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Volume 95, Issue 18 | February 26, 2014 | West Haven, CT

Unexplained Denial of Parking Appeal Raises Concerns and Questions

Getting To Know Dean J. Golembeski

CAMPUS Staff writer Samantha Higgins visited the Leaning Tower of Pisa this week while studying abroad in Prato. Read more about her travels and experiences.

SEE PAGE 2 Delta Chi fraternity welcomed its neighboring chapters in the Northeast region of the country in Region VII, for the annual Regional Leadership Conference.

PHOTO PROVIDED BY GOLEMBESKI

By KARDELEN AKKUS

STAFF WRITER KAKKU1@NEWHAVEN.EDU

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OPINION Last Tuesday, the campus experienced more snowfall than it did on some of the days that were deemed snow days. Read staff writer Kayla Katt’s opinion on when and why UNH should cancel class.

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SPORTS SAAC held their first annual Chargers Got Talent where athletes got to showcase talents they have off the field.

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ENTERTAINMENT

(PHOTO/SAMANTHA MATHEWSON) THE ONLY FACULTY PARKING ROW IN THE LIBRARY PARKING LOT. THE MIDDLE SECTION IS RESERVED FOR COMMUTERS.

By ELISSA SANCI

OPINION EDITOR ESANC2@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

–––––––––––––––––––––––––– After trudging through the snowy weather after a three-hour class, one University of New Haven graduate student returned to his car to find a soggy ticket plastered to the windshield of his car. He angrily read the charges—“Faculty Only Parking,” it said—and, after noticing he wasn’t parked in a faculty only zone, decided he’d apply for an appeal.

This graduate student, who wished to remain anonymous, arrived at UNH just before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 28. After circling the parking lots for a few minutes, he found parking in the Library Lot— Lot P4—which, according to the

2013-2014 Parking Regulations, is marked green for faculty, staff and commuter students.

“There’s only five or six reserved spaces for faculty and staff,” he said. “I looked at the parking regulation map after I got my ticket just to make sure that I wasn’t blind.”

He continued on, saying he didn’t understand why he got the ticket; he has a commuter sticker and was in an appropriate spot.

The student appealed his parking ticket that night. On Feb. 11, he received an email from the UNH Police Department stating that his “Parking Appeal for the ticket listed has been denied by the Board of Appeals.” There was no explanation as to why his appeal hadn’t been upheld.

“I would have no problem paying the ticket if they’d give me the

reason why I was wrong,” he said.

“I just want an answer as to why I got a ticket where the parking regulation map says I should be able to park.”

After his appeal was denied, he emailed Julie Carbonella, the Administrative Coordinator of Campus Police, asking for answers.

“I have recently submitted a parking ticket for an appeal and received this message below,” he wrote, forwarding the previous email with the denied appeal.

“Where might I find the reason for the appeal decision?”

Her response email was one line.

“Once the decision has been made, it is final.” He replied once more, asking again for the reason for the decision, in which she replied, See DENIAL page 3

Robocop; remake of the 80s original, was recently released with a few big name stars this time. Read film editor Scott Iwaniec’s review of the movie.

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Read staff writer Ileana Alvarez-Diaz’s interview with The Dustbusters; a UNH band that consists of four students.

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The newest addition to The University of New Haven’s administrative staff is Dean J. Golembeski, who took on the position of Associate Vice President for Communications and Public Affairs in the Advancement department.

Golembeski will be responsible for increasing public awareness for the University, which includes planning, organizing and marketing communications such as alumni relations. Golembeski’s primary goal is to get UNH’s name out to a larger public by working together with his colleagues.

He will be more than fit for the job as his last job was at the Jefferson National Accelerator Facility as a Public Affairs Manager, one of only 17 in the country as part of the U.S. Department of Energy.

His preceding job to was at the Connecticut State University System as the Director of Public Relations. His enthusiasm lies in public relations, which gives Gombleski rich resources to better organize and market the university’s brand.

As a Connecticut native, with experience in higher education, he will find comfort quickly at UNH. In fact, Golembeski worked in the higher education field for 12 years and said, “UNH caught my attention because it’s a dynamic and growing University that’s doing interesting things and is on an upward trajectory. Many good things are waiting to happen for the university in the future.”

Golembeski conducted his undergraduate studies in Journalism at Washington Lee University and his graduate studies at Ohio State University. Along with his family, he is happy to return to Connecticut and continue his career at a distinguished institution such as UNH.

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Snow and Sound- Students Race into Long Island Waters for Autism Speaks

By PATRICIA OPREA

STAFF WRITER POPRE1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

–––––––––––––––––––––––––– February is known for the remaining chilliest days of winter, 50 percent off chocolate after Valentine’s Day, and the occasional leap day. But last week, on Feb. 22, The University of New Haven Ski and Snowboard club gave a new mean-

ing to this month.

It was an unusually warm Saturday afternoon, and a line of cars was making their way to the beach.

Some sand and snow, but all blue skies and blue waters awaited eager students. Naming their fundraiser The Penguin Plunge, UNH’s Ski and Snowboard club hoped to raise money for Autism Speaks.

Rather than sitting in Bartels with baked goods (although there’s nothing wrong with cookies) this

fundraiser intrigued thrill-seeking students.

For those unaware, calling an event a “plunge” in the dead of winter, weather it be polar bear or penguin oriented, implies immersion into cold water. That’s just what dozens of UNH students did last weekend in the Long Island Sound, raising over 700 dollars for the cause.

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Postcards from Prato

By SAMANTHA HIGGINS

STAFF WRITER SHIGG2@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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(PHOTO/PATRICK RUSHMORE) DELTA CHI BROTHERS AT THE DELTA CHI VII LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL PRESIDENT, MILES WASHBURN.

Delta Chi Region VII Leadership Conference

By PATRICK RUSHMORE DELTA CHI PR HEAD

–––––––––––––––––––– The New Haven Chapter of the Delta Chi fraternity recently welcomed it’s neighboring chapters in the Northeast region of the country in Region VII, to the Hilton Garden Inn in Milford, CT for its’ annual Regional Leadership Conference.

The New Haven chapter of the Delta Chi fraternity welcomed the following colleges and universities: University of Southern Maine, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Montclair State University, Rutgers State University of New Jersey, Hamilton College, SUNY Cortland, Hofstra University, Syracuse University, Bryant College, and University of Rhode Island. Each university and college sent two to four different representatives to represent their schools in a weekend long retreat of leadership and team building activities. Also attending the

leadership conference was the fraternity’s International President, Miles Washburn, Justin Sherman, the Executive Director, Zac Cole, the Associate Executive Director, and other titleholders from the fraternity.

During the weekend-long conference, the different chapters were able to communicate with each other, and meet new brothers from around the country. The different brothers were able to work on different activities that promoted brotherhood, and increased leadership and team building skills. The individuals went to different hour long workshops that included topics that are relevant to each chapter and fraternities as a whole nowadays. The workshops that all individuals attended included: Membership Education, Involvement, Scholarship, Alcohol Abuse, Manpower, and Social Media Usage.

The University of New Haven’s own Shelissa Newball, the Assistant Director of Student Activities, also did

an excellent presentation on collaboration with other Greeks. After receiving feedback from the different brothers at the end of the conference, many brothers agreed that this conference was nothing but a positive and empowering experience.

