Volume 86, Issue 26
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
CYCLONE MYANMAR
A terrible cyclone tore up the Asian country, leaving the death toll in the thousands. Find out what happened inside.
The student newspaper of the University of New Haven since 1938 ELM CITY PERFORMS FIRST DRAMA The Elm City Theater Company prepares for a big weekend when it will put on its first dramatic plays. Look inside to find out when the performances are and what they are all about.
DESTROYS
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Spring Weekend Starts Off Right With Exciting Spring Concert
By SARA MCGUIRE STAFF WRITER
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WEST HAVEN— As a school, we are not known for our ability to attract mainstream bands (there was some talk of the other UNH getting the Dropkick Murphys, but we won’t go there). The concert this year, however, was truly a blast. More eclectic than last year’s DJ, country PREPARE FOR SUMMER band, and rock/punk bands, BLOCKBUSTERS Spring Concert 2008 proStart your summer out right by vided an enjoyable evening knowing which movies you’re gothat practically everyone ing to need to save your money for. Celina’s summer movie preview could enjoy. will help you plan ahead. The concert started a – Page 8 bit late, and students and PRESIDENT KAPLAN guests alike were more SPEAKS OUT than frustrated with the cold weather, but it was all Check out what President Kaplan has to say in his last article of the worth it in the end. Opensemester. ing the show, Kat DeLu– Page 7
INDEX Arts & Entertainment Bulletin Board Editorials Fun & Games
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National/World News
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New Haven News Sports
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Lifehouse performs at the annual Spring Concert on Friday, May 2.
na danced on stage amid back-up dancers to perform her songs, which are generally known to the world as dance and club beats, such as the popular “Whine Up.” She had the crowd dancing rather quickly, and even invited students up on stage
to dance with her. This certainly won the crowd over, but there is only so much shoving one can generally take, as students swarmed towards center stage to get themselves, or their friends, to cha-cha and get down low with the pop singer.
A KERI COMEROSKI PHOTO
Overall, DeLuna’s performance was decent. There was some disappointment when it came down to her actual performances, as she had far too much vocals in the background See SCOPE page 5
Spring Weekend Photo Recap
Photos by Dan Osipovitch
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Campus Events, Etc. The Charger Bulletin | May 7, 2008
Wednesday, May 7 Last Man Standing Residential Quad
Thursday, May 8
Friday, May 9
Last Man Standing
Last Man Standing
XKP Fashion Show
Frisbee Pick-up Games
Residential Quad
German Club, 8pm
Residential Quad
Turf Field, 6-10pm
Important Dates May 13- Reading Day May 14- Reading Day May 15- Finals Start May 20- Finals End May 21- Residence Halls Close
By Dan Osipovitch A weekly recap of the positives & negatives at UNH
Positives
Spring weekend was a blast! There were so many events that were done so well. Personally, I think this spring concert was the best I’ve seen here in my three years. And no, it’s not because I got to dance with Kat DeLuna (I know, you’re all jealous!). The acts were all really great. I can’t forget to mention the carnival, which I liked being at North Campus. I still didn’t enjoy the bad weather and the little kids, though. Overall it was very successful—good job to everyone who made it possible! Congratulations to those who set up and participated in the annual Walk MS. They braved the rain to raise money and to walk for a good cause. Charity and fundraising has been doing well this year, so good job to everyone who’s helped charity this year— look back on all you’ve given and be proud!
Negatives
Small campus. Horrible communication. I don’t get it. All I hear are rumors. Rumors about the new residence hall, rumors about freshman coming in, rumors about housing— why do I have to hear everything through rumors? Why can’t anyone in administration come right out and tell the students exactly what is going on and why it is happening that way. I always feel like we have the wool pulled over our eyes and before you know it SURPRISE, major change on campus. It’s not fair to the students who are customers here and who pay so much to go here. So the grass by the Rec Center has grown in. I think the canopy/ tarp things can come off. At the moment, it looks like some alien pods ready to give birth to some ugly green creatures who are going to invade campus.
Good luck on final exams! The Charger Bulletin would like to wish everyone a great summer!
