April 22 2009

Volume 87, Issue 25

Wednesday, April 22, 2009

ZOLOF ROCKS CAMPUS!

The student newspaper of the University of New Haven since 1938 PRO-LIFE PROTESTORS FIGHT HARD President Obama’s pro-choice mentality leaves pro-life supporters fighting hard for their beliefs.

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SCOPE ends their rockin’ week with a Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer and Call II Consciousness concert.

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ACJA Symposium Focuses on Investigation of International Crimes

By ROB HANSON ACJA

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visor to attend this two-day symposium. Students were able to hear from some of the best professionals in

Dr. Henry Lee, who as always got the attendees involved with some morning laughs. As the day went

NBC: To Catch a Predator.

As expected, he discussed the show, how it came to be what it is and the direc-

WEST HAVEN— The Henry C. Lee Institute of Forensic Science hosted its annual Arnold Markle Symposium two weeks ago. The ELM CITY’S EVENING OF symposium is in FUN AND DANCE! honor of the late ArSNAP is an evening of dance cre- nold Markle, who ated at the Center for the Arts at was a well known Christ Church in New Haven. prosecutor for the – Page 5 City of New Haven and a friend to many SPRING WEIGHT LOSS in the forensic sciCHALLENGE A SUCCESS! ence field.

This year, the RECSports’ Spring Weight Loss Challenge has concluded and results symposium focused have come in! Read more inside! on the InvestigaPHOTO COURTESY ROB HANSON tion of International The UNH ACJA pose with Dr. Henry Lee at the symposium on April 12, 2009.

– Page 4 Crimes. On April 12, the the criminal justice and fo- on, the excitement started tion it will be going in the American Criminal Justice rensic science fields. to build for the speaker di- future. Guest speakers for Association hosted a trip The first day was kicked rectly after lunch who was See ACJA page 4 INDEX for 20 students and an ad- off with a presentation by Chris Hansen from Dateline

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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Annual International Festival a Success for Twenty-Ninth Year

By JONATHAN CASCIO STAFF WRITER

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WEST HAVEN—Last Saturday marked the Twenty-Ninth Annual International Festival at UNH. This is a remarkable event put on by the International Student Association. If you haven’t gone yet, what are you waiting for? For five dollars with a UNH student ID, you get an all-you-caneat buffet of various cultural dishes. I suggest not eating at all before hand if you would like to try food

from every country. You get full servings, not Sam’s Club samples. As you digest, the countries present perform all sorts of traditional songs, dances, and ceremonies.

The purpose of the festival is to learn about other countries. Each country had flags, photographs, and pieces of art to showcase.

The exhibitors were very friendly and very informative. Fourteen displays were set up around the gym at North Campus: Nigeria, Brazil, China, Iran, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia,

India, Turkey, Russia, Malaysia, Thailand, USA, Caribbean Student Association, and the Latin Student Association.

Three awards were given for Most Informational, Most Interactive and Best Cultural Presentation.

Saudi Arabia won Most Informational and India won Most Interactive Country (visitors could get tattoos!).

The final category ended in a tie between Malaysia and Russia.

I’ve been going to the International Festival for four years now, and I’m normal-

ly a very picky eater. I have always enjoyed the food there, but this year was the best so far. Everything was packed with flavor. Most of the entrees were very spicy, especially the chili chicken from India which was a kick to the taste buds. It was hard to taste anything after India. Russia had milder food and the honey cake was very sweet. Nigeria received a lot of visitors due to a delicious fried dough dessert called a puff puff.

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Jazzman's in Bartels Hall, 1pm – 2pm  Test Preparation Maxcy 210E, 2pm – 3pm  Women's Softball vs. Stonehill College UNH Softball Field, 3pm – 5pm  Pool League New Hall Game Room, 7pm – 9pm

 Women's Softball vs. Caldwell College UNH Softball Field, 3pm – 5pm  Twisted Thursday Echlin Dining Hall, 9:30pm – 11:00pm

 Women's Softball vs. Caldwell College UNH Softball Field, 3pm – 5pm  Twisted Thursday Echlin Dining Hall, 9:30pm – 11:00pm

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 Women's Softball vs. Caldwell College UNH Softball Field, 3pm – 5pm  Twisted Thursday Echlin Dining Hall, 9:30pm – 11:00pm

 Women's Softball vs. Caldwell College UNH Softball Field, 3pm – 5pm  Twisted Thursday Echlin Dining Hall, 9:30pm – 11:00pm

 Women's Softball vs. Caldwell College UNH Softball Field, 3pm – 5pm  Twisted Thursday Echlin Dining Hall, 9:30pm – 11:00pm

 Women's Softball vs. Caldwell College UNH Softball Field, 3pm – 5pm  Twisted Thursday Echlin Dining Hall, 9:30pm – 11:00pm

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

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 Pro-life Protestors Fight Harder Under Obama

By MELANIE ROVINSKY STAFF WRITER

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President Obama’s pro-choice mentality has caused a spike in the activity of antiabortion organizations across the United States.

