April 1 2009

Volume 87, Issue 22

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

CORNELL MAKES A COMEBACK

The student newspaper of the University of New Haven since 1938 CONCERTS AT THE SPACE Like music? Looking for a place to go to listen to some local music out on the town? Check out a list of music shows coming up at The Space in Hamden.

Chris Cornell is back with an experimental new album. Will fans accept his new sound?

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Students Reinvent Spring Break

By KYLE QUINN-QUESADA STAFF WRITER

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FAMILY CURSED WITH SUICIDE? Nicholas Hughes committed suicide last week, following suit with his famous mother. Get the whole scoop inside.

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WHAT CAN THE LIBRARY DO FOR YOU? Besides books, the Marvin K. Peterson Library has plenty of resources to offer UNH students.

Find out what they have available inside.

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INDEX Arts & Entertainment Pages 8 and 11 Bulletin Board

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Community & Advice Page 9 Editorials

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Police Log/ Fun & Games Pages 12 and 13 National/World News Page 3 New Haven News Page 4 Sports

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WEST HAVEN—While many college students around the nation use the infamous Spring Break to travel to Mexico, California or Florida to find a more exotic location to get intoxicated at, there was a select few who decided to stay home and volunteer in their community this Spring Break.

The Alternative Spring Break which has been offered for six years now is the brainchild of associate professor and Campus Minister, Marty O’Connor, as well as the Dean of Students, Becky Johnson.

Together with Amanda Luntz, UNH’s Commu-

PHOTO COURTESY OF REBECCA JOHNSON

UNH students work together to help the community during the Alternative Spring Break Program in March.

nity Service Coordinator, they have crafted a vital, sought-after program here

at the University of New Haven.

The program’s goal is

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A Haunting and the Story Behind It

By HEATHER BROWN STAFF WRITER

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It has been a long time since a horror flick has received so much fan excitement and critic hype.

The movie, directed by Peter Cornwell and staring Virginia Madsen, Kyle Gallner and Erik J. Berg as the main characters, is based on the true story of the reported haunting in Southington, Conn.

IF YOU ARE PLANNING ON SEEING THE MOVIE, PLEASE DO NOT READ THE BACKGROUND OF THE TRUE STORY! TRUST ME; THIS IS FOR YOUR BENEFIT! According to reports made by the Snedeker

was grim, but the family was hopeful. His demeanor changed drastically and he was hospitalized for a time because of a fear of mental instability.

Ed and Lorraine Warren, paranormal experts best known for their work on the Amityville Horror case, were called in to discover the true extent of the haunting and to try to stop it. John Zaffis, Ed Warren’s nephew, also helped with the nine-week investigation.

A LIONSGATE/REBECCA SANDULAK PHOTO "The situation was pretA family is tormented by spirits in the movie A Haunting in Connecticut. tormented the family. Car- included strange sounds ty chaotic by the time we men Snedeker remembers and odors of rotting flesh arrived," John remembers. that the demons “were in- and excrement.

"One night, I was sitting The oldest child in the at the dining room table, credible powerful. One of the demons was very thin, Snedeker family was fight- reviewing some notes that with high cheekbones, long ing cancer at the time and I'd made. Suddenly, the black hair and pitch black was most affected by the See HORROR page 8 eyes. Another had white haunting. The prognosis family who lived in the home for two years before moving, a series of demons laid siege to the home and

hair and eyes, wore a pinstriped tuxedo, and his feet were constantly in motion.”

Activity in the home also

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Campus Events, Etc. The Charger Bulletin | April 1, 2009

Wednesday, April 1  ¡Sobremesa!

Jazzman's in Bartels, 1pm – 2pm  Women's Lacrosse vs. Dowling UNH Softball Field, 3:30pm – 5:30pm  Pool League New Hall Game Room, 7pm – 9pm  Amateur Comedy Night Bartel's, 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Saturday, April 4  Mystic Aquarium with SCUBA Club Mystic, CT, 8:30am – 3:00pm  Comedian Rebecca Corry Dodds, 9:30pm – 10:30pm

Thursday, April 2  Cultural Crafts Bartel's, 4pm – 5pm  Karaoke Night Bartel's, 7pm – 10pm  Twisted Thursday Echlin Dining Hall, 9:30pm – 11:00pm

Friday, April 3  Lewis Black Trip Peekskill, NY, 5:30pm – 10:30pm  Movie: Bedtime Stories K107, 7pm – 11pm

Sunday, April 5  Movie: Bedtime Stories K107, 7pm – 11pm  Roast of Tim Fasano German Club, 8pm – 10pm  Women's Softball vs. C.W. Post UNH Softball Field, 3pm – 5pm  Men's Baseball vs. The College of St. Rose Vieira Field, 3:30pm – 5:00pm

By Dan Osipovitch A weekly recap of the positives & negatives at UNH

Positives

Negatives

For those of us who stayed here over spring break it was a great break to be able to actually use our dining dollars at Jazzman’s. I’ve been pushing for this for years as most of the time I’ve stayed here food was not available by use of dining dollars—everything had to be paid for in cash. Maybe the school is starting to realize that students are important after all. But I wouldn’t push it.

T-minus 50! We’re almost out of here seniors! And don’t you love how we got invited to our own graduation? Another UNH special of unnecessary paperwork.

Yay for sustainability and “going green.”

In my past four years here I have been to lots and lots of restaurants and I’m realizing that there are still a lot more that I haven’t been to. Between the Post, Milford, Downtown New Haven, and even West Haven there are so many affordable places for students to go out and enjoy themselves for fairly cheap.

From Ethiopian to Mexican to Indian to Pan-Asian to greasy American burgers, it’s there. So instead of complaining there’s nothing to do, take a trip and find some good food. You never know what else you’ll find.

