Dec 3 2008

Volume 87, Issue 13

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

DISNEY CARTOON BOLTS INTO THEATERS John Travolta lends his voice to the latest Disney character, Bolt.

Look inside to learn more about this enjoyable comedy.

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The student newspaper of the University of New Haven since 1938 HUNGRY? It’s right down the street, but not many people know the deliciousness that is Frankie’s. Get the scoop from a restaurant review

by Zack Rosen.

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UNH Chapter Highly Anticiof ACJA Brings pated Adaptation Home Gold Hits Theaters

By MARGARET GIRARD acja PRESIDENT

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WEST HAVEN—On Thursday, Nov. 20, nine students and two faculty members embarked on a 600-mile journey to comTHE SPACE SHUTTLE HAS pete in the Regional 4 comLANDED petition for the American Criminal Justice AssociaThe space shuttle Endeavour landed tion. in California this week. Did all went to plan during its mission to The nine members have the space station? been preparing since the – Page 3

Students participated By ERIN ENNIS STAFF WRITER in competitions from 9:00 ––––––––––––––––––––– a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

There were three divisions I’ll start with a warnof competitions: the lower division, the upper division ing: if you have not read and the professional divi- Twilight, the first book in sion. The lower division is Stephanie Meyer’s best for 70 credits or less, up- selling vampire love story, per is 70 or more credits and professional division is for professors and those who have careers in Criminal Justice. The students showed their spirit decked

best for a tiny role in Panic Room, played the quizzical and understanding Isabella “Bella” Swan. Together, Bella and Edward start a Romeo and Juliet-like love story that drives their family, friends, and lives to the brink of disaster.

BRITNEY IS BACK Britney Spears is back in the Hollywood spotlight, but is she really worth our attention? Find out what Celina has to say about it inside.

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INDEX

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Kristin Stewart and Robert Pattinson fall in love in the film version of Twilight.

Arts & Entertainment Pages 8 and 11 Bulletin Board

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Community & Advice Page 9 Editorials

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Police Log/ Fun & Students from the UNH chapter of ACJA participate in regional competition. summer for various com- out in UNH colors and Games Pages 12 and 13 petitions including physi- handmade shirts. Lindsey

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National/World News Page 3 New Haven News Page 4 Sports

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cal agility, firearms, written examinations and a mock crime scene. This year, the ACJA Region 4 conference was held in Ferrum, Va. at Ferrum College. After 11 hours of driving, the students finally reached their destination.

Braga and Kevin Galotti looked intimidating in blue and yellow face paint.

In the morning, Josh Tine, Richard Cannata, Kevin Galotti and Professor Daniel Maxwell See COMPETITION page 4

I would close this issue of the Charger Bulletin up, run to the local Barnes and Noble, and get to reading.

Spoilers are rampant in this review! However, if you have already read the first book of the phenomenon keep reading: I won’t spoil anything beyond that!

The highly-anticipated movie version of Twilight catapulted itself to the big screen Friday, Nov. 21, entrancing audience members and squealing tweens with its fast-paced love story.

The entrancing Robert Pattinson (Cedric Diggory from Harry Potter) took on the role of vampire Edward Cullen, the gorgeous heartthrob of Meyer’s tale.

Kristin Stewart, known

Director Catherine Hardwicke (Lords of Dogtown) made sure to keep the story as close to the book as possible. Not a page was left unturned as Bella and Edward set out on their love story. They met in biology class, noticed each other from a car accident, and fell in love underneath the shining midday sun of Forks, Wash. Yes, Buffy fans out there, these vampires can live in the sun without being burned, and Edward’s sparkling diamond skin led to one of the coolest visual effects in current PG-13 movies.

The Cullens, a famSee VAMPIRE page 8

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Wednesday, December 3  Resume Writing

New Hall 1, 12:15pm-1:15pm

 ¡Sobremesa!

Jazzman's in Bartels Hall, 1pm – 2pm

 Pool League

New Hall Game Room, 7pm–9pm

Thursday, December 4  Alternate Spring Break Informational K206, 5:00pm – 6:30pm

 Just Step 7pm

 Beanhouse

Bartels Lobby, 9pm-12am

Saturday, December 6  Women's Basketball vs.

Bentley College Charger Gymnasium, 2pm – 4pm

Sunday, December 7  Movie: Righteous Kill K109, 7pm

 Men's Basketball vs. Bentley College Charger Gymnasium, 4pm – 6pm

 Snowball 7pm-midnight

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

Positives

Negatives

Th-th-th-thaaaat’s all folks! We have exactly one more week of classes left. You’d all better get your butts in gear and finish all the procrastinated homework. You know—that ten page paper you knew about since the beginning of the year, the homework you never finished because you didn’t feel like it. You can’t fool us. We’ve been there too. Oh P.S.: they axed one of our reading days, so you might want to start studying too.

We all got a good laugh to the email saying that a Forensic Herpetologist is coming to campus. You can’t send that e-mail to a bunch of us immature college kids and not think there would be very bad consequences…

Congrats on the donation of 3,952 pounds of canned goods!

While we didn’t meet the goal, there were so many other charities going on at the same time that raised so much money that everyone should feel happy that poor college kids can raise that much!

Now, I laud the plays. And however clever the advertising of American Gangbang was, they definitely went overboard. First it started off with the e-mails. One after another after another. Then the ads started showing up around campus—ads that all made us blush but then chuckle a little bit inside. Then there was an e-mail from President Kaplan himself. And as if that wasn’t enough they wasted who knows how many innocent trees to stuff every mail box with fliers. We talk about going green and such and this was a horrid example of horrid waste and excessiveness. All the fliers ended up on the floor and in the trash with no recycle bin in sight. Support the arts, but please—do it a little more efficiently.

