Volume 87, Issue 9
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
MAX BRINGS THE PAYNE Marky Mark is back in his latest film, an adaptation of the video game Max Payne. Is it any good?
The student newspaper of the University of New Haven since 1938 fIRE! Wildfires aren’t a rare occurrence in California, but the state has been aflame for the past two weeks. Look inside to see what the Governator is doing about it.
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KNOW BRAD REED? Get to know Brad Reed in the first installment of the Senator Spotlight. See what he’s done as a Senator and how he’s serving you in the USGA.
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THE LATEST IN RECSPORTS Have you been keeping up with RECSports? Luckily for you, we have an article that will fill you in on anything you missed.
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INDEX Arts & Entertainment Pages 8 and 11 Bulletin Board
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Community & Advice Page 9 Editorials
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Police Log/ Fun & Games Pages 12 and 13 National/World News Page 3 New Haven News Page 4 Sports
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Maxcy 103 and 105 Make Way for Revolutionary Media Center
“The concept of media convergence is the combi––––––––––––––––––––– nation of news, journalism, advertising, public relaWEST HAVEN—Since tions, [etc.] using all potenthe beginning of the setial media components; mester, students have been using print, full-motion curious about that new graphics, and the Internet and making them accessible to both the producer and the consumer,” said Dr. Steven R a u c h e r, Chair of the Department of Communication, Film & Theatre. In simpler terms, A CELINA NATOLA PHOTO the Center The Laurel Vlock Center for Convergent Media has come to completion and will start hosting classes soon.
for Convergent Media is a state-of-the-art facility that will allow for handson learning in the fields of journalism, public relations, advertising, and video editing. The center’s 25 Mac Pro computers are all equipped with “Final Cut Pro, the current major state-of-the-art video editing system, and Avid, which is the other major system,” said Raucher, “We are certified by Apple to do Final Cut Pro training. Apple said that we are the finest facility of its kind in the Northeast.” Instructor Paul Falcone tested out the new room by teaching a class there. “It went very well,” he said, “It gives each student the opportunity to experience the lesson in real
event for the Obama-Biden campaign in the New York area before the Nov. 4 general election. The theater was packed to its limit with eager contributors, not to mention the dozens of secret service agents. Electricity seemed to fill the air as Caroline Kennedy walked out on stage to thank everyone for coming and introduce the two music icons, as well as two surprise performers, John Legend and India. Arie. Legend would be the first to play, doing a beautiful
trading vocals on nearly every song, and inviting the two opening artists out to accompany on many of them. You could tell by the looks on their faces that they were having the times of their lives, not only because they were performing with one another, but because they were doing it for a good cause, and for a man and a message they believed in. As the four musicians played the final note of their encore, they embraced one another and
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room in Maxcy that combines rooms 103 and 105. It’s called the Laurel Vlock Center for Convergent Media. More importantly, it’s the new pride and joy of the Department of Communication, Film & Theatre.
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Obama Supporters Rally and Enjoy Music at Joel/Springsteen Concert
By ERIC DAVIS STAFF WRITER
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NEW YORK—A s I entered the Hammerstein Ballroom in Manhattan last Thursday evening, Oct. 16, I could feel the excitement coming from every person waiting to see two of the country’s biggest rock stars, and hopefully hear a speech from arguably the greatest orator of our generation. I was attending Billy Joel and Bruce Springsteen’s joint concert, which would be the last big fundraising
rendition of U2’s “Pride.” He was then joined by Arie for a few duets, as well as Bruce himself, along with his wife Patty for one song. The mood was set and the night only got better from there. Springsteen played a couple of songs solo, followed by Billy Joel who was eager to introduce Michelle Obama, who was seated on one of the side balconies. Bruce soon returned to the stage, and the two of them would remain there, alternating playing each other’s hits together,
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Campus Events, Etc. The Charger Bulletin | October 22, 2008
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Wednesday, October 22
Thursday, October 23
Pros & Cons of Technology
Masquerade
Pool League
"Diversity Thursdays"
Mystery Dinner
Get Loaded!
Bixler Bash
Movie: SICKO
New Hall 1, 12:15pm – 1:15pm
New Hall Game Room, 7pm – 9pm Alumni Lounge, 7pm
Bixler Hall Quiet Study, 10pm
Bartels Lobby, 9am-1pm
Bartels Lobby, 4pm – 6pm Dining Hall, 9pm – 11pm Alumni Lounge, 9pm
Alcohol Awareness Week Saturday, October 25 The Amazing Race: UNH Edition
Begin at the West Haven Green, 9am – 4pm
Men's Soccer vs. The College of Saint Rose
Sunday, October 26 Bethel/New Hall Crawl Bethel Lot, 9:00pm – 11:30pm
Movie: Step Brothers Alumni Lounge, 7pm
friday, October 24 Mind Boggle, Body Toggle, Beer Goggle Forest Hills, 6pm – 9pm
Botwinik Bash
Botwinik Hall- First Floor Common Room, 8pm
Pumpin Picking/Corn Maze Lyman Orchard, 8pm
Movie: Step Brothers Alumni Lounge, 7pm
Monday, October 27 Postcard of Protection Campaign Bartels Lobby, 8:30am – 4:00pm
Cover Letter & Other Correspondence
Tuesday, October 28 UNH Campus Chill Out! Watch out for upcoming events!
