February 17, 2016

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University of New Haven Greek Life Grows with the Installation of Alpha Sigma Alpha

Senior 16 Challenge

By SAMANTHA HIGGINS

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n Saturday, Feb. 13, the University of New Haven Alpha Sigma Alpha Colony was installed as the Theta Omega Chapter, officially ending their “start-up” phase.

The events spanned the entire day, beginning with a white breakfast at Amarante’s Sea Cliff for all members, alumnae initiates, visiting members, national volunteers, and headquarters staff.

Members wore all white and enjoyed breakfast together as Communications Committee Chairman Monica Kowalski read aloud notes of congratulations from other Alpha Sigma Alpha chapters across the country, the National Headquarters, and the Leadership Consultants.

“It was very uplifting to hear their kind words,” Kowalski

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Students and faculty received notifications and messages in large volumes due to a

he University Of New Haven Office Of Alumni Relations has announced The Senior 16 Challenge for the graduating class of May 2016, undergraduate and graduate alike. The challenge consists of 16 weeks of 16 individual challenges that earn the participant an entry. Thsi gives students a greater chance at being “crowned the Senior 16 Champion” during the Senior Benefit Week Fair, and taking home the grand prize, an iPad. The first challenge was to attend the “Senior 16 Kickoff Event” on Jan. 29 in the German Club. The first 300 students who attended got free t-shirts, and joined everyone by listening to music provided

by WNHU, taking pictures with Charlie the Charger, participateingin raffles for prizes, such as an alumni bag, a UNH sweatshirt and a stadium seat, and enjoying food and refreshments. By attending, you were already in the running to be the Senior 16 Champion.

“It was fun,” said senior forensic science major Alyssa Nettleton, who attended the kickoff event. “It made me realize just how close graduation really is.”

If you are interested in becoming the Champion, all you have to do is keep an eye on your email. Every Monday, a new task will be sent out; you must complete the task during that week and submit it by 7 p.m. the following Sunday.

Some tasks will have to be completed using social media. For example, the second week’s task had students taking selfies with the bows around campus and posting them with the hashtag #UNHbows or #UNHalumni on

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The sisters of Alpha Sigma Alpha after their Installation (Alpha Simga Alpha Sorority Facebook photo)

said.

After the breakfast, members went to New Haven’s Masonic Temple for the initiation and installation ceremonies.

“Walking out of the white breakfast, we all knew it was the last time we would be considered new members, so it was really exciting, but also super

nerve racking,” said junior Julie Schneidenbach.

The Sanctuary Degree, an initiation ceremony for the colony members who joined in September, began the ceremonies, making those members fully active. After this exclusive ceremony, all members went through the installation

ceremony, and the colony was officially recognized as the newly installed Theta Omega Chapter. Members were presented with pins given exclusively to founding members to commemorate their hard work and dedication.

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Snow Day Cancellations

By RILEY KNEBES

STAFF WRITER RKNEB1@NEWHAVEN.EDU

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onday classes haven’t been able to catch a break recently. Night classes were cancelled due to inclement weather on Monday, Feb. 15, and the University of New Haven cancelled all classes last Monday, Feb. 8, due to the snow storm.

The first of many notifications from Monday, Feb. 8’s storm, was sent out at 2:35 a.m., informing students, faculty, and non-essential staff that the University would have a late start and would be opening at noon. The next notifica-

Maxcy Hall after the snow fall (Chariot Yearbook photo)

tion was sent at 8 a.m., informing the student body that the continuation of night classes were yet to be determined, and

finally, a little after 10 a.m., the news was sent that all classes for the remainder of the day would be cancelled.

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The Politics and Future of Climate Change, Immigration, Technology and Wealth

Senior 16 Challenge

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“W

e live in the most prosperous times,” assures Hans Brattskar, aside from what the news is showing. There is a revolution in life expectancy; people are living longer and healthier lives than in any other past epoch.

Hans Brattskar’s own people also top the lifeexpectancy list; he is from Norway, and the country’s Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. His foreign affairs work is lengthy and life-long, having included Ambassador and Special Adviser for Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding, Operations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Counselor and Head of the Political Section at the Norwegian Mission to the United Nations in New York, and Director of the Secretariat of the Minister for International Development.

Brattskar begins his talk by speaking of technology: “a cellphone has more professing than the 1970 missions to the moon.”

What is unseen cost of this? “There is a loss of freedom.” Brattskar refers to the power of technology and connectivity. With

cell phones, we always exist in the virtual world, reachable and traceable.

There is no obscurity. He mentions other aspects of worldwide connectivity, such as the deregulation of the airline industry.

When flying was first commercialized, only the wealthy and elite could afford such costs. Now, due to deregulation, the price of plane tickets is 50 percent cheaper than decades ago. “I can buy a flight from Norway to London for less than the price of a train from the North of Norway to the South,” Brattskar said.

Speaking of money and policy, Brattskar then goes to describe that the richest 1 percent of people will go on to own over 50 percent of global wealth.

The poorest 80 percent will own 5.5 percent.

“Will people accept this?” he questions.

Referring back to the sensationalized mass media, Brattskar states that violence is actually less common; we just see it more in our technologically driven society. There has been an increase in terrorist attacks, however.

Gradually, the world is being divided into the “world of order,” and “world of disorder,” says

Brattskar drawing on Thomas Freidman.

He speaks of the refugees, how their own country used to identify and send them as refugees, but now they are coming on their own.

The challenge now becomes to distinguish the real asylum seekers from regular economic migrants. There is also the problem of matching Charlie the Charger poses with the WNHU staff a modern economy call(University of New Haevn Alumni Association Facebook photo) ing for specific job tasks, con’t from page 1 with a low-level skill set.

