March 6

Volume 99, Issue 13

March 6, 2018

THE

CHARGER BULLETIN

West Haven, Conn.

The student news source of the University of New Haven.

NO PENALT Y FOR PROTEST

President Kaplan says students who protest in wake of Parkland shooting won’t face admissions penalty.

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NEWS

Up Til Dawn Breaks Fundraising Record in 10th Year

Bulletin Briefs T

BY CESSA FONTANEZ STAFF WRITER

he University of New

News

Get to know Miss Mary pg. 5

ing $130,000 with a grand

RSO’s priority. One compo-

total of $137,653 raised to

nent that becomes finalized

combat childhood cancer. The early on in the developmental process is the theme. theme of the night, accord-

A&E

Kelly, who is one of the other

USGA holds first debate pg. 16

body. As the year progresses, nents of the event become the

the Decades, since it was the

Student Life

effort to engage the student

event broke its goal of rais-

Looking at college substance abuse pg. 6

Start of softball season pg. 13

throughout the semester in an

finalizing the main compo-

Opinion

Sports

multiple different programs

Haven’s annual Up ‘til Dawn

ing to Gabe Unger, one of the

Apple’s answer to Alexa and Google Home pg. 11

tion (RSO) develops and hosts

Francesca Fontanez/The Charger Bulletin

(Above) Students re-

Masters of Ceremonies for the

vealed the fundraising

event, was Cruising Through

total at the end of the event. (Left) Members of

event’s tenth year on campus.

the ROTC team.

Unger, alongside Mary Kate Masters of Ceremonies, host-

the help of his family and

ed the 10th Annual St. Jude’s

support system who donated

Up ‘til Dawn and helped the

via Facebook.

E-Board facilitate the event

“I love St. Jude, and I’ve

and all it encompasses.

always loved St. Jude,” said

Alexa Kava, the awareness director of St. Jude Up ‘til

Regarding this year’s

When asked about their

Dawn, explained that the

Cruisin’ Through the Decades

roles, Kelly and Unger

planning for this year’s event

theme, Kava went on to ex-

were quick to express their

Unger.

Kelly went on to explain that her family has been faithfully donating to St. Jude’s for

as last year’s Up ‘til Dawn

plain that they strive to “bring thoughts. Unger gushed as he went on to explain his pasour theme to life as much as

concluded. The planning

possible” in order to encour-

sion for the foundation, which perience with St. Jude Up ‘til

phase hits the ground run-

age fun and positive experi-

started in his youth. Un-

Dawn, Kelly said it was “easily

ger would save lunch money

one of the best events that

throughout the year and

I’ve done at this university.”

started practically as soon

ning when the new E-Board is ences within the participant demographic. recognized. Moving towards campus presence with their

“We try to make the theme

donate his collection annually

years. Reflecting on her ex-

“It’s incredible, and I’m so

national recruitment events

as interactive as possible,”

to St. Jude around this time

happy to be here,” said Kelly.

in as early as September, the

said Kava. “It brings a better

of year. Now, in 2018, Unger

“Every time I learn something

recognized student organiza-

vibe to the event.”

has raised over $1,500 with

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Up til Dawn

own teammates, but also with

the Top Fundraising Greek

nated by the hundreds of glow

other members of the U. New

organization was awarded to

sticks. On the tenth year of

Continued from pg. 3

Haven community.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon, both

University of New Haven Up

As the 10th Annual Up ‘til

organizations reclaiming the

‘Til Dawn, the crowd of over

Dawn started winding down,

same titles as last year. The

300 participants erupted on

glow sticks were passed

winners of Up ‘til Dawn 2018

the morning of Sunday, Feb.

out to the participants who

were to Team Kappa Kappa

25 as the St. Jude’s Up Til

were gathered to witness the

Psi 1 in first place, Team

Dawn E-Board revealed the

closing ceremony. Awards

ROTC Dad’s in second place,

grand total of $137,653.06

were given out to this year’s

and Sigma Alpha Epsilon 4 in

raised to go towards St. Jude

winners in each category: Top

third.

Children’s Research Hospital.

else about the organization it just astounds me that they’re doing so much for the families that need it. I just want to help in any way shape or form I can.”

The event consisted of three main challenges for the participating teams.s. The first was a Game Show Challenge in which teams were split into groups and were engaged in

adapted versions of classic game shows. In the second, a Movie Skit Challenge, the teams worked together to make up a skit to perform for the judges. The final challenge was Impatient-Outpatient, described by the emcees as a “pseudo-Simon Says”.

Participants from multiple teams described the challenges as a great opportunity to bond with not only their

Fundraiser was awarded to

As the lights in the audito-

sophomore student, Jonathan rium were turned off for the

air in celebration as the 10th

Cimino, Top Fundraising

reveal of the grand total, the

annual St. Jude’s Up ‘til Dawn

organization was ROTC, and

room remained still illumi-

came to a close.

How to Keep Your Inbox Safe

BY CHAZZ MAIR CONTRIBUTING WRITER

A

go on. What’s happened this

the system. The university

year most often is one student would like to take this oppor-

your email is out there, it will be sold to marketing compa-

receives a fraudulent email,

tunity to remind students you

nies and at that point it’s hard

called a ‘phishing’ email. It’s

will never receive an email

to stop.

designed to look legitimate

from us asking you to click a

“If [the email]’s not from

put into inboxes at the Uni-

so you click on the link and

link to provide your account

a newhaven.edu address

versity of New Haven, to the

provide your account and

information.”

it’s clearly not from us. The

point where some important

password. It’s typically writ-

The system has been adjusted

University is working to

ones can get glossed over as if

ten from a support offering

to catch more of the messages

standardize on more limited

that would have previously

email accounts that legitimate

lot of emails get

they were spam. Occasionally, to update your security, keep

Glow sticks were tossed in the

something will get read that

your mailbox open. It might

slipped through, and the uni-

messages will be sent from.

shouldn’t have been, things

even say it’ from ‘IT Sup-

versity is continuing to review

This should help users know

like phishing emails will try to port’ or similar. Once one

their measures in attempts to

just by the sender if it’s good.

compromise your security.

student clicks on the link and

increase security.

