April 15 2009

Volume 87, Issue 24

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

The student newspaper of the University of New Haven since 1938 GOT E-MAIL? Students experienced the meltdown of a lifetime last week when e-mail was down for the count. Find out what people have to say about it all over inside.

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ARE YOU AWARE OF ANIMALS? The weekly Animal Awareness Tip is back. This week, we take a look at the Tuatara Reptile. Learn all about the species in this fun column.

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INDEX Arts & Entertainment Pages 8 and 11 Bulletin Board

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

WEST HAVEN—Come join the fun at North Campus on the brand new blue turf field as Pick Six Productions hosts this year’s Recovery Bowl. The tournament will be held on Sunday, May 3, 2009, which is the last day of the university’s annual Spring Weekend.

Pick Six is providing a flag football tournament that endorses raffles and prizes donated by local sponsors in hopes of raising funds for our aforementioned sponsors. Pick Six is providing this tournament to the university to provide both revenue and awareness to the Bike and

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Build Organization, which creates homes for the unfortunate.

Bike and Build will run eight cross country cycling trips in 2009. Trips run from the East to West Coast, covering most major cities and hundreds of small towns. Every route includes 28 riders and four carefully selected Bike and Build trip leaders, bringing the estimated total of riders to 256. Each Bike and Build rider commits to raise $4,000, train for the journey and volunteer in their local community at an affordable housing organization. During the ten week trip, each group stops and volunteers for about 10 build days with these See BOWL page 5

Spector Guilty

By LINDA DEUTSCH

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wanted. Brian struggles to prove his loyalty to Dom EDITOR-IN-CHIEF & CONTRIBUTwithout putting his own ING WRITER ––––––––––––––––––––– job in jeopardy. The two work together to get Dom’s revenge and Brian’s career It’s back and faster than meal ticket. ever. The Fast and FuriIf this sounds like a ous franchise is back with simple storyline, you are a fourth installment that is not mistaken. The storyline dominating the box office. provides little more than an With its original cast of Paul easy way to include a lot of Walker (Brian O’Conner), car scenes. Brian and Dom

By CELINA NATOLA & TYLER EPPICH

PICK SIX PRODUCTIONS

ACJA took a trip to Florida to participate in the ACJA National Conference last week. Look inside to see what they won.

Check out Page 8 for the Full List

Spring Weekend Sequel Appeals to Both Sexes Event Supports Good Cause

By JESSE GERLITZ

ACJA COMPETES AT CONFERENCE

Spring Concert Bands Revealed!

ASSOCIATED PRESS

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LOS ANGELES—Rock music producer Phil Spector was convicted Monday, April 13 of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a film actress at his mansion six years ago.

A Superior Court jury returned the verdict after about 30 hours of deliberations. The jury had the option of choosing involuntary manslaughter, but did not do so.

The panel also found Spector guilty of using a firearm in committing a

crime.

Spector exhibited no reaction to the verdict. His attorney argued that he should remain free on bail pending the May 29 sentencing, but Judge Larry Paul Fidler remanded him to jail immediately.

Second-degree murder carries a penalty of 15 years to life in prison, and the firearm charge carries up to three years in prison.

Spector's young wife, Rachelle, sobbed as the decision was announced. It was Spector's second trial.

The first jury deadlocked See SPECTOR page 11

Paul Walker and Vin Diesel reunite on-screen in Fast and Furious.

Vin Diesel (Dom Toretto), Michelle Rodriguez (Letty), and Jordana Brewster (Mia Toretto), Fast and Furious has gone back to its “original parts” as the trailer claims. However, the only common denominators between the first and fourth films are the cast, the couples, and the cars.

In the new installment, O’Conner now works for the FBI and is assigned to track down a drug lord named Arturo Braga who uses street racers to transport his supply of heroin from Mexico to Los Angeles. He reunites with his old buddy Dom when he starts to look for Braga as well. The only hitch: Dom is one of the FBI’s most

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infiltrate Braga’s cartel by becoming two of his latest drivers. Of course, they have to race to compete for the job.

Storyline aside, the movie is worth looking at on another level. The whole idea behind the Fast and Furious franchise is to make a movie full of cars and action scenes that can appeal to both sexes. With this in mind, we have decided to review the movie from both the female perspective and the male perspective.

Female Perspective: I have nothing against action movies. I think they are interesting and certainly credSee FAST page 8

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Campus Events, Etc. The Charger Bulletin | April 15, 2009

Wednesday, April 15

Thursday, April 16

Friday, April 17

 Indentity Theft! Don't Let it Happen to you!

Dodds 413B, 5pm – 7pm  Battle of the Bands German Club, 6pm – 8pm  Pool League New Hall Game Room, 7pm – 9pm  Beanhouse Bartels Lobby, 9pm – 12am

 Make Your Own Music Video 6pm – 10pm  Stephen Lynch Trip 6pm – 7pm  Twisted Thursday Echlin Dining Hall, 9:30pm – 11:00pm

 Rock Cat Ticket Sale Bartels Lobby, 9am – 6pm  Rock N' Roll Annex New York City, 2:30pm – 11:30pm  5th Annual Fire Science Club Banquet Amarantes Sea Cliff, 7pm – 12am  Movie: Tenacious D Fri, April 17, 7pm – 9pm

Saturday, April 18

Sunday, April 19

Monday, April 20

Tuesday, April 21

 2nd Annual Jessica Santos Walk Maxcy Hall, 9:30am – 1:00pm  Women's Softball vs. Pace University UNH Softball Field, 12pm – 2pm  Women's Lacrosse vs. St. Michael's UNH Softball Field, 1pm – 3pm  ISA Festival 4pm – 7pm  Rock and Roll Week Concert 7pm – 11pm

