February 10, 2016

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WNHU has a new General Manager P.2

Turn to the Opinion section to see what websites you should be using P.4

Music Editor Glenn guesses at who will win a Grammy P.7

Film Editor Ben shares his predications for the Academy Awards P.9

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Whereabouts Unknown Opens at Seton Gallery

By KARINA KRUL

STAFF WRITER KKRUL1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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hereabouts Unknown opens February 11 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Seton Gallery and focuses on the impact of imprisonment on families, exploring the plethora of debilitating consequences.

Artist-in-residence, Felandus Thames, Yale Painting and Printmaking Alum ’10, was invited by Gallery Director, Laura Marsh, Yale Sculpture Alum ’09, to transform Seton

objects.

“I use objects as surrogates for people,” Thames explained as he discusses the use of household objects in his pieces.

Each piece in the collection offers a domestic outlook on a national problem. Through objects ranging from hair brushes to hair barettes to hair relaxer, Thames focuses on hair, a decision he made while walking through Harlem counting how many stores were selling hair products specifically geared to-

Sam Feroce, Kevin Barnonowski and Reilley Mcgee (Photo by Alyssa MacKinnon)

Love is a Full Plate

By ALYSSA MACKINNON

STAFF WRITER AMACK2@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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he Hospitality and Tourism Management department raised more than $4,000 with their third annual benefit for End Hunger Connecticut.

The event was held on Friday, Feb. 5, and was hosted by the Hospitality and Tourism Management department with co-sponsorships from partners such as Sodexo, ShopRite, florists and FruitBouquets.com.

The End Hunger Connecticut organization goal is to “improve the levels of food security and nutrition among Connecticut families.” The

organization as a whole focuses on advocacy, outreach to the community, education, and research.

This year’s theme was “A Taste of Carnaval.” Tickets included cocktail hour, a book by the Chef George Mendes, and a four course meal with wine pairings and an auction.

Last year, the HTM department raised $10,000 from various events through the semester, including the “Love Is” dinner for EndHunger CT. This year’s event at the University of New Haven featured George Mendes, a Michelin Star Chef and owner of ALDEA, a Mediterranean restaurant in New York.

According to the biography on Mendes’ personal page, he “has fond memories of the

meals his family would prepare while he was growing up in Danbury, Conn. From a young age, he knew he wanted a creative career, and food was his first love. Mendes graduated in 1992 from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. In 2003, Basque chef Martin Berasategui introduced Mendes to the culinary avant-garde movement by teaching him to add personal flair to traditional recipes, while remaining true to the ingredients’ flavors. This cultural immersion made a significant impact on his career. Mendes has two fundamental principles for his cooking today, sourcing the best ingredients and simple preparation.”

The cocktail hour featured a See HOSPITALITY page 3

Felandus Thames (left) talks with vistors of the gallery.

(Photo provided by Laura Marsh)

Gallery into a pale green prison cell to evoke feelings of sedation and calmness from visitors as they view telling pieces that portray the injustice in our prison systems.

Thames draws inspiration from writers like Etheridge Knight as he shines light on the Prison Industrial Complex and its tendency to defend power distributions and perpetuate stereotypes. Through his very thought-provoking, personal pieces, Thames portrays the role of prison systems in the fabric of inner city communities.

Thames’ utilizes the Black voice by mining distinctive cultural traits through various

wards Blacks. In the past, hair has been used as a power statement, with the rising popularity of afros and locks, but it has become something most Blacks alter and hide.

Laura Marsh strongly sees the message of hair in this exhibition to be that beauty is about pain. Thames sees this focus on hair as a Black voice speaking to the struggles faced throughout a group of people.

One of the first pieces as you walk into the gallery consists of combs with bristles removed to spell out words from a poem. The theme of hair is incorporated throughout the entire installation piece and sets See WHEREABOUTS page 2

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the tone for the exhibition.

Many pieces in the exhibit use domestic objects, relating back to hair, to show the effects of having a family member in jail and how the absence of a male role model effects the trajectory of young family members and begins to render the Black man invisible.

Perhaps the greatest portrayal of that invisibility comes from Thames’ piece using mason jars, hair relaxer, and photographs.

In this piece, photographs of black men from all stages of life, performing various daily tasks,

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are placed in a mason jar with hair relaxer.

Thames seeks to normalize black males and destroy the image of

a thug through the everyday pictures. Eventually the hair relaxer will disintegrate the images, symbolizing the render-

ing of the black man invisible.

This piece, and many more, speak to the injustice and the suffering experienced by entire families as a result of the corruption of prison systems.

In a time where one in three black men will spend a portion of their life in a prison cell, Thames gives a voice to those shut behind bars and a hope to their families suffering with them.

Thames, as an artist in residence, will be available to meet with students to discuss his work and process.

How to Readjust and How to Go Back: The Connecticut Study Abroad Reentry Conference

By PATRICIA OPREA

CONTRIBUTING WRITER POPRE1@NEWHAVEN.EDU

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hey say you only study abroad once. Well, even that’s a slim chance.

According to Association of International Educators, only 1.5 percent of students have studied abroad in 2014, and this number is up from the previous year. With foreign institutions often being cheaper than ones the USA, and the ability to live in a foreign culture being a once-ina-lifetime experience, it begs the question, why

do so few students study abroad? Perhaps they are hesitant, perhaps they don’t know enough about the process, maybe they don’t have leeway in their scheduling, or possibly, they love their campus, friends, family, city, and a separation would not be ideal. Then, the students who have studied abroad may think it’s difficult to return, not realizing that going abroad doesn’t have to be just a one-time experience.