Next step is to hover over any

While the university has a

provides their account and

To personally reduce the

link without clicking on them.

efficient spam filter, outside

password, the hacker now has

amount of spam you receive

This will show you where the

messages can be written in a

their credentials and logs into

in your inbox, it’s suggested

link wants to take you. Again,

way to sneak through.

their email as that student.

that users be careful about

if it’s not a newhaven.edu site

Campus Tech Support, Greg

Once in, they can now email

what they give their email ad-

it’s not legit. All students are

Bartholomew said, “It’s a cat

all students using their access

dress to. Be sure to uncheck

welcome to forward an email

and mouse game between

to the address book. Then as

any boxes on sites that will

to studenttechsupport@

hackers and security compa-

more students click on it the

use your email address for

newhaven.edu if they are

nies that will probably always

issue propagates throughout

marketing purposes. Once

concerned about the validity

of a message. And obviously if it’s asking you to provide your credentials to maintain or enhance your account or mailbox, it’s clearly fraudulent.” Bartholomew said, Bartholomew and Student Tech Support would like to ask all students to visit Passwordreset.newhaven.edu to complete the self-registration form, it will allow users to change their passwords without the assistance of OIT if one feels their information has been compromised.

Changing your password should be a routine habit.

Contact Student Tech Support for any technology related problem at Studenttechsupport@newhaven.edu, call 203-932-8324 or visit the office located at the back of the Campus Bookstore.

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Students on Their Kaplan: Protesting Students On-Campus Houising Will Not Be Penalized

BY GLENN ROHRBACKER Experience EDITOR IN CHIEF

BY KARINA KRUL

STUDENT LIFE EDITOR

T

he deadline for

as a commuter is more than being a resident.”

Among the reasons students have chosen to move-off campus, some common answers

I

n an email sent to the

campus community early

included increased indepen-

Wednesday, University of

submitting the housing ap-

dence, being able to decline

New Haven President Ste-

plication was Friday (March

a meal plan, and a lack of

ven H. Kaplan said that the

2), yet out of 202 students

amenities on campus.

university will not penal-

polled by the Charger Bul-

However, these are some

ize prospective students for

letin, 47 percent of them said

of the things which Nicole

protesting peacefully in the

that they will not be living on

McGrath, Associate Dean for

wake of the mass shooting in

campus next year. The most

Residential Life, believes the

Parkland, Florida.

prominent reason for this was ORL has greatly improved that living on campus is too upon.

is replete with examples of

expensive and, despite the

movements that began with a

“Many students have

“The history of our nation

recent improvements the Of-

thanked us for ‘hearing them’

few voices that became many,

fice of Residential Life (ORL)

and for making so many im-

and that have resulted in last-

have made, many students

provements and upgrades at

do not feel that the univer-

the beginning of this academ-

sity provides enough for the

ic year,” said McGrath.

ing, “as high school students

Other colleges, like the Uni-

across the country have orga-

versity of Connecticut, and

nized authentic, meaningful

Ivy League schools like Dart-

protests, we at the Univer-

mouth and Brown, put out

sity of New Haven have been

similar statements, reassur-

proud of the important ways

ing students that their right

in which they have utilized

to peaceful protest would not

their constitutional right to

affect their admissions deci-

free speech to further their

sion.

cause.”

“UConn would like to assure

Students from Marjory

students who have applied or

Stoneman Douglas High

been admitted to the Univer-

School, who lost 17 com-

sity that disciplinary action

munity members on Feb. 14,

associated with participation

have organized a “March for

in peaceful protests will not

Our Lives” on March 24 in

affect your admission deci-

Washington D.C. to call for

sion in any way,” the school

stricter laws surrounding gun

tweeted.

violence.

The email continued saynot having a 12-month lease,

while they are living it in the

psychology major, expressed

studying abroad, being an RA

moment.

Improvements from ORL

her frustrations with the lack

and a scholarship requiring it.

have included new programs,

of university effort to make it

40 minutes to the school

cosmetic and structural

as affordable for out-of-state

because of a shorter commute

360-degree college experi-

everyday than pay $15,000 to

improvements to residence

students as it seems to be for

to classes and the positive

ence, which immerses them

live on campus,” said Meghan

halls, changing the meal plan,

in-state students. She also

energy that I feel when I am

completely in college life,”

Tooth, freshman business

and providing free laundry.

expressed that some fac-

here,” said Marisa Rogers,

said McGrath.

ulty “make living on campus

freshman psychology major.

described her living ar-

horrible,” by being rude to

“I also feel close to my friends

that living on campus was

felt that the combined cost of

rangements as unfavorable,

students.

and even the staff here.”

a large part of the “college

off-campus housing was more

including a lack of steps on

Many students enjoy liv-

McGrath believes that

experience,” Jessie Mascitti,

than on-campus housing.

bunk-beds and difficult and

ing on campus for their own

college should be lived on

sophomore forensic science

Kathleen Feliciano, sopho-

dangerous ceiling pipes.

reasons as well. Common rea-

campus for all four years.

major, equated that same

sons included convenience,

She said that students often

“college experience on campus” to simply drama.

money.

“It’s cheaper for me to drive

undecided major.

However, some students

Francesca Pimenta still

Leah Gonzalez, sophomore

ing change,” Kaplan wrote.

“I love living on campus

more forensic psychology

“I lived in Bixler and people

major explained that she

literally called it the projects,”

living with friends, not

do not realize how special

believes “rent, gas, and food

said Pimenta.

needing to worry about rent,

and unique the experience is

“Overall, I feel that living on campus provides a complete,

Although McGrath cited

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Value Your Own Safety

BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD

He also discussed noticing ,

safe, even when extensive

if someone is becoming radi-

measures are taken everyday.

