February 20 2008

Volume 86, Issue 17

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TAKES ECC BY STORM The women Chargers beat out Adelphi to take a 4-game lead in the ECC.

The student newspaper of the University of New Haven since 1938

NEW EXHIBIT EXPLORES RUSSIAN ART

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Rec Center Receives Grand Opening

Find out what kind of art is featured in the new exhibit at the Seton Gallery.

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SIMPLE PLAN RELEASES NEW ALBUM The self-titled album is the band’s first in four years. But is it any good?

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THE ESCARGOT

President Steven H. Kaplan and others prepare to cut the ribbon at the David A. Beckerman Recreation Center on Monday, Feb. 11.

Do you like Mexican food? Find out if On The Border is worth checking out.

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INDEX Arts & Entertainment Bulletin Board

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Word of the Week

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Editorials Fun & Games

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National/World News

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New Haven News Sports

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Celebrity Gossip

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Conference Helps UNH Take the LEAD

By JONATHAN CASCIO STAFF WRITER

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On Saturday, Feb. 9, Lisa Saverese took the LEAD program to the thirteenth Annual Student Leadership Conference. After almost three hours of driving, we finally made it to the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. This year’s theme was “Discover the Treasures.” Palm trees and pirate booty decorations filled the gym. Attendees received sword pens and pirate rubber duckies upon registration.

The conference started at 9:30 with a welcome speech and an introduction to Joshua Fredenburg. Fredenburg is a motivational

speaker who attends leadership conferences around the country. He has also interviewed celebrities such as Jay Leno, The Rock, and Mos Def. His message to the students was the effects of positive thinking. We were shouting affirmations like “I am destined for success” and “I believe in you” for several minutes. It was actually quite entertaining to hear everyone shout as loud as they could.

Fredenburg also shared with us the five major leadership principles: passion, vision, specialized knowledge, exceptional team leader, and perseverance.

A leader must have a passion to make an impact.

Dr. King had a passion for equality. Susan B. Antho-

Sci Fi Jumps Back into Theaters

ny had one for women’s rights. A leader must have a vision for the future, or a long term goal. Specialized knowledge means being an expert in whatever it is you are doing. Have you chosen the right person for the job? That’s the question behind an exceptional team leader. A team leader will put others before himself or herself. A leader must have perseverance.

He has to keep on fighting for his vision. Anyone can be a leader. However, do you want to be a leader?

Or, do you ant to be a leader who changes the world?

After the keynote speaker finished, we were dismissed to our first session

Based on the 1992 novel of the same name

by Steven Gould, Jumper stars Hayden Christensen (Awake, Star Wars: Episodes II & III), Samuel L. Jackson (1408, Pulp Fiction), and Rachel Bilson (The Last Kiss, The O.C.).

It is the story of David Rice (Christensen), a teenager who discovers that he possesses the ability to teleport, or jump, to anywhere in the world. Leaving his

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By GREG DICKINSON and DAVID FIELD STAFF WRITERS

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Wednesday, February 20 

Friday, February 22

Women’s Basketball vs.

Dowling College

 Diversity Thursday: Make Your Own Keychain

 Dinner & Movie: The Blues Brothers

Men’s Basketball vs.

Dowling College

 Film Competition

 BSU 80’s Party

North Campus, 5:30pm 

Thursday, February 21

North Campus, 7:30pm

 Film Game Night

Bartels Lobby, 4pm

Alumni Lounge, 7pm

 Def Poetry Jam: Jon Goode

Alumni Lounge, 6pm German Club

German Club, 8pm

Meeting Rooms A&B, 8-10pm

Film Week Saturday, February 23  Trip: NBC Studio 8:30am-10pm

Sunday, February 24  Oscar Party

Alumni Lounge, 7pm

Monday, February 25  Delta Chi Blood Drive Alumni Lounge

Three weeks until Spring Break!

By Dan Osipovitch A weekly recap of the positives & negatives at UNH

Positives

Negatives

Woo hoo for the long weekend!

It was a good day to relax, regroup, and get some work done. Yeah, just kidding on the “get work done” part. At least this week will end faster than a regular school week.

Okay people, it’s getting annoying that the mail room has to tell people to come pick up their mail and their packages. Seriously now, be responsible adults and check your mail! It’s not that hard.

There was a speaker from Yale who spoke on the topic of sustainability which was quite interesting. In short, it was about better resource management to be more efficient and to not have as big of a negative environmental impact.

For a school that can barely recycle, maybe we should listen.

So I completely laude and support the Be Bold Go Bald for Breast Cancer. I’ve just heard a lot of people commenting why they chose the middle of winter to do it. So good job to the guys who did it, but good luck with your cold heads!

RD Mario Pierce has held the I Care About You Clinic for the past few years now and I think it’s a great free way for people to get tested for STDs when they normally wouldn’t.

So three cheers for Mario in keeping the program up and running!

Sandella’s…just kidding! That rainstorm we had last week was insane. Not only did we have legitimate waterfalls, we had a few inches of standing water in various places on campus.