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National/World News The Charger Bulletin | May 7, 2008
Obese Prisoner Sues County for Weight Loss
STAFF WRITER
attributes his significant weight loss solely to the insufficiency of the meals, insisting that he partakes in little to no physical activity that would cause him to shed over 100 pounds. The lawsuit also proposes that the county be ordered to do away with their habit of only serving cold food, and provide prisoners with hot meals. In his complaint, Laswell openly admitted to being unable
Briefs
to exercise because of his weight, stating that By Associated Press Writers ––––––––––––––––– his “vision went blur- Sea lions shot dead on Columbia River as ry” and he “felt like salmon battle rages he was going to pass PORTLAND, Ore.— For years, the sea lions ARKANSAS— Brodout” at the onset of lounging at the Bonneville Dam have had easy erick Lloyd Laswell, a physical activity. His pickings from salmon waiting to go up fish lad308-pound inmate at suit rests on the idea ders to upriver spawning grounds. a local Arkansas jail, that it is detrimental to is suing the county Over the weekend, the federally protected his health to be served sea creatures were themselves easy prey for a for failing to provide such portioned meals. gunman who shot and killed six of the sea lions an adequate amount He filed his suit with- as they lay in traps meant to humanely catch of food for prisonout a lawyer in the them. ers. Over the course U.S. District Court in of eight months, LasState and federal authorities were investiFayetteville early last gating the shootings, which came less than two well, awaiting trial week. on a murder charge, weeks after an appeals court issued a tempolost a total of 105 rary injunction against authorities killing the pounds (he arrived at salmon-gobbling mammals. Agents have been the jail weighing 413 trapping them instead, but trapping will be suspended during the investigation, said Rick Hargrave, a spokesman for the Oregon Department ASSOCIATED PRESS Tropical Cyclone had previously put Irrawaddy River delta of Fish and Wildlife. Fishermen and American Indian tribes have Nargis hit the South- the death toll coun- area where the storm ––––––––––––––––– east Asian country, trywide at 351 before wreaked the most pushed to protect the salmon and remove the sea lions, by lethal force if necessary. also known as Bur- increasing it Monday havoc. YANGON, Myan- ma, early Saturday to 3,939. The carcasses of the four California sea liThe situation in the mar— Almost 4,000 with winds of up to The radio station countryside remained ons and two Steller sea lions were found Sunpeople were killed 120 mph. The cy- broadcasting from the unclear because of day around noon below the Bonneville Dam on and nearly 3,000 oth- clone blew roofs off country's capital, Nay- poor communications the Columbia River on the border of Oregon ers are unaccounted hospitals and schools pyitaw, said that 2,879 and roads left impass- and Washington. for after a devastating and cut electricity in more people are unac- able by the storm. The six animals appear to have been shot by cyclone in Myanmar, Myanmar's "It's clear that somebody on the Washington side during the largest counted for in a single a state radio station city, Yangon. night, said Brian Gorman, a spokesman for the town, Bogalay, in the See CYCLONE page 15 said Monday. National Marine Fisheries Service. The government country's low-lying Two open cages each contained the carcassZack’s Wacky Stack of News es of two California sea lions and one Steller sea lion, he said. Your place to find the oddest stories in mainstream news. Necropsies were planned for all the animals, By Zack Rosen with ice and his favorname. He wants to be in a desert town. and the area was being treated as a crime scene Illinois man orders known as "In God We The pig, which has by state and federal agencies, Gorman said. custom beer-can cof- ite brew. "Why put such a Trust." been a signature Pink fin great novelty piece up Kreuscher says Floyd stage prop since SOUTH CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill.— Bill on a shelf in storage the new name would its appearance on the Idaho team readies artificial beak for Bramanti will love when you could use symbolize the help 1977 cover of Animals wounded bald eagle Pabst Blue Ribbon it only the way Bill God gave him through and the song "Pigs ST. MARIES, Idaho— She has been named on Wings," broke Beauty, though this eagle is anything but. eternally, and he's Bramanti would use tough times. it?" said Bramanti's The 57-year-old away from its tethers Part of Beauty's beak was shot off several got the custom-made beer-can casket to daughter, Cathy Bra- man also told the (Ar- on Sunday night at years ago, leaving her with a stump that is uselington Heights) Daily Coachella Valley Arts less for hunting food. A team of volunteers is prove it. "I actually manti, 42. Bramanti ordered Herald he's worried and Music Festival. working to attach an artificial beak to the disfit, because I got in The festival or- figured bird, in an effort to keep her alive. here," said Bramanti the casket from Pa- that atheists may sucnozzo Bros. Funeral ceed in removing the ganizers offered a "For Beauty it's like using only one chopof South Chicago Home in Chicago phrase "In God We $10,000 reward for stick to eat. It can't be done" said biologist Jane Heights. The 67-year-old Heights, and Scott Trust" from U.S. cur- the two-story inflat- Fink Cantwell, who operates a raptor recovery able pig belonging to center in this Idaho Panhandle town. "She has Glenwood village Sign Co. of Chicago rency. administrator doesn't Heights designed the Pink Floyd's missing ex-Pink Floyd front- trouble drinking. She can't preen her feathers. giant pig has landed man Roger Waters. That's all about to change." plan on needing it any- beer can. Man asks court to LOS ANGELES— A Two couples said Cantwell has spent the past two years astime soon, though. change his name to giant inflatable pig on Wednesday they sembling a team to design and build an artiHe threw a party that went missing had found the shred- ficial beak. They plan to attach it to Beauty Saturday for friends 'In God We Trust' and filled his silver ZION, Ill.— Steve from a Southern Cali- ded plastic remains of next month. With the beak, the 7-year-old bald coffin — designed in Kreuscher wants a fornia music festival the pig outside their eagle could live to the age of 50, although not in the wild. Pabst's colors of red, judge to allow him at the weekend has homes. to legally change his been found in tatters white and blue — By MELANIE ROVINSKY
