Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Volume 86, Issue 16
The student newspaper of the University of New Haven since 1938
Winehouse Sweeps the Grammys Happy Valentine’s Day! Enjoy fun facts about the holiday all over this week’s issue!
By RYAN PEARSON
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LOS ANGELES— A resoundingly retro Grammy Awards left its biggest winners nearly speechless. On a night filled with nods to the show's 50-year history, the most trophies went to a 24-year-old singer known for her old-soul voice, and the most soughtafter prize went to a veteran jazzman's Joni Mitchell tribute album. Both Amy Winehouse and Herbie Hancock were dumbstruck by the honors, fumbling for words and thank-you lists, respectiveHUDSON AND MCCONly. AUGHEY REUINTE "I can't believe I've won The pair stars in the latest romantic five awards," Winehouse comedy Fool’s Gold. said. She coyly sang "Re– Page 8 hab" and "You Know I'm No Good" via satellite link SCOPE HOLDS GUITAR from London, then dediHERO TOURNAMENT cated her record of the year trophy to her hometown, Find out who won playing on of the most popular video games this year.
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WEST HAVEN— Columbinus, UNH’s latest theater production, was selected to be performed at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival the week of Jan. 27, in Fitchburg, Mass. The Kennedy Center is an organization that provides funding and multiple programs for all of the arts, everything from theater to opera to ballet. It holds various shows at its facility in Washington D.C. throughout the year, and does numerous things for
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parents and jailed husband, "my Blake, my Blake incarcerated." Hancock, whose River: The Joni Letters won album of the year, said after the show Sunday night at the Staples Center that it was "immeasurable how surprised I am." Presenter Quincy Jones seemed even more excited for the 11-time Grammy winner, throwing his hands wide after reading Hancock's name. "Aaaahhh!
Unbelievable. That's unbelievable, man," Jones exclaimed. Industry observers had expected either Winehouse's Back in Black or Kanye West's Graduation to take the prize. There was speculation the two may have split the vote of younger, more pop-centric National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences voters, leaving the door open for Hancock. That result left the typi-
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UNH Theater Production Goes to the Kennedy Center
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Amy Winehouse won five Grammys, which she accepted via satellite from London.
cally outspoken West in no mood to share his thoughts. West won four trophies, but after losing out once again in the album of the year category he'd made no secret of coveting, he skipped post-show interview rooms to instead pose for photos with his fiance and members of his entourage. "I'm good," he said quietly, in response to questions about how he felt. It was a subdued echo of the exuberant call on his "Good Life," which won for rap song. Winehouse, who won five of the six awards for which she was nominated, perhaps best embodied the evening's spirit of joining the old with the new. Her sound, cultivated on Back to Black by producer of the year winner Mark Ronson, blends '50s flavors with
for the Irene Ryan Scholarship Awards. Furthermore, 15% of U.S. women if the director send themselves flowers of the show decides to on Valentine’s Day make a show a “participating” show, it may be chosen to be held, i.e. put on a short list to be later judged and performers of all ages. Col- decided upon, and eventuleges participate in each ally perform at the Kenregion, eight regions total, nedy Center Festival. From with New England and that point, those shows are New York being Region I. judged and possibly held to Student actors may be cho- go to the major festival in sen from plays to compete April at the actual Kennedy
Center in Washington DC. Columbinus was the theater program’s first participating show, and it was not only held, but chosen to be performed at the festival! This is quite an accomplishment for the UNH performance team. While there, the students involved in both the show and tech aspects worked hard to put on a stellar performance. They performed the first show of the festival out of six and were the only show actually filmed for admittance into the Kennedy Center’s national archive. See THEATER page 4
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Campus Events, Etc. The Charger Bulletin | February 13, 2008
Wednesday, February 13
“Human Trafficking’ Discussion dodds Theater, 12:15pm
Black Love 7:30-8pm
Thursday, February 14 Free STD Clinic German club, 10am-2pm
BSU Sweetheart Dance
Friday, February 15 Movie: Enchanted Alumni Lounge, 7pm
German club, 9pm
Valentine’s Day
Beanhouse
Bartels Lobby, 9pm
Rush Week Sunday, February 17
It wasn’t until 1537 that St. Valentine’s Day was declared an official Holiday
Movie: Enchanted Alumni Lounge, 7pm
Monday, February 18 Black History Month Jeopardy New Hall First Floor Lounge
President’s Day- No Classes Film Week
Tuesday, February 19 Women’s Basketball vs. Dowling College North campus, 5:30pm
Men’s Basketball vs. Dowling College North campus, 7:30pm
BSU Brothers to Sisters Discussion Upper Student Lounge, 7:30pm
By Dan Osipovitch A weekly recap of the positives & negatives at UNH
Positives
Negatives
Wow, our school was able to act quickly. There was a spill of some sort (it appeared to be gasoline but this has not been confirmed) on the driveway of the Kaplan parking lot. It was quickly cleaned up and traffic was back to normal without much of a hassle.
Was anyone else annoyed how we got like six different e-mails about the WPE in one day? It really bothers me when we get badgered like that about the same thing. ORL doesn’t even badger us that much for things much more important!
So many people have tried to convince me to put this into the negatives, but I’m a hopeless romantic and I love chocolate. Here it goes: tomorrow is Valentine’s Day!! For those who have someone, it’s a good excuse to get together and reconnect to your partner. For those who don’t have someone: take back the day! It’s a good excuse to eat fattening candy and wallow with a pint of ice cream..