Im so sick of seeing typoes in emails & sines on campus. Its so annoying when ppl cant take the tiem to edit or even proofread. especially i luv the ones were its like “come to are event from 12am til 3pm” . Plz lern to tell thyme. This 1 has Ben bothering me 4 years.

This is going to sound mean, but it’s about time someone got hit by a car on this campus. Over the years I have heard so many stories of people almost getting hit because people can’t drive. Stop signs and stop lights are NOT suggestions, nor are pedestrians targets. I’ve almost been hit between Bartels and Dodd’s, where no one ever stops at the two stop signs where everyone needs to cross. I’ve almost gotten hit several times in the library parking lot crossing the crosswalk to Ruden.

Parking isn’t the only problem on campus; driving is too. And I’ve never seen CP ticketing rolling stoppers, only trivial misparked cars.

I’ve heard complaints that events don’t have enough “goodies” for people, specifically citing hats and stuffed animals. For these events, I know it’s hard to plan, but it’s important to account for the influx of students on campus. Otherwise, people feel left out.

Submit your events to the Charger Bulletin Campus Buzz Board.

E-mail chargerbulletin@newhaven.edu

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National/World News

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Economic Recession Leads to News Briefs Great Airfare Deals

By MELANIE ROVINSKY STAFF WRITER

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Airline rates have plunged as a result of the United States’ current economic recession.

Justin Bachman, a reporter for Yahoo!

News, describes the cheap airfare as sitting at “bargain basement levels.” As a result of depreciated ticket sales, certain airlines are offering deals and incentives to entice customers to fly with them.

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promotions are being offered for people traveling for business, while some airlines are offering deals for individuals flying for pleasure. United Airlines, for instance, is selling a one-way ticket to Moscow for as low as $119.

Things aren’t looking up for the airlines either. Experts project that sales for the spring and summer will fall below what the airlines are expecting. The majority of the decline is seen in the sale of business-

class tickets.

According to the International Air Transport Association, "The fact that average premium fares are falling faster than discounted economy fares on some markets is a measure of how severe the downturn in business travel has become.”

In order to boost sales, some airlines will be pushing the upgrade option on their customers. Upon check-in, travelers will be asked if they would like to upgrade

their seat to first-class for a small additional fee.

Other airlines are trying the method of “short sales.” These sales offer discounted rates but only for a very limited time.

U.S. Airways and United Airlines have both tried the threeday-sale within this past week. In addition to filling seats, these “short sales” foster competition by encouraging different airlines to offer comparable rates.

his death came more questions regarding the well-known literary family.

Forty-six years earlier, Sylvia Plath (writer of The Bell Jar) committed suicide and seemed to have started a cult in her passing.

Her husband, poet Ted Hughes, was tormented by thousands of fans who berated him

for driving the actress to madness. Nicholas, who was only a child at the time, became the subject of many of her posthumous poems and stories, casting a shadow over the boy’s life. His potential stepmother and step-sister killed themselves in 1969, using gas the way Plath had done, causing another fore-

boding and strange death in the family.

Hughes is remembered by his remaining family and friends as being young, vibrant, and intelligent.

Many mention that his hysteria and depression was most likely passed down through family genes.

Son Follows Tragic Legacy

By ERIN ENNIS STAFF WRITER

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ALASKA—On Monday Mar. 23, Nicholas Hughes, a professor of fisheries and oceanic studies at the University of Alaska Fairbanks killed himself.

He was also the son of esteemed writer Sylvia Plath, and with

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By Associated Press Writers White House questions viability of GM, Chrysler WASHINGTON –Neither General Motors nor Chrysler submitted acceptable plans to receive more federal bailout money, the Obama administration said as it set the stage for a crisis in Detroit that would dramatically reshape the nation's auto industry.

The White House pushed out GM's chairman and directed Chrysler to move quickly to forge a partnership with Fiat if it expects to receive additional government assistance.

President Barack Obama and his top advisers have determined that neither company is viable and that taxpayers will not spend untold billions more to keep the pair of automakers open forever.

In a last-ditch effort, the administration gave each company a brief deadline to try one last time to convince Washington it is worth saving, said senior administration officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to more bluntly discuss the decision.

NC nursing home suspect had 'violent tendencies' CARTHAGE, N.C. –The ex-wife of a gunman accused of killing eight people in a nursing home said he had "violent tendencies," and police said he could have killed more if a heroic officer hadn't intervened by shooting him.

Police said Robert Stewart, 45, went on a terrifying rampage in the Pinelake Health and Rehab center on Sunday morning, killing seven residents and a nurse and wounding three others, including the officer. But witnesses told police Stewart left some people untouched during the massacre without explanation.

Authorities wouldn't discuss Stewart's motive late Sunday, but law enforcement officials said they would release more details at a news conference Monday. Stewart was in custody, but authorities would not give any details about his injuries or treatment.

Stewart's ex-wife, Sue Griffin, said she had no idea why her ex-husband would target the facility or whether he had any connection to it.

NH man arrested at Conn. casino for urinating MASHANTUCKET, Conn. –State police say a New Hampshire man has been arrested for allegedly urinating on an employee of the Foxwoods Resort Casino.

Thirty-nine-year-old Scott Curtis of Goffstown, N.H., was arrested early Monday after police say he began urinating inside a concourse trash can and then on a casino employee. Police say the incident occurred inside the MGM Grand Casino at Foxwoods.

Police have charged Curtis with breach of peace. They say he was intoxicated and was arrested without incident.

Curtis is scheduled to appear April 14 in New London Superior Court.