Women's Soccer vs. SCSU Kayo Field, 4pm
Kaplan 202, 3:05pm – 4:05pm
Kayo Field, 1pm
Resume Writing
Dark Manor Haunted House Norwich, CT, 6:30pm – 11:00pm
Kaplan 101, 1:40pm – 2:40pm
Mocktail Party Savin Apt. #31, 11pm
Alcohol Awareness Week Events
Wednesday Oct. 22: Pledge not to drink chain- 10am-2pm, Bartels Hall “The Convincer”- 10am-4pm, Bartels Patio Alternative Drinking Event: Mystery Dinner- 7pm-10pm, Alumni Lounge Alternative Drinking Event: Pool League- 2pm-9pm, New Hall Game Room By Dan Osipovitch Bixler Bash- 10pm, Bixler Quiet Study A weekly recap of the positives & negatives at UNH Thursday Oct. 23: Pledge not to drink chain- 10am-2pm, Bartels Hall “Make It A Virgin Please!”- 6pm, Sheffield Hall “Get Loaded” Baked Potato Bar- 9pm, Echlin Dining Room I just found out recently that I I had to go an entire week Band: We The Living- 7pm, New Hall Patio have at least one person’s parent without a pumpkin chai latte from reading this online every week— Jazzman’s. Every day I was told it Friday Oct. 24: Alternative Drinking Event: Movie Night- Step Brothers it’s awesome to know I have such a would be there the next day. This following and so this is a dedication is an atrocity. Certain cravings “Trial Mock Party”- 7pm, Dunham to all you guys. However, it is sad like this cannot be curbed so eas“Mind Boggle, Body Toggle, Beer Goggle”- 6pm, Forest Hills that I will be gone next year and the ily. I…..wannnnnnt…..my…… Botwinik Bash- 8pm, Botwinik first floor common lounge Battery will cease to exist unless I latte!!!! CSA Party- 9pm-1am, German Club find a prodigy. Any takers? Saturday Oct. 25: Ding-ding-dong. Who am I? Hooray! The texts work. Unfor- The stupidest, most annoying “Halloween Costume Mocktail”- 8pm, Savin Apt #31 tunately that still doesn’t stop the beeping sound that the C-St… Sunday Oct. 26: shootings from occurring. This is err…”Quick Zone” now has for “Oktoberfest”- 9pm, Bethel Lot starting to be a serious problem, one every person entering and leaving Thursday, October 30th that I hope gets fixed very quickly. the store. Please spare the souls of “Overcoming Obstacles”- 7pm, Winchester Fire Lane There are too many students on this those who work there and get rid campus and with of them. And hey immature kids: Other events to watch out for: the problems Stop imitating it every Pumpkin Painting-Proceeds go to MADD, XKP Pie Throw-Proceeds being so close time you enter the go to MADD, Tie One On for Safety to home— store, it gets old I don’t even after awhile. want to think about it. It’s only getting coldThe new er, but we still media center have no heat. in Maxcy is up Poor Celina and running and was shiverit looks aweing all weeksome! I almost end because wish I was a Wi n c h e s t e r Communicawas freezing. tion major so I I predict sick could use it! students soon.
Positives
Negatives
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National/World News
The Charger Bulletin | October 22, 2008
Wildfires Ravage California News
Briefs
termined it was ignitHowever, the fires rounded by the weeked by a downed power in the Santa Anas end. People would ––––––––––––––––– line. Fires were fueled area and across south- soon be able to return by the harsh and dry ern California took a to their homes and the By Associated Press Writers SANTA ANAS, winds that normally turn for the better on flames, a usual com- Abducted Las Vegas boy is returned to his Calif.—Wildfires may spread across the area Wednesday, Oct. 15. panion to southern father not be common in during October, mak- Unlike last year’s dev- California this time of LAS VEGAS—A 6-year-old boy abducted from the northhis home at gunpoint was safe in his father's east, but in custody Sunday as police tried to untangle any California ties the youngster's family had to the Mexican most residrug dealers suspected of taking him. dents have Police were interviewing Cole Puffinburger come to after he was found by a bus driver Saturday expect the night on a quiet street outside a Methodist summer church in Las Vegas. and fall "We're speaking with the boy today," FBI months to spokesman David Staretz said Sunday. "I know be breeding he's being interviewed by law enforcement, and grounds for we'll probably get a better idea of where he's the deadly been." infernos. Cole's father, Robert Puffinburger, was a With hupicture of relief at a news conference, as he mid air, dry smiled, cried and thanked police and neighbors ground, for helping to bring Cole home. and roar"I'm just so glad he's safe," his father said. ing winds, Staretz would not comment further on what AP/ REED SAXON, POOL PHOTO it was met California Gov. Schwarzenegger views a burned-out car as he tours areas with fire damage onANThursday, had happened to Cole in the four days since he Oct. 16. with little surprise ing them nearly im- astating damage that year, would be gone. was snatched from his mother's home by two However, the fires men posing as police officers. Police have said two weeks ago when possible to slow down. went on for weeks, the the area of Santa Anas Firefighters, unsure of winds had died down were still costly to the they believe the abduction Wednesday was an broke out in fast mov- what precautions to and moisture in the people and commu- attempt by drug dealers to send a message to take, evacuated most atmosphere gave the nities of Santa Anas. the boy's grandfather. ing flames. There have been of the area and Gov- firefighters a chance The fire has scorched A bus driver for the disabled discovered 35 square miles of ernor Schwarzeneg- for containment. Of- more than 22 square Cole walking alone on a residential street, said destruction since the ger issued multiple ficials reported 90% miles and cost $7.9 Jacob Snow, a general manager for the Relast million to battle. fires broke out early reports about the mas- containment gional Transportation Commission of Southern morning Sunday, Oct. 12 across sive blaze. Still, the Thursday Nevada. The driver pulled over to see if he was the Santa Anas plains. fires claimed the lives and hoped that the enOK. tire fire would be surInvestigators have de- of two men. "Cole approached the bus and asked the driver, 'Can you take me home?'" Snow said. The bus driver, who did not want to be identified, took Cole onto the bus and contacted police, Snow said. The child told the driver and riders that he had been dropped off just a few By MELANIE ROVINSKY said. This, along with in order to give mort- role will be limited minutes before. STAFF WRITER federal insurance on gages to otherwise un- and temporary,” Bush ––––––––––––––––– Parents press states for autism insurance loans borrowed be- desirable candidates. went on to say. This new aspect of laws tween banks, is hoped When the banks didn’t WA S H I N G T O N — to stimulate the econ- get their money back, the bailout has many CHICAGO—In Washington state, Reza and President Bush an- omy, which has been they panicked. To en- conservatives wor- Arzu Forough pay more than $1,000 a week for nounced plans to at a standstill. sure that they weren’t ried. Although most behavior therapy for their 12-year-old autistic further protect the naLack of bank-to- loaning out money agree that some ac- son. tional banking system, bank lending is part of they would never see tion must be taken, In Indiana, Sean and Michele Trivedi get after bank executives the problem. To put it again, they stopped they are hesitant to al- the same type of therapy for their 11-year-old and government of- simply, banks suffered loaning to other banks, low nationalization in daughter. But they pay $3,000 a year and their ficials met to discuss billions of dollars in essentially halting the the free market. This health insurance covers the rest. details of the bailout losses when individu- economic cycle. Two families. Two states. Big difference in move will cause the plan. als were unable to pay According to Bush, U.S. to own shares in out-of-pocket costs. As much as $250 back loans that they the government will the institutions that it If autism advocates get their way, more states billion of the entire had taken out. This buy stocks in nine ma- regulates. However, will follow Indiana's lead by requiring health $700 billion allotted problem was made jor U.S. banks. When Bush assures citizens insurers to cover intensive and costly behavior for the bailout will be worse by the govern- the market recovers, that the plan is not an therapy for autism. used to buy stocks in ment’s insistence on those nine banks will attempt to “take over In the past two years, six states — Texas, U.S. banks, supply- Americans owning be expected to pur- the free market, but to Pennsylvania, Arizona, Florida, South Caroing those banks with their own houses be- chase the stocks back preserve it.” lina, Louisiana — passed laws requiring such much needed money, cause U.S. banks over- from the government. coverage, costing in some cases up to $50,000 an industry official extended themselves a year per child. “The government’s By ERIN ENNIS STAFF WRITER
Bank Recovery Becomes Top Priority for Ecomonic Strife
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New Haven News The Charger Bulletin | October 22, 2008
Senator Spotlight
Clinton Cops Get Into Halloween Spirit
Name: Brad Reed Senator since: Spring 2007 Major and YOG: Criminal Justice, Investigative Services; graduating May 2009 Why did you become a USGA Senator?: I became a USGA Senator so I could “better serve the Student Body at large.” What have you done so far as a Senator?: As a Senator, I have been on the Special Events committee since 2005, which facilitates events in the German Club. I’ve helped the Election Committee for class and USGA elections. I have also worked with Andrea Hogan, the Director of the International Students Office, to coordinate international tutoring services. In the USGA meetings, I consistently voice the concerns who are themselves
I s there anything you would like to tell the student body?: It is important to be involved and have p r i d e in your school. I also encourage any and all students who have any grievance PHOTO COURTESY OF PAT KELLY unable to attend meet- with the school to stop a Senator or go to ings. I have also worked USGA and tell somewith Roberto Irizarry one. to coordinate a For- How can students get eign Language minor. in touch with you?: I What would you like have office hours in seen done at USGA Bartels on Thursdays or at UNH?: I hope to from 10:00 a.m. to see the successful con- 11:00 a.m. They can tinuation and growth also e-mail me at usof the organization. gaevents@newhaven. I also want to see the edu with any quesLanguage minor be tions. successful.