 Women's Softball vs. Southern Connecticut State University UNH Softball Field, 12pm – 2pm  Women's Lacrosse vs. Molloy College UNH Softball Field, 1pm – 3pm  Movie: Tenacious D Fri, April 17, 7pm – 9pm

 Hot Topics in Criminal Justice Discussion Meeting Room AB, 6:00—7:30 pm

 Holocaust Remembrance Marvin K. Peterson Library, 3pm – 5pm  Women's Lacrosse vs. Southern Connecticut State University UNH Softball FIeld, 3:30pm – 5:30pm

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week April 26th—May 2nd Second Annual Jessica Santos’ Walk

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

Positives

Negatives

Walk MS is coming up soon and I hope we get a lot of people to walk and donate! This has been a huge event for the past few years that I’ve been here and it’s almost always been successful—even though it’s down poured most of the years. Our MS walkers are definitely a resilient group!

Our e-mail has been down for over a week?! Absolutely ridiculous! It should not take that long to fix a problem that, after reading ‘hidden’ messages on chargerbulletin.com, IT claimed they knew was coming. To make it worse, we pretty much just got told “sorry the e-mail is down” via Blackboard.

People have important stuff saved in their e-mails that they couldn’t get to, people are waiting on emails from graduate schools and jobs (a lot of which has an April 15 reply deadline), and yet we are always told “use your UNH email!” Why should we rely on a faulty system that only works when it feels like it?

As I see it, this is the result of laziness, procrastination, and indifference. This is a major issue for students and things like this should not be allowed to happen at all let alone this long.

Awww, yay! Construction stuff for the Henry Lee building is starting soon. All that money we spent on planting new trees to beautify campus is going to cost even more money as we have to move the trees to other parts of campus. What amazing planning done by UNH! Isn’t it such a blessing that we are notified about stuff like this? OH! Better yet, they consulted horticulturists! Did they maybe ask them why grass doesn’t grow in the quad? Save the native River Birches!

Saturday, April 18th, 2009 Location: Oak Street Beach & Deck in West Haven, CT Registration starts at 9:30 am and the walk begins at 10:30am. $5 for students and $20 for non-students For information on transportation and registration, please contact Nikita atVictimology@newhaven.edu

Hot Topics in Criminal Justice Discussion Monday, April 20th 6:00—7:30 pm Meeting Room A&B

Walk-A-Mile-In-Her-Shoes

Sunday, April 26th, 2009 Check-in at 12:00 pm and the walk starts at 1:00 pm Lisman’s Landing in Milford, CT Please visit www.rapecrisisctr.org to register and directions

Sex Offender Registry Presentation Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 4:30 pm in Alumni Lounge

Second Annual Take Back the Night Event

Take Back the Night is a rally and march to end sexual violence. There will be speakers, a candle-light vigil, and a speak-out forum.

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009 Starts at 4:45 pm in Alumni Lounge

Lawn signs with facts and statistics on crimes and victims’ rights Thursday, April 30th Across Campus

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National/World News Copy of Schindler’s List Uncovered in Australia

By MELANIE ROVINSKY STAFF WRITER

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Researchers at the State Library of New South Wales, located in Sydney, Australia, found a carbon copy of a list containing 801 names of individuals that Oskar Schindler saved from the Holocaust.

Oskar Shindler was a German industrialist who was credited with saving about 1,200 Jews during WWII in his enamelware and

ammunitions factories in what is now Poland and the Czech Repbulic. His story was later turned into a book, Schindler’s Ark, which then became 1993’s Academy Award-winning Schindler’s List.

The 13-page list is a copy of one of the many collections of names that Oskar Schindler, the German industrialist, gathered during World War II. Schindler ultimately saved 1,100 men and women by giving them jobs in his fac-

tories.

The library found the list when they were looking through notes, articles, and photographs that they had purchased from Thomas Keneally, the author of Schindler’s Ark. Keneally had been given the list by Leopold Pfefferberg, one of the men Schindler had saved. After using the list to help write his book, Keneally sold it, along with his other notes and research, to the State Library of New South

Wales in 1996.

Library co-curator Olwen Pryke credits the list with bringing “Schindler’s actions to the attention of the world.” “When you look at it you think of the lives that were saved,” Pryke continued.

The carbon copy list dates to around 1944 or 1945. Along with the 801 names of men employed in Schindler’s factory, the list includes each man’s nationality and skills.

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Your place to find the oddest stories in mainstream news.

By Zack Rosen Court fines mothJobless Conn.

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Stocking says she in their suitcases and the heart of the city’s “I can’t talk to my got the idea from a flew to Washington. commercial capital in son, nor my daughter. Milwaukee man who It all has Marc the 1940s, but today I’ve never seen my did the same thing.

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Regardless of her been saving to buy a head. He says he likes Bags of cotton intent, the case was home. She won’t say Obama’s economic cloth, two pairs of brought by the son. how much she spent, policy, but thinks the scissors and a sewThe court did not re- though estimates are president’s pizza pol- ing machine line the lease their names to at least $7,000 per icy should definitely small workspace in the media. month. change.

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News Briefs

By Associated Press Writers Rioting follows state of emergency in Thai capital BANGKOK –Swarms of anti-government protesters attacked the prime minister's car, seized control of major intersections in the capital and commandeered buses, bringing new chaos to the Thai capital as the country's ousted leader threatened to return from exile to lead a revolution.