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Refugees often come from Those who signed the By participating, stucountries where they don’t Facebook, Twitter, or banner also received a dents are also in the Instagram.

Other tasks work with the same types free UNH pennant. running for weekly raffles will be as easy as atof abilities that match If students do not have that are announced in the tending and signing in social media accounts but weekly Monday emails, modern-Europe. Also, at an event, like students still wish to participate and a grand prize drawas technology increases, did for the kickoff.

The in the social media tasks, ing announced at the end people become obsolete. third week’s event that they can submit their of the competition at the Brattskar describes how it had students signing the completed tasks to BritSenior Week Benefit Fair. is cheaper to have auto“Once A Charger, Always tany Stanchak, the asmated machines rather A Charger” banner either sistant director of alumni than workers collecting in Jazzmans or in the relations, at bstanchak@ tolls, or how it can be cheaper to let fines go unpaid, rather than to hire workers to oversee and collect those fines.

In regards to his own country, Brattskar foresees an expanding on armed forces, economic development, peace development, and continuing with NATO. Currently, Norway has the fastest growing capital and highest rate of immigration in

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temporary cellular carrier outage from outside of the University’s control, according to Ronald Quagliani, Emergency Management Director.

Quagliani is also in charge of making the call on whether or not to cancel classes due to weather.

“I think it’s great that we are notified about what’s going on on campus, but it was a bit much,” Joyce Lai said, who received eight text messages and one phone call.

Maria Vlahos received eight texts, one phone call, one voicemail and eight emails. Other students were spamming social media with complaints about receiving an abundance of notifications due to this outage.

There is more work being put into the notification system that students rejoice in receiving than meets the eye.

So what’s the process

like to determine if classes will be canceled? It goes something like this: Quagliani consults with various internal and external partners to review the storm forecast and track the radar, as well as works with State and local officials to determine roadway conditions.

Among the others involved in the process are the UNH campus police, Director of Facilities, area colleges, Provost’s Office, Campus Shuttle provider, and the City of West Haven Public Works.

Spring semester means snow, and snow means cancelled classes. By this time last year, there were already three more snow days with classes cancelled or a delayed start.

The most snow that the University has accumulated in one day during 2016 has been 12 inches, on Saturday, Jan. 23.

“Based on the past several years, I don’t think we are done yet for this winter,” said Quagliani.

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Europe. Brattskar also has lengthy insight in terms of environmental issues. He was Director General and Special Envoy for Climate Change at the Ministry of the Environment and served as the first Director of the Government of Norway’s Climate and Forest Initiative. Brattskar hits the audience with facts: “15 to 20 percent of global greenhouse emissions are from deforestation,” and “all rainforests could be gone in 40 years.”

He touches on the importance of trees, which store more carbon than the atmosphere, and the high level of biodiversity- the rainforest holds two-thirds of all plant species and half of all wildlife species… and there is still more to be discovered.

Plants make up 20 per-

cent of modern medicine, while only 1 percent of all plants have been studied for medicinal potential.

Brattskar also speaks how in Norway, people become increasingly aware of sustainability causes. In Norway, palm oil that is not from deforested lands is being labeled as such, so consumers can see before purchasing.

Unfortunately, there is more to directly earn from cutting down forests than from taking time to research and discover the lands’ benefits. Fortunately, Brattskar tells that in the last years, Brazil reduced deforestation by 70 percent. Perhaps this momentum can be continued.

Brattskar’s final advice is a call for action. “Engage in the real, physical world, and local politics.”

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and special occasion to us and many tears of joy were shed,” said new member Stephanie Pratt.

Later in the evening, a formal celebratory banquet took place at Amarante’s Sea Cliff.

Members were joined by fellow sisters as well as their invited guests to recognize and celebrated their achievements.

The Mistress of Ceremonies was Kelly Taveras, the leadership consultant that had been with the chapter for this semester. She spoke of the women’s progress this semester and their success through recruitment.

“We’re very proud of everything they’ve accomplished,” said Leadership Consultant Aubrey Winn, who had been with the women from the information sessions in September.

“Aubrey brought us all together, so hearing her say that she is proud of us meant a lot,” said member Christine Battle.

Keynote speaker for the banquet was Dean Johnson, who spoke on the core values of Alpha Sigma Alpha and how they all apply to life both in college and beyond.

“Hearing someone speak with such understanding on how our values can be applied to a professional life meant so much, especially coming from someone who

The Alpha Sigma Alpha Leadership Consultants pose with the Theta Omega charter From left to right, Kelly Taveras, Abby Somers and Aubrey Winn (Photo provided by Abby Somers via Facebook)

isn’t a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha and is also so important to the UNH community,” said senior Sami Higgins.

Other speakers included Alpha Sigma Alpha’s National President, Melissa Koch Merriam, and Winn.

Member Emily Weschler puts her experience into words. “It was so incredible meeting our national president Melissa Koch Merriam,” she said. Kowalski describes the entire day as “simply incredible.”

As the day’s events

came to an end, each member left with a smile on their face and pride in their heart.

“It was and is such an exciting time and I am so beyond proud that I could be a part of it!” said Pratt.

A strong sense of unity was also prevalent.

“I feel so honored and privileged to call all 93 of these women my sisters,” Kowalski.

Members were free to take photos with each other, as well as with guests, the leadership consultants who had helped them from the

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start, such as Winn, Taveras and Abby Somers, and other staff who came to celebrate with them, in front of a backdrop that had the date and props that read “Theta Omega.”

The day was a huge success for all involved and ended with UNH’s Alpha Sigma Alpha colony finally being installed as the Theta Omega Chapter, as all the members watched their hard work pay off.

