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Volume 95, Issue 5 | October 2, 2013 | West Haven, CT

New Campus Police Officer The Seton Art and Police Dog Hired Garden

By ELISSA SANCI

OPINION EDITOR ESANC2@NEWHAVEN.EDU

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CAMPUS The first RSO Presidents Roundtable allowed for an open discussion that brought forth the growing needs of each organization.

SEE PAGE 2 The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution requiring Syria to surrender and destroy its arsenal of chemical weapons by mid2014. Read more.

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SPORTS Chris Schnabel interviews this week’s Athletes of the Week, Ronnie Nelson and Amber Simms.

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OPINION What does it mean to act a certain ethnicity? Students describe how ethnicities are perceived through the eyes of others.

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Should smoking still be allowed on college campuses?

Editor-in-Chief Liana Teixeira weighs.

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She’s all over campus; she’s cute, she’s friendly, and she loves to be around people. You can find her walking around campus, and, if you don’t approach her first, she’ll probably come to you.

She’s Nia, Officer Jodi Novella’s police dog.

Officer Novella was hired at the University of New Haven July 1, 2013 to be a part of the Campus Police Department as a part time officer. Novella and her yellow Labrador retriever, Nia, recently retired from the New Haven Police Department in June 2013, where Novella had been an officer for 15 years, spending the last five with Nia. Originally, Nia trained to become a guide dog for Guiding Eyes for the blind, but, because of constant ear infections, wasn’t fit for the job. However, the Connecticut State Police K-9 Unit works closely with Guiding Eyes, taking the dogs that don’t complete the program.

Nia was put through a pilot program and found her niche with narcotics. She was then bought by the Connecticut State Police narcotics department and began her training as a police dog.

“Many people have the misconception that all police dogs are vicious and mean,” Novella said.

“I’m here with Nia to teach the students that not all police dogs are trained for the same purposes.”

The UNH Campus Police Department hired Nia for educational purposes, with the intent of teaching students interested in Criminal Justice about police dogs and K-9 units.

“UNH is known for Criminal Justice and it’s nice for students to get hands on learning experiences with a police dog,” Novella said.

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By PATRICIA OPREA

STAFF WRITER POPRE1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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exactly what I expected of them…. thanks!!!

What really surprised me was the huge influx of students who came by, called, texted me, emailed asking if we needed help. There was the usual cast of characters; you know the ones I would expect. I was shocked at how fast word got out that Shelissa was going into surgery and we needed help. We had students that I had never seen before offering assistance.

“GregO, whatever you need,” and “I can be there at 6 a.m.” and “What can I do?” were some of the many statements we heard. I was

Upon entering the Seton Art Gallery, students’ feet touch an unusually soft surface. A bed of real grass replaced the linoleum floor.

Its scent permeates the air as guests walk deeper into the exhibit, until they are surrounded by the smell of grass and distant sounds of nature. There are sounds of rushing water and crickets coming from an unknown source, and a voice narrating, “Even though I feel overwhelmed, I choose to love and accept myself.”

While one might expect to find the source of the narrator as the exhibit continues and guests are ushered to turn right around the corner, a luminescent structure appears instead. A small lit-up corridor led them to an enclosure.

The three walls of the enclosure were painted like trees and have six little shelves set inward, two mushrooms displayed in each. The mushrooms have a tinge of golden dust, while the scene mimics one from a fairytale.

After guests turn two more corners, they come upon another lit structure, in which a video is projected. There is a combination of short videos of nature, and the human world, of construction, shopping, cars, the television news, and advertisements.

Random voices speak throughout the meshing of videos, while no visible plot is present. This exhibit aims to draw awareness between the relationship of the natural and manmade worlds.

The elaborate process, that is now a living art exhibit entitled Constructed Ecology, began in July. SAG’s director, Laura Marsh, invited two artists, Michael Galvin and Kyle Skar, to be artists in residence. This means that they would stay, react, and work in the space for two months. Both Galvin and Skar live and work in New Haven, and have done a similar smaller scale project for Citywide open studios. Marsh wanted to see how they could react to the Seton Art Gallery, and what they would create within the space.

In mid-July, the artists-in-residence began their work, assembling their architecture, including the various structures, lighting, the mushrooms, and the grass. Masonite was added so roots wouldn’t take over the floor. Afterwards, the featured artists, Lisa Amadeo, Nicki Chavoya and Gary Velush, who have collaborated before on music videos and independent art videos, put together their video and sound parts.

However, the construction took longer than expected; the exhibit’s opening had to be pushed back one week. To stay fresh, the grass only got put in two days before

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“It’s a subject not many people are familiar with, and even students who aren’t CJ majors have asked to sit in on my presentations.”

Novella has been working on a presentation with the Bethel Residential Assistant staff over the past few weeks. Novella’s presentation, the first of which was Tuesday, Oct. 1, consists of a PowerPoint that covers the different types of K-9 police dogs, the training that both the dogs and K-9 handlers go through, and some of the larger cases Novella and Nia took on during their time with the New Haven

Police Department.

Novella said she’s willing to give her presentations to anyone who asks her to present; she said she’d go dorm to dorm and club to club, teaching those who are interested in learning about Nia and police dogs in general.

Although Nia is trained to detect narcotics, she is here for educational purposes first. However, as Novella said, she’s alert to narcotics even when she isn’t prompted to search. “It’s what she’s trained for,” she said. “That’s a part of her that can’t be turned off.”

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Why UNH Students are AMAZING A special “Thank You” to those who made Family Day possible

ENTERTAINMENT Fun. set Bridgeport on fire as they closed out their threemonth Some Nights tour.

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By GREG OVEREND

DIRECTOR OF STUDENT ACTIVITIES

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Its 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept.

28, and its Family Day on campus.

Now that the mad rush is over and all 1,300 people are checked in and off doing Family Day Activities, I now have time to sit at my computer in my office and write this article to tell you “Why UNH Students are AMAZING?” On Friday morning at 6 a.m. I received a call from Shelissa Newball, Assistant Director of Student Activities, who is responsible for

planning and implementing Family Day, saying she doesn’t feel well and would be in late. Now keep in mind its 6 a.m. on the day before Family Day. I was half asleep and told her to take care of herself and do what she needed to get better and that we would do what was needed for Family Day. At 8:30 a.m. she called and said she was going to the ER. I was like …uh oh….its Family Day tomorrow and Shelissa knows what’s happening.

My staff took over and started figuring everything out and making sure we had what we needed to make Family Day a success for our UNH families. They did

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The Second Annual UNH Musical Theater Cabaret

By ISAAK KIFLE

STAFF WRITER IKIFL1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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Last year, the University of New Haven theater department, under faculty member Heather Reba put on the first annual UNH Music Theater Cabaret, which consisted of performances

by UNH students from various plays and musicals.

While Reba, who had been the driving force behind the first Cabaret, has since left the university, a few students were determined to ensure that the event did not fade away as a result.

Two students, Tyler Prigionieri and Melissa Dechello, worked with the Student Committee of Programming Events and a cast of extremely talented students to put on UNH’s second Annual Music Theater Cabaret Friday, Sept.

27 in the Alumni Lounge, as the conclusion of SCOPE’s annual Music Week.

Like the previous year, the

Alumni Lounge was transformed in preparation for the event, with a stage overlooking an array of tables glowing by candlelight.

The doors to the Alumni Lounge opened shortly before 8 p.m., and soon after, the audience was treated to the show’s two MCs, who opened each performance with lines that had the audience laughing every time.

The performances themselves included selections from many well-known and timeless plays, some of which continued to have the audience in stiches, and others which successfully invoked the tragedy of the original performance. A few of the selections included the “Cell Block Tango,” and “When You’re Good to Mama,” from the play Chicago, “For Good” and “As Long as You’re Mine” from Wicked, “Sirens” from Jane Eyre, “Those Canaan Days” from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and “Make Him Mine” from the film Witches of Eastwick.

First RSO Presidents Roundtable

By JENN HARRINGTON

STAFF WRITER JHARR6@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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The Office of Student Activities hosted its first ever Recognized Student Association Presidents’ Roundtable on Friday, Sept.

27. The meeting allowed RSO Presidents to meet with Greg Overend, Director of Student Activities, and Zani Imetovski, Undergrad Student Government Association President, to discuss their needs and concerns for their respective organizations.

The setting was informal and allowed for an open discussion that brought forth the growing needs of each organization. Organizations in attendance included Scope, The Charger Bulletin, Greeks, Music Industry Club, Emergency Medical Services, and The American Chemical Society to name a few.

Presidents arrived eager to speak their minds and see which organizations shared the same concerns. OSA is increasingly enforcing campus policies, new and old, that have left several organizations in confusion.

EMS has undergone a makeover. All paperwork for registering events and booking rooms that was previously done through hard copies is now automated through the EMS system. Each orga-

nization was also required to complete a four-step re-registration process that included watching the RSO policy instruction video and answering a short quiz.

These two topics were the center of discussion that brought forth how organizations felt about which policies work and which don’t. Overend was also able to provide insight as to why policies are implemented and how they are chosen for the presidents to get a better idea on how the university works. Overend and Imetovski compiled notes on all discussion points.

Another positive outcome of the new roundtable discussion is networking among different RSOs. Each organization was encouraged to use each other for resources and support. It helped each organization to see who was dealing with similar issues and how they are handling the situations at hand.

RSOs are looking to the future, much like the university is doing. It was clear through discussion that students are eager to take an active role in the development of campus organizations and policy making. They want to have a say.

RSO President’s Roundtable is a monthly meeting for organizations to have their voice heard by OSA and administration.

In total, there were about twenty musical pieces and even a song during intermission, while the audience was treated to desert as well as their choice of coffee or tea, as the cast doubled as servers for the audience.

Cast members included Prigionieri as well as Chelsea Kopera, David Ransbottom, Amanda Ramores, Tyler Dillard, Jennifer Montesanto, Jesse Chen, Stephen Shepherd, Zach Fontanez, Garrett Plue, Helen Schneider, Levi Franlin, Abby Wuestneck, Amanda Sigan and Amanda Schumacher.

Lastly, John Lamb provided the piano accompaniment throughout the show.

After the finale, Prigionieri took a moment to thank SCOPE and everyone who attended, as well as encourage the audience to stay tuned for the third annual cabaret.

Given the incredible performances, there’s no doubt that the cabaret will continue to come back to UNH.

