Volume 87, Issue 20
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
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Former President George W. Bush was offered a job at a local hardware store this week. – Page 3
An Exclusive View: Inside the New Residence Hall
Charger Bulletin Assistant Editor Zack Rosen and staff photographer Dan Osipovitch got an inside peek at the new residence hall, dubbed Soundview Hall. Full photo montage on page 7.
AN OBAMA WHITE HOUSE From Superbowl parties to Wednesday night socials, President Barack Obama kicks up entertainment at the White House. – Page 8
ANIMAL AWARENESS Did you know that the African Elephant weighs up to 14,000 pounds but is gentle in nature? Learn more about this fascinating animal in this week’s issue!
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INDEX Arts & Entertainment Pages 8 and 11 Bulletin Board
Dancing Star Faces Tax Trial
By CURT ANDERSON ASSOCIATED PRESS
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MIAMI — On top of the
Community & Advice world a few months ago, Page 9 Brazilian race car driver Editorials
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Police Log/ Fun & Games Pages 12 and 13 National/World News Page 3 New Haven News Page 4 Sports
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and Dancing with the Stars champ Helio Castroneves faces possible prison time if convicted at a tax evasion trial that began Monday with selection of a jury. An ethnically diverse panel of five men and seven women was chosen to hear the case, with attorneys' opening statements set for Tuesday. Castroneves, a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, smiled broadly as he
entered Miami's downtown federal courthouse. Prosecutors say Castroneves, his business-manager sister Katiucia and Michigan attorney Alan R. Miller conspired to hide about $5.5 million in income from the Internal Revenue Service using offshore accounts. Castroneves claims he relied on experts to advise him on handling finances. He also says his father controlled a Panamanian entity called Seven Promotions at the heart of the prosecution's case. Castroneves claims the money Seven Promotions received wasn't his tax liability because the income
was for his father, who had financed and promoted his son's career for over 10 years. Castroneves, his sister and Miller also deny acting "willfully" to evade taxes and that they took improper deductions. Under federal sentencing guidelines, Castroneves, 33, could get more than six years in prison if convicted of conspiracy and tax evasion from 1999 to 2004. That would short-circuit a brilliant racing career that began in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where a youthful Castroneves broke into the sport by driving go-carts. Before the trial, U.S.
District Judge Donald Graham rejected defense efforts to introduce a large amount of racing memorabilia and numerous photos of Castroneves' rise from obscurity to the pinnacle of his sport. "It seems to me that many of these exhibits are far afield of the issues in this case," Graham said. During questioning of prospective jurors, many said they had watched Castroneves either in a race or on the TV dance competition, which he won in 2007. "I watched him evSee CHAMP page 8
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Campus Events, Etc. The Charger Bulletin | March 4, 2009
Wednesday, March 4 ¡Sobremesa! Jazzman's in Bartels Hall, 1pm – 2pm Pool League New Hall Game Room, 7pm – 9pm
Saturday, March 7 Up Til Dawn Co-Sponsor Bartels, 10pm
Sunday, March 8 Trip: Bridgeport Sound Tigers Bridgeport, 2:30pm – 7:00pm Movie: Bolt K107, 7pm – 11pm
Thursday, March 5 Butterfly Painting Bartels Lobby, 4pm – 5pm Twisted Thursday Echlin Dining Hall, 9:30pm – 11:00pm
Friday, March 6 Movie: Bolt K107, 7pm – 11pm Rock Climbing CT Rock Gym, 7pm – 10pm
Tuesday, March 10
Submit your campus events to the Charger Bulletin calendar! Email ChargerBulletin@newhaven.edu
Airbrush Hats and a Photobooth Bartels Lobby, 12:30pm-4:30pm Men's Volleyball vs. ELMS College Charger Gymnasium, 7pm – 9pm Tuesday Night Trivia New Hall Game Room, 7pm – 8pm MEISA Presents: The Queers Stressbomb and Call it a Night! German Club, 8pm
By Dan Osipovitch A weekly recap of the positives & negatives at UNH
Positives
Negatives
March was in like a lion, giving us another beautiful snow day. It’s a nice break right before spring break to let us sit and ponder the warmth of where we may travel. Just don’t forget that even Georgia got snow, so if you’re thinking about sipping piña coladas on Myrtle Beach, you may actually be wearing a snow suit. But just remember, when March is in like a lion it’s also out like a lamb, so look forward to a nice, mild spring!
Did anyone else notice that for a little while some classes literally just disappeared off of Blackboard? Poof! Just gone. It was really odd and hopefully it won’t happen again, especially when Blackboard is needed the most.
Having toured it myself, Soundview Hall (blech!) is coming along quite well inside. As of now it’s easy to get lost inside because it’s so big, but the rooms are pretty nice and I’m sure people will really enjoy having not only singles but also the ability to cook. The only problem I see is that it’s a little like Dunham when it comes to living room space. However, the wide expanses of glass actually do provide a nice view on the upper floors (I still don’t like Soundview!).