Phew. We paid for our books, $300 gone. Okay, got all our loans set to pay off tuition, though still had to pay $400 out of pocket. Now that tuition and books are paid off, no more money. WRONG! Don’t forget about the seemingly pointless room deposit. A gaping $250— salt in the wound of paying for college.
P.S.: we get more movies on channel 14 on Valentine’s Day. Yay for extra goodies!
Has anyone else noticed that since the opening of Sandella’s (what, about 2 years now?), the “Today’s Special” has continually been the honey mustard chicken wrap? Hmm…
Letter to the Editor
To the Editor: This letter is in response to the mention in the January 30th issue of The Charger Bulletin that students in housing were not notified of a new roommate placement over the Winter Break. The Office of Residential Life sent out over 100 letters to current students, informing them of a new roommate placed in their room for the spring semester, in addition to making phone calls to students about the additions. We are sincerely sorry if some students were left out of the notification process and were not aware of their additional roommate(s). We do our best to make these transitions as easy as possible for both the current residents and the new student assigned to their room. -Patty Christiano, Director of Residential Life
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National/World News The Charger Bulletin | February 13, 2008
Google and Microsoft News Compete for Major Merger Briefs
By HEATHER BROWN STAFF WRITER
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In an effort to increase the size of their computer empires, both Google, Inc. and Microsoft have shown interest in Yahoo, Inc. Microsoft made a $44.6 billion offer last week to combine the two companies. Google, in an effort to ensure that Microsoft does not expand any further, has offered to combine with Yahoo instead. Google has
said that it will only need control of all of the advertising that is done throughout the Yahoo engine. Yahoo, Inc. is second to Google, Inc. as a search engine and second to Microsoft as an e-mail/screen name provider. David Drummond, Google Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, noted in a company blog that a merge between Yahoo and Microsoft would go against policies that encourage competition on the World
Wide Web and urged the policy-makers not to approve the combination. To follow suit, Microsoft is arguing that a merge of any kind, whether complete or partial, between Google and Yahoo will be a greater violation of antitrust regulations because of Google’s status as the number one search engine online. A source close to the goings on within Google has commented that it believes that Microsoft is just try-
ing to repeat what it did in the nineties when it first entered the scene with Internet Explorer as an internet provider. Then Microsoft used its power to get people to switch from the then pioneer Netscape Communications to their own Internet Explorer. More information will follow in the coming weeks about any decision made by the antitrust regulators.
Zack’s Wacky Stack of News Your place to find the oddest stories in mainstream news. By Zack Rosen Crossing The Street, Ron Paul “Revolt”- department doesn't," said. Crossing The Dress ion he said. "They gave Little does he know PO R T L A N D , O W A T O N N A , me a DWR — driving that freedom of speech Maine— What used Minn— An 18-year- while Republican." is cancelled out when to be Richard Sim- old’s enthusiasm for If only. lives are at stake. mons on television has presidential hopeful Owatonna Police Uma? Oprah. C h i e f Phone? Penis. seemed to show up in Shaun BERLIN— A 21-yearPortland, Maine. The LaDue old German man has problem is instead of Richard Simmons in The oldest known sur- s a i d , bee sending a photo" t h e graph of his penis to shorts, it is a man with viving love poem is politi- an unknown woman a mustache pulling in front of female drivers wrriten on a clay tablet cal as- via his cell phone, acp e c t cording to authorities. and then jumping out from the Sumerians of this of his vehicle while The woman redoesn't ported the sender to wearing women’s unaround 3500 BC e n t e r police after receiving derwear, a garter belt, i n t o the photo attachment and black high-heel t h e of the man's genitals, boots. e q u a - the court said. OffiThere have been t i o n cers found evidence six reports about this at all. he may have sent simcross-dressing man in less than a year, the Ron Paul could cost It's very clear in state ilar images to other statute that you can- women. most recent incident him over $550. Republican Cody not have anything that on Sunday. The man was fined Sheriff Mark Dion Hauer has placed a obstructs the driver's the equivalent of $220 said that while the “Ron Paul Revoluti- vision." for distributing pornoHauer said he'll ar- graphic material. man's behavior may ion” decal in the rear not be criminal in window of his car. gue in court that the "We all had a bit of terms of dress, the While this is com- law violates his First a laugh when we saw fact that he's jumping pletely legal, once it Amendment right to the thing," said Chrisout in roadways and obstructs the driver’s free speech. tian Kropp, presiding "To be honest, I'm judge at the court in apparently targeting view it is considered a probably not going to the eastern town of women who are alone danger. "I support Ron win, but I'm going to Sondershausen. is cause for concern. Paul, the city police go down fighting," he
By Associated Press Writers
For Obama, a weekend of wins, momentum, even a Grammy VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.— Barack Obama could hardly have had a better weekend. On Sunday he added the Maine Democratic presidential caucus to the three contests he swept Saturday against rival Hillary Rodham Clinton, giving him momentum heading into Tuesday's voting in three mid-Atlantic states. For a cherry on top, he won a Grammy award Sunday, beating former president Bill Clinton and others for "best spoken word album," for the audio version of his book, "The Audacity of Hope." While everything seemed to go Obama's way this weekend, the Clinton campaign was regrouping. Campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle stepped down a few hours before it was clear that Obama had carried Maine, where both candidates had addressed crowds on Saturday. Obama also won in Louisiana, Nebraska and Washington on Saturday. The Illinois senator exulted Sunday, telling a crowd of 18,000 in Virginia Beach, Va., "We have won on the Atlantic coast, we have won on the Gulf coast, we have won on the Pacific coast and we have won between those coasts." Defense secretary says U.S. may need to pause in drawdown of troops from Iraq FORWARD OPERATING BASE FALCON, Iraq— Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Monday endorsed, for the first time, the idea of pausing the drawdown of U.S. forces from Iraq this summer. "A brief period of consolidation and evaluation probably does make sense," Gates told reporters after meeting with Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq. Petraeus has indicated in recent weeks that he wants a "period of evaluation" this summer to assess the impact on Iraq security of reducing the U.S. military presence from 20 brigades to 15 brigades. Of that five-brigade reduction, only one has departed thus far. The last of the five is to be gone by the end of July. In his remarks at this U.S. base in southern Baghdad, Gates said Petraeus had given him his view on the drawdown, which some fear could result in giving up some of the security gains of recent months. In endorsing Petraeus' suggestion of pausing after July, Gates made it clear that President Bush would have the final say. Until now it had been unclear how Gates felt about the idea of a pause; he had said publicly a number of times that he hoped conditions in Iraq would permit a continuation of the drawdown in the second half of the year.
