November 9 2011

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#10 Chargers Shine on Senior Day, Win Big Over Pace, 63-6

The Setters dropped to 1-8 over–––––––––––––––––––––––––– all and 0-7 in the NE-10. The game was all New Haven right from the start as sophoWEST HAVEN, Conn. - The more running back Mike DeCanationally ranked No. 10 Uni- ro (Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay versity of New Haven football ) returned the opening kickoff team honored 10 senior class 80-yards untouched for the first members on Saturday before score of the game. After a Pace going off for a season-high 63 drive that lasted 3:35 minutes, A CHARGER ATHLETICS PRESS RELEASE

14-0 lead with 10:22 to play in the first quarter. After a Setters three-and-out, the Chargers found the endzone once again on a one-yard run from Osiecki. The touchdown was set-up by a 30-yard pass to Chris Ruffin (New York, N.Y./ Phillip Randolph) who stepped out of bounds inches before the

Over-reliance on DNA Evidence May Hinder Criminal Investigations, Study Shows

By KAREN GRAVA

DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS

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WEST HAVEN, CONN. --When police rely solely on DNA and other scientific evidence to solve homicide cases, the number of cases they solve goes down. When they collect DNA and other scientific evidence and don’t analyze it, however, they close more cases than under any other circumstances. That is according to a recent study of New York City homicide cases conducted by David Schroeder, assistant professor of criminal justice in the Henry C. Lee School of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences at the University of New Haven. His research shows that an overreliance on scientific evidence may be a contributing factor in explaining why New York homicide cases are not solved as frequently as they used to be. “This research shows that rather than confirm a suspect’s guilt, the DNA analysis failed to provide the police with someA JOHN KRITZMAN PHOTO thing useful,” Schroeder says. points on 485 yards of total of- the Chargers regained possesSince the overwhelming majorfense. The Chargers claimed sion and scored two plays later pylon. The Chargers drive fea- ity of people who are murdered their seventh straight win by de- on a 34-yard touchdown pass tured 46 yards on just four plays know the person who killed feating Pace, 63-6 in the team’s from Ryan Osiecki (Seymour, in 1:05. them, the presence of DNA from final regular season game at Del- Conn./Seymour / Univ. of LouNew Haven was well on its their friends and family often laCamera Stadium. isville) to Chris Higgins (Cum- way of scoring the team’s fourth contributes very little in an inWith the win, New Haven berland, Maine/Bridgton Acad- touchdown in the first quarter vestigation, he says. improved to 9-1 overall and 7-0 emy ). In less than five minutes but a Charger’s fumble cut the If police rely too heavily on in the Northeast-10 Conference of play, New Haven had already drive short at the Pace nine-yard scientific evidence, they often to remain perfect in league play. scored two touchdowns to take a See SENIOR DAY page 12 fail to solve the case, Schroeder says. Police often wait for the

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Storm Knocks Out UNH’s Online Services

By BRANDON T. BISCEGLIA STAFF WRITER

–––––––––––––––––––––––––– Students and staff were temporarily left without access to UNH’s online resources by the unprecedented Oct. 29 snowstorm that swept across Connecticut. The power to Echlin Hall, where UNH’s Data Center is housed, went out at approximately 3:00 p.m. Saturday, according to Associate Vice President of the Department of Information Technology Vincent P. Mangiacapra. The servers were not completely restored until Monday morning. When the outage was discovered, Mangiacapra said his office immediately called United Illuminating to make sure that repairs to Echlin were given high priority by the utility company. The department sent an email to the students through the Windows Live email service at 4:59 p.m. notifying them that they would not be able to access Matrix, Blackboard, faculty and staff email, insideUNH and other programs. Students who were off-campus or accessing their email via mobile devices were still able to use the Windows Live service

because it is operated separately by Microsoft. Professors, including those off campus, could not access their email, because their accounts are part of the network handled by the university’s servers. Mangiacapra said he received an email around 3:00 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 31 notifying him that UI had restored power to Echlin Hall. The Data Center took several more hours to get running again, however. The power breakers had to be checked to avoid a surge of electricity that could destroy the computer equipment, according to Mangiacapra. “We wanted to make sure the servers came on in an orderly fashion,” he said. By 8:30 a.m., the Data Center was fully online. Blackboard continued to have intermittent problems over the following days, but Mangiapra was unsure if it had any relation to the storm. Some students were barely affected by the outage. Michael Torgersen, a forensic science major, said he did not have any problems. “It was mostly chance, though,” he said. “I didn’t have anything due.” Other students did experience setbacks in their schoolwork. See ONLINE SERVICES page 6

results of DNA tests and they neglect to use other investigative tools such as interrogation, witness statements and identifications, according to Schroeder. Often by the time the scientific results come back, it is nearly impossible to solve the case. Suspects have disappeared and by the time the police discover that the test results do not point to the suspect they had in mind originally, it is difficult to find or use other forms of evidence effectively. Now Schroeder is planning to see if the New York City results apply in Connecticut and if they apply not only to homicides but also to assaults, burglaries, sexual assaults and robbery cases. Schroeder has been awarded a three-year, $174,000 U.S. Department of Justice grant to study the impact of forensic evidence on arrest and prosecution of criminal cases. “There is no existing research which specifically examines how the threat (real or perceived) of analyzing collected forensic evidence may have affected the use of more traditional forms of evidence, for example. suspect interrogations, witness statements and identifications,” Schroeder said. The study will look at whether a reported crime incident, in which forensic evidence is a factor, resulted in an arrest; whether the case was referred to the district attorney for prosecution; See DNA EVIDENCE page 5

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Herman Cain Spends His Day in the Spotlight, but Can’t Keep His Story Straight By KATHERINE LAVOIE STAFF WRITER

–––––––––––––––––––––––––– Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain declared Monday that he was falsely accused of inappropriate sexual behavior in the 1990’s while he

was head of the National Restaurant Association, but spent the rest of the day contradicting the details of the story. Cain was responding to the Sunday Politico report that stated that in the 1990’s two female employees of the trade compa-

ny had pressed charges against him for inappropriate sexual behavior and left the company. Records state that the company had given financial settlements to both of the women involved, and they agreed to not discuss why they left. Cain, a surprising leader in the

an electrified border fence, prisoner exchange involving terrorism suspects, and his 9-9-9 plan, which he had revised following the criticism. At an appearance at the National Press Club that afternoon, Cain said that he was unaware that the company had given any kind of settlement and refused to detail the specifics of the accusations stating, “I am unaware of any sort of settlement. I hope it wasn’t for much, because I didn’t do anything.” Later that day, however, in an interview with Fox News and PBS News Hour, Cain acknowledged that there had been a settlement reached, even detailing that the amount was about three months salary and that he had discussed the amount AP PHOTO with his general counsel polls so at the time. far, spent an entire day in the For those who question Cain’s media dealing with an issue that uncertain answers, he told concould possibly make or break his servative radio host Laura Incampaign. Even before these al- graham Tuesday morning that legations had surfaced, Cain was he wasn’t trying to fabricate the already given a reputation of story, but rather fill in as many being inconsistent on abortion, details as he could recall.

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USGA President’s Corner

Undergraduate Students, I know this is a stressful week for everyone with having to register for classes next semester. Make sure you meet with your advisor more than once each semester to keep on track of your classes. It can be very easy to slack off and lose track of your goal. There is still plenty of time to improve your grades so don’t give up. Work hard for the rest of the semester and hopefully all of you will get the classes you would like. Also, keep an eye out for information on our annual campus clean up. More information will be sent out in the near future. I hope all is well; remember to take care of yourself. Your health is of the utmost importance. If you need anything and you think I can help, please feel free to contact me. Scott J. Kazar USGA President

Want to get involved with the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA)? This semester’s meetings are Tuesdays at 1:40 p.m. We hope to see you there!

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SCOPE It Out! Did You Know? by Andrew Gitin

Can you feel that? What is it? Yes that’s right the winter season is fast approaching and that feeling of chill in the air and, apparently really early, snow is already here preparing us for that time of year that everyone loves. The Holiday Season is creeping up on us fast, but SCOPE is still staying busy planning great events before the school closes for the holidays. SCOPE’s Comedy and Lecture Committee is working hard planning their last couple of events for the semester. Last Thursday, November 3 in the German Club they had College Dating Coaches: Dave and Ethan present. It was a fantastic show. But Comedy and Lecture isn’t stopping there because they have another show to present this Thursday, November 10; they are going to have Jeff Havens: How to Get Fired in the Alumni Lounge at 7:30 p.m. Also winding down on their events is SCOPE’s Special Events Committee who cosponsored with LAU to have their Deal or No Deal Event. On Friday, November 4 in the German Club, students packed in to get the chance to win some great prizes. Most people walked away with something in their hands because there were so many prizes. Even though some committees are winding down on their events, there are two committees still going strong. SCOPE’s Film committee has planned some great movies and is going to continue to do so until the very last week. This past week’s movie was Fright Night, going along with the end of October and celebrating Halloween. It was a great remake on the original from 1985 movie. This week’s movie is the complete opposite and will be having the audience laugh instead of screaming. Smurfs will be playing in Bartels Cafeteria on Friday, November 11 at 9:00 p.m. Film will also be putting on another event called A Spiderman’s Tale, featuring a Velcro wall and more, in the German Club from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The other committee going straight through until the very end of the semester is Weekend Programming, of course. They had a great weekend full of events, and all the students that came loved them. On Friday, November 4, they had Comedian J. Chris Newberg perform in the Programming Space. He was hilarious and everyone liked his different style of comedy. Instead of telling funny stories, he told a bunch of one liners. On Saturday, November 5, they took a trip to Rockefeller Center to go Ice Skating. This weekend the fun continues with Juggle This on Friday, November 11 in Alumni Lounge at 9:00 p.m., and on Saturday, November 12, Invisible Children will be presenting in the Alumni Lounge at 7:00 p.m. There are more events to come because SCOPE is staying busy right up until the end of the semester to keep giving all the students great events and some free time fillers! Hope to see everyone at the events!

Here’s the Scoop on SCOPE!

by Michelle R. Morra Name: Rachel Boulerice Position: SCOPE Halloween and Carnival Committee Head Hometown: Prospect, CT Year: Junior Major: Criminal Justice - Forensic Psychology and Psychology - General Other Involvement: Victimology Club Treasurer, First Year Mentor, Notetaker, Community Relations Committee, President of MainSavReg Hall Council Interesting Facts: I am a huge goofball. Any opportunity to make people laugh, I take fulladvantage! I am also a “Knowledge bucket” and I love watching infomercials!

The Spartans

by Joann Wolwowicz

The Spartans, a recent popular topic and culture for movies and spoofs, have created interest in the warrior society of ancient Greece that reached the height of their power after defeating the rival city Athens in the Peloponnesian War. But how much of what we see in the movies can actually be relied upon as true facts about the Spartan people and culture? Were they really great warriors, and how much of their home life was dedicated to military service? The Spartans were in fact a culture that was centered on loyalty to the state and military service. Male Spartans citizens were allowed only one occupation: soldier. Sparta was an ancient Greek city located in the present-day region of southern Greece, called Laconia In this society, there were three groups, or classes, of people: the Spartans (full citizens), the Helots (serfs or slaves), and the Perioeci (neither slaves nor citizens). The Perioeci, whose name meant “dwellers-around,” worked as craftsmen and traders and built weapons for the Spartans. The Helots, whose name means “captives,” were fellow Greeks, originally from Laconia and Messenia, who had been conquered by the Spartans and turned into slaves. The Spartans’ way of life would not have been possible without the Helots, who handled all the day-to-day tasks and unskilled labor required to keep society functioning. Spartans, who were outnumbered by the Helots, often treated them brutally and oppressively in an effort to prevent uprisings. Spartans would humiliate the Helots by doing such things as forcing them to get drunk on wine making fools of themselves in public. This practice was intended to demonstrate to young people how an adult Spartan should never act. Spartans were even allowed to kill Helots for being too smart or too fit. As far as education was considered, all healthy male Spartan citizens participated in the compulsory state-sponsored education system, the Agoge, which emphasized obedience, endurance, courage, and self-control. Spartan men devoted their lives to military service, and they lived well into adulthood. A Spartan was taught that loyalty to the state came before everything else, including family. Starting at the age of seven, Spartan boys entered the rigorous statesponsored education, military training, and socialization program. At age 20, Spartan males became full-time soldiers and remained on active duty until age 60. The Spartans’ constant military drilling and discipline made them skilled at the ancient Greek style of fighting in a phalanx formation. In the phalanx, the army worked as a unit in a close, deep formation, and made coordinated mass maneuvers. No one soldier was considered superior to another. Although Spartan women were not active in the military, they were educated and enjoyed more status and freedom than other Greek women. Spartan women had a reputation for being independent-minded. Female Spartans often received a formal education, although separate from boys and not at boarding schools. In part to attract mates, females engaged in athletic competitions, including javelin-throwing and wrestling, and also sang and danced competitively. As adults, Spartan women were allowed to own and manage property. Marriage was important to Spartans, as the state put pressure on people to have male children who would grow up to become citizen-warriors and replace those who died in battle. Men who delayed marriage were publically shamed, while those who fathered multiple sons could be rewarded. However, the supremacy of the Spartans was short-lived. In 371 B.C., they suffered a defeat at the hands of the Thebans at the Battle of Leucra. In the following year, there was also an invasion into Spartan territory, in which the Helots were liberated from slavery. Though the Spartans continued to exist, they began to decline.