Not to mention going outside for more than five seconds meant a complete drenching. Rain, rain, go away…

Tuesday, February 26  Delta Chi Blood Drive Alumni Lounge

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Bush Peddles U.S. Aid to Fight Malaria

By JENNIFER LOVEN and BEN FELLER

ca, who see their families devastated and economies crippled.

It is unacceptable to people in the United States, who believe every human life has value."

Bush's visit to Meru District Hospital is part of his sixday trek through five African nations. The public mission of his travels is to improve health on an impoverished continent. The underlying one is to preserve his initiatives beyond his presidency and cement humanitarianism as a key part of his legacy.

The president launched a plan in 2005 to dramatically reduce malaria deaths in sub-Saharan Africa, the worst affected region in the world.

More than 80 percent of malaria cases happen here; the disease kills at least 1 mil-

lion infants and children under five every year. Congress so far has put $425 million toward Bush's $1.2 billion, five-year program, which has helped more than 25 million people.

"The power to save lives comes with the moral obligation to use it," Bush said about the U.S. commitment.

In the northern highlands of Arusha, an area known as a cradle of African safari adventure, Bush announced that the U.S. and Tanzania — in partnership with the World Bank and The Global Fund — plan to distribute 5.2 million free bed nets in Tanzania in six months.

That's enough, he said, to provide a net for every child between ages one and five in Tanzania. The Global Fund is a public-private

partnership that has committed millions to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in 136 countries.

Bush landed here, in sight of the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro, and was greeted by Maasai women dancers who wore purple robes and white discs around their necks.

The president joined their line and enjoyed himself, but held off on dancing.

As Bush's motorcade made the long drive from the airport to the hospital, it passed through several villages where thousands of locals lined the road. At one point, flowers had been strewn in the street before the car of the president, who is popular here for the help his administration is providing to battle disease.

News

Briefs

By Associated Press Writers

Families prepare to lay victims of Northern Illinois University shootings to rest ––––––––––––––––– CICERO, Ill.— Catalina Garcia, the youngest ARUSHA, Tanzaof four children, was studying to be a teacher. nia— President Bush Now, her family is preparing to lay her to rest. handed out hugs and Garcia, 20, was one of five young people slain bed nets in Tanzania's last week at Northern Illinois University by rural north on Mona gunman whose girlfriend said he recently day, saying the U.S. is stopped taking his antidepressants. part of a new internaAt a memorial service for Garcia on Sunday, tional effort to provide hundreds of friends, family and well wishers enough mosquito netfilled a suburban Chicago funeral home to pay ting to protect every their respects. One young woman wore a homechild between one and made, pink and white T-shirt that read, "R.I.P. five from contracting Cathy." malaria in this east Investigators still haven't determined what African nation. set off 27-year-old shooter Steven Kazmierc“The disease zak, who opened fire during a science lecture keeps sick workers with a shotgun and pistols, then committed suihome, schoolyards cide. quiet, communities His girlfriend, Jessica Baty, told CNN on in mourning," Bush Sunday that he had stopped taking an antidesaid about the disease pressant about three weeks ago because "it which kills 100,000 made him feel like a zombie." people a year in TanShe said he called her early on Valentine's zania alone. "The sufDay, the day of the shooting, to say goodbye. fering caused by ma"He told me not to forget about him," she told laria is needless and CNN. every death caused by In addition to Garcia, the dead were Danmalaria is unacceptiel Parmenter, 20, of Westchester, Ill., Ryanne able."

Mace, 19, of Carpentersville, Ill., Julianna Ge"It is unacceptable hant, 32, of Mendota, Ill., and Gayle Dubowski, to people here in Afri20, last of Carol Stream, Ill. At First Baptist Church in DeKalb, members Zack’s Wacky Stack of News passed pinned-on red ribbons for a morning service Sunday. The Rev. Joe Sanders prayed Your place to find the oddest stories in mainstream news. for the NIU community and the victims' famiBy Zack Rosen Take That, Bar are no longer into age of 1,300 checked turned up a huge stash lies and asked God to help Kazmierczak's famMan! peace nor quiet. Video out daily. of milk and chicken ily cope with the attack and their own grief of KODIAK, Alaska— game events at pubNearly 30 teens on Sunday, located in losing a son: "We want God to be merciful and Daniel Pement faces lic libraries are draw- play Guitar Hero or a private health clinic. gracious to them." assault charges after ing crowds of teens, Dance Dance RevoluOver a ton of milk entering the B&B Bar including about 100 tion every few weeks and chicken were con- Monroe police identify man who committed this past Saturday and competing monthly at at the Clinton-Ma- fiscated from consum- suicide in town hall lot spraying bar patrons "Guitar Hero" at the comb Public Library, er protection agency MONROE, Conn.— Monroe police have idenwith bear spray. Fif- Rochester Hills Public which offers 300 vid- Indecu. tified a man who killed himself in the Town teen minutes later, Library. eo games in its collecThe clinic will face Hall parking lot, narrowly missing two officers on Sunday, he did it Library director tion. fines for violating who were trying to help him. again.

