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Chargers Outlast Merrimack in 27-25 Homecoming Victory granting the Chargers terrific –––––––––––––––––––––––––– field position. The Chargers began the drive with back-to-back rushes from WEST HAVEN, Conn. - The Ronnie Nelson and Victor Jones, University of New Haven foot- grabbing a first down at the Merball team defeated Merrimack rimack 44 yard line. New Haven College 27-25 Saturday afternoon on Homecoming Day at Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium. The Chargers improve to 7-1 overall and 5-1 in the Northeast-10 Conference, placing them in sole possession of first place with two games remaining on their schedule. The Warriors fall to 3-4 overall and 3-2 in conference play. The visiting Warriors won the put themselves into a tough situcoin toss and elected to kick off ation at third and 19, but was to New Haven. The Chargers be- bailed out by a 27 yard pass gan their opening drive from the from Ryan Osiecki to Deme21 yard line after a solid 11 yard trius Washington-Ellison. Victor return from Bernard Risco. Ryan Jones took the ball on five conOsiecki and the offense moved secutive plays, eventually crossball to the UNH 44 yard line but ing the goal line for the game’s then failed to convert on a third- first score. Chris Scifo tacked on and-10 situation, forcing a punt the extra point for a 7-0 lead. from Chris Scifo. The UNH defense held strong Merrimack began the drive again on the ensuing Warriors’ with decent field position after possession, forcing the first Mera 14 yard return, but suffered rimack punt of the afternoon. A an unlucky break on the second 36 yard boot left the Chargers at play of the series. James Suozzo their 31 yard line and just less dropped back and had his pass than five minutes to go on the intercepted by Desmond Ander- clock. son at the New Haven 43 yard The Chargers once again hit line. Anderson’s pick notched the Warriors’ defense with a powthe seventh of his campaign, erful combination of the ground A CHARGER ATHLETICS PRESS RELEASE
Republicans Lead in Critical Polls
By CHRISTOPHER WHALEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
–––––––––––––––––––––––––– On Tuesday, November, 2, the 2010 midterm elections will commence. Currently there are 59 democratic seats, 41 republican seats, and 2 independent seats. Of the 100 senate seats, 37 of them are up for re-election. Despite sweeping the 2008 elections, democrats are feeling pressure from the American people. Even the wildly beloved President Obama is feeling the pinch. A recent CNN opinion poll found that 52% of Americans disapprove of how Obama is handling his job, while only 45% approve. Such high disapproval of the nation’s democratic President has trickled down to the Democratic Party as a whole. There are so many things going on in the minds of Americans when it comes to who they will vote for. However, in a stagnant economy, the people appear to
be all about jobs. When people went to the polls in November 2008, the unemployment rate was 6.5% according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor. Presently, the Bureau of Labor has the unemployment rate at 9.2%. With unemployment at such a high number just two years after Obama and the democrats took power, it
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does not seem so mind boggling that 50% of likely voters plan to vote republican, while only 40% plan on voting democrat, according to the Pew Research Center. The American people also appear to be concerned about the amount of government spending. As of October 21, the U.S. Treasury reported that the national debt for America was $13,667,983,325,978.31. Despite the national debt being so high, last week the White House See REPUBLICANS page 6
attack and Ryan Osiecki’s arm. New Haven moved the chains four times on the drive, getting all the way down to the Merrimack five yard line. Unable to pick up one yard from the five, the Chargers settled for a 24 yard
Pentagon Enforces “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” with Revision
By LIZ DE LA TORRE STAFF WRITER
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secretary for personnel, Clifford L. Stanley, before a final conclusive determination can be made regarding the discharge. The change in the policy comes after several deliberations, legal overturns, and national upset. On Sept. 9, Federal District Court judge Virginia A. Phillips declared “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” unconstitutional. Phillips issued an injunction
The latest twist in the haphazard legal commotion that surrounds gays in the military just got more confusing and, if at all possible, even more ridiculous. Yes, it’s official; the seventeen year-old “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which upholds the privacy of a service member’s sexual orientation by prohibiting the military from requesting that information but establishes a ban on gays, lesbians, or bisexuals serving openly, is back. HowAN AP PHOTO ever, there is A COLIN BASSETT PHOTO a stipulation attached. nearly a month later, instructing According to a new guideline the military to stop enforcement field goal and a 10-0 advantage. The two teams exchanged set in motion, “until further no- of the law because it infringed punts on the next two posses- tice” by the Pentagon, discharge upon privacy, free speech, and sions, leading to Merrimack’s of a gay service member who vi- equal protection. On Oct. 15, first score of the game five min- olates the policy must be evalu- the Pentagon gave the military utes into the second quarter. ated by five senior Defense De- the go-ahead to accept openly James Suozzo conducted an 87 partment military officials. After gay applicants. The following yard drive, concluded by a three review by the military officials, Wednesday, after an urgent reyard rushing touchdown. The the service secretary pertinent quest from the government, a Warriors failed on the point af- to the case—either the Secre- three-judge panel of the U.S. ter, now trailing the Chargers by tary of the Army, Navy or Air Court of Appeals for the Ninth Force—must consult with both Circuit federal appeals court althe score of 10-6. The Chargers couldn’t con- the Pentagon’s legal counsel, lowed the Pentagon to continue strue anything offensively on Jeh C. Johnson, and the underSee PENTAGON page 4 their next possession, punting the ball back to the Warriors. Text message your news tips and comments to Merrimack put together a solid The Charger Bulletin! drive but Desmond Anderson 1 (270) UNH-NEWS came up big with his second inSee VICTORY page 5
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Yale Fraternity Hazing: Lewd and Crude “Fratitude”
dent, Richard Levin, and the Dean of Yale University, Mary –––––––––––––––––––––––––– Miller, wrote a letter to the community that said, “we will conYale University’s fraternity, front this hateful speech when Delta Kappa Epsilon, has dug it is uttered…no member of themselves a big hole during our community should engage their initiation week that will in such demeaning behavior. take them a while to get out of. However, Yale has a strong hisThis past week, their freshman tory and many policies to propledges made a complete disgrace of their organization through their appalling behavior through the hazing techniques adopted by the fraternity this year. The pledges for DKE marched blindfolded through Old Campus, the heart of undergraduate life and where the freshman residence halls are located at Yale tect students’ freedom of expresUniversity, shouting the misogy- sion.” The letter addresses that nistic chant “No means yes and they also believe in respect and yes means (a certain type of sex- decency, neither of which was ual act).” It is even said that they shown by the pledges. And due referred to necrophilia in their to the offensiveness of this situchants. This incident was caught ation, the international leaders on tape and has spread like a vi- of DKE will be coming soon to rus on the internet. meet with the Yale chapter of The Yale University Presi- DKE to discuss the seriousness By SAMANTHA RAE SHINN STAFF WRITER
of this “prank.” The leaders said that the chants were “deeply offensive and do not adhere the standards of morals and behavior expected of DKE members”. When asked what they thought about this episode, the leaders thought of the chants as “caveman behavior” and “creepy.” One student remarked that the behavior of the DKE pledges was not the way that Yale students should behave, and many others claimed that they were embarrassed by the situation. Two years ago, the Zeta Psi fraternity held up signs that insulted and demeaned Yale women in front of the women’s center; due to this event, the leaders of the women’s center have experience in crude fraternity pranks. They thought that this prank was even worse than most because it was conducted outside of impressionable freshman dorms. They said that the verses were indicating that rape and sexual violence are a joke. See FRATERNITY page 6
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USGA President’s Corner
Pride and Thoughts Midnight Madness is this Thursday, October 28, 2010 at North Campus. Doors open at 9 p.m. Please come support your UNH basketball teams. Prizes and t-shirts will be given out that night and many fun games will be played. I am also writing this week to poll what students think of the German Club pavilion area? The university is looking at the possibility of renovating the area, and I am wondering what the students would want. An idea that has come through my mind is a brand new pavilion area with picnic tables underneath, a BBQ pit that would be available 24 hours a day, horseshoe pits, and lighting and electricity supplied to the area. What I really want to hear is what the general student body would like. What would you and your friends like to see in that area? What would your club like to see the area be used for? Would you use this area if we fixed it up and opened it up for all students? I ask you to please go to www.chargervoice.com and post a concern. Tell me what your thoughts on this area are, so I can help make the area great for you. Have a great week, Scott Kazar, USGA President
USGA Senator Spotlight
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SCOPE It Out!
by Joann Wolwowicz
by Michelle R. Morra
SCOPE Committee Heads have been busy bees getting some great events out on campus. They have been doing so much on campus, that I have a lot to talk about and might not be able to fit all of it into one article. But I am certainly going to try. Let’s start with SCOPE Day Programming, who has put on two events this month instead of their usual one event. Right when we came back from our fall break, Days was working. They brought the Original Butt Sketch artist and Adam Pate to campus. The Butt Sketch artist was making students bottoms look good all day, while Adam Pate, a caricature artist, roamed around all day doing caricatures of students in Bartels. So many students left with some great artwork. On Monday, the Psychic Fair took place. The Psychic Fair was a very popular event and students left with readings from tarot cards, a palm reader, and numerology (study of numbers). Days has planned some great events this October. They are also going to start off November with a bang with Fun in the Sun. Already missing the warm weather of summer? Well join SCOPE Day Programming next Wednesday, November 3 in the Alumni Lounge between 12:30-4:30 p.m. for Robo Surfer, Sand Art, and much more. The SCOPE movie last week was Despicable Me, the fantastically funny and cute movie with Steve Carrel as the world’s worst villain. It was a great time had by all. SCOPE Film Committee even revealed to the audience what they have been working on since the beginning of the semester. SCOPE with Twisted Thursdays is planning a movie trip to the opening of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1. So look out for emails with more information to come. This week’s SCOPE movie is Eclipse in Bartels Café at 9 p.m. on Tuesday and Friday. Now if SCOPE Day Programming is busy this month, then you know that without a doubt Weekend Programming is just as busy. Right after break, they were hard at work planning a Tie Dye event that went extremely well, where students could bring their own clothes to tie dye. That Saturday, they also planned a campus favorite: a trip to Lyman Orchards. It was great fun picking apples and running through the corn maze. The SCOPE heads all got lost and had to even follow some kids out. Another success was that the trip signups for Lyman Orchards were online. No more waiting in long lines. We are thinking of more and more ways to get students involved. This past weekend was also busy. On Friday, Weekends joined forces with USGA and had pie, caramel apples, and crafts at North Campus, accompanying USGA’s Pig Roast. Great food with pie just spells an awesome time. On Saturday, they got into the Halloween spirit and brought John Zaffis: Ghost Hunter to campus with PIRO. It was really cool hearing about his ghost hunting stories. Following that, they took of Maxcy Hall, which, as we all know, is haunted. For some more Halloween themed events, join SCOPE Weekends on Friday, October 29 for Pumpkin Painting in the Moulton Lounge from 5-7 p.m. and Saturday, October 30 in the Bixler/Botwinik Quad from 6-8 p.m. for their Spooky Scavenger Hunt. Also this weekend is SCOPE’s Annual Halloween Haunted House. The Halloween Committee has planned a full day of events. From 2-5 p.m. they are having a Halloween Carnival with all the fun stuff like carnival games and food. And then, Halloween night, they are having their annual Haunted House from 8-11 p.m. Come join us next to Soundview and have a great Halloween. If you want a glimpse of what it is going to be like, come to the Allingtown Fair on Saturday, October 30 from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. for a Halloween preview. It’s going to be a spooky weekend!