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Deal or No Deal

STAFF WRITER

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On Friday, November 4, Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity, along with SCOPE, held Deal or No Deal in the German Club beginning at 10:00 p.m. The popular game show presents contestants with a series of cases or in this case, Trader Joe bags, each containing a piece of paper representing a prize. Contestants first select one of the sixteen bags to hold without knowing which prize is inside, and then one-by-one eliminate the other bags, in the process learning which prizes they’ve eliminated their chances of winning. As this occurs, a banker offers a constantly fluctuating amount of money in gift cards to the contestant, which they have the option of taking instead of any of the bag prizes. Once all but one bag have been eliminated, the contestant has the final option of either accepting the banker’s final offer, taking the prize in the bag they originally selected, or switching it for the prize in the last remaining bag. Following the end of a contestant’s turn, the prizes are shuffled into dif-

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ferent bags to prepare for the next contestant. Everyone that attended Deal or No Deal on Friday was given a raffle ticket. LAU Advisor Lynn Derobertis randomly selected tickets and handed them to the host, LAU Sergeantat-Arms Tristian Rosario to announce contestants. Prizes that could be won included lanyards, water bottles, food baskets, board games, and varying amounts of gift cards as well as larger prizes like CDs, DVDs, a printer, Beats by Dre, a Sony Digital Camera, a 32GB IPod Touch, an IPod alarm clock, an HP Laptop, a PlayStation 3, a 32” Plasma TV, a 47” Plasma TV, and even a free hug! The first contestant picked by the raffle, Danielle, began by selecting bag 12 and began eliminating other bags one-by one as well as rejecting every offer by the banker. In the end, she stuck with her original pick, which contained the IPod alarm clock. The second contestant, Robert proceeded similarly by selecting bag one, eliminated the other bags, and rejected offers by the banker. At one point, the banker even offered $90, but Robert

chose to continue with his bag. In the end, it paid off tremendously, and he won the 47” TV! The third contestant, Hayley, also chose bag 12, but gave it up early for an offer by the banker for $65, which was unfortunate as the bag turned out to have the 32” TV in it. The fourth contestant, Shannon, initially picked the bag with the Playstation 3, but also gave it up for gift card money. The fifth person, Mina, eliminated everything else for a lanyard. The sixth contestant, Brent, gave up a DVD for $10 in gift cards, while the seventh, Jake, had better luck and gave up a bag with a lanyard for an offer of $100. Four more contestants had the chance to play, but none of them won the major prizes. At that point, the remaining lanyards, gift cards, and other small prizes were given away to the audience members with giveaway tickets. Listening to the audience’s reactions to all of the contestants’ decisions, it was clear that everyone in attendance enjoyed the event. Thanks to LAU and SCOPE for keeping everyone entertained that night!

go towards prostate cancer research through the Prostate Cancer Foundation and support services for men battling cancer through the LIVESTRONG Foundation. The funds help improve diagnostic and prognostic tests, further research into health policy, and survivorship initiatives. The mustaches serve as the ribbon for men’s health issues that often get pushed aside by bigger campaigns. Women, aka Mo-sista’s, and the other folliclely challenged, can support the campaign by raising funds and educat-

ing others about the health risks men face and ultimately encourage men to act on that knowledge. The Movember campaign is going on strong on UNH’s campus. Be on the look out for information tables, bake sale’s, and an end of the year Mo party. Anyone can join the team by logging on to Movember.com, search University of New Haven, and simply sign up. For more information, please contact Movember team captain, Ryan Brousseau at rbrou1@unh.newhaven. sored by the University of nine days before students The event was orgaedu. New Haven’s Inter Frater- picked them up on Octo- nized by the Inter Fraterninity and Sorority Council ber 28. Then on HallowSee HALLOWEEN page 5

Ready, Set, Mo’!

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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Movember, is when men and women across the globe join together to raise awareness and funds for men’s health issues – more specifically prostate cancer. The men of the Movember team start out the month clean-shaven. For the rest of the month, they will selflessly groom and trim their Mo’s (Australian slang for mustache and where the campaign began) for the cause. In the US, all the funds raised during Movember

Happy Halloween! were spread throughout the entire upstairs of the Bartels Center. All the rooms from the Alumni Lounge, A/B Room, Dedominicus, and the Moulton Lounge were utilized to present the best Haunted House that the students have ever been in. In the A/B Room there was a haunted grave yard, complete with head stones, body parts, and of course the walking dead. The next room that the students went through was a haunted maze. The committee put up black walls and in between there were people that popped out of different places. Students were running out to get away, they were so scared. But if the students thought that was scary, the next room was worse for some; it was a clown room. Some people so very afraid of clowns and can’t stand getting near them, which made this a great room to have as part of the Haunted House.

There were some students that couldn’t even go in the room because they were so freaked out. And the final room was a mad scientist lab that featured, of course, a mad scientist conducting research on humans. One was coming alive as each group passed through. Everyone must have been excited to have a Haunted House right on campus, because the line went from the bottom of the stairs from the Alumni Lounge to the doors and wrapped around the Programming Space. Halloween and Carnival did a great job, because there were screams coming from the rooms, and students were running scared. It was a great time, and the committee was having a good time as well scaring students and laughing throughout the night. SCOPE created another successful event, and it was “scaretastic!’

(IFSC). On October 19, students belonging to vari––––––––––––––––––––– ous Greek organizations dropped off paper bags October 31 marked the donated by Trader Joe’s end of the second annual throughout Milford and Halloween for Hunger Orange. The bags were canned food drive spon- left with the residents for

een, the Connecticut Food Bank came to the University of New Haven where students loaded the bags filled with over nine hundred food items onto the Connecticut Food Bank’s truck.

By MICHELLE R. MORRA STAFF WRITER

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Last Monday, October 31, it was Halloween and to celebrate SCOPE held its annual Halloween Haunted House and gave all the students that came a “scaretastic” time. The entire Bartels Center was taken up for this event, so there were several different scare rooms and even games and food downstairs. In the cafeteria, there were lady fingers, pigs in a blanket, Halloween cupcakes, caramel apples that students could make themselves, and lollipops made out of munchkins covered in white chocolate. All the food was delicious, and the lollipops were even made especially for everyone by the Halloween and Carnival Committee Heads. The committee heads also put a lot of hard work into all the scare rooms that

Second Annual Halloween for Hunger

By DANIEL KENT

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Student Affairs Spotlight: Dean of Students Office Interviews with Ric Baker and Becky Johnson

By Isaak Kifle

What can you say about the history of this office? Originally, the Dean of Students position used to be merged with the Vice President of Student Affairs, which also oversaw Campus Police, Admissions, Facilities and Athletics. As the university grew and the need for a larger staff became apparent, the Vice President and Dean of Students (which is now the Associate Vice President of Student Affairs) positions were separated. Becky Johnson became the Dean of Students in 2003, while Ric Baker was brought on as the Assistant Dean of Students (a new position) in 2007, and is now the Associate Dean. Who comprises the staff? The staff of the office consists of Becky Johnson, the Dean of Students, Ric Baker, the Associate Dean Office Location: Bartels Hall, Top Floor of Students, Marie Jackowicz, the office’s Executive Secretary, and two graduate assistants. Rooms 203, 204 and 205 What services does the office provide to students? The Dean of Students Office serves as the main advocate of students on campus through programs and Hours: initiatives that provide support to students and assist them in transitioning to and succeeding in the uni- Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. versity. The office encourages students to live by the values of the Charger Compact: excellence, responsibility, respect, understanding, integrity, and service. Towards that goal, the Dean of Students Office also serves a disciplinary role on campus through the use of disciplinary sanctions, the Student Conduct Board, the Substance Use Task Force, and other initiatives in coordination with offices such as Residential Life. Lastly, the Dean of Students Office oversees the other offices within the Division of Student Affairs and ensures that all of those offices are equipped to carry out their functions effectively. Is there anything else you would like students to know? The purpose of the Division of Student Affairs is to provide students with basic needs (such as food, shelter, medical and psychological care) as well as provide a holistic college experience. The staff within the division also act as “out-of-class educators” since much of the learning that takes place at UNH is outside of the classroom. Lastly, if you ever feel unsafe, have any concerns, or need to talk to someone, you’re encouraged to come to the Dean of Students Office.

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Dating Coaches Dave and Ethan

By MICHELLE R. MORRA STAFF WRITER

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If you’re anything like the rest of the people on this campus and you need something to break the ice with a crush, you shouldn’t have missed last Thursday, October 3’s SCOPE event. A famous pair of college dating coaches were presenting in the German Club advising students on everything from how to break the ice to how to act on a first date. Dave and Ethan brought a different, comical approach to giving advice on a topic that almost everyone can use a little help with. They started their presentation with a video that they had created to show how they became experts on dating. Dave and Ethan, as a joke originally, put a video up on YouTube asking girls to send videos back if they wanted to go on a double date with them. To their amazement, some girls actually responded. They have had dates from the very simple to the extreme from the girls they met online. When they thought that that didn’t work, they started asking for double dates on the street and went on even more dates. This showed that they knew a thing or two about dating from their video and even showed us how funny the presentation was going to be When they came out on stage, they introduced

themselves and broke the rough mood by making fun of some of the dates they had been on and each other. Then they did a little skit on how a typical girl might spend her Thursday getting ready to go out downtown. From information that they got from SCOPE, they did their skit making fun of Bethel (how many people live in one dorm) Bartels Cafeteria food (how bad it is and how interesting some of the staff is), Gotham (a hot spot for freshman), Sandellas (how everyone loves to go there late at night), and even our USGA President (apparently someone said he was really cute and Dave and Ethan just jumped on it). They brought the audience through picking clothes, eating dinner, going out, having a few drinks, meeting a boy at the club, and finished it off with how most nights end after coming back from the club (throwing it all up and going to bed). It was hilarious seeing two guys act like girls and proving that maybe this is not the best way to get out on the dating scene and maybe not the way you want to be seen. The two of them were able to get the message across in a different and funny way, and the audience loved it. They continued the night by giving advice on all sorts of aspects of dating. For example, they gave a demonstration on how a guy and girl should

dance with each. They started with the basics and then went into slow dancing (where they played the Celine Dion song from the Titanic and got maybe a little too close), and then hip hop. Audience participation was even required during the show. They took a girl up on stage and asked questions about a bad date that she had; they then acted it out. Of course they added their little flair to it to make it hilarious to watch. After that, they showed how the date would have actually went if the girl had done it differently. The basic message that they were giving was that guys are sometimes nervous taking a girl they like, and they can act weird around her; but if the girl just tells them that it’s ok and to calm down, then the guy can relax. It was good advice. So after all of this advice, they then wanted to put together a UNH couple. They did a dating game and had a single guy ask questions to three girls and see which answers he liked the most. After he asked some questions and the girls gave some great answers, he chose; Dave and Ethan had them slow dance together. They were actually a really cute pair. After the show, Dave and Ethan stayed after to sign cards and talk to students, which was a great end to a great night. Hope everyone gets a date soon with this great advice.

cial aid package. Or maybe your Professor has just assigned a research project and you don’t know where to start looking for information. If so, you’re not alone, but how do you start your search? For many of us, the first thing we do is talk to our friends and family members to get their advice. Have they ever had the same question? How did they answer it? Did they get the information they needed? If we aren’t successful asking them, we move to searching an online search engine such as Google. If we don’t find what we are looking for there or all the information we want in one article or report, we assume what we are looking for can’t be found and give up. You may not realize it, but, you often cannot find the information you need to answer your every question from just one

place! And you might even need to change the strategies you use to search for that information depending on what resources you are using. Did you know that Google can only find 23.5 billion of the more than 80 billion websites that are published? And that most of these websites only contain free journal articles and other information that is free? Well, then how do you search the other 64.5 billion websites? You can actually access much of this paid content for free through your college library databases 24/7. From the UNH Library Homepage (http://www. newhaven.edu/library), select Databases from the menu on the left hand site. Then, log in with your UNH username and password. This provides access to many journals, journal articles, electronic books or government publica-

New Process for WPE Sign-Up to be Implemented

By GORDON SIMERSON ASSOCIATE PROVOST

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The University is moving to a new procedure for signing up for the Writing Proficiency Exam, or “WPE.” The partially automated system will take effect for Spring 2012 pre-registration, beginning November 7th. All BA/BS students must pass the WPE in order to graduate. The WPE should be taken as soon as possible once the student has completed 57 credits. The test is administered by the English Department every October and February, normally in Kaplan Hall. Many students forget to sign up for the exam or do not understand the requirement. Many others report that they did not see the announcements posted on campus of the dates and times for the exam. In too many cases, students apply for graduation only to find that they had not completed the WPE and the semester’s administration of the exam had already passed. Managing the recordkeeping for the exam has been a paper-intensive and time-consuming process that has become overwhelming for the staff supporting the exam. The change to an automated process is intended to ease

Got a Question? Need Information? The Library Can Help. By ANDREA SICARI

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I don’t know about you, but I’m a curious person. When I hear or see something that interests me, I start asking questions. My questions usually fall into four categories: how something works, how much something will cost me, how current events (work, news or friends/family) will impact me and what tools or resources I might need to complete a project. From the time you get up in the morning, until you go to bed at night, you need to find out information to make decisions in your life. Maybe you need to know how to use SPSS or Photoshop. Maybe you need to find out how much the new iPhone and cell phone plans for it cost. Maybe you need to find out how the new state budget has effected you finan-

tions. Did you also know that you may need to use a combination of electronic and print resources to find the information you need? Or that there are people in the library-librarians- who can help you figure out how to search? They have created guides that are available 24/7 that can be found at http://libguides. newhaven.edu. Help to find the answers you need is also available via: • Phone (203) 9327189 • email libraryhelp@newhaven.edu • in person – Just stop by or make an appointment ahead of time So, the next time you feel like giving up on finding the answers to your question after asking your family or friends or searching Google, remember to contact the library and you might be surprised just what other information you can find.

