January 31

Volume 98, Issue 15

January 31, 2017

West Haven, Conn.

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Trump signs 17 executive actions in his first week in office.

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News

Justice Democrats Look to Take Bulletin Back the Democratic Party Briefs News

A look at UNH’s Demonstration Policy pg. 4

Sports

Another baseball star dies in car crash pg.

12

Opinion

The CLE Program and it’s implications pg. 18

A&E

Silence gets snubbed for the Oscars pg. 15

Student Life

MIC hosts its first concert of the year pg.

23

who will work on behalf of

By Glenn Rohrbacker Editor in Chief

working class Americans.

A

“The way I see it, being a

crats have been scrambling to

just because they’ve had it for

member of Congress is not an entitlement, it’s not a job

fter the bruising loss

anyone deserves to have, it’s

in the 2016 elections, demo-

not a job someone should have

figure out how they weren’t

a while,” Chakrabarti said.

able to salvage a sizeable win

Although inspired by the

in any of the country’s institu-

revolution Sanders started, he

tions. Still unable to make significant changes, since the first opportunity that came when

is not directly involved with the Justice Democrats organi-

Photo via Justice Democrats

Justice Democrats are trying to replace zation. establishment democrats The new organization is not

the party searched for new minority leaders and came up

focused on the 2020 presiden-

with two veteran establish-

political revolution that we

being its own political party,

ment lawmakers – Chuck

tial race as of now, but rather

almost had this past year,” ac-

but is still running candidates

Schumer in the Senate and

“laser focused” on the midterm

cording to Saikat Chakrabarti,

on the democratic ticket.

Nancy Pelosi in the House –

elections in 2018.

Executive Director for Justice

According to Chakrab-

these efforts were squandered

Democrats.

“We’re actually going around

arti, the Democratic Party

finding incredible working

has failed in connecting with

people all across the country,”

of Organizing for the Bernie

voters and the issues they care

Democratic Party is a new or-

Chakrabarti said.

Sanders campaign and has

about like income inequality,

ganization, known as the Jus-

since taken on this initiative to

criminal justice reform, and a

tice Democrats. This Bernie

ers and principals who have

get progressive democrats into

better healthcare system.

Sanders-inspired movement

turned schools around and

Congress.

and unheeded.

Branching off the ailing

targets the citizens that are

Chakrabarti was the Director

scientists who can be experts

perceived to be left behind or

signature theme and the base

abandoned by the Democratic

sion for how this country could on climate change, in an effort be, they spend time presenting to not only represent different

of Bernie Sanders’s campaign

a vision of why Trump is aw-

Party. Justice Democrats be-

demographics, but different

last year, is the process by

ful, and they lost,” Chakrabarti

lieve that the current Demo-

occupations as well.

which these progressives

said.

cratic Party is too overrun

will be elected, according to

by corporate donations and

Justice Democrats. It is about

Democrats is not to stop the

that they have lost sight of the

machine behind them, don’t

creating a “political machine,”

current Democratic caucus

working people they proclaim

have a lot of money necessar-

Chakrabarti says, that com-

from taking corporate funds,

to represent.

ily, but are experts in other

petes with the DNC and the

but to replace those estab-

areas, we’re going to make

RNC and corporate donors.

lishment Congressmen and

It is their goal to “turn the midterm elections into the

Grassroot campaigning, a

“Instead of presenting a vi-

These people include teach-

Justice Democrats is close to

The goal of the Justice

women with ordinary citizens

“Because we’re getting people who don’t have a political

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Justice Democrats Continued from pg. 3 sure that there’s a national infrastructure that they can plug into,” he said.

According to the Justice Democrats website, “It’s time for an Article 5 convention to take our democracy back from the brink of oligarchy.”

The platform laid out on the site includes campaign finance

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reform, raising the minimum wage, universal healthcare, free public college, end the war on drugs, investing in renewable energy and other progressive points.

News

Trump Keeps Promises from Campaign Through Executive Order

By Kimberly Trabulsi Contributing WRITER

elections and people can be

S

nominated on their website.

signed 17 executive orders.

Justice Democrats is looking for citizens to run for office all over the country for the 2018

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On Friday, President Donald

Trump signed an executive

of refugees.

“Immigration resettlement

order banning all immigrants

is not instant how everyone

and visitors from seven Mus-

thinks. Some families wait 5-8

lim-dominated countries: Iraq, years to come here in counince taking office,

President Donald Trump has

Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia,

tries that are not safe,” said

Sudan and Yemen.

Smith. “Probably the most

The executive order states,

concerning part as a student

This first week, President

“numerous foreign-born indi-

here is that we have a very

Trump’s orders went from

viduals have been convicted

large international popula-

authorizing the constructing

or implicated in terrorism-re-

tion. A lot of the students that

a wall along the US-Mexico

lated crimes since September

go here are from these coun-

to the continuation of the

11, 2001, including foreign na-

tries. What does that mean for

installation of the Keystone

tionals who entered the United them? What does this mean in

XL and Dakota Access pipe-

States after receiving visitor,

terms of them going home or

lines to banning refugees and

student, or employment visas,

seeing their family?”

residents from seven Muslim-

or who entered through the

dominate nations.

United States refugee resettle-

similar concerns. Sophomore

ment program.”

Mackenzie Smilie said, “I think

These executive orders, many which were campaign

Other students expressed

However, many Americans

it will cause a lot of uprisings.

have expressed an unsettling Trump signs first executive order on Obamacar, promises made by the Presisurrounded by VP Pence (left) and Reince Pre- dent, continue to stand contro- feeling - since September 11, ibus (right) versial. no one has been killed in this

In my opinion, the majority of

Sophomore Nelson Van-

Americans don’t agree with it.

We definitely will be seeing a

country in a terrorist attack by

lot more protests and I don’t

Denburg’s believes these steps

anyone who emigrated from

think they will necessarily be

taken to increase border secu-

these countries. The ques-

peaceful. A lot of people will

rity is necessary.

tion then arises on whether or

be affected. I think this goes

not more countries should be

against what America stands

consider it racist to build a

added to the list or perhaps

for. We are a nation built on

wall but I believe that there is

the order is ineffective alto-

immigrants.”

nothing racist about increas-

gether.

“A lot of people would

ing border security. It’s not

Junior Allison Smith works

Only a little over a week into his presidency, President

that President Trump wants to

with Integrated Refugee &

Trump has provided a preview

keep Mexicans from coming

Immigrant Services (IRIS), an

of the new American agenda

in, but he wants them to come

organization that works with

for the next four years prepar-

in legally. He wants to keep

resettling refugees among

ing the country to what some

drugs out of the country and

Connecticut and holds a strong may see as forwards, and to

further increase the wellbeing

opinion regarding the banning

of the US.”

others, backward.

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S u p p o rt T h e C h a r g e r B u l l e t i n

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News

Examining UNH’s Demonstration Separating from the & Protest Policy Other UNH amendment. This is largely

By Karina Krul& Glenn due to the amendment’s wordRohrbacker

T

demonstration and protest.”

FIRE’s yellow light rating

ing. As the first line of the

was due to two major points of

amendment reads, “Congress

contention between this prom-

shall make no law…” it applies

ise and the policy, the first one

only to the government and its

being the notion that any for-

By Samantha reposa assistant editor

U

proar and controversy have seem to spark mation of “one or more combranches, including state and dividual Rights in Education, within the University of New munity members with a comlocal governments. Public inor FIRE, evaluated several Haven and surprisingly it had stitutions must follow the first mon intent or cause” would university policies, includnothing to do with President require one student, made the Trump’s recent executive amendment because they are ing the Student Protest and demonstration leader, to meet orders, but the rumor that an extension of state governDemonstration Policy. They U.N.H may not actually be issued this policy a yellow light ment, however, private institu- with both the Dean of Students U.N.H. anymore. Fear not, the tions are not, and therefore are and the Chief of Police. FIRE rating, indicating that, while university will remain U.N.H. argued that “…this goes past this policy does not completely not required to abide by the in concern to leisurely converwhat is reasonable in limiting suppress freedom of speech, it same laws. sation, but will stand strongly students’ rights.”

While private colleges are still leaves much to be desired. as the University of New HaWhen asked about this point, ven for all business purposes. not bound by the first amend“When developing UniverLyn Chamberlin, Vice Dean of Students, Rebecca ment, it is noted on FIRE’s sity policies and procedures, President of Marketing and Johnson responded that it website that they are “…conwe need to ensure that both Communications, joined the is not meant to regulate the tractually bound to respect freedom of speech and the university’s administration message, but to ensure adthe promises they make to safety and security of the team in the late summer with equate planning and ultimate students.”