The government declared a state of emergency Sunday but, without the intervention of security forces, it was unclear how any bans could be enforced.

In front of the city's biggest luxury mall, demonstrators danced atop two armored personnel carriers they had forced to a stop, waving flags and shouting "Democracy." The redshirted crowd swarmed around the vehicles and demanded the keys from the unhappy soldiers inside.

"Sorry, can't find them," came a muffled reply. The protesters drifted off, and the vehicles left.

The uncertain encounter — and others like it across Bangkok, where security forces stood by while protesters ran rampant — reinforced that three years of turmoil between alternating governments and protesters opposed to them seemed ready to peak again. As night fell, demonstrators demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva controlled many streets in the city center. Police vans at some intersections were abandoned and looted.

Outside the Interior Ministry earlier in the day, a furious mob attacked Abhisit's car with poles, stones and even flower pots as it slowly made its escape. Police in riot gear nearby did nothing.

Protests were also reported in areas of northern and northeastern Thailand, with one group threatening to blockade the main bridge linking Laos and Thailand across the Mekong River.

Pope urges hope on Easter for end to war, poverty VATICAN CITY –Pope Benedict XVI sought to give a message of hope on Easter Sunday to victims of wars, poverty and financial turmoil, saying it was urgently needed to overcome the miseries that are plaguing Africa, the Middle East and other parts of the globe.

Benedict delivered his "Urbi et Orbi" message — Latin for "to the city and the world" — after celebrating Easter Mass before tens of thousands of people who packed St. Peter's Square and the boulevard leading up to it.

The piazza, decorated with yellow tulips, azaleas, apple blossoms and other spring flowers, overflowed with the faithful celebrating the most joyous and important day in the Christian church calendar, Christ's resurrection.

In his speech, Benedict said hope was urgently needed around the globe, despite mounting reasons for despair.

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New Haven News The Charger Bulletin | April 15, 2009

ACJA Wins Big at National Conference

By BRADLEY REED

Senior, National LAE member

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WEST HAVEN— This past week, the UNH Psi Omega chapter of the American Criminal Justice Association participated in the national conference in Jacksonville, Fla. We took nine members and one advisor, Dan Maxwell, with us to compete and do some networking. The students in attendance included Ashlie Liller (freshman), Timothy Farmer (freshman), Matthew Yeager (sophomore) in the Lower Division and Bradley Reed (senior), Richard Cannata (senior), Margaret Girard (senior), Erick Russell (senior), Jes Vogt (junior), Kevin Galotti (senior) in the Upper Division.

Dan Maxwell from

graphed dance moves, which can be seen online at www.ChargerBulletin.com.

We all had fun at o u r first N a tional conf e r ence and are looki n g f o r ward to tryi n g again next year in Portland, Ore. PHOTO COURTESY OF BRADLEY REED HowRepresentatives from the University of New Haven American Criminal Justice Association. ter). The trophies were per and Second Place sional and Third Place ever, our next big trip will be in November distributed as follows: Corrections; Ashlie Criminalistics.

We also took sec- to our Region IV ConErick Russell, First Liller, First Place CorPlace Criminal Law rections, Lower, First ond place for our ference in PhiladelUpper; Bradley Reed, Place LAE History, wonderfully choreo- phia.

the Professional Division was also in attendance.

The national conference had many different competitions that we took place in.

There were six different academic tests: criminalistics, criminal law, corrections, police management, LAE History, and Juvenile Justice. All 10 of us took all six tests, which immediately followed the crime scene investigation that was at 8 a.m. on Monday.

Tuesday, we participated in a Shooting Scene Reconstruction workshop from the Institute of Police Management and Technologies. Wednesday was the physical agility and firearms competition at the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office courses.

As a whole, the

chapter took home 10 trophies, nine in academics and one for talent (to the whole chap-

decade led to a decision to set aside time in October to raise awareness about these issues as well as domestic violence. However, in the following years, national leaders in the fight against sexual violence decided to find another time during the year when the focus would be solely on sexual assault. After polling state sexual assault coalitions, these leaders chose a week in April, which by the late 1990s, turned into the entire month. Previous SAAM programs at UNH and other local universities have included Take Back the Night marches and speak outs; powerful guest speakers addressing sexual assault from a myriad of perspectives; candlelight

vigils; and informational tables listing resources for survivors of sexual assault and their loved ones.

I strongly encourage you to support and get involved with SAAM activities on campus and throughout the region. But what happens when April comes to an end? Do we choose to sweep these issues under the proverbial rug, only to be brought out again on April 1st of next year? Or do we choose to feed off the passion and momentum of students, faculty and staff who are unabashedly engaged in the fight to end violence against women?

If we choose to do anything but the latter option, we are doing a disservice to all members of our com-

Second Place Police Management, Upper; Jes Vogt, First Place Juvenile Justice, Up-

and Second Place Criminalistics; Dan Maxwell, Third Place LAE History Profes-

What Will YOU Do to Promote Respect?

By WANDA TYLER

DIRECTOR OF INTERCULTURAL RELATIONS

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The origins of Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) can be traced back to the late 1970s in England. During this time, women organized protests and sponsored events such as Take Back the Night marches as a way of bringing awareness to issues related to violence against women.

Over time, these efforts in Europe, the U.S. and elsewhere were extended to include shedding a light on sexual violence against men as well as the crucial role that men can play in ending sexual assault.