Christine Lind Hage "It's a big social an anti-hoarding law Police said Monday that he was 54-year-old The bear spray is told the Detroit Free event," said Stephanie Chavez passed last Richard Pandora, a Westport resident who preactually a kind of pep- Press Sunday that Jaczkowski, 17. "I've year and a possible viously lived in Monroe. per spray, which is "getting teens to come met a lot of friends criminal investigation, Officers encountered him Friday night when used to ward off a bear to the library is right there, and they're re- authorities state. he parked in a police-only space in the municiduring an encounter. up there with getting ally good friends."

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Police say Pandora shot himself once in the private clinics charge injured. first place they want CARACAS— Shop- too much for services head, narrowly missing the officer and a rookie We Ain’t No Stinkin’ to go.” pers in Venezuela of- and has threatened to trainee who were approaching the car to see Library!

The shelves have ten have trouble find- take them over. Poli- what was wrong.

R O C H E S T E R recently been stocked ing basic food items, clinica Metropolitana A police spokesman said Monday that the HILLS, Mich.— with over 1,80-0 but President Hugo did not answer calls incident remains under investigation.

Michigan libraries games, with an aver- Chavez’s government seeking comment.

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LEAD Members Learn Valuable Lessons

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lecture. There were three sessions total and so many lectures to go to. It was hard to pick just one topic from each session.

The lectures ranged from how to improve a campus organization to preparing for the future. I went to the Resume and Interview lecture and the Creativity in Leadership session.

Here are some things I learned from the sessions. If you include your cell phone number in a resume, be sure to have a professional voice mail.

Handwrite a thank you note to the interviewer. If you are called in for a second interview, at least wear a different shirt.

It really does make a difference.

One thing the resume speaker could not emphasize enough was to ask the interviewer questions.

What type of supervision will I have?

When are staff meetings? May I take notes during the interview?

When can I expect to hear from you? Never ask, “What is the starting salary?”

Also, research the company; it shows you care about the position. If you have body piercings, only earrings should be worn during the interview. The others may be allowed after you get the position. Bring a second copy of your resume to the interview. Most importantly, firmly shake hands with the interviewer.

Aside from personal appearance, the hand shake is a major factor in an interviewer’s first impression.

“If what you did yesterday still looks pretty BIG to you, then you haven’t done enough” (Earl Wilson). The Creativity in Leadership session was very similar to SOAR. The speaker passed around a bag of Skittles. For each Skittle, you had to say something about yourself. We also had to build the tallest structure made out of index cards and tape.

The structure also had to be built one-handed and in silence. After three minutes, the team members could talk to each other. I’ll let you figure out how it was done.

There are four daily practices to maintain a creative edge in leadership: hang around creative people (even if you don’t like them), always search for many options (think outside the box), practice mental agility (see connections in everything), and have fun (self-explanatory).

Unfortunately, this is where the conference ended for LEAD. It was snowing heavily, and we still had to drive to Connecticut.

We left early in the hopes of beating dangerous roads. There were no accidents, but it took us even longer to get back. Hopefully, what I have shared from this experience will help others become better leaders.

I know I want a leader that changes the world.

society. All pieces were made of acrylic paint, mixed media, or old wooden furniture.

Many of Valery Levental's artwork consisted of nature scenes like his painting “End of March” and residential scenes like “6:00 PM.” Katya Levental's pieces consisted of heavy themes of fruit and fashion, mostly realistic stilllife portraits. Her “Still Life with Melon” depicted glistening

fruit in a strainer and “A Woman's Work is Never Done,” as well as “My Wardrobe,” illustrated various clothes and shoes.

Other portraits were great examples of colors and contrast like Valery's “Queen of the Night.” Both artists have been featured in exhibits all over the world in Moscow, London, and Paris-as well as cities

Seton Gallery Opens New Exhibit

By MIA BECKER STAFF WRITER

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WEST HAVEN— On Friday, Feb. 15 ,the Seton Art Gallery opened its newest exhibit- Relativity: Between America and Russia by Valery Levental and Katya Levental.

The exhibit illustrated the transition between Russian culture and American culture in a modern

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The Business World at Your Fingertips

By MARION SACHDEVA MARVIN K. PETERSON LIBRARY

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WEST HAVEN— Included in the library databases is The Conference Board Research Online. The Conference Board is the world's preeminent business membership and research organization.

Best known for the Consumer Confidence Index and the Leading Economic Indicators, The Conference Board has, for over 90 years, equipped the world's leading corporations with practical knowledge through issuesoriented research and senior executive peerto-peer meetings.

In an uncertain world of intense competition, increasing public accountability, and global risks, The

Conference Board provides its members — top executives and industry leaders from the most respected corporations in the United States and around the world — with vital business intelligence and forward-looking best practices. At the same time, The Conference Board promotes confidence in the free enterprise system by shaping the values critical to ethical business performance.

The Research Online Collection provides full-text PDFs of management and economic research from 1998 to date, and Executive Action online reports starting with 2001. The research covers corporate citizenship and sustainability, corporate governance,

economics, enterprise risk management, and more. You can search the entire database by keyword from the home page. There are research reports, PowerPoint presentations, magazine articles and newsletters. Plus recorded webcasts of business presentations on more than 125 topics, which can be used for classroom presentations!