University community are the mission of moving the he Foundation for In-

addressed,” noted Dean of Stu-

FIRE’s rating was based

safety. “The discussions with

dents, Rebecca Johnson. The

off of the commitment to

the Chief of Police and Dean

University’s Student Protest

free speech provided by the

of Students are more about

and Demonstration Policy was

University in the opening

time, place, and manner of the

revised after the May 2015 Die

remarks of the Student Protest

protest, not about liming the

In (an event in which a group

and Demonstration Policy,

speech being expressed,” she

of students became the target

which begins, “The purpose

said.

of abuse during a protest)

of this policy is to ensure that

The second point of conten-

in order to prevent a similar

freedom of speech, freedom of

tion is regarding the policy for

event occurring in the future.

assembly and the freedom to

spontaneous demonstrations,

pursue academic and career

which limit the demonstra-

University, cannot be directly

objectives are maintained at

tion to either the Maxcy Quad

compared to the first amend-

the University of New Haven.”

Circle or the Bixler/Botwinik

ment. As it was noted in the

It continues to state that each

Quad, as well as require the

first article of this series, pri-

member has the right “to com-

Office of the Dean of Students

vate colleges do not follow the

municate their views on cur-

and the University Police to be

standards set forth in the first

rent issues, by peaceful, lawful

Private colleges, like the

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university forward to make the essense more visible to the outside world. Her purpose is to embed and instill that this is the University of New Haven.

A memo that was recently sent out from Chamberlin’s desk seemed to be misinterpreted by many on campus who held concerns regarding the idea of changing the acronym.

According to her, the memo was intended to explain how “U.N.H.” will no longer be utilized in regards to all official university communications such as speeches given by the president, various products being printed and the website.

In these circumstances the university will be introduced as the University of New Haven and will later be referred

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Seal of the University of New Haven

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Free Speech and Your School

Studying Sexual Separating from Assault on Campus the Other UNH

Continued from pg. 7

sexual assault - 95-percent of

notified immediately. FIRE argued that the location limitations may “prevent or discourage student demonstrations from taking place at all.”

“These spontaneous protest

By Samantha Reposa Assistant Editor

A

nnually, one in five

women on college campuses experience some variation of those assaults are not taken to the police standing as one of the most underreported crimes on campuses. Senior forensic science major Valerie Luutran plans to explore sexual assault through the lens

locations are areas, which by

of the officials, both on college

their very nature, are open

campuses and within police

spaces where our community

forces, in hopes of discover-

regularly gathers. They are

ing different paths that could

locations that are not fre-

be taken to create the optimal

quently reserved for University environment for survivors to come forward. events, and therefore are suit“This has never been looked able venues for spontaneous at, it has been looked at with gatherings that haven’t been like trauma victims, but not planned in advance,” Dean sexual assault survivors,” Johnson responded to FIRE’s Luutran says. rating. She added, “If students She plans to conduct her wish to have other locations

research around the interview

added to the list for spontane-

tactics used on sexual assault

ous gatherings, we are open to

survivors executed by college

discussing and assessing the

campuses and police depart-

feasibility of additional sites.”

ments. Through the series of

Stay informed with the Uni-

interviews, Luutran will be

versity’s other FIRE ratings on policies including, Guidelines for Advertising on Campus, Harassment Provisions, Internet Policies, Bias Motivated Offenses, and Sexual Misconduct Policy.

observing how the variations of various tactics affect the behavior of the survivor. By comparing of tactics and the overall purpose of the experiment holds the potential of exploring the differences between the techniques to po-

tentially figure out what turns

Continued from pg. 7

to as “the university” to “the school.” their report criminally rather The motive behind the than solely to their colleges. change was created to sepa“I think really I just hope rate the university from more to better inform colleges on prominently known universitheir reporting procedures,” ties that utilize the same acroLuutran said. nym, such as the University of Luutran is currently a foren- New Hampshire. The universic science major, but plans sity has faced continuously on attending graduate school faced with the misconception for higher education with a of U.N.H. due to it’s proximfocus in student affairs. When ity to Boston, which, again, proposing a thesis she wanted clashes with the University of to conduct research that would New Hampshire.

Allison Bellucci, a student at stand relevant to her career the University of New Hamppath, so petitioned the forenshire who originates from sics department to combine West Hartford, said, “If I’m in her academic discipline with Connecticut and say U.N.H. her professional studies. they think I’m saying New With the discoveries from her Haven, but when I’m in New research, she plans to conHampshire and say it people tinually refer and build upon never mix it up.” her findings to build upon Elizabeth Clement who is the facilitation of Title IV and also from New Hampshire reporting on conduct boards. says she would never have Luutran is currently seeking thought of New Haven, which out survivors of sexual assault proves the university’s point that we fall short of being the to participate in her study to more known U.N.H. as is also help find a solution to better expressed when googled and facilitate the reports . She is New Haven always comes up looking for female undersecond behind New Hampgraduate students who have shire. experienced sexual assault at “It’s a process of change and any point, not only at the Unisurvivors away from pursuing

versity. If interested, please

expressing interest and/or

contact Luutran at vluut1@

participation if an individual

unh.newhaven.edu

wishes to report the univer-

DISCLAIMER: Expressing

sity research staff will not be

interest and/or participating

involved in the reporting but

does not constitute reporting

can help direct them to the

to university; thereafter, upon

resources.

renewal and getting back to the first principle of what this university is so special,” said Chamberlin.

The separation between the U.N.H.s of New England will serve greater purpose by allowing the university’s name to stand alone and gain more recognition among potential students. The hope is that over time people will have a solid idea and knowledge of the University of New Haven.

“It is not about cosmetics, it is not about optics, this is intuitive that in the end of the day is about increasing enrollment,” Chamberlin said. “It’s all about having the University of New Haven be a destination school for prospective students and graduate students and for parents making this big decision.”

Chamberlin also hopes that by successfully executing the transition and gaining the name recognition that the university deserves the degree earned within the university will be held with more value.

The transition will bear to fiscal repercussions as the logo has already been updated to the university’s seal, sporting it’s entire name and the printed materials that utilized are constantly being printed, so an update will wreak no effect.

“It’s time to stand up and cheer for the university and what it represents,” Chamberlin says.

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Letter to the Editor

An Open Letter to the American People: I am an Iranian graduate student, studying and working as research assistant at the University of New Haven.

During my first year of study in the U.S., I have met great people who always are there for me. From my neighbors, to my professors; from my host family to my landlord; I have learned from them to treat people based on morality and regardless of their religion, nationality, or color. Whenever I think of Americans, different scenes play in my mind like a movie. I see a scene in which a kind American woman who sat next to me on the plane, asked the flight attendant to bring me a beverage because I was sleeping and missed the service. I see a scene in which my landlord called me to help me feel better when my wife moved to Arizona to attend school. I see a scene in which my host family invited us for Thanksgiving and called our names in her speech. This movie is one of the greatest movies I have ever seen in my whole life, it continues as every day I add more and more scenes to it. Moreover, without the university’s financial support, I couldn’t afford my education expenses. They have provided me a great opportunity to improve myself and do research.

All of these above, made me believe that I owe a lot to America and I had the desire to repay all of these kindnesses somehow. I am good in my field, I can train lots of students, I can publish my works here, and there are other ways I think of everyday that I could pay it forward. But suddenly, the president announced that he thinks of me as a terrorist! So why should I insist on staying in the U.S. anymore? There is now a voice inside me that says, “You have a GPA of 3.94, some submitted papers, and five years of working experience; apply for Canada, Australia, or other welcoming countries.” How can I resist this temptation? I am just one typical example of the huge population which is affected by this executive order. I know doctors, scientists, and even professors who have started to doubt U.S. democracy.

I still can remember my mother crying in the airport when I was leaving. Only a heartless man can leave such fabulous parents forever, but I am not such a person. This new order legalizes one of the most inhumane things, which is separating families and nations. Now we are being judged based on our nationality and religion, but history and the people of the world will judge America based on this president’s decisions.

Regards, Omid M. Arani 01/30/2017

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S p o rt s

The Best of the Best: NHL All-Star Game

Home Runs Don’t Go as Far as They Used to

was announced by decade,

posite end of the ice. The most

beginning in 1960 – the first

exciting part? It actually went

A

33 players from pre-1960

in. Also during the four line

were announced on January

challenge, Anaheim Ducks de-

1. Six players from the 2010s

fenseman Ryan Kesler subbed

were included in the list, even

his six-year-old son, Ryker

Back in the 80s, 90s, and early

Angeles this past weekend as

though the decade is only 2/3

Kesler, for his second shot.