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So the week started with a scream with SCOPE’s Halloween Haunted House and continued with more screams as SCOPE’s Film Committee showed

the movie Fright Night on Tuesday and Friday in the Bartels Cafeteria. This movie is about a young teenager who thinks that his new next door neighbor might be a vampire, played by Collin Ferrel. And what do you do when you suspect

a vampire lives next door? You hire a professional vampire killer of course, played by David Tennant. The teenager, played by Anton Yelchin, is the one who hires the vampire killer to take care of this problem. Of course, the movie

the burden on staff and to help students avoid unwelcome surprises regarding an unmet requirement as graduation approaches. To address these challenges, the University is shifting to a system where all eligible students will be automatically pre-enrolled for E300 before the registration period begins. “Eligible students” are those who have completed at least 57 credits and a) have not yet taken the WPE or b) have taken the exam but have not passed it. When these eligible students log into Matrix to register for Spring 2012 courses, they should find that they are already enrolled in E300. They will have been included randomly in one of the sections that represent one exam period on a Friday afternoon, Friday evening, or Saturday. It will be permissible to switch sections so that the WPE does not interfere with other courses the student may need. Drop/ Add will be permitted up until the week prior to the exam. Students should not drop E300 entirely unless their advisors explicitly instruct them to do so. Those who need to take the exam in the office of Campus Access Services are permitted to drop the E300 course and make an appointment with CAS to

take the exam.

Several weeks following the exam, results will appear as a grade on Matrix. The staff are exploring the best methods for electronic notifications to the students, their advisors, and the Center for Learning Resources (CLR). As always, those who do not pass the WPE are urged to visit the CLR to determine the reasons for unsatisfactory performance and to receive guidance on addressing their weaknesses through CLR workshops or tutoring. Automatic re-registration will continue each term until the WPE is passed successfully. An updated statement of the WPE policy and procedure can be found on the Registrar’s webpage for academic policies at http:// www.newhaven.edu/academics/16659/. It remains the student’s responsibility to know about the WPE requirement and to ensure that they have passed the exam prior to graduation. The new process is being piloted for Spring 2012 registration, but further improvements will be pursued in future terms. The objective is to better support our students, faculty, and the staff we rely upon to guide our students toward success.

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whether an arrested suspect was formally charged; whether a suspect was convicted or entered into a plea agreement; and what the sentence length was for those offenders who were incarcerated. The Schroeder study will also determine the cost effectiveness of performing scientific analysis of evidence collected versus the conviction rate experienced. “We know that there is plenty of evidence at crime scenes, but

very little of it is ever analyzed,” Schroeder said. Schroeder has been an investigator for the Orange County Public Defender’s Office in California and a private investigator. Working with Schroeder will be Peter Massey, a lecturer in forensic sciences at the Lee College and training coordinator of the Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science. Massey was a police officer and detective for 20 years before being joining UNH.

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tween 13-16 million American children experience hunger, and since 2000 the Halloween for Hunger Initiative adopted by Free the Children helps fight hunger and educates Americans throughout the country.” In addition, Residence Life, and The Graduate Student Council held separate collections and their donations contributed to the total donation also supporting Halloween for Hunger Initiative. For more information about Halloween for Hunger please go to www. freethechildren.org/halloweenforhunger/

Second Annual Halloween for Hunger

ty and Sorority Council’s Greek relations committee co-chaired by IFSC’s Vice President Victoria Ford (Class of 2012) and fellow Greek Jason Segal. (Class of 2012) “We are so glad that we could help feed some of the less fortunate in Connecticut and thank the surrounding communities for their support,” said had scary scenes where Jason Segal “This event people may have died, but exemplifies one of my fait also had some funny mo- vorite things about Greek ments. Jokes always make Life and that is helping the things a little better. The community; next year we movie did a great job rep- are going to collect more resenting the original from food items so we can help 1985 and was a good addi- more families in need,” tion to a Halloween week. Victoria Ford commented, “Each year be-

SCOPE’s Weekly Movie: Fright Night

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November 9, 2011 By MICHELLE R. MORRA STAFF WRITER

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On Saturday, November 5, SCOPE Weekend Programming took a trip to New York City to go skating in Rockefeller Center. It was an amazing trip; there was a couple of hours in the city and then an amazing experience ice skating in probably the most popular ice skating rink. Students signed in with SCOPE at 11:00 in the

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It’s Ice Skating Season morning and then headed off to the Big Apple. After arriving, they had until 6:00 p.m. to spend in the city. And of course, being in New York, there was plenty to see. I am sure some students visited Time Square, like I did, and man was I amazed because I had never been to New York before. Others probably took the subway to many other places that were just as amazing. There was plenty to do and eat, which is the first thing everybody headed for

right after getting off the bus, because it was past lunch time. And after all the great site seeing, the day ended with some more excitement. The group met up at 6:00 p.m. and headed toward Rockefeller Center to tie on some skates. And when all the laces were tied, the students were ready to get out on the ice. There were some students who went out on the ice and were just amazing and didn’t fall. Of course, there were those, like

ment). The seventeen-month investigation, dubbed “Operation Pipeline Express,” has seized 610,000 pounds of marijuana, 160 pounds of heroin, 210 pounds of cocaine, nearly $760,000, and 108 weapons, including shotguns and assault rifles. The investigation began in June 2010 when a Pinal County sheriff’s deputy stopped two smugglers who were taking 1,500 pounds of marijuana in Stanfield, 50 miles South of Phoenix. The investigators have arrested 76 people in connection to the ring ranging from lowly drug movers to scouts to commanders. The ring worked by using backpackers and ve-

hicles to move drugs from the border to stash houses across the Phoenix area. The drugs were later sold to distributors across the country. Authorities say that the ring controlled an 80-mile section of the Arizona-Mexico border from Yuma to East of the Tohono O’odham Nation town of Sells. “The case is a reminder of how important it is for the federal government to gain operational control over the border,” Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne said. “I find it completely unacceptable that Arizona neighborhoods are treated as a trading floor for narcotics,” Horne said. “Children are not safe when their homes

one of the dropcams to be deeper than any other organism. The organism was a type of protozoa related to amoebas, called xenophyophores. According to Tecca News, these single celled organisms have been found before, except much smaller and closer to the surface. The organism is visible to the human eye, as it spans to about four inches, one of the world’s largest single celled organisms. National Geographic says that the xenophyophores are sponge-like animals that make up just one cell. They act as host for other organisms and

soak up heavy metals such as lead, uranium, and mercury. The amoebas were found just less than seven miles into the trench, the deepest any organism has been found. A majority of organisms can’t even live that far down due to the extremities of the environment. Doug Bartlett, a Scripps Marine Microbiologist, said, “The identification of these gigantic cells in one of the deepest marine environments on the planet opens up a whole new habitat for further study of biodiversity, biotechnological potential, and extreme environment adaptation. Lisa Levin, another marine biologist, told Wired

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World Population Tops Seven Billion

myself, who preferred to keep their two feet on the ground. But we all gave it By ANA ABRAHAM STAFF WRITER a try and most of us didn’t ––––––––––––––––––––– fall. It was a great day had The human populaby all the students that came along. We even got tion reached one billion to see a proposal that hap- in 1804. In 1900, there pened on the ice right after were 1.6 billion people everybody got off. It was alive. We hit the five bilnice, sweet, and a good lion mark in 1987. Now, in ending. All SCOPE trips 2011, we have seven bilshould end on such a nice lion people on Earth. The United Nations estimates note. that by the year 2100, there will be 10.6 billion people living on an increasingly over-stressed planet. October 31, 2011, was the day that the world population was considered to surpass are located near the other seven billion. homes that are used as disEvery five days, we tribution centers for drugs. are adding one million Our highways are not safe people to the planet. There when criminal organiza- is much controversy surtions battle each other, rounding the extreme and sometimes violently and at relatively fast population risk to innocent bystand- growth, and the negative ers, for control of loads of effect it has on the environdrugs being transported in ment. Also, there is a very vehicles.” real concern for the effect “Authorities need to more humans will have on send a message to cartel human rights. Campaigns leaders through continued such as Population Seven busts,” Babeau said. “We Billion: It’s Time to Talk have to stand up to bring are championing the use the fight to the cartels to say, ‘This is America. You’re not bringing your violence; you’re not bringing your drugs and your trash to our country. We’re going to stop you,”’ he said.

Raids Dismantle $2 Billion Dollar Drug Network in Arizona

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Law enforcement in Arizona has arrested more than seventy people in raids on a drug network that has been linked to a drug cartel that has generated two billion dollars in illicit proceeds. The drug ring has been linked to the Sinaloa cartel and responsible for smuggling over three million pounds of marijuana, 20,000 pounds of cocaine, and 10,000 pounds of heroin across the border over a five year span. The ring had made two billion dollars in illicit proceeds in that time, according to ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforce-

Giant Amoeba in the Mariana’s Trench

By LAURA PISANO STAFF WRITER

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The deepest part of the ocean is the Pacific’s Mariana’s Trench. Researchers from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography at U.C. San Diego have been investigating the trench using dropcams. Dropcams are “high resolution camera encased in a thick pressure-proof and waterproof glass sphere,” according to Yahoo News. Most recently they have discovered one of the world’s largest single cell organisms. The organism was detected by

Storm Knocks Out Online Services con’t from page 1 was able to find the film Music industry and communication major Krystal Pelaez was working on a marketing project for an online internship that was due that Monday. She was unable to do the research or even contact anyone until 12 hours before the work was due. “I was panicking,” she said. Fortunately, she was later given an extension to complete her assignment. Jennifer Banks, a communication major, said she found a way to work around the outage. She does not live on campus and had access to the Internet at home. She had an assignment that involved watching a film, and had gotten the information she needed from Blackboard prior to the outage. She

elsewhere. UNH has been hit by multiple major storms in 2011, including Tropical Storm Irene in August, that have caused power outages. The Data Center currently has no backup option if it loses power. Mangiacapra said his office is looking at various ways to build redundancy into the system to protect it from prolonged problems in the future. “We want to understand a number of scenarios,” he said. “We really need to firm up a disaster recourse plan that can be realistically implemented.” Mangiacapra hopes to have a recommendation to bring to UNH’s president by early next semester.

Science News that, “As one of very few taxa found exclusively in the deep sea, the xenophyophores are emblematic of what the deep sea offers. They are fascinating giants that are highly adapted to extreme conditions, but at the same time are very fragile and poorly studied. These and many other structurally important organisms in the deep sea need our stewardship as human activities move to deeper waters." This find has definitely proven itself to be one of the most important discoveries in the Mariana’s Trench, and it will only lead to more research and discovery.

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of preventive measures to protect and sustain what’s left of the natural world. One such measure is encouraging family planning through the worldwide education of women. Many animal activist groups, as well, are concerned with the negative effect the growing population is having on the large number of endangered species Earth is home to. Every day, around 100 different species go extinct. China still has what is known as a one-child policy, and even though it is currently being relaxed, there is serious debate about whether the policy would be effective in the U.S and other advanced nations. It has been estimated that China’s policy prevented up to 300 million births. Supporters say that since China was saved from a population boom it couldn’t support. Critics are often human rights activists, who say that the decisions made about a family’s growth, should be up to the family.