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Why We Pretend to Hate the Kardashians

By ALESSIA BICKNESE

COPY EDITOR ABICK1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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very day, I stumble upon at least two people who will claim to hate the ridiculously famous Kardashians. But why? Why do we love to hate them? They’re fashion designers, fashion icons, entrepreneurs, role models (to some – maybe…), they’re rich, they’re famous and we are not them – and these might be the reasons we can’t stand them. With further detail, I conducted a list of the many

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pointless reasons for the passionate hatred towards Kris, Kourtney, Khloe, Kendall, Kylie, and of course, Kim. 1. The most prominent reason: They are famous for absolutely nothing. Now, now – yes, it is true. They are drowning in money and fame and it just keeps coming to them. But, when you think about it, it’s kind of remarkable that they are famous for doing “nothing.” I don’t know about anyone else, but personally, if I could be famous for nothing and be a millionaire for it, then sure!

I’ll take it. Good for you, Kardashians! Sounds like anyone who says they are famous for nothing is just envious and bitter.

2. Even though they are apparently famous for “nothing,” they continue to be great entrepreneurs. They have their own name brand in so many stores, they have

a beauty line, a perfume line, and oh yeah, Kim sold a book called Selfie, which included absolutely no words – just pictures of herself. Khloe just wrote a book, they ALL have an app, Kim has her own emojis – I’m sorry, but they are killing it!

They sell their face and their bodies, sure, but they are 100 percent owning it and they are making a living out of it. They can just stop working for the rest of their lives and be fine because they are so rich, but they choose to be entrepreneurs and work for more money (like they need it).

3. For those who know they are famous for something, they believe it’s because Kim is a “porn star” and that led to the millions her and her sisters have.

Yes, Kim made a sex tape with her boyfriend at the time, and I’m sure she had absolutely no

intentions of letting that footage go public, but it did and she OWNS it, completely. She was young and she was barely famous. She trusted her boyfriend and made a mistake and when her mistake went public, she did not go into hiding.

Instead, she made the most of it and was like, “Yup! That’s me, I’m hot and now I’m rich.”

Once again, good for you, Kimmy! I would love to see a young woman not hide and cry for weeks or months over a rumor, let alone a sex tape. They are FULL of confidence and there is nothing wrong with that.

4.“Kylie Jenner wears my college tuition on her wrist. I hate her. She’s so pretty, but she’s had so much surgery.” Okay – first of all, she wears more than UNH’s college tuition on her wrist.

Kylie wears five to seven Cartier bracelets that cost

$10,000 each on a daily basis. I am older than Kylie and I can’t even afford a college textbook, yet she is buying five of these bracelets at a time! Seriously, she is 18 years old and she just started her own makeup line. Is that not what young adults wish and hope for?! I see tweets from “Common White Girl” and “Princess Problems” everyday saying “I wish I could just wake up and be rich,” “I wish I could wake up and have someone do my hair and makeup,” “I want a Cartier bracelet,” “Why can’t I just skip college and be rich already?” We say these things all the time, and Kylie has it all!

We choose to hate her because she has everything people wish for.

Quit being salty. Life isn’t so bad.

5. “Kim Kardashian is a bad mom.” Oh, you recently talked to Kim about her parenting

skills? Didn’t think so.

We make these accusations based off of what we see, and what we see is little baby North walking around in Chanel and we sit here acting like it’s life or death to pay $15 for a shirt from H&M. We’re jealous of a two year old in Chanel. Apparently, we’re also incredibly angry because Kim and Kanye named their baby “Saint.” Great, it’s not my name or yours, so why are we so annoyed?

Don’t get me wrong – I’m not saying you should make any of these women your idols. I’m just saying that we hate them for all the wrong reasons. All in all, we can say we hate the Kardashians all we want, but in reality, it’s not hate. We’re pissed off that they are making a living off of doing “nothing,” while we’re in college crying about student loans and the job market.

We all have felt that familiar sinking in our stomachs. It seems like nothing will ever be the same, like you can’t go back to how it used to be.

You feel yourself sinking into despair and feeling such loneliness, as though nobody will understand.

However, if you want to pull yourself out of it quickly – not necessarily forget it, but rather, just have it hurt less – try

some of these options.

Talk about it. Your parents may not always understand, but your siblings and your friends sure will. Find somebody your age to talk to about your misery, because they’ll be able to help.

They’ve probably even been through the same thing, or something similar.

Walk away from the situation for a little

while. While it seems like there is no other option than to stay in bed and cry, try to resist that urge. Occupy your mind by watching some mindless show on Netflix, or listening to Spotify, or even doing your homework, if that helps. Find something to keep your mind off things until you feel okay enough to come back to it later.

Get off social media.

Sometimes, the worst thing you can do is dig yourself into a deeper hole and scroll through all of social media. It may even seem like your feeds and timelines are mocking you with all of those gifs of cute animals and tweets from other, happier people who don’t feel the way you’re feeling right now. Sometimes, social media can be a really tempting thing to use

when you’re feeling this despondent – try to avoid it.

And by the end of our cycle of grief, we are full of resolve, and can get up after a few minutes of our depression to say: “I will be better. Next time, when I’m stalking my new significant other’s ex on Instagram, I won’t accidentally like their selfie from 2011.”

Feel better? So do I.

bigger, something that matters.

The only thing that made me uncomfortable at these meetings was the beginning, when everyone was asked to bow their heads for a prayer led by a Christian minister. I complied, of course, out of respect, but I could not help think about the Asian, Middle Eastern, and other potentially nonChristian crowd among the attendees.

As an activist for change, inclusion is a huge part of what I advocate for, and I could not help but think about how exclusive it was for the whole audience of attendees to participate

in a Christian prayer. It also made me wonder how many hopeful activists they might have been deterred because of this exclusive religious practice.

