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Charger Bulletin The official student newspaper of the University of New Haven since 1938. Volume 94, Issue 18 | March 6, 2013
How Much is Too Much?
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Yes, the Charger Bulletin has become more edgy lately. Here you find an article on female orgasms. Enjoy. SEE PAGE4
SPORTS UNH Ice Hockey Club Team wins conference title to become 2012-2013 Colonial Conference Champions, finishing the season with a 17-5-1 record. SEE PAGE 12
ENTERTAINMENT Aaron Carter straddled a pole and made out with a concertgoer during his recent tour. Thank the heavens staff writer Elyse Von Der Fecht was there to relay the message to all of us!
By SAMANTHA MATHEWSON COPY EDITOR
–––––––––––––––––––––––––– Is your inbox too full? UNH students have mixed emotions about the number of emails they receive per day. For Derek Troxler, the answer is clear, “Too many!” After insideUNH was implemented in the fall of 2011 as a portal for students, faculty and staff, the number of emails that went to students’ personal emails decreased by a reasonable amount, but some students still think that we get too many. Troxler went on to explain why he believes the university overdoes it. “Residents who don’t have an on-campus job still get emails about time
sheets. Residents who don’t have cars still get emails about moving cars from a lot. It would be smart to have someone just sit down and assemble folders of groups of commuters, residents with cars, residents with on campus jobs, etc,” he said. Alex Joseph agreed. ”I think that there are certain emails that they don’t have to send to every student like Derek said.” Certain groups that are given permission are allowed to send mass emails, and some groups send out group emails by making a group through outlook. Charger Connection on insideUNH helps clubs better manage emailing and organization, and decreases the number of emails sent out overall. “One of the only things left to do is
OPINION Although only a first-year student, Staff Writer Elissa Sanci has learned many life lessons as a college student! Including things that most of the Charger Bulletin staff has not yet mastered like “Rule #2: How to Manage My Time.” SEE PAGE 9
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By KAREN GRAVA
DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS
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UNH announced last week a partnership with West Haven Public Schools that will provide half-tuition scholarships to high school seniors as well as college get upperclassmen onboard, so they aren’t out of the loop,” said preparation programs for middle school and high school students. Andrew Mayer, Office CoordiThe partnership, called the nator for the Office of Student “Charge into the Future” proActivities. gram, will provide a half-tuition “I don’t mind how many we scholarship for any student get, I just get annoyed when I graduating from West Haven get duplicates. Like I’ll get the same message two times some- High School who is admitted as a full-time student to UNH times even three. I like being updated with campus info,” said beginning next fall. “I applaud the University of Melissa Scott. New Haven for introducing an While there are numerous repetitive emails being sent out innovative new program that everyday, the reduction made by will open the door to higher edinsideUNH may have addressed ucation for so many students,” said Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. the wrong group of emails. “We know that getting a colHowever, “not everyone lege degree is critical to preparchecks insideUNH though, ing students for good jobs with and I know that student activigood benefits—and helping to ties sends out an email every ensure bright futures in the new week about the events that are economy.” See MUCH page 5 Governor Malloy told the students that his own father had to leave school in eighth grade and that he himself struggled with learning disabilities. He said that even by his junior year in high school, he didn’t have a vision for his future. But then, he said, school got better. He went on to college and law school; he became a prosecutor, a mayor and a governor. “All of this was made possible because my father, who never went to college but made sure all eight of his children went to college,” he said. He urged West Haven High students to take advantage of all aspects of the partnership, as “only a fraction of American students” will have PHOTO BY EMILY MCGINTY such an opportunity. “Spend the time, the energy; recreate after a few hours of practice, it yourself in a different vision,” was lunch time. After getting he said. time to get to know each other The announcement at West and getting fed, it was off to Haven High School also feaDodds Theater to get ready for tured Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman. competition and a little more “The connection between practice. earning a college degree and the With only a short time to prepare for the first part of compe- ability to get a quality job has never been as important as it is tition (the interviews), the girls fixed their hair and makeup and today,” Wyman said. “With this scholarship program, the Unigot dressed in their suits. The versity of New Haven is ensurinterview portion consists of ing that more of our students one contestant in front of the panel of judges. The contestant will be better prepared to attend college and to graduate with the has nine minutes to answer the skills needed in this challenging questions the judges present. These questions can vary about job market.” The UNH scholarships, which anything from current politics, include need- and merit-based personal views and the contesawards, will be offered to stutant’s platform. After this pordents in addition to any fedtion, the girls quickly changed eral, state or externally funded into their regular clothes to do awards for which they may a run-through of their talents, qualify. their last chance to be on stage “We would like this program before the competition really to serve as a major incentive began. to West Haven students – from As people began to filter into
Miss UNH Crowned
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Would you consider those with Portuguese heritage Hispanic? The United States Census Bureau proposes to. Amazing Portuguese Assistant Editor Liana Teixeira weighs in.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY SAMANTHA MATHEWSON
Hosted by the student government leaders of Texas A&M University, over 400 delegates from institutions across the country including four student leaders from UNH attended the annual COSGA conference.
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CAMPUS
UNH Launches “Charge into the Future” Initiative for West Haven Students
By EMILY MCGINTY STAFF WRITER
–––––––––––––––––––––––––– On Saturday, March 2, the University of New Haven held an official preliminary to the Miss Connecticut Pageant. Three titles were given that night: Miss Shoreline, Miss New Haven County and Miss University of New Haven. Miss Shoreline and Miss New Haven County were open to any women aged 17 to 24 who live, work or attend school in the state. The Miss University of New Haven title was a closed competition to only students of the University. The winners of these titles will be competing in June for the title of Miss Connecticut in hopes of participating in Miss America. This pageant was put together and run by Ashley Abate, an admissions counselor at the university. Here’s a look behind the scenes at what actually takes place for these women.
Competing for a pageant is not something that can be done overnight; it takes months of practice and coaching to be ready to compete in the fastpaced competition. The girls must have a resume, headshot and a platform for an issue they feel strongly impacts their generation. While the show may have started at 7 p.m. for everyone else, the girls competing arrived on campus at 9 a.m. to start prepping. For many of the girls, their days started even earlier, waking up as early as 5 a.m. to prepare their hair and makeup. At 9 a.m., the women showed up with garment bags filled with dresses, interview suits, talent costumes and swim suits. Duffle bags were also in tow, filled with makeup, hair products, multiple pairs of high heels and other pageant essentials such as butt glue. The girls began their morning learning an opening number routine and walking patterns for the evening. Then
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