For as long as the “new” website has been up, there are still a lot of flaws with it. Is there anyone working on it to fix the flaws? It’s been at least a year and the search bar on the front page still takes forever to search and when you try additional search terms it adds on the last search term you search (ex: search “Charger” then search “Battery” and the search result will be for “Charger Battery”). These problems have been known for a long time yet nothing is getting done about them. Does anyone care that the website of a school really attracts or detracts a person? Come on, get with the 21st century!
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National/World News
Now Hiring Ex-Presidents
By MELANIE ROVINSKY STAFF WRITER
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DALLAS—Last week, former President George W. Bush paid an unexpected visit to a local hardware store that had previously offered him a job. Earlier this month, the Dallas store, Elliot’s Hardware, had published an open letter to the former
president in The Dallas Morning News, as well as in another local publication. The letter invited Bush to apply for a job as a store greeter. However, his visit on Saturday, Feb. 21 was a surprise. According to Andrea Bond, the manager of Elliot’s Hardware, Bush walked in and joked: “I’m looking for a job.” He then proceeded to mingle with customers for
about an hour before he purchased flashlights, batteries, and a can of WD-40. Bush and his wife, Laura, moved into their new Dallas home just a day before the former president frequented the hardware store. Their new house is a 1959 ranch-style brick home in an affluent Dallas community. The house is 8,500 square feet, and has an estimated worth of
about $2.1 million. Perhaps more local stores will have Bush as a patron now that he is back in his hometown. The former president’s spokesman in Dallas said that “President and Mrs. Bush are glad to be back in Dallas, appreciate the warm welcome by their neighbors, and look forward to once again being part of the Dallas community.”
greater D.C. area. The report was filed by her parents. A small investigation started, and police originally accused Gary Condit, a local representative that Levy was having an affair with. However, evidence proved Condit was not guilty once the body was discovered in May 2002. Leads soon gravitated towards Ingmar Guandique.
Guandique was convicted of attacking two other women in Rock Creek Park around the time Levy disappeared. The two other incidents were documented as occurring in May and July of 2001. Guandique is currently in prison serving time for his two attacks, and inmates have stated Guandique admitted to killing Chandra Levy in May 2001. An
official arrest is looking to be made soon. Chandra Levy's parents commented on the final prosecution towards their daughter's murder in Time Magazine: “This helps a little....But we still don't have our daughter and we have a life sentence without her. Grief is like a marathon. You don't get over it."
Eight-Year Murder Case Solved
By MIA BECKER STAFF WRITER
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In 2001, 24-yearold Chandra Levy was reported missing. Levy was working as an intern in the office of Federal Bureau of Prisons in Washington D.C. Levy was reported missing in early May 2001 after she failed to return from a trip to Rock Creek Park in the
Zack’s Wacky StacK
Your place to find the oddest stories in mainstream news. By Zack Rosen Man allegedly and managed to dis- Moffett of Denver The patrol initially steals ambulance able the ambulance by and another man were said that despite Mofthat came to crash laying spikes on the helping two elderly fett's intentions, jayWILLOW CREEK, road. women cross a busy walking contributed Calif. – A man was The man was Denver street in a to the accident. arrested for allegedly booked into jail on snowstorm when he Citations against stealing an ambu- suspicion of evading a was hit Feb. 20. the other citizen and lance that arrived to police officer, stealing Moffett, 58, suf- one of the two womhelp him after a car an emergency vehicle fered bleeding in the en were also withcrash. The California and driving under the brain, broken bones, drawn. The other Highway Patrol said influence of a con- a dislocated shoulder woman wasn't cited a 20-year-old man trolled substance. and a possible rup- because troopers said drove his Honda Actured spleen. He re- she wasn't directly incord off State Route Colorado with- mained hospitalized volved. 299 and over an em- draws ticket issued in serious condition The two women bankment into several to good Samaritan Friday. and the other good trees Thursday night. DENVER – The ColThe State Patrol Samaritan were pasWhen emergency orado State Patrol has said in a statement that sengers on Moffett's personnel arrived, he withdrawn the $22 it withdrew the cita- Regional Transportarefused treatment. In- jaywalking ticket is- tion "after examining tion District bus. stead he hopped into sued to a good Samar- the ... circumstances" "He told his son the ambulance and itan who was serious- and consulting with he'd do it again, which sped away. ly injured by a pickup prosecutors. A patrol really upsets me beCHP officers and after he pushed three spokesman didn't im- cause he almost lost Humboldt County people out of its path. mediately return a call his life," Donna Mofdeputies gave chase Bus driver Jim seeking comment. fett said.
