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Volume 95, Issue 13 | December 4, 2013 | West Haven, CT

Overpriced C-Store Items Frustrate Students

Unexpected and Unused Class Fee

By SAMANTHA MATHEWSON

ASSISTANT EDITOR SMATH3@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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CAMPUS Newly Elected West Haven Mayor O’Brien has plans for the city that involve UNH and the surrounding community.

SEE PAGE 2 Seton Art Gallery hosts provocative paintings that draw students into understanding social standpoints.

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OPINION Have you donated to the Red Cross? Read why Kaitlin Mahar believes you should find another charity that is more deserving of your donations.

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SPORTS UNH will be represented in Major League Baseball as Dave Wallace takes on the position of Baltimore Orioles pitching coach.

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ENTERTAINMENT

PHOTO BYSAMANTHA MATHEWSON

By ELISSA SANCI

OPINION EDITOR ESANC2@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

–––––––––––––––––––––––––– It’s no secret that the prices at the University of New Haven’s CStore are quite high. Students are constantly complaining about the prices and most don’t understand why they are so steep.

The Campus Convenience Store, normally referred to as “the CStore,” is located on the ground level of Sheffield Hall. The CStore offers a variety of different products, ranging from cereal or candy, to packaged meats, and different toiletries.

Linette Perkins, Manager of the C-Store and Sandella’s, and Dawn Noble, Assistant Manager of the C-Store, acknowledged that the prices of many items can be pricy.

However, she explained rather than buying in bulk like supermarkets do, they buy by piece.

“We’re not as big as a normal su-

permarket,” Perkins said. “Supermarkets buy in bulk, but we buy by the piece.”

According to Perkins, the small size of the C-Store and its storage room is what leads to expensive products. Because of the limited space, Perkins can’t buy in bulk, and Sodexo, the company that provides all food on campus, is forced to raise prices in order to make profit.

What many students don’t know is that the C-Store was previously located next to Sandella’s, where the dining area is now. “The prices were much higher back then,” Perkins said. “Maybe if we expand again, the prices may go down again.”

Products such as milk, eggs and bread, the staples of all meals, are priced much higher than those of ShopRite, Target and CVS, all similar stores in the vicinity. A carton of large eggs at ShopRite is $2.99; at the C-Store, eggs are $3.29. A loaf of bread from the

campus convenience store ranges anywhere from $4 to $6, but won’t cost you more than $3 at an outside supermarket. At ShopRite, butter is sold two for $5, while at the CStore, butter costs $3.69.

Senior Danielle Martinez joked about the prices of food at the CStore, claiming “a bag of tortilla chips cost more money than if I traveled to Mexico and bought them there.”

Students are not bound to the campus store; both ShopRite and CVS are less than ten minutes away by foot and offer the same types of goods for cheaper prices, but for some students, convenience triumphs costliness.

“It is convenient to have a store right there,” sophomore Kyle Pickard said. “Then it becomes a debate of whether the higher price is worth not walking as far.”

For other students, the C-Store isn’t an option. “The prices are See OVERPRICED page 2

Have you seen Catching Fire yet? Read the editor’s and staff writer’s reviews of the movie.

Don’t worry there aren’t any spoilers.

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“The Heart of Dixie” has won over radio stations and has become a top 20 country hit.

Read more about Danielle Bradbery’s debut album.

SEE PAGE 15 PHOTO BY CALLAN KAPUSH

UNH Student Named RAW Brooklyn’s Photographer of the Year

By ERICA NAUGLE

PHOTO EDITOR ENAUG1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

–––––––––––––––––––––––––– This past November, University of New Haven student Callan Kapush was named RAW Brooklyn’s Photographer of the Year.

The RAWards is a competition that presents the opportunity for the artists competing to showcase their work and get their name out.

This year, the 15,000 individuals that competed will be narrowed

down to nine overall winners in their respective categories including: visual arts, fashion, music, film, performing art, photography, hair, make up, and accessories.

Kapush, UNH junior, was selected to the top three semifinalists and showcased her work at the Brooklyn Semi-Final RAWards Live show. There she was announced RAW Brooklyn’s Photographer of the Year and will move on to the National RAWards.

Kapush is inspired by everything she does, from a walk in the

park, to a day at the mall. She also enjoys looking at the work of other individuals.

“Lately I’ve been finding inspiration by some of my favorite music,” Kapush said. “I’m currently in the middle of my ‘Inspired

by Relient K’ series where I take photos inspired by specific songs of theirs.”

By choosing to compete, Kapush has already earned a number of opportunities approaching in 2014.

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Music and sound recording major Jordan Roy was advised to take Computers and Their Applications to fulfill the university’s Core Competency 3. However, this was done without being fully informed about what the class entailed, Roy claims.

It wasn’t the classwork that troubled Roy; it was the $240 fee he saw no justification for. “I didn’t originally choose the class, it was put into my schedule by my first year advisor. As an incoming freshman, I trusted her and didn’t change it,” he said.

Because there is a steep fee associated with taking this course, but no lab time, Roy emailed the head of the Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science department, Ali Golbazi, to ask him where his money is going.

“The fee you are referring to is not a lab fee, but the Engineering Differential Fee. This fee paid by engineering students supports the upkeep and replacement of expensive equipment that is used in engineering courses. While a specific class may not use a lab, over the duration of their programs all engineering students use many sophisticated pieces of equipment,” said Golbazi in response.

Roy responded, “So just to clarify, we, as non-engineering students, pay $240 for equipment we don’t get to use, all because of a class we take to fulfill a core competency?” in which Golbazi again replied, “yes.”

In order to fulfill Core Competency 3, most students take one of the two classes that do not have a pre-requisite.

“Currently, there are over 300 students enrolled in Computers and Their Applications. This is a basic introductory course to computers and does not require a pre-requisite. It is taught in a lecture hall or Dodds theater through Powerpoint slideshows,” explained Roy. “I feel this fee is unreasonable. Why do the engineering students get other students to pay for their equipment? The music department has plenty of high tech equipment, especially in the studios where I will spend most of my time. There is no such fee for music courses that fulfill core competencies. It just isn’t fair. If it were for all departments, it would be a different story, but this is just not okay.”

Most students enrolled in Computers and Their Applications are not engineering students taking this for their degree, and they are all paying for equipment they will not use.

“If [students] are okay with paying this, then go right ahead, but I know some people will appreciate this knowledge,” said Roy.

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Overpriced C-Store Items UNH Students Frustrate Students Organize Toy Drive to

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simply not worth the quality or convenience of the food they have,” said sophomore Ryan Elblein.

“I like the idea of the C-Store because it’s convenient, but the prices make it not worth it,” said sophomore Kayla Walsh.

The issue comes down to the amount of dining dollars each student has. Freshman are required to have the Charger Unlimited dining plan, leaving them to start with $525 dining dollars.

Upperclassmen can choose between four different plans, providing them with, at most, $825 dining dollars.

Many students, even those who start with $825, find themselves running low on money quickly, and put the blame on the C-Store.

“This is why people are out of dining dollars so fast,” said sophomore Tatiana Branch. “You buy three things and it cost $20.

Meanwhile, at ShopRite, $20 can get you food for a few days.”

For sophomores Samantha Higgins, Jared Ensling, and

Erin Start, the poor customer service bothers them more than the prices at times.

“There are no ‘hellos’ or ‘have a nice day.’ [The CStore employees] are more worried about their phones, than they are about a paying customer,” Start said. Higgins agreed that the cashiers’ constant use of cell phones is troubling.

Ensling described a scene he saw once where a student stole over $40 worth of products and wasn’t caught.

“I was in the [C-Store] two weeks ago and, as usual, it was crowded after a big event on campus, but this time I watched a student walk around the store, stuffing things into his backpack.”

According to Noble, there aren’t a lot of cases of shoplifting. If caught shoplifting something small, she said, the student will just be reprimanded. If caught stealing large quantities of food, Campus Police will be called and that student will be banned from the C-Store.

In one instance, Perkins said, a student made it out

of the store with packaged meat hidden under his sweater, and Campus Police was waiting for him when he got out. He was suspended and banned from the CStore. “We missed it,” she said of the shoplifting, “but the police saw it and they were there.”

Students would prefer an increase in variety at the CStore to an increase in price.