During the course of President Obama’s campaign, he made an extensive effort not to marginalize individuals in the pro-life constituency. According to Politico Reporter Carrie Brown, how-

ever, the president’s first few months in office have triggered an explosion in antiabortion activity, as he has moved to “defend and expand a woman’s right to choose.”

In July 2007, Obama told the Planned Parenthood Action Fund that signing the Freedom of Choice Act would be among his top priorities as president. The Act would make the right to have an abortion part of federal law.

Rev. Frank S. Page, a member of the president’s Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, stated “The verbalization that [President Obama] wishes to find common ground – we are just not seeing that.”

According to Politico, the president has made several public decisions that have set the anti-abortionists afire. Chief among these were his decisions to repeal current conscience protec-

tions for medical professionals and move forward with the use of stem cells for scientific and medical purposes.

For two presidential terms already, anti-abortionists have had little to worry about, and consequently, little to act on and about. After eight years of smooth sailing, however, activists against abortion are remembering once again what it is like to fight for their beliefs.

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By Zack Rosen Bogus waiter tricks shot in head, but greeted by the woman dead,” Byrd said. customers at 2 NJ makes tea when he arrived min- School: Ohio teacher restaurants B I R M I N G H A M , utes after she was shot took students to strip HOBOKEN, N.J. –Po- Ala. –A Mississippi with the slug from a club lice say a man posing woman who was shot .380-caliber handgun. HAMILTON, Ohio— as a waiter collected in the head not only “When the officer A school spokesman $186 in cash from din- survived but made got there she said, said a southwest Ohio ers at two restaurants herself tea and offered `What’s going on?’ teacher has resigned in New Jersey and an astonished deputy She was holding a after acknowledging walked out with the something to drink, rag on her head and she accompanied four money in his pocket. authorities said Fri- talking. She was con- female students to a Diners described day. Tammy Sexton, scious, but she was male strip club. Butler the bogus waiter 47, remained hospi- confused about what Tech school district as a spikey-haired talized three days af- had happened,” he spokesman Bill So20-something wearing ter being wounded said. “She had made lazzo said the 47-yeara dark blue or black by her husband, who herself some tea and old teacher resigned button-down shirt, killed himself after he offered the officer Thursday. yellow tie and khaki shot his wife. A bullet something to drink.”

He said the teacher pants. struck her squarely in Byrd said the bul- told Edgewood High Police say he ap- the forehead, passed let apparently passed School administrators proached two women through her skull and through the lobes of that the students, all dining at Hobson’s exited through the the woman’s brain cheerleaders, asked Choice in Hoboken, back of her head, au- without causing ma- her to take them to the N.J. around 7:20 thorities said. She is jor damage. She was bar in February. p.m. on Thursday. He expected to fully re- rushed to a Mobile The teacher told asked if they needed cover. hospital by a helicop- school officials in an anything else before “There’s no way ter. e-mail that she got paying. They said no she should be alive While such cases permission from the and handed him $90 other than a miracle may be rare, neuro- parents of the 17- and in cash. from God,” said Sher- surgeons say such an 18-year-olds to bring About two hours iff Mike Byrd of Jack- outcome is possible. them to the club. later he approached son County, Miss.

Medical journals also The teacher taught three women dining “She was at her confirm people have marketing at the at Margherita’s Pizza bed, and he shot her been shot in the head school and previously and Cafe. He asked right in the head,” with little or no lasting served as a coach for if they were ready Byrd said. “Then he injury. the district’s eighthto pay, took $96 and went out on the back “You just don’t hear grade cheerleaders. never returned with porch and shot him- of something like this. their change. self.”

Somebody gets shot in Miss. woman gets A deputy was the head and they’re

The Charger Bulletin | April 22, 2009

News Briefs

By Associated Press Writers Police plan to charge driver in fatal accident HOUSTON –Police plan to charge a driver who lost control of his car after using his cell phone, sending the vehicle into a rain-swollen ditch and killing five children, a spokesman said Sunday.

