Volume 89, Issue 25 | April 28, 2010
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Marty O’Connor Named Charger Bulletin Professor of the Year
Al Celotto Comes in Second, Saliby in Third
Europe Blanketed in Volanic Ash
By MICHAEL KELLY STAFF WRITER
–––––––––––––––––––––––––– On Apr. 14, Iceland’s volcano Eyjafjallajokull erupted, filling the clouds and sky with tons of ash. This volcano caused Europe’s aviation safety authorities to be faced with an unprecedented dilemma and take drastic action to avoid a loss of power disaster caused by engine damage. Europe’s airspace was shut down the next day. France, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Belgium, Denmark, Poland, and the Netherlands also announced the complete or partial closure of their airspace, authorities in each country said. Volcanic ash can cause jet engines to shut down. Matthew Watson, a geophysicist at England’s Bristol University said, “You really need two things to happen: you need the volcano to stop emplacing ash to the altitude that commercial aircraft fly at, 30-35,000 feet, and you then need the upper level winds to blow the ash and disperse it out
of the airspace.” The ash plume tween 20,000 feet feet (6,000 meters meters), where it
drifted beand 36,000 and 11,000 could get
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sucked into airplane engines. The smoke and ash could also affect aircraft visibility. The disruption caused havoc for air travel around the world. The Air Transport Association of America said member airlines canceled about 165 flights to and from Europe on Thursday due to the volcanic activity. U.S. carriers operate 337 flights to and from Europe each day, according to the as-
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Gleason, Gagne, Two Dogs Walk 2,000 Miles Rossi Named for Cancer Athletes of the Year By KAIT RICHMOND STAFF WRITER
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Player of the Year Awards Breanne Gleason, Softball Shannon Gagne, Women’s –––––––––––––––––––––––––– Track and Field WEST HAVEN, Conn. - The Mitch Rossi, Baseball University of New Haven DeRookie of the Year Awards partment of Athletics recognized Ryan Osiecki, Football its student-athletes Sunday eveKeidy Candelaria, Women’s ning at its Annual Athletics Volleyball By ANDY BEARDSLEY
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS
Have you ever loved someone so much, that you would be willing to leave your life behind and walk across the country for him or her? Luke Robinson is doing just that, and all in memory of his beloved pooch Malcolm. In 2004, at just six years old, Malcolm Awards Banquet at Anthony’s Positive Game Environ- was diOcean View in New Haven. ment Team Award agnosed Highlighting the night was the Women’s Basketball with bone presentation of the 2009-10 Athcancer. letes of the Year to Breanne GleaCongratulations to all those The dog son (Softball), Shannon Gagne who received athletic awards! received (Women’s Track and Field) and health treatMitch Rossi (Baseball). ment that slowed the cancer’s
progression, but it eventually reached his lungs. After a twoyear battle, Malcolm passed on. Robinson was devastated, but mourned just as the loved ones
decided he wanted to find a cure. After selling his truck and putting all of his belongings in storage, Robinson set out on the trip of a lifetime. In Mar. 2008,
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of many cancer victims do: he
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