pounds). He claims that the jail is “literally starving him to death.” On average, a normal diet consists of 2,000 to 3,000 calories a day. The meals being served daily at the Benton County Jail typically have around 3,000 calories, a few too many calories to result in starvation. Laswell complains that he is plagued with hunger pains just an hour after finishing a meal. In addition, he
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New Haven News
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Bartels Fellowship Speaker Built Business, Foot by Foot
if they had any questions for him. He was very approachable.” ––––––––––––––––– Margiano’s experiWEST HAVEN— For ence with Heel Quik those who thought the taught him valuable topic of feet would be lessons for his current the headline for just venture, Foot Soluone Bartels Lecture, tions, Inc. “I tried to this spring’s Bartels identify everything Fellow, Ray Marnegative about Heel giano, proved them Quik and see how I wrong. could design a betMargiano, a 1969 ter program,” he has graduate of the universaid. sity and a specialist in Foot Solutions, the little-understood Inc., headquartered field of pedorthics, in Georgia with 250 was brought back to locations internationthe UNH Tuesday, ally and more than April 22 to speak to $100 million in sales, uses medical technology in a footwear store. Successfully crossing over into mainstream footwear retailing, M a rg i a n o ’s franchises offer clients proper shoe support, fit, performance and fashion in a non-medical setting. His success, in part, is due to his knowledge of pedorthics, a growing field that focuses on helping patients with foot problems. PHOTO COURTESY OF JANE GORDON It is also due Ray Margiano speaks to a class on Tuesday, April 22. to his skill at figura capacity crowd at and classroom visits. “I thought he was ing out niche markets. Dodds Theatre on “Footsteps to Entre- really good,” said As the United States preneurship.” Margia- Amanda Silva, a population ages and no had first served as graduate student in an increasing number a Bartels Fellow in the Community Psychol- of people suffer from autumn of 1995, when ogy who attended foot problems includhe was still president the lecture and the ing diabetes, demand of Heel Quik, Inc., lunch. “The speech for specialized, media line of shops that was compelling, and cally appropriate footprovided shoe repair, at lunch, he made a wear will continue to clothing alterations point of going around increase. “These are and a variety of other to all the tables and people we can help,” services. asking the students Margiano says. By JANE GORDON
dIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT COMMUNICATIONS
He shared his experience and expertise with the university community in both undergraduate and graduate classes Tuesday, spoke to the university community at Dodds Theatre, and had lunch with student leaders in the Upper Lounge at Bartels Hall. The Bartels Fellowship, sponsored by longtime university supporters Hank and Nancy Bartels, brings business and political leaders to campus in the spring and fall for discussions, lectures
Senior Brothers of Delta Chi Say Goodbye to UNH
By SAMUEL COX DELTA CHI
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WEST HAVEN— After four years of long hours in the classroom and dedication to the New Haven Chapter of the Delta
ating with a Sports Business Management Degree. He played for the UNH golf team and was a recipient of a sportsmanship award in 2007. Seniors Anthony Maisano and Brendan O’Donovan are stu-
and was a captain of the men’s volleyball team and a recipient of two awards at the past sports banquet, the MVP award and an academic achievement award. Jon has been the vice president for the past two years
PHOTO COURTESY OF SAMUEL COX
Senoior brothers attend Delta Chi’s annual softball game- one not pitcured.
Chi Fraternity, six active brothers will be walking at the commencement ceremony on May 24 at North Campus. Senior Dan Hunt is a USGA senator, a past chapter officer, and the senior class vice president. He will be graduating with a degree is Music Industry and wants to work as a sound engineer and talent booking agent. Senior Mike McKenna will be gradu-
dents of the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences and both will be graduating with dual majors in Fire Science. Brendan and Anthony both served as past presidents of Delta Chi and were very active in the Greek community serving in the IFSC. Seniors Jon Breton and Chris Lennon are both studying Criminal Justice. Chris was a past sergeant at arms
and lead Delta Chi to second place in USGA points standings. Both will be pursing law enforcement careers at the state and federal level. All six seniors have left their mark on the UNH campus and plan on being active members of the chapter’s Alumni Board of Trustees. The rest of the active brothers will miss them and wish them the best of luck in their respective futures.
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USGA President’s Corner
This past weekend was spring weekend for those of you who missed it. Unfortunately, the weather wasn’t as great as we had all hoped, but the concert and the festival went off without a hitch. Thank you to everyone who had a hand in planning any of the events this weekend! Also at last week’s meeting, the USGA affirmed two of the three 2008-2009 executive board appointees. I am pleased to announce that Wilfred Burrows will be the USGA Vice President and Kristina Bensley
The Charger Bulletin for putting up with me all year and being tolerant when my articles were late or didn’t make much sense. They have each done an amazing job with the Bulletin this year and I hope to see that continue into next year. Louis Eswood III I would also like to USGA President thank the members of will be the USGA Ex- the USGA for all of ecutive Assistant. If their hard work this you see them please year and congratulate stop and congratulate all of the seniors who are graduating. For them! Unfortunately this everyone else, have is the last article I a great summer and I will write this year. will see you when we I would like to thank all return for another Celina and Zach from year!
