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Volume 94, Issue 19 | March 13, 2013

Students Stuck with Sodexo

Community Resilience Program

By SAMANTHA MATHEWSON COPY EDITOR

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Up Til’ Dawn’s finale event actually goes up til dawn!... while raising money for St. Judes, of course.

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The First USGA President and Treasurer Debate took place on Monday. Missed it?

Don’t fret. The next one is catered.

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SPORTS For the first time in nine seasons and the sixth time in program history, the University of New Haven men’s basketball team is headed to the NCAA Division II Championship tournament.

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ENTERTAINMENT With the lousy months for new movie releases out of the way, it’s time for the cinema to start getting better again. So here are five movies Film Editor Cameron Hines is very excited that are coming out this year.

SEE PAGE 8 MEISA finally got to kick off the spring semester with their first show, featuring Life on the Sideline, Firestarter, Two Humans, and headliner Transit.

Delayed by two weeks due to Storm Nemo, it was worth the wait.

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OPINION Did you know today is Ear Muff Day? Neither did we.

Check out some more wacky and slightly boring holidays coming up this Spring.

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In wake of all the tragedies schools have faced, whether it be close to home such as Newtown, or farther and in the past like the Virginia Tech shooting, New Haven feels the effects and plans to act now to better protect themselves for the future.

A metal detector does not probeen cracking down on student single RSO on the same page,”

By ELISSA SANCI vide enough security, nor does STAFF WRITER organizations, enforcing these said Joshua Low, President it provide the feeling of trust or –––––––––––––––––––––––––– rules. of the International Students safety in schools. The solution “No one was going through Association. “RSO E-Boards is not to have armed personnel Sodexo, and they were loshave gone through RSO training The University of New Haaround every corner waiting for ing money,” said Arnold Lane, where we were informed of the ven has recently enforced their someone to open fire; however, USGA Chief of Senate.

University policies, forms and policy regarding catering from the community is taking a step The University of New Harules for running an organizaoutside businesses, and student towards stopping violence with ven has a contract with Sodexo, tion on campus, since they will organizations are not happy a new Community Resilience which ensures that Sodexo be enforced strictly from now about it.

Program for the current generawould have first dibs when it on.”

Sodexo has first priority tion of students.

This policy may be old, but when it comes to catering meet- comes to catering for any activThe program was announced ity that happens on campus. it seems to be considered new ings and events held by the Monday, March 4, and will be “The contract basically states amongst the organizations various organizations on cambuilt off of already existing suparound campus. Many organizapus, meaning students must, by that Sodexo is the University’s port programs, such as Boost! primary food provider and that tions did not know about this University policy, go through and Alive (Animating Learning all Recognized Student Organi- policy, and it has taken many of Sodexo to acquire any food

by Integrating and Validating them by surprise. items they may need instead of zations must go through them Experience) that have been to get whatever they need,” said “This policy gets in the way looking to an outside provider rolled out through the city’s Lane. of just about every program of food. schools.

“This policy came into light that we do,” said Justin BengtThis policy has always been “The program seeks to screen recently because OSA and son, President of Sigma Alpha active, but as of recently, both all students for Adverse ChildSee SODEXO page 5 the University and Sodexo have USGA are trying to get every hood Experiences (ACE), create a New Haven Trauma Coalition to oversee the strategy, a citywide campaign to educate the public on mental health and childhood trauma, and continue efforts to support families,” said Mayor John DeStefano Jr. to the New Haven Register, when the program was announced.

This “proposed expansion of set of interventions,” will be available to every public school student. Healthy development of children is necessary for them to thrive in schools.

Trauma has led students to a life of violence, incarceration and or development problems.

According to an article in the PHOTO BY LIANA TEIXEIRA New Haven Register, “City

By KATERINA SPERL toward equality. obstacle besides mere time officials cited a pilot program MUSIC EDITOR “How do you know that we blocking our past efforts from administered to kindergarteners –––––––––––––––––––––––––– aren’t making mistakes when being successful. in the Strong School. According justice is so abstract?” Profes“If we have to move to find to the pilot, 90 percent of kinOn Tuesday, March 5, Dodds sor Tamborra asked her. “It’s [social equality], how just and dergarteners reported some kind Theater was packed as students not linear,” Anita Hill answered true is it?” Anita Hill pointed of ACE, though only 23 percent and faculty piled in to hear honestly. “If you have that goal, out. In the past, social justice were displaying symptoms.”

Anita Hill’s inspiring presentayou need to recalculate at some has always been built on a State Sen. Toni Harp, cotion. Due to Anita Hill’s testipoint…new actions, new peomodel of movement. Women, chairwoman of the Mental mony in 1991, Congress passed ple…As long as you are comthe poor, slaves, and many other Health Working Group of the laws that allow sexual harassmitted to the goal, it will still be minorities have fled their origin Bipartisan Task Force on Gun ment victims to seek damage achievable.” and found justice somewhere Violence Prevention and Chilawards, reinstatement and back So why is injustice so prevaelse. This only fixes the individ- dren’s Safety, said that up until pay. Today, she is still an imlent and widespread after all ual’s problem, not the problem now, it has been ignored that portant and influential advocate this time? Anita Hill explained as a whole. Instead of moving violence is a public health issue. for equality and civil rights. Her that people are just used to this towards the vision, why can’t “Now is the time, and Connectitalk to celebrate the anniversary by now. We need to recognize the equality come to us? Let’s cut is probably the most apof the Institute of Social Justice the needs of all people, and con- change the place we live in right propriate place to make a stand was even introduced by Presisider these needs when treating now. for non-violence and enhance dent Kaplan. the people in our communities.

With The Institute for Social public policy. Violence is an Anita Hill’s words left evWe need to address all parts of Justice, UNH is doing just this. epidemic. It is a public health eryone feeling inspired and inequality, even the complicated UNH is making an enormous epidemic,” she said. important. However, there was parts. We need to be aware change. This institute is made For this new Community one thing that even she could every single day of our actions up of students, faculty, staff, Resilience Program to work, not define. We, as a nation, still and how we treat others who are and community partners who there will be annual screenings cannot seem to agree on what different from us. are not afraid to challenge the preformed on every student, social justice is. We crave it and Treat others how you would status quo. It makes sure that numerous intervention profight for it, but can’t define it. want to be treated. Isn’t this the goals, needs, and perspecgrams, crisis teams established, Instead of a narrow definition, what our mothers have been tives of all individuals are taken advancements of mental health she explained, it is better to rec- telling us all along? Sometimes seriously and equally. The Insti- services, and the ultimate chalognize what needs to be done we get so caught up in life that tute for Social Justice at UNH lenge of spreading awareness. about the injustices. we lose sight of the simplest is sure to be a model for other This is not a one-step fix. The rules. Anita Hill encouraged communities around the nation See COMMUNITY page 4 path to social justice is a long everyone to open their eyes. and one huge step for social path made up of everyday steps It seems that there is one big justice.

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USGA President’s Corner

My fellow students, After another winter storm, UNH experienced a very successful weekend. Many of our organizations hosted a wide variety of events from formals and banquets, to comedian showcases and philanthropic activities.

As I stated a few weeks back, the spring semester is always exciting. As we finish up our midterms, it is nice to know that Spring Break will begin next week. Whether you are going someplace warm or cold, traveling, or going home to relax, the break will be much needed and is equally much deserved. If you are struggling with your courses, use this time as an emotional reset. Get ready to come back and tackle what’s left of the semester.

I would like to give a special shout out to Up Til Dawn for hosting an overnight event in the Rec Center where students were able to write letters asking for donations to be sent to the St. Jude Children’s Hospital. The funds raised truly make a difference, and I wish the organization the best of luck in reaching their goal of breaking the $100,000 mark combining this year with the past four years. It was great to see how dedicated you all are in making a difference in the lives of complete strangers.

As many of you may notice from past articles, posters, and advertisements on the social medias, USGA elections are coming up quick and campaigning is in full swing. Be sure to learn as much as you can about the candidates as those elected will be representing you in the coming year.

As always, work hard and enjoy yourself, especially on Spring Break.

Your President, Patrick Kelland

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Multi-focus Memoryscapes Reach Beyond Imagination

The First President & Treasurer Debate

By KATERINA SPERL and NADINE NORTHWAY

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By PATRICIA OPREA STAFF WRITER

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Imagination is considered to be the strongest quality needed to create a successful work of art, a piece distinguishable from others. Memory seems just as essential because everyone’s perspective and lived moments are completely different, even if people may be in the same situation.

From memories one can cultivate a certain emotion, and apply that to their art. “Memory, much like a dream, is never sharply in focus or detail, but always suggestive,” artist William McCarthy said.

This month at the Seton Art Gallery in Dodds Hall, curator Laura Marsh put together a display titled “Multi-focus Memoryscapes.” These works of art are an evocation of what is felt and conjured from memory, not a real-world representation. Thursday, March 7, marked the gallery’s official opening, and all three featured artists were present to mingle with viewers and discus their approach to creating a work of art.

Viwers can feel the wistful longing of a oncevisited landscape, of a once-felt emotion. Nostalgia pervades from the soft paintings of William McCarthy, the collages of Graham Honaker II, and the vivid juxtaposition of Hank Paper’s photographs.