2000s Major League Base-

44 of the NHL’s best players

over. Those active players are:

Ryker missed, but it still made

ball teams would have paid

converged for the 62nd annual

Crosby, Alex Ovechkin, Dun-

for one of the most adorable

anything to have a 47-home

All Star Weekend.

can Keith, Jonathan Toews,

moments of the competition.

run hitter on their team. Fast

By Angela Tricarico copy editor

ll eyes were on Los

By chris digeronimo STAFF WRITER

The road to the all-star game

Patrick Kane and Jaromir

Matthews, one of the league’s

forward to 2016 and a player

began with the captain vote

Jagr, who is currently in his

best rookies, went head to

that hit 47 home runs is only

in mid-December. At the end

25th NHL season.

head against Crosby, who is

getting a three year 37.5-mil-

of four weeks, a captain was

Skills Saturday kicked off with

arguably the best player cur-

lion-dollar contract from his

named for each of the NHL’s

a Celebrity/Alumni game,

rently in the NHL, in multiple

previous team. With that being

four divisions. Carey Price

with teams coached by Wayne

events. While Crosby beat

said there has been a recent

(Montreal) would captain

Gretzky and Mario Lemieux.

Matthews in both, the future

trend in MLB that has seen

the Atlantic, Sidney Crosby

Pop star Justin Bieber was

of the NHL looks bright if

teams go after players with

(Pittsburgh) the Metropolitan,

among the more high-profile

Matthews is the one leading it.

analytical numbers and stock-

PK Subban (Nashville) the

celebrity participants. NHL

The fastest skater competition

ing up on both starting and

Central and Connor McDavid

alum Chris Pronger seemed

was hyped up due to McDa-

relief pitchers. The 2016 MLB

(Edmonton) the Pacific. A few

to have fun with that, board-

vid’s participation in it, and

offseason has been the perfect

days later, the rosters were

ing Bieber and keeping him

the chance that he could break

example of why this trend is

completed – 11 players made

pinned for a few moments.

the record set by Dylan Larkin

prevalent and why front offices

up each team, with two goal-

Some of the all-stars partici-

at last year’s all-star game. In

have been shying away from

ies, three defensemen and six

pated in that game prior to the

the end, McDavid came up

the sex appeal of the home

forwards.

Skills Competition that head-

two-hundredths of a second

run.

Players on the rosters ranged

lined Saturday night.

short, but some are saying it

The 2016 free agent market

in age from Toronto’s 19-year-

One of the highlights of the

was unfairly judged; last year,

has included big name power

old phenom Auston Matthews

Skills Competition was the

Larkin was given a running

hitters such as Yoenis Ces-

to Mike Smith, the 34-year-old new four line challenge. goalie for the Arizona Coyotes. Despite many of misses, the

start that McDavid wasn’t

pedes, Edwin Encarnacion,

given. With a running start,

Mark Trumbo, Jose Bautista,

Out of the 44 named to teams,

few pucks that actually went

19 of them are first timers.

into the very small open slots

McDavid would have undoubt- and Mike Napoli. These players combined for 209 home edly broken the record.

All Star Weekend kicked

in the corner of the net were

The Pacific vs. Atlantic shoot-

runs last season, only one

off with a celebration of the

great goals. Smith, the last

out was the final event. The

of them has changed teams,

league’s centennial season

NHL goalie to score a goal,

Atlantic came out on top, and

and one of them is still a free

and a ceremony where the top

was subbed in as the fourth

captain Price was given the

agent. In regards to money,

choice of which game they

other than Cespedes teams are

100 players in the league’s

shooter, where he shot the

history were named. The list

puck from the complete op-

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Read more on pg. 10... reluctant to pay these home

run hitters. Cespedes received a four- year $110 million deal to re-sign with the New York Mets on November 29. This was by far the richest contract given to a power hitter and it was done early in the offseason. The average fan can see that Cespedes is the most versatile of the bunch but his offensive production still lives and dies with the home run.

Encarnacion wasn’t so lucky, after coming off a career year with 42 home runs and 127 RBI teams made him wait until December 22 to finally ink a deal. Encarnacion had to wait so long that he started posting workout videos on Instagram to show teams what he was capable of. The Cleveland Indians finally took the bait and signed him to a three-year $60 million deal to be their DH. Bautista was coming off a down year (22 home runs, 69 RBI, .366 OBP) coming into the offseason but he has the resume of a productive offensive player. Bautista also spent a lot of time on the free agent market and gained interest from young teams such as the Phillies. He ended up resigning with the Toronto Blue Jays for one-year $18 million

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NHL All-Star Game

Another Star Gone Too Soon

By Aaron Benevides Contributing Writer

S AP Photo

Continued from pg. 9

Metropolitans took the win on All-Star Weekend

situation in life you are in, you cannot take anything for granted. Both men had bright futures. They were only in the league for a few years and

tarting pitcher Yor-

were both on their way to

dano Ventura of the Kansas

being one of the best in their

City Royals lost his life at the

position. Fernandez was out

age of 25 after a car accident

on a boat with some friends

that occurred in the Domini-

early in the morning when one

can Republic. This accident

of his friends hit rocks and

occurred only four months

flipped the boat over. Ventura

after the death of Jose Fernan-

was driving in his home town

dez, another MLB pitcher who

when it was extremely foggy

played for the Miami Marlins.

and his car went off the road

played with the winner of each

replacement for the injured

The accident occurred on the

and flipped his car. It just goes

wanted to play in the following

game proceeding to the cham-

Evgeni Malkin. Both Sim-

Juan Adrian highway in San

to show you that no matter

day, and who their opponent

pionship game. This was done

monds and Atkinson scored

Jose de Ocoa, Dominican Re-

where you are in life anything

would be. Ryker Kesler made

in an effort to bring competi-

three goals in the tournament.

public. Ventura’s vehicle was

can happen.

his second appearance, sub-

tiveness back to the All-Star

This didn’t come as much of a

the only vehicle involved in the

bing in for his dad, and scoring game after players began playthe Pacific’s only goal of the ing minimal defense; in the

surprise, as the Metropolitan

accident.

shootout on Price, one of his

last game prior to the switch,

sion in the NHL currently.

favorite players. During the

the two teams combined for 29 Simmonds, a first time all-star, cessful during his four year

competition, Ryker told Ryan

goals.

was named the MVP of the

career. In the 2015 season,

so excited for spring training

that he was having the best

The competitive spirit had

weekend and was given a new

Ventura helped bring his team

to start and the players are

day of his life.

definitely returned; Team

truck. The 11-man roster of the to a World Series Champion-

having a hard time coming to

As the winning team, Team

Pacific topped Team Central

Metropolitan division will split ship. Ventura was known

grips with having to take part

Atlantic got their choice of op-

10-3 in the first semi-final, and the $1 million prize.

around the league as one of

in Spring Training without

ponent and which semi-final

Team Metropolitan beat Team

As the all-stars return home to

the best young pitchers in the

Ventura.

game they’d play in.

Atlantic 10-6. The final game

rejoin their teams, all eyes are

league and he had a bright

On Sunday, all fun and games

would be the Pacific led by Mc- shifting to what’s ahead: the

future ahead of him. ESPN

were put aside when $1 mil-

David versus the Metropolitan

trade deadline, and a little bit

predicted Ventura to go on and remember Ventura together.

lion was on the line during the

led by Crosby.

further down the road, play-

have a Hall of Fame earlier

All-Star Game.

In what was a very close game,

offs and the Stanley Cup finals. this season. Jose Fernandez

Debuting last year, the re-

the Metropolitan division

But for one weekend, enemies

and Yordano Ventura both lost help everyone come to grips

vamped All-Star Game was a

came out on top with goals

became friends and a little bit

their lives extremely young in

and look at everything in a

3-on-3 tournament with four

from Philadelphia’s Wayne

of fun was had at the unoffi-

tragic accidents.

more positive light. First base-

teams separated by division.

Simmonds and Columbus’

cial halfway point of the NHL

Two semi-final games were

Cam Atkinson, a last minute

season.

division is the dominant divi-

Many of Ventura’s teammates went to the Dominican

Yordano Ventura was a big

Republic for his services on

reason that his team was suc-

Wednesday and they are all

These events just go to show you that no matter what

in shock. Ventura had been

After the services, the Royals met in private as a team to They all shared their fond memories of the pitcher to

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Yordano Ventura Long-ball Blues Continued from pg. 10 man Eric Hosmer said Ventura was “the fun-loving little brother that everyone watched out for as he slowly grew into a man.”

The Royals manager Ned Yost said, “God gave him us for 25 years, we were able to enjoy him and love him. What was special that he loved us back.” Yordano Ventura was a nice guy who cared about his family and teammates and his death is a sad loss to his family, friends, and the sports community as a whole.