Sophomore Victoria Stearns wishes the C-Store offered more healthy food choices, like frozen veggies and foods of that nature, while student Caprisha Richards wants more options for “the gluten free folks.”

Perkins and Noble try their hardest to work with the students; they understand that money is hard to come by as a college student.

Perkins puts items on sale when a new shipment of the same item is coming in. The C-Store has also been putting up different sales of the week, which can be found posted to the front door of the store.

“Whatever can do for the kids, we do,” Perkins said.

West Haven Elects Ed O’Brien as Mayor

Benefit Sick Children

The American Criminal Justice Association (ACJA), Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, and Chi Kappa Rho Sorority of the University of New Haven will host a toy drive on Monday, Dec. 9 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the West Haven Walmart, 515 Saw Mill Road.

The West Haven Police Department and the University of New Haven will each provide a police cruiser that people can stuff with unwrapped toys. The toys will be donated to Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital Toy Closet Program, which provides children admitted to the hospital with a gift intended to take their minds off their illness, sickness, or treatment.

This is the fourth year that Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity has coordinated the fund drive.

PHOTO BY NEW HAVEN REGISTER

By ZACHARY LANGE

CONTRIBUTING WRITER ZLANG1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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Voters in the City of West Haven elected Ed O’Brien last month in what was a very close election. He beat four-term incumbent, John Picard by 80 votes.

Mayor O’Brien’s platform when he was running for mayor was to work closely with the University of New Haven, as the university is a critical component to the

city. He also wants to make investments to UNH, along with Yale University as well.

He also plans to boost economic development as the city faces a budget deficit and is about $160 million in debt as of Sept.

O’Brien was sworn in as mayor on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2013, and in his speech he said, “The Boston Post Road and transit hubs are a big time economic driver in towns and cities from Maine to Florida. And it will be West Haven again.”

He added that development needs to be increased around the train station.

In order to attract shoppers downtown and to other parts of the city, he will institute a city cleanliness program.

He also vowed to make sure the parks, municipal buildings, and streets are better maintained. He is going to be working with West Haven Police to make sure the streets are safer, which is also an attempt to attract residents back to downtown.

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“This drive has been extremely successful in the past, and we are hoping that this year people will continue to be especially generous,” said Ryan Irons, president of ACJA. “We are grateful to the two police departments for their help.”

-Provided by Ryan “RJ” Irons

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Provocative Paintings and Social Standpoints

STAFF WRITER POPRE1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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Some paintings and artists are predictable. The title of a piece can lead to automatic visualizations of a boat on the ocean water behind a setting sun, just like hundreds of paintings before it. This is not the case with Margaret Bowland’s paintings. They leave you uncomfortable, but it’s nearly impossible to look away.

The Seton Art Gallery opened with a refreshing and intriguing display on Nov. 19, entitled Fall from Grace. The gallery opened at 6 p.m., and people crowded around the collection of paintings by Bowland. At first, some seemed intimidated to get too close to something 70 inches tall and 50 inches wide, especially when the subject was nude.

Eventually, people desired to get a better look, and inched their way closer until coming face to face with the linen.

paintings.

Bowland then discussed her work, and the discomfort it produces. Her paintings explore the political and social implication of themes such as beauty, gender and race. She recalls living in a time when such ideas had strong ties to each other, when one color only was thought to be correct.

Bowland describes how as a child she once went to the water fountain for colored people before her mom briskly pulled her away.

Race was part of her youth, and is a theme that has transcended to her paintings; she always desired to challenge the standards.

“Wedding Cake,” shows a nude African American woman and younger girl flanked by a giant ornate cake. The brushstrokes are soft, but the subject is striking. One student inquired if Bowland has ever run into legality problems concerning child pornography. She remarked that if that was the case, it would be with the painting “Wedding Cake.”

At 7 p.m., gallery curator Laura Marsh snaped people out of their gaze, and a poetry reading commenced.

Randall Horton, a professor in the English department, and a student from his fall poetry class shared their work, inspired by Bowland’s

“I was obsessed with painting people, telling their stories,” Bowland said. It is almost impossible to believe that the artwork is not a real scene unfolding.

Bowland enjoys working with children, remarking on their grace and pureness.

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“I’m going to be shooting a look book for Unraveled Artists, and hopefully will be setting up studio time with Mica Studios.”

This opportunity has been a way for Kapush to connect with other artists in her area and increase her self-confidence as a photographer.

“I never thought I was going to win, honestly. I was up against people who do photography professionally.

Their photos were beautiful! It’s really given me the confidence to keep going and to keep on doing what I love to do!”

As RAW Brooklyn’s Photographer of the Year, Kapush wishes to continue her work and hopes to reach out

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By PATRICIA OPREA

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“They don’t know anything about the political correctness or incorrectness of what they’re doing.” Many of her paintings include children, and this can certainly cause one to wonder how such young participants have patience. “Between M&M’s and cartoons, I’m gold,” reassured Bowland.

As a child, Bowland was always intrigued by art, starting with doodles and sketches as a way to pass the time. She drew to calm herself down, and used to paint portraits of people. Bowland studied art at the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill. In college, she would paint anyone willing to sit, and then give them their paintings as compensation, while she was constantly honing her talent.

Bowland’s work has been displayed in the Smithson-

ian National Portrait Gallery, where she received the People’s Choice Award in the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition. Currently, she resides in Brooklyn, N.Y., and is a professor at the New York Academy of Art. “The greatest gift a person can give to someone is to understand them,” said Margaret, who is thankful for those people who have done just that. She urges people to appreciate the value of seeing art in person.

“It’s like having sex,” she says, “You can’t substitute a picture for an actual experience in bed,” to which a chorus of laughs and head nods commenced.

Bowland’s work will be on display until Dec. 11, in the Seton Art Gallery. Come see for yourself what all the talk is about.

to others. “I want someone to look at my pictures and be able to feel the emotion I was feeling at that time.”

To aspiring photographers, Kapush encourages, “Just keep shooting! When I look back at my photographs I can pick out specific ones that almost made me stop doing photography. If I didn’t push forward and keep shooting, I wouldn’t be where I am today!”

Kapush is thankful for the experience presented by this opportunity and looks forward to good things that are to come. Kapush’s RAW artist profile can be found at http://www.rawartists.org/ callanloves.

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ATTENTION STUDENTS!

Did you know that there are deadlines for required financial aid documents?

By The FEDS Free Application for Federal Student Aid (www.FAFSA.gov) is due March 1, 2014. Your 2014/2015 FAFSA must be completed online AFTER Jan. 1, 2014!

Review your Student Aid Report (SAR) to see if there are any errors or issues regarding your FAFSA. Also, check to see if you’ve been marked for verification, meaning that the Financial Aid Office needs a copy of your 2013 Tax Return Transcript! See Charger Bulletin articles or the financial aid website for more details.

All other required documentation will be listed on your Financial Aid Online Access. To check your financial aid status or if documents were received, go to Matrix and click UNH Financial Aid Online Access: Check your STATUS. Do not login to Matrix! The direct website address is netpartner.newhaven.edu/NetPartnerStudent.

Been there before? Login using your UNH ID # for “student ID,” or click “Forgot PIN” if you can’t remember your PIN. Never been there before? Click “first time user” and create a PIN after answering a few questions.

Make sure to write down your log in information and share it with your parents!

Use navigation tabs to view missing documents, etc.

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By ROGER L. KEMP

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Town and Gown Relations: The Best Practices in the World

PRACTITIONER IN RESIDENCE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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The UniTown Network just held its first annual Town-Gown Relations Conference, for representatives of cities and universities in the European Union, in the City of Ferrara, Italy, last month. The City of Ferrara and the University of Ferrara jointly participated in this conference.

In fact, the opening session was attended by both the Mayor of the City of Ferrara and the President of the University of Ferrara. I was asked to speak as an author of a new town-gown relations book based on best practices in North America.

I’ve been a career city manager and a career adjunct professor, in three states on both coasts of the United States, during my public service career.

I talked about, among other things, some of the most common town-gown best practices that are mutually advantageous between the municipality and the college or university that use them.

Everyone benefits – both public and school officials, as well as the citizens and students that they serve.

The case studies presented came from joint projects and programs being undertaken by cities and schools lo-

cated in North America – the United States and Canada.

These evolving and dynamic town-gown best practices are highlighted below.