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New Haven News The Charger Bulletin | April 1, 2009

RECSports Kicks Off Students Spend Spring Break Helping People Season Four

By KAT WILBERDING RECSPORTS

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WEST HAVEN— Welcome back from spring break. I hope you enjoyed it. I know it’s hard to come back from relaxing, but don’t worry there are still plenty of RECSports to entertain for the rest of the semester. There was plenty of fun last week when Season Three sports finished up with the playoff and championship games. The Bangin’ Bulldogs are the champions of the co-rec basketball division. The Bad Boy Family was crowned the victors of the men’s basketball division. In dodgeball Team Dynasty came out on top in the championship game of the co-rec division, and Sigma Chi reigned victorious in men’s division. RECSports’ whiffleball was espe-

cially thrilling as both the co-rec and men’s divisions with upsets in each division. Victorious Secret rocked Bangin Bulldogs in the finals to become the champions of the co-rec division. Delta Chi pulled out all the stops to beat Sigma Chi and win the men’s division. The Assassins out-played Victorious Secret to win the floor hockey co-rec final. Last, but not least, Red Army were the champions of the floor hockey men’s division. Congratulations to all of the RECSports’ champions and thank you to everyone who participated, making this another awesome season.

Speaking of participation, remember that the Quest for the Charger Cup is still running. As we transition from Season Three into Season Four, here is a quick

update of the top five in the standings. As of Mar. 26, 2009 the Bangin’ Bulldogs are in the lead with 793 points. Jon’s Lunch is in second with 603 points. Team Dynasty is in a solid third place with 522 points. How We Doin’ is in fourth place with 352 points.

With 342 points Delta Chi is in fifth. For the full list of standings check out the RECSports bulletin board in the Rec Center. To all of the Quest teams: keep it up for Season Four.

Finally, for your information, here is the Season Four schedule: softball games are on Sundays and Wednesdays, ultimate frisbee is on Mondays and Tuesdays, soccer is on Sunday nights, Mondays, and Thursdays and volleyball games are on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Be sure to come out and cheer on the teams!

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tunity for students to volunteer during their spring break and to give back to the surrounding community. Students spend

on their local New Haven community. Students were split into three separate groups.

One group spent the week working with Habitat for Human-

Students take a lunch break during a long day of community service.

the week working as a group on a service project and volunteering their time. The program is a wonderful way for students to meet other people, develop their leadership and team building skills, and to volunteer their time and talents while benefiting a good cause,” says the bio.

This year’s group of approximately 20 incredibly diverse freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors, with an assortment of majors, ranging from Interior Design to Forensic Science joined together to make an impact

This involved painting, cleaning and general maintenance of the building site.

The Alternative Spring Break program here at the Univer-

PHOTO COURTESY OF REBECCA JOHNSON

ity, doing physical work like clearing brush and sweeping leaves before moving on to tiling the floor of a new house that an eager family is waiting to move in to. The second group spent its week working at the Connecticut children’s museum, where it helped organize books, clean and work with the children in the after-care program. The last group of UNH students worked with C.C.A. or Christian Community Action to help make ready temporary housing for families who have had their homes foreclosed on.

sity of New Haven is a staple volunteer program and is vital to the university.

With the current economic recession in full swing, volunteer numbers in all areas of philanthropic work are skyrocketing with people giving back to their communities.

If you are interested in either applying for the Alternative Spring Break Program for next year or getting involved with any of the other service programs mentioned, contact UNH’s Community Service program at, communityservice@newhaven. edu.

Tools to Help Create a Bibliography

By CAROL SKALKO

REFERENCE LIBRARIAN

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WEST HAVEN— It’s that time of year when students flock to the library with questions on how to cite resources and create bibliographies for their papers. While we are always happy to help, there are some other resources available to students.

From now until April 24, the Marvin K. Peterson Library is offering a trial version of RefWorks, an online research management tool.

RefWorks can help you keep track of research resources and automatically create in-text citations and bibliographies.

By using separate folders, you can organize your work by project, course, or subject.

You can also share resources with others and attach files to retain access to fulltext articles. Many of our databases, such as PsychInfo, Academic OneFile, and Science Reference Center allow you to export citations directly from the database to RefWorks. Once you have citations saved in RefWorks, you can access them from any computer, wherever you have Internet access. However, as with any machinegenerated citation, there may be formatting errors. Be sure to check your citations against a style guide

before turning in your paper.

Another management tool is Zotero, a free download from Firefox. With Zotero you can add citations of books, articles, and websites by simply clicking an icon in the URL. Zotero reads the screen for pertinent citation information and automatically creates a citation record.

Citations can be saved in different files and tagged to help manage your research. PDF or Word attachments can provide quick access to the full text of articles. Zotero provides a plug-in that works with Word 2007 to insert citations and create bibliographies.

The downside to Zotero is that it is tied to the specific computer on which you installed it. On the other hand, Zotero is very user friendly and the learning curve is not as steep as with RefWorks.

For those of you with Microsoft Office 2007, the new Reference tab in Word will also keep track of your citations. With this feature you can create, insert and manage citations in MLA, APA, Chicago, and other citation styles. To create a list of references in Word 2007, click the References tab and Manage Sources.

From here you can add new or edit existing entries. A drop down menu allows you to choose a style, and the Bibliography

button creates a formatted bibliography for your paper. Since the data is stored on the hard drive, library computers will not retain information for later use. Another disadvantage is that you cannot import citation data and must type in the information manually.

Many of the databases offered through the Library (EBSCO, ProQuest, and Gale) provide a “Cite This” or similar tool that creates a pre-formatted citation of the article currently selected.

Once you create a citation you can copy and paste it to your bibliography. CAUTION: while the information is usually correct, there are often formatting errors. Again, be sure to check your citations against a style guide before turning in your paper.

For the less technically-inclined, help is also available from print style guides found in the library and online guides from the Guides link on the library’s home page. These resources provide explanations and examples of how to format citations and bibliographies. To find out more about RefWorks and Zotero, or to get help with your bibliography, stop by the library, call us at (203) 932-7189, or send an e-mail to LibraryHelp@newhaven.edu.