Salem Witch Trials With Halloween just around the corner, it is a time for ghosts, witches, and werewolves. Costumes and candy are on everyone’s mind, and everyone always enjoys a good scare, especially with so many haunted houses and tours in the area. However, people forget that there was actually a time when magic and witchcraft were taboo subjects, and many people were accused of practicing witchcraft and killed for it. The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between 1692 and 1693. More than 200 people were accused of practicing witchcraft or the Devil’s magic. Twenty people were actually executed. Eventually, the colony admitted the trials were a mistake and compensated the families of those convicted. Since then, the story of the trials has become associated with paranoia and injustice. Several centuries ago, many practicing Christians had a strong belief
Health and Fitness
Halloween Candy: Nutrition Horror?
by Melanie Rovinsky
With Halloween just a few days away and grocery store shelves stocked with bags full of your favorite candies, your attempts to resist the sugar-coated temptation may not be completely successful. That’s okay! Even the strictest dieters need to partake in a little Halloween candy eating… for mental health purposes, that is! As far as I am concerned, there are five different nutrition approaches to Halloween candy. The first two, however, don’t need much explanation. That is, you can eat absolutely no candy or you can indulge freely. If you choose to adopt one of these mentalities this Halloween, read no further. However, the following three approaches are detailed below. BEWARE OF CALORIES If you are strictly aiming to drop pounds, you are probably counting calories. Monitoring your caloric intake is one way to stop over-indulging. If you are aware of how many calories you are consuming, you are less likely to eat 25 miniature Twix bars. Remember: you have to consume 3,200 calories beyond what you burn to gain a pound. And since we burn approximately 1,000 calories a day just by being alive, a few pieces of Halloween candy are not going to make you go up three dress sizes (not overnight, at least). The best candy for the calorie-counter? Three Musketeers Minis (24 calories per piece), Peeps Pumpkins (16 calories per marshmallow), or York Peppermint Pattie (full size bar for 140 calories). PARTAKE WITH CAUTION Most individuals who take a middle-of-the-road approach to nutrition will likely find themselves enjoying Halloween candy, but doing so with caution. As a strong proponent for moderation in diet, I find myself in this category too. I have found that it is not only important to be aware of what you are eating, but to also choose foods (or candies) wisely. If you are someone who snacks on whatever is in front of them, try keeping your mouth busy by sucking on a lollipop. Find yourself nibbling out of boredom? Choose a candy that comes more than one to a package; it will take longer to eat! For Halloween candy that will occupy your mouth a little longer, try a Dum Dum lollipop (20 calories), M&Ms (236 calories per 48 gram bag), or Skittles (231 calories per 57 gram bag). FIND THE GOOD SIDE For the optimists out there, it is possible to find some good ingredients in Halloween candy. And although the bad additives are often overpowering, the few health benefits are, in some cases, still there. Many candy bars do contain milk, nuts, and fruits, and more abstractly, fiber and protein. Consuming a candy bar that contains a good amount of protein will help you feel satisfied and keep your hand from returning to the candy bowl. Seeking a full-tummy-feeling from your candy? Try a PayDay (7 grams of protein per 52 gram bar), Hershey’s Special Dark with Almonds (3 grams of protein per 41 gram bar), or Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (5 grams of protein per 42 gram package). Halloween candy is notoriously dangerous for dieters because the fun snack-size pieces are an easy rationale for eating “just one more.” Allow yourself a set number of pieces and pull them out of the bag or bowl ahead of time; do not continually help yourself from the entire stash! For help determining which candy is better to indulge in, use the candy bar comparison calculator at www.candynutrition. com. Happy Halloween!
that the Devil could give certain people, known as witches, the power to harm others, in return for their loyalty. A “witchcraft craze” rippled through Europe from the 1300s to the end of the 1600s. Hundreds of thousands of supposed witches-mostly women- were executed. Though the Salem trials came on just as the European craze was winding down, local circumstances explain why they occurred. In 1689, English rulers William and Mary started a war with France in the American colonies. Known as King William’s War to colonists, it ravaged regions of upstate New York, Nova Scotia, and Quebec, sending refugees into the country of Essex and, specifically Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The displaced people created a strain on Salem’s resources, aggravating the existing rivalry between families with ties to the wealth of the port of Salem and those who still depended on agriculture. Controversy also brewed over Reverend Samuel Parris, who became Salem Village’s first ordained minister in 1689. He was disliked because of his rigid ways and greedy nature. The Puritan villagers believed all the quarreling was the work of the Devil. In January of 1692, the Reverend’s daughter Elizabeth, age nine, and his niece Abigail Williams, age eleven, started having “fits.” They screamed, threw things, uttered peculiar sounds, and contorted themselves into strange positions. The local doctor blamed the supernatural. Another girl, Ann Putnam, age eleven, experienced similar episodes. On February 29, the girls blamed three women for afflicting them: Tituba, the Parris’ Caribbean slave, Sarah Good, a homeless beggar, and Sarah Osborne, an elderly impoverished woman. All three women were brought before the local magistrates and interrogated for several days, starting on March 1, 1692. Osborne and Good claimed innocence, but Tituba con-
fessed. She described elaborate images of black dogs, red cats, yellow birds, and a “black man” who wanted her to sign his book. She told everyone that the Devil came to her and told her to serve him. She admitted to signing the book and said that there were several other witches looking to destroy the Puritans. All three women were put in jail. With the seed of paranoia planted, a stream of accusations followed for the next few months. Charges against Martha Corey, a loyal member of the Church in Salem Village, greatly concerned the community. If she could be a witch, then anyone could. Magistrates even questioned Sarah Good’s four yearold daughter, using her timid answers as a confession. The questioning got more serious in April when Deputy Governor Thomas Danforth and his assistants attended the hearings. Dozens of people from Salem and other Massachusetts villages were brought in for questioning. On May 27, 1962, Governor William Phipps ordered the establishment of a Special Court of Oyer and Terminer for Suffolk, Essex, and Middlesex counties. The first case brought to the special court was Bridget Bishop, an older woman known for her gossipy habits and promiscuity. She was found guilty and, on June 10, became the first person hanged on what was later called Gallows Hill. Things did not settle until the governor’s own wife was questioned for witchcraft. He prohibited further arrests, released many accused witches, and dissolved the courts. He eventually pardoned all who were in prison on witchcraft charges by May 1693. But the damage had already been done. 19 were hanged on Gallows Hill, a 71-yearold man was pressed to death with heavy stones, several people died in jail, and nearly 200 people overall had been accused of practicing “the Devil’s magic.”
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Top 400 Charities See Billions Less in Donations By ELIZABETH FIELD STAFF WRITER
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According to a new survey by the Chronicle of Philanthropy, donations to the top 400 charities such as the United Way and the Salvation Army have declined 11 percent. This is the greatest decline in over 20 years—since the Chronicle of Philanthropy began its rankings. The Chronicle conducts this survey in order to determine the 400 organizations that receive the most
money from private donations. Although the recession has officially ended, these nonprofit organizations are not hopeful to see a great increase in their 2010 donations. The unemployment rate lingers at a high 10 percent nationally, and the economy continues to look bleak. For the most part, they are setting their budgets conservatively, only expecting to see a 1 or 2 percent increase from the 2009 donations. The nation’s larger and more sophisticated fund-
raising organizations were not hurt as badly as the smaller charities, because they are more resilient. Unfortunately both big and small organizations felt the decline of 2009 donations with a 68.8% decrease in funds. While many of the major charitable organizations have received less monetary donations, there is a reported increase in the donation of food and clothing. These food and clothing donations have actually helped new and small organizations such
as Stamford, Connecticut’s Americares Foundation, which has grown the fastest in 20 years based on donations of goods, not money. Larger organizations are now aiming their focus at the younger generations, incorporating technology into their fundraising. The Salvation Army and Red Cross have implemented a text message program to make donating easy and accessible to teens, as it had previously relied on older generations.
dent of the Haiti Medical Association. Cholera can cause vomiting and diarrhea so severe it can kill from dehydration in hours. Robyn Fieser, a spokeswoman for Catholic Relief Services, said she was confident that aid groups and the Haitian government will be prepared to respond to an outbreak should it occur in the camps. But she
tors Without Borders said. Aid workers in the impoverished nation say the risk is magnified by the extreme poverty faced by people displaced by the quake, which killed as many as 300,000 people and destroyed much of the capital city. Haitians living in the camps risk disease by failing to wash their hands, or scooping
traveled around Port-auPrince’s camps booming warnings about cholera from speakers in the bed of a pickup truck. “Many people have become sick,” announced Etant Dupain, in front of the Champs de Mars camp by Haiti’s broken national palace. “If you have a family member that has diarrhea, bring them to the hospital immediately. Have them use separate latrines.” In a promising development, aid group Partners in Health said hospital management was improving in the city at the center of the initial outbreak, St. Marc, which is about a 60mile (95-kilometer) drive northwest of Haiti. Just 300 patients were hospitalized on Saturday, a number that has decreased by the end of each day. A cholera treatment center in St. Marc is expected to be functional within the week, and efforts were ongoing to make clean water available in rural communities, especially those where rivers were the only source of water. Some health experts were hopeful that they will be able to control the outbreak of cholera in impoverished Haiti. “In a way, it couldn’t have happened at a better moment than now because everyone is on the field — lots of (non-governmental organizations), lots of money. We haven’t had any hurricanes so far this fall but people are here, and people are prepared,” said Marc Paquette, Haiti director for the Canadian branch of Medecins du Monde.