Adjunct faculty members and class speakers can come from the municipality in which the school is located.

The city can provide internships for students, who might apply for entry level jobs with them in future years, after they graduate.

Students also seek career mentors and advisors, which can come from their adjunct faculty members as well as the speakers for the school’s program that are employed by the city.

One university even formed a program advisory committee consisting of primarily adjunct professors (from many of the cities located around them), who could also provide internships, serve as mentors, as well as advise students on their future public service career options and opportunities.

Some cities even provide free rooms/space for a local college or university to hold courses for their public administration program. While mostly city employees enroll in these programs, they are frequently also open to the public, who can also attend.

Some city and school officials jointly form towngown advisory committees, which consist of public and

school officials, as well as representatives of the citizens and students that they serve. These groups typically discuss local concerns, and resolve them, before they become community issues and problems.

The members of these advisory groups, by design, usually consist of representatives from existing community, neighborhood, business, and student groups and associations.

Other major issues of concern that town-gown officials can jointly work on include mutual transit projects, joint parking facilities, community parks in the campus area, as well as possible municipal bikeways and walkways that are located in the campus neighborhood.

Town-Gown Advisory Committees are great vehicles to use to examine and discuss the issues that are associated with such projects.

Joint Town-Gown Advisory Committees typically review and discuss community concerns before they become city-wide issues and problems, and make joint recommendations to their respective public and schools officials. Their recommendations are typically advisory in nature.

Town-gown officials work together to seek funds from higher levels of government for both separate and joint projects and programs, espe-

cially when they are mutually advantageous.

There are multiple opportunities for communities, and the colleges and universities located within them, to jointly participate in these mutually advantageous town-gown (UniTown) programs and projects. These positive practices, which are rapidly evolving, reflect joint efforts where everyone benefits – both the citizens and the students, as well as public and school officials who consider and approve their recommendations.

The UniTown Network of the European Union is headed in the right direction with their efforts to get municipal and school officials involved in working together.

Both parties, including citizens and students, benefit from such participatory processes.

In the past, town-gown officials have had misunderstandings based on different loyalties and priorities, and the fact that they have separate governing bodies.

Over the years, few mutual discussions were held between public and school officials, as well as citizens and students! Nowadays, times are changing, and town-gown officials are increasingly working together for the benefit of both of the groups that they represent – the citizens as well as the students.

Town-gown officials increasingly recognize the positive impacts that the academic community has on their municipal government, as well as the value of the public services provided to the campus by the municipal government. These benefits include joint employment opportunities; payments for services; mutual city-school projects, programs, and services; and a knowledge of the other revenues and taxes generated by the schools located within municipalities.

These evolving town-gown programs and services jointly benefit the members of the municipal and academic communities as noted below.

The citizens, who are educated to realize the economic benefits provided by their school.

The students, who are educated to realize the public service benefits provided by their community.

The public officials, who benefit from the solutions jointly resolved by their citizens and the students working together.

The school officials, who also benefit from the solutions jointly resolved by their students and the citizens working together.

The governing bodies of the cities and school, who also jointly benefit by their citizens and students working together to resolve mutual

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concerns before they become community issues and problems Such community and school issues and problems frequently go away because of these joint participatory efforts by the community’s citizens and the school’s students.

This field is dynamic, and additional best practices will no doubt be analyzed, approved, initiated, evolve, and be reported on during the coming years.

The readers of this article should stay tuned for more information about the dynamic and evolving field of town-gown relations, where everyone benefits -- the citizens and the students, the municipal and public officials, as well as the members of their respective governing bodies.

Roger L. Kemp, MPA, MBA, PhD, ICMA-CM, has been a career city manager and a career adjunct professor. He is presently a Practitioner in Residence, Department of Public Management, College of Business, at the University of New Haven. These best practices are reflected in his book Town-Gown Relations: A Handbook of Best Practices (McFarland, 2013). Roger can be reached via e-mail @ rlkbsr@snet.net.

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Don’t Donate to the Red Cross

By KAITLIN MAHAR

CONTRIBUTING WRITER KMAHA1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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Since the Midwest was devastated by the tornadoes and severe thunderstorms that tore through the area in mid-November, every celebrity and remotely wellknown public figure has pointed people in the direction of the American Red Cross and urged them all to donate to the organization’s disaster relief fund.

While nobody is required to donate to the Red Cross during times of crisis such as this, it’s no secret that anyone who refuses to donate does immediately face the judgmental wrath of those who are presumably much more charitable.

Subsequently, these misanthropic cheapskates fall into the “heartless” or “selfish” categories of society.

Because that’s what they are – heartless and selfish, right?

Or maybe, those who choose not to donate are actually the smart ones.

The Red Cross collects millions of dollars per year raised for various disaster relief funds and selling donated blood, but according to CNN Money, for every dollar the charity makes, nine cents goes toward company expenses and employee salaries. This does not include the benefits received by the President and CEO of the Red Cross, Gail J. McGovern, whose salary in 2010 was about $1,032,022,

according to Forbes.

The Red Cross has a history of being accused of collecting more funds than needed for disaster relief and using them for other purposes, as exemplified in the controversy after the Sept.

11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

The Red Cross collected over $1.1 billion for their “Liberty Fund,” only to actually give $200 million to victims of the attacks and other emergency needs, a disgraceful 18.2% of the funds raised. In response to the vast public outcry when these statistics came to light, the Red Cross issued a statement saying it did not realize that donors would be so opposed to allocating the funds to other projects, and that one of these projects would be to “fight the war on terror.”

But the organization did not learn its lesson - a similar incident happened after the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.

As of late May 2013, the Huffington Post reported that of the $303 million raised for survivors of the disaster, the Red Cross had spent no more than one third of the funds. The reason, the organization says, was that they were planning to spread the money out to help people as more needs and problems arise.

Kathleen McCarthy, director of the Center for the Study of Philanthropy and Civil Society at the City University of New York, disagreed with the Red Cross’s attitude towards spending

the donations, saying that the money could have been used during the winter, a time that hit Hurricane Sandy victims the hardest: “People were cold. Homes mildewed. There wasn’t enough decent housing...

Given the lingering despair, it’s hard to understand the argument that ‘We are setting that money aside.’”

These are only a couple of examples of the common tactic used by the Red Cross to make a profit over the years. While funds are donated from the charity to those in need, only a fraction of these funds actually are used to help those in need in the wake of disaster, and even less goes toward those actually affected by the disaster for which the money is collected.

It’s understandable to want to help those in need in the wake of a disaster – it is our inherent obligation as human beings to help out our neighbors. So feel free to donate to those affected by the natural disasters in the Midwest, and any other areas where tragedies strike.

Send food, water, and other necessities. Donate blood, clothes, blankets, and household items. Even volunteer your time by helping disaster relief efforts if you can, and urge your family and friends to do the same. But if you want to make an actual difference, don’t donate to the Red Cross.

“Dance Moms” Trend Needs to End

By AMANDA KEHOE

CONTRIBUTING WRITER AKEHO1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

––––––––––––––––––---In the midst of the dance world, where moms with curling irons and fake lashes reign supreme, the talented youth seem to be growing up a lot quicker on the stage than off. In my eighteen years in the competitive world of dance, I have seen it all. Mental teachers yelling at eight-year-old children, mental mothers yelling about their eating habits, and have seen my fair share of tears. What has shocked me in the last 6 years or so are the costumes, or lack there of, that grace the stage at young ages.

When I was younger, parents would “ooooh” and “ahhhh” over the adorable little tutus we wore or the fringe tap skirts. Going to a recent competition, cute wasn’t a word I used at all.

Little girls as young as six years old strutted out in tiny pieces of fabric, some smaller than any bathing suit I owned.

Mothers were frantic backstage as they stuck double sided tape to hold the whole thing together; creating a 25 year-old in a seven yearold’s body. It wasn’t about talent, while many of the smallest costumes belonged to the most experienced and skilled dancers’. It was the message behind it.

Then when I thought the

agony of seeing a practically nude seven year-old didn’t scare me enough, the choreography wasn’t any better. Little ones dancing to Beyonce songs in bikini type costumes weren’t what I was expecting to see. Many of the songs seemed way too advanced for children to understand and the sexy and provocative movements were not something that any father would want to see his little girl sporting.

My own cousin, ten years old, was among some of the belly bearing youngsters.

