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NEWS

CT’s First Cat Cafe Opens in New Haven

Bulletin Briefs A

BY GLENN ROHRBACKER

EDITOR IN CHIEF

ngela and Michael

News University releases campus climate survey results pg. 5

Opinion Sodexo’s seafood sustainability pg. 8

A&E Netflix ups its prices pg. 11

Sports Women’s Volleyball wins NCAA East Title pg. 14

Student Life Student to run from Maine to NY for cancer cure pg. 19

searched for other outlets to “get their cat fix” and to maybe even get other cats adopted.

“We weren’t ready to get, you know, another pet yet,

Pullo had three things in

but as we were kind of becom-

mind when opening their

ing aware of the popularity of

business: cats, coffee, and

cat cafes, we realized that this

community.

could be another outlet,” he

The couple opened Mew Haven Cat Café, the first of

said.

Mew Haven Cat Café works

its kind in Connecticut, to

with Animal Haven, a non-

accomplish those goals. On

profit, “no-kill” shelter based

Whalley Ave. in New Haven’s

in North Haven. The five

Glenn Rohrbacker/The Charger Bulletin

Michael (left) and Angela (right) Pullo are the owners of Mew Haven Cat Cafe.

Westville neighborhood, pass- cats currently living at Mew ersby can see furry felines to

Haven are all from Animal

make friends.

Haven and will be adopted

A cat café is an open space

through the organization. The

resembling a coffee house, but cats were brought in about built to be an ideal space for

a week ahead of the opening

cats to live. Visitors can come

day to acclimate themselves

in and spend time with the

and become comfortable in

animals, using toys to play or

their new home.

joining them on a couch.

“A cat cafe is the cats’ foster

Michael and Angela Pullo decided to open up their busi-

Glenn Rohrbacker/The Charger Bulletin

This is Hanger Steak. When asked for comment on Mew Haven, he said, “meow.”

home,” according to the Mew

ness in New Haven because

Haven website. “It’s a safe

they had a good feeling about

of the Westville neighborhood example.”

place for them to stay until

the community and felt it

who visited the café on Dec. 2,

they are adopted. And while

would benefit. There are

said she’s been following Mew open through Dec. 13, when

they’re here, they’re being

already three cat cafes in the

Haven for a couple years,

they will. Close temporarily to

socialized: living and playing

New York City area where

waiting for the venue to open.

make structural updates and

with their fellow cats, and also they lived, so they moved

Mew Haven Cat Café will be

“I think that it is a really

install the “café” part of the

learning about all the humans

away from that, as Michael

unique concept,” she said. “I

venue. Angela and Michael

who come to visit them.”

Pullo is a Connecticut native.

think it is a really good way

Pullo encourage visitors to

for bringing together people

make reservations through

Michael Pullo had his

“The whole crux of our idea

own cat that he adopted

is ‘bring people together over

and animals in a way that

their website, as spaces are

for a friend for about 15

a common interest,” he said.

feels a little bit more acces-

filling up quickly.

years. Once that pet died, he

Megan Rowland, a resident

sible than a shelter might, for

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NEWS

Model UN Hosts Regional High School Conference

BY SAMANTHA REPOSA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

T

hat started as

he students of Quin-

an idea between students was brought to life on Sunday, Dec. 2 as the University of

Model United Nations (MUN) team held Charger Model United Nations (Charger MUN) in partnership with Notre Dame High School.

Around 150 students from nine local high schools assembled at the university to participate in a mock conference based of that of the United Nations.

“Originally we wanted about 40 to 50 students and we managed to get nearly 200,” said Jaimy Rippe, co-director of Charger MUN. “It was a really great success that we got to experience as a team.”

Rippe and Nicole Fischer, both seniors lead the university’s MUN team as co-secretary generals for preparation leading up to and execution throughout the conference.

“Here at Charger MUN, we are really encouraging high

Burbank is Bringing the Barbershop to You

BY CHAZZ MAIR CONTRIBUTING WRITER

W

New Haven’s distinguished

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Samantha Reposa/The Charger Bulletin

ing problem,” Burbank said inside of the shop- which

operates in a renovated trailer that Burbank refurbished himself. Customers enter the barbershop like any other,

nipiac University have few

but the difference is that it is

options when it comes to

frequently parked just outside

barber shops. A quick google

of their dorms.

search shows only two are

The inside of the shop has

school students to continue

tees to find solutions to issues

a short drive away from its

a “lived in,” atmosphere.

Model United Nations in

like the colonization of outer

main campus. However, for

With Cameron’s experience

college and at our university,

space, environmental sustain-

since we are one of the best

ability, and the sovereignty of

teams in the world,” Rippe

Palestine.

said.

Typically, a MUN confer-

In order for successful discussion for viable solutions

ence spans about a week long,

to be achieved, the students

but on Sunday, area students

needed to be inclusive with

only had one day to discuss

effective communication and

potential resolutions to world

work with personalities they

issues while having the op-

may not typically run into,

portunity to listen to keynote

Rippe explained.

address from university

Notre Dame senior Carlos

Courtesy of Cameron Burbank

many students, even that is

of working on cars and wood

too inconvenient. Cameron

inside of his garage, it re-

Burbank, an entrepreneur-

mains professional, despite

professors Matthew Schmidt

Villa has been active within

and Howard Stoffer and Dean

his school’s MUN team since

ship and small business man-

a laid back feeling. Students

of the College of Arts and Sci-

his freshman year and looks

agement major at Quinnipiac

often come to the store just to

ences Lourdes Alvarez.

forward to the various MUN

University, decided to bring

hang out on the couch or talk

“All these resolutions they

conferences to gain global

the barbershop to them.

to Cameron himself- whose

are proposing, they are work-

perspectives on issues and

ing collaboratively in groups

to build his communication

shop officially opened in

in full view of the rest of the

to essentially combat these

skills.

October of 2017, starting at

shop.

issues,” Rippe said.

Throughout the conferences general assembly, students were split up into commit-

“I always wanted to be kind

Read more on www.chargerbulletin.com

Burbank’s Mobile Barber-

Quinnipiac and with goals

office is just up two steps and

They work with the health

of eventually expanding into

departments of each school

the New Haven and Hartford

to negotiate terms for their

areas. “There was an exist-

Read more on pg. 5...

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NEWS

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Campus Climate Survey Reveals Mobile Barbershop Details Behind Student Experiences Continued from pg. 3 he was cautious, he applied

BY GLENN ROHRBACKER

They were aimed at gath-

inclusion means here at the

ering more detail on “the

University of New Haven and

frequency, type, and location

40 percent of respondents

of exclusionary/intimidat-

feel that the management has

ing/offensive behaviors” and

set a positive example for the

gaining a better picture of

university in terms of inclu-

the University of New Haven

the overall campus climate

sion.

conducted a series of campus

and diversity and inclusion

EDITOR IN CHIEF

E

arly last semester,

The data collected from

climate surveys as a part of an initiatives, as per Kaplan’s

both surveys show posi-

initiative to improve the cam-

tive and negative aspects of

pus’s diversity and inclusion.

“I feel very strongly that

response.

While 60 percent of the 138

diversity and inclusion at the

involvement in student life.

because “Start-ups are hard…

While each school tends to

but if it takes off it’ll be big.”

have their separate rules and

The idea of a mobile barber-

regulations, Burbank hopes

shop wasn’t new to him ei-

to start a circuit through the

ther, “Everyone thinks about

various college campuses of

it, but nobody does it.”