Violence Prevention and Intervention Center

By SAMANTHA HIGGINS

STAFF WRITER SHIGG2@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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The Violence Prevention and Intervention Center on the University of New Haven campus works with those both on the UNH campus and in the surrounding community towards their mission of eliminating violence on campus.

Their violence prevention fights sexual assault, intimate partner violence and stalking. This is an important part of UNH’s campus because it is a safe place for students to go if they need to talk about something that has occurred in an environment where they won’t feel judged or pressure and where resources are readily available to them.

Peer Educator Samantha Davignon said “We’ve tried to make a place that’s open and comfortable for students

in need.” The Violence Prevention and Intervention Center was an important addition to the UNH campus so that the dangers are not ignored and students can be made aware of them. UNH is taking the steps to make campus safer and have more resources available for those in need of them, so violence on campus can be prevented.

The center is staffed by Peer Educators that are regular undergraduate or graduate students at UNH. They have received a weeklong training course prior to returning to campus in preparation for being a resource for other students on campus. During this training they were taught how to give the Bystander training to the incoming freshman and transfer students, which focuses on educating the students on campus about sexual assault. The center also offers a women’s support group for primary and

secondary victims of sexual assault on Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and plans to have other events throughout the year.

The center is located on the lower level of Sheffield Hall next to the counseling center. Students are free to come and go as they please to talk to the Peer Educators during their walk-in Hours on Sundays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Tuesday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., and Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. to 10p.m.

Any student who comes to the center during those hours can speak to someone in private and can be sure it will stay confidential.

Students Thank Local Police Officers During a Luncheon

By RJAY IRONS

CONTRIBUTING WRITER AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSOCIATION: PSI OMEGA

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University of New Haven students in the American Criminal Justice Association: Psi Omega chapter held their 2nd Annual Police Appreciation Luncheon in response to a Facebook group Whole Truth Project’s event “National Tell A Police Officer ‘Thank You’ Day”. The event was held on Friday, September 20th on campus which included UNH’s own University of New Haven Police, West Haven Police, New Haven Police, Seymour Police, and Milford Police.

There were patrolmen, detectives, sergeants, and even an Assistant Chief in atten-

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dance with a combination of over 100 years of expertise and experience!

The purpose of this luncheon was to invite local law enforcement to interact with students in a nontraditional law enforcement way as well as to appreciate their hard work. Many times, law enforcement go unnoticed for their commitment, dedication, and service to the community. The Criminal Justice students at UNH thought it was time to show their appreciation.

Lunch was donated by local businesses to show their support and give thanks to law enforcement as well.

Ryan Irons, Senior at the University of New Haven and President of ACJA, who

put on this event for the 2nd year said, “We wanted to thank the police officers on behalf of the cities and towns but more specifically the students because the relationship between young adults and police officer’s sometimes creates misunderstandings and this was a great way to show them our appreciation.”

Besides the donated lunch that was provided, the students also provided each department attendee with a certificate of appreciation.

The Psi Omega Chapter of the American Criminal Justice Association (ACJA), better known as the Criminal Justice Club at University of New Haven. They cover a broad range of interests

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in the Criminal Justice field during meetings, events, and guest speakers they bring to campus. Their goal is to improve criminal justice through educational activities, promote professional, academic, and public awareness of criminal justice issues, and promote high standards of ethical conduct, professional training, and higher education within the criminal justice field.

For additional information, Contact: Ryan Irons, acja@ newhaven.edu, (401) 9190445.

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the opening. Senior intern Melissa McLaughlin described how she has to water the grass every day, twice a day, with a spray bottle, and that the grass suffered over the weekend the blinds were left open. The grass also has to be cut, unless people keep walking through, but Marsh is glad that people, who use the gallery as a shortcut, still pass through; they have no choice but to experience the

space.

Marsh also explained how the grass has caused some controversy around campus.

“I didn’t expect so many different types of reactions,” Marsh said. “Some people from the biology and art departments are very intrigued, whereas others feel challenged by it.”

The Art Exhibit’s staff is hoping that the grass will be allowed to stay until the exhibit closes on Oct. 26.

The Constructed Ecology exhibit is not only a visual exhibit, but one that plays with sound, touch, and smell to create an immersed experience for the viewer.

Traditional expectations of galleries are broken, as architecture and nature are meshed into one.

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A Withdrawal, Did Not Attend, Incomplete, or an “F” in a course is not considered completion, and the student will not receive credit. These marks are, however, still considered attempted credits even though the course was not completed and no letter grade was received. This falls under another branch of SAP, known as “Pace”.

In order to have good Pace, you NEED to earn at least 67% of the credits attempted during your ENTIRE COLLEGE CAREER INCLUDING TRANSFER CREDITS, SUMMER COURSES, INTERSESSION COURSES, ETC. For example, imagine that you are an exceptionally good first year student and decided to take 20 credits for the Fall semester and 20 credits for the Spring semester. This is a total of 40 attempted credits for the entire year. Part way through the semester you realized that the workload of all those courses is too much and you need to maintain a 4.0 cGPA (because you are such a great student!), so you decide to withdraw from a few of your courses so that you are now taking only 12 credits per semester. Therefore at the end of the year you still complete a total of 24 credits for the entire year. You might think that you are still in good SAP because you have earned the 24 credits required for each year and you have achieved a 4.0 cumulative GPA. However, this is not the case. You MUST remember that you attempted a total of 40 credits, but only earned 24 of those credits, which means that you have only earned 60% of your attempted credits. This puts you in bad Pace, which means you are also in bad SAP and will not receive any financial aid from the school. If you have withdrawn, failed or did not attend courses you should check the amount of credits earned versus the amount of credits attempted to make sure that you have earned at least 67% of your credits attempted.

-if you have attempted 2857 credits = cGPA of 1.85 or greater.

-if you have attempted 58 or more credits = cGPA of 2.0 or greater.

A student’s academic progress is reviewed at the end of each spring term. The Financial Aid Office will mail a letter to each student who fails to maintain the minimum academic progress standards detailing their deficiencies and the steps for reinstating their financial aid eligibility.

What if you won’t have the necessary cGPA and the right amount of credits by the end of the academic year in May? One thing you can do is enroll in a summer course to bring your grade up and/or earn the credits you need for good SAP. Prior to enrolling in the additional courses you should consult the Registrar’s office to ensure that the end result of taking that course will help you attain your SAP goals. Then you need to inform the Financial Aid Office that you believe you have reinstated your eligibility once your new grade posts. They will check up on all your information, and if you are in good SAP, you will be reconsidered for financial aid. (Note: You should try to reinstate your SAP as soon as possible. The longer you are ineligible the lower your resulting financial aid award might be due to depleted funding.) If you are interested in taking a course outside of the University of New Haven, you must first check with the Registrar’s Office. You should ask them if that the course you take will transfer and appear on your transcript in such a way as to help you achieve good SAP. For example, if you are taking a 3 credit course, make sure that the Registrar’s Office will put it on your transcript as a 3 credit course. However, if your SAP problem revolves around your cumulative GPA, then you must make sure that your course will transfer in as a grade that affects your cGPA or it will not help you reinstate financial aid eligibility.

If SAP is something you are concerned about, the first thing you should do is talk to the Financial Aid Office to see what options are available to you. So remember to keep your grades up, complete at least 24 credits by the end of each academic year, and earn at least 67% of the credits attempted, and you will achieve good SAP!

DID YOU KNOW that you could lose all of your financial aid if you don’t achieve good Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)?

In accordance with federal regulations, all student’s receiving financial aid are required to make Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) towards their degree and be in good academic standing in order to remain eligible to receive financial aid. In other words, you must earn all the credits for which you are awarded financial aid, maintain a minimum cumulative GPA (cGPA), and minimum successful completion rate (pace) each year.

At the end of the spring term, the Financial Aid Office will check your academic transcript to make sure that you have achieved the SAP requirements and are not on academic probation.

If you do not make satisfactory academic progress then you will not be eligible to receive financial aid until you are in good standing.

All financial aid including but not limited to federal student loans, federal parent loans, grants, scholarships, and work study are subject to meeting the minimum SAP standards set by the university.

SAP for a full time day student is defined as successful completion of 24 credits in a single academic year, September to May, while maintaining the correct cGPA and Pace. Let’s look at each component separately.

A full time day student must successfully complete 24 credits per academic year.

Successful completion of a course is defined as the receipt of a final letter grade, ranging from A+ to D-. You will be considered in bad Satisfactory Academic Progress if you do not complete the full amount of credits required each academic year.

Even if you have a 4.0 cumulative GPA, you can still have bad SAP if you earned less than 24 credits for the year.

Fall earned 12 credits + Spring earned 12 credits = 24 Total earned credits = satisfactory academic progress.

Fall earned 9 credits + Spring earned 15 credits = 24 Total earned credits = satisfactory academic progress.

Fall earned 9 credits + Spring earned 12 credits = 21 Total earned credits = unstatisfactory academic progress.

Credits earned > 67% Credits attempted In addition, students are also required to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (cGPA) in accordance with the number of credits attempted. Keep in mind that this is your ATTEMPTED credits, not EARNED credits. In order to maintain good SAP, you must meet the following cGPA requirements: -if you have attempted 3-27 credits = cGPA of 1.75 or greater.

U.N. Resolution: Dismantle Chemical Weapons Stockpile by Mid-2014

By PAUL CARBONELLA

CONTRIBUTING WRITER PCARB1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Friday requiring Syria to surrender and destroy its arsenal of chemical weapons by mid2014.

The vote puts an end to two weeks of diplomatic tension and negotiation between the United States and vital Syrian ally, Russia.

The resolution is based on a deal made between the two countries in Geneva, which averted a U.S. military strike following a sarin nerve gas attack outside Damascus on Aug. 21.

The agreement is seen as a compromise between the two countries. It adheres to U.S. demands that Assad be legally obligated to comply with the disarmament, but does not threaten automatic punitive action should he fail to do so, in accordance with Russian demands.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon marked the

agreement as an important step in negotiations regarding Syria, telling the council, “Today’s historic resolution is the first hopeful news on Syria in a long time.”

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry described the resolution as “strong, enforceable, precedent-setting,” and said the power of diplomacy “can peacefully defuse the worst weapons of war” in a statement following the vote.

President Obama called the agreement a “potentially huge victory for the international community.”