The Kansas City Royals an-

nounced Friday that they will add a commemorative patch to their jerseys in honor of Yordano Ventura. The patch will say “ACE 30” (his nickname is ace) and will be on the right shoulder of the jersey.

Sports organizations and leagues are like a family. Every time a player is lost the players and organizations come together and get through it as one big family. And that is the beauty of sports. Whether you are best friends or rivals, in the end when something tragic everyone comes together.

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Continued from pg. 9 on January 17. Trumbo was already mentioned in the intro. He was the one that hit 47 home runs 108 RBI and had a .366 OBS. You would think that this type of production would get you a mega contract, but it only got him a three year $37.5 million deal which he signed on January 19. Mike Napoli is the last one on the list, last season he hit 34 home runs brought in 101 RBI and had a .355 OBP. Even with this production Napoli is still on the market and is still talking to teams. One home run hitter that was not a free agent but was on the trade market was Jay Bruce of the Mets. Bruce

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hit 33 home runs drove in 99 RBI and had a .308 OBP while

Yordano Ventura died in a car crash in the D.R. splitting time with both the

Yoenis Cespedes recently signed with the New York Mets Reds and the Mets last sea-

the new team must forfeit

son. The Mets have a crowded

their first-round draft pick to

outfield, so they tried to dangle the previous team. Teams are Bruce in order to get prospects

reluctant to give up their draft

in return. Some teams went

picks because they feel that

for the bait, but a lot of teams

these picks can be more pro-

were more interested in Curtis

ductive especially if the team

Granderson and Michael

is in a rebuilding stage. This

Conforto because they are a lot is one of the reasons why the more versatile and have a lot

Phillies stopped chasing Bau-

more value than Bruce. This

tista. They are in a rebuilding

goes to show that again teams

stage and they feel that their

value prospects and potential

draft picks can help them in

over the home run.

the future, instead of signing a

Another Factor that has played declining home run hitter that into the delayed signing of

is past his prime.

these home run hitters is the

Another trend we have seen

draft compensation clause.

this offseason is the huge

When a player hits the free

investment in starting pitch-

agent market the team has the

ers and closers. Both Aroldis

option to offer the player a

Chapman and Kenley Jenson

qualifying offer. If the player

were both on the market and

rejects the qualifying offer

they were both locked up very

and signs with another team,

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Long-ball Blues Falcons and Pats Advance in Yoan Moncada (a potential

Continued from pg. 11

home run hitter) for the elec-

quickly. Chapman signed a

tric arm of Sale. Sale now joins

five- year $86 million deal

a pitching staff that includes

with the Yankees, and Jenson

David Price and the reigning

re-signed with the Dodgers on

AL Cy young award winner,

a five-year $80 million deal.

Rick Porcello.

These are very big invest-

Overall this 2016-17 MLB

ments for closers, but this is

to Super Bowl LI

by Jalen Collins late in the

didn’t have the same impact

second quarter. In addition to

that he had throughout the season. With Le’Veon Bell go-

defense kept the pressure on

ing down early due to a groin

Rodgers all game, not allow-

injury, the Steeler offense just

ing him to get into any type of

didn’t have the same cohesive-

offseason has had its success

W

the key turnovers, the Falcon

Bowl less than a week away,

a rhythm and hitting him on

ness and explosiveness they

how teams are spending their

and its fails, its signings and

let’s take a look at how both

almost every single drop back.

seemed to have for majority of

money in the age of analytics.

its releases, but one thing has

the Atlanta Falcons and New

The Falcons turned in the

the year which caused them to

We have also seen a block-

remained constant, chicks and

England Patriots fared on NFL

blowout that no one expected;

have to continuously give the

buster trade that included an

GM’s don’t dig the long ball

Championship Sunday.

finishing with a 44-21 score.

ball back to a Patriots offense

ace of a pitcher. That ace was

anymore. The home run is still

Atlanta closed out the Georgia

that the Pittsburgh defense

Chris Sale and the team was

part of the game, but it is way

Green Bay Packers played the

Dome with a very deserving

just had no answers for.

the Boston Red Sox. The Red

less prevalent and less sought

first game on the docket, a

Super Bowl berth and now

The Pats lived up to their

Sox traded away the number

after than what it was in the

game everyone thought was

everyone is waiting to see if

hype and gained a record set-

one prospect in all of baseball

80s, 90s, and early 2000s.

going to be hotly contested

that can finish out the 2016-17

ting ninth Super Bowl appear-

throughout. However, Matt

season with an equally deserv-

ance. They look to add Lom-

Ryan and the Falcons had

ing Super Bowl Championship. bardi Trophy number 5, all

By quentin walker STAFF WRITER

ith the Super

The Atlanta Falcons and

other plans, putting up over

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coming in the Brady-Belichick

490-yards of total offense and

ots and Pittsburgh Steelers

only allowing 21 points, which

were set to go head-to-head

came in the last two quarters.

in Foxboro to see who would

Offensively for the Falcons,

represent the AFC in the Super PM in Houston, Texas. The

Matty Ice definitely looked as

Bowl. Going into the game the

Patriots are favored by three

cool as ice, with three first half

Patriots seemed like the clear

points over Matt Ryan and the

touchdowns, one of which he

favorites and they definitely

Falcons. Both teams have elite

picked up with his legs from

played that way. After jumping quarterbacks, versatile receiv-

14-yards out. Ryan’s favor-

out to an early 10-0 lead, the

ing corps, and convenient run-

ite target seemed to be Julio

Pats didn’t show any signs of

ning games, so expect a high

looking back. Tom Brady fin-

scoring affair. The outcome

ished the game with 374-yards

of the game will most likely

Super Bowl LI is on Sunday, Feb 5 Jones, much like he had been all season long; Jones finished

Cover sports at your school.

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The New England Patri-

era.

Super Bowl LI will take place Sunday, February 5 at 6:30

with 180-yards receiving and 2 passing and three touchdowns, come down to which defense can shut down the opposition’s majority of which stemmed touchdowns. from connections to both

quarterbacks. Will Brady win

Falcons defense had Aaron

Chris Hogan and Julian Edel-

his fifth Super Bowl, cement-

Rodgers flustered throughout

man who combined for 298 of

ing himself as the greatest

the entirety of the first half

Brady’s 374.

postseason quarterback of

For the most part the

and most of the second half.

On defense, the Pats looked

all-time? Or will Ryan bring

The defense came up with two

to shut down star wide re-

Atlanta its first championship

big turnovers, a forced fumble

ceiver Antonio Brown and the

since the Braves won it all in

on a Packers push towards the

surely did, Brown still finished

1995? Find out Sunday.

end zone and an interception

with decent number, but he

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ow that you’re officially committed (and possibly

trapped) to your brand new classes this semester, I decided to check in on the students of the University! I’m pleased to see that the majority is doing somewhat okay, and some are even doing great! For those of you struggling with your classes… we’ve all been there. And unfortunately, there are no words to comfort you. I’m sorry. Anyway, don’t forget to follow @ ChargerPoll on Twitter to participate in weekly polls that will be featured in the Charger Bulletin!!

A

s a typical “broke college student,” I’m always look-

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These bad boys came in a 2-pack and cost only $14.85! I have to say, to my surprise, they are life changing and I highly recommended these to any makeup wearer. If you’re like me, you buy makeup wipes, or cotton balls and a $9 bottle of makeup remover. Not anymore. These are so easy to use and you just have to throw it in the wash once a week (or so). Give it a try my friends, and let me know how your experience went by tweeting at me: @lessiabick

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“Power to the Girl By meghan mahar entertainment editor These female pop artists fight stereotypes and social pressures, delivering positive messages of self-love to the girls of our generation.

BroadwayCon Brings Community Together

By Angela Tricarico STaff Writer

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T

here’s a place for us /

Lacy Loo — The Regrettes

Grunge-pop girl gang The Regrettes, led by 16 year-old Lydia Night, remind girls to put themselves and their goals before trying to impress potential partners.

Somewhere, a place for us…”

Confident — Demi Lovato

became the tagline for the first

In 2016, these lyrics, written in 1956 by musical theater legend Stephen Sondheim, ever BroadwayCon. Held in

Demi Lovato’s career has been heavily influenced by her struggles with issues like body image, which she shares on all of her albums.

the middle of a massive Janu-

Reflection — Fifth Harmony

brought together passionate

American pop girl-group Fifth Harmony teaches audiences to fall in love with themselves.

Love Myself — Hailee Steinfeld Steinfeld’s “Love Myself” shows her love for independence, starkly contrasting her other hit song “Starving” Walk Away — Kelly Clarkson Kelly Clarkson realizes that she needs “a man… Not a boy who runs and hides” and walks away from a dysfunctional relationship.