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calized, temperamental, or if

The campus is open, and at

N

someone displays changes in

any time, things can happen.

their behavior, like hygiene

Police chief Tracy L. Mooney

decline or substance abuse.

said students should not feel

These signs have collectively

a sense of worry on campus.

o campus is com-

pletely safe from an unexpected attack. At any point, the lives of students could be in danger. There are no metal detectors in buildings,and the campus, despite its great efforts, is still an open environment.

On Tuesday, students at Utica College in New York faced this reality, when the campus was put on lockdown for hours over what was classified as a “real, credible threat.”

Campus police at the University of New Haven have done a tremendous job of patrolling the campus, and responding to calls when danger is reported.

They even had an event during the fall semester on what to do in the event of a campus shooting.

Officer Dodd Parker said the focus was how to deal

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been linked to radical behavior. There are also safety

“The University of New Haven Police Department

Sodexo is Getting Harder to Stomach

BY LIZ SLOANE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

W

hile there are

many things that receive complaints on campus, nothing

apps that students and faculty remains vigilant in the pro-

is as popular to loathe as the

can download, like Crisis

tection of our campus com-

food offered by Sodexo. Yes,

Manager. While the event

munity,” said Mooney. “We

it’s true that we have our very

covered safety techniques for

provide 24/7 public safety

own salad bar and vegetarian

students, it did not generate

services to the community

station, but is that enough?

a large attendance . With the

and provide several trainings

times that we are living in, an

to students, faculty and staff

as can be assessed by the

event such as this should be

to educate them in the area of

meal time rush at Bartels, is

mandatory. The university

personal safety, as well.”

reflected by the long lines for

works hard at keeping its stu-

The campus police regu-

The most popular food,

sandwiches, Tex Mex, and

dents safe, but students have

larly conducts drills and, with

burgers… and french fries.

to take charge, too.

staff, there will be an “active

These foods appear to be the

shooter” event held by the

most popular to the casual

safe as they should on cam-

campus police, offering tips

observer, but aren’t very hard

pus. There have been several

and information on what to

to come by. Students choose

occasions,especially at night,

do in a dangerous situation.

these foods because they’re

Some students don't feel as

where reports of suspicious

“It is not mandatory, but I

the safe option.

men were disclosed. There

would like to see more stu-

were also clown sightings be-

dents take an interest in their

Brocken was asked why she

tween 2016 and 2017, which

own safety and in what the

was waiting in the sandwich

made students afraid to walk

police department training

line instead of other options

to class. Frightening occur-

opportunities have to offer,”

she stated, “I’m gonna be

rences can give the impres-

said Mooney.

honest, sandwiches seem like

sion that campus is not fully

When sophomore Sabrina

the most appetizing thing

with a campus shooter. Dur-

here.”

ing the event, Parker exam-

These foods aren’t necessar-

ined what signs to look for.

ily what students want to eat

He mentioned that when and

every single day, however,

if you see something, you

one can be fairly certain that

should say something..

they’ll at least taste mediocre.

Freshman Samuel Opaleye said, “I feel like that’s the least easy thing to mess up” in response to why he mostly ate sandwiches at Bartels. The alternative option would be to waste a meal swipe on food that doesn’t taste good, but then force yourself to eat it anyway.

This would not be so bad if it were the only issue. Unfortunately, often after eating at Bartels students will experience stomach troubles or discomfort.

Freshman Meghan Luke is all too familiar with this phenomenon.

“Sometimes if I want pasta, I know it’s better to get it at Bartels instead of FOD so I don’t waste my dining dollars on it. But I just know going in that later I’m not going to feel good,” Luke said.

Students have mixed feelings on whether or not they believe the food services on campus will actually improve.

Sophomores Sabrina Brocken and Abigail Donahue agree that food services have improved since they were freshman. They also think that if more people took the

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Are Students Prepared for an Emergency?

BY IYANA JONES STAFF WRITER

I

n light of recent school

shootings, do University of New Haven students know how to react in the case of an active shooter?

In 2013, a former student walked onto campus with an assault rifle, prompting a nearly five hour lockdown of the campus and other area schools. Students were stuck in classrooms, residence halls, and other areas.

In a survey of some 300 University of New Haven students, 50.5 percent of students felt they knew the proper precautions to take in the case of a school emergency. That is about half, which unfortunately does not seem like it’s not enough. If only half of us know what to do, clearly we need to be refreshed on proper procedure.

“There are different courses of actions for each incident that may present itself – but

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Is Christian Grey’s Behavior Abusive?

BY IYANA JONES STAFF WRITER

Leonardos, who has seen all

“Initially, it’s about the sex,

the movies. “As spicy as it is,

but through the movies it’s

and as much as she might

about the relationship as a

love the attention he gives,

whole,” said junior Gina Lip-

not being able to go out with

polis, who has seen all three

came a household name

friends without his permis-

movies. “It’s how they’re con-

Hide-Fight,” said Chief of

since the original release of

sions is scary.”

nected and how she taught

Police Tracy Mooney. “For

Fifty Shades of Grey in 2015.

Despite his massively con-

The films, based off the book

trolling behavior, the largest

series, follow Ana Steele

counter to the idea of Grey

navigating her BDSM rela-

being abusive is that their

the national model is Run-

instance, the typical protocol would be to run away from any aggressor – leave the area (if you can do so safely) and once safe, call 911. If you think the attacker is nearby and you cannot run, you need to make a decision and hide.

Barricade doors with any

C

hristian Grey be-

tionship with Grey. Combined relationship was consensual.

Both Steele and Grey signed with physical good looks and

him to love and not just about sex.”

Grey’s sexual and personal habits have been differentiated through the movies, which is what seems to make

intense sexual prowess, Grey

a contract which stated all of

“abusive” seem like the wrong

has become a worldwide

the rules of what their rela-

word to describe him. His

sex symbol that cannot be

tionship was going to consist

relationship with Ana is built

matched.

of. Steele did not go into this

on trust and consent.