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SCOPE Finds Guitar Heroes By KAITLYN GLATT STAFF WRITER
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WEST HAVEN— In the past two years, the video game phenomena Guitar Hero has swept across the nation. Last weekend, SCOPE aided this hostile takeover by hosting a Guitar Hero tournament. On Saturday, Feb. 9, over 30 students either participated in the tournament or were spectators to the incredible talent that many students on our campus have. The first rounds of competitors challenged each other at medium difficulty. They each played one other person for the length of one song. When the song was over, the screen told us which player won that song and that person advanced to the next level. After about an hour
of game play, the person who came out on top at the medium difficulty level was Sarah
the songs were exceptionally more difficult than the ones that were played before. With
card. This program was a great chance for people who had the same
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The students involved also participated in workshops on everything from physical comedy to playwriting. Three of the actors from columbinus were also chosen to participate in the Irene Ryan Scholarship Auditions. Sadly, none of the actors, or the play itself, was held to go to the festival in Washington D.C. Nev-
ertheless, this is quite the accomplishment for UNH, as the actors and all involved in the production, with the exception of the director, were not theater majors and did not have much, if any, professional theater experience compared to the hundreds of acting and theater majors present at the festival. Great job to all involved!
Winners of the expert level of the Guitar Hero tournament: C.J. Billing and Fernie Torres.
Gostin. She won a $50 gift certificate to the place of her choice. The second place winner for this category was Jeff Riopel who won a $25 gift certificate. After these two students were rewarded their prizes, the expert part of the competition began. This category was played the same way as the first, but
the notes on the screen moving so fast, it was hard to keep up with how the players were able to keep up. About an hour later, the last song was played and the winner was announced. First place went to Fernie Torres who won a $100 gift card to the place of his choice. Second place went to CJ Billing who won a $50 gift
that tracks the criminals, involves two of the greatest actors of all time in two of their greatest roles. Denzel Washington, known for his portrayals of strong and inspiring African American leaders, plays Frank Lucas, the notorious gangster of the film. Russell Crowe, most commonly known for his roles in A Beautiful Mind and Gladiator, delivers a convincing portrayal of Richie Roberts, an enthusiastic yet underpaid cop. While American Gangster can be argued as one of the better gangster flicks of
2007 and was once considered an Oscar contender, the film was met with relatively dull reviews in the press and did not make the greatest splash at SCOPE’s film night. It seems the best action films (arguably The Departed and The Bourne Ultimatum) were met with much bigger crowds and interest. Regardless, moviegoers to still enjoyed the typical atmosphere of seeing notyet-released pictures on the big screen and, as usual, were enthusiastic about coming out next week.
interests to come together and have a good time. All you need is a little pizza and a lot of friends with a common talent to make a program successful. In this event, SCOPE definitely found a winner and will have me going to more of their programs in the near future.
Alexander Graham Bell applied for his patent on the telephone on Valentine’s Day in 1876
Mob Movie Fails to Student OrganizaBring Out Big Crowd tion Joins Forces with Connecticut Coalition
By ERIN ENNIS STAFF WRITER
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WEST HAVEN— After returning from winter break, SCOPE restarted its tradition of Friday and Sunday night movies with the debut of Dan in the Real Life. Last weekend, the second movie of the spring semester, American Gangster, was met by an enthusiastic crowd eager to see the newest gangster flick from Ridley Scott. American Gangster, a tale about 1970s Harlem drug trade and the police force
By MIRANDA HENDRICKSON and MICHELE PASTUSZAK SHRM
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WEST HAVEN— The University of New Haven student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has established a strong working relationship with the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now (ConnCAN) of New Haven. ConnCAN is a nonprofit organization that was developed in 2005; their mis-
sion is to help secure breakthroughs in student achievement as well as raise awareness of Connecticut’s achievement gap and its consequences. UNH SHRM first became involved with ConnCAN when their Executive Director, Alex Johnston, came to UNH to speak to graduate students on campus. Many of the students found ConnCAN’s mission both interesting and important and decided to inquire about the possibility of collaborating with ConnCAN
on future community service opportunities. ConnCAN’s Director of Operations, Lisa Whitfield, offered the students an opportunity to attend and volunteer their time at a forum held at the Hartford Capitol Building entitled Closing Connecticut’s Skills Gap. The purpose of this forum was for Human Resource Professionals and state legislators to discuss opportunities for change in state policies that afSee SHRM page 5
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fect public education. Students also had the opportunity to meet with Connecticut’s state representative Andrew Fleischmann. UNH SHRM decided to further extend their community service efforts by working in conjunction withConnCAN on a petition drive to help raise awareness for ConnCAN’s mission. Students began the petition drive in early December and ended it Jan. 25. The chapter was able to collect 134 signatures for ConnCAN as well as promote awareness within the community about the achievement gap occurring in public schools around the state. During the month of February, Lisa Whitfield of ConnCAN has arranged for the members of UNH SHRM
to give mock interviews to seniors at the Metropolitan Business Academy in New Haven. Christopher Hekeler, a teacher at the Metropolitan Business Academy, looked for young adults to assist
hopes that it will not only improve the student’s interview confidence, but also their own skills as the interviewers enter the field of Human Resources. The collaboration between UNH SHRM
Teachers will recieve will receive the most Valentine’s Day cards. They will be followed by children, mothers, wives, and then sweethearts.