Fire N Gold — Bea Miller X-Factor contestant Bea Miller empowers fans to embrace the power and beauty that they have inside them, whether they realize it’s there or not.

Scars To Your Beautiful — Alessia Cara Alessia Cara reminds fans everywhere that “there’s a hope that’s waiting” for them, encouraging the celebration of individuality.

Independent Women — Destiny’s Child Beyoncé was already a fierce, feminist figurehead back in 2000 with Destiny’s Child on the Charlie’s Angels soundtrack.

ary blizzard, BroadwayCon fans, industry legends and some of Broadway’s brightest stars in a manner that had never been done before, This weekend, the second annual BroadwayCon promised to be bigger and better. It delivered. Having sized up from a hotel convention center, this year the convention was held in New York City’s Javits Center. 36 hours of programming over three days provided opportunities for attendees to pick and choose panels, workshops, discussions and meet and greets tailored to their own interests.

The Broadway community of both performers and fans is and always has been tightknit. BroadwayCon is the first

event created specifically with that community in mind.

“This is the convention the community deserves,” says co-founder Anthony Rapp on BroadwayCon’s website. Rapp is a veteran of the Broadway stage, best known for originating the role of Mark in Rent and reprising the role in the film adaptation.

BroadwayCon is the place for the theater community to truly express themselves – hence choosing that specific Sondheim lyric as a brand of sorts for the event for years to come.

It’s a space for theater kids, and grown-ups who are still theater kids at heart, to feel safe and find others who share

the same passion they do. Fans show up in cosplay, dressed up as their favorite characters – this year, cosplay was incorporated into the programming in the form of a fashion show.

More than anything, Broadway and the theater community is inclusive. This begins with creating a safe space for fans to gather. During the course of the weekend, panels were held on topics such as accessibility for, and inclusion of differently-abled people,

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transgender artists and queer women working in the theater, Asian-American representation on Broadway and what it’s like to be “out” on Broadway.

The “Being Out On Broadway” panel was widely talked about following it; attendees found it to be extremely powerful hearing successful Broadway actors, such as Jay Armstrong Johnson and Andrew Keenan-Bolger recounting what it was like to be closeted in the theater industry, and eventually what led them to live as their honest selves.

Not everything at BroadwayCon touched on such heavy and important topics. On the other end of the spectrum,

many of the mainstage panels dealt with new and popular musicals, previewing the stillto-be-opened shows of the 2016-17 season, and interactive games where fans could connect with their Broadway favorites. Broadway veterans Chita Rivera and Joey Grey both held Q&A sessions on the mainstage, as well.

For an event that has only

Silence Gets Snubbed for Oscar Noms

By Benjamin Atwater Staff Writer

M

artin Scorsese

has long been considered one of the masters of film. With hits such as Raging Bull and

BroadwayCon has proved to

reinvigorated his career with

be incredibly successful. It’s

modern hits such as Hugo and

a testament to the strength of

The Wolf of Wall Street. Scors-

the Broadway community as a

ese might have released his

whole, what was accomplished

best film just yet with 2016’s

this weekend at the Javits

Silence.

backgrounds came together and bonded in celebrating their love of theater.

Based off a novel of the same name, Silence tells the story of Christian missionaries to Japan in the 1600s. Tracking down their old teacher, Rodrigues and Garuppe (played by Andrew Garfield and Adam Driver) are two Portuguese priests who set out from China to Japan. At this time in history, Christians are persecuted in Japan by the Buddhist government.

This persecution comes in the form of torture and execution.

This applies not only to the

Photo via Playbill

missionaries but also to the

Cast members at BroadwayCon in New York City

of finding Ferraira, yet also

is not taken lightly.

surviving the brutality of the

know what they are getting

just surpassed its second year,

of people from many different

is renouncing the faith, which Rodrigues and Garuppe

Goodfellas, Scorsese has

Center: a group of thousands

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thousands of Japanese peasants that have been converted.

The only escape from imprisonment, torture, or execution

Japanese Inquisition.

The narrative then focuses

into and are fully aware of the

on Rodrigues, who is captured

political situation in feudal

and has to put his faith to the

Japan. Yet, they persist to go

test through all of the trials

and find their old teacher, Fa-

and tribulations. The Japanese

ther Ferraira, played by Liam

authorities continuously urge

Neeson. The priests arrive

Rodrigues to apostatize (re-

in Japan and instantly bring

nounce the faith) by stepping

hope to a village full of secret

on an image of Christ).

Christians, who have to prac-

Silence is the second 2016

tice their faith in secret due to

film starring Andrew Garfield

the Japanese Grand Inquisi-

in historical Japan, the first

tor, whose task is to quell the

being Mel Gibson’s World War

spread of Christianity in Japan II film Hacksaw Ridge. Hackthrough any means neces-

saw Ridge was nominated

sary. Arriving in the Southern

for several Oscars, including

islands of Japan, the news of

a Best Actor nomination for

the Portuguese priests starts to Garfield. Conversely, Silence spread as they bring religion

was only nominated for Best

to other small villages of secret Cinematography, which it well Christians.

The Grand Inquisitor soon arrives in the villages that Rodrigues and Garuppe have

deserves. Furthermore, to me it seems a snub that Silence only received one nomination.

Perhaps one of the most epic

started their work in. While

and powerful films of 2016, Si-

not captured, Rodrigues

lence is masterful storytelling

and Garuppe witness in-

at its finest. The production

nocent Japanese murdered

value alone is spectacular, with

for upholding their beliefs of

very intricately designed tools

Christianity brought to them

and sets that seem plucked out

by missionaries like them-

of the Edo era of Japan.

selves. As the story moves along, Rodrigues and Garuppe get separated with the hopes

Shot entirely on location in Taiwan, Silence reminds

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A Series of Unfortunate Silence Gets Snubbed at Oscars Continued from pg. 15 Events Hits Netflix

By Caitlin Carney STaff Writer

O

standing cast featuring actors such as Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders, and Patrick Warburton. Harris plays the dastardly Count Olaf who is to

n Friday, January

blame for many of the chil-

13, 2017, Netflix premiered

dren’s’ misfortunes. Harris

its own adaptation of Lemony

does an excellent job portray-

Snicket’s A Series of Unfor-

ing Count Olaf’s wickedness

tunate Events, a series of

- Harris is nearly unrecogniz-

novels about three children

able underneath all of his

who become orphans and then

makeup.

undergo many unfortunate

The show’s first season is 8

events. Netflix’s choice to pre-

episodes long and covers the

miere the show on Friday the

first four novels of the original

13th is incredibly fitting due to

series. Each novel is split up

the series’ spooky nature.

into 2 episodes which allows

Many viewers grew up reading

ample time to explore all the

the novels and were ecstatic to

little details which are typi-

learn that Netflix was bringing

cally overlooked when novels

their childhood to life. There

are turned into movies or

was a movie adaptation of the

Photo via Playbill

Andrew Garfielf in “Silence”

us that green screen can-

films, along with Silence, tests

than demonizing the murders,

not replace real world back-

characters’ devotions to the

the motives and reasoning of

grounds. Footage of the forests faith and how they apply it in

the Japanese is fleshed out so

and beaches and mountains

their given situation. Ro-

the political implications of

television shows. The first two

engross one in the setting

drigues consistently prays to

the spread of Christianity is

novels which came out back in

episodes cover A Bad Begin-

completely. To complement

the lord on the far side of the

fully understood.

2004; however, many read-

ning, which is the name of the

the vistas, in lieu of a signifi-

world, and hears nothing back

ers were disappointed by the

first novel in the series. These

cant score, sounds of crashing

but silence. The latter half of

ing experience, and might

movie and craved something

episodes introduce the viewer

waves, chirping insects, and

the film puts Rodrigues’ will

be one of the best examina-

more.

to the Baudelaire children and

wind rustling through the

and commitment to the faith

tions of faith I have ever seen.

Netflix’s adaption of A Series

Silence is a powerful view-

their misfortune. The first epi-

of Unfortunate Events was

stress replaces a significant

to the test with ever increasing

This is not an enjoyable film

sode opens with the children

a huge interest as soon as it

score. Yet this enhances the

odds. The ending leaves the

in the sense that Rogue One

enjoying a day at the beach,

was announced. Many people

story rather than creating a

viewer wondering exactly why

or The Avengers is, but is an

and having their enjoyable day

followed Netflix’s Twitter and

crushed with the terrible news

distracting score.

religion is instilled in society,

intense and engaging experi-

Facebook updates regarding

of their parents’ demise. The

From a story point of view, Si-

and if the functional purpose

ence that leaves one ponder-

the show because of how excit-

Baudelaires are then brought

lence may be viewed as a look

is worth the sacrifice. Good

ing contemporary life. While

ed they were. When the show

to their recently destroyed

at man and his relationship

film makes one ponder about

it was snubbed at the Oscars,

finally was released on Netflix

home and are shown that

with religion. Not a Christian,

their own society, and Silence

rewards do not validate or in-

many viewers binge-watched

they have quite literally lost

most of my knowledge of the

does just that.

validate excellent film making,

the show in its entirety that

everything they ever owned.

day.