In the 1980s, the momentum created during the previous

munity—both women and men. Here are a few actions you can start taking right now to promote a culture of respect within your spheres of influence (taken from: UConn Women’s Center, “6 Things You Can Do” & Jackson Katz, “10 Things Men Can Do to Prevent Gender Violence”): 1. Stop using sexist language. Words such as bitch, slut, whore, and pussy may be used by some as part of their everyday language. Those who engage in this behavior may not realize the extraordinary power these words have to render inferior and dehumanize women and gay men (who are sometimes criticized for not fitting into society’s rigid defini-

tion of what it means to be a “real man”).

They may also say that everyone is free to express themselves in whatever way they so choose. However it’s important to note that “along with the freedom of expression comes the responsibility to support community members’ right to live and work in an environment free from harassment and fear” (UNH 2007-08 Student Handbook, Policy on Harassment and Bias-Motivated Offenses).

2. Speak up about sexist behaviors and jokes. Sexist behaviors, including certain jokes, promote the view that women are unintelligent sexual objects who are inferior to men. These ideas contribute to a

culture where women are disrespected and violence against women is tolerated. Tap into your sense of social responsibility and speak up when someone forwards you one of “those” emails or tells an off-color joke in your presence.

3. Create climate of respect. If you take a moment to view certain magazines, posters, music and videos with a critical eye, you will find that they often depict women in a sexually degrading and/or abusive manner. Before you buy that magazine or download that song, think about the message(s) that it’s sending about women and, indirectly, about you (and the values See RESPECT page 7

Animal Awareness Tip: Tuatara Reptile

By MAIDELINE SANCHEZ STAFF WRITER

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Would you believe me if I said that a certain reptile is born with three eyes? Well the tuatara reptile

they will stand at the entrance of their burrow to sunbathe and warm their bodies.

During mating season a male will defend its territory against other males by stiffening its spine, puffing up

ally lay up to fifteen eggs at a time and when they do they bury them in a shallow hole which is usually twenty inches deep. Depending on the temperature, the offspring may either

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contains two eyes on each side of its head and a third parietal eye on top. The third eye is thought to distinguish between light and dark to induce certain chemicals such as melotonin for sleeping or hibernation.

Tuatara reptiles are mostly active and do most of the hunting during the evening which makes them nocturnal. Occasionally, during the day

its throat, and opening their mouths wide open. Usually a male will retreat during this time and if not both males will engage in a biting match. When a female is nearby, the male will give a strong stance by exhibiting the same displays when battling males.

After a female tuatara mates, she must wait until the following spring to lay her eggs. Females usu-

consist of males or females. Warmer nests produce mostly males while cooler ones produce females.

Did You Know: Tuataras’ metabolisms are so slow that they are able to breathe once every hour?

If anyone is interested in forming an Animal Awareness Group, please e-mail me at msanc1@newhaven.edu.

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road, trying to raise awareness about the affordable housing crisis in the United States.

Pick Six Productions’ main mission is to conduct a successful flag football tournament to amuse the university’s general public as well as providing an athleticbased atmosphere for participants and local spectators. Pick Six Productions wishes to provide an unforgettable experience

while endorsing revenue to a generous charitable organization. Pick Six’s vision is to set the bar for future events that will take place here at our university, as well as the post-groups that will endure Pick Six’s sense of football tradition. We hope to pave the way for future groups in means of expanding the event to a higher sense of credibility.

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USGA President’s Corner

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

2009 or 1876?

Every student on this campus can tell you that UNH student e-mail was down all last week. Well, it wasn't down all week it was just extremely slow for the first half of the week and then didn't work at all the second half.

For so many students it seemed as though the world had come crashing down.

Personally, I thought it was a nice break from my phone constantly going off in my pocket. But, I found it very eyeopening on how our generation of students relies so heavily on electronic communication. It really hit me as I was walking

through the student center and I heard someone say that they have been trying to get in touch with one of their professors all week but couldn't because the e-mail was down. I felt as if I should have turned around and told them that in 1876 a man named Alexander Graham Bell invented something called the telephone. I was pretty confused because I thought that those devices still existed, or at least they had one in their pocket. I was also pretty sure that even if those failed to work this student's professor had an office on our campus that couldn't have been more than

Louis Eswood III USGA President an eight-minute walk away.

So this past week while we all had an opportunity to reflect on how our lives fell apart because there was no e-mail, we should have also taken the time to realize that maybe our generation should get off of our computers from time to time and actually speak to people through other means than our fingertips.

Students Prepare for Recovery Bowl

local housing organizations. In addition, Bike and Build assigns each rider an affordable housing topic to research before the trip leaves. While on the road, the riders have group meetings every week where they discuss various affordable housing issues and what they are seeing in the places they visit. Riders also give presentations to communities and the media while on the

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Hit Me Up With Some More of That Drug They Call the Internet

I know it doesn’t have to be said, but for those who somehow aren’t aware, UNH student e-mail was down for over seven days last week into the beginning of this week.

The problems are related to this, but again, since people often fail to see the obvious, I will explain them. First of all, a failing e-mail system prevents students from staying in touch with not only professors, but also other students. Louis Eswood makes a good point in his article on Page 5 that there is always the telephone.

I whole-heartedly agree. However, while students may have access to professors’ numbers, the phone numbers of other students are not as easy to get a hold of. I am doing a presentation this week and I was unable to get in touch with my partner due to the malfunctioning e-mail. With no other means of contacting

each other, we are literally walking into this presentation disappointingly unpre-

pared.

The faulty e-mail situation also created a problem for a number of other arenas that have been either forgotten, ignored, or just unnoticed. What about teachers e-mailing students? Even Blackboard sends messages through the UNH e-mail system.