him in administering mock interviews to his students in order for them to get real world interview experience. Five UNH students including James Anthony, Christine Parks, Jackie Garcia, Miranda Hendrickson, and Ellie Rossett, will conduct mock interviews for students in
USGA President’s Corner
USGA this week:
• The Forensic Science and Chemistry Club received $5,050.00 for their trip to the American Academy of Forensic Science conference in Washington D.C.
• Our next Meeting will be on February 25, 2008 in the German Club!
Louis Eswood III USGA President
tion in the very near future.
The USGA • Charles Fick filled its last senate seat with sopho- was also placed more Christopher on to the Judicial Council as the final Rinck! sixth seat. •
• Billy Fogarty
was appointed as the new elections committee chair. Keep an eye out for more USGA election informa-
• At the time of the meeting four USGA delegates will be attending the COSGA conference in College Station, Texas. The COSGA conference is the largest student government conference of its kind run by the Texas A&M student government • Have a great President’s Day weekend!
Students Enjoy Annual Sex Lecture
and ConnCAN has no end in sight. Students By HEATHER BROWN in UNH SHRM are STAFF WRITER excited about the com- ––––––––––––––––– munity service projects they have already WEST HAVEN— completed in collaboLast Thursday, Feb. ration with ConnCAN 7, students gathered and are excited about in the Alumni Lounge the prospect of addin Bartels for a preing more in the near sentation by Marshall future. Miller and Dorian Solot. On the program: female orgasms. In the audience: ladies and gentlemen of all ages and all sexual orientations. Miller and Solot’s I ♥ Female Orgasm® presentation was first seen on campus two years ago, but has been enjoyed by students across the country since 1998. The discussion included when students had their first orgasm, what might help women achieve an orgasm, how be-
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Coming Up:
ing comfortable with every aspect of one’s body is extremely important, and much more. Among the more memorable topics discussed were thinking of someone like Johnny Depp to help reach an orgasm, Miller and
ested in the female orgasm and other sexual education topics, visit www.ilovefemaleorgasm.com. You can contact Miller and/or Solot with questions, view other resources to find the answers you’re looking for, and even purchase I ♥ Female Orgasm® merchanThe first televised tour dise. A portion of the of the White House t-shirt proaired on February 14 in ceeds are 1962. First Lady Jackie donated to Kennedy hosted the Breast Cantour. cer Action. A n d don’t forget ladies, until the Solot’s favorite “Fe- next time Miller and male O Songs,” and Solot come visit the getting to know every University of New part of your body inti- Haven, befriend your mately. vulva. It will thank If you are inter- you later! Page 5
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Editorials
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A Letter of Thanks
Thanks for the Support
On behalf of the entire University of New Haven, we would like to thank the students, faculty, staff and fans who attended the nationally-televised women's basketball win over Bridgeport on Saturday, February 2. Over 800 people helped us pack Charger Gymnasium and give our team a true home court advantage. Everyone involved, from the TV crew to our staff to the studentathletes, commented on how the tremendous crowd impacted the game. Our fans were loud but respectful, cheering on the Chargers and helping us to foster a positive game environment for everyone. We would also like to extend heartfelt thanks to everyone in-
volved in the planning and production of the game. As the NCAA Division II Game of the Week, CSTV broadcast the game nationally from Charger Gymnasium and the NCAA streamed the game via the internet to the entire world. The NCAA staff and the TV production company commended us on our preparation and hard work in putting together the broadcast. The planning for a television production of this magnitude takes the dedicated effort of many people on campus over a number of weeks. Special thanks go out to a number of UNH departments, including facilities, telecommunications, information technology, and public rela-
tions, as well as to the Fire Science Club, Charger Cheerleaders, Emanon, Chargers Pep Band, Undergraduate Student Government, The Charger Bulletin, WNHU, Charger Cavalry, UNH sororities and Subway. To anyone who had anything to do with helping make this event such a huge success, a sincere thank you! In lieu of admission for this game, we collected donations to benefit a local retired firefighter, Joseph Harvey, Jr. You helped us to raise over $500 for Joe, who lost part of his leg to diabetes this fall and needs an expensive automatic chairlift installed in his home. This was truly a Community Engagement event, in a variety of ways.