Their quirky lawyer takes the

The show includes an out-

children in and does not treat

religion comes from movies

Scorsese masterfully portrays which Silence certainly is.

like Ben-Hur and The Passion

the inquisition from the Japa-

of the Christ. Both of these

nese side as well, and rather

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A Series of Unfortunate Events Hits Netflix

movie adaptation did. Viewers

Continued from pg. 16

more specifically it received

of the thirteen novels.

them kindly - he forces the

a rating of 93% from Rotten

Netflix has done an out-

three children to share one

Tomatoes. Fans of the origi-

standing job with A Series of

twin bed together. The Baude-

nal novel series are extremely

Unfortunate Events, and will

laires are then introduced to

thankful for Netflix’s adap-

hopefully continue to satisfy

their new guardian and are

tation as it does the series

viewers.

filled with high hopes. Howev-

much more justice than the

are also excited to see what happens next with the series because it only explored four

American Idol’s JAX Releases New EP

By Lauren Cohen STaff Writer

A

merican Idol alum,

Jax released her first EP, “Funny” on Friday (Jan. 27th).

“Funny” consists of six tracks, each better than the last. Jax competed in the 14th season of Idol and ended up coming in third place. After Idol she wrote “La La Land,” based on her experience on American Idol. The song explains the realities of reality TV. Last summer she announced she had thyroid cancer, at only twenty years old. Now, cancer free, her songs are more powerful than ever. “Stars,” her debut single off her new EP, is based on her experiPhoto via Netflix

er, upon meeting this man, the children’s hopes are promptly crushed. Their new guardian turns out to be the dastardly

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ence battling cancer. The song

she faced and how she took the bad and transformed it into something good. “Stars,” shows that without a bad there can’t be a good.

This past November she performed in NYC, and since then fans have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of her new songs.

She flawlessly performed another one of her songs, “Wrong Girl,” at a surprise performance at Bar Nine in NYC last November. The surprise performance followed her running the NYC Marathon, making the performance that much more impressive.

Perhaps her greatest song on the EP is entitled “L.S.D.” The song itself is slower, and more lyrically powerful, explaining her time in a bad relationship.

“Kickin’ & Screamin’,” is one of

the more upbeat songs off the Neil Patrick Harris in A Series of Unfortunate Events lyrically states how “stars can’t shine without darkness”. The song itself shows the battle

EP. The chorus is catchy and stays in your head for hours after listening.

“Sleep Like a Baby,” begins

Count Olaf who treats the

with a lullaby tune but quickly

children quite terribly. Count

escalates into a more upbeat

Olaf’s house is not only scary

feel. Jax has a unique voice

in appearance, but is also

compared to most current

incredibly run down.

singers and the powerfulness

Following this episode, the

of her voice can definitely be

children continue to experi-

heard in this track. “Funny,”

ence Count Olaf in all of his wickedness and are presented with new misfortunes every day. The series received incredibly positive feedback,

the title track is a very clever song. She puts a twist on the word funny.

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Everything Education Lacks The Competency

By Karina Krul STudent Life Editor

H

ow do you do your

taxes? Or manage a checking account? Or set up direct deposits at a bank? What even is a mortgage? I couldn’t tell you, but I could tell you how to find the area of circle or recite to you the quadratic formula or the Pythagorean Theorem.

Luckily, if ever a situation arises where I need to come up with the length of the hypotenuse in a matter of seconds I will be A-Okay. So what if I end up owing the government a lot of money because I don’t know how to do my taxes?

At least I will never be left wondering whose faces are on Mount Rushmore.

Don’t get me wrong, learning about science, math, English, history, and a little bit of everything else is fantastic and

important and we should keep

college with teach you every-

teaching those things. How-

thing you need to know about

ever, schools should still come

how to succeed. However, you

Learning Experience

up with some sort of system to

By Corey Wilson & still only take economics if you Valerie Luutran

supplement life skills. Instead

are a business or accounting

of drilling the lessons on the

related major. College lacks

Civil War or the Renaissance

the same courses high school

into us every year, maybe one

lacks; you still won’t encoun-

time it could be substituted for

ter a class that teaches you

a class that teaches students

how to be a functional adult

T

he Competency Learn-

ing Experience is a program that helps optimize students’

how to write checks and fill out in society. No wonder people

experiences and prepares

tax forms and how to eventu-

joke about not being able to

them for the future. This peda-

ally buy a house.

“adult.”

gogically based initiative has

Knowing who the 36th presi-

High schools take most of

helped us engage and develop

dent was is a great skill, but

the blame for not teaching life

in six targeted competencies

when you go into a bank for a

skills, but college is supposed

such as Leadership, Communi-

mortgage loan, no one is going

to be the gateway to the real

to care. It won’t matter that

world. College is where you

cation, Resilience, Teamwork,

you can name all fifty states,

should become confident in

it will matter that you have a

your ability to live on your

good credit score, and that you

own, but it still doesn’t provide

even know what credit score

you with the tools to do so.

Global and Cultural Awareness, and Critical Thinking.

This program has helped us build and reflect on the knowledge, skills, and abilities that

is. High school doesn’t a pretty

The education systems is

awful job at preparing you for

lacking when it comes to life

will lead me to personal and

the “real world”, and college

skills, and something should

professional success. The CLE

doesn’t do much better.

change so we can stop raising

has made us an innovative and

People have this idea that once generations that are depen-

transformational leader at this

you get out of high school,

University by being able to

dent for far too long.

explore the many opportunities available that have shaped

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who we are today.

When the program was first introduced to us as students, we thought of it as skillsets we’ve already gained over the years of being in school. We realized this initiative was so much more and had a strategic purpose for us to fully understand our abilities outside

of the classroom as well. We found ourselves able to gather, analyze, and evaluate information, while realizing the behavioral indicators of the six targeted competencies. The one competency we believe reflects on all of the other five is Leadership which is the ability to motivate, understand, and organize yourself and others towards a common goal. We were able to build positive and effective relationships with peers and professionals to achieve our goals and strived to be successful in overcoming potential obstacles.

Leadership surrounds itself around being able to communicate effectively, solving problems and making decisions, being able to recognize and respect your values and perspectives, overcoming challenges, and the ability to work with others as a team to efficiently accomplish a common goal. We think this is so incredibly important, especially in our leadership roles, because we have seen many successful, involved, well-rounded student leaders struggle to portray their experiences in

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directly identify what we were gaining from our co-curricular

By Caitlin Carney STaff Writer

I

a comprehensive way. All of

involvement, in six concise

the six competencies have

points. It made it much easier

personally and professionally

for us to construct an “eleva-

developed the person we are

tor spiel,” a quick rundown

my housing assignment for the

today and want to grow up to

of the skills we have acquired

fall semester at the Univer-

be. This initiative has helped

over the years for potential

sity of New Haven. I discov-

many students be the face of

employers. Not only did it

ered that I would be living in

many opportunities and gives

allow us to flesh out a brief

Bergami Hall and sharing a

students the ability to grow

explanation, but we learned to

and expand their minds during understand these skills more their college experience.

in depth as the three orienta-

n August 2016, I received

suite with one of the Resident Assistants. When I first told people this I was often met with an “aw, that’s awful” or

Like that old saying goes,

tion coordinators worked on

“From the outside looking in,

our capstone project. It can

you can’t understand it. From

sometimes sound like orienta-

the inside looking out, you

tion staffs have a language of

for nearly 6 months, I still do

can’t explain it.” It is defi-

their own, filled with inside

not understand the apologies

nitely easy to explain all of the

jokes and phrases that are

I received. I personally love

amazing things your involve-

only significant to those on the

my suitemate RA as well as the

ment has brought to you when

team, so having to share the

other RAs in my building.

you’re speaking to people who

meaningfulness of the summer

have the same background,

to administrators who had not

but it’s a whole new ball game

endured many sleep-deprived

when it comes to explaining it

nights with us was difficult.

to others. Luckily, our experi-

However, the opportunity to

ence with the CLE program,

do so (and in exactly twenty

primarily as student orienta-

minutes), was so beneficial

tion coordinators, have given

because it is something we will

us the skills to do just that.

have to do in our career as a

when everyone was apologiz-

The program allowed us to

student affairs professional.

ing to me for living with her.