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NASA Launches Latest Earth-Observing Satellite By DANTE VITTONE STAFF WRITER

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After being delayed for years on end, NASA’s newest Earth-observing satellite was launched into space, early on October 28. The satellite’s mission is to improve weather forecasts and monitor climate change. Shortly before 3:00 a.m. on Friday, the Delta 2 rocket was launched, lifting the satellite into orbit. After about an hour in the air, the satellite separated from the rocket and unfurled its solar panels. The final orbit of this satellite is 500 miles above Earth, far above the troposphere. “It was a thrill to watch the bird go up this morning in the beautiful clear night sky with the stars out there,” said Mary Glackin, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, after the launch. NASA had invited a small group of Twitter followers to watch the launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, where the weather conditions were perfect for a launch. The sky was clear and there was little

wind. This small, SUV sized satellite is more advanced than its already orbiting brethren, and it carries instruments capable of making more precise readings and observations. Scientists say they cannot wait to use the satellites capabilities to better understand long-term climate shifts and extreme weather such as hurricanes. Mission project scientist Jim Gleason said he could not wait for the data to “start flowing.” The satellite will track changes in ozone, volcanic ash, wildfires, and even Arctic sea ice. Many of NASA’s satellites are old and will need replacing soon. This satellite is meant to be a bridge between the aging fleet and NASA’s hopeful new generation, to be developed by NOAA. The government’s lack of funding for NASA has contributed to their programs’ problems and several developmental errors led to constant delays. This satellite is expected to orbit Earth for five years, and by then, NASA hopes to have its new weather fleet up and running.

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GOP Candidates Call for Flat Individual Income Tax

By LYNN JENKINS, ESQ. STAFF WRITER

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Four of the top Republican candidates for president have called for a flat individual income tax. Herman Cain, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, and Mitt Romney, the GOP front runners for the 2012 presidential election, have all put forth tax reform plans that include some form of flat income tax. Their tax reform plans range from Perry’s declared support of an optional 20 percent flat tax to Romney’s original opposition but currently vague approval of such a tax. A flat tax — so named because it sets one tax rate for all income groups while eliminating all or

many of the present deductions — would simplify the current tax structure. For example, Cain’s 999 plan (later modified to 909) would impose three flat taxes: a nine percent business tax, a nine percent individual tax, and a nine percent national sales tax. Such a tax structure is easy to apply. It is simple multiplication. As touted by Perry, Americans could indeed file their individual tax returns on a postcard. The critics of a flat tax claim, however, that it imposes a greater tax burden on poorer Americans since they are taxed at the same rate as wealthier Americans, use a greater percentage of their earnings for necessities, and have less sheltered investment income. For example, the

Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan joint venture of the Urban Institute and Brookings Institution, found that Cain’s 999 plan would result in a tax increase for 84 percent of American households. The center further found that taxes for the wealthy under the 999 plan would drop considerably. It projected that in 2013 — the first year that 999 could be enacted — 95 percent of Americans making $1 million or more would get a tax cut that averaged $487,300. The supporters of a flat income tax claim that any tax increase is offset by its advantages. According to these supporters, cutting taxes on the wealthy spurs employment, investment, and economic growth.

confessed it to his family on December 9, 2008. On the second year anniversary of his father’s imprisonment, the eldest son, Mark, committed suicide. The remaining family of Bernie Madoff, his wife Ruth and his youngest son Andrew, claim they had no idea he was scamming his investors. Andrew told NBC Today that all his life he had been told of his father’s legacy; he said that people called his father a “spectacularly skillful trader.” Before the confession, Andrew believed he had no reason to think his father was doing anything wrong with the business. The family made the appearance on NBC as a result of the newly published book Truth and Consequences by Laurie Sandell. The book was written after exten-

sive interviews with family members of Bernard Madoff. Andrew says the book was an opportunity to “speak to thousands of victims” he doesn’t know and tell the world what really happened in his and his mother’s own words. After Madoff’s conviction, Ruth first tried to get her sons to co-sign bail for their father, however, that did not work. So, she chose to go and see him on a daily basis. It wasn’t until a woman named Sheryl Weinstein published a memoir saying that she was Madoff’s mistress that Ruth stopped visiting him in jail. Ruth now says that she doesn’t miss her husband. Ruth as quoted by the Huffington Post said, “The villain behind all of this is behind bars.”

Hidden Among the Business

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Bernard Madoff was arrested and sentenced to 150 years in prison, on December 11 in 2008. It came as a result of a massive Ponzi scheme, which was conducted in the business that he shared with his sons. Andrew and Mark were the marketing side of the business. In this, Madoff made billions off of investors, but didn’t promise a quick short return like most. His investors’ bank statements were showing consistent positive returns from their investments in his company. When in reality there was no money being returned to them, and Madoff was keeping all the money for himself. No one found out about this scandal until Madoff

By BRANDON T. BISCEGLIA STAFF WRITER

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Another high-profile skeptic of global warming has changed his mind. Physicist Richard Muller announced at the end of October that his team at the University of California at Berkeley completed an analysis of climate data reaching back over 200 years. Their conclusion? The Earth has warmed more than one degree Celsius since 1950. Their findings, which are available online in a draft paper, confirm what the National Academy of Sciences and other scientific groups have been saying for years. Muller's findings are nothing new to climatologists, and they may not convince the entrenched climate change deniers who are more interested in ideology than observation. For the majority of non-expert fence-sitters, though, Muller's work is extremely important, precisely because it shows the proper role for skepticism

Perry provided such a justification for the 20 percent optional flat tax contained in his “Cut, Balance & Grow” plan. In an interview with CNBC, Perry dismissed the millions in tax cuts that his 20 percent flat tax would provide to the wealthy because “we want those people at the top to be investing in this country.” Whether the wealthy would actually use those tax dollars to accelerate the economy or merely pocket them for inheritance by their descendants is, of course, open to question. Regardless, the immediate adverse impact of a flat income tax on middle Americans cannot be denied. Under Perry’s opt in plan, an unmarried executive earning $42,000 with

no dependents and none of the allowed deductions (i.e., mortgage interest, charitable contributions, state and local taxes, and dividends and capital gains) pays $5,900 in taxes. Currently, this executive (again, with no such allowed deductions) pays $4,460. That is an added tax burden of $1,440 for this middle income American. Compare this tax burden to the tax break to a higher income American. This same unmarried executive earning $500,000 would pay $100,000 under Perry’s plan. Under the current system, this executive pays $152,314. That is a tax cut of $52,314 for this upper income American. Moreover, under Perry’s plan, since dividends and capital gains

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are not included in taxable income — these income sources are specifically subtracted from the calculation of taxable income in his specimen postcard return at www.rickperry.org/ content/uploads/2011/10/ sample-tax-return.pdf — this executive can pocket all investment earnings tax free as well as reinvest them, again, tax free. A flat tax has its function in our overall tax structure. Connecticut has a flat 6.35 percent tax on sales and certain services. That fact being acknowledged, a tax increase for middle income Americans versus a tax decrease for upper income Americans is neither wanted nor warranted.

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Opinion The Proper Role for Skepticism on Climate Change

in climate research. the scientific method. It's team's activities by mul- warming is being driven Muller is a respected the reason science is more tiple groups, including the by humans, and his study scientist. Although his useful than simple belief; British government, re- did not answer that quesskepticism tion. There will about the evistill be plenty dence for cliof people who mate change claim that globhas long been al warming is used by climate entirely natural change deniers and that human to bludgeon emissions of their opponents, carbon dioxide he was more indon't matter. It's terested in pursad that such a suing the facts. belief persists He had wordespite the fact ried that some that scientists weather stations have known (where the raw for centuries data on climate that greenhouse is collected) In this Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 photo, Richard Muller, left, and his daughter, Elizabeth Muller, gases change right, pose with a map from their study on climate at their home in Berkeley, Calif. A new were more soatmospheric study of Earth’s temperatures going back more than 200 years finds the same old story: It’s gotphisticated or ten hotter in the last 60 years. (AP PHOTO/PAUL SAKUMA) temperatures. accurate than It was all the others. He had way back in worried that the rise of no matter who does the vealed that their data was 1896 that Swedish scienmassive cities in the past experiment, they will get solid. Nevertheless, politi- tist Svante Arrhenius first century could have skewed the same result. cians and average people, pointed out that human some of the results. Muller was prompted especially in the United emissions of carbon diThese were legitimate to embark on this study States, were increasingly oxide were warming the questions for a scientist to after the 2009 “Climat- convinced that the world Earth. look at. Even though other egate” fiasco, in which an might not be warming. Mounds of evidence teams of climatologists international team of cli- Muller's study puts that have built on Arrhenius's claimed they had account- matologists were accused scandal to rest. findings over the last ed for such factors, there of changing data to fit Deniers still have some hundred years. The basic is nothing wrong with rep- with their understanding wiggle room. Muller mechanism that causes licating research. That is that the world was warm- says that he still isn't sure warming has never been one of the cornerstones of ing. Investigations into the whether or not the planet's contradicted, only refined.

There are still real scientific questions to pursue. Will warming lead to increased clouds that offset some of the heat on the ground? Will reservoirs of methane (an even more potent greenhouse gas) trapped in frozen lakes push warming past some “point of no return” as the lakes thaw? How much carbon dioxide can the oceans absorb, and how will that impact sea life? These problems are being worked on by scientists now. They may overturn some of our current understanding of the details, but they won't change the fundamental role of human emissions. In the meantime, the rest of us need to stop fighting about whether or not global warming is real. The whole time that we've been embroiled in an unproductive ideological battle, the planet has been changing. We need to start applying skepticism to the right questions about how we will deal with a reality that does not care if we believe in it.

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Last Friday, I had my first scheduled studio session of the semester in the newly renovated Studio B in Dodds, and it was awesome! Nothing is better than getting to play around with a bunch of brand new audio gear, especially since they upgraded the studio space itself so it’s much better then it ever was before (upgrades include raising the ceiling and changing the orientation of the room, as well as acoustic treatments)! The only negative was that while we were in the studio, a tour group came in, and we were told that they would be about 15 min-

By JOANN WOLWOWICZ ASSISTANT EDITOR

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This past week was a difficult week for the University of New Haven. With the different situations that occurred on and around campus, everyone was shaken up by reality. As the university stands together in support of each other, I think many students have realized how precious life is now and how quickly things can change. In times like these, especially if you were personally affected by the situations, look towards your friends, family, and the university’s resources for support and comfort.

By BRANDON T. BISCEGLIA STAFF WRITER

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Quote mining is altering the meaning of a person’s quote by taking it out of context or removing sections of the quote. It is a deceptive way to make it look like something someone said supports your position when, in fact, it does not. Quote mining is easy to do if you’re creative about it. Consider the following passage: “One day when we were kids, Charlie spent the afternoon stepping on ants in the driveway. He came into the house that evening with a guilty expression on his face. When his mother asked what was wrong, he admitted, ‘I’m a horrible person. I committed murder today! Poor ants.’” In context, this pas-

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utes. We were also told that while they were in there, we just needed to wait around. Luckily we were getting ready to leave at that point, but it was a little odd to me that this happened. I fully understand wanting to show off the new studios; they’re impressive both in the sense of the gear in them, and the modern vibe thanks to a new console and some gear in Studio A and new modular/consoleless technology in Studio B. Regardless, I think it’s inappropriate for a tour

group to just pop in and some scratch recording, expect the students in the but if my group had a band room to stop working un- in the studio with us, what would have happened? I wouldn’t have wanted to stop recording just to accommodate a tour, and if we were in the middle of tracking a song when someone came knocking, that could ruin a take! Most things on campus are scheduled on a calendar somewhere or another, for example, room reservations are all on EMS now, most event’s can be found on the Student Activities calendar or ChargerConnection, and in the case of the studios, there is a calendar with all of til the tour is done. We the times listed when each were figuring out signal studio is occupied for a flow with the new gear student group, a class, or and patch bay, plus doing maintenance. With this in

mind, why doesn’t someone just check the schedule in advance to see if there will be people in the studios? I don’t mind being interrupted if I can plan for it. Send out an email to students letting everyone know when tours will be going around, or at least give us a place where we can check the tour schedule. I can still remember the number of times freshman year when I would be leaving my room in new hall only to stumble into a tour group and get stuck unable to get on the elevator, or even get to the elevator. In the end, all I ask is for a little heads up. I know it’s been a little bit of an issue in the past since I had the same issue with my

studio time last year, and with the simple solution of checking on availability, nobody needs to get in anyone else’s way! I’m proud of the campus and the university as a whole, and I would be happy to help show off the new studio while I’m working if a tour group showed up and was interested, but I’m not going to be prepared for that if I have a band setup in the studio with cables and mic stands all over the place (I do keep the studio orderly, but that doesn’t mean its not possible to trip still). Send someone an email, give a quick phone call, shoot them a text, post a notice on the door for all I care, just don’t interrupt people at work out of the blue!