Connecticut by opening two

With the mobility of the

or three more trailers, follow-

business,, advertising is the

ing the success the business

easiest part. The store’s title is

has seen since opening in

painted solidly on the side of

October

the trailer and when in opera-

As of right now, Burbank

tion, frequently in a parking

respondents have personally

university. While the school

diversity and inclusion

experienced exclusionary,

has come a long way to make

Mobile Barbershop only has a

lot, it towers over the majority

are critical in making us a

intimidating, or offensive

the campus an environment

single barber, Joey Barracko,

of its surroundings. Still, Bur-

stronger and more effective

behavior that was based on

that fosters inclusivity and

who has twenty years of

bank reports that his biggest

community,” said University

ethnicity/race, 52.44 percent

the acceptance of all, there is

experience. Previously, Bar-

help is his customers. “We get

President Steven Kaplan. “At

of respondents agreed that

always more that can be done. racko owned and operated his

the University of New Haven,

their complaint was taken

we strive to embrace and cel-

seriously when the incident

sionary behavior does still oc-

ebrate the many differences

was reported.

cur at the University of New

“[Burbank’s] a stickler for

that’s pretty good math.”

Haven, but it is recognized

quality, if nothing else,” cus-

To other students who

tinue to assess these efforts

that the school is making

tomer Sean Baur said.

and use the data to continu-

more of an effort to handle

sent out, a version for stu-

ously improve our prac-

the situations as efficiently as

ing at a Major League Cuts in

bank suggests “find a problem

dents and another version for

tices, policies, and programs

possible.

the New Haven area when he

that you’re passionate about,

faculty/staff. As explained

throughout the university,”

saw a work-ad for Burbank’s

who cares if it’s easy when

in Kaplan’s response to the

said Kaplan.

Mobile Barbershop. While

you’re passionate about it.”

that exist among students, faculty and staff.”

Two separate surveys were

“It is critical that we con-

Based on the data, exclu-

“While we have made progress over the past sev-

results, each survey was bro-

The version sent to fac-

eral years, I believe we must

ken down into three different

ulty and staff, which had 85

continue and, in many cases,

question types.

respondents, focused on man- increase our efforts to ensure

The student version, which

agement in terms of diversity

that the University of New

had 427 respondents, touched and inclusion, culture which

Haven is a welcoming envi-

on questions that pertained

was centered around norms

ronment for all constituents,”

to awareness of exclusionary,

and beliefs, and policies,

said Kaplan.

intimidating, offensive and/or practices, and procedures. hostile environments, per-

Eighty-five percent of re-

The raw data for both the student and faculty/staff

ceptions of campus climate,

spondents agree that manage- surveys can be accessed on

and leadership and campus

ment has a clear understand-

myCharger through Jan. 31,

diversity initiatives.

ing of what diversity and

2018.

eight or nine people in here,

own barbershop for fourteen

they leave and tell four or five

years.

of their friends and so on, and

Barracko had been work-

might have goals of starting up their own business, Bur-

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NEWS

Model UN Regional Conference that as best as we can,” Rippe

bases, but for them to un-

said. “So creating this posi-

derstand that they have the

tive environment for them is

platform to go further and

and individuals. Team awards team works with both Notre

essential, not only for holding

hopefully they can do so with

consist of Honorable Men-

the conference on an annual

our MUN team.”

Continued from pg. 5

ognized for their efforts

of like in government or in

throughout the day with a se-

the United Nations.” said

ries of awards for both teams

Villa. “So basically going into these conferences I try to

communicate better and work tion, Distinguished Delega-

ing setting.

Outside of the Charger MUN, the university’s MUN

Dame High School and West Haven High School’s teams to

on communication skills with

tion, and the top award, Out-

help prepare the students not

everybody, so that it in the

standing Delegation, while

only for university’s confer-

future, hopefully in my future

individual awards consist of

ence, but other surrounding

job, I can know what I’m do-

categories such as Outstand-

conferences to ensure they

ing and know how to commu-

ing Orator or Outstanding

are given every opportunity to

nicate with people.”

Diplomat. Rippe claimed the

succeed.

The conferences concludes

importance of praising the

“These students have the

with a closing ceremonies

students to reiterate how well

desire to change the world

where students are rec-

they performed in a challeng-

and we are trying to preserve

Biology Professor Receives Bucknall Award for Teaching

BY CHAZZ MAIR CONTRIBUTING WRITER

U

niversity of New

to meet people who are active

Training. There, students

posed to being forced to work

classmates and their instruc-

members of the Biotech com-

were kitted out in sterile gear

with others but have since

tor is light hearted- students

munity, who will come into

and worked on massive fire

changed their opinion of it.

aren’t afraid to ask questions

the class room to give unique

reactors alongside specialists

presentations based upon

who “the new generation of

Haven lecturer, Dr. Rosemary real-life experiences.

“If I just stand and talk for Whelan received an award for

Whelan is held in high regards by the university, and is

all over the world right now.”

Dr.Whelan’s class in prepara-

fast to note all of the resourc-

tion for the Medical College

es she gives to her students.

75 minutes, everyone’s asleep

Whelan has been working at

after the 1st hour,” Whelan

hopes to help students figure

the University of New Haven

said when asked about her

things out for themselves

for nine years, and is cur-

teaching style.

and think critically through

Whelan collaborated with

Seldy is planning to go to

like in similar classes.

drugs that are being produced medical school, but she took

teaching excellence.

rently teaching in the fields

Graduate student Roberta

In her classes, Whelan

group teamwork. Both in

Admission Test, or mcat.

“You’re learning it as you’re doing it,” Seldy said.

Dr.Whelan’s classes are

“[Whelan’s] classes incorporate POGIL (Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning) with lectures, case studies,

of Biochemistry and Biotech-

study abroad programs to

and outside of class, students

involved and interactive, with

nology. Sporting a Bachelor

bring 15 University of New

work with their classmates

students having to prepare for peer tutoring and clickers,”

of Science and a Ph.D. in

Haven students to Ireland

on assignments to simulate

each class beforehand so that

Whelan’s page on the Uni-

Pharmacology from Univer-

and England to get first-hand

the working conditions they’ll

the classes themselves can be

versity of New Haven’s staff

sity College Dublin, Ireland,

experience in the Biotech

experience while working in

more interesting. Students sit

page states. With her experi-

Dr.Whelan puts high empha-

industry. In Dublin, Ireland

the industry.

in groups for most of the class

ence from Genentech, and

sis on experiential learning in

students underwent a two-

“I can’t learn for them,

time, and collaborate to solve

the Glaxo institute for Biol-

every class she teaches.

day intensive training course

but I can help and direct

problems. Conversations in

ogy, she hopes to help guide

at the National Institute for

them,”Whelan said.

the class are all focused on the students through the world of

Upon taking one of her classes, a student can expect

Bioprocess Research and

Initially, students were op-

Tegrity (recording of classes),

task, though the tone between Biotechnology.

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OPINIONS

Take the Day Off

BY CARISSA MOSHIER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

F

or all the talk about

mental health, there isn’t much talk about solutions.

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 75 percent of lifetime cases of mental illness begin by the age of 24. Since most university students are between 18 and 24, these are the people who might experience the onset of mental illness and know very little about how to deal with it.