The Third Annual

CT-Area Study Abroad Reentry Conference was held on February 6 at the University of New Haven, a day packed with speakers and information about the different options of international education.

Any study abroad alumni was invited to attend, whether they had been abroad for one month or one year. The main goal was to demonstrate to students that educational and experiential learning doesn’t have to be limited

New WNHU General Manager Bruce Barber

By RILEY KNEBES

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n January 29, Lourdes Alvarez, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, announced that Bruce Barber will be the new General Manager of WNHU. WNHU is the University of New Haven’s official FM radio station run by a professional staff, students, community volunteers, and faculty.

The General Manager’s job is to oversee the radio station, hire new employees, and connect with the public. Barber’s duty will be to help tell the stories of what’s happening on campus, in the community, and other areas of the world.

Barber has been in radio broadcasting for over 35 years. He got his start in Geneva, New York at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Barber became a part time announcer in 1978. He has worked in both commercial and public radio, and is known for his part in the Smith and Barber morning show on WPLR.

Bruce Barber (Photo obtained via UNH wesbite)

One of Barber’s first projects as the General Manager is to conduct a listening tour of UNH. The idea is to get a feel for the University and the station’s listeners.

“Bruce is committed to improving the station’s website and promotion, developing podcast distribution capabilities, training more students on audio production and the secrets to telling compelling stories in audio form,” said Alvarez.

Barber has been described as “positive” and “energetic,” with an “outgoing personality.”

“We’re going to do great things,” said Barber. “The students are a committed group of talented young

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people, and I want them to fall in love with radio, just as I did when in college!”

Barber has also created and hosted a website and radio show called “The Real Life Survival Guide,” which talks about the challenges of modern day living.

“I think he will be a great leader and representative for WNHU,” said Stephen Shepard, WNHU operations manager. “I can’t wait to see the mark he leaves on the station and its students.”

Barber will also begin teaching next fall.

Tune in to 88.7 FM or find him on the University’s website.

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to the classroom, nor the country. Lessons focused on teaching students the “after” of studying abroad.

In Session 1: Unpacking your Study Abroad Experience, a panel of speakers presented on reentry, the process of returning home. This was described as the “reentry worm,” a line from initial excitement of being home, the judgmental stage of finding fault in the old environment, the realization phase of noticing significant changes in oneself, leading down to reverse culture shock, marked by frustration.

This is normal, and it is important to remember that the curve will go up with balanced reintegration, and finding ways to cope with reentry. The speakers suggest keeping a journal during this time, reflecting on your experience, and your new perspective upon reentry.

If you find daily life less enjoyable, are more bored and frustrated, find yourself making comparisons and wishing you were back, think about these feelings, speak with other study-abroad alumni, and revisit old memories. Why not continue the sense of adventure back at home?

Find some new cultural events to explore, meet other internationals, the USA is full of tourists; share your culture with a foreigner. The speakers advise to plan ideas for new civic engagement, academic reintegration, and professional development, to not let experiences get “shoeboxed” away.

Find a language partner to practice with, become a tutor for international students, volunteer at a center for immigrants or refugees, become a tour guide for your own city, and of course, research more international opportunities. Above all, don’t discredit the good in the present moment, and be

patient with the adjustment.

In Session II: Going Abroad Again, the panelists spoke of just how many ways it is possible to return to the international environment. They highlighted work and interning abroad. API, CIS, and CEA are known not only for their studyabroad programs, but also for their internships. In fact, API has a 5-month or 10-month paid work program to Colombia to teach English, for only a $400 application fee. There is a monthly stipend, training, and health insurance provided, as well as sources to help you find accommodation in the country.

API also has paid program to China for the summer, semester, or year to teach English, including the monthly stipend, housing, training, and health insurance. The panelists also discuss that there is a possibility to receive government-sponsored grants from the country you teach in, one citing her experience in Austria and with the Austrian government.

Working abroad can include being an Au pair, which is essentially a combination of nanny/ babysitter, and language instructor for a local family. Many countries, like Spain, have a high desire for foreigners to teach English. Being an au pair guarantees you room and board, as well as a weekly stipend, plus direct cultural immersion.

The speakers also highlighted graduate schools abroad and awards. Often times, school abroad is cheaper, and can be completed in less time. One panelist, who received his MBA in Ireland, completed his program for $10,000, and all in one year. Some countries, like Germany, offer free tuition for many undergraduate and post-graduate degrees, and many are taught in English. It certainly can be cheaper

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to receive your degree abroad, it is important to make sure that the degree is something that will be recognized and accepted in the United States. The Boren Scholarship, the Fulbright scholarship, Critical Language Scholarship, and Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, are all fully funded and offer students the opportunity to study and travel outside of the US, either short-term or long-term.