If I weren’t Christian, I would stop attending public meetings, especially if I were passionate about my religion and felt that Christianity was being forced at me. Community leaders should either seek to leave religion out of meetings altogether, or offer attendees the opportunity to lead us in a prayer from their chosen religion. I mean, this is America right? Aren’t we allowed to practice any religion we want?

Let’s do some simple math. According to ESPN, the rings for last year’s winning team were $36,500 a pop. The NFL foots the bill for 150 rings for the winning team, so, depending on the everfluctuating cost of gold and silver, they normally spend more than $5 million. On rings.

The NFL spends $5.475 million for these rings—each year. Multiply that cost by fifty Super Bowls, and we’re looking at a grand total of $273.75 million. One ring alone costs more than a year of college for me, and it’s spent in a matter of minutes, just to remind an already well-paid football player that he’s won the Super Bowl, which

could have easily been done with a $15 t-shirt.

More than 45 million Americans are living in poverty. The annual income threshold for a person living in poverty was $11,490 in 2013, and $23,550 for a family of four. In some states, a family can make as little as $25,309 while still meeting the criteria for middle class, the “average” class of America.

The price of one Super Bowl ring—essentially a glorified class ring— is greater than the net income of an average family of four. So when a Super Bowl champ wears his ring even once, he could be supporting an entire family for a year.

Let that one sink in.

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Religion in Politics

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The week before that, I attended an NAACP meeting. The discussion was centered around the discovery of a hate letter written by a Bridgeport police officer.

Politics are fun. It makes you feel like you are a part of something

Super Bowl Rings Cost More Than My Tuition

By ELISSA SANCI

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

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On first glance, I mistook last year’s Super Bowl ring for an over-sized, bedazzled high school class ring as the camera zoomed in on it during Super Bowl 50. I caught myself wondering why anyone would want an eyesore like that.

And then I caught myself wondering—and Googling—how much that eye sore even cost.

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Treasurer’s Tip

President’s Corner

Thinking Ahead

Chargers, You can do anything you put your mind to! While the possibility of failure may be reason enough to not try something new, keep in mind this quote by John F. Kennedy: “those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.” While many quotes are overused and cliché, this particular quote could not be more correct. When you put yourself out there and lay everything on the line, great things can happen.

My only tip this week is to start thinking ahead for next year!

Learning is an interesting thing. We can learn from textbooks and lectures, but we also learn from mistakes.

Additionally, we learn when we are in uncomfortable positions. But most importantly, we learn from experience.

The only way to truly learn and grow is to put enough faith in yourself to take the first step: to try. If you don’t try something because you are intimidated by failure, you will never grow.

If you have any general questions or yearly budget questions, feel free to email Joyce or myself at usgaattreas@newhaven.edu or usgatreasurer@ newhaven.edu

I will leave you with this: if your goals don’t scare you, they aren’t big enough. Good luck learning, growing, and experiencing. Also, good luck making mistakes, for it comes with the territory.

Sincerely, James Kielar USGA President

The yearly budget is up on the USGA page under documents on Charger Connection. The Yearly Budget trainings have also begun, so come out to one of those if you have the chance! Joyce and I are doing them to help each of you and your clubs.

Have a great week!

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Sincerely, Anna Berardinelli USGA Treasurer

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Sunday was Valentine’s Day, and if any of you ladies or gentlemen who did not have a Valentine this year, that’s okay-USGA President James Kielar has made it his mission to wine and dine each and every one of you so nobody feels left out. Stop by OSA to book your date now! (Box of chocolates and bouquet of roses included.)

Ask Melanie

Dear Bitter Becky,

Dear Melanie, Once again, it’s Valentine’s Day and I am still single. I’m sick and tired of being single and seeing everyone happy on Valentine’s Day. How do I deal with Valentine’s Day and how do I find a boyfriend? Do I dare turn to Tinder? I’m bitter.

XOXO,

Melanie

Sincerely, Bitter Becky

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Cheer up! There is absolutely nothing wrong with being single on Valentine’s Day, or in general! You have the rest of your life to find that special someone! Why don’t you have a Netflix party with your single friends? Embrace the single life. Also, with regards to Tinder, half of my friends met their boyfriends on Tinder… I’m just saying ;)

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eyoncé stole the Super Bowl stage Sunday, Feb.7 with the performance of her new single, “Formation,” which overshadowed both Coldplay and a fresh-looking Bruno Mars. This song was released just a day before the big game, along with a provocative music video.

The video, first abstractly, then more literally, preaches awareness of poverty, equality, police brutality and injustice; basically, all the ideals that the Black Lives Matter movement is fighting for are present in her video.

But it wasn’t the music video that had people talking. Beyoncé’s performance at the Super Bowl 50 half-time show had many people (mostly right-wing conservatives) arguing that she made a mistake performing “that way” in front of tens of millions of people during such a high-profile event. This is especially because they believe that this performance was an avocation against police

Beyonce during her Super Bowl 50 performance (AP photo)

officers. Beyoncé and her dance crew’s outfits seemed to symbolize the Black Panther movement, which was a group back during the civil rights era that campaigned for equal rights, and sometimes not

so peacefully. That, combined with the message in the video and some of the song lyrics, along with the unstable state of the United States justice system today, created this controversy.

Many people have gotten onto the bandwagon, giving their opinion on the situation. Rapper and political activist Killer Mike made statements regarding that this was not a message to “white

people.” He said, “White people: it’s not always about you.” He made the point that the message of Beyoncé’s song was to empower other black people to stand up for their rights and be proud

of who they are. Comedian and host of Real Time with Bill Maher, Bill Maher, along with several people who agreed, said that it wasn’t this obvious message that people were complaining about. The political statement that she made was more abstract to people who aren’t trained to decipher them.