Though I felt her costume was not risqué in any sense, it seems to be the emerging trend that little innocent girls dress trashier than street walker Julia Roberts. To me, a bra top and sparkly underwear are hardly a costume.

It was then that my cousin told me of her studio dress code. All dancers must wear booty shorts and a sports bra to every class. This to me sounded absurd. Not everyone is a size two, and little girls should not have to bear everything because of a rule.

I didn’t dance any better half naked. What happened to the traditional leotard and tights sported by prima ballerinas everywhere?

I feel like this dance trend has given license to young girls everywhere to dress like a 25 year-old, because being older is being cooler.

From my own eyes I have been noticing more makeup on my ten-year-old dancer,

and a sharper and older mentality. According to Family Circle magazine, parents feel that the media is to blame for their young children growing up too quickly. Overall statistics reveal that 88 percent of parent feels that all children in general are growing up way too quickly in today’s society.

As a proud dancer, instructor, and future dance mom, all I can say is that this trend needs to end. Too much pressure to win and have a “look” is being instilled in young children, causing them to become competitive, insecure sore losers by the time they are fifteen.

I think dance should be fun, and sparkly cute costumes can be a part of that.

It should be a learning experience as the child grows up.

If they work hard enough they can get better and achieve anything. That is what competitions instilled in me at a young age, and I wasn’t wearing booty shorts and fishnets to prove it.

Parents should take a stand, as wearing yoga pants or an old leotard to class is not a crime. I mean when was the last time you went to the gym and saw women wearing bedazzled bikinis or red lipstick? If you are not going to wear it as adult woman, then why would you ever put it on your seven year old?

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Here’s a Tip: Don’t be Homophobic

By STEPHANIE KUHN

CONTRIBUTING WRITER SKUHN1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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When a person or a family goes out to eat at a restaurant and are served by a waiter or waitress, generally speaking, they leave a tip.

Tips are usually between 15 to 20 percent, depending on the service. If your service does not satisfy your needs and demands, you should tip accordingly.

I have been out to eat plenty of times and have had experiences that caused me tip less than what the normal social standards of tipping require. I have had an inattentive server who served my meal but was never around when I needed a refill or additional ranch dip. Another instance when I went out to eat and I had a server who messed up the food order so bad that I received a meal that wasn’t even edible. Another time, I was even ignored while sitting in a booth that the host

brought us to, for a good ten minutes before being greeted and the restaurant wasn’t even busy.

Those are instances when I believe the tip should be minimal or even nonexistent due to how the server conducted themselves in those situations. I never once did not tip my server because of their “lifestyle choices.”

On Nov. 13, a waitress at Gallop Asian Bistro in Bridgewater, New Jersey, Dayna Morales, was not tipped.

No, it was not because of her terrible service. It was not because she was inattentive to the family of four.

It was not because she got their order wrong and ruined their meal; and it was not because she ignored them for 10 minutes before approaching their table.

Morales was not tipped by this family because she is gay.

According to CNN, Morales served a family, which included a man, a woman,

and two daughters, whose bill totaled to $93.55 and was left no monetary tip. Instead, her tip was a note. The note read, “I’m sorry but I cannot tip you because I do not agree with your lifestyle and how you live your life.”

Morales, the 22 yearold server who previously toured with the Marine Corps during 2009 and 2011, received this note due to the fact that she lives a gay lifestyle. According to reports, that was not the only homophobic attack that she suffered from that family.

When Morales approached the table to introduce herself, the mother allegedly said, “Oh! I thought you were going to say that your name was Dan! You sure surprised us!” in response to Morales’ short pixie hairstyle.

Yes, it has since come out that Morales did in fact make up the whole story.

She doctored the bill, and added the note in herself, most likely for publicity. But that doesn’t change the fact

that things like this happen all the time. People are constantly berated, belittled and looked down upon because of their sexual orientation, and that is not okay.

Reading about Morales and her homophobic encounter with this family, real or not, made me cringe for so many reasons.

To start, it is disturbing that a mother, raising two daughters, displayed such hatred towards another human being. And why did the mother display this kind of hatred? It was simply because she judged Morales for having a short haircut.

According to Morales, she did not even discuss her lifestyle with the family. It was based off pure assumption.

This mother showed her two daughters first hand how to be ignorant and judgmental, something parents should not teach their impressionable children. If there was a parenting handbook, I am pretty sure that it would not say to raise your children to hate other people because

they are different from us.

The mother also demonstrated what bullying is by example when she said to Morales, “I thought you were going to say your name was Dan!” The only thing her daughters’ learned from this experience was how to be homophobic.

Bad parenting was not the only reason that this story made me cringe, but the fact this happened so close to Veterans Day. Morales is a veteran. Morales is good enough to serve for our country and to protect our freedom here in the United States, but I guess because of her life style, Morales was not good enough to serve this family of four a meal.

Morales fought to protect this woman and many other homophobic people.

Morales is not the only one in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community that have been affected by homophobic remarks and acts of hate due to their sexuality. Morales is just one of many people who

still are subjected to homophobic biases.

It is 2013 and many states and, including New Jersey, where Morales is from, are legalizing gay marriage. I would like to think that our world is becoming more accepting to the diverse people and lifestyles but when I read this story it made me think maybe we aren’t really progressing as much as I had thought.

The greater lesson in this sad and unfortunate event is that people should not judge other people. This goes beyond gay or straight, white or black, poor or rich, so on and so forth. Do not judge another person. You have no idea what their story is. You have no idea what they have been through and what has happened to bring them to where they are today. It is in our human nature to judge someone, but keep it to yourself. At least, by keeping it to yourself, you are not hurting another person.

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Haircut? You Don’t Have Hair

By ANDREW JONES

CONTRIBUTING WRITER AJONE1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

––––––––––––––––––---When we say, “I need to get gas” we can all agree that the statement most likely entails going to the gas station and filling up our tank. It would not make sense to respond to that statement by saying “But you don’t have a gas tank.”

So I would be complaisant if someone could enlighten me on the fact that I do not need a haircut because I “do not have any hair.” It’s weird to me because I just looked at myself in the mirror and saw that I do in fact have hair.

I am African-American and I am very aware of the contrast of lifestyles between whites and blacks.

Having both black and white friends, we have become accustom to our racial differences. We appreciate each other’s food, the company we keep and our values.

However, for reasons I may never have the ability to grasp, I still don’t know why

they think I don’t have any hair!

My theory is that they expect the necessary time to visit the barber is when my hair is three to four inches long like theirs. They believe that since my hair is short, it doesn’t get out of control and need to be tamed with a pair of scissors. It doesn’t get in the way of my vision, so there is no need to get a haircut. What needs to be understood is that black men can have hairstyles too.

When my girlfriend (who is white by the way) says she needs to dye or lighten her hair, I don’t say, “Why? It already has color.” And I usually end up helping her instead. Just because my hair is not long does not mean it cannot be styled.

With hair as short as mine, I have the option to get a Caesar, where my short hair is even all around. I can go with a taper that starts with short hair at the sides and gets longer as it makes it’s way to the top. But I tend to go with the bald-fade.

Where the side of my head,

down to my cheeks is practically shaved clean and the top is left alone.

Now understand this, the most important characteristic to a black man’s short hair is the edges aka hairline. Even when we leave the barbershop feeling handsomely clean and fresh, we know the first thing to go is our hairline. I pray everyday that my edges will remain straight and precise for as long as possible, but it usually grows back in about a week, returning to its uneven, disheveled natural style. Therefore, it is required to be trimmed quite often.

I don’t mean to speak for all black men and say that we are high-maintenance when it comes to our hair.

Instead I would say it is quite simple to take care of short hair like mine. I just want to leave it all on the table by reassuring you that I, without a doubt, have hair.

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Five Things To Do This Winter Break

By ELISSA SANCI

OPINION EDITOR ESANC2@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

––––––––––––––––––---Watch an entire series on Netflix: This is your chance to indulge guiltlessly on primetime television. There aren’t any classes to worry about, any schoolwork to slave away over, and nothing to procrastinate. Whether it is, How I Met Your Mother, Grey’s Anatomy, Lost, or the Office — do it. Sit on the couch or lie in bed and watch episode after episode shamelessly. Netflix gives you ten seconds in between episodes—in those ten seconds, don’t second guess yourself; click straight to the next episode, and don’t feel guilty about it. Catch up on all the series you started during the semester, but never finished, and start a new series that all your friends

are talking about.