Haiti Official: Cholera Outbreak is Stabilizing
By JACOB KUSHNER associated press
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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – A cholera outbreak that has killed more than 250 people in rural Haiti is stabilizing, health officials said Monday, as aid groups and the government race to prevent it from spreading to the capital’s squalid camps of earthquake survivors. The outbreak was expected to continue spreading, but aid groups and the government said a drop in the death rate and the number of new cases suggested it could progress more gradually than feared. “The situation is beginning to stabilize. Since yesterday we have registered only six new deaths,” Health Ministry Director Gabriel Timothee said at a news conference. Officials said no cases have originated in the capital, Port-au-Prince, where authorities fear abysmal hygiene, poor sanitation and widespread poverty could rapidly spread the disease through the sprawling tent slums erected after the Jan. 12 earthquake. Five patients were diagnosed with cholera here over the weekend, but officials said they got sick outside the capital. As part of the effort to slow the spread of the disease, Timothee said the government has asked for garbage to be removed around the camps of homeless. If efforts to keep cholera out of the camps fail, “The worst case would be that we have hundreds of thousands of people getting sick at the same time,” said Claude Surena, presi-
stressed that the challenge of preventing its spread is “immense.” “There are proven methods to contain and treat cholera, so we know what we’re dealing with. The biggest challenge is logistics, that is, moving massive amounts of medicine, supplies and people into place to treat them and prevent the disease from spreading,” Fieser said from the neighboring Dominican Republic. Doctors Without Borders issued a statement saying that some Portau-Prince residents were suffering from watery diarrhea and were being treated at facilities in the capital city. Cholera infection among the patients had not been confirmed, however, and aid workers stressed that diarrhea has not been uncommon in Port-au-Prince since the earthquake. “Medical teams have treated many people with watery diarrhea over the last several months,” Doc-
up standing water and then proceeding to wash fruits and vegetables. Timothee said the outbreak has killed 259 people and sickened 3,342. “We are expecting a gradual spreading of cholera in the country, and the way it will do that is still unpredictable,” said Michel Thieren, an official with the Pan-American Health Organization in Haiti. Aid workers are coaching thousands of impoverished families how best to avoid cholera. Various aid groups are providing soap and water purification tablets and educating people in Port-au-Prince’s camps about the importance of washing their hands. Aid groups also began training more staff about cholera and where to direct people with symptoms. The disease had not been seen in Haiti for decades, and many people don’t know about it. Members of one grassroots Haitian organization
Pentagon Enforces DADT
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temporarily imposing the law. Amid all the controverted court rulings, gay soldiers, such as Lt. Dan Choi, who had been previously discharged under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” are now returning to reenlist. However, the ambiguous legal conundrum the newly polished policy finds itself in surrounded by is proving problematic and challenging with what actions to take with the cases. “There’s no reason for the Department of Defense to create such turbulence,” Elaine Donnelly, executive director of the Center for Military Readiness said. Like Donnelly, several people have grappled with the notion of the new policy addition being either a benefit or cost. Although the Log Cabin Republi-
cans, a gay rights organization, called the new policy addition “a step in the right direction,” Donnelly proceeded to target the forthcoming election for an abrupt change of pace. “There’s only one possibility behind this: presidential politics. The election is two weeks away, and the president is trying to curry favor with his [gay and lesbian voting] base.” (Associated Press) Either way, what can be agreed upon is the fact that the policy change does not serve as a solution for the issue of gays in the military. So, as of now, it looks like the brief revolutionary court decision of allowing openly gay recruits to be accepted into the military will be held up. Whether it will prove to shape into a historic moment or another frustrating setback remains to be seen.
As Bedbugs Creep Out NYC, Tourists Crawl Away
By SARA KUGLER FRAZIER ASSOCIATED PRESS
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NEW YORK – New York City’s bedbugs have climbed out of bed and marched into landmarks like the Empire State Building, Bloomingdale’s and Lincoln Center, causing fresh anxiety among tourists who are canceling Big Apple vacations planned for the height of the holiday season. Some travelers who had arranged trips to New York say they are creeped out about staying in hotels and visiting attractions as new reports of bedbugs seem to pop up every few days. And officials in Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration are concerned about the effect on the city’s image and $30 billion tourism industry. The discoveries of pests at high-profile places are often not full-blown infestations, or even in public areas. Bloomingdale’s reported finding exactly one bug in the famous department store, the Empire State Building had them in the basement and Lincoln Center’s were in a dressing room. But those reports, along with bedbug discoveries in movie theaters, hotels and clothing chain stores, are causing skittish travelers to call off trips planned months ago. Industry professionals — who have privately told city officials that they are nervous about bedbugs hurting New York’s reputation — say publicly that they are not aware of any bedbug-related cancellations. But several would-
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be tourists tracked down by The Associated Press say they are aborting their trips here because they fear the bloodsucking pests. “It sounds like you can get them anywhere, any time of day and not know it until you get home,” said Patty Majerik, from Baltimore. She said she may not travel to Manhattan next month with her children, ages 7 and 10, like they do every year around the holidays to shop, catch a Broadway show and see the Radio City Christmas show. “I’ve got four people traveling on a train, in cabs, going to stores and theaters, and they could be in any of these places? I hate to say it, but I doubt we’re going to come this time,” Majerik said. Suzanne Baldwin said she is forfeiting money spent on reservations for a November trip to New York City from her home in Florida. She had already grown accustomed to checking hotel rooms for bedbugs — and has done so in New York before — but she is now overwhelmed at the idea that the bugs have spread beyond hotels. “We thought long and hard about this trip,” she told the AP in an e-mail. “However, we decided, knowing we would lose quite a bit of money from nonrefundable tickets, it was not worth the worry.” Susannah Johnston, a yoga teacher who lives in the New York City suburbs, said that she and her husband wanted to stay overnight in Manhattan See BED BUGS page 5
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Have you heard your professor say that he or she would like you to use “peer reviewed” articles in your research? Are you wondering what this term means or why it’s important? Peer reviewed journal articles undergo a type of screening process before they are published. You might also hear them referred to as “refereed”, or scholarly, journal articles. These articles are usually written by a specialist in a chosen field and targeted to a specific audience, like researchers or scholars in their field. The peer review process requires the author to submit the article to a group of subject experts for their evaluation. These subject experts are unaware of who has written the article. As they evaluate the article, they decide if the article contributes something new or worthwhile to the field. The subject experts also determine if the author’s research claims can be substantiated and if the article appeals to the journal’s intended audience. After the reviewers evaluate the article, they will provide a recommendation for the article to be accepted, rejected, or revised by the author. Published peer review articles have under-
gone major scrutiny. One biology journal estimates that only one-third of the articles they receive are even submitted for peer review, and of that group, only half find their way into publication. Peer reviewed (or scholarly) articles are different from ones you read in a newspaper or magazine in several ways. For example, the title of a scholarly article usually is very descriptive. You normally won’t see a “catchy” headline in a scholarly article as you would in a magazine or newspaper. The articles you find in a scholarly journal can be long – anywhere from five to 20 or more pages, with an extensive list of references at the end of the article. You won’t usually find references or lists of sources in magazine articles. Also, the vocabulary used in a scholarly article is geared towards others in that specific field, while newspaper or magazine articles are written more for the general public. You will find advertisements and color photos in magazine articles, but you typically won’t find either in a scholarly journal. There are other differences as well, but the main point is that scholarly articles are almost always held up to a much higher standard of publication than those in a newspaper or magazine.
Your library here at UNH has thousands of scholarly articles in many different databases designed for all of your research needs. Start off by visiting the library website (http://www.newhaven. edu/library) and then click on ‘Databases’ on the left hand side of the page. You can then log in with your UNH username and password. The library has grouped the databases alphabetically and by subject area for your convenience. We also have an annotated list that gives a short description of each database to help you decide which one may be best suited to your topic. As a tip, with each database you select, take a look to see if there is a checkbox to limit your results to “peer-reviewed publications” or scholarly or academic journals. If so, check that box first and then type in your search terms. Here are just a few you might want to start with: Academic OneFile is a source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world’s leading journals and reference sources. It contains extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature, and other subjects. On the main screen, click on the ‘Home’ link on the far left See JOURNAL page 6
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last weekend after attending a late concert, but that bedbugs thwarted their plans. “We started researching hotels and prices, and then we read the reviews,” she said. “Every one of the hotels we were considering had a guest horror story regarding bedbugs.” Bloomberg said Monday he was concerned about the effect of bedbug hysteria on the city’s reputation. “You don’t want anything that would dissuade people from coming here,” he told reporters. “Hopefully these things come and go, and this will go quickly.” Sightings of the rustcolored bugs, about the size of an apple seed, have surged in New York and around the nation in recent years. It is not known what caused their sudden spread, but experts have theorized that an increase in global travel and the banning of certain pesticides may be partly responsible. Bedbugs are famously difficult to eradicate; they hide in many more places than beds and can go a year without feeding. Bloomberg recently joked on David Letterman’s “Late Show” that bedbugs “are probably tougher” than New York City’s notoriously hardy rats. The city’s tourism
agency, NYC & Company, said it has not seen mass cancellations because of bedbug fears. But officials said some New York hotels, museums and other attractions that depend on tourists have told the administration they are concerned the bedbug rumors will scare travelers away. Tourism officials are keeping an eye on the situation, and are trying to decide how to address the public relations side of it. New Yorkers themselves are feeling more anxious about regular activities like shopping, seeing movies and even just going to work, as bedbug reports have spread to office buildings and schools. “I have definitely had people talking about it more, checking more for signs of bedbugs — it’s on people’s minds and changing the way they live their lives,” said Lisa Tischler, a Manhattan psychologist who treats anxiety disorders. “People are really taking it seriously, and there are people who are out of control about it.” The online travel site TripAdvisor, where travelers post reviews and ask questions of other tourists, said it has seen a 12 percent increase in New York City posts referencing bedbugs. The site compared the first eight months of 2010 with the same period the previous year. Dan Telfer recently
traveled to New York City from Chicago and said he was overcome with anxiety about encountering bedbugs. But the standup comedian forged ahead with the trip after obsessively checking online hotel reviews and finding a place to stay that appeared to be bedbug-free. “I was acutely aware of all the stories I’d read, and that this bug that everyone thought was almost extinct was taking over the city,” he said. “But you can’t cancel. Life has to move on — there’s no reason to cancel something potentially good or fun because of an anxiety.” City officials and experts say it is difficult to fully measure the extent of the problem, partly because of bedbug stigma and the lack of solid data about confirmed infestations. For the first time, the city health department included a question about bedbugs on its annual community health survey. In 2009, it found more than 6 percent of New Yorkers — one in 15 adults — said they had battled the pests in the past year. Until the AP reported those results earlier this year, data had been limited to government statistics on bedbug complaints and private pest control company surveys.