However, many are critical of the agreement. France’s Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius asserted that “despite its clear usefulness, one resolution alone will not save Syria.”

Republican senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham, staunch opponents of President Obama’s policies in Syria, similarly dismissed the plan as “another triumph of hope over reality.”

On Sunday, during an interview with Italy’s RAI News 24 TV, Assad said he approves of the U.N’s reso-

lution and agrees to comply with its demands.

“Of course we have to comply. This is our history to comply with every treaty we sign,” he said. “According to every chapter in the agreement, we don’t have any reservation. That’s why we decided to join the agreement.”

Though legally binding, the resolution does not outline a plan-of-action should Assad’s regime fail to surrender all of its chemical weapons. Consequences will be decided in a second resolution among the U.N. Security Council in the event of noncompliance. Ban Kimoon has called for another peace conference in Geneva set for mid-November.

Meanwhile, violence continues in Syria. On Friday, a car bomb in the town of Rankus killed up to 34 people according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. On Sunday, a Syrian government-deployed airstrike hit a school in the town of Raqqa, killing at least 16, according to local opposition activists.

ing for anything.”

Novella feels it’s important for students to learn about police dogs, and wants to dispel the myth that all police dogs are attack dogs.

“A lot of kids want to go into policing, but don’t have a lot of experience with police dogs,” she said.

“Nia loves it here on campus,” Novella said. “It’s a different environment than she’s used to, and she loves interacting with the students.

She’s treated well here.”

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“We aren’t here to search dorms, or go looking for drugs,” Novella said. “We’re here to interact with the students and to teach them, but if she happens to find something, we’ll act upon it accordingly. If it happens, it happens, but we’re not look-

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totally dumbfounded. We had so much help on Family Day I didn’t know what to do with everyone. I have always known we had amazing students, but they really reinforced that for me.

All in all we had close to about 100 students offer assistance and come in on a beautiful Saturday to help us out. So to all the students, staff, faculty who played a role….THANK YOU!!!!!

THANK YOU, to all who helped make Family Day a huge success. Special thanks to my staff: Andrew Mayer, Kristen Elision, Amber Monk, Erica Weiglhofer and Tiffany Wynn.

So if you have ever wondered if we have good students here….I hope this has answered your question.

Greg Overend

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Updates from Delta Chi

By RICHARD EPP HISTORIAN/ PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN OF THE DELTA CHI FRATERNITY –––––––––––––––

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Krispy Kreme Fundraiser

On Sept. 4, the Delta Chi chapter at the University of New Haven brightened up the days of the students and faculty campus-wide. The fraternity brought the southern doughnut brand, Krispy Kreme, to campus to raise money.

A few of the brothers drove to the only Connecti-

Our Fall 2013 Rush Week went extremely well and had a great amount of potential new associate members check us out. We began the week with an indoor lawn games with the Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority. Ladder ball, Can Jam, and tug of war were all great hits. Sean Keating exclaimed “It was a great time to get to know new potentials and also introduce them to the Greek System.”

cut location at Mohegan Sun around 4 a.m. to pick up these warm delightful treats to have them ready to sell at 7 a.m. The fundraiser was supposed to last all day but the pastries were in high demand, selling out by 2 p.m.

The fraternity raised $400 in only a few hours. When asked about the fundraiser,

Mike Fink said “Despite how early we woke up, I had a blast selling them and I hope we can do this again soon.”

Adam Tyson, fundraiser coordinator, was very pleased with how smoothly it ran.“It was pretty awesome to be able to brighten up someone’s day.”

Tuesday, we started the night with pool and arcade games in New Hall until ten, and ended with a “Meet the Brothers” presentation in Kaplan. We had an astounding number of recent graduated alumni attend the night and share old experiences to get to know new possible members.

Wednesday night we had food eating challenges in the Main Street Apartments, and Thursday we played garbage

can basketball, and ended Friday with an invite only night at Gippers restaurant.

The rush week went really great. The number of potentials coming out was exciting. Nate, one of the potentials, said “I had a lot of fun this week, every night was something new and exciting.” Many freshmen told us that they couldn’t wait for Rush Week next semester.

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UNH Professor Lists Top 10 Italians in History

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WEST HAVEN, CONN. -- If Columbus Day has you thinking about Italians, consider this: the top 10 Italians in history have made contributions to science, the arts, mathematics, meteorology, human rights, and maybe even discovered America.

Stephen J. Spignesi, a practitioner in residence in English at the University of New Haven and author of more than 55 books, including “The Italian 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Cultural, Scientific, and Political Figures Past and Present,” says some of the 100 are not as wellknown as the Sopranos, the Goodfellas and the Godfather, but their contributions to humankind have been critically important – and lasting.

Spignesi will speak about his book at UNH’s Marvin K. Peterson Library on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 2 p.m.

The talk is free and open to the public.

Among the topics Spignesi will discuss is his list of the top 10 Italians of all time, as follows: 1. Galileo Galilei, physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher; 2. Christopher Colum-

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bus, maritime explorer who discovered or rediscovered America; 3. Guglielmo Marconi, inventor, known for his pioneering work on long distance radio transmission; 4. Enrico Fermi, physicist, best known for his work on nuclear power and nuclear fission; 5. Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, invention of the battery; 6. Leonardo Pisano Bigollo Fibonacci, mathematician best known to the modern world for [ the spreading of the Hindu–Arabic numeral system in Europe; 7. Evangelista Torricelli, physicist and mathematician who invented the barometer; 8. Filippo Mazzei, a physi-

cian and a promoter of the idea that “all men are created equal”; 9. Michelangelo di Lodovico, sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer and the man responsible for the Sistine Chapel; 10. Leonardo di da Vinci, painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer, and the defining man of the Renaissance.

And in case you’re wondering, Rudolph Guiliani, attorney and former New York City mayor, ranks as number 100.

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Envisioned Master’s Programs in Making and Big Data Aim to Address Engineering’s Skill and Diversity Gaps

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Queens, N.Y. -- A team of innovators and globally recognized technology and educational leaders, founded as New Engineering University (“NEU”), announced on Sunday, Sept.

22 at the Maker Faire in New York City that they will join creative and intellectual forces to develop programs in partnership with UNH to re-engineer engineering education in Big Data and create the nation’s first degree in Making that builds on the phenomenon of the Maker Movement.

The programs will be designed to foster unmatched diversity in engineering education and deliver an industry-connected experience to meet hiring needs in growing sectors of the economy.

The first program is targeted to be a one-year Master of Engineering degree in Big Data to be offered at a Maker space-like facility in Palo Alto, Calif.

Early supporters for the program including MAKE, the drivers of the Maker Movement; the Geena Davis Institute for Gender in Media, led by the Academy Award-winning actor; Codecademy, the online coding platform; and GoldieBlox, the celebrated female-targeted engineering toy company, are just some of the groups

that will reach out to their extensive networks of engineers to identify candidates for the inaugural class.

Davis said at the announcement at the Maker Faire that not enough women are attracted to engineering. “I would like to personally add my thanks to NEU and the University of New Haven for having the foresight to create this groundbreaking program that will change the landscape of engineering around the world,” she said.

Dale Dougherty, founder of the Maker Faire, said he hopes the faire inspires people to “see what’s possible.

We can change the world literally.” New engineering programs and curriculum revisions are necessary, however, since students interested in making are anxious to make things starting on the first day of college.

“What worries me is when I see how many kids and adults as well those who are inspired by the faire… but where do they go on Monday or on Tuesday and Wednesday the following week?” he said.

NEU and UNH are developing the curricula for offerings in big data and making and engaging industry support. An external advisory council comprising industry and academic leaders will guide the design of curricula and programs.

UNH is preparing to seek

state authorizations for the programs once the curricula are developed. Recruitment will begin after the programs are approved. One of the goals of the program is to enroll a class with a diverse student body where at least half of the students will be women, challenging the current environment in which just 11 percent of practicing engineers are female.

“Existing engineering programs are not attracting enough students, and certainly not a representative mix of students,” said Scott Kauffman, CEO of NEU. “And there is an unintentional disconnect between traditional higher education and the employment needs of American corporations.

Last year, nearly 90 percent of U.S. companies reported difficulty hiring engineering talent, and 1.7 million cloudrelated jobs went unfilled globally in a sector that will produce 14 million jobs by 2015. The talent gap is a global crisis that we and our mission-aligned institutions will address through an entirely new breed of engineering program.”

“This partnership is an outstanding opportunity to explore innovative curricula with industry partners,” said Daniel May, UNH provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. “UNH provides the highest-quality education through experiential, collaborative and

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discovery-based learning in partnership with industry leaders, and together we will extend our leadership into the highest growth technical sectors of the economy.”

The envisioned debut program in Big Data will target recent engineering graduates and underemployed engineers to prepare them for leadership positions in data-centric businesses by integrating the hiring needs of employers into the curriculum and learning experiences.

The program’s education model features: - A hands-on curriculum that maximizes teamwork and uses real-world projects - Mentor-driven teaching from industry practitioners, furthering employer ties - Learning environments with technology-enabled simulations and real-time projects

- Online learning, where appropriate, to target and improve retention and learning outcomes “These carefully selected elements, delivered in a dramatically expansive physical environment, combine to create a new breed of engineer - smart, diverse, creative and passionate about making a difference in the world,” added Kauffman. “Our ultimate goal is to enable our graduates to enter a high-growth industry in a climate where half of all students graduating from the U.S. higher education system are underemployed.”

Once approvals are received from the states of Connecticut and California, recruitment and instruction will begin, with degrees to be awarded by UNH. New Engineering University, Inc. Leadership Team: Scott Kauffman

joins as CEO. He is an accomplished leader and former Silicon Valley CEO of both private and public companies. Lueny Morell, winner of the prestigious Gordon Engineering Prize and former president of the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies, joins as chief academic officer. University Ventures, the only investment firm focused exclusively on the global higher education sector, is backing NEU with valued expertise and a capital base of $100M. Learn more about NEU at www.neu.me.

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Ban the Butts

By LIANA TEIXEIRA

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF LTEIX1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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Exactly 20 feet from the Charger Plaza on Campbell Avenue, it’s hard to miss the dozens of cigarette butts littering the sidewalk on your way out of the parking lot. Walking up the stairs near Bethel Hall is another familiar sight: several freshmen smoking cigarettes in between classes, crowded around an ash receptacle.