We have already heard comments from UNH alumni, parents and students that this event was a great showcase for our program and university. Everyone who was in Charger Gymnasium on February 2 had a part in making this event great. The positive exposure we received from the broadcast cannot be measured. The Department of Athletics and the entire university thank our students, faculty, staff and fans. It was you who made this event a rousing success, and we look forward to seeing you at our next contest. Sincerely, Deborah Chin, Director of Athletics
According to Section 6, Part A of the United States Flag Code, which can be found at www.GPO. gov, it is clear that the U.S. flag may only be shown at nighttime “if properly illuminated.” Last semester, a student representative spoke up during a weekly meeting of the Undergraduate Student Government Association regarding their concern about the university’s handling of the U.S. Flag Code. It turns out that the flag in the Maxcy Hall quad was being flown at night without illumination, which goes against flag code. Doing his job as he always does, USGA President Louis Eswood III informed UNH’s administration of this
problem and we all went home for winter break assuming that the U.S. Flag Code would be followed and respected by the
when the flag was taken down. Before break, during break, and almost every night after break, UNH has not been following the flag code and has been keeping the flag up at night. Think to yourself about all of the times that you’ve been walking through the Maxcy quad in the rain or in the evening. How many times have you seen the flag up, regardless of the weather or the time of day? Take a look around tonight, and chances are you’ll see it up there (unless, of course, they read this article today). What worries me is that if they won’t listen to Louis’s request, they won’t listen to the USGA’s request, they won’t listen to somebody calling Campus Police
to take it down one as the University of tremely important, I evening – all of which New Haven as op- write this open editohave happened – then posed to by a specific rial to the UNH comwho says they’ll listen individual, it is as if munity, students, and to me about it? all of the students, administration. There’s absolutely faculty members, and So I ask you to no doubt tell those on that I’m an campus reextremesponsible to ly liberal take the flag The oldest known ValenDemocrat; down when you know, it is night tines were sent in 1415 by one of time. Or betthe Duke of Orleans to his those “all ter yet, show French wife while he was for the First patriotism imprisoned in the Tower of Amendby illuminatLondon ment” peoing the flag! ple. And If we have frankly, I enough monthink that ey to build a there are brand new many isrecreation sues more center, reimportant than the employees of UNH build a football team, U.S. Flag Code and agree with what the and give private parkI even believe that campus and its admin- ing spaces to certain burning the flag is a istration does. For my people on campus, I legitimate form of many conservative believe we have the freedom of speech. friends as well as my money to turn on a However, when some- friends in the military few lightbulbs. thing like this is done and friends who feel by a community such that flag rights are ex-
As a member of the UNH women’s basketball team, I, along with the rest of the team, would like to thank the student body for coming out to our televised game versus Bridgeport. It meant a lot to our program to have the support of so many people in such a big rivalry game, especially since it gave us an extra incentive to play well in our last regular season matchup against the Purple Knights. The environ-
ment that everyone created was unbelievable and it was a huge adrenaline rush to hear the support of our peers and faculty members, as well as people who came out from the community. We would appreciate continued support, hopefully making each game as exciting as the last in order to create an atmosphere that allows us to thrive along with creating a fun atmosphere for everyone in attendance. -Lindsay Salt, #25
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Defending the Rights of the American Flag
Zack Rosen Assistant Editor University of New Haven. But things didn’t get fixed. As I have been walking out of Maxcy Hall every Monday through Thursday evening after working at the CLR, I have only noticed one single night
The Escargot
Reviews of restaurants in the New Haven area for your dining pleasure By Kaitlyn Glatt
Buffalo Wild Wings- CT Post Mall
I know, I know. You’re looking at the amount of stars I gave this restaurant and you’re probably wondering, “How could a restaurant be so bad that it got one and a half stars in The Escargot?” Well read on, and you’ll never want to go to this place in your entire life. First off, the night my friends and I went to Buffalo Wild Wings we were extremely torn on which place to choose since we didn’t want to wait a long time and we wanted something with a south-western feel. After experiencing everything this place has to offer (cough,
cough... nothing), I wish we had just gone to the Olive Garden. Going back to not wanting to wait a long time, we were told that there was a 20-minute wait so we decided to put our name in and browse the mall quickly before we were seated. We came back after 15 minutes and waited around for half an hour for them to call the name we gave them; not a very good impression if you ask me. After being seated, we were asked what drinks we wanted. I ordered a cosmopolitan while everyone else ordered a variety of sodas and marga-
• Type of food: Southwestern Grill • Bar: 21+ ritas. I was willing out the hottest sauce to give this place a they had. A cool thing chance even though (which gets them a they made us wait for single star) is that they so long, but it seems put the hot sauce on a like that was a terrible little plastic plate for you to lick off. The decision. After about ten depressing part? It minutes, they returned wasn’t that hot. Sure, with our drinks and I it had a little kick to it, was eager to see what but I’ve definitely had this cosmo was going hotter. Once we tried the to taste like. Do you know what it feels like various sauces, we orto drink a warm shot of dered lots of wings as Dubra vodka? Well, if an appetizer, and a vayou do, then I suggest riety of main courses you do not order any- including a cheesething alcoholic from burger, a pulled pork this place. For around sandwich, the ribs $8 or $9, I’d rather go and boneless wings get a six pack from the combo, and some sort liquor store than drink of taquito concoction. Don’t ask about that at B.W.W. Browsing the menu, last one, it looked suwe all decided to try per nasty. All of these,