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terception of the day in the Chargers end zone with just seconds remaining in the half. The Chargers ran out the clock and carried a 10-6 lead into halftime. After the break in action, the New Haven defense needed to come up big, seeing as the Warriors’ offense had scored the majority of their points in the third quarter. The Chargers were up to the task, forcing a three and out to give possession to New Haven. Mike DeCaro wasted very little time getting the offense going, breaking through for a 42 yard run from the line of scrimmage into Merrimack territory. Coupled with a 16 yard pass to Sharieff Hall and three more rushing attempts, the Chargers obtained a first and goal from the Warriors’ three yard line. On the next play, Victor Jones gripped the ball tightly and crossed the goal line for the second Chargers’ touchdown. Scifo added the extra point for a 17-6 lead. On the ensuing Warriors’ possession, James Suozzo led Merrimack down the field with seven minutes to go in the third quarter. On a fourth and nine situation, the away team elected to go for it on the New Haven 29 yard line. The Chargers’ defensive line provided a great push and allowed Robert Hill and Tom Herd to bring down Suozzo for an eight yard loss. UNH took over on downs at their 29 yard line. Ryan Osiecki composed a steady attack on the next possession, including a 40 yard strike to Josh Smart down to the Merrimack 27 yard line. Chris Scifo stepped up and nailed a 42 yard field goal to conclude the drive. The home team controlled a 20-6 lead with
four minutes remaining in the third quarter. However the conference’s number one ranked offense was finally able to strike again early on in the fourth stanza. James Suozzo punched in the Warriors’ second touchdown from the one yard line, cutting their deficit to 20-13 after the extra point. The Chargers took over again but could not move the chains. The special teams unit came on to the field, successfully, and pinned the Warriors inside their five yard line. UNH followed with a strong defensive showing, forcing a punt from the Warriors. With a short field ahead of them, the Chargers’ offense bore down and took advantage of their field position. Ryan Osiecki completed a 35 yard pass to Kameel Lashley and followed that with a 16 yard strike to Sharieff Hall for the touchdown. Scifo provided the extra point, granting the Chargers a 27-13 lead with 8:35 left in regulation. Merrimack quickly bounced back with an eight play, 80 yard drive and a touchdown. Anthony Smalls carried the ball in from inside the three yard line for his first score of the game, cutting the Chargers lead to 27-19. Despite the touchdown, the special teams unit would make its presence felt; as Akaki Ramishvili blocked the point after to maintain an eight point lead. New Haven collected a few yards on the next drive but was forced to kick back to Merrimack. The Warriors were also unsuccessful on their next drive, failing to move the ball one yard on the series. Electing to go for it on fourth down on the Merrimack 26 yard line, the Warriors were stood up by the UNH de-
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fense, giving the ball back to the Chargers with 3:17 left in the game. On the very next play, Ryan Osiecki was picked off by Ian Weaver who then proceeded to gain 11 yards after the catch. The play gave James Suozzo and the Warriors’ offense one more chance. Suozzo was up to the challenge, taking Merrimack down the field and into the end zone with under a minute to play. Trailing by two, Merrimack had to go for the two point conversion to tie the score. Just like again Southern Connecticut two weeks ago, the Chargers made the big plays when they needed to, keeping the Warriors out of the end zone. UNH collected the onsides kick attempt on the kickoff and solidified a 27-25 victory. Ryan Osiecki paced an offense that amassed 391 yards on the afternoon. He completed 12-of-25 pass attempts for 199 yards and one touchdown. Mike DeCaro and Victor Jones combined for 158 yards on the ground while Demetrius Washington-Ellison made four catches for 77 yards to lead the receiving core. Defensively, Bernard Risco recorded a teamleading 12 tackles and one for a loss of yardage. Desmond Anderson had two picks, increasing his season total to eight, as Mike Gomes chimed in with 10 tackles. The Chargers return to action next Saturday, October 30 with an away game against Pace University. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Pleasantville, N.Y. at Pace Field. Complete game coverage can be found at www. NewHavenChargers.com throughout the week.
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Karzai Says His Office Gets Cash from Iran, US
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KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that once or twice a year, Iran gives his office $700,000 to $975,000 for official presidential expenses and that Washington also provides “bags of money” because his office lacks funds. Karzai’s comments come a day after The New York Times reported that Iran was giving bags of cash to the president’s chief of staff, Umar Daudzai, to buy his loyalty and promote Iranian interests in Afghanistan. The Times quoted unnamed sources as saying the cash amounted to a slush fund that Karzai and Daudzai had used to pay Afghan lawmakers, tribal elders — and even Taliban commanders — to secure
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their loyalty. Karzai told reporters Monday that he had instructed Daudzai, a former ambassador to Iran, to accept the money from Tehran. “It is official and by my order,” Karzai said. He added that several nations have given money to his office — the first being the United Arab Emirates, which provided $1.5 million nine years ago when Afghanistan’s interim government was formed. “That was a big help and we submitted all the money to the central bank and we were paying for the daily expenses of the government,” Karzai said. “After that, a number of other countries helped us in the same way.” Karzai did not offer details about how the money was spent, saying only that it was used to “help the presidential office” and to
“dispense assistance” to certain individuals. “This is transparent. This is something that I’ve even discussed while I was at Camp David with President Bush,” he said, referring to meetings he had with former President George W. Bush at the U.S. presidential retreat outside Washington. “It is not hidden,” he said. “We are grateful for the Iranians’ help in this regard. The United States is doing the same thing. They are providing cash to some of our offices.” Asked whether the U.S. actually gives bags full of cash to the presidential office, Karzai responded: “Yes, it does give bags of money.” The Associated Press requested comment from the U.S. Embassy, but has not yet received a response. The Iranian embassy in Afghanistan dismissed the
allegations that the Iranian government was making cash payments to Daudzai, calling them “ridiculous and insulting.” The statement was issued earlier Monday, before Karzai’s comments. In Washington, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said he was not surprised that Karzai’s office was receiving money from Iran, which he said was playing a destabilizing role in Afghanistan. “I think Iran in Afghanistan — much as it has been in Iraq — has been walking both sides of the street for years,” Morrell told MSNBC. “On one hand, as this report indicates, clearly trying to curry favor with the government while at the same time on the other hand, training, arming, financing, directing anti-government forces.”
termined to stop him. He is already giving clues about how he will govern in the last two years of his term. Obama will try to make gains on deficit reduction, education and energy. He will enforce his health care and financial overhauls and try to protect them from repeal should Republicans win control of Capitol Hill. He will use
executive authority when blocked by Congress, and steel for scrutiny and investigations if the GOP is in charge. While trying to save money, Obama will have to decide whether to bend to Republican and growing Democratic pressure to extend Bush-era tax cuts, even for the wealthy, that expire at year's end. Obama wants to extend
them for people making less than $200,000 and married couples making less than $250,000, but a broader extension is gaining favor with an increasing number of Democrats. Moving to the fore will be a more serious focus on how to balance the federal budget and pay for the programs that keep sinking the country into debt. In other times, that dis-
Senior Jordan Forney, the president of the Yale chapter of DKE, made a personal and public apology at the first forum following this event. He said that the fraternity represented a “complete lack of judgment” and asks that this incident does not alter anyone’s opinion of their organization. However, even after his apology was made, the issue was far from over. Students and the rest of the New Haven community cannot seem to
get over this offensive act. The Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity has been forced to not accept anymore pledges and to halt in all of their activities for the time being, because both Levin and Miller want to foster a community where men and women respect one another. The resulting punishment has yet to be determined by Yale University for disrupting the community, or by their DKE leaders for disgracing the entire organization.
Republicans Lead Polls
cans feel Democrats would reported that the budget improve spending. deficit for the budget year No matter whom Amerwas 1.3 trillion dollars. It icans vote for, it is imporcould be that Americans tant that they vote. Every plan on voting republican decision the government in November because, ac- makes can have an impact cording to a CNN Opin- on the future of the econion Poll, 43% of Ameri- omy. The politicians in cans think the republicans Washington need to know would improve the U.S. that America is paying aton government spending tention and that it clearly while only 29% of Ameri- does not like what it sees.
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Obama Likely to Focus on Deficit in Next 2 Years
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WASHINGTON – Preparing for political life after a bruising election, President Barack Obama will put greater emphasis on fiscal discipline, a nod to a nation sick of spending and to a Congress poised to become more Republican, conservative and de-
cussion might seem like dry, Washington talk. Not now. People are fed up with federal spending, particularly as many remain jobless. The White House refuses to talk about how the president will have to adjust his style or goals if power in Congress tilts right, for fear of undermining what Obama is still campaigning hard to
do: keeping Democrats in power. There is no conceding as Obama recruits voters and rallies supporters all the way to Nov. 2. Yet if polls and analysts are on target, Republicans are poised to win big, possibly taking control of the House and gaining seats in the Senate, where Obama's party already lacks the votes to overcome billSee DEFICIT page 7
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and then enter your search terms in the appropriate box and click ‘Search,’ You will then see a page with several tabs listing the total number of search results for your topic. One of these tabs is called ‘Academic Journals’, which you can click on to limit your results. Or you can check the box on the main search screen to limit your results to “peer-reviewed publications” before you enter your search terms JSTOR contains journals of scholarly articles across a wide variety of subject areas, like art, biological sciences, economics, history, and many more
SocINDEX with Full text is the world’s most comprehensive and highest quality sociology research database. SocINDEX with Full Text contains full text for 777 journals dating back to 1908. From the main search screen, check the box to limit your results to “Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals,” and then enter your search terms Please let us know if you need any help finding scholarly articles for your research. You can stop by the Information Desk here at the library, call us at (203) 932-7189, or email us at libraryhelp@newhaven.edu. We are here to help!
CAREER CONNECTIONS Following UNH campus visits arranged by Internship Office UNH students are welcome to attend listed off-campus events – direct questions as noted UNH Contact: Arleen Anderson, Director – AAnderson@newhaven.edu
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Disability Mentoring Event
October 20, 2010
Pfizer New London, CT
Transportation will be provided from UNH to Mitchell - All attendees must meet at Mitchell College in New London; accessible transportation provided to Pfizer. LUNCH provided by Pfizer. For more information contact: AAnderson@newhaven.edu OR LCopneyOkeke@newhaven.edu
Fall Speed Networking Event (SNE)
October 21, 2010 4:30 to 8:00 PM
Alumni Lounge
Participating students’ resumes will go into a Resume Book – all companies present will receive one.
PARTICIPATING COMPANIES Statistical Assistance Company CT Criminal Justice Division IRS Unilever Milone & MacBroom Consulting Engineering Unified Investigations & Sciences Courtyard by Marriott New Haven PD NH Water Pollution Control Auth. Lowe’s UNH Thomasville Yale New Haven Health NW Mutual Financial Network
Seventh Annual College2Career Expo, sponsored by the HartfordSpringfield Economic Partnership
November 17
11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Non-UNH location: La Renaissance, East Windsor, CT
Flyer and pertinent info can be found at (www.collegecareerexpo.com)
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Recruiting issues relevant to students with disabilities. 12: to 1: - Lunch 1: to 2: - Workshops by Employers 2: to 3: - Networking Participating Companies: Pfizer, Mohegan Sun, Dime Bank, Mystic Aquarium, Comcast, Reliance House, Disabilities Network of Eastern CT, and others Modeled after speed dating, speed networking is designed to allow you to learn and practice the art of networking with professionals. LEARN to introduce yourself and articulate your skills and abilities in an interesting and creative way while meeting and learning of other professionals in your field of study.