Finally, the panel disRosa Mo, a dietetics professor at UNH, wins the 8-person dinner during the auction cussed volunteering (Photo by Alyssa MacKinnon) abroad and the Peace con’t from page 1 place with fantastic food Ryan Lynch, who served Corps. The speakers cooked to order by the as the auctioneer. After said that many volunselection of dishes disize of your party. all of the excitement of teer programs will have rectly from his book, My Musicians played the dinner and auction, program fees, and that Portugal: Recipes and for the entire event and the book signing was held short-term volunteering Stories, and an accomthe silent auctions for in the Alumni lounge may even do more harm panying book signing the night were all gathuntil 10 p.m. than good. Volunteering was held in the Bartels ered via donation by the Auction items included is not for someone to take Student Center from 5:30 students of the hospitalfour Knicks tickets, pictures with the locals, p.m.to 7 p.m. ity department capstone which sold for $1,000, to post status updates, it is The roasted pig was class. and an eight-person dinto spend as much time as one of the crowd favorSam Feroce, Reilley ner in your home cooked possible in an area and doites, with succulent honey Mcgee and Kevin Barby a personal chef, which nate your time and talents notes and well-seasoned, nonowski coordinated sold for $2,500. to the community. Don’t tender meat. Other dishes and led the donation Renee Allen, sommelier combine vacation time being served included team, working around the for the evening, presented and philanthropic intent. the braised oxtail, sarclock to make the event a wine pairing and explaIf you volunteer abroad, dines with peppers, garlic successful. This year the nation for each course. make sure it is in an area shrimp, chocolate cookgroup solicited twice as Beginning with a white of interest. If you don’t ies called “chocolate many donations for the wine grape blend, tranlike children, you’re not salami,” smoked country dinner silent auction. sitioning to a flavorful going to enjoy an unpaid ham, and caldo verde position in a foreign coun“It is such an easy cause, red, to a more tannic red with chorizo soup. try, where you don’t speak this year’s donations are that complemented the Annamaria Primiani, the language. In terms of amazing and the experivarious meats of the main a graduate student and volunteering, some places ence of putting everycourse, and finally ending founding sister of Alpha can offer accommodation thing together is eye on a dessert wine for the Sigma Alpha, supported in exchange for skills. opening,” Feroce said. final course of the French the cause and spoke The day wrapped up The four-course dinKing’s cake. with ways to present your highly of ALDEA in ner was hosted by senior New York as a modern experience abroad on a resume, and to potential employers. Including all involvement is valuable, perhaps adding an “International Experience” part of the resume. 73% of interviewers ranked study abroad as important when seeing the resume of a potential candidate; in a highly globalized world, outside experience is more valued than ever!

Anyone interested in studying, working, interning, or volunteering abroad is encouraged to visit the Study Abroad Office in Kaplan 210.

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Five Websites Every Love in the Time College Student of Dating Apps Should Know About

By KAITLIN MAHAR

OPINION EDITOR KMAHA1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

––––––––––––––––––––– 1. RateMyProfessor. com Taking an elective or a core that’s outside your area of expertise and have no idea who to take it with? Then let me introduce you to the best friend a college student could ever ask for: Rate My Professor.

2. Alibris.com Did you know there are other websites out there to buy and sell your books besides Chegg?

I know, it sounds crazy, but it’s true. Sure, it may not be the fanciest one out there in terms of

looks, but college students couldn’t care less about looks, especially if there is a greater need that trumps it. (No? Look at that guy you hooked up with last weekend. I rest my case.) This website has probably saved me the most money on books out of every other one I’ve tried, and there have been many. Bonus: Looking to save a little extra cash? Get the International Edition. It’s all in English, and the page numbers are usually the same, it just has some extra stuff about the editors/publishers and comes in paperback. Oh, and it’s about half the price of a regular textbook.

3. Twitter.com Have a window that won’t shut? Wi-Fi went down during registration?

Shuttle doesn’t show up?

Tweet about it. You have no idea how many times I’ve witnessed friends and peers tweet about a

problem they’re having, only to have their school get right on it and fix it.

I once had a friend get a complete dorm room makeover during her winter break because of one little tweet. Never underestimate the power of Twitter.

4. GlassDoor.com Sure, everybody’s desperate for a job, but, in an ideal world, we want to know that the business that offered us a position isn’t going to treat us like crap, right? Well, in comes Glass Door, which is like Rate My Professor, but for jobs and internships. Employees and interns can write reviews of their places of employment on this website, which could definitely save you some grief in the long run.

5. VoterRegistration.

CT.gov Register to vote. Feel the Bern. Or even the Clinton. Just not the Trump.

Abandon Hope, All Ye Who Graduate

By KAITLIN MAHAR

OPINION EDITOR KMAHA1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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The diplomas are handed off to the graduates like batons from one generation of the rat race to the next. The tassels are twirled, the caps are thrown into the air, and, as soon as those optimistically-decorated hats hit the floor, the disorganized chaos sets it. These are no longer graduation caps, but rather, war helmets.

Once graduates are flung from their safety nets that are college campuses and out into the real world, all bets are off. It no longer matters what your major is or where you went to school. You are nothing but another, faceless résumé, just like the millions of other grads who have found themselves in the same dilapidated,

debt-ridden boat. We can’t simply find a job we enjoy - the average student loan debt is $35,000, though many owe hundreds of thousands. Plus, with finding a place to live, food, car expenses, and so on. Our options are further slimmed down by potential employers’ demands that our résumés be supplemented by one to two years of experience for an entrylevel position. Maybe it’s asking too much, but how exactly are we supposed to get a job to gain experience when we need experience? We have no choice but to expand our horizons, and apply to jobs that have nothing to do with our majors.

So, where do we end up? At McDonald’s, the

one place our parents threatened us with should we not get our degrees.

Isn’t it painfully ironic that opportunities to make a living are least common in the land of opportunity? And yet, no matter how many statistics and studies explain that college does, in fact, cost our generation more money than the previous, or that those with a bachelor’s degree are now needing a master’s degree if they want to get ahead in the corporate world, those with the loudest voices refuse to acknowledge that the future of America is drowning in its own spit.

So what are we to do?

Looks like it’s time for another anxiety attack.