Some comments from Republican radio host Rush Limbaugh and former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani expressed their unhappiness with the performance, mainly on the grounds that it promotes a hatred and disrespectful attitude towards cops.

This is a total overreaction because, although we are in a time when police and community relations are sensitive, Beyoncé used her influence to make the issue of black oppression and police brutality known. Obviously, not all police officers are abusive of their power, but Beyoncé was bringing to light the select few that are creating a violent and racist atmosphere in this country. Her performance took a necessary stand in a movement that is still just getting started.

Grease: Live! Sets the Bar for Live Television Musicals

By ANGELA TRICARICO

STAFF WRITER ATRIC1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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he bar for live television musicals has officially been raised by FOX’s live production of the 1971 stage musical

and 1978 movie Grease.

Seen by over 12.8 million viewers nationwide, it became one of the most successful live musicals, only second to NBC’s The Sound of Music: Live! which aired in 2013. However, Grease: Live! was produced in a very different style than The Sound of Music had been, and it seems the style FOX went with is the one that is going to stick when it comes to making more live musicals for television.

Director Tommy Kail

seemingly got everything right with this production.

Kail, who also directed the Broadway smash hit Hamilton, was highly praised for the way he tackled Grease. The combination of film and stage musical elements worked well; for people only familiar with one medium, nothing was lost.

The set changes (over two soundstages and an outdoor set) were impeccably done, despite the thunderstorms they had to work with. The set design, done by David Korins, who is known for his designs of the sets for Hamilton, among other Broadway productions,

felt very natural, unlike the hyper-staged sets that NBC’s musicals had used.

Perhaps the most important piece of direction was with the live audience.

Having an audience took away a lot of the awkwardness of having actors singing their hearts out and not being met with the applause they deserve to get.

All of the iconic roles that Grease is known for were casted so well. Julianne Hough was perfect for Sandy, who was reworked the most through the process of going from stage to screen to small screen, but even then it wasn’t enough to change

the character. Aaron Tveit, Danny, had chemistry with everyone. He was the exact brand of charismatic you’d expect from Danny Zuko. The supporting cast of T-Birds, Pink Ladies, and two specific nerds were all highly praised as well. Carly Rae Jepsen (Frenchy), Kether Donohue (Jan) and Elle McLemore (Patty Simcox) had infectious energy that made watching Grease so much fun. Carlos Pe-

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navega stepped into a big role as Kenicke, and he delivered, but the standout of the night was Vanessa Hudgens as Rizzo.

Hudgens lost her father to stage four cancer just hours before they were set to go live, and she decided to go on in his honor. It was an incredibly touching move.

Of course, it wouldn’t be a musical without music, and they delivered there too.

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f you made it through the weekend without being flooded with the pink and red harbingers of Hallmark’s favorite made-up holiday, you deserve a round of applause.

However, for the rest of us who weren’t quite as lucky, I’ve constructed a playlist full of songs about breaking up and being mad at your significant other. Why? I don’t know—for fun, I guess.

But don’t worry, I tried to steer clear of anything too serious or depressing; the majority of the songs are light-hearted and pretty funny.

So, I know that it’s a cover, but CAKE’s version of “I Will Survive” is essentially perfect. They took an already empower-

ing song (originally performed by Gloria Gaynor) and turned it on its head by adding their own spin, as only CAKE can do. The twangy guitars, Spanish-sounding trumpet lines, all combined with the lead singer’s monotone, seemingly-uncaring vocals creates this hilarious environment that, to me, is incredible.

Another piece on the playlist is actually by an artist that performed at good ol’ UNH: Aaron West & The Roaring Twenties. The song, “Our Apartment,” borders on the sad side, but the composition, as a whole, is beautiful. What really sets this song apart from other generic songs about similar subject matter is the instrumentation. When he played here, West (or “Soupy” as he’s known in The Wonder Years), was solo, but on the record he is part of an 8+ piece band featuring horns, banjo,

and pedal steel. All of these extra instruments add this brilliant texture and the juxtaposition between the southern/soul vibe of these instruments and West’s Pop Punk vocals create an incredibly interesting interplay.

Finally, the first song on the playlist is the short and sweet “Au Revoir (Adios)” by The Front Bottoms. It’s so simple; basically they just say “goodbye” over and over again, but I think that it’s understated to the point where it becomes humorous, and, for lack of a better term, cute. There is also the tasteful inclusion of some unexpected instrumentation, such as an accordion, vibraslap, and a very subtle synthesizer.

Hopefully, listening through all of these songs can truncate any lingering Valentine’s Day woes that you may have.

This Week with WNHU Monday Feb. 15 to Friday Feb. 19 at various places around campus: “TuneIn Campaign.” Come talk to a Charger Radio rep and find out how you can “TuneIn” anytime, anywhere!

Wednesday Feb. 17 at Wow Café from 10 p.m. to 11:15 p.m.: “Wow Wednesday with WNHU.” Enjoy some late night tunes & trivia games in UNH’s newest eatery! Prizes furnished by Sodexo.

Monday Feb. 22 in Buckman 120 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., cosponsored by Chargers Pep Band: “Music Bingo.” We play songs instead of calling out numbers! Tons of prizes! $1 entrance fee per person.

Nine Track Mind Charlie Puth

This is the debut album from new pop star Charlie Puth. It is a refreshing mix of heartfelt songs with a variety of elements. Key songs include “One Call Away,” “We Don’t Talk Anymore,” and “Then There’s You.”

Grease: Live!