Smoking on college campuses is nothing new; in fact, it has become an increasing epidemic amongst college-aged students, some of whom begin as early as high school. According to a study by the Harvard School of Public Health, one third (33 percent) of college students currently use tobacco products—chewing tobacco, cigars and cigarettes to name a few. This is a jump from 1993 and 1997 where only 22 and 28 percent of students smoked cigarettes, respectively.

Additionally, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed about 88 percent of adult smokers who smoke daily said they started smoking by the age 18.

Due to this growing trend and the illnesses associated with smoking, smoking bans are becoming common throughout college campuses nationwide. A July 2013 report by the American Nonsmokers’ Rights Foundation listed 1,178 schools that have adopted a 100 percent smoke-free policy.

The University of New Haven has yet to make the list.

While smoking is not allowed in residence or academic halls, designated smoking areas are still prominently available on campus, a minimum of 20 feet from buildings. This is done to “allow everyone to enter our buildings without breathing unwanted smoke,” reads the official smoke-free

policy of the university.

But are we truly keeping our students safe and healthy by allowing even limited smoking areas to exist?

Although there are clear signs reminding smokers to inhale their cigarette smoke a safe distance away from non-smokers, it simply isn’t enough.

It’s time for UNH to kick the habit completely.

Picture this. You’re walking to a residence hall or the library, when you realize you must pass by a group of students smoking in order to reach the door. Sure, you can try holding your breath for 10 seconds, but the toxic, musty odor itself is enough to get you coughing.

Many ash receptacles are placed along paths with heavy foot traffic. However, wind speed and direction prevent smoke from being contained to a single space.

Locations like the library and Bethel Hall require you to literally walk by the designated smoking area to get to the entrances.

Despite one’s best efforts to evade the fumes, it is simply unavoidable. Smokers who disregard this policy furthermore endanger other students around them.

Sophomore Victoria Johnson lived in Bethel Hall as a freshman, and found the smokers outside her building to be a nuisance.

“I couldn’t leave my windows open because my room was right by the stairs up to the parking lot, and people would smoke there all the time,” she said. “I wish they weren’t so messy or disrespectful about it…

I’ve had quite a few people blow smoke in my face, and I always see cigarette butts on the ground.”

Secondhand smoke remains a constant threat to non-smokers. There are countless diseases associated with inhaling smoke, multiple forms of cancer, heart disease and asthma being the most common.

Cigarette companies clearly

display these warnings on the boxes. Even with these obvious dangers, however, we have failed to realize the long-term implications of allowing a smoke-friendly campus.

Smoking is undeniably one of the leading causes of death in the United States.

According to the CDC, cigarette smoking causes one of every five deaths in the country each year, a total of 440,000 deaths annually.

Of these 440,000, approximately 50,000 are caused by secondhand smoke.

We ban the use of things like recreational drugs because they can lead to addiction and death, yet the deadliest substance lies right under our noses, and we’re doing nothing about it.

Cigarettes aren’t like the occasional glass of wine or dessert that, if consumed in moderation, won’t make a harmful impact on your body. Rather, the minute smoke (secondhand or otherwise) enters your lungs, you are immediately exposed to dozens of chemical toxins and cancer-causing agents.

Is allowing designated smoke areas really worth putting students’ lives at risk? Senior Justin Bussell doesn’t think so.

Bussell is completely against smoking on campus.

“Not only do I think that it is a huge waste of money, it’s a completely avoidable health risk. And them being littered everywhere is unsightly as well,” he said.

By allowing such behavior to continue on our campus, we are only fueling the fire.

In recent years, the university has made great strides in promoting sustainability, green living, and fresh food products for its students.

Why stop there?

Adopting a 100 percent smoke-free policy at the university is the next logical step in improving the quality of living for all students, and providing them with a healthier campus community.

also proving to be the most stressful and busiest years.

It’s no wonder that mid-life crises are experienced by adults. When life starts to slow down there can only be an adverse reaction.

Now, soon to be three years into my college experience, I feel like I have it down and want to share my top 3 tips for surviving busy college days: Smartphones – If you own one, learn how to use it to its full potential. Research and download these essential apps: Blackboard for constant access to syllabi and assignments, Grades (any version) to track your GPA and test scores, Grocery IQ is perfect for commuters who don’t have a meal plan where you can make food lists and track discounts.

There are so many more and I encourage you to research different apps for students and time management. Last but definitely not least, connect all of your email accounts to your phone for 24/7 access. You can easily link your responsibilities to

your Calendar at the touch of a button.

Fitness – You don’t have to head to the Rec Center every day but I suggest buying a Yoga mat and getting some free weights for your room to do some quick exercises.

When you can go for a run, do it! Even though it may not seem like you have time, make some. This relieves a lot of stress, is healthy, and you will begin to have positive thoughts.

Planner/Schedule – Buy yourself a planner. You can get cheap ones at Target or office supplies stores. Write down all the important due dates, meetings, practices, work schedules. When you have everything in one place it is easier to remember where you have to be when.

Keep your planner on you at all times.

After you’ve completed these tasks take out your birthday lists and ask for 24 more hours to be added to the day because let’s be honest, that’s the only way we’ll all actually survive this place.

Can I Buy an Hour, or 24?

By JENN HARRINGTON

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Let me preface by stating that I am someone who thrives off scheduling away my time. An average week includes 25 to 30 hours as a slave to retail, 20 hours of education, and another 15 to 20 for the on-campus organizations I have signed up for.

I am very busy.

Time management has become my specialty skill that would be included on one of those skill cards in children’s games. Weeks get crazy and time flies by; the entire time I’m wondering if I will even have time to make it home for a sandwich or get a suitable amount of sleep. The answer usually proves to be a ‘no.’

A conversation with a friend led me to wonder how as college students, we seem to survive off such limited necessities. We are constantly told that our college years are the greatest years and I believe it but they are

Ban the Books

By SAMANTHA MATHEWSON

ASSISTANT EDITOR SMATH3@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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The average annual tuition, plus expenses, at a private nonprofit four-year college is about $35,000. At the University of New Haven, annual tuition is closer to $50,000.

That tuition amount includes the classes students take, their room and board, an activity fee for their residence hall, student activity fee, lab fees, and various other expenses. This general price does not include what students have to spend on books for their many classes.

The average full-time student takes 15 credits (five classes) each of which require textbooks. Their teacher isn’t walking them to the bookstore and watching over them as they purchase these books, but in order to succeed in their class, they highly advise students buy the books they suggest.

To make it worse, sometimes teachers make it part of a student’s participation grade to bring the books to class, so now students have no way of maneuvering around these high costs if they don’t want to loose partial points each day.

Aren’t we supposed to be encouraging students to go to class, not avoid it? It is even more frustrating when teachers don’t adamantly use the books they require their students to buy, and the students are left with $400 dusty coasters.

Prices of textbooks and materials vary drastically, but sometimes it seems as though teachers overlook the fact that students have to buy more than just the books for class. Generally, the campus store is the priciest option for students to purchase their books; however, unless it is a school-specified

package, they can purchase books from cheaper places.

Students can go to textbook rental sites such as Amazon or Chegg to avoid the high priced bookstore.

Whether they are able to find an alternative or not, teachers should still consider the demand they are putting on students living on a college-budget. This budget is new to many students after living and depending on their parents for support.

They have to manage how they spend their money, and after one visit to their campus bookstore, all the money they made at their summer job could be blown.

UNH is known for its experiential education. Many of the classes that have an emphasis on the experiential part are science classes. One of the core required classes for science majors is biology. Biology for science majors requires students to purchase a UNH specified lab and textbook package. This package costs about $250.

For students who choose to take biology to fill their science requirement, they take biology for non-science majors. Their textbook costs roughly $80. The textbook for science majors is three times more expensive.

Science teachers try to justify that when their students have to purchase this package, that it will be used for Biology I and II. What about the students that are considered to be science students because their minor is environmental science? They only have to take Biology I. They will be left with half a lab manual and a textbook they can’t sell back because it was a loose-leaf version only available with the UNH special package.

In an introduction to world music class, the music department instructed that the professor not require

that their students buy the textbook, because all the versions were too expensive.

Instead, a cheaper book was required. This was beneficial for students who were trying to simply fill one of their free electives.

Forrest Edelman, junior fire science major, was required to take a phycology class as a requirement.

This is not his major, and while he needs the textbook to write papers and study for tests, it was going to cost him $100. Instead of buying this book by himself, he and a friend in his class chose to split the cost of the book and share it when they needed to each do various assignments or study.

With today’s technology, you would think there is more that we can do to reduce these costs for students who should be saving every penny they can to pay off their loans when they get out of college. eTextbooks, while not very common, can save students up 65 percent compared to print textbooks. Students have technological devices—computers, tablets, and smartphones—that allow them to carry all their textbooks with them at one time.

That’s definitely convenient and easy to use.

Textbooks are generally used one time for one class, and soon become too outdated to sell back. Even when renting is an option, students get nothing out of that and see no return while the prices aren’t even that much cheaper.

The prices of textbooks are not the teachers’ fault, and it is understandable that a textbook corresponds and enhances what is taught in the class. But what is not understandable is why students have to pay to learn on top of what they are already paying to attend college.

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Quit Idling in the Drive Thru

By ERICA GIANNELLI

OPINION WRITER EGIAN1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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When you think of food, do you think in terms of fast or fresh? It seems that for most of America, the correct answer must be fast.

Just a few days ago, as I was walking from Shoprite back to my dorm building, I noticed the repulsively large line of cars waiting in the drive thru for McDonald’s.

With two plastic bags of fresh produce in each of my hands, I looked at this drive thru line with a frown upon my face, wondering what motivates people to actually wait in line for something as cheaply made as fast food.

I am currently a college student, so I am well aware of what a small budget looks like, but yet I never find myself wanting to eat in a fast food restaurant. Those bags of fresh produce that I purchased at Shoprite cost me as little as $13. If wanting fast food is driven by an

issue of cost, maybe people should rethink how much is actually spent in a grocery store.

Although fast food might seem quick, convenient, and low priced, the health benefits are practically nonexistent. Fast food restaurants, such as McDonald’s, are the reason that America is quickly becoming overweight. People are completely disregarding the fact that by walking into a grocery store, and spending under $20, you will not only benefit money wise, but health wise as well.