Employers attending College2Career Expo are seeking college graduates for entry-level, advanced professional roles, interns and co-ops
Connecting with companies’ representatives - Stop by their tables to say hello BUT FIRST be prepared: Hand professional resume to company rep (critiqued by Career Services). Have elevator speech loosely memorized to quickly fill in the recruiter on what skills you have in order for him/her to determine if there’s a match between your skill set and the company’s needs. Listen carefully to what the recruiter says – you may find out something you didn’t know. Stop by to introduce yourself even if you don’t think there’s a match – people know other people and if someone is impressed with you, they may pass your name on to someone – or someone’s to you. Be prepared. Be neatly groomed remembering that first impressions are lasting impressions. Greet the recruiter with a solid handshake.
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killing delay tactics. Obama probably will operate in an environment with even fewer moderate Republicans. The president has signaled that at the start of the new year, he will speak more directly to the country about the financial choices ahead. "If we're going to get serious about the deficit, then we're going to have to look at everything: entitlements, defense spending, revenues. ... And that's going to be a tough conversation," he said. It's one that will be framed by a bipartisan debt commission, whose ideas this December will give Obama political cover on where to suggest unpopular cuts. Obama says the most frustrating part of his presidency is that he had to keep spending money and adding to the deficit in his first six months in office "to save the economy." He has from the start called deficit reduction a goal, but one that had to get bumped in favor of sparking the economy. Almost 60 percent of likely voters now say cutting the yearly budget shortfall is the priority, even if that means the government can't spend on
new education programs, develop alternative energy sources or enact his health care overhaul or alternative energy policies, an Associated Press-GfK poll found. Obama defends the huge economic stimulus plan and the bailout of U.S. automakers, and doesn't blame people for getting tired of all the spending. But he does accuse Republicans of showing a lack of genuineness about fixing the systemic problems that have driven up the debt long before he won the White House. And there rests the true trouble. Even though Obama and the Republicans ostensibly share the goals of reducing debt and creating jobs, they disagree fundamentally on their approaches. That problem appears to be worsened by the lack of a serious working relationship among the leaders. If divided government simply leads to more division over the budget and economy, newly empowered Republicans and a Democratic president seeking re-election may both pay the price. "It's going to be very hard to find common ground," said James Thurber, a professor of government at American
University. "To a certain extent, (Obama's) strategy depends on the strategy of majority of the House, and what can be found in the Senate, where's he's basically going to be deadlocked." House Republican leader John Boehner of Ohio said if Obama and his team are going to work with the new Congress, then they must accept the end of government stimulus efforts as a means for creating jobs. Boehner and fellow Republicans have outlined a plan for governing that includes deep spending cuts and a repeal of Obama's health care law, among other changes. Boehner is likely to ascend to House speaker if his party wins a majority. "They're going to have to signal some kind of willingness to work with Republicans to cut spending," Boehner told The Associated Press. "Cutting government spending is what the American people want, and it's an approach neither party has tried yet." The federal deficit was a near-record $1.3 trillion for the just-completed budget year. Obama may succeed in getting Republican support for trade pacts on a new education law that insists on school reforms.
He will go for an immigration overhaul and energy legislation, but have to accept smaller, piece-bypiece results. Capping of greenhouse gas emissions, for one, seems to be going nowhere. "It's a very different reality for the president for the next two years, which is not to say that nothing gets done," said Norman Ornstein, a political scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. "Even in a rancorous and nasty environment, it seems to me there may some areas of opportunity." Either real compromise or political pressures may pull Obama and enough Republicans together to get some priorities done. President Bill Clinton managed to rebound and work with Republicans after they swept into office in 1994, teaming up on welfare and balancedbudget legislation. Never to be ignored are the core Democrats who helped get Obama elected and who, in some cases, are disgruntled about the pace of progress. "He's got to be careful to manage his base," said Ann Crigler, a professor of political science at the University of Southern California. "His election is going to start Nov. 3."
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95-Year Old WWII Veteran Receives Medal for Rescue
awarded the Bronze Star at a ceremony at Manhattan’s ––––––––––––––––––––– St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Cathedral. He received a The U.S. government very warm reception from recently recognized a a modest crowd of a few World War II veteran for hundred. Vujnovich is a his brilliant rescue of at retired aircraft part salesleast 500 U.S. bomber man, and he was bittercrew members that were sweet about the honor. shot down over a part of While the honor is “better Serbia previously occu- now than never,” (Associpied by Nazis. It was the ated Press) he is bothered largest American air res- that the majority of men cue ever recorded during on his wartime mission are a war. George Vujnovich, deceased. Incidents like 95, led the “Haylard Mis- this one prove that even elsion.” derly people get the spotOn Sunday, the New light on occasion. York City veteran was By REBECCA KOLLMANN STAFF WRITER
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Pregnant Soldier Shot, Others Wounded at Fort Hood
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At Ford Hood, Texas on November 5 of last year, a brave soldier expecting a child was shot in a run riot. Before a bullet pierced into her skin, she was terribly worried about what was about to happen. Pvt. Francheska Velez took the only action she could think of at the time: hide in a chair, trying to get away from the shooter in the fetal position. There was only one thing on this frightened pregnant soldier’s mind, and that was the fact that her baby was in serious danger. She did not know what to do, except get away as soon as possible. She tried to proceed carefully, not knowing what would be the outcome of this tragic event. However, she was one out of thirteen unfortunate soldiers, who did not make it out of the “worst mass shooting on an American military base.” Being an important witness and fellow soldier to Velez, Spc. Jonathan Sims happened to be chosen to testify at “an Article 32 hearing,” along with Spc. Dayna Roscoe. Roscoe was a soldier who had also been shot in the arm and in the leg. Both will have to help testify against the Army psychiatrist, Maj. Nidal Hasan, who is on trial and accused of thirty two counts of attempted premeditated murder and thirteen counts of premeditated murder. Sims and Roscoe were surviving soldiers of the attack, having been in the medical building where all of the shooting occurred. Justin Johnson, an-
other soldier and witness said that the attacker “... was aiming his weapon on the ground and he started shooting, and he was hitting people that were trying to get away. It didn’t seem he was targeting a specific person. He was just shooting at anybody.” (Associated Press) Although these soldiers were helpful witnesses, none of them were told to specifically identify Hasan as the suspect in court. Some soldiers even considered thought that this whole tragedy was a training exercise to prepare them for the worst case scenarios. Interestingly, Sgt. 1st Class Miguel Valdivia had assumed this whole event was all a drill, until he had been shot three times. He confessed to the court: “when I saw my own blood, then I realized it was real.” (Associated Press) After that, he was asked in regards to Hasan and if he initially told investigators that he had a blank expression on his face. This could have meant that he was not mentally there. Afterwards, Valdivia confirmed that, “the shooter’s expression was similar to how a drill sergeant looked at me at boot camp.” (Associated Press) As a result, the accused Army psychiatrist, paralyzed from the chest down after being shot, still resides in jail. An investigating officer of the case, Col. James L. Pohl, will be suggesting whether or not Hasan must go to trial. Ultimately, the commanding general will make the drastic choice of deciding if Hasan deserves the death penalty
Animal Awareness Tip
Lemurs (lemur catta) The Ring-tailed Lemurs live primarily in Madagascar, which is an island located southeast of Africa. They are notable for their vivid striped tails that contain a black and white coloration. These tails are only used for balance, communication, and group cohesion. The rest of their body is covered in grey, while their faces are completely white with dark black fur encircling their eyes. They are omnivorous and also the most terrestrial of their other close relatives. They are classified as diurnal primates, meaning that they are mostly active during the daytime. The lemur may range in size from 39cm to 46cm long and can weigh between five to seven pounds. They are equipped with teeth that resemble a comb for grooming, and they also
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contain a toilet-claw for raking fur that is unreachable by the tooth-comb. Lemurs spend much of their time, about thirtythree percent, on the ground and the rest of their time in trees. A group of Lemurs make up a troop and consist of an average of 15
such as birds and chameleons. Fifty percent of their diet, however, includes fruits and leaves of the tamarind tree. Ring-tailed lemurs are polygamous, and their breeding season runs from mid-April to midMay. After mating, typically a female will birth one to two offspring during the month of September to October. Offspring will latch onto the mothers’ chest for the first one to two weeks. lemurs, with the highest Then they will relocate number of members be- themselves onto their ing 30. Within their habi- mothers’ backs. After two tat, their natural preda- months of drinking their tors include the Fossa, mothers’ milk, they will Harrier-Hawk, Madagas- commence to eating solid car Buzzard, and Ground food. Sexual maturity is Boa. They are considered reached between two and opportunistic omnivores, a half and three years. because they eat anything These animals can also including fruits, leaves, live up to 19 years or up decayed wood, soil like to 27 years in captivity. substances, insects, spiders, and small vertebrates
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ing a job, internships now are harder to come by and ––––––––––––––––––––– ––––––––––––––––––––– sometimes do not result in employment opportuniIn high school, colties afterwards. All these Where’s my editolege was the next big step things make the real world rial you ask? Why, it’s in our lives. Now that we slightly more unappealing. disappeared are all in college, our next Do I really have to go? and I can’t big step seems more like Because jobs and inseem to find a great big fall into a bot- ternships have been cut tomless pit: a slightly more down and are becoming it anywhere. stressful situation. This more competitive, students Don’t worry bottomless pit is better though, I’m known as the real world: a on the case scary place with no lights and monsters around every and I’m sure corner. The idea is a dauntI’ll be able ing one, especially with to find it by, the weight of finding a oh, I don’t job on our shoulders. The know, November 3rd. sad reality is that many graduates have yet to find a job that even remotely resembles their major one year out of college. What’s even scarier is that loans need to start being paid off a short six months after graduation. Students who manage a job, their school work, and extracurricular activities know now how hard need to prepare themselves it can be to make sure for what is to come. The everything gets done and real world is a competition that responsibilities are and it will be every man managed. Sometimes it or woman for him/herself. really does come down to That being said, it is safe prioritizing. Others know to say that students should how hard it can be to ac- take the time they have tually find a job while in here to make sure that school or even during the they present themselves summer. Jobs that were to future opportunities and once open to teenagers employers as best as posare being given to adults sible, because one degree who have lost their jobs. short of best can cost you Times are changing, and a job. With all of the rethey are changing quick- sources here on campus, ly. Students trying to find there should be no reason acceptable internships students can’t be as precan tell you how hard it pared as they can be for really is, especially for the future. Career services some majors with particu- offers a variety of services larly picky requirements. to students, including reBecause of budget cuts, sume help, internship help, students are finding that and classes on interviewinternship programs are ing tips and techniques. If the first programs to go. anyone is not too confident Once the gateway to find- in going to an interview or in writing a resume, the people in Career Services are more than willing to help. Please go visit them! However, the one maHello! My name is Mignon Bissonnette, and I am a full time gradu- jor key element that I feel
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ate student in the Industrial Organizational Psychology program here at UNH. I am originally from Palm Beach, Florida but moved to Massachusetts in order to complete my undergraduate degree in Psychology. I am in my third trimester here at UNH and have worked in Career Services since January of 2009. This is a spectacular office to work for and has been a great learning experience for my future career in the I/O field. I assist Kathy Forkin (Director of Career Services) with working on student resumes, cover letters, personal statements for graduate school, and mock interviews. I also facilitate the UNH workshops that are taught every semester, including resume writing, cover letter and other correspondence, the art of interviewing, pro and cons of technology, and networking etiquette. This year, I will also be presenting two new workshops for International students and Graduate students. I take great pride in helping students, faculty, and alumni with their career needs. I hope that I can assist even more students this academic year. Please stop by Career Services located in Kaplan 210 Office 4 to say hello!