Despite its success, raking

blind, and did sign the con-

Sodexo Food

available classroom furniture,

in over $1 billion dollars in

tract. If she consented to all of

turn off the lights and silence

three years, the films have

this, can it still be defined as

your cell phones. If you can-

come under scrutiny for

abusive?

not avoid the attacker, then

depicting a mentally abusive

get ready to fight aggressively

relationship on such a mas-

consented so who is anyone

Continued from pg. 6

with any instrument at your

sive scale. Grey is portrayed

to tell her that she is being

surveys at Bartels the food

disposal.”

as controlling and manipu-

abused,” said fan of the films

might improve.

lative in their relationship,

and junior Nia Grey. “Rela-

Samuel Opaleye noted, “I

going as far as not allow-

tionships are hard, and put-

think a lot of people already

ing her to go out without

ting feelings onto words on a

fill them out, but maybe.”

his permission and making

contract isn’t possible. Their

herself available to him when

relationship has grown into

think that nothing can be

he wanted her to. Even with

something more than just sex

done to improve the food on

this outcry, the films have a

and the contract after a while,

campus, as long as Sodexo

cult-like following, opening

didn’t mean anything.”

remains.

But what about when students are not in a classroom?

Most of our lives are spent in classroom for only a few hours a day, and after that we are free to roam our campus.

With locations such as the gym, the Vlock Center, dining

the question what do women

“It’s not abusive because she

Grey and Steele did even-

Still, there are others who

Freshman Kevin Fay stated,

find so appealing about this

tually decide to end their

“It’s time to make a change,

relationship?

contract and try to start a

we definitely need a new food

real relationship, where Grey

provider other than Sodexo.

to go, then? The answer: most controlling and won’t let her

was forced to learn how to be

Preferably something that

of us don’t know. 77.5 percent

do things without permis-

her equal in real life and her

tastes good and doesn’t make

sion,” said junior Paraskevi

dominant in the bedroom.

me feel sick after I eat it.”

halls, the library, and open spaces such as the quad and Kayo field, where are students

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“It’s not healthy. He is so

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Charger Poll 2

BY ALESSIA BICKNESE OPINION EDITOR

014… a simpler time to be on the University of New Haven’s campus. Pandini’s was thriving, Grill 155 had a line out the door, and Sandella’s was located on the quad. Back then, you could be in the biggest rush of your life, and still have time to stop into Sandella’s to grab a wrap from the to-go refrigerator. Things were easy. Now Sandella’s is locating miles away in Bergami Hall. It seems like a handful of students miss the original location of Sandella’s, but mostly, it seems like Pandini’s is the food station that left the biggest mark in our now empty hearts. What do you think Sodexo will bring to the table next year?

Don’t forget to follow @ChargerPoll to participate in weekly polls that will be featured in the Charger Bulletin!

Student Preparedness in Emergencies

Continued from pg. 7 of students said they did not where to go in the case of an emergency in the library and 77.7 percent did not know if they were in a dining hall.

Our campus is more than just classrooms; so shouldn’t we be aware of how to reach in those situations as well?

Incoming students learn about the Run-Hide-Fight model. There is also a Campus Safety Month, where this reiterated and discussed in more detail. The campus police department has its own video. My Charger has a public safety tab, which policies and information on what do

in emergencies as well. There

ten to the same lecture about

are resources available to stu-

how to look up resources in

dents, but could they be made

the library for our papers, but

be our home and there is sup-

ing ourselves, especially in

more available to students?

not from campus safety about

posed to be place where we

the dangerous climate we are

what we are supposed to do if

feel more secure. Education

in, is more crucial.

One solution could be a student preparedness module, similar to the one incoming students take about alcohol awareness. If the module were engaging and interesting, students would be learning from the start of their college careers what to do in am emergency.

Another answer may be having more discussions on campus safety other than during one month of the year would be beneficial to students. We are required to lis-

we feel unsafe.

Our campus is supposed to

in the classroom is important but education about protect-

Do you feel you have been educated enough on emergency procedures on our campus?

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In Too Deep — Sum 41 Throw it back to the early 2000’s with one of Sum 41’s greatest hits.

Stitches — State Champs State Champs has a lot of great songs, but this cover of “Stitches” by Shawn Mendes perfectly captures the essence of pop-punk covers.

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A Love Like War — All Time Low (feat. Vic Fuentes) The unique voice of Pierce The Veil’s lead singer Vic Fuentes complements All Time Low’s verses on an infectious chorus.

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1985 — Bowling For Soup You might not be familiar with Bowling For Soup, but you’ll definitely recognize their 2004 hit “1985,” which tells the story of a mother’s midlife crisis.

Say You Like Me — We The Kings Get into a Sunshine State of Mind by listening to this reggae-influenced love song.

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Coffee Talk — Broadside Broadside’s take on love explores the need for a genuine connection rooted in comfort and deep conversation.

If You Wanted a Song Written About You, All You Had to Do Was Ask — Mayday Parade Mayday Parade shares heartbreak with angst and title length that Fall Out Boy would be proud of.

Don’t Trust Me — 3OH!3 3OH!3’s electronic pop-rock sound isn’t the first style that comes to mind when people think of Warped, but the duo was on the Warped lineup as early as 2008.

MakeDamnSure — Taking Back Sunday Long Island-natives Taking Back Sunday’s first popular album was propelled by single “MakeDamnSure,” pulling the band up to a #2 peak on the Billboard charts.

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After a Year, Vine Still Lives On

BY MATTHEW VERRILLI CONTRIBUTING WRITER

V

ine was a popular

social media app that allowed content creators to upload six second looping videos to the app, typically with comedic intent, and they were even able to monetize these videos.