Sandella’s made a bad choice by not opening until 8:00 p.m. o n S u n d a y, when everyone got back from break. I saw so many people try to go to Sandella’s during dinner hours after their long drive only to be turned away. That was a mean trick.

Monday, December 8  Holiday Festival

Bartels Hall, 10am-9:30pm

Friday, December 5  Movie: Righteous Kill K109, 7pm

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National/World News

The Charger Bulletin | December 3, 2008

Publishers to Release Thousands News of Digitized Books Briefs

By MELANIE ROVINSKY STAFF WRITER

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Random House, Inc., the lucrative publishing company, will be producing thousands of additional books in digital form.

The company announced their news Monday, Nov. 24 saying that the new releases will include novels by popular authors such as John Updike, as well as multiple volumes of the children’s series,

The Magic Treehouse.

Random House already has 8,000 digitized books, and their additions are planned to augment their collection to 15,000 books in digital format. The new books

are expected to take just a few months to complete.

Although e-book sales have nearly tripled in 2008, digital books continue to make up only one percent or less of the total industry.

"It's great to be back on the ground, and it's great to be in California," shuttle commander Christopher Ferguson said, standing with three of

and repaired a rotating joint on a solar wing.

Endeavour delivered a new bathroom, kitchenette, exercise machine, two sleeping quarters, and a recy-

extra tinkering to get it to work, and astronaut Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper lost a $100,000 tool bag during a spacewalk to repair the solar-wing

Space Shuttle Glides to Safe Landing in California

By JOHN ANTCZAK ASSOCIATED PRESS

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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.—Space shuttle Endeavour slipped out of a brilliant desert sky and touched down safely in California after a nearly 16-day mission to repair and upgrade the international space station.

S t o r m y weather at the shuttle's main AN AP/ MARK J. TERRILL PHOTO Florida landing The space shuttle Endeavour comes in for a landing at Edwards Air Force Base, Sunday, Nov. 30 in Calif. Endeavsite forced con- our’s landing ends a 16-day mission during which the shuttle flew to the international space station. trollers to divert En- his crew members on cling system that con- joint. deavour and its crew the tarmac near the verts astronauts' urine Nonetheless, Ferguson called it ambitious and extremely successful.

"We improved the space station inside and out, of course, with the new water recycling system and then the solar rotary joint, which Heide and her AN AP/ MARK J. TERRILL PHOTO A parachute deploys as the space shuttle Endeavour touches down at Edwards Air Force Base, Sunday, Nov. 30. team so adeptly and sweat into drink- managed to repair," he of seven astronauts shuttle.

The shuttle pro- ing water. said. "From what I've across the country to The mission wasn't heard it's performing Edwards Air Force gram's 124th mission Base, where it glided remodeled the space without setbacks, very well." to Earth at 4:25 p.m. station, doubled its however. The urine See EARTH page 15 required EST Sunday. crew capacity to six converter

By Associated Press Writers Obama filling out next Cabinet in record speed WASHINGTON—President-elect Barack Obama is filling his Cabinet at record speed, choosing loyal friends and one-time foes to guide his wartime foreign policy decisions.

Obama plans to appear at a morning news conference Monday in Chicago to announce Democratic primary rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as his secretary of state and say that President George W. Bush's defense secretary, Robert Gates, is staying on.

Democratic officials said Obama would name Washington lawyer Eric Holder as attorney general and Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as homeland security secretary. He also planned to announce two senior foreign policy positions outside the Cabinet: campaign foreign policy adviser Susan Rice as U.N. ambassador and retired Marine Gen. James L. Jones as national security adviser.

The Democratic officials disclosed the plans on a condition of anonymity because they were not authorized for public release ahead of the news conference. Those names had been discussed before for those jobs, but the officials confirmed that Obama will make them official Monday in his hometown.

Obama also has settled on former Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle to be his secretary of Health and Human Services and New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to be Commerce secretary, but those announcements are not yet official. Last week, he named key members of his economic team, including Timothy Geithner, president of Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as Treasury secretary.

The decisions mean Obama has half of the 15-member Cabinet assembled less than a month after the election, including the most prominent positions at State, Justice, Treasury and Defense.

Greenwich considers limitations on sex offenders GREENWICH, Conn.—Greenwich is the latest Connecticut community to consider setting up child safety zones by banning registered sex offenders from certain areas of town.

Schools, parks, playgrounds and town beaches could be off-limits to registered sex offenders under the proposed ordinance.

The ordinance would create child safety zones in many places where minors are present and would allow police to issue tickets to registered sex offenders found loitering.

In late 2006, Danbury became the first municipality in the state to enact such an ordinance, which has been adopted by a few other communities.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut says such local laws could violate the Constitution and make it difficult for sex offenders to re-assimilate into communities.

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ACJA Wins Big at Criminal Justice Competition

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competed in the individual firearms and team firearms competitions. The team was made of the three students. There were four stages of shooting in which the distances changed and students had to shoot in different positions at a target down range.

Physical Agility began in the early morning. The first girl to run the course started off by breaking her ankle, which made the UNH students a little nervous, but they went out with full confidence.

Adam Embler, Kevin Galotti, Richard Cannata, Lindsey Braga and I competed in the 25 and under division.

The course consisted of running straight out in a sprint, between cones, around a rock wall, through some more cones, under a picnic table, over a bridge, around a tree, under the table again, up a rope ladder, and

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Members of the UNH chapter of ACJA are honored at the Region 4 Criminal Justice competition in Virginia.

then a full sprint to the finish.

After grabbing lunch, students then made their way to Garber Hall to take the online academic tests.

Students could choose which test they wanted to take and have been studying for the last three weeks. Students were tested on the following areas: LAE Knowledge, Criminal Law, Corrections, Police Management and

Juvenile Justice. Tests were multiple choice and short answer with an unlimited time limit.

