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Charger Bulletin The official student newspaper of the University of New Haven since 1938. Volume 94, Issue 11 | November 28, 2012
Therapy Dog for Finals
CAMPUS Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia is the first play put on by UNH’s theater program this year. The cast puts on a thrilling performance filled with history, scandal and plot twists galore. SEE PAGE 4
Deepher Dude Delivers
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LOCAL In New Haven, one homeless shelter is encouraging local churches to lend a hand to those who are poor and disadvantaged. SEE PAGE 6
SPORTS The UNH women’s volleyball team won its third Northeast-10 Conference Championship, completing their fifth consecutive, unbeaten NE-10 season at 15-0. SEE PAGE 13
ENTERTAINMENT Aerosmith is back with a brand new album, and Entertainment Editor Katerina Sperl shares her thoughts on this “music from another dimension.” SEE PAGE 15
OPINION Matrix strikes again. Could a rented server during course selection weeks put an end to students’ registration woes? SEE PAGE 9
Are the states about to secede from the Union? Ross Weiner weighs in on the potential of this scenario.
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Ladies” and “A Whole New World” from Disney’s Aladdin. –––––––––––––––––––––––––– One contestant channeled his inner Danny Zuko in a Greaseinspired performance, while another got the entire audience The German Club filled to singing with a rendition of the capacity on Thursday, Nov. 15, famous “Jingle Bell Rock” as Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority routine seen in Mean Girls. hosted their 6th Annual DeepThe swimsuit round had the her Dude to raise money and guys show off their best beach awareness for cystic fibrosis. wear. Outfits ranged everywhere Deepher Dude is an annual from lifeguard attire to bikinis. event put on by Delta Phi EpContestants were scored by silon in which students put on three judges on a scale of one a show featuring male contesto five, one being the worst and tants. The winner becomes the five being the best. This year’s year’s Deepher Dude. judges included Brandie Yerzak, This year, the nine male Amanda Fusco and Scott Kazar. contestants consisted of Steve Clout, Matt Curran, Tim Curtin, Upon entering the German Club, each person was given Joey Driscoll, Evan Jendrasko, a raffle ticket; gift cards along AJ Nelson II, Alex Perez and with other prizes were awarded Billy Sheehan. The dudes competed in five rounds: manly, throughout the night. Contestants were then asked talent, most creative, DPhiE questions on DPhiE history and inspired, and swimsuit. Some cystic fibrosis, which is one of sang songs for their talent, the sorority’s philanthropies. while others danced along to Cystic fibrosis affects approximusic like Beyonce’s “Single By LIANA TEIXEIRA ASSISTANT EDITOR
mately 30,000 children and adults in the United States. It is a disease that causes mucus build-up in the lungs, digestive tract, as well as other areas. It is a life-threatening disorder that one of UNH’s DPhiE sisters suffers from. All money raised from Deepher Dude 2012 is donated to help find a cure and the spread awareness about the disease. The night concluded with an announcement of winners. The “Crowd Favorite” was Stephen Clout and “Most Dedicated” went to Alex Perez. Matt Curan was awarded as the contestant who raised the most money for the event, a total of $200. Third place went to Billy Sheehan and the runner up was Evan Jendrasko. AJ Nelson II won first place, and was crowned this year’s Deepher Dude. The event proved to be a huge success, and Delta Phi Epsilon raised a grand total of $1,400 for their philanthropy.
A Message from President Kaplan Academic and Administrative Program Prioritization Initiative Dear Campus Community, The University of New Haven has reached a major crossroads in its history. In recent years, the University has thrived by growing student enrollment, adding a number of new academic programs, raising its academic profile, and investing significantly in physical enhancements and expansions to the campus. Our financial health has never been stronger, and we have met or exceeded our operating margin goals each of the past eight years. Still, there is more to be done. As noted in our recently completed Strategic Plan, we are in need of additional science facilities, and our most prominent academic programs need additional investments to remain competitive. Overall, we must continue to strengthen our core academic programs while prioritizing new areas for investment and explore creating new majors that may be more attractive to prospective, higher-achieving students. We will require additional resources to achieve these goals, which will initially have to come from a reallocation of our current budget. This should, in turn, generate new income, which will allow us to continue to thrive. Now is the optimum time for the University to undertake a comprehensive review and assessment of all of our academic
and administrative programs to ensure that we are strategic in moving forward and to help us determine for which programs we want to allocate additional funding, for which ones we want to retain funding at the current level, and for which ones we want to reduce funding or phase out. We have built our current financial health through effective planning and prudent resource management. We must continue to plan for our future and intensify these efforts in the context of an uncertain global economic outlook. With the objective of becoming an even better institution, I would like to lead us through a comprehensive, long-term budget reallocation process to help secure our institution’s future. At the end of this process, which will take approximately nine months, every academic and administrative program currently offered by UNH will be examined to assess its contributions to our overall success in comparison with other programs. Our approach to this effort will be modeled on the process in Prioritizing Academic Programs and Services by Robert C. Dickeson, but it will be adapted to meet our specific needs. It will begin formally in the next few weeks, include a campus forum to solicit input on initial findings, and conclude with the submission of a report of recommendations to the
senior administration and the Board of Governors. This is not intended to be a cost-cutting exercise. Rather, over a multi-year period, we intend to shift resources away from programs that are no longer adequately contributing to our success so that we can make additional investments in programs that are performing exceptionally well. This effort will be carried out by a broadly representative and diverse group of stakeholders from across the University. Two task forces will be created: one to examine academic programs and another to examine administrative programs. The academic task force will be staffed by faculty and academic administrators. The administrative task force will be staffed by administrators, faculty and staff. Student input will also be sought throughout the process. Although we will seek to ensure that the task force participants bring perspectives from all sectors of the institution, it is critically important that everyone recognize they will not be representing any individual unit or constituency. Instead, they will be asked to adopt a “trustee mentality.” In other words, though they bring knowledge and experience shaped and informed by involvement in their unit or constituency, they must adopt a broad institutional See KAPLAN page 6
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It is almost that time of the year again. No, not the holiday season; while that may be coming soon as well, there is one important thing standing in the way: finals. Final exams are approaching at the speed of a freight train, and soon everyone will be moving into the library. Every semester, final exams bring with them a lot of stress and it is easy to become overwhelmed by it all. The Marvin K. Peterson Library, which began operating on a 24-hour schedule in October, is always looking for more ways to better serve the student body. The latest step in that direction has come in the form of a therapy dog. A therapy dog is a dog that is trained and certified to provide comfort to people in various public settings, including schools and hospitals. For example, therapy dogs are used with early elementary school students, where the students will practice reading to the dog to increase their reading confidence. Yale University and the University of Connecticut have variants of this where therapy dogs are used during finals to relieve student stress, and now UNH is following suit. Dr. Melissa Whitson, Assistant Professor of Psychology at UNH, is part of a certified therapy dog team along with her dog Fenway. Dr. Whitson has been working with Hanko Dobi, University Librarian, to obtain approval to bring Fenway to campus and arrange times for him to meet with students. Fenway will be in the Marvin K. Peterson Library on Tuesday, Dec. 11, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m, Wednesday, Dec. 12, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., and Friday, Dec. 14, from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Students will be able to sign up for a block of time, roughly 15 minutes, where they can pet, cuddle or play with Fenway, or walk him around. Fenway is a six-year-old Bichon Frise/Poodle mix and is hypoallergenic. Lastly, as he has gone through a rigorous certification process by the American Kennel Club and Delta Society; rest assured that he will not bite.
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Hello everyone and welcome back from Thanksgiving Break! I hope the food was great and you were able to both relax and make some new memories with friends and family. From my perspective, it is quite strange to see how much has changed from high school. Whether you are a freshman, sophomore, junior or senior, each year you will undoubtedly observe how much you and your friends from high school have changed. Much of this change is for the better as you each have moved towards new things and accomplished much in a short amount of time. For any of you who braved the hordes of shoppers on Black Friday, I tip my hat to you. It seems as though the stores have been opening earlier and earlier every year. This year, sleeping in and getting rest was a bigger priority than diving into the fray for the latest technology for me. Over the next few weeks, other holidays will be on our minds as we cruise into winter break. If you think the recharge from this weekend was rewarding, just wait until we get back from the next break. For those of us seniors, it think the harshest realization from this past week may be the fact that six months from now, we will have graduated with our college degrees. Enough of that though, it has been a great ride thus far. Let’s finish off this semester strong and get ready to tackle the next one! Have a great week and good luck with your last few classes! Patrick Kelland
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How do I tell if the guy I like likes me back? Sincerely, Anonymous This is definitely a loaded question, and the way to tell if a guy likes you back definitely depends a lot on the circumstances you are in. I am guessing that you both have been talking or texting for a while and you are falling for him. First let me say that it is easy for a guy to hide behind his words and seem as though he is more invested then he actually is. In order for you to know if he is interested or not, you need to see actions. Now I’m not saying he has to go and scream he’s in love with you on every street corner, but a night out to dinner and a movie is always a good first step. There are a few things you can ask yourself to see if he is interested in you as more than a friend, or a booty call. Does he only ask you to hang out at night? If so, this probably isn’t good. Is he interested in your life, or does he change the subject when the conversation navigates towards your life? If he isn’t interested in the things that make up your “day-to-day” life, then he probably isn’t interested. Bottom line: if he is making an effort, if he cares more about you then a video game with the guys, if he listens when you need someone to talk to and wants to see you at night just to cuddle… then he actually has feelings for you. If you’re reading all of this and thinking that he really doesn’t make an effort like he should, don’t feel bad! We’ve all been there. We have all fallen for someone who has been a fake. Those are the lessons in life that we learn by, and the ones that help us learn for the future. I hope that helped! Remember, there are a million fish in the sea; you just have to watch them swim by until you find one worth catching.