The food itself is not the only issue that I have when it comes to fast food restaurants; the drive thru is my biggest concern. Now, not only can people consume food items that are composed of who-knows-what, but they no longer have to leave the vehicle to get it. It takes as little effort as driving up to a speaker, pressing a button to roll down the window, verbalizing the

menu item that you have selected, and driving up to the next window to hand over the cash and receive your “meal.”

Even though the drive thru may seem convenient when in a rush, the thing that shocked me the most about this McDonald’s was the length of the drive thru line, when customers could have easily parked their cars and gone inside. This laziness to get out of the car and walk into the restaurant is what really drove me insane. Considering that I had just walked to Shoprite to purchase my food, seeing a line of idling vehicles awaiting fast food orders struck a nerve.

I believe that it is time for America to start taking initiative to get moving and stay healthy. Instead of waiting for a change to occur, while in the drive thru of a McDonald’s, let’s get up out of our seats and travel down the road to a healthier lifestyle.

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Putting the ‘Race’ In Racism

By KAITLIN MAHAR, KIKI DUDLEY, VAIL GRAFTON, DESIREE RAMOS, KARDELEN AKKUS, and ANTHONY TILMAN,

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What does it mean to act a certain ethnicity? “She’s not black enough... she’s white washed.” “How is he talking? He sounds like a white boy.” What exactly does it mean to act a certain skin color? How is that determined? Why is it that people within our own races convey racism towards others?

“Victor you’re such an Uncle Tom, must be because you are from Princeton.’

A phrase I heard far too often from the age of 12 to this very day at age 22. An ‘Uncle Tom’ is a phrase used within the African-American community to describe a black male being successful, well educated and goal oriented. Being raised in a suburban area and always being told to break the mold or stereotype placed upon me even before birth, wearing my pants on my waist, speaking proper English without slang and being educated - these things have always been held against me in my own culture and community,” says Victor, 22. “I’ve been told I am not ‘black enough;’ I’ve been told I am a ‘white boy’ because of the music I listen to and how I carry myself.

As an African-American male, I hold myself to high standards. Being criticized and judged in a negative light because I am educated and do hold myself to that standard shows the ignorance and low standards held

by the young generation and community of African Americans. It only allows them to be easily targeted in society and allows African Americans to fit into the typical stereotype that society has placed on them.”

It is situations exactly like those that Victor faces that hold certain minority races back, particularly African Americans. By referring to others as “Uncle Toms” and other terms meant to offend, people are allowing themselves to be held to the low standards with which they are associated. Being called an “Uncle Tom” because one is successful, holds a corporate job, values higher education, provides for one’s family, etc. implies that one is “selling out.” While most individuals would expect these qualities to be considered positive and even inspirational, instead they are instead given a derogatory connotation. The expectation to conform to stereotypes rather than trying to rise above them is what holds people back, as well as any hope for change.

“Starting from a very young age, I often was taunted for not acting ‘black enough’ or not acting ‘white enough.’ My father is black and my mother is white, but a lot of children simply couldn’t understand the difficulties of coming from a biracial couple. When I was younger, my black friends were constantly asking me why I didn’t act black like I was supposed to. I would explain to them that my mother was white and I was raised to speak and act properly,

but they just wouldn’t understand. Then I would go to my white friends, and they would ask me why I didnt do my hair like the white girls did, or why I didn’t hang out a lot with the black kids because they couldn’t understand that I just wanted to do both,” Kourtney, age 22, says. “One of the worst memories I had with situations like this would be a day when I was out to eat with my mother at about age 14. I was sitting at the table with her and the black family behind us started talking about how it was a shame that I was so whitewashed and how stupid it was for me to be hanging out with this white lady because I wasn’t white. Although that isn’t the worst thing that someone has ever said to me, it’s something that has stuck with me over the years and something that really bothers me. I can’t believe someone would talk like that about a child and be blatantly racist towards someone of their own ethnicity.”

We live in a society that sees things as black and white, with no gray areas.

In Kourtney’s situation, she represents the “gray area.”

The obstacles she has faced are ones that many more people can relate to these days because of the growing demographic of interracial dating. In fact, according to recent research interracial couples have quadrupled since a census that took place in 1970. Research also shows that multiracial people make up for five percent of the population and has become the fastest

growing demographic group in the United States.

Even with these changes, it is obvious that the issues still persist. At a young age, Kourtney learned that sometimes people may not accept her based on her appearance.

Although many people can relate to racism, people like Kourtney relate to racism and the racial identity problems that stem from it.

For people who are biracial, these identity problems generate the idea of the necessity to choose only one of heritage and reject the other in order to feel like they belong somewhere. It seems as though society has sometimes taken it upon itself to choose which race biracial people should identify with.

These stereotypes and racial molds make it hard for biracial people to be themselves and act as they please without feeling judged. It is not the race of an individual that makes racism a problem, but rather the people carrying out the racist behavior.

While the presence of racism in America is no secret, what may not be so easily seen is the fact that certain people are mistreated by their own race for outright irrational reasons. As mentioned before, Victor and Kourtney both suffered criticism for behaving in ways that are perfectly rational.

The only thing either of the two is guilty of striving for is self-improvement. Perhaps jealousy is the reason for the mistreatment within the ethnicities, but that’s purely speculation. It’s a shame that we as a whole have made so many accom-

My Family Doesn’t Go Here

By SAMANTHA HIGGINS

STAFF WRITER SHIGG2@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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As most students are well aware, if you wanted family to be able to take part in the Family Day activities, they needed to pay $20 a person.

I personally think this is unbelievable, and after looking on Facebook, I see that I am not alone.

I understand that the University needs to pay for all the activities they have happening on campus and for the food, but my family wanted to attend just one of the many activities that day and I was told they still needed to pay the $20. That would have been $120 for them to do one thing! UNH really needs to come up with a better system.

My family doesn’t go here; they don’t attend classes, they don’t go to events, and they pay for ME to go here, isn’t that enough?

They shouldn’t have to pay the school so much more money just to spend a single day on the campus. To have to pay to participate in school-sponsored activities, on a day where the school

invites them to campus, in addition to travel costs to come see me, absolutely breaks the bank!

Instead, my family and I have current plans to sit in a hotel room and order in Chinese. Exciting right? I wish my family could experience all the amazing opportunities that UNH has to offer, and the things happening on campus that day do sound interesting, but for the students already paying so much money in tuition, the school should take into account how much money the families have left to spend on things like this.

I think it would make more sense to have the families pay for each individual activity or choose to pay the $20 flat rate for access to everything. I know my family is still coming up to see me, but other students have told their families not to even bother coming, and that just isn’t fair or right.

This is something that really needs to change in respect for the fact that the students and families already pay enough to attend school.

It shouldn’t be $20 no matter the amount of activities you attend—it just isn’t fair.

plishments in fighting racism just to regress and become subjects of criticism by our own ethnicities.

The names throughout this article have been changed for anonymity.

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Congratulations to the new pledges of four of our fraternities on campus, SigLast Thursday I found a spoon in the utensil section of Bartels that was covered ma Alpha Epsilon, Delta Chi, Sigma Chi, and Kappa Gamma Rho! Welcome to our in some slimy and sticky pink goo. It was just within the clean spoons like nothing campus’ thriving community of Greek life. was wrong. If I want pink goo on my food, I’ll get it myself, I don’t need a spoon with that flavour.

Jeffrey’s Fusion Restaurant in Harugari is now open every Wednesday afternoon! If you haven’t been, please do make some reservations. Seven dollars inThe whole chaos surrounding Metro-North Railroad difficulties. This cancelled cludes salad, soup, a main course, and desert. Unfortunately for me I have class several field trips this past weekend, including the Honors Program trip to the during that time period…. in Harugari nonetheless, so I smell the food cooking Bodies Exhibit in New York, and made it difficult for students to head back home while I take psychology notes. for the weekend.

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It was great to see so many families on campus this Saturday. Family Day had a spectacular array of activities, from a Chocolate 101 class (which unfortunately filled up very quickly) to cupcake decorating, and apple picking at Lyman Orchards. Seeing grandparents and siblings smiling while wearing UNH apparel, as a student proudly showed them around campus, is always a sight to look forward too.

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Chargers,

I hope everyone is enjoying the fall weather! Now that we are in a full swing of things, USGA will begin its new initiative to be as accessible as possible to the student body and to our clubs and organizations.

I am proud to announce that soon we will begin “Tell Us Your Thoughts Thursdays.” The Senior Vice President and I will begin to go around campus in the USGA golf cart and ask for input from all of you. If you see us feel free to stop us and tell us your thoughts.

Also USGA and Student Activities successfully had the first of many RSO Presidents Roundtables. This was a chance for USGA and Student Activities to get better feedback from the leaders of Organizations and also to keep an open line of communication. The next roundtable will be Oct. 18 at 10:30 a.m. in Alumni Lounge; this is open to all RSO Presidents.

If anyone has any concerns or questions I am always reachable through my email at USGApresident@newhaven.edu.

Best Wishes, Zani Imetovski USGA President

USGA Treasurer’s Tip of the Week “Data can be your friend, as long as you know how to manage it..”

Whether you’re a treasurer, an event coordinator or any other position that manages a lot of information (especially anything with numbers), having a game plan on how to keep track of it is critical. An excel spreadsheet is often your best bet, but whatever method you use, remember that no number or piece of information is too small to include. Every penny you spend and every attendee you have at an event is worth keeping track of.

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/Somerville) finished with a team-high three tackles-forloss, one pass breakup and five total tackles.

New Haven wasted no time getting on the board as Mike DeCaro (Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay ) took the opening kickoff 78-yards to the house in 14 seconds.

After forcing a quick threeand-out, the Chargers offense took over at their own

strike and the team’s second touchdown of the afternoon.

Anthony Greenfield (Bloomfield, N.J./Paramus Catholic / Wagner) completed the point after and the Chargers went ahead 14-0.

the play of the series with a 27-yard to bring the ball inside the UNH red zone.

Laurino threw a five yard strike to Chris McGrane nearly midway through the first quarter.

LIU Post answered with a 13-play, 66-yard touchdown drive of its own. Pioneers’ quarterback Steven Laurino and Joe Botti connected on

Both teams exchanged punts before the Chargers found themselves back up inside their own one-yard line on

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knew Bentley was going to be a tough game but we were able to put them away.”

CS: You and your teammate, Monica Yanez, are tied for the NE-10 lead with seven goals and 17 total points.