The most recent webcast is: Beyond Pandemic: Planning for Health Threats in the Workplace.

Much of the information for this article is taken from Conference Board information sheets. See for yourself– go to www.newhaven.edu/ library/ then select Conference Board from the alphabetical list of databases.

SCOPE Film Enchants Students

and animation. Princess Giselle (Amy ––––––––––––––––– Adams) is set to marry the prince against WEST HAVEN— Af- the wishes of his evil ter the wild craze of stepmother. Giselle is Valentines Day en- sent to a place where tered the atmosphere, “happily ever after” students gathered to does not exist. At the watch the engaging chances of finding his and amusing romantic true love, the prince follows her to this comedy Enchanted.

A modern twist other dimension.

Giselle falls in love on an old tale, it tells the story of a princess with a modern man that gets sent to the named Robert (Patrick most honest and busy Dempsey), instead of place on earth: New settling for her prince.

York City. The movie The prince falls for played in the Alumni Robert's former girlLounge during the friend Nancy (RENT’s holiday weekend, fea- Idina Menzel).

The story puts a turing showings on Friday, Feb. 15 and more honest approach to the concept of love Sunday, Feb. 17.

The film goes be- and romantic idealism tween both live action that fairy tales have

captured for many years. The film’s cast is certainly star-filled: Amy Adams (Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby), James Marsden (Hairspray), Susan Sarandon (Stepmom), and Patrick Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy).

The story combines plots and themes from various classic fairy tales like Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty. The film was narrated by Mary Poppins star Julie Andrews. Actresses Jodi Benson (Little Mermaid), Paige O'Hara (Beauty and the Beast), and Judy Kuhn (Pocahontas) also participated.

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firm has murals, and many decorative materials and finishes.

For more information on Katya and her work visit www. thepaintedimage.com.

The exhibit will be open from Feb. 15 to March 22. More information about this exhibit and posted hours can be found on UNH's website at www.newhaven.edu/ news-events/17877/.

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Exhibit Brings Together Russia and America

in the United States like New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington D.C., and Boston.

Valery Levental has been praised for his work in the Fine Arts and Theater Design. He received tenure at Russia's famous Bolshoi Theater in Moscow and has been an active member of the Russian Academy

of Art. Katya Levental has been noted for her art, designs, and murals. She learned her technique from her father (Valery) and studied at the Gold Metal Academy of Art. Her work first debuted in Washington D.C. at Georgetown's Alla Rogers Gallery. She opened her own decorative arts firm, The Painted Image, in 1999. The

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Editorials

The Charger Bulletin | February 20, 2008

Stop Being Such a Show-off!

Picture this: my girlfriends and I are at the rec center on a Friday afternoon. We are on the various machines upstairs, facing the track and the basketball courts. We are sweaty and in our less-than-fabulouslooking workout gear.

As I push my sweaty bangs away from my eyes, I see a large group to my left. The group stares in my direction. Someone in UNH colors even gestures my way. The group’s gaze follows.

I am like a caged animal at a zoo. Yes, we are here for show. Everyone gather around and look at the col-

lege students as they exercise (not the most attractive pastime) in our brand new recreation center.

I understand that the rec center is our prized possession right now, but is it necessary to take tours inside while we are working out? Absolutely not. In any college tour I have ever been on, including the one of UCONN that I just went on with my younger brother, I’ve NEVER been taken inside a recreation center. Do you want to know why? Because it is not necessary.

Not only is it invasive, it is also redun-

dant. No one needs to go inside a recreation center to know what is inside. All you need to do is say “Here is our new recreation center.

Inside, we have multiuse courts, racquetball courts, and various exercise equipment.”

If that still seems to vague for you, bring them 15 feet away from the building and have them look inside through the huge windows. At least that way, maybe I won’t see them staring at me.

I know it sounds like I’m making the situation more intense than it is. However, it is really just the icing

on this year’s annoying cake. I have never felt more shown off or used. If you recall my editorial from the Oct. 10 issue, I explained

Celina Natola Editor-in-Chief how upset I was that the quad was roped off again right after Parent’s Weekend and how meetings had to

be moved because everything was repainted before the Board of Governors came here.

This whole rec center business is just more of the same thing.

Soon, ground will be broken for the new residence hall in the Bixler parking lot. I don’t know about anyone else, but I haven’t seen any new parking anywhere. On top of that, it’s unfortunate that I will have to spend yet another year listening to the plethora of noise that is paired with construction. It’s even worse this time because I won’t even benefit from it this time.

Instead, I will have to listen to the tours walk by me; “Here is where our new residence hall will be. It will be apartmentstyle housing for upper-classmen, etc.”

Let me say “Ugh” with disgust now to get the first one over with.

Unfortunately, I have no other way to end my thoughts than to quote myself from that Oct. 10 editorial.

“I wish I felt more like my opinion mattered and that I’m not just here for decoration. After all, this is supposed to be my school, and even more so my home.”