Three counts of intoxication manslaughter were being prepared against Chanton Jenkins, 32, Houston police Kese Smith said.

Smith said Jenkins failed a field sobriety test after the accident Saturday, which followed torrential rain storms.

The bodies of three boys — ages 4, 7 and 11 — were found inside the vehicle. A search was planned Sunday morning for two girls ages 1 and 3, but morning fog delayed the use of a helicopter, Smith said.

The driver and another adult escaped from the vehicle, along with a 10-year-old girl.

Smith said the adult passenger told police Jenkins was the father of four of the children in the car, including the 10-year-old girl who escaped.

The current was so strong and the conditions so treacherous that it was several hours before authorities could search the sedan. Police said the vehicle was swept 100 feet from the spot where it left the road.

The passenger told police rain was falling heavily when Jenkins answered a cell phone.

The passenger said Jenkins lost control when he hung up the phone and the car flew down an embankment into the ditch, Smith said.

At least one other traffic death was blamed on the powerful storms that swept across southeast Texas.

Smith did not know if Jenkins had an attorney to speak for him.

Madonna injured in fall from startled horse in NY NEW YORK –Madonna took a tumble while horseback riding in the Hamptons on Saturday when her mount was startled by photographers, and she suffered "minor injuries" and bruises, a spokeswoman said.

Paparazzi had "jumped out of the bushes" to photograph her, spokeswoman Liz Rosenberg said.

It's at least the second fall from a horse in four years for Madonna, who recently turned 50.

The singer was treated at a Southampton hospital and was released, said Rosenberg, who wouldn't disclose more details on her condition.

Madonna, singer of such pop classics as "Like a Virgin" and "Material Girl," had been visiting friends in the Hamptons, a playground for the rich and famous on the eastern end of Long Island.

New Haven News The Charger Bulletin | April 22, 2009

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Annual Symposium Attracts 20 Students

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Monday also included Howard Safir (former NYPD commissioner) and Avi Domb (Division of Identification, Israeli Police). That evening students had some time to shop, eat and socialize at the conference center.

After reading the biographies for Tuesday’s speakers, day two was shaping up to be another great day, and the speakers definitely lived up to

29th Year Continues Strong UNH Tradition

student expectations.

Dwight Adams started the day with a presentation on the FBI response to terror attacks that discussed many global terrorism issues such as the Kosovo War Crimes. He was followed our own Mario Gaboury who discussed global human trafficking. Dr. Gaboury was able to open eyes to a large issue that is not ending soon enough. One of the last presentations

was by two U.S. attorneys who discussed white-collar crime and shared wiretaps and key points of the investigation with attendees.

Overall, the students were able to get a new perspective on what issues are prevalent on an international scale. We hope to make this an annual conference for students to attend.

ing a healthy lifestyle.

The competition was both motivational and informative as healthy living classes were offered for any Beckerman Recreation Center member to attend.

Most importantly, the challenge was a success.

Collectively, the participants of the Weight Loss Challenge lost 244 pounds.

Congratulations to everyone who participated; we hope you learned some valuable lifelong skills to keep

you in a healthy and happy lifestyle.

The participants could win individually (one faculty/staff winner and one student winner) and/or as a team. The challenge was based on percent of weight lost, so those with the highest percentages were the winners. Congratulations to Patrick Torre of the Business Office, the Challenge’s faculty/staff winner, who lost a total of 13% of his weight.

Congratulations to Krista DiVincenzo, who lost 12% of her weight to become the student champion of the Challenge.

In the team arena, the Glutes were the clear victors with a combined loss of 9.84% of their total weight.

However, don’t discount the other teams.

Both the Fire Breathing Rubber Duckies (4.86%) and Team All Business (4.45%) had great weight loss per-

centages and reached second and third place respectively.

In the end, every team lost weight, which is a success by any measure. We hope all the participants got something out of this competition that they can apply or use in the future. With the accomplishments of this year, the Campus Recreation staff is looking forward to bringing the Weight Loss Challenge back next year.

be-established Henry C. Lee Center, and the clubs and organizations that make up student life. But what attracted these students to UNH? What keeps these buildings and groups running?

What makes the University of New Haven a bustling and popular school?

In some ways, we have the workers of the Phone-A-Thon and the Senior Chal-

lenge to thank for the growing success and population of our university.

SPUD, Students Promoting Undergraduate Development, is a student-run organization that focuses on expanding undergraduate knowledge on giving back.

