February 6

February 6, 2018

Volume 99, Issue 11

THE

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NEWS

Transfer Students Often Get Delayed from Graduation

Bulletin Briefs T

BY MARISA ROSADO CONTRIBUTING WRITER

he University of New

News

Haitian students respond to Trump remarks pg. 6

Opinion Introducing the Editorial Board pg. 8

A&E

Haven accepts nearly 300 transfer students every semester. With over 100 degree programs and 70 minors, students have a variety of different careers to pursue.

The application process is not the difficult part, it is the after effect that makes students wonder if transferring was the best option.

Tatiana Bernal, a sophomore at the university, transferred three semesters ago and was supposed to be a

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Sports Newest club sport is swimming pg. 14

Student Life

junior. But because the university only accepted certain credits, she entered with firstyear status.

“I hate the fact that I was almost done, and they basically made me start all over again,” you identify the person speaking after the first sentence of a quote. I think that the registrar should try harder to match classes from different

Get an inside look at Chargers’ favorite diner pg. 20

universities to the ones offered here,” said Bernal.

The university’s website says “transfer applicants must submit official/certified

course descriptions or syllabi,

The registrar office is also

types of pre-requisites they

with exact course names and

responsible for changing

require. When a student

numbers, for all post-second-

student’s concentrations and

changes their course of study,

ary (university/college) aca-

minors. About 80 percent of

this may require a student to

demic work attempted so that

students in the United States

start over.

it may be evaluated for possible transfer

end up changing their major at least once,

“They lost my paperwork sometimes, and said it was

of credit.” The

according to the

incomplete sometimes, yet

registrar office

National Center

they never alerted me that

must deal with

for Education

there was any issue,” said

every new trans-

Statistics.

Grady. “Instead moved on

fer - that is about

Evan Grady, a

to the next person and I was

4,936 undergraduates,

senior at the university, left behind. It feels like some

which does not include gradu- was supposed to graduate in

students just get forgotten or

ate students.

May of 2018, but because of

left behind, and when you ask

the lack of communication in

for help, you are talked down

“The registrar office came across as they did not want to

the office, Grady must stay for to and treated kind of poorly,”

be bothered,”said Bernal. “I

an extra semester.

had to ask numerous people

“I tried to change my major

said Grady.

The registrar makes their

for help and to get answers

two years ago with the help

best attempt to ensure a

to any questions I had. It was

of the registrar, and after

smooth transition to the uni-

not the easiest task trying to

four attempts, it was finally

versity and still graduate in a

communicate with the univer- changed,” said Grady. Each sity,” said Bernal.

concentration has different

timely manner.

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NEWS

Too Far, Too Dangerous to Park at Hoffman Lot, Students Say cross,” said Downs.

BY CORINA RODRIGUEZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER

T

he Hoffman parking

lot, located along the Boston Post Road, provides commut-

According to Ronald Quagliani, associate vice

more environmentally-friendly, said Qualiani.

“We’ve always had a com-

president of public safety and

mitment to greening up the

administrative services, there

campus, making more green

is a potential solution in the

space, and this is an oppor-

works.

tunity for us with that new

When local businessman

building to do that, and make

ers with roughly 220 parking

Joseph Celentano gave the

spaces. However, because it’s

land to the university, officials able, and things like that,”

so far from the main campus,

took into consideration the

many students do not park

connection of the lot to the

there.

campus and sought approval

see this as a convenience

from the state of Connecticut

when the school’s parking

Dodd’s Hall, where all my

to build sidewalks along the

arrangements delay their

classes are,” said commuter

lot.

commute to class.

“It’s way too far from

it more walkable and bike-

said Quagliani.

But some students do not

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No need for circling in the Hoffman Lot, but students prefer main campus parking.

University Introduces ‘the Welcome Project’

BY CAITLIN CARNEY ASS. EDITOR FOR VIDEO

project is called the Welcome Project. May was inspired by

more at the university. “Wait-

on that because they were

reason why me, as a student,

ing for the shuttle to come

working on the Pruden St.

should be late to classes often

L

this project and began looking

pick me up from Hoffman to

May, the University of New

On Friday, Feb. 2, May was

intersection.

because of the lack of parking

Haven’s provost and senior

able to bring his ideas to life.

this campus has to offer,” said vice president for academic

A variety of students, faculty

Desiree Upchurch, a sopho-

However, the state deferred

“There shouldn’t be any

be brought to main campus

“The university will put in

takes too long, so I’m better

sidewalks this summer,” said

sophomore commuter Lylian

off walking. But, who wants

Qualiani.

Moss.

to walk that far for a parking space?”

He said that the model the university is going for is

Sophomore commuter Anna perimeter parking, meaning

Quagliani said parking in the Hoffman lot has been

ast summer, Dan

into ways to bring this project to the University of New Haven.

affairs, attended a conference

and staff from the University

for The New American Col-

of New Haven filed into Buck-

leges and Universities consor-

man 120 to listen to a presen-

tium at Valparaiso University

tation from May, as well as

in Indiana. The New Ameriimproving. He said the lot has can Colleges and Universi-

Wuerffel and Schuette, on the Welcome Project.

Downs, who normally parks

more parking lots around the

been three-quarters full as

ties consortium contains 25

at the Hoffman lot, said that

campus instead of within the

opposed to last year when it

different colleges and uni-

first established back in

the walk is not a problem for

campus. The parking lot that

was only half full. It could be

versities across the country,

2009 after Wuerffel heard

her, but that there is a lack of

will be built in replacement of

because students see Hoff-

including the University of

of uncomfortable situations

crosswalks.

New Haven.

the Kaplan lot will be similar

man as a better alternative

some Chinese students at

At the conference, May

“It’s very dangerous and

to Hoffman’s. This plan will

to circling the campus lots

heard of a project started

experienced. She wanted to

difficult, and sometimes it

create more parking spaces,

repeatedly in search of a spot.

by Liz Wuerffel and Alli-

document these instances

makes me late because I can’t

but also make the campus

son Schuette, professors at Valparaiso University. This

The Welcome Project was

Valparaiso University had

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NEWS

Transfer Students University Announces New Continued from pg. 3

of work. Public colleges and

“We try to get to everyone in universities within some order. Our goal is to try and

states have been pushed to

respond to the students in the

take each others credits.

Gender Expression Policy

BY CHAZZ MAIR CONTRIBUTING WRITER

their first day,” Baker said.