While students may know their teachers’ phone numbers and office hours, the reverse is surely not true.

This predicament can also be applied to numerous other

university organizations. Hey seniors, were you aware that we had to sign up for senior week Tuesday, April 14? The majority of seniors I know weren’t aware until I told them. And remember when USGA elections were held last week? Well, get ready to revote since many people could not access the link to vote once the system went down last Monday. Luckily for me, the Charger Bulletin e-mail is on the faculty server so it was still functional enough for me to perform business as usual. However, I could not contact any of my staff since my staff contact list was full of useless e-mail addresses.

I don’t think I need to go any further to prove that this problem was a problem in a wide array of ways.

However, the whole situation did open a lot of people’s eyes to our dependency on technology as a society.

As Louis said in his article, he welcomed the break from the incessant buzz of his Blackberry. But it is undeniably not a blessing when you need the information that is usually so disruptive. Sure, we are constantly bombarded with e-mails from Student Activities informing us about campus events. And, let’s be honest, most of us delete all of these emails without even glancing at the subject line.

On the other hand, we need those emails from professors, classmates, parents, friends, employers, potential employers, etc. The list could go on and on. While many students welcomed the peace and quiet of an inaccessible inbox, many others panicked over the imperative information stored in that vast heaven called the Internet.

If you think of all the everyday things we do that involve the Internet, you can eas-

ily see that there is no escaping our technological dependence.

Who are we kidding?

We were addicted the minute we first downloaded Napster ten years ago. As a decade has past, we have become more and more dangerously reliant on the web. We use the Internet to check our bank accounts, keep track of our schedules, hold our friends’ contact information, send ourselves PowerPoint presentations, and rent movies.

When you think about it that way, a malfunctioning e-mail system doesn’t even seem so bad. We don’t often realize that our whole lives are locked away by passwords.

As a society, especially up here in the mile-a-minute northeast, we are wholly dependent on technology, and specifically the Internet, to assist us with our lives.

The problem with this dependency is that it isn’t even a problem.

Sure, you can argue

that we have grown less social in humanto-human interaction.

And yes, some might even say that we have essentially become, quite simply, bad people from our immersion in twenty-first century technology.

While I like to keep an open mind, I mostly disagree with both of these points.

Technology doesn’t make people bad; people make people bad.

Just like parents make their children fat, not TV or video games.

If we are dependent on technology, it’s because we want to be. I wouldn’t put my whole schedule on my Google Calendar if I didn’t want my schedule to be on Google Calendar. I tried Twitter and didn’t like it, so I deleted it. It’s that simple.

We, as a society, are undeniably addicted to technology. But I see no need for rehab.

In fact, I’ll gladly take another dose of it right now. If only I could check my e-mail...

As most of you know, this past Sunday marked Easter Sunday, a holiday which – according to Christian scripture – signifies the day that Jesus was resurrected from the dead three days after his crucifixion, and just two days after Good Friday.

One thing that I’ve never understood, however, is the practice of Lent. I understand why some people partake in the practices, and I understand the religious context it holds for

the Christian religion.

What I don’t understand, however, are people who partake in giving up something for Lent simply because their parents, religion, or church tell them to. You need more of a reason than that in my opinion.

According to The United Methodist Church, the purpose of Lent is “the preparation of the believer — through prayer, penitence, almsgiving and self-denial. […]

Conventionally it is described as being for-

ty days long, though different denominations calculate the forty days differently.

The forty days represent the time that, according to The Bible, Jesus spent in the wilderness before the beginning of his public ministry, where he endured temptation

by Satan.”

For many, they give up certain types of food; activities such as driving or having sex; some even give up addictions such as alcohol and smoking. What sincerely

irks me, however, are those who give up things just for the hell of it. I was speaking with someone during Lent who claimed they didn’t really believe in Jesus, they didn’t really follow any religious doctrine, but they were giving up a certain type of food during Lent because their parents and their church expected them to.

It’s people like this who seriously confuse me. If you honestly believe in the religion and the practice,

then by all means you should be following it as your beliefs. But “because somebody told me to” is a hor-

or secular. You’re in college, not to even mention I’ve heard the same thing from people much older.

It’s time to grow up and follow your own heart instead of your parents’.

For those who have accepted this and live their own life, and for those who honestly believe in their religion and followed Lent because of their beliefs, good for you.

You’ve grown up.

For the rest of you, well, it’s time to wake up.

Celina Natola Editor-in-Chief

My Beliefs...Lent To Someone Else?

Zack Rosen Assistant Editor rendous reason to do anything, religious

Promoting Respect in Our Culture

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you hold dear). When you see a poster of a half-naked woman on the wall of a residence hall room or apartment, or hear songs about “bitches and ho’s”, think about how it impacts men’s view of women and how it may make women in the room feel.

4. Support rape survivors. One in four college women have survived rape or attempted rape (www. o n e i n f o u r u s a . o rg ) and 10% of rape survivors are male (en. wikipedia.org/wiki/ Male_rape_research) so it’s likely that you or someone you know is a rape survivor. You can support them by acquainting yourself with campus and local resources; listen to the survivor and assure them that you believe them; support them in their efforts to sort out the details of what happened to them; en-

courage them, without pressure, to seek help; and assure them that you are available for non-judgmental support.

In the 30 years since the start of the sexual assault awareness movement, universities and businesses have created sexual misconduct policies; men and women have participated in marches and speak outs; and national organizations such as One in Four, Inc. and RAINN have served as valuable resources for those affected by sexual assault. While these large-scale initiatives are powerful—to paraphrase Margaret Mead—always remember that the actions of a small group of committed individuals have the power to change the world.