The final area of competition was the mock crime scene.

Students were put in teams of three and armed with a pen and notepad. Two minutes before entering the scene they were given a piece of paper which stated the call to the crime scene. Teams

7 at 2:30 p.m. CocaCola representatives featuring FUZE products will be at the field on Saturday with free giveaways for both participants and fans.

So come support your friends and favorite RECSports teams this week and cheer them on to victory!

While RECSports has grown over the last year in participation, we owe a lot of credit to the RECSports staff who both officiate and participate in many of the activities. So, it’s time some of our fine staff gets recognized for their hard work and enthusiasm.

First on the list is one of senior staff

members, Colby Proctor who is graduating in May with a degree in Criminal Justice-Law Enforcement Administration.

He has been with the program for one and a half years and is both a RECSports supervisor and official. Colby expressed, “My favorite thing about my job is my two bosses and I also really like working with the rest of the professional staff, simply because they are good people and they are normal people. I mean Mike is the Director of Campus Recreation and he will get right down in the trenches with you, without any ques-

then had 15 minutes on scene to question all witnesses, sketch, and interview as necessary. After the 15 minutes were up, students had 45 minutes to write a report and hand it in for evaluation.

After a long day of competition, the students headed back to the hotel to rest, relax and prep for a day of seminars. On Saturday, the students at-

tended three seminars to learn about cyber crime, which was lead

by Gary Reynolds, a local detective. After the seminars, students headed back to the hotel, put on their best attire and headed back to Ferrum College for the awards banquet.

The club brought home over 20 trophies and over 10 medals.

ACJA also won the Sweepstakes award which is given to the

chapter that“sweeps” the region in academic competition, and the Jim Hooker spirit award, which is the most prestigious award you can get.

This award means the chapter represented good sportsmanship, high competition standards and high spirit at all times.

All students qualified for the National Conference which will be held in Jacksonville, Fla. from April 5 to April 10, 2009. Students are currently fundraising the $7500 needed to attend.

The students were all sad to come home, but all agreed the 11 hour drive was worth it. On the way home Sunday afternoon, students did not have any trouble showing their spirit.

The club would like to thank the Bartels fund for funding our trip as well as Dr. Fadia Narchet and Daniel Maxwell.

Get Amped for the Coca-Cola Chamionships

By MORGAN ROCHELEAU RECSPORTS

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WEST HAVEN— Season Two playoffs are underway and champions will soon be crowned. We have an exciting lineup for this week’s finals.

Come stop by Thursday at 8 p.m. to see who scores the most goals in Team Handball to take away the championship title.

The week will end with a Coca-Cola sponsored Flag Football weekend. The Flag Football playoffs will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6 and finals will be played Sunday, Dec.

RECSports teams compete in an intramural flag football game.

tions asked.” Despite having a busy senior schedule, Colby also participates in almost every sport and especially likes flag football and fiddle stx. He loves sports and thinks his job is the most fun on campus.

Another great em-

ployee is also one of our first. Krista DiVincenzo is a sophomore double majoring in Forensic Science and Biotechnology.

Krista is both a RECSports official and a scorekeeper for the program. She likes working for the pro-

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gram because she gets to work with great people and has been given the opportunity to participate in RECSports. Thank you to all of our officials who have worked hard this year and look for future editions spotlighting other employees!

Have you see the signs on campus and wondered what the following statements are about?

1. I will strive for academic excellence.

2. I will assume responsibility for my words and actions.

3. I will respect the dignity, rights and property of all persons.

4. I will strive to appreciate and learn from others whose experiences and opinions are different than mine.

5. I will conduct my academic and personal life with integrity.

6. I will strive to contribute positively to the campus, local and global communities.

As a university community, there are values and expectations that we all share which provide the framework for how we interact as individual members of the community and speak to who we are and what we stand for as a community.

A committee of students, faculty and staff has been working since the fall of 2007 to develop such a statement of values for UNH. Upon receiving the support of the USGA, the committee looked at honor codes and campus creeds from a number of colleges and universities and developed a set of statements for the student body to consider. Focus groups which included athletes, club and organization members, and representatives from each residence hall met in February and March 2008 to discuss and provide feedback on the statements. After receiving the focus group responses, the committee then further refined the statements to the six which you have seen on campus for the last few weeks.

We have named our statement of university values the Charger Compact. We invite students to participate in student facilitated conversations about what the statements mean to you. It is our hope that the Charger Compact, once completed, will define how we interact as a community.

The committee invites your feedback and comments about the six statements we have developed to date. Reply by email to: ChargerCompact@newhaven.edu.

USGA President’s Corner

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

Let’s Play Ball

It has been a few weeks since the Charger Bulletin has been in print so there are a few things that I want to touch upon in this week’s article.

First, a few weeks ago the USGA sponsored Midnight Madness. I want to thank everyone who didn't fear the bad weather and came up to the Charger Gymnasium.

It was great to see the university support the men's and women's basketball teams. I understand that the women's team has an extremely difficult schedule this year and that they are off to a great start. Keep

it up! I also want to thank everyone who sat on the Midnight Madness Planning Committee for all of their insight and hard work. I want to especially thank Lisa Savarese for chairing the committee and putting so much effort into the event.

Prior to Thanksgiving Break, I went up to see the UNH women's volleyball team play their last home match of the season. While I didn't quite understand all of the rules of volleyball, I had a lot of fun at the match and was even more excited to see them win. It was

Louis Eswood III USGA President only the third volleyball game I was able to attend all season but each one was more fun than the previous one. With the win at their last match they secured their place in the NCAA Elite Eight.

Keep up the good work girls and best of luck to you!