“I’m so sorry.” I never understood why.

Now, after living in Bergami

The RA that I share my suite with is honestly one of the best people I have met at this school. She is not some scary authority figure to me – she is a real human being who has a job to keep me safe. Our relationship is not the kind of relationship I expected to have

Instead, we brush our teeth

me. They listen to me and try

together, sometimes even in

to help me. I have had RAs

each other’s rooms. She will

help me with problems rang-

burst into my room just to talk

ing from writing a resume, to

to me about something that

more important life decisions,

happened on Gilmore Girls.

or simply just helping me get

We share snacks and stories

over a bad day.

of our day. We share responsi-

When I hear people talk

bilities to keep our bathroom

about how “bad” the RAs are

clean. In the simplest terms,

in Bergami, I know that this is

we are friends.

not an accurate representation

I do not only have this ex-

of our RAs. Our RAs respect

perience with my RA because

every single person in our

I feel as though I am friends

building no matter what. They

with just about every RA in

all genuinely care about us

my building. I have seen my

and our safety. They all want

RAs get cursed at by angry

the absolute best for us and

residents who do not want

they really do not enjoy getting

to follow the rules. I have

us in trouble. It would be so

seen my RAs genuinely worry

much easier for them to ignore

about their residents leaving

every wrong thing we do, but

the building on a Thursday

that is not their job. Instead

night (to likely make some bad

they have to discipline us, and

decisions). I have seen them

when they do this, they typi-

exhausted by the late hours

cally have to write up a lengthy

on duty, but I have never seen

report of whatever the situa-

them give up. Every single one

tion was.

of them continues to do their

So, the next time you think

job and give 110% no matter

about swearing at your RA for

how difficult it can be at times.

asking you to turn your music

And this is how I know that

down at midnight on a Tues-

they truly care. When I come

day night, just remember that

back from a long day and I

they are people too and they

stop at the duty desk, they let

have a job to do.

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Learning Leadership Across Disciplines Through CLE Office of Residential Life. As

By David Estevez Contributing Writer

O

a Senior Resident Assistant, I had to complete a monthly self-reflection on each competency. Initially, I found it very tedious to write down how

ver the last few

each competency played a role

years, the Division of Student

in my tasks as a SRA, but as

Affairs staff at the Univer-

the year went on, I began to

sity of New Haven has been

see how my experiences were

implementing the Competency

actually helping me develop in

Learning Experience (CLE)

each competency.

Program to help students

At the end of my senior year

learn more about themselves

as an undergraduate student,

and their personal leadership

I finally got the opportunity

skills. As an undergraduate

to reflect on my experiences

student at the University,

and I noticed how much I grew

I was lucky enough to earn

in each competency. Across

several different student

the board, I learned how my

leadership opportunities on

experiences related back to

campus and participate in the

each competency and it really

CLE Program through several

helped me learn how to convey

different perspectives. I was

that to others in a clear and

given the opportunity to be a

concise manner. Participating

Senior Resident Assistant with

in the CLE Program helped me

the Office of Residential Life,

reflect on the things I was able

a Recreational Sports Supervi-

to accomplish and how far I

sor with the Charger Rec, and

had come.

a Peer Career Advisor with the

Going forward as a graduate

Career Development Center,

student at the University of

and each position came with its own challenges and implementation of the CLE Program, which really helped me gain a better understanding of the goals of the program.

Each office had their own ways of implementing the CLE Program. Working with Charger Rec, all of the employees were asked to attend several presentations and seminars

New Haven and in my future that focused on each competency of the CLE Program.

to attend.

Working with the Career

interviews. I really began to

career path, I know that the

understand how each compe-

lessons I learned from the CLE

There were several events cen-

Development Center, I had

tency impacted me on dif-

Program will help me gain

tered on one of the core com-

the opportunity to sit down

ferent levels and that made

more from any and all oppor-

petencies including leadership, bi-weekly with my supervi-

it easier for me to share my

tunities I get. Going through

teamwork, resilience, critical

sors and discuss how each

experiences in a way that re-

the program gave me a dif-

thinking, cultural and global

competency would help me on

ally highlighted what I got out

ferent perspective on how to

competence, and communi-

my career path going forward.

of my experiences.

reflect on my experiences and

cation; and they were held

I found this very beneficial

several times a month giving

because it helped me a lot

rewarding experience with the

unique opportunity during my

students ample opportunities

when writing resumes and in

CLE Program was with the

time at UNH.

My most extensive and

I am grateful that I got this

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Resident Assistants on Recruiting New Staff

By Karina Krul Student Life Editor

R

A recruitment has

begun and information sessions ran this past week.

In the spirit of the recruitment, two current RA’s, Lisa LaFountaine and Justin Gaumond, took the time to reflect about their application process and their current positions.

LaFountaine said about her decision to become a resident assistant, remembering when she shadowed an RA before coming to the university, “I thought it was a really cool dynamic to be around, I wanted to be a role model like she was,” she said.

Gaumond had similar feelings as he said, “I wanted to become an RA because I saw how helpful my RA was my freshman year and I wanted to be that person for someone

some of the necessary traits

with the staff they feel is most

himself. When the building

one needs to become an RA

appropriate to create a well-

was complete, it was a replica

were mandatory to become

as she said, “you have to be

balanced team,” explained

of his own home in Massachu-

an RA, but the process is far

able to work well with others

LaFountaine.

setts.

from over. Students who wish

and problem-solve. You have

to be an RA must submit their

to make sure you can work

looked back on their own

application, which can be

well with people you’ve never

creative projects fondly as they it is also extremely reward-

found on Charger connection,

worked with before.”

described what their concepts

ing. “It all pays off when you

had been. LaFountaine used

throw a great program and

else.”

These information sessions

by January 31 . Following the st

These traits are tested by the

LaFountaine and Gaumond

While being an RA is certainly a large amount of work,

online applications, there is

next step in the application

a toolbox for hers, with her

your residents love it,” said

a rigorous process that takes

process: group process. This

concept being that she had

LaFountaine.

place leading up to final deci-

takes place on February 3, and

dropped all of her tools on

sions on February 22.

consists of three hours where

the way to the interview. The

“You get to see your residents

students are put in groups to

interviewers had to assist her

grow. I love it. I wouldn’t trade

test their teamwork skills.

in picking them back up, and

it for anything in the world.”

each one they picked up had a

Any and all students thinking

The sessions were very successful this year, from the first one to the last. “There was a

Once group process is over,

Gaumond agreed saying,

huge turnout. We even had

students are invited back for

fact, person, or place written

about applying are encour-

about 35 people attend the

interviews, which include a

on it, chosen by LaFountaine,

aged to talk to their RA’s,

Friday afternoon session,” said creative project aspect. Cre-

to reflect things that she held

attend their building’s specific

ative projects are designed to

close to her heart. As they

programs, and reach out to the

allow students an outlet to tell

picked the tools up she gave

Career Development Center

continues it is important to

Residential Life employees

them more details about each

for cover letter and resume

keep in mind the true caliber

about themselves with a cre-

item.

writing help.

of the position. LaFountaine

ative, hands-on presentation.

and Gaumond both agree that

All of these aspects allow ORL

around his passion for com-

final words of encouragement:

the application process is rig-

to accurately judge each ap-

petitive gingerbread house

“It’s a role you have to grow in.

orous because of the responsi-

plicant’s strengths and weak-

making. He brought in blue-

You don’t know until you try.

bility that comes with the title

nesses to decide whether or

prints for the interviewers to

If you really want it go after it,

of RA.

not the RA role is a good fit.

construct a gingerbread house

there should be nothing stop-

“They fit you into the building

that included facts about

ping you.”

RA Nathan Lanning.

As the application process

LaFountaine touched on just

Gaumond based his project

Gaumond ended with some

Why Are Students Going REC?

By Caitlin Carney STaff Writer

T

he David A. Becker-

man Recreation Center, more popularly known as the REC Center, is the largest student employer on campus and their hiring process has officially

begun for the spring semes-

entry-level positions, students

members will all attend an

during the year. For these

ter.

can also be promoted to build-

information session and then

positions, potential employees

ing supervisor or REC sports

apply with their resume and a

submit a resume and cover

different entry-level jobs for

supervisor. Along with these

cover letter to get an interview. letter and move forward from

students. Students can be

promotions, students are also

REC sports officials attend an

hired as a fitness attendant

able to hold more than one

information session as well

It is often advertised that

(FA), a customer service atten-

position at the REC center.

as a series of trainings and

working at the REC center is

are then told if they are going

the most fun job on campus,

The REC Center offers many

dant (CSA), a REC sports of-

All of the entry level posi-

there.

ficial, a member of the creative

tions involve different train-

to be hired or not. Personal

and most student employees

team, a personal trainer, or a

ing and hiring processes. FAs,

trainers and class instructors

tend to agree. Current senior

class instructor. Beyond these

CSAs, and the creative team

are typically hired at any point

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Why Are Students Going REC? Twisted Thursdays

Are Back

Continued from pg. 21

By Lauren Cohen STaff Writer

Events can have a high or low turnout depending on

T

how appealing they are to the

the spring semester. Various

classic board games. Games

students gathered around to

included childhood favorites

eat pancakes and play vari-

Candyland, Clue, and Sorry,

ous board games. The Center

as well as adult favorites like

for Student Engagement,

Taboo and Apples to Apples.