With that being said, it’s time to address the fact that we all need to start looking out for one another. Take care of yourself and each other, because this campus is your home and the students here your family for four years and beyond. Keep each other on track when it comes to school work and classes. If your roommate or friend isn’t going to class repeatedly, push them to go. If they aren’t doing homework, handing assignments in, or studying for tests, push them to work harder for the education they are paying for. The same goes for some

life decisions people chose the extent of the fun you to make; don’t let your have. Choices you make friends do dumb things. Be now can positively or negatively affect your future. Choice wisely! My next area of interest is campus safety. I like to believe that campus is relatively safe here. Of course some people disagree, but overall I feel safe walking here. But remember that if you need to walk somewhere at night, in an unsafe area, or just feel uneasy about any situation or place you are in, call for help. There is always safety in smart! Sure this is college; numbers. Never ever walk you are supposed to have alone at night, because fun, but there is a limit to anything can happen, es-

pecially if you are walking off campus or in the surrounding areas. Many people make this mistake when walking to areas that are close by, either to Shop Rite or even Forrest Hills. Ask your friends to walk with you, make use of the shuttle and courtesy van services, and be aware of where the blue boxes are on campus. These resources are here to keep students safe at all times. Just because you think that the walk you have to take alone at night is short and nothing can happen, remember that anything can go wrong; it is better to be safe than sorry. And lastly, I know that I have really come to ap-

preciate the people I have in my life now more than ever, especially after this week. I am thankful for the safety of my friends and family, and I know others are as well. So take the time to tell those that you love that you love them, resolve petty differences with people you may be feuding with, and reconnect with those you have lost contact with. Cherish the memories that you have and the memories you will make in the future. And most importantly, keep each other safe and on track in life.

sage describes an innocent child coming to terms with the world beyond himself. Suppose now that you want to make Charlie seem more nefarious. By cutting out just a few choice sections, you could twist the meaning: “He [Charlie] came into the house that evening with a guilty expression on his face. When his mother asked what was wrong, he admitted, ‘I’m a horrible person. I committed murder today!’” Technically, the new quote is correct - the words are the same as the original. But notice how choosing to remove certain contextual phrases corrupt our understanding of Charlie as a “murderer.” Academic creationists have become notorious for quote mining, so much so that the term came into popular language among

scientists in the 1990’s to describe how their own quotes were being dishonestly used to suggest that they had doubts about the validity of evolutionary science. In 1996, biochemist and high-profile creationist Michael Behe published a popular book called Darwin’s Black Box. Among other things, it argued that evolution could not account for certain biological structures, such as the bacterial flagellum. These body parts, he claimed, were “irreducibly complex” - that is, if you removed any one piece, the whole thing would cease to function (a presumption that was promptly debunked by other biologists). Behe tried to shore up his case by including numerous quotes in his book

effect (Gould 1980; Maynard Smith 1983: Gottlieb, 1984; Turner, 1985), the neo-Darwinian view has largely triumphed, and the genetic basis of adaptation now receives little attention. Indeed, the question is considered so dead that few may know the evidence responsible for its demise.” “Here we review this evidence,” the paper continued. “We conclude-unexpectedly--that there is little evidence for the neo-Darwinian view: its theoretical foundations and the experimental evidence supporting it are weak, and there is no doubt that mutations of large effect are sometimes important in adaptation.” Coyne added, “By inserting the period (and removing the sentence from its neighbors), Behe has

twisted our meaning. Our discussion of one aspect of Darwinism--the relative size of adaptive mutations-has suddenly become a critique of the entire Darwinian enterprise. This is not sloppy scholarship, but deliberate distortion.” Quote mining is effective because few people ever go back to read the original sources. It’s easy to do, since all quotes require selecting certain sentences and omitting others. The goal, however, should always be accuracy. Mining for quotes does disservice to the reader, misrepresents the person being quoted, and makes the quote miner look more like a dishonest ditch digger.

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Tips on Arguing: Quote Mining from evolutionary scientists that seemed to show how shaky the science of evolution was. On page 29, he quoted from a paper co-authored by Professor of Evolutionary Biology Jerry Coyne: “We conclude--unexpectedly--that there is little evidence for the neo-Darwinian view: its theoretical foundations and the experimental evidence supporting it are weak.” Coyne responded quickly. In the February 1997 issue of the Boston Review, he wrote, “I went back to see exactly what Orr [Coyne’s co-author] and I had written. It turns out that, in the middle of our sentence, Behe found a period that wasn’t there.” What the paper originally said was: “Although a few biologists have suggested an evolutionary role for mutations or large

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The marching band at this weekend’s final football game was absolutely The heat is finally on, but it is boiling the residents of Soundview (and fantastic. You can drastically see the improvement from where the band was probably other dorm rooms). It is so hot, windows need to be open, fans when it was first organized two years ago to now. Great job everyone! need to be on, and short sleeves and shorts need to be worn inside. Literally sweating to death in here. I guess it’s better than the AC being on right now, Day Light Savings Time ended. Yay for an extra hour to sleep in on Sunday! but it is somewhat ridiculous. Registration began this week; let the stress begin!

The Battery Charge The final football game was just a great place to be on Saturday afternoon. This included the fantastic victory over Pace University of 63-6. It was a fantastic halftime show as usual, with the UNH cheerleaders, the UNH dance team, and the marching band all performing their best. It was also sad as the seniors were recognized in all the performing organizations as well as the football team.

Super Fun Facts of the Week Monday - A blind man regained his vision by having a tooth implanted into his eye. Tuesday - Soap operas got their name because they were originally sponsored by soap manufacturers. Wednesday - Watching every episode of Sesame Street nonstop would take about half a year. Thursday - An elephant was executed by hanging in 1916 for killing its handler. Friday - More people watched Princess Diana’s funeral than her wedding.

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Word of the Week: nyctophobia (nik-tuh-FOH-bee-uh), noun; 1. An abnormal fear of night or darkness. Did they seriously just say that? “Fiction writing is great. You can make up almost anything.” - Ivana Trump Weekly Thought: “Winning isn’t everything, but wanting to win is.” - Vince Lombardi Overheard by a Bird (UNH Edition): “I wasn’t going to put my costume back on, because that would have been an obvious walk of shame.” - Overheard in Sandella’s

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Tim and Ronaldo both work for Wal-Mart. They both do the same work, they’ve both worked there the same length, and yet Tim is paying more for health insurance. Why is this? What makes Ronaldo so special that he gets to pay less? Well, it’s really quite simple; Ronaldo’s not an obese smoker. Yes, that’s right, a lot of employers are going to start charging more for healthcare for those who are obese and/or smoking, and fat smokers everywhere are outraged. This could be a good idea. After all, smoking and excessive eating are unhealthy habits, and it would be in one’s best interest to drop them. It could be good for companies to give people some incentive. So, at the end of the day this is the greatest thing to happen to America; everyone goes and loses weight and quits smoking and morbid obesity and lung cancer will becomes things of the past. Everyone will live happily ever after. It’s a fantastic idea. Or is it? Smoking and eating are activities one partakes in while off the job, unless, of course, you’re a professional smoker or food critic. Should the employer have the ability to control how its employees behave when off duty? For instance, if one is to work in a store for six hours, then it’s fair that they should get to be the management’s slave for six hours, but when they clock out, is it right for the management to still hold dominion over them? Should employers have power over the individual’s ability to smoke or their ability to eat or how much they need to exercise? Of course, the employer doesn’t technically hold power over such aspects of the employees’ lives, as they’re giving you the option to both put down the cigarettes and hit the gym or pay a few more dollars. However, we live in a time where no one has a few more dollars, everyone’s too lazy to exercise, and smokers like smoking for some reason; so it’s clearly not a good situation. It does make sense though. Someone who’s putting his or her health in danger on a regular basis theoretically should be paying more for insurance than the guy with the tar free lungs and the diet of all natural foods. After all, good drivers can get better deals on car insurance, should the same not apply to health insurance? The only problem however, is that there are more health factors than simple smoking and eating. What about the guy with a genetic heart disease? He’s probably a lot more likely to have a heart attack than the average employee; should he not be paying more for healthcare as well? Unlike the fat smokers who can exercise and get a nicotine patch, the guy with the heart disease really can’t do much to change his condition. He can either get a new heart, or pay more. And who wants to get a new heart just to work some job that’s probably god-awful anyway? And how about the employee who likes to go skydiving in his spare time? He’s a heck of a lot more likely to get a serious injury than the employee who spends his weekends at home reading The Complete Works of Charles Dickens. Should the skydiver have to pay more for health insurance? It’s the same principle. The one who’s putting his life in danger should be paying more, right? But do the people really need their employees entering their personal lives to the point where it affects their hobbies. It gives them too much power, bringing us all one step closer to a world run by the corporations. And who wants to live in a world ruled by Wal-Mart? Actually that sounds pretty good; everything would be nice and cheap. Of course, this is all completely irrelevant, since the issue is smoking and obesity. But it’s a slippery slope. Interesting thing about employment is that it’s at will. One does not have the right to a job by default; one must agree to the terms and conditions set by the employer when they take it. So it’s very easy to say that if one doesn’t want to have to pay more for health insurance, they should either lose some weight or find a different job. That’s all well and good, but one doesn’t suddenly stop being obese overnight, nor does one suddenly quit smoking overnight. And jobs don’t exactly grow on trees. Seriously, climb a tree; THERE ARE NO JOBS UP THERE! Unless it’s a tree house building job, in which case, there are jobs up there. But the point is the economy stinks, and there’s no work. So if someone who is unemployed is presented with an opportunity, they’d have to be a complete idiot to not take it. Finding one job opportunity these days is lucky. Getting another is a miracle. The employers are in a sort of “give us power or you get screwed” position. But at the end of the day, private businesses will be private businesses. On one hand, it is technically their right, but how far should it go? It could go far enough to lead us into a world ruled by Wal-Mart. Man; I hope so. The world would have great bargains.

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WEST HAVEN, Conn. - The University of New Haven women’s volleyball team claimed the Northeast-10 Conference regular season title after completing its fourth-straight undefeated conference regular season last week. With a 15-0 conference record, the Chargers earned the top seed in the upcoming Northeast-10 Conference Volleyball Championship. The championship tournament will officially

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get underway on Tuesday, November 8 when the Chargers host the first round quarterfinal match at Charger Gymnasium against UMass Lowell at 7 p.m. The winning team will advance to the final four which will be hosted at the highest remaining seed following Tuesday’s quarterfinal matches. Should the Chargers win, they will host the remaining three seeds in the final four on Friday, November 11 and Saturday, November 12. For complete coverage throughout the week, stay posted to www.Ne-

wHavenChargers.com. Live video of Tuesday’s match can be found at www.NewHavenChargers.com/LiveVideo, while live statistics on your mobile device or computer can be found at www.sidearmstats.com/newhaven/ wvball/. 2011 Championship Schedule Tuesday, November 8 Quarterfinals Match 1: #8 UMass Lowell at #1 New Haven 7:00 p.m. Match 2: #7 Southern Connecticut at #2 Stonehill - 7:00 p.m. Match 3: #6 Pace at #3

the Chargers were led by a junior Dominique Stasulli (Shenandoah, Pa./Shenandoah). Stasulli posted a 25th place finish with a time of 23:47.1, averaging a 6:23 mile. Danielle Sorrentino (Staten Island, N.Y./Port Richmond) was second on the team with a time of 25:00.2 in 68th place.

Aimee Beaudette (Canton, N.Y./H.C. Williams) was third on the team and 84th overall with a time of 25:22.0. Alejandra Cortez (Riverside, Calif./Norte Vista) was fourth on the team in 97th place with a time of 25:43.4, while Bridget Faria (East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow) was fifth on the time and

BOSTON, Mass. - The University of New Haven men's cross country team Friday, November 11 finished in 12th place at Semifinals Match 5: Match 1 win- the 2011 NCAA Division II East Region Champiner vs. Match 4 winner Match 6: Match 2 win- onship at Franklin Park in Boston, Mass. Sunday. ner vs. Match 3 winner The Chargers totaled 372 Saturday, November 12 points and tied Saint Michael's College in 12th Championship Match 7: Match 5 win- place. Senior Matthew Dunner vs. Match 6 winner ham (Kingston, N.Y./Saugerties) led the team in his final cross country meet of his career. He posted a time of 33:27.0 and finished in 39th place overall. Timo98th overall with a time of thy Nohelty (Manchester, 25:46.0. Tania Bernardino Conn./Manchester) was (Kearny, N.J./Kearny) was sixth with a time of 25:58.7. Interested in writing about sports With her top 25 finish, Stasulli earned All-Region for The Charger Bulletin? honors in the meet as well. Email us at The Chargers concluded their 2011 fall season ChargerBulletin@newhaven.edu with the regional championship.