Alternative Spring Break 2009 was a great success! This was the 9th year that the Alternative Spring Break program has been offered and it is a great way for students to become involved with the surrounding community. The following 17 students worked with Habitat for Humanity, Christian Community Action or the Children’s Museum in New Haven for the week:

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USGA President’s Corner

USGA Meetings are at 1:45 every Monday in the Alumni Lounge. All are welcome!

USGA Elections: The Final Stretch This will be the last week in which USGA members are eligible to campaign for the positions of USGA President, USGA Treasurer, and USGA Senator. In this edition of the Charger Bulletin, we have listed all of the candidates for the respective positions in the pullout section. I would like to strongly encourage you to take some time

to get to know them and read what they are all about.

Although some positions have only a few applicants, they are still required to obtain a required number of votes to be seated. Voting will take place from April 6 to April 8, 2009 so be sure to check your UNH e-mail for voting instructions.

If you are interested

in helping the USGA promote voting please contact Kristina Bensley, the Elections Committee Chair at USGAelections@newhaven.edu for a free shirt!

By HANKO DOBI

cut Humanities council, Dr. Williams will explore why the humanities matter. How can they continue to matter using the new technologies? How will the Connecticut Humanities Council continue to use the literary, historical, and cultural past to help us make informed decisions about the future? Dr. Williams will demonstrate how Connecticut residents have benefited from the work of the Connecticut Humanities Council funded programs.

Professor Christy Somerville and Mr. John Arabolos wrap up our spring program on Wednesday, April 22. Their talk on “The Profession of Interior Design: Working with an Interior Designer” should be of interest to many in the university community. Interior Design is a relatively

young profession.

These experts, Christy Somerville, Assistant Professor of Interior Design at UNH and a title registered Interior Designer in Connecticut and Mr. Arabolos, a Professional-In-Residence in Interior Design at UNH and a title registered Interior Designer in Connecticut will tell us about this interesting profession.

They will explain the six characteristics of a profession, the knowledge and services a professional interior designer brings to the consumer and an understanding of how an interior designer and the consumer work together to create residential and commercial interiors that meet their interior design goals.

For further information visit the Library’s home page or call H. Dobi at 203932-7191.

Louis Eswood III USGA President

Speakers Program

UNIVERSIY LIBRARIAN

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WEST HAVEN—The Spring 2009 Library Speakers Program provides one more great line-up of speakers. The Speakers Program is free and open to the university community and the general public. Each talk is held on the Upper Level of the library starting at 2:00 p.m.

Dr. Brenda Williams presents the next program on Wednesday, April 15.

Her talk on “The Humanities: Does the Past Matter?” discusses a topic of concern to many Americans.

With the historic election of President Barack Obama, what will be the role of the public humanities?

As the recently appointed chairman of the Board of Directors of the Connecti-

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-Saida Chavero -Victoria McFarlane -Quinn Vo -Victoria Deuel -Brittaney Obienu -Jasmine Vong

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Editorials The Charger Bulletin | April 1, 2009

The Notorious AIG

So I can’t really take credit for the title of this article; gotta give it to Jon Stewart in an episode of The Daily Show a couple weeks back when he had Bruce Springsteen on as his special guest.

Regardless, there is no doubt that the economy is in a terrible place right now.

From what the Republicans say is Obama’s naïvety to what the Democrats blame on Bush’s unintelligence, it’s certainly somebody’s fault. But whose!?

Senator Kent Con-

rad, D-N.D., chairman AIG would award of the Senate Budget $165 million in boCommittee, cautioned nuses to about 400 employees, Conrad said had a message for America.

“I have never – in the 22 years I’ve been here, I’ve never seen such anger, with the sense of betrayal, that people in positions of responsibility took advantage of them. The Zack Rosen outrage of people canAssistant Editor not be dismissed.”

A short while ago, Treasury Secretary the House of RepTim Geithner that resentatives rushed Americans are angry a bill that would tax about the corporate bonuses.

Additionbailouts. ally, the United States Just a day before Senate made a similar

proposal.

"The notion you're going to get more money out of Congress to stabilize the financial system is a pipe-dream at this point," said Jaret Seiberg, policy analyst at Concept Capital's Washington Research Group. "Politically, it's not possible to approve more cash and get re-elected."

House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, claims that Geithner is on "thin ice." Boehner says that Geithner didn't do enough early on to stop the bonuses.

Democrats have been more measured in their criticism, saying last week that they wished Treasury did a better job of communicating with Capitol Hill.

What personally bothers me, however, are those groups of people – and yes, primiarly Repbulicans, who have been criticizing Obama from day one. Now, but no means do I say things are going smoothly – but there has been barely enough action for criticism, or merit, at this point.

My advice? Wait

and see how things play out. Don’t judge incorrectly, and don’t defend or attack President Obama. Have faith that things will get fixed eventually.

We’ve all seen, or heard, that it has hapened before. Years of bad economic flaws only to end in a good economic climate.

The least we can do is acknowledge that we are all waiting for the good to return. And, as we do, we may as well keep paying into the Social Security program that our generation will likely never see.

Facebook. It’s undeniably one of the biggest forces within our society today.

Since its creation five years ago, the social networking site has grown from around one million active users within its first year of existence to over 175 million currently.

What once started as a site for college students to keep in touch with high school friends has turned into an influential social and business whirlwind for people of all races, ages, nationalities, and walks of life. While these statements are irrefutable, the question remains: why has Facebook become such a driving force?

One obvious reason the site as a success is its role as a global entity. People from all over the world can join the site and immediately access other people.

According to Facebook’s fact sheet, 70% of the site’s users are from outside the United States.

Americans are quick to assume that Facebook is an American phenomenon since it was created here and has become such a craze within our nation’s society. However, with over 35 translations available, Americans are clearly not the only people enjoying the site.