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News Briefs By Associated Press Writers
Uncertainty over new health safety net for jobless WASHINGTON—The Obama administration rushed to include a health care safety net for laid-off workers in the recently signed stimulus bill, but has not told employers exactly how to make it work. As a result, tens of thousands of jobless people could wait months before getting help paying for health insurance that their employers previously had covered. "Too many people are still trying to figure this out," said Heath Weems, director of human resources policy at the National Association of Manufacturers. "There is a lot of confusion." At issue is the program called COBRA, the acronym for the law that allows workers to keep their company's health insurance plan for 18 months after they leave their job, if they pay the premiums. Big job awaits Kan. Gov. Sebelius as health chief WASHINGTON—As President Barack Obama's health secretary, Kathleen Sebelius immediately will face a host of difficult policy issues that touch the lives of every family. Obama planned to introduce Sebelius, the Democrat governor of Kansas, on Monday as his nominee to lead the Health and Human Services Department. The announcement would come before the president this week hosts lawmakers of both parties and representatives of major interest groups, from insurers to drug companies to consumers, at a White House summit on health care reform. If confirmed by the Senate, Sebelius will play a leading role in Obama's ambitious effort to overhaul the health care system. But critical problems await her at the department, a vast bureaucracy that handles everything from Medicare to cancer research and to food safety. 3-team alliance combine for regional robotics win MANCHESTER, N.H.—A three-team alliance from Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut took top honors at the regional FIRST robotics competition held in New Hampshire. The Granite State Regional competition held Friday and Saturday brought together 47 high school teams from New England, New Jersey, New York and California. This year's challenge involved designing robots that operate on a low-friction playing field that simulates the moon, picking up and delivering balls to an opposing robot's trailer. The winning alliance included students from Middletown, Portsmouth, Tiverton and Mount Hope high schools in Rhode Island; Bedford High School in Massachusetts; and Enrico Fermi High School in Enfield, Conn. The national finals will be held in Atlanta in April.
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RECSports Revs Up for Season Four
By KAT WILBERDING RECSPORTS
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WEST HAVEN—Out with February and in with Season Four, I say. That’s right, Season Four registration began on Monday, Mar. 2. For all of you RECSports-loving people out there you have until Friday, Mar. 13 to find a team or make a team and sign up. You may wonder what sports will be offered in Season Four so here’s the lineup: 6 v. 6 volleyball, softball, indoor soccer, and Ultimate Frisbee. Also, RECSports is throwing in a table tennis tournament just for good measure. So get ready for Season Four. Of course while we celebrate the approach of Season Four, let’s not forget
about Season Three. It’s coming down to the wire as teams battle each other in these final weeks of regular play for the best position in the playoffs. The playoffs are just after spring break, so there is still plenty of action and highlights left to see in Season Three. Speaking of highlights, the crowd went wild last Wednesday night as Jay Swols hit nothing but net in a casual over-the-head toss from half court during the end of a corec basketball game. The fans rushed the court congratulating this senior who has been an exceptionally active member of RECSports. Among his other RECSports activities, Jay is ranked as one of the top racquetball players in the RECSports
racquetball ladder, which brings us to the racquetball tournament. On Saturday, Feb. 21, RECSports held an awesome racquetball tournament. The tournament had two tiers: singles and doubles. Eight talented students fought to be the champion of the singles bracket, and in the end Ryan Lancaster reigned victorious. Four teams sought to be the doubles champions and after fierce competitions Ryan Lancaster and Jon Bouchard were named the winners. Congratulations to the winners of the tournament and thank you to all those who participated. That’s all for this week, stay tuned for more RECSports news!
with just your UNH network username and password. Just go to the Library section of the UNH web site and select the Databases link. We have current textbooks in the following fields: -Chemistry & Chemical Engineering Collection (Knovel Books)-305 books -Earth Sciences Collection (Knovel Books)-73 books -Engineering Handbooks Online from CRC Press-1092 books -Environment & Environmental Engineering Collection
(Knovel Books)-96 books -FORENSICnetBASE/LawENFORCEMENTnetBASE-255 books -Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering Collection (Knovel Books)-145 books The noted number of books in each collection is as of the date of this article. Books are added and updated continuously. You can pull up a whole book, or search the databases by topic and get chapters in various books which contain your topic keyword(s). The library also subscribes to the
Marvin K. Peterson Offers Books Online
By MARION SACHDEVA MARVIN K. PETERSON LIBRARY
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WEST HAVEN— When it’s 2:00 in the morning and you need a reference book for a report to turn in tomorrow or when you are at home on spring break and working on a class project, the library has an extensive collection of books at your fingertips. Besides the books you expect to find sitting on the library shelves, we have many collections of online books in various fields of study, which you can access from anywhere
NBER Working Papers, a collection of over 15,000 short books on hot socioeconomic topics, with relevant statistical data included in the discussions of the topics. In addition, until the end of April 2009, the library has a trial access to Springer eBooks, which includes books published by Springer from 2005 to the present on many topics in the Arts and Sciences. The reference books which the library provides online include: -Annual Review of Psychology
-CREDO Reference-393 books including Dictionaries and Encyclopedias in many fields (art, biography, languages & literature, business, sports, sciences & social sciences, and more) -E-Books for Colleges (Gale Virtual Reference Library)-18 books. For example: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence and Security, 2004. Includes reference books in business, history, sciences and social sciences. -Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements -Encyclopedia of
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Science and Technology Online (McGrawHill) -Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Online (CRC Press) -Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests in Print -OECD Economic Surveys of many countries around the world, current and past years’ data. For help finding or accessing any of these books, please come to the Library Information desk, call us at 203-932-7193, or e-mail your question to libraryhelp@newhaven.edu.