In June of 2012, Twitter had bought the rights to the social media app, and on Jan. 24, 2013 Vine made its official launch. In less than three years, Vine had accrued over 200 million active users (which says a lot about our attention spans). However,

on Oct. 27 , 2016, Twitter

after the app was shut down,

was introduced: this enabled

disabled any videos from be-

on Jan. 20, 2017, Twitter

people who still wanted to

ing uploading to the app, but

uploaded an online archive

create Vines to record a six

users could still view all the

of every Vine that was shared

second looping video and they

previously uploaded videos.

on the social media app. Due

could either save it to their

On Jan. 17, 2017 the Vine

to this, content creators were

camera roll or upload the

app was officially shut down

able to upload threads on

video to Twitter and have the

by Twitter. The main reason

Twitter containing the most

option to monetize them.

for this being is that Vine sim-

popular Vines and there are

Many Vine stars moved to

also thousands of YouTube

other social media like Face-

ply could not compete with

order to gain a larger follow-

the user traffic on other apps

book and YouTube in order to

such as Instagram. One rea-

ing and, in the end, earn more video compilations of Vines money. This caused advertis- titled “RIP Vine Compilation”

son Vine became so success-

ers to start losing interest in

or videos compiled of all the

to earn more money or when

ful was because of its “stars,”

the app due to the shrinking

Vines uploaded from a spe-

they realized the app was go-

including personalities like

user appeal, which of course,

cific creator. Someone even

ing downhill. Many of these

Logan Paul, Cody Ko, King

led to Twitter starting to lose

went as far to release a Milk

stars, like Logan Paul and

and Vine book, which is a

Cody Ko, among others, went

parody of the Milk and Honey

on to start their own success-

poem book that a text version

ful YouTube channels, and

Bach, and Liza Koshy. As time money over the app.

Although the app may no went on, these stars started to realize that in order to be “in-

longer officially exist, Vine

ternet celebrities,” they had to still lives on through the powmove to other social media in er of the internet. Three days

gain a larger following and/or

of famous Vines. In lieu of

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the app itself, Vine Camera

Tyler, the Creator in New York City festivals. The North American

The set was extravagant, it

tour lineup consists a few

was made to look like woods

F

acts, beginning with a DJ set

or a jungle like scene. There

by long time friend and past

were big trees as and artificial

Odd Future member Taco

stars, and before the show

ashion designer, com- also known as Travis Bennett. ic, and musician. All are titles Next Vince Staples with a very

began we could even see his

one can use when describing

mature set which included

stage to imitate real grass.

Tyler the Creator.

news clips on the screen

All which tie in perfectly with

BY ANNA DOWNS CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Currently, on tour with rela-

team rolling out turf on the

behind him during songs - it

the overall sense of the album

tion to his most recent album

was hinting at the problem-

Flower Boy with the different

Flower Boy which was re-

atic ways of the United States

aspects of simulated nature.

leased this past July. The tour

situation.

travels across North America

Most of his set consisted of

Lastly Tyler’s set, on Fri-

through June, then will be

day (Feb. 23) Tyler played

playing international music

at Madison Square Garden.

songs off of Flower Boy, but Anna Downs/The Charger Bulletin

Tyler, the Creator (left) and A$AP Rocky (right)

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Tyler, the Creator The Return of Atlanta on FX in the backseat of the get-

me about myself? You home-

W

away car, who is kicked out

less, Earn, you don’t even got

with injuries before breaking

a mirror to yourself.”

FX’s award winning show At-

is kicked out of his home (a

underneath until all of the

lanta, fans were immediately

storage unit) and chastises

covers are stripped and you’re

from Goblin his first offi-

that show. Rocky and Tyler

introduced to the main theme

a worker for taking his stuff,

left with the real issues. Willy

cially marketed album “She”

also performed the song

hovering over the season,

the employee says “I watch

clearly has issues with his

and “Yonkers.” His interac-

“Telephone Calls,” which is

appropriately promoted Rob-

Storage Wars, too. This ain’t

mental health, but he doesn’t

tions with the crowd and his

featured on Cozy Tapes Vol.

bin’ Season. With two young

that.” Earn’s Uncle Willy

handle it well. Earn is home-

custom designed outfit from

1 an A$AP Mob collaboration

teens dawning ski masks and

(played by famous comedian

less but he doesn’t ask for

his clothing line GOLFWANG

album. After that song, Rocky

holding a chicken spot at gun

Katt Williams) refuses to

help from his cousin, who’s

were all extremely exciting

made a swift exit and the

point for a stash of weed, it’s

let the police into his home

quick rise to fame makes Earn

show continued.

clear that the season will not

over a domestic complaint,

nervous that he will eventu-

only follow along with Earn

and he threatens to release

ally be forgotten. Moment

his alligator on them. To this

like these remind viewers that the world of Atlanta isn’t just

Continued from pg. 10

Rocky on the track A$AP

he also did hits from Cherry

Rocky as a surprise guest

Bomb including “F***ing

came out - the crowd went

Young” and “SMUCKERS,”

insane. It is so rare to see the

WOLF such as “IFHY” and

song performed together it’s

“Tamale,” as well as songs

only happened twice before

aspects throughout the show.

The songs all flowed seam-

Tyler ended the set with the

BY ZENOBIA JOHNSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

ith the return of

down in loud wailing as the

With the comedy, the seri-

vehicle speeds off. When Earn ous themes of the episode lie

lessly very similar to how it

song “See You Again” seem-

(played by executive produc-

was presented on the album.

ingly metaphorical that we

er, Donald Glover) and those

Earn tells him to stop acting

He had such high energy as

can expect new music from

around him, but witness the

foolish because the cops won’t for their entertainment; the

any fan of him would expect

Tyler in the future. Tyler will

citizens of Atlanta as some do

hesitate to arrest all of them

characters are as authentic as

and kept insisting everyone

be playing Boston Calling

whatever means necessary to

over the complaint, and Willy

they come, and Glover doesn’t

in the crowd needed to dance

music festival in May that

provide for themselves.

replies “How you gonna tell

hesitate to show that every

throughout the set.

would be your last chance to

The biggest surprise was

catch him on tour in this area

Atlanta is a comedy with

chance he gets.

drama underlying in it, and

There’s a reason that Atlan-

with the path started with

ta continues to be a show to

“Alligator Man,” we are

watch; its air of confusion is

definitely in for moments

often cleared up by the end of

originally featured A$AP

that will resonate with us for

the episode, but when it’s not,

Rebirth of Vine

days after, and not just for the

even those on the show have

giggles.

matching faces of “what the

when the song “Who Dat

I would highly suggest going

Boy” began to play which

to see this Flower Boy.