Leadership, and Orientation

CSELO chose to do something

and various Recognized Stu-

interactive but still passive,

dent Organizations typically

since students are still settling

coordinate Twisted Thursday

back into the swing of the new

students and how well they are advertised. This week,

his week kicked off the students had the chance to first Twisted Thursday event of enjoy pancakes while playing

Photo by University of New Haven

Students running on the track at Beckerman Recreation Center Charlie Williams is a Criminal

work at the REC Center was

Justice major who started his

simply because he had enjoyed Supervisor. Duscha was also

events. The particular RSO

semester. This event aimed to

career at the REC center as a

his experience with the REC

recently promoted to Building

runs the event with the help

REC Sports Official and has

Sports program.

Supervisor. Like Williams and

help de-stress students before

of CSELO, but since it was

McTigue, Duscha loves her job

the semester really gets going

the first week back, CSELO

with classes and exams.

organized the event alone. The

recently been promoted to a

When asked why he wanted

was promoted to a REC Sports

REC Sports Supervisor. When

to work with REC Sports,

at the REC Center and never

asked about his job, Wil-

McTigue said, “I wanted other

dreads a shift. Duscha said,

liams said, “My favorite thing

people to enjoy it the way I

“My favorite thing about work-

about this job is that it is just

had.” McTigue has also said

ing at the REC definitely is

so much fun.” Williams has

that because the job is so fun,

the people I work with – they

worked at the REC center for

he never dreads coming into

have grown to be my friends.”

two years.

work, and he highly recom-

Duscha, as well as Williams

mends others experience REC

and McTigue, are all active

employees at the REC Center

Sports for themselves either

participants of REC Sports

who are Sports Management

through employment or par-

when they are not working.

majors or student athletes,

ticipation.

While you will meet a lot of

they are not the only people

“I was looking for something

Twisted Thursday events aim

to do, and didn’t want to go

to provide a safer, healthier

back to my room. I think it’s

alternative to students who

a good way to meet people on

may typically chose to go out

campus, and enjoy free pan-

Thursday nights.

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While everyone will experi-

REC Sports is merely one

ence the REC Center in their

who can or do work at the

part of the REC Center. Cur-

own way, Duscha, Williams

REC Center. Current junior

rent senior, Haley Duscha, is a

and McTigue all thoroughly

Brannon McTigue is a Foren-

Nutrition and Dietetics Major

enjoy the program. Duscha

sic Science Major who, like

who was instantly drawn to

stresses that “There are so

Williams, began his career at

the REC Center upon arriving

many more opportunities at

the REC Center as an official

on campus. Duscha initially

the REC than many people

and was recently promoted to

joined TeamREC as an official

even know – it just takes some

a REC Sports Supervisor. For

and then became a Fitness

interest to get involved.” Many

McTigue, his motivation to

Attendant. From there she

Photo by Lauren Cohen

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Student Life MIC Brings Metal Back to UNH

By Karina Krul Student Life Editor

U

nfamiliar sounds

could be heard coming through the doors of the German Club, as Music Industry Club hosted its first metal show in several years. The

____ playing at MIC’s Metal concert. This was the first time in several years that MIC has hosted a metal-themed event.

show featured four bands: Currents, Idle Lives, Before I Turn, and Spillway.

Friday night, MIC, in conjunc-

Photo by Carol Simpson

tion with the Audio Engineer-

Treasurer of MIC, Will Turner, she said.

ing Society, hosted their first

took a guess at what made the

concert of the semester.

turn-out so great saying, “Met-

experience helping to run the

alheads tend to go to more

event, and his interactions

When asked why they chose

Turner reflected on his

to host a metal concert after

shows than fans of other music with the performing bands.

so many years, MIC President

because most are musicians

Carol Simpson explained,

themselves and love support-

musicians and professional

“Our club members and other

ing their favorite acts.”

people,” he said. “My favorite

students around campus have

“Everyone seemed to be hav-

“The bands were all great

part was honestly the fact that

been asking for more diverse

ing a great time. They came

it happened. New students

shows so this was one of our

out to support the music and

in MIC got to learn a lot and

steps towards diversity.”

there were plenty of people

there was a good amount of

there supporting friends that

people there.”

The turnout was great, especially for the first show of the

they had in the bands, so that

semester. People from on and

was nice to see,” said Simpson. would be coming back to the

off campus, not just university

Everyone had a good time,

When asked if these bands university Simpson said , “Not

students, crowded into the

regardless of whether they

German Club to enjoy the mu-

were helping run the event or

sic. Simpson said, “For being

if they were just in the audi-

on February 24 featuring Lea,

a metal show, I was pleasantly

ence, enjoying the music.

Carlos Danger, Crag Mask,

surprised at how many people

Michala Palmer was excited to

Quiet Giant, and the headliner,

from on and off campus came

see Currents. “They are a re-

Ovlov.

to support.”

ally talented band and I hope

Vice President of AES and

they perform here again soon,”

this year, but they might!”

MIC’s next concert will be

Photo by Carol Simpson

_____ playing at MIC’s concert.

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UNH Tweets of N the Week

National Compliment Day to do so. This year they have installed Celebrate Everyday, which is a programming series thoughts. In our lives, we to engage students on campus, always seem to focus on the provide resources, and offer negatives, but sometimes giveaways. The C.S.E.L.O. people need reminders to see office encourages any student the light.

Danielle Todd, Graduate As- who has a National Holiday sistant for Campus Programs, that they would like celebrated or any feedback or suggestions stated, “I think that we often for the program to email cseget so absorbed in our lives and everyday tasks that we for- lo@newhaven.edu. get to take a moment to reflect on what is going on around us.

Being thoughtful and saying something nice to someone doesn’t cost anything and can Continued from pg. 22 make someone’s entire day.

There is no better deal than cakes,” junior Alycea said. that.”

A group of students took Practicing kindness is time to discuss their time simple, and can be done with around them through show-

By Christina Genovese ers of compliments and happy Staff Editor

ational Compliment Day was brought to the University of New Haven campus on January 25. A wonderful way to brighten someone’s day, or your own, is with a compliment. Compliments give us confidence, and validate our hard work. Both the receiver and the giver of the complement feel good and it shows admiration and appreciation.

Students were sent an email from the Center for Student Engagement, Leadership and Orientation office to announce National Compliment Day. It stated that throughout the day they could pick up a compliment for themselves, or to give away, at various buildings on campus. The compliments were put up on bulletin boards in Maxcy Hall, Kaplan Hall, and the Bartels Campus Center.

This was an opportunity to make people aware that spreading positivity is extremely important. It allows people to express themselves and their love for the ones

Twisted Thursday

little deeds throughout the day. Keep in mind that just smiling, or holding the door for someone can mean so much. It is important to focus on others around us, and not just ourselves. Everyone loves the feeling of being loved and appreciated. So being mindful and cheering someone up on a hard day, or giving a compliment, is a way to pay it forward.

In the future, C.S.E.L.O. looks to celebrate more National Holidays on campus, and they are already beginning

playing a game of Clue. “We solved a murder, Scarlet did it,” Rebecca Marano, Alexis Romer, Bree Mccleery, Kirsten Story, Alyssa Mondaca, and Tim Gadomski said.

Other Twisted Thursday events to look forward in the remainder of the semester include: BSU’s Soul Food Dinner for Black History Month, ISA’s Lantern Festival, ESports video game night, and WHNU’s lip sync battle.

Why Are Students Going REC? Continued from pg. 22 people assume that they have to sit at a desk all day to work at the REC Center or assume

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they have to be athletic and understand sports, when in reality, the REC Center hires all

types of people and can be fun for everyone. Williams said

my life.”

As of now, hiring for REC

that he has “loved every single

Sports Officials has ended;

aspect of [the REC Center]”

however, it is still possible

and also says, about his REC

to get involved with the REC

Sports experience, that “I will

Center in one of the other

take it with me for the rest of

positions.