The Delta Chi fraternity is an international Greek lettered college social fraternity that was founded at Cornell University on Oct. 13, 1890. First starting out as a law fraternity, Delta Chi integrated into a general fraternity in 1922. Seven years later, Delta Chi was known to be the first international fraternity to abolish “hell week.” Founded on four principles, promoting friendship, developing character, advancing justice, and assisting in the acquisition of a sound education, Delta Chi is has over 107,000 members. At UNH, Delta Chi is now the oldest fraternity on campus, founded back in 1981, with 24 active members currently.

It was another amazing week here in in Prato. I still can’t believe just how nice everyone is, how beautiful everything is, or that I am actually here.

There is so much to do. I realized we had been here for a month, and it made me miss everything here already. We have a few months left, but just knowing that we are one month down, and that it went so quickly, makes me so sad.

We had our regular Monday soccer this week- no rain! With the dinner that follows at one of the restaurants- Francescaioli, which just so happens to be in the same building that UNH just purchased to be the new campus building starting next semester. So anyone who plans to come will be there from now on!

I love the dinners after soccer, I don’t even play soccer; but I just go to watch the game and then go to the dinner because it’s so nice to see all of us together.

Everyone doesn’t go, but a huge group does and I think it’s a great way to build our relationships with the other students; cheering them on then getting dinner afterwards.

Tuesday was supposed to be the start of the conversation exchange, but they had to cancel it. This is one of the programs I am most excited about here. It is a weekly meeting where the Prato students are paired up with various Italians who have signed up and they spend a half hour talking in Italian and a half hour talking in English so that both people can practice their language skills. I really need this because when it comes to language learning it is pretty much in one ear and out the other, no matter what I do; I just do not retain it at all. Hopefully this will be able to start up next week because a lot of us are looking forward to it.

Another thing that began this week was a volun-

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teering program at a local school. The Prato students were able to sign up to go to this school once a week, in groups or pairs, to teach English. So everyone who signed up went to see the school and talk to the woman in charge. The different groups get to do presentations on their major or hobbies to not only teach the students English skills but also more about what America is like.

We also had another movie night, which was better than the last because it wasn’t nearly as hard to understand what was happening. I actually enjoyed it this week.

Even though you have to read the subtitles and that always drives me crazy, it wasn’t bad and I think it’s starting to grow on me.

I also experienced a new restaurant that was recently added to our meal plans. The meal plan here is so great you just hand the restaurant a voucher and get to eat, no money is exchanged and you always eat enough- sometimes even too much.

This new place is just so nice! The food was a smaller portion than other places, but at the end of the meal you realize that it was absolutely perfect- and it tasted just that! They also have a lot of different desserts, such

as the Italian favorite; pears in wine. I do not like pears, nor am I a fan of wine, but it was delicious!

The best part of the week was, by far, going to Pisa.

I never realized just how much the tower truly leans!

It was breathtaking! To see something that I have only ever seen in pictures and realize that I was actually there was crazy too. It was an amazing experience, and taking pictures with the tower was a lot of fun because it takes a true science when making sure you have the right light, the right angle, and the right positionit took a while.

All the shops there had such cute little souvenirs too, shirts with Snoopy holding the tower up, the Hulk knocking it down, and Tinker bell using her ‘magic;’ they are all very creative.

I think so far it was my favorite place, but now I am working on planning Spring Break- so we’ll see if it stays that way!

Samantha Higgins is spending a semester abroad at UNH’s Prato, Italy satellite campus. Follow her adventures this semester!

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Unexplained Denial of Parking Appeal Raises Concerns and Questions

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“They do not give a reason.

The decision is final.”

This did not sit well with the graduate student, who has always had good relations with the university.

“I’ve been at UNH for seven years, and I’ve never had an issue with parking,” he said. “This is my first parking ticket, and I don’t even deserve it.”

The following day, he visited the campus police department in person and asked one of the officers for more information; however, none was disclosed to him.

“Talking to CP is literally a dead end,” he said. “They aren’t customer service orientated at all. As an undergrad, I feel like I always got an answer, but as a graduate student, resources seem minimal.”

50/50 Appeals are filed online at unhparking.newhaven.edu, under the “appeal tickets” tab. However, there isn’t exactly a Board of Appeals, despite what the email sent to the graduate student appealing a ticket would assume. Together, Chief Mark DiLieto and Assistant Chief Donald Parker review the appeals, and there isn’t a rubric followed when they decide what tickets get appealed and which don’t.

“We’re very liberal when it comes to appeals,” DiLieto said. Most times, he said,

if he denies one person’s appeal, he’ll uphold that same person’s next appeal because he “wants to cut them some slack.”

Other times, DiLieto said he’ll look at a person’s record to see whether or not they’ve gotten tickets before.

If they haven’t had any tickets in the past, he says he’ll uphold the appeal, but issue a warning along with it.

“The parking here is so aggravating, I understand that,” DiLieto said. “Our main goal is for compliance.

We don’t want to ticket anyone but the only way to get compliance is to come down hard on everyone.”

DiLieto pulled up an example of an appeal that was emailed to him. The driver who filed for the appeal knew that he was parked in a spot he shouldn’t have been parked in, and admitted to it in his appeal. However, DiLieto said “this case could go fifty-fifty. He shouldn’t be parking in the spot he parked in, but it’s his first offense, so I might cut him some slack.”

DiLieto admitted “it would be better to put an explanation” as to why an appeal was denied, and said he normally types in a reason why.

However, when a student files a report that consists of complaints about the lack of parking, DiLieto says he will deny the request without explanation.

However, the lack of

parking was not mentioned when this graduate student appealed his ticket. “This ticket states that I was in violation due to “Faculty Only Parking,” which was not that case. The space was not labeled as such. Please void this ticket as it was improperly issued,” read the appeal.

After speaking with the Charger Bulletin about the graduate student’s denied appeal, DeLieto chose to “undo” the previous denial and uphold the appeal.

Parking Rules Parking has always been a point of contention at UNH and is always a topic of heated discussion. All parking rules and regulations can be found both online, under parking on the UNH website, and in pamphlet form, available at the Campus Police station.

Overflow parking is provided at North Campus and St. Paul’s parking lot. A shuttle service is also provided to and from campus to the overflow parking areas.

A ticket that isn’t paid will eventually be added onto student accounts with the Bursar’s office. A hold will be placed on the account until all tickets are paid. If a student has three or more unpaid tickets and receives another, that student’s car will be towed at the expense of the owner.

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Snow and Sound- Students Race into Long Island Waters for Autism

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The Ski and Snowboard club recently decided on having a group to donate to every year. “We felt that we ought to do a fundraiser because we had the resources and manpower to do so,” said Vice President Justin Bussell.

Treasurer Jennifer Dean then researched some causes and came across Autism Speaks. President Brandon Beaudoin said, “I agreed because my best friend’s brother is autistic and I wanted to help.”

At the start, all participating teams individually ran into the water, their shrieks and laughter following suit.

Delta Chi went first, racing as if they had nothing better to do than to be in the water in February. Delta Phi Epsilon was the next team to go in, each girl donning a neon coloured tutu.

“I’m proud to say I was apart of an event that helped in raising about 700 dollars… my three minutes of discomfort was definitely worth it,” says Brianna Trudell, a member of Delta Phi Epsilon’s team.

Chi Kappa Ro along with the Ski and Snowboard club went afterwards, as well as some single participants.

The only non-organizational team was named YOPO (You Only Plunge Once), and the team name does hold true after the experience.

“It was super cold but a lot of fun, crazy but for a good cause,” said junior Oriana Flagello, and sophomore Josh Howard said “I hope to do it again next year and actually dive in.”

After everyone made their way out of the water, the first stop was a roaring fire pit, and then a table for free food from the generous donors of Texas Roadhouse.