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period in her career [ f r o m 1992 to 2 0 0 0 ] produced her television program here at A CELINA NATOLA PHOTO UNH, utiThe Laurel Vlock Center for Convergent Media serves as a classroom, screening room, and editing suite. capabilities next Mon- monitor garages. The ing shades, so that lizing the university’s day, Oct. 27 to pre- monitor garages are the center’s screening resources and student miere its short film, a remote-controlled capabilities aren’t af- talent.” For over right “Mind of Lo.” system that stores the fected by light com- years, Vlock and Technically speak- monitors, keyboards, ing in through the UNH students produced a 26-episodeing, the room is load- and mice underneath windows. ed. The computers the surface of the taThe center is truly a a-year public affairs are server-based with ble when they are not memorial to its name- program, which aired dual-boot systems, in use. This essential- sake, Laurel Vlock, on a number of differwhich allows them to ly can prevent theft, who was a very close ent network affiliates, operate as PCs as well and will provide for friend of the universi- including ABC. Her as Macs. The room is a computer-free envi- ty and the Communi- involvement with the also sound-proofed ronment during film cation Department in department “provided with Dolby 7.1 sur- screenings and classes the past. According to students with the best round sound. Some that don’t require their Falcone, Vlock was hands-on real word other unique fea- use. The room also has an “Emmy award- television experience tures are the custom- a 5% light-filtering winning broadcast they could get,” said designed tables with shade and light-block- journalist who for a Falcone.
By BRAD REED
USGA SENATOR
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CLINTON, Conn— The old Clinton Police headquarters gets quite a make over every year around this time. Maybe it’s the ghostly voices in the night, maybe it’s the residual fear of being locked up? Or maybe it’s just in the name of fun. Regardless of why,
every year the old headquarters building becomes the local hotspot for two days the week before Halloween. This year, the Haunted Happening is going to be on Friday, Oct. 24 and Saturday, Oct. 25 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Morgan High School SADD program is the crazy ghouls responsible for the transformation. The past years have
given them a great name. This year the spectacle involves one of the Police Department sergeants and a UNH senior, me, Bradley Reed. I encourage you all to join us in the fun-filled nights. Admission is only $5 for some scary fun! For a video from last year visit: http:// www.youtube.com/w atch?v=cUb1VjHi 5SU.
FLU VACCINES ARE HERE!!! It’s that time of year again and Health Services is here to keep you healthy this flu season. Vaccinations are here. Appointments need to be made by calling the Health Services office at (203) 932-7079 (NO EMAILS PLEASE). Vaccinations cost $15.00.
New Media Center Modernizes Learning Resources
time hands-on.” Before, in a production class, there would be a lecture then a demonstration. Now, students can participate with the instructor. “As the instructor is doing something, the students are doing the exact same thing,” said Falcone. In addition to the center’s classroom capabilities, the room also functions as a screening room. This function will not only be useful for film classes such as History of Film and Elements of Film, but also for screening student films. Last semester’s Film Production II class is making use of the center’s screening
Since Vlock’s death in 2000, her family has kept close ties to the university, helping to upgrade the television studio years ago, and more recently donating funds towards the media convergence center. It is through this center that her contribution to the learning experience of UNH students will continue and be remembered for years to come. While few classes have begun to access the center, impressed reactions have been apparent. After two Open Houses, “parent and student reactions have been outstanding,” Raucher said, “It’s a beautiful component to the rest of our facilities.”
Tips from ASID:
Organizing Your Space
By KELLI WALERYSIAK AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERIOR DESIGNERS
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As college students, it is sometimes hard for us to stay organized. But by keeping your space organized, it is easier to keep your everyday life, including your schoolwork, more organized. Below are a few simple tips for organizing your space. Spending money is involved in most of these but trust me this will make your life a little less stressful so that you are not scrambling around trying to find something that you know you have. •Get a closet organizer with multiple pockets. Most of the dorm rooms on campus, besides the apartments, have small stand up closets. If you hang an organizer on the inside or outside of the door, you will add more space to your tiny closet and in return will have more space for other items in your room. This will also work for those of you who
have apartments, just hang the organizer over any door and get organized. •Get shoe organizers to hang on doorways or to stand up in a corner. Girls this will help with all the shoes you bring and guys you can use the organizer pockets for smaller items other than shoes. •Use small plastic drawers on top of your desks. All of us have bills and important paperwork that we need to save. Use these for important info so you do not go searching for it or lose something that you need. •Use over the door hooks, which most of you probably have. These are great for jackets and towels that should not be all over the floor. •Invest in a corkboard and calendar. This will help you organize your schoolwork and social activities. They have some pretty cool looking ones out there too, so it should help spice up your walls.