The offices and situations

are non-conforming.

“Trans people are not

that students who complete

T

Haven formally announced

one way or another, financial

repugnant, creepy, or against

istrative clerk, said, “I have

associate’s degrees at its com-

their new gender expres-

aid, documentation regarding

nature—or they may consider

worked here a long time,

munity colleges can take all

sion policy at the start of the

campus police and diplomas

it exotic or especially erotic or

things may not go as planned

their credits with them to a

Spring 2018 semester. While

all require a legal name. (For

radical. But, transness is none

when it comes to a college

Florida public four-year uni-

it has been in effect since fall

the full list of offices where a

of these things… It’s just “a

students’ academic career.

versity. But even if the state

We just want students to

of Connecticut can improve

of 2017, the formal announce- legal name is required click here.) ment was postponed due to

understand that we work as

policies, credits successfully

the movement from Insi-

order they arrived,” said Carol

Bobby Velez who moved

Kane, a clerk at the registrar

from Connecticut to Florida

office.

said Florida guarantees

Donna Kennedy, an admin-

he University of New

that are unable to feature a

freaks. The label of “freakish-

student’s preferred name are

ness” can go either way: peo-

related to legal documents in

ple may see it as something

“It’s good that it finally out

thing,” said Carbajal.

The University is home to two prominent LGBTQ+

deUNH to the new website,

there,” MOGAIlize’s (Margin-

clubs, UNH PRIDE and

leges and universities within

myCharger. Students are now

alized and Oppressed Gender

MOGAIize. These clubs both

the same states, they would

allowed to enter their pre-

Alignments and Intersex)

aim to welcome and provide

trar’s office say they do not

solve less than a quarter of

ferred names into university

member Josh Carbajal said.

a safe space for those who

make the rules when it comes

the problem, since far more

databanks, so it will appear in

“A lot of people fear for their

identify along the spectrum

to the courses required for

students transfer across state

place of their given name on

safety while using the rest-

as well as inform the general

degrees, rather than the re-

lines, losing an average of 13

their ID cards and a majority

room.”

community.

hard as we can for them,” said transferred among public colKennedy.

Spokespeople at the regis-

sponsibility of the department credits if they go from one of education that makes the

public institution to another,

requirements, and the univer- according to the Department sity must follow them.

of Education.

of university documents, such

summed this up perfectly,

“Despite what’s happening

community in situations that

“It’s really important that

nationally, the university tries

may be foreign to them, and

your first impression is a cor-

to be as inclusive as pos-

assist in evading unnecessar-

rect impression.”

ily alienation from those who

Colleges don’t get paid for

over a certain requirement,

courses students took some-

sible,” said Ric Baker, senior

we will have to let all students

where else. And the way their

associate dean of students.

do that, and that is just im-

graduation rates are calcu-

possible,” said Kane.

lated, transfer students don’t count. Only students who

Education says on average,

start and finish at the same

a transfer student loses 13

school does. Although trans-

credits already earned and

fer students are not calculated

paid for - almost a whole

into the ranking, schools do

semester lost. To graduate on

get paid when the students

time, a student needs to take

take classes.

15 hours a semester’s worth

Freshman Kai Deabay

a variety of terms to aide the

as attendance rosters.

“If we let one person skip

The U.S. Department of

Additionally, the guide lists

“Students can use any facility that aligns with their gender identity.”

Previously, students would have to email their professors ahead of time, which could lead to uncertainty and anxiety for their first class.

“We worked with IT to make sure students aren’t outed on

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NEWS

Haitian Students React to Trump’s Comments & Policies on Haiti

BY KHAALIQ CROWDER STAFF WRITER

R

ecently, President

Donald Trump has made some outrageous actions and statements about immigrants, particularly those who hail from countries made up of black and brown people. The most recent diss that has made headlines were his comments on Haiti. The Washington Post reported Jan. 12 that Donald Trump had a meeting with colleagues where they discussed future protection of immigrants from various underdeveloped

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countries, like Haiti.

until their country is safe to

In the meeting Trump said,

return, for Haitians - over

“Why are we having all these

59,000 Haitians have until

people from shithole coun-

July 2019 to leave the United

tries come here?” He then

States or face deportation.

asked why Haiti should be

The U.S. granted TPS Jan. 21,

part of the bipartisan deal

2010, nine days after a devas-

saying, “Why do we need

tating 7.0 magnitude earth-

more Haitians?” and to “take

quake hit the country and left

them out.”

many of its citizens homeless,

Almost a year after Trump’s

orphaned and without any in-

visit to a Haitian community

frastructure. To make matter

during his presidential cam-

worse, an outbreak of cholera

paign, Elaine Duke, the then-

and looting crimes became an

acting Secretary of Homeland

issue to the country, which is

Security, announced Trump’s

the most impoverished nation

administrative decision to

in the Western Hemisphere.

end Temporary Protected Sta-

Audrey Nicolas, a junior

tus (TPS), a program dedicat-

criminal justice major, was

ed to allowing people to take

born and raised in Port-au-

refuge in the United States

Prince, Haiti and came to

the United States to attend

ing Boston University for

college.

her masters. Nicolas went to

“I don’t understand why he

summer camps in the U.S.

would want them deported,”

as a kid and became a victim

Nicolas said. “I feel like, like

of microaggressions after

I know a lot of people from

the earthquake hit her home

there that actually came to

country in 2010.

the United States after the

“When I came here, a lot of

earthquakes who were on

people were asking me ques-

the temporary documenta-

tions, like demeaning ques-

tion and a lot of them are

tions, like was it my first time

going to school right now.

wearing shoes or was it my

Like they went to college to

first time watching TV, stuff

finish their education in the

like that,” she said.

United States, so I feel like if they have a purpose here and

Biology student Ruthny Dadaille, a New York City native

they’re doing something good, who is the child of Haitian why deport them, you what I mean?”

Nicolas’ grew up the child

immigrants.