Continued from pg. 10 others went on to live through Facebook. This allowed the fans of these personalities to follow them over and keep viewing and interacting with their content.

Though Vine may have been shut down, it may be making

its return this year with the

Unsurprisingly, the char-

release of V2, a social media

acters are able to display the

it’s the well written characters

app that lets users upload two

hardships of Black America

of the show, or the chang-

to six and half second looping

in the forms we understand

ing storyline that gives a new

videos.

best; hilarity. When one of the

focus every episode.

This app is being developed

hell just happened?” Maybe

boys in the robbery is about

by a co-founder of Vine, Dom

to escape, a cashier begins to

Hofmann and has no connec-

fire at him recklessly with an

tion to Twitter.

AK, chasing the boy out until he accidentally shoots a girl

No matter what it is, it Creative Commons

keeps us waiting next week for what’s to come for the

Donald Glover stars in FX’s Atlana people of Atlanta.

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Volleyball Assistant Coach to Become Interim Head

BY ERIK NYBRO CONTRIBUTING WRITER

R

obin Salters’ assis-

tant head coach, Ana Paula Pego, will become the new interim head coach of the Chargers women’s volleyball team according to the staff directory. Pego’s first season as head coach will be this coming fall and she will have big shoes to fill. She will take over for Robin Salters, who got promoted to Deputy Director of Athletics and Senior Women’s Administrator.

Pego has plenty of experi-

ence winning as she was the

Pego became the student as-

schemes.

assistant coach on this wom-

sistant coach of the Hornets.

en’s volleyball team that went

She spent two seasons with

most of their team from last

all the way to the Elite Eight

the Hornets before moving

year’s run, but they have a big

this past season. The Char-

on to join the Chargers. In

hole at middle hitter. Finding

gers also won the East Re-

August 2014, she became

a middle hitter will be one of

gion, so she has experience of

the graduate assistant coach

the first things Pego will have

The Chargers are returning

seeing what it takes to coach a of the Chargers under Salt-

to figure out for next year.

winning team. Getting back to ers. Pego was the graduate

Recruiting will be one of the

the Elite Eight should be one

assistant coach until this

biggest tasks for Pego, but she

of her main goals for this fall,

season, when she became an

has been around long enough

it is no easy task.

assistant coach. She has had a

Pego played college volleyball at Division I school

quick rise to becoming a head coach.

Alabama State in the SWAC

With all that leadership and

conference. She has always

being able to watch and learn

been a leader as she was

under Salters for the last four

named team captain of the Al- years, it should be a smooth abama State Hornets in 2011.

After her playing career,

transition. One of the biggest advantages for Pego, she has

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been with the team for the last four years and helped with the recruiting process.

She has also been around the team for a while and knows the ins and outs of the Chargers offensive and defensive

to understand the process of continuing the success this team has had over the last four years. Another thing Pego will have to figure out is her assistant coach situation.

For the Chargers, this is the start of a new beginning.

Women’s Lacrosse Season Preview

BY CHRIS DIGERONIMO SPORTS EDITOR

T

he women’s lacrosse

season is almost here so let’s the ball rolling. Last season the Chargers went 15-5 overall and 11-2 in a tough NE-

home going 8-1 with their only loss coming in a 14-11 loss to No. 3 Le Moyne. Their

IWLCA Division II Top-25

came at the hands of No.1

poll. The Chargers will look to

ranked Adelphi on the road.

take this pressure and use it

Last season ended early for

to their advantage.

the Chargers as they were

In 2018 the Chargers will be

knocked out of both the NE-

returning 16 players, but will

10 Tournament semifinals

have a new look as they lost

and the NCAA second round

the majority of their scoring

by Adelphi. This season the

to the 2017 senior class. This

Chargers were picked to finish high-powered offense will be

10 Conference. New Haven showed their dominance at

other NE-10 Conference loss

third in the NE-10 Conference losing a combined 143 goals via Chargers Athletics

behind perennial powerhous-

scored from seniors Kendall

es Adelphi and Le Moyne.

Cietek (61), Nicole Bellinger

Women’s lacrosse defeated Bridgeport 20-4 in their first game of the season. New Haven also ranked

eighth nationally in the 2018

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Students Spend Day with Octagon Reps

BY KENNY SORRENTINO BUSINESS MANAGER

M

just sport marketing, how-

es, and better prepare you for

ever.

the next venture. Being flexi-

Murray put an emphasis on

and become great.

Kelly Duffy, a group direc-

ble and keeping an open mind tor at Octagon, also shared

pairings for Bark Thins, as well of their friendship with Chef Marcus Samuelsson.

four key ways to succeed in

to moving is imperative, she

stories of her experiences.

any industry. By taking risks,

noted. Sometimes, to move

She has worked on two fairly

Murray and Noah Kolodny

gon, the largest sport mar-

one is often able to move

up in a hierarchy, one must

large accounts, one between

talked about aligning a brand

keting agency in the world,

forward. “Losing out” on a

be able to move around. This

the NBA and Cisco, and the

with a sport property. The

visited campus this past

risk isn’t inherently bad – it’s

flexibility, which others may

other being Castrol and the

discussion included a matrix

Wednesday (Feb. 28). The

a different door than you

lack, is a definite added edge.