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Popular in the 90’s, Lifehouse was a big hit at the concert. The rock band played many of their wellknown sings, including “Spin,” “Hanging By A Moment,” and “You and Me.” They also played new songs, suggesting that a new CD was in the works. Every song the band played was met with loud and spirited applause. The band wasted no time in playing their music. In one instance, a piece of equipment fell off of lead singer Jason Wade. The incident was laughed off while he played on as the
SCOPE Finds Success With Eclectic Concert
Lyme Disease Conference at UNH
By JULI ROEBUCK
COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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WEST HAVEN— Lyme disease is the most prevalent tickborne disease in the United States, costing about $1 billion a year due to inappropriate medical care, lost productivity and legal fees associated with misdiagnosis. The latest research on the diagnosis and treatment will be presented at the national conference “Understanding and Treating Lyme Disease: Choices and Challenges” on Saturday, May 17, at Dodds Theatre. The conference is free to UNH students, faculty and staff and
open to the public for a $65 registration fee. The event includes an evening networking reception for Lyme disease patients. Dr. Eva Sapi, associate professor of Biology and Environmental Sciences at UNH, is the conference organizer. Topics addressed at the conference will include the latest developments in the treatment of chronic Lyme disease, using traditional and alternative methods. New research developments will be also presented, including how the Lyme disease bacteria can escape therapy by forming protective layers around itself and how an alterna-
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tive imaging method can help researchers better understand the biology of Lyme bacteria. Discussion topics will also include the neuropsychological effect of Lyme disease especially in children, and what parents and educators need to know about it, as well as new testing for Lyme and tickborne diseases. The conference is sponsored by the UNH College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Biology and Environmental Sciences, and the Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Program. To register go to http://www.unh-lyme. org/. Deadline for registration is May 9.
(honestly, some of her songs sung themselves thanks to studio recordings), and spent a lot of time telling the audience the background behind her songs and how she was feeling instead of actually performing. The second band boosted the energy of the night, as whispers could be heard amongst the crowd that Red Jumpsuit Apparatus was about to take stage and that those speaking just had to get closer. The bands fast-paced music and screaming vocals, though not always the most intelligible, were entertaining. The band definitely found new fans at the concert, playing songs off of their album, including their popular “Face Down,” as well as a Foo Fighters cover. The Alternative band was a lot of fun and really proved themselves on stage. The crowd cheered in acceptance, but the real excitement came when the final band took the stage.
technical crew helped him out. A dedication to their fans was clearly present, and the band even returned to the stage for an encore performance to close the night. Overall, the spring concert was a lot of fun. The acts weren’t as big as some may have wanted, but they certainly put on a show. The audience was kept entertained, and the energy was high during the evening. It’s safe to say that, the way SCOPE has been planning, next years concert will be even better.
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Red Jumpsuit Apparatus plays at the concert on Friday, May 2.
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Editorials
The Charger Bulletin | May 7, 2008
Get Over It!
Seriously, sometimes I really feel like I am still in high school. Is it me or does it seem that anytime there is an editorial in the paper, someone can not handle it and has to open their big mouth. Seriously people an editorial means that that person is writing their opinion, so calm down. It is time to grow up and learn how to take criticism, because I hate to break it to you but it is going to get worse as you get older. I have heard so many complaints about articles in the paper it is disgusting. It seems that nothing can happen on campus without someone having to say something about it, and most of the time they make themselves sound like
The generation before ours has really burnt the cake. (What!?) Gas is close to four dollars a gallon; the economy is going through what most except our president consider a recession; the Iraq War is over five years old, with estimates of 10,000 to one million innocent lives lost; there is a housing crisis; food prices are skyrocketing; unemployment is up; the retirement age is getting higher; Social Security is hitting the fan; and American Idol still sucks. If someone makes $200 a week and their good friend asked for $30 bucks a week so that they could save up for a car, but promised to return the money at a later date, a very nice person would say “yes” and lend
whiny brats. Learn how to take an opinion with a grain of salt and move on. Has anyone ever heard of constructive criticism before? I guess not! Someone will read something in the paper, go cry about it and then have to run and write a rebuttal. That is so ridiculous. Now I ask you, what does writing a rebuttal do for you? Does it makes you feel better because you did not like what was written? I hate to break it to you complainers; in the end it does nothing. No one cares. You should be thankful that someone is willing to write about your event or club at all. Unless you do not want any recognition and just want to be unknown on campus that is your
prerogative. But I do not think that is what anyone wants. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and people have to realize that that is what a journalist is doing. They are writing what they observed and how they felt about it. So the next time you read something that drives you nuts, because let’s face it, it bugs you because you just can not handle criticism, think before you start crying over it. Think before you decided to rally together and write a rebuttal. Because in the end that does nothing, except make you and your club/team look like bratty children who were talked about on the playground! -Anonymous
Time for a Peer Review
In the past few weeks, The Charger Bulletin has come under scrutiny of student clubs and organizations. In the wake of all this, I feel it is necessary to defend myself, my staff, and my publication as a whole to the entire student body. First, I want to clarify how we decide which events are covered on campus. Ultimately, it is a question of staff availability and interest. If a staff member is going to an event, they will usually write about it. All events that make it on the Student Activities calendar make it onto our weekly article list. Unfortunately, if no one is available to go to an event or not interested in writing about that event,
it won’t get covered. one feels about someWe don’t have enough thing or how they inpeople on our staff terpreted an event. I think what is hard for people to understand is that we aren’t a normal newspaper. In a higher level publication, it is expected for news articles to be unbias. While we strive for that bias on a normal basis, it is difficult to cut ourCelina Natola selves off from peers, Editor-in-Chief events, and conflicts to get to every event where we live and go and it is not our job to school. It is also good to to force them to go to something, no matter keep in mind that cerhow big of an event it tain events call for a review rather than a is. Once an article is formal story. A lot of written, it is sent to questions and comme and it is edited by plaints came up last Zack and then my- week in regards to self. We only edit for my article about the the basics (grammar, 5,6,7,8 dance show. punctuation, spelling, I was not aiming to etc.). It is not up to us See SHOES page 7 to edit the way some-
else remember $1.20 a gallon? If you’re older than 20 then you probably remember it even less. And in the process of trying to find alternative fuel, we’re wasting our corn crops and causing a skyrocketing price among the food industry. We can’t bring hand lotion with us on an airplane without the bomb squad checking it, we can’t go a day without speeding through a red light, and we can’t go an hour without breathing more car emissions than oxygen. We have to blame McDonald’s for our fat children instead of our parenting; we have to tell people that a presidential candidate is bad because he has a friend who has said some offensive comments; we have to blame video games for our