“I was pissed because it’s like half of the people that

of a banker mom and engi-

are immigrants and not only

neer dad both whom earned

from Haiti, but all over, but

their undergraduate degrees

like especially Haitians like

in Haiti - her mother attend-

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Welcome Project

Project is not directed specifi-

kicked off yet. May hopes to

ronment. May said he feels

cally at international students

find half a dozen university

that discussions on this topic

Continued from pg. 5

project at the university, as

like the ones that sparked this

faculty or staff interested in

are often included in trainings

in order to better inform

he believes the campus could

movement in the first place,

supporting this project, and

or orientation programs and

people of difference so that

truly benefit from the project

but rather for people from

hopefully from varying de-

often force participation from

they would not be confused

in two main ways. The first

varying identity groups to

partments. Once the project

people who may not be so

or startled by it. Wuerffel

way is that this project serves

share their story and be heard

does get off the ground, May

willing, but with the Welcome

approached Schuette as a

as a tool to open discus-

by a wide variety of people.

hopes to tie the project into

Project he hopes to find more

partner, and Schuette agreed

sion about campus climate

The Welcome Project helps

academics at the university,

willing participants.

after experiencing similar

and campus perspectives.

teach people to not judge a

through courses dedicated to

situations with some of her

The second way is that this

book by its cover.

the project or even in some

about this project and its

first-year students who had

project is an opportunity to

introductory writing courses,

future at the university, and

never been around someone

engage students and faculty

teach me to ask questions that communications courses, or

hopes that the Welcome

different from them. Since

from various departments in

go beyond my first assump-

Project will eventually be ex-

their beginning, Wuerffel and

discussion.

tions and to listen for the

Schuette have collected over two hundred stories.

May is excited to utilize the

During the presentation, Wuerffel and Schuette stressed that the Welcome

Schuette said, “these stories

honors courses.

May’s biggest goal with

May is extremely excited

panded into the West Haven

storyteller’s way of framing

bringing the project to the

community for even more

their own experience.”

university is to approach

participation.

At the university, the Wel-

problems of difference in an

come Project has not officially

open and comfortable envi-

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Alessia Cara is Not Our Best New Artist

BY IYANA JONES STAFF WRITER

O PIntroducing I N I O Nthe S Charger

Speaking of those artists,

Bulletin Editorial Board

BY CHARGER BULLETIN STAFF

of opinion editor Alessia

Vert, Khalid, and Sza were

T

Bicknese, a senior, opinion

will be starting an editorial

Rosado, a senior, and student

all competitors for Best New

board to allow students to

Majelique Lewis, a junior. The

Cara was competing against

writers Kiana Quinonez, a

T

the best of the best for this

none, the Grammys this year

Artist but had the opportu-

was glad to look over some of

voice their opinions on school

first Editorial Board article

nity taken away from them.

the greatest artists of the year

based issues. The board will

will be published February 14.

Realistically, many speculated consist of a diverse group that the competitors for the of University of New Haven

board will address will be life

Grammy were Sza and Khalid, writers, sharing their per-

on campus, issues that all col-

both of whom made ground-

spectives, viewpoints, and

every year, because it’s one of

lege students face, academics,

breaking albums in 2017.

opinions, to serve as the voice

and of course, parking and

few opportunities to celebrate

Michaels unfortunately only

of students throughout the

food.

artists who have made their

broke the surface of stardom

university.

way to the top that year. Dis-

with her song “Issues” and

appointment was spread all

Lil Uzi Vert just didn’t have a

Editorial Board will be com-

refrain from taking sides in

around, but none more than

large enough fanbase.

pleted as a group, excluding

national debates over issues,

names. The board will consist

but rather point out the issues

o the surprise of

for something subpar. Best New Artist is one of the most highly anticipated awards

hearing Alessia Cara won Best New Artist.

Let’s start with the fact

award. Julia Michaels, Lil Uzi

19-year-old Khalid Robinson released his debut album American Teen in April 2017

Alessia Cara is in no way new.

and became a pop star over-

Her debut album, Know-It-

night. Anyone with a radio

All came out in 2015, but

has heard Young, Dumb,

wasn’t drawing in an audi-

and Broke and Location and

ence. In 2016, the album blew

cannot deny that this young

up, playing hits like Scars To

phenomenon had one of the

Your Beautiful and Here all

most original and relatable

over the radio. But that was

albums for today’s youth.

2016, and this is 2017. The

On the other side was SZA,

Academy had their oppor-

whose sophomore album

tunity to give Cara an award

Ctrl took the world by storm.

last year, but didn’t. Giving

Through songs like Love

her one a year later, does not

Galore and The Weeknd, she

make up for it and also takes

explored the trials of being

away from all the great artists

in modern situationship and

who actually did make music

how that affected the way she

in 2017.

saw herself. Her song The

he Charger Bulletin

The articles written by the

junior, Mitsouki Sanchez a first-semester senior, Marissa

Topics that the editorial

The editorial board will be mainly non-political and will

seen in our community that

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Haiti

Continued from pg. 4 I feel like they’re helping the government. So, it just pisses me off because a lot of these jobs that he quote on quote claims that were taking away from like Americans, they wouldn’t want to do anyways.

So that just bothered me,” said Dadaille.

Haitian-American Jim Prosper, Success Advisor at the Center of Student Success, was born and raised in Stamford, Conn., but has a message on how the university community can become allies to immigrants who are continuously marginalized: “The great thing about this country is that you have the ability to be yourself as long

as you are not breaking the Weeknd became known as the we interact with every day. law,” he said. “I personally anthem to side chicks across It is and has always been the think that UNH students and the nation, but told the ugly mission of the Charger Bulstaff who are not immigrants truth of what it was like to letin to represent the views should continue to remain always be someone’s second and values of the university true to themselves while. choice. community. Our new feature Work on being better for their Between these two artists will allow us to do that, and own well-being because we albums being released in provide another forum where never know who is actually students will have their voices the same year, it is almost watching us. We all should heard. comedic that Alessia Cara be able to support each other We hope to involve the was mentioned. Although her when we can and do not be community in this forum,and album was great, it was past afraid to ask about something its time and this was the time encourage providing direct that you are not sure about. feedback online or via email. to give someone else their Whether you are faculty, To learn more about the due mention. The Grammy’s staff or a student at UNH, definitely did not get this one Charger Bulletin Editorial you need to remember that Board, visit chargerbulletin. right, but there’s always next UNH is what brought you com. (we hope). together.”

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Charger Poll I

BY ALESSIA BICKNESE OPINION EDITOR

n today’s day and age, dating is accessible via social media, or dating app. Flashback a few years ago, and you actually had to go out to meet someone.