Another major factor in Facebook’s success is its networking capabilities. As a freshman entering UNH back in 2005 (wow, I feel old), joining Facebook and adding everyone from Botwinik Hall as a friend added an element of instant friendship that didn’t exist otherwise.

For someone shy in new situations such as me, being someone’s “friend” on Facebook made it easier to break the ice. Not only did I get to know my roommate a little bit before moving in with her, but I was also able to find people with similar interests and majors without having to weed through numerous people or intro-

Because of this, the site was essentially a hub of drunken party pictures and obscenity-filled messages on walls. Gradually, membership grew to include high schoolers and eventually everyone. Even still, the major users continued to be young people: anyone under 30 years old.

Any frequent Facebook user can tell you that all that has changed. Within the past six months or so, an increasing number of members have become people us college kids would call “old:” anyone older than 30. I first noticed this trend once UNH administrators like Becca Kitchell and Greg Overend starting having profiles.

My eyes opened a little more when my older sister, in her late 30s, added me as a friend. Quickly, I noticed that many of my friends’ mothers were becoming members.

The final straw that made my jaw drop was hearing the chair

of the Communication Department, Dr. Steve Raucher, say that he was going to make a profile. I stared in

their Facebook membership.

The utter truth is that Facebook is changing every minute. On its fact sheet, the site claims that “more than half of Facebook users are outside of college” and “the fastest growing demographic is those 35 years old and older.” Yet, I’m still surprised when friends of my parents and even my dad’s 80-year-old aunt suddenly become members. The site has grown from strictly college networking to a site that brings together not only friends, but coworkers, neighbors, and distant family members. It has quite literally brought everyone from around the world together.

Even with its dissenters, it is quite clear that Facebook is becoming the final word in social networking. Personally, I can’t wait to see how much more it grows in the next five years.

The Corporate Takeover No One Saw Coming duce myself a thousand awkward times.

I remember finding out that a girl down the hall from me had two of the same classes as I did. Instead of having to walk into my first college classes alone, I was able to do it with someone that I already knew in a way.

Now, the site has grown to allow for networking within your office, your community, or even your block. Older people have joined Facebook to catch up with high school or college friends. New employees can build friendships within the workplace. Soccer moms can set up play dates as simply as writing a message on their neighbors’ walls.

Which brings me to my next point: age.

Facebook membership was once limited to college students.

The site was simply a way for college students to meet and/ or stay in touch with other college students.

Celina Natola Editor-in-Chief disbelief. Since I took Public Relations Writing with him sophomore year, he has been telling students to delete our profiles immediately. While I agree that Facebook creates a potential hazard for those applying for new jobs (specifically college graduates), I never saw the need to completely leave the site. As long as people regulate the elements that exist on their profiles, potential employers are not likely to ignore candidates on the basis of

A Day in the Life

It’s a typical day as a commuter student.

I wake up two and a half hours before my first class at 9:25. Get ready, inhale breakfast, and then walk out to my car for a 40-minute drive, making sure to leave an extra half hour to find parking.

I get to school and drive around campus three times. There are no spots, even though I’m early. Then I park on Campbell Avenue, a public street, and walk to class only to come back to a UNH Campus Police officer ticketing my car.

Even the police officer agrees that the situation is out of control, but he’s just doing his job. Then I drive an hour to the part-time job that helps me fund my education, fuming all the way.

I’m a graduating senior and instead of counting down the days to graduation, I’m calculating how many fines I will probably rack up before the end of the semester. Instead of feeling nostalgic and not wanting to leave, I can’t wait to go.

I pay $175 for a parking spot that doesn’t exist, and then pay an extra fine for not taking up the spot I’m entitled to.

It’s a bit uncalled for that I and many other commuters are being punished for a problem that the university created. It’s just plain cruel. I understand that the university is growing, but I’m not asking for a miracle, only a bit of leniency.

I also understand that the university is trying

to promote a greener aesthetic, but taking buses or carpooling although more efficient is not necessarily conducive to everyone’s schedule.

All I want to do is go to class, which I pay $26,000 a year to do, and I should be able to do so without being distracted by a $20 ticket looming in the distance. We pay enough to come here.

A college is a business and we are the customers. It’s time we started being treated like clients, not children. The higher education that is supposed to open our eyes to possibility and opportunity is sending a very negative message: you’re screwed.

-Ashley Barton

Another Year, Another Eyesore

Walk around the campus of UNH and tell me what you see: fellow students, grass, trees, sports fields and teams, buildings, oh and what’s this? An unfinished construction project and one heck of an eye sore.

I have to be honest, I was O.K. with the new dorms, not thrilled, just O.K. Don’t get me wrong, I would love to see my university expand, but a couple problems have arisen in my mind. First of all, the inability to keep the site clean makes it look like it went through Hiroshima, Nagasaki, The Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, one after the other.

The grounds, simply dirt and rocks, appear destroyed worse than the credibility of the Clinton presidency.

Quite frankly, it looks like crap.

Another problem, I have spoken with many of my commuter friends who, like many others, are distraught about how long it takes them to find a parking spot sometimes and, more importantly, that when they do find the one last parking spot, it is often farther away from their class than Bush was to ending the War in Iraq. I don’t know the last time you checked the hefty price for a decent education, even without room and board, but there should be just a little bit more parking than there is to benefit all UNH’s students.

"If you’re running late, it is very hard to find a spot," ex-

commuter Brandon Way says, "One of the reasons I chose to live here was because sometimes I would be five minutes late, and then end up fifteen because I had to park on the other side of campus" Call this last one a bit of complaining if you want, but in Bixler Hall, some students awake at 6 a.m. Monday through Saturday to the sounds of nail guns and screaming construction workers.