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A Message from the IT Office
The Office of Information Technology recently surveyed students about their use of the Energy Star information and utility for XP available on the UNH website at http:// www.newhaven.edu/ greenpc. Not surprisingly, almost 95% of respondents believe that configuring your PC to save energy is important. So it came as a surprise that only 15% of those who completed
the survey have actually either installed the Energy Star utility or configured their computers to save energy. Computers are one of the zombie appliances that continue to use energy whether they are in use or not, and setting up your Mac or PC to go into a low energy mode or turning it off when not in use can make a big difference in your personal energy footprint. OIT made six green
iPod shuffles available for a random drawing for all students who completed the survey, and the winners are: Vinusha Tummala, Brian Keady, Samantha Davidson, Matthew Davis, Frank Pauling, and Nicole Curcio. Contact Alan MacDougall by email at alanm@newhaven. edu to arrange to pick up your iPod. Thank you!
By MAIDELINE SANCHEZ
leave at an early age to remain solitary for the remainder of their lives. The matriarchal group consists of related family members where the older elephant holds the power over her daughters and sisters. Sometimes the herd separates into two. The amazing part is that whenever both groups reunite they give each other a warm welcome just like humans do. In only a few days a year when a female decides to mate, she lifts her head up to produce a low rumbling sound that can
be heard for many miles. Once a group of males arrive to the female in estrus, she will choose a mating partner that she feels is the most dominating out of the other bulls. Elephants are said to have the longest gestation period ranging at 22 months which is longer than any other mammal. When the female gives birth, the other members in her group will assist her during the birthing process and will also take a small role in raising her calf.
Animal Awareness Tip: African Elephants
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African Elephants are the largest land mammals on earth measuring on average eight to 13 feet high to the shoulder according to National Geographic. They also weigh up to 14,000 pounds at most causing the earth to shake un-relentlessly. For being the world’s largest mammals, however, they are gentle in nature. African Elephants form herds made up of only females. Males
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USGA President’s Corner
USGA Meetings are at 1:45 every Monday in the Alumni Lounge. All are welcome!
Applications and Renovations
Earlier this week, the USGA released the applications to become a USGA Media Head. There are six media head positions, two within each of the three medias. The USGA Medias are SCOPE, the Chariot Yearbook, and The Charger Bulletin. If you are at all interested in becoming a media head I would recommend that you contact the media you would like to apply for and ask about the specific requirements for each position. Applications can be found on ChargerVoice.com on the Forms page. Today also marks your last chance to apply for the position of USGA President, USGA Treasurer, or USGA Senator. Applications are on the
Forms page of ChargerVoice.com at the very top of the page! If you are still interested, you better hurry up because the applications close later today! This past Friday, the USGA executive board had the pleasure of meeting with the officers of the university. The officers are the president, provost, many of the vice presidents, and a select few deans, and are responsible for the highest level of decision making for the university. We were able to address several concerns that we had about next year and the rest of this current year. We were also given the opportunity to ask questions on what the university has planned for the summer months and the fall semester in
Louis Eswood III USGA President terms of construction. As of now, the university is planning to begin construction of the Henry C. Lee building which will be located between Bartels Hall and Maxcy Hall. Renovations of the Echlin Dining Hall are also slated to begin. While many of the plans have yet to be finalized, students should expect a very busy area of campus next fall. If you are interested in knowing more about our meeting I would encourage you to e-mail me at USGAPresident@ newhaven.edu.