Not anymore, folks. Today, dating can be done at the touch of a button. For the most part, college students find themselves on these apps for a number of reasons. Perhaps they’re lonely, bored, or looking to find their soulmate. According to the results for this week, not many have had any luck finding their significant other on a dating app. But, there is a small percentage of students who succeeded in finding love on the internet. Good for you, and your significant other.

You’re one of a kind. Remember to follow @ChargerPoll on Twitter to participate in weekly polls that will be featured in the Charger Bulletin every week!

“Being a college athlete has helped me learn how to work hard for something, and how to be a part of a team. The early mornings, and long road trips have taught me to work hard and enjoy the company of my teammates. It has allowed me to be stress free while on the field and has given me an escape from the other aspects of my life.”

- Samantha Errera, sophomore criminal justice major with a concentration in investigative services.

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Thinkin Bout You — Frank Ocean Frank Ocean puts up a tough front while thinking about his past love but in the end, his vulnerability seeps through the cracks.

IDGAF — Dua Lipa Dua Lipa doesn’t need apologies: she is an empowered woman who is liberated by leaving her ex.

Save Myself — Ed Sheeran Sheeran is known for his timeless love songs, but on “Save Myself,” he promotes self care before trying to fix others.

Rory — Foxing Emo ballad “Rory” reminds us that sometimes, you feel like you’re not enough for the person that you love.

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60th Grammy Awards Bring Music and Controversy Together

BY ZENOBIA JOHNSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

I

n the city that never

sleeps, the 60th Annual Grammy Awards were held at Madison Square Garden Sunday (Jan. 28) night. There had been much talk about the nominations stemming from Best New Artist to Album of the Year. Although people expected a somewhat exciting

and thrilling show with the

with accompaniment from

Lamar made sure to give

ticipated performance of the

string of nominees for each

U2 along with small transi-

gratitude where it was due,

Finesse remix. Tagged along

award, it was clear that no

tions led by comedian Dave

stating that he wouldn’t be

by rapper Cardi B, everyone

one seemed to care much for

Chapelle before leading into

where he is without rappers

was decked out in colorful

the winners after some point,

his newest single King’s Dead, like Jay-Z and that the win

and retro clothes while doing

predicting who would win in

ending with his usual calm

was “one for hip-hop.” Bruno

moves straight out of the 90s.

which category.

demeanor. Along with this,

Mars swept every category he

Mars’ upbeat and contagious

he took home every award in

was nominated in, including

energy continued to warm the

ners were Kendrick Lamar

the Rap genre, displaying how Song, Record, and Album of

audience throughout the eve-

and Bruno Mars, and not just

the apparent versus battle

the Year along with nomina-

ning, down to when he gave

with the string of awards they

between Lamar’s DAMN. and

tions in the R&B categories.

his final acceptance speech.

took home. Lamar opened

Jay’s 4:44 had a clear and

It was clear that it was Bruno

Besides the highs for both

the show with an ode to our

knock out winner. Regard-

Mars’ night and it could best

artists, there were also quite

America, performing XXX.

less, in his acceptance speech,

be summed up by his an-

The night’s biggest win-

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60th Grammy’s Continued from pg. 11 a bit of lows for others. SZA, who had been the female artist with the most nominations of the night, hadn’t been awarded any, including in the Best New Artist category, which had been awarded to Alessia Cara. Fans couldn’t help but wonder if there had been some clear mistake that the Recording Academy had made with the rising star’s snub, and continued to question the process of choosing winners when Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album were both awarded to Ed Sheeran where many believed either Lady Gaga or Kesha would be sure winners to the overplayed Shape of You. Of course, this isn’t the first time the Academy has chosen winners many weren’t in favor

of, and it surely won’t be the last. Regardless of any of these women winning awards, each gave performances that could’ve been considered wins themselves. Lady Gaga’s heart-wrenching ode “Million Reasons” dedicated to her late aunt Joanne gave a bit of emotional whiplash to the audience following Lamar’s opener, but nevertheless gave a performance worth tearing up over. If it wasn’t Gaga, then it may have been Kesha’s presentation of “Praying,” accompanied by a wide array of female artists decked out in white like a flock of angels, displaying her weaknesses and her strengths. SZA performed her single “Broken Clocks,” her soulful and alluring voice captivating the crowd before her, showing those who may still doubt her

of her.

All in all, the 60th Grammys seemed to be another year of amazing music performances with many unwanted award wins. Childish Gambino gave a soulful and chilling perfor-

BY MATTHEW VERRILLI CONTRIBUTING WRITER

is the ““Battle Royale”” mode.

The “Battle Royale” mode is a

Lion King) while Logic gave

can recall when The Hunger

to gather materials or build

a meaningful speech during

Games movie first came out

structures, as well as elimi-

his song “1-800-273-8255”

in 2012. This famous dysto-

nate each other, all the while

that brought the audience to

pian trilogy pit 24 teenagers

the map is increasingly get-

their feet. At this point, many

against each other in a fight

ting smaller due to a storm.

to the death. The movie was

“Battle Royale” can either be

used as an analogy the first

played as a free for all game

time the video game Fortnite

or can place players in squads

was explained to me.

of four. Although the full re-

(with help from JD McCrary, Young Simba in the 2019

people only watch the Grammys for the amazing performances; it’s what we remember the most, followed by the people who won (or didn’t).

Although it seems as though

game mode that includes 100 different players in the same any millenials

The game is being devel-

map, running around, trying

lease of the game is slated for

oped by two studios: Epic

later this year, a free-to-play

Games, previously known for

version of the “Battle Royale”

the Gears of War video game

mode was released for the

the incoming onslaught of

series along with People Can

Playstation 4, Xbox One, and

negative remarks from view-

Fly, a previous subdivision

PC in September of last year.

ers until the next year, where

of Epic Games stationed in

the cycle repeats itself.

Poland. Their game, Fortnite,

Ever since it was first men-

is set to release, in full, some-

tioned to me, I have noticed

time in 2018 as a free-to-play

the phenomenon this game

title. Because of Fortnite’s

has truly become; seeing it as

unique art style which makes

the focus of various internet

the Recording Academy has a method to their decisions, they will continue to deal with

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it look like a cartoon and dials memes on Instagram and down the graphic effect of

Twitter as well a being posted

violence, the games is just as

on friends’ Snapchat stories

accessible to players that are

displaying that they were

college age as it is for chil-

“Number 1” is the “Battle

dren.