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• Average sit-down meal cost: $20 • My favorite thing: Sauce samples by the way, were ap- cheeseburger to be complimentary, and proximately $9 each. The main course we high-tailed it out was delivered com- of the mall. The worst pletely wrong (for in- part was that the Bufstance, my friend said falo Wild Wings ex“Mild” sauce and he perience followed us received “Wild” sauce home because all four and almost threw of us were sick the rest up on the table), the of the night. If you want to have waitress had some sort of selective hear- a good wing night, go ing problem, and my to Hooters. I’m sure cheeseburger tasted that place won’t leave like Grade “D” sau- you throwing up and sage for some reason. wanting to write a reI sent my meal view like I just did. If you have comback, my friend sent his back, and the other ments about my retwo decided not to fin- views, or if you would ish their meals. After like to recommend a this, I decided that restaurant for me to was the last straw. I try, send me an e-mail didn’t even tell them at TheChargerEscarI was there for a re- got@gmail.com. view, I asked for my
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Arts & Entertainment The Charger Bulletin | February 13, 2008
Hudson and McConaughey Team Up in New Comedy
The Grammys Pass Over Kanye... Again
to sleep," he sang in The Audacity of Hope. modern subject mat- the night's most emo- Presenter George Loter and hip-hop influ- tional performance. pez took note of the ences. Accepting the historic nature of the By DAVID FIELD AND GREG at sea in 1715. While known to Finn and his Along those lines, award for rap album, Hillary Clinton and DICKINSON in exploration for the crew, Bunny hires his show producers be- West spoke to his Obama candidacies, STAFF WRITERS ––––––––––––––––– Dowry, Finnegan (Mc- own team to find and gan the evening with mother: "I appreciate and will.i.am urged Conaughey) is hunted recover the fortune Alicia Keys singing everything and I know the crowd to vote after "Learnin' The Blues" you are really proud a strange free-wheelMatthew alongside archival of me right now and ing freestyle billed as M c C o n footage of Frank Sina- I know you wouldn't a "mash-up." aughey (We tra, a la Natalie Cole's want me to stop and are Marshall, And finally, Han"Unforgettable" duet you'd want me to be cock Sahara) and borrowed with her deceased fa- the No. 1 artist in the Obama's favorite camKate Hudson ther in 1992. (You, Me and world." paign phrase, "Yes we "Yeah, Frank," Dupree, The Veteran rocker can," when summing Keys interjected Skeleton Key) during a Sinatra star in Fool’s verse. "Tell 'em." Gold, a roBeyonce was mantic compaired with Tina edy about a Turner for a showy treasure hunt— and leggy — er and his exrendition of "Proud wife who reMary." Kid Rock unite aboard joined up with the yacht of Keely Smith, a wina millionner in the very first aire, Donald Grammys in 1958, Sutherland for "That Old Black (An AmeriMagic." Hancock can Hauntand Chinese wuning, The ItalAN AP/ MARK J. TERRILL PHOTO derkind Lang Lang ian Job) and Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey stand together at the 2003 Golden Globe did the dueling his estranged Awards after working together in How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. spoiled daughter. To- by Bigg Bunny, a rap- first. As they search, pianos thing for a take gether they search for per and former finan- Finn attempts to win compelling on George Gershthe Queen’s Dowry, cier, who wants to col- back Tess (Hudson) win's "Rhapsody in a fortune in gold and lect the money, which jewels, which was lost is owed to him. UnSee GOLD page 11 Blue." The Beatles were honored by performers from two new interpretations AN AP/ KEVORK DJANSEZIAN PHOTO of their music, the Kanye West accepts the award for Best Rap Album for Graduation. By TIMOTHY FASANO Cirque du Soleil show Bruce Springsteen up the significance of tinct exception. console and PC. GAMING GURU While many genres LEGO Star Wars: Love and Julie Tay- took home three a jazz artist winning ––––––––––––––––– are self explanatory, The Complete Saga mor's film Across the Grammys, including album of the year. best rock song for (The last was 1964's one is not so much: is a meshing of two Universe. The holiday season the “family” game. great empires: LEGO Memories dominat- "Radio Nowhere." "Getz/Gilberto," a this year was literally These games typically toys and the science ed West's performance Chaka Khan picked collaboration between littered with gaming are rated either E or fiction epic Star Wars. of "Hey Mama," a up two trophies, in- Stan Getz and Joao possibilities for the E10 (Everyone or Ev- It really seemed like once-exuberant song cluding one for best Gilberto.) eager buyer, especial- eryone over the age of the culmination of the from his 2005 album R&B album for Funk "I'd like to thank ly those searching for 10), and are themed two previous LEGO Late Registration that This. the academy for couthe perfect gift idea mainly for a younger, Star Wars games; it he has transformed Politics were a rageously breaking for whatever corner smaller gaming audi- possessed many of into a somber tribute subtle backdrop to the the mold this time," of the season you hail ence. Furthermore, the same features and since his mother Don- evening. Democratic he said. "This is a new from. 2007 and 2008 these games typically mini-games, as well da's sudden death last presidential candidate day, that proves that show some serious are not all that enjoy- as collectibles. year. Barack Obama won an the impossible can be potential for some of able for older players. "Last night I saw award for spoken word made possible. Yes we There is one fact I the greatest games to This year, however, you in my dreams. album, for the audio can, to coin a phrase." be produced for both there was a very disSee SAGA page 11 Now I can't wait to go version of his book, Calling all musicians! Send us your music so we can review it. Send songs electronically to chargerbulletin@newhaven.edu