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“Et in Arcadia Ego;” Here I Am in Arcadia the first play put on by the University of New Haven’s theater program this year. The cast performed Nov. 15, 16, 17, and 18 at 8 p.m., with a Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. in Dodds Theater to fairly full audiences. Actor Marcos Jimenez reflects, “I was struck at how great Rachel was, from casting the play perfectly to teaching us how to walk based on the different time periods. I thought my high school directors were good, but Rachel is amazing.” The play is set in an English country house in Sidley Park, Derbyshire in the years 1809 and 2012, depending on the scene. Since the scene mostly kept the same props throughout the play, the clothing, designed by Valerie Webster, was the key to distinguishing between time periods. Arcadia opens with 13-year-old Thomasina Coverly, played by Amanda Schumacher, being en-
quired as to how she knows the meaning of “carnal embrace.” Attention is directed on her tutor Septimus Hodge, played by David Ransbottom, as the instructor of her knowledge on the topic. However, butler Jellaby, played by Peter DiDonato, soon interrupts their conversation. This dilemma is further interrupted by Ezra Chater, played by Daniel O’Brien, who comes bursting in angry that his own wife had been caught in such “carnal embrace” with Septimus himself. He enters with Richard Nooks, the landscape architect played by James Zap, and Lady Croom, the brash alpha female of the estate played by Amanda Sigan. The second scene takes place in the present with Hannah Jarvis, played by Caitlin Reid, doing research on the house. Valentine Coverly, played by Kyle Pickard, aids her in research. Soon comes the
events were held every day by different faculty ––––––––––––––––––––– and staff to challenge students in each category of wellness. This November was “Our goal was to dethe University of New velop students as a whole Haven’s first 30 Days of person,” Kitchell added. It Wellness program. All was a way for students to who boarded the wellstep out of their shells and ness wagon were given connect with others, learn the chance to meet new about on-campus resourcfriends, go off campus, es, and for professors to and connect with faculty reach out to students they and staff. wanted to help but just did “We wanted to work not know how. with students to answer This is the university’s questions, concerns, and first month of wellness, stressors of being a full but since it has been a time student,” said Resuccess so far, it is going becca Kitchell, Associate to be planned annually Director of Residential Life. For Residential Edu- for the month of November. Kitchell explained cation, “we saw a need November is the most to address issues beyond stressful; its mid-year academics.” where people are worHow does one define ried about money for the wellness? Does it just holidays, and they just mean you are not sick? ate a lot of Thanksgiving How can one truly be treats so they feel they well? Well, there are seven factors that all play need to work out. Finals a role in overall health and are also approaching, so it is helpful to stay well wellness. Spiritual, emotional, intellectual, physi- and balanced. The wellcal, social, environmental ness events getting pushed back because of Hurricane and financial factors are Sandy also raised stress the pieces of the puzzle, levels. or technically pie chart “I would say the biggest (see photo). struggle to improve on For the month of Nowould be getting the word vember, the Office of out,” said Kitchell. “HowResidential Life teamed ever when the word did up with faculty and staff spread, faculty and staff to help students balance members were eager with their Wellness Wheel. suggestions for activities Various workshops and events were held each day, to sponsor. We reached out to the campus for diffor 30 days to promote ferent areas I wasn’t that each individual category familiar with to address a within the wheel. In order to balance one’s wider variety of students.” Some of the events individual wellness, each included Learn to Crochet section of the wheel must be equal. To help students with the UNH Sewing Circle, which addressed address problems in each the social and intellectual area, they were assigned sections of the wheel, to fill out a card attached Speed Friending which in an email that allotted would address the social, for one event per section. Library Info Sessions As an added incentive besides finding their well- which would address the intellectual, and Don’t Let ness, students could hand the Flu Get You! which in the card upon compleaddressed physical. tion for a chance to win There were various othprizes. Fun and relaxing
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History is never truly fixed, and (to a certain extent) never fully knowledgeable, especially as extended periods of time pass by. In Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia, the plot swings from past to present settings, from order to disorder, and eventually intertwines in the final scene. The modern-day and past characters both juxtapose and mirror one another. Throughout their quest for knowledge, they share fragmented experiences regarding love and longing, comraderie and mystery. As dramaturge Meg Savilonis says, “Arcadia is at once something familiar, and at once something foreign.” Under the guidance of director Rachel AndersonRabern and stage manager Carolyn Beck, Arcadia was
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arrival of Bernard Nightingale, played by Joshua Dill, and his escort Chloe Coverly, Thomasina’s modernday equivalent, played by Emily Fogelquist. Chloe accidently gives away Bernard’s identity, which creates conflict because he gave a poor review of Hannah’s latest book. The third scene centers on a tutoring lesson between Thomasina and Septimus, only to be interrupted by Mr. Chater, who challenges Septimus to a duel. Scene five reveals the discovery of Thomasina’s primer to Hannah in the present day, which is filled with her mathemati-
cal and scientific theories. After an intermission, the show was back, this time opening in present-day period. In Act II Scene 5, Bernard lectures Hannah, Valentine and Chloe on his take on Mr. Chater’s murder. Scene six brings us back to the past, where it is revealed that the Chater had gone to the West Indies with Captain Brice, played by Marcos Jimenez, so the duel could not have ever occurred. Finally, scene seven takes place in the present and past concurrently, as the day’s actions from each of those periods are acted out. Characters of
both times are onstage simultaneously, but not one gives any regard to the other. One character is cast in both periods, however: Gus Coverly, played by Brian Didio. As director AndersonRaber says, “We have found our journey to be occasionally tangled, often confusing, frequently exhilarating, and punctuated by moments of beauty, laughter, head-scratching and understanding.” For those who missed this spectacular performance, keep an eye out for the spring musical Into the Woods.
Graduate Visual Literacy Workshop
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Education graduate students were encouraged to incorporate more art in their classrooms as a means to promote literacy skills in early childhood education in a Visual Literacy workshop held at the Sawmill Campus. Cyra Levenson, Associate Curator of Education at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, directed the workshop and challenged future teachers to consider the advantages of art in the classroom. “Teachers need to give students more choices,” said Levenson. Levenson has been working with Dr. Judy Randi, an education graduate professor, for over three years on a research team that encourages incorporating visual literacy in students’ daily curriculum. This research team endorses the correlation between describing something visually and verbally. They are currently working on a documentary that will give examples and further
explain the belief. Scientific research has shown that the visual sensory is the largest sensory in the brain. A student’s vision is developed by age five, significantly earlier than all of the other senses. A visual literacy researcher would argue that when teachers do not encourage art in the classroom, they are suppressing a natural form of learning. Although current research supports visual literacy in elementary grades, Levenson has shown that skills can be used at all educational levels. Researchers understand the possible backlash of promoting visual literacy; they are diligently working to tie the concept to standardized testing guidelines. Levenson’s experience has shown her that systems and structures do not always support children’s learning needs. “The way that children learn is not always acknowledged…teachers and parents have to be the students advocate,” she said.
The visual literacy research team is pushing teachers to put the art back into language arts. This includes having students read pictures, sketch pictures to think and write, and promote image text. Image text is used as a tool to increase vocabulary and promote language development. The Yale Center for British Art actively incorporates visual literacy into the daily routine of the museum with programs such as the Summer Institute of Teachers and the consortium group. The art museum also has partnership schools throughout the area as well as writer/ artist workshops. Students who would like more information on Yale’s Center for British Art literacy programs or who are interested in learning more about visual literacy should visit the museum’s website at www.yale.edu/ycba or email Cyra Levenson at Cyra.Levenson@yale.edu.
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writing for the band while still a UMass student. He ––––––––––––––––––––– created the drill design used by the band for more Jason L. DeGroff, direc- than a decade. DeGroff was honored tor of bands at UNH, has last month at been inducted into the the UMass Band Hall of Fame at the Multibands University of MassachuPops Concert setts. DeGroff was nominated and presented with a plaque. by UMass band alumni DeGroff for the honor. came to UNH “It was obvious that nearly four he deserved the honor,” years ago to said Timothy Todd Anhelp build the derson of the University of Massachusetts Minute- band, which man Marching Band. He began with said the Minuteman Band the return of football. When Alumni Association inhe started, stituted the Hall of Fame the band had in 1993 to honor “those about only 20 people who have made members. After extraordinary contribuone year, that tions to the band’s develnumber tripled, opment.” DeGroff, only the eighth and it has since person to enter the Hall of ballooned to Fame, has been the visual more than 100. “The band is a melting designer of the Minutepot of all different stuman Marching Band for dents, backgrounds and many years. He began
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majors,” says DeGroff. “No matter what they are studying, students can continue their love of
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music.” The band regularly plays the new fight song unveiled last year by the
athletics department. The selection was written by Albert Celotto, assistant professor of music at
UNH, and the band arrangement to accompany the piece was composed by DeGroff.
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deck has 72 cards; the first 22 are known as the “Minor Arcana,” which have symbolic meanings relating to the material world and the mind. The next 56 are known as the “Minor Arcana,” and are subdivided into four suits: swords, pentacles, wands and cups, each having a theme. The swords represent conflict, the pentacles signify money, the wands represent jobs and ambition, and cups reflect matters of emotion. Though if a card is found reversed, its meaning might be the complete opposite of the original. This is where it gets tricky, as cards are open to the interpretation of the one doing the reading. Another type of divination is known as numerology, which is based on the idea that everything can be reduced down to one number. It predicts personality traits using a birthdate or name. More advanced types of numerology can be used for determining relationships or past lives. A birthdate of Sept. 2, 1994, would add up to 34, which would further add to seven. There are specific traits of each number that describe personality. Seven, for example, is a very scholarly number; a person who has this number would be characterized by seeking solitude,
knowledge and peace. Aura readings were a pretty popular kind of divination. They were different from the rest because no cards or props were used. The aura reader Jennifer Mazza bases the readings off of what energy she feels around the person. Aura readings are either based off of emotions or personality. Yellow means that a person is joyous, red symbolizes anger, and purple means headstrong. “I normally see red, blue, grey, yellow, pink, purple, and sometimes white. I rarely see black,” describes Mazza. “It is like a mist that surrounds you, and there are usually no more than two colors per person.” Mazza started realizing that she was different at a fairly young age, but it was during freshman year of college that she began to develop a sense of people’s auras. PIRO’s Divination Faire was considerably popular among hopeful kids looking to get a glimpse of their future in regards to friendships, love life, college classes and future careers. There are conflicting views as to whether divination is real or just in people’s heads, as Shannon Allard said: “A lot of people don’t trust it, but I believe in it.”