This year’s Take Back the Night program will take place on April 29.

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Email Causes Aggravation Due to Lack of Respect

For the past week, the student e-mail system has been out of service. If you are technologically savvy, then you understand that occasionally computer systems will crash, catch a virus, et cetera. What I fail to understand is what could have possibly happened to take the Office of Information Technology’s professional staff a week to repair.

This issue is particularly aggravating as the student e-mail system was down for maintenance over spring break, which was less than a month ago. The issue in my opinion is not solely the e-mail system being out of service, but the lack of information regarding the situation. For many

students, me included, our student e-mail address serves as a primary line for communication regarding academic and professional matters. Besides waiting on replies from companies about job offers and internships, there is a great deal of information sent from various offices around campus that are vital to the student body.

As college students, we are expected to act as adults, yet we are not treated that way. I am of the opinion that if the student body was made aware of what the problem entailed, and given a realistic timeline of when it would be functional, students would not be as irate as they are at this current moment.

The following was all the information given to students regarding the problem, and I feel that it is greatly inadequate.

Tue, Apr 07, 2009 --Student Email Issues- April 9th 2009 The UNH student email system is still being repaired.

Over the next couple of days extensive maintenance will be run to restore the system. We are doing all we can to restore as quickly as possible. The Office of Information Technology appreciates your patience.

Note: This is a system wide announcement and will appear in your dashboard and also in all course sections.

Having attended the University of

New Haven for almost three years, I have noticed that issues with the e-mail system have become more frequent. Yet what’s done is done.

It is time to be solution oriented! I feel as though it is time that the Office of Information Services be held accountable for the number of incidents that the student e-mail system has encountered this year. I by no means am suggesting the removal of anyone, because I am not qualified to make that judgment. I am simply suggesting that administrators understand the position of the student body, and work with greater diligence to resolve such issues.

-Anonymous

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Arts & Entertainment The Charger Bulletin | April 15, 2009

Fast and Furious: The Female Perspective vs.

The Male Perspective

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ible in their own right.

However, action movies have to have more than just action to win my approval. Considering this, I have to say that Fast and Furious was just meh. I really don’t have any other one word to describe it.

I like the first movie in a it’s-mildly-entertaining-because-it’sso-bad kind of way; almost a guilty pleasure in a way. And don’t even get me started on Paul Walker. I’ve been a drooling fan of his since I first saw him in Pleasantville and She’s All That. I also know a nice car when I see one (even though I pretty much judge “nice” on what color it is). All of this being said, I can still only describe Fast and Furious as meh.

The storyline is the most basic story you could ever think of.

The premise of reuniting the original cast is nice and intriguing, but it doesn’t really pan out the way you want it to. Walker and Brewster never once share a scene with Rodriguez because her part is basically whittled down to nothing.

The cars are fast and maybe even furious but at times they just seem unnecessary.

Now let’s talk about the girls. Oh my, where to even begin. If I wanted to attend a party where all of the women weigh an average of 100 pounds, I’d hit up the Playboy mansion. For some reason, Fast and Furious brought the

party to me like I was interested. I think the casting director went to the closest clinic specializing in eating disorders and hired the extras straight from the recently-admitted. These extras then went straight to the costume director who threw them into some hooker boots, hot pants and a piece of string before herding them all to the set.

These wonderful extras make up about 50 percent of the movie, acting as hood ornaments at the local hangouts. They also conveniently make out with each other as faux lesbians because guys think that’s hot.

Us women, on the other hand, have to sit there and pretend like we don’t notice how skinny and whorishly dressed they are without scoffing. We do, however, get to drool over Walker and Diesel in all of their greased-up glory, so I guess it’s a trade-off.

Overall, this film was just as mildly entertaining as the rest of the franchise, but I really wouldn’t expect too much.

Male Perspective: From this man’s point of view, this movie was just as good if not better than The Fast and the Furious.

I mean, what’s not to love? There’s hot cars, hot girls, fast driving, hot girls, huge explosions, hot girls and intense action. Did I mention hot girls?

The original cast is back for this one, plus a few of the loveable characters from some

of the other movies in the franchise. Guys, that means that Jordana Brewster is back and still smoking hot.

If she’s not your type, then there are about five million other ladies in this movie to choose from.

And talk about gorgeous cars. The fast-driving sequences were filled with muscle cars like the Gran Torino, Ford Mustang, Chevelle SS, and Chevy Camaros. If you’re more into the import scene, then you’re in luck.

There’s plenty of Honda NSXs, BMW M3s, Silvias, Skylines, and tons of others weaving through traffic, sliding around turns and getting destroyed in any way imaginable.

Though the superficial side of the movie was great, the more reasonable parts lacked. The story line was stretched thinner than a speedo on an elephant. It was, at times, difficult to figure just exactly where certain parts of the movie came from. There were also a bunch of scenes that didn’t seem to be necessary at all, adding to the strange feeling of the whole movie.

Overall, if you are a guy like me, you will enjoy this movie for what it is: an action flick. I would be lying if I said that this movie wasn’t entertaining.

However, if you want a movie with a deep plot line and Oscarwinning performances then go see a Brad Pitt movie.

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Community & Advice

The Charger Bulletin | April 15, 2009

Advice Corner

Q: I am a 19-year-old lesbian and my girlfriend has been hanging around a guy a lot. I’m afraid she’s starting to lose interest in me, and I’m just very confused. What should I do?