Get your voice heard voice your opinions in the charger bulletin send your editorials to chargerbulletin@newhaven.edu

When Controversy Becomes Deadly I am pro-choice, but I completely understand why people are against abortion. I even admit that while I wouldn’t consider it actual murder, I do believe that at a certain stage it is ending a life.

I fully support gay marriage but I completely understand why some people are against it, as it may be against what they feel are religious values.

But something as equally controversial as torture is a tougher issue for me. True, I am against torture; but what about the recently popularized waterboarding?

Waterboarding is when you immobilize an individual on his back and pour water over his face into his breathing pas-

Zack Rosen Assistant Editor sages. According to The Washington Post, “through forced suffocation and inhalation of water, the subject

experiences the process of drowning and is made to believe that death is imminent.”

Another method, which is becoming popularized due to its less torturous process (ironic, huh?), involves covering the victim’s face with a cloth or plastic wrap and pouring water over his face.

Human Rights News reflects that waterboarding almost immediately elicits the gag reflex. Although waterboarding can be performed in ways that leave no lasting physical damage, it carries the risks of extreme pain, damage to the lungs,

brain damage caused by oxygen deprivation, injuries (including broken bones) due to struggling against restraints, and even

death.

Many in the United States Congress, however, feel that waterboarding should be a

prisoners, I remain generally against the idea. What sincerely irks me, however, is that people claim it is not torture. “Sure,” they say. “We can do it! It’s not torture!”

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B u t don’t PHOTO COURTESY OF WORDPRESS.COM not torture. treat the American While I may un- population as a bunch derstand occasional of idiots, when waterpurposes for using boarding is quite obtorturous methods on viously torture.

legal practice (“technique,” as they call it) for interrogating national prisoners. Furthermore, they state that waterboarding is

The Escargot

Reviews of restaurants in the New Haven area for your dining pleasure

By Kaitlyn Glatt

On The Border- Orange On The Border in Orange can only be described as a mediocre American restaurant trying to serve Mexican food. It had a great atmosphere and everything, but the food was less than enjoyable and it just seemed like a fast food restaurant (Taco Bell anyone?) where you sit down and eat instead of going through the drive-thru and eating on the way back to campus.

My first mishap with this place was the service. I had called ahead of time to make sure I could have a seat and the woman on the

other end of the line said that they don’t do “call aheads.” That’s funny, because the day before, I asked if I could and they said “yes.”

When we walked in though, the hostess was very friendly and sat us immediately to a table that wasn’t overwhelmed by loud music and talking. After sitting for a minute or two, my guest and I ordered our drinks and asked for a few more minutes to look over the menu. Of course, since this is Mexican food, I ordered a Grande Margarita for $7.00. Surprisingly,

• Type of food: Mexican • Average sit-down meal cost: $20 • Bar: 21+ • My favorite thing: Cheap Grande Margaritas Empanada on this restaurant: if this Margarita was that hungry when I Turtle huge and was a great went to this restau- dessert ($5.50) which you are looking for value for the small rant, and neither was was served fairly a Mexican meal, On my guest, because we quickly to our table. The Border is great price I was charged.

When the waitress barely ate any of our The chocolate em- when all of the other returned, I ordered a meals. We found our- panadas that were on local Mexican places Double Stacked Que- selves wrapping up the plate were filled are closed and there sadilla ($10.00) and most of the food and with chocolate sauce is no where else to go. my guest ordered an taking it back to cam- that tasted like Her- Otherwise, I would assortment of Mexi- pus for lunch the next shey’s Syrup, and avoid this place becan samplers ($9.99). day. Maybe it was surrounded a small cause there are so I was very impressed just the fact that this scoop of vanilla ice many other good resby the salsa that they Americanized Mexi- cream. It was an okay taurants you can go to gave us with tortilla can food restaurant dessert, but not some- with a lot better qualchips because it was had no grasp on how thing I am willing to ity food, and a better experience altogether. a lot spicier than your Mexican food should order again.

If you have comAll in all, this resaverage Mexican res- be cooked. I was just taurant and they give not interested in my taurant wasn’t that ments about my reyou a lot of it. This main course and de- great of an experi- views, or if you would held us over until our cided not to eat it all ence for me. It wasn’t like to recommend a bad either, so I gave restaurant for me to meal was served and at this one sitting.

After getting our it an average rating try, send me an e-mail we were able to dig meals wrapped, we for an average experi- at TheChargerEscarin.

I guess I wasn’t ordered a Chocolate ence. Take my advice got@gmail.com.

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Arts & Entertainment The Charger Bulletin | February 20, 2008

Sequel Spotlights Street Dancing

By ERIN ENNIS STAFF WRITER

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Dancing is back in the streets of Baltimore, and it’s your turn to go see if the city is worth bringing out your dancing shoes. After the success of Step Up last year and Hairspray over the summer, it is no surprise that yet another dancing movie, Step Up 2: The Streets, has invaded Baltimore in an attempt to bring dancing into the limelight.

This time, the story circulates around Andie, a down-onher-luck girl from the streets (Briana Evigan) and a well-off

boy Chase (Robert Hoffman) who meet at the elite Maryland School of the Arts.