children killing their classmates instead of their father’s association with a gang or the damn mafia. But damn— at least we still have our beloved Britney, our beloved American Idol, our beloved Red Bull energy drinks, and our beloved Hummers. Gas prices up? Just get a big freakin’ tank. The generation before us royally screwed up the possibility of a positive future for our generation, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t fix things. Get involved: learn about how to save the environment and how to treat people with respect instead of honking at them. Don’t vote for a president who would allow 100 more years in Iraq (which, at the rate we’re going, would be over 55 million inno-
Something We Can All Agree On
Zack Rosen Assistant Editor them the money. If the friend said partway in that they would not be able to pay you your money back, would you continue lending them the cash? Of course not. Then why the hell am I giving the government 15% of my paycheck each week for a system that all of the experts say is going to be obsolete by the time I’m old enough to collect the money? Well I am just so
grateful that the government will be fixing this corrupt system. Oh wait, they’re spending money on an endless war that President Bush wanted to start because his dad told him there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. But don’t say that to Bill O’Reilly, because he’ll just tell you that we caught Saddam and that he was an evil dictator who killed hundreds of thousands and thus the war has had a positive result. Even though that is correct, that doesn’t mean we should stay there. Just because you call the exterminator because you thought you saw a rat doesn’t mean he should stay after he kills a mosquito for you and proves there is no rat for miles. Then there’s the price of gas. Anyone
cent deaths— see me if you don’t believe the numbers). While you’re enjoying your summer at the beach, think of those in Darfur who can’t; think of those gay couples who love each other and want to marry but are unable to because of certain religious people and those who believe in traditional values; and think of the millions of uninsured people in America who fear falling off a ladder not because of broken bones, but because of broken bank accounts. Have an enjoyable, safe summer. Regardless of the negatives, remember how lucky you are to be a student here and a student living in America. And think of how you can keep that luck before the previous generation burns your cake.
A Word with President Kaplan Why UNH Must Grow its Undergraduate Population
During the past month, I have spoken with a number of students about their concerns regarding the rapid growth of our undergraduate student population. There was also a student editorial in The Charger Bulletin on this topic in the April 23 issue. Some of the concerns result from a lack of adequate information, and I offer the following thoughts in an effort to explain the necessity of growth and how it will benefit our students both short and long term. Just 10 years ago, our incoming class of new students was only 591. When I arrived in 2004, that number had grown to 750. At that time, in a closed session during my first meeting with our Board of Governors, I outlined several of the major threats that could adversely impact educational quality at the University unless they were addressed. At the top of my list was improvement of our physical infrastructure and growth of the student body in programs that had strong faculty and verifiable market potential, but that were undersubscribed. Those of you who began studying at UNH in 2005 might not be aware of the
many improvements we put into place the year before you arrived. It is, therefore, understandable that some of you would continue to ask me why we are focused on the needs of future students. Why, you ask, are we building a new residence hall for new students when some of the existing residence halls need to be renovated, and when so many needs of our current students merit attention? I am also asked why we spent money on a recreation center when some of the academic spaces used by our current students could benefit from new equipment, etc. When I arrived at UNH, there was not one Smart Classroom on campus, and most classrooms had not received new furnishings for, in some cases, more than two decades. By the end of my first year, almost every classroom on campus had been renovated and converted into a Smart Classroom. We also spent almost a million dollars renovating the lecture hall in Buckman, the only large lecture-style classroom on campus, and more than a million dollars on the Samuel S. Bergami Learning Center for Finance and
Technology in Maxcy. We built a new chemistry lab and upgraded a number of labs in the Life and Forensic Sciences. All of this was done to meet the needs of our current
students, as was the $1.5 million renovation of Sheffield Hall and the renovation of the main floor of the library, along with significant investments in campus beautification. All of the above improvements to our infrastructure, along with the millions we have invested in addressing deferred maintenance in recent years, have made UNH a more attractive place for our stu-
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difficult it is to write an article as a peer. You’re expected to write about people you know or don’t know, and like or dislike, while remaining as unbiased and fair as possible. For the most part, my staff and I are able to find a reasonable balance. However, it
is never good enough for at least one person. That’s just the way it goes. It is easy for people to get mad at us when they see us on campus and know who we are. If the New Haven Register wrote a bad review of a UNH event, I doubt a rebuttal would get writ-
dents to live and study. That includes, of course, the new David A. Beckerman Recreation Center, New Hall and the new turf athletic field behind New Hall. These im-
provements have also made UNH a more competitive institution, and the resulting growth in our enrollments will enable us to expand the campus center, build a facility for our Forensic Science and Science programs, and upgrade our existing student housing in the coming years. Our growth also has put us in a financial position to build a new 400-bed, apartment-style residence hall this coming
year, put Sprinturf on our football field and begin upgrading our athletic facilities. In my initial closed session meeting with our governing board that I mentioned earlier, I was able to convince the Board that, since UNH had failed to invest in an endowment in the past, we would have to “right size” the University as a strategy for the immediate future. I explained to the Board that if we did not pursue this strategy, we would eventually be forced to underfund and eventually starve some of our best and most essential academic programs outside of the Lee College. I argued, and the Board agreed, that a comprehensive university like UNH— a university with four major colleges and, at the time, with half of its students in one college— cannot thrive without either a substantial endowment or a balance of enrollments across the four colleges. It was at that time that a strategy was adopted, which took shape the following year in an almost 100-page strategic plan, to grow the full-time undergraduate population from 2,062 in 2004 and 2,301 in 2005 (when the plan was adopted)
to 2,767 this coming year (up from 2,585 this current year), and to 3,199 by 2011 and 3,607 by 2016. We are currently somewhat ahead of this ambitious plan. Our growth— as these numbers reveal— has been steady but not explosive. Our growth in recent years has been deliberate and planned, and has resulted in a significant improvement to our academic offerings and our reputation. It has enabled us to invest in needed improvements in our infrastructure, and it has allowed us to grow our faculty and staff. In particular, as we grow the number of students in our Business, Engineering, and Arts & Sciences colleges, we are better able to support the large number of faculty and facilities needed to operate those colleges. The result of the aforementioned efforts will be a better and stronger UNH for our current and future students, and an institution whose enhanced reputation will enable its graduates to get the very best job offers in an increasingly competitive marketplace, both now and well into the future!