•Stack things up!! Most dorm rooms do not have a whole lot of horizontal space so buy stackable boxes or shelves that you can set on top of your desk or dresser. This adds more vertical space and will help you hold books, notebooks, etc. •Use plastic crates under your bed. If your bed is too low to the ground, invest in some bed risers so you can fit organizers underneath. You can use these for clothing, extra paperwork, etc. If you have bunked beds ask your roommate if you can share the under the bed space so each one of you can have a storage bin under the bottom bed. These tips are easy to do and will seriously help you out. If your space is organized you will be less stressed out and have room to move around, which is gold these days. These tips will also help you keep your stuff safe and all together so it is not all mixed up with your roommates stuff. Hope these help!
tabase. It describes more than 2,000 tests and allows quick access to MMY reviewers’ assessments of the reliability, validity, and practicality of the tests, as well as giving additional test review references to the print volumes. The similarly searchable TIP, now in its seventh edition, can also be used as a selection tool. It is a catalog that focuses on ordering information for currently available, English language tests with links back to the test reviews in the
MMY database. EBSCO, the online provider, offers a smooth new interface in these resources. In Simple Mode, search keywords or browse indexes of tests by name, publisher, reviewer, test category, etc. The categories range from achievement and aptitude to personality and vocation, and include behavior assessment, capability in academic areas like the sciences and fine arts, and measurement of physiological and neuropsychological functions.
USGA President’s Corner USGA Meetings are at 1:45 every Tuesday in the Alumni Lounge. All are welcome!
Mid-Terms
This week I have the pleasure of having three of my five classes mid-terms. As exciting as it is that we are roughly half way through the semester it also means I will now have to find the time to buckle down and study. All of those pages in my text books I was supposed to be reading I now have to sit down and actually read. With so many students in the residence halls it is extremely difficult to find somewhere quiet to go and read and
study. Luckily for me, the library has extended their hours starting this week so that I can get in there to study in a quiet environment. I absolutely love going up to the third floor and finding myself one of those little study booths and just focusing on the material I have. It is so incredibly quiet up there I usually forget that there are people around and I can work so much more effectively. As well as with the leaves on the
Louis Eswood III USGA President trees falling you can also start to get that wonderful view of the Long Island sound. So study hard everyone and keep in mind you are halfway there!
International Coffee Hour Explores Games
New Psychology Databases Score at Library
By ROBERT BELLETZKIE REFERENCE LIBRARIAN
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The Peterson Library is pleased to announce that it has added Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) and Tests in Print (TIP) to its already extensive list of databases. Both are online versions of reference books known well to professionals. MMY has been the bible of test information since 1938 and one-shot searching of volumes nine to 17 is a snap in this da-
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Built-in Boolean options enable linking terms with OR to broaden a search or AND to narrow it. In Advanced Mode, three search boxes allow the combining of criteria from multiple search fields like test author, test purpose, administrative setting, intended population, testing time, scoring mechanism, publication date, price, and more. Familiar test names and acronyms such as Rorschach, Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI), SAT,
and GRE, mingle with lesser known ones for handwriting legibility, silent word reading, developmental disabilities, and disorders in the elderly. These databases should see heavy use. Human resources majors can get a feel for testing prospective employees in the real-life workplace. Education majors will look for tests to help them later in their classrooms. Psychology students can get a jump on tests for their professional work with patients. Future
administrators will be able to locate testing instruments for almost any application. And, instructors can introduce students of virtually any subject discipline to testing instruments useful in their intended fields. These and most of our 100+ databases are available 24/7 at www. newhaven.edu/library. On the left, click Psychology/Social Sciences within Databases. For assistance, the Info Desk can help you at 203-932-7189 or at LibraryHelp@ newhaven.edu. Page 5
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Editorials
The Charger Bulletin | October 22, 2008
Open House a Bust for Clubs and Orgs
As many of you know, there was another open house this past Sunday here at the university. Open houses are an integral part of the running of the university because it’s our chance to show potential students how great our campus is and that they should come here. To get the actual students involved, clubs and organizations are welcome to sit at the club fair and answer any questions that these prospective students may have. I, along with many of my fellow club presidents and other representatives, could be found this past Sunday in the student center hoping that at least one student would ask a question. It was frustrating to show up with an-
other member of my organization to find that we barely had enough room for the two of us to sit at the table at all. I am sure that most clubs and organizations are given comparable sized spots at the club fair, but there were a few whose spots were disproportionately large. I really don’t care who you are, every club and organization is important to this campus and none of them deserve to be shoved in a corner. It was also extremely depressing to see representatives doing homework while sitting at the table or, even worse, watching YouTube videos when they should have been actively greeting the students attending the open house. I work very hard to ensure
the ongoing success of my organization and it appalls me that other people would rather not show how great their organizations are when the opportunity is handed to them. That being said, this is not a problem that just happened to crop up at this particular club fair. I know how hard it is to get volunteers to sit at the tables, but sending the message that it is alright to do whatever you want while representing your organization is just sad. Come to think of it, what happened to all of those rules that were in place at the end of last year? I think part of the issue with space is that I counted some organizations with five representatives sitting behind the table. There
just isn’t the space for that, but there was no one walking around making sure everything was in order. Or if there was he just didn’t care because I’m sure it’s no skin off his nose for a few measly organizations to not have enough room and can’t represent themselves as they would like to. When I attended a club fair as a prospective student, I was guided through the student center so that I would have no choice but to pass by the club and organization tables. While walking to set up our table, there must have been at least 75 students and parents behind me and my friend. I don’t think any of them came through the student center. Rather than stopping
at our tables, prospective students and their families glanced our way and continued to the cafeteria to get lunch. I even noticed some walking around outside the student center with their lunches so that they wouldn’t have to walk back past us. Personally, I would like all the help I can get when it comes to recruitment for my organization so if whoever organizes that part of the day could somehow better encourage prospective students to come our way that would be great. I have also noticed that it is the parents who are more interested in what this university has to offer in terms of things to do outside of classes. I would love to actually hear a question from
a student. There was one mother inquiring about my organization only to turn around to discover that her son was walking away. Anyone who complains that there is nothing to do here is just plain ridiculous, but prospective students aren’t looking out for what they can do for fun. I think this university needs to make it more worthwhile for students to represent their clubs and organizations at the open houses; the five points that the Undergraduate Student Government Organization offers just isn’t enough anymore. My organization will survive without those five points, but it will not survive without new members. -Heather Brown
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A Message to Bixler Residents
If I made a newspaper stand that said “The Charger BreakThisStand! Bulletin” on it, I would be pleased to see you sit on and punch it. Unfortunately, although not all of the Charger Bulletin newspaper stands have our logo on them, one would think that Charger Bulletin newspapers sitting in it would be a clear indicator of whose stands they were. Granted the unwelcome and forbidden Chinese menus may deter you from believing that the Charger Bulletin and Undergraduate Student Government Association owns these newspaper stands, but
the fact is that we do. The fact is that you, the student, paid for these newspaper stands. The other day, an RA from Bixler noticed that our stand in her building was destroyed–and not by accident. To whomever the egotistical, aesthetically douche-like dolt is who destroyed the stand and then ran off without even passing it off as “an accident,” I say this to you: I can’t wait until CP finds you in the security cameras. There is a sincere lack of respect for privacy in Bixler, on our campus, and in our community and country as a whole. But what’s worse than that
is the lack of responsibility–the lack of an “I’m sorry” or other form of acknowledgement.