Unlike the first movie, it is Chase who is the more formal dancer and Andie who serves as a roughand-tough street representation of a “dancer.” Her crew, known as the 410, is known for their rather absurd and borderline-krumping dance style when competing in street battles.

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Simple Plan Releases New Album

By KRISTINE CRESPO STAFF WRITER

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Feb. 12, 2008 marked the release of Simple Plan's third studio album, Simple Plan.

Simple Plan released their first studio album in 2002 and their second studio album in 2004, so dedicated fans have been waiting a considerable amount of time to hear what the band would come up with next. The band, marked as having an alternative punk style, has suffered some criticism in the past for sounding too pop.

This album is a little more Good Charlotte-sounding than the last two, and the vocals are definitely a

little less whiney. The other band members also contributed more to the vocals this time around with a lot of lines that were sung together.

Most of the songs, except for one or two, on the eleven-track album surround relationships. The past two albums focused not just on love, but also enjoying your life while you “Grow Up” (2002), parents (“Perfect” (2002)), “The Worst Day Ever” (2002), letting loose (“Jump” (2004)), and other issues (“Me Against the World” (2004)). If you are looking for a good love song, you can try track eight, “I Can Wait Forever.”

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Jumper Excels in Adventure But Fails in Story

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home and his drunken, abusive father behind him, he moves to New York, where he uses his powers to rob banks and travel the world, for a period of eight years.

However, Roland Cox (Jackson), a man who works for an unspecified government agency whose members are called Paladins, eventually track him down. A Paladin’s job is to hunt down and kill “jumpers.” David manages to escape from Cox, and heads back home to see Millie (Bilson), a high school crush, whom he convinces to fly with him to Rome.

While there, he meets another jumper, who explains the war between the jumpers and the Paladins. David realizes that he has placed both himself and Millie in danger, and decides to join the war.

Like many popcorn films, Jumper, had the potential to be an entertaining, yet pointless, 90 minutes.

However, it struggles with the most basic of all movie elements, the story. Although the

e x p la nation p o s sible is that the writers intentionally left a majority of these questions unexplained for a sequel, but we AN AP PHOTO h a v e Hayden Christensen jumps around in Jumper. a hard basic premise of the time believing another film has promise, nu- one of these films will merous plot holes and ever be made.

There are also a an absolute neglect for any significant back- number of circumstory or explanation stances that shatter the make this movie dif- suspension of disbelief that one typically ficult to enjoy.

Jumper refuses to accepts when watchprovide the audience ing a science fiction with even the most ru- film. Probably the dimentary details into most evident is the such key plot points fact that no one else as to who are the Pala- seems to notice the dins and why are they jumpers “blinking” in at war with the jump- and out of various, ofers, how do jumpers ten crowded, locations develop their pow- and instead continues ers, and if the Pala- about their daily exdins aren’t jumpers as istence as if nothing well, then how do they out of the ordinary seem to be able to fol- has happened. Other low them so easily? examples exist, but It feels like the only involve giving away

too much of the plot to explain.

For the most part, the acting in this film is sub-par. The only actor who has a strong showing is Michael Rooker (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer), David’s father. Despite only a few minutes of screen time, Rooker somehow manages to get the audience more involved emotionally with his character than others did.

Another aspect that negatively affects the film is that Hayden Christensen’s character is unlikable. He posses amazing powers, but uses them to rob banks, which naturally results in him being hunted. However, when he is finally about to get caught, the audience is supposed to forgive him of his injustices and treat him as the hero.

Bottom line…

Jumper is for you if you must see all things sci-fi or just have a knack for watching Sammy J. in everything he does. If not, don’t see this in the theater, rent it on DVD.

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Sports

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Women’s Basketball Locks Up ECC Regular Season Championship

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GARDEN CITY, N.Y.— Behind 15 points and 7 rebounds from Natasha PierreLouis, the University of New Haven women's basketball team sealed up the East Coast Conference regular-season championship with a 78-61 victory over Adelphi University at Woodruff Hall on Saturday, Feb. 16. UNH is now 16-1 in ECC play and has a four game lead in the loss column with just three games to play.

Six different playUNH (16-8 overall) outscored Adel- ers scored at least phi (11-12, 8-8 ECC) seven points for UNH. by a 28-8 margin in Keri-Anne Jetter addthe paint, and used its depth for a 29-6 advantage in bench scoring. PierreLouis hit 5 of 7 shots, while Helin Marte had 12 points, six rebounds and five assists. Alysia A CHARGER ATHLETICS PHOTO S a u n d e r s Freshman Charger Natasha Pierre-Louis. narrowly missed a ed nine points, while double-double with Dominique Stellnine points and nine macher and Briiana rebounds.

Rende each had seven

Slow First Half Trips Up UNH in Loss to Adelphi

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GARDEN CITY, N.Y.— Richard Byrd had 18 points and Alvin Vivican III had 17 to lead the Adelphi University men's basketball team to a 66-50 East Coast Conference win over University of New Haven at Woodruff Hall Saturday, Feb. 16.

