
By ILEANA ALVAREZ-DIAZ STAFF WRITER
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Going to The Space for the first time, I honestly didn’t know what to expect. It’s quirky, though. From the arcade games to the sofa and decorations on the walls, it’s a whole other world. You should go if you haven’t. Saturday night’s performance featuring Caspian, O’Brother and Moving Mountains has no words. Amazing doesn’t even cut it. These bands delivered truly killer performances. Caspian is a band you should listen to when you need help finding your muse. Philip Jamieson, Joe Vickers, Erin Burke-Moran, Calvin Joss, Chris Friedrich and Jonny Ashburn formed the band in 2003 under various names, until they took Prince Caspian from the C.S. Lewis’ books to heart. From Beverly, Mass., this band has changed the meaning of instrumental rock music. The imagery their songs give is vibrant
and overwhelming. No singing needed. I got a chance to meet Philip Jamieson, guitarist and founder, and he was amazing to talk to. He explained that there are “so many things” they want to convey to the audience. He said that music, to him, is “the ultimate way of responding to the human condition.” Being the composers of their masterpieces, Jamieson and his mates create songs that find their way into the hidden corners we keep deep inside ourselves. They tell us melodic stories from real life experiences. They write what’s real. Seeing Caspian onstage wasn’t only stunning, but mesmerizing. Their harmonies creep under your skin and invite you to see things in a new light. Their melodies dance with you; their music is different and you should listen to them to feel that. Next is O’Brother from Atlanta, Georgia. The ambient, experimental band creates the perfect balance of stellar vocals and heavy harmonies. Johnny Dang,
Michael Martens, Anton Dang, Jordan McGhin and later Tanner Merritt, make albums for audiences to dance with crashing waves of elegance. Meeting Tanner Merritt was amazing. The singer shared the group’s reasons behind the musical process. “The concept of music impacting; being able to generate or change a person’s emotions is pretty interesting,” Merritt said. Achieving this impact makes them feel grandiose. Five years from now, they still want to “make a person feel” through their music. Their performance was awe-inspiring. I thought the speakers would fall or something because they went all in. Merritt’s singing was soothing, and then it would intensify as the music grew louder. Their songs really pumped up the audience and introduced magnetic tendencies from the musicians.
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ble. Their style of music is still there, and though this album doesn’t have as many bagpipes as the past few albums, it’s still great to hear that they can still make some great tracks. Another great quality of this album is that it reflects a change in the band. Many great bands fail to have vitality because they cannot adapt their sound and change. They fail to grow as musicians. These guys reflect through their lyrics that they’re getting older, but they’re adapting to their change. Their camaraderie as musicians and friends is especially evident in their tracks “Don’t Tear Us Apart” and “End of the
They are not just your run-of-the-mill, “heartache rhymes with milkshake,” bubblegum pop lyrics you hear today. His words mean something. I suggest checking out his older videos as well. His covers are some of the best I’ve come across on YouTube. This Bay Area singer is amazing at taking a song and making it his own, while keeping the true meaning that the original artist intended it to have. Lastly, I’d like to talk about an artist who originates from a town about 15 minutes away from me. Amos Lee is a singer/ songwriter from Philadelphia, Penn. He has recorded four albums on Blue Note Records, and I recently fell in love with his song titled Arms of a Woman. When I heard this song for the first time, it actually brought tears to my eyes. His voice is incredible and it has nothing to do with his range, but the feeling and emotion that he puts into every word that he sings. The music video for this song is even more emotional than simply listening to it, so I suggest you check it out. Alright, I promise I am done rambling about all of the great music I was exposed to over the past few months, even though I could go on for days. These four are definitely my “must listens,” and they should hold you over until I get settled in Italy and can send much more your way. If you check out any of these artists, I’d love for you to let me know on Facebook. If we aren’t friends, just message me! I am easy to get a hold of and because I won’t be on campus to hear feedback, I’d love to still know what you guys think of these talented musicians. Keep your eyes open for my first post card from Prato!