I know that one isn’t that big of a deal (I was just told to say it by a friend who found out I was writing this article, and now that I have, I digress).

Don’t get me wrong, UNH has a great deal to be proud of. I’m happy with my choice and I love it here. I love how close everything is to my dorm and I love the diversity all over this campus. I’m actually excited to see what this new dorm will look like, despite the said problems I have with its creation. And maybe, just maybe, I can swallow said problems and learn to love it anyway, but wait… another building?

The Henry C. Lee Forensics Institute, housing a forensic crime command center, labs for students, actual law enforcement officials, and a museum open to the public, will all be part of this new piece of UNH. It sounds great, as a Criminal Justice major, I love the sound of the building and I can’t wait to see it completed. How-

ever I read every article I could find about this building, watched news clips from NBC 30 and FOX News and with the exception of, “On the UNH campus,” I saw nothing of where this building is going to be placed.

I can’t see where a great building such as this will go. On top of that, the new dormitory is set to finish in the summer of 2009.

Guess when the erection of this new building will commence?

The summer of 2009.

Is that really how we want things to be? I want to walk through the University of New Haven for at least one year without having to hear hammers and yelling. I just want to see a working, built campus.

Another day, another eye sore, another multi-million dollar building, not to mention another period of time that the students of UNH will have to deal with construction and park farther away. Pretty soon maybe some students will park at Shop Rite or Seven Eleven down the road. Maybe the commuters will take a bus, or go back in time and walk to school, three miles both ways, uphill, in the snow.

Ideas like this are going to need to be formulated unless some land is magically commandeered for this building. One thing is for certain, something has to be done.

-Matthew Ezzo, Staff Writer

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Latest Horror Flick Explores True Story

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room grew bitterly cold and I could sense a presence around me.

I called out to the others, who were sleeping in the living room, but I couldn't get anyone to wake up. I looked up the stairs and saw an apparition starting to form. The air was filled with a disgusting odor, so foul that I could hardly breathe.

As the apparition took shape, I could hear a noise that sounded like thousands of flapping wings coming from behind it. I'd never been more terrified in my life!"

Zaffis has recounted this story to UNH for the last two years thanks to the Paranormal Investigation Research Organization (PIRO) and the Student Committee on Programming Events (SCOPE).

Because of the findings on the investigation, an exorcism was performed on the house and it was resold after the Snedeker family moved out.

No paranormal activity has been reported since and the family’s oldest son had no signs of cancer since the move.

The movie The Haunting in Connecticut is very loosely based on this story.

The movie focuses on the story of a young medium who lived in the home when it was a funeral parlor and his fight to free the spirits trapped there. The medium’s story ends terribly with his own spirit being trapped in the home when the Campbell family moves in. Mistaken as a harmful spirit, the family removes the spirit from the home

only to realize that he was the last line of protection from the true horrors within.

I feel that this movie was a great one to see and a pretty good horror flick. I would recommend not doing too much research into the true story before seeing it. I was familiar with the story before seeing the movie and therefore wasn’t really surprised by some of the things that made everyone else jump.

There were some things about the movie that were improbable, like having tens of bodies in the walls without the stench being overbearing, but overall the movie was wonderful. I definitely recommend it to anyone looking for some shocks and jumps. Enjoy!

Neko Case Releases Fifth Solo Album

By ALYSSA BIGGS

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The album art features a fierce-looking redhead crouched on the hood of a burgundy Mercury Cyclone and holding a sword.

The redhead is Tacoma singer-songwriter Neko Case, and the album is her latest contribution, Middle Cyclone.

Released Wedensday, March 4, Middle Cyclone is Case’s fifth solo album and follows 2006’s critically acclaimed Fox Confessor Brings the Flood. Case is more widely known for her work with The New Pornographers, but her solo work is equally powerful (she is often compared to Patsy Cline) and just as catchy.

Unlike some of her earlier albums, the tracks of Middle

Cyclone are distinctly different from one another, featuring a wide range of instrumentation and style. The album ranges from the power-pop sound of “People Got a Lotta Nerve” (the album’s first single) to the alt-country feeling of “The Pharaohs.” The album reflects the polish that Case’s work has acquired over the years, moving further away from the gritty classic country sound of The Furnace Room Lullaby.

The instrumentation of Middle Cyclone is beautiful and well thought out, and the band includes such members as Carl Newman, Kathryn Calder, and Garth Hudson.

The first two are her band mates from The New Pornographers, and Hudson is best known for his work with The Band. How-

ever, it is Case’s voice that carries her work, and this remains true throughout Middle Cyclone. Her voice is powerful and beautiful, with the ability to belt out high notes and carry lower ones with equal clarity.

The tracks themselves soar, the combination of Case’s voice and their instrumentation creating a deeply layered landscape for each song. The recording is made with a very slight echo, which only increases the power of the songs. The album features two beautifully done covers, Harry Nilsson’s “Don’t Forget Me” and Sparks’ “Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth.” All others are originals, with lyrics that are both specific and general at the

influence, spanning from decade to decade, and genre to genre. The beginning tracks sounds like the music of the new millennium like Justin Timberlake, Madonna, and Missy Elliot with a mix of 1970's disco as if from a flashback to Studio 54. The middle tracks sample some similar sounds from indie influences like Peter, Bjorn, and John and grooving pop/R&B romantics One Republic, and alternative/experimental art rock from the 1990's like Bjork, Radiohead, and the infamous Tom Waits.

The later tracks on the album come straight from the club scene (think Lady

GaGa and Rihanna amidst collaboration with blues legend B.B King).

On international releases SCREAM has various bonus tracks, and they should also be noted. “Two Drink Minimum” might just sound like another “club” song judging from its title, but it’s the furthest from that.

It's a raw and emotionally-charged blues song about heartbreak.