Strong color is found in all of the artists’ works, drawing the viewer in and expressing a feeling sym-

bolic of a previous time.

From the harsh thumbnail sketches William McCarthy begins with, to his final large –scale paintings, everything is conjured from memory.

McCarthy has been painting landscapes for about 20 years, and they have become his key style. Oil paint is his preferred medium as he “works from both memory and imagination.”

Graham Honoker said it took him a while to really get started in his professional course as an artist; he never thought it could be a sustainable career. Two years into college he decided. “Even if I have to be poor all my life this is what I want to do,” Honoker said.

Originally studying biology, Graham wanted to be a forest ranger because of the guaranteed pay. “Kind of a slacker move on my part,” Graham admitted. He then spent about three years finding his own style of art, certain that it is what he really wanted to do.

Graham remarked on how he could have been secure with federal pay, but with art “you have to keep grinding away.” His art had always been representational; “I wanted to portray people but didn’t have the ability to paint realistically,” he said.

In terms of the mediums he uses, Graham likes to incorporate things others take for granted; “the fifties/sixties, there is something special about it,” he stated. Graham has been working like this since 2008, always turning his radar on for

different materials, consignment shops and thrift shops. One of his favorite locations is in an old library in New London, Conn., where there are three different levels.

“Like EBay in real life,” he described. Faces are also a theme that goes through all his work. “[It’s] something I immediately relate to, draws someone in.”

As a street photographer, Hank Paper is constantly seeking to capture an opportune moment. He has done work in Cuba, Israel, Britain and much in Europe. The Yorkney islands north of Ireland have been his favorite place to photograph.

“I do landscapes, but they’re more social,” he said. “People’s stories interest me.”

Paper’s final prints are always slightly saturated in color; that is an essential part of his style.

“I’m always developing my technique; no artist ever gets to a terminating point.”

His pieces are chromogenic prints, which are created by a large printer with its own color set.

Paper also said that he is a writer, but that it can take “quite a while to write a novel,” so his main focus is photography.

The“Multi-focus Memoryscapes” display will be up in Dodds until March 28, so stop by and see, as Hank Paper puts it, a “palate of projections that will hopefully move the viewer to a place deeper within him-or-herself.”

Beers Clinic, the Foundation for Arts and Trauma, New Haven Public Schools, the city, the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the Comer School Development Program, the Yale Child Study Center and the New Haven Family Alliance are programs included in the entire collation.

“By addressing the needs of our children when they are young, we can ensure we have healthy happy and productive lives down the road,” Superintendent of Schools

Reginald Mayo said.

However, while the schools and the community want to do all they can, a citizen commented on the article released in the New Haven Register regarding the new program and asked, “Meanwhile, what are the parents doing? Isn’t it like part of their job in raising children to install good character?”

So the question remains, will this new program work? Or is there more they can do?

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All the costs of the efforts made to support the new program add up.

A total of $70,000 was requested to hire one new staff member, $4.7 million to expand intervention services at each school, $1.3 million for technical assistance and training, and approximately $450,000 to raise awareness through campaigns to inform the public.

Boost!, The United Way of Greater New Haven, the New Haven MOMS partnership, Clifford

The University’s Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA) had their first debate of the year for the candidates running for Treasurer and President of the USGA E-Board. For those who do not know, the E-Board currently consists of Sergeant at Arms, Treasurer, Executive Assistant, Vice President, and President.

They help make the decisions on campus for clubs and organizations and how a lot of things are run. Running for President of USGA are juniors Zani Imetovski and Ryan “RJay” Irons, and senior Arnold Lane. Candidates for Treasurer are juniors Enrique “Ricky” Cruz and Isaak Kifle.

Patrick Kelland started off the debate with the question, “What is the most difficult challenge you have ever faced in a leadership position?”

Both Treasurer candidates surprisingly answered that they wanted to keep everyone on the same page. Kifle emphasized putting himself out there to be more approachable.

Cruz tried to show people why they should care just as much as he does.

“What sets you apart from the other candidates?” Kifle stressed that the variety and length of the experiences he has had in the student government gives him a diverse background. His multitude of organizations allows him to meet very diverse people.

Cruz’s experience is a bit more specific. He has been treasurer of another organization for the past two years. “All the forms there are to do, been there done that. I know the treasurer position, forms, problems, concerns.”

Tim Farmer, current Treasurer of USGA, picked up the questions from there. “Which section of the USGA financial system needs to be the most improved?” The candidates finally found something to disagree about. “Conference. The conference benefits the entire student body,” Cruz said. Kifle took a different approach, arguing that people should be better informed of policies. He sees a lack of communication that is leading to denied money requests and shortage of events.

He wants everyone to be informed of how the system works so that they enter requests knowing more about the processes.

Farmer proceeded to ask, “If you could change one thing that I’ve done this year, what would you

do differently?” They both offered constructive criticism for the Banner system. Kifle advised that USGA creates more comprehensive guides on navigating the system.

Cruz suggested more forms to help understand how much money was deducted from the organizations’ accounts.

Pat Kelland took the podium again to ask the presidential candidates a monumental question.

“What traditions would you like to see brought to campus and how would you implement them?

What is a hot topic issue that needs to be addressed?” Imetovski said, “It begins here, places like this, where you get actively involved in the community… This should be like a second home for us. The student government needs to grow with our campus.” Lane advocated for rallying around athletics, and even suggested a chant. He also brought up the issue of retention, something everyone on this campus has seen occurring. “When I hear the University of No Hope or the University of No Housing, that needs to change.” Irons suggested a Charger Week, improving spring weekend time slots, and improving the housing process to be more fair.

“How would you handle the pressure of being USGA president?” Imetovski said he would make this his sole priority. He joked about investing in stress balls before promising not to take any problems personally. Lane relied on talking everything out and letting out emotions only behind closed doors. Irons answered with a quote. “Find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.”

“What is the number one issue that students are facing?” Imetovski brought up that your biggest problems are related to who you are.

“For organizations, the fact that you get bumped from rooms and have your budget cut for no reason.

For residents, you’re off campus pretty much by senior year. For commuters, parking.” Lane emphasized the high cost of tuition. Irons suggested spreading the knowledge.

After the questions from Pat Kelland and Tim Farmer, they opened up the discussion to questions from students. Unfortunately, Cruz was unable to stay, but the rest of the candidates were there to answer what applied to them.

The first question asked was how they would rectify the media bud-

get problems in the past, should they happen again.

Cruz opened with saying that miscellaneous funds are for the student body. They are not for one certain society’s events.

Kifle brought up how SCOPE in the past had some issues with submitting forms and this was a heated debate; however, he believes that they have value in what they fund.

Imetovski said that the SCOPE issue was emotional; however, they are a way for students to initially meet people and get involved on campus.

Lane said he took into consideration the student body when voting as a senator, on whether or not they should get funding.

He wishes that the funds would be used for more educational purposes though, instead of iPads and TVs being given out.

Irons said that they should not set the amount of events you have to throw because if there is no funding, there is no event.

The next question asked was how do the candidates’ personalities fit the position? Irons answered how friendly and outgoing he is. Lane said he has a bubbly personality that can tend to be corny, but he is overall laid back.

He can be stern with his words but he always maintains composure.

Imetovski is ready to help everyone. If he does not have all the answers, he will point students in the right direction. He feels USGA fits with his personality, as current Sergeant -at-Arms.

Kifle answered that he is analytical and detailoriented. He works well with the paperwork side of things and has excellent skills explaining things to people. Helping people is his passion.

The final question asked for the night was why the candidates care about the student body. Irons started out by saying how having the opportunity to serve as president of the USGA, you can make the changes that the students want.

He believes that with his motivation, eagerness and drive, he can make those changes. Lane believes that he likes to speak for those who do not speak for themselves. Imetovski said that, in the end, the student body chooses the president to voice their concerns so they need to help people out. “You might not always get the credit, but you know you did something right,” he said. Tune in on Monday, March 25, in the Bixler/ Botwinik Quad for the second part of the debate.

Food will be provided.

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Alpha Sigma Lambda Initiation 2013

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Postcards from Prato King of the Opera – ‘Nothing Outstanding’

SHANNON LIVEWELL STAFF WRITER

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ALPHA SIGMA LAMBDA

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On Sunday, March 3, 2013, the University of New Haven, College of Lifelong & eLearning, hosted an induction ceremony and luncheon reception to honor students inducted into the Eta Zeta Chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda (ASL) Honor Society.

During the ceremony, inductees learned about the significance of the ASL colors, crest and motto and participated in a candle ceremony while reciting the ASL Pledge.

They were presented with official certificates by Dr. Marsha Ham, Dean of the College of Lifelong and eLearning, and received ASL honor stoles and pins, which they will wear at commencement as recognition of their honor society membership.

A formal luncheon for students and their guests followed the ceremony.