Royale” mode, meaning

The most popular part of this game, which causes it to resemble The Hunger Games,

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Fortnite Continued from pg. 12 out the the 100 that started.

This game quickly became popular by totaling 30 million downloads in the span of three months after it being released, and over 40 million downloads as of January 2018.

Although the “Battle Royale” mode of Fortnite may be its most popular mode, it hardly scratches the surface of what the game has to offer.

While “Battle Royale” is PvP (Player vs Player) oriented game, Fortnite also offers a PvE (Player vs Environment) mode called “Save the World” mode. This mode encomposses a bit of story where the players must survive in a world where 98 percent of the population is wiped out by a storm. The players

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must survive against hordes of zombie-like creatures as well as making use of the game’s foraging and building mechanics in order to aide in their survival. A beta version of this mode was released on July 25, 2017; however, this early access had to be paid for.

With Fortnite, Epic Games

The Changing YouTube Community

BY IYANA JONES STAFF WRITER

T

he YouTube com-

Tube ad program and lost his

of the other. PewDiePie, a

series Foursome, as well as

popular gaming channel with

a starring role in sequel to a

over 60 million subscrib-

YouTube original film Thin-

ers, was also dropped from

ning.

the advertising program last

The ordeal motivated

year for saying “death to all

munity has long been known

YouTube to change the way

Jews” as a “joke” in one of his

for trying to create a safe and

creators can be paid for their

videos. YouTube has created

enjoyable environment for

videos. In order to be paid for

celebrity like status to its elite

both its users and creators.

ads, creators have to have at

and with that created mon-

However, recently the plat-

least 1,000 subscribers and

sters.

form has been struggling with

log 4,000 hours of watch

People who think they can

have made an undeniable suc- content issues and has tried

time in a year. The concept

say and do whatever they

cess. With the early release of

to combat them with new

is that in order to gain such

want, because why not?

the “Save the World” and the

policy. But is new policy re-

a following, a creator can’t

free-to-play ““Battle Royale””

ally what it needs?

just be fake. The content

made on behalf of Youtube

would actually have to come

to prevent incidents like this

of the Logan Paul contro-

from somewhere in order

from happening, but what

versy, here’s the Sparknotes

for them to get paid for it.

about its users?

version: Paul is a popular

But that comes at the price

vlogger on YouTube who has

of sacrificing smaller YouTu-

YouTube a safe environment

amassed a cult like following

bers, who have done nothing

falls upon the shoulder of its

ity Fortnite has gotten, the

of more than 16 million sub-

wrong. Those creators who

viewers as well. Their clicks

game is now slated to have a

scribers. On a recent trip to

aren’t over 1,000 subscrib-

and subscriptions are what

successful release when the

Japan he visited Aokigahara

ers, now receive nothing, all

give these kinds of people the

full version comes out later

Forest, also known as suicide

because of a situation they

power to continue to thrive on

this year.

forest, where he came across

could not control. It also gives the platform.

a dead body. Rather than

the essence that Youtube is

stop his vlog, he recorded the

no longer about support-

Logan Paul, what more can

body and posted it in a video.

ing creatives but impressing

YouTube do?

This came with backlash for

advertisers, which is not the

In the last 30 days, Paul’s

not only Paul, but YouTube

sentiment that YouTube was

channel has gained more than

as well for not taking the

founded on.

1 million followers. It is not

mode, Epic Games helped promote the game with the millions of downloads it gained in a matter of months.

With this amount of public-

If you haven’t already heard

video down as it was flagged

Paul is not the first and

Clearly the effort is being

The responsibility of making

If users continue to watch

up to YouTube to block what

as inappropriate content,

more than likely won’t be the

people watch. It is up to peo-

especially considering Paul’s

last to make a huge problem

ple deciding for themselves

audience ranges from 9-14.

like this. In 2015, Sam Pep-

what content and creators

Since this debacle Paul has

per, a prank channel, pranked they are going to endorse with

been removed from the You-

his friends by pretending to murder one of them in front

their attention.

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S P O RT S

Being a New Haven Charger

New Club Sport: Swimming

BY MADDY DEROSIA CHARGERS SOFTBALL

BY CHRIS DIGERONIMO SPORTS EDITOR

the opportunity to be a part of the university’s softball team, and it has honestly been

B

the experience of a lifetime.

I have been able to make

eing a New Haven

numerous connections with

Charger means much more

teammates, fellow student-

to me than simply having

athletes, coaches, and admin-

“Chargers” written across my

istrators—most of which will

jersey. It means being a part

last far beyond my time here

of a family, an organization,

at New Haven.

and something much larger than myself. For the past two and a half years I have had

Courtesy of Chargers Athletics

Not only are New Haven

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swimming. With determination and motivation, Ruggiero found other students that shared the same passion for

et your swim trunks

ready, because the inaugural New Haven Swim Club is now officially here.

The University of New Haven may not have a pool

Maddy Derosia is a junior on campus, but that didn’t student-athletes able to excel studying criminal jusstop club President Matthew tice and plays infield for Read more on pg. 15...

Ruggiero from pursuing his Chargers Softball dream of swimming at the collegiate level.

“I had been swimming since the first grade all the way up until high school. When I arrived at the University of New Haven I initially thought that I would be done with swimming for good. As my freshman year came to a close I began to realize how much I missed swimming. From that point I decided that there had to be some way I could form a swim team and find a way around not having a pool here on campus” said Ruggiero.

The university technically does have a pool, but it is only open to residents of Forest Hills and is not big enough to accommodate competitive

swimming, but also shared the same dilemma that discouraged former swimmers in the past.

“It actually wasn’t hard at all getting people interested in the club. The very first interest meeting I ended up having over 60 people show up. I think many people realized that there are other alternatives to not having a pool on campus and it showed” said Ruggiero.

When there is an interest or need for something, students seem to join together to make things happen and that is exactly what happened here.

The Swim Club is an up and coming club team, so they are restricted to only practicing as a team, but they hope to compete with other teams in the future. Hopefully sooner rather than later.

The Swim Club currently doesn’t have a permanent location for future meets.

Their current practice pool at

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Being a Charger Continued from pg. 14 on the playing field, but a large emphasis is placed on being a student first, leading us to shine in the classroom.

As a student-athlete I have been challenged in the classroom, all with the support of an entire athletic department behind me. In fact, the academic support that we receive helped my team achieve a cumulative GPA of 3.35 last spring.