Work 30+ hours a week: Return to your old seasonal job. If you didn’t have an old seasonal job, get one.

Work, and work a lot. You have nothing better to do anyway (besides catch up on Netflix). Save every penny you make in hopes that, come early April, you won’t have to call home, begging your mother to transfer you a few dollars.

Hang out with your friends from high school: Yes, even the ones you didn’t like all that much.

Maybe things have changed since high school; maybe the kid from your social circle that was immature grew up a little. Or maybe he didn’t, and if that’s the case, have a good laugh and be glad that you no longer have to see him everyday.

Spend time with your family: You never see them

during the semester, so take this month and half to bond with your family. Learn the recipe to the tomato sauce your mom’s been dying to teach you. Go to that hockey game with your dad, and watch Breaking Bad from start to finish with your younger brother (yes, on Netflix!). Spend as much time with them as your work schedule will allow, because you’ll miss them once you’re back in your dorm, with only your chemistry books.

Read: When was the last time you read a really good book, just because you wanted to? Lose yourself in a book on the New York Times bestseller list, or waste your time reading a smutty romance novel. It’s important to exercise your brain, and what better way to do that then by re-reading a Harry Potter book?

Editors’ Note: On behalf of the Charger Bulletin staff, we’d like to wish our readers and the UNH community a happy and safe holiday and New Year. We will return on January 29 with our first issue of 2014, so stay tuned!

Good luck on finals!

Sincerely, Liana Teixeira and Samantha Mathewson

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Crossword Clues Across 1 Beach lotion letters 4 Piece of information 9 Like a visit from Francis 14 Lao Tzu principle 15 Really angry 16 Musical in which Madonna set a Guinness World Record for “Most costume changes in a film” 17 That, to Teresa 18 *File folder material 20 Book of maps 22 Police force member 23 Eye drop 24 *Halloween bash with costumes 28 Only brother not in any Marx Brothers films 29 Belgian river 30 “Stop, horse!”

32 The Spartans of the Big Ten: Abbr.

34 Old Russian leaders 38 “You’ve got mail” company 39 The Kettles, or a hint to the answers to starred clues 42 Lav of London 43 Cowboy contest 45 Onassis nickname 46 Barristers’ degs.

47 Norse prankster 50 First of four Holy Roman emperors

52 *Law firm bigwig 58 Bird sacred to Tut 59 T, to Socrates 60 Pong producer 61 *Foam bedding item 65 Fishing pole 66 Trap during a winter storm, maybe 67 Chopin work 68 “__ to Joy” 69 About, date-wise 70 Managed somehow 71 Filmmaker Craven

Down 1 Cook, as asparagus 2 Carb-loader’s entrŽe 3 Forty-niner’s disillusionment 4 Bite-sized Chinese dish 5 Parseghian of football 6 Light brown 7 Mohawk River city 8 Something to hum 9 Energy 10 Blog posters’ self-images 11 Peter, the pickled-pepper picker 12 Dined in 13 Comedic Cable Guy 19 Jungle swingers 21 Color of water 25 Actress Thompson 26 Civil rights pioneer Parks 27 Animal rights org.

30 Civil __

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33 One, to Juanita 35 Aligned perfectly 36 Hold up 37 Sailor’s distress signal 39 Synthesizer pioneer Robert 40 Fall 41 Pocket bread 44 Stretchy, as a waistband 46 Former Senate majority leader Trent 48 Flying toy 49 “Be right there!”

51 Dealt players 52 Act like 53 Calculators often made with bamboo frames 54 Compound in fireworks 55 Exuberance 56 Gradually wear away 57 Fair attractions 62 Genetic letters 63 Newborn dog 64 Fruity drink (c)2013 TRIBUNE CONTENT AGENCY, INC.

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Charger Battery

Positives

Negatives

Winter Break is just about two weeks away! Where has this semester gone? But How crazy people get over Black Friday shopping. It can be a fun experience, hey, I’m not complaining. Wherever it’s gone it can stay there because I’m ready but some individuals just get too serious about the sales. Fighting over a twentyfor five weeks of no morning classes. dollar toaster? A few hours ago people were giving thanks for what they had.

This is the last week of classes so don’t slack off now! Make sure to pay attenWhen people try to cover up the truth. It doesn’t matter that the stabbing two tion during reviews; finish out the semester strong. Relaxation time is just around Saturdays ago was an isolated incident between two people. Just because it was the corner (as is Relaxation Day, sponsored by SCOPE). not a positive news story, doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. As students, we have a right to know what goes on within our own campus.

The Battery Charge

What could be better than a few days off of school, time with the family, and piles of food? I hope the tryptophan from all that turkey you ate on Thanksgiving has worn off, because it’s time to get down to business— time to get food off the mind, and start thinking about finals. And research papers. And projects. Well, in that case, maybe I’ll go back to thinking about food instead.

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USGA President’s Corner

Chargers, I hope everyone had a restful Thanksgiving break and enjoyed their time with family, friends and loved ones.

The USGA meeting will be held in the Alumni Lounge this Friday at 12 p.m.

I would also like to remind everyone that this is our campus and I ask everyone to please clean up after themselves in the programming space.

I wish everyone good luck on their finals. Hang in there, the semester is almost over!

With best wishes, Zani Imetovski USGA President

USGA Treasurer’s Tip of the Week “Use your breaks to relax and rewind.”

You’ve successfully made it to the end of the semester! Make sure to take some time out of your break to rest and reward yourself for all of the hard work you’ve done for class and your organizations. Even if it’s necessary to spend some of your break preparing for next semester, find that balance of work and rest that will leave you with enough energy to take on spring semester.

-Isaak Kifle

Spring USGA Meetings will be held on Fridays at 10 a.m. Location to be announced.

Please inform your reps as soon as possible. Rep forms will be due by the 2nd USGA meeting.

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Chargers Win Third Straight with 67-62 Triumph at Bloomfield

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A game-high 21 points from Jeffery Adkins (Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway) guided the University of New Haven men’s basketball team to a 67-62 victory at Bloomfield on Saturday afternoon. Justin Exum (Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian) added 14 points in the Chargers’ third consecutive win.

The Chargers now stand at 4-2 after the non-conference, East Region triumph.

Bloomfield, which is the defending Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Champion, falls to 2-5.

Adkins shot 7-for-13 from the field and 7-for-9 from the free throw line en route to his 21 points. The senior filled out the statsheet with eight rebounds and five assists. Exum knocked down a pair of three-pointers as a part of his 14 points, and Ashanti DePass (Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin) sank three from distance on his way to 13 points. Down low, Cyrus James (Manchester, Conn./Howell Cheney Tech) added seven points and 10 rebounds, and Eric Ander-

son (Newark, N.J./Newark Tech) posted seven points and six boards in 18 minutes of work.

Off the bench, Jemal Mosley (Spring Valley, N.Y./ Don Bosco Prep / Putnam Science Academy) had four points and Joshua Guddemi (Nottingham, England/ Derby) knocked down a late free throw as the Chargers secured their win from the charity stripe.

Collectively, New Haven shot 22-for-61 (36.1 percent) from the field, 6-for-22 (27.3 percent) from threepoint range and 17-for-26 (65.4 percent) from the line. The Chargers were outrebounded, 51-47, and each club committed just six turnovers.

The Chargers raced out to a 20-5 lead over the opening six minutes of play, as Anderson and Exum each

scored five points during the first stretch of action.

Another run put New Haven on top, 34-12, with 5:34 to go in the opening period, but the Deacons responded on their home court with a 14-7 spurt to end the half. At the horn, the Chargers headed to the locker room with a 41-26 lead.

Bloomfield heated up in the second half, and slowly trimmed the deficit to one

possession at 57-54 with 3:25 to go, but a pair of Exum free throws and a James putback extended the Chargers’ lead to 61-54. The margin would never creep back to within one possession, as Adkins, DePass and Guddemi all sank free throws in the final two minutes to seal the 67-62 triumph.

Marvin Williams led Bloomfield with 14 points,

and Claude Blue pulled down a game-best 11 rebounds for the home team.