We are very proud to announce that the 2013 inductees had grade point averages that ranged from 3.80 to 4.0. Please join us

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in congratulating the following UNH students on this outstanding academic achievement: Pictured from left to right: Rachel Leigh, Nutrition and Dietetics Pippa Jane Ellis, Interior Design Chi Hoang Quynh Dang, Marketing Suzanne H. Adinolfi, Finance Caryl Fisher, Accounting Van Dieu Cao, Electrical Engineering Not pictured: Amna Riyadh A. Almusleim, Art Brandon T. Bisceglia, Communication Amber Rene Burton, Legal Studies Kimberly Deren, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Caitlin Jeanne Goodman, Nutrition and Dietetics Yoshi Mori, Nutrition and Dietetics Andrew Michael Perry, Fire Science Elga Rasmitasari, Psychology Jean N. Schneider-Dohan, Nutrition and Dietetics Jesse Shadle, Nutrition and Dietetics

Brian James Smith, Criminal Justice Timothy L. Whitfield, Computer Science The University of New Haven ASL Chapter CoCouncilors are Susan Tall, the Associate Director and Ellen Buley, the Assistant Director of Lifelong Enrollment Services in the College of Lifelong & eLearning.

Masha Ham, Associate Vice President and Dean of the College of Lifelong & eLearning attended as well as other members of her department, Jane Sangeloty, Associate Dean, Patti Joy Susi, Assistant to the Dean and Chris Tambis, Executive Secretary.

Dr. David Dauwalder, the Provost and Senior VicePresident of Academic Affairs and his wife, as well as Dr. Lourdes Alvarez, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and Dr. David Schroeder, Assistant Dean of the Henry C Lee College of CJ and Forensic Science attended the event and congratulated the inductees on their accomplishments.

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Students Stuck with Sodexo

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The problem a lot of students are having with this “new” policy is simple enough to understand: Sodexo is overpriced and, often times, not worth it.

“Catering is expensive, I’ll admit that,” said Arnold Lane. “Student groups can get better quality food for cheaper prices off campus. Many of these groups don’t have the operating budget to support purchases from Sodexo.”

SAE is known to sell grilled cheeses to the campus for only $1, but now they are forced to raise the price to $4 in order to make the same profit while using Sodexo’s cheese products. “We know better than trying to sell $4 grilled cheese to a campus filled with broke college students,” said Bengtson.

There is only one exception to this rule: if the food a group needs cannot

be provided by Sodexo, which is often the case for cultural food, a waiver can be filled out, and permission will be granted to go elsewhere for the food.

“We help plan many of the large cultural events on campus, including Diwali, Chinese New Year Celebration, Holiday Festival and the annual International Festival,” said Low. “Given the nature of the cuisine, most of the foods and drinks served at these events sometimes can’t be made by just anyone.”

Low continued to say that because of this newly enforced policy, the ISA has no choice but to go through Sodexo. And if Sodexo is certain they can make the cultural food, the organization has no choice but to order from them, whether the food turns out to be extremely expensive or the quality of the food is not good.

Another problem all

organizations are having with this “new” policy is that, simply put, Sodexo food just is not that good.

“We’re constricted to using Sodexo food, which isn’t always ideal,” said Bengtson. “We had recruitment last semester, and since we’re not allowed to buy pizza from anywhere else, we had to go through Sodexo, and nobody [at the recruitment] wanted it.”

“Getting food for our events is almost always a hassle,” said Victoria Carnera, President of the Victimology Club. “There is paperwork to fill out in order to get the food, and now we can’t even run down to Shop Rite to get snacks for a club social.”

Carnera also added the one time the Victimology club did order food from Sodexo, the food was not ready on time. “The food from Sodexo isn’t even that good,” Carnera added.

By Samantha Mathewson The Bergami Hall Game Room got a face-lift, and was re-opened last week on March 1. The room was painted and all the equipment was repaired, refurbished, or updated by the Office of Student Activities, Dean of Students Office and the Undergraduate Student Government Association. The two pool tables were reconditioned, and the table tennis table and two arcade games were repaired. The work began during winter break and the room was closed for one day earlier this semester so that it could be painted

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Up ‘til Dawn Finale Event

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Turning Community Service into a Lifelong Career

PHOTO BY NADINE NORTHWAY

By NADINE NORTHWAY OPINION EDITOR

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On Saturday, March 9 at 10 p.m., Up ‘til Dawn hosted their first finale event to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. The idea of the event was for students to stay up until dawn at 6 a.m. to bring light to the fact that the children and families lose so much sleep when their child is suffering from an illness. Students were asked to bring addresses of their friends and families to help donate to the hospital.

The idea of St. Jude is to make sure that no child with cancer who receives treatment at their facility has to pay. They want to relieve some stress from the families by removing the burden of the heavy costs of having a child with cancer. Students sent out 15 letters to participate in the event. If you were one of the first 35 people to get your 15 letters in, you got to use the Build-a-Bear section.

Everyone who reached 15 letters got a St. Jude Tshirt and a hospital brace-

let of a child the hospital has helped.

The first events of the night were karaoke, crafts, photo booth and a dodge ball tournament. Senior James Zap performed while the students wrote their letters and played dodge ball. Inflatable Twister was brought out and students fought to keep their hands on the colors. The Up ‘til Dawn group brought out Just Dance and had a tournament between the students.

By then, everyone was awaiting the mechanical bull. It had been sitting out all night and students were giddy to see how long they could stay on.

People then started playing Jeopardy and wally ball in the racket ball courts.

Around 4 a.m., The Lion King was shown and everyone fought falling asleep. If students were getting bored of The Lion King an hour later, Sunday morning cartoons were on. Everyone loves a little Nickelodeon in the morning.

During the event, there were also other performances from John Farber

and Tannu Singh, as well as raffle giveaways. When students entered the door, they were given a raffle ticket and were entered to win a gift cards to Buffalo Wild Wings, Five Guys, Starbucks, Target, Dunkin Donuts, Panera Bread, Milford Bowling, Olive Garden and Best Buy. They also were giving away two Razor scooters, two iPod Shuffles, an XBOX 360, a Kindle Fire, a gift basket from the CJ department, a Rec Center training package, Duck Pin bowling, a Student Activities basket, an ORL bucket, and the most awaited prize of the night: a 40-inch television.

Just in case anyone got tired throughout the event, students were able to leave and come back or they could go in the nap room (as long as you brought your blanky!)

Overall, it was a fantastic, fun-filled night that brought in a ton of money to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. To run the hospital daily it costs $1.8 million, and hopefully Up ‘til Dawn at the University of New Haven put a bit of a dent in that for one.

UNH Tweets of the Week

By PATRICIA OPREA STAFF WRITER

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When students think of volunteering, they see it as a task that looks nice on resumes, but it typically does not extend much further than that. Many are unaware that lifelong careers can be cultivated from working in nonprofit fields such as the Red Cross or Salvation Army.

On Monday, March 4, UNH’s Office of Academic Service-Learning brought in professionals from various nonprofit organizations to share their experiences with interested students. This event, “Nonprofit Careers: A Panel Discussion,” showed that it is possible to pursue a career that benefits both the self and society. “It really opened your eyes to how big the nonprofit sector really is,” said junior Emily McGinty, post-panel discussion.

The purpose of a nonprofit agency is to address some sort of public need, whether that may be homelessness, literacy or health. About 10 percent of employees in the United States work in a nonprofit field. The Office of Academic ServiceLearning provides various opportunities to make a difference in the New Haven area, whether it is through an ASL Course or the Community Work Study Program (not the fellowship, which is through a different office).

This discussion was one of the various workshops designed to inform students how to pursue the public service sector for a lifetime. “Service continues beyond college,” Director of Academic Service-Learning Sally Anastos said. “It’s not just for me, but forever.” She then introduced the event and five panelists to a crowded Alumni Lounge.

Each of the panelists then spoke a bit about their own background.

Janis Astor del Valle is the Executive Director of Youth Rights Media and still pursues her love of playwriting. Youth Rights Media “equips young people with skills and strategies…to support social change,” described Astor. She then went on to encourage everyone to support nonprofits.

Stephen Cremin-Endes is a Community Building Specialist of Neighborhood Housing Services, which buys homes in New Haven, fixes them up and sells them affordably to first-time buyers.

Kellyann Day discussed her position as CEO of New Haven Home Recovery and Life Haven. One of their tasks is operating shelters for homeless, single women and providing intensive services to help them address the issues that caused their homelessness.

President Steven Kaplan attended the discussion too; many people do not realize that the University of New Haven itself is a nonprofit agency.

Panelist Johanna Krebs, program manager of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, described how their mission is to stop drunk driving, support victims of the crime and prevent underage drinking by educating and empowering youth.

Anastos then began the discussion by asking the panelists if they had ever had an experience outside the classroom during college that led them to their chosen career path.

President Kaplan shared his storybook-worthy tale of how he came across the nonprofit sector. As a college student, he enjoyed history and despised literature, and eventually hoped to attend law school. He was hospitalized for an illness one day,

and it was there in the hospital where he began reading poetry and prose.

He fell in love with it and went on to study literature in Germany. “It doesn’t matter what you major in,” Kaplan said, “but how passionate you are about something.”

Next, the panelists were asked to speak of their greatest rewards and challenges. Janis Astor del Valle said what makes everything worth doing is seeing the children evolve and grow, and Johanna Krebs added, “If I can make one person smile in a day…I have done my job.”

“It’s important to stray away from the money and stick with your values,” Anastos affirmed.