A mental health day is the perfect day to deal with too much stress, anxiety or depression, to avoid a breakdown, or worse. Most workplaces and schools have a set number of days that a person can take off, vacation or sick days but mental illness is

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often overlooked.

visible, it’s harder to detect

A study by American College

and even if it lasts for several

Health Association (ACHA)

weeks, counseling services

Stop the Cat Calling

says that students’ perfor-

BY MARISSA ROSADO won’t write you a pass and ex- CONTRIBUTING WRITER

mance is negatively affected

cuse you from stress. But that

by stress, anxiety, sleep dif-

doesn’t mean you shouldn’t

ficulties, and depression. This

take a day to yourself, extend

was followed by cold, flu and

your weekend and get some

sore throats. Only 4.1 percent

breathing time in.

of students ofin the NCHA

Mental illness affects about

respondents got enough sleep

one in five adults in the

in seven7 days to feel well

United States. It isn’t hard

rested when they woke up in

to find someone who can

the morning, while 18.3 per-

sympathize with overwhelm-

cent only had 2 days where

ing stress, depression and

they felt well rested.

anxiety. Some professors are

Being physically sick is

C

men were watching me really creeped me out.”

The university is a small campus where the majority of students know one another.

atcalling describes

We see the same people walkwhen a male or female tries to ing to class every day, walking “talk game” to someone when in and out of the dorms, and that someone is minding their gossip spreads quickly. So own business. why does this continue?

Why is this acceptable? If

“I don’t understand it. It’s

a man wants to come talk to

not attractive and it does

me, I would hope he would

not make me want to pursue

do so at an appropriate time

you,” said Kiana Quinonez,

and not while I’m at the gym

willing to encourage taking a

a junior. “It’s a waste of both

squatting, shopping at the

noticeable and reasonable

day off to gather yourself and

our time, not to mention I

grocery store, or walking on

to people as an excuse, but

relax when you feel on edge.

feel violated afterwards. It

Boston Post Road to get to

being mentally worn is not. If

Utilizing one absence as a

feels like getting felt up with

campus.

someone’s eyes and they’re

a sickness lasts long enough,

mental health day, or two as

Maybe people don’t mean to

driving past so what can you

health services or a doctor can a mental health week might

make others feel uncomfort-

do? They take advantage of

get you excused from class

help out in the long run. If

able, but that is how it comes

situations.”

and no one will bat an eye

you can’t get out of bed or

across when they approach

but the same can’t be said for

you’re too exhausted, take the

others at inappropriate times.

on two main roads, students

“I was literally at the gym

have to cross streets to get to

mental illness.

day off.

Since it’s not completely

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Because the university is

on campus, minding my

parking lots, bus stops, and

business, lifting weights, and

restaurants, giving strang-

these three guys came up to

ers the opportunity to be

me and was asking me if I

inappropriate with college

could handle the weights or

students. And for that, TLC

if I needed help,” said ju-

couldn’t have said it any bet-

nior Tatiana Bernal. “I was

ter: “I don’t want no scrub, a

so uncomfortable, if they

scrub is a guy sitting on the

wanted to take me out or get

passenger side of his best

my number, they could have

friend’s ride, trynna hola at

waited till I was done with my

me.”

work out. Just knowing three

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OPINIONS

Sodexo’s Seafood Sustainability A Note to Anti-Vaxxers

BY REGINALD WALDEN STAFF WRITER

S

odexo has been fre-

quently criticized by students at the University of New Haven, often on the grounds of the food’s quality and nutritional value. However, the environmental impacts of Sodexo’s seafood have been rarely discussed.

When I began my investigation of where Sodexo sources its seafood, I expected to find rampant examples of sourcing from overfished stocks, serving of threatened species, and heavy pollution from aquaculture facilities. However, after I read their policies, interviewed a Sodexo manager who prefers to remain anonymous, and conducted an email interview with the Sodexo Sustainability Committee, I learned the picture is much brighter than I anticipated.

Sodexo lays out their plan and guidelines for serving sustainable seafood in the Sodexo Sustainable Seafood Supplier Charter. This charter restricts Sodexo from buying overfished species including marlin, shark, freshwater eel,

Atlantic salmon, and bluefin

on wetlands is also restricted

tuna. There are also more

by the previously mentioned

specific restrictions regarding

charter.

species such as Atlantic cod,

While Sodexo has made

sardine, and shrimp, where

great progress with creating

some fisheries are more

charter-compliant menus,

threatened than others.

there are still some areas they

in Flu Season

BY KIM TRABULSI CONTRIBUTING WRITER

One of my initial concerns

are working to improve. Re-

N

in research was the deforesta-

Charge and Jazzman’s Café’s

to ignore that flu season is in

tion of mangroves for shrimp

sushi uses generic labels such

full force.

aquaculture. According to

as “salmon” or “tuna” instead

the National Oceanic and

of specifying species or region

Atmospheric Administra-

of origin. They also have no

tion (NOAA), 90 percent of

certification on their shrimp.

shrimp in American markets

This is problematic because

is imported, primarily from

some species of salmon and

Southeast Asian countries.

tuna are more threatened

Here, shrimp are often

than others, so they have dif-

farmed in facilities harmful to

ferent classifications under

mangrove forests. Mangrove

the Sodexo’s charter. Sodexo

forests are home to numer-

is currently working to clarify

ous endangered species and

this. In an interview, the So-

protect locals from destruc-

dexo Sustainability Commit-

tive storms.

tee said, “We are now work-

In my interviews with So-

ing with our regional seafood

dexo, I learned that Sodexo

providers and are turning at-

buys its shrimp from Icy Bay

tention to start working with

Fine Seafoods. According to

contracted sushi providers.”

their catalog, their shrimp

In a June 2017 email

comes from Indonesian farms

regarding the Paris Climate

certified by Best Aquaculture

Accord, President Kaplan

Although his findings were deemed inaccurate almost immediately, the media had already picked up the false

ow that the cold

weather has arrived, it’s hard

Most cases of the flu happen from December to March, although influenza season truly starts in October. The risk of contracting the virus is especially high for students at a university. A combination of high stress levels, lack of sleep, and crowded dorms are not exactly an ideal situation for staying healthy. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, over 200,000 people are hospitalized every year with the flu.

However, the importance of that yearly flu shot is not seen by the anti-vaccination movement. This movement is led by conspiracy theorists

Practices. To gain certification wrote, “I strongly believe it

who believe, with no actual

from this organization, farms

is incumbent on all of us to

scientific evidence to back up

need to follow strict guide-

take action to ensure that the

their claims, that vaccinations

lines to ensure they don’t

planet will be a safe, healthy

are harmful. In 1998, Brit-

damage mangrove habitat or

environment for… all future

ish doctor Andrew Wakefield

engage in other environmen-

generations.”

published a case series link-

tally irresponsible practices.

ing vaccinations to develop-

Sourcing from farms built

mental disorder in children.

reports and the word took off.

Because of Wakefield’s irresponsible claims, children worldwide were put at risk.

Parents everywhere refrained from vaccinating their children out of fear for the false allegations.

Bringing this information back to today, why are anti vaxxers still so determined to refuse immunisations after any evidence of vaccinations being harmful has been refuted? Whether it is the thought that vaccines are “unnatural” or useless or even harmful, it is impossible to move some people who are just adamant on their beliefs.

Make sure to do your research and be protected this flu season.

Our campus Health Services offers flu shots for only $15. If that price still sounds steep, consider calling pharmacies near campus such as CVS or Walgreens, where your insurance might cover the full cost of the vaccine.

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BY ALESSIA BICKNESE OPINION EDITOR

t’s that time of year, folks! It’s no longer just

final season… finals week is upon us. The semester is coming to a close, the holidays are quickly approaching, which means crunch-time is happening. For the most part, it looks like we’re not quite prepared for finals -- except for the one person who, apparently, is. As for everyone else, good luck on your finals, and wrapping up the rest of the semester! Remember to follow @ChargerPoll on Twitter to participate in weekly polls that will be featured in the Charger Bulletin! Happy studying!