By ELISSA SANCI

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ESANC2@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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t one point in time, online dating was seen as a last ditch effort only utilized by the lonely and desperate.

Now, as we sit on the cusp of 2016, we can get anything essential online—clothes, food, and, most notably, a date.

Internet dating has been gaining popularity since the first dating site, Match.com, was launched in 1995. At the time of its creation, online dating was regarded warily, a service that only those who were desperate for companionship used.

However, after garnering public acceptance with the Tom Hanks film You’ve Got Mail in 1998, online dating sites began to get heavier foot traffic, and now, more than one third of U.S. marriages begin with online dating, according to a study from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences conducted in 2013.

It’s become more and more common to meet a significant other, or even a hookup, through dating websites and, more recently, dating apps.

Most popular among the millennial crowd is Tinder, an app created in 2011, which gained half a million users in 2013 after marketing to the college crowd. According to Dating Site Reviews, 1.5 million in-person dates stem from Tinder each week; more than half of those make it to a second date.

Given this information, it’d be interesting to see why anyone wouldn’t be in full support of this new wave of dating, especially on college campuses.

Dating apps give those who suffer from social anxiety the same chance as those social butterflies

to find love—or at least a decent hookup. Using an app to find a potential date on campus is a good way to figure out who’s eligible; if nothing else, it’s a good way to meet new people and make new friends.

Dating apps force you to go outside of your comfort zone while simultaneously allowing you to keep your guard up for as long as you want.

Approaching someone you find attractive can, arguably, be the most nerve-wracking aspect of dating. Through a dating app, this part can be done with a swipe to the right and a simple message. You don’t have to worry if the person you’re messaging is interested in you—the fact that you matched up in the first place is the first indicator that, barring any personality conflicts, the two of you are at least mildly interested in each other in a non-platonic way.

The best part about these dating apps is that, if after a few days spent talking through text, you decide you don’t feel particularly comfortable meeting in person, you don’t have to. You always have the choice to say no, and no is always a complete sentence; you don’t have to offer an explanation to why you chose not to meet up for coffee.

Most importantly, dating apps feed into how lazy we are. We want love—or sex—and we want it now! So rather than heading to the bar where you’ll have to down four shots before working up the nerve to talk to guy in the white shirt, you can do so from the comfort of your own bed as you eat pizza and watch Netflix.

Of course, using dating apps on campus does have the potential to put you in a possibly awkward position; at any given moment, you can bump into a person you’ve swiped right on but haven’t yet spoken to. If he catches your eye, prepare for a few moments of timidly smiling

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and playing with your hair as you hope he thinks you look even prettier in person that you do in the pictures you painstakingly made a pro and con list to choose. Even worse, there’s the possibility of bumping into the guy or girl you did start talking to, but promptly blocked after he or she started spewing sexually suggestive comments that you were less than comfortable with. Expect a few shuffling moments where eye contacted is averted as you reach around him to grab a packet of Splenda—because god forbid you ask him to pass it to you.

Safety is always a factor to consider when meeting someone for the first time, especially a person you met through an app. Meeting someone from a dating app who goes to your university has its perks: it allows you to ask around about this person, find out some more information about him or her, and see if some of the identifying information she or he listed on the app lines up. Of course, if you are planning to meet someone you met on a dating app, be smart about it. Meet him in a public place, and make sure your friends know where you’re going.

The chances of anything happen are slim, and meeting someone new for the first time is exciting, especially when you’re not exactly sure how things will turn out.

One date could lead to another, which can lead to another—but through the excitement, always make your well being a priority. Never let the prospect of something great overshadow the importance of keeping yourself safe.

Despite the awkward encounters that dating apps pose, and those few and far between dangers, they prove to be more helpful than they do harmful. They are perfect for the shy and the socially awkward, and they allow their users to move at a pace that he or she is comfortable with.

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Treasurer’s Tip

President’s Corner

Yearly Budget

Hello Chargers,

Hello everyone!

I hope you’re looking forward to another awesome week here at UNH; I know I am! Go outside and have a snowball fight or stay inside and watch Netflix, it’s up to you, as long as you’re happy.

Stay warm on this cold and snowy week!! Keep in mind all of the important dates coming up for Yearly Budget Training as well as Elections. The Eboard is going to be sending out a calendar out with all of the important dates within the next few weeks, so definitely keep an eye out. If you are even slightly interested for running for treasurer next year, please do not hesitate one bit to come and talk to me about it, the more the merrier! My office hours are as follows:

Are you interested in becoming a student leader? Do you feel you could represent the student body unbiasedly? If you said yes to both, USGA wants YOU! Elections for next year’s USGA’s administration are coming up soon!

Available positions include USGA President, Treasurer, and Senator. If you are at all interested please consider applying.

Applications can be found on USGA’s ChargerConnection page under the “forms” tab titled “USGA Spring 2016 Elections.” Applications are due on Feb. 12 at 11:59 p.m. If you have any questions regarding the election process or the positions, please do not hesitate to reach out to myself, usgapresident@newhaven.edu, or any other USGA member in the Office of Student Activities in upstairs Bartels.

If interested in stepping outside of your comfort zone and challenging yourself, please consider applying.

Sincerely, James Kielar USGA President

Monday: 12:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday: 1 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Wednesday: 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Thursday: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Friday: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Any USGA related questions? Feel free to contact USGApresident@newhaven. edu or USGATreasurer@newhaven.edu

+ Shout out to Editor-in-Chief Elissa Sanci and Assistant Editor Sami Higgins for snowshoe-ing over here and getting this week’s issue published. + It’s good to see the facilities workers were having fun playing grand theft snowplow on campus earlier this week. My condolences to any of the unsuspecting student victims who may been hit/buried.