Zack Rosen Assistant Editor Perhaps it’s the way we’re brought up as children, or the violence in video games. Or maybe it’s the liberal media’s agenda to take all the money out of the rich white
man’s pocket. Perhaps; but whenever you hear any of these excuses you can rest assured that these are excuses to dispel ($5 dollar word, Mr. Fasano!) the truth. Whatever the reason, it’s getting to be too much. It’s becoming irresponsible, degrading as a human, and puts shame in oneself as an American. In such an active political season, we are all hoping that the next President will change all of this. Depending on who it is will help. But the only person who you can proactively change is yourself.
Thanks A Lot, Yankees Fans
First and foremost, I want to congratulate the Tampa Bay Rays. They came out on top of a dramatic, challenging, and entertaining ALCS. As a Red Sox fan, I find it difficult to say that, but the Rays did a great job. They’re a team full of young, fast, power-hitting players who will most likely be successful in the World Series. My problem is not the fact that the Rays won or the Red Sox lost. My problem is the Yankees fans. I have never met a batch of people who have made me more infuriated, disappointed or annoyed as the Yankees fans have this year. Once the Red Sox clinched a playoff
berth, I sighed in relief. Finally, I can enjoy the post season games without having to worry about the Yankees or the Yankees fans. Or so I thought. I watched every game the Red Sox played, and every single one was a battle with me and everybody else in the room. The problem was everyone else in the room was Yankees fans. Every game between the Sox and their opponents became a constant fight of trying to uphold my team’s honor and good name while enjoying the game. They would start claiming players suck, without knowing anything about their prior statistics or records. They would judge the players on
one performance, and it was always a bad one. Thty would start making fun of the way some players looked, their batting stances or their names. They are the type of people whose ignorant opinion is the only right one, and anything else is stupid and wrong. The Yankees fans became more and more obnoxious with every game. Typically while watching the game, there are two types of fans. The first type of fans is the ones that silently/quietly cheer their team on and simply enjoy watching the game. Then there are the fans that are the boisterous, rowdy fans that boo and cheer at every play or
Disco tune "Stayin' Alive" could save your life WA S H I N G TO N — U.S. doctors have found the Bee Gees 1977 disco anthem "Stayin' Alive" provides an ideal beat to follow while performing chest compressions as part of CPR on a heart attack
victim. The American Heart Association calls for chest compressions to be given at a rate of 100 per minute in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). "Stayin' Alive" almost perfectly matches that, with 103 beats per minute.
CPR is a lifesaving technique involving chest compressions alone or with mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing. It is used in emergencies such as cardiac arrest in which a person's breathing or heartbeat has stopped. CPR can triple survival rates, but some
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pitch. As a mixture of the point where I want- five out of the past both, I make it a point ed to find a new place six years. Meanwhile, to be respectful to the to watch the games, the Yankees have only other team, especially instead of putting up been able to get out if someone else in the with the verbal abuse of the first round of room is a fan of that of people whose own the playoffs two times team. Is it so much team couldn’t make since 2002. But sure, to ask for the same the playoffs for the if you mention this amount of respect in first time in 13 years. to a Yankees fan, the return? My post season It’s not like I can’t take most common and experience was ruined abuse or some rag- typical response you by Yankees fans. Their ging on my team, but will get is their lifeteam wasn’t in even it became pathetic to time achievement of playing, but if you watch people making 26 World Series titles. listened to them, you fun of a Boston player Yankees fans have wouldn’t have known who just got a homer- overused that statistic it. They cheered the un as “lucky shot” or way too much. How Angels/Rays for every “that pitcher sucks long can you hide behit, every score, and anyways.” I think it’s hind it behind it starts every Red Sox strike- sad that the only ex- wearing thin? How out. Now, I’m not say- citement and satisfac- long can you get away ing that cheering on tion Yankees fans got with playing poorly another team is not from this postseason before that statement allowed, but when the was when the Red Sox loses its significance? -Anonymous Sox did strike out or lost a game. allowed a score, they The Red Sox have would start jumping won two World Series and yelling and bash- in five years, and have ing the team. It got to made the playoffs in Your place to find the oddest stories in mainstream news. By Zack Rosen people are reluctant to University of Illinois CPR again on dumdo it in part because College of Medicine mies by keeping the they are unsure about at Peoria, listening to song in their minds, the proper rhythm for "Stayin' Alive" helped and again they kept up chest compressions. 15 doctors and medi- a good pace. But research has cal students to perform The findings will shown many people chest compressions on be presented this do chest compres- dummies at the proper month at a meeting of sions too slowly dur- speed. the American College ing CPR. Five weeks after of Emergency PhysiIn a small study practicing with the cians in Chicago. headed by Dr. Da- music playing, they vid Matlock of the were asked to perform
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Arts & Entertainment The Charger Bulletin | October 22, 2008
Obama Rocks
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in unison introduced “The next president of the United States, Barack Obama.” The Democratic Party’s nominee entered the stage to a standing ovation from not only the audience, who were as loud as they could possibly be, but also from Springsteen, Joel, Legend, Arie, and every backup musician who had performed that night. Everyone was applauding not just for the junior senator of Illinois, but for the hope they saw in the future of our country. Obama spoke candidly, telling familiar stories from his campaign trail and joked by saying that we “shouldn’t underestimate the ability of the Democrats to screw this up.” The main message Obama conveyed to his audience was that the next 18 days were possibly the most important days of our lives. He told a story about a woman from South Carolina
Keane Finds Symmetry
By SARA MCGUIRE STAFF WRITER
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Perfect Symmetry is the latest album released by England’s popular alternative rock band, Keane. Known for their thoughtful lyrics and piano-rock style, their newest album is a shock to the system and is completely different from anything the group has ever put out in the past. After listening to the album for the first time this past Tues-
Maher Pokes Fun at Religion