“Snowball was a fantastic night, and we had a huge turnout this year!! I loved getting to have a hand in putting on this wonderful event alongside the other class presidents, Cody Ruais, Charlie Ricard, and Seamus Mahon. It was very rewarding to see everyone dancing and having a great time!”

- Christina Genovese Christina Genovese, USGA Senator, head of Charger Spirit, and community engagement editor for the Charger Bulletin, had her hard work put on display this past weekend as the university held their annual Snowball.

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BY KHAALIQ CROWDER STAFF WRITER

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“Christmas Vibes”

hanksgiving has passed and now it’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas=. The Charger Bulletin presents original

recordings and covers of classic Christmas gems “for the culture” by some of today’s and yesterday’s popular artists.

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8 Days of Christmas - Destiny’s Child 2001 was the peak of Destiny’s Child’s career. Towards the end of the year, they dropped a Christmas album with the catchy lead single “8 Days of Christmas” featuring their classic jiggy sound.

This Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On an Open Fire) [feat. Usher] - Justin Bieber

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Bieber teamed up with his mentor and fellow R&B crooner Usher to cover this classic Christmas song to put listeners in a relaxing mood.

Last Christmas - Ariana Grande Grande uses her high-powered vocals to take on Wham!’s 1984 holiday hit “Last Christmas,” but you can hear the differences.

Grande’s version has different verses and bridges with a bouncy pop twist.

Why Christmas - Boyz II Men

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One of the best Christmas albums of all-time is Boyz II Men’s 1993 LP Christmas Interpretations. The standout song from the album “Why Christmas” features their signature sound: the sweet harmonies and early 90s new jack swing.

Santa Baby - Kylie Minogue Pop diva from down under Kylie Minogue leaves the dance-electronic sound she’s known for and takes us back to the 1940s with her traditional pop tinged tune “Santa Baby.” Minogue is not the best vocally, but her warm cooing and seductive ease is good enough.

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Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Tamar Braxton Braxton updates “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” with a hip-hop influence and her graceful soprano; throughout every song off her Winter Loversland, she adds emotion and grit into her vocals.

Santa’s Coming - 3LW Early 00s R&B/hip-hop group 3LW lets all the kids that “Santa’s on his way, Rollin through the neighborhood” in this original Xmas song that comes off more naughty than nice.

Christmas in Jamaica (feat. Shaggy) - Toni Braxton Toni’s sexy contralto vocals alone makes any her songs sound spectacular. The guitar-eased “Christmas in Jamaica” with dancehall singer Shaggy is bound to keep you hot when you’re feeling cold.

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Animal Crossing: Pocket Netflix is Doing Camp Too Much

BY MEGHAN MAHAR ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

C

BY JULISSA CASTILLO CONTRIBUTING WRITER

O

hildren, teens, and

adults are all susceptible to the new mobile craze that is sweeping the globe: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp.

The game is adapted from its predecessors, following a similar storyline: the player is immersed in a community of animals, which they can befriend. The player invests

the burden.

An increase in price, according to Netflix, is to add more of what their consumers want to watch, to add features

ver Thanksgiv-

so consumers can download

ing news broke that Netflix

favorites and for consumers

is having a price increase in

to be able to watch without

their streaming services. Ac-

wifi. But, is this really going

cording to ALTPress, Netflix

to benefit their consumers.

subscription will jump from

There has been both positive

$9.99 to $10.99 for their

and negative reactions to the

standard U.S. subscription,

price increase and some con-

their premier tier ( ultra HD

sumers are not satisfied with

and four screens at the same

this change.

time) will go from $11.99 to

We already deal with Netflix

time and money into running

$13.99 and their basic plan of

removing certain shows and

errands and preparing their

$7.99 will not be changed.

movies or not having specific

home to welcome the animals as guests.

Following the short-lived success from Super Mario Run and Fire Emblem Heroes, Nintendo released its third mobile gameplay app on Nov. 22. The app is a “freemium” game, so players can download the app and play the game without spending, but the tasks they are required to perform are facilitated when they spend real money on “Leaf Tickets.” This special currency can be used to buy items that will help the user make money, known as “Bells,” or speed up the delivery of an in-game purchase.

Glenn Rohrbacker/The Charger Bulletin

Apollo is one of many creatures to find in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Since its first release for the Nintendo 64 in 2001, the

of owning a house in a town, the user owns a trailer on a

Creative Commons

As soon as I

read this the first thing that

campsite. To befriend animals came to mind was, how will this affect college students? spread from Japan to the rest and invite them to the campAccording to an article in of the world, growing alongsite, players must complete Business Finder, 92 percent side four Nintendo consoles: small quests by bringing of college students use Netflix the Nintendo 64, DS, Wii, and the animals specific items and 34 percent of college stu3DS. This success manifested such as variations of insects dents have their own Netflix itself in other forms includand fruits. Fulfilling these account. This increase will ing spin-off games, an anime requests levels up a friendultimately affect how many film adaptation, and features ship, but bringing an animal college students will keep elsewhere in the Nintendo to the campsite could not be their account active. Some universe. that easy: players also have students are already strugThe Animal Crossing: to spend their hard-earned gling financially during school Pocket Camp app is different and now Netflix is adding to from the other games. Instead Animal Crossing series has

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ones of our liking. Will the

price increase change this, is a question that has been asked.

It’s like Netflix is taking advantage of their consumer, and seeing that the majority of their consumers are college students then that means they are taking advantage of us.

Corina Rodriguez, a sophomore at the university who has been using Netflix for four years explains that Netflix is taking advantage of how

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Unseen Footage of Backstage Jim Netflix Prices Carrey in Jim and Andy Continued from pg. 3 filming due to his commit-

BY THALIA RODRIGUEZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER

ment to properly conveying

popular it has become.

“They know it’s something

T

Kaufman. A scene in the film

Netflix original documen-

nally, Kaufman was flipped

tary, Jim and Andy: The

over by Lawler, but the insur-

Great Beyond, takes those

ance company for the film did

who watch it on the journey

not want Carrey to do his own

of Jim Carrey taking on the

stunt, but his dedication to

role of the famous comedian

try for over the last ten years.

the role pushed him to anger

With an immediate focus on

Lawler to the point of actually

delivering customers favorite

discusses Kaufman’s wrestling match with professional

he recently released

Andy Kaufman, and gives an in depth look on how Carrey adapts the life of the characters he chooses to play.

wrestler Jerry Lawler. Origi-

Creative Commons

Jim Carrey explores his role of Andy Kaufman in flipping him over, which led “Man on the Moon” to a neck injury.

He discussed that he made

He would wake up as his

an audition tape, not only for

character, either Kaufman

documentary is nearly 20

the role, but also for himself

or Tony, and never broke

years old and had gone un-

to show that he was capable

character, even if those on set

seen until very recently.

of doing this.

addressed him as Jim.

Much of the footage in this

Universal studios took on

As the documentary prog-

The documentary shows the

the project of “Man on the

ress, the audience is shown

difficulties the cast and crew

Moon” a film exploring the

how Carrey takes on the

endured during filming due to

Carrey’s insane commitment life of the late Andy Kaufman, character of not only Andy who was considered to be one Kaufman, but also, Kaufman’s to taking on these roles. of the creative and eccentric

character Tony Clifton, his

performers of his time.

more rough-around-the-edg-

Carrey was originally not considered for the role by the director, Milos Forman. This

He went as far as to verbal attack cast and crew as Clif-

es character, who was actually ton, even the director, who at very unlikeable.

