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CHARGER BULLETIN The official student newspaper of the University of New Haven since 1938. Volume 97, Issue 14| January 27, 2016 | West Haven, Conn.
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Did you hear about the changes to the UNH apartment-sponsored housing shuttle schedule? P.3
Would you risk an E. coli infection for a Chipotle burrito? P.4
Ring in the New Year with the most anticipated albums of 2016 P.8
The Muggle world mourns the loss of Alan Rickman P.9
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UNH Remembers Former President Phillip S. Kaplan
By RILEY KNEBES
STAFF WRITER RKNEB1@NEWHAVEN.EDU
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ormer University of New Haven President Phillip S. Kaplan passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 16. According to his obituary, Kaplan died peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by family members. Kaplan died at the age of 85.
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Kaplan began his work at UNH in 1959 as an economics professor. He later helped create the Graduate Program in 1969 and held the position of its first dean. Kaplan took on the role of President in 1973 and retired from the position in 1991. Ira Kleinfeld, friend and colleague of former President Kaplan, said that Kaplan “didn’t come to sit at the desk.” Kleinfeld described Kaplan as “actively engaged.” After Kaplan retired, he came back and returned to teaching. “Phil was one of the very most well-read individuals I have ever met, and it was always inspiring to engage in political debate with him, even if it was a given at the onset that I would lose,” said Presi-
dent Steven Kaplan, the current president of the university. During his years at UNH, Kaplan, who, despite the same surname, bears no relation to the President Steven Kaplan, saw the school transform from a primarily commuter school to the University it is today, with over 20 different programs. The campus grew to accommodate several new buildings including the Marvin K. Peterson Library, Harugari, Echlin, Dodds Halls, and more. The School of Graduate Studies building was named after Kaplan in 1993. Kaplan started his career by completing his B.A. from the University of Mass., followed by his M.A. in Economics at Columbia University, then finally his Ph.D. in Economics from The Johns Hopkins
University. Prior to education, Kaplan served in the U.S. army. Kaplan served on UNH’s team in more ways than one. He was the Chair of the Economics department and the Dean of the Business School before becoming the president. In 1980, Kaplan was awarded the Liberty Bell Award, an award for encouraging respect for the law and the courts presented by The Foundation of the New Haven County Bar. The Kaplan Endowed Collection in the library is also named after the former president. “I will miss him very much, and I will always be grateful for the fine university I inherited as a result of his good work,” said President Steven Kaplan.
ancing scooters, electric skateboards or drifting boards, was made because of the number of fires and explosions that have been occurring globally. Due to the fires caused by faulty lithium batteries and wiring,
inside any building or on any property owned or controlled by UNH in order to minimize the risk associated with the scooters overheating, catching fire or exploding. According to the US Con-
ing to C-Net. The Office of Residential Life has been notified about the new policy, and will help enforce this new rule, according to Quagliani. Because having a hoverboard on campus is a violation of the student handbook and the school’s policy, ORL and campus police have the authority to issue warnings to students found with hoverboards, confiscate the boards and refer any students breaking the policy to the Dean’s office. “Due to the dangers associated with these devices, I’m hopeful that students understand the risk and will not bring them to campus,” Quagliani said. Some students on campus understand the associated
UNH: University of No Hoverboards
By ELISSA SANCI
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ESANC2@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU
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s of Jan. 1, hoverboards are no longer permitted on any University of New Haven property due to safety risks identified by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Council and the National Association of Fire Marshals. All students, faculty and staff were notified of the new policy on Dec. 28 by Associate Vice President of Public Safety & Administrative Services Ronald Quagliani. The decision to ban hoverboards, defined by the university as a lithium-ion powered self-balancing board, self-bal-
The University of New Haven’s New Policy Bans Hoverboard Use on Campus airports and airlines, along with many other universities across the nation, have banned these self-balancing because of the danger they pose. According to the university’s hoverboard policy, hoverboards are no longer allowed to be charged, operated or stored
sumer Product Safety Commission, there have been 12 incidents in the United States where the lithium-ion batteries in these hoverboards reportedly caught fire. In January, the CPSC updated that number to at least 40 reports of hoverboard fires in 19 states, accord-
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The Persuit of Happiness Leadership Day 2016 By ELISSA SANCI
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ESANC2@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU
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n Friday Jan. 22 at 1 p.m., student-leaders gathered in Bucknall Theater for the sixth annual Leadership Day. This year’s theme was Pursuit of Happiness, and all of the day’s events surrounded the idea of finding happiness in whatever path a person decides to take. Leadership Day, sponsored by the Office of Student Activities in conjunction with the Undergraduate Student Government Association, was planned by Shelissa Newball, the assistant director of student activities. The day included a keynote speaker and two sets of six break-out sessions that students were able to choose from. Corey Ciocchetti, the keynote speaker, spoke to the student-leaders about doing what makes them happy rather than doing what will make them money. He recounted his own story: he majored in business and attended law school not because he was passionate about law, but because he knew that career path would provide him with the biggest paycheck. However, because he didn’t enjoy his career, he found that he was severely unhappy, and eventually quit to pursue teaching. “You can never get enough of what you don’t need to make you happy,” Ciocchetti warned. He went on to explain that if money, looks or popularity is what defines you, then you’ll never be happy. To be happy, he said, there are three things worth chasing. These three things include: peace and contentment; solid relationships with other people; and a good moral character. After Ciocchetti’s keynote speech, students attended break-out sessions. These sessions included “Beating the Odds and Living Your Dreams,” “Challenges To Your Passion,” and “Bringing Balance to Your Life.” The sessions tackled issues that student leaders face every day, like time management and coping in stressful situations.