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New Off Campus Housing to Be Operated

by University

BY GLENN ROHRBACKER

EDITOR IN CHIEF

T

he new luxury apart-

News Marketplace renovations to take place this summer pg. 6

Sports Baseball sweeps weekend games pg. 10

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ment building next to CVS, named the Atwood, will be operated by the University of New Haven, as confirmed

by Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students Rebecca Johnson.

The complex has been under construction for approximately one year, with questions looming about what its relationship to the University would be. According to Nicole McGrath, Associate Dean of Residential Life and Housing, the Atwood will be part of the

W.R.I.T.E. Poetry hosts Carnival of the Arts pg. 12

University housing system.

Opinion

visor provided by the Office of

Go Fund Yourself pg. 16

Student Life

Facilities will be maintaining the space, there will be onsight security coordinated by campus police and one superResidential Life, according to Johnson.

“We anticipate coordinating a community that is a little bit more independent, to give students who are rising juniors and rising seniors that feel of living off campus and building that independence before you graduate,” Mc-

Spring Weekend concert/carnival pg. 23

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Grath said.

McGrath said that there is no anticipation of having resident assistants in the build-

ing, outlining the similarities to current off campus housing like Forest Hills or Main Street Apartments, but also the differences. There will be some support from university services, but not the full amount, she said.

The Atwood will serve as a combination of graduate and undergraduate housing, with approximately 50 percent of the graduate portion of the building being filled already.

Out of 101 beds in the Atwood, 78 are graduate.

(Above) Floor plan for Atwood apartment, (Below) interior view of Atwood apartment

Differences in the traditional system will also include no break closures or applications to stay during university closures. Right now, students in University housing must leave their rooms for summer, winter, spring, or Thanksgiving break or apply to stay there for the duration. At the Atwood, rooms will be open year-round without added expenses.

The Atwood will also be different than the standard housing lottery system, and it’s a different housing application and lease, according to McGrath. Graduate students will be billed monthly for living expenses and rent, while undergraduate students will be paying through their billing account with the university, as other residential students do.

As for the cost, any room

in the Atwood would cost

according to a guide provided

more than a room on campus

by McGrath.

or in off-campus University

Most rooms are four person

housing. A standard room

occupancies, with some three

on campus would be $9760

persons as well. Each apart-

per year, while a Celentano

ment is allotted one parking

single bedroom would be

space, although the Univer-

$11,570 per year, according

sity is looking at expanding

to the room selection website.

the parking area to additional

A two-bedroom apartment

space behind the Atwood,

in the Atwood would cost

connecting it with Charger

$13,200 per year for under-

Plaza, according to Johnson.

graduates, while a one bed-

The rooms are fully furnished

room would cost $18,000 per

with utilities, cable, internet,

year and a studio apartment

and air conditioning. The

would cost $15,600 per year,

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NEWS Q&A With President Kaplan

BY GLENN ROHRBACKER

EDITOR IN CHIEF

“ Photo by Amanda Arango

President