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The Boys Are Back
I will admit, I was skeptical about the Dropkick Murphys’ newest album before I listened to it. As a fan of their past music, specifically their album Blackout, I truly wasn’t sure if they could replicate its success and Irish-rowdy-bunch style. I was pleased to discover that they can still pump out some great tracks. And though some feel a bit like reused versions of past songs, there are some great songs to be heard Their first song, titled “The Boys Are Back,” truly is evident in the album. They may be older, married and fathers, but these guys still have stories to tell, and they do it in such a great way. Some of the songs feel like rehashing of past songs, such as “Prisoners Song” and “Rose Tattoo.” But there are also some great tracks, including my new favorite Christmas song “The Season’s Upon Us.” The band’s music has always had a drunken camaraderie to it: the idea of uniting in times of trou-
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your eyes and enjoy the sweet sounds that are ––––––––––––––––––––– bound to make you fall in love with this edgy, yet ardent band. For those of you who Here’s hoping each and are in love with genre of every one of you had an RnB as am I, I suggest amazing Holiday seachecking out Bridget Kelson! I hope you enjoyed ly. She is a young singer/ a worry-free break with songwriter from New no classes or homework, York City and she fuses and had time to check out Alicia Keys with Kelly some amazing music in Rowland. Her sound is so your free time. pure; this girl’s voice is I decided to try someone for the textbooks. Her thing different, as this newest single, “Special will be my first and final Delivery,” will have your “Livewell’s Latest” for computer freezing with this semester. I will be how many times you hit studying abroad at UNH’s the replay button. To be satellite campus in Prato, a good RnB singer, you Tuscany this semester need to know pain. and, therefore, I will have Rhythm and Blues a new column every week (blues being the key entitled “Postcards from word) is a style about pain Prato.” Unlike my current and heartbreak; they are column, “Postcards from meant to be songs that Prato” will not be solely people can relate to when focused on music and they’re going through artist interviews. There is break ups or have just lost really no telling what my someone they love. Even new column will focus on, if you are the happiest but you can believe I will you’ve ever been, when be keeping you update you listen to this song you with all you need to know are bound to think about about the UNH Prato the last person that broke campus. your heart, and the fact For this article, I that a song can evoke that thought I would talk about kind of emotion really the artists who I have says something about the recently discovered, speartist. cifically over this winter In 2012, I was introbreak. Some of you may duced to a young singer have all of their albums who was from the Bay and be their biggest fans, Area. He is an urban/ but the hope is that you indie singer songwriter will hear about someone who has a voice that you in this article you have would never match with never heard of before, his appearance. After and that they will become doing some research I your new favorite. learned that he began his I recently fell in love vocal training at age four with a band by the name in Indian Classical music of Lawson. They are a and broadened his style British pop-rock band and throughout his time at their music really touches Berklee School of Music, the roots of alternative where he recently gradurock. Andy Brown is the ated from. main acoustic guitarist He just recently got and vocalist for this rock his own VEVO chanband and his voice boasts nel on YouTube, which a passion that is rare for is definitely a large step. the genre today. Their The one video featured debut album, Chapman on this page is his new, Square, was released in self-written single LimitOctober of 2012 and I less. The riffs this boy can am so sad it took me this carry out are amazing. I long to discover them. I can honestly say I have suggest going to YouTube not heard a male voice as and typing in “Standing in pure and passionate as his the Dark,” ignore the You- enter the music industry Tube add that is bound in a while. The best part to put a damper on your about this artist is that his music experience. When lyrics are all so profound. the music starts, just close By SHANNON LIVWELL
Night.” Some more great tracks include “Jimmy Collin’s Wake,” a song that probably plays every time an Irishman steps outside. “Out on the Town” also feels almost like a throwback to their older style of music, and it was good for them to have those tracks that grounded the album. As they say in “End of the Night,” “The amber, the fire is starting to fade, but it’s now that I’m at my best.” While they may not necessarily be at their best, their newest album shows that the Murphys are still alive and still rocking out.
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