Volume 94, Issue 1 | August 29, 2012
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Opening Day 2012 dents and families wherever they needed to go. –––––––––––––––––––––––––– Resident Assistants and Orientation Leaders were present at As the summer season starts each of the first-year residence to enter its final stages, and the color changes of fall loom over the horizon, the University of New Haven began final preparations for Opening Day 2012. On Thursday, Aug. 23, the UNH community welcomed the incoming Class of 2016. Throughout the morning and afternoon, cars filled every parking lot on campus and the newest members of the community arrived to begin the newest chapter of their lives. halls to check students in as well The Class of 2016 at UNH as hand them their keys, student consists of around 1,200 stu- IDs and the schedule for Weldents, some of whom are com- come Week. muters. Others moved in earLast, but not least, Welcome ly for the CAMEP program, Wagon was once again in full DREAM orientation or Band force on opening day. Welcome Camp. Wagon is a program coordinatHowever, the majority of the ed every year by the Office of incoming students moved in on Student Activities, where upthe 23rd, many of whom packed perclassmen wearing bright red their entire lives in their fami- shirts volunteer to help new stulies’ cars. dents move in. The entire university commuAndrew Mayer, Student Acnity worked to prepare for this tivities Office Coordinator, coday. Faculty and staff could be ordinated the 2012 Welcome found around campus in bright Wagon. green shirts to help direct stuIn addition, a captain was asBy ISAAK KIFLE STAFF WRITER
signed to each of the seven firstLIANA TEIXEIRA year residence halls to direct the By ASSISTANT EDITOR Welcome Wagon process for –––––––––––––––––––––––––– that particular hall. This year, the seven Welcome Wagon captains When students look toward the southwest corner of campus, they will now notice a vacant, fenced-in lot where the homes on Ruden and Isadore Streets once stood.
were Rachel Boulerice, Erin Wiswell, Morgan Streit, Isaak Kifle, Amanda Lavalley, Megan Kolis and Travis McHugh. Thanks to the efforts of everyone involved, the move-in process was a success and the Class of 2016 settled into their new home. Following move-in, students got to attend presentations, say goodbye to their families, participate in various activities and have their class picture taken. The end of opening day also marks the beginning of Welcome Week, and many more events are planned for the next few days.
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–––––––––––––––––––––––––– WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress emphatically approved legislation Friday preserving jobs on transportation projects
from coast to coast and avoiding interest rate increases on new loans to millions of college students, giving lawmakers campaign-season bragging rights on what may be their biggest economic achievement before the November elections. The bill sent for President Barack Obama’s signature enables just over $100 billion to be spent on highway, mass transit and other transportation programs over the next two years, projects that would
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That is because this summer, the University of New Haven razed eight houses to make room for a new residence hall. The building, which is expected to hold 350 to 400 beds, will be set up similarly to Soundview Hall. It is set to open in fall 2014 and will cost approximately $30 million. Parking and greenery is said to also be on the property. The expansion comes at a convenient time for the university. In the past seven years, fulltime undergraduate enrollment climbed from 2,290 in 2005 to 4,119 in 2011. There are currently only 2,600 beds for students living on campus and in offcampus apartments sponsored by the university. Within those seven years, less
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Romney Picks Ryan for Running Mate ASSOCIATED PRESS
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classmen is still unknown. “The university is quite aware we don’t have enough housing on campus to meet all of the demand, and that is why we are in the process of building an additional residence hall on campus,” said Daniel Kalmanson, associate vice president for communications and public affairs, to the New Haven Register. George Synodi, vice president of finance and administration added that the university had purchased some of the homes on Ruden and Isadore streets in the past 12 months. Other residents approached school officials with a deal. “They’re part of a residential
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was not authorized to disclose –––––––––––––––––––––––––– the decision. have expired Saturday without In a statement issued Fricongressional action. It also day night, Romney’s campaign NORFOLK, Va. — Republi- would say only that the running ends a bare-knuckle political can presidential candidate Mitt mate would be revealed at 9 battle over student loans that raged since spring, a proxy fight Romney has picked Wisconsin a.m. EDT at the Nauticus Muover which party was best help- congressman Paul Ryan to be his seum. Berthed at the museum running mate, according to a Re- is the USS Wisconsin — which ing voters muddle through the economic downturn.
Obama signed a one-week temporary measure Friday evening, permitting the highway and loan programs to continue until the full legislation reaches his desk. Under the bill, interest rates of 3.4 percent for subsidized Stafford loans for undergraduates will continue for another year, instead of doubling for new loans beginning on Sunday as scheduled by a law passed five years ago to save money.
and less housing became available for students, forcing upperclassmen to find off-campus accommodations. Students enrolled at UNH in 2014 can now breathe a bit easier, knowing that another residence hall will become available for them to use in the future. Whether the building will hold freshmen or upper-
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DON’T FORGET Congress Passes Student Loans, Highway Jobs Bill
More Student Housing On Its Way to UNH
publican with knowledge of the development. They will appear together Saturday in Norfolk, Va., at the start of a four-state bus tour to introduce the newly minted GOP ticket to the nation. The official spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because this person
offered a hint about Romney’s choice. Before Romney’s team issued the statement, all signs seemed to point to Ryan, the seven-term Wisconsin congressman whose nomination could help assuage the conservative base of the par-
ty that has been reluctant to fully embrace Romney. Romney’s preference for a team player cannot be overstated in a campaign led by an inner circle that has worked together for a decade in some cases. Campaigning together during this spring’s GOP primary, Romney and Ryan were visibly comfortable with each other on a personal and professional level. Romney eagerly shared the microphone with Ryan during campaign events, they shared hamburgers at a fast food restaurant, and the congressman played a leading role in an April Fool’s joke on the Republican presidential contender. In recent days, conservative pundits have been urging Romney to choose Ryan in large AP PHOTO part because of his authorship of a House-backed budget plan that seeks to curb overall entitlement spending and changes Medicaid into a voucher-like system to save costs. On Thursday, Romney fueled the buzz around Ryan, telling NBC that he wants a vice presiSee ROMNEY page 6