Super Bowl. As it turns out,

the company uses to help a

day’s discussions were led by

originally thought, and just

A final key mentioned was to

Cisco is named after a city in

client company find a sport or

Lisa Murray, the company’s

because it’s different doesn’t

simply be great. It is perfectly

California where the company entertainment figure to rep-

Chief Marketing Officer,

mean it shouldn’t be opened.

okay to not know if what

has made strides: San Fran-

resent them. This went along

and the Sport Management

Saying, “Yes” to opportunities

you’re doing or where you’re

cisco. Later, two gentlemen

with focusing on ROO, Return

Department’s Executive-In-

that you’re unsure of is a good going is right for you, but the

from Octagon’s Providence,

On Objectives, as opposed to

Residence for this academic

thing. It allows you to find

only way to truly figure it out

RI office discussed their work

just trying to meet financial

year. She and her team talked

your strengths and weakness-

is to be great at it. No matter

between CVS Pharmacies and

figures. A group of students

embers of Octa-

Later on in the afternoon,

about

what,

a number of events in Rhode

will be headed to Octagon’s

much

sharpen

Island. They shared stories of

location in Stamford, CT later

more

your

how they worked with Her-

this semester.

than

skills,

shey’s chocolate to find wine

Women’s Lacrosse Preview Continued from pg. 12 (32), and Caitlin O’Brien (50) in 2017. This season the team will be led by seniors Jessica Mazliah and Courtney Duffy.

Last season Mazliah was a huge factor on the offensive end as she contributed 37 goals, and 48 assists, which ranked her second in the NE10 Conference.

On the defensive side, Duffy recovered 39 ground balls

and caused 24 turnovers

scoring 23 goals to go along

Another offensive contribu-

landing her on the NE-10 All-

with eight assists for a total of

tor that will look to step up

.353 save percentage. Rinsky,

Conference Third Team. Even

31 points. Reh also recovered

this season is sophomore

on the other hand, received

though this team only has

30 ground balls and forced

Attack Hailey Rattigan. In her

seven starts, recorded 67

two seniors, it still has a lot of

nine turnovers on the defen-

freshman year, Rattigan ap-

saves and accumulated a .429

juniors and sophomores that

sive end for the Chargers.

peared in 20 games recording

save percentage. As a collec-

logged heavy minutes and

Galler started all 20 games

19 goals and one assist for a

tive unit Guerra and Rinsky

have plenty of NE-10 Confer-

for the Chargers contributing

total of 20 points.

contributed 15 wins combined

ence experience.

20 goals and six assists for a

On the defensive side for

65 saves while accumulating a

for the Chargers last season.

Some notable juniors that will total of 26 points. She scored

New Haven, head coach Jen

The Chargers will play their

help this offense return to

at least one goal in 15 straight

Fallon will employ two sopho- first home game on Saturday,

form are Midfield Mackenzie

games, spanning from March

more goalkeepers in Gianna

March 17 when they take on

Reh and Attack Samantha

12, 2017 against Tiffin all the

Guerra and Erica Rinsky.

NE-10 rival Franklin Pierce at

Galler. Last season Reh start-

way to May 3 against As-

In her first season, Guerra

1 p.m.

ed 19 games for the Chargers,

sumption.

received 13 starts, recording

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S T U D E N T L I F E Students Get a Glimpse of Music Industry in Nashville

BY LAUREN COHEN STAFF WRITER

T

he Department of

Music offers the Nashville Study Away Program in conjunction with Blackbird Studios in Nashville. Students who are Music Industry (MIND) and Music & Sound Recording (MUSR) majors are able to apply. The program only accepts 18 MIND and MUSR students and takes place spring semester of their junior year.

Music and sound recording students have class Monday through Thursday while

music industry students get

lot of fun and I’m essentially

sessions, making food runs,

Blackbird Studios. He credits

Tuesday off. Each class meets

my supervisor’s personal

and being ready to help at

his experience in Nashville as

for three hours once a week

assistant and whenever he

any moment. There’s nothing

the most positive aspect of his

and then is followed by a

comes to Nashville, I go on

better than getting real world

education as well as his life.

three hour lab and all stu-

meeting with him and work

experience. I have learned a

dents are required to com-

on sessions with him. My

tremendous amount of useful

involves typical internship

plete an internship while in

second internship is at Sound

information from day/night

stuff like going on food runs,

Nashville.

Stage Studios and it’s a blast.

managers, assistant engi-

keeping the studios clean,

neers, and fellow interns,”

and tearing down and set-

Scovell said.

ting up sessions. If there is an

Brandon Morgan is a double I usually do typical intern major in music and sound

stuff, so make runs and break

recording and music industry. down sessions,” Morgan

He added that Blackbird is

“A typical day mostly

open studio any given day, we

He is currently partaking in

said. “Our faculty down here

specific with details of how

may go in to practice signal

two internships and credits

is extremely motivated and

things are done.

flow and different recording

the Nashville program for

experienced in their field. And “From the proper way to

techniques. There are also

helping him make connec-

they all want to help me.”

tear down a microphone all

group projects organized by

John Scovell is a music and

the way down to setting up

the Internship Coordinator so

unable to make in Connecti-

sound recording major who is

the snack tray. There’s a big

that we can learn and practice

cut.

currently interning at Black-

learning curve,” Scovell said.

more too,” Turner said.

tions that he would have been

“One [internship] is slightly

bird Studios.

remote at an production com-

“A typical day consists of

pany called CPL Audio. It’s a

setting up and tearing down

Will Turner is a music and sound recording major who also has an internship at

Kaitlyn Doyle is a music

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Getting to Know Professor Olena Lennon

BY CORINA RODRIGUEZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER

O

lena Lennon began

teaching in her homeland Ukraine, during which time she worked closely with the Peace Corps. That was her first experience working with young Americans who wanted to change the world, she said.

“It changed my life and I saw firsthand how they changed my peers’ lives and the young people’s lives in

Ukraine,” said Lennon. “I

ate.

interest in conflict resolution

made were direct results of

stems from the conflict in her

not understanding what was

homeland.

going on in the country at the

started really believing in this

“I was grateful to the De-

idea of self-power and chang-

partment of State and Ameri-

ing people’s lives through

can taxpayers for allowing me

education and the people

to have this opportunity as it

going to other countries and

further reinforced my belief

interacting with other people.

in self power, and this idea of

smart, value-based, thought-

“Information is one of the

So for me it was a transforma- international exchange as the

ful policy can literally change

main weapons used, not just

tive experience and I wanted

best way to change people’s

lives and it can prevent con-

to change people lives, but

to be a part of it and I wanted

minds, value sets, and make

flict,” said Lennon. “I like to

to kill,” she said. “I thought

to make it my profession.”

this a better world,” said Len-

see that connection between

it was my duty and responsi-

non.

theory and practice manifest

bility to, you know, get back

itself in my classes.”

in the field where I can be

She got the opportunity to do just that when she got a

Lennon, an adjunct politi-

Her favorite class to teach is foreign policy.