President Brendan Pearson expressed the need for continual student support, “Only 75 percent of the

money needed to live, learn, and socialize on campus comes from student tuition. The rest is raised through fundraising. Who better to ask for support then the people that use this money the most?”

The Phone-AThon, a continuous alumni contact association, aims to reach students that have already graduated and parents of current stu-

dents. The group aims to raise awareness of monetary needs on campus. As Supervisor Jessica Negron pointed out, “Increased alumni support raises the Alumni Giving Percentage of our school. If more alumni give money, we have a higher percentage as a school, and therefore the value of our school increases.”

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also distributed: the Best Appetizer award (Turkey), Best Entrée (tie between Nigeria and Afghanistan), and Best Dessert (Brazil).

Last but not least was the entertainment portion of the night.

The two Masters of Ceremonies were Yauhan Mehta and Nimisha Monpara, who kept people laughing between acts. First up was the Chinese Lion Dance performed by

the Western Zickefoose and another member of the Wu Dang Kung Fu Academy. This dance was easily my favorite of all the performances. The lion moved throughout the audience and played fetch with itself. Turkey’s traditional marriage proposal skit earned the Most Original for the night. India and Russia caused another tie, winning Best Visual Appeal for their

RECSports’ Spring Weight Loss Challenge a Success

By KAT WILBERDING RECSPORTS

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WEST HAVEN— In RECSports news, Season Four is coming along nicely. In Campus Recreation news, the Spring Weight Loss Challenge has concluded and the results have come in.

For those of you who don’t know or remember, teams comprised of students and faculty accepted the challenge of reach-

cultural dances. China defended its championship title for Best in Show with an umbrella dance.

The International Festival is an amazing cultural experience.

It is definitely something all students must see before graduating. It’s Epcot without the Spaceship Earth.

The Thirtieth Annual Festival will be held around the same time next year.

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Students Who Aim to Give Back and Why You Should Too!

By ERIN ENNIS STAFF WRITER

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WEST HAVEN— Every year, incoming students flock to the University of New Haven, dead set on starting the new year of classes, activities, and events on the right foot. Students take advantage of our new classrooms, the Beckerman Recreation Center, the soon-to-

of the university increases, the value of student degree’s increase, making it easier to find and hold stable jobs. In today’s growing economic problems, what better way is there to spend money than to give back to the university and gain professional support at the same time?

Finally, the workSee STUDENTS page 14

High Fashion To Be USGA President’s Corner USGA Meetings are at 1:45 every Monday in Presented in Evening the Alumni Lounge. All are welcome! of Fun and Dance Congratulations!

orous couture world of the runway show.

––––––––––––––––– From signature walks to explosive dance, NEW HAVEN— SNAP creates a biOn Saturday, May 16 zarre fantasy world at 7:30 p.m., Elm City unto itself.

The performance Dance Collective will

By KELLIE LYNCH

ELM CITY DANCE COLLECTIVE

munity and providing artistic opportunities through classes, workshops and performances. Founded by Lindsey Bauer, Jennifer Brubacher, Kellie Ann Lynch and

I would like to start this week’s article by congratulating Wilfred Burrows on being elected the 2009-2010 USGA President.

Wilfred has done an amazing job in the role of USGA Vice President this year and I believe will continue to move this organization forward.

The student body also elected Heather Brown as the USGA Treasurer for the 2009-2010 year. The changes to the USGA constitution passed as

well as all of the senator applicants.

I would like to wish the best of luck to the members of the USGA for next year.

I’m sure you will all do an amazing job.

Also, in the USGA this week, we voted on the 2009-2010 budget at this Monday’s meeting, and passed the allocations made by the Budget Committee.

I want to publicly thank the members of the Budget Committee who worked for a combined ten hours to sift through all of

Louis Eswood III USGA President the budget proposals and put together the budget allocations for USGA-recognized clubs and organizations next year. It is always a tremendous task and your dedication and persistence is not forgotten!

Saturday, April 25 – Sunday, April 26

present SNAP, an evening of dance created

by Kellie Ann Lynch, at Center for the Arts at Christ Church in New Haven, Conn.

ECDC invites the audience to enjoy drinks and light fare while being immersed in SNAP, a movement performance that explores the rarefied, hyper-stylized world of high fashion. SNAP offers a twisted perspective on the glam-

will take place in The Undercroft at CACC, located at 84 Broadway, New Haven.

Tickets are $25 ($15 for students and seniors). Reservations are recommended and may be made by calling (401) 741-8140.