New Haven returns to Charger Gymnasium and resumes the Northeast-10 slate on Saturday, Dec. 7 with a visit from Adelphi. The 1:30 p.m. contest between NE-10 Southwest Division foes will be broadcast live in high definition and free of charge on NewHavenChargers.com.

Najae Brown Wins Rookie of the Year Hayes, Adkins Named Student-Athletes of the Week

By CHRIS SCHNABEL

SPORTS EDITOR CSCHN3@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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We all know how hard it is to be a freshman, but Najae Brown knew how to adapt.

Being a starting corner on a team that just won a conference championship the year before, he understood there was a big task that comes with a lot of responsibility— responsibility he was able to live up to as he was named Rookie of the Year for the NE-10 Conference.

Brown, out of Mount Vernon, N.Y., is the first player since AIC’s Justin Tervo in 2010 to win the award as a defensive player, and was one of four UNH Chargers to be all-conference rookies.

Brown jumped right into things this year taking on the best receivers the conference had to offer, getting nine pass breakups and three interceptions on a team that allowed little over 24 points per game this season.

This was the largest of his bundle of awards and honors that he took home this offseason, including

all-conference team, and the all-rookie team being joined by tight end Michael Flacco,

offensive lineman Zach Voytek and wide receiver Ty Headen.

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The Chargers finished third in the conference this past season.

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Aquillin Hayes and Jeffery Adkins have been named the NewHavenChargers. com Student-Athletes of the Week for the week ending on Dec. 1, 2013. NewHavenChargers.com will select its Student-Athletes of the Week each Monday throughout the 2013-14 academic year.

Aquillin Hayes (Harlem, N.Y./Wings Academy) averaged a double-double in three games for New Haven women’s basketball this past week. She notched 11.7 points and 15.0 rebounds per contest as the Chargers traveled to meet NE-10 divisional foe American International and played two games in Florida at the Rollins Thanksgiving Tournament.

Hayes, who had doublefigure rebounds in all three outings, tore down 20 boards to go along with 17 points in Saturday’s overtime loss to the tournament host, No. 17 Rollins. She filled out the

statsheet with 2.7 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.0 blocks per game.

Overall this season, Hayes ranks third on the team with 10.3 points per game and leads the Northeast-10 Conference with 12.3 rebounds per game. The Chargers are 5-2 with a 3-1 NE-10 mark.

Jeffery Adkins (Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway) averaged 14.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game in a 2-0 week of road action for New Haven men’s basketball. The senior point guard tallied eight points and eight assists on Tuesday in the 74-52 Northeast-10 win at American International. On Saturday, he led the way with 21 points in addition to seven boards and six assists in a 67-62 victory at defending CACC Champion Bloomfield.

For the season, Adkins is recording 12.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and a team-leading 4.2 assists per game. The Chargers are 4-2 this winter with a 2-1 record in NE-10 play.

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NCAA DIV II EAST REGION CHAMPIONSHIP BRIDGEPORT, CONN.

V. SCSU ALUMNI MEET NEW HAVEN, CONN.

V. ADELPHI WEST HAVEN, CONN.

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Chargers to Meet Adelphi in Quarterfinal Round of NCAA Div. II East Region Championship

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gion competition.

The Blue and Gold have defeated Adelphi twice this season, including a 3-1 victory last Friday in the NE-10 Championship Semifinals, and will meet the fifthseeded Panthers for a third time on Dec. 5. Adelphi is 19-12 overall and 19-8 in the region.

The Chargers or Panthers will meet the winner of the matchup pitting top-seed and ECC Champion Bridgeport against eighth-seeded CACC Champion Georgian Court in one semifinal on Friday, Dec. 6.

The other half of the bracket features secondseeded LIU Post challenging seventh-seeded Franklin Pierce and the third-seeded

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The University of New Haven women’s volleyball team will challenge Adelphi in the NCAA Division II East Region Championship Quarterfinals on Thursday, Dec. 5, as announced this evening by the NCAA. The eight-team event will be hosted by the top-seeded University of Bridgeport.

The Chargers earned the fourth seed in the regional on the heels of their secondconsecutive Northeast-10 Championship victory this past weekend. Winner of 14-consecutive matches, New Haven is 26-4 overall and 26-3 against East Re-

New York Institute of Technology meeting sixth-seeded Dowling.

More information surrounding the NCAA East Region Championship, including match times, will be available on NewHavenChargers.com as it is announced.

New Haven is the defending East Region Champion after topping Bridgeport, 3-2, at Charger Gymnasium last December to advance to the 12th NCAA Elite Eight in program history.

New Haven Represented in the Majors

By CHRIS SCHNABEL

SPORTS EDITOR CSCHN3@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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The University of New Haven will have representation in the majors as Dave Wallace moves in to coach in Baltimore.

Former Charger, class of 1969, Wallace has been hired by the Baltimore Orioles to be their new pitching coach for the upcoming major league baseball season.

Wallace won a World Series as the pitching coach for the Boston Red Sox in 2004 and most recently worked as a minor league pitching coach for the Atlanta Braves and Seattle Mariners.

In 2001 Wallace served as the interim general manager for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He has also been a part of the Mets organization.

Wallace was a dominant pitcher at UNH with a 24-6 record and posted a 2.19 ERA in his three-year

career. He also was the leading force for Coach Frank Vieira’s 1966 team to reach the College World Series.

The Philadelphia Phillies signed him as a free agent in 1969.

Wallace will be taking over for Bill Castro on a Baltimore team that went 85-77 and finished fourth in

the tough American League East. The pitching under Castro was ranked 23rd in ERA (4.20), 24th in batting average against (.259), 20th in WHIP (1.32) and all categories were led by starter Chris Tillman.

For the second time in her career Aquillin Hayes (Harlem, N.Y./Wings Academy) grabbed 20 rebounds, but the University of New Haven women’s basketball team was on the losing end of a 55-50 overtime showdown at No. 17 Rollins in the Tars’ Thanksgiving Tournament championship game. Hayes led the defensive battle with a game-high 17 points and 20 boards.

The Chargers drop to 5-2 on the season, while the nationally-ranked Tars improve to 7-1.

Hayes went 7-of-18 from the floor and 3-of-4 from the line to gain her 17 points.

More impressively, the Harlem, N.Y. native grabbed 14 defensive boards and six on the offensive end. It was her second 20-rebound performance in as many seasons with her last time coming against Le Moyne on February 16, 2013. The only other 20-rebound performance on record is Joy Jeter who recorded 22 in 1989.

Bria Moore (West Haven, Conn./Hill Regional Career) added 13 points on 5-of-9 and Rykema Stone (Bronx,

N.Y./Wings Academy) posted 11 points.

The Chargers shot 31.7 percent from the floor, but just 20 percent from threepoint territory. Rollins connected on 30.2 percent from the field and 37.5 percent from long range. However, the Tars struggled at the free throw line, especially down the stretch, going just 11-of25 or 44 percent from the charity stripe.

The Chargers rushed out to an early lead, and led for the entire first half. New Haven’s lead was no larger than five as the Tars held close throughout the first stanza.

At the 7:58 mark Rollins tied the game at 14-14 with a Tanaya Jones basket, it was the only tie of the half and the closest the Tars came to gaining the lead. Stone and Hayes helped UNH in a small 4-0 run, to take a 2318 lead with 1:37 left in the half, but Rollins closed the period on a 3-1 run to close the halftime score to within three, 24-21.

In the first minute of the second half, Rollins scored five straight to take its first lead of the game at 26-24.

Over the final 19 minutes, the back-and-forth scoring and defensive stands forced the lead to change hands nine times and the score to

be tied six times. New Haven, looked in control with 5:00 left and a 41-37 lead, but the Tars never gave up.

RC went on a 5-0 run and regained the lead with 2:32 left. At the 1:03 mark, Stone sunk a pair of free throws for a 45-44 UNH lead. With 48 seconds on the clock, Rollins’ Jones stepped to the line for a pair and made just the first of two attempts to tie the game at 45-45. The Chargers turned the ball over when rebounding, but the Tars’ shot rimmed out for New Haven’s final possession with 16 seconds left.

New Haven’s shot attempt was blocked and time ran out in regulation.

The overtime was handled

by Rollins. The Tars scored seven points of extra time and took a 52-45 lead off a Sarah Blackburn jumper with 2:02 left. UNH cut the lead to as few as three in the final minute, but Rollins held on for its fourth-straight victory.