Cheesy ziti, warm rolls, salad, and six pounds of pulled pork was good motivation for running into cold waters, as was hot chocolate.

Afterwards, the winners were announced. Delta Phi Epsilon got most spirited team, and Delta Chi was runner-up. These teams got decorated mugs in honor of the first annual Penguin Plunge. Other prizes were also raffled off, such as two tickets to a Yankees game,

and signed posters by several baseball stars.

Whether it was the adrenaline, the music, or just the abrupt freezing cold, everyone was chattering and gathering around the fire, long after the plunge was over. “I was pleased to see how well attended it was and happy to know that all the money was going to a great cause,” said sophomore Samantha Jones.

Beaudoin was thrilled with the plunge’s success. “The turnout was unbelievable. I couldn’t ask for more from the community and school.”

Bussell agreed, “It shows that our campus community truly cares about helping others…they are willing to donate money and running into the freezing cold water in the middle of winter.”

The Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, Nancy Wyman, even gave the Ski and Snowboard Club a certificate for their dedication.

This organization is shifting from almost extinct on campus to becoming a force to be reckoned with. Congratulations to all who created an event bigger than just our school community.

How Do I Fix My Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) problem?

By The FEDS (Financial Aid) Do you have bad SAP? Do you want to learn how to fix it? The Financial Aid Office is here to help!

SAP stands for Satisfactory Academic Progress. This means that each student must successfully complete a specific number of credits per year, complete a certain percentage of all attempted credits, as well as maintain an appropriate cumulative GPA (cGPA) each year in order to be eligible for ANY type of financial aid.

SAP for a full time day student is defined as successful completion of 24 credits in a single academic year, September to May, while maintaining the correct cGPA and Pace. If you fail to earn the minimum of 12 credits during the fall term, you just have be sure that at the end of the year you have 24 total earned credits. You may need to take an additional intersession, spring, or summer course to make up the difference. Therefore, if you keep track of the amount of credits you complete, you will be able satisfy the credit portion of satisfactory academic progress. Keep in mind that courses you retake do not count twice as earned credits. If you received a D in the Fall in Calculus and retake the class to get a better grade and receive a B in the Spring, you will only see the 4 credits for Calculus that count during the Spring semester on your transcript. So if you only took 9 other credits in Fall you would want to be careful!

With regard to the cGPA requirements of SAP, students should be aware of where their grades stand throughout the semester. If you are concerned about a certain course, talk to your professor to see if there is anything you can do to improve your grade. Also, there are many resources on campus that can help you! We have the First Year Success Center, tutors for most subjects in the CLR, and Campus Access Services; so don’t be afraid to take advantage of them if you are struggling with a class.

In order to be making SAP you must also have completed at least 67% of the credits that you have attempted. You can calculate this yourself by adding up all of the credits for every course listed on your transcript- including transfer credits! This amount would be your total attempted credits. You can then review your transcript to determine your total earned credits. Divide your earned credits by your attempted credits and multiply by 100 to receive your Pace percentage. Keep in mind that not completing a course ( W, INC, F, DNA, etc.) will bring your pace down because you are earning zero credits while attempting however many credits the course is worth. Retaking a course that you received no credit for ( W, INC, F, DNA, etc.) will bring up your Pace but not as much as taking a brand new course and successfully completing it. Retaking a course that you did receive credit for (ie: if you received a D) will bring your Pace down even if it might bring your cGPA up to get a B instead.

At the end of the spring semester, the Financial Aid Office will review your academic transcript to make sure that you have achieved the required credit/pace/cGPA and confirm that you are not on academic probation. If you do not meet these specific requirements, you will not be making SAP and will not be eligible to receive financial aid until you reinstate your eligibility. A letter will be sent to your home address notifying you that you aren’t making SAP. This applies to all financial aid, including federal student loans, federal parent loans, grants, scholarships, and work study.

However, this ineligibility is not permanent. If you can get back into good SAP, AND NOTIFY THE FINANCIAL AID OFFICE, they will review your transcripts and reconsider you for financial aid. How can you fix your bad SAP? There are a few ways to do this. For example, if you have the right amount of credits, but not the necessary cGPA, or vice versa, then you can enroll in a summer course to bring your grades up or earn the credits you need to achieve good SAP. If you choose to do this, you must be sure that your academic transcript is updated by the Registrar’s Office. Once your grades are posted then you must inform the Financial Aid Office that you are back in good standing. They will recheck your SAP, and if you have corrected your problem, you will be reconsidered for financial aid. If you are interested in taking a course at another school you must first check with your academic advisor and the Registrar’s Office to make sure if the course(s) you want to take will transfer to your degree program at UNH.

Students should ALWAYS be aware of their academic progress. It is your responsibility to be sure that you are taking the necessary amount of credits each semester and that you are maintaining a good cGPA.

If Satisfactory Academic Progress is something you are concerned about, the first thing you should do is talk to a Financial Aid Counselor to see what options are available for you. It is not impossible to fix your bad SAP, so follow the advice above and you could be back in good standing before you know it!

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Just Eat Your Damn Chocolate

By GABRIELLA NOWICKI

STAFF WRITER GNOWI1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

––––––––––––––––––---Health: a word normally associated with eating fruits and veggies, combined with working out day and night.

No carbs, no candy, no relaxation. Being “healthy” and “fit” is associated with diets, working out like crazy, and living a strict life. This could not be farther from the truth.

I am a nutrition/dietetics major and my mom is a fitness instructor, so while growing up I had always been intrigued by health and all its benefits. Granted, I have a major sweet tooth, and as I grew older and learned more about health, I discovered that the majority of people believe health to be a challenge and another job—but it does not have to be!

Introducing the 80/20 rule.

It is a magical rule that allows for flexible eating…a realistic “diet”…a healthy “diet.” The 80/20 rule is based off moderation (my own mantra is “everything in moderation”), something that many of us forget when trying to become healthier.

Basically, the rule states

that 80 percent of your diet should be healthy—whole foods, fruits, vegetables, and protein. The other 20 percent includes your “guilty pleasures;” a.k.a. chocolate, cake, cheese, pasta, alcohol…the list goes on.

Anyway, this percent of your diet is what is considered “discretionary calories.” These are the calories that you can afford to eat because you will burn them off based on your regular metabolism. For example, if you intake 2,000 calories a day, 1,600 of those calories should be good, healthy foods and the other 400 calories are for your fat foods. I think that’s a pretty good deal; 400 calories is two Hershey chocolate bars!

Another thing to factor in is extra calories burned from working out. If you do a hard workout for 30 minutes, five times a week, your metabolism will rise and so will your need for more energy from calories.

Now, this does not mean you can eat more Hershey chocolate bars but instead, more healthy food—which can taste amazing.

Working out can also be fun…most people find it to be a chore. Try Zumba with a group of friends to try

out your dancing skills or kickboxing to get out all that built up anger.

My endgame for this is for you to understand that losing weight, toning up, “getting swoll,” or just being healthier is not always a drag. It is not supposed to be an awful experience but a journey to becoming a better you. You do not have to give up things you love. Eat that McDonalds (once a month), drink that beer (once a week), and eat a block of chocolate (once a day). Sleep for 12 hours, take naps, and watch TV; just stand up and stretch every once in a while. Eat pasta, but make it whole wheat, and drink your coffee black with a tablespoon of sugar. One cheat day per week is good! You won’t drive yourself crazy and are less likely to binge. Enjoy yourself! If you go through a tough breakup or fail a test, then eat some damn ice cream (the whole carton is not recommended)!