Elm City Dance Collective (ECDC) is a nonprofit organization formed by dance artists dedicated to supporting a collaborative creative com-

Emilia VandenBroek, ECDC currently utilizes the Center for the Arts at Christ Church (CACC) for such movement experiences as modern dance classes, contact/improvisation jams and performance rehearsals. ECDC is grateful to the CACC for its support. Visit www.elmcitydance. org for more information about upcoming programs.

The Greek Spot

This week is GREEK WEEK!! All week there are going to be events and competitions in the German Club or the Quad.

Hope to see everyone there! It will be a GREAT TIME!!

Monday: Eating Contest in the Quad Tuesday: Dance-off in the German Club Wednesday: Collegiate Bowl in the Quad Thursday: Mr. and Mrs. Greek in the German Club Every Night at 7:00 pm. Hope to see you there!!

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Relay for Life of SCSU and UNH at SCSU 3:00 pm Soft Opening (Set Up) 4:30 pm Caribbean Theme Survivor Reception Let us take this opportunity to honor our Survivors and Caregivers RSVP to wiltonrsvp@cancer.org 6:00 pm Opening Ceremony 9:00 pm Luminaria Ceremony Midnight or 1:00 am Quiet Hours 6:00 am Morning Excise 7:00 am Closing Ceremony

Volunteers and teams needed to FIGHT CANCER! UNH AND SCSU UNITE TO FIGHT www.relayforlife.org/scsu, sign up your team today!

Relay For Life is 24 hours of fun for a great cause – joining the American Cancer Society’s fight against cancer. Teams of 8-12 people walk around a track throughout the night. The entire community will come together through Relay to step up the fight against cancer. Call today to join us!

Even if you are not on a team you are welcome to check out what all the TALK IS ABOUT!!!

Find out how you can get involved: 1.800.ACS.2345 www.relayforlife.org

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Editorials The Charger Bulletin | April 22, 2009

Gay Elephants Are Not Real Elephants!?

When settlers first came to America, the first group to be attacked were the Indians – you’ve heard it before, cowboys versus Indians, right?

Years later, people potentially ate too many mushrooms and began killing off each other due to claims of being a witch.

Years later, it was the Jewish population during World War II, as well as Asians such as Japanese-Americans after World War II, then blacks, then Muslims, middleeasterners, and now homosexuals.

For centuries, people have been hating other people for – well – stupid reasons. Going with the latter example, one zoo in Warsaw, Poland is drawing some controversy due to not wanting a homosexual in their zoo. A homosexual elephant, that is.

Conservative

Grzes continued, councilor Michal Grzes from the city saying that "we were of Poznan, located supposed to have a in western Poland, herd, but as Ninio prefers male friends over females how will he produce offspring?”

The head of the Poznan zoo said 10-year-old Ninio may be too young to decide whether he prefers males or females as elephants only reach sexual maturity at 14.

Many animal rights Zack Rosen activists, as well as Assistant Editor gay rights leaders, are concerned that Ninio said, “we didn’t pay is being treated this 37 millino zlotys (7.6 way simply because million pounds) for of his sexual orientathe largest elephant tion. Even in today’s house in Europe to day, where homosexuhave a gay elephant al humans are still discriminated against, these activists find it disturbingly shocking that Ninio is being referred to so harshly.

Other conservalive there.”

According to lo- tives are even saying cal media, the gay el- that there is no such ephant, named Ninio, thing as a gay animal.

I suggest these indiprefers male companions and will probably viduals look up what a “human” is. not procreate.

A few weeks ago, the College Democrats welcomed three guest speakers into their weekly meeting.

West Haven Councilman-at-Large Stephen DeCrescenzo and two other councilmen won over the students with pizza and soda as they discussed increasing student involvement with the community.

Together, the group brainstormed ways that the College Democrats can increase student awareness

of community issues and become more involved in West Haven politics.

Getting students more involved with the community seems like a simple issue.

It’s certainly been brought up in numerous different venues by numerous different organizations. However, a major increase in student concern for our surrounding community has failed to occur; at least over the past four years.

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Submit editorials to the Charger Bulletin by emailing them to chargerbulletin@newhaven.edu

Students and the West Haven Community What’s weird is how oblivious we are to the city we live in for most of the year. For about nine months, we live in West Haven. Yet, how often do we consider West Haven the town we live in?

It’s a difficult situation because even though our campus is a part of West Haven, we are entirely our own community. It’s hard to care about the condition of Campbell Ave. when we need

to find non-existent parking spots in time for class.