Seton Gallery Opens Sci Fi Exhibit

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Editorials

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So I Caved...

So I caved. Maybe this year, I figured, with the economy in a downfall and all, the mall, the Post Road, and stores in general wouldn’t be so bad on Black Friday. But as I got towards those destinations, I thought of one word.

Dammit.

Oh, that brilliantly frustrating time of the year is upon us yet again! Can you believe how fast this semester is flying by?

None of us can. But now that the holiday season is in full swing, it's quite noticeable that the semester is almost over. No, it's not the tests and papers and research work.

It's the idiots.

On the way to the mall on the Boston Post Road, you'll encounter nearly twice as many idiots as you will accidents. Once

you pull into the mall, worst part is the rushit will take you any- ing. Do people not realize that Christmas is still a few weeks away? What is the point of rushing around so much?

Furthermore a problem, those like ourselves who go to the mall NOT in a rush end up becoming sensitive to othZack Rosen ers around us and, Assistant Editor subsequently, rushing ourselves throughout our very own initially where from two to 15 stress-free shopping minutes to find a park- experience!

So as you buy those ing space. Once in the doors, you'll run into gifts, as you drive about three people you down the road, and as know, and literally run you encounter people into 30 others that you wherever you go, redon't know. Upon en- member to still be hutering a store, you'll man! Otherwise you'll be attacked by sales, end up with someone by customer service flipping you off and representatives, by cursing you for being discounts, and by an in a rush—all so ironioveruse of the colors cally continuing the cycle. red and green.

But perhaps the

Well it’s that time of year again; time to get together with family and have fun around the dinner table; time to head out to the mall or sit down at the computer to purchase all of the things that will make your loved ones smile, a.k.a. the holiday shopping season, has officially begun.

This is my fourth holiday season working as a customer service associate at JC Penney in North Attleboro, Mass. I must say that, under normal circumstances, I love my job. This being said, it’s usually right about now that I begin to consider jumping from the third floor escalator to ease my suffering.

Something happens to people during the holidays. They get

meaner and pickier and nastier and ruder.

Lucky me.

While many students around campus are happily discussing their Thanksgiving holiday with exclamations of all of the food they ate and all of the family they saw, I get to talk about going to bed early and getting up early to go to work.

Having worked four “Black Fridays,” it still amazes me the sheer number of people who come out to the stores to shop. The economy being in the shape that it is currently in, I for one was not expecting the season to start on a very high note; average maybe, but not high.

Every year, JC Penney gives away mini snow globes to the early bird shop-

‘Tis the Season

pers. To estimate, my store alone had 500 of them. We opened at 3:30 a.m. and the globes were gone by 5:00 a.m. (just to give you an idea of the ridiculous number of people who were up that early).

One gentleman came up to me at 11:00 a.m. and asked where the snow globes were. When I told him that we were all out of them, he threw his items down on the counter in front of me and left in a huff, saying that he wasn’t going to buy anything from our store since we had none left. I thought there was a hidden camera somewhere because the entire encounter was just so silly.

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DD vs. SB: Epic Battle

It’s the age-old question: Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts? The people have spoken and Dunkin Donuts is coming out on top.

Recently, the news released that Starbucks profits have taken a dive, while those of Dunkin Donuts have remained steady. I’m sure that the economy and health awareness are partially to blame, but I think it might go deeper than these issues. I think it has to do more with character. A closer look at the characters of Starbucks and Dunkin Donuts clearly reveals more about each franchise’s customer, thus explaining why Dunkin Donuts is taking the lead.

Let’s begin with Starbucks. In a word, Starbucks is elitist. Its high prices, snobby baristas, and menus in another language have the same goal: to make Starbucks customers feel better than other people.

Who needs to order a venti mocha soy latte with a shot of espresso to feel cooler? Maybe drinking coffee was a “cool factor” for beatniks in the sixties, but I think we can find better ways to stand out from others.

The thing that really irks me is the whole ordering in Italian thing. Nothing illustrates this idea better than the old Dunkin

Donuts commercial that made fun of Starbucks sizes.

On the other hand, we have Dunkin Donuts. Whether you call it Dunkin Donuts, Dunks, Dunkins, or Double D, you know the awesomeness that is anything sold there.

The establishment has

Celina Natola Editor-in-Chief always been amazing, but since it has increased its offerings of food, amazing has turned to out-of-thisworld. Not only does the variety of food options trump those of Starbucks, but the beverages are much better as well, if not in taste, then at least in humility.

Dunkin Donuts is the coffee franchise for the every-man.

Nothing is simpler than walking into a Dunkin Donuts (or driving through the drive-thru) and ordering a coffee (or tea, or latte, or egg sandwich, etc.). Sure, the coffee is simpler and cheaper. Doesn’t that make it better, though? I can

enjoy a $2 iced tea more than a coffee that I can’t pronounce that was closer to $5. The attractive essence of Dunkins comes from its simplicity. Who doesn’t love hash browns? Who doesn’t love microwavable egg sandwiches? Who doesn’t love bagels?

Who can’t order a small, medium, or large? My youngest brother could have walked into a Dunkin Donuts at the age of nine and easily found something he wanted, ordered, paid, and enjoyed a delicious breakfast. Would a nine year old be able to do the same at a Starbucks?

Beyond the prices, the language, and the menu, the coffee establishments differ in environments. Walk into a Dunkin Donuts and you automatically feel warm and fuzzy from the subtle pink and orange hues and bubble letters. Walk into a Starbucks and you feel suffocated by its stuffy, snobby surroundings. No thank you.

Essentially, Starbucks is just too good for everyone. Who wants to spend their money in a store that is so elitist? I sure don’t.

Give me Dunkin Donuts any day. I hereby give my full support to Dunks in this epic battle of coffee sales.