“I really do believe that a

Lennon’s interest in politi-

time, she said. It became clear to her that information has been weaponized

Fulbright Scholarship that

cal science professor at the

promoting the truth, and pro-

allowed her to come to the

University of New Haven,

cal science grew when the war moting a pursuit of informa-

United States and purse her

specializes in nation-building

in Ukraine broke out in 2013.

master’s degree and doctor-

and conflict resolution. Her

Some of the choices people

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Olena Lennon Continued from pg. 14 tion and pursuit of accurate information as something that literally change lives.”

Lennon said her professors influenced her. She said they are memorable because they cared and believed in her. She tries to replicate that with her students.

“Information changes every

second,” said Lennon. “So my focus in my teaching is not in teaching content, it’s on making people believe in creating content, it’s empowering students to move from consumers to creators.”

Currently, Lennon is working on a paper that “unpacks this idea of legitimation of illegitimate,” she said. She’s interested in seeing sources

of legitimacy in illegitimate institutions that are selfproclaimed republics. She said that the topic is also

The Trojan Women Resonates with #MeToo

BY KARINA KRUL STUDENT LIFE EDITOR

to them. Luber said that it is important to note that it is

tend to legitimize illegitimate

T

entirely about the people they

played last week and relates

“We have a lot of things we

sources of power for different

largely to the recently grow-

need to look at as a culture, as

reasons, and I’m interested to

ing #MeToo and #TimesUp

artists, as a nation, and look

know why and how to prevent

movements.

at it through a more critical

relevant outside the context of Ukraine.

“As individuals we really do

that,” said Lennon.

he Trojan Women

Steve Luber, theater coordinator and director of the play, chose the play partly because

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Dr. Lennon on Charger Bulletin News discussing her journey to the university

conquered, and thus provides a way to reflect on what we have done as a culture.

lens,” said Luber. “We can do that in theater.”

The cast and crew have been

the department hasn’t done

working closely with univer-

a Greek tragedy recently and

sity professor Tim Palmbach’s

partly because he wanted a

Oskar Schindler class to

relevant play that focused

coordinate education and out-

on the women’s experience.

reach within the community.

The decision also came after

This will include talk-backs at

Luber read an article about

the end of some of the shows,

human trafficking in Con-

where students will be able

necticut.

to sit down with the cast and

“Woman being bought and

crew to discuss the themes

sold is not just an ancient

in the play, which will cover

Greek problem,” said Luber.

sexual assault and rape.

He chose this play just five

“The Trojan Women,”

months before the Harvey

has taken on a new sense

Weinstein story broke and the of importance with the cast #MeToo movement began.

“I had no idea it would be such a watershed moment,” said Luber.

The play takes place following the Trojan War, after

and crew in the recent social climate.

“There is a sense of angry that is beginning to bubble over,” said Luber. “It gets a little dangerous, it gets a little

they kill all of the Trojan men. scary, and that’s fantastic.”

Most of the play’s action takes place as the women are conRobert Rattner/University of New Haven

The Trojan Women played at Bucknall Theater last week

templating what will happen

Dali Irizarry, a theater arts

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Students Offer Hope Through Performances

BY CESSA FONTANEZ STAFF WRITER

Student Tweets of the Week

L

ing each other throughout the

ment and all the resources

night.

available to assist students in

Mochi started off the night’s performances by accompany-

a variety of ways.

“We create a special condi-

ing the first volunteer, Shan-

tion where the focus can be

non Connery, a junior Crimi-

on you and we gently help you

1), the To Write Love On Her

nal Justice major who sang

to sort of look at the things

Arms (TWLOHA) executive

“Warrior” by Demi Lovato.

really getting in the way,” said

ast Thursday (Mar.

board members had to think

“Because of the many

Anderson.

critically to accommodate

stigmas society has placed

for the crowd drawn to their

on mental health, it becomes

out, Mochi commented that

Hope N Mic Night Event.

difficult to speak up,” said

it was better than he and Es-

Students and faculty came

Connery. “It takes courage to

posito ever anticipated.

together for what was publi-

speak up about what you’ve

cized as, “a night to express

gone through and I think that

hope through poem, song, or

this event gave students a safe how happy you are or how

spoken word.”

place to do so and to feel sup-

long you go without be-

ported by our peers. No one

ing sad, it’s about how you

remarks, e-board members

wants to feel broken or dam-

bounce back when you hit

Shayne Esposito and Luca

aged. Everyone has their own

those lows,” said Mochi. “It’s

Mochi introduced the night

truth and everyone is battling

about fighting back and learn-

and what it would entail,

their own war.”

ing to love yourself. Those

In the event’s opening

as well as laid out a few

Many other students also

Regarding the event’s turn

“Success with mental illness is not simply measured by

who deal with self-harm,

ground rules. Esposito, a

added to the performance

suicide, and mental illness

senior psychology major and

portion of the night with

are some of the strongest and

the president of TWLOHA,

songs, poetry and other con-

most resilient people ever.”

announced that this was to

tributions.

become a safe, anonymous

“It’s not a gray area any-

space, and did provide trigger

more, it’s okay to talk about,” warnings due to the potential- said sophomore USGA reprely sensitive topics that could sentative Becky Karaman. be brought up throughout the

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Along with students in at-

night. Following Esposito,

tendance, Charles Anderson,

Mochi, a junior music major

the director of Counseling

and the executive assistant

and Psychological Services at

of TWLOHA, brought up the

the university was also at the

importance of active listening, event. He was there to share respecting peers and support- information about his depart-

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