Our student-athletes are also proud members of the community. We are huge supporters of the Make-AWish Foundation to the point that in 2016 we were able to grant a wish. Additionally, we are often interacting and volunteering within the West Haven area; this year we held “Trunk or Treat” allowing us to celebrate Halloween with members of the community.

As a softball team, we have a strong relationship with the Connecticut Gators fastpitch organization and get to share the game of softball with younger girls by putting on clinics for them, having them attend our games and be the (adorable) bat girls.

S P O RT S

Often times I forget just how lucky I am to be able

Women’s Volleyball Coach Steps Down After 24 Years

BY CHRIS DIGERONIMO SPORTS EDITOR

cess in the future. I am grate-

A

ful to have a coaching staff

pearances, six NE-10 cham-

to play the sport that I love, while attending a university that is setting me up for suc-

that has invested in me as an athlete, as well as a person.

I have been able to grow as an athlete, pushing myself to new levels every day and am able to perform tasks I never

fter 24 years coach-

ing, 11 NCAA Elite Eight ap-

pionships, and 650 career wins, legendary women’s volleyball coach Robin Salters has decided to call it a career coaching from the volleyball

thought I would be capable of. sideline. Salters will step Being a Charger means being down from coaching to take the best version of myself day

on the role of Deputy Direc-

in and day out.

tor of Athletics and Senior

From coaches to trainers,

Women’s administrator for

equipment room staff to ad-

the Chargers.

ministrators, student-athletes

“I had to make a decision,

to alumni, Chargers support Chargers. I look back to when being a part of the Charger family was just a goal and am proud to say that now I will forever be a part of it.

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and it was the right time for me” said Salters. “24 years is a long time, I’ve achieved a lot, I think the program is in a pretty good place just like it was when I took over. I think

professionally and personally,

me to make a decision,” said

this was the right time for me

Salters.

to make a move.”

Coming into the position,

Salters is only the second

Salters is greeted with some

coach in program history fol-

instability at the forefront of

lowing former Athletic Direc-

the athletic department given

tor Debbie Chin, who played a the fact that the university big role over the course of her

has had three athletic direc-

career.

tors in the past year and a

“Debbie has been a great

half. The task will be chal-

mentor to me, she was my

lenging, but not unobtainable.

coach while I was here as a

“Quite honestly, there are a

player and she brought me

lot of goals I would like to

in to replace her when she

achieve, but right now it’s go-

moved into full time admin-

ing to be a matter of provid-

istration. She’s been a great

ing stability. We’ve had some

mentor to me both as a vol-

change in the last year and a

leyball coach and an adminis-

half in our department and

trator, I’ve learned a lot from

I’m looking to provide some

her and she talked with me

stability, I’m also looking to

about the position and she was instrumental in helping

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Coach Salters Steps into New Admin Role Continued from pg. 15 provide an opportunity for our student athletes to grow their experiences and help them to have great memories as they leave the University of New Haven and become Charger Alumni,” said Salters.

In her new role Salters will be working with newly appointed Director of Athletics Chris Palmer. The pair will try and use their leading attributes to help point Charger Athletics in the right direction.

“I think it’s going to be a good working relationship he has a ton of experience as a coach through many different arenas both collegiately and professionally. He has a lot of contacts and big ideas that

he’s bringing to the table. I

Coach in the meantime. The

think the two of us will work

players are the real victims

well together because I’ve

of this decision by Salters.

been here at the university,

She was the one that brought

I know the workings of the

them in, and she was the one

university, I know the work-

that molded them into the

ings of the NCAA, so I think

champions that they are.

we will balance each other out

“I’ve talked to my players they

in that regard,” said Salters.

were surprised, they were sad

Now coach Salters is relin-

in some regard, they were

quishing the reins of the program, it is going to be time to look for her “replacement.”

Replacing such a successful

shocked in some way, but

Glenn Rohrbacker/The Charger Bulletin

Coach Robin Salters (far right) and the women’s volleyball team after winning the NCAA DII East Region Championship.

the May V. Carrigan Middle School does not have diving blocks, which are vital a swim meet. The organization are looking to possibly have fundraisers to pay for those diving blocks, so they could call May V. Carrington Middle School their official home in

to support them. I’ll be there in the stands and they can

and well-respected coach can

to provide whoever that per-

to find their own way and of

still come and see me if they

be a daunting task, but she

son is the opportunity to have

course provide them the sup-

want to. I believe they are still

will give them the freedom

the same amount of freedom

port they need in order to be

going to be able to achieve

to run the program on their

to create their own program

successful and keep moving

their goals with the new

own.

just as I was given. I’m going

the program forward,” said

coach,” said Salters.

“I took over for Debbie while

to be here to be able to sup-

Salters.

Some players took to the

she was still here, and the

port, lend an ear, but I am

It was announced that current press to voice their opinion

new person will sort of have

not going to be hands on. I

assistant coach Ana Pego has

on coach Salters leaving.

that same relationship. I want

am going to leave that person

been named interim Head

“It’s going to be so different without her at practice

Swim Club Continued from pg. 14

they know that I’m still here

everyday and on the bench every game, because she

the future.

knows so much about the

The club held their first meet

sport and about us. I’m happy

and tryouts on Tuesday,

for her and think she had a

Jan. 23 and will look to keep

great coaching career, I was

growing and swimming as the

honored to be a part of that

year goes on. The Swim Club will join women’s club soccer,

career but a selfish part of me

women’s club volleyball, and

wishes she had stayed until I

the eSports club as the universities newest club sports in 2018.

graduated,” said junior Krisvia Chargers Swim Club

Matt Ruggerio (left) is the president of Chargers Swim Club

tine Rios.