ten. But since we are much more accessible than the Register or any other major publication, a rebuttal is a common occurrence. The hardest part about writing for The Charger Bulletin is the fact that we are damned if we do and damned if we don’t. If we go to an event
and write that it was bad, people get mad. If we don’t go to an event, people get mad. We are not a public relations firm for the university. We are not supposed to write about everything as an advertisement for UNH. If something is bad, we are going to say that it was bad.
As for going to events, every club is free to send us articles. So there comes a time when clubs and organizations need to prioritize; is it better to be in the paper in a bad context or not at all? I hope that next semester everyone will remember that we do the best we can.
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Put Yourself in My Shoes and You Might Understand
hurt anyone’s feelings. However, as a performance group, you should expect that your performance is going to be judged. This goes for any performance group and this is the rule that I based my article on. What I would like to point out is how
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Metallica Anticipates Releasing Free Music
players as possible. We’ll be looking for––––––––––––––––– ward to everything in terms of possibilities For anyone that with the Internet.” remembers the year The band has de2000, and the entrance cided on the idea after into the 21st century their current contract remembers one thing: (with Warner Bros. Napster. It began the music) is set to expire craze of digital downwithin the next year. loading. Everybody Metallica has stated that had an Interthey have been folnet connection was lowing and "observdownloading music. ing Radiohead and Many artists were in Trent Reznor,” who support of downloadhave both publicly reing, and others were leased their music free completely against it. online, independently What was the arguor available for downment? Well, the ones load. for it, stated "it gives If digital downgreater access to the loading and free music music for people all distribution was able to change the minds of Metallica, then maybe it will soon fully be understood that new technology and the entertainment industry isn't just a trend. Welcome to the Digital AN AP/ CHRIS PIZZELLO PHOTO Revolution. Metallica: Robert Trujillo, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, and Kirk Hammett.
By MIA BECKER STAFF WRITER
over the world," the other side said, "its stealing money away, and we're losing profits." Besides the backing of the many artists that supported Napster, it was very wellregarded that Metallica was completely against it. However, almost 10 years later, Metallica seems to be striking a new chord onto how to distribute their music. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, drummer Lars Ulrich said, "We’re looking at how we can embrace everything. We want to be as free
Comic Hero Passes Silver Screen Test By GREG DICKINSON and DAVID FIELD STAFF WRITERS
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Iron Man, this year’s first summer movie blockbuster, puts up a strong showing and gives the numerous films to follow this season something to shoot for. It stars Robert Downey Jr. (Zodiac, Natural Born Killers) as Tony Stark, an innovative weapons manufacturer who after being captured in Afghanistan by the terrorist group, the Ten Rings, is forced to build a missile called the Jericho, which he recently demonstrated for the United States Army. Instead of providing the group with this deadly technology, Stark works secretly on a suit of weaponized armor, which he uses to escape from his captives. Once back home he declares that he will no longer be manufacturing weapons and instead will
be using his company to make the world a better place. While Stark was
thura: A Space Adventure, Elf), who is perhaps better known for his comedic acting in
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Robert Downey Jr. tries his hand at super hero in Iron Man.