The panelists were then asked what values are necessary in their line of work. In regards to being a good leader, Steven Kaplan urged that having a sense of humor is key, and possessing the ability to deal with changes.

“Ask yourself, what’s that spark glowing in you and how can you give fuel to it?” said Stephen Cremin-Endes.

In terms of giving important closing advice, all the panelists had abundant words of wisdom. President Kaplan encouraged students to step out of their comfort zone, Kellyann Day said to “never stop learning,” and Stephen Cremin-Endes said “patience, persistence and hard work is key.”

“Do what you love and love what you do,” Janis Astor del Valle stated.

“Life is too short to say ‘woulda/coulda/shoulda.’”

Johanna Krebs closed with her feelings about this path of life: “Do I know what real money is?

No, but I know what real passion is.”

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“Never Get so Low that No One will want to Touch You”

By ELIZABETH R. FIELD EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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I had an enriching experience working as a Legislative Intern at the Connecticut State Capitol two years ago. I was fortunate enough to be placed in the office of Senate Majority Leader Martin M. Looney, whose staff provided me with guidance, opportunities to gain experience in grassroots campaigning and initiatives, and made themselves warmly available to any of my questions or curiosities. I’ve always been a supporter of the internship program at the Capitol, however after recent events, this program now evokes in me something between weariness and nausea.

On Feb. 20, New Lon-

By LIANA TEIXEIRA ASSISTANT EDITOR

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By the time this issue is published, it will be March 13 which, according to my calendar of wacky facts, is Ear Muff Day. This is the first time I’ve ever heard of such a holiday, but somewhere in the depths of my imagination, I picture people in cold climates proudly boasting their muffs whilst knee-deep in snow; meanwhile, folks in Florida quietly wonder what an ear muff is.

Ear Muff Day is one of hundreds of random holidays scattered throughout the year, and some of the occasions celebrated are quite interesting to be honest. So, because this is the last issue before

don Representative Ernest Hewett (D) made a lewd sexual comment to a minor in a public committee hearing. The 17-year-old requested the continued funding of the Connecticut Science Center Ambassador Program as it had helped her overcome her shyness and fear of snakes. Representative Hewett then charmingly responded: “If you’re bashful, I got a snake under my desk here.”

Hewett has responded to nationwide media outrage by stating that he was unaware his remark could be interpreted as offensive. With all do respect, what planet do you live on where this comment can be interpreted as anything but sexual harassment?

If this was a joke as his office has claimed it to

be, I must be sorely dim because I cannot find any angle from which this could be construed as humorous. Someone please enlighten me!

Dear Representative Hewett, not only is your unsettling act of sexually propositioning a minor inappropriate, but it is also considered child sexual abuse in the State of Connecticut. Fear not readers, he has been reprimanded for his outrageous conduct. He was stripped of his deputy speaker title and reported that he considered this matter “closed.”

If only it were that easy.

Days later he gave an interview to the Hartford Courant, detailing how normally honorable and principled he behaves in his position, saying, “I

purposely will not have female interns. My intern is now male. I want to keep it like that. I’ve had female interns in the past that sit in my office all day. I thought it was totally weird and I didn’t want another.”

He went on to say that he cannot choose to only be placed with male interns but would prefer not to be assigned a female because “that way that keeps me good and everybody else good.” Okay, seriously, who is in charge of this man’s publicity?

I am honestly wracking my brain, trying to find a way to interpret this in a not-completely-offensive light. It’s been seven minutes…it’s impossible.

Either you are saying you cannot control yourself around young women

(which is a serious issue and you should definitely seek professional advice), or you are implying that female interns do not match up to the work ethic of their male counterparts.

All right, deep breathe.

Just for clarification, internships at the Connecticut State Capitol aren’t particularly glamorous. I worked Mondays and Wednesdays from 9 to 5, and 95 percent of that time was spent chained to my desk licking envelopes, filing, and sending generic e-mails and voicemails to constituents with concerns. And guess what? On Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 to 5 my very same desk was occupied by a male intern, doing ALL of the same tasks! Imagine that!

I am so proud that my envelope-stuffing skill set matches up to that of a 19-year-old male—this is what I’m going to college for right?

You would think that in 2013 such blatant sexism, especially in the government, would not be tolerated. The future of my faith in the Connecticut State government, and that of the 5,000 signatures featured on a popular petition, demands your resignation.

On Representative Hewett’s government website he prominently features the quote: “Never get so high that no one can touch you, Never get so low that no one will want to touch you.” I hate to be the one to break it to you, Representative, but…

Spring Break, here’s a list of some fun holidays to celebrate whether you’re at Myrtle Beach or curled up at home reading a book.

March 16: Everything you do is right day. Okay, so this one technically doesn’t fall under Spring Break, but who doesn’t want a day where they can do absolutely nothing wrong? We all have our good days and our bad days, but this is the chance to make it an amazing day. Now this isn’t exactly the time to indulge in reckless behavior or death-defying stunts, but maybe you can travel somewhere you’ve never visited before, or tell a friend how you really feel about their new outfit. I know I’ll be having that candy bar without

feeling guilty afterwards (okay, maybe a little guilty, but that’s what gyms are for).

March 19: Poultry Day. Chicken. Turkey. And, did I mention chicken?

Celebrate today by eating eggs for breakfast, and some other sort of poultry meat for lunch and dinner. This is a simple holiday to follow, since chicken can practically be found in any restaurant you enter. Not to mention, it’s a lot healthier for you than some of the other processed products we consume on a daily basis.

If you are vegetarian, there are chicken-flavored options that can be found in some supermarkets and restaurants.

March 22: Goof off Day. YES! A day with no chores, no work, no

school. In other words, perfect. Stop everything you’re doing, go outside and have fun. This year, Goof off Day falls on a Friday, even more ideal.

This is a day with so much potential; go to the beach, shop with a friend, or watch movies to your heart’s content. Just do anything you enjoy that you wouldn’t normally have time for.

Well, there you go. So maybe it’s not the most exciting selection of Spring Break activities, but there are much more wacky holidays spread throughout the year; it is impossible for boredom to be an option. When we all return from a week of relaxation, here are a few more holidays to keep in mind: April 9: Name Yourself

Day. This is the one day out of the year where you can give yourself a new name for 24 hours. Go to class and confuse your teachers when they check attendance, trade names with friends just for fun; the possibilities are endless! This may well be the only chance to become someone completely different for a day, and channel your inner alter-ego.

April 18: National Columnists Day. You love us!

You really love us! Show us how much you enjoy the Charger Bulletin by reading it, tweeting about it, or bragging about our awesomeness on Facebook. (We also expect flowers and chocolates on our desks that morning, just as a heads up.)

April 26: Hug an Australian Day. You heard me.

Find the nearest Australian, and give them a big hug to show how much you enjoy their company and their accents.

No Australians nearby?

Have your friend talk like an Australian and hug them instead. This day is extra special because it’s Editor-in-Chief Elizabeth Field’s birthday! Be sure to give her a hug as well, despite the fact that she’s not Australian.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Spring Break, and good luck on midterms. Whether you stay on campus, go on vacation or go home for the break, always remember to bring your ear muffs.

Happy Ear Muff Day!

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Roommate

Problems Silverware thieves

collected on twitter by @roommate_pr0bs

by Nadine Northway

They are When one obsessed person gets sick, with Tetris everyone and Bubble gets sick.

Shooter.

You can hear their ringtone through the room door, the hallway door, and into the common room.

ClassyThings Overheard on Campus Overheard by Nadine Northway “You have to start checking under the toilet seats for those spiders!”

– overheard in Bixler’s bathroom “You’re late…” “You have no idea how close we were to catching that squirrel”

– overheard at Grill 155 “It depends on how big the shark is.”

– overheard in history class.

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The Cinema: Why Going to the Movies Still Matters

By CAMERON HINES FILM EDITOR

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Oz the Great and Powerful

By CAMERON HINES FILM EDITOR

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Deception. Belief. Illusion. All of these components are constantly in motion while watching director Sam Raimi’s Oz the Great and Powerful.

In this film, we are taken back to the land of Oz, but this time it is the tale of the Wizard of Oz’s origin and how he came to be the disambiguated head who grants wishes unconventionally.

While the film at first glance may simply look like a retread of Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, fear not: the film has much more going for it than simply a strange and bizarre setting with colorful characters.

Though Robert Downey Jr. was originally cast as the Wizard, James Franco plays the title character, and we see how he is a struggling circus performer who, just like we all, longs for fame and greatness. And just like in the 1939 classic, a

foul tornado comes and sweeps Franco away to the land of Oz, where he encounters all kinds of strangeness.

He is lauded by the people as being “The Wizard” that they have been waiting for to end the tyranny of the Wicked Witch.

However, he believes he takes himself as a simple con man who’s selfish intentions will do nothing to aid the people. But as he spends more time in Oz, he begins to find his true purpose and self.

Franco is joined by many great actors: Michelle Williams, Rachel Weisz, and Mila Kunis all play witches whose morality remains ambiguous for most of the picture.