The Chargers finished their southern trip with a 1-1 record and now return to action on Wednesday, Dec. 4 when they travel to east region opponent Dowling.

Tipoff in Oakdale, N.Y. is set for 6 p.m.

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Editor and Writer Reviews: Catching Fire AP PHOTO

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FILM EDITOR SIWAN1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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WOW! All I’m going to say is wow. I absolutely loved this film— and this is a complete shock given my expectations weren’t even that high.

Let’s flash back a few years ago to The Hunger Games; I enjoyed it, it was a good time, kept me interested and left me optimistic about a sequel. The difference is The Hunger Games was a good young adult movie, while Catching Fire is a good movie. It exceeds beyond the young female demographic, and attracts men almost as equally, including adults over 30. Their ability to expand the audience beyond the small demographic of the first is something to be admired.

To review the actual movie, I’m going to keep this extra spoiler free since

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plot points are so significant that I would feel terrible if I ruined it for anyone. Like the first one, it’s separated into a pre-hunger games intro, followed by the actual arena in the second half.

Like the last, I found the scenes of the pre-hunger games much more enjoyable. It’s a very political film and focuses heavily on characters and how they react to extreme situations, which they can never escape. The overall scale of this film seems global and much larger than in the first.

Jenifer Lawrence gives us probably the best performance of her career this far (even better than her Oscar performance in my opinion) and that only adds to the various tensions and drama.

But this film really brings out the glory in the secondary roles. Josh Hutcherson shows us his impressive acting chops as a more complex and tortured Peeta than the

previous film. Elizabeth Banks gives the boring Effie Tranket much more of a human side. Donald Sutherland arguably steals the show by giving us a sinister and demonic President Snow that sent chills up and down my spine constantly throughout the movie.

This film is almost two and a half hours long and definitely feels like it. It’s paced quickly, but it still gives you that feeling of a very long epic journey. However, this is one of the only times I can remember saying to myself, “this feels long…but I never want it to end.” This movie kept me so invested I honestly wish it was three hours. By time this movie is over, you don’t just want to see the next movie, you are angry that you have to wait another two years for it.

Catching Fire is incredible, and potentially my favorite movie of the year.

beyond the wingspan of the Dark Knight. For years Nightwing has been a signature fan favorite of the DC Comic universe. Supposedly, Adam Driver from the HBO series Girls, is in talks to play him, as well as another anonymous individual.

By no means is this fact.

This was not confirmed by Warner Brothers, so why am I talking about it? Well, many reliable sites and sources are running with this article. If it was just one, I would ignore it, but when multiple, highly respected sources are talking about this, it only adds solidity to the fact that WB never denied it.

For the most part the fan base has been pretty excited about this news. Once again, Nightwing is a huge fan favorite and was never featured in live action before.

Just the idea of him appearing in a summer block buster is exciting, especially for me. However, I don’t exactly like this in the big picture.

Let’s glance at the road map: WB is trying to bring us a Justice League cinematic universe just like the Avengers. Why are they starting with Nightwing when they still don’t have the highly demanding Flash and Wonder Woman off the ground yet (Story for another time but, supposedly those two

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––––––––––––––––––––– After a year and a half of anticipation for the sequel of the blockbuster hit The Hunger Games, Catching Fire falls into the rare category of beating its predecessor.

Being a huge fan and reader of the series, I went in hoping for an incredible film and was taken aback at how perfectly it parallels to the second book in this trilogy.

Following their winning of the 74th Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta learn the not-so-sweet life of being victors. Due to their defiance to the Capitol and the

influence they have on the districts, they must further project their personal lives in hopes to appeal and calm the uprisings in the districts.

Occurring every 25 years, the Quarter Quell makes the yearly games more appealing, but because the continual resistance and the Capitol’s fear of a rebellion, there is an even greater twist on these games: previous victors from each district will play against each other.

With this, the candidates and the arena challenge Katniss and her hope to protect Peeta. The film is rich of emotions as you witness the pain Katniss must face as she questions and struggles

with the influence she has on the entire nation, and who she should trust while being constantly influenced by her allies who echo, “remember who the real enemy is.”

An extraordinary soundtrack with phenomenal visual effects makes the games and society come to life. The cast members give excellent performances that continue to amaze the audience. This was the best sequel of any film series I have watched and was set up perfectly for the third and final movie. I was beyond impressed with Catching Fire and the incredible story it brings to life.

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Nightwing on the Silverscreen?

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Biting into a ghost chili pepper would only give you a flare of the wildfire that swept the internet over the past two weeks.

Supposedly, Latino Review reports a “very trusted source” has given them information that Dick Grayson, AKA Nightwing is being casted in the upcoming, and highly anticipated, Batman vs. Superman in 2015.

For those of you who didn’t watch Teen Titans growing up, Nightwing is Robin after he’s grown up

will make appearances in the film as well).

Also, Nighwing isn’t even in the Justice League, or at least not in the immediate line up. I even say forget all additional members of the Justice League for this movie. We have never seen Batman and Superman have a conversation on the big screen before, and this movie should focus solely on that. It’s such a delicate and important event that it needs all the attention it deserves.

If I were WB, I wouldn’t even think about adding in more members to a film until this one was done well— learn from Marvel and take your time.

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Scope it Out! Here are this week’s events for SCOPE preview week!

This week’s movie is National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and will be Friday, Dec. 6 in Bartels Marketplace at 9 p.m.! Popcorn will be served! This is the last movie of the semester.

Next Semester the movies will be in L301 every Tuesday and Friday at 9 p.m.!

This Weekend’s Events: Friday, Dec. 6: Co-Sponsorship with the CSA Heritage Showcase Saturday, Dec. 7: Trip to the New England Aquarium and Quincy Market--the trip includes admission to the Aquarium and the IMAX Show. Food will not be included. The bus will be leaving Maxcy Hall at 9:30 a.m. and will leave Boston at 8:00 PM. Sign-up for the trip is Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 9 p.m.

Next Week: Monday, Dec. 9: Fall Relaxation Day includes: Massage Therapists, a Chocolate Fountain, and Fenway the therapy dog!! The event will be in the Bartels Hall Programming Space from 12 – 4 p.m.!

Applications are out! If you would like to be a SCOPE Committee Head for the Spring 2014 Semester email us at scopeco@newhaven.edu!

Attention all students!!

The Spring Concert Survey is active so please check your emails for the survey link! The survey will close Friday, Dec. 6, 8 a.m.

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Set It Off Brings Haunted House Rock Danielle Bradbery’s and Holiday Cheer This Christmas Debut Album

MUSIC EDITOR AWINW1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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This past year I stumbled upon Set it Off by accident and slowly they’ve become one of my favorite bands in the industry. From the energy of their live sets, to the instrumentals on their albums, they are a positive band that comes with a darker melody.

Sitting down with Cody Carson and Austin Kerr solidified that these boys have such amazing heart and need to be recognized for their wonderfully twisted talents.

Known for their special spooky brand of rock, the Florida boys of Set it Off just finished a stellar run on the 2013 Scream It Like You Mean It tour. Stacked up against names like Hawthorne Heights, Like Moths to Flames and headliners Story of the Year, it was a great opportunity for them to show a diverse crowd what they’re made of. “That’s the most interesting part about it,” lead singer Carson said, “every band is so different, like we’re close to each other, but it’s also like six degrees of separation close you know what I mean?

There’s a hardcore band and a less hardcore band and a less hardcore band, it’s like a gradient of genres. I guess we’re kind of the pop-ier side of the tour but as far as the whole run everything’s just been an amazing time!”

Seeing Carson, who started from Youtube videos, eventually catching the attention of Alex Gaskarth of All Time Low and making such a big name for himself along with the rest of the band, has been nothing but inspiring to me. Even more so because of the initial responses the band got from the critics, “Absolute punk HATED US which is actually what the song “@ reply” is about, it’s about people who make fun of us constantly.” Carson and Kerr both stressed, “I remember

when we were talking to some bands when we were first starting. Absolute punk would always tear us to shreds and we were talking about how much we hated it and a band was like ‘Yeah we used to get that a lot too! Then we started getting more successful and putting out new stuff and now they say they want the old stuff!’ and now that’s what happened to us! Like when we put out Cinematics people were like ‘where’s Horrible Kids and Calm Before the Storm??’” This band is a prime example of pushing forward and never letting the critics get you down.