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Huge Trades Mark Big Week in NBA
By JOHN OKO
SPORTS WRITER
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With the NFL playoffs now over, the NBA season is starting to heat up and two big trades were made last week that could help two prominent NBA franchises as they march into the playoffs. The Lakers came away with a huge steal on Friday, Feb. 1 by picking up Paul Gasol from the Memphis Grizzlies, while in return the Grizzlies received former number-one-pick Kwame Brown and rookie point guard Javaris Crittenton. Since going to the Lakers, Brown has been harshly criticized for his playing. Brown came right out of high school and was once thought to be one of the next big stars in the NBA. Since then, Brown has been nothing but a big bust. The Lakers are one of the surprise teams in the NBA this year. While many felt they would make the playoffs this year, no one expected the Lak-
Chaney and Stonar Team Up to Lead Win
ers to be a contender ers that include Derek and that’s exactly how Fisher, Luke Walton they were playing. and Lamer Odom. In another big The Lakers then lost Andrew Bynum who move, the struggling was sidelined with an Miami Heat let go injury and will miss of Shaquille O’Neal an extended period sending him to the of time. Bynum was Phoenix Suns in exa key factory in the change for All-Star Lakers’ success and forward Shawn Mariwhen he went down, on and guard Marcus the Lakers proceeded Bank. This is a move to go 3-5. The Lak- many experts felt the ers knew they needed Suns needed so they to make some kind of can now have a true move to fill the hole center in O’Neal while that Bynum left. Amare Stoudemire can The Grizzlies who focus fully on being a are one of the worst forward. This is also teams in the NBA de- a trade that makes the cided to dump All-Star Suns a serious threat Paul Gasol to the Lak- for an NBA title. ers thus making the Lakers a serious contender for a championship. The Lakers are now led by two superstars in Bryant and Gasol with a very strong AN AP/ KHAMPHA BOUAPHANH PHOTO cast of Former Lakers player Kwame Brown. key play-
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from the free throw line for the Chargers, tying his career high in points for the third WEST HAVEN— time this season. He Cassius Chaney had a also had a game-high career-high 31 points five steals. Darryl and Tetrick Stonar tied Greene was the third his career best with 27 Charger in double figto pace the University ures with 10 points of New Haven men's and added four steals. basketball team to Molloy got 16 an 81-55 East Coast points Glenn Martin Conference win over while Vincent Falzone Molloy College on has a double-double Saturday, Feb. 9. with 13 points, 12 Chaney hit 13 of rebounds. He pulled 21 field goals over- down 10 of his reall (.619 shooting) bounds in the first and knocked home half. Brian Hutchinfour 3-pointers to son scored 11 points. help UNH improve Molloy was within to 10-12 overall - but nine at 47-38 with more importantly 6-9 13:14 left when the in the ECC. The Char- Chargers blew the gers, battling for a contest wide open. spot in the ECC tour- The home team got a nament field, entered back-breaking 23-4 the day in a three-way run over a stretch of tie for the eighth and seven minutes and final playoff position. three seconds, powWith the win they ered by 10 points from gain a game on Mol- Chaney and seven loy (8-13, 6-9 ECC), from Greene. which entered the day UNH ran out to a in sole possession of 37-28 halftime edge seventh place. UNH behind Chaney, who has beaten the Lions scored UNH's first twice this season and seven points on the hold the head-to-head day and ended up with tiebreaker. 15 in the first half on Stonar knocked 7-for-12 shooting. down three 3-point- The Chargers took ers and was 10-for-13 control with a 15-6
run midway through the period, turning a four-point game into a 37-24 lead. D.J. Sackmann got the run started with a pretty lay-up and free throw conversion for a three-point play, and Stonar knocked down a triple over six minutes later to cap off the string. Molloy was able to score the final four points of the half to bring the lead back to single digits at the break. The Lions continued the momentum after the intermission, scoring four in a row to bring themselves within five points, 37-32. But that would be as close as they would get the rest of the way. Stonar answered with six consecutive points, with a 3-pointer from the outside followed by a traditional three-point play on a fast break lay-up. UNH plays at New York Institute of Technology (2nd place in the ECC) on Wednesday night and then travel to Adelphi University (3rd place) on Saturday.
onds to run a play for the final shot. Helin Marte brought the ball to the top of the key and found Hood with a slip pass to the right side. She drove to the middle of the lane and put up an off-balance jumper that went off glass, but Saunders rebounded on the left side and made a hotlycontested lay-up with just 1.6 seconds left. Molloy's half court inbounds pass bounced
off Kymira Woodbury as the clock expired. In all, Woodbury scored 17 of her gamehigh 23 points in the second half, and she added a game-high 10 rebounds overall. Molloy also got 11 points from Randi Bender. Molloy took a 49-48 lead when Woodbury converted a traditional three-point play at the 13:51 mark. They continued to built their
edge, running the lead out to a high of 58-50, and they led by eight again (60-52) with 8:37 remaining before the Chargers began their comeback. UNH used a 10-2 run over the next 3:45, getting three-point plays from Saunders and Hood during the string. The game was back-and-forth a majority of the half, with ties at 16-16, 21-21, 23-23 and 28-28. Mol-
loy took its final lead of the period (31-30) on a 3-pointer by Abitante at the 4:45 mark. But UNH answered right back, getting points from five different players to go on a 10-0 run and take control of the period. UNH continues ECC play on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at New York Institute of Technology, and then Saturday, Feb. 16 at Adelphi University.