And just like any good Sam Raimi movie, veteran actor Bruce Campbell makes a cameo (Campbell and Raimi have been working together since Raimi’s 1981 hit Evil Dead which Campbell stars in). Zach Braff plays a delightful flying monkey who becomes servant/ friend to Franco.

Although, he is not one of the scary flying monkeys, he’s one of the cute ones. That’s another thing: this movie can be really frightening at times, and I suppose that’s because director Sam Raimi specializes at horror. Instead of the campy flying monkeys seen in the original, the flying baboons are ferocious, aggressive and flat out terrifying. Raimi does a great job of constantly presenting danger and terror to the audience, making the fears that the Wizard is feeling much more real to us.

The film is a very enjoyable companion piece to the 1939 classic: it makes many great nods and winks to the original, takes liberties of its own, but never insults the world that Judy Garland made simply magical to us.

Though this film may trade in some of that magic for adventure and bigger set pieces, it is still an enjoyable family movie.

60-100 percent becomes an automatic 100 percent, and then the score is calculated. The actual score that is displayed prominently as the movie’s score is actually a ratio of “fresh” (60-100%) scores out of the total amount of ratings, not the actual average of the scores.

For example, The Dark Knight has a tomatometer rating of 94 percent because 271 out of 289 ratings were “fresh.”

However, the actual average score the movie has received is 8.5/10, but this score (which is a much more accurate rating of critical consensus) is displayed much smaller. This system is in place, in my opinion, for two reasons.

1.) To create a dichotomy for consumers in movies. Most movies that have a high score on Rotten Tomatoes are not recognized by critics as being that high, and most movies with a low rating actually have a much higher average score. For example, the 2011 film Green Lantern has a score of 24 percent, which is pretty abysmal. However, its average rating is a 4.6/10, which looks much better: that’s actually 46 percent. On the other end of the spectrum, 2009’s Crazy Heart has a score of 91 percent, but its actual

average score is 7.1/10, a huge separation. It’s simply used to glorify some movies and squash movies that are not as good as they could have been.

2.) The average movie consumer does not want to sit down a read an organized review, a task that would take a total of 10 minutes tops. We have submitted to the convenience of Rotten Tomatoes, even though it’s not accurate. There is a reason I don’t assign ratings to movies I review: we would like to think the quality of films is black and white, but it’s often a grey area. Different films have significance to everyone: many films are so subjective to our interpretations that a person can get a completely different experience out of a film.

In addition, different films appeal to different people: to me, I don’t care about a Twilight movie, so I will rate it low simply because it doesn’t interest me.

However, a die-hard fan of the series will view it differently because that franchise is important to them. Their score will be much higher than mine.

Assigning movies arbitrary numbers to qualify them is inaccurate, subjective, and not a true representation of what movies should be.

The movie theater: the archetype for being with friends, spending money and going on dates in middle school. There’s really nothing like going to the movies: whether it is an enjoyable experience or not, it defines the way we watch movies, both figuratively and literally.

I’ll never forget the first movie I saw in theaters.

That’s a lie of course; I have no idea what movie it was I saw on the silver screen first. But I do remember going to the theater often as a child.

Each time I’d be full of excitement and anticipation, whether it was seeing Ratatouille, Bug’s Life, or Master of Disguise (that movie is still fantastic by the way).

The point is, movies have always and will always be important to me, and to pretty much everyone in the world. It’s not simply to see movies on the big screen; it’s to see ourselves on the big screen. We strive for validation of our exis-

tence and recognition of who we are, and we see ourselves in many of the characters being portrayed on the screen. Whether we’re white, black, gay, or straight, we want to know that Hollywood recognizes our existence.

When everyone is huddled in the dark theater, we have two things universally in common: 1.) We’re all looking in the same direction. 2.)

We are all sharing an experience that makes us united. Even though we don’t know one another, even though we probably never will know the majority of the people in the theater, we all want to be entertained, but more importantly we want to dream that our lives can be full of the excitement of what’s on the screen.

Though we all want to go to the movies, it’s getting increasingly difficult: tickets in general have gotten more expensive, and with added fees for 3D and IMAX, a ticket can run more than $15.

We can watch these films for free on certain websites as long as we’re willing to put up with poor

quality. Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Instant all offer instant streaming of movies. Morons seem much more frequent at movie theaters these days.

I remember when I went to see Lincoln, not one but two people in my vicinity were asleep and snoring, the couple behind me wouldn’t stop talking about the actors they thought they recognized on screen (they were almost never right), and someone had the audacity to answer their phone IN THE THEATER. So why go to the theater when it’s expensive and can often be filled with idiots? Because more often, we are offered an experience unlike any we could enjoy at home. Think how many comedies are better because everyone in the theater is howling with laughter. Together.

The movie theater still matters because it’s one of the few places these days where we are all still able to dream of places unknown to us, and because in that moment we are all united, whether we’d like to think it or not.

A Review of a Review

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Every Sunday when I call my parents, at one point in the conversation with my father we will begin talking about movies. I’ll ask what movies he’s seen that week and he’ll ask the same. And then, when talking about a movie he’s not sure if he wants to see, he’ll say something along the lines of “well it did pretty well/ good on Rotten Tomatoes.” Inevitably, he will base his decision on that movie’s score on Rotten Tomatoes.

It seems many people simply base the quality of a movie on whatever arbitrary number a film receives on Rotten Tomatoes. For those of you who have no idea what Rotten Tomatoes is, it’s a website that aggregates hundreds of film critics’ scores of a recent movie they have seen, and rate it as either “rotten” or “fresh.”

A film can be rated on a scale from 0-100 percent by a critic. These scores are all averaged to get the films’ “tomato-meter rating.” If a film receives between a 0-50 percent, the film is automatically classified as a 0 when calculating the tomatometer score. Scores of

5 Movies to be Excited for in 2013

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With the lousy months for new movie releases out of the way, it’s time for the cinema to start getting better again. So here are five movies I’m very excited for that are coming out this year.

1.The Place Beyond the Pines (March 20): Starring Ryan gosling and Bradley Cooper, director Derek Cianfrance’s (Blue Valentine) newest film looks to be exploring the relationships of fathers and sons, and what it means to be a father figure. Gosling plays a carnival bike performer who uses his skills to rob banks and get away so as to support his family. The trailer is literally heartbreaking in itself, and I’m so excited for this modern drama.

2. Pacific Rim (July 12):

From director Guillermo del Torro, Pacific Rim looks like everything Michael Bay’s Transformers trilogy should have been: giant monsters kicking the crap out of things. With a great cast including Idris Elba, Charlie Day and Ron Perlman, the movie is about giant monsters attacking Earth. To counter their attack, humans use giant, human-controlled robots to fight the monsters. It doesn’t look like it’s trying to be any more than it should: giant monsters fighting giant robots.

3. Star Trek Into Darkness (May 17): The long-awaited sequel to J.J. Abrams’ massive success to 2009’s Star Trek looks just as promising, with the trailers revealing everything that made the original great: the great cast, some gorgeous CGI, and a great blend of action and humor. And with Benedict Cumberbatch signed on

as the villain, it’s going to hopefully be one heck of a ride.

4. Iron Man 3(May 3): Though Iron Man 2 was met with tepid reception, Iron Man 3 looks to be everything we’ve come to love about the role that Robert Downey Jr. so perfectly embodies. Throw in Ben Kingsley as the Mandarin, Iron Man’s ultimate villain, and we’ve got what looks like another great Marvel movie 5. The Great Gatsby (May 10): As a fan of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic about the façade of the American Dream, Baz Lurhmann’s adaptation looks to be an exciting and memorable take.

Loaded with great actors (including Leonardo DiCaprio as the title character), this movie has me the most excited this year.

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A Chat with Acidic’s “Goss Boss”

By ASHLEY WINWARD STAFF WRITER

that happened earlier in the week? This album explores that equivocal feeling. Feeling as though you’re as light as a feather and dancing through time.

Beginning with “Riding High,” the album starts out tense and almost eerie as the rich melodies place the song on delicate strings of ambiance, slowly creeping into your ears. With strong rhythms and drums crashing, it becomes such a lovely melancholic song. Slowly afterwards, “Sweet Louise,” takes you floating on a psychedelic journey, carried by waves of spacey riffs, a demanding baseline, a gentle guitar and a refrain that just takes you to a different era.

But then all of a sudden, it feels as though you’re merging with the harmonies as these blossoming

ooh’s and ah’s dramatically hush down the lyrics to showcase its vibrant texture in “Marigolds.”

“Payroll,” also follows this pattern of sweet minimalist ballads. Whereas, “Un” and “Mighty River,” caress the ears with more psychedelic echoes, adding bursts of poetic power.

Overall, this album is brilliantly intricate with lovely vocals swirling together, and with the heavy and soft emotional sounds chasing each other.

Chromatisms highlights the poetry the band shares so elegantly.

Listen to this album. It’s beautiful and it will give you goose bumps!

I’m not kidding; The Soft Hills are melodic masters at what they do.

Check them out, you will not be disappointed.