New Haven went on to score two more touchdowns before the break. The Chargers increased their lead to 35-0 at the 9:18 mark after a 46-yard scoring run from DeCaro. The following drive went 81 yards on five plays in one minute and 23 seconds. On third-and-one, Ronnie Nelson (Stuart, Fla./South Fork ) escaped two sure tackles and broke away a 45-yard score. The Chargers went into the locker rooms at halftime ahead 42-0. After returning the opening kickoff of the second half for 20-yards, Pace began its first offensive drive of the half. Three plays later, Raheem Stanley (Hartford, Conn./ Weaver ) picked off a Jordan Lupfer pass at the Pace 38-yard line. He then returned it 10-yards and gave the Chargers their first possession of the half. Six plays later, Ronnie Nelson (Stuart, Fla./South Fork ) connected with

an unlikely target, Scott Schultz (Wayne, N.J./ Wayne Hills / University of Connecticut) on a twoyard touchdown pass. The ensuing extra point gave the Chargers a 49-0 lead with 11:26 left in the third quarter. It was Schultz’s second career touchdown at UNH. The Setters then scored their only points of the game on the next possession. After returning the Chargers’ kickoff 14 yards, Pace mounted a 74-yard touchdown drive midway through the third quarter. The Setters took the ball 74 yards on seven plays over the course of 3:08. On New Haven next possession, Brian Alston (Robbinsville, N.J./Robbinsville) took over the ball carrying responsibilities and carried the ball for nearly the entire drive. The sophomore helped lead the Chargers on a nineplay, 70-yard touchdown drive over the course of nearly five minutes. Alston

capped the drive with his eighth carry for a 16-yard touchdown with 3:24 left in the third. The Setters next drive was cut short by another turnover. On their first play from scrimmage, Kervin Eduard recovered a botched shotgun snap and once again gave UNH possession inside Pace territory. Brice DeRosa (Huntington Station, N.Y./Walt Whitman / Iona College) and Alston combined on a four-play, 27-yard touchdown drive which was capped by a 23-yard touchdown pass from DeRosa to Quavari Jackson. It was DeRosa’s first touchdown pass and Jackson’s first touchdown catch of the season. Pace then regained possession, but time ran out in the third quarter after just one play. Pace’s drive which carried into the fourth quarter, took up over seven minutes of time. The Setters marched the ball 48-yards in 13-plays and

would eventually attempt a 34-yard field goal. Ali Mourtada’s kick sailed wide left and UNH regained possession at its own 17-yard line. On UNH’s next possession, they were forced three-and-out as the Setters would get one more possession in the game. Pace took over possession with 5:31 left in the fourth quarter and held possession as time expired in the fourth quarter. With 329 rushing yards in the game, UNH tallied a season-high on the ground. Nelson led the way with 81 yards on four carries and one touchdown, while Alston was second on the team with 76 rushing yards and a touchdown. DeCaro capped the day with 67 yards and a touchdown on five carries, while Anthony Tillman (Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway) added 64 yards on 10 carries. Quarterback’s Osiecki, Nelson and DeRosa combined for 156 yards and four touch-

downs on 7-of-9 passing. Seven different receivers tallied catches in the game as well. Kameel Lashley (Boston, Mass./Boston Comm. Leadership Academy) led the way with 40 yards. Defensively, Charlie Hatchett (Bridgeport, Conn./Stratford / Santa Monica College) and Jaylen Johnson (Linden, N.J./ Linden) led the team with seven total tackles. Tom Herd (Sparta, N.J./Sparta ) added 1.5 tackles-for-loss, while Stanley and Chalifoux each recorded interceptions. New Haven will conclude the 2011 regular season on Saturday, November 12 when its travels to Saint Anselm College. Game time in Manchester, N.H. is set for 12 p.m. Saturday. For complete coverage throughout the week, stay posted to www. NewHavenChargers.com.

of 26 passes for 247 yards and ran his NFL-leading total to 24 TD throws. He had scoring passes of 5 yards to Jermichael Finley(notes), 16 to Jordy Nelson(notes), 21 to James Jones(notes) and 4 to Greg Jennings(notes). His passer rating was 145.8. A perfect rating is 158.3. The Packers know they have work to do, particularly in their porous pass defense. But their quarterback makes up for any deficiences. “He is a special, special, special, special player,” Jennings said.

“I think Aaron has a lot of strengths. His decision-making is clearly the highest level that I have personally been a part of,” Packers coach Mike McCarthy said of his Super Bowl MVP quarterback. “He’s playing at an MVP level and he made some plays today,” Chargers cornerback Quentin Jammer(notes) said. Rodgers, who lives in the upscale San Diego suburb of Del Mar in the offseason, seemed more impressed with the high percentage of cheeseheads in the sellout crowd than

being the NFL’s only perfect team. “The crowd was incredible,” Rodgers said. “When you’re on the road and up by seven and it’s late in the game and they have to go on a silent count, that’s pretty impressive. I have to give a lot of credit to our fans the way they travel. It says a lot about the kind of fans we have.” The Chargers (4-4) have lost three straight games, including road collapses at the New York Jets and on Monday night at Kansas City, when Riv-

ers inexplicably fumbled a snap in the final minute of regulation. While Rivers tied his career-high with four touchdown passes—three to Vincent Jackson(notes)— he also had his first threeinterception game. Charlie Peprah(notes) and Tramon Williams(notes) returned pickoffs for touchdowns in a span of six plays in the first quarter, and Peprah’s second pick in the closing seconds sealed the win. “We’re fighting through a rough time right now,” said Rivers, whose

14 interceptions and 17 total turnovers lead the NFL. “These tough times, you find out a lot about guys, a lot about yourself.” Rivers was 26 of 46 for 385 yards. The Packers led by 21 points early in the fourth quarter before Rivers threw touchdown passes of 5 and 29 yards to Jackson in the span of 1:07 midway through the quarter. San Diego had a final chance to tie it, starting a drive at its 32 with 1:05 remaining and no timeouts left. Aided by a pass

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second on the team with a time of 34:07.8 and placed 57th in the race. Rounding out the top five finishers for UNH was Arnold Lane (Elmsford, N.Y./Alexander Hamilton) in 80th place with a time of 34:53.3, Matthew Eder (East Brunswick, N.J./South Brunswick) in 83rd place with a time of 34:54.4, and Michael Barile (Holbrook, N.Y./ Sachem East) with a time of 36:03.6 in 113th place. Marvin Azor (Brooklyn, N.Y./Scirence Skills Center) also ran for the Chargers and finished with a time of 38:11.9 in 143rd place. The Chargers concluded their 2011 fall season with the regional meet.

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line. The Setters recovered the ball but went threeand-out on its following drive. After a 26-yard punt return from Josh Smart (New Haven, Conn./Hamden ) to place the Chargers at the visitor 44-yard line, Anthony Tillman (Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway) and Quran Kent (Philadelphia, Pa./West Catholic) led another four-play touchdown drive. Tillman took the first two carries for 12 and six yards respectively before an 11-yard run and 15-yard touchdown reception from Kent concluded the one minute and 38 second drive. The following Setters possesion resulted in a net loss of seven yards on three plays. Tom Herd (Sparta, N.J./Sparta ) and Brent Macleod (Winchester, Mass./Winchester) broke through the offensive line to sack Jordan Raynor for a 10-yard loss on third down.

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SAN DIEGO (AP)— Aaron Rodgers(notes) and the Green Bay Packers reached the season’s midpoint at 8-0 and looking unstoppable. Rodgers threw touchdown passes to four different receivers and the Packers benefited from some unitended generosity from Philip Rivers(notes) in a wild 45-38 win over the San Diego Chargers on Sunday. Rodgers completed 21

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP)—The New York Giants rallied past the New England Patriots like they did in their Super Bowl-winning drive in 2008. They know they’re a long way from getting back there, though. With Eli Manning(notes) leading a last-minute comeback reminiscent of that march, the Giants beat the Patriots 24-20 on Sunday on his 1-yard touchdown pass toJake Ballard(notes) with 15 seconds left. “Nobody’s going to remember what we did in November,” New York defensive end Justin Tuck(notes) said. “Nobody’s going to remember what we did in December. It’s about getting back to that Super Bowl and winning that.” The Giants (6-2) lead the NFC East by two games after their sixth win in seven games. The Patriots (5-3) are tied for first place in the AFC East with the Buffalo Bills and New

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Giants Beat Patriots 24-20 on Last-Minute Comeback York Jets, next Sunday’s opponent. The Giants won their last championship, 17-14, as Manning threw a 13yard scoring pass to Plaxico Burress(notes) with 35 seconds to go. Four plays earlier, David Ty r e e ( n o t e s ) trapped Manning’s thirddown pass over the middle on top of his helmet for a 32yard gain. On Sunday, the teams met in a game that counted for the first time since then. And Manning set up the winning toss with another completion over the middle to an unheralded receiver on third down, connecting with a leaping Ballard for a 28-yard gain. “If it was thrown anywhere else, I wouldn’t have caught it,” Ballard said.“You dream about making catches like that.” And Ballard’s number? The same as Tyree’s, 85. Five plays later, Manning

and Ballard hooked up for the winning pass. “I knew we would win,” New York running back Brandon Jacobs(notes) said. “It definitely took me

were going to drop me on my head,” he said. The mood in the Patriots’ locker room was, of course, much gloomier. They had just lost consec-

back to the Super Bowl.” Giants coach Tom Coughlin said he didn’t have any flashbacks. “This is a whole new game,” he said, “just trying to be in the moment against a really good team.” But his players were so excited that they lifted him on their shoulders in the locker room. “I was thinking they

utive games for only the third time since the start of the 2003 season. And two streaks ended—Tom Brady’s(notes) NFL record of wins in 31 regular-season starts at home and the Patriots run of wins in 20 regular-season home games. “I’m proud of our resiliency,” said Brady, who brought the Patriots back from a 10-0 deficit

that would take months. “It’s fair to say that there are some who believe a vote to decertify is a vote to end the season,” said a person familiar with the owners’ thinking who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the talks. “The owners are hopeful that the players have a chance to vote on what is on the table, what’s proposed now, because no one knows what happens next.” Players don’t seem eager to act quickly. “These are professional basketball players, the finest athletes in the world. How do you think they feel about threats? How do you think they feel about efforts at intimidation?” attorney Jeffrey Kessler said. Fisher and Kessler said the league’s timesensitive deal — Stern refused to call it an ultimatum — came near the conclusion of Saturday’s talks. At a charity basketball game in Portland, Ore., on Sunday night, Kevin Du-

rant expressed frustration with the stalemate. “Sickening, man, just sickening,” the Oklahoma City star said. “Us, as players, we sacrificed, we gave up money, we did

us and back us in a corner. If they’re going to do that, it’s not fair. We’re going to stand firm.” The sides had hoped they could complete a deal this weekend with the help

tackles during his 40-yard return and got a big block by Clay Matthews(notes). On the next Chargers possession, Williams jumped a route for an interception and 40-yard TD return. “On the first one, the guy made a great play,” Rivers said. “The other one, they just fooled me.” Peprah said the Packers still have a lot of work to do on defense. “We’re a pressure defense, so we’re going to give up some big plays. But we feel we’re going to

make some, too,” he said. “I wouldn’t trade a perfect defense for a win, so I’ll take the W and we’ll clean up that stuff later.” Rivers and Mike Tolbert(notes) kept the Chargers in the game. Tolbert scored on an 8-yard run and, after the Chargers held the Packers on fourthand-2 at the San Diego 36, Nick Novak(notes) kicked a career-best 52-yard field goal to pull to 21-17. Amazingly, the Packers’ next drive was just their third of the first half. Although he was sacked

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midway through the third quarter. “They were a little bit better than we were.” Both offenses struggled through a scoreless first half, and the Patriots’defense, the worst in the NFL, failed down the stretch. “We’ve got half the season to go,” Brady said. “We’ll see what our team’s made of this week.” The Giants led 10-0 six minutes into the third quarter on a 22yard field goal by Lawrence Tynes(notes) and a 10-yard run by Jacobs one play after Brady was AP PHOTO sacked and fumbled. The Patriots caught up on a 32-yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski(notes) followed by Brady’s 5-yard touchdown pass to Aaron Hernandez(notes) 32 seconds into the fourth quarter. Gostkowski’s 45-yard field goal put the Patriots ahead 13-10 midway through the period.