USGA Establishes A Glimpse into the Future Sustainability Committee
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The Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA) at UNH is a large organization with a myriad of functions and purposes. The USGA represents the undergraduate student body, serves as a forum for students to discuss their concerns, manages and distributes the $1.5 million budget utilized by clubs and organizations, and so much more. A significant portion of the work that is done by the USGA is done through the organization’s roughly 20 committees. These committees, which are chaired by members of the USGA’s Executive Board, Senate and occasionally House of Representatives, provide a range of different services, which include event programming, bringing student concerns to university administrators and administrative functions such as miscellaneous budget allocation and proposing constitutional revisions. One of the university’s initiatives is to go green
and increase sustainability initiatives and practices on campus. The commitment to this goal can be seen throughout campus, in the residence halls and classrooms, as well as through the work of the UNH Green Team. However, in a meeting of the USGA’s Constitution Committee, it was brought to the committee’s attention that the USGA has not taken many actions towards helping to fulfill the university’s go green initiative. Towards that end, the idea of a USGA Sustainability Committee was proposed to the Constitution Committee for inclusion in the organization by-laws. During the USGA meeting that took place Friday, Nov. 9, the proposed addition was voted on and approved by the USGA legislature, composed of the Senate and House. As written in the USGA by-laws, the purpose of the new USGA Sustainability Committee will be to “serve to educate and help promote ‘green’ living among the campus community.” At the following USGA meeting, which took place Friday, Nov. 16, USGA Senator
Joshua Howard, who had originally brought up the idea of a Sustainability Committee up to the Constitution Committee, was voted in as the chair of the Sustainability Committee. When reached for comment, he had the following to say: “The goal for the Sustainability Committee is to work to make UNH a more environmentally friendly and aware campus. Two of our first projects will be to run a petition drive to get more recycling on campus and to begin planning events for Earth Week. Our first meeting will be on Sunday, Dec. 2, at 8:30 p.m. in K104. There has already been significant interest in the committee, and we are expecting a good turnout. All students are welcome to come; it will be an important meeting since we will have a lot of member discussion in order to create the foundation that the committee will build on starting next semester. If you are interested in the committee and would like to be added to the committee’s email list, please email Joshua Howard at jhowa4@unh.newhaven. edu.”
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As a culmination to what turned into Paranormal Awareness Month as opposed to the original one-week period, PIRO held their annual Divination Faire on Thursday, Nov. 15, in the Alumni Lounge. This event took place from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. and featured a variety of psychic readings done by PIRO’s own members. Types of divination included tarot cards read by Ashley Castorena, Allesandra Coronel, McKinley Dorrico and Kirstie Nicholson, numerology by Josh Low, and aura readings by Jennifer Mazza. In regards to tarot cards, PIRO member Catherine Gentile said, “I think they’re cool and interesting, surprisingly very accurate!” Tarot cards are one of the more common types of reading, and differ based on the deck of cards that is being used. The cards show a possible outcome based on interpreting the forces at hand; the best way to use them is to feel what they are trying to say. The cards go from showing your past, to your current situation, near future, distant future and overall outcome. A
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What Just Happened?
Debriefing the Presidential Election
their campaign. He also touched on the points of ––––––––––––––––––––– personality, religion and events leading up to the Let’s face it: campaigns election, such as Hurricane Sandy which may just are not what they have affected the opinions used to be. In the most of voters. recent installment of “Republicans have to UNH’s Current Issues make a good case on how Discussion titled, “What they’re going to be meanJust Happened? Debriefingful in the next presiing the 2012 Presidential dential election,” Fetzer Election,” Professors told the audience. “When Gary Fetzer, Elizabeth you look at it, they were Barfoot Christian and unable to beat a sitting Bret McCormick lead a president with the unempanel on the many imployment rate at about 9 portant factors that went into determining the 2012 percent...If you can’t beat a president with the unempresidential election. ployment rate that high, The Current Issues how are you going to do it Discussions have always when it’s an even playing been popular amongst UNH students and faculty, field?” Professor Elizabeth but this installment saw Christian, an expert in the a much larger audience, field of communications, limiting the attendees to explained the powerful standing room only even impact that growing techbefore the discussion nology and social media began. played in this election. Beginning with ProfesWith the increasing use sor Gary Fetzer, each of smart phones and the panelist gave their take constant access to inforon the outcome and the mation, campaign adverimportance of the many factors that determined the tising reached new levels election. Fetzer described this year. “Obama outspent Romthe Obama campaign’s ney 4:1 on digital adverstrategy to focus largely tising. He recognized the on the Electoral College trends and there were and how that benefited
people in his campaign who recognized this. They updated constantly on Facebook, Twitter, and other sites. A lot of the sites we use today didn’t even exist four years ago,” Christian detailed. She went on to conclude that the Democratic Party better used social media and web presence to their advantage in comparison to the Republican candidates, which definitely attributed to the success of the incumbent president. Dr. Brett McCormick opened the discussion for student discussion by posing the question “What are we really doing in politics? Do we care about the issues or policies or are we so superficial that we’re just swayed by whatever shiny lights appear?” Many students offered up their opinions and the debate eventually lead to a discussion regarding the recent news surrounding possible state secession. Overall, the most recent installment of the Current Issues Discussion was well-received by the many student and faculty members who were in attendance.
take into consideration the full gamut of assessment perspective when they factors, including qualiundertake this effort. tative and quantitative, Both task forces will financial and nonfinancial, receive administrative and any other relevant and logistical support from the Provost, the Vice measures of performance. The second principle President for Finance and is that the criteria must Administration, and a result in a fair assessment number of support staff of all programs. Although who will be assigned to the differences among the committees. Addiprograms will result in tionally, they will rely on some programs faring betadvice from Larry Goldstein, president of Campus ter on some criteria than Strategies, LLC, who will others, the selection and weighting of criteria must serve as a consultant to ensure that no individual assist with this process. programs are unfairly It is important to note treated in the process.” that the task forces are This is a major underrecommending rather than taking, and it will not implementing entities. be a one-time effort. A There will be a formal comprehensive database process for the review of will be developed through the initial draft of the rethis process, and it is our port, which will be made intention to maintain it publicly available upon and update it annually. its completion. It will be We anticipate that the the responsibility of the institution’s senior leader- prioritization process will ship – the members of the be conducted again in apcabinet and me – to decide proximately five years and will become a standard which recommendations element of our periodic to accept and implement, strategic planning process. and on what timetable. Although this is the Please also understand that all laws, contracts and first official communication on this subject, it University policies will certainly will not be the be adhered to during the implementation phase fol- last. I will rely on the committee chairs to keep lowing the completion of it in the forefront of UNH the assessment process. stakeholders’ minds via Although the specific regular updates. It is my assessment criteria and expectation that this proweighting will be develcess will be undertaken oped by the respective in a transparent manner. task forces, their charges This means that, with the contain the following exception of the deliberalanguage: tions regarding individual “The task force is expected to adhere to two programs and the other inner workings of the task principles in carrying out forces, all facets of the this responsibility. First, process will be shared the criteria must be howidely and updated regulistic. That is, they must
larly. Finally, I will be holding two, one-day educational sessions on this process. A representative group of approximately 50 faculty and staff will be invited to participate on December 4 and 5. Many of these individuals will be asked to serve on the aforementioned committees, and some will serve as support staff. Each of them will serve as liaisons to the broader University community. During these sessions, Larry Goldstein will share information about the process and facilitate activities that will inform our process and guide the two committees. If you are asked to serve on one of the task forces, you will be receiving an electronic invitation from me in the next few days, and I ask that you respond as soon as possible as to whether or not you can attend. Several Board members will sit in on these meetings on December 4 and 5 as observers to better understand the issues being discussed. However, the Board will not be involved in determining the final recommendations that will eventually be made by each of the task forces. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter. I look forward to seeing the recommendations once the task forces have concluded their efforts and produced their reports. With best wishes, Steve Kaplan
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Education Department Receives National Accreditation
By LESHA DALEY STAFF WRITER
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The education department is happy add to UNH’s list of accreditations, earning the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) this year. Students who receive a Master of Science in Education at UNH will have greater marketing ability when applying for jobs because of the advanced leadership skills the program provides as a member of NCATE. NCATE was established in 1954 with the goal of helping to establish highquality teacher foundations across the country. The association was built as a result of combining five of the largest educational groups, including the American Association
of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC), the National Education Association (NEA), the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National School Boards Association (NSBA), according to the NCATE official website. A public opinion poll conducted by Penn and Schoen showed that about 82 percent of the public prefers teachers that have graduated from a nationally accredited school. Almost 700 institutions nationwide are accredited, and the number continues to grow with the country’s demand for better-trained educators. UNH is currently the 10th institution in Connecticut to receive the NCATE accreditation,
and other schools in the state are currently applying. Institutions that have already been accredited included all four of Connecticut State University systems, UCONN, Fairfield University, Quinnipiac University, Sacred Heart University and University of Hartford. Receiving a Masters of Education at University of New Haven proves to be a competitive process, but provides students with benefits such as small classroom sizes that allow students to receive individualized attention when necessary. Internships are intense and hands on, and schedules are generally flexible. Education faculty members come from a large range of knowledgeable backgrounds in both elementary and secondary education settings.
to address the problem of homelessness in New Haven, other churches, including mosques and Islamic centers, are acting within their means to address the crisis. “This time of year we do collect food and we donate to the local food banks, and because we are so visible within the community, folk come to our church and we provide whatever food or assistance we can,” said Jean Bowen, chairperson of the Deacon Board at Dixwell Congregation United Church of Christ. While they are seriously thinking about opening their own shelter, they said that sometimes finances do not permit them to do so. Other churches and mosques are also having these problems. President of the board at Masjid Al-Islam on George Street said that they have been working with the Columbus House for over 25 years by donating coats, hats and gloves, but he also stated that they do not have the resources to provide shelter. This mosque is not the only one that is suffering from a financial burden, and many other churches also indicated that while they try to provide for the homeless, they do not have the means to give them shelter. However, due the mounting problem of homelessness in New Haven, the city has collaborated with more than 12 churches to start a program called “Abraham’s Tent.” This will allow the churches to host up to 25 people for a week instead of indefinitely. This will be less of a financial burden on the churches, but still allow them to help those who are homeless. In addition, one church leader said, “I’m open to
make that connection with the shelter and provide any assistance that’s needed.” He added, “Awareness and open dialogue is key for all of us to aid the needs of the entire community life.” In the coming winter months, Marshall Brooks stated that three cityfunded shelters would be operational. This includes Emergency Management System, Life Haven, and Martha’s Place. Life Haven is a shelter for homeless, pregnant women and women with young children. They have the capacity to serve 20 families at a time. In addition, Martha’s place is a shelter for 24 single women with children under the age of 18. They have a minimum 60-day initial stay that can be extended up to five months if needed. In addition to the homeless adults, the 251 schoolchildren that are homeless also need help. Susan Weisselberg, director of wraparound services for the school district, said support services that address needs of homeless children are offered through a partnership with New Haven Home Recovery. Those services include making sure they have access to meals, school supplies, clothing or a school uniform. “No child should have to experience what it’s like to be without a home or to come to school hungry,” she said. While homelessness is a serious problem in New Haven, local churches and organizations are doing all that they can to rid the city of this problem. With additional churches doing their best to help others, there is no doubt that this goal could one day be accomplished.
