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CHARGER BULLETIN The official student newspaper of the University of New Haven since 1938. Volume 97, Issue 15| February 3, 2016 | West Haven, Conn.
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UNH strives to become a “heartsafe” campus P.2
Students complain about feeling unsafe on campus P.4
Staff Writer Paul Carbonella reviews Macklemore’s “White Privilege II” P.7
Film Editor Ben lists the upcoming movies for 2016 P.9
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Coaches vs. Cancer
The University of New Haven Men’s Basketball Team Partnered with Colin’s Crew to Combat Cancer By RILEY KNEBES
STAFF WRITER RKNEB1@NEWHAVEN.EDU
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n Saturday, Jan. 30, the University of New Haven men’s basketball team held its annual Coaches vs. Cancer game. The Chargers played against the Saint Anselm Hawks at 1:30 p.m. Coaches vs. Cancer aims to raise awareness and help make a difference in the fight against cancer. It is a nationwide program which works with the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches. The goal of the event is to get everyone on the same team; coaches, athletes, and fans in the community, all for a good cause. On Saturday, spectators were
The Men’s Basketball team and Colin’s Crew (Photo obtained via the UNH Men’s Basketball Facebook)
able to donate to the Wall of Hope in the Charger Gymnasium, which went toward the American Cancer Society and Colin’s Crew. The funds donated to the American Cancer Society will
be put toward research programs that help understand, prevent, and find cures for cancer. Colin’s Crew is a program whose goal is to help support families dealing with childhood
cancer. Colin Westbrook was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia when he was two years old. As a result, Colin’s Crew was originally created to give financial and emotional
cruitment for the first time says “Having such amazing individuals as my sisters, who have been working hard to build up this organization, made recruitment week seem less stressful. We worked together as a team and put in countless hours of work and planning. Seeing our 23 new members on bid day and seeing who came ‘home’ to ASA brought me nothing but joy to finally see how much our hard work paid off.” She continued on, encouraging others to look at the positives involved with Greek life and sharing her own experiences with Greek life at UNH. “I think Greek life on the UNH campus is great. Getting involved in Greek life gives you the opportunity to get involved, meet other individuals, and helps you to even grow
as a person. For me personally, being in ASA has helped me to better manage my time, stay on top of my schoolwork, and has helped me to learn how to become a leader.” Recruitment was slightly interrupted by the snow, which caused cancellations the Saturday and Sunday information sessions, but the rest of the week went on as planned. The women were encouraged to “dress to impress” on the first night by UNH’s Panhellenic committee. Throughout the week the women were broken into groups and lead to each sorority by Rho Gammas, who were active sisters of Phi Sigma Sigma, Chi Kappa Rho, and Delta Phi Epsilon that “gave up their letters to help [others] find their home” during the course of recruitment. Alpha
Sigma Alpha members did not have sisters act as Rho Gammas this semester because they felt it was better for all sisters to participate in recruitment as an active member once. On the first night, the women went to open houses for each of the four sororities to learn about each of them, the second night they went back to each sorority to learn more about them, and then they rated them on which they would most and least like to return to. Brianna Hill, a sophomore majoring in forensic science who accepted a bid to Delta Phi Epsilon, said “The great thing about going through formal recruitment was being able to see all the great things that each organization does.” By Wednesday night the prospective members would
support to the Westbrook family during Colin’s battle with cancer. Now, Colin’s Crew has transformed into a program that not only aims to help the Westbrook family, but other families in similar situations as well. This won’t be the first time that UNH has teamed up to support Colin’s Crew. The UNH baseball team was the first to meet Colin through a program called Team Impact, a local organization which pairs up collegiate teams and children with life threatening illnesses. In 2014, the UNH baseball team participated in the Whipping childhood cancer challenge, where Colin and his sister, Maddie, threw pies in the players’ in the face. The UNH baseball team has also participated in the Polar Plunge to raise money for Colin’s Crew.
UNH Sororities Welcome 77 New Members
By SAMANTHA HIGGINS & TAKEISHA SINCLAIR
STAFF WRITERS CHARGERBULLETIN@NEWHAVEN.EDU
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he week of Jan. 25 was Panhellenic sorority recruitment week at the University of New Haven. Out of the 105 women who went out for recruitment, 77 were extended bids to for the four sororities on campus: Phi Sigma Sigma, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Delta Phi Epsilon and Chi Kappa Rho sororities. Lauren Houston, a junior majoring in criminal justice and founding member of Alpha Sigma Alpha here at UNH, who participated in formal re-
only return to their top three choices. Thursday was preference night for each sorority, and that was the night that the students would only return to two sororities. Friday was the day that the women would be extended their bids and find their “home.” Jacqueline Marie Teixeira, senior who is studying criminal justice with a concentration in forensic psychology and a member of Delta Phi Epsilon, shared that her sorority “had an amazing recruitment” and that “ we had such a great group of girls come out to, not only our organization, but to all of the Panhellenic organizations this spring.” She, too, shared positive outlooks on Greek life saying how excited she was to see See RECRUITMENT page 2