This “diet” is the most realistic and most beneficial.

It will last. So, eat things in moderation, follow the 80/20 rule, get results, so you can be a healthier and happy you. Amen.

those things matter. Feminism is rooted in a need for social change, not trying to denounce any and all things feminine.

3) Guys can be feminists too.

Feminism is not just limited to women anymore.

Guys can be feminists and, furthermore, they should be encouraged to be so. Do it for your moms, for your sisters, for your girlfriends, for your daughters. They want to be treated with dignity and respect - shouldn’t you?

4) Feminists do not think they can do EVERYTHING men can do.

Obviously, there are some exceptions, like being able to pee standing up, but there are things women can do that men can’t too—can you say childbirth? The point we’re trying make is that a woman is capable of doing plenty of day-to-day things that a man can do, from running a company to repairing a car. To put it simply, women deserve the same amount of respect, courtesy, and of course, pay as men.

And, frankly, that isn’t too much to ask for.

5) Feminists believe that women deserve to be judged by more than just their looks.

It shouldn’t matter if a girl is beautiful, ugly, fat, or thin.

It shouldn’t matter if she has big boobs, or a nice butt.

There is more to us than being scrutinized and catcalled on the street. It isn’t okay to walk up to a girl and tell her to smile because she “doesn’t want that pretty face of hers to be ruined by wrinkles.” A woman’s body is nobody’s business but her own, and she can express herself however she deems fit. Women are strong, kind, intelligent, funny, and capable of much more than they are given credit for. Go yell across the street about that.

Feminism is about being treated with dignity and receiving the same social privileges as men. It is about being treated as equals to men, not being subservient to them. A woman can lead a country or a woman can lead a household, and whichever she wants to do is entirely her choice. What matters is that she is shown respect while doing it, and that’s what feminism is really about. So no, feminism is not all about hating guys, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to make you a sandwich. Unless I want to.

Feminism—It’s Not What You’re Thinking

By KAITLIN MAHAR

STAFF WRITER KMAHA1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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Based on comments I’ve heard on social media, television, and even in newspapers and magazines, there’s no question that feminism has a bad reputation. The term “feminist” has garnered jokes, eye rolls, and hateful comments for years, but society has it all wrong. Here are some facts about feminism, which hopefully will open people’s minds.

1) Feminism is not synonymous with hating men and everything male.

In fact, few feminists have this outlook. People associate modern feminism with the radical feminists and movements of the 1970s, bra burning and all, but that’s not what feminism is about.

Women deserve to be treated as equals to men.

2) Just because you’re feminist doesn’t mean you hate all things “girly.”

It’s fine if you like wearing power suits, or jeans and flannel. If you prefer wearing skirts and high heels, you can do that too.

You can shave your legs and wear makeup, or you can go au naturale. None of

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Virtues of the Millenial Generation

By KARDELEN AKKUS

STAFF WRITER KAKKU1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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It seems as if stigmas for the millennial generation are piling up daily, but the most despicable one is “laziness.”

Supposedly, we’re idle because we spend a lot of our time at the gym, and are sloths because we tend to live more in our parents’ basement. At least that’s what Jennifer Graham seems to indicate in her article in the BostonGlobe named “A Generation of Idle Trophy Kids.” Let me give you some reasons why we’re far from being the lazy generation.

Back in the day of Generation X’s twenties, people had to go out to gather information; today we do it simply by tapping on our Google app. The other day my professor told the class that we would find something much quicker on Google than his generation would; but if you’d ask Generation X to look something up in the Yellow Pages – that’s right, the “search engine” of the eighties – he would do it much quicker than us.

He has a point: it depends on what you are more comfortable with. The means of communication have changed, but that doesn’t make us lazier. We might as well be using Groupon to sign up for martial art deals!

Graham states, “Today’s kids simply can’t imagine downsizing to quarters like that. They’re victims of their parents’ success and frustrated that they see no way to replicate it. And why should they, if they’re already livin’ the dream?”

Now, let me be clear: we’re not frustrated because we can’t replicate our parents’ success. We’re frustrated because jobs are hard to get since they require experience. But how do employers expect us to have experience if there’s no one willing to train us? After all, Millenials are the smartest. Our generation is the best educated in American history, according to a study released by Pew Research Center of 18- to 29-year-old Millenials.

A Canadian study from 2010 conducted a field study of the millennial generation and found that we place the greatest importance on individualistic aspects of a job. We also have realistic expectations of our first job and salary. Yet we’re looking for quick advancement and development of new skills while at the same time ensuring a meaningful and satisfying life outside of work. I think that’s reasonable because of our knowledge that needs to be challenged – or else we’ll be bored and deeply unhappy.

Every generation had its fair share of political turmoil and uprisings, but our experiences with such are different. In the nineties, the various revolutions in the former communist countries of Eastern Europe were strongly influenced by young people. In 1989, China, protests were held by college student on the Tiananmen Square. Today, social media enables Millenials to communicate easily from a distance to spread true and direct news. In recent news, for example, the Ukraine looks more like a war scene than the in-

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tended peaceful protest and more than 70 deaths have occurred. Through Twitter, Ukrainians are able to report about day-to-day corruptive events taking place. Last year in Turkey at the Gezi Park protests, student-aged people used social media to their advantage and gained great recognition globally as the Turkish government censored TV and the Prime Minister’s lies came to surface. Due to these tweets and direct news, authorities from other countries had been able to interfere by for example blocking talks of Turkey joining Europe and cutting a supply for tear gas that has been used excessively. Or just take a look at the Arab spring. Enough said.

The only way to bring development into effect is movement. And oh boy, we’re moving at a quick pace! We have no patience anymore, which is especially evident in the media. Scenes in music videos or TV shows don’t take longer than two seconds anymore, while in the past it took about five seconds. We move fast, develop quickly and raise our expectations accordingly.

Even though we might sit in our parents’ basement, I’m sure we can get many things accomplished through our technology.

In the future, we Millenials face many challenges collectively as a generation such as building peace in conflicted areas, bringing stability to our global economy, finding cures to cancer and AIDS and saving the world from an environmental catastrophe. Our heroic generation is certainly up for it.

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Call It A Snow Day

By KAYLA KATT

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This past Tuesday, Feb. 18, I woke up to a snowstorm, assuming that classes were canceled; however, that was not the case. I did not receive any emails from the University of New Haven canceling class nor did I get emails notifying us of a delay.

The snow was non-stop for a good chunk of the day, so I was surprised there were no cancelations. I understand that we have had many snow days the past few weeks of February—but maybe a few of those days weren’t exactly needed. But because of those days that class had been cancelled, professors and teachers are now behind in their classes.

However, as much as that is true, it was much too

dangerous out—especially on the roads—to have class last Tuesday. I was told, and overheard, a lot of stories of commuters having trouble with the slick roads and other pedestrian students slipping and falling all over campus. I also heard a story of a student almost being hit by a car because they were unable to stop due to the icy road. No matter how many times every pedestrian student has said something like “go ahead hit me, it’ll pay for my tuition,” no one actually wants to be hit by a car.

When considering canceling classes due to snow or any weather in general, not only do the students living on campus need to be taken into consideration, but also the commuter community of UNH. Its much easier for a student who lives on campus to walk to a class in the snow than it is for

a commuter to drive to it in the snow. Some professors aren’t as understanding about this and expect all students to be at class no matter their transportation, often saying things such as “if I made it to class, everyone can make it to class.” This is especially true for labs classes, and when a student misses a lab it is very hard to make up. When classes aren’t canceled because of snow, commuters can’t just use one of their four absences for certain classes, like a lab. Labs are mandatory, or they must be made up.