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Editorials The Charger Bulletin | March 4, 2009
The Generation of Simmons’ Slimmin’s
We all know of him: the googly-eyed monster that eats everything from danishes, donuts, apples, and bananas, to pepper shakers, typewriters, motorcycles, and Peabody Awards. His favorite food, however, is a chocolate chip cookie. Or two. When the show premiered on November 10, 1969, Sesame Street became an immediate hit for children all over the world. Although the first puppet-style muppets to appear on the screen were the infamous Ernie and Bert, Cookie Monsterthe monster who was eating the world as aforementioned-first appeared on the show
in the 1970s and be- mous eating phrases: came an instant friend "Met want cookie!," to everybody who "Me eat cookie!," and my personal favorite "Om nom nom nom," Cookie Monster obviously has a love for food-both edible and inedible. However, it is unfortunate that the current generation and their Richard Simmons-watching parZack Rosen ents have made both Assistant Editor a positive and a negative effect on the Seswatched him. Because ame Street audience. of the connection that In response to growcreator Jim Henson ing concerns of childhad with his audience, hood obesity being I applaud him for en- on the rise throughriching, educating, out America, Sesame and entertaining both Street began airing children and adults all segments in 2006 enover the world. titled "Healthy Habits Perhaps best for Life." Okay, there known for his fa- is a good thing that has
occurred due to the “Weight Loss Is the Most Important Thing About My Child” parents in America. In fact, a year later in an entertaining appearance by Cookie Monster on Martha Stewart's television program, he claimed that cookies are, in fact, only a "sometime food." These are both good examples of how a television show can, in fact, promote healthy living without changing their prerogative of entertainment first. But what would a bad example be? Let’s say that the creators and writers over at Sesame Street decided they did not want to start their
“Healthy Habits for Life” segments. There would be that group of parents complaining that Cookie Monster is the reason that their six-year-old child weighs 200 pounds. Fact of the matter is that your child is fat because you’re a bad parent. Whoops, was that too harsh? Good. Take them to Chuck-E-Cheese and let them have some pizza. Do they need dessert and 20 ounces of soda, though? No. So stop giving it to them and wondering why Cookie Monster got them to gain 150 extra pounds even though you’re the irresponsible one. It’s not just food, either. While getting
During my four years here at UNH, I’ve written an average of one long research paper each semester. These papers usually follow the same sort of guidelines: somewhere between eight to 10 pages, MLA format, works cited page, no plagiarism allowed, etc. Somewhere along the way, however, the idea of research has shifted to incorporate a different set of media and rules. In high school, research involved books. I remember teachers stressing the importance of books in research. They criticized the Internet despite its growing popularity and usefulness. In college, this mindset shifted to include the resources the Internet has to offer. However, every research paper maintained a book requirement. The section
dedicated to the term paper always contained a book clause clearly stating that two or three sources must be books. Somewhere between freshman year and senior year, the expectation that students should use books as research has slipped to the wayside. Not only are books not required as sources anymore, but teachers are actually enthusiastically sending students to the Internet to research their various term paper topics. One of my teachers this semester even went as far as to tell my class not to bother even looking for books. He wholeheartedly pointed out that the most comprehensive knowledge on any particular topic is held on the Internet, not in our library. As a book-lover, I find it hard to admit to myself that this sentiment is indeed true.
dents who are quick to site Wikipedia as their only source. The fact of the matter is that the Internet is really THE best place to go for research. As seen in the article submitted by the Marvin K. Peterson Library this week, even full books are online. But what people still have not come to terms with is that books aren’t the only resources at hand anymore. Despite its controversy, Wikipedia is an undeniable resource. By no means do I think it should be used as your only or primary resource for a research paper. However, Wikipedia is the best starting off point for collecting your basic information like dates. The site is also useful when you’re looking for related topics when your research comes to a stalemate. Skimming through a Wikipedia
page will provide you with plenty of new ways to research your subject. Another new-age resource is podcasts
some car work done last week, I saw a boy who couldn’t have been much older than five texting on his very own cell phone. While in New York City this past weekend, I saw a 10-yearold with a Blackberry. Do your kids really need that at such a young age? Do they really need to be eating so much at once? Or, on the opposite side of the spectrum, do they really need to be denied dessert one day a week because they’ll “get in a bad habit?” Sometimes, I wonder if it’s a sevenyear-old who needs to grow up or their 37-year-old parent.
Revolutionizing the College Research Paper However, we are certainly in an age where technology rules. Take a walk into any library and you’re most likely going to find books dating back decades. Regardless of the amount of recently published books, sifting through all of these old books just to find relevant information can certainly be tedious. The Internet, on the other hand, makes it much easier to find current, concise information on virtually any topic. For high school teachers, I’m sure the main issue lies in their confidence that their students will take their time sifting through all the information the Internet has to offer. As a college student, I would like to say that I am smart enough to take my time searching the web for resources. Although, I do not doubt there are plenty of stu-
research. Nothing bothers me more than when all my Google search results include nothing but blogs. Nevertheless, I think it’s time for us to embrace the Internet as a resource in itself instead of going back to the books that we are comfortable with. I’m glad that professors are starting to see the Internet as an opportunity for deeper, more multi-faceted research. If us students return the favor Celina Natola by taking the time to Editor-in-Chief find worthy resources, I think we can easily and videos. I remem- revolutionize the traber having a first-hand ditional research paper interview as a resource and make it something option for high school less monotonous and research papers. Now- more entertaining. adays, those interJoin the views don’t even need Charger Bulletin!! two people. Podcasts and videos can feature Like to write? Like to take pictures? Join valuable information the Charger Bulletin that you can listen to staff! rather than read. E-mail chargerbulleOf course, the In- tin@newhaven.edu for more information. ternet can also impede
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Tax Trial Begins for Stars Champ Helio Montoya — may testify on Castroneves' behalf, along with Miami philanthropist Adrienne Arsht. Miller, a former professional football player turned attorney, has former Buffalo Bills quarterback and ex-U.S. House member Jack Kemp and racing mogul Roger Penske on his witness list. The defense legal team also sports some big names: Miller is represented by Robert Bennett, who was President Bill Clinton's lawyer in the Paula Jones sexual
harassment case; Roy Black, who represented radio host Rush Limbaugh in his prescription drug misuse case is there on behalf of Castroneves. Castroneves, who lives in Coral Gables, won the Indy 500 in 2001 and 2002, then rocketed to even greater fame in 2007 by winning the television show dancing competition with partner Julianne Hough. Castroneves and his co-defendants were indicted Oct. 2.