Byrd, Vivican and Sky Khaleel (14 points) led the way for Adelphi, as the Panthers improved to 14-8 overall and 10-5 in the ECC. Byrd and Mike McDuffie each pulled down a gamehigh eight rebounds.

UNH falls to 10-14 overall and 6-11 in the ECC with the loss, which was the Chargers' fifth in their last six games dating back to Jan. 31. Guard Darryl Greene led the Chargers with 16

points in 24 minutes, while Cassius Chaney came off the bench to score 14 points and grab six rebounds.

Leading scorer Tetrick Stonar struggled from the field, going 0-for-11. He scored just four points in 29 minutes.

Adelphi, which entered the day in third place in the league's standings, led wire-towire after Vivican III hit a 3-pointer just 35 seconds into the contest.

The Panthers led by ten at halftime, as the Chargers logged just 18 points in a low-scoring first half.

UNH made only seven of 20 shots and went to the free throw line just one time (0-1) in the opening period.

The contest was tied 16-16 with 7:38 remaining in the half, but UNH went stone cold as the home team closed out the period

as UNH led from endto-end.

After taking a 46-23 lead into halftime, UNH was able to rest leading scorer Lauren Hood, who scored six points in just 14 minutes of action. UNH led by as many as 31 points with 14:32 remaining in the contest.

Adelphi's Mary Lepore led all players with 19 points, while Serita Lee had 11 points, 10 rebounds.

Gianna Smith scored 13 points.

For the second game in a row, UNH had a significant advantage at the free

throw line, with the 5. C.W. Post is curChargers making 15 rently in second place of 22 free throws to at 11-5, but with three just eight for the Pan- games remaining, the thers.

U N H , which last week guaranteed itself of hosting an ECC quarterfinal game at Charger Gymnasium, has now locked up the top seed for the second seaA CHARGER ATHLETICS PHOTO son in a row. Freshman Charger Helin Marte.

They will host which- worst UNH could end ever team ends up as up is 16-4. the eighth seed on Wednesday, March

Springfield Spoils Men’s Volleyball EIVA Opener

on a 12-2 run. The CHARGER PRESS RELEASE Chargers missed six ––––––––––––––––– of their final seven shots in the half and turned the ball over WEST HAVEN— three times.

A.J. Nally had 13 kills UNH would get on .375 hitting and the no closer than the Springfield College 10-point halftime men's volleyball team deficit, with McDuffie served up seven aces making a fastbreak in a 3-0 (30-26, 30-16, layup just 33 seconds 30-17) win over Uniinto the second half versity of New Haven to extend the margin. in Eastern IntercolleKelvin Jackson pulled giate Volleyball Asdown eight rebounds, sociation Hay Divibut Adelphi won the sion action at Charger battle on the boards Gymnasium Friday 37-29. night, Feb. 15.

UNH has just three Nally led all playgames left in the reg- ers with 13 kills and ular season to try to narrowly missed a lock up an ECC play- double-double with off berth. Last season, nine digs for Division the Chargers entered III's No. 4-ranked the tournament as the team Springfield, No. 8 seed and nearly which improves to knocked off top-seed- 10-2 overall and 3-0 ed New York Tech on in the EIVA. Cal the road before losing Palumbo had eight a close decision. kills on .538 hitting The Chargers will and added five block play at home for the assists, while setter final time on Wednes- Eric Shoemaker had day night, Feb. 20.

20 assists before sub-

bing out for the third game.

UNH falls in its EIVA opener and is now 6-4 overall. Tommy Musto had 11 kills to lead UNH, while Chris Lennon had two solo blocks and 15 assists on just 24 Charger kills.

UNH hit poorly for the match, with negative percentages in each of the first two games (-.200 and -.062). They combined for 21 hitting errors in the first two games.

Despite that, UNH hung tough in the first game, falling just 30-26. The game was tied at 20, but Springfield inched ahead 24-21 thanks to a pair of kills by A.J. Nally.

UNH tried using a timeout to stop the momentum, but committed an attack error coming out of the break to fall behind 25-21.

The Pride took

control of game two behind a balanced attack. Palumbo and Nally each had three kills in the frame, while Frederickson and Yates had two apiece. Springfield led 13-10, but closed out the game on a 17-6 run.

In all, the Pride gained steam and won 47 of the final 70 points spanning games two and three.

Again, the third game was tight at 16-13, but the Pride closed out the match on a 14-4 run and gave up three of those four points on service errors. Springfield hit .739 in the final frame (18-1-23).

This match was the first of a split homeand-home, so to speak, with UNH returning the trip up I-91 to play at Springfield yesterday, Feb. 19.

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Simple Plan Releases Story Takes a Backseat to Long-Awaited Third Album Choreography in Step Up 2

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My favorite track is number two, “Take My Hand.” The drums and the cymbals on this track are astounding and show growth in the music. It is easy to tell that on the past two albums the band has used a lot of electronic keyboarding and computers to alter their sound. Although this was also done on the current album, it

seemed to be toned down.