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WEST HAVEN— Lauren Hood scored 20 points and Alysia Saunders had a career-high 17 points and 9 rebounds, including a putback in the lane with just 1.6 seconds remaining, to lift the University of New Haven women's basketball team to a 73-71 East Coast
Conference win over Molloy College on Saturday, Feb. 9. UNH (14-8, 14-1 ECC) faced a stiff test all day from thirdplace Molloy (11-11, 9-6 ECC). A boisterous crowd was treated to a see-saw battle that had the teams tied at 71-71 with 23 seconds left after Molloy's Lisa Abitante (13 points) made a lay-up. After a full time out, UNH had 19 sec-
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Gold Stands Out from Average Romantic Comedies
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and avoid certain death at the hands of Bunny and his henchmen. While not the greatest romantic comedy, Fool’s Gold is certainly not the worst. It focuses more on the story and less on the romance of the main characters, allowing the film to be more than just a “chick flick.” The supporting cast is surprisingly acceptable unlike many films of this genre, which makes Fool’s Gold more captivating than most. Even though the supporting cast does fall into numerous stereotypes, they remain humorous enough that the audience can disregard their predictable nature. The stars of this film, McConaughey and Hudson, have shown chemistry be-
fore in an earlier romantic comedy, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. This previous encounter allows their on screen relationship to come off as more realistic. There have been numerous negative reviews given to this film and frankly some of their reasons puzzle us. The majority of critics suggest that the predictable nature of the plot and its characters make this film an unbearable mess, but we feel that the basic storyline of romantic comedies have always been obvious. Although we do not condone obvious plots, we understand that for this type of film it is difficult to do something different without disappointing the audience. Critic Peter Travers of Rolling Stone goes
so far as to say, “It’s early in the year, but I defy any 2008 comedy to be as stupid, slack, and sexless as Fool’s Gold and I’m counting Paris Hilton’s appalling The Hottie and the Nottie which is marginally better.” Well, we don’t know whether Paris Hilton’s movie is any good (we’re guessing not), but what we do know is that we’ve only been reviewing films for two weeks and have already seen a worse comedy in 2008 – Strange Wilderness, which we reviewed last week. Only the U.S., Canada, Mexico, France, Australia, and the U.K. celebrate Valentine’s Day
We are fairly certain
that there will be even worse comedies in the upcoming ten months. Also, Phil Villarreal of the Arizona Daily Star makes the ridiculous claim that, “There is more continuity in an episode of Teletubbies.” Really? Along with these, there are many other unreasonable and childish complaints all of which would only bother someone expecting great cinema. We are not saying that this is a great film; or even, for that matter, a good one, but it is tolerable. Bottom Line… Fool’s Gold is a fitting selection for Valentine’s Day. However, without the presence of a significant other, this film does not serve much purpose. You are better off waiting for the DVD.
Paris drops a bomb Paris Hilton’s new movie was released this weekend… to 111 theaters nationwide! That’s right, her latest venture in acting, aptly titled The Hottie and the Nottie, made an amazingly pathetic $76 per location on its opening day. Those numbers come out to mean that approximately ten people saw the movie per theater it was shown in. Great job Paris! People, I think it’s about time we just tell her that she can’t act. I know she’s rich and her father owns a hotel empire, but why
do we have to humor her acting non-skills. I wish that someone would have the guts to just stand in front of her, say “give it up because you suck at life,” and walk away. Why can’t she just be happy living off of
her dad’s money like every other socialite heiress? There is no reason whatsoever that we should have to sit through her ridiculousness as she tries to prove to the world that she is worthy of all the attention she gets. She’s not, we know this, move on. Oh no, another Lohan According to Disney, Ali Lohan is being considered for a role in the next High School Musical inAN AP/ DAN STEINBERG PHOTO stallment. Heiress Paris Hilton smiles for cameras.
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era moves itself as you move throughout the levels, and there is no way for you, the player, to move it so you can see things that are obscure. The other thing that bothered me was that the entirety of the game seemed to be revolved around gathering LEGO “studs:” small, circular LEGO pieces that count as money to buy new characters, extras and all sorts of upgrades. The fact that I beat the game, all six movies that is, and still was only 35% completed with it, according to their nifty completion calculator, really irritated me, and made me not want to play again for a long time. All in all, this game provides a nice distraction for the LEGO/ Star Wars aficionado. Some of the levels are fun and entertaining, while some will just get hard and piss you off. Either way, it’s a fun time had by all. If you were a fan of this game, like me, look forward to another LEGO game coming out soon, starring one of our favorite archeologists.
forgot to mention earlier: it is a really, really fun game to play. In the game itself, you take on the role of all the various characters from all six Star Wars films through six mini-levels for each movie as the story plays along. The game is player-driven, so you can play through most of the levels as fast or as slow as you want. The major exception being vehicle levels, as a player will typically control a vehicle moving “forward” through the level, and the player controls weapons, side to side movements, etc. The game itself is very fun and authentic. It provides not only humorous cut scenes played out by LEGO characters, but the true wipes and effects from the movies. Honestly, I was impressed the most with the cut scenes and literal multitude of characters to play. There were a couple factors, however, The 14-year-old audi- that weren’t great tioned for the role of about this particular a “spoiled princess” game. First, the camaccording to E!, a role that might not be too hard for her to portray considering her sister’s background. In Victorian times, it was considered bad Of course, the role luck to sign a Valentine’s Day card would include singing, but don’t worry About 1 million Valentine’s Day cards are about that; Lohan reexchanged each year leased a Christmas album in 2006. California produces 60% of Put on your seatAmerican Roses belts kids. With another Lohan breaking into Hallmark has over 1330 Hollywood, I can only different V-Day cards imagine the wealth of scandal and adventure that will follow. Just look at how well it’s worked out for the Spears sisters.
Celina’s Salacious Celebrity Gossip The latest in celebrity news and gossip By Celina Natola
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In the United States, 64% of men do not make plans in advance for a romantic Valentine’s Day date.
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