who rallied her small town’s citizens by By MICHAEL E. WILSON Jr. yelling “Ready to go? STAFF WRITER Fire ‘em up!” He said ––––––––––––––––– if that one voice could A Lions Gate Prochange a room, then it could change a town. duction, Religulous And if one voice could is more than a movie. change a town, then it Videographers capcould change a state, ture Bill Maher as he and a nation, and the attempts to get the answers to all the quesworld. As the artists made tions religious fanattheir way back to their ics are afraid to ask. instruments for one He travels the entire final song, a cover of world and asks all the “Signed, Sealed, De- forbidden questions livered,” as Barack to both high priest and Michelle Obama and faithful believers. danced on stage, every It is an eye opening person in the theater experience for viewwas still on their feet, ers. I saw Religulous where they would re- on Oct. 11 and to this main until the house day cannot stop thinklights finally went up. ing about it. The name Bill MaAfter seeing Senator Obama in person, her may sound familI can truly say that iar to some of you but whether you agree for those who don't with his politics or know who he is, he is not, his voice has the a comedian who has power to move peo- been doing comedy ple. Voters will de- for years and is the cide whether or not former host of ComObama will be doing edy Central’s Politithis from the White House, but no matter the result, we can ex- By STEPHEN ACEVEDO pect his voice to be a STAFF WRITER loud one in our coun- ––––––––––––––––– try for years to come. Max Payne, the highly-anticipated movie based on the Max Payne video game (released in day, I did not know 2001), came out on what to make of it. Friday, Oct. 17. I have An ardent fan of the to say that it fell short group for the past of its hype. I felt very five years, their new disappointed after album surprised me leaving the theater, in ways I didn’t quite and I can honestly say understand. Upon lis- that I expected better. tening to the album I remember the through several times game being amazmore, I find that the ing after its release surprises are quite of- and to be honest I ten pleasant. enjoyed it more than Perfect Symmetry the movie. It wasn’t is in some ways a blast that the movie didn’t from the past. Tracks stay true to the game, like “Spiralling,” and which in my opinion even more so in “Bet- it followed the game’s ter Than This;” take premise pretty well, but the movie’s failure See CD page 11 was due to many other
I personally loved the movie but was not fond of Maher ending the parody with a somewhat “Anti-Christ” point of view. He says religion should be put to an end to save this world but most people believe this world has been saved because of it. This took the humor out of the movie and made it seem very serious. Luckily for Lions Gate and Maher, editors waited to the AN AP/ DAMIAN DOVARGANES PHOTO end to ruin the movie Comedian Bill Maher examines religion in Religulous. cally Incorrect and is extremists as well. with this sentiment. currently the host of Religulous is a great Nonetheless, it is a movie for open-mind- great movie and I adHBO’s Real Time. Maher takes the ed individuals as Ma- vise everyone to see audience through a her backs up his faith- it unless you are very mind blowing expe- less allegations with religious or easily ofrience while keeping historical doctrines. fended. I'd say this them laughing the en- He flaunts his miscel- movie has the power tire way through. He laneous knowledge to to turn one atheist but does not discriminate believers who do not after watching this, against any religion. know much outside everything religious He attacks Christian- their own religion and including atheism just ity, Islam, and pokes make them feel use- seems foolish to me. fun at the Mormons less as they battle for and other religious their beliefs.
Max Payneful to Watch factors. For one, the movie started out at a somewhat slow pace, with
mild action. The first scene caught my attention and made me anxious, but then I
had to wait an hour or so for the movie to pick up and gain my interest again. Basically, the first 45 minutes of the film is filled with a couple of confusing parts which could have used some more detail, and if not satisfactory, pretty bad acting. In my opinion, the casting could have been a lot better. Ludacris played a decent part with semi-good acting and even Mila Kunis (That 70’s Show & Meg from Family Guy) was okay, but their performances were somewhat disappointing. The only actor that gave a great performance was Mark Wahlberg. He did an amazing job
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Mark Wahlberg brings Max Payne to the big screen in Max Payne.
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Community & Advice
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Community Service
Upcoming Opportunities: Special Olympics Bowling in Hamden- Volunteers Needed! Sundays 10am-12pm 9/7/2008-11/22/2008. Contact Gene Delaney @ 203-287-1414 for more information. Ongoing Opportunities: West Haven Community House- Needs volunteers for BINGO Fridays 6-10pm. Contact Pam @ 934-5221 x. 114 New Haven Home Recovery- host a shelter meal, help with a special project like painting or planting flowers at one of the shelters, organize a drive, volunteer at the furniture coop Girl Scouts- Want to volunteer on a weekly basis or adopt a troop? St. Martin’s School- tutoring opportunities, run various after school activities: anything from sports to arts and crafts, themed projects For information on any of these opportunities contact Lyndsay @ communityservice@newhaven.edu
House for Rent
House in Stratford, 3+ bedroom, 2.5 bathroom, finished basement, good sized kitchen, living room and dining room. Appliances older but very serviceable. Recently renovated bathrooms. Pleasant neighborhood. Pets okay. $2000/ month. First month + 1 month security deposit. Available 11/1. Call (203) 615-1769.
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Advice Corner
Q: My roommate and I do not get along. It is quite obvious that we dislike each other. She doesn't want to talk out our problems. She even refuses to admit that there is an issue between us. What should I do? I feel uncomfortable whenever we are alone together in the room. A: I think you should try talking to her about your issues, if that doesn't work, talk to your RA and maybe he or she can persuade her to have a mediation session with you and your RA. Your RA can help the two of you talk about your problems and maybe you guys can be friends again. A:You could tell her to leave. Or you could leave. OR my personal favorite, you could try to make her life as miserable as possible. Stay up late. Make lots of noise. Put trash in her bed, etc.
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Sports
The Charger Bulletin | October 22, 2008
Women’s Volleyball Makes Short Work of St. Michael’s
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COLCHESTER, Vt. –The University of New Haven women's volleyball team defeated the hosting St. Michael's Purple Knights in three sets (25-5, 25-15, 25-12) Saturday afternoon. The Chargers, who won in just 60 minutes, improve to 18-3 overall and stay a perfect 8-0 in the Northeast-10 Conference, while the Purple Knights fall to 10-10 overall and 1-7 in the NE-10. The match could not have started off much better than it did for New Haven. The Chargers used runs of four, five and eight
unanswered points en route to a 25-5 opening set win. New Haven hit an amazing .765 (17 attempts, 13 kills, zero errors) in set one. The Chargers cooled off slightly in the second and third stanzas but still won handily, 25-15 and 2512, respectively. New Haven hit .356 as a team compared to negative .122 for St. Michael's. The Chargers also held advantages in blocks (nine-zero), digs (4332), assists (39-14) and aces (7-1). Senior Charisse Cotton led the attack with 11 kills, while senior Yael Rosner and sophomore Sara
Malmlov chipped in with seven a piece. Senior Rhe-Ann Niles had a perfect night on the attack, connecting on all five of her attempts. Rosner paced the Chargers with 32 assists and put in a game-high three aces. Seniors Katrina Ali and Brittani Cotton anchored the back row, each tallying 12 digs. Freshman Elizabeth Akinbiyi led New Haven with four block assists and one solo block. The Chargers return to action on Wednesday, October 22 against Assumption at 7pm.