Sincerely, Anna Berardinelli USGA Treasurer

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Charger Battery

By Kaitlin Mahar

- So the groundhog was wrong.

- Very, very wrong.

The Battery Charge

SCOPE has decided to change the name of “Spring Weekend” to “Winter Weekend,” given that campus will most likely not thaw out until June. For any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to call former USGA President Richard Rotella at (203) 864-6397, or his successor and partner in crime, current USGA President James Kielar at (203) 9327300. Really, call them any time.

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he 58th Annual Grammy Awards is set for Feb. 15 and will honor the best

Best New Artist: Meghan Trainor

in music from the past year. The 80+ categories of music won’t all be shown up on stage, but the major ones everyone wants to see definitely will. Paired with perfor-

Now this isn’t my personal favorite, because I think Tori Kelly was this year’s breakout artist.

But Meghan Trainor has shown a new type of connection with Top 40 listeners. She’s remained on the radio and on the charts since her first hit – “All About That Bass.” Whether its on a duet with Charlie Puth or John Legend, or just by herself, she’s added a new kind of pop to the mix.

mances from A-list artists at the top of the charts, this is a truly exciting night. It’s also a great way to remember all of the songs you belted in your car last summer or danced to in your living room last winter. Here are some of my predictions for the top categories to win Grammy’s this year.

Record of the Year: “Uptown Funk” This song took over the radio waves in early 2015. “Uptown Funk” was stuck at #1 on the charts for 13 weeks, coming close to the all time record of 16. This song was undeniably popular and catchy, putting together two music superpowers to deliver this instant classic. All of the songs nominated for this category had their time in the spotlight, and it was hard not to pick the song of the summer, “Can’t Feel My Face.” I think that the academy will make the tough choice and crown “Uptown Funk” the winner.

Song of the Year: “Blank Space” Again, I’m not a Taylor Swift fan, but this song was another take over of the pop world.

“Blank Space” was the biggest song off of her album 1989. I think that, compared to the rest of the category, “Blank Space” caused the most discussion, even thought her other songs were all very popular. I don’t think Taylor has enough momentum to win Album of the Year, but this song could get her a Grammy.

Album of the Year: To Pimp a Butterfly This album was the stand-out hip-hop record of 2015.

Kendrick Lamar basically grew up on this album and put his whole life into it – literally. This album preaches of the hardships of his life in Compton, tells the truth of racial injustice and informs people about brutality, violence and prejudice. Again, all of the albums in this category made waves this cycle, but Kendrick put the most artistry into his work and I think the Academy will recognize that.

There are so many more categories and chances for even these artists and songs to win multiple times.

The Grammy Awards, hosted by LL Cool J are on CBS February 15 at 8 p.m. Tune in to see if I was right!

Sia Plays Devil’s Advocate in This Is Acting

on the music industry and how cookie cutter top 40 ––––––––––––––––––––– tracks are made. All but one of the songs on this record were written by the 40-year-old Australian singer/songwriter with the intention to be performed ypically, listening by other artists, all of to a pop record is much which were turned down. like reading a novel.

Passively listening, the There is a clear single, album is almost confusing a thoughtful love-struck because it feels as if you ballad or two, some filler are listening to a cluster of tracks, and hopefully a different artists all tied toTop 40 hit that will plague gether by the same iconic the radio for months to voice that the world fell come until everyone is in love with when “Chansick of it. It follows a plot. delier” was released. Sia Sia’s seventh LP titled is telling the story of the This Is Acting is pure “what-ifs” of living in ansatire and commentary

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other performer’s creative shoes. The stand out track, “One Million Bullets” is the only song that Sia wrote with the intention of keeping for herself.

It is painfully clear where these songs belong.

“Reaper,” which was both co-written and produced

by Kanye West injects a hearty dose of R&B into a radio hit, which was obviously meant for Rihanna.

The same can be said for a soon-to-be staple party anthem “Cheap Thrills.”

The fact that this song did not make it on Miley Cyrus’ Bangerz is almost offensive.

The opening track of the record “Bird Set Free” features a minor piano run that sounds familiar even before vocals start because it would have been perfect for Adele.

Naturally, the album is phenomenal, because it has mass appeal at every corner. There is not one dull track on this record.

Sia has Top 40 hit writing down to a science, which she demonstrates flawlessly in this twelve-track ode to pop music. This being said, if you are expecting a musical revelation or the new track of your life this is the last place to check.

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“Does Humor Belong in Music?”

Round Two: Drake’s “Summer Sixteen” vs.

Meek Mill’s “War Pains”

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here is a very specific portion of the musical spectrum that music snobs often look down their noses at, and that is music that is intended to be humorous. Songs that exist in this realm are often brushed off as gimmick-y and “low art” as some call it; I, however, hold a different opinion. The way I look at it is the same way one would approach movies: sometimes you’re in the mood for a comedy, sometimes you’re in the mood for a drama. Does that make the comedy less of a film than the drama?

Sure, they should probably be judged differently, but that doesn’t make one greater than the other. For this week, I assembled a collection of humorous pieces, whether the artist intended it to be that way or not (I chose to bar parody songs, a la Weird Al Yankovic, simply because they’re a little more obvious).

First of all, I would like to talk about Frank Zappa (whose album title inspired the name of the playlist). Zappa was an artist that people either revered as a genius, or brushed off as a lunatic.