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MEISA finally got to When Two Humans kick off the spring sebegan setting their equipmester with their first ment up on the floor in show, featuring Life on front of the stage, I had no the Sideline, Firestarter, idea what to expect. Just Two Humans, and headlike I didn’t expect to be liner Transit. Delayed by almost impaled by lead two weeks due to Storm singer Jason Rule’s guitar Nemo, it was worth the either, but that nearly hapwait. The UNH pop-punk pened. His Monster-fueled community was out in energy was so off the full-flannel glory and had charts, I’m actually glad a nice, intimate show with they set up on the floor… four great bands. because he would have The first band to perran right off the stage had form was Life on the they been up there. Two Sideline. Definitely a solid Humans has such a unique pop-punk band and their sound; I can’t really put song “Malone Avenue” is my finger on it. The lyrexcellent. It shows a lot of ics are fun and quirky potential in the business, while their music itself is and I really hope I get the very much grounded in chance to see them again. indie rock. At times, they You can download their remind me a lot of Franz two- track Outpatient EP Ferdinand, which I absofrom their Facebook page lutely love. for free, so go check them Overall, they kept their out. set very entertaining and Firestarter hit the stage lively, and I’m very glad next, hailing from Albany, Rule didn’t knock anyN.Y., and bringing a ton of body over. They also win energy along with them. my non-existent award Firestarter features former for best free stickers of lead singer of UNH’s own the night because they Casting Call, Matthew consisted of bushy mousLaPerche. I had grown taches with the band’s quite fond of Casting Call name hidden amongst the my freshman year, but whiskers. You can never Firestarter brought new go wrong with anything songs with a new vibe that moustache-related.

I loved just as much. LaThe anticipation when Perche recognized the fact Transit finally hit the that this was his first show stage was almost palpable. back without Casting Call, Their 13-song set seemed his band mates joking that to have something for they needed to take the everyone in the crowd, past and “Burn it to the and lead singer Joe BoynGround,” a nod to a previ- ton interacting with the ous Casting Call track. I fans made the event seem appreciated the way they so much more intimate. acknowledged it, but then There were several times got right back to what that he locked eyes with they wanted to do— give me and I could have a great show. They had so sworn it was just the two much personality while of us singing in an empty they played and interacted room. He would ask the with the fans. I definitely crowd that if we knew

the words to the songs to “share them with him.”

His choice of words, both in song and in general conversation, was so eloquent; it really surprised me and it was refreshing.

As the night went on, I also began to notice how expressive Boynton was in his movement onstage.

It was as if his music extended all the way out to his fingertips. Among the songs they performed, “Listen & Forgive,” “Please Head North,” and “Skipping Stone” were my favorites. They also performed a new song, “Nothing Lasts Forever,” that will be on their new album, Young New England.

After the show, I got to talk to both Boynton and guitarist Tim Sanders, who were both sweet.

When I told them I was a very new fan, Boynton told me not to worry and that “It’s not about who starts the race first,” which absolutely touched me.

We also discussed how that night, being their first show in 2013, was a real warm up for them. If that was what they considered a warm up, I can only imagine how amazing they are when they are on top of their game!

They will be back in Connecticut kicking off their Young New England Tour April 5 at The Space in Hamden, and I highly recommend it to anyone and everyone looking for a great time.

With Seahaven and Young Statues supporting them, it is sure to be a memorable show. I can assure you all I’ll be there, because Transit has absolutely won me over and has gained yet another loyal fan.

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Toad’s place was rocking this week as Hinder brought the freak show to New Haven. Just in the starting leg of their tour promoting their new album Welcome to the Freakshow, Hinder invited along metal/rock group Nonpoint as well as young rockers Acidic to support them as they covered the U.S. I got a chance to catch up with Acidic’s lead singer Michael “Goss Boss” Gossard before the show for an interview.

Gossard said got the nickname “Goss Boss” back in high school. “I went to an all-boys high school and the guys were giving everyone nicknames, all they could come up for me was Goss Boss because of my last name. The fans love it though! It just kind of stuck,” Gossard said.

Before I even sat down with Gossard, I ran into him outside greeting every single person on line, joking about his cold hands and how it would be a bad night to be a proctologist.

“When I went to shows I always loved talking to the openers when they shared their music outside the venues. I love getting out there and talking to the fans,” he said.

Even as we spoke, he was stopping to give hugs to anyone and everyone who came by. He’s so grateful of the lifestyle he’s living and I absolutely loved seeing that.

Acidic has seen a lot of hype in the past few weeks, they recently got signed to SONY/ RED through Megaforce Record, and Nikki Sixx chose their new single “Copper Man” to be one of his Sixx Picks. “The night we found out about it we went horse, man,” Gossard said. “I mean to have someone of that caliber, that we put on a pedestal, say such great things about our music is unreal.”

Copper Man has seen rave reviews both online and in the audience; it probably got one of the best responses out of the whole set. Acidic has set their album release for March 19, and they say it is going to be different from the rest.

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and Of Monsters and Men was the milkman!” said Gossard. I don’t think there’s any way to go wrong with that kind of formula!

Gossard also talked about touring with Hinder.

“They have taken such great care of us,” he said.

“If we’re ever in their position we’d take care of them just the same.

They make sure we’re well fed and comfortable and we’re so thankful for that.”

One fun fact I couldn’t help but bring up was that bass player Ted “The Blur” Dubrawski recently made a cameo performance on the Glee episode “Naked,” where he played in a shirtless backup band with some rather portly gentlemen.

“I would totally be on national television,” Gossard said, “but until we hit it big I think they would decline my offer.”

We also bonded over our love of cooking and how he loves making dishes out of whatever he can find. When asked to impart some wisdom on the UNH music community he simply said, “If you keep your music to yourself, that’s how it’s going to stay. Oh, and stay in school because I didn’t and some days I think I should have.”

Watching Gossard on stage, I couldn’t help but think of a young Billie Joe Armstrong with a voice like Andrew Volpe of Ludo. He had a whole lot of stage presence. He even ran through the crowd dancing and singing while they covered The Beatles’

“Come Together.” One thing I really loved was that he called out two girls in front of me that were having no fun and practically sleeping at the barricade. That really took guts, and I was happy to see him trying to get the crowd going because they deserved it.

Nonpoint and Hinder put on equally amazing shows, too. Singer Elias Soriano and the guys of Nonpoint had the whole place up off their feet after telling everyone to “take the guy next to you by the collar of his Justin Beiber T-Shirt if they’re not jumping to the next song.”

Hinder really brought a great set, showcasing their newest album “Welcome to the Freakshow,” while sprinkling in their older hits. Singer Austin Winkler really wooed the ladies with his suave dance moves and seductive eyes during “Ladies Come First.”

I didn’t know what to expect from the band I hadn’t listened to since middle school, but they really rejuvenated my fan status.

Overall, this show was full of surprises. Gossard and the rest of Acidic are amazing, laid back guys (who give pretty awesome hugs if I do say so myself), and I am confident we will see them headlining tours soon.

They have a classic sound with a fresh face in the industry that will get them far. The year 2013 has big plans for Acidic, and I can’t wait to see how i t unfolds.

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Coming from Seattle, Wash., The Soft Hills are virtuosos. Members Garrett Hobba, Brett Massa, Matthew Brown and Randall Skrasek are mesmerizing musicians, creating rich sounds that blend together so elegantly to create a velvety dance of harmonies.

Their newest album, Chromatisms, is without a doubt one of the best indie experimental albums guaranteed to not only give you goose bumps, but to have yourself float in a fantasy surrounded by nostalgia.

Do any of you have those days where all you seem to do is daydream?

Lying in bed, listening to music and wondering about the little things

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Across 1 Clips for trailers 7 Fridge incursion 11 Triangular sail 14 Kia model 15 Dagwood’s pesky kid neighbor 16 Japanese salad ingredient 17 Daffy trying to hit the pi-ata?

20 Campfire remains 21 It originates from the left ventricle 22 Pops 23 “Garfield” waitress 24 Detective Spade 25 Survey response at the farm?

33 Stows in a hold 34 x, y or z 35 Many a Louis 36 Supplies for Seurat 37 Sends regrets, perhaps 39 Entry in a PDA 40 Maui strings 41 Waterfall sound 42 Not at all good at losing?

43 Tom fooler?

47 Only reason to watch the Super Bowl, some say 48 Like a pretentious museumgoer 49 Plane parking place

52 Mountaintop home 54 Likely result of failing a Breathalyzer test, briefly 57 Loosey’s cake-making aid?

60 Dedicatee of Lennon’s “Woman” 61 Jazz singer Laine 62 Blanche Dubois’s sister 63 Place with presses 64 It may be a peck 65 “Mustn’t do that!”

Down 1 Fizz in a gin fizz 2 PC “brains” 3 Make quite an impression 4 Beat back?

5 Boards at the dock 6 Strauss opera based on a Wilde play 7 Flat bread?

8 “M*A*S*H” actor 9 Currency-stabilizing org.

10 Thingamabobs 11 Hirsch of “Numb3rs” 12 Picked from a lineup 13 Shampoo ad buzzword 18 Shah’s land, once 19 New ewe 23 Brain freeze cause 24 Juanita’s half-dozen 25 Leverage 26 17-syllable verse 27 Slugabed

28 Green Bay legend 29 Abbr. on food labels 30 Adrien of cosmetics 31 Small woods 32 Bad-check passer 37 Acuff and Clark 38 Actor Mineo 39 With skill 41 Scapegoat in some down-home humor 42 Downs more dogs than, in an annual contest 44 “Get Smart” evil org.