gone, his company was in the hands of Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges, The Big Lebowski) who envisions the company going in a different direction than Stark now wants. Iron Man also features Gwyneth Paltrow (Proof, Emma) as Pepper Pots, Starks secretary, and Terrence Howard (The Brave One, Crash) as Air Force Lt. Colonel Jim Rhodes, both of whom soon discover Stark’s superhero persona. Iron Man is directed by John Favreau (Za-
such films as Swingers, Made, and The Break-Up. Favreau is known as being a big comic book fan and it shows in the film as he treats the source material with the respect it is entitled. A clear example of this is shown at the very beginning of the film with Iron Man’s origin, as it is as accurate as possible while making the transition from the comic book to the big screen. Favreau’s dedication to providing the audi-
theater buffs on campus on Friday, May 9 ––––––––––––––––– through Sunday, May 11 in the German Club WEST HAVEN— at 7:30 p.m. (Friday/ The Elm City Theater Saturday) and 2:00 Company, UNH’s first p.m. (Sunday). and only student run Each of the onetheater group, will be acts and the monoholding its first drama logues deals with the performance in its his- central issues of love tory with Love and and death, and how Death: Three plays they are surprisingly (not) by Woody Allen. related. Each of the The group, typical- plays is student directly known for its come- ed, and one was even dic plays like Check student written! FurPlease and Dearly thermore, the return Departed, is brining of Elm City staple three one-act plays players like Jeremy and five monologues Tortola, Nick TheoSee SUMMER page 11 to the hoards of eager doseau, Katie Mor-
ris, and SonnieMarie Lebbing, as well as some new faces to their ranks. Purgatory Life, a play by Adam Harrell, depicts the story of Lucas Burton, a lackluster man who has to defend himself, and his life, to a caustic angel named Paul. Land of the Dead shows the ordeal of two people as they work through an abortion in Modern day New York City. Finally, in The Yellow Umbrella, written
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A Summer of Movies Elm City Has First Drama
By CELINA NATOLA EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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The summer is almost here and you know what that means: summer blockbusters! A lot of major films are being released in the next few months, so I can’t
go into detail about a lot of them, but I’ll do my best to outline your best summer movie options. Let’s start out with May releases. Beginning with Iron Man, which was released last Friday, May is set to be a major movie month. Next up is
Heath Ledger’s plays the Joker in The Dark Knight.
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Speed Racer, released this Friday, May 9. After that comes the next installment of the Chronicles of Narnia, Price Caspian, on May 16. Two weeks later, the highly anticipated Sex and the City is due to come out, ending my May with a lot of ticket stubs. June is pretty packed with movies, too. Friday, June 13 kicks it off with The Incredible Hulk. Yes, casting Edward Norton as the Hulk is a little questionable,
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Chargers Seeded Second in ECC Baseball
3-3 record against one tion game on Wednesanother, the tiebreak- day, May 7 and must ing procedure ad- win to advance to Frivanced to record ver- day's action. The winner of the WEST HAVEN— The sus the next-highest University of New Ha- seed, No. 4 C.W. Post. tournament will adven has earned a share UNH and STAC both vance to the NCAA of the East Coast Con- defeated the Pioneers Northeast Regional ference regular-sea- twice during the sea- Championships, beson championship and son, while Dowling ginning May 8. Tickets for the will be seeded second had a 1-2 record vs. for the upcoming ECC CWP, knocking Dowl- 2008 East Coast Baseball Champion- ing out of the three- Conference Baseball ships, to be hosted way tie. STAC then Championships are by Dowling College claimed the top seed available on the day on Long Island this based on a 2-1 record of the game. General vs. UNH during the admission tickets are weekend. $5.00 per day, while UNH (22-23 over- regular season. Both STAC and children (under 12) all) finished in a tie UNH receive byes & seniors are $2.00 for the regular-season championship with into the double-elimi- per day. Student of both St. Thomas Aqui- nation bracket portion ECC institutions with nas and Dowling (all of the tournament, be- a valid College ID 17-10 in the ECC). ginning Friday, while are admitted free of Because the three tied the No. 3-6 seeds will charge. teams finished with a play a single-elimina2008 East Coast Conference Baseball Championships Wednesday, May 7 CHARGER PRESS RELEASE
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2008 NCAA Division II Softball Championships - Northeast Regional Wednesday, May 7
Game 1: Game 2: Game 3: Game 4:
(6) Bryant vs. (2) Adelphi, 9:00 a.m. (7) New York Tech vs. (2) Le Moyne, 11:30 a.m. (5) Georgian Court vs. (4) Caldwell, 2:00 p.m. (8) New Haven vs. (1) C.W. Post, 4:30 p.m.
Game 5: Game 6: Game 7: Game 8:
Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 9:00 a.m. (loser eliminated) Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 11:30 a.m. (loser eliminated) Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 2:00 p.m. Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 8
Friday, May 9
Game 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 9:00 a.m. (loser eliminated) Game 10: Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, 11:30 a.m. (loser eliminated) Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 2:00 p.m. Game 12: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 4:30 p.m. (loser eliminated)
Saturday, May 10
Game 13: Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 12:30 p.m. (loser eliminated) Game 14: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 13, 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 11
Game 15: Winner Game 14 vs. Loser Game 14 (if necessary), 3:00 p.m.
Seeding
(6) Adelphi at (3) Dowling, 3:00 p.m. (5) Molloy at (4) C.W. Post, 3:00 p.m.