Obama told the state waiting until I had left "He's down to earth chief executives af- before you started the and engaging," Honda ter they had dined on conga line," the presi- said. Maryland crab, Wagyu dent told the goverRep. Trent Franks, beef, Nantucket scal- nors the next morning. R-Ariz., was among lops and citrus salad. "I hear it was quite a those invited for the "We are just tempo- spectacle." Super Bowl. He said rary occupants. This is Some Obama Obama, an avid sports a place that belongs to guests say he immedi- fan, joined his guests the American people ately puts them at ease. for most of the game and we want to make He indulges them and between the Arizona sure that everybody serves cookies, too. Cardinals and ultiunderstands it's open," "People like me mately triumphant he said. felt comfortable in his Pittsburgh Steelers. At the dinner in the presence," said Rep. "It wasn't a cirState Dining Room, Mike Honda, D-Ca- cumstance where he the Obamas looked lif., a self-described came in and said 'Hi' comfortable, chatting "poor country boy" and then left," Franks and smiling with their who said he felt like said. "He actually guests. Afterward, a "freshman going to stayed and watched they escorted the gov- the senior prom" when the game." ernors down the hall he attended a White Sen. Amy Klobuto the East Room, House reception for char, D-Minn, said which had been ar- leaders of the congres- Obama was very corranged with few sional caucuses. dial, and he and the tables and chairs to "Sometimes when first lady made guests encourage dancing to you're in the presence feel comfortable. The "September," ''Boogie of the most powerful president talked to Wonderland" and oth- person in the world, in everyone before the er hits from a musical the most powerful de- game started, she said, group Obama listened mocracy in the world including a 12-yearto growing up. ... I was in awe that old boy who asked The conga line I was comfortable," Obama where the formed after the me- said Honda, chairman bathroom was. dia were escorted out of the Asian Pacific "My favorite part and, apparently, after American Caucus. "I was when he personObama had called it a think that's his style ally served us cookies night. and how he grew up, — oatmeal raisin — "Thank you also for who he is. when we were watchPULP Fans! PULP has moved! Check out the NEW PULP at www.PULPcb.com!
ing the game," she said. The gathering in the White House theater over hot dogs and hamburgers was one of several get-toknow-the-members events Obama held as he lobbied Congress to support his nearly $800 billion economic recovery package. His efforts produced no Republican votes in the House and just three in the Senate, but Franks said he still appreciated the Democratic president's efforts to reach out to the opposing party. "I think the value of social interaction like this is not so much that it co-opts anyone in any way. It certainly didn't in my case," said Franks, who described his conversation with Obama at the party as substantive. "I think it humanizes and personalizes opponents. We can diminish politics and try to work together for what's right for the country."
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ery week on Dancing With The Stars and you feel like you know the person," a female member of the jury pool said. Asked by prosecutor Matt Axelrod if that would impact her ability to be impartial, the woman answered, "Probably." A male prospective juror said he had called in to vote for Castroneves 12 times on the TV show. "I was a huge fan of his," the man said. Neither of the two were seated on the jury. Defense questions
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Brazilian race driver Helio Castroneves talks to reporters at federal court on March 2.
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on professional expertise to file their taxes and whether they expected to pay the least amount possible under the law. The trial is expected to take up to six weeks, and Castroneves has already been temporarily replaced on Team Penske by Australian driver Will Power for the Indy Racing League season that starts April 5 in St. Petersburg. Two other prominent Latin American drivers — Brazilian Tony Kanaan and Colombian Juan Pablo
Obama Kicks Up White House Entertaining
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WA S H I N G T O N — The White House is the place to be on Wednesdays. Since the presidency changed hands less than six weeks ago, a burst of entertaining has taken hold of the iconic, white-columned home of America's head of state. Much of it comes on Wednesdays. The stately East Room, where portraits of George and Martha Washington adorn the walls, was transformed into a concert hall as President Barack Obama presented Stevie Wonder with the nation's highest award for pop music on Wednesday. A week before that, the foot-stomping sounds of Sweet Honey in the Rock, a female a cappella group, filled the East Room for a Black History Month program first lady Michelle Obama
held for nearly 200 sixth- and seventhgraders from around the city. Cocktails were sipped during at least three such receptions to date, all held on Wednesdays. Bookending the midweek activity were a Super Bowl party for select Democratic and Republican lawmakers and a dinner for governors, the new administration's first black-tie affair. It was capped with a performance by the 1970s pop group Earth, Wind and Fire. And a conga line. The flurry of entertaining is in keeping with the Obamas' promise to make the White House a more open place for everyone. The governors' dinner was "a great kickoff of what we hope will be an atmosphere here in the White House that is welcoming and that reminds everybody that this is the people's house,"
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Community & Advice
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Advice Corner
Q: I take a class that is interfering with an extracurricular activity that I really enjoy. Should I change the class or stop my extracurricular activity? I don't know how to balance social and academic life appropriately. A: See if the class is offered at a time that doesn't interfere with the extracurricular, if not I'm sure your extracurricular activity will understand if you explain to them that you have class. I'm sure it won't be a big deal! A: Just skip your class when your extracurricular activity is doing something worth going to, like free pizza.