Carrey completely takes on

times, could not handle Carrey’s erratic and spontaneous

was after Carrey more no-

the role of Kaufman not only

method of acting. He would

table films had released, so in

throughout the film, but off

yell and demand things be

the documentary Carrey said,

set and even in his day-to-day

done how he wished for them

“It had been a long time since

life as he was filming “Man on

to be done. These incidents

I had auditioned for anything, the Moon.”

Carrey’s approach could be and I kind of had to put the ego in the backseat.”

described as method acting.

would only progressively escalate as filming progressed.

Carrey was injured during

On the last day of filming,

people rely on for TV shows and movies, so they raise the price knowing people are still going to use it,” Rodriguez said.

Media giant Netflix has dominated the television, movie, and streaming indus-

shows and their own catalog of original content, Netflix has successfully built an

Carrey made a speech to the

empire with no plans to slow

cast and crew on the amaz-

down.

ing legacy of Kaufman and

This price increase affects

the impact he has on so many

everyone worldwide but most

performers.

of all college students. If they

“I just want to say, although

can barely afford the price

I never liked him, Andy

now what makes Netflix own-

Kaufman was a brilliant

ers think that they will be able

man, and he changed a lot

to afford it with an increase.

of things, and opened a lot

They are already an empire

of doors for a lot of people

that makes millions every

in lives,” said Carrey as the

day. So there really shouldn’t

character Tony Clifton.

be an increase. It can possibly

Carrey also discusses his struggle to transition back to his normal life once filming had ended. He returned back to all of his problems and a feeling of emptiness. Play-

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be because of the conversation of net neutrality or Netflix is becoming greedy, but it is unfair towards college students who enjoy Netflix and can afford it at the current price.

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Remy Ma’s New Deal and Single with Lil’ Kim

BY KHAALIQ CROWDER STAFF WRITER

R

emy Ma’s burgeon-

ing career as a hip-hop artist came to a screeching halt in 2007, when she was arrested and later sentenced to six years in jail for shooting a friend who allegedly stole $1,000 from her. Despite her incarceration, Remy was determined to return to the rap game strong once she got out and that’s precisely what she did. In the three years since her release, she joined the cast of VH1’s Love and Hip-Hop: New York, reached pop’s Top 40 (along with two Grammy nods) for her collaboration with Fat Joe (“All The Way Up”), and unof-

ficially won the beef between

why she wanted to feature the

Cash Money rapper. Despite

her and Nicki Minaj with her

Hardcore rapper: “I wanted to

the both of them confirming

clapback single “SHEther.”

pay homage to Kim. I feel like

to Hot 97 and Power 105.1

she is like the Madonna of

that the song is not targeted

30 via Baller Alert that she

the hip-hop world to me...I’m

at Nicki, it doesn’t stop the

signed a multi-million deal

like, ‘Listen, I want you on

feeling that some of the lines

with Columbia Records. The

this record, but I just want

come off as a subliminal diss

report said: “After a com-

you to be Kim. I want you to

to the Queens rapper. Consid-

petitive bidding war between

be the girl that was squatting

ering Nicki Minaj continues

labels, Sony managed to

down in a leopard thong.’”

to make history despite not

It was announced on Oct.

secure the deal to release

“Wake Me Up” pays musi-

releasing an album is nearly

Remy’s first solo album since

cal homage as it interpolates

three years, it is apparently

lock up.”

Mary J. Blige’s 1997 hit “I

evident that she is bound to

She released her first single

Can Love You.” The nearly

be unbothered.

off the label -- “Wake Me Up”

four-minute track features

with fellow New York MC Lil

Lil’ Kim’s husky vocals on the

Kim, for her forthcoming al-

hook and bridge while Remy

bum 7 Winters & 6 Summers

delivers the typical cocky

set for a 2018 release. Remy

lyrics and punchlines as the

also hired Vincent Herbert,

Bronx-bred confidante she is

the now estranged husband of over brashy beats.

R&B singer Tamar Braxton, as her new manager.

Remy spoke to Zane Lowe on Beats 1 radio station on

Jim and Andy Continued from pg. 12 ing Kaufman was his escape and allowed him to distance himself from the pain and heartbreak that he as himself was experiencing.

The documentary ends with Carrey talking about how he finds everything in the world very abstract and how he’s happy to live his life like Kaufman did, just kind of “floating through space.” He

touches on how grateful he is

Regarding the lyrics of the

Remy Ma joined TRL on Creative Commons

track, rumors have been circulating on the internet on whether Remy and Kim are throwing shots at Nicki, as they both have had heavypublicized feuds with the

Nov. 13th as guest and gave the viewers a sneak peek for her the Wake Me Up video; a release date has not been announced yet. The song currently sits at No. 71 on the iTunes Top 200.

Animal Crossing Continued from pg. 11

estimates the revenue earned

said Kim Minier, “It is a free

by the app at $5 million, a

app and the original games

money on crafting special fur- number that seems impres-

weren’t free, so I believe that

niture items for the animals

the gameplay for the app is

to have had Kaufman be apart to interact with.

sive, but is likely short of

Nintendo’s goal. Forbes states more than enough for the

During its first week on the

that even though Nintendo

price that it is… The good

the film ends with a message

App Store, Animal Crossing:

only owns a share of Poke-

thing about the app is that

from Carrey.

Pocket Camp ranked #1 in

mon Go, it has earned the

you don’t need to purchase

of his life during this film and

free iPhone apps of all catego- company over $150 million in

anything to level up, it’ll just

journey, period, and we’re all

ries. According to SensorTow- profit.

help you level up faster.”

gonna end in the same place,

er, the app was downloaded

“I had Animal Crossing on

if there is such a thing and

15 million times during this

my DS and Wii, and although

app will ever meet up to

maybe there is, maybe there

period, but both rankings

the app isn’t as much fun as

Nintendo’s standards, but for

isn’t. Maybe there’s just this

and downloads have fallen

the real deal, it is exactly what now, it appears to be satisfy-

and that,” said Carrey.

since then. SensorTower also

the app version should be,”

“You’re on a spiritual

It is too soon to tell if the

ing fans of the original series.

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Women’s Volleyball Wins NCAA East Region Title the set 25-18 in convincing

BY CHRIS DIGERONIMO SPORTS EDITOR

fashion. The Chargers came to take care of business, and

T

that is exactly what they did.

Senior Caroline Martins led

he Chargers took

the Chargers with 17 kills on

the court Saturday night

the night while junior Lindsey

(Dec. 2) to take on American

Kim led the team with 17 digs.

International in the NCAA

The Chargers out-killed the

Division II East Region Final.

Yellowjackets 44-35 in the

The Chargers defeated the

match, and only allowed three

Yellowjackets in three sets to

yellowjacket aces.

move on to the Elite Eight in

The Chargers will play in

Pensacola, FL. In the first set the Chargers came out to take care of

the NCAA Division II Elite Glenn Rohrbacker/The Charger Bulletin

business and it showed on

The players and crowd at Chargers Gymnasium celebrate the Chargers’ winning point.

the court. There was a calm,

out with some energy, match-

confident feel in the air of

ing the Chargers point for

Charger Gym and the players

point. With the set 10-7, the

ven got out to a 6-2 lead but

took advantage of it. Ameri-

Chargers reached back and

American International coun-

can International came into

pulled out a run that Charger

tered with an eight-point run

the match leading the NE-10

nation hadn’t seen all tour-

of their own to make it 10-9.

in aces, but New Haven did

nament. New Haven went

The Yellowjackets had been

all they could to keep that stat

on a 15-point run while only

down the whole match but

in the books. In the middle

allowing two more Yellow-

showed a little life in the third

of the set, New Haven took a

jacket points. The Chargers

set. If they were going to go

17-13 lead, and kept control

crushed the Yellowjackets

down, they weren’t going to

of the set. With the help of

25-9 in the second set to

go down without a fight. Point

Charger nation, the Chargers

take a commanding 2-0 lead

after point the Yellowjack-

were able to keep the pressure in the match. If the NE-10 thought it was hard to come on and win the set 25-19.

things off.