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STUDENT LIFE

The Faces of Domestic Violence Students Talk Consent on Campus

BY KARINA KRUL tantly, it gives insight into the

STUDENT LIFE EDITOR

T

he university Vic-

timology Club hosted “The

Students involved in the

history of domestic violence

event also read stories from

and how it was handled, or

domestic violence situations,

not handled, by law enforce-

all from different perspec-

ment in the past.”

tives, including a testimonial

The event also raised the

read from a worker from the

Faces of Domestic Violence.”

students experience some

vice president, Kaitlyn Spear,

form of physical sexual mis-

junior criminal justice major.

conduct. Despite movements

“We chose to host the event

such as #MeToo and “It’s On

to spread awareness for

Us,” which have allowed us

domestic violence and to edu-

domestic violence impacts,”

ut of the statistics

11.2 percent of all American

hosting the event, said club

the large scope of people that

O

to speak more openly about

Amanda ArangoThe Charger Bulletin

Delta Phi Epsilon president Kellie Wiltsie (above) Students participated in the event (below)

sexual violence and misconduct, the numbers prove that

said Spear. “It was our goal

conversations about consent

and the theme of the event to

must still be had, especially

exemplify that domestic vio-

on college campuses.

lence does not discriminate

In order to measure stu-

against race, sexual orienta-

dent’s understanding of con-

tion, religion, gender, or age.”

sent, a randomized poll was

The night started with a

conducted. Out of fifteen ran-

video re-enacting the Thur-

domly selected students from

man v. City of Torrington

case, where police officers

did not properly react to the

domestic violence call, and

violated the victim’s rights.

The victim, Tracey Thurman,

was the first woman to sue

a town for infringement of

rights. This was a major case

that introduced mandatory

arrests in Connecticut.

Spear said the club began

with the video because “it is a

shock factor and, most impor-

in that, even if someone says yes, they can change their

mind to say no if uncomfortable or unsure,” said junior

that have been reported,

This was the club’s first year

cate the student body about

BY EVERETT BISHOP STAFF WRITER

the University of New Haven

Sam Forrest.

A majority of the responses received by students all included the phrase “no means no and yes means yes.” While this statement seems to be the popular opinion among campus students, Ashley Dunn, Assistant Director of Student Life Programs and the Title IX Compliance Office, the phrase “yes means yes” isn’t

“Consent is like tea.”

question: “Why do domestic

National Domestic Violence

violence victims stay in their

Hotline. The event ended with able to provide a definition

necessarily the most effective

abusive relationships?” The

an overview of the warning

for consent, either through

statement.

theme was that it is good to

signs of abuse

metaphor or by definition.

acknowledge the problem

“This is an important topic

of victims staying with their

for a college campus, espe-

abusers, but that there is a

cially one rooted in criminal

fine line between acknowledg- justice, because it informs the ing and blaming. According

students and faculty about the

to members of the Victimol-

truth of domestic violence,

ogy Club, the question must

that it impacts everyone,”

be asked because it must be

Spear said.

addressed.

campus, those selected were

“Consent is like tea,” said junior Josh Hassildine, referring to the viral video of a narrator explaining consent to his audience by using an example of a cup of tea.

“Consent is agreeing to do something but is non-binding

“When I talk about consent I like to use the terms ‘it’s a give and a get’,” said Dunn. “A lot of people like ‘yes means yes’ and I think that’s helpful but I think when we frame it in a way of a ‘give and a get’ it means that there are two

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STUDENT LIFE

New Club Provides Safe Haven Professor’s Connection to Edison Brought Him for Autism

BY NICOLE RIVERA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

A

undergraduate stu-

dent has created the Autism Spectrum Disorder Network, as a safe haven for people on

to Twain

students to fill E-Board posi-

Network is how passionate

tions,” said Renaud.

everyone is about spreading

Renaud continued to create

our message and representing BY CATHERINE CINQUE

the club to benefit all stu-

the autism community at the

dents.

university,” said Sergeant-at-

“Growing up, I had very few

Arms, James DeFrancesco.

friends, but I know those

“We are still a small but grow-

were the friends that would

ing no exclamation points

STAFF WRITER

town, Conn. and received his

F

Ph.D. in American Literature from Duke University. He had a bumpy start in the humanior his nearly 400

books on American humor,

stick with me for life and they

club at the moment, but num- there’s one book that isn’t yet the autism spectrum, and for have so far,” he said. “I just bers aren’t everything. What on Dr. David E.E. Sloane’s people who want to spread wanted to create a safe haven really makes an RSO flourish shelves, his biography on a awareness. for kids like me and so far, it’s is the quality of character and famous ancestor, Thomas Jonathan Renaud, creator of working out rather well.” dedication of its members.”

Edison. Sloane is the great the network, was diagnosed Eight people have joined so DeFrancesco said that grandson of Thomas Edison. on the spectrum when he was far. growing up, he learned how He has done some work on three. He created the network “ASD Network is just a to cope on his own, “so it’s an Edison and Edison’s daughby speaking to the director of safe space for us to express amazing feeling being part ter, but feels since he is a Accessibility Resource Center, ourselves,” said club member, of a group of people on the Linda Copney-Okeke, last literary critic and not a biogDaniel Molster. spectrum who have unwaversummer. rapher, he has not been able He went on to say people ing support for each other “The process was difficult, to get his book to where it can with autism can benefit from and seeing the bonds that are and included finding students be published yet. being around others who are forming between our memto sign up and attend meetHe stated that his relationon the spectrum. bers. I can tell we’re already ings, as well as looking for ship to Edison has impacted “My favorite part about ASD making a difference.” him in some negative ways.

Students Talk Consent on Campus Continued from pg. 17 people, at least, involved…but

knew that many were able

a culture we feel like consent

to provide a definition for

is overstressed then we’ve

consent, but that many found

done our job,” said Dunn. “So

ultimately that there has to be it “hard to articulate.” ultimately if we’re still getting some sort of exchange there.”

As for the students who may reports of nonconsensual sexWhen asked about how feel that the topic of consent ual contact and intercourse, she believed students were handling consent issues on campus, she said that she

and sexual violence is overly

or stalking, that means that

stressed on campus:

consent isn’t understood.”

“If there comes a day that as

leyan University in Middle-

Sloane was once interviewed about his ancestry and was asked by the reporter, “How is it that the descendants of Thomas Edison never did anything meaningful?” To which he said his response was, “By that do you mean my brother’s 14 patents or my seven books on American Humor?”

Sloane got his start at Wes-

ties field of study and said he started off as a not so promising student. He grew up believing he would one day be a lawyer, doctor, or ‘something practical,’ as he said, “to please daddy.”

However, as he took his history, economic, and government courses, Sloane realized he hated those classes, and instead fell in love with American humor, specifically,

that of the writer Mark Twain.

His fascination with Twain began in college when he looked at his book self and saw nine books by Twain sitting there. Twain’s ideas really resonated with Sloane because he found that Twain ‘cared intensely about human beings’ and he was able to tell of the human plight in jokes.