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Sports
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Chaney Receives Third Career All-Conference Honors
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SOUTH EASTON, Mass. –Junior forward Cassius Chaney was named to the Northeast-10 Conference Men's Basketball All-Conference Second Team as voted by the league's 15 head coaches. This is his third career all-conference award as he earned All-East Coast Conference honors as both a freshman and sophomore.
Le Moyne College junior Laurence Ekperigin was named the Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year. This season, Chaney ranked second in the conference in scoring (18.8 ppg) and ninth in rebounding (7.4 rpg). He led the Chargers in scoring in 18 of 27 games this season, including a stretch of 12 straight games from early January through the middle of February. Chaney, who also col-
lected Northeast-10 Laurence EkperiPlayer of the Week honors earlier this season, also recorded five doubledoubles on the year. New Haven finished the season with an 8-19 overall record, including a 6-16 mark in its first season in the A CHARGER ATHLETICS PHOTO N o r t h e a s t - 1 0 Men’s Basketball forward Cassius Chaney. Conference. gin, Le Moyne First Team Lew Finnegan, Darren Duncan, Bentley Merrimack A.J. Rudowitz,
Stonehill Jason Westrol, Bentley Second Team Kyle Caiola, UMass Lowell Cassius Chaney, New Haven Victor Colon, UMass Lowell Darin Mency, Merrimack Isiah Wallace, American Int'l Third Team Thomas Baudinet, Saint Anselm Troy Bowen, Southern New Hampshire
Jermaine Clark, Saint Rose Matt Hall, Stonehill Patrick Shea, Assumption All Rookie Team Kyle Caiola, UMass Lowell Christopher Johnson, Le Moyne Wayne Mack, Merrimack Tyler Schilling, Saint Michael's Isiah Wallace, American International
improve to 16-12 on the season, while the Greyhounds conclude their season at 15-13. The Chargers opened Sunday's game with a 9-0 run, thanks in part to a threepointer and layup from senior Lauren Hood. The Greyhounds then fought back and were down only three (1310) at the 14:27 mark of the first half. Over the next two minutes the Chargers went on a 7-0 run, which was also a part of a four minute 13-1 run to give them a com-
manding 26-11 lead at the 10:43 mark. Assumption gradually trimmed their deficit to as few as two in the final minute of the half, but Lindsay Salt connected from downtown with four seconds left to give UNH a 44-39 halftime lead. The Chargers scored the first four points of the second half and pushed their lead to as many as 11 points (63-52) with 8:33 remaining in regulation. The Greyhounds answered with
a 9-0 run to bring them within two points with 6:22 remaining. The final five minutes of the game proved to be a battle. At the 3:39 mark the Greyhounds tied the game at 67-67. Salt's jumper at the 1:52 mark put UNH up 73-70. Salt once again connected from three-point territory with 1:04 remaining to push the Chargers lead to 76-72. Solid defense, a layup from Helin Marte and two free throws from Briiana Rende in the fi-
nal minute sealed the UNH victory. The Chargers shot an amazing 55 percent from the floor Sunday afternoon, while also connecting on 58 percent of their threepoint attempts. They also shot 90 percent from the charity stripe and held a 30-24 rebounding advantage. The Chargers turned the ball over 20 times
and caused only 16 Assumption turnovers. Hood led the Chargers with a game-high 22 points. Freshman Nikki Carroll added 15 points and nine rebounds, while Marte finished with 12 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Salt contributed 10 points and Dominique Stellmacher added eight points and five assists and four rebounds.
The Chargers and Pioneers played very even in the opening points of the first set. The teams were tied at eight, but the Pioneers then took over the set. Sacred Heart took a 16-14 lead and then scored 14 of the last 20 points and took a 10-point victory. In the second set, the teams were tied before the Pioneers
rattled off four unanswered points. The Pioneers then took a 16-12 lead and held a comfortable threepoint lead for the rest of the set. Sacred Heart sealed the set by going on another 3-0 run to take a 2519 lead. The six-point deficit was too much for the Chargers to overcome. In the final set UNH
kept the score close in the opening half, and trailed 9-12. The Pioneers then went on a 9-0 run to take a 21-9 lead. Sacred Heart scored nine of the final 14 points and claimed the 30-15 win. The Chargers continue on Weds., Mar. 4 when they host Sacred Heart at Charger Gymnasium. Game time is set for 7 p.m.