But Manning led an 85yard march capped by a 10yard scoring pass to Mario Manningham(notes) as the Giants went ahead 13-10 with 3:03 to go. Then it was Brady’s turn, throwing a 14-yard touchdown to Rob Gronkowski(notes) with 1:36 to play, making it 20-17. The Giants still had enough time—and they had Manning. “The first half, offensively, we didn’t get a whole lot going,” he said, but “we stuck with it.” They were helped on the go-ahead drive by a 20-yard pass interference penalty against Sergio Brown(notes) that put the ball at the 1 with 30 seconds left. “I was looking at the ball the whole time,” Brown said. “I was surprised. They come and tell us as long as we’re looking at the ball we can play the ball.” Three plays later, Manning found Ballard in the back left corner of the end zone—the quarterback’s second come-from-behind scoring pass in just more than three minutes.

future. Although the revenue gap has narrowed, the sides are at a standstill on the system issues players insist are just as important. The union believes the league’s proposals to increase luxury tax penalties, and eliminate or reduce some spending options, essentially would prevent the biggest-spending teams from being free agent options. A “repeater tax” would further punish teams that were taxpayers a fourth time in a five-year span, and players fear the penalty that awaits teams who receive money from the tax pool but suddenly take on salary and go into the tax would discourage spending. “The big story here is they want it all,” Kessler said. “They want the sysAP PHOTO tem where taxpayers will of federal never be in the marketmediator George Cohen. place, and that for repeat He released a statement taxpayers it’s going to be Sunday commending the like a hard salary cap. And parties for “their willing- those deals are not acceptness to examine solutions able for players today; it’s to their current dispute” not acceptable for future and offering to assist in the generations of players. I said, this is an example of they want a win, win, twice, Rodgers moved win, win. We wanted to the Packers to the San Di- compromise. They’re not ego 16 before throwing a giving the players a lot of TD pass to Nelson, who choice.” Though each side hauled it in at the 1 and then rolled into the end claimed credit for ecozone for a 28-17 halftime nomic moves, it appears there was little to no proglead. After Rivers hit Gates ress. Stern said the league with an 11-yard TD pass in the third quarter, Rodgers proposed a band where threw a perfect 21-yarder players could earn any-

where from 49 percent to 51 percent of BRI, based on revenue growth. Union officials said there was almost no way they could get to the ceiling, leaving them right at the 50-50 split owners have said they wouldn’t go past. Players added they were the ones who were willing to reduce their guarantee down to 51 percent, with 1 percent of that going into a fund for retired player benefits, a move one person familiar with their thinking said was made in hopes of “preserving some of a system that’s already being gutted.” Stern said he believed he could get owners to pass the current proposal, even though some hard-liners would prefer a 53-47 split in their favor immediately. That would be in the next proposal, along with a call for a flex salary cap, which players rejected in June before the lockout began. But Stern said they’re ready to go with the one that was put on the table Sunday. “Well, they certainly would come closer than our current system,” he said. “They’re, I think, the best we could do at this time. So we’re prepared to live by them if they’re accepted by the players.” With the union unwilling to take the latest proposal to its members for a vote, both sides also must be prepared to live with the real possibility of the loss of more games and possibly the season.

Complicated Issues Remain Before Next NBA Deadline

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NEW YORK (AP) — NBA players have until Wednesday to accept Commissioner David Stern’s latest offer, though the response already seems obvious. “Right now, we’ve been given the ultimatum, and our answer is that’s not acceptable to us,” union president Derek Fisher said. But the next proposal promises to be worse, surely moving players and owners even further apart and threatening to destroy the season. Early Sunday morning, the league said it offered players up to 51 percent of basketball-related income — a figure the union insists is fiction. Regardless, it will drop to 47 percent Wednesday if players don’t accept the current offer by the league-imposed deadline. No agreement by the deadline likely will trigger more calls to disband the union and take on the league in court, a battle

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interference call against Charles Woodson(notes), Rivers moved the Chargers to the Packers 41 before putting up a deep ball that Peprah easily picked off and returned 76 yards to the San Diego 6. The Packers took a knee to end the game. Rivers threw two pick6s that gave the Packers a 21-7 lead. Desmond Bishop(notes) tipped a pass intended for tight end Antonio Gates(notes) and Peprah intercepted. He broke four

what we had to do, now it’s up to the owners, and it looks like they’re not going to give in. At this point now, it’s starting to get bad, because we’ve done all we can do, I think. They’re trying to pressure

Packers Hold Off Chargers

to Jones and then a 4-yarder to Jennings early in the fourth quarter to seemingly put away the game.

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Zombies, Zombies, Zombies! - The Walking Dead Season Two

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Fans were undoubtedly excited for the start of The Walking Dead’s second season. After a year of waiting, the show premiered on October 16. Not only was it an amazing show that did not fail its followers, but it got some of the highest ratings on TV in close to a decade. An example of this was clearly seen in the “zombie herd” sequence on the highway in the premiere episode. This scene is something that not only reaches the upper echelons of quality TV program-

ming; it’s also in the upper echelons of quality movie moments. The shows director elevates the show to a level that most TV programs can’t hope to match. Since the premiere, episode viewers have witnessed the incredible potential this show really has to become a legend. After such a fantastic premiere, you would think there would be nowhere to go but down for the remainder of the show. But the cast definitely re-

tains a good amount for all the twists, turns, and emotions the show provides for them. The sheer terror, suspense, mystery, gore,

in each episode only wants us to watch it every week without hesitation. Though the feeling of dread and despair is al-

tension. There were some great dramatic moments between the various characters, which sowed promising seeds for the arcs the survivors will be on this season. Some characters such as Andrea and Shane are more interesting at this time than others like T-Dog and Dale. But the great thing about a show like this is that characters can (and often will) die at any moment, so it’s easy to keep AP PHOTO the cast trimmed drama, shock, and even ways present, and within and still give the some elation that we feel the midst of that lays high audience a shock or two

when someone does actually die. So far the second season has expanded both the characters, themes, questions, and rumors involved in and speculated around season one. This season we are given the chance to not only observe certain characters and their interworking but how this “end of days” feeling allows for a drastic improvement or falling from grace since season one. Want more? Watch The Walking Dead every Sunday at 9:00 p.m.

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Liana’s Literary Commentary The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins in a designated arena. The entire event was televised and was required watching for all district citizens. The victor of the Games would live the rest of their lives in luxury and win food for their district. Seventy-five years after the rebellion is where we find 16-year-old Katniss Everdeen. Katniss lives in District 12 when the drawings for the yearly Hunger Games occur. Her little sister Primrose is chosen for the Games, but Katniss decides to take her place. Also chosen is Peeta, Katniss’ schoolmate who she has not spoken to in years. They are both coached by Haymitch, the only former

District 12 victor alive. While Haymitch always seems to be drunk, he provides them with lifesaving advice. Both Peeta and Katniss learn that they have more skills than they anticipated—including their ability to fake a romance. That is the plan. Pretend to be in love and earn sympathy from the audience of the Capitol. However, Katniss is unsure as to whether her feelings toward Peeta are simply strategic or something more. In the final chapters of the book, Katniss’ dilemma becomes more pronounced. She and Peeta are the final champions

and believe that they both will be allowed to return home alive. However, when the Capitol insists that one must kill another, Katniss sees no alternative. She takes poisonous berries and urges Peeta to commit suicide with her. Katniss views this as a blatant act of defiance against the Capitol, believing that they would prefer two victors over none at all. On the contrary, the audience calls it an act of undying love. But before Katniss and Peeta can eat the berries, the Capitol announces they are both winners of the Hunger Games. Both are relieved, but realize

that their nightmare is far from over. President Snow of the Capitol is unhappy with the winners, insisting that their apparent suicide attempt sparked rebellion among the districts once more. He says that they must forever lie about their romance (existing or not) to reassure citizens that their actions were of love and not of rebellion. The cliffhanger scene finds Katniss and Peeta preparing to greet District 12 as the winners of the Hunger Games. But their struggles are far from over. This is an excellent first book in the Hunger Games trilogy, providing a fresh outlook on the old

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It is said that nuclear war wiped out the entire world, leaving only North America habitable. Out of the ashes grew a series of 13 Districts, all controlled by the Capitol. The Capitol was very controlling, greedy, and unfairly allocated food and resources to the surrounding districts. When the Districts rebelled against the Capitol, District 13 was completely obliterated, and the Capitol created the Hunger Games as a way of keeping the other districts in line. The Games called for a boy and girl from each district (24 total) to fight to the death

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Dave’s Music Report Mylo Xyloto

Coldplay is inarguably the biggest contemporary rock band in the world. They sell out the world’s biggest arenas, score number one albums all over the globe, keep up with contemporary pop radio, and have one of the most loyal fan bases around. Coming off the success of their 2008 album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, which spawned a US/UK number one single, “Viva La Vida,” the band had quite a bit to live up to with their fifth album, confusingly titled Mylo Xyloto. In true Coldplay fashion, the band decided to take an unconventional approach to this project. Instead of taking the usual route of completing an album, releasing a single, and then taking the music to a live area, the band completely reversed the process. Coldplay decided to headline festivals all over the world, fresh off the heels of the single “Every Teardrop is a Waterfall,” before the album

was even completed. With about half of the soon-tobe-album-tracks being touted to the masses via the internet, live streaming, television, and even radio, serious opinions of Mylo Xyloto were being made prior to anyone actually hearing the album. However, it was Coldplay who had the last laugh on this one. Any preconceived ideas that fans and critics alike took from individual songs had to be chucked out the window pretty quick. What we have here is not a collection of individual songs, but an album, a concept album at that. The songs are nothing more than individual pieces of a mosaic that make up a greater work of art. If Coldplay have accomplished anything with Mylo Xyloto, it’s crafting the perfect flowing album. There’s diversity in music, flawless sequencing, and impeccable cohesion. Not to mention, a pretty solid love story line, equipped with break up and resolution, that runs seamlessly

throughout. Musically, we see the two opposite ends of the Coldplay spectrum, with very little in between. There’s much more guitar, and much less piano. Standout track “Charlie Brown” sees the band’s most memorable instrumental hook in years, while “Major Minus” actually features a far-too-rare guitar solo. On the other side, we see a complete departure from their comfort zone, and instead are met with synthesized musical landscapes in tracks like “Paradise” and “Princess of China.” Despite the variety, Mylo Xyloto still manages to act as a unified piece of music. The short instrumental interludes (there are three) really act as the glue, and despite being totally nondescript in their own right, actually end up being essential to the album’s success. Probably the album’s biggest hindrance is the lack of “oomph.” There’s no soaring climax a la “Fix You,” or breathtaking

piano line a la “Clocks,” or even huge sing-a-long moment a la “The Scientist.” Most songs don’t follow a conventional “verse-chorus” structure, and the ones that do tend to have very simple hooks of maybe one or two lines, some random syllables, or just one repeated word. This is easily the farthest Coldplay have been from their comfort zone, but they haven’t lost touch with their essence; it’s still undeniably them. As a result, paradoxically, the parts that hinder the album actually make it that much better. It’s all about restraint, restraint, restraint. Songs like “Us Against The World” and “Up In Flames” masterfully begin to build into something big before immediately retreating to simplicity. So what if there’s no “Fix You” moment on here? They’ve been there and done that. The real difference between Mylo Xyloto and every other one of their albums is that all of the

By SHANNON LIVEWELL

Tina Turner, Sheryl Crow, Prince, and Radiohead were her main inspirations for this album, as she wanted to make sure the songs were recognizably different from those featured on her previous albums. She felt that the best way to change her musical style would be to combine the many genres that have always motivated her. This album has an impeccable sound quality that sounds very similar to that of Clarkson’s live performances. This is due to the fact that she refused the studio add any auto-tune to her pieces. Using the same record company as her four previous albums, Clarkson was sure that her requirements for her new

songs would cause a conflict with the company as it had in the past. RCA records have gotten into altercations with Clarkson over every album she has previously recorded with them for one reason or another. Many believe that this is due to the fact that she is such an independent artist, and therefore goes in to record with her own ideas for her albums. Nonetheless, RCA did not argue with Clarkson over these stipulations, and it’s a good thing they listened to her. The absence of auto-tune gives the album a much more soulful and personal feel that allows listeners to really enjoy Clarkson’s

voice without having it fudged by any other technology. Most of the songs featured on this album are about growth after a relationship (though no sources reveal who the man is that Clarkson is directing these songs too). This is, in my opinion, Clarkson’s best album thus far, and it is only the beginning. She has mentioned in recent interviews that she will be touring this summer, and planning on writing a new album along the way. Until then, pick up a copy of Stronger on iTunes today, and experience pop music in a new way.

Clarkson’s Album Release

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Most of us know Kelly Clarkson as the smalltown, season one, American Idol winner. Clarkson, however, has come a long way since her Idol days. Stronger is her newest album, which was released October 24, 2011 in the United States and the UK. This new album was written while Clarkson was on tour for her last album, My December. She worked hard to combine R&B, country, urban, and soul to create a new form of pop material that would add some diversity to the music industry. Clarkson states that

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A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

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Harold and Kumar are back to their crazy adventures in their new movie, A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas. The movie picks up six years after their Guantanamo Bay adventure. The movie’s plot is very unique. First, the classic duo has been estranged for two years. Second, we find Kumar to be unemployed (and single)

after failing a drug test, while Harold is successfully taking Wall Street by storm and is married. The plot kicks off when Harold has to host his wife’s family for Christmas. A mysterious package arrives at Kumar’s apartment, but is meant for Harold. When Kumar goes to return the package to Harold, Harold’s father-inlaw’s beloved Christmas tree goes up in flames accidentally. This puts them on a crazy quest to find

another perfect tree, crashing a party, dancing with Neil Patrick Harris, and a run in with mob guys… the whole deal. They definitely go back to their old ways. The new installment isn’t just about comedy. It clearly touches on sensitive, and often taboo, subjects, such as, religion, best friends drifting apart, etc. First time director, Todd Strauss-Schulson skillfully and tastefully portrays all of these things.