UNH should take all students into consideration when deciding to cancel classes and should also consider possible accidents that could occur. Even if there are classes, students are not willing to risk their lives to show up.

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So Long, Sweet Indulgence!

By KARDELEN AKKUS

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The thought of indulging myself in a rewarding cigarette has crossed my mind probably a dozen times a day since I quit smoking on Feb. 5. Despite tempting thoughts - even though it’s not as difficult as others claim it to be - giving up the one thing I have loved for nearly six years is a good thing. I can’t wait for my lungs to repair, skin to flourish and say goodbye to stinking odors.

I was ambivalent about withdrawal symptoms. Going cold turkey as a heavy smoker raised the expectations (and probability!) of long and dreadful weeks to come. But in the end, I knew it was better for my asthma.

Here’s a reminder for all my fellow asthmatics out there: smoking and asthma is a DEADLY combination. Whether you suffer from respiratory problems or not, quitting will give you the miracles of reduced coughing (better described as the sound of death) and increased activeness.

The wackiest thing I’ve experienced was a dream as vivid as the sky on a sunny day. I woke up completely distraught as I rarely remember my dreams ever and couldn’t distinguish reality from reverie. My dream

went as follows: “Along with a male friend, I sat in the first row at the VMA’s right in front of President Putin of Russia. He asks the audience a question and chooses me – me out of all people- to answer it. He relished my answer and I was the lucky one to sit next to him on the stage. Well, my friend sat in between us.

Dazzled by his influence, I hardly grasped the reality of things. My friend is rebellious and ignites our downfall by pressing on Putin’s iPhone’s home screen button. No one expected what we saw next: a full nude Putin as his background. We were mesmerized. Before we could take a breath, he spotted our misunderstood motion and yelled, “TAKE THEM.” We had no chance and were trialed unfairly, persecuted and tortured gruesomely. Somehow we managed to escape, but outside I saw nothing but tanks looking for me. I was searching for hijab’s to be unrecognizable, but no success. Instead, I was running through alleyways hoping no one would spot me. Only then it came to me to call the Dutch embassy to come and save me.”

It’s the details that heightened all my senses and struck me the most. I found a reasonable explanation and get ready to drop your jaws friends: Dreams tend to be

more vivid during withdrawal, especially when using nicotine patches according to a 2006 study in “Physiology & Behavior” investigating the effects of transdermal patches in people who were trying to quit smoking.

Granted, I didn’t use these patches, yet the relationship exists.

I encourage people to smoke around me because catching a whiff of the nauseating smell reminds me to forget the fun and social aspects of the simple oral delight. Right next to my bed there’s a decorative ashtray that from now on will serve as an accessory obtained from overseas. My two duty-free cartons of cigarettes are still up for sale and lingering around my floor.

When in need of a reward, I’ll treat myself to a new TV show (OK, that wasn’t enough, so hello new MAC lipstick). The only thing left to accomplish is replacing the emerging desire for a cigarette with another activity such as stretching.

Establishing goals in a certain time frame can aid in giving the quitting process structure. So far, it has been moderately effective for me, especially because I haven’t eaten more or less than I did before. Good luck on your journey smokers, whenever yours might begin!

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Crossword Clues Across 1 Clods 5 Got a chuckle out of 11 Roulette bet 14 Lawyer’s assistant, for short 15 Vox __: voice of the people 16 Architect I.M. 17 Ending from Ali 19 Plumbing pipe initials 20 Very long time 21 Ending from Nixon 23 Civil War soldier 25 Unhittable serve 27 Proverbial waste maker 28 Ship’s front 30 Dilbert creator Scott 34 Poet’s “at no time” 35 Abandon on an isle 37 Superman and Batman wear them 39 Ending from the Elephant Man 42 Parcels (out) 43 Car window adornments 46 Atlas pages 49 Boss’s nervousnessinducing note 51 Banjo support of song 52 “It’s __!”: warning shout 54 Humanities major 56 Archer’s wood 57 Ending from Lennon and McCartney

61 Miss. neighbor 63 Salt, in Quebec 64 Ending from Beyonce 68 One: Pref.

69 Copenhagen’s __ Gardens 70 Hullabaloos 71 Beginning for this puzzle’s five endings 72 Annie, for one 73 Sibilant “Hey, you!”

Down 1 Make a choice 2 Backrub response 3 Not a child of bondage 4 Pudding starch 5 King Kong, e.g.

6 Sounded ghostly 7 Until 8 Bird feeder filler 9 Movie lioness 10 Roadside depression 11 Go up against 12 Spend, as time 13 Haggle 18 Genetic letters 22 Plunder 23 Turntable no.

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Positives

Negatives

40-50 degree weather multiple days in a row? I’ll take it—even if it means going to class. Nice pattern we had going, unfortunately, more snow is on the way.

UNH closes for flurries but stays open for full-fledged blizzards á la Feb. 18.

Time to invest in a solid pair of boots for the trek from Forest Hills.

Congratulations to Ski and Snowboard club on their Penguin Plunge fundraiser. On Feb. 22, many students braved the waters of the sound and ran in to raise money for autism. From experience, the warm temperature of the air outside definitely didn’t translate to the water.

When clubs don’t email people with news, but expect them to check Facebook for meeting times and events. I guess the UNH students who do check their school email thoroughly are part of the minority. Now do I have solid reasons to go on Facebook instead of doing homework?

The Battery Charge UNH is taking things another step further in regards to sustainability. Jessica Zielinski helped start a chapter of the nonprofit organization PLAN on campus. The goal in mind is to hold a huge tag sale at the end of the school year for students who want to get rid of furniture/clothing/décor. Other students can stop by the sale and by gently used items for a few bucks. Be on the lookout for updates!

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USGA President’s Corner

Chargers,

This week take the some time out of your busy schedules and call someone from your family like your grandparents. Family is one of the most important things in our lives that we easily take for granted.

This week is the last week to submit your applications to run for USGA President, Treasurer or Senator. Go to USGA’s Charger Connection page, and under forms, you will find the application which you can fill out and submit.

I ask that everyone be as careful as possible when walking around campus because of the wet floors and ice on the walkways. Take extra precaution when using the stairs and always use the hand railing.

Yours truly, Zani Imetovski USGA President

USGA Treasurer’s Tip of the Week

“Deadlines, Part Two.”

While I have mentioned deadlines before, I wanted to make a special note of the various upcoming deadlines you should be aware of. If you’ve ever been interested in running for a position in USGA (President, Treasurer or Senator), you have until Feb. 27 to apply! Also, yearly budget is coming up, and the deadline to submit a budget proposal for your RSO next year is March 31. This may seem far away, but definitely put it in your calendar now!

-Isaak Kifle

This week’s USGA Meeting will be held in the Alumni Lounge at 10 a.m.

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Chargers Got Talent

WINNERS OF CHARGERS GOT TALENT - WOMEN’S SOFTBALL TEAM

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By SAMANTHA MATHEWSON

ASSISTANT EDITOR SMATH3@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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The University of New Haven held the first annual Chargers Got Talent competition Sunday, Feb. 23, in the Charger Gymnasium at North Campus. The event was sponsored by SAAC,

the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, and raised over $1400 for the Make a Wish foundation.