Shelter Believes Help from Churches could “Rid” City of Homelessness By SARA DUFORT STAFF WRITER
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In any city, there are citizens that are homeless and looking for a place to stay warm during the coldest months of the year. It is a problem that plagues every urban area, as there is never enough space or beds to accommodate all those who are suffering from severe poverty. In New Haven, one shelter is trying to change this by encouraging local churches to increase their support of shelters, and perhaps incorporate their own shelter as a part of their mission. Emergency Shelter Management Services Inc., previously known as Immanuel Baptist Shelter, is the oldest and largest black church in New Haven and believes that it is their spiritual and moral duty to lend a giving hand to those who are poor and disadvantaged. “Our shelter is the only black shelter in the city, and at last count, there are 44 shelters in the state,” executive director Holmes said. “We have to raise $30,000 each year to keep our contract with the city to make sure we do our part with assisting the homeless population.” The problem is that one shelter is not going to be able to house all those that are homeless. In 2011, New Haven had more than 600 people who identified themselves as homeless, including 251 school-aged children. While there is another overflow shelter operated by the Columbus House, it still only has a capacity of 75 people. While Emergency Shelter Management Services believes that churches need to do more
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What Can Affect Your Financial Aid?
ner accounts to see if you ––––––––––––––––––––– need to submit any other documentation. These are the primary ways the Did you know that there Financial Aid Office will are many factors that contact you! could affect your financial • Cumulative GPA aid? Some of them can (cGPA) also can affect severely affect the amount your financial aid. In orof aid you receive. It is der to keep any academic important to stay informed scholarships, you must about your financial aid have at least a 3.0cGPA package and to understand on a 4.0cGPA scale. If you the factors that may have fall below this, you will an effect on your award. lose those scholarships The following is a list of for one academic year. the most common facIf you are able to bring tors that may affect your your cGPA back above 3.0 financial aid: before • A common factor that the first day of the fall affects the amount of semester, your scholarship financial aid you qualify may be reinstated. You for is changes on the MUST inform the FinanFAFSA from year to cial Aid Office that your year. Your package may cGPA has changed so we vary from year to year can verify it and take apbased on the information propriate action with the provided on the FAFSA. scholarship. Your financial aid package • You must also meet may change if your fithe requirements of Satisnancial situation changes. factory Academic ProgMake sure to verify the ress (SAP) information on the FAFSA in order to obtain any before submitting it, as sort of financial aid. You your financial aid award is may appeal if you do not largely based on the infor- meet the SAP requiremation you provide. ments of completing the • All supporting docuappropriate number of ments must be submitted credits, having the correct by their deadlines in order cGPA for the credits you to receive the highest have attempted or havaward possible. The ing the correct pace. Pace FAFSA is due by March requires that you earn at 1st of every year, while least 67% of the credits all supporting documenyou have attempted durtation is due by May 1st ing your entire college of each year. Check your career, including transfer UNH email and NetPartcredits, summer courses, THE FEDS
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and intersession courses. • Full-time status must be kept in order for you to keep your “full-time student” financial aid award. Full-time status is defined as at least 12 credits per semester. If you drop below this, you will be packaged as a part-time student. Part time students do not qualify for merit based scholarships or institutional grants. • Moving from on-campus housing to off-campus housing will result in a change to your financial aid package because some of the need based funding was awarded to help cover on-campus room and board charges. You must notify the Financial Aid office as soon as possible in order to change the award. All of these common factors could have a direct and dramatic impact on the amount of financial aid you will receive. Check your UNH email and NetPartner accounts often in order to view any changes or necessary documents. Please contact the Financial Aid Office, room 118B in Maxcy Hall, if you believe that one or more of these factors may apply to you. More information can also be found on the Financial Aid Office link on the University of New Haven website. The sooner you notify us, the better!
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Getting Tough on Teamwork ship expert” as she studies how to increase affectivity of teamwork. To start off, Kelly showed students a PowerPoint presentation which included the definition of a team, when to use team consensus, and attitudes and characteristics of effective teamwork. She wants students to recognize that the teamwork process takes time and includes four necessary stages: forming, storming, norming and performing. Forming is the stage where team members get to know each other and establish tasks and goals. Storming involves competing for team roles and taking positions on various issues. Resolving problems and developing trust mark the third stage, known as norming. Finally, during performing, members make contributions and are motivated by results. Students certainly recognized the effectiveness of the program, too. “This gave us a unique opportunity to not only discuss practical leadership techniques, but to apply them in a team environment. It was a worthwhile, enjoyable experience,” freshman Josh Howard said. Following the presentation, Kelly had students dive into an activity in which they wrote down their perceived strengths,
weaknesses and obstacles. From here, she divided students into three groups of four and had them work as a team to create what they believed would be the ideal team member. Students worked to draw a person as a visual aid. One example was “Sally Smiles-A Lot,” which included a background story on the character and what skills she possessed to be effective on a team. Students were able to draw from their own strengths and weaknesses, both to cooperatively work on the project and to describe the ideal team member. Coordinator Shelissa Newball hopes to have similar programs in the future. She is even thinking of even breaking the sessions up with beginner and advanced leaders. Her overall goal is “for students to meet leaders and engage in discussions,” with the programs serving as a networking and communication opportunity. She wants students “to see the benefit of involvement” over time and how their skills are building. No matter the major, academic level, or future plans, students should be on the lookout for more leadership-oriented events. All that is required is interest and enthusiasm.
en theme the first time,” he said. “I simply picked ––––––––––––––––––––– menu items that I liked and that I thought would Chef Jeffry Trombetta, be practical to set up and adjunct Hospitality and show on video. Then I Tourism professor at the wrote the recipes for the University of New Haven, items I picked.” is now featured on eHow’s Filming was not as YouTube page for his glamorous as expected. home-style recipes. Ten of the segments were The webpage features filmed in one day. The en18 recipes that one can tire process, taking around create in their own kitchen 19 hours, included choosby simply watching the ing and creating a recipe, how-to videos. Each segshopping for ingredients ment was filmed at Chef with show producers, Trombetta’s home in cleaning and organizing Guildford, Conn. The vid- the kitchen for a smooth eos include how-to’s on segment and finally cookseveral different chicken ing the food. recipes such as Chicken Despite the long hours, and Cheese Black Bean Chef Trombetta remains Soup and Chicken and hopeful and positive Sausage Stuffing. about his YouTube videos. “I decided to do a chick- “Filming for the Inter-
net is a great experience because you feel you are cooking for yourself,” he said. “It's a small, comfortable environment, but the results are open to the world. I hope many viewers will benefit and learn from the segments.” Students of Hospitality and Tourism Management should head over to eHow Food on YouTube and see which recipes they can try! *Quotes taken from UNH website interview with Jeffry Trombetta by Karen Grava, Director of Media Relations
By PATRICIA OPREA STAFF WRITER
––––––––––––––––––––– Out of dozens of skills that can be considered essential for a future career, none seems as vital as the ability to cooperate with other people. No matter what field one goes into, talking and communicating with colleagues is essential to planning and resolving tasks. On Wednesday, Nov. 14, UNH’s LEAD program held a session in the Alumni Lounge for anyone looking to build his or her leadership skills. The event was run by Shelissa Newball, a coordinator of the LEGOs program on campus, a four-year process in which students learn how to incorporate Leadership Skill Building, Experiential Education, Career Exploration and Community Engagement in their college experience. She was looking to develop a “lunch and learn” event, which does not have to be singularly for LEAD and LEGOs participants. Along with food and drinks, Newball also brought complementary notebooks and folders for the students. The program featured guest speaker Trish Kelly, whose specialty is human resources; her colleague regards her as a “leader-
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The Ultimate Dilemma for the Ultimate Shopper Cyber Monday
By ELIZABETH FIELD EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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It’s Monday! I’ve never been so excited for this universally-dreaded day of the week. It’s difficult for me to formulate this argument, let alone type it out because I am so distracted by all of the awesome shopping I’m doing in the other computer window! I’ll just come out with it: I probably have an online shopping problem. But I mean, who doesn’t? It’s so easy to lay and bed, pretend like I just won the lottery and add 84 pieces from Forever 21 into my shopping cart, until I convince myself that I actually DO need all 12 different colors of jeggings and cry when I can’t get them all. Lets face it, Cyber Monday is as close as to heaven as I am ever going to get. I woke up this morning to 47 e-mails filled with great news! J. Crew: Everything 50 percent off, 40 percent off at Express, 50 percent off of already discounted sale items on Sole Struck, and free shipping everywhere! While Black Friday shopping is steeped in holiday tradition, Cyber Monday is the future! Cyber Monday is for those lazy shoppers who refuse to put on real clothes or wake up before 11 a.m., and these are my people. Cyber Monday is awesome in every way that Black Friday is awful. There are no lines, angry grandmas, freezing cold outdoor lines, parking dis-
putes, or waking up early! Online shopping has all the savings but in bed with your laptop, maybe with a nice glass of wine. So what if it’s 10 a.m.? I won’t judge you. Then
again, it is Monday...why aren’t you at work? Not only is Cyber Monday more convenient and less anxiety-ridden. It may also help you save more money this season. Shopping online allows you to comparison shop instantly between many stores to see where you can get the best deal with the minimum amount of effort. Also, the idea of leaving a store empty handed in which you just spent two hours waiting outside of is a daunting idea. You’re more likely to spend wasteful money on something you don’t really want or need just for the satisfaction of participating in the shopping holiday. For some, Black Friday may be a fun outing with friends and family. In response, I see absolutely
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nothing fun about waiting in freezing temperatures at 4 a.m. outside of Kohl’s for some new bath towels, so I refuse to acknowledge this point because I do not reason with insane
people. It is still early enough in the season that you can be sure to get your packages in time for the holidays, and with the majority of stores offering free shipping, it may be more cost effective to stay at home, save your gas money and any future bills to mend your mental health, and wait until Monday. While both Black Friday and Cyber Monday offer timely and enticing prices on holiday gifts for you or for others, Cyber Monday has the definite edge. Simply put: it’s easier, cheap and more convenient. Plus, there is always the added bonus of not being trampled to death at a Wal-Mart.