While on tour, performing tracks off their Cinematics re-release they’ve also had the honor to write a song for this year’s Punk goes.. installment Punk Goes Christmas called This Christmas (I’ll Burn it to the Ground).

While many Christmas songs have the tendency to be overdone and cliché, Set it Off brings a new fresh take on the Christmas spirit.

Not necessarily a happy tale, Carson tells of a boy named Jack who was dreamed up during Warped Tour this past summer, “The hardest part was finding out the name of our character, which was jack. Just because there are so many Christmas stories out there. As far as the story goes Dan (guitarist) brought up the initial idea of, “It’s about a kid that hates Christmas, and we took it from there. We came up with this story about this kid that doesn’t get anything, his neighbors are wealthy, he lives in a cul-de-sac and he just burns all the houses, steals all the children’s stuff, burning it to the ground.”

When it came to the cliché of Christmas tunes, they decided to embrace it bassist Kerr explained. “I feel like you kind of play off the cliché, it’s not something you necessarily run away from.

It just comes from putting a lot into the song, more than just a theme.”

Carson picked out some

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elements to look for, “you have to mix in the clichés with it, like for instance we have the sleigh bells. You’ll notice almost every song on that album has them somewhere in it, that’s the known cliché; if you put sleigh bells in any song it’s going to sound like a Christmas song so you have that in there.

Also there’s a section of the song where we make fun of Up on the housetop, it’s like an F You! To Christmas.

It’s funny because none of us actually hate Christmas, but it was a good way to just have fun with it.”

While reminiscing over Christmas traditions, we got to hear a little bit of what Set it Off has planned after their Christmas holiday, “We have three weeks off after this tour, then we’re doing a small tour with Chiodos, then we have two months where we’ll be focusing on some online content as well as writing. We’re doing a full U.S. tour after that, and then we’ll be heading into the studio with someone we’ve always wanted to work with. We can’t announce who yet, I know it sucks having to be secretive, but keep an eye out because that is the general plan so far.” I cannot wait to hear what new ideas they have to bring to the music industry!

When asked what advice could be passed along to

the our music industry and sound recording major on campus, Kerr had some advice, “It’s not about being better than everyone else, but about putting everything you have into it. The music industry is very often an endurance game. It’s not about whom the best is or who did this, you’ve got to throw enough ideas at something until it sticks, you’ve got to work work work. Sometimes I see people who kind of try to follow someone’s path, maybe follow particular advice, and that doesn’t really work because the music industry is built on people who forge their own path.

It’s so important to look at it, figure out your own way into it from your own experiences and lay it out there. Stay at it so much longer than you think you should, and eventually you’ll get there because that’s how everyone makes it.

For more from this interview head over to unhmic. tumblr.com where the full interview will be posted!

Check out Set it Off on Facebook or setitoffband. com and be sure to listen to Punk Goes Christmas from Hopeless Records, featuring Set it Off along with All Time Low, New Found Glory, William Beckett. It will be sure to be your holiday soundtrack all month long.

Danielle Bradbery is an American Country singer from Cypress, Texas. She won season four of NBC’s The Voice in 2013. She became the youngest contestant who came in first place. On June 19, 2013, the day after Bradbery won The Voice, she signed a record deal with Big Machine Records. Her debut studio album, Danielle Bradbery, was released on Nov. 25, 2013, which features her top 20 Country hit, “The Heart of Dixie.”

“Young In America:” The song has a very moving feeling to the way she portrays the melody and lyrics of the song. This is a fun song for everyone who can relate as young teenagers living their lives in America.

“Wild Boy:” While listening to this song I got the feel and vibe of a lot of power from the way she sings the lyrics. The harmonies that she has in the song work with the rest of the lyrics.

“The Heart of Dixie:” This song is very sentimental and has a lot of meaning behind the lyrics. Even though Bradbery never went through this experience, it doesn’t mean it’s not touching and heartfelt to others.

“I Will Never Forget You:” This song has a slower tempo, which makes you want to hold up a lighter and sway back and forth.

By listening to the song you can hear what she is trying to say and actually feels like it’s impacting on her by the way she sings.

“Endless Summer:” The song picks up and has a lot more power to the melody.

It’s interesting to hear the type of instruments she uses in this song, at one point you can hear a banjo playing if you listen closely.

“Talk About Love:” She can really hit the high notes within this song and then

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comes back down to a slower melody. This song has a loving message about two people in love. I’m sure everyone who has that special someone can relate to what is being said.

“Never Like This:” This is a more serious kind of song and Bradbery has that passion in her voice that sets off the mood of what the lyrics are saying. It’s a very touching song and lot of people can relate to what is happening.

“Daughter of a Workin’ Man:” This song has a more meaningful feel to it and the way her voice is being heard makes her fans get that chills inside, which is just how I felt as I listened to the lyrics.

“Dance Hall:” As I listened to this song it made me want to get up and dance, yes I know it’s called “Dance Hall,” but the rhythm and melody has that flowing feel.

“Yellin’ From the Rooftop:” As you listen to the song while she is singing you hear clapping, which adds a unique tone to the melody. This is a great song to let loose and show everyone what you got, without caring what they say.

“My Day:” This song is another one of her more passionate songs, which has a meaningful message about what is going on. She sings how she waits for changes to occur that go on in her life.

Make sure you keep an eye out for this one because her music career is just getting started, and there is plenty more to come. Her voice will blow you away; it’s incredible.

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There are very few interviews that I book months in advance and even fewer that will make me nervous just thinking about. However, Kevin Devine is an example of an exception to the rule. I worked with The Space in Hamden, CT, and Devine’s management team for a couple of months to set up this interview and it was worth all of the time it took.

Devine is a musical icon who is the prime illustration of someone who loves what they do day in and day out.

Taking fifteen minutes out of his already small dinnertime before his show, Devine sat down with me for an interview that was enlightening, especially as a musician myself.

“I’ve done about fifteen shows at The Space,” said Devine, “all of them with different bands like Miracle of ’86, but I’ve been playing here for a decade now; since

2003.”

I always love to ask an artist what song means the most to them, so that when I am listening to their set and I hear it, I can know notice the more genuine passion on stage.

“The songs that mean the most to me generally change over time,” said Devine who may just be the artist with the most longevity in his career I have ever had the pleasure of interviewing. “It normally tends to be the most recent song I write because I am still in the mind set of the story. “Ball Game,” has a new meaning to me now that I am 33 years-old, then it did when I wrote it at 23. The opposite can be said for songs that I have written in the past, where I end up in that same head space again years later and its’ meaning comes back to me.”

“I have the strongest connection to ‘Red Bird’ right now because there is something about the last verse that really gets me. It makes me feel like I did when I

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Kevin Devine and The Goddamn Band LIVE @ The Space

wrote it, and like I said, that is a special moment when a song can re-appeal to you and sort of come full circle.”

After Devine told me about the different meaning that “Ball Game” holds for him now, I was provoked to ask him how he thinks his writing style and instrumentation has changed since he began his career.

“My writing style is more open now. When you are younger you feel things

heavily. Your feelings are so big, but you are actually writing about the same small group of things that in retrospect have more meaning in your head. I am no longer a hyper-sensitive-drinker who writes about lost love. It is like the camera was pulled back for my songs so that a wider landscape could be revealed.”

“Elliot Smith is my biggest influence,” he said when I asked who his musical

inspiration would be. “He was a bit more classic when it came to his song form, but I learned a lot about the marriage between writing and song form from him.”

I then asked who his greatest influence in his personal life was.

“It may sound cliché because it is so true, but my mom is the reason I got into music and has supported me up to this very day. I never had to convince her that

my dream was worth it, my whole family has always supported what I wanted to do. My father also gave me my work ethic and I think I would be at a much different stage in this business if that had never been instilled in me.”

Kevin Devine is the most interesting artist I have ever interviewed because he not only answered my questions, but triggered me to think about my own career and the things that are most important, verses what just seems important at the time.

His music is experimental, fun, and meaningful with introspective and sometimes controversial lyrics. He is a musician who is not afraid to break boundaries with songs like, “Private First Class,” which is so refreshing in today’s music industry.

If you haven’t heard Devine’s work yet, I suggest you give it a listen and try to find a local show because he has a much larger impact live.

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