Another factor is ignorance. Did you know that we can register as voters in West Haven? Since we are residents for most of the year, we could participate in local voting. The power to vote in the city of West Haven also allows us to have a say in campus issues. Councilman DeCrescenzo pointed out that if the city doesn’t approve

UNH building plans, new buildings can’t be built on campus. I

Celina Natola Editor-in-Chief think we can all agree

that student voices don’t get heard here.

So why not take them higher than UNH? It may be too late for me, but I hope that the College Democrats can educate students on what they can do for the community we live in. We spend plenty of time complaining about it, but we never consider what kind of impact we could have on it.

I think it’s about time we looked into it.

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Arts & Entertainment The Charger Bulletin | April 22, 2009

SCOPE Rocks Rock & Roll Week; Ends with Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer and Call II Consciousness Concert Photos by Kimberly Harman

Efron Turns 17 Again into Number One Hit with $24 Million Opening Weekend

By DAVID GERMAIN ASSOCIATED PRESS

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LOS ANGELES— Zac Efron has taken the box office crown from his Disney teammate Miley Cyrus.

Efron's comedy 17 Again, in which he plays the youthful ver-

sion of a middle-aged man magically transformed to high school age, debuted as the top weekend movie with $24.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The No. 1 opening for the Warner Bros. movie solidifies the big-screen potential

for Efron, who rose to fame with Disney's High School Musical series.

"There's no question that Zac's a star," said Dan Fellman, head of distribution for Warner Bros. "He's such a hard-working, talented individual.

He certainly has given

his all to promote this movie."

Universal had the No. 2 movie with Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck's Washington thriller State of Play, which pulled in $14.1 million. Crowe plays a reporter investigating a series of deaths linked to an old col-

lege friend (Affleck) who's now a rising star in Congress.

Cyrus' Hannah Montana: The Movie slipped from first place to fourth with $12.7 million. That lifted the domestic total for Cyrus' movie spinoff of her Disney Channel show to $56.1 million

after 10 days in theaters.

Hannah Montana finished just behind DreamWorks Animation's Monsters vs.

Aliens, which took in $12.9 million to raise its domestic haul to $162.7 million. EsSee EFRON page 11

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Community & Advice

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Advice Corner

Q: I am a junior and I just turned 21. I’ve had a girlfriend for the past 2 years – she’s a senior in high school and she’s 17.

Her parents just found out that she would have been 15 when I was 19. I’m afraid they will call the cops – what should I do?

A: If you two are really in love then age shouldn't matter. try to sit down with her parents and talk about how much you love each other.

A: You are going to jail.

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Sports

The Charger Bulletin | April 22, 2009

WEST HAVEN – University of New Haven softball pitcher Breanne Gleason and baseball second basem a n E v a n O k o n h a v e b e e n named t h e Charger Bulletin Athletes of the Week for the week ending Sunday, April 19, 2009.

Gleason helped lead the Chargers’ softball team to a 13-3 record, including a 12-2 conference record, over the past two weeks. She became the Chargers all-

time strikeouts leader on Monday, April 13 when she passed JoLynn Cimino (199498) who previously

held the record with 614. Gleason, only a junior, has 245 strikeouts so far this season and threw 119 over the last two weeks.

She recorded 12 of the Chargers 13 wins

in 100 innings pitched the last two weeks and only allowed 15 earned runs. Her 1.05 earned run average over the last two weeks helped h e r earned Eastern College Athletic Confere n c e (ECAC) Pitcher of the We e k h o n ors as well as Northeast-10 Conference Pitcher of the Week honors last week. Gleason, also named the NE-10 Player of the Week for the week ending April 12, 2009, has also

boasted a team-high .353 batting average and 14 RBI. The softball team returns to action on

Wednesday, April 22 when they host Stonehill College at 3 p.m.

The softball teams concluded their 2009 regular season home games on Thursday, April 23 when they

Football Concludes Spring Practice with Game

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WEST HAVEN –The University of New Haven football concluded their 2009 spring practices Saturday afternoon with a spring game at Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium.

The inter-squad scrimmage started with 1-on-1 lineman drills and skeleton drills for backs and receivers. The team concluded the morning with about a hour and a half of 11-on11.

"I am happy with the progress we made this spring and look forward to a very pro-

ductive summer and they travel to Lincoln um is Saturday, Sepfall camp," said head University (Pa.) for a tember 19 when they coach Peter Rosso- 1 p.m. kickoff. One Chargers host Bentley mando after the game. week later the Char- University at 1 p.m. " G i v e credit to our players and coaches for making the most of this first year," he added.