A: Just talk to your girlfriend about the situation. I'm sure she cares about you and isn't losing interest. She probably just needs a friend!

A: You should probably start hanging out with a guy to make her jealous too.

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Sports

The Charger Bulletin | April 15, 2009

Gagne Captures Long Jump Title at George Davis Invitational

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–The University of New Haven men's and women's track and field teams competed in the George Davis Invitational on Saturday afternoon at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. The Chargers were led by first place performances from junior Shannon Gagne in the women's long jump and the men's 4x100meter relay team.

Team scores were not kept at the meet.

Gagne captured the long jump title with

a leap of 5.56 meters, more than 0.30 meters ahead of the second place finisher.

She also helped the women's 4x100meter relay team to a second place finish in a time of 50.53. Other top finishers for the women included April Daugherty third in the pole vault (2.45 meters) and Angela Colandrea fifth in the 100-meter hurdles (16.78) On the men's side, the 4x100meter relay team

Softball Sweeps St. Michael’s

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COLCHESTER, Vt. –The University of New Haven softball team defeated the St. Michael's College Purple Knights 4-0 and 4-1 Friday afternoon in a doubleheader in Vermont. The Chargers improve to 18-10 overall and 10-4 in the Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10), while the Purple Knights fall to 4-18 overall and 0-12 in the conference.

In the top of the third inning the Chargers broke a 0-0 tie off a Nicole Downs RBI single.

Breanne Gleason pitched the complete game for the Chargers and allowed just two hits. She threw 16

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University of New Haven women’s long jump champion Shannon Gagne.

Baseball Takes Two Wins Over Pace

strikeouts and faced CHARGER PRESS RLEASE ––––––––––––––––– 27 batters.

Courtney Garland hit a homerun to open WEST HAVEN –The University of New Haven baseball team defeated Pace University 5-2 and 14-11 Friday afternoon at Frank Vieira Field. With the wins the Chargers improve to 12-12 overall and 8-8 in the Northeast-10 Conference, while the Setters fall A CHARGER ATHLETICS PHOTO

University of New Haven sophomore 2B, R/R Courtney Garland.

the fifth inning for the Chargers, allowing just one runner to get on base in the final three innings.

Gleason led the Chargers with two RBI off one hit, while Garland drove in one and scored one off two hits.

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University of New Haven junior LHP, L/L Ian Solomon.

to 13-20-1 overall and 8-7-1 in the NE-10.

The Chargers scored one in the bottom of the second inning to score the game's first run. UNH added a run in the bottom of the seventh and added three runs in the bottom of the eighth to take a 5-0 lead. Chris Smith, pitching eight and 2/3 innings, allowed the only Setters runs in the top of the ninth inning.

The Chargers took at commanding 6-0 lead after a six-run second inning.

Ian Solomon earned his first victory of the season for the Chargers with three strikeouts over four and 2/3 innings. Eric Peck earned his first save of the season in one and 2/3 innings pitched.

of Justin Smith, Kevin Downing, Tyrone Sawyer and Jelani Joslyn raced to a victory in a time of 43.85, nearly a second faster than the second place team. The Chargers also had a strong day in field events as they had four top-five finishes.

Kyle Lambert was second in the pole vault (3.35 meters), Paul Brandt fourth in the hammer throw (41.98 meters), Tyler Parker fourth in the high jump (1.68

meters) and Michael Renna fifth in the shot put (12.68 meters).

Gagne was named the female Charger Bulletin Athlete of the Week for the week of Feb. 23, 2009, along with men’s indoor track and field student-athlete Kevin Downing.

New Haven returns to action this weeked, on Saturday, April 18, at the Springfield College Invitational.

More details can be found online at the Chargers webpage at http://www. newhaven.edu/athletics/.

Wednesday, April 15 Softball at Bentley (3 p.m.)

Women’s Lacrosse at Stonehill (7 p.m.)

Thursday, April 16 Softball at UMass-Lowell (3 p.m.)

Baseball at St. Anselm (3:30 p.m.)

Women’s Tennis at Pace (3 p.m.)

Saturday, April 18 Football Scrimmage (10 a.m.)

Softball vs. Pace (12 p.m.)

Baseball vs. Southern N.H. (12 p.m.)

Women’s Lacrosse vs. St. Michael’s (1 p.m.)

Track & Field at Springfield Invitational Men’s Golf at UMass-Lowell Invitational Sunday, April 19 Softball vs. Southern Connecticut (12 p.m.)

Women’s Tennis vs. St. Michael’s (10 a.m.)

Women’s Tennis vs. St. Anselm (1 p.m.)

Women’s Lacrosse vs. Molloy (1 p.m.)

Baseball at Southern N.H. (1 p.m.)

Men’s Golf at UMass-Lowell Invitational Monday, April 20 Men’s Golf at AIC Classic Tuesday, April 21 Men’s Golf at AIC Classic Baseball at Bentley (3:30 p.m.)

Women’s Lacrosse vs. Southern Connecticut (3:30 p.m.)

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A&E Continued

Spector Found Guilty of Second-Degree Murder

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10-2, favoring conviction in 2007.

The 40-year-old Lana Clarkson, star of the 1985 cult film Barbarian Queen, died of a gunshot fired in her mouth as she sat in the foyer of Spector's mansion in 2003.

She met Spector only hours earlier at her job as a nightclub hostess.

Prosecutors argued Spector had a history of threatening women with guns when they tried to leave his presence. The defense claimed she killed herself.