45 Shirts and skirts 46 Mass leader 49 Visibly wowed 50 Chincoteague horse 51 Sufficient space 52 Sits in a wine cellar 53 Inflatable items 54 Shoulder muscle, for short 55 Bing info 56 Writer Dinesen 58 Bulldog booster 59 Shatner’s “__War” (c)2013 TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.

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Positives

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Go home snow, you’re drunk. (Quote by USGA President Patrick Kelland).

Spring Break is upon us. Have fun and be safe everyone!

Congrats to Up Til Dawn for having an amazing finale event and raising a ton of money for St. Jude’s.

Some very well-planned (and expensive) events have a disappointing turn-out. Step out of your comfort zone and attend events you wouldn’t normally attend.

The Battery Charge It’s election season…no, not the presidential election, but USGA elections. Get out there, attend the campaign events and get to know everyone running. Let your voice be heard!

Zani’s Rules of Order Rule #10: Don’t bluff more than once in a poker game.

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All-America Trio Named NewHavenChargers.com Student-Athletes of the Week

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– Briana Conyers, Ada Udaya and David Thomas have been named the NewHavenChargers. com Student-Athletes of the Week for the week ending March 10, 2013.

NewHavenChargers.com will select its StudentAthletes of the Week every Monday throughout the 2012-13 academic year.

This week marks the first time that NewHavenChargers.com has chosen a trio student-athletes to share the weekly award after all three earned All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Champion-

ships this past weekend in Birmingham, Ala. Appearing at her first NCAA Championship meet, Briana Conyers (Derby, Conn./Hill Regional Career) broke her previous UNH record with a leap of 12.34 meters in the triple jump. Her mark merited a fifth-place finish and All-America status.

Ada Udaya (West Haven, Conn./West Haven) was among the best in Division II in a pair of sprints. In the 60-meter dash, she broke her own New Haven record with a preliminary time of 7.36 seconds on Friday evening. In Saturday’s final heat, Udaya finished third with an All-America time of 7.437

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seconds. She also turned in a sixth-place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.08 seconds.

Conyers and Udaya combined for 13 points, landing the Chargers in a tie for 16th place out of 52 scoring teams and 80 participating squads overall

No. 8 Chargers Roll Past Molloy, 13-4, in Season Opener

at the meet.

David Thomas (Taneytown, Md./Frostburg State) represented the New Haven men’s team in two events. He earned All-America laurels in the long jump, qualifying for the finals and placing seventh overall with a top

distance of 7.33 meters.

Though he did not qualify for the finals of the 60-meter dash, Thomas improved on his program record with a time of 6.83 seconds in the sprint to finish in 11th place. He entered the weekend as the 19th-seeded qualifier

in the event.

Thomas’ two points in the long jump landed the Chargers in a tie for 40thplace out of 49 scoring teams and 69 competing programs overall.

Sunday night.

New Haven earned an at-large bid and will play fifth seed Dominican College, an at-large selection from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC), in the opening round on Saturday, March 16 at 8:30 p.m.

In New Haven's most recent NCAA berth, the 2003-04 Chargers lost in the opening round to Southern New Hampshire.

One year prior, UNH earned its second NCAA tournament victory in the opening round over the Penmen. UNH has never advanced past the second round, posting an alltime record of 2-7 in the NCAA tournament.

Stay posted to Ne-

wHavenChargers.com throughout the week for complete coverage of the Chargers NCAA postseason.

First Round Saturday, March 16 (1) Franklin Pierce vs. (8) Bloomfield (5) Dominican (N.Y.) vs.

(4) New Haven (3) Assumption vs. (6) Southern N.H. (7) Bridgeport vs. (2) Saint Anselm East Region Semifinal Round Sunday, March 17 (1)/(8) vs. (4)/(5) (3)/(6) vs. (2)/(7)

Men’s Basketball Headed to the NCAA Tournament

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– The No. 8 University of New Haven women’s lacrosse team held visiting Molloy scoreless in the second half – while posting eight goals of its own after the intermission – to break open a one-goal halftime lead and roll to a 13-4 victory on Thursday afternoon on Kayo Field. Natalie Lieberman (Manorville, N.Y./Eastport South Manor) led the offense with four goals and an assist.

The Chargers (1-0) picked up their sixth straight win in a season opener and emerged victorious in their home opener for the third consecutive season. Molloy dropped to 1-4 with the loss.

In addition to her five points, Lieberman registered a game-high five draw controls. Nicole McKee (Wantagh, N.Y./ MacArthur) posted a

hat trick and three draw controls and fueled the defense with five caused turnovers. Courtney Ackland (Perth, Western Australia/Churchlands) netted two goals and an assist in her collegiate debut, while Marissa Fisher (Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial) scored a pair as well. Kristina Curry (East Meadow, N.Y./East Meadow) and Kathryn Campbell (Mansfield, Mass./Mansfield) rounded out the offense with one goal apiece.

Alyssa Gianotti (Monkton, Md./Hereford) got the start in goal in her collegiate debut and turned away seven of the 11 shots that she faced.

New Haven outshot the Lions by a count of 31-14 overall and 25-11 in shots on goal. In the midfield, the Chargers posted a 12-7 advantage in draw controls and were successful in 15 of 18 clear attempts compared to nine clears in 18 tries for Molloy.

Curry started the scor-

ing with a goal at the 23:18 mark of the first half, but the Lions tied it up less than four minutes later on a Christie Roell tally. New Haven responded with three goals in a span of 1:40 by Ackland, Lieberman and Campbell to claim a 4-1 lead that it would not relinquish. Lieberman added a goal at the 14:53 mark as the Chargers headed to the locker room with a 5-4 advantage.

The first goal after the break went to Fisher at 27:26 and started an 8-0 second half in favor of the home team. The shutout performance following the intermission was highlighted by two goals in a span of 19 seconds from Lieberman as the Chargers cruised to a 13-4 victory.

Kaitlynn Kelly led the Molloy offense with a hat trick, while Caroline Winters went the distance for the Lions and made 12 saves in net.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - For the first time in nine seasons and the sixth time in program history, the University of New Haven men's basketball team is headed to the NCAA Division II Championship tournament. The Chargers earned the No. 4 seed in the East Region Championship which will be hosted by No. 2 seed Saint Anselm College at the campus of Southern New Hampshire University. The NCAA men's basketball championship committee announced the field of 64 teams late

East Region Championship Round Tuesday, March 19 Final two teams.

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Three University of New Haven Chargers traveled to Birmingham, Ala. to compete in NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field National Championships Saturday.

Junior, Ada Udaya, placed third in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.437 seconds.

She received her second All-American honor as a Charger and earned six points for UNH. Udaya qualified with a record time of 7.36 seconds during prelims.

Udaya also competed in the 200-meter dash, and finished in sixth place

with a time of 24.08 seconds, which earned another three points for the Chargers, and another All-American title.

For sophomore Briana Conyers, this was her first national championship.

She broke her previous record in the triple jump with a leap of 12.34 meters, and placed fifth overall.

Representing the men was senior David Thomas. He competed in two events on Friday, and earned All-America status in the long jump, and an 11th-place finish in the 60-meter dash.

Thomas placed seventh overall in the long jump and broke the UNH program record. He qualified

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Second Annual Charger Ball

for finals with a mark of

By SAMANTHA MATHEWSON 7.33 meters, which reCOPY EDITOR mained his best leap after ––––––––––––––––––––– finals.

Thomas did not qualify for the finals of Charger Athletes were the 60-meter dash, but able to leave the uniforms improved his program and sweats at home, and record, placing 11th put on their dresses and overall with a time of 6.83 ties for the second annual seconds. charger ball.

Both Udaya and The ball was held Thomas were named Saturday, March 9, at the USTFCCCA East Region University of New Haven Track Athletes of the in the German Club. AthYear. Thomas was also letes, and their choice of a two-time Northeast-10 a guest, danced the night Champion, three-time All- away. All sports teams New England honoree and four-time All-East Region recipient this winter.

The indoor national championships conclude the 2012-13 indoor track and field season for UNH.

were invited to this event, and the dress was semiformal.

The dance was held from 8:30 p.m. until 11 p.m. The athletic trainers were also there to chaperon along with Larry Earnesty, the Assistant Director of Athletics for NCAA Compliance and Student Welfare, who all helped make the event possible.

There were snacks and drinks provided for the athletes, and the DJ spun

remixes that kept all the guests dancing and having fun.

Tickets were two dollars for all athletes and three dollars for all non-athlete quests. Teams’ SAAC representatives sold tickets, and all the proceeds went to Make-A-Wish foundation.

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Presidential Candidates Arnold Lane

My fellow Chargers, my name is Arnold M. Lane, Jr. and I aspire to represent you all as the President of the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA). For those of you who are unfamiliar with who I am, I am a studentathlete studying Psychology with minors in Sociology and Black Studies, I will be a senior in the fall of 2013, and I serve as a member of the Men’s Cross Country / Track and Field Team. The USGA is a student-run body of government that meets weekly to discuss and address student concerns and allocate funds for the University’s student groups.