“This open promise fades/And the sun forgets to rise/I'm lonely and I'm thirsty/But it's better I stay dry/ No more than two drinks away from crying.” The other bonus tracks display just as

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Chris Cornell Returns with Concept Album

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No press is bad press, and if anyone is a Chris Cornell fan like a I am, or..let me rephrase that...Chris Cornell addict, you probably have read numerous reports and articles about his latest release SCREAM. The third solo album by Chris Cornell, produced by Timbaland in Miami, Florida, has been loved with open arms by some, and burned like a witch at the stake by others.

I will admit, when I first heard about the project a year ago I was very hesitant, and had my diva moment, “What is Chris doing?

This isn't the hard brooding rocker from Soundgarden and Audioslave. I hope he doesn't start dancing…” Once I began to read more about the creative process, my curiosity grew, and I decided to resubmit my faith in one of my favorite singer/songwriters of all time.

And apparently, Chris Cornell knows his fans pretty well. “At this point, it’s all theory. It’s like when I got together with the Rage Against the Machine guys for Audioslave and there was all this talk about how it was sacrilege from Rage fans, Soundgarden fans...Maybe I’m an optimist or just an idiot but I really think the

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Chris Cornell takes chances with his latest solo album, SCREAM.

fans will come around to the concept.” said Cornell recently in an interview with Rolling Stone. Well, Chris Cornell was right, and SCREAM is some of

Chris Cornell's best work yet.

Chris Cornell's SCREAM consists of 13 tracks, and each track demonstrates a different musical

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Community & Advice

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Advice Corner

Q: I’m a junior and I still haven’t declared my major. I have no clue what I want to do with my future, and I’m going to have to start looking for an internship soon. What should I do?

A: Make a list of things that interest you and try to apply for internships in those areas. It may help you find something you enjoy doing, and then you can declare a major!

A: It's obvious you aren't passionate about anything, otherwise that would be your major. So, the only advice I have for you is pick a major that you can get a career in and make a lot of money. You might as well make the big bucks if you can't find something you like doing.

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Sports

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Men’s Volleyball Drops Four Set Match to Hunter

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NEW YORK, N.Y. - The University of New Haven men's volleyball team fell in four sets (23-30, 25-30, 30-27, 19-30) to Hunter College Saturday night. The Chargers fall to 4-13 this season, while the Hawks improve to 2315.

UNH stayed close with the Hawks for the first ten points of the opening set Saturday. The Chargers trailed by just one, 10-9, but Hunter went on a 10-4 run to take a 20-13 lead. The Chargers rebounded and cut the Hawks' lead to three, 25-22, before the Hawks scored

three-straight to take the opening set victory.

The second set mirrored the first set. The Chargers and Hawks were tied at 12-12 and then Hunter went on a 6-0 run to take a commanding lead. The Hawks held that lead for the remainder of the set and took the 30-25 win.

The Chargers opened strong in the third set and went on an 8-2 run after being tied at 3-3 with the Hawks. UNH carried that momentum throughout the set, but the Hawks chipped away at the New Haven lead, eventually tying the set at 27-27.

Greg Brisbin put down a kill and assisted on a block to help score the

next two points for the Chargers. A Hunter attack error gave the Chargers the set.

The Chargers once again kept the fourth and final set close for the first half. New Haven trailed by just one, 15-14, midway through the set. Hunter then went on a 15-5 run to close the set and the match.

Brisbin led the Chargers with ten kills. He added seven digs and three block assists. Cheyne Ashline tallied seven kills, two service aces and five block assists, while John Sedlock led the Chargers defense with nine digs.

Ryan Earl handed out 32 assists.

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Chargers Split With Skyhawks at Vieira Field

ing five runs in the bottom of the fourth.

They also scored a single run in the sixth WEST HAVEN –The and eighth innings.

University of New Ha- The Skyhawks scored ven baseball team de- their only run in the feated Stonehill College 12-1 on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader. UNH fell 4-0 to the Skyhawks in the nightcap.

New Haven moves to 7-8 on the season (3-4 NE-10).

Game One: Junior pitcher Chris Smith threw eight scoreless innings, seven strikeA CHARGER ATHLETICS PHOTO outs and just under Junior pitcher Chris Smith threw 90 pitches to lead eight scoreless innings on Saturday. the Chargers to their top of the ninth inning fourth consecutive off a passed ball.

Ken Bilodeau led win Saturday afternoon. The UNH bats the Chargers with also got hot by scatter- three RBI in a perfect ing 12 runs throughout 3-for-3 game. Kyle Pettoruto drove in two six innings.

The Chargers runs and scored a pair, scored two in each of while three others the first two innings scored two runs and and added one in the tallied one RBI; Tom bottom of the third. Rombilus, Kyle BomNew Haven took a bace and Evan Okon.

UNH exploded 10-0 lead after add-

with 15 hits (38 at bats), but stranded 11 runners on base. They tallied two errors and held the Skyhawks to five hits.

Game Two: The Chargers and Skyhawks were tied at 0-0 going into the third inning of game two Saturday. Stonehill scored two in the top of the third and took their first lead of the day. The Skyhawks added runs in the fourth and seventh innings to take the 4-0 decision.

The Chargers registered three hits and five errors in the loss.

However, UNH made great contact with the ball all game, with 12 fly or line outs.

Ryan Brockett led the Chargers with two hits. Rombilus also registered a hit.

Ian Solomon pitched four innings for the Chargers, gave up two earned runs and threw three strikeouts.

Hawks and were successful on 28-of-32 clear attempts. The Chargers also held a 32-17 advantage in shots and converted on 6-of-7 free-position shots.

Maureen Spellman picked up her eighth win of the season between the pipes, recording four saves in just less than 50 minutes of playing time.

Brady led the Chargers offense with six points (five goals, one assist) and was a perfect 4-for-4 on freeposition shots. Ashley

tempts.