many people need to work on is the level of professionalism that we portray in various situations. I see the lack of professionalism throughout this campus sometimes. It’s something that has to be addressed, especially if people want to succeed after college. A majority of the time, the lack of professionalism comes into play at meetings held on campus. Professionalism is something that students, and even some teachers, should not put off learning. Take this time, and the useful tips below, to better yourselves as professionals. Also, use classes and club meetings as prime locations to practice. Excellence is the driving force of professionals. They live to excel at what they do and do it in the best possible way. They put in their maximum efforts in getting the task done, without holding back. For students, this means give everything your best effort. Don’t do anything haphazardly, just because you feel someone else will pick up your slack. Whether you are on the e-board of a club or just a general member, be as involved as you can be. Make the effort to succeed, because excellence will only happen if you strive for it. Professionals take their job very seriously, follow disciplined routines, and take pride in their work. The seriousness is reflected through their punctuality and sincerity at work. They believe in maintaining the quality of their work. Students take everything seriously, especially classes. You pay for each class you take and wasting a class is like wasting mon-
ey. Part of taking something seriously is arriving on time for things. Punctuality is an important skill to try to master. Always remember the following. If you’re early, you’re on time. If you’re on time, you’re late. If you’re late, why bother coming at all. Apply this to your classes, meetings, and every scheduled event; it shows your dedication to things. Lastly, professionalism deals a great deal with how you speak to other people. Many times, people break professionalism when something has upset them, or they feel the need to complain about something. Attitudes start flying and tones are usually anything from pleasant. Add in the sarcasm, and you will find yourself in a recipe for disaster. Respect seems to fly out the window in situations like these. Always remember to keep your cool, be respectful, and say what you need to say in a calm, collective way. No side gets heard if both sides are firing at each other at the same time. Always remember, if someone even suspects a hint of attitude, your chances of getting through are close to zero. Be respectful to people managing clubs, meetings, activities, and classes. Give as much respect as you can, because in the end, you end up gaining so much back. To those of you graduating this spring, all I can say is good luck. It’s not an easy world to navigate. When some people fall, they hit the ground hard. However, there’s no reason to not build your parachute while you’re here. That way you can lessen the impact. Take the time you have left to fix things that need fixing. To those who have more time, use it!
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“I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure, which is: try to please everybody.”
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Homecoming was a rousing success, especially since we won our A favor is a favor people. I think people need to get over the fact that second Homecoming in a row. they want everything to go their way. I don’t know if you guys have ever had this happen to you, but lately it seems people will beg for a favor So as much as I enjoy the theatre department’s productions no mat- and then complain about how you do it or that you’re not doing it as ter what they are, sometimes they tend to be rather obscure or unfa- fast as they want you too. It’s a favor, which means we didn’t have to do miliar to the student body. Thank goodness they are putting on Rent, a it in the first place. Everyone needs to stop being so whinny. musical everybody seems to be pretty familiar with. Well there was another great event put on by NAACP: a DJ battle composing of 6 different DJs. However, the downside to this would be that I’m tired of fights breaking out in the German club. Listen people, there is no reason to get into a fight at a party. It ruins it for everyone else.
The Battery Charge So I want to give a big shout out to the football team for doing such an awesome job at the game on Saturday. But an even bigger shout out has to go to the student body as a whole for all the school spirit up at North Campus. From the floats to the Blueout Blowout zones and to the great performances during the half-time show it was really a Homecoming to remember, so kudos once more.
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Theresa is a junior from South Plainfield, New Jersey. She is a forensic science and chemistry major. Theresa Chris is a Legal Studies major with a public affairs is currently an active member of the EMS club and the concentration. He is from Manchester, Connecticut. He XE club. She is also one of the founders of the Field is the treasurer of both Sigma Alpha Epsilon and the Hockey club, which is new to campus. She is currently Legal Society. When Chris is not working at J.Crew or working on recruiting and fundraising for the club. So, a law firm in New Haven, he enjoys kicking back and if you’re interested in Field Hockey you should contact listening to the Dave Matthews Band. Theresa for more information!
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The Auburn Tigers continue their dominance in the SEC Conference (8-0 over-all and 5-0 Southeastern Conference). They took advantage of a LSU defense on a huge play by Onterio McCalebb as he sprinted for a 70 yard touchdown, with 5:05 left in the fourth quarter for the go ahead score. Auburn survived against the LSU defense with a 24-17 victory at Jordan-Hare Stadium with 87,451 people
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in attendance at Auburn, Alabama last week. Junior quarterback, Cam Newton, put on record breaking performances by rushing for a career high with 217 yards, two touchdowns on 28 carries, giving him a total of 1,077 rushing yards, the most in Auburn University history. The record was held by Jimmy Sidle with 1,066 rushing yards in 1963. The host Tigers had a golden opportunity to be the fifth straight SEC team to produce another national champion. Sidle also topped Heisman Tro-
phy winner Pat Sullivan’s 40-year-old school mark of 26 touchdowns rushing and passing in a season. “Going into this game, we knew it was the No.1 offense vs. the No.1 defense: the clash of the titans,” said Newton, according to ESPN.com. Newton has run for more yards than any other SEC quarterback. “There was licks I was taking from different people left and right. We knew that was going to be the case during the game.” Les Miles, LSU Tigers Head Coach, likes to stir up weird plays. However,
the Tigers were unsure about what they wanted to do on a critical play. Jarrett Lee, the quarterback for LSU, tried to scramble for the first down, but he was stopped short by Neiko Thorpe. LSU went to 7-1 on the season and 4-1 in the SEC Conference. “The decision was not close at all,” said Miles according to ESPN.com. “I just wanted to make sure we had the right call. I just felt like the way we were controlling the ball on the ground and the chance of mishandling the punt…” Both of these teams were
living on the edge as the game went down to the wire. “Obviously, this was a great, great game,” said Auburn coach Gene Chizik, according to ESPN.com. “It came down to the end and somehow or other our team found a way to win it.” Cam Newton, in the contest, was 10 for 16, with 86 yards passing and 28 carries. He had two touchdowns for 217 total yards. Newton had a total of 1,364 yards and 13 touchdowns, a quarterback rating of 172.08. This makes a statement also in
the Heisman Trophy race with other quarterbacks such as Kellen Moore, Denard Robinson, and Terrell Pryor also having great years of their own. Auburn Tigers can certainly run the table to an undefeated season if they can shift the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Friday November 26. It will be the showdown of Alabama’s two finest football teams which will square off later on in the regular season.
for Southern Connecticut State University during her collegiate career. She is currently the assistant coach for the cross country and track team here at UNH and is excited to take on being the coach of the UNH Field Hockey Club Team. Practices have begun this semester at the Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium as well as in the Beckerman Recreation Center on the Mac Court. Practices will continue over the winter. If you have any questions or want to be added to the club email list, please email wclubfieldhockey@ newhaven.edu.
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won the event with a final score of 21, followed by Sacred Heart (93), New Haven (104), Providence (104), Stony Brook (111), Quinnipiac (124), Farleigh Dickinson (181) and Assumption College (210). Samuel Montclair led the way for the Chargers as he completed the event with a time of 15:50, good enough for 18th place. Matthew Dunham followed closely behind Montclair, crossing the finish line with a mark of
15:59. Timothy Nohelty (16:08), Ryan Freitas (16:16) and Patrick Leach (16:36) rounded out the top five for the team. The women’s team captured seventh place in the nine-team run. UCONN took first place with a score of 50 points, followed by Quinnipiac (63), Providence (70), CCSU (86), Stony Brook (121), Farleigh Dickinson (184), UNH (185), SCSU (218) and Assumption (229). Dominique Stasulli led
the Chargers with a time of 10:56 on the afternoon. Lauren DiMitruck (11:09), Tania Bernardino (11:31), Bridget Faria (11:42) and Shannon Gagne (13:17) rounded out the top five for New Haven. The Chargers return to action on November, 7 with the 2010 Northeast-10 Conference Cross Country Championships in North Easton, Mass.
game scoreless through ––––––––––––––––––––– 74-minutes and 24-seconds, the Chargers led OLD WESTBURY, the game get away in the N.Y. - The University of matter of just a few secNew Haven men's soccer onds. The Bears scored team lost 2-0 Thursday at 74:24 off a cross and a afternoon at New York shot from 18-yards out to Institute of Technology in take a 1-0 lead. The Bears a non-conference match. then scored their second The Chargers fall to 5-9- goal just 13-seconds later 1 on the season, while when Maciek Serafin beat N.Y.I.T. improves to 7-6- UNH goalkeeper Jona1. than Creem (Naugatuck,
For the remaining 89 minutes the Chargers and N.Y.I.T. played a very evenly-match game. Both teams tallied 10 shots and one save. The Chargers attempted seven corners kicks, while the Bears took three. N.Y.I.T. was called for 13 fouls, while the Chargers recorded seven. Matt Sarrazin (Meriden, Conn.) and Austin Coleman (North Haven,
gers with two shots, while Nick Pezzente (Old Saybrook, Conn.) and Joe Pires (Shelton, Conn.) each tallied one shot-ongoal. The Chargers return to action on Sunday, October 24 when they host St. Michael's College in a NE-10 game at Kayo Field. Game time is set for 11 a.m.
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Coming back from the underground, UNH field hockey is making its way back on campus, and we are currently looking for girls interested in playing for the team. No experience is necessary. Come out, meet new friends, and have a good time. An informational meeting will be scheduled soon for anyone interested in joining. This year the club is off to a great start under the direction of its new coach, Coach Shaunnaya Williams. Coach Williams played field hockey
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WEST HAVEN, Conn. – The University of New Haven men’s and women’s cross teams competed in the Central Connecticut State University Mini Meet on Friday afternoon in New Britain, Conn. The men’s team collected 104 points on the day, placing them in a two-way tie with Providence College for third place. CCSU
Men's Soccer Falls 2-0 in Non-Conference Match Conn.) each led the CharDespite holding the Conn.).