Good luck!

Get Your Voice Heard!

Submit editorials to the Charger Bulletin by e-mailing them to chargerbulletin@newhaven.edu

Animal Awareness: Truth Behind Puppy Mills

By MAIDELINE SANCHEZ STAFF WRITER

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When you go into a pet shop, do you ever wonder where these cute little fur balls came from or what occurred in their lives before they were being sold? For one thing, there is a large

possibility that these puppies come from puppy mills. Puppy mills are large breeding facilities that keep canines under substandard breeding conditions. In other words, these facilities are usually overcrowded with dogs that are given little to no veterinary care and

are kept in unsanitary environments.

It is common to find puppy mills that contain dogs in cages that are stacked on top of each other. These poor puppies are not given the healthy amount of exercise or any basic grooming.

Breeder dogs are placed in a worse situation in that

they are constantly forced to breed and are never able to leave this torture zone.

According to the ASPCA, puppies grow up to be unhealthy and fearful due to the harsh conditions and lack of interaction with people and other animals. In addition, a dog might

not be the authentic purebred puppy that you may be looking for. Instead, the puppy could be a mix of another breed that has not been mentioned.

To fight against puppy mills, try to avoid buying from local pet shops for it may contain puppies that have been abused

Restaurant Review: Frankie’s

and neglected. Look into adopting a pet from shelters or rescue organizations instead.

Also, inform others such as your friends of the harsh conditions that dogs may have gone through in these facilities if they are considering purchasing a pet from a pet store.

By Zack Rosen

Up the road from campus sits a fast food restaurant like no other. Frankies, a franchise with nine locations throughout Connecticut (and even one in Florida), is a well-known gem in this area. Located on the Boston Post Road in West Haven right near Guitar Center, Frankies offers a variety of food items in a casual sitdown atmosphere.

When millions were wondering where the economy would end up in 1933, founder Frank Caiazzo was banking – no pun intended – on becoming a successful businessperson. He put down a

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deposit on a location and received building materials on credit from a local lumber company, calling Frank and his brother ambitious, likeable, and persuasive. Busi-

ness in the ‘30s was slow, however.

According to Frankie, “it was so bad that when someone came in, we’d give him an extra cup of coffee just to keep

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his car in our lot!” But today, Frankie’s is a local favorite throughout Connecticut. Its Waterbury location even attracts customers from the Boston area and beyond.

Frankies’ menu has a vast array of choices, ranging from soup, salad, appetizers, chili, fried cauliflower, cheeseburgers, fried seafood, tuna rolls, and Philly chees-

esteak just to name a few. But don’t forget what makes Frankies so popular: their delicious hot dogs, with options to be topped with chili, cheese, peppers and onions, mushrooms, hot cheddar cheese, bacon, and served as corn dogs.

Be sure to check out Frankies next time you venture out for a delicious dinner, a simple snack, or in the words of Tim Fasano a “liberal lunch.” Tim and I both guarantee that you won’t be disappointed.

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Arts & Entertainment The Charger Bulletin | December 3, 2008

Vampire Love Story True to Book

build their charac- points. Without Mey- pretation of Stephanie bestseller. ily of “vegetarian” ters in the movies to er’s prose to keep it Meyer’s vampires, bring Bella come. The characters moving, it at times Any fan of Twilight under their wing as were funny, interact- feels as if you’re will more than enjoy rogue vampires threaten not only a new love, but their very survival.

An epic battle with James (Cam Gigandet, The O.C.) seals the love affair and sets the stage for the movie versions of the sequels Eclipse, New Moon, and Breaking Dawn.

AN AP/ SUMMIT ENTERTAINMENT/ PETER SOREL PHOTO The actors Kristin Stewart and Robert Pattinson star in the film adaptation of the novel Twilight. chosen to star in Twi- ing with humor to add watching a reenact- the movie of the same light were incredibly a spice of real life to ment of your first days name.

For those who well-placed for their Meyer’s book. The of high school. But, if respective parts. Billy human characters, like you make it through haven’t read the book Burke played a like- Jessica and Mike, also the beginning, the fi- yet, look out for the able and believable interacted well with nal battle and a grip- movie version of the ping argument scene sequels. There will version of Charlie the leading cast.

For those of you between Bella and Ed- be werewolves, more Swan, Bella’s father, and Nikki Reed (an- who have yet to read ward will keep you on fights, and the two questions: other O.C. alum) was the book, I should the edge of your seats: ultimate an almost perfect por- warn you, the movie and possibly get you should Bella stay a trayal of the rude and may be a tad bit on to read the book, too. human, or become a While the movie vampire and which snobbish Rosalie. Pe- the boring side. Some ter Facinelli, Taylor of the interactions had its faults here and side are you on, team Lautner, and Ashley between characters, there (rather lackluster Edward or team JaGreene also delivered particularly Bella and dialogue and silly vi- cob? You have to read, great supporting roles Edward, are awk- sual effects at times), or watch, to find out! that will only help to ward and fumbling at it was a perfect intercon’t from page 1

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John Travolta dances onto the big screen again and this time as a white German Shepherd dog. Travolta (Saturday Night Fever) partners up with Miley Cyrus (Hannah

Montana) for the new Disney animated feature, Bolt, and I have to admit I was quite impressed.

Going into the theater I had my doubts and began to ask myself, “Why Bolt?”

Why not the new Bond film? But sitting in the cozy padded red seats,

and looking up at the screen, I couldn’t help but be captured into following this small prideful dog’s adventure to find his “person,” Penny, who has gone missing. Within a few minutes into the start of the movie, the new Bond film had been erased from my

By MIA BECKER STAFF WRITER

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Director Clint Eastwood and superstar actress Angelina Jolie tell a compelling true story of justice, hope, and unconditional love, in the movie Changeling.