His ridiculous and lude lyrics, coupled with his complicated and often discordant music, had many questioning his sanity. Zappa was, first and foremost, a composer. He

The “beef” between Drake and Meek Mill continues (Photos obtained via Facebook)

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STAFF WRITER PCARB1@UNH,NEWHAVEN.EDU

––––––––––––––––––––– Frank Zappa is featured in Michael’s humourous playlist of the week (Photo obtained via Facebook)

never particularly liked singing and didn’t think that the inclusion of lyrical content was necessary; however, he decided to incorporate lyrics into his music in order add another element to his music for people to latch on to.

And why not make them funny and lighthearted?

The song I’ve included is literally about feet that smell bad. He’s ridiculous, but he’s certainly made a name for himself and his extensive catalogue of music is standing the test of time.

Another piece that appears in my playlist is “Levi Johnston’s Blues,” a collaboration between Ben Folds and writer Nick Hornby. Hornby actually wrote all of the lyrics for the album that this song appeared on, Lonely Avenue, and Folds set them to music. For those who don’t know, Levi Johnston is the guy who knocked up Sarah Palin’s daughter, Bristol, and this song is a

fictitious retelling of how Hornby imagined Johnston to take the news. The premise in and of itself is pretty funny, but listening to the song takes it to a whole different level. It’s obviously full of Alaskan jokes, like Johnston playing hockey, fishing, and killing moose, and playfully picking fun at the Palin family’s conservative tendencies. What really pushes the song over the edge, in my opinion, is the fact that it sounds so serious! There are some incredibly dramatic string and percussion parts behind Fold’s piano and vocal. It took me a few listens to actually understand what exactly was going on, but once I did, I had to laugh. All of Folds’ music plays with humor in a more subtle way that the listener will only really appreciate if they are paying close attention.

The rematch is here. Last summer, the hip hop world was emboldened by a new rap beef: the struggle over legitimacy between Young Money’s resident sadboy Drake, and Maybach Music mogul Meek Mill. Like many conflicts between rhymers these days, the origins of the Drake and Meek beef started with a Twitter post (or lack thereof), when an angry Meek exclaimed, “He don’t write his own raps!” As fans found out more about the argument, it became clear that Meek was upset at Drake for not tweeting about his second studio effort, Dreams Worth More Than Money.

What we ended up learning was that Meek wasn’t entirely incorrect in his accusation. It’s been frequently noted that the likes of Quentin Miller, a virtually unknown Canadian rapper, had created “reference tracks” for many popular Drake songs, including “Know Yourself” and “Used To.” But Drake was able to circumvent this rather scathing discovery by putting out two of the most memorable diss tracks in recent times: “Charged Up” and “Back to Back,” which were both released before Meek could even

put out a single response with “Wanna Know,” a song that was almost universally panned by critics.

Meek begrudgingly took the L, and the beef faded away.

But last week Drake decided to reignite the rivalry with “Summer Sixteen,” the first single from his long-awaited Views from the 6, to be released this summer. The song opens with some swelling guitar chord loops before we hear the Drake’s quintessential crooning of “looking for revenge.”

It was a fast-paced song targeting not only Meek, but also Tory Lanez, other artists from the so-called New Toronto movement, and a slight swipe at Kendrick Lamar with “Tell Obama that my verses are just like the whips he in/ They bulletproof,” referring to Lamar’s meeting with the President just last month. The song features a “Know Yourself”esque beat change, which provides more energy to the track. Overall, “Summer Sixteen” manages to target Drake’s enemies just before his muchhyped album release, but something about the track seems stale and rushed; a little underwhelming for a Drake single.

After all, Drizzy has never been the best rapper.

Rather, his strengths are in songwriting and catchy

hooks—something “Summer Sixteen” is sorely lacking.

However, in a wild turn of events, Meek Mill put out “War Pains” on the same exact day, taking to Instagram to say, “The writers told me!” In other words, Meek is outing Drake’s ghostwriterdeploying reputation in a much more tangible way, releasing a diss just minutes after Drake’s song. “War Pains” sounds like the song Meek should have originally put out.

The beat is hard-hitting, featuring some trebly guitar samples and scarce, slow drums. Meek is out to finally prove to the world that Drake has ghost-writers, responding to lines from “Summer Sixteen” throughout the song: “Are you claiming you HOV now?/ Why you state that ****?”

“War Pain” is exactly what Meek needed to combat Drake’s newest offenses, and he seems to have exceeded the momentum of “Summer Sixteen.”

Whereas Drake put out a somewhat underwhelming re-ignition of last summer’s most famous beef, Meek regained his faltering respect with “War Pains.” It almost makes one wonder why Drake decided to spark up the beef again. It may not go as well for him this

Chris Rice Swings from Part to Part in The Book of Mormon

By ANGELA TRICARICO

STAFF WRITER ATRIC1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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Recently, I got the chance to talk to Christopher Rice via email. Rice is a swing on Broadway’s The Book Of Mormon. A swing is a non-performing member of the chorus who goes on when a member of the chorus is absent or is performing as an understudy in place of a principal; a swing

‘swings’ the chorus, and functions as an ‘understudy’ to the chorus, according to Maria Somma, who is the spokesperson for Actors’ Equity Association. In addition to that, Rice also created the #Tappy video series on YouTube.

Angela Tricarico: Where are you from?

Did you grow up doing theater, or did you dance before that? What was the first show you saw on Broadway?