The event was set up like the traditional talent show with a panel of judges consisting of Alexa Seidenfeld; the women’s vice president of SAAC, Ric Baker; the associate dean of students, Daryeal Murphy; manager

of Marketplace, Faculty Dining and NRgize, and Lynn DeRobertis; the associate director of educational programs in the office of academic services.

The MCs of the night were Aquillan Hayes, from the women’s basketball, and Zach Guy, from the men’s football team. A UNH student band also accompanied

performances and played throughout the night.

The night was full of performances ranging from singing, dancing, short skits, and poetry readings. Each athletic team had a routine respectively, along with members of the poetry club, the dance team, monsoon dance team and the step team. There were both solo

and group performances.

During two brief intermissions there was a dance contest where audience members were able to show off their moves too. The coaching staff also got to showcase their talent and dance with Charlie the Charger in a short video that was played during a break between performances titled “Evolution

of Hip Hop Dance.”

After the event concluded and judges collaborated their scores, they announced that the women’s softball team, who had sung their own rendition of Royals, including humor in their lyrics relatable to all athletes. Judge Murphy said, “It was one of the two tens I gave out all night.”

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Udaya Named Track Athlete of the Year and Most Outstanding Track Performer, Chargers Third at Northeast-10 Championship A CHARGER ATHLETICS PRESS RELEASE

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The University of New Haven women’s indoor track and field team placed third at the Northeast-10 Indoor Track & Field Championship on Saturday evening at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Boston.

The finish matches the bestever for the Chargers at the meet. The Charger women amassed 93 team points, finishing behind Stonehill (173) and Southern Connecticut State (143).

Junior Ada Udaya (West Haven, Conn./West Haven) was named the Northeast-10’s Most Outstanding Track Performer winning the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.51 seconds and breaking the tape in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.19 seconds to break her NE-10 Championship Meet record.

Udaya was also named the Northeast-10 Track Athlete of the Year for the second consecutive season; she has met the NCAA automatic qualifying times in both the 60- and 200-meter races, both of which are the second best marks in Division II this season.

Briana Conyers (Derby, Conn./Hill Regional Career) also claimed an individual NE-10 crown with a winning distance of 11.73 meters in

the triple jump.

Also in the sprints, Ivy Watts (Waltham, Mass./ Waltham) competed in the 200-meter dash, finishing eighth in 26.26 seconds to earn the team one point.

In the 400-meter dash, Watts contributed five points with a fourth-place finish of 57.98 seconds, while teammate Jasmin Belcher (Uniondale, N.Y./ Kellenberg Memorial High School) earned two points with a seventh place time of 1:00.53.

Sophomore Olivia Tangney (Holden, Mass./Wachusett Regional) earned five points with a fourth place finish in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:23.01. The Chargers also picked up a four-point contribution in the 1000-meter run, as Erin Fox (Dover, N.J./Dover) crossed the finish line in fifth place in 3:06.55.

Conyers picked up two points and hit the qualifying mark for next weekend’s New England Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 60-meter hurdles, finishing seventh with a time of 9.30 seconds. Her mark of 9.20 seconds in the preliminary round improved upon her own UNH indoor record.

The Chargers also had a strong performance in the 4x400 meter relay. Conyers teamed up with Watts, Belcher and Udaya to lead

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the squad to a second place, eight-point finish of 3:53.57.

The 4x800 meter relay team also added a top-five finish. The team comprised of Arielle Latourette (Easton, Pa./Easton Area) Tangney, Jeanny Francois (Hillside, N.J./Academy for Information Technology) and Fox picked up five points, coming in fourth in 10:06.72.

In the distance medley, Tangney, Amanda Rindgen (Derby, Conn./Sacred Heart Academy), Francois and Fox helped pick up two points in a seventh place perfor-

mance by crossing the line in 13:08.50.

The Chargers also boasted a strong day in field events, with four student athletes placing in the top three of their respective events.

Conyers paced the field events by taking home the NE-10 crown in the triple jump with a leap of 11.73 meters. Conyers has already met the NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the event.

Kelsey Palomino (Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore) took home six points as part of a third place finish with a jump of 11.58 meters, which

also provisionally qualifies her for the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. Roxie Redwood (Millstone, N.J./Allentown) also chipped in three points, finishing sixth with a jump of 10.85 meters.

Camille Charles (Hartford, Conn./Northwest Catholic) earned eight points for a second place finish in the weight throw, with a toss of 14.37 meters. Brittany Bussiere added three points, coming in sixth with a toss of 12.03 meters.

Tiara Mitchell (Westbury, N.Y./Old Westbury) added a

NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the long jump by lunging 5.57 meters, which was good enough for third place. Redwood also competed, adding a sixth place, three point performance with a jump of 5.23 meters.

The Chargers return to action next weekend, February 28 - March1 at the New England Indoor Track and Field Championships, hosted

by Boston University.

Chargers Tabbed for No. 4 in Season’s First NCAA Regional Rankings

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The University of New Haven men’s basketball team has been ranked No. 4 in the NCAA East Region Rankings, as released on Wednesday afternoon. The Chargers are currently 18-7 with one regular-season contest and at least one Northeast-10 postseason game remaining.

Complete Regional Rankings at NCAA.com The Northeast-10 is wellrepresented in the rankings, occupying the top four spots. Southern Connecticut State, Franklin Pierce and Saint Anselm own the three places ahead of the Chargers. New Haven was swept in the home-and-home series by the Owls – once in overtime – and lost on buzzer beaters to both the Ravens and Hawks.

East Coast Conference frontrunner Dowling sits in the fifth spot followed by Saint Michael’s. The first Central Atlantic Collegiate

Conference representative is seventh-ranked Philadelphia with Bentley, Bloomfield and Dominican rounding out the top 10.

This week’s ledger reflects games played through Sunday, Feb. 16 and does not include midweek action that saw seven regionallyranked teams record wins while Bentley and Philadelphia were each defeated by unranked foes.

The regional rankings help to determine the eight teams selected for the NCAA Div. II East Region Championship. After automatic bids are allotted for the postseason champions of the NE10, ECC and CACC, the five highest remaining teams in the final rankings will round out the field that competes for the regional crown from March 15-18.

Last season, the Chargers

reached the NCAA postseason for the first time since 2004 and earned a win at the East Regional for the first time since 2003. New Haven travels to Adelphi on Tuesday, Feb. 25 to conclude the regular season and will play in a Northeast-10 Championship Quarterfinal (time, location and opponent TBD) on Sunday, March 2.

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––––––––––––––––––––– I think we all turned the other shoulder at the idea of a new Robocop movie. It’s a remake of a really cheesy 80s movie with a few big named stars in it; Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton, Gary Oldman, to name a few, but every time this formula is put into motion, we get things like G.I Joe. We all knew what it would be like; but honestly, Robocop isn’t as bad as you think.

Never before has that phrase been such a compliment.

I would say it’s a decent film with some actual effort and care behind it. As you probably figured, the plot is pretty similar to the original, but benefits from a few twists that make it fit nicely into today’s world.

One of these twists in-

volves Samuel L. Jackson as a news reporter. His character tells the narration of the film in a pretty cleaver way that makes you look forward to his sequences. The movie gets most of its satisfaction from its Characters, specifically Robocop himself and his wife. Both actors put up decent performances, and actually give the dilemma some believable weight to it.

This differs from the original, which had almost no character development and all action. This version completely flips this trend.

The character development is heavy, but the action is mediocre. Ironic, since this concept should surely call for some cool action.

They’re just okay.

It’s a lot of stand still shooting without much movement, but it’s enough to get by. The suit looks awesome, I really love the size and power that the suit

commands, plus it looks more anatomic and mobile as opposed to gaudy and impractical like the original.