Friday, May 9- hosted by Dowling College
Game 1 – Winner No. 6/No. 3 vs. (2) New Haven, Noon Game 2 – Winner No. 5/No. 4 vs. (1) St. Thomas Aquinas, 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 10- hosted by Dowling College
Game 3 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 9 a.m. (loser eliminated) Game 4 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, Noon Game 5 – Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 3:00 p.m. (loser eliminated)
Sunday, May 11- hosted by Dowling College
Game 6 – Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 11:00 a.m. Game 7 – Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 6, following Game 6
Seeding
1. LIU/C.W. Post (44-14) - ECC Champion 2. Le Moyne College (43-9) - NE-10 Champion 3. Adelphi University (40-19) 4. Caldwell College (33-20) - CACC Champion 5. Georgian Court University (39-14)
1. St. Thomas Aquinas, 17-10 2. New Haven, 17-10 3. Dowling, 17-10 4. C.W. Post, 16-11 5. Molloy, 15-12
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BROOKVILLE, N.Y.— The University of New Haven has been selected as one of 64 participants nation-wide for the 2008 NCAA Division II Softball Championships. UNH earned the No. 8 seed in the Northeast Region, and will take on top-
seeded host and 10thranked C.W. Post in an opening round game on Wednesday, May 7 at a time to be announced. UNH (25-19) earned the No. 8 seed after finishing third in both the East Coast Conference regular season race and in the ECC tournament. UNH won two games to advance to the semifinals, where they
bowed to top-ranked C.W. Post and secondseeded Adelphi. The NCAA appearance is the fifth in the history of the UNH Softball program, the first since 2005, and the first under second-year head coach Jen Starek. UNH advanced to the NCAA Softball Championships in 1995 and 1996, and then again in 2004 and 2005.
The eight-team regional marks the third time that C.W. Post will host the regional, as the Pioneers hosted and won the 2007 event, advancing to the Division II College World Series. In the Northeast Regional, the champions of the Central Atlantic Collegiate, East Coast, and Northeast-10 Conference tournaments receive auto-
matic qualification to the Championships. Additionally, the next five remaining teams from the final NCAA Regional Rankings will be selected for participation the tournament. UNH earned one of the five socalled at-large berths to the tournament. The winner of each regional advances to the eight-team championship round at the
NCAA Spring Championships Festival in Houston, Texas, May 14-17. The East Coast Conference placed four teams in the eight-team Northeast Regional, with the Northeast-10 and Central Atlantic Collegiate Conferences each placing two teams.
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Marvel Strikes Gold
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ence and fan with an enjoyable and accurate retelling is apparent throughout the entire film. His attention to detail and understanding of the characters is most notable in the casting choices, especially Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark. Favreau correctly chose Robert Downey Jr. for several reasons. One, he is a fan of the comics himself and understood the character he needed to portray. Two, much like Stark in the comics, Downey has suffered his fair share of personal problems, including but not limited to alcohol abuse. And three, Favreau felt that he could bring to the screen a likable enlightened charac-
ter, after showing him as a callus playboy. Downey does such a good job as Tony Stark it is difficult to imagine another actor playing the role. As good as Downey is as Stark, Jeff Bridges gives just a solid performance as Stark’s partner. At first glance, he is almost unrecognizable with his newly-shaved head and large beard. The other two main supporting cast members Howard and Paltrow, while not meeting the high standards set by Downey and Bridges, still manage to give respectable showings. The story is well written and sticks very close to the comic book material. However, while slightly over two hours, Iron
Man could have been longer to incorporate one more action scene with Stark fully equipped as Iron Man. It’s not that you are deprived of action, but the only times he fights as Iron Man is in a brief skirmish in a war zone and the final battle between himself and Iron Monger; the first of which is too short and the second of which is limited for a different reason. Bottom line…Iron Man is one of the best comic book superhero movies to date. If you have not already, we recommend seeing this film the first chance you get. Also, if you have a “knack” for all things awesome stay until after the credits.
Summer Movie Preview
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but this version has been made by Marvel, staying true to the original comic series and television show. After that, Mike Myers is back on screen with The Love Guru and Steve Carell gets smart in Get Smart. Both films have the potential to be hilarious. The questionable action thriller Wanted and the next big animated movie WALL-E follow the comedies on June 27, closing
out June. I’m so excited about July that I’m skipping right over the Will Smith hero flick Hancock and the random was-thefirst-one-even-goodenough-to-make-asecond-one Hellboy II to talk about the most anticipated movie of the summer: The Dark Knight. If you’ve seen the trailers then I think you understand what I’m psyched about. I don’t care who wants to argue with me, The
Dark Knight is going to be amazing and I really can’t wait that long to see it. Releasing on July 18 along with The Dark Knight is Mamma Mia, the film version of the ABBA musical. The week after, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly team up in a Judd Apatow gem, Step Brothers, which is bound to at least get a few laughs. Look out for more big titles in August!
meet his soul mate… at the funeral. These plays are funny, sad, and amazing all at the same time. Make sure you don’t miss out this weekend, especially if you are a beloved fan
of Elm City! If you are a newcomer to the Elm City scene, then come and experience some of UNH student theater at its finest!
Elm City Gets Dramatic
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by Elm City member Dan O’Mara, John sits at his girlfriend Addison’s funeral, and tries to make sense of things. Meanwhile, Addison tries hard to make sure John gets to
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Weekend Cyclone Devastates
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we're dealing with a very serious situation. The full extent of the impact and needs will require an extensive on-the-ground assessment," said Richard Horsey, a spokesman in Bangkok, Thailand for United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. "What is clear at this point is that there are several hundred thousands of people in dire need of shelter and clean drinking water," Horsey said. At a meeting with foreign diplomats and representatives of U.N. and international aid agencies, Myanmar's foreign ministry officials said they welcomed international humanitarian assistance and urgently need roofing materials, plastic sheets and temporary tents, medicine, water puri-
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