Does it take pressure off when you have someone along side you playing as well as you are during the season?

AS: “Yeah it’s great.

We’re both forwards so that’s our job [to score] but it’s usually just one forward that scores like that. A lot of the time one will score and the other will assist more but the fact that we have both been scoring has definitely helped us a lot. We’ve had quite a few goals between the both of us.”

CS: New Haven women’s soccer is currently on its longest unbeaten start to the season. How does it feel to not only be apart of history, but at the time, being part of the leader towards it?

AS: “It’s really great. I feel like since I’ve been here this is the best team we have had and we have a lot of freshmen coming in and

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SPORTS EDITOR CSCHN3@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

_______________________________ Chris Schnabel: Player of the week, how does it feel to get this honor knowing you were awarded it because of your high level of play?

Ronnie Nelson: “It’s great. It’s a great individual accomplishment but at the same time its just such a team sport so I have to thank everyone on my team.”

CS: To go along with New Havens player of the week, you were the NE-10 player of the week. What is it like to not only be honored by your school but the entire conference?

RN: “It’s also great. It’s just such a great accomplishment. It’s so great being honored from the school but from the whole conference, it’s pretty cool.”

CS: The team really looks like its starting to pick things up after taking the loss week one,what has changed, in the locker room and on the field to start this team up?

RN: “I think we just got a wake up call that week

40-yard line and went 60 yards on three plays to take a 14-0 lead. The series was highlighted by a 41-yard reverse pass by DeeJay White (Brooklyn, N.Y./Sheepshead Bay / Bowling Green State University) to Roshawn Wilson (Miami, Fla. /Miami Southridge) to bring the ball inside the red zone.

Two plays later, Nelson found Headen for a 15-yard

one loss. I feel we got put in our place, just realized we got a lot of guys that are not coming back from last year and it’s our team now. Some of us now got to step up the intensity level in practices.”

CS: You set a New Haven record with 485 total yards in the game, what did you do to prepare for this game?

RN: “Its pretty cool to have that record, I’m not going to lie. I didn’t even know that until I saw it. Its definitely cool to see the record 485, I wish I could have gotten to 500 just to have that mark but 485 isn’t that bad.”

CS: In the 485 yards you set a personal best on the ground with 171 yards and two scores, can we expect to see play like this more often as the season progresses?

RN: “I mean 171 yards is pretty tough, a lot of that came from just scrambling around and that’s not always going to happen but having [Mike] DeCaro back there,

all eyes being on him is helping me sneak out of the backfield a little more.”

CS: As a personal preference, what do you like better to play in, a close game or a blowout?

RN: “I like the close games because I get to play the entire game. I mean its great getting to see the other guys go in and it’s nice not always getting beat up, but I like that close game intensity. When you win having that, come through from behind feeling, is a great feeling.”

CS: What was it like playing behind Ryan Osiecki who had an NFL opportunity?

RN: “It was good, I learned a lot, me and Ryan went at it and were teammates but at the same time on the field were competitors with each other and I think we made each other a lot better.”

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Chris Schnabel: Player of the week, how does it feel to get this honor, knowing you were awarded it because of your high level of play?

Amber Simms: “It feels great. Getting an award always feels great. We’ve been playing well so, to get individual awards on top of that is just a bonus.”

CS: Along with player of the week for New Haven, you were named player of the week for the NE-10 conference. What is it like to not only be honored by your school but by the entire conference?

AS: “Obviously the school is good enough for me, but its even better when you get recognition from the conference; it really feels good.”

CS: Part of why you won this honor was after recording a hat trick against Bentley in a 5-1 victory. What was your mindset going into this game? How did you prepare?

AS: “Just like any other game really, try to relax and just think about good things that can happen in the game, try to visually prepare. We knew as a team we could win and we know that we are capable of beating any team any game as long as we play as well as we can. We

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WEST HAVEN, Conn. Led by 402 yards of total offense and five total touchdowns by senior quarterback Ronnie Nelson (Stuart, Fla. / South Fork), the University of New Haven football team defeated the visiting LIU Post Pioneers 48-23 Saturday afternoon at Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium.

With the win, New Haven improved to 3-1 overall and 3-0 in the Northeast-10 Conference. The conference win was its 19th straight dating back to 2011. The Pioneers dropped to 2-3 overall and 1-2 in the NE-10.

Nelson went 18-for-25 with 364 yards and three touchdowns. The Stuart, Fla. native added 38 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the win. His top receiver, Michael Flacco (Audobon, N.J./Gateway Regional / The Community College of Baltimore County - Catonsville) grabbed four catches for 90 yards. Ty Headen (Newark, N.J./American History) also

grabbed four receptions for 69 yards and one score.

Courtney Moshood (Miami, Fla./Miami Palmetto) also caught a touchdown pass on a 73-yard bomb from Nelson.

As a team, New Haven amassed 502 offensive yards on 52 plays (9.7 yards per play). The total included 405 passing yards and 97 rushing yards.

Defensively, the Chargers were on the field for an amazing 96 plays and allowed 471 total yards (4.9 yards per play). The Pioneers ran for 149 yards and threw for another 322 yards.

Matthew Fallico (Syracuse, N.Y./Fayetteville Manlius / Hudson Valley) and Tyler Condit (Caldwell, N.J./ James Caldwell) both led the squad with 11 tackles apeice. Najae Brown (Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mount St. Michael / Trinity Pawling), Herbens Antenor (Malden, Mass. /Malden) and David Nooks (Brooklyn, N.Y./ Boys & Girls / Lackawanna College) each added nine tackles, while Brown added an interception. The leader of the defensive line, Kervin Edouard (Somerville, Mass.

they are doing really well.

Coach can make substitutions and we’ll be okay. I feel we have a good chance at going far this season after starting off so well.”

CS: How hard is it to come over from another country and live so far away from home? (Originally from England) AS: “It was different at first because the game is different. In America people are more focused on strength and fitness. There is a lot more lifting weights and conditioning here rather then home and I had some trouble getting used to that at first because I wasn’t as strong.

It’s more technical at home, but I’m more used to it now though.”

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Saying Goodbye to a Legend

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As Rivera made his way back to the dug out, he stopped on the 42 (his number painted on the field) and looked at the crowd, taking in the applause as he takes off his cap, and waves to the crowd, giving them one last goodbye. He then hugged his coach’s and teammates and made his way to the bench as the game went on. After the last out of the game was made, and the Rays cleared the field, Rivera, swarmed by media, just sat there, as if he didn’t want to ever leave that spot.

Then, he looks up, walks right past the media and strait to the place where he spent 19 years of his life, the pitchers mound. He gets there and looks down, and starts digging, as if he was going to throw a pitch.

The crowd goes nuts once again. Then, as a kid would

in a sand box, he leans over and starts digging sand. He picks up a pile of sand and holds it, looking as if he was stranded and just found land, then turns around and walks right back to the dugout and down the Yankee stadium tunnel for the last time, leaving behind only memories for fans to take with them.

Rivera, a five time World Series champion, started his career in 1995 as a part of the “core four,” which includes his catcher for more then half of his saves, Jorge Posada, who is already retired, Pettitte who is retiring after this season and Jeter, the Yankees captain.

Rivera is the all-time saves leader, with 652 saves, and the all-time postseason saves leader, with 42 saves.

He is considered one of the greatest players in baseball history.

another UNH touchdown.

Greenfield’s point after went wide left and New Haven took a 27-16 lead with 2:05 left in the second quarter.

The score was the only of the second quarter and the Chargers held on to an 11-point lead at the break.

After the Pioneers unsuccessful opening possession of the second half, New Haven expanded its lead with another scoring drive.

The Chargers rattled off four plays of 15-plus yards and Trevor Officer (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) rolled in for an 11-yard touchdown with 11:12 on the clock in the third stanza.

Greenfield’s point after gave UNH a 34-16 lead. Again, New Haven’s third quarter touchdown was the only points of the quarter as the game went into the fourth with an 18-point advantage.

The Chargers’ capalized again in their opening series of the final quarter, going 91-yards on nine plays to take a 41-16 lead. The series

included a 16-yard strike to Nick Music (West Milford, N.J./West Milford ) and a 25-yard reception by Wilson before UNH faced firstand-goal from the LIU Post six-yard line.

The Pioneers scored on their second drive as well, going 79-yards on nine plays to bring the score to 41-23.

New Haven’s final score of the afternoon came with just under four minutes left in the game. Nelson completed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Flacco to improve its lead to 25 points, 48-23.

The Pioneers ran out the clock in the final four minutes and the Chargers sealed its third-straight win.

New Haven hits the road for a pair of NE-10 contest at Assumption Friday night and then at Merrimack on Saturday, Oct. 12. The Chargers will return home for their 2013 homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 19 against Stonehill College.

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first-and-10. The Pioneers took advantage and forced a safety one-play later, cutting the lead to 14-9. LIU Post would strike once again on its following drive to take its first lead of the game. The Pioneers went 49-yards on 11 plays before Laurino ran for a seven-yard touchdown with just over one minute left in the opening quarter.

Trailing 16-14, New Haven immediately answered.

Nelson would complete a 73-yard touchdown strike to Courtney Moshood (Miami, Fla./Miami Palmetto) on the first play of the drive to put UNH back in the lead as the first quarter expired.

The team’s exchanged possession four different times in the second quarter.

Neither team entered the red zone as Brown halted a LIU Post drive with an interception with 5:20 remaining in the first half. The Chargers would then go 83 yards on 10 play before Nelson scrambled four yards for

Taylor’s NFL Picks-Week 5 Who will come out on top this season?

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On Sept. 26, 2013, the world said goodbye to a legend. They also said goodbye to a man that we might never see again. Mariano Rivera retired from the game of baseball, leaving many baseball fans in tears.

Let’s go back to Sept. 26, it’s the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays are beating the New York Yankees 4-0, the crowd then hears “Enter Sandman,” by Metallica and go crazy. Tears start to come up as Rivera warms up, thousands of bulbs flashing with every fan knowing this is the last time they will ever see him in pinstripes. He recorded one out in the eighth inning and two in the ninth before Yankees manager, Joe Girardi, sent out long time teammates and friends of Rivera, Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte to take him out of the game.

As the two make their way out, the crowd gets louder and louder until you can’t hear anything going on. Chants for Mo going on throughout the crowd, as he hugs Pettitte and cries on his shoulder. “Thank you Mo, thank you Mo,” chants are now echoing throughout Yankee stadium and there’s not a dry eye in the house.