Angelina Jolie plays Christine Collins, a single mother who lives in Los Angeles in the late 1920s

boy's identity. Christine Collins takes the boy home, but gains concrete evidence that the found boy (later identified as Arthur Hutchins) is not Walter. Factual reports show the returned boy is three to four inches shorter than Walter Collins, had different dental records, and is circumcised (Walter Collins was not).

Christine Collins continuously fights

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Eastwood and Jolie support Changeling at the Cannes Film Festival.

with her nine-year-old son, Walter Collins.

On the brisk afternoon of March 9, 1928, Christine Collins returns home from work to find her son Walter mind.

Bolt, in general is missing. The 'missing about a Hollywood persons' complaint is acting dog (Travol- documented immedita), owned by Penny ately on Mar. 10, and (Miley Cyrus), that a six-month search for finds himself lost Walter ensues.

In August, a boy in New York City.

Bolt, believing that that fits the descriphis show’s plot and tion of Walter Collins is patched through See BOLT page 11 and brought to California. Upon the boy's return, Christine confidently states that the returned boy is not her son Walter. However, the Los Angeles Police Department believes she is just in a state of shock, and that they have not made a mistake of the

Disney Makes a Comeback

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Eastwood and Jolie Deliver in Changeling

with the LAPD to continue the search for her son Walter.

After months of conflict, the head of the juvenile department, Captain J. J. Jones, sentences Christine Collins to confinement in a local mental institution. She is only allowed to be released if she goes against her accusations and negative statements against the LAPD. Collins refuses, and is locked under continued confinement, but she is soon released when a young boy, Sanford Clark, tells police of a round of murders nearby in Riverside, Calif. It is discovered that Walter Collins was one See DRAMA page 11

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Community & Advice

The Charger Bulletin | December 3, 2008

Advice Corner Q: I'm broke. With the holidays right around the corner, I'm worried that I'm not going to be able to get anyone presents.

How can I still give good gifts while I'm on a college student budget?

A: You can always make your friends presents. Try panting them pictures frames or knitting them scarves!

A: Get a job! Your friends won't like you if you don't buy them presents.

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Sports

The Charger Bulletin | December 3, 2008

Chargers Headed to Elite Eight

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WEST HAVEN –The University of New Haven women's volleyball team is headed to the 2008 NCAA Division II Women's Volleyball Elite Eight after a five-set (22-25, 25-23, 21-25, 25-13, 15-12) victory over the second seeded Dowling College Golden Lions. The Chargers improve to 31-3 overall, while the Golden Lions conclude their season with a record of 34-7.

New Haven opened the first set with three straight points before Dowling scored four of the next five points to tie the set at 4-4. Neither team could take much of an advantage until the Golden Lions rattled off four straight points to take a 24-19 lead. New Haven rallied for three straight points before a Dowling kill gave them the first set.

The second set was full of runs with the Chargers and Golden

Set four started of Katrina Ali to put with Dowling taking them up 14-11. After the early lead before a Dowling timeout, New Haven rallied to the Golden Lions got tie the game at 9-9. Af- a kill to close the gap ter exchanging points, to 14-12. On the point, the Chargers scored the Chargers Yael Ros10 straight points be- ner set up Niles in the hind the serving of middle as they had all Malmlov to put New match, and Niles' kill Haven up 20-10. After sent Charger Gymnathree Dowling points, sium into a frenzy and the Chargers took the the Chargers to the next five and the set Elite Eight.

New Haven, who on a kill by Rhe-Ann out-hit Dowling .275 Niles.

The deciding set to .132, was led by A CHARGER ATHLETICS PHOTO Women’s Volleyball shooter Yael was close the entire Charisse Cotton (17 Rosner. way. With the score kills, three digs), til 22-22. New Haven 9-8 in favor of New Brittani Cotton (15 Dowling kills, 24 digs, two totook three of the next Haven, four points, highlight- scored three points to tal blocks) and Niles (15 kills, six total ed by a block assist blocks). Rosner from Elizabeth Akindished out 51 asbiyi and Brittani Cotsists to go with ton and a kill by Sara seven kills, while Malmlov to even the libero Katrina Ali match. tallied 19 digs.

Momentum shifted The Chargers back to Dowling in the advance and take third set as they scored on the Golden six of seven points afBears of Concorter the set was tied 12dia University, St. 12 to take a 18-13 lead.

A CHARGER ATHLETICS PHOTO Paul on Thursday, New Haven closed the Volleyball outside hitter BritDec. 4. Game time gap to four at 23-19 Women’s tani Cotton. but could not get any put them up 11-9. New and place are still to closer as a Dowling Haven responded with be determined. kill sealed the third set five straight points for the Golden Lions. behind the serving Lions each tallying four straight points early. With the set tied at 19-19, the teams exchanged points un-

Chargers Honored by AVCA

in the Northeast-10 ––––––––––––––––– Conference, including taking three matches WEST HAVEN –The to win the conferpost-season awards ence tournament. The keep rolling in for the Chargers have not University of New lost since Sept. 13, Haven women's vol- compiling a winning leyball team. Head streak of 27 consecucoach Robin Salters tive matches. With a was named American 31-3 record thus far Volleyball Coaches in 2008, Salters' caAssociation (AVCA) reer mark now stands East Region Coach of at 429-131 (.776), the Year, while gradu- with 13 NCAA Tourate student Rhe-Ann nament appearances, Niles and seniors in 15 seasons at New Charisse Cotton and Haven. This marks the Yael Rosner were all fifth time Salters has selected to the AVCA won an AVCA DiviAll-East Region Team sion II Region Coach for NCAA Division of the Year Award, the II. Senior libero Ka- last coming in 2006. trina Ali was also recognized as Honorable Interested Mention All-East Region. in Becoming The AVCA honors a Sports are the first for each of the four players.