Men’s Soccer Falls to Franklin Pierce
knotted at zero until man Steven Gennuso the 33:00 mark when whose header attempt Franklin Pierce's Adit soared just high. GenWEST HAVEN—The Phataraprasit scored nuso found himself in University of New from seven yards out. scoring position again Haven men's in the 84th minsoccer team ute. He gained dropped a close a step on his deNortheast-10 fender and blastConference ed a shot just over game on Saturthe crossbar. day afternoon New Haven at Kayo Field to finished with five Franklin Pierce shots taken and University, 1-0. one shot on goal, The Chargers while Franklin fall to 3-11Pierce attempted 0, 2-8 NE-10 18 shots, nine on the season, A JOHN KRITZMAN PHOTO on goal. FrankCHARGER PRESS RLEASE
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Men’s Soccer fell 1-0 to Franklin Pierce.
while Franklin Pierce improves to 9-6-1, 7-2-1 NE-10. Freshman goalkeeper Jonathan Creem recorded five of his career-high eight saves in the first 26 minutes of Saturday's contest. The game remained
Franklin Pierce held a 11-0 advantage in shots in the first half. The Chargers had new life in the second half, creating several scoring opportunities. In the 57th minute, junior Oren Corridon crossed a ball from the right wing to fresh-
lin Pierce also held a 10-1 advantage in corner kicks. The Chargers return to action on Wednesday, October 22 when they travel to Stonehill College for a 3:30 p.m. contest.
RECSports Jumps Back Into Action By KAT WILBERDING RECSPORTS
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After the long weekend, RECSports jumped right back into action with the final games of regular play for fiddle stx, the 3-point contest tryouts, and the start of Season One playoffs. The fiddle stx league, being very popular this season, finished up its regular Thursday, Oct. 16. With clash of the unbeaten, the Bangin’ Bulldogs faced off against How We Doin’. After a solid performance by both teams How We Doin’ was able to finish off the season undefeated. On Wednesday night two exciting games were played. Both were high-scoring and fast-paced. Theresa Huber scored 5+ goals. In the second game of the night, one player showed true dedication to her team with wanting to play even after she was injured. For safety reasons she wasn’t allowed, but her dedication was heroic. On Saturday, Oct. 18 RECSports held the first round of the 3-point shooting contest. Students came out and showed their skills as they fought
for a chance to participate in the finals at Midnight Madness on Nov. 13 at the Charger Gymnasium in front of a huge crowd. Season One playoffs started Sunday, Oct. 19 and continue throughout the week until the finals for fiddle stx on Oct. 24. Soccer is the first sport being played in the playoffs, followed by volleyball, and then fiddle stx. Going into the playoffs, Bangin’ Bulldogs are leading the men’s soccer division with four wins and zero losses. In the co-rec division of soccer 80’s Babies are ranked number one going into the playoffs with four wins and one loss. For men’s volleyball Acme Roofing is leading the way into the playoffs with eight wins and one loss. The Hot Tamales are on fire in women’s volleyball with four wins and zero losses. How We Doin’ finished the fiddle stx regular season with a perfect 7-0 record to claim the number one seed in the playoffs. All standings are posted on the REC Sports board in the Beckerman Recreation Center. If you check out the board you will see that in some divisions and leagues two teams
have the same win/ loss standings. The teams which are not mentioned above, but have the same win/loss standings fall behind because of their REC rating score. So remember good sportsmanship. Speaking of REC ratings Colby Proctor, RECSports Supervisor, would like to thank all the teams who participated in women’s volleyball. Every team ended the regular season with a four-out-of-four REC rating. Colby appreciates everyone’s attitude and hard work. Keep it up! Other news in RECSports: the first month of the racquetball ladder went well. More participants have joined and some of the old have moved up in rank. So this month promises to bring some exciting match-ups. Remember anyone can join at anytime; sign-ups are at the Equipment Issue Desk in the Beckerman Recreation Center. Also at the Equipment Issue Desk were sign-ups for Season Two. I hope everyone was able to get their registration in on time. Finally, congratulations to Reese’s Pieces the participants of the week.
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listeners back to the eighties. “Better Than This” may best be described as a piece that reminds the listener of the work of David Bowie. The song has plenty of oddities when it comes to beats and sound effects, but blends them artfully with lyrics that may be similar to Keane’s previous work, but are clearly different, and far more daring. Fans may find familiarity amidst all of the new sound Keane introduces in “Playing Along,” a slowerpaced song that retains a new edge while serving up some good-old Keane for novices to enjoy and current fans to hum along with. Another burst of familiarity comes in the form of “Black Burning Heart,” a song written about turning back time in order to return to where one was before, in better times. The lyrics clearly express the individual’s torment, “Give me your hand/ cut the skin, let me in/the molecules of us/bleeding into one again/the sky will be my shroud/a cenotaph of cloud/If we could
turn back/You can paper over the crack/But it will return now/And your heart will burn black.” It is for this very reason that this new album, while daring, certainly stands a chance. Like always, Keane has given us some very strong lyrics that make one think while being different from others of their genre, which may in itself be unique to the group with the release of Symmetry. As far as this fan is concerned, my opinion is still up in the air. The music is all quite amazing, don’t get me wrong. It is definitely “ear-catching,” though, in that it is so uniquely different as to deviate from your usual alternative rock. As USA Today puts it, this new album is an “affirmation of Keane's potential and a marked departure, full of big, buoyant, unapologetically exuberant tunes.” They most certainly have it right there, I couldn’t say it any better myself. The true question is whether or not past fans can accept this new sound.
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The Charger Bulletin | October 22, 2008
Latest Knightley Flick Scores
By SARA MCGUIRE
Never before has history been so aweinspiring and interesting as it has become over the past ten or so years. Period pieces, including 2005’s Pride and Prejudice, have abounded, and films about history in general (2004’s National Treasure for instance) are more popular now than they have been in a long time. The Duchess follows the same trend, but is in a league of its own and most certainly not to be counted among its peers for the sheer brilliancy of its excellence. Based on the beloved biography of Georgiana Cavendish, the Duchess of Devonshire, written by Amanda Foreman, the film brings to light the life of a remarkable woman who survived and thrived despite truly horrific circumstances. Born to a well-off English family, Georgiana, played by Keira Knightley, marries the Duke of Devonshire when she is a teenager in order to not only achieve a higher position in society, but also to produce a male heir to continue the Duke’s family line. After a
daughter is born, the Duke, played by Ralph Fiennes, turns to affairs to find comfort in his apparently miserable situation. Georgiana is then forced to take care of her own daughters (a second one is later born, much to the Duke’s disappointment) as well as a third little girl revealed as the Duke’s child from his affair with one of his housekeepers. Charming. Life goes on for Georgiana, however, and she immerses herself in society, becoming well-known for her fashions and personality. She also has a significant role in politics: she uses her celebrity-status and mere presence to attract Englishmen to political events so that they may have a say in their government. At one of such social-political gatherings she attends with her husband, she finds herself a friend in the person of Bess Foster (played by Hayley Atwell). Bess moves in with the Duke and Duchess when she runs out of money while fighting for custody of her sons (from her abusive and well-placed husband, who the audience never meets), and is soon found to be among the women the Duke has “dalliances” with.