A Message from the Library
Correction to the article “The Top 10 Misconceptions about Libraries and Librarians” Dear University Community, While the commonly held belief is that you don’t need libraries or librarians, since everything is available for free online, this is not the reality of the situation. The reality is that most of what you find through a Google search is not available for free. There are many factors that impact what is made available in a digital format and what can be found through a search engine, or even what pieces of that content can actually be accessed for free. Some of these factors include monetary/economic concerns such as who funded the research and provisions of that funding, who owns the intellectual property of the material in question, if the contract that was signed by the creator specified that the material could be produced in multiple me-
diums, or if the publisher chooses to make a digital copy available for a fee or free. Others include legal issues, such as copyright law or laws that restrict the access of the material (think about the changes to the Freedom of Information Act throughout the past 12 years). Yet others include technical and privacy issues, such as the right of a publisher to determine how search engines such as Google can find and index their internal resources. Yet another is the way that a particular search engine processes the words you used in your search and displays the possible results from your search. Some search engines also try to help you evaluate the results by only showing you what they think you want to see based on what everyone else who has searched for you words has found useful, your geographical location or even your past
searching history. As you can see, there are many variables that control what is published digitally and how that information can be accessed. Given these and other variables that I have not mentioned, it’s actually more important for Libraries and Librarians to exist today as libraries and librarians work with these and other issues surrounding how people can access, search for, find, and evaluate information on a daily basis. Because of this, I would say that the traditional roles for libraries and librarians continue to evolve as the way information is created, shared, organized and accessed evolves.
Black Friday
I give credit to those who get up at 4 a.m. after Thanksgiving. It’s not an
ment factor missing. Granted, many would prefer not to be trampled by crazy shoppers, but there’s a rush of adrenaline that comes when those automatic doors at Target
easy thing to do, especially with all that delicious food still making us sleepy from the feast before. Only the outrageous sales on Black Friday could motivate Americans enough to wake up before dawn and shop. I personally like to sleep in on Black Friday, so I have never witnessed the long lines of customer stretching across parking lots and malls. However, I do work in retail, so I am ultimately exposed to the pandemonium. In more recent years, however, Cyber Monday has gotten significant attention from the public, mostly because it’s been promoted as an easier (and safer) way to buy holiday gifts. No lines, no wait, no punches in the face from customers in Best Buy reaching for the same flat screen TV. But while Black Friday gets a pretty bad reputation for being too chaotic, I think a few positive details go quite overlooked. Yes, Cyber Monday gives you the opportunity to shop from the comfort of your own home, but there’s the whole excite-
finally open. It’s an adventure, plain and simple. You can also squeeze in some bonding time by going with family or friends, something you can’t do via computer screen. And let’s face it, the deals you find in some stores are unbelievable. Online stores also have multiple sales, but there are certain in-store offers that only come when actually visiting the store. If you decide to wait for Cyber Monday to roll around, there’s a good chance the items that were on sale Friday are no longer on sale, or are not offered for sale on the online website. Another important thing to remember is that Black Friday allows shoppers to actually see the product they are buying. Squint at the computer screen all you want, but that tiny picture of the diamond bracelet you’re pining over isn’t going to get any bigger. Zooming in on the sweater you “have to get” won’t make it magically materialize for you to try on before purchasing. At least on Black Friday, you
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get to examine the available products before making the purchase. This is especially necessary when buying clothes. Probably the biggest downside to Cyber Monday is not knowing what you’re getting until the UPS box arrives on the doorstep. And if whatever you bought is broken for some inexplicable reason, you have to ship it back to exchange for a new one. That’s a little inconvenient if you ask me. Speaking of shipping, not all online stores offer free shipping on Cyber Monday. This means you’ll probably be spending another five to seven dollars just to get your gifts delivered. On some occasions, the extra shipping cost might actually cancel out potential savings. Once again, I bring up the fact that I work in retail. Each day, most businesses are given a certain quota that they have to meet in terms of regular sales. Participating in Black Friday helps stores reach their monetary goals and, ultimately, remain in business. Just to be clear, I’m not advocating wrestling other customers to the ground for the sake of holiday shopping. I admit, there are dangers with venturing out on Black Friday, but as long as one is careful and aware of their surroundings, it can prove to be an enjoyable experience. So is it better to brave the storm and experience the exciting quest that is Black Friday, or put on some fuzzy slippers, play “The Lazy Song” and crack open a laptop? The choice is yours.
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No Cart, More Problems
By SHANE DOHERTY
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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Now that class registration is over for everyone (or will be when this is read), I will be explaining the massive flaw that taking out the cart did for many students, myself included, as well as explaining a potential solution which I plan on bringing up at this week’s USGA. Now, the first thing I will say is that this is a server issue, not a cart issue. In fact I would go as far as to say taking away the cart this year hurt students. Last year and before, there were many people who opened multiple tabs on their computer with the cart in each one and people would press register on all of them at the same time, crashing the system. Though most had the system crash on them, some got through, and once they were in, they would stop being a load on the system. With less of a load, it resulted in faster times to register for people who had the system crash on them the first try. Using this system, it never took me more than 10 minutes to register for my next semester classes. Without the cart, people did what they have done: open multiple tabs, this time with each class, not a full roster. The problem this semester stems from this fact. As mentioned before, once the clock hit 6:01 A.M. all the students registering hit the button to register. While some got in like before, most didn’t. It sounds like a very similar story to the cart story, but this is where it diverges. While the cart had people who got their classes immediately, without it they still had multiple classes left to register for. Because of this, they were still being a load on the
server, and until people got their all of their classes, they would continue to be a load. Using this system last night, it took me almost 50 minutes to register for my classes, and there were still many other issues I had to deal with such as not being allowed into a class for not having a pre-requisite for it, even though I am in the class now, which I believe is the server because without the load today at around 1:45 P.M. I was able to get into no problem (well, I’m wait listed, but it’s still better than nothing). Now you may remember the articles 2 weeks ago about how some people registered and had a good time for once. At the time of me writing this (November 14, 2012), honor students and athletes, as well as seniors, juniors, and finally sophomores (where I am, currently) have registered, now leaving only freshmen to register. This brings up a possible exception I see to this rule. As for the first group, there are only so many honors students and athletes who will be registering for classes, so if they have a bad load, it is minimal at best, and so they don’t have a problem registering. The next group is the seniors. There are two groups of students who are seniors, students who are graduating this semester, and students who are graduation next semester or later. This could cut the potential students registering up to half (though I assume it is not that high). The juniors loose this pleasure so I believe that is where you will find most students starting to get annoyed because of the crashes. There is also the student stress factor involved in this which I believe may play a role in the server crashing as well (though to a much lesser degree).
By this I mean that the first groups of students registering are all but guaranteed to get the classes they want (both class and the time they want for it). This means that they do not need to be as fast on the 6:01 A.M. draw, some may be more lenient and wait a few minutes before pressing register button so they can get it faster. This is not possible for students who register in later brackets. They must be on the ball and press it the second it turns 6:01 A.M. or they risk not getting the classes they want. I am a perfect example, last night there were 3 Calculus 3 classes, and I will need to take one next semester, so I chose the time slot I wanted most (with 6 open seats at the time) and when I pressed register it crashed. Not only did I fail to get the class I wanted, all 3 Calculus 3 classes were filled up, with only a waitlist option (I should mention that they have since added another Calculus 3 class for next semester, though I personally will choose to wait in the one I am in right now). Now that I have told you the problems I have without the cart (and the exceptions), I will now bring up the plan I plan on proposing at this week’s USGA meeting, which is that the school should rent out a server that can handle the flood of students for the registration weeks, and have the rented out server run matrix that week. This will cut down on stress, time, and will make it a better experience for those who are registering for their classes. After note: The movement was postponed indefinitely, and then moved to the attention of the technology committee. We will see where it goes from there.
Are the States Going to Secede?
By ROSS WEINER
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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Are states planning to leave the Union? There been talk of this since the re-election of President Barack Obama because there been a petition circulation on whithouse.gov asking for all 50 states to secede from the United States. Technically, in the United States Constitution states do have the right to secede from the United States. But what is the reality of this happening? The reality of this happening is slim to none. The reason is the states get money from the fed-
eral government to operate their budget. Most of the states are pretty much bankrupt and they rely on the federal government for money. No state Legislature or Governor in their right mind would secede from the United States of America if they wanted there state to be bankrupt. Finally, I want to touch up on the fact that the State Legislature would have to vote on seceding the Union. Most of the state Legislature would not vote for seceding the union because they need federal money. So many people are reacting to the petition of the states seceding as a something that is real. Well the fact is nothing
is going to happen. This petition was not motivated because of race. This petition was motivated because it our federal government violates the United States Constitution and the public trust of the people of the United States. I am not advocating for the secession I am advocating for we the people to throughout all corrupt politician who represent us in the federal or state level.
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52 Old pol. divisions 54 Emmy-winning NFL analyst Collinsworth 55 Subject of an annual contest held in Brooklyn 58 Suppress 59 Ambushed 61 “1984” superstate 62 Son of Aaron 63 Arrival time for the fashionably late? 64 Diminishes
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30 Old Nair alternative 32 Density symbols, in physics 35 Military bigwig 37 Daydream 38 Sartre, for one 39 They may be brown or pale 40 Not stacked 41 Rear 43 Pops since 1905 44 Final stage, as of a career 45 Memorial tablet 46 How batters must bat 48 Gardening gadget 51 Hot stuff 53 Old 56 CBS maritime drama 57 Hair treatments 60 J et al. (c)2012 TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.
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Now that we’re at the last leg of the semester, you can expect roughly 75 percent of I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving break, filled with family, friends and, your papers and projects for the semester to be due within the next two weeks. of course, food!
December is coming up, which means more snow, holiday cheer, my birthday and other fun stuff! (finals too, but I’ll address that in the negatives).