Writer for Salters has led the the Charger Chargers to the national quarterfinals for the Bulletin? first time since 2002, and the eleventh time E-mail in the program's histoChargerBulletin@ ry. New Haven ran the newhaven.edu table in its first season

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Men’s Basketball Grabs 62-52 Victory Over St. Michael’s CHARGER PRESS RLEASE

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WEST HAVEN –The University of New Haven men's basketball team defeated the visiting St. Michael's College Purple Knights 62-52 Sunday afternoon at Charger Gymnasium. The Chargers get their first victory of the season and improve to 1-4 overall and 1-3 in the Northeast-10 Conference, while the Purple Knights fall to 4-2

overall and 2-2 in the NE-10.

The Chargers used heavy pressure to open the game, and it paid off as they jumped out to a 17-4 lead halfway through the opening stanza. St. Michael's closed the gap to nine with four minutes left in the half, but New Haven got a pair of three-pointers from Antwan Hayes and Darryl Greene down the stretch to make it 28-14 at halftime.

New Haven was

able to capitalize with 14 points off of nine St. Michael's turnovers in the opening 20 minutes.

Greene came off the bench to lead New Haven with eight first half points, including going 2-for-2 from three-point range.

Kelvin Jackson had six points, including a pair of thunderous dunks, and five rebounds to go along with a block and a steal.

The Chargers ex-

tended their lead to 4121 on a three-pointer

by D.J. Sackmann, but St. Michael's made the game interesting as they went on an 11-0 run midway through the second half to pull within six at 46-40.

New Haven increased its lead to 53-44 on a jumper by Jackson, but a three-point play

by St. Michael's once again cut the lead to six with just over two minutes left to play.

The Chargers put the game away at the

free throw line where Greene went sevenfor-seven down the stretch.

New Haven shot 43.8 percent from the field, including 54.5 percent from threepoint range and held St. Michael's to 36.0 percent from the field and 29.4 percent from three-point range.

The Chargers bench out-scored the St. Michael's bench 21-10.

Greene led the Chargers with 16 points, including 10-

for-10 from the free throw line. Junior Cassius Chaney added 14 points and seven rebounds, while Jackson put in 11 points, nine rebounds and two blocks.

The Chargers return to action on Wednesday, December 3 when they travel to take on cross-town rival Southern Connecticut State University. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.

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Eastwood Drama Sure to Receive Oscar Attention

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of the captured boys, and Christine's claims were true all along.

The kidnapping, abuse, and brutal murders of at least 20 young boys by Gordon Northcott, is known as the Wineville Chicken Coupe Murders. The case is documented as one of the most brutal murders in the state of California's history. Northcott was captured in Canada in September 1928, and was killed by a sentenced hanging in October 1930. Further investigations in the case of Walter Collins, and “The Chicken Coupe Murders” continued after the trial, as police attempted to find more evidence.

In 1935, a boy who had been captured by Northcott in 1928, returned home to his elated parents after seven years. The boy confirmed that Walter Collins had indeed been captured along side him, at the Wineville Coupe, and was shot while escaping.

It was never known if Walter escaped, or died nearby. While Christine Collins remained hopeful, her son’s remains were never found.

The emotional drama is a story about women's rights, civil rights, and justice.

Christine Collins fought the system, and gained many supporters in her case (Christine Collins vs. State of California). One of her greatest supporters, and confidants, was Rev. Gustav Briegleb (played by John Malkovich), an outspoken Presbyterian Minster, who spoke often about corruption in the government and political system.

Clint Eastwood, with the exception of a few spotty transitions, creates an otherwise wellorganized, moving, and balanced film. In between the intense drama, and emotional rollercoaster of Christine Collins' story, the script includes some dry black humor that

brings some light into such a dark and scary topic.

Angelina Jolie brings a deep, and strong, award winning performance to the likes of her past films Gia and Girl, Interrupted. Jolie spoke of the film and character in You Magazine, “I was wacko, emotionally, during this one,” she said, “I just couldn’t get the story out of my head...Inside our scripts they included newspaper stories about the case from 1928. To know that this really happened and to see the actual evidence of it is incredible...It’s too bizarre to be true.”

While Oscar nominations are looming, many predict that Jolie and Eastwood will be considered worthy of the highest nominations. I'm sure Clint Eastwood will re-enact his 2005 Oscar sweep with wins in Best Director and Best Film (Drama).

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Bolt is Big in Laughs and Great Morals

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his powers are real, ventures on a journey to find Penny when she is kidnapped by the Green-Eyed Man. Along the way Bolt teams up with a black alley cat named Mittens (Susie Essman) and a Gerbil named Rhino (Mark Walton).

Together they begin a troublesome, fun, and educational journey to California. The sly alley cat, loyal hamster, and fearless German Shepard, create a funny, unstoppable team.

There are parts in the film which could use a bit more explaining. Its lack of specific details leaves the audience feeling unattached at times, but in all the film carries itself well even with its faults. The movie has its share of laughs and action scenes and even heartfelt moments. There are parts that will make you laugh hard and long enough to last into the next scene, but there are also tear-jerking scenes that will have you wiping the water away from the edge of your eyes.

What makes Bolt so successful though

are not its comedic or tragic moments, but rather the creativity of its plot. The script was very well-written and the characters were thought out thor-

In the end, Disney has come through once again with another animated hit. Bolt will probably not receive the credit it deserves from viewers because

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John Travolta lends his voice to an acting dog in Bolt.

oughly, each providing an important feel to the movie through his or her personality.