This love for American culture led him to write seven books on the topic. Although, Sloane has another book underway, Mark Twain and the

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Greek Life Asserts “It’s on Us”

BY EVERETT BISHOP STAFF WRITER

U

zations lined up on stage in order to both sign the pledge

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Dr. David Sloane

on behalf of their entire organization, and to offer a few words expressing their niversity of New

support for the cause.

Haven Greek organizations took a stand against sexual

“We gather here today to

violence and misconduct.

join the ‘It’s On Us’ organiza-

In an event held in Bucknall

tion which allows Greek life

Theater on Thursday, Jan.

to become one. One group

25, members of various social

with one common goal,” said

Greek organizations signed

USGA president Nicolette

the “It’s On Us” pledge. By

Angelli. “By standing up for

signing this pledge, these

what’s right, we are setting

students are committing

an expectation for what we

themselves to recognizing and will, and certainly what we identifying non-consensual will not, expect to accept on sexual situations, intervening when possible, and creating

campus.”

“Sexual assault is a promi-

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Humorists of the Old North-

Greek organizations signed a pledge to take action on sexual assault last week people in attendance. Me-

cal victim. Anyone can be a

lissa Jennings, the univer-

victim of a sexual assault or

sity’s college advocate at the

domestic violence or a stalk-

Milford Rape Crisis Center,

ing situation,” said Jennings.

watched and stood by in case

“Sometimes we find that…

a safe environment where

nent issue on college cam-

“sexual assault is unaccept-

attendees had any questions

victims don’t want to even

puses nationally. Too often

able and survivors are sup-

or needed someone to talk

talk about it initially. A lot of

do male and female victims

ported.”

to due to the difficult subject

people will have a hard time

never see the justice that

matter of the event.

calling themselves a victim, or

east. He has been researching this topic for 30 years and feels it is ready to be published soon. Sloane is in communication with the Sabbatical Board to see if he can get a year off to complete it.

“I always sort of wanted to be a teacher, I like working with people,” said Sloane. “I guess I’m a people guy.”

“I came to know about the

they rightfully deserve,” said

‘It’s On Us’ campaign because

“Because of our work at the

Kevin Jeffery, vice president

to understand that it’s okay if

est in American Literature

it’s a national campaign,” said

Rape Crisis Center I am only

of Lambda Alpha Upsilon.

dedicated to the University of

they don’t want to put a label

grew to a library of 300-400

event coordinator Colleen

“If you hear conversations

on it. You don’t need to put a

volumes of American humor,

Kazar. “More specifically

New Haven,” said Jennings.

that promote negative sexual

“But I know that other col-

label on it.”

and 14 file drawers of Ameri-

the campaign as it related to

activity, shut it down. If you

Greek students was some-

leges and universities around

thing that came out nation-

a survivor, so we need them

Over the years, his inter-

Through further education

can comic magazines. These

see someone in an uncomfort- the state are doing multiple

and understanding of survi-

days, his favorite courses to

able situation, and they’re

ally at the beginning of this

events similar to this, getting

vors and their experiences,

teach are on American Hu-

too afraid to leave it, shut it

academic year and I figured

Greek life and athletic pro-

Jennings believes that not

mor and Mark Twain.

down. If you hear stories from grams involved in the ‘It’s On

only can we prevent further

assailants describing what

accounts of sexual assault

to choose if you want to do

Jennings also provided im-

and violence, but also help

law school or med school

portant information concern-

survivors understand what

or any of the distinguished

ing victims of sexual assault.

happened to them because

professions where you have to

“sometimes they don’t know.”

understand culture,” he said.

it was something that we definitely needed to support

they’ve done to victims, shut

in our community.”

it down.”

Campus leaders and mem-

Students and Greek life

bers of several Greek organi-

members were not the only

Us’ campaign.”

“There is no stereotypi-

“There is no better major

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Duchess: The Chargers’ Diner

BY CATHERINE CINQUE STAFF WRITER

Student Tweets of the Week

A

ten years ago from the island

fer discounts for students,

of Poros in Greece which is

Tsoukatos changed the menu

about an hour from Athens by up three years ago to give speedboat, he said.

students more options. A big

On the island he worked

favorite among the student

– West Haven Duchess Diner

for a television station as a

clientele that they names after

– has not always been run by

sound engineer. Since com-

our mascot is The Charger

the smiling Michail Tsouka-

ing to West Haven, he has

Burger: a mouthwatering

tos. The building has stood at

been working full time as the

grilled cheese and jalapeno

706 Campbell Avenue since

manager of Duchess which

covered burger that is the best

the 50s and was originally

has given him more respon-

way to start off the weekends.

Mike’s Duchess Diner, then

sibility and hours. He said he

Tsoukatos said they appreci-

Liberty Duchess Diner, and

typically works seven days a

ate the student’s business and

now the beloved West Haven

week.

being the favorite diner. In a

campus favorite

Duchess Diner.

“But I came here and I love

couple of weeks they, he said

the job here,” Tsoukatos said,

he will add new items to the

bought the place 50 years

“After ten years, I’m used to

menu to give students even

ago and renovated it in the

it.”

more options to choose from.

Tsoukatos’ father-in-law

early 90s. The unassuming

The diner is a five minute

And if the chocolate chip

classic diner style, with the

drive from campus, and the

waffles and the disco fries

comfy burgundy booths and

clientele is mostly younger.

aren’t enough, Tsoukatos will

delectable dessert options in

“It’s a different energy, it

be adding some appetizers

the glass case by the register,

gives a different vibe to the

like tater tots, Philly cheese

gives Duchess the homey

place, big parties come after

steaks, and egg rolls (just to

feeling you need after a long

games and stuff,” Tsoukatos

name a few).

night.

said.

“It’s my favorite diner in

Maria Toussas, the owner’s

That’s why, he said, they of-

wife, now runs the diner with

fer the 10 percent off promo-

much as I can because their

help from son-in-law, Tsouka- tions to New Haven students.

breakfast is the best,” Lexis

tos. He came to Connecticut

Peterson said. She is a senior

Not only do they of-

town! I try to get there as

and has loved going to Duchess Diner on weekend mornings since her freshman year.

The family has no plans to expand, but – good news for their loyal clientele – they aren’t going anywhere.

Anytime you need the best omelette in town or the juici-

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and a smile.