Chris Rice: I grew up

in Edmond, Oklahoma and was exposed to theatre at a very young age through my church. They did a big, Broadwaystyle musical every year and I was in that a lot as a kid. I loved “playing pretend” on such a large scale. I probably got involved with that show because my older sister took dance every week and she auditioned to be a young dancer in the show.

Seeing her do both dance and theatre helped spark my interest. I wanted to be

like her. The first Broadway musical I saw in New York City was the original company of Wicked.

AT: Did your regional theater experiences prepare you for Broadway?

CR: Absolutely. There is a superb equity (professional) theatre near my home town. I worked there as a kid, teen and in college. My time there helped me become the performer I am today. It exposed me to professionals from New York City and showed me what a

strong work ethic was.

AT: Could you explain what being a swing is from your perspective, since you are one?

CR: A swing’s job is to fill in for a number of different performers at any given time, to help complete the cast when someone is sick or out of the show. They complete the picture and the audience usually has no idea anything is different.

AT: Which tracks do you cover at The Book of Mormon? Do you have

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a favorite track? (Author’s note: In The Book of Mormon, most of the actors play multiple roles in the show. All of their roles combined creates the actor’s “track.”)

CR: I cover the seven Mormon boys and all the parts they play. I love the track that gets to play Cunningham’s dad, Jesus and Hitler... All in one night!

AT: Which track were you covering when you...

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By BEN ATWATER

FILM EDITOR BATWA1@.UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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Best Picture: Spotlight

Spotlight will likely take the big prize this year, having just enough controversy to be considered artistic and impactful despite the blandness of its style.

The plot is about a news team uncovering a scandal in the Catholic Church.

The classic underdog tale has captured the hearts of critics everywhere, as it is the top rated film of the year.

Best Director: Alejandro G. Inarritu

Best Actor: Eddie Redmayne

Contrary to social media’s perception that Leonardo DiCaprio will win this year, I believe the front runner is Eddie Redmayne for his role in The Danish Girl, in which he plays a transgender female in the 1920s, when such things were taboo. The character’s transformation is incredibly realistic, thanks to Redmayne’s subtle changes in voice and facial positioning.

Best Actress: Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett was excellent in Carol, in which she plays an aristocrat who falls for a younger store clerk, during a time when homosexual love was not permitted.

Blanchett brought her A-game as always, and as she took home the award just two years ago and is consistently nominated.

The prize will go to last year’s winner Alejandro G. Inarritu. Nominated for The Revenant, Inarritu captured the story of Hugh Glass’ epic with such visual mastery that the film is an accomplishment in cinema that will not be felt until later years. Inarritu’s ability to film with all natural light in lands untouched by civilization that only experienced six hours of light a day are too extraordinary to ignore.

Best Supporting Actor: Tom Hardy

Tom Hardy will take the prize for portraying a purely evil frontiersman opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in The Revenant. Arguably outperforming DiCaprio, Hardy did an excellent job truthfully portraying the character, further showing his versatility.

Best Original Screenplay: Inside Out

Best Supporting Actress: Rooney Mara Carol may well take home two Best Actress awards. Rooney Mara firmly established that she means business, and will likely take home the prize for her portrayal of an innocent store clerk seduced

by Blanchett’s titular Carol. Mara also has subtle changes in her role as she becomes more comfortable with loving a woman.

Best Adapted Screenplay: The Big Short

Inside Out is one of those films with incredibly mature content hidden under the guise of a children’s film. For Inside Out’s depiction of complex mental processes, the writing had to be spot on, and it was. The story development took over a decade to fully conceptualize, and the effort is shown.

The Big Short was adapted from a finance book about the stock market crisis in 2008. The fact that a narrative could be developed from something so serious is incredible and will likely take home the prize.

The Weekly Roundup

By BEN ATWATER

FILM EDITOR BATWA1@.UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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eadpool is set to premiere Friday, Feb. 12, and the excitement is at an all-time high for fans of the movie about the “mercenary with a mouth.”

After a slew of inventive trailers and promotions, including a Snapchat filter released this past Sunday catering to Super Bowl fans, the success of the movie is ultimately in the hands of how many fans will see this comic book fan favorite.

In my opinion, there is a chance for numerous box office records to be

broken here. Given that this is the first superhero blockbuster to come out this year, it will be very interesting to see how this X-Men film fares, as the marketing has been excellent.

Given that Star Wars: Episode VIII has been pushed from a May 2017 premiere date to December 2017, disappointed many fans must be. However, this move makes sense considering The Force Awakens’ excellent performance in the December block, having overtaken Titanic as the second highest grossing film of all time behind Avatar. Speaking of Avatar, the sequel to James Cameron’s 2009 sci-fi epic has been pushed back from December 2017 to a later,

unknown date, most likely due to avoid competition with Star Wars. One must wonder if we will ever see this Avatar sequel, as it has been pushed back countless times.

It has also been confirmed that Gwendoline Christie will return for Episode VIII, reprising her role as Captain Phasma, the chrome-plated Stormtrooper commander.

Phasma had a surprisingly small part in The Force Awakens, considering she was featured all over the posters and merchandise as though she were a main character. Perhaps they should have brought back the “Traitor!” storm trooper that has been so popular on social media.

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Gwendoline Christie will return for Star Wars: Episode VIII to reprising her role as Captain Phasma (AP Photo)

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Ryan Reynolds stars as Deadpool (AP Photo)

t has been four years

since Ryan Reynolds appeared on screen in tights to play a major comic book character; I am, of course, referring to when he played the Green Lantern of the featured film that tanked in the box office and was liked by virtually no one. Fans hoping to forget this time in Reynolds’ career are looking forward to the new Deadpool film which will be released nationally on Feb. 12.