Upset at her friend’s treachery and a n gered that her h u s band could h a v e s u n k so low, Georgiana turns to her childh o o d A NICK WALL/PARAMOUNT VANTAGE PHOTO friend, Keira Knightley stars in The Duchess. Charles Grey, for com- crawl. Fiennes is the fort. Not to give any slimiest, most horrenmore away, the plot dous, and convincingtakes various twists ly evil character in the and turns from there entire film, and this is and certainly captures a major credit to the the audience. actor. This film was specMy rating of this tacular. Georgiana film is a twelve out of Cavendish’s strength ten. It is an artistically and presence is por- rich film that captures trayed superbly well the heart and the mind. by Knightley, who The classical score, also gives her charac- too, is absolutely unter such warmth that believable and suits despite decades of the movie perfectly. differences, audienc- Audiences are made es can relate. Geor- to think through each giana’s pain is made character’s struggle, tangible by Knight- especially through ley, and dry eyes are those of the title charrare at the end of the acter. I would most film. Fiennes, on the definitely refer this other hand, is beyond film to a friend, espeamazing in his role as cially one who enjoys the vile Duke of De- deliciously evil dukes, vonshire. Whenever strong duchesses, and he graces the screen, enough aristocratic his portrayal of the drama to make your duke makes one’s skin head spin.
scene in the movie. The scene was exciting and glued my eyes to the screen for a couple of minutes. It was smart to add a classic Max Payne slowmo (known as “bullet time” for the game). The sceneries and settings in the movie also deserve applause, for they really helped set a dark eerie tone (al-
most like a Sin City type of feel). Unfortunately, even with such a great tone, audiences might find it hard to capture because of the acting. As a matter of fact, the movie began to get better towards the end, when there were less dialogue and more action going on. In the end, I would give the movie a C+
grade, and urge fans to wait until it comes out on HBO or cable television. It is not worth wasting money on in a theater or on DVD. But if anyone does decide to watch it in theaters, make sure to wait after the credits for an extra scene.
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Video Game Movie Falls Short of Hopes
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playing Max Payne and I think he was perfect for the part. But unfortunately, even Wahlberg couldn’t save the movie from crashing. Not only was the acting satisfactory but there were also a couple of corny, cheesy drama parts. Some scenes that had tried
to be serious and capture certain feelings ended up back firing and in turn made the parts seem somewhat humorous. On the plus side, the action scenes were done very well. And every time one came on it was enjoyable to watch. One scene that I must give credit to was the slow motion
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Fun & Games The Charger Bulletin | October 22, 2008
Campus Police Log- Oct. 13 to Oct. 19, 2008
Monday, 13: Parking violation–Lot 5 M/V stop–7-11 Lockout–Wade St. lot Criminal Mischief–Lot 5 Theft.-permit–Main St. Thursday, 16: Tuesday, 14: Fight–Bixler Vandalism–Sheffield Hall M/V Accident–Forest Hills Drug complaint–Bixler Person Threatened–Office Registration Check–Isadore/Tile Maintenance situation–elevator stuck–New Registration check–Winchester Parking violation–Ruden St. Hall Parking violation–Ruden St. Parking violation–Andrew St. Medical assistance–Botwinik M/V Lockout–Harugari Hall M/V stop–Tile/Isadore Fire Alarm–Cooking fire–Forest Hills Wednesday, 15: M/V lockout–Sheffield Hall Escort–North Campus M/V stop–Lot 5 Escort–Police Dept. Theft–Bethel Hall M/V stop–Lot 1 Theft/Threat–Police Dept. M/V stop–Ruden & Campbell Fire Alarm–Bartels M/V Accident–Lot 1 Disturbance–Winchester Hall
Friday 17: Loud Party–Quad Disturbance–Sandella’s Registration check–North Campus M/V stop–Lot 4 M/V stop–Lot 4 Saturday 18: Parking violation–Simone Pl Loud party–Savin Ct/ Regency Assist other Agency Sunday, 19: Secured building–Bethel Medical assist–Bixler Loud party–Quad M/V stop–Off Campus Elevator stuck–New Hall
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How Well Do You Know Your Roommate? Grab a roommate and take the quiz below about each other and compare answers. See how well you know each other! DO YOU KNOW…… 1.Your roommate’s middle name? 2.The names & types of your roommate’s pets? 3.The names of your roommate’s siblings? 4.What your roommate’s parents do for a living? 5.Your roommate’s birthday (month, day & year)? 6.Your roommate’s favorite color? 7.Your roommate’s favorite food? 8.Your roommate’s favorite song & favorite singer or musical group? 9.The town and state where your roommate is from? 10.Your roommate’s career goals? 11.Your roommate’s pet peeves? 12.What your roommate likes to do to relax or relieve stress? Give yourself 1 point for each question you answered correctly. If you scored… 0 – 5: You need to pay more attention to each other! Get to know each other a little bit better – have some meals together in the café, hit the gym, join a club, pick a campus event to attend, have a roommate movie night, or just sit down together and talk. You and your roommate are going to spend a lot of time together over the next several months – you might as well take advantage of it and have some fun! 6 – 9: You know each other decently well, but you could do a little better. Find something fun to do together regularly. You don’t have to be absolute best friends, but why not have a great time? Remember that the stronger your bond, the easier it will be to work through any kind of conflict in your room. 10 – 12: Great job getting to know each other! Remember to keep the lines of communication open and honest and keep fostering your strong bond. Make time for each other every so often, and remember that conflicts are sometimes inevitable, but you can always work through it! Adapted from http://www.prenhall.com/success/StudentUn/ campuslife_q.html Submitted by UNH Office of Residential Life The Charger Bulletin | October 22, 2008
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Did you find the Word of the Week? Every week, check out page 9 to see what the Word of the Week is. Then find where it is used in the rest of the paper and you could win a $10 gift card to Target! E-mail chargerbulletin@newhaven.edu and tell us what page the word is on and the sentence it is used in! We will not accept any e-mails that are sent before 10:00 a.m. each Wednesday.