The lyrics are very straightforward on this album. There is no trying to guess what the singer is attempting to say. For example, “Your Love is a Lie” states, "I can't bite my tongue forever/ While you try to play it cool/ You can hide behind your stories but don't take me for a fool."

There is a fair mix of both laid-back and upbeat songs. Even the songs that talk about bad relationships are easy to sing along to. I recommend this album to anyone who either likes Simple Plan, this genre of music, or wants to hear something new. It is by far Simple Plan's best studio album.

Calling all musicians!

Send us your music so we can review it. Send songs electronically to chargerbulletin@newhaven.edu or drop it off in our mailbox on the third floor of Bartels.

hip-hop dancing that ties the movie together, unlike the classical performance showpiece in Step Up. With three new famed choreographers bringing up the slack in the hip-hop department from the first movie, Step Up 2: The Streets brought back screen time for the actual dancing instead of the usual uninspired dance movie plot. Channing Tatum returns in the role of Tyler, the only recurring cast member from the original film,

to provide a bridge between the stories and allow a moment for all the teenage girls in the audience to admire his chiseled features and dance moves again.

The story might be a little overdone, but with much longer dance sequences and a lead actress who is a breath of fresh air, it won’t be surprising to see Step Up 2: The Streets become another underground dance hit, joining the ranks of Dirty Dancing and Save the Last Dance.

Even if you have not seen Step Up, it

is not hard to guess the final plot points behind its Valentine’s Day sequel. Will Andie and Chase be able to conquer their monetary and social differences? Will the flavors of hip-hop and classical dancing be able to meld together to unite two different groups? Will this be another agonizingly plotless tween movie like the revered High School Musical or will it escape the usual teen movie trap? You will just have to go see it to find out.

their sound in a slightly different direction, reminiscing of the Bouncing Souls’ The Gold Record.

Lyrically, Build and Burn is a masterpiece. The Loved Ones offer a matured look at love, life, the meaning of happiness, and drinking until you puke. But unlike

your favorite beer, the slightly aged taste of Build and Burn is rather refreshing in a world of teeny-bopper subject matter. The words provide a touch of reality against the pounding angst of the guitar and drums, which rounds out the album for a perfect listen.

Build and Burn is an excellent work for any long-time fan or curious listener. The Loved Ones can currently been seen touring the west coast in the upcoming months in support of Build and Burn.

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The Loved Ones Release Sophomore Album

By NATHAN CARTIER STAFF WRITER

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Philadelphia’s local punk rockers The Loved Ones have delivered a promising debut on Fat Wreck Chords. Being the band’s sophomore album, Build and Burn is filled with all the

punch of the group’s first record, but a little bit more cleaned up and filled out. Filled with members of such legendary bands as the Explosion and The Curse, it is no surprise that The Loved Ones have created yet another classic punk album.

To long time fans,

Build and Burn might seem a little over produced. Perhaps a little to clean cut for a band that thrives on being rough around the edges. Instead, the record offers a softer, even a sensitive side of The Loved Ones.

With squealing organs and mellow acoustic guitars, the band takes

Celina’s Salacious Celebrity Gossip Miley Mania!

I have jumped on the bandwagon and I don’t care who knows.

Yes, I’ve emotionally gone gay for Hannah Montana. She is the cheese to my cake.

If you weren’t aware, Miley Cyrus/ Hannah Montana is hostilely taking over the world. Not only was the Miley/ Hannah concert sold out everywhere, but the movie version grabbed number one in the box office its

opening weekend.

Merchandising has also flown through the roof (toothbrushes, wigs, cameras, concert dolls, beach houses, just to name a few).

Life used to be simple when Hannah Montana was the famous one: she had her own show and hit singles. Now, life has taken a complicated turn. Not only is Hannah Montana famous, but Miley Cyrus is too! Her single, “See You Again,” has taken

The latest in celebrity news and gossip

By Celina Natola

over the airwaves and the hearts of adults and youngins alike (myself included). Miley has also become famous enough to have to deal with paparazzi everywhere she goes (even Hannah won’t be able to get that famous).

Maybe this Miley/ Hannah madness is just a fad. Maybe it’s the real thing. Whatever it is, I love it and you know you do too.

Diff’rent Strokes star finds love That’s right, child

star Gary Coleman got married last August and successfully kept it a secret. Want to know why? No one cares about Gary Coleman!

The interesting part of the story is its details.

First of all, the couple was dating for a whole five months before they tied the knot. Wow, that’s commitment! Second, she comes in at a towering five feet, seven inches, which pales in

comparison to Coleman’s four feet, eight inches. Third, she is a 22-year-old that sells Coleman memorabilia on eBay, while he is a 40-year-old former actor with anger management problems.

That’s a match made in heaven.

All joking aside, it’s nice to hear that losers can find love too. That’s what Willis was talkin’ ‘bout.

Britney got new hair Ever since Britney Spears shaved her

head last February, she has filled her hair’s void with the ugliest wigs and weaves on the face of the planet.

Finally, she put her millions to good use and got new hair extensions that actually look reasonably real.

Now, her singing career has a little bit more of a chance at a comeback and she won’t look as bad the next time she is dragged to a hospital for psychiatric care.

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