Let’s compare some more to the original film: they seem to have the same plot points, however, change emphasis. Like I said before about the action v. character, this goes likewise for the villains. In the original the villains were the gang who tried to kill Murphy. In this, the villain is the creator of the suit, and the gang is glanced over. This makes for a much better film over all because it focuses a lot on the political element of a robotic law enforcement officer.

Actually this movie has a lot to say about politics and the world today. For an overall opinion: it doesn’t suck.

Don’t go out of your way to see it, but if you do it’ll keep you entertained with a few buddies on $5 Tuesday.

the film will be than previous Marvel films, and how it could possibly lead us into Avengers 3.

Batman v. Superman director Zack Snyder is looking for a “young, black, mid 20s, physically fit actor” for a small role in the upcoming film. Speculation suggest this could be for Cyborg.

Snyder has previously met with Michael B. Jordan, who will also star as the Human Torch in the new Fantastic 4 reboot.

Warner Brothers is planning to give us Space Jam 2, but featuring Lebron James rather than Michael Jordan this time. I usually don’t give opinions in this section, but this sounds like a bad idea.

Jai Courtney will play Kyle Reese in the upcoming Terminator: Genesis. This film will take us back to the story of the original Terminator and feature Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Will Smith turned down the opportunity to star in the sequel to Independence Day, and will instead star in Brilliance.

About Last Night

By JORDAN SCHONBERGER

STAFF WRITER JSCHO1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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With Valentine’s Day having just passed, romance films are sweeping through the box offices this season. If you’re looking for a movie in celebration of love, life and relationships, that’s not incredibly over-the-top, you’ll find it in About Last Night.

This is a universal movie that can be enjoyed alone as well as with your significant other. A remake of the 1986 film of the same name, this film features an all-black cast starring Kevin Hart, Regina Hall, Michael Ealy

and Joy Bryant, and it is hilarious!

Hart’s gigantic personality shines in his role as Bernie, the best friend and wingman of Ealy’s character. Alone, he provides great comic relief to juxtapose the Bryant and Ealy relationship, but his own chemistry with Hall really makes for rip-roaring laughter throughout.

The chemistry Ealy shares with Bryant is evident too.

While this romantic comedy does follow the typical story line of a guy and a girl meet and together they fall in love, it feels surprisingly human as you watch the trials and tribulations that Ealy and Bryant go through.

Another refreshing aspect

of the film is that for an R rated comedy, the sexual aspect of love isn’t very gratuitous here. It serves as more of a punch line, while maintaining the focus on the other aspects with more substance that go into a having great relationship.

In a genre of films that often gets pigeonholed into the “Chick Flick” category, in comes a film that anyone with a good sense of humor and a little know-how about the game of love can enjoy.

About Last Night is now playing in theaters everywhere.

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––––––––––––––––––––– Heres some quick movie news worth the mention: The new Fantastic 4 cast has been announced: Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell will be playing Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and The Thing.

Marvel has revealed a short list of potential Dr. Strange Directors: Mark Andrews, Nikolaj Arsel, Dean Israelite, and Jonathan Lavine.

Guardians of the Galaxy shows us our first trailer with Christ Pratt as Starlord.

It shows us how different

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

Wednesday, Feb. 26: - Student Film Showing in Lee 301 at 9 p.m.

- Lecturer: Fonzworth Bentley in Dodds Theater at 8 p.m., doors open at 7:30 p.m.

- Sign up for the Go Karting Trip (Feb. 28) on Charger Connection at 9 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 27: - Make Your Own Soap in Bartels Programming Space at 1 p.m.

- Movie: Fight Club in Bartels Dining Hall at 9 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 28: - Movie: Braveheart in Bartels Dining Hall at 9 p.m.

- Go Karting Trip, See Charger Connection for details Saturday, March 1: - Movie: The Godfather in Buckman 120 at 6 p.m.

- Laser Scribe Pens & Make Your Own Lip Balm in Bartels Programming Space from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Sunday, March 2: The Oscar Party in Alumni Lounge, 6 p.m.

Is there trouble in paradise? Do you have love or relationship questions? Ask Melanie!

Submit “Ask Melanie” requests to chargerbulletin@newhaven.edu, our Facebook page or Twitter.

Dear Melanie, I have been single for about eight months now and the last relationship I was in my ex boyfriend cheated on me. I’m open to a relationship, but it seems like there is no one out there and I’m feeling lost. I hate feeling like I’ll never find a guy that will treat me right because I don’t want to just settle. I always rush into relationships too fast, but I am tired of being alone.

Any time you are in a relationship that ends badly it tends to always make you guarded after, so I have to commend you for being open to a relationship after the way your last one ended.

It is so bold and brave of you to move on from that and realize that there is something greater for you out there, but I know how annoying the waiting game can be. At the end of the day the hardest part might be for you to step out of your comfort zone of waiting for someone to approach you and simply make the effort yourself.

You should never feel lost without a man. You have been you since the day you were born and you will continue to be yourself regardless of who comes in and out of your life.

It was really good to hear you say that you don’t want to settle because you don’t know how many girls will do that just that in order to feel fulfilled and it winds up hurting them more in the long run.

You sound like a smart, head strong girl, who has a lot of potential to do amazing things in life based on her own independence. You need a man who is going to be your partner in crime, not move on to something else because he is feeling like he’s not getting enough attention. He’s a boyfriend not a baby or a puppy. You need someone who realizes that your independence and standards make you the woman you are and someone who thinks those traits are, well, sexy.

I have all the faith in the world that you will find someone. Someone like you, who seems to have been through so much and still come out with such an optimistic attitude, is inspirational, for lack of a better word, and there is no doubt in my mind that your positive attitude will draw the man of your dreams to you very soon. Stay you and everything will fall into place.

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The Spotlight: The Dustbusters

By ELYSE VON DER FECHT

STAFF WRITER EVOND1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU PHOTO BY ILEANA ALVAREZ-DIAZ

By ILEANA ALVAREZ-DIAZ

STAFF WRITER IALVA1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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It’s no secret that there’s immense talent on the University of New Haven campus. However, if anyone truly deserves to be in the spotlight, it would have to be The Dustbusters.

The band consists of Anthony Rossi, Tom Stringer, Cory Giovan and Drew Niedzielski; four guys who know they’re unparalleled.

Together they create stellar music, encompassing countless skills beyond belief.

I was given the chance to interview one of the members, in which he told me how this band came to be.

Ileana Alvarez-Diaz: “How did you all meet?

Your majors?”

Drew Niedzielski: “We all met at UNH in the music LLC last year. We are all music production and music business majors.”

IAD: “Where did the idea of forming this band come from? What inspired you?”

DN: “We were all friends and would jam a lot, so at some point we just started writing songs and playing shows.”

IAD: “Why UNH?” DN: “We don’t really know, Tony went here because his sister also goes here, the rest of us wanted to go to a school with a good

production program.”

IAD: “Tell me about the music process.”

DN: “Usually someone comes up with a riff or progression, and it sort of gets built up with the rest of us over time into a full song, by jamming at practice or writing more.”

IAD: How about songwriting? Does one person write all the songs or do you all collaborate?

DN: “Usually Tony and Tom write the melodies and lyrics, but everyone is involved in the writing process.”

IAD: “What do you want to convey to the audience— what do you want us to walk away with?”

DN: “We just want to play to our potential and make sure the audience has as good a time as we do” IAD: “Tell me about the very first time you all preformed together. How did that feel?”