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Yankees start offseason by firing pitching coach
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NEW YORK (AP)— The Yankees started a busy offseason Monday, but not with new contracts for manager Joe Girardi or aging icons Derek Jeter(notes) and Mariano Rivera(notes). Those marquee moves should happen soon enough. No, the first order of business in the Bronx was to fire pitching coach Dave Eiland on general manager Brian Cashman’s first day at the office after a disappointing loss to the Texas Rangers in the American League championship series. Cashman said the reason for letting Eiland go after his third year on the job was private, but insisted it had nothing to do with the Yankees’ poor performance in the ALCS—New York had a
6.58 ERA in the series. Eiland guided a staff with five pitchers who had at least 10 wins this season. The bullpen had a 3.47 ERA, third-lowest in the AL. But he was away from the team for almost all of June for an undisclosed personal matter. Bullpen coach Mike Harkey filled in for Eiland when he was away. “He’s a terrific pitching coach. He should have no trouble getting a job,” Cashman said. “He knows what he’s doing, but as we move forward we’re making a change.” Eiland started his playing career with the Yankees and just completed his eighth season as a coach in the organization. “There is little doubt the impact he had on a great number of pitchers during his tenure,” Girardi said in a statement. “He was a passionate and knowledgeable pitching coach
on the major league level, and he played a valuable role in our team’s achievements in recent years.” Eiland’s dismissal came on the same day Boston Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell was hired as manager of the Toronto Blue Jays. Thoughts about a new pitching coach—and the status of the rest of the coaching staff—will have to wait until the manager is re-signed. Cashman will meet with Girardi’s agent on Tuesday for what he hopes will be a quick process to bring the manager back after his $7.8 million, three-year contract expires on Halloween. Both sides have expressed a desire to continue the relationship. Girardi is 287-199 with New York, winning the 2009 World Series title after the Yankees missed the playoffs in ’08, his See FIRING page 13
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Velasquez Rocks Lesnar in First Round Claiming UFC Title
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Undefeated Cain Velasquez made Brock Lesnar just another one of his victim as he mauled him in the first round via a TKO punch, his eighth overall, at four minutes and 12 seconds by the stoppage of referee Herb Dean. This turned the main event into a one sided bout, and Velasquez claimed the most prestigious prize for the first time in his illustrious career at the Honda Center in Anaheim California last week: the UFC By ANDY BEARDSLEY
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. The University of New Haven women’s soccer team dropped a Northeast-10 Conference match at Le Moyne College 4-3 Tuesday afternoon. The Chargers fall to 7-7-2 overall and 5-6-2 in the NE-10 with the loss, while the Dolphins improve to 6-6-2 overall and 4-6-2 in conference play.
completely shifted as Lesnar, battered, bruised, fatigued, and bloody, went tumbling down by rolling backwards to the end of the cage. Trying to get up, but he was taken down by the quick strikes of Velasquez. Lesnar was disappointed by losing his title in a short fashion. However, he stayed positive after the match concluded. “I expected nothing less from him; he’s a great fighter,” Lesnar said according to Yahoo Sports. “Congratulations, Cain,” Lesnar said after the fight ended. “I had a good training camp.
What can I say? He was better than me tonight.” Velasquez is no small man; he’s six foot two and weighed 245 pounds at Friday night’s weigh in. Lesnar weighed in at 264 pounds and a height of six feet, three inches tall. The speed of Velasquez made all the difference as he timed Lesnar’s punches and knees. When Lesnar fell to the ground, it was now or never for Velasquez, and he made history by knocking out the biggest sports star in the UFC. “He looked incredible tonight,” said UFC President
Dana White, according to Yahoo Sports. “The guy (Velasquez) gets better every time he fights. He’s incredibly well-rounded.” Dana White had more to add about the bout. “I think he answered all the questions tonight,” he said. “Brock came out like a bull man. He (Lesnar) went after him and hit with some big shots and a flying knee. I didn’t think this fight was going to five rounds. Especially, the pace these guys were fighting at.” It’s a new era in the UFC: the Velasquez era.
By staying undefeated with a 9-0 fight record, he added the most impressive accomplishment on his resume: the UFC championship. Lesnar was bested by the bigger dog. The UFC Heavyweight Division just got a whole lot more interesting as Cain Velasquez is going to be around for a while. Perhaps these two warriors could square off in a possible rematch for the gold.
ute. The Dolphins’ Christie Morano scored her 11th of the season over Kim Taylor (Patchogue, N.Y.) left shoulder from 15 yards out. Ten minutes later New Haven’s Shannon Morales (Bloomfield, Conn.) evened the score once again with a shot that landed in the top center of the Le Moyne net from 8-yards out. Each team added shots Despite being tied 2-2 in the following minutes at the break, the Chargers before Le Moyne took a had attempted three-times 2-1 lead in the 25th min- as many shots as the Dol-
phins (15-5). Le Moyne was the first to score in the second half as Gabriele Ariola netted the ball in the lower right corner off a pass from Morano. With that, Le Moyne took a 3-2 lead with just over 38 minutes left in regulation. The Chargers would even the score, for the third time of the game, 14 minutes later. Emily Buckley-Matura (Brooklyn, N.Y.) netted her sixth of the season just inside the right post off a
pass from Lucy Francisco (Lawrence, Mass.). One-minute later, Le Moyne took the lead back with Morano’s second goal of the game. She scored off a rebound of a shot by Caitlin O’Rourke. The Chargers tallied three more chances in the closing minutes, but they could not capitalize to once again tie the game. Francisco led the team with seven shots, including three shots-on-goal. Dawson and Monica Yanez
(West Haven, Conn.) each recorded three shots. The Chargers have two games remaining on their regular season schedule; both will be played at home. This Sunday the Chargers will host homecoming and senior day at Kayo Field against St. Michael’s College. Kickoff is set for 1:30 p.m. New Haven hosts Adelphi University in its final game of the 2010 regular season on Wednesday, October 27.
kees three times in the last two postseasons. “I’m sure we’ll definitely look at the freeagent market pitchers and make some evaluations,” Girardi said, trying to contain some laughter. “I have to be careful about what I say about free agents at this point.” Despite winning 95 games and leading the majors in scoring, the Yankees sputtered into the postseason, going 29-30 from Aug. 1 on. One issue that money will not be able to solve, however, is how to deal with the aging stars. The Yankees will most certainly re-sign Jeter, Rivera and Andy
Pettitte(notes)—if he wants to return. Alex Rodriguez(notes) is signed until his 40s, and 39-year-old catcher Jorge Posada(notes) has a year left on his contract. Other than Rivera, who turns 41 on Nov. 29, they all showed signs of slowing. Jeter is coming off a season in which he hit a career low .270 and turned 36. Pettitte, Posada and ARod missed time with injuries—Girardi said Monday that the 38-year-old Pettitte didn’t start Game 2 in the ALCS because he hurt his back in his division series start against Minnesota and needed more time to rest.
“It’s something that when I took this job that I knew that I’d have to deal with down the road,” Girardi said. “I think our players can do it, but maybe not quite at the same pace they did when they were 25 years old.” Still, they’re wanted back, even if Posada, Jeter and Rodriguez have to begin to deal with diminished playing time. Girardi said he hadn’t thought about dropping Jeter in the batting order because Jeter hit .334 in 2009 and can still produce. Cashman agreed, saying “there’s still some game left in that guy.”
Heavyweight Championship “It was a sweet feeling,” Velasquez said, according to Yahoo Sports. “All the work I put in was for that moment. I pictured it playing out that way. It was the best ending I could think of as far as the whole story.” Lesnar roared out of the corner to begin the fight using all of his energy by delivering devastating punches and high knees in Velasquez’s face. Velasquez took all of Lesnar’s punishment as if it didn’t have any effect on him. The momentum
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The Chargers opened scoring in the 11th minute when Holly Dawson (Banffshire, Scotland) scored her fifth goal of the season off a left-footed shot from 16-yards out. She gave the Chargers a 1-0 lead until the 19:09 mark when the Dolphins scored off a penalty kick to even the score at 1-1.
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first season as Joe Torre’s replacement, for the first time since 1993. “I love being here. I’ve love working here,” Girardi said. “I want to be back. I hope it gets done quickly.” That would give him more time to work on some pressing issues before the start of spring training. Girardi and Cashman each stressed pitching as an offseason priority, but neither mentioned the most coveted free-agentto-be, Cliff Lee(notes), who has beaten the Yan-
Women’s Volleyball Continues NE-10 Win Streak, Defeated Merrimack
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. - The University of New Haven women’s volleyball team defeated Merrimack College 3-2 (25-20, 25-20, 23-25, 2125, 15-13) Saturday afternoon in a closely contested Northeast-10 Conference match in Mass. With the win the Chargers improve to 16-2 overall and remain unblemished in the NE10 with a 9-0 record. The Warriors fall to 5-12 overall and 4-5 in conference play. The Chargers used fourpoint rallies in the first and second set to take control of Saturday’s match early. In the opening set, UNH was up 8-7 and then went on a five point run to take a 13-7 lead. They carried the lead throughout the set and eventually Sara Malmlov connected on a set-winning kill to give the Chargers a 25-10 win. Merrimack opened a lead early in the second set, but the Chargers rallied from 6-2
down to take an 8-6 lead. Later in the set the Chargers scored another three unanswered points to take a 22-17 lead. The teams exchanged points and the Chargers took a 2-0 lead in the match after a 25-20 victory in the second set. New Haven led throughout most of the third set as well. The Chargers led by as many as five points (1611), but the Warriors hung around, staying within three points for most of the set. The Chargers would gradually take a 22-18 lead off a Merrimack attack error, but from that point on, they scored just one point. Merrimack went on a 7-1 run to close the set and bring the match to within one set, 2-1. In the fourth set, Merrimack would lead for most of the set. The Warriors opened an early lead before the Chargers clsoed the gap and took a 16-12 lead midway through the set. Merrimack took control back at 19-18 and went on to score six of the set’s final nine points, evening
the match at two sets each. After playing point-forpoint to 3-3, the Chargers rattled off three straight points in the final set to take a 6-3 lead early. New Haven would carry the lead all the way until the final moments of the set when Merrimack tied the score at 13-13. After a UNH timeout, Keidy Candelaria and Elizabeth Akinbiyi both hammered kills and gave the Chargers a close 15-13 victory. Sara Malmlov led the team with 21 kills, while Candelaria added 16. Candelaria also hit .325 during the match and grabbed 25 digs. Malmlov added 13 digs for the double-double as well. Akinbiyi finished the match with 11 kills and six blocks, while Tymika Duncan finished with nine kills and nine blocks. The Chargers return to action on Wednesday, October 20 when they host American International College at Charger Gymnasium. Match time is set for 7 p.m.