Going off of the above, it’s about time to start studying for finals! I’m going to miss having space in the library.
The Battery Charge Among the many things I am thankful for, I’m going to include this university. While it may not be perfect (since nothing really is), it’s always moving forward and trying to improve. It’s easy to become frustrated with some of the issues that occur, whether it’s related to the classes, services or people, but at the end of the day there’s no other place I would rather be.
Zani’s Rules of Order Always check the small things. This rule I got from Colin Powell. It is an important rule because in life we easily focus on the “big picture” and forget that for the big picture to turn out successful, it takes the culmination of a lot of small things. In the end, the success of the “big picture” may depend on a lot of small things all going correctly. For example, when going on a trip we always check to make sure that we have the important things like money, passports and cellphones. But sometimes we forget to check the small things, like seeing if you packed the cell phone charger or
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making sure your passport is not expired. It is things like this that should remind you always check the small stuff because you never know what can go wrong.
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Chargers Edged by IUP in NCAA Championship Second Round A CHARGER ATHLETICS PRESS RELEASE
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WEST HAVEN, Conn. – A drive that started at the six-yard line came within inches of resulting in the game-winning score, but the No. 3/4 University of New Haven football team ultimately fell, 17-14, to No. 11/12 Indiana (Pa.) in an NCAA Division II Football Championship Second Round game on Saturday at Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium. The Chargers’ Northeast-10 Championship season ends with a 10-1 overall record. Third-seeded IUP (121) advances to play at top-seeded Winston-Salem State next Saturday, Dec. 1 in a quarterfinal matchup. Ryan Osiecki (Seymour, Conn./Seymour / Univ. of Louisville) and Jason Thompson (Indiantown, Fla./South Fork ) connected on both Charger touchdowns. Osiecki finished the day with 194 yards on 15-of-32 passing, and Thompson hauled in two receptions for 69 yards and two scores. Josh Smart (Hamden, Conn./ Hamden ) led the receiving corps with five grabs for 54 yards, and Nick Music (West Milford, N.J./West Milford ) had four catches for 29 yards. A platoon of rushers combined for 158 yards on the ground for the Chargers. Mike DeCaro (Weston, Fla./Cypress
Bay ) ran for 54 yards, Victor Jones (Paterson, N.J./Passaic County Tech) picked up 45, Anthony Tillman carried four times for 32 yards and Osiecki netted 22 with his legs. The Crimson Hawks entered the game as the nation’s top-ranked defense, ceding 243.33 yards from scrimmage per contest. In total, the Chargers topped that mark by over 100 yards with 352 yards of total offense. Defensively, New Haven held the one of the best rushing attacks in Division II to 155 yards on the ground; Indiana averaged 278.5 rushing yards per outing entering today’s game. Richard Long (New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle / Iona College) led the Chargers with six tackles, while Brent MacLeod (Winchester, Mass./Winchester) had five stops – including a pair of tackles-for-loss. Sean Berglund (Wolcott, Conn./Wolcott) and Carlos Lozada (New London, Conn./New London) each had a sack. IUP gained 252 yards from scrimmage, 125 of which came on the ground courtesy of De’Antwan Williams, who also caught one pass for 14 yards and started the game with an 86-yard kickoff return that set up the Crimson Hawks’ first score. Harvie Tuck – the 10th leading rusher in Division II – had eight carries for 39 yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Mike Box was
6-of-13 for 97 yards and a touchdown pass to Tyler Dummermuth. After Williams’ kick return started the Crimson Hawks at the seven-yard line on the game’s opening drive, Tuck carried twice to finish the drive and give IUP a quick 7-0 lead. Following a missed 42-yard field goal by the Chargers and a punt by each squad, the visitors struck again. This time, the Charger defense stuffed a first-and-goal from the three-yard line to force a field goal that extended the Crimson Hawks’ lead to 10-0. On the ensuing drive, New Haven responded in just three plays. Tillman picked up 14 yards on the ground to start up the offense and, after an incomplete pass, Osiecki and Thompson connected for 68 yards and a touchdown. Following the extra point by Chris Scifo, the deficit was trimmed to three points at 10-7. The Crimson Hawks picked up one first down on their next drive before a sack by Lozada helped the stall the possession. The punt went into the end zone for a touchdown, and New Haven took over
with 12:48 remaining in the first half. A 27-yard rush for DeCaro jumpstarted a 16play, 80-yard drive over a span of 8:51 the propelled the Chargers into the lead. New Haven converted a 4th-and-1 early in the possession and was aided by three IUP offside penalties – all on fourth down. The march concluded with a one-yard strike from Osiecki to put the Chargers on top, 14-10, with 3:57 until halftime. The following IUP drive ate up 3:43 of clock time – all but ending the first half – and produced what would prove to be the game-winning points. The Crimson Hawks’ nine-play possession was finished off by a six-yard pass to Dummermuth on third-and-goal to send the visitors into the locker room with a 17-14 lead. The second half was
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The number one seed women’s volleyball team faced off against the number eight seed Stonehill College on Nov. 13. The Chargers held on to the top seed in the tournament when they edged Stonehill College three sets to two sets. Set one went to Chargers with a score of 25-20, and set two also went to
the Chargers with a score of 25-16. The Chargers fell in the third set with a close score of 29-31. Stonehill came back and also won set four by a score of 22-25. The Chargers bounced back during set five to break the two-to-two tie with a score of 15-8. Keidy Candelaria led with 18 kills, which was a match best. Kristen Lee had 13 kills and 19 digs, while Amber Cannady assisted in seven of the nine
blocks for the Chargers and registered 14 kills. Kristy Atufunwa slammed eleven finishers. Offensively for the Chargers, Kaulana Ane led the team with 50 assists, 14 digs, and seven kills. Teammates Ashley Dalton and Kea-Marie Olaso both had one kill apiece. Olaso also led the back row with 25 digs, and Bai Zhang assisted with 21 digs.
On the final play, Osiecki avoided pressure and sent a spiral into the back of the end zone. Thompson elevated and got his hands on the ball, but could not control it as he hit the turf amidst a pair of Crimson Hawk defenders. The final second ticked off the clock with IUP escaping DellaCamera Stadium with a 17-14 decision. The Chargers’ 2012 season marked their thirdconsecutive Northeast-10 Conference Championship – including a win in the inaugural NE-10 Championship Game – and second trip to the NCAA Championships. The program’s 27 seniors, many of whom came to New Haven when Charger football returned in 2009, finish their careers with a 34-10 record.
Chargers Roll to First Win of 2012, Defeat Queens 68-44
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a defensive battle, as the Charger defense ceded only two IUP first downs over the final 30 minutes. New Haven, however, was also stifled offensively as the score remained unchanged late in the fourth quarter. With 3:40 to go, the Chargers took over – still trailing, 17-14 – with one final chance to extend or win the game. New Haven was able to rush for three first downs, advancing into IUP territory with one minute remaining. Osiecki then completed consecutive passes to Music and then a first-down to DeCaro on 4th-and-1 to reach the IUP 31-yard line with 14 seconds remaining. Following a broken play that saw the Chargers forced to throw the ball away, the Blue and Gold had one last chance at the end zone with eight seconds to go.
WEST HAVEN, Conn. Senior guard Jeremy Williams (Silver Spring, Md./ Springbrook) posted his first career double-double and led the University of New Haven men's basketball team to a 68-44 victory over Queens College (N.Y.) Sunday afternoon at Charger Gymnasium. New Haven improved to 1-2 on the season, while the Knights dropped to 0-4 on the year. New Haven jumped out to an early 10-point lead at Chargers Gymnasium, and never looked back. In the first five minutes, Justin Exum (Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian) connected on a pair of long-range shots, pushing New Haven ahead 14-4. Jeffery Adkins (Piscataway, N.J./ Piscataway) then sparked a 12-4 run over the next seven minutes to give the Chargers an 18-point lead, 26-8 at the 8:02 mark. Mark Palmieri (West Haven, Conn./West Haven) capped the run with a three-point field goal from
the deep right corner. New Haven led by no fewer than 16 points in the final minutes of the first half and opened its largest lead in the final minute. Adkins connected on a jumper with nine second left and put UNH ahead 36-14 at the break. The Chargers led 2311 on the boards in the first period, and 9-1 in assists. New Haven also shot 46.7-percent from the floor, while holding the Knights to 28.6-percent shooting. Sophomore forward Eric Anderson (Newark, N.J./Newark Tech) paced the chargers with 10 rebounds and six points, while Williams added nine points. The second half was all New Haven as well. Williams drained a trey and UNH jumped out to a 27-point, 47-20, lead just under four minutes into the second half. The Chargers lead remained more than 20 points for nearly the entire half, but the Knights went on a 8-0 run midway through the stanza and cut New Haven's lead back to 18 points with 8:39 left. New Haven's next basket, a
three-pointer from Exum, put the Chargers ahead by 20 for good with 6:51 left. The momentum carried the Chargers to a 28-point lead with under two minutes left and the Chargers closed out the 24-point victory with a pair of Ashanti DePass (Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin) free throws down the stretch. Williams shot a blistering 70-percent from the floor and went 4-for-4 at the line, scoring a game-high 20 points. He grabbed eight defensive rebounds and two offensive boards for the double-double. Exum added 16 points off 5-of13, including 4-of-9 from long range, while Anderson led the team with 15 rebounds. The Chargers hit the boards hard and led 4428 on the boards. The Chargers also led 13-5 in second chance points. As a team, New Haven shot 41.1-percent from the floor, 36.4-percent from the three-point range and 87.5-percent from the charity stripe.
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Taylor’s NFL Picks by Taylor Hauck New Orleans @ Atlanta
Atlanta has looked sluggish after their 8-0 start. Their only loss so far is come by the hands of Drew Brees and the Saints. Expect the Saints to sweep the season series. Jacksonville @ Buffalo The Jaguars look much better with Chad Henne under center. They almost knocked off the Texans in a thriller and then beat the Titans. This game may be close but Jacksonville will prevail.
Seattle @ Chicago
The Seahawks have been up and down all season. The Bears have looked good with Jay Cutler at quarterback. Chicago should roll over Seattle.
San Francisco @ St. Louis
These two teams battled to a tie in their last meeting. The 49ers don’t want that to happen again. San Francisco should win…as long as the quarterback drama doesn’t get in the way.