The Chargers return to action on Wednesday, April 1 when they take on No. 10 Dowling College at Kayo Field. Game time is set for 3:30 p.m.

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No. 7 Women’s Lacrosse Takes Care of St. Anselm, 20-9

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MANCHESTER, N.H. –The University of New Haven women's lacrosse team, ranked No. 7 in the latest Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association poll, remained perfect on the season after a 20-9 victory against St. Anselm College on Sunday afternoon. The Chargers improve to 8-0, 5-0 Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10) on the season, while

the Hawks move to 2-6, 1-5 NE-10.

After St. Anselm scored 32 seconds into the game to take a 1-0 lead, the Chargers rattled off five straight goals over the next eight minutes to go ahead 5-1.

Senior Brigid Brady scored twice on freeposition shots and assisted on Mallory Ferrandiz's goal during that stretch. St. Anselm scored three of the next four goals, cutting the Chargers' lead to three, 6-3, before New Haven went

on a 9-1 run to go into halftime with a 15-5 lead. Sarah Magnone had three goals while Ashley Ferrandiz and Brady both scored twice during the run.

The Chargers scored three times to begin the second period and controlled the ball for much of the half. The Hawks scored three of the final four goals in the game, the last of which came at the 24:51 mark to make the final deficit 11 points.

New Haven caused 18 turnovers by the

Ferrandiz and Brianna Kenworthy both had five points on two goals and three assists. Magnone scored four times on five shots and was 1-for1 on free-position at-

Wednesday, April 1 Softball vs. Le Moyne, 3 p.m.

Women’s Lacrosse vs. Dowling, 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 4 Women’s Tennis vs. St. Anselm, 1 p.m.

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Rocker Cornell Experiments with New Concept Album

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much musical diversity as the rest of the album. “Lost Cause,” “Ordinary Girl,” and “Do Me Wrong” span the sounds of pop, punk, classic rock, and bluegrass.

Now listen carefully, there is just as much happening between the tracks as on the actual tracks themselves, so don't miss anything. The songs are fused together with layers of rock guitars sounding like the heavy riffs of 1970's Rush, 1980's metal band Anthrax, and 1990's/new millennium's Rage Against the Machine.

The eclectic rhythms create constant activity from song to song, ranging from drum machines, to hand clapping, to a generic drum kit, to a marching band drumline.

In an interview with NME magazine, Chris Cornell commented, “[Timbaland] He'll make a beat out of anything – banging on a wall, hitting a box. In the second day in the studio, a bunch of people came in with pots and pans and spatulas from the kitchen and we set them up with amps and stuff. That ended up on the album.”

SCREAM channels additional influences from classical composers Beethoven, and Mozart, and spiritual sounds from the Far East.

A l t h o u g h SCREAM has influences from other artists all over it, don't get the wrong impression.

If you look and listen closely, there is Chris Cornell all over this album. Some standout tracks comprise of the dark, moody, and visually stimulating lyrics that Cornell has built a 20-year career on. “You got a pint of blood/You got a losing hand/You put a house of cards/On a hill of sand” (“Get Up”), “It’s been a long and lonely road/I didn't know which way to go/You made my blood run cold/ And filled me up with sorrow” (“Take Me Alive”), and (my personal favorite) “Every time the blood runs to my head/I hear the ring/Something to remind me I'm not dead/Or caught in between...Taking my time to untangle the wires/And stare into my sanity/Dropping the hammer and pulling the trigger/I know now the bullet is me” (“Enemy”). Lastly, the album also fea-

tures the greatest musical asset Chris Cornell has: his voice.

Cornell's never ending melodic range is on every track; yesunder some heavy studio effects, but it’s clearly very much his.

So, yes, I love this album, but what about all of the haters? Well, I think everybody should jump on board.

I think all of us in the music community are about to witness one of Chris Cornell's most famous tours and musical moments in his career...I would like to call it his “Dylan moment”…Why? Remember Bob Dylan's transition from acoustic folk/pop to electric guitar rock in 1965? His fans were outraged. They called him “a traitor” and “Judas” for turning his back on the folk community. Well many similar things can be said about Chris Cornell and the idea of him turning his back on his “grunge/ Seattle” roots. He has since traded up for a house in Los Angeles, and a beautiful flat in Paris, France. Regardless, the loyal support from many of Chris Cornell's fans seems to be strong enough, debuting SCREAM in

the top 10 on the Billboard charts its first week.

On the surface SCREAM is a pop/ R&B-infused hiphop, dance record that might be played on the usual Top 40 stations, underground dance parities, or raves.

However, listening more closely, and from very beginning to end (as instructed

by Chris Cornel himself), SCREAM is a true journey, and firmly demonstrates that the concept album is a lost art (cite Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon).

To find out more information about Chris Cornell, SCREAM, and his upcoming tour visit http://www. chriscornell.com, http://www.twitter. com/chriscornell, www.amazon.com.

Chris Cornell will be playing both old material (Soundgarden/Audioslave) and solo stuff (from all three records) during his latest tour.

The U.S. tour started Saturday, Mar. 28, in Dallas, Texas and ends Sunday, May 3, in Los Angeles, Calif. Check the links for more information!

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Case Returns

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same time.

The only misstep of the album comes at the very end, with the track “Marais La Nuit.” The track is 31 minutes long, which usually signifies that there is a bonus track hidden at the end after 20 minutes of silence.

Not so in the case of this track. “Marais La Nuit” is simply 31 minutes of the sounds of little spring peeper frogs. It’s a disap-

pointing finish to an otherwise superb album.

Overall, Middle Cyclone is a joy to listen to, and evokes images of stormy clouds over a Midwestern plain. Case’s work has been classified as “altcountry” in the past, but her music is accessible even to noncountry fans. Middle Cyclone is certainly an album worth listening to.

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