T h e Chargers full fall A JOHN KRITZMAN PHOTO schedule University of New Haven football concludes spring practice with spring game. is now available as gers play their first The Chargers revive well, although some Northeast-10 Confer- their cross-town ritimes are still to be ence game when they valry with Southern announced. The Char- travel to Assumption Connecticut under the gers will open the College. Opening day lights at Jess Down season on Saturday, at the new Ralph F. Field on Friday, OctoSeptember 5 when DellaCamera Stadi- ber 2.

host Caldwell College.

Okon has helped to lead the Chargers to a 7-3 record over the last two weeks.

He’s leading the team with by hitting .400 over the two weeks and has driven in seven runs. On Thursday, April 16 Okon broke the Chargers all-time hits record by passing former UNH standout and Hall of Famer Rob Skinnon (199801) who previously held the record of 233.

With 44 hits this sea-

son, Okon has brought his career total to 236.

In the same game, Okon hit a double to left center, which drove in the Chargers game-winning run, tying him with Michael Moras for the all-time doubles record of 53.

The baseball team returns to action on Weds., April 22 when they travel to Franklin Pierce University at 3:30 p.m. The Chargers return home on Friday, April 24 in a game against Bentley University.

Wednesday, April 22

Softball vs. Stonehill (3 p.m.)

Wednesday, April 22

Baseball at Franklin Pierce (3:30 p.m.)

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Outdoor Track & Field at Penn Relays

Thursday, April 23

Softball vs. Caldwell (3 p.m.) Senior Day

Friday, April 24

Baseball vs. Bentley (3:30 p.m.)

Saturday, April 25

Baseball vs. Franklin Pierce (12 p.m.)

Softball at Franklin Pierce (12 p.m.)

Women’s Lacrosse at Assumption (1 p.m.)

Sunday, April 26

Outdoor Track & Field at Yale

Tuesday, April 28

Baseball vs. Merrimack (3:30 p.m.)

A&E Continued

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Efron Dominates Box Office

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timates for Hannah Montana and Monsters vs. Aliens were close enough that the movies could switch rankings when final numbers are reported Monday.

Jason Statham had a so-so opening for his action sequel Crank: High Voltage, which came in at No. 6 with $6.5 million, $4 million less than the first weekend for the 2006 original.

The Lionsgate sequel features Statham in a race to recover his heart, which has been stolen by organ thieves and replaced with a mechanical one.

Hollywood maintained a record box-

office pace with just one weekend to go before the busy summer season arrives May 1 with X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Hugh Jackman's spinoff of the blockbuster X-Men franchise.

Overall revenues were at $112 million, up nearly 20 percent from the same weekend last year, according to box-office tracker Media By Numbers.

For the year, Media

By Numbers is tracking receipts at $2.92 billion, 17.3 percent ahead of 2008's and well above the boxoffice pace of 2007, when Hollywood took in a record $9.7 billion. Accounting for higher ticket prices,

movie attendance this year is up 15.6 percent compared to last year's.

The movie business is poised to top $10 billion at the box office for the first time in 2009, said Paul Dergarabedian, president of Media By Numbers.

"It's going to be a record year, because we've never had a start to a year this strong," Dergarabedian said. "Unless the world goes off its axis and spins into the sun, I don't see how we're not going to have a $10 billion year."

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to

Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.

1. 17 Again, $24.1 million.

2. State of Play, $14.1 million.

3. Monsters vs.

Aliens, $12.9 million.

4. Hannah Montana: The Movie, $12.7 million.

5. Fast & Furious, $12.3 million.

6. Crank: High Voltage, $6.5 million.

7. Observe and Report, $4.1 million.

8. Knowing, $3.5 million.

9. I Love You, Man, $3.4 million.

10. The Haunting in Connecticut, $3.2 million.

Celina’s Salacious Celebrity Gossip Miss Same-Sex Marriage?

Miss California stirred up controversy this weekend when she spoke out against same-sex marriage during the Miss U.S.A. pageant Sunday. When asked what she thought about gay marriage by the gossip queen himself, Perez Hilton, the beauty queen responded: "We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite.

And you know what, I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that's how I was raised."

Openly-gay Hilton was furious with

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the response and the two have feuded via the news media ever since.

The answer was shocking for many

viewers, mostly for the uneducated aspect of her reasoning. Everyone is pretty aware that we do not live in a country where you can marry whomever

you choose. Someone from California, no matter how blonde she is, should be fully aware of this fact.