New England @ Miami
The Patriots have been putting up a lot of points during their current five-game win streak. Miami has been mediocre but will be no match to the Patriots with Tom Brady at the helm.
Arizona @ New York Jets
Arizona is starting their third-string quarterback and has lost seven straight. This game might be a way to turn things around. The Jets continue to struggle with Mark Sanchez. Maybe it’s time for Tim Tebow to start.
Indianapolis @ Detroit
Nobody expected the Colts to be in contention after an awful 2011 season and a rookie quarterback leading the team. Andrew Luck has led the colts to wins in five of the last six games. This game should be close and exciting.
Minnesota @ Green Bay
Both teams are coming off lopsided losses. The Packers have a much better team and Aaron Rodgers should bounce back well after a sub-par performance on Sunday Night Football.
Houston @ Tennessee
The Texans are having an extraordinary season and are sitting atop the AFC. This game should be a blowout in favor of Houston.
Carolina @ Kansas City
Both of these teams have been bad all season long, but the Panthers should muster enough to put away the 1-10 Chiefs.
Tampa Bay @ Denver
Peyton Manning has bounced back well after multiple neck surgeries last year. He has to be a legitimate contender for MVP (he already has four). The Bucs haven’t looked all that bad either. Expect this game to be somewhat close.
Cleveland @ Oakland
Cleveland is young and their record doesn’t look good, but they have played well all season. They look improved in the last few games and should put together their first winning streak since the beginning of last season.
Cincinnati @ San Diego
The Chargers have lost six of their last seven games, while the Bengals are winners of three straight. The Bengals will continue their playoff push.
Pittsburgh @ Baltimore
Without Ben Roethlisberger, the Steelers are weak and turn the ball over too much. As long as Big Ben is out or not up to par, the Ravens should win easily in Baltimore.
Philadelphia @ Dallas
Dallas lost on Thanksgiving despite big games from Tony Romo and Dez Bryant. Expect the Cowboys to beat the turnover-prone Eagles in the NFC East matchup.
New York Giants @ Washington
The Giants looked outstanding on Sunday putting up 38 points against the Packers. They should do much of the same against an up-and-coming Redskins team.
Chargers Claim 2012 Northeast-10 Volleyball Championship A CHARGER ATHLETICS PRESS RELEASE
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WEST HAVEN, Conn. – The University of New Haven women’s volleyball team won its third Northeast-10 Conference Championship, taking a 3-1 decision from Adelphi on Saturday at Charger Gymnasium. Keidy Candelaria (Vega Baja, Puerto Rico/Bayamon Military Academy) was named the Championship’s Most Outstanding Player for the victorious Chargers. The victory was the 24th-straight win for New Haven, which improves upon the best record in Division II to 27-1. The Chargers were the top seed in the championship after completing their fifth-consecutive unbeaten NE-10 season at 15-0. Second-seeded Adelphi – 13-2 in the conference regular season – moves to 24-11 overall with the loss. Candelaria, who was also named Northeast-10 Player of the Year for the second-consecutive season earlier this week, had 11 kills and 13 digs in tonight’s match and led all players with 4.15 kills per set in the eight-team Championship en route to Most Outstanding Player laurels. She was joined on the All-Championship squad by Amber Cannady (Yonkers, N.Y./ Charles E. Gorton), who averaged 2.85 kills per set while hitting .265 in the postseason – the best hitting percentage by any student-athlete to have advanced to the Northeast-10 “Final Four”. Cannady had 11 kills and six blocks against Adelphi. Northeast-10 Rookie of the Year Kristen Lee (Colorado Springs, Colo./ Liberty) posted a doubledouble with 11 kills and 10 digs against the Pan-
thers as she, Candelaria and Cannady shared the team-high. Kristy Atufunwa (Denver, Colo./Denver East) added eight kills, Hayley Wilson (Denver, Colo./Overland) notched three and Ashley Dalton (Helena, Mont./Capital / Northern Arizona) had one finisher. Running the offense was NE-10 Setter of the Year Kaulana Ane (Paia, Hawaii/Kamehameha), who doled out 39 assists and completed the doubledouble with 14 digs. She added six kills of her own for a Chargers’ squad that hit .169 (51-24-160) in the match. Defensively, Kea-Marie Olaso (Kailua, Hawai’i/ Le Jardin Academy) led all players with 30 digs, rounded out her conference-best showing of 6.15 digs per set in the Championship. Bai Zhang (China/Shan Dong Zi Bo No. 10 / China Shan Dong Normal University) added 13 digs for New Haven. At the net, Cannady’s six blocks were a part of an 11-rejection performance by the Chargers. The New Haven defense held Adelphi to a .117 (48-28-171) hitting percentage. The Panthers were led by First Team All-NE-10 and All-Championship honoree Chelsea Overholt, who had a double-double with a pair of team-highs: 14 kills and 22 digs. Katie Bryson distributed a match-high 43 assists for Adelphi. The Chargers started the match on a 4-0 run before Adelphi fought back to knot the first set at 6-6. A five-point spurt followed – including a Candelaria ace – as New Haven reopened a lead at 11-6, but the Panthers soon tied the contest again at 18-18. The Chargers would not be overtaken, however, as New Haven finished off set one with a
5-0 run that featured backto-back Cannady kills to take a 25-20 decision. Once again, New Haven made the first run in the second set, a sevenpoint outburst that led to a 9-4 advantage. This time, the Panthers had no answer as the Chargers led nearly wire-to-wire en route to a 25-19 triumph. With their backs against the wall, the Panthers erased the Chargers early 5-0 run in set three. Adelphi put together an eightpoint stretch of its own in the middle of the frame, building a five-point cushion at 14-9. New Haven trimmed the lead to within three on several occasions but drew no closer as the Panthers kept the match alive, pulling away to a 25-18 win. Set four was the lone set without an extended run, but the Chargers continued to rattle off twoand three-point stretches, while Adelphi was limited mostly to single points. Slowly, New Haven constructed a lead that grew as large as 10 points 24-14. The Panthers did not go quietly, fighting off four match points before a kill from Cannady clinched the 2012 Northeast-10 crown for the Chargers. New Haven previously won the Northeast-10 Championship in 2008 and 2010 and has earned the regular-season title in all five of its seasons as a member of the NE-10 (2008-2012). The Chargers, who entered the week as the No. 1 seed in the East region, will likely host the NCAA East Region Championship on Nov. 29-Dec. 1. Full details will be available on NewHavenChargers.com following the NCAA Selection Show tomorrow at 10 p.m.
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Spielberg’s Lincoln is Historic and Cinematic Gold
By CAMERON HINES STAFF WRITER
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The second film in 2012 about the sixteenth President of the United States has arrived (this one doesn’t tackle his vampire hunting days), and it is supported by a strong script, a strong director and an unbelievable performance by the leading man, played by Daniel-Day Lewis. The film, instead of following Lincoln throughout his whole life, focuses solely on the president during the Civil War, as he is trying to get the 13th Amendment ratified. However, he is not met with open arms by everyone, and he takes matters into his own hands. The film is a magnificent collaboration of actors: you have Sally Field playing the president’s wife, Jared Harris as a somber Ulysses S. Grant, and Tommy Lee Jones playing a delightful curmudgeon as always. Joseph Gordon Levitt even shows up for a few scenes, playing Lincoln’s eldest son Robert, a boy who wants to enlist in the war but is denied by his family. James Spader delivers a delightful performance as a businessman who’s been hired by the
president’s cabinet to try and buy some of the Democratic votes in Congress to pass the bill. But the real star of the film is Daniel-Day Lewis playing Abraham Lincoln. Lewis is absolutely incredible in the role, so much so that you forget in a matter of minutes that he’s acting. He embodies the role of Lincoln, whether he is delivering speeches to the people about the war, comforting his wife or telling a humorous anecdote that connects to the current situation. He feels the way I would expect Lincoln to be: wise, funny and unbelievably courageous, but still vulnerable. It will be no surprise come Oscar nominations to see Lewis’ name up for an award for Best Leading Actor. In addition to a superb cast, the film also flaunts two other staples of a Spielberg film: John Williams, as always, in top form composing the original score, and cinematographer Janusz Kaminski, who has worked with Spielberg on Schindler’s List and Saving Private Ryan. After formally stating he’s done with action films, Spielberg’s Lincoln is an excellent way for him to begin his drama-only career.
After listening to Taylor Swift’s new album, RED, I am slightly disappointed. As Swift leans more and more mainstream, the individuality her fans loved has almost completely disappeared. Three quarters of her new album and the six bonus tracks are probably not worth the money. That being said, there are four songs out of the 16 that I do appreciate. My two favorite titles of the album are definitely “Begin Again” and “I Knew You Were Trouble.” “Begin Again” compares her new boyfriend to her ex. The new one has more in common with her and lets her be herself. She is attracted to him because he is sweet and chivalrous, not because of his bad boy reputation. Anyone who knows Swift’s history with guys will be able to relate to the relief this brings to her. “I Knew You Were Trouble” talks about a guy
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going to give it their all to project the children of the world. Did I mention Hugh Jackman voices the Easter Bunny? Australian Bunny. The creativity behind the film is marvelous. Peter Ramsey knows how to deliver a wonderful film just in time for the holidays. Each guardian is magically brought to life and developed well. Their quirks are amazing and so are their lairs, headquarters, clouds and workshops. It’s everything kids dream of and more. The colors are balanced and the animation is perfect. Moreover, the best part of this movie is the inside scoop into the daily work of Santa as he prepares for the holidays. He makes creative and precious toys with more sentimental value than an iPhone, as most children still receive. All of it is enchanting. Amazing voice cast, too! Perfect. Hugh Jackman, Chris Pine, and of course Jude Law (Pitch), Alec Baldwin (Santa), Isla Fisher
sounds more like Selena Gomez, whose name is encoded in the lyrics. Nevertheless, it is an extremely fun and dance-worthy song. However, near the end, disappointment hits. “You look like bad news. I’ve got to have you…” Can Swift not do anything that does not involve a new boy? “Treacherous” and “Sad Beautiful Tragic” reflect the worst of Swift. Once again, she is having a pity party; she is the only person in attendance. “Holy Ground” makes absolutely no sense to me. The beat is too fast and so unlike Swift. “State of Grace,” the opening track, is catchy at first but soon changes to annoy-
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ing. It tells how Swift never saw love coming, but her life has completely changed because of it. Snore. “I Almost Do” is also like every other song she has ever written. She predicts what an ex-boyfriend is doing while she misses him. Although she assumes that he misses her too, she refrains from making contact. Instead of calling him, Swift plays games and writes a song about it. Why?