In the third set New Ha-

ets stayed in the set but the Chargers eventually turned

back down one set against

on the jets. With the score

all of the NE-10 that when

the Chargers, the chances of

11-10, the Chargers went on

they go up a set, it is hard to

coming back down two sets

a five-point run to bring the

stop them. In the second set

are astronomical. With Char-

set to 16-10. After only giv-

American International came

ger nation on their feet, the

ing up eight more points the

Chargers were ready to finish

Chargers were able to win

The Chargers have shown

Eight on Dec. 7.

Glenn Rohrbacker/The Charger Bulletin

(Above) players prepare for the impending serve. (Below) Team and coaches celebrate after the game with the trophy.

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Women’s Basketball Falls Hard to Southern

BY KENNY SORENTINO STAFF WRITER

Football Alum Signs Contract with German League

BY CHRIS DIGERONIMO SPORTS EDITOR

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S

he New Haven Char-

his playing career,” said head football coach Chris Pincince.

“He contributed as a quarterback and a wide receiver in

hazzon Mumphrey,

his two years for us, athleti-

a University of New Haven

cally he was one of the most

cut State Owls on Wednesday

2017 graduate and member of

gifted players that I’ve had.

(Nov. 29) evening, 71-46.

the Chargers football team,,

He will be a success in the

has signed a contract to play

future because of that athleti-

with the Hildesheim Invad-

cism, but also because of his

ers of the German Football

work ethic and love for the

League.

game of football. We wish

gers women’s basketball team lost to the Southern Connecti-

They are now 3-3 on the year, and 1-2 in the NE10.

The match between the Elm City rivals started slowly, but

Khaaliq Crowder/The Charger Bulletin

Women’s Basketball team loses to Southern Owls in last week’s double header.

LaTonya Watson rallied her

The Chargers were led in

troops, and pushed to get a

points by the NE10 Rookie

movement. In the third, the

of the Week, Freshman Brie

Owls continued to hold off

Pergola, who finished with

the Chargers. In the quar-

13 points, three rebounds,

transferring from Florida

Mumphry signed a mid-year

ter, however, junior forward

and three steals. Kerr had a

A&M. With New Haven,

contract with Denmark’s

Micah Wormack and Kerr

double double, with 12 points

Mumphrey split time as both

Triangle Razorbacks midway

combined for nine points to

and 10 rebounds. Junior Al-

quarterback and wide receiv-

through the 2017 season. He

lead a fourth quarter fire.

lieyah Cubbage also contrib-

er. He spent his junior year

helped the Triangle Ra-

uted adding seven points.

as the starting quarterback,

zorbacks reach the Danish

Watch the Chargers in per-

and appeared in four games,

semifinals.

New Haven away. Their lead

son, or online on the Charger

including two starts. Overall,

got to 30 at one point in the

Sports Network under the

he threw for 158 yards and a

League is an American foot-

quarter, and from there, the

CSN tab.

touchdown while running for

ball league based in Germany.

41 yards on 10 carries. As a

The League is made up of

the Chargers down, but never

senior in 2016, he made the

eight teams. The Hildesheim

out. SCSU had the 41-25

transition to wide receiver

Invaders are currently 3-11

advantage at the half, but

where he collected 132 yards

and have fluctuated from the

there was a storm brewing

on seven catches for an aver-

first and second divisions

in the paint. New Haven’s 16

age of 18.9 yards per recep-

over the past few years so

rebounds were topped by one

tion.

Mumphrey will look to get

Southern quickly took a lead that was ultimately insurmountable. A three from junior guard Alex Kerr tied the game at eight early on. This was the last time the Chargers were in the game, as the Owls followed up with a 12-0 run.

By the end of the first quarter, it was a 22-11 lead for SCSU. The rest of the first half was similar streakiness, with Southern Connecticut going on a 9-2 run early on, putting

The flame fizzled out, and Southern Connecticut put

climb was too much.

Mumphrey spent two seasons with the Chargers after

by the Owls, and where there

“We are very happy for

is a rebound, there is a chance

Shazzon that he will be going

to score soon.

At the half, head coach

overseas again to continue

him nothing but the best.”

After graduation last year,

The German Football

them back to their winning ways once he joins the team.

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Men’s Basketball Loses Rec Sports After Tight Game to Southern Jeff Ryder

BY CHRIS DIGERONIMO SPORTS EDITOR

M

en’s basket-

ball dropped a tough one to Southern Connecticut on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at Charger Gym. The Chargers struggled from the field shooting a lousy 37 percent in the first half. Southern was able to take advantage of the Chargers mistakes and capitalize on both ends of the court. Southern opened up the game making seven of their nine of their field goal attempts, while getting out to a 9-0 lead to start. Their rally was extended to 17-2 less than four minutes into the first half. New Haven responded with an 11-2 run of

three pointers, and 14 points.

Coming out of the break

to cut into the lead. Overall, the Chargers would get no

the Chargers scored the first

closer than a seven- point

five points to cut the Owls

deficit in the second half.

halftime advantage to single

Upchurch finished the second

digits. Junior Najee Larcher

half with 18 points going 5-7

BY CATHERINE CINQUE STAFF WRITER

and Upchurch would combine from the field, while adding

A

to hit the first two baskets,

seven points from the free

some of our beloved Rec and

with Upchurch hitting his

throw line. Upchurch fin-

Club Sports programs, many

fifth from outside the arc.

ished with a career high of 32

The Chargers did everything

points, but the Chargers lost

they could to keep up with

the game 75-67.

the Owls, but it just wasn’t

Upchurch was the offen-

enough. In the second half,

sive star of the night as he

the Chargers improved their

was the only player to finish

fter the departure

of Jeff Ryder, the creature of

have been wondering who will take over and continue to help students thrive. Ryder’s old position as senior assistant director has now been

shooting percentage to 52

in double figures. Sophomore

restructured to make more

percent from the floor but

Elijah Bailey finished second

time and use out of existing

were outrebounded 36-27 for

overall with nine points while

Rec personnel.

the game. Southern contin-

senior Mihailo Vasic and

ued their hot hand shooting

Larcher finished with eight

taken over as senior assistant

55 percent from the floor in

points apiece. Sophomore

director and the new position

the second half. If the Owls

Roy Kane Jr. finished with

had not been shooting at a

seven points and a team high

high percentage, the Chargers

six rebounds.

would have had a better shot

Alycia Washington has

is now assistant director for Rec Sports and member guest services.

Ryan Hagen, director of

their own that cut Southern’s

campus recreation, was able

lead down to six points less

to put the rumors to rest

than five minutes later. Senior

about the position being

point guard Danny Upchurch

filled and no one showing

scored all of the New Haven’s

up. He explained there were

points during the run to get

candidates on campus at the

the Chargers back into it. The Chargers cut the lead to as

beginning of the semester

little as three points before

but no one was decided on

going down by double-digits

at the time. That was when

going into halftime. Upchurch

they resolved to restructure

led all scorers in the first half shooting 71 percent, with four

Khaaliq Crowder/The Charger Bulletin

Danny Upchurch (bottom right) the program and position and finished Wednesday’s game with a adjust the senior assistant career high 32 points.

director’s duties.