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Crispy Gamer Review: Mafia II
By Alex Di Stasi
Empire Bay greets you at the main menu with a lovely cityscape, complete with a faux-Empire State Building. One of the first sights you see in “Mafia II” is city’s majestic skyline. As you play, those structures are always there, in the background. They seem to whisper, “You have stepped into a large world. Welcome and enjoy everything this universe has to offer you.” And you believe the mysterious voices. But there’s something strange going on, something offkilter. The skyscrapers, no matter where you are in the city, are always some distance away, always across a river or adjacent to the highway you happen to be on. It almost seems as though they aren’t buildings at all, but more like a mirage off in the distance, taunting you. This was my experience playing “Mafia II”: a game that really isn’t. Oh, sure, it has all the trappings of an OWTPAG (for those that aren’t cool enough to remember: Open World Third Person Action
Game), all the little bells and whistles like money and safe houses to sleep in and guns to load up on. Having played open world games since they were created, a part of me kept thinking, “OK, they’re still just establishing the characters and the plot. After this next mission, they have to let me save my game and screw around in this neat little 1940s New York.” “Mafia II” made me feel like I was inconveniencing the game by playing it. Let me explain. Once I got through the intro movie detailing my entire life up until my 20s, I was thrown into World War II-ravaged Italy. I must credit developer 2K Czech for the best use of the WW2 setting I’ve seen in a game: as a tutorial. I was taught how to take cover, aim, etc. Wonderful, so far so good. I finally got back home to Empire Bay to begin my life of crime. My first night home, I’m forced to stay at my mom and sister’s apartment. “This is great,” I thought, “they are making me sleep in my ‘little boy’
bed so that when I finally choose to buy my mansion at the end of the game, it will feel all the sweeter!” Of course, immediately after that, my best friend Joe let me crash on his couch. Ok cool, they were still just stringing me along. I ran a few missions for the lowertier mafia thugs that Joe knew. I started to notice that everything important was happening in cutscenes. In fact, the only real input I seemed to have was in driving from one cutscene to the next. Sometimes there was a chaotic gun battle thrown in for good measure, but everything seem so staged. Nothing was exciting or spur of the moment. Not that I could really react all that well if something unexpected did happen. The controls, both vehicular and on foot, were sluggish and unresponsive. The geometry of
the world, while authentically designed and very pretty, was always restricting movement, another sign that the game almost groaned in lethargy from the effort of having me play it. There is literally no manual save function in
“Mafia II.” The only way your progress ever, ever, gets saved is by completing the next story mission. On more than one occasion (it took me a few times to learn), I grabbed my favorite car out of the garage, drove it to an auto mechanic across the city, upgraded its engine, painted it fire engine red, changed the rims to a shiny chrome, and even customized the
license plate. I then carefully (so as not to scratch the new paint job) drove it back to my garage, again across the city, and parked it. I was proud of that gem sitting in storage. Stealing some shabbier car, I drove to my next mission where, after 10 more minutes of movie followed by another 10 minutes of walking through action-less environments, I was killed when a gun battle finally started. The crushing problem was, I had not yet hit one of the infrequently designated checkpoint saves. Not only did I have to start the mission over, but everything I had done since the end of the last mission was gone. No fancy car, no nice paint job and no chrome rims! The problem is that “Mafia II” is not a game, not in the common understanding of the word. It’s a movie that, like a cautious father, lets you sit in the driver’s seat of his beloved sports car and make “vroom, vroom” sounds
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ebullient reaction to the company’s third-quarter results. The report was highlighted by the addition of 1.9 million subscribers and a projected gain of at least 2.1 million more customers by year’s end. Netflix’s growth is being propelled by the rising popularity of streaming video over high-speed Internet connections, but that option wasn’t available to many of its nearly 17 million shareholders for several hours Thurs-
day, based on complaints posted on people’s Twitter accounts. Netflix acknowledged the trouble in its own Twitter post at about 4:30 p.m. ET, but didn’t explain what the problem was or when the service would be available again. In an update posted at about 7:15 p.m. ET, the company said video streaming was working again on most devices, but warned some people still might have difficulty getting on the website.
Other popular Internet sites, such as Facebook, Twitter and various Webbased e-mail services, also periodically break down, but those are all free. In contrast, Netflix subscribers pay an average of $12 per month for packages that include DVD-by-mail rentals and Internet video streaming. The outage’s timing was especially embarrassing for Netflix. It occurred the day after Netflix CEO Reed Hastings predicted
that subscribers will soon be watching more hours of video on the Internet than on DVDs, which the company delivers by mail. Netflix has been investing heavily in licensing rights to add more video to its streaming library because it wants its subscribers to use that option more frequently to lower its postage costs and eventually boost its earnings even higher. In the JulySeptember period, Netflix spent $115 million on
from Atlanta. T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris Jr., was on supervised release after serving 10 months in prison for federal weapons charges when he was arrested Sept. 1. A Georgia judge earlier this month sentenced him to another 11 months in prison for breaking his federal parole with the latest arrest. As a condition of his release earlier this year, Harris was ordered not to
commit another federal, state or local crime while on supervised release, or to illegally possess a controlled substance. He was also told to take at least three drug tests after his release and to participate in a drug and alco-
hol treatment program. The deputy district attorney in LA who rejected the case cited the sentence and the small amount of drugs found as reasons drug charges aren't being pursued. "The Los
Angeles District Attorney's Office's decision to reject TI's case was the right thing to do under the circumstances," Harris' attorney, Steve Sadow, wrote in an e-mail. He commended the office for "exercising its discretion to reject prosecution in light of the legal and factual issues involved." The Grammy Awardwinning rapper is expected to begin his prison term on Nov. 1.
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and turn the wheel, but you don’t ever actually get to drive. One area where 2K Czech earns high marks is ambiance. They absolutely nailed a perfect microcosm of 1940-1950’ New York (or at least, how I imagine it). The clothes, the cars, the buildings, the grit and grime, the music - everything, except the gameplay of course, begs you to toss your fedora on the hat rack, put your feet up, and settled into this world. But just like the mirage skyscrapers, the atmosphere only serves to taunt you while you wish for a deeper experience. By the way, do not, under any circumstances, buy the “made man” edition for $10 extra. Two cars and two outfits in a “game” like this are not worth your money. For the latest information about videogames, visit http://www.crispygamer.com
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video streaming rights, an 11-fold increase from the same time last year. Thursday’s outage could be an indication that Netflix will have to invest more in its data centers and other technology to ensure the streaming option remains available as subscribers try to use it more frequently. Netflix’s streaming service has become so popular that it is now the largest source of U.S. Internet See NETFLIX page 15
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Dave’s Music Report The Death of the One Hit Wonder
Throughout the history of pop music, the one hit wonder has been one of its defining qualities. There have been countless songs that have grown to be so big that the performing artist or group was never able to match its success. It’s a pretty safe bet that most people know the “Macarena;” yet it’s pretty unlikely that anyone would be able to identify another song by Los Del Rio. Debbie Boone’s “You Light Up My Life” went on to become one of the absolute biggest hits of the 1970s, whether or not that was a good thing is an entirely different argument. Yet she famously failed to
even come close to scoring another chart-topper. Most one hit wonders follow a similar “loved today, laughed at tomorrow” cycle, (see “Disco Duck” and “Who Let The Dogs Out”) where for a period in time the song is so big that it becomes imbedded in pop culture so quickly that the artist or group never has a chance to keep their success going (see Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s “Relax” and the famous “Frankie Says Relax” t-shirt fad it sparked in the 1980s). These singular hits were such a common trend, in fact, that countless lists have been made attempting to com-
pile the 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of all-time. VH1 even had an entire series dedicated to them in addition to their own list. However, when digital downloads emerged as the most popular way of obtaining music, the decline in one hit wonders has been staggering. A coincidence? I think not. It’s not even really a question that many artists owe their success to digital downloads. Of course no-one can really say one way or the other whether or not an artist would have been successful if it weren’t for downloads, but the evidence is there to say that on the whole, the one hit
wonder is slowly being eliminated. Let’s just take Ke$ha, for example. For a long period of time (much too long, in fact,) “TiK ToK” was the biggest song in the country. The song was catchy, danceable, and had just enough one-liners to make the song an absolutely unmatchable smash. While Ke$ha hasn’t exactly released a song quite as big, three top-10 hits later no-one can call her a one hit wonder. The single’s follow up, “Blah, Blah, Blah” (a duet with 3OH!3) became an instant download hit when the album came out. In fact, the song was selling way before becoming a radio hit. I think
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one son, 9-year-old Rene pregnant, she confirmed Charles. But Dion had the news, only to learn that long wanted to have more the in vitro procedure was chilnot successdren, and, like ful. She had to w i t h her first issue a reversal child, weeks she had difficullater. I n ty bean incoming terview prege a r nant. lier this She has year, spoken openly D i o n said she about hoped h e r that by strugAN AP PHOTO publicly gles, undergoing several rounds sharing her struggle, she could help others. of in-vitro fertilization. Last year, after infor"If I help people through mation leaked that she was my voice, through my in-
terviews, through what I go through, I do not want to change that at all," she said. "I think it's making a difference." The boys came a month early. Dion was due to deliver next month, but earlier this week, it was announced that she was hospitalized as a precaution to make sure she was near her doctors as she prepared to give birth. Dion, a five-time Grammy winner who has sold tens of millions of albums, announced earlier this year that she would be returning to Las Vegas for a three-year run at Caesar's Palace. She had a hugely successful five-year run in Las Vegas that ended in 2007.
peak-time traffic, more than double the volume flowing from Google Inc.’s YouTube, Sandvine said. Few Netflix subscribers posting about Thursday’s outage seemed to be on the brink of canceling
reveling in the company’s soaring market value. Netflix shares surged $19.54, or nearly 13 percent, to close at $172.69. That’s more than three times what the company’s stock was worth at the end of last year.
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NEW YORK – Celine Dion has given birth to twin boys, finally realizing her dream of being a mother again after a long struggle to become pregnant. A statement released by St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., said that the 42-year-old superstar singer delivered the boys Saturday afternoon. One boy weighed 5 pounds, 10 ounces, while the other weighed 5 pounds, 4 ounces. No names have been announced. Dion and her husbandmanager, Rene Angelil, are already the parents of
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traffic during peak evening hours, according to Sandvine Inc., a Canadian company that supplies trafficmanagement equipment to Internet service providers. Streaming by Netflix subscribers accounted for about one-fifth of that
their accounts, although some customers were clearly agitated about not being able to watch what they wanted. One customer even wondered if Netflix didn’t fix the problem more quickly because its employees were too busy
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it’s safe to say that it became one, because it was a download hit first. This is the trend that’s happening all over. Enough interest is created in one song that people are more than willing to spend about a dollar to check out its follow-up, and thus a second-hit born. However, the definition of “one hit wonder” is so loose that it may not be all that dead after all. Widely considered one of the biggest O.H.W’s of all time, Vanilla Ice’s “Ice Ice Baby,” was hardly one at all considering he had another top-5 single shortly after. The song was so big that regardless of any other hit Vanilla Ice re-
leased, nothing could top or match it, though. In addition, artists such as a-ha, famous for “Take On Me,” and Soft Cell, known for “Tainted Love,” only managed one hit in the US, but had many over-seas. So maybe these exceptions still apply. Maybe, despite Ke$ha’s recent run of hits, the only one that will be even remotely remembered 10 years from now will be “TiK ToK.” Maybe the same will apply to all of these artists who are granted a second (or third, etc.) hit thanks to digital downloads. This is truly one of those things where only time can tell!
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