One aspect of the film that I highly praise is its creative literary usage. For an animated film to have such literary elements present, makes me feel that it has gone beyond a normal commercial motion picture.

it will most likely be seen as a kid’s movie, but in truth the film is just as much for adults as it is for children, and one could learn a few morals by watching the film. Bolt is getting an “A” in my book, and I urge all to see it.

Celina’s Salacious Celebrity Gossip We get it, she’s back So she has made a “comeback” again, folks. Miss Britney Spears is back flooding the entertainment media after battling baldness, court orders, and brainwashing last year.

Not only is she on the cover of the latest issue of Rolling Stone, the pop princess also appeared in a “tell-

all” documentary and released her new album, Circus. Good for her. Now she can make money again.

What bothers me is the role we as media consumers play in Britney’s life. Why do you think she went off the deep end in the first place? Because we buy the magazines that put paparazzi at her door every minute

The latest in celebrity news and gossip

By Celina Natola

of the day. We questioned her parenting skills. We pressured her to always look hot. No wonder she started being influenced by shady people and ignoring what she looked like when she left the house.

Now that she’s skinny and no longer bald, we have thrown her back up on the pedestal that, to be honest,

she hasn’t deserved in years.

I give her creditshe has maintained her status as a huge star by doing a lot of nothing. While her last CD did get her a lot of attention and respect, it was not anything extraordinary. She still doesn’t write her own songs and her music is so over-mixed that you can’t even hear

what her voice really sounds like. I love “Womanizer,” but I don’t hear an inch of Britney in that song.

I hear a studio technician pushing buttons.

I can’t appreciate the amount of attention we as a society give someone that has hit rock bottom (because of our society itself) and then returned to the exact

same outlet that lead her to hit rock bottom in the first place.

Aren’t there people out saving the world that deserve our attention more than her? I don’t see her mental breakdown worthy of our attention and I don’t see the big deal about her making a new album after it. We all need to get a better hobby.

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Fun & Games The Charger Bulletin | December 3, 2008

Campus Police Log- Nov. 24 to Nov. 30, 2008

Monday, Nov. 24: Escort–North Campus Escort–Ruden St. Parking violation–

Wade St. lot Tuesday, Nov. 25: M/V stop–Ruden/ Cook

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Wednesday, 26: Thanksgiving day; no report

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Thursday, Nov. 27: Thanksgiving holiday, campus closed; no report

Friday, Nov. 28: Thanksgiving holiday; no report Saturday, Nov. 29:

M/V stop – Ruden/ Isadore Sunday, Nov. 30: No report

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The Charger Bulletin The official student newspaper of the University of New Haven 300 Boston Post Road West Haven, CT 06516 Phone (203) 932-7182 Fax (203) 931-6056 ChargerBulletin@newhaven.edu www.ChargerBulletin.com ——————STAFF—————— Editor-in-Chief Celina Natola Assitant Editor Zack Rosen

Please Stay in Front of the Counter

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customers upset that we ran out of video game stands (both for the Nintendo Wii and the Xbox) and they had no problem letting me know about it.

Despite this insanity, I did have one woman absolutely ecstatic to be able to order two marshmallow blasters through our catalog.

My point through all of this: DO NOT TAKE YOUR FRUSTRATIONS OUT ON THE ASSOCIATES!!!

When an associate answers your question with something you don’t like, it’s not because we like to create arguments. We are

telling you what our store policy is. As an associate if I violate store policy, I will be fired.

Yelling at me will do you no good. Will I call over a manager? Sure! I will be sure to let them know through the tone of my voice to be ready for you and that you have given me a hard time. Don’t expect to get any preferential treatment just because you are a customer. Any national company will be able to open its doors the next day without your purchase.

Still disagree? By all means continue to argue. Let me just get security on the phone

and they will be more than happy to talk to you…and escort you out of the store if necessary.

Have you ever seen the inside of the loss prevention room?

Well I have and let me assure you that there are more cameras than any person can watch at one time. An added bonus would have to be the pictures of the people who are no longer welcome in our store. If you don’t want your face added to this collage, don’t argue enough to get escorted out.

Remember: If something doesn’t ring in correctly, I do not work in Texas and don’t program

the computers (even if I agree that they are a royal pain in the ass at times). When the store is out of something, believe me, I would love to get it for you.

Sometimes after looking in all of the stores in the district, online, and in the catalog it just isn’t around to get.

And most importantly: even if you wait in a long line, you get to go home after you pay. I have to stay for at least nine hours dealing with more people like you.

-Heather Brown, Staff Writer

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Space Shuttle Comes Back to Earth

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Endeavour also delivered astronaut Sandra Magnus to the space station and brought home astronaut Gregory Chamitoff, who had spent six months aboard the station.

Chamitoff, Stefanyshyn-Piper and astronaut Donald Pettit did not accompany Ferguson when he spoke at day's end, but Ferguson said they were "just fine."

"Greg Chamitoff of course is a six-month space flier, and it takes just a little bit longer for them to reacclimate to the gravity and re-adapt to being on Earth again," he said, adding that the other two were "keeping a good eye on Greg."

Endeavour had to use a temporary runway at Edwards because the permanent runway is being revamped. The temporary strip is 12,000

feet long and 200 feet wide, about 3,000 feet shorter and 100 feet narrower than the other.

The commander said using the temporary runway was "kind of a unique opportunity ... but I think it all worked out in the end very well."

The astronauts also inspected the thermaltile-coated underside of Endeavour after landing, and Ferguson said the orbiter

"seems to have fared entry pretty well."

The shuttle's California landing delayed reunions between astronauts and their families, who were waiting in Florida.

The diversion also means a delay in returning Endeavour to its home base. It takes about a week and costs $1.8 million to transport the shuttle from California to Florida atop a modified jumbo jet.

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