The chemistry between Harold and Kumar (John Cho and Kal Pen) is undeniable. Maybe it’s the fact that they are great friends in real life. Their inseparable friendship is the definite icing on the cake. The whole movie was a success. The acting, plotline, and everything in general deserve five stars. It is definitely a recommended watch if you’re looking for a good laugh and lesson in friendship.

begun. Grimm follows a young man, who isn't aware that he has a famous family history. Everybody knows the famous Brothers Grimm stories, maybe a softer version, but we all know the stories: Cinderella, Snow White, Red Riding Hood, and so much more. The original stories are more gruesome than the Disney versions that we all know and love.

This show is going to play off of these stories and give them a modern twist. The main character, Nick Burckhardt, is the last member from the line of Grimms and is just starting to gain his vision, seeing supernatural things all around. In real life, he is a detective. In the pilot episode, he gets a case of, what look like, animal attacks on girls that wear red jackets. Remind you of

anything in particular? So now his job is to hunt and stop the bad supernatural beings that commit crimes in the modern world. The show is still a little hazy on the details, but hopefully in the next couple of episodes it will show us more. This may be a new phenomenon. Let's just stay tuned for more.

Another Different Type of Fairy Tale Story

By MICHELLE R. MORRA STAFF WRITER

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The age of the cop show is over; stations are coming up with different ideas. Last week was the premiere of the TV show Once Upon A Time, and this week, NBC premiered Grimm. Looks like the age of the cop shows are over, and an age of different types of fairy tales has

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songs depend on each other. Take “Don’t Let It Break Your Heart” out on its own, and it’s a pretty decent song. Put it in the context of the album and it’s an absolute masterpiece. Even the addition of Rihanna in “Princess of China,” which seems like the worst musical pairing in the world, makes perfect sense by the time the track appears. For better or worse, most of the songs aren’t nearly as successful when pulled out to stand alone. This doesn’t read like a “singles” collection like

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some of their previous works, which, to a degree is a little disappointing. However, it’s clear that Coldplay weren’t going for “stand alone” this time around; they were looking at the bigger picture. Take the fact that the album is so well-paced and that it comes in at under 45 minutes, that going with them on this concept and listening to the whole thing at once is well worth it. Mylo Xyloto is a really good collection of songs, but an absolutely incredible album.

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Puss in Boots Tower Heist A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas Paranormal Activity 3 In Time Footloose Real Steel The Rum Diary The Ides of March Moneyball The Three Musketeers Courageous

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In Theaters: Tower Heist

Tower Heist is a true Brett Ratner joint: little brains to this caper, but it’s fun fluff, exciting to watch, and showcases a welcome return to form for Eddie Murphy.

Top Pop Singles 1. Someone Like You, Adele, Columbia 2. We Found Love, Rihanna, featuring Calvin Harris, Def Jam 3. Moves Like Jagger, Maroon 5, featuring Christina Aguilera, A&M/Octone 4. Sexy and I Know It, LMFAO, Interscope Records 5. Pumped Up Kicks, Foster the People, Columbia 6. Stereo Hearts, Gym Class Heroes, featuring Adam Levine, Fueled by Ramen 7. Without You, David Guetta, featuring Usher, Capitol 8. You Make Me Feel Cobra Starship, featuring Sabi, Fueled by Ramen 9. You Make Me Proud, Drake, featuring Nicki Minaj, Master Q Karaoke 10. Party Rock Anthem, LMFAO, featuring Lauren Bennett & GoonRock, Cherry Tree (C) 2011 TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.

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Paying for college can sometimes be a hassle, but don’t let that stop you from achieving your educational goals. There are many ways in which you can receive financial help to pay for school. One of the most easy and often overlooked ways to pay for college is through outside scholarships. Outside scholarships are different from those given out by the University. They are provided by outside organizations such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, professional organizations, community organizations and more. These scholarships give the extra financial assistance you may need when paying your bill, and there are so many different outside scholarships available for many different kinds of students. This week’s theme is about searching for outside scholarships, and the Financial Aid Office is here to teach you how to search for them. We can even provide you with some outside scholarships that we have already found. Searching for outside scholarships can be difficult if you don’t know where to look. The most common question people ask when looking for outside scholarships is, “Is this a legitimate scholarship?” There are websites out there that may try to trick you into paying in order to apply. If any scholarship asks you to pay, it is not a legitimate site and you should get off of the website immediately. According to the FTC (Federal Trade Commission), perpetrators of financial aid fraud often use the following telltale lines:      

The scholarship is “guaranteed or your money back” You can’t get this information anywhere else “We just need a credit card” or bank account number to hold this scholarship We’ll do all the work There is a fee to apply for the scholarship You’ve been selected by a “national foundation to receive a scholarship” or “You’re a finalist”; in a contest you never entered

If you happen to come across a website with any of the above lines or something similar, it is most likely a fraudulent website and you should avoid it and exit the browser immediately. For more information, or to file a complaint, you should call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-3824357) or visit: http://www.ftc.gov/scholarshipscams. A good way to begin your search is by checking well known educational sites like www.collegeboard.com. Most students know Collegeboard is a real organization because they may have used it to help search for colleges when applying as a senior in high school or when taking the SAT’s/ACT’s. Some other websites that provide good outside scholarship opportunities are www.ecampustours.com, www.fastweb.com, www.collegeanswer.com, www.brokescholar.com, and www.petersons.com/finaid. The first step for most of the websites above is to create a log in name and profile. This will allow you to save potential scholarships you find to a favorites section of your profile, and you can also customize your profile so that the website can match you with scholarships that fit your needs. For example, if you’re an engineering major, and you create a profile based on that, the website will be able to match you up with scholarships related to your major. The same applies for business majors, criminal justice majors and so on. They can also match you based on your year in school, such as freshman or senior. This process is easy and quick, especially since once created the profiles are doing all the searching for you and sending it to your e-mail address. All you have to do is sit back, relax and let the outside scholarship matches come to you! Not only can you search for outside scholarships on your own, but if you are having difficulty finding them, then the Financial Aid Office can help! Recently, the financial aid student workers have spent a lot of time researching outside scholarships that can help any UNH student pay for college. We have created two binders full of outside scholarship information, so that anyone can easily access them. We’ve also created a bulletin board inside the office lobby that displays several of the outside scholarships that may be targeted toward your major!

IMPORTANT: If the total of all of your outside scholarships exceeds $5,000 then it may have an affect on your financial aid award. Please contact the Financial Aid Office to determine if your individual financial aid will be affected. Outside scholarships can really help take the weight off your shoulders when trying to pay for college. Please take advantage of the information given above, and use these websites to help you find what you’re looking for. The outside scholarship binders will be located in the Financial Aid Office, Maxcy Hall Room 118B. Stop by during business hours, Monday through Friday 8:30a.m. to 4:30p.m. and check them out! Also, check out our Facebook page, University of New Haven-Financial Aid Office, for updates and information regarding financial aid. You never know what you might find!

So What the Heck is the EBI?: No, it is not some illness or medical condition! EBI stands for Educational Benchmarking Inc. So What Do I Get If I Take the Survey?: Besides the ability to share your feedback and perspective, you also will be eligible to win a $150 Apple gift card, a $100 Amazon gift card or a $50 UNH Bookstore gift card! Also, if your residence hall or residence halls areas meet their goal of at least an 85% return rate for all traditional residence halls or at least a 70% return rate for Forest Hills and all other University sponsored housing areas, your hall could win a cupcake party sponsored by the Cupcake Truck, an ice cream social or a pizza party!! So, What! Why Should I Care?: You should care because this is your University, your residential experience and your opinion matters! By completing the on-line assessment which will be emailed to you, you can rate your personal satisfaction with things such as the quality of food in the dining hall, the cleanliness and comfort of the residence hall, your connectedness to other residents in your hall, your involvement in programming and much, much more! The assessment results we receive provide analysis of the effectiveness of our residential life program from your perspective. What Does EBI Represent? What is Their Mission/Goal?: The mission of EBI is to provide the most comprehensive, comparative assessment instruments and analysis to support quality improvement efforts. Ok, so what does that mumbo jumbo mean? Basically, EBI wants to provide us with statistically sound and relevant information on our residential life program based on your satisfaction in comparison to other colleges and universities! Who Sees My Comments?: This is completely confidential! We want your HONEST opinion! Who Else Uses the EBI?: Since 1998, over 1600 colleges and universities have used EBI assessments to improve the quality of the college student experience. EBI assessments provide us the information we need to evaluate performance, identify our contribution to professional standards and the greater institutional mission, and drive continuous improvement. We use this information to help make decisions about the future of our residential life program and what is needed. Over 1500 colleges & universities rely on EBI assessment solutions!!! When Will I Get My EBI?: The EBI will launch Thursday, November 10th and will close Friday, December 9th at 11:59pm. You can take the EBI (which will be in your email inbox) right from the comfort of your room any day or night it is live!

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Growth of Global Consumption of Seafood and the Challenge to the World Supply As the global population continues to increase and more people are becoming aware that fish is a healthy source of protein, demand for seafood is growing rapidly.

Seafood consumption worldwide has doubled since 1973 and marine scientists predict that by 2020, there will be an additional need for 32 million tons.(1) In the United States alone, per capita consumption of seafood has increased over 26% since 1980.

This tremendous increase in seafood consumption, coupled with industrial fishing methods that damage the oceans’ ecosystem, has placed major stress on our oceans.

More than 75 percent of the world’s fisheries are now overexploited, fully exploited, significantly depleted or recovering from overexploitation.(1) A 2006 study by a team of leading fishery scientists, concluded that the world’s fisheries are in collapse and if current trends continue they will be beyond repair by 2048.

Sodexo is taking a leading position in the industry by addressing the need for sustainable seafood options.

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• An allegiance to global standards of excellence for environmental

To register for classes, use your Student ID, login, password, and university email address. To log onto the Matrix system go to www.newhaven.edu and choose Matrix-Student from the Quick Links or go directly to http://matrix-sws.newhaven.edu/student. For assistance with technical issues related to Matrix (browser-related, user name and password, or login issues), you may email matrixstudentsupport@newhaven.edu.

responsibility and accountability in seafood. Sodexo’s Sustainable Seafood Initiative is unparalleled, incorporating industry leading best practices. Our commitment is to have 100% of our contracted seafood certified as sustainable by the MSC or BAP by 2015.

(1) U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization

DAY STUDENTS:

Schedule an appointment with your academic advisor. Print your Degree Audit so that you will be able to discuss course options with your advisor and plan for spring 2012 registration. Register online using self-service registration beginning on the following dates:

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Seniors (87+ credits) – Tuesday, November 8, at 6:01 AM Juniors (57-86 credits) – Thursday, November 10, at 6:01 AM Sophomores (27-56 credits) – Monday, November 14, at 6:01 AM Freshmen (less than 27 credits) – Wednesday, November 16, at 6:01 AM

EVENING STUDENTS:

You are encouraged to contact your academic advisor to assist you with the course selection process. Register online using self-service registration beginning on the following dates: Seniors (87+ credits) – Tuesday, November 8, at 6:01 AM Juniors (57-86 credits) – Thursday, November 10, at 6:01 AM Sophomores (27-56 credits) – Monday, November 14, at 6:01 AM Freshmen (less than 27 credits) – Wednesday, November 16, at 6:01 AM

Sodexo’s Sustainable Seafood Program

Tuition and Fees:

All tuition and fees for the Spring 2012 semester are due no later than Tuesday, January 3rd for day students; no later than the first day of class for evening students. If you have an outstanding financial obligation to the University and/or if you are not in compliance with state statutes regarding measles/rubella immunization, or you have an incomplete file in the Undergraduate Admissions Office you may have an enrollment hold which will prevent you from registering. To determine if you meet state vaccination requirements, you may contact Health Services, 203-932-7079. Students who owe outstanding bills to the University must make satisfactory arrangements with the Bursar’s Office.

Bursar’s Office

Registrar’s Office

Better Variety

203- 932-7217 203-932-7301 Maxcy Hall South Campus Hall Room 109 First Floor Drop Slot for payments Maxcy Hall Room 107A

• Growing alliance with leading frozen seafood partners • Flexible, full line with a range of species, sizes and prep options • Over 150 MSC and BAP certified items in the line

• Dependable Quality • Rigorous specification development for unsurpassed product consistency

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Better taste

Better standards

• A broad assortment of fresh seafood offerings • Environmentally friendly fisheries • National distribution

• Global governance for eco-friendly fishing and aquaculture

Better enVironment

• Rigorous certification standards and process control

• On-going 3rd party quality assurance inspections for frozen seafood

• Marine Stewardship Council certification for sustainable wild caught fish (MSC Eco-label)

• NSF Surefish is a global authority in seafood quality and safety

• Global Aquaculture Alliance: certification for sustainable aquaculture – Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP seal)

A recent study conducted by Mintel,(2) indicates that 84% of consumers say they regularly buy green or sustainable food and drink. As consumer demand continues to grow, Sodexo’s commitment to sustainable seafood – both fresh and frozen – will provide the resources you need to exceed your clients’ expectations. (2) Mintel Oxygen Reports, October 2010

Additional information on Sodexo’s Sustainable Seafood Initiative, including details on current contracted frozen and fresh products, can be found at SodexoNet (SodexoNet Keyword: Seafood).

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