All of these changes have not hindered the day to day operations of Campus Recreation. The university hired graduate student Dallas Luciotti who received her undergraduate degree from Rutgers University. Luciotti helps with the everyday workings including officiating tasks and rec Sports training.

As for the new open position of assistant director for Rec Sports and member guest services, Hagen stated that for this line of work hiring happens in cycles. They will be waiting to hire in the spring when applicants have finished their internships, schooling, or have had a few years’ experience in the field.

The Rec Department will be taking their time Hagen says, “to find the right person for the job who will come up with innovative new programs.”

The Rec does not want this to interfere or alter the student experience in any way and wants students to know they are here to serve the students.

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STUDENT LIFE

USGA Hosts “Meet the Senators” The Campus StudentRun Record Label

BY SARAH COSTELLO STAFF WRITER

BY QUIANA CRIALES CONTRIBUTING WRITER

T

legal committee, had similar thoughts.

“It doesn’t matter your

tion (USGA) took to Bartel’s

P

Hall on Tuesday (Nov 29) for

record label created at the

The mission of Purebred

a USGA senator meet and

University of New Haven.

Records is to become more

Purebred is an entity of the

involved with the university

music industry designed to

community and more recog-

“familiarize students with the

nizable on and off campus.

organization of independent

In recent years, the label has

record labels through experi-

signed singer/songwriter

he Undergraduate

urebred Records is

Student Government Associa-

an independent student-run

greet. Students had the op-

Sarah Dematteis/The Charger Bulletin

duce themselves and their

portunity to meet and voice

university and help advocate

departments and to ask for

their opinions to the newly-

for change.

insight on what was going on

elected and re-elected representatives. USGA focuses on

USGA felt that communicating to students through

around campus.

For many senators, it was

major. Here, students are able to create a network for the future...The world is your oyster,” said Woods.

gathering input from students digital media alone was not

ential learning” according to

their first time as a USGA

Mikki Hommel, pop punk

on campus and communicat-

effective, and decided to take

Taryne Ross, member of the

official. Many were interested

band On the Fritz, and experi-

ing that with the multiple

legal committee.

the suggestions of students

and hopeful about what they

mental pop artist Jose Oyola

programs and departments

to take a more engaging and

could offer the school. Angelo

throughout the university.

open approach for meeting

Provosto was inspired hearing Krugman, can be taken for up

“We really want to bridge

the senators.

The course, taught by lecturer and advisor Murray

& the Astronauts.

“The record is run by different students every semester,

about USGA during a FLEX

to three credits every semes-

so ideas are constantly changing, which really reflects the music industry,” said Woods.

the gap between the student

“We tried sending out an

event and decided to try it

ter and is open to all majors.

government and the students

email, but we didn’t like the

out through a position as a

Students are expected to

senator. Melo wanted to join

participate in every aspect of

The Purebred team has

the industry, including artists

worked overtime these past

and repertoire, promotions,

few semesters, between

business affairs, and admin-

co-sponsoring events with

istration. Throughout the

organizations on campus

semester, students develop a

and marketing events.. Next

set of skills that will prepare

semester, they hope to have

themselves,” Nicholas Mroczka told Charger Bulletin.

idea of just being another email. We really wanted to

to spread racial diversity and

“We want them to know they

show the students we are

awareness across campus by

are the ones in charge in the

open to hearing them out,”

becoming an official.

end, and that we’re here to

Mroczka said. “We decided

The senators were also ex-

help them make UNH their

the best thing to do was to

cited by the prospect of their

home. The senators are here

try something they wanted

new positions and already

to meet face-to-face and get

from us. So we took a sugges-

had ideas for the semester to

some input.”

tion of a meet-and-greet and

come. Jessica Miceli, as the

Each student senator is

combined it with an ice cream Academics Sub Committee

an advocate for a different

social, to show that we’re

Head, announced her plans

department on campus, coor-

listening.”

dinating events involved with

An ice cream buffet wel-

them for any role in the music a radio show and concert industry: production, marwith the Music Industry keting, and distribution of a

Club. Other upcoming events

record.

include a Winter sale event

“If you want to work in a

for a “Cram Jam” social event

from Dec 4-6th in the Bartels

label, no reason not to take

tabling space and a show with

to help with the Fall semes-

this class. This is the place

Music with a Mission in the Spring semester.

the department. The senators

comed students as they

ter finals, and wanted to find

to make the mistakes, every-

help cover issues ranging

entered Bartels Hall and all

ways to bring more students

thing’s a learning experience,”

from the Sodexo food services

twenty-five senators were

from different majors togeth-

said Josh Lodge.

to the different schools of the

around Jazzman’s to intro-

er to learn and thrive.

Jei Woods, head of the

“We are here to serve the student body,” said Ross.

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STUDENT LIFE

A New Way of Grading Group Projects

Racial Profiling in the Media

BY EVERETT BISHOP STAFF WRITER

Haven.

syllabus explains that group

fully, the group members are

projects “mimic real-world

then allowed to hand in a po-

employment structures with

tential grade for the leader.

a group leader and team

Schmidt makes it clear that

members.”

assignments will be graded

He goes on to say that bosses

on their quality, not effort.

U

Haven students and faculty

age, and the phenomenon of

expressed a disdain for group

don’t care who does the work

He continues explaining in

gathered in Bartels Alumni

sudden racial discussion that

porject. There is uncertainty

as long as it gets done and

the syllabus, “Leaders take

Lounge to discuss the issue of

occurs only after extreme

with partners and who will

makes them look good.

responsibility for the per-

racial profiling prevalent in

events such as the protests in

be doing the majority of the

How it works is that members

formances, not how hard

mass media, in a panel hosted Ferguson, Missouri.

work, if not the entire thing.

of a group will select a group

the group worked. But they

by the Charger Bulletin, the

But some professors are

leader who is then responsi-

have the authority…to hold

catching on to the issues that

ble for the project, the paper,

team members accountable

is the group project.

the quality, and the deliver-

for their individual perfor-

able. The leader is graded on

mance.”

University of New Haven’s

the group’s deliverable.

Schmidt states that when

National Security and Politi-

Where Schmidt states, “A B-

students hand in assignments

cal Science department has

Hernandez, director of the

According to the media she

paper means the leader gets a

he grades them in front of the

crafted a new way to provide a B- grade.” fair and balanced group proj- While this may sound un-

Myatt Center for Diversity

had no life before that, she

class with the students name

and Inclusion, Markeshia

had just been a prisoner her

visible; he does this with hu-

Ricks, writer for New Haven

whole life. Then you have

ect for students. He brought

orthodox, it pushes the leader

mor and positivity.

Independent, Gary Winfield,

the other side of that…Brock

this to the university after

to make sure the work is up to “The professional world is not

Connecticut State Senator,

Turner. You see these amaz-

having developed something

the standards found in today’s anonymous. Going through

and Marissa Rosado, a senior

ing pictures of him, dressed

similar with the Advanced

professional world. Schmidt

students work in front of

at the University of New

up in his beautiful Stanford

School of Military Studies.

has found that students are

the class is useful because

“The real world works in

scared at first but soon realize

students can see the mistakes

groups and employers look

its importance to their educa-

that are being made by every-

for leadership. This helps to

tion and come to appreciate

one and are then able to fix

teach and take responsibility

his style.

them,” he said.

for their work because it gives

The leader is able to hand in a

Schmidt feels it allows them

students a chance to solve

potential grade for the group

to see how he grades and

management problems,” said

members which is decided

what goes on in his own head

Schmidt.

on by their participation and

and believes all of this results

BY CATHERINE CINQUE STAFF WRITER

S

tudents have often

Dr. Matthew Schmidt in the

Schmidt’s syllabus outlines

activeness in the team. And it

in a higher level performance

his plans for a group project

works the same in reverse. If

and helps people help each

that will result in high quality

the leader did not participate

other.

work and fair grading. The

The panel discussed topics related to the impact of media on racial profiling in society, the long term effects of

niversity of New

negative racial media cover-

“I think we do allow our me-

National Association for the

dia to be somewhat biased,”

Advancement of Colored

said Hernandez. “I’ll give you

People and the Latin Ameri-

a very good example…Cyntoia

can Student Association, on

Brown. All of the pictures you

Thursday, Nov. 30.

see of her, are of her in an

The panel included Juan

orange jumpsuit…a prisoner.

sweatshirt, and that’s how

West Haven Duchess

he’s presented.”