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cal can be tricky to nail in the vocals department, and save for a few sound department errors, the vocals were definitely there.

There were a number of Broadway veterans in the cast, including Palmer, Jepsen, Hudgens, McLemore and Tveit.

The music of Grease is iconic and this served as a reminder . The choreography, at points, was identical to shots in the film. It included all the classics, from “Summer Nights” to “Hopelessly Devoted to You” to “You’re the One That I Want.” A new song was written by Pulitzer Prize winners Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey for Frenchy, and it was placed just before “Beauty School

This powerful folk rock record comes from a group that has been around for almost a decade. Now, they’ve found a sound that brings dance and powerful harmony to their shows. Key songs include “S.O.B.,” and “I Need Never Get Old.”

dan Fisher (Doody). During the sleepover, Palmer sang a solo that was omitted from the movie, “Freddy My Love.” The set up was a USO show in her dreams, a dream sequence complete with the craziest, on-screen quickchange; a nightgown into a sparkly red gown, back

into the nightgown she began singing the song in.

During “Those Magic Changes,” the entire country fell in love with Fisher.

This was another song that didn’t make the cut in the film, but set backdrop to the montage of Danny trying sports in the gym set. It ended in a beautiful duet section between Fisher and Tveit. The song became the most downloaded one of the soundtrack following the production.

With NBC slated to make Hairspray their next live musical this winter, it’s going to be hard to top what Kail and FOX did with Grease. The bar has been set, and it’s a pretty high bar to try to surpass.

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The Monkees Announce 50th Anniversary Album and North American Tour

By STEPHANIE CONLON

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Fifty years ago, a television show and debut single titled, “Last Train to Clarksville,” began a musical monarchy known as The Monkees. Since then, The Monkees have become a pop icon. This summer, the band is celebrating this milestone by releasing a new album Good Times! This record, which was originally expected to be a greatest hits album like so many artists do, is the band’s first release of original material since their 1997 release JustUs. The new record is expected to be a perfect

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Dropout,” and while it wasn’t one of the greatest parts of the broadcast, it wasn’t the worst either.

The two biggest additions came from Keke Palmer (Marty) and Jor-

harmony of old-meetsnew and is full of tracks

by Rivers Cuomo, Ben Gibbard and Noel Gallagher, along with songs written in the 60’s that were never recorded or released. “I began doing research and I realized that the whole indie rock scene is all about recapturing that 1960s jangly guitar sound of the Monkees, amongst many other groups, of course.

One reason we don’t have a final track listing yet is because once we put the word out all these people said they wanted to get involved,” Micky Dolenz of the Monkees trio told Rolling Stone.

The album is set to release on June 10 and is said to have been pro-

A Head Full of Colors Coldplay

Coldplay’s seventh studio album, and possibly their last, is a complete 180 from their previous music. They turned almost psychedelic and found the pop influence inside them. Key songs include“Hymn for the Weekend,” and “Head Full of Dreams.”

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gressing at an incredibly rapid pace. Even though there have been no formal recording sessions yet, “We’ve been talking a lot back and forth and sharing music via Dropbox and its coming along.”

Accompanying this new record is also the announcement of a North American tour, kicking off on May 18 in Fort Myers, Fla., which will run through the summer and end on Oct. 29 in Shippensburg, Penn. While the new music is highly anticipated, fans are the most eager to hear some of the classics that they have fallen in love with performed live like the iconic “Daydream Believer.” This tour is not one you want to miss out on.

Unbreakable Smile Tori Kelly

Previously a YouTube star, Tori Kelly is now working her way towards pop stardom.

Her debut album has been critically acclaimed and now prepares her for her nomination for Best New Artist at the Grammy’s this year. Key songs include “Hollow,” and “Should’ve Been Us.”

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Super Bowl Trailers Returning

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FILM EDITOR BATWA1@.UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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he Super Bowl is one of the most watched events on television every year. With the game comes a slew of new commericials, and those include trailers for upcoming films.

Costing millions of dollars per minute, the commericals featured several new trailers that premiered during the big game this year.

Jason Bourne will be returning with the latest installment in the Bourne series, Jason Bourne.

Matt Damon will star alongside Alicia Vikander and Tommy Lee Jones.

Jason Bourne is set to come out July 29.

The Jungle Book released a new trailer showing various scenes of beautifully rendered CGI animals; this trailer, for the first time, gives a voice to the characters, which admittedly makes the film a little bit less intriguing. By giving these animals human voices, they are instantly not nearly as awe-inspiring or realistic. Yet with such a diverse voice cast, such as Christopher Walken, Bill Murray, Idris Elba and many others, The Jungle Book is sure to be a fun jungle adventure.

Independence Day:

Resurgence also debuted a new trailer. This sequel, coming twenty years after the 1996 blockbuster Independence Day, has Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman returning with new fighters for Earth. If the first film portrayed an alien apocalypse, Resurgence seems to be following up with even more

trailer confirmed AntMan’s presence in the film, who will be fighting with Steve Rogers against Tony Stark and Black Widow, amongst many other familiar faces form the MCU. MCU films are always among the events of the year, and Civil War will no likely be another one. Captain America:

to be another quality entry by returner Bryan Singer.

10 Cloverfield Lane came out of nowhere; a trailer was released a month ago with a March release date. No one is sure how this film is related to the 2008 monster film Cloverfield, though there is clearly some sort of connection, as JJ

Matt Damon stars as Jason Bourne (AP Photo) grandeur with flaming ships falling out of the sky, and the moon being attacked by alien ships, as there seems to be some sort of base there. Seeing the massive ships in IMAX will surely be a fun ride come June 24.