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(Winning picks in bold) Buffalo Bills @ Cleveland Browns -Both teams had impressive wins on Sunday. This could, however, be a sloppy game on Thursday Night Football. Expect the game to be close with the Bills winning late in the game.

Kansas City @ Tennessee Titans -The Chiefs are 4-0 to start the season and show no signs of slowing down.

Expect the Chiefs to get to 5-0 with the win. The Titans are 3-1 and are playing well so far this season. Their quarterback went down and left the game on the stretcher. The Titans will probably have to win without him.

Baltimore Ravens @ Miami Dolphins -Joe Flacco had a rough game for the Ravens, throwing five interceptions. Flacco needs to be careful with the football. The Ravens are tied for the lead for the division so they aren’t in major trouble just yet. The Dolphins are for real and will give the Patriots a run for their money in the AFC East. Expect a close game, with the Dolphins winning.

Jacksonville Jaguars @ St. Louis Rams -The Jaguars keep getting worse and haven’t been able to win a game this season.

Meanwhile the Rams have struggled, but Sam Bradford should lead his team to victory in St. Louis.

New England Patriots @ Cincinnati Bengals -The Patriots have played a weak schedule en route to their 4-0 start. Tom Brady and company looked much better on Sunday Night Football and should beat the Bengals. The Bengals have been inconsistent this season and suffered a setback losing to the Browns on Sunday.

Expect a good matchup in this game.

Seattle Seahawks @ Indianapolis Colts

-Russell Wilson rallied the Seahawks from 17 points down to tie the game. The Seahawks then kicked a game winning field goal in overtime to improve their record to 4-0, and keep a two game division lead over the 49ers. The Colts are coming off a huge win over Jacksonville. Quarterback Andrew Luck and running back Trent Richardson will need to play even better if they want to upset the Seahawks.

Detroit Lions @ Green Bay Packers The only things going for the Packers this week are that they have Aaron Rodgers and are coming off a bye week. The Packers need to regroup after a slow start to the 2013 campaign. Detroit is coming off a win over the previously unbeaten Bears and should make this is a good game at Lambeau Field.

New Orleans Saints @ Chicago Bears -Expect the Bears to pull out a win with their offense.

Drew Brees for the Saints throws for a lot of yards and will be tough to stop by the Bears’ defense. The Saints’ defense has struggled through the first few games and needs to step up in order to stop Jay Cutler and the Bears.

Philadelphia Eagles @ New York Giants -The Giants and Eagles have both gotten off to ugly starts. The Eagles have at least managed to generate some offense. The Giants have struggled offensively and defensively. The O-Line can’t protect Eli Manning and the defense gives up entirely too many points.

Eli is just five sacks away from tying his entire total for the 2012 season. Expect the Eagles to use their highpowered offense to roll over the Giants.

Carolina Panthers @ Arizona Cardinals -Carolina looks to get to .500 and gain some momentum. Cam Newton needs to throw better and be more consistent running the football if he wants to win. The

Cardinals have been up and down so far and will need to play better. The Cardinals need to win to keep pace with the frontrunners in the NFC West.

San Diego Chargers @ Oakland Raiders -San Diego is coming off a come-from-behind win over the Cowboys and look to get over .500 with a win in Oakland. The Raiders are in the basement of the AFC West.

Philip Rivers threw for 401 yards for the Chargers on Sunday. Look for Rivers and Antonio Gates to lead the Chargers to victory.

Denver Broncos @ Dallas Cowboys -No team looks good enough to stop the Broncos this season. They keep scoring touchdown after touchdown. Peyton Manning is playing better than he ever played before. Their offense and defense has been spectacular. On Sunday they proved their special teams is dominant too. The Broncos are one of the most well-rounded football teams people have ever seen.

Expect a big win for the Broncos in Dallas Houston Texans @ San Francisco 49ers -The Texans suffered a heartbreaking loss to the Seahawks on Sunday, blowing a 17-point lead. Houston should bounce back from the loss to beat the 49ers, which haven’t been the same team they were last season.

Colin Kaepernick needs to improve for the 49ers if they want to win.

New York Jets @ Atlanta Falcons -Atlanta has played terribly in the first four games this season, but expect them to rebound with a win over the Jets. The Falcons should roll over the Jets, who are trying to compete with rookie quarterback Geno Smith.

Atlanta needs their defense to step up and shut down New York. The defense has been giving up too many points. Expect the Falcons to win in the Georgia Dome.

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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D Pilot Review

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Back in 2005 when I first heard that Disney/Pixar was going to make a movie about a world where cars, boats, and even planes were alive, I was pretty excited to see how it was going to turn out.

In 2006 when Cars came out in theaters, and I thought it was amazing. The story, setting, and the entire world captured my interest and my imagination. I wondered what was beyond the area known as Radiator Springs.

So in 2011 when I found out that Disney was going to make another movie from the world of Cars, but this time about planes, I felt that same excitement I felt five years before.

Planes starts off introducing the main character, Dusty Chrophopper, played

by Dane Cook, and his home town of Propwash Junction.

Dusty has dreams of becoming a racer in the “Wings Across the World race,” a checkpoint race around the world. He gets his chance to enter the race at a quali-

fier race, and aside from the audience mocking him for being a crop-duster and never going to place, Dusty gives it his all.

Despite his efforts and the support of his fuel truck friend, Chug, played by Brad Garrett, Dusty doesn’t make the cut for the race. However, due to a technicality and a racer being disqualified for cheating, Dusty finally gets his chance to race in the major league.

The rest of the movie is the actual race around the world, while introducing the rest of the racers including a luchador plane named El Chupacabra, played by Carlos Alazraqui, and his rival and race champion Ripslinger, played by Roger Craig Smith, along with many famous places in the world that have been transformed to look like they are a part of the world of Cars.

When I finally went to see the movie, I honestly didn’t know what to expect other than the hidden references to other movies; in the world of Disney these are called “Hidden Mickeys.” Pixar is notorious for hiding the Pizza delivery truck from the original Toy Story in

every one of their films.

However, as I said before, Planes takes place in “the world above Cars,” which to most people would sound like it was made by the same staff that made Cars. That’s not the case; in the fact Pixar wasn’t part of this movie. It was made by just the Walt Disney Toons Studio, but as I expected, Disney didn’t disappoint me.

I loved the movie in its entirety: the characters, the settings, and the story captured the same feelings that I got when watching Cars back in 2006. This makes me wonder; because the official movie critics tore the movie to shreds, saying that it’s wasn’t original and rather a crud copy of Cars, and I feel like they were expecting it to be something very different than what we got; nothing more than another great family movie.

As for the families and kids, both young and young at heart, that I talked to about the movie said the same as me; Planes is another great addition to the long list of amazing family movies from the magical world of Disney.

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I take back what I said a few weeks ago when I said “Marvel has dominated all of pop culture and beyond.”

I now officially change that to, “Marvel owns life. All of it.”

The marvel cinematic universe just launched its pilot for its spin off show airing Tuesdays at 8 p.m. on ABC. If that’s not impressive, how about this: it received a 4.6 rating, which is the highest of any pilot episode of a drama TV show since V in 2009.

What is even in this super-nova level pilot you ask? Well keeping it spoiler free, it tells the story of S.H.I.E.L.D agents following the events of the Avengers. You really get a sense of contrast between current life and society before the battle in New York. Understandably so, it is a given that there is not physical pres-

ence of Tony Stark, Steve Rogers etc., but that doesn’t mean the show isn’t attached to them.

There are mentionings of events occurring in Avengers films on different levels ranging from quick little jokes, to actual important plot points, like events in Iron Man 3 play a key role in understanding the episode, and we see they plan on expanding on it further.

So yes, you do in fact need to have seen the Avengers to understand this, especially the significance of a few characters like Agent Maria Hill and the return of Phil Coulson. Speaking of which, we really get to see the acting ability of Clark Gregg in this. We see him be the exact same Phil Coulson we loved from the films as well as taking some emotional turns.

Definitely the highlight of the episode is the showcase of Gregg’s range that we never knew he had. Once again, I’ll let you see the episode to see for yourself.

It’s important now to

understand what this accomplishment means in the big picture. Firstly, we get a pretty good idea that this will work pretty well with the Avenger’s films. But most importantly is that this opens the door for everyone to explore this frontier. DC has already casted Grant Gustin to play The Flash on CW’s Arrow.

Whether this will tie in to their film universe is unknown and unlikely, I personally don’t think so, but that is an argument for another time. Also, we recently learned there will be a series about Jim Gordon in Gotham dealing with signature villains before the arrival of the Batman; this will be titled Gotham. Again there has been no official information about its association with the film universe.

Really though, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D has seriously opened the portal to an entirely new landscape.

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Here are this week’s events for SCOPE preview week!

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Dear Melanie,

Tuesday, October 1st: -Beanhouse in the Programming Space from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

I am best friends with this guy who is seriously the opposite of “my type,” but I am beginning to have feelings for him and I don’t know what to do. If I act on my feelings I could completely ruin our friendship. Do you have any advice?

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Dear Anonymous, You have probably heard this piece of advice a million times, and it usually seems too ambiguous to follow, but sometimes the only right thing to do is to follow your heart.

Friday, October 4th: -Stuff-A-Bear in the Programming Space from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

It is easy to listen to your mind and to let fear take over your emotions, but sometimes that fear is just crippling and can hold you back from some amazing opportunities, including love.

-Double Feature: Shop of Horror & Horror Express in Bartel’s Cafe from 9 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

Who am I to say that this could definitely lead to something amazing and you’ll be happy forever, right? But I can tell you that if you don’t act on your feelings, you will always wonder what would have happened if you did.

Saturday, October 5th: -Fall Fest in the Bixler/Botwinik Quad at 12 p.m. Concert starts at 5 p.m.

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I laughed a little when I read “the opposite of ‘my type,’” because that seems to always be the case. Most of the time we have an image in our minds of the person we hope to end up with. We have qualities we search for and certain attributes that we believe will mesh “perfectly” with ours, but usually we end up with the exact opposite and that turns out being the best thing for us. The person who is the opposite of what we thought we needed tends to be the opposite of us and so they balance us very well.