Ricks also spoke about the issue of speaking for others when it comes to race and covering racial minorities in different communities in the media.

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December 2, 2017

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STUDENT LIFE

Emma Conrad: Running for Cancer

Racial Profiling

Continued from pg. 18 the people in our community

BY LAUREN COHEN STAFF WRITER

E

who don’t look like us, who don’t have backgrounds like us, who don’t have access to education like us’,” said Ricks.

“The temptation…is to go into

mma Conrad, a ju-

nior from Winthrop, ME, will

those environments and to

be running over 300 miles in

think ‘I’m just covering the

June (24th-30th) as part of

news’. But if you have no sen-

the Eastern Trek for Cancer,

sitivity to what that commu-

bringing cancer awareness

nity is experiencing…you’re

and raising money along the

covering them like they’re

way. She has already raised

strangers.”

Winfield explained that di-

over $800 in the first two

weeks of her campaign and

end of June. With over $1,500

mentioned she will reach out

to businesses back home and

tell them what she is doing

and she hopefully get spon-

sored.

“Everyone is affected by

cancer in some way so that’s

another reason why I am do-

ing it. It is such a prevalent

disease,” Conrad said. “My

Grandfather recently passed

away from prostate cancer

and my Great-Grandma

passed away from breast can-

Courtesy of Emma Conrad

Emma Conrad will participate in a week long run from Portland, ME to NYC. BY KARINA KRUL

need to raise $2,500 before the race. The teams consist

is a week long run starting in

Portland, ME and ending in

New York City. There is one

team that consists of twelve

to fifteen adults who each

of all ages.

The training for the race is

of partners who alternate

like training for a half mara-

between running and driving

thon. Team members each get

the race. The whole race is

a training plan and have vari-

over 300 miles long and each

ous miles to run a week. The

of events was difficult without diversity in the newsrooms.

“It really matters who is in those pressrooms. It really matters who decides what gets on the news,” said Winfield. “You have to diversify not simply to have faces of color, but to have people who have a perspective that’s different.”

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STUDENT LIFE EDITOR

T

he treatment and

HIV-negative individuals in 2012.

Since PrEP has been approved it has encountered a fair amount of obstacles including negative press,

prevention of HIV/AIDS is

stigma, and lack of uptake.

member will complete around miles vary from fifteen a week

evolving every day, and at the

According to Barry Walters,

twelve miles a day.

to thirty. Training begins in

forefront of that is pre-expo-

Prevention Services Manager

March of 2018 and lasts fif-

sure prophylaxis (PrEP).

for AIDS Project New Haven

There is a specific route that

PrEP is a medication, under

(APNH), there are multiple

runners will follow. Along the

teen weeks, although Conrad

way they will be doing service

mentioned she is starting to

the name Truvada, which is

reasons an individual may not

prepare now.

taken by HIV-negative people

want to take PrEP, including

“I did cross country skiing

at high-risk for contraction

a preference for condoms or

competitively since 7th grade

of HIV. It prevents the virus

the inability to remember a

and track and field since 6th

from attaching to CD4 cells,

pill every day. Some individu-

runner goes to the Christine

grade. I really like running

effectively preventing its

als also encounter insurance

B. Foundation founded by

and I have a lot of experience

survival and reproduction.

issues, especially younger

Matt Dexter after losing his

running long distances. Last

PrEP was approved by the

university students who are

mom to cancer. The founda-

summer I did a half marathon Center for Disease Control as a preventative measure for

projects at various hospi-

cer. My Aunt had a battle with tals and Ronald McDonald houses. breast cancer and survived.”

The Eastern Trek for Cancer

versity regarding the coverage

December is AIDS Awareness Month

has a goal of $2,500 by the

left to reach the goal, Conrad

Page 19

The money raised by each

tion benefits cancer patients

Read more on pg. 20...

still on their parents insur-

Read more on pg. 20...

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STUDENT LIFE

Student Tweets of the Week

AIDS Awareness Continued from pg. 19

Page 20

PrEP has come a long way in combating the stigma sur-

both eliminate the stigma and

rounding HIV/AIDS and at

ance and do not want their

get people to understand the

the same time provides for

parents to know that they are

caliber of the situation.

a viable prevention method.

taking PrEP. Walters also explained the

“Yes you need to get tested, yes you don’t want to deal

Timothy Mack, Prevention Services Coordinator for

difficulty in reaching minor-

with all of this stuff, but at the APNH, has gotten first hand

ity communities in the New

same time it’s manageable.

experience with the benefits

Haven area, as many have

There gets to be a little bit of

of PrEP. He decided almost

different circles and cultural

a challenge there with where

three years ago to begin tak-

and religious beliefs.

to put your message,” said

ing PrEP because his fiancé is

Walters.

HIV positive.

“The stigma surrounding HIV, it’s not HIV in some

The contradiction between

“Since I started taking it

households, it’s still AIDS and decreasing the stigma and

definitely has been positive

you’re going to die,” said Wal- increasing individual’s sense

for my relationship,” said

ters. “We know that that’s not

of urgency comes into play

Mack. “It gives me that extra

the case and that HIV, while

when conveying knowledge

peace of mind knowing that I

not curable, is very manage-

to younger generations.

have something extra to help

able but it is still so stigma-

Walters expressed the need

prevent against HIV.”

tized in colored communities,

to convey that acquiring HIV

He emphasized that he does

especially when cultural roles

means more than just taking

not worry about telling people

and religious factors come

a pill every day because many

he is on PrEP, and even uses

into play.”

younger individuals, who are

it as an outreach and educa-

high-risk for contracting HIV,

tion tool through his position

importance of speaking

lack the historical context of

with APNH.

about PrEP and eliminat-

HIV.

Walters emphasized the

Walters said, “I still see it as

“There were entire commu-

a fill-in measure until we get

HIV/AIDS. However, he also

nities that were decimated by

that vaccine and that cure, it

expressed a level of difficulty

AIDS and we don’t have that

might be hopeful but that’s

especially when the goal is to

historical context, it wasn’t in

how I see it.”

ing this stigma surrounding

our face,” said Walters.

Emma Conrad Continued from pg. 19 Conrad.

relay with my dad,” Conrad said.

Conrad learned of the race

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On campus, Conrad is the vice president of Club Field Hockey, a member of Phi

Cure, a tournament where other university field hockey teams help raise money for the American Cancer Association.

“I really enjoy Play For The

from the community service

Sigma Sigma, in the honors

Cure, it’s my favorite event

emails the university sends

program, and works as a

we do and it definitely made

out. Students from the uni-

peer career advisor. Every

me excited to participate in

versity have previously ran

October during Breast Cancer

another cancer related fund-

and alumni Lillian Mitsakos

Awareness Month, Club Field

raiser,” Conrad said.

will be running it again with

Hockey hosts Play For The