Chargers Advance in NE-10 Tournament with 80-74 Win at Assumption
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WORCESTER, Mass. The 11th seeded University of New Haven women's basketball team defeated the sixth seeded Assumption College Greyhound 80-74 Sunday afternoon at Laska Gymnasium. With the win, the Chargers advance to the Northeast-10 Conference (NE-10) Tournament quarterfinals at Bentley University on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Chargers
Heart Defeats UNH Men
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FAIRFIELD The University of New Haven men's volleyball team fell in three sets (20-30, 24-30, 15-30) Sunday afternoon at the Pitt Center. The Chargers fall to 2-6 on the season and the Pioneers improve to 8-6.
Wed. March 4 Men's Volleyball vs. Sacred Heart, 7 p.m. Sat. March 7 Baseball vs. St. Thomas Aquinas, 12 p.m. Tues. March 10 Women's Lacrosse vs. Holy Family, 3:30 p.m. Men's Volleyball vs. Elms College, 7 p.m. Wed. March 11 Baseball at Molloy, 3 p.m. Thur. March 12 Men's Volleyball at Lasell, 7 p.m. Fri. March 13 Women's Lacrosse vs. Merrimack, 3:30 p.m.
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A&E Continued New Music Releases
March 2nd Starsailor, All The Plans March 3rd Bell X1, Lights On The Runway Justin Townes Earle, Midnight At The Movies Neko Case, Middle Cyclone Jesse Harris, Watching The Sky The Prodigy, Invaders Must Die Revolting Cocks (RevCo), Sex-O OlympicO Say Hi, Oohs & Aahs Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Communion Thin Lizzy, Still Dangerous: Live At The Tower Theater Philadelphia 1977 U2, No Line On The Horizon The Whip, X Marks Destination
New Movies March 6th Watchmen The Horsemen (limited) Tokyo! (limited) 12 (limited) Phoebe in Wonderland (limited)
March 13th Race to Witch Mountain The Last House on the Left Sunshine Cleaning (limited) Miss March Brothers at War (limited)
Irish rock band U2’s new album No Line on the Horizon released this week. It is the band’s twelfth studio album.
March 10th Anarbor, Free Your Mind [EP] Ballas Hough Band, BHB Kelly Clarkson, All I Ever Wanted Chris Cornell, Scream Cursive, Mama, I'm Swollen The-Dream, Love vs. Money Handsome Furs, Face Control Taylor Hicks, The Distance Jadakiss, The Last Kiss Julien-K, Death To Analog New Found Glory, Not Without A Fight Madeleine Peyroux, Bare Bones Razorlight, Slipaway Fires Anni Rossi, Rockwell Roxy Epoxy And The Rebound, Band-Aids For Bullet Holes Zoroaster, Voice Of Saturn
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Local Events March 3rd Music: The Bird and The Bee, Fairfield Community Theater at Stage One, Fairfield CT 7:30pm Theater: Bad Dates, Long Wharf Theater, New Haven, CT 7pm Miscellaneous: Haitian art exhibit at Quinnipiac University’s Albert Schweitzer Institute (Feb. 16-Mar. 20), Hamden CT March 4th Music: John Pizzarelli, Quinnipiac University, Hamden CT 8pm Theater: Shakespeare’s The Tempest, Berkshire Theater, Danbury CT 7:30pm Miscellaneous: Lemony Snicket book signing at Borders in Fairfield, CT March 5th Music: Brand New, Kingston RI 8pm Winterpills, Café Nine, New Haven CT 9pm Theater: Arsenic and Old Lace, Little Theater, Manchester CT 8pm The Search for Signs…, Seven Angels Theater, Waterbury, CT 2pm It Had To Be You, Seven Angels Theater, Waterbury CT 2pm March 6th Music: Dave Ross, Toquet Hall, Westport CT 7pm NHSO Simply Sinatra, Shubert Theater, New Haven CT 7:30pm Theater: Arsenic and Old Lace, Little Theater, Manchester CT 8pm Crimes of the Heart, Milford Center for the Arts, Milford City CT pm March 7th Music: Celtic Woman, Mohegan Sun Arena 8pm Michael Feinstein, MGM Grand at Foxwoods 8pm Ethan Rothsteine with Ellen Kempner, Max Stampa-Brown, Suns; Toquet Hall, Westport CT 7pm Common, Toads Place, New Haven CT 9:30pm MEGA-HERTZ, Cooks Café, Naugatuck, CT 8pm Theater: Arsenic and Old Lace, Little Theater, Manchester CT 8pm March 8th Music: Nickelback with Seether and Saving Abel, Mohegan Sun Arena 7pm These Arms are Snakes, The Space, Hamden CT 7pm Theater: Arsenic and Old Lace, Little Theater, Manchester CT 8pm March 10th Music: OK Go, Toads Place, New Haven CT 8pm March 11th Theater: The Marriage Counselor, Shubert Theater, New Haven CT 7:30pm
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