DN: “The first show we played was at Dodd’s Theater here at UNH. Our friends came to see us which felt great, and the other bands were very talented; we really don’t remember much else.”

IAD: “Any embarrassing moments while preforming?”

DN: “The last show we played both Tony and Tom broke strings on their guitars and some drunk person

knocked over a PA speaker.”

IAD: “Are you guys looking to be signed or do you prefer the creative independence?”

DN: “We are planning on releasing an album soon, we don’t know whether we want to release it on a label or independently yet.”

IAD: “Now because these always show up, what are some of the challenges you all face?”

DN: “Finding time to practice, write and record is always a difficulty” IAD: “What’s the fun part?”

DN: “The fun part is playing and writing music, partying and going to shows” IAD: “Who came up with the name? Origin?”

DN: “The name is stolen from an old vacuum cleaner we use to clean the dorm.”

IAD: Final question: is there anything else you want readers to know?

DN: “We recommend going to a local show. You might just have a good time and meet a new friend.”

I highly recommend checking them out as well as seeing them live. They’re full of potential and definitely deserve a place on your playlists. www.facebook.com/ TheDustbustersCT; thedustbusters.bandcamp.com

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Anthem Lights is a fourpiece American Christian pop/rock band from Nashville Tenn. Members include Alan Powell, Caleb Grimm, Chad Graham and Joey Stamper.

On Feb. 1, 2011, they released Anthem Lights EP. May 10, 2011 they released their debut album titled, Anthem Lights with singles “Can’t Shut Up,” “I Wanna Know You Like That,” “Can’t Get Over You,” and “Outta My Mind.”

Following this album they released another EP The Acoustic Sessions on January 13, 2012. In 2013 they put together two more albums of all their covers they have done Anthem Lights Covers and Anthem Lights Covers Part 2.

On Nov. 19, 2013, they released their Simple Little Christmas EP with songs, “All I Want for Christmas,” “O Holy Night,” and more.

They just recently released their second album titled You Have My Heart, with single “Hide You Love Away.” If I may say, this album they have done is phenomenal.

All these songs on their album have great meaning towards the lyrics, which made me think more about what I thought about each song.

“You Have My Heart:” This song was a great choice

to put first on the album because it gets you ready for the rest of the songs that follow. The tempo of the song is fast and has great melodies throughout the lyrics.

“Follow Your Heart:” As you listen to the beginning of the song, it pulls your attention in with the different beats and rhythm. This song is perfect to listen to when you’re ready to have a great time and let loose with your friends.

“The Unknown:” This song is another heart-warming song and touches you with the lyrics. I feel as if this song has a lot of meaning to the words of the song and you can tell by the way they are being sung.

“Fight Forever:” The start of the song is very strong and it makes you listen carefully to see what is going to come next. This song has great harmonies throughout the song as well.

“Turn Around:” In the song they have the piano playing as it accompanies the lyrics and fits with the way the song flows perfectly. The piano gives the song a strong feeling because it has a distinct feel.

“That’s What I’m Looking For:” This song is a more upbeat song on their album.

This song is different from the others on this album and it’s a great way to see a different side of Powell, Grimm, Graham and Stamper. This song would have to be my second favorite off this album.

“Light for You:” This

song is also upbeat and has a positive vide throughout the song. The song makes you want to drop everything you’re doing and just jump around and feel free.

“Coming Home:” This song is upbeat, but has a slower feeling as you listen to the entire song. As I listened to this song it has a soothing rhythm as well as the melodies.

“Hide You Love Away:” This song is a more sentimental feeling as you listen to what is being said and it’s a little slower than their other songs on the album.

You can really connect to what they are talking about.

“Closer Than the Angels:” This song has a great vibe and you are able to listen and think about what they are trying to say. It has a great message as you listen carefully.

“Help You Stand:” The instrumentation for this song works well with the song because it gives you that feel to enjoy what you’re doing. It has a very powerful outcome of the song as well as a great message.

“Dear Hollywood:” Making this the last song on the album closes off with a strong feeling. It has a slower tempo but has an upbeat vibe to the song.

If you haven’t heard of this talented American Christian band, you are missing out and I suggest you check them out as well as see them live. You will not be disappointed.

Love, Marriage, & Divorce; Toni Braxton and Babyface Bringing Back the Old-School Beat

By SHANNON LIVEWELL STAFF WRITER SLIVEWELL@ME.COM

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If you have read my articles from the start, then you are probably aware of the fact that I am a huge RnB fan, and if this is the first article of mine you’ve ever read, well then I guess you know that now too.

I love everything about RnB from the soul of the music, to the beat, and the feelings that it evokes. One of my all-time favorite RnB artists is Toni Braxton and from the fate of some RnB angel, Braxton released a new album Love, Marriage, & Divorce, featuring Babyface on Feb. 5, 2014.

Braxton and Babyface have a long history. In 1990, Babyface (and L.A. Reid) “discovered” and signed her

to LaFace Records.

After listening through the album I have to say that I couldn’t have expected anything more from the soulful music Braxton and Babyface deliver. They bring the classic sound of 90s RnB to a new level with emotional lyrics and contemporary beats. The two have an angelic quality to their voices when they both become one.

Their unique harmonies and copycat riffs that can be heard on the hook of, “Hurt You” and throughout every song are phenomenal.

My favorite song on the album is “Rollercoaster” which, reminds me of a modern day Smokey Robinson and Diana Ross kind of duet. This album has taken two extremely amazing and independent artists and made them into an unstoppable duo. “Rollercoaster” takes the story of any typical

romance going through the motions of their relationship every day. The emotion in their voices mixed with the synth-induced beat makes for an amazing Sunday night track by the fire with the one

you love.

I have met many people in life who say they aren’t a fan of Braxton because of how deep her voice is.

Her previous albums have really showcased her lower

vocal register and really not allowed her to explore her entire voice but this album is so refreshing. Braxton not only showcases her signature voice but exposes a completely new register that

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fans have never heard her reach before. There must be a new producer around, or someone encouraging Braxton to step out of her comfort zone. Whatever it is, the fans of the RnB community have happy ears and souls.

RnB music has such a huge following because it was born off of the roots of Blues and Jazz. These two styles married together and made a genre that conjures so much emotion in the fans that listen to it. For RnB listeners it’s not just about a pretty tune, it’s about what the song makes you feel.

Braxton and Babyface captured the true RnB message behind every one of their tracks on this album and I believe someone who isn’t a strong RnB fan would be able to appreciate the love and emotion put into this record.

Campus Crime Blotter *In accordance with the Federal law known as the Clery Act, the UNH Campus Police maintains a Crime Log, which contains information on alleged criminal incidents reported to the UNH Police. The following are matters of public record.

(1) DRUG COMPLAINT Location: Winchester Hall Date: Jan. 30, 2014 Time: 9:48 AM

(2) DRUG COMPLAINT Location: Soundview Hall Date: Jan. 30, 2014 Time: 11:47 PM

(3) BREACH OF PEACE Location: Sheffield Hall Date: Jan. 31, 2014 Time: 1:15 AM

(4) THEFT

Location: South Campus

Date: Jan. 31, 2014 Time: 5:52 PM

(5) DRUG COMPLAINT

Location: Forest Hills Apartments Date: Feb. 1, 2014 Time: 12:22 AM

(6) ALCOHOL VIOLATION

Location: Dunham Hall Date: Feb. 1, 2014 Time: 2:40 AM

(7) EVADING RESPONSIBILITY Location: Soundview Hall Date: Feb. 1, 2014 Time: 9:56 AM