Of course, the biggest studio working today, Marvel, released new trailers for their properties. The second trailer for Captain America: Civil War was released, and shows two opposing teams of heroes getting ready for battle. This new

Civil War will be released May 6.

X-Men: Apocalypse will be the ninth film in the X-Men series, following Deadpool, which came out Feb. 12. Apocalypse is a mutant, portrayed by Oscar Isaac, who has the power to end the world.

Professor X and his team must stop Apocalypse before he brings about the end of humanity. Featuring the young First Class cast as they are getting older and starting to look like their older counterparts, Apocalypse is sure

Abrams is the producer of both. Starring John Goodman, 10 Cloverfield Lane looks very small scale, and appears to have a cast of their set entirely in a bunker, which begs to question the IMAX release. Yet they mystery surrounding this film is so intriguing that it will likely get many in the theaters. A trailer was dropped on game day that does not clarify much, yet still has a level of intrigue.

to Stars Hollow

By SAMANTHA HIGGINS

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ilmore Girls fans rejoice! Our favorite fast paced, coffee loving girls are coming back and so are a majority of the other amazing Stars Hollows favorites we all love. Every day, more stars sign to return to the show. With the passing of Edward Herrmann (Richard Gilmore) in December 2014, Kelly Bishop (Emily Gilmore) is prepared to return to the show as a widow, still as sassy as we all remember.

Also signed to return, other than the obvious Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel, are our favorite Lorelai exes, Scott Patterson (Luke Danes) and David Sutchliffe ( Christopher Hayden)—because what would Stars Hollow be without them?

Lorelai isn’t the only one with love interests returning; Rory’s past flames that are set to return include Yale boyfriend Logan Huntzberger (Matt Czuchry), misunderstood Jess Mariano

(Milo Ventimiglia), and her first boyfriend Dean Forrester (Jared Padalecki).

Other Stars Hollow favorites we are going to see are Paris Geller (Liza Weil) and her boyfriend Dolye (Danny Strong); Dragonfly Inn favorite Michel Gerard (Yunic Truesdale); and of course Babbette and Miss Patty (Sally Struthers and Liz Torres).

Rory’s long time best friend Lane Kim (Keiko Agena) is also plans to return with her on-screen husband Zach (Todd Lowe) with their twins Steve and Kwan. Lane’s mother, the super strict Mrs. Kim portrayed by Emily Kuroda also recently signed to return to Stars Hollow.

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Ride Along 2: A Boring Ride

By BILLY SAKMANN

CONTRIBUTING WRITER WSAKM1@.UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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Ride Along 2 is an action/comedy film with a few redeeming moments, but, as a total package, it is probably not worth your time in the movie theater.

The film stars Ice Cube and Kevin Hart, reprising their roles from Ride Along, which was released in 2014. The first film received poor reviews, but just two years later, the duo teamed back up to bring us another cop comedy.

Ice Cube and Hart are the highlights of the film, with apparent chemistry and some funny moments.

However, as the film pro-

gresses, Hart’s antics and attempts at comedy seem over the top and forced.

Ken Jeong, famous for portraying Leslie Chow in the Hangover films, is added to the cast for this sequel. Again, while his character starts out interesting and with the ability to deliver comedy, he quickly becomes stale as the story progresses.

So the casting was good, and the writing was bad, but can Ride Along 2’s plot make up for these shortcomings? Unfortunately, the answer is no.

Ice Cube’s character, James, is assigned to take on a high-profile case in Miami, and his partner Ben (Hart), is instructed to stay behind as he’s not capable of handling

Kevin Hart, Ken Jeong and Ice Cube in a scene from Ride Along 2 (AP photo) it. Throughout the film, Ben struggles to prove his worth to the Police Department and James, but it’s not hard to see why they didn’t want him in the first place. Ben’s over the top antics and lack of seriousness are negatives for both the viewers and

the characters within the film.

There are worse comedies out there, so Ride Along 2 isn’t the worst movie you could choose to see. The action sequences are actually passable, and are some of the film’s highlights. And

while the comedy is often forced or downright unfunny, there are definitely laughs scattered throughout the film.

I can recommend this film to a few groups of people: fans of the first film, fans of Hart’s comedic style, or those who are

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fine with sitting through 101 minutes knowing that the highlights are few and far in-between. For fans of comedies in general, this film is at least passable.

But for someone trying to get the most out of their day at the cinemas, there are much better options.

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Ryan Reynolds in Nicholas Sparks’ Superhero Tights: The Choice Take Three

A scene from Deadpool (AP Photo)

By DYLAN RUPPRECHT

STAFF WRITER DRUPP11@.UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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The last two times were of course when he played the titular character in Green Lantern, and, coincidently, Deadpool in the 2009 atrocity, Wolverine Orgins. Both movies tanked in the box office and had fans everywhere questioning whether the Canadian actor should stray from the comfort of his usual rom/com.

However, the film’s promotors have done a wonderful job advertising,

cleverly throwing teaser clips well before the release to establish that this Deadpool film would be anything but the standard Marvel superhero movie.

A dancing, sassy, redclad man in tights with two swords and two guns gleefully decimate a barrage of suited bad-guys to fix his deformed face and not be rejected by the love of his life: pretty romantic right? If red is symbolic of love, then the movie is heavily splashed with “romance.” As per the R rating, the film gets to use the grotesque nature of anti-hero deaths for comedic purposes, as well as to display the impressive physique of Reynolds in a myriad of nudes (for many people, that’s all they need to know!)

Reynolds and Deadpool actually have a coincidental relationship as Reynolds landed his first acting role the same year the Deadpool comic was released in 1991. Reynolds didn’t get into the comics until 2005 when he was first brought on board for the Wolverine Origins; fortunately, Reynolds naturally identifies with Deadpool’s off-beat, snarky sense of humor, which is good for improvised one liners that populate superhero movies. So, this new Deadpool, birthed from Origins’ failures, finally does justice to the comic’s anti-hero.