The murder case was a flash from Hollywood's distant past, a reminder of the 1960s when Spector reigned as the hit maker supreme with such songs as the Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" and the Ronettes' classic, "Be My Baby."

Spector, 69, who had long lived in seclusion at his suburban Alhambra "castle," was out on the town in Hollywood when he met Clarkson on Feb. 3, 2003, at the House of Blues. The tall, blond actress, recently turned 40 and unable to find acting work, had taken a job as a hostess. When the club closed in the wee hours, she accepted a chauffeured ride to Spector's home for a drink. Three hours later, she was dead.

Spector's chauffeur, the key witness, said he heard a gun-

shot, then saw Spector emerge holding a gun and heard him say: "I think I killed somebody."

Defense attorney Doron Weinberg dis-

he drank and had a history of threatening women with guns.

They also contended blood spatter evidence proved that Clarkson could not have shot

Robert Blake and Michael Jackson, at first seemed invested in making Spector the first star to be convicted in a major criminal case. But after the first

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Upcoming Music Events

THE SPACE 295 TREADWELL STREET, HAMDEN, CT www.thespace.tk In:Aviate WEDNESDAY Duck Duck Goose APRIL 15 Doors open at 7 PMFly Upright Kite $10 This Car Up Doors open at 7 PMFRIDAY APRIL 24 $10 The Original, 5th Annual, Space Battle THURSDAY of the Bands Semi APRIL 16 Finals lineup tba Doors open at 7 PM- Doors open at 6:30 PM-$10 $10 FRIDAY APRIL 17 The Appleseed Cast An Horse Moving Mountains The Ghost Sonata Doors open at 7 PM$12

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Music producer Phil Spector, left, and his wife Rachelle Spector arrive at Los Angeles County Superior Court Monday, April 13, 2009, in downtown Los Angeles, to hear the verdict in his murder retrial.

puted whether the chauffeur remembered the words accurately. In closing arguments, Weinberg listed 14 points of forensic evidence including blood spatter, gunshot residue and DNA, which he said were proof of a selfinflicted wound.

"It's very difficult to put a gun in somebody's mouth," he said.

"Every single fact says this is a selfinflicted gunshot wound," Weinberg argued. "How do you ignore it? How do you say this could have been a homicide?"

But prosecutors portrayed Spector as a dangerous man who became a "demonic maniac" when

herself.

As in the first trial, they presented testimony from five women who told of being threatened by a drunken Spector, even held hostage in his home, with a gun pointed at them and threats of death if they tried to leave.

The parallels with the night Clarkson died were chilling even if the stories were very old — 31 years in one instance.

Clarkson's mother and sister sat through both trials and Spector's young wife, Rachelle, sat across the courtroom from them.

Prosecutors, haunted by the acquittals of stars such as O.J. Simpson,

trial ended in a deadlock, public interest faded. The second sixmonth trial was played out in a sparsely populated courtroom with few members of the media present.

During jury selection, only a few panelists remembered Spector's heyday as the inventor of the "Wall of Sound" recording technique and producer of teen anthems including, "To Know Him is to Love Him," The Crystals' "Da Doo Ron Ron" and "He's a Rebel" and Ike and Tina Turner's "River Deep-Mountain High." He also worked on a Beatles album with John Lennon.

Like music?

Check out our music magazine PULP online at www.pulp.chargerbulletin.com

SATURDAY APRIL 18 Ruth Ann Ridley John Cambria Doors open at 7 PM$10 SUNDAY APRIL 19 lineup tba Doors open at 7 PM$10 MONDAY, APRIL 20 Tim Palmieri (of The Breakfast) Jeff Gitelman Doors open at 6 PM$8 TUESDAY APRIL 21 WEEKLY OPEN MIC featuring: Stephen McDonald Doors open at 7 PM, featured act at 9 PM$5 WEDNESDAY APRIL 22 The Honors Pistol Resistance Panda and Child Open Star Clusters Doors open at 7 PM$10 THURSDAY APRIL 23 Kiss Kiss Dr. Manhattan

SATURDAY APRIL 25 The Original, 5th Annual, Space Battle of the Bands Semi Finals Doors open at 6:30 PM-$10 Sponsored in part by: WNHU 88.7 SUNDAY APRIL 26 Hamden Highschool Benefit for: The Dial Doors open at 7 PM$10 TUESDAY APRIL 28 WEEKLY OPEN MIC featuring Pat Hull Doors open at 7 PM, featured act at 9 PM$5 FRIDAY MAY 1 The Smyrk Aeroplane, 1929 The Lows Josh Mease Mike Falzone & The Peppermint Trick Doors open at 7 PM$10 TUESDAY MAY 5 Kids of Survival Little Did They Know Shut Up and Deal Doors open at 7 PM$10 SATURDAY MAY 9 Paging Grace Article 19 Doors open at 7 PM$10

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April Movies on Channel 14 April is Earth Day (April 22nd) and Holocaust Remembrance Month The 11th Hour (Earth Day Selection) Sunday 8pm, Saturday 1pm & Monday 2am An Inconvenient Truth (Earth Day Selection) Friday 11pm, Saturday 4pm, & Wednesday 11pm March of the Penguins (Earth Day Selection) Sunday 11pm & Wednesday 8pm Paperclips (Holocaust Remembrance Month Selection) Sunday 1am and Tuesday 8pm Schindler’s List (Holocaust Remembrance Month Selection) Thursday 1am, Friday 8pm & Saturday 1am I Am Legend Saturday 8pm, Sunday 1pm & Monday 11pm Arctic Tale (Earth Day Selection) Saturday 11pm and Sunday 4pm

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