Reflecting on my experience at UNH, I can say I have done it all. I have proudly served as the USGA Chief of Senate, USGA Senator, President of the UNH Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), President and Treasurer of the Black Student Union (BSU), Treasurer of the Caribbean Student Association (CSA), and the Sergeant at Arms of the UNH Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). As I enter my final year at the University I have made the decision to run for USGA President.

My involvement on campus has shaped me into the individual that I am today, and while some of you may not even know me, chances are we have crossed paths at least once during our tenure here. My desire to serve the student body stems from my willingness to want to change the nature and culture of this University. We hold a rich diversity here, unlike most colleges and universities. I stand proud of that fact and would like to enhance it to make it even better.

My experiences over the past few years have taught me leadership, respect, patience, and reliability traits that would be crucial for this important role. My hope is to change the face of this organization and bring the campus together as a whole.

There appears to be a significant divide and lack of communication between the University’s students, student groups, Department offices, and Administration. This is something I would like to change. The UNH experience should foster a more spirited and proud community. When I see lack of interest in Homecoming and Spring Weekend events, heated social media discussion regarding school policies, and spur of the moment Administrative decisions, I take notice. Communication is key in any organization, and lines should be open.

My goals for the USGA include, bringing together the campus community, promoting diversity and embracing the different walks of life each of our students represent, condensing the various USGA documents and making them more cohesive, shifting towards a more sustainable process when submitting forms and documents, pushing for an increase in Educational Programming for the student body, bringing prominent guest lecturers and speakers to the University for meetings and seminars, fostering more community engagement in the West Haven and New Haven areas, and making the University Experience more memorable.

If you believe in my cause and my leadership abilities please stand with me when the time comes. I appreciate your support, VOTE ARNOLD LANE FOR USGA PRESIDENT…Bridging the gap one step at a time.

Best Wishes, Arnold

Ryan “RJay” Irons

Hello everyone! My name is Zani Imetovski and I am running for USGA President. I am a junior here at the Univeristy of New Haven and have been very involved on campus. My experience includes serving as Senator, leadership roles in several clubs and currently USGA Sergeant-atArms.

My passion has always been in making this campus better as either a Senator, USGA Executive Board member or in the several clubs I am apart of. As a Senator I was chairman of the commuter issues committee and worked on getting commuters and all students more involved on campus. As Sergeantat-Arms I have focused on streamlining and making the constitution and bylaws more efficient, to help clubs, organizations and the students put on better and more exciting events. I have always made my self-available in the office or in the halls to discuss student concerns and issues, taking the steps needed to solve the problems that they may have. I have always worked hard and take pride in what I do and I will take the experience that I have gained through my various leadership roles with me if elected USGA President.

As USGA President I will like to focus on solving the large problems students have with campus like parking, shuttle service and residential life issues. I would also like to develop the quad to make it more of a gathering place when it’s warm out. One of the improvements to the quad that I would like to accomplish is to place artificial turf so that it can be more optimally unitized. A major thing I would push is for development and promotion of more tradition and school pride on campus, so that we can grow closer together as a campus community.

In conclusion I would like to say that I will work hard for the student body and will make sure that the changes I will make will transform our campus to be an even better place to get an education.

Zani Imetovski

Pay attention next week! Candidates will be answering student-proposed questions on this page!

My name is Ryan Irons, known as RJay, and I am currently a junior here at the University. Over the past few years, I have been involved in many organizations as well as participated in multiple student organization events and have witnessed first-hand the importance of a student body government. I currently serve as a Senator for the student body and being able to work with each of you and learning the developing issues around campus gives me the proper information in order to solve those concerns for the most part. As a senator, you can only do so much with the duties of the position and I believe that with a position such as the USGA President, I will be able to assist students in furthering their knowledge of the University as well as the policies or departments in order to assist them with their complaints or questions. Being a tour guide with the Admissions Department for the past 3 years has also allowed me to also hear about what students look for when coming to the university and taking their ideas into consideration about the campus. Sometimes, it takes a fresh pair of eyes in order to realize something you’ve been seeing for so long may be ineffective. Communication between the University and the Students is an extremely important slice of the college pie. A student should never be blind-sided by university changes without at least prior notification. I believe that students should be given the time to voice their concern about any changes that could affect them.

I believe that the students should be afforded the rights to a student government president that is proactive rather than reactive. 9 times out of 10, students are going to take to social media networks to rant about what they don’t like rather than submit a formal complaint. I believe the President of USGA should be reaching out to those students to see what they’d like to see differently and attempting to reach a solution rather than leaving the problem unnoticed.

Some of the ideas that I have looked into developing further: 1. Keeping you, the students, IN THE LOOP with university decisions 2. Regarding the Shuttle Services a. Courtesy van on special request to shop rite & charger plaza during certain times b. University Sponsored Housing shuttle should run late on week days as well instead of ending at 11pm 3. Regarding Dining Services a. The opportunity of Grill 155 delivering food 4. Reworking the co-sponsor system amongst Gold and Blue status organizations to lay out the difference between financial, manpower, and/or items to assist other organizations 5. Hosting Presidents Round Table to see how the USGA can assist RSO’s in their success 6. Hosting more campus-wide events to intersperse the student body to create a close-knit community where students will gain memorable experiences on campus as a whole.

These are just some of the ideas I have going into the position if elected but working with each and every one of you, together, we can make UNH better than before. So remember, “A Vote for Me Is a VOICE for YOU!”

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Dear Campus Community, My name is Isaak Kifle and I am running for Treasurer of the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA).

I am a junior at the University of New Haven studying psychology and I believe that I would bring the right combination of skills, experience and passion to this

Greetings, My name is Enrique Cruz and I am running for the Undergraduate Student Government Association Treasurer position. I am currently a junior, majoring in Criminal Justice with a concentration in International Justice and Security. The position of Treasurer is nothing new to me. I have held the Treasurer position critical position within the student body. My involvement with the USGA financial of Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity system began when I was elected Treasurer of the Class of 2014 in September 2010.

Inc. for the past two years. Having the In addition, I served as the secondary representative of the Class of 2014 in USGA Treasurer position is not a simple task meetings that same year. as they take the responsibility of managing all finances as well as addressing any Beginning in my sophomore year, I served as a member of the USGA Budget budget problems.

Committee and, in February 2012, became a USGA Senator. Throughout my years I want to be USGA Treasurer because the Recognized Student Organizations at UNH, I have served the USGA is a large number of roles. All of these experiences deserve someone who is caring, constantly there, and reliable. My experience as culminated in February 2013, when I had the honor of being appointed by the USGA Treasurer has made me realize the only time I would go to USGA Treasurer office legislature as the first Chair of the USGA Budget Committee, a position that was was when I needed help. One problem RSO’s face is going to the treasurer’s office recently separated from the USGA Treasurer. and not being able to have budgetary issues addressed because he or she is not As the Budget Committee Chair, I work directly under the current USGA Treasurer there. There are a few things I would like to change if I am elected USGA Treasurand assist with the organization of the yearly budget process. Through this position er. The campus has noticeably been changing over to more sustainable efficiency. as well as the others that I have held, I have gained an understanding of the primary The University’s Business Office sends out electronic paystubs. I would like to see issues present in the financial system as well as ideas on how to address those issues. all USGA financial forms submitted electronically. This initiative would help limit For example, mistakes that result in loss of budgets or money requested often arise the waste of paper and save money on printer ink and toner. This would also help from communication issues or a lack of understanding of the process. This year, a students who have poor penmanship. great deal has been done to simplify many aspects of the yearly budget process and I would also like to see RSO’s have access to view their account balances on Banmake it more user-friendly to everyone involved. I plan to continue this by making ner, instead of having to wait until the USGA Treasurer is at their office hour or the system more approachable; not only to treasurers, but to everyone that plays a the weekly USGA Meeting. This will help the RSO’s with managing their budgets. part in the utilization of USGA funds.

This year Purchase Orders have changed over to online forms. This made it very Mentorship is critical to the success of future student leaders and so I plan to simple and efficient to pay vendors. The one thing I would like to change is notififoster connections between newer and more experienced RSO treasurers. This could cation that an RSO has completed a Purchase Order. It is up to the USGA Treasurtake the form of socials or roundtables as well as a distribution list I hope to create er to constantly check banner to see if any RSO submitted a purchase order. This to improve communication among treasurers. hinders the payment of vendors and shipment of goods for the RSO. The university is transitioning into the Banner System and soon, finances will be Not being available during scheduled office hours is something I would not like handled through that system as well. Treasurers and other executives as well as the to happen if I am elected USGA Treasurer. There are things one cannot control, advisors of RSOs will need to have an understanding of this system in order to manbut when there is no notification, it looks bad. The office hours are offered for the age budgets and I hope to create more comprehensive guides to improve this process students and when one is not present he or she is taking away from the students. and ensure that everyone is able to obtain the maximum benefit possible from BanI want to be elected as the next USGA Treasurer for the students because student ner. leaders are what make the campus for what it is.

Lastly, I am very open to any suggestions and encourage you to come find me or contact me with comments or ideas on what you would like to see done. Thank you for your time and remember to vote Isaak Kifle for USGA Treasurer!

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