And being an anti-hero means joyfully making fun of superheros and their tropes. Like how Guardians of the Galaxy was able to be a refreshing, original Marvel picture, Deadpool is something entirely new, yet absolutely perfect for its brand of comedy. The breaking the fourth wall on numerous occasions, the stark criticism in subtle lines that reference other pop culture icons, and, above all, the bombardment of inappropriate humor make this movie the titillating experience that it is.

A scene from The Choice (Variety photo)

By SAMANTHA HIGGINS

ASSISTANT EDITOR SHIGG2@.UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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Anyone who has seen The Notebook has probably fallen in love with Nicholas Sparks. He is known for his unbelievable ability to capture our hearts as he portrays an amazing love story, usually always including some form of tragedy somewhere in there. As an avid Nicholas Sparks fan, I have read the books, seen all the moves and was anxiously waiting to

see The Choice when it came out this year.

Starring Benjamin Walker and Teresa Palmer as the main characters Travis and Gabby, The Choice begins as Gabby moves in next door to Travis. Both of them are in other relationships at the time, but that doesn’t stop fate as they undoubtedly fall in love.

They are faced with a problem when Gabby’s boyfriend at the time, Ryan (Tom Welling), returns and proposes, unaware of his girlfriend’s newfound love for her neighbor.

After Gabby makes a choice to be with Travis instead, the movie shows them seven years later.

Gabby is in the hospital, in a coma after a horrible car accident, and Travis needs to make a choice regarding her care.

Overall, it wasn’t a bad movie; it was successful in making my boyfriend cry, which makes it well worth it, just because that is a rarity. It’s a beautiful story, but the book, as usual, was better. If I was given the choice, I would recommend just waiting for it to come out on DVD or Netflix.

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Nardini as Luke’s Daughter and Sherilyn Fenn as Anna Nardini, her mother.

Fans often credit her as the reason for majority of the tension between Luke and Lorelai during their relationship and are speculating how they will fit into the revival.

There have also been new characters announced, since it has been nine years since we said goodbye to Rory as she went to follow Senator Obama on his campaign

trail. New characters include “Phil,” played

by Mark Provencher, a new Dragonfly employee portrayed by Armand Vasquez, a 7-year-old boy named Tim and his 5-year -old sister, Gabriela, that are thought to be Paris and Doyle’s children, and Sutton Foster, from creator Amy ShermanPalladino’s other show, Bunheads, was recently signed as an unknown character.

Of course, everyone is wondering about Melissa

McCarthy, and if she will be returning as Sookie St. James. Sherman- Palladino told TVLine in the beginning of February that she understands McCarthy is busy and that even if “she has a spare moment to run over (to the set), even for a cameo, we would totally be game.”

However, McCarthy claims that she was never approached about returning, so fans will need to wait to see what happens.

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Postcards from Prato

Prato in the Rain

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

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fter a long few weekends of traveling, we decided to take this past weekend off and actually participate more heavily in the study part of study abroad. But that still didn’t prevent us from exploring all that Prato has to offer. On Friday, we attempted to work the public bus system in hopes to arrive at the mall.

Naturally, it was just one giant struggle. I am from a really small town, practically in the country to begin with, so public transportation isn’t my strong suit. We got on the correct bus just fine, but I panicked when it came time to hit the stop button to get off. I made Deanna and Iyana get off the bus a solid 15 minutes from the stop we were supposed to get off at. It was also down pouring at the time, so we were really wet by the time

Deanna, Anelia and Iyana at the Prato soccer game (photo provided by Anelia Marston)

we got to the outdoor mall.

Lesson from that excursion: never let Anelia be in charge of guiding everyone through the public transportation system again.

On Saturday, we went to our first Prato soccer game… also in the rain. It was definitely an experience. It ended in a tie, which was apparently good for the team because they usually lose. The game was filled with a lot of yelling and screaming, just like any other sports match in

America; the only difference was that I couldn’t exactly understand what they were yelling. I ended up just yelling a bunch of sounds and trying to repeat what the Italian fans around me were yelling. Despite the rain, it was actually a really fun time. They aren’t joking when they say Italians love their soccer.

We have been here for a month now and I am getting used to the customs here,

although I do miss the convenience of the Cstore sometimes. Prato is starting to really feel like my home and I couldn’t imagine studying abroad anywhere else.

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

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“I look at her sometimes, And wonder, out of all the faces In the world How did I find one So perfect For me.”

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Clery Campus Crime Log *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) Suspicious Person Location: Kaplan Hall Date: Feb. 10, 2016 Time: 3:42 p.m.

(2) Drug Investigation

Location: Campus Police Dept.

Date: Feb. 11, 2016 Time: 10:57 p.m.

Scope it Out! Wednesday Movie Showing-Steve Jobs, Kaplan 109, 7:30 p.m.

Signups on Charger Connection for Ice Skating Trip Friday Movie Showing-Steve Jobs, Lee 301, 7:30 p.m., Free popcorn and DVD give away!

Ice Skating Trip, Bus leaves Maxcy at 6 p.m.

Saturday Blacklight Mini-Golf, German Club, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Sunday Go Karting Trip, Bus leaves Maxcy at 1:45 p.m.

Monday Film Week: Spiderman 2, Lee 301, 7:30 p.m., Giveaways Tuesday Film Week: Film Jeopardy, Bartels Programming Space, 6pm, Giveaways

(3) Drug Investigation

Location: Bethel Hall Date: Feb. 13, 2016 Time: 12:37 a.m.

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