I understand that it can be very scary thinking about your current relationship with this guy and the possibility of it changing, but humans are programmed to fear change and sometimes it isn’t even bad. There is a possibility that he may not feel the same way, but if your friendship is that strong than I believe it will make it through this hiccup, and at least he’ll know your true feelings.

If he does feel the same way however, which is entirely more possible considering you are best friends and already share a common bond that is probably very strong, then you could end up making the best decision of your life by telling him you’re feelings have grown.

My best advice is to take a chance. Take that leap of faith and see where you land. The worst thing that can happen is you are back where you started, and the best is that you’re somewhere completely different and ten times happier, so where’s the real risk?

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By ASHLEY WINWARD

MUSIC EDITOR AWINW1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

2013 has been another breakthrough year for so many genres of music and with three months left, there is still so many good albums on the horizon. I thought I would take some time to get you pumped up about five new releases coming out in the next few months that are sure to rack up plays on your iPod. Note: these are in date order, not in favorite order.

Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die – Panic! at the Disco Over the years, Panic! has had its share of growing pains but has not once put out a bad album (Pretty Odd is a guilty pleasure of yours…admit it) or a bad live show. Brendon seems like he’s found a new font of energy and inspiration with this new album, citing a heavy hip hop influence and returning to Las Vegas being two major inspirations. I just caught the band on tour with Fall Out Boy a few weeks ago and I assure you that singles, “Miss Jackson” and “This is Gospel” sound phenomenal, and I’m looking forward to hearing the rest.

Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die comes out Oct. 8.

Monsters in the Closet – Mayday Parade Mayday Parade has been a staple in my music library for most of my teenage years and beyond. There is just something about Derek Sanders’ lyrics that resonates with the crowd so deeply, it’s powerful. The boys have been in the studio all year and the album title suggests another lyrically deep release, revealing what monsters have been hiding in their closets all along.

Singles, “Ghosts” and “Girls” have gotten great feedback and I don’t doubt that even on such a busy release day, Mayday Parade will see some pretty high

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Fun. Closes Out Their Some Nights Tour In Bridgeport album sales. Monsters in the Closet will also be released on Oct. 8.

Prism – Katy Perry I think it’s safe to say that Katy Perry is one of the most prominent forces in pop music right now. Ready to release her fourth studio album boasting countless number one hits worldwide, this girl has got the pop hit formula down to a science.

While “Roar” got more bad press than good, regarding a Sara Bareilles “copy- cat” controversy, she seems to have redeemed herself with new single, “Dark Horse” featuring Juicy J. There’s a very dedicated fanbase of Katycats waiting for this album and it will very easily top the charts when it drops on Oct. 22.

The Marshall Mathers LP 2 – Eminem Making a sequel album is a ballsy move for any artist, but to make a sequel album to what might be considered your greatest piece of work might sound like social suicide to most musicians.

Eminem is “Not Afraid” to try though, ready for the challenge of releasing The Marshall Mathers LP 2 this fall. The original LP features hits “The Real Slim Shady” and “Stan” which are two of my personal favorite songs he’s ever released, hard hitting lyrics and killer beats.

Newest single “Berzerk”

talks about going back to basics and sounds like classic Eminem which excites me like no other! “Life’s too short to not go for broke,” Mathers spits, and I feel like this line is a pretty accurate depiction of what we should expect Nov. 5.

Punk Goes Christmas – Various Artists I have been waiting for this album to exist for far too long and I think anyone who is familiar with the “Punk Goes” series will agree. Released yearly by Fearless Records, popular punk bands are asked to cover a song within a given genre, offering up some of the greatest covers I have ever heard. For years now fans of the compilations series have been begging for some Christmas cheer and now they’ll have the perfect soundtrack to make it through the holidays. This year some of my favorite bands, Set it Off, The Summer Set, All Time Low, The Ready Set, and Jason Lancaster of Go Radio will be featured playing both covers and original Christmas tunes. Maybe now we can get our Punk Goes Disney album next year? Punk Goes Christmas hits shelves Nov. 5.

By ASHLEY WINWARD

MUSIC EDITOR AWINW1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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This weekend Fun. set Bridgeport on fire as they closed out their three month Some Nights tour featuring opening band Tegan and Sara. The band known for their breakout single, “We Are Young,” brought an electrifying show of songs both new and old that had the crowd eating out of the palms of their hands the entire night.

First up were Canadian cuties Tegan and Sara. Playing an hour of music, the majority coming from their latest album, Heartthrob, as well as some older hits, the duo was well received by the crowd. While they spent most of their performance stationary, needing to be near their synth machines, Tegan and Sara both have a wonderful positive energy that radiated through the whole arena.

Tegan danced around as Sara belted out gorgeous melodies like, “Goodbye, Goodbye,” and “I Was A Fool.” The backup band was

fantastic and the twins (Yes, Tegan and Sara are twins if you hadn’t yet realized) were absolutely flawless. I had such an awesome time dancing along to their set with my friends. My favorites of the set include, “Drove Me Wild,” “How Come You Don’t Want Me,” and their hit single, “Closer,” which they closed the show out with. Jack Antonoff later mentioned that Tegan and Sara have been an inspiration to him throughout the years and I can really see why after watching them perform live.

Fun. came out suited up to a crowd that could not stop screaming for the life of them, as the show began with the “Some Nights (Intro).” The rest of the set paired the platinum recorded Some Nights record with their earlier release Aim and Ignite. The crowd was full of die-hards, knowing each and every song regardless of how old it was.

Lead singer, Nate Ruess, prefaced the performance saying, “I have a few days off after tonight so I’m going to scream and sing louder than I probably want

to,” and man did he deliver.

Ruess has been dealing with vocal issues in the past year, having to cancel a show with Mumford and Sons just last week, however you couldn’t even tell. His range was just as strong as it sounds recorded and his tone quality is so velvety I nearly melted. His energy was through the roof, running around, jumping, and slipping off speakers (no injuries to report!) for most of the night.

Fun. is one of those bands that sounds identical to their albums and I appreciate artists like that so much. Hearing the hits like, “Carry On,” and “Some Nights,” gave me chills down to the bone and getting to hear “All The Pretty Girls,” appropriately on a Saturday night dancing with my best friends was a memory I’ll never forget.

Fun. is such a talented group of performers and their live show is like nothing you will ever again experience in your life. In short, their passion, talents and energy was incredible, and I wish I could relive the whole experience over again for the rest of my life!

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Big D and the Kid’s Table LIVE @ The Space

By SHANNON LIVEWELL STAFF WRITER SLIVEWELL@ME.COM

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Big D and the Kid’s Table is a band that originated in 1995 in Boston at Berklee College of Music, and happened completely by accident.

I was able to sit down with the band this past Friday, Sept. 27, before they performed at The Space in Hamden, Conn., to gain an interview and some insight into their interesting musical career.

Before I headed upstairs to interview the band, I spent some time with the fans that were desperately awaiting Big D’s arrival on stage. I was shocked at the range of their target audience, as I interviewed people from ages fourteen to sixty-seven and everything in between.

Ben, a 14 year-old high school student from “right down the road,” in Connect-

icut, took the time to tell me why Big D was so important to him. “My brother who is 17 is always listening to them, so I started because I really loved the sound. Not many of my friends listen to them, or even know about them, so it’s kind of my own thing and I like that,” he said. “LAX is my favorite song by far because it’s so different. It has 36 f-bombs.

I had to listen to the song twice to count them all.”

In opposition to Ben was my other favorite fan of the evening, Stankin’ Rich.

Stankin’ Rich has followed the band since about 2002 and even traveled to Las Vegas from Connecticut to see them in a four day music festival. “On a side note about the music festival,” said Rich, “The festival was happening right across the street from a soccer field where young kids had practice and all the soccer moms were around, so Big D had to do a live radio edit of one of my favorite songs, LAX,

while they were on stage. It was really neat.”

After talking to the varied group of fans, I had a better grasp on the kind of consistency this band exuded to their fan base. They had fans of all ages because they were so loyal to the music they had started out with and they just built upon that.

When I sat down to interview Dave, the lead vocalist of the band, he started to tell me how Big D was never supposed to happen.

“Big D was never going to be a real band,” said Dave, “I came up with our name as a joke, like, ‘oh, we’re big d and the kid’s table,’ but in actuality we were just a bunch of nerds who liked to play music all the time.”

Naturally I wondered how they would have gone from a Berklee dorm band, to playing shows all across the country, and I got the answer I was looking for.

“After a show we did in LA, when another band randomly dropped out,

Kevin Lyman, the creator of Warped Tour realized our work ethic and he pushed for us to land our record deal.

Up until this day, Kevin has helped us the most with our career and I still get nervous talking to him.” The band laughed in unison when this was said because it is clear that no matter how big, Big D is today, they remain humble and true to their roots, which is always refreshing to see.

I asked the band as we gathered in the attic of The Space if they had any songs that meant the most to them as a whole, “LAX for me,” said Dave, “represents the band the most because it is so unconventional.”

“I would have to say Shining On,” said Derek the drummer for Big D, “I think it is the most inspiring to our fan base and it sort of represents the message of ‘get up and keep trying.’”

Lastly, Alex, the guitarist for the band commented on his favorite being, Try Out

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Your Voice. “This song just really copulates our view on politics and what we like to speak out about. I think it is more daring than some others and can have a broad message to people.”

It was amazing to see how diverse the band was and how their likes and interests varied so much. From my experience, the key to a successful band is when everyone brings something completely different to the table and Big D exemplifies that more than anything.

They were probably the coolest people to hang out with, they were super laid back and their back up singers had fashion sense to be envious of. They are the sort of band that exudes exactly the attitude they have on stage, in real life, and that is hard to come by these days.

“One of my all-time favorite bands is Melt Banana – a band that originates from Japan,” said Dave, “and nothing is final, but we may be going on tour with them,

which would be amazing.”

“Now that we are all spread out; some of us are in Boston, some in NYC, we really how precious our time together is, so it forces us to hone in on the music instead of fool around when we meet to practice.”

I believe that all of this honing in will definitely lead to great things for Big D, a band that has been going strong for years, and who has amazing opportunities still to come in the future.

Big D and the Kid’s Table is probably my favorite band I have sat down to interview thus far and I suggest if you don’t know their music, that you sit down and listen…all day, until you know every word, and then do it all over again.

They are a fun-spirited, uplifting band, who convey the same attitude of their songs in their personal relations and there are not many bands out there that are like that anymore.

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