Reynolds played the Deadpool character before in the 2009 X-men Origins: Wolverine film, which was met with mixed reviews. The new movie, however, is a

stark contrast from how

attention of Reynolds.

Deadpool was last por-

The actor has claimed to

trayed on the big screen. relate with the twisted This time, director Tim Miller has given

humor of the swordwielding anti-hero.

Ryan Reynolds free

The new Marvel

range to tap into the

movie will tell the

Deadpool character

origin story of Dead-

based on the comics.

pool and showcase the

Coincidentally, Dead-

“not-suitable-for-kids”

pool is Reynolds favor-

humor that was lacking

ite comic book charac-

in Wolverine.

ter.

The two share a

I have faith that seven years will have been

pretty remarkable his-

long enough for a fresh,

tory together; Reynolds

fun look into the Dead-

got his first acting gig in

pool character, which

the year 1991 when he

was unfortunately lack-

was on Fifteen, a forget- ing the last time he was table Nickelodeon series portrayed. Believing in that featured many other second chances, I, like young Canadian ac-

a lot of other devoted

tors. The first issue of

fans,have high hopes for

Deadpool was released

the full feature film.

that same year and it immediately caught the

that Michael Sheen, known for his work in Underworld and Frost/ Nixon, is one of the cast members of the upcoming Pixar movie Finding Dory. Coming out on June 17, the long awaited sequel to the 2003 hit Finding Nemo will also feature the voices of other talents like Ellen DeGeneres, who voiced Dory in the original Finding Nemo, and Modern Family’s Ty Burrell. Not much is known about the plot, yet with returning talents, like DeGeneres and Finding Nemo director Andrew Stanton, who also voiced the character “Crush” in the first film, hopefully this sequel will be just as

good as the first.

Moving right along, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is set to come out on May 5, 2017. Returning director James Gunn has confirmed that the film’s latest villain, as well as the father of Starlord (played by Chris Pratt), have been cast, although he did not reveal exactly who will be playing them. The film will surely build upon the team established in the first Guardians of the Galaxy and set things up for the upcoming, two-part Avengers: Infinity War film.

Bryan Singer has confirmed that he will be directing the upcoming remake of 20,000 Leagues

Under the Sea. After Singer is done with the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse, it’ll be full steam ahead for this Jules Verne adaptation, with no release date confirmed yet.

Despite losing one of its biggest characters in the death of Paul Walker, The Fast and Furious series is far from over, as Vin Diesel has just announce the release dates for the next three movies in the action saga. The eighth, ninth and tenth films will come out on April 14, 2017, April 19, 2019, and April 2, 2021, respectively. We shall see if audiences are not yet fatigued, as any car action will be hard to top after this year’s Mad Max:

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’m still searching for my Paolo after my weekend in Rome, but after being in that city for the weekend, Paolo was the last thing on my mind. I went with two of my friends, Iyana Jones and Deanna Weech, and I think I can successfully say that we conquered Rome in one weekend.

In just the first day alone, we saw the Trevi Fountain, Pantheon, and the Colosseum.

On day two, we walked to Vatican City and spent the day there.

We even saw the Pope at a mass when we first entered the city! This was also the first hostel we had ever stayed at, and, maybe it was luck, but it was actually pretty nice.

It was a great weekend, and I would love to go back if I can find the time during the rest of my stay in Europe.

The sad part was that the weekend did have to end eventually, but I

Swiss Chocolate in Switzerland

By ANELIA MARSTON STAFF WRITER AMARS6@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU –––––––––––––––––––––

had another trip I could look forward to which got me through the school week.

This past weekend, I went to Geneva, Switzerland with Deanna and wow—was that a trip to remember!

Switzerland is known for being on the expensive

water that can go as high as 100 feet.

We also walked around Old City, which is the less modernized part of Geneva and found Swiss chocolate.

It was, hands down, the best chocolate I have ever had, and I don’t usually like

side; but luckily, we found some really cheap roundtrip flights, and the hostel we stayed at was decently priced.

We got there Friday with basically no game plan, so we just wandered around the city. We found the river and there was the Jet d’Eau, which is this stream of

chocolate. To top it off, we went to a restaurant, where we were served fondue and there is no better kind of fondue than Swiss cheese fondue. I honestly don’t know if I have ever been happier than in that moment eating fondue in Geneva.

The next day was even better. Geneva is right next

to France, where there is a mountain (Mount Saleve) that overlooks the city and all of Switzerland. On Saturday Feb. 6, Deanna and I literally just walked across the border into France and climbed the mountain from bottom to top. Deanna and I are not experienced hikers, so we had our work cut out for us from the beginning, but after two and a half hours, we made it to the top. The hike up was filled with so much beautiful scenery and the view across Switzerland made those two and a half hours well worth it.

We ended our trip on Sunday Feb. 7, but not before we visited the Palais de Nations (United Nations). It was a beautiful, but expensive, trip and it was totally worth it. I can’t wait to see where the rest of my adventures take me, but for now, back to school!

Anelia is spending a semester abroad at UNH’s Prato, Italy satellite campus.

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Mother Earth THE MOUNTAINS ARE MY BONES, THE RIVERS MY VEINS THE FORESTS ARE MY THOUGHTS, AND THE STARS ARE MY DREAMS THE OCEAN IS MY HEART, ITS POUNDING IS MY PULSE THE SONGS OF THE EARTH WRITE THE MUSIC OF MY SOUL

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The following are matters of public record.

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(2) Assault

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