Maybe Miss Cali-

ing to be welcomed into the Californian gay community any time soon.

Miss Fail-of-aLifetime hopped on the news early Monday morning for damage control, but it is clear her mistake cost her the thing she was fighting for in the first place. During an appearance on MSNBC, Perez agreed with a statement she made claimAN AP PHOTO ing her answer fornia was too busy cost her the crown. He doing crunches and described her as the shopping for swim- clear “front-runner” suits to pay attention and suggested that he during the November was rooting for her elections. You can be until she bombed his sure that she is not go- question. Oops.

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Upcoming Music Events

THE SPACE 295 TREADWELL STREET, HAMDEN, CT www.thespace.tk Little Did They Know WEDNESDAY Shut Up and Deal APRIL 22 Doors open at 7 PMThe Honors $10 Pistol Resistance Panda and Child SATURDAY MAY 9 Open Star Clusters Doors open at 7 PM- Paging Grace Article 19 $10 Doors open at 7 PM$10 THURSDAY APRIL 23 MONDAY MAY 11 Kiss Kiss Watchout! Theres Dr. Manhattan Ghosts In:Aviate Sparks The Rescue Duck Duck Goose Doors open at 7 PM- And Then There Were None $10 The Ready Set The Sandy Gill Affair FRIDAY APRIL 24 1 tba The Original, 5th Annual, Space Battle Doors open at 7 PM$10 of the Bands Semi Finals TUESDAY MAY 12 Doors open at 6:30 WEEKLY OPEN PM-$10 MIC SATURDAY APRIL featuring Tara-Leigh Cobble 25 Doors open at 6:30 The Original, 5th Annual, Space Battle PM, featured act at 9 PM-FREE of the Bands Semi Finals FRIDAY MAY 15 Doors open at 6:30 Driver Side Impact PM-$10 Sponsored in part by: I.M. Legend Doors open at 7 PMWNHU 88.7 $10 SUNDAY APRIL 26 SATURDAY MAY Hamden Highschool Benefit for: The Dial 16 Doors open at 7 PM- The Original, 5th Annual, Space Battle $10 of the Bands Final Round TUESDAY APRIL Doors open at 6:30 28 PM-$10 WEEKLY OPEN MIC SUNDAY MAY 17 featuring Pat Hull lineup tba Doors open at 7 PM, featured act at 9 PM- Doors open at 7 PM$10 $5 For more info visit: 1K Website FRIDAY MAY 1 The Smyrk The Needle Drop and Aeroplane, 1929 Manic Productions The Lows Presents: Josh Mease Mike Falzone & The MONDAY MAY 18 SPECIAL EARLY Peppermint Trick Doors open at 7 PM- SHOW WITH: Papercuts $10 Doors open at NOON-FREE TUESDAY MAY 5 Kids of Survival

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Students Giving Back

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ers are involved in the Senior Challenge, an activity meant to raise money from graduating seniors. The senior class, which is made up of the most recent graduates to leave the halls of the University of New Haven, have been responsible in the past for supplying money for the Beckerman Recreation Center.

This year, the Senior Challenge is pushing seniors to give to an even more profitable donation: student scholarships. By donating money to the university, graduating seniors will get the chance to give back to incoming students with the best gift of all: those lifeline

scholarships that so many of us depend on.

The real question is: how can you get involved? Most of us on campus are not workers for the Phone-A-Thon, most are not members of SPUD, and most have never heard of the Senior Challenge. What can you do to give back?

First: talk to your parents about the Phone-A-Thon!

Chances are they have gotten this call before. Tell them that donating to the school not only helps you, but helps the students that will come through after you.

Secondly: If you are really into giving back, consider

joining SPUD! They may not be USGArecognized, but Brendan, Jessica, and past president Eric Harding do a great job in creating awareness around campus.

Finally: if you are a senior, look out for the upcoming Senior Challenge!

Tables will be set up during the Campbell Crawl and the Senior Week Barbeque. Just a few dollars goes a long way toward a goal of more student scholarships! These workers (yes, they are students too) do a lot to attempt to make the University of New Haven as good as it possibly could be.

Join in the action and do your part!

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 Go Green Video—Recycle (Earth Day Selection) Tuesday 1am Go Green Video—Reduce Waste (Earth Day Selection) Tuesday 11pm & Monday 8pm Go Green Video—Shop Green (Earth Day Selection) Thursday 8pm

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