It is smart, funny and, above all, respectful to Abraham Lincoln as we see him face challenges we ourselves could never comprehend. This includes those moments which make him more human: the loss of a son and maintaining a united family even in adversity. He is a man that seemed greater than us, but he was still only a man. And that is what makes Lincoln so noteworthy.
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that Swift dated “a few mistakes ago.” Much like tracks from Aly&AJ, this song is the type that listeners allow to get stuck in their heads. Any indication of country music is lost in this song, but surprisingly it does not matter much. The track “RED,” while poppy, is more like the songs many fans liked in the first place than the other songs are. While colors symbolizing moods could have turned out extremely corny, it actually works. The climactic beat also adds to the attractiveness. “Everything Has Changed” is about a guy that Swift has met just 18 hours ago. Other than “Enchanted,” not many songs are about what comes before the love, heartbreak and vengeance. This duet with Ed Sheeran is beautifully executed. There is one song that I am completely undecided about: “22.” Finally, this song is not about a boy! There are no worries, just happiness, as Swift goes out and dances with friends. This song
(Tooth), and Dakota Goyo (Jamie, the savior) all give stellar performances. As with every DreamWorks animation, this movie tugs heartstrings as the guardians are losing the children’s faith. Pitch grows stronger as he ruins Easter by distracting Jack with a “familiar” voice. The guardians are losing their powers. Only after Jack sees who he was, others believe in him and he is strong enough to help the guardians save the day from darkness. Call it whatever you like, but the kid in all of us wishes this was real. You should go see this movie if you haven’t. It’s not a waste of money, and if you’re low on funding, there’s always “5 Dollar Tuesday.” Check it out, it’s a beautiful film. We all know that, at one point of our lives, we believed in these heroes. Some of us still do.
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Vampires and Werewolves and Immortal Children, Oh My!
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Breaking Dawn-Part 2 started right where Part 1 left off, and did not disappoint in the slightest. It had some humor mixed with drama that would have you jumping out of your seat for the majority of the movie. Before seeing Breaking Dawn-Part 2, you might want to refresh your memory with what had happened in the previous movies. But if you haven’t seen the movies in a while, you won’t be completely lost throughout the film. Here’s a bit of the needto-know information from the previous movies: Bella is a human who falls in love with a vampire named Edward Cullen. Drama happens throughout the first three films that bring the couple closer together, including Bella falling in love with a werewolf named Jacob, and a close encounter with the Volturi, who are
basically vampire royalty and make sure the existence of vampires remains a secret. Bella and Edward get married and wind up conceiving a child accidentally. Bella comes extremely close to dying during childbirth, but Edward manages to get enough vampire venom in her system to turn her into a vampire. Jacob, the werewolf, winds up imprinting on Edward and Bella’s child. Imprinting is very similar to love at first sight, but has a much stronger bond. Breaking Dawn-Part 2 opens with the same scene that Part 1 ended with—Bella opening her eyes, which have now turned red because she has transformed into a vampire. The major conflict of this movie occurs when someone mistakes Edward and Bella’s daughter, Renesemee, for an immortal child (which was outlawed by the Volturi many years ago). The person who mistakenly identified Renesmee as an immortal child reported their “crime” to the Volturi, who
then decide to go and punish everyone involved. The movie follows the Cullen clan as they scour the planet looking for everyone and anyone who would be willing to witness that Renesmee is in fact half human, half immortal and, therefore, not the threat that the Volturi believe her to be. There are tons of new faces to go along with the familiar old ones. Some of the new faces include actor Rami Malek (Night at the Museum), two-time Golden Globe nominee Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies) and Mackenzie Foy as Renesmee. There are also all the familiar faces of the Cullen family. Breaking Dawn-Part 2 is a rollercoaster ride full of twists and surprises that you will not see coming, and it will have you screaming at the screen. With a mind-blowing ending that everyone’s talking about, how could you not see this movie?
November 28, 2012
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What was your favorite part of Thanksgiving Break?
“Black Friday! Hands down!” -Brittany, Sophomore
“Getting to spend time with my family and eating massive amounts of food.” -Christi, Junior
“Seeing my sister. She’s in the Coast Guard and was able to fly down for 9 days.” -Kayla, Junior
“Seeing my family! I haven’t been home since summer.” -Brayan, Junior
“Obviously, the food!” -Nick, Junior
Alex Goot @ The Space By Shannon Livewell
The music industry today is dominated primarily by new media (social media). Most new artists come about because of YouTube posts, Twitter feeds or Facebook groups. Alex Goot is an aspiring artist who has emerged within this generation of new media music promotion. Goot started out in the industry with YouTube cover videos (a new trend swarming the music world today). Unlike most YouTube cover artist, Goot is a true musician who finds a way to creatively rearrange every song that he posts. Before the show, I was able to snag an interview with Goot, who was getting ready to perform and relaxing with a group of his close friends and band mates. “The reason I started making YouTube videos is because I saw how quickly you could gain a fan base from them. I don’t want to use the word ‘leach,’ but it is a way to promote yourself under an already well-established song, and gain your own following,” Goot said. Goot covers a variety of artists with many different genres. Somehow, however, all of his songs seem to fall under the same lis-
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tening category. There is a consistency within all of his covers, which makes him fall under an unspoken genre (one that is hard to pin point). “I would say my genre is more happy-piano-music,” explained Goot. “I am really interested in making people want to sing along, no matter what the style of the original song is. I’ll hear a song and think... ‘I wouldn’t sing it like that,’ or... ‘I should change that there,’ and all of a sudden I have an entirely new arrangement.” The classic artists are the ones who influence Goot the most, such as Elton John, Phil Collins and the greats who laid down the foundation for the industry today. He says that in his personal life, his influences have to be his parents who have supported him through everything. He said he felt so lucky to have parents who allowed him to follow his dream of music because he never wanted to be sitting in a dorm saying, “what if?” “Lightening” is arguably Goot’s largest single at the moment. “This song was inspired by an ex relationship that was just really rocky,” Goot said. “Basically it is about the guy chasing the
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girl who he’ll never be able to have, and realizing that she’s just out of his grasp.” He specifically loved all of the venues in Europe where he toured, and said it was amazing to see how the music lovers in every country knew English as a universal language and sang along to all of his performances. He explained that when it comes to musically arranging his covers, he does what he can with that he knows instrument-wise and really just tries to rearrange it all his head. Goot was such an amazing person to interview. He has great insight on the industry. As a fellow singer, I loved talking arrangements with him and hearing how he goes about changing a song to make it his own. The show was incredible, and Goot really connected with the audience. I would definitely start listening to him if you haven’t YouTubed him half way through this article already (after all, that is what new media is all about).
Music From Another Dimension
but then again, this raspy love song defies any ex––––––––––––––––––––– pectations. Carrie Underwood’s and Steven Tyler’s voices complement each other perfectly. The colorful scarves While it is great that flowing from his miAerosmith finally released crophones. Millions of new material, it is even people, ranging from more refreshing to see that teenagers to the elderly, swaying with the sound of the band is staying very the glorious music. Crazy true to itself. The opening track, “Luv XXX,” pyrotechnics exploding loudly in the background. starts the album off on the perfect note. It picks the This is what viewers band’s sounds up right can expect at an average where they left off. “Now Aerosmith concert. When I finally attended is the time to submit quietly…” it states, and one of these wonderful submit I did. events this past July, I The 56 seconds of talkalso witnessed something ing draws the listeners’ atthat I definitely was not tention in and brings them expecting. The song list included some new songs. to another dimension When Aerosmith finally entirely. Once the musical portion of the song begins, released their fifteenth it can be compared to the album on Nov. 6, fans beat and vibe of “Love In were more than ready. An Elevator.” Aside from greatest hits The sixth track on the albums, Aerosmith has not released a new album new album, “Legendary Child,” also reminisces since the 2004 release of Honkin’ On Bobo. In addi- about the old days. It speaks of a high school tion, that previous album dance just like “Walk This only had one original song; the rest of the album Way” mentioned. For those that have emerged was filled with covers. themselves in the old This new album titled material, it is nice to see Music From Another just how closely the new Dimension has 15 brand relates to the old. new songs! If you have Aerosmith also brings not checked it out already, back the raspy serenades, then you are definitely both sad and lovey dovey, missing out. Not a rock fan? You are that everyone missed. “Tell Me” sings about a in luck! The ninth track on the album, “Can’t Stop concept that it is almost foreign to Aerosmith’s Lovin’ You,” features a very unexpected duet with usual songs—regret. Steven Tyler tells a Carrie Underwood. Considering the differences in story about a girl who has left him. His voice is full their musical styles, this of sorrow, regardless of could have been a recipe for disaster. However, this the huge number of girls is now my personal favor- willing to take that woman’s place. “What Could ite song of all time. Have Been Love” is easily Aerosmith fans never the most talked about thought that they would ever hear the word “cow- song from the new album, boy” in one of their songs, and it is definitely easy to see why.
By KATERINA SPERL STAFF WRITER
The sweet, slow vocals about missing what is right in front of you is extremely relatable to a lot of people. When listening to this song, it is easy to imagine a large crowd of people holding their lighters and glowing cell phones to the sky, swaying in tune to the music. “Another Last Goodbye” is a story of someone pulling you in close and then pushing you away; this is something relatable to every listener. The high pitch vocals are extremely impressive, but do not fear. Steven Tyler does not get too emotional to ruin his rock star reputation, as he explains how he misses the “claw marks on [his] back.” Also dispersed throughout the album are the kind of classic rock ‘n’ roll songs that made everyone fall for Aerosmith decades ago. “Freedom Fighter” is a perfect example. The pumping chant of the song is empowering. When enjoying this song, listeners are invincible. They are powerful. They can do anything. “Something” has very strong percussion at the fore point. The repetition of the same vengeful words again and again is made more interesting by the overpowering beat. Beware: this is the kind of song that you need to head nod to! Overall, Music From Another Dimension is a mix of some of Aerosmith’s best history and greatest improvements. This album has something to offer for every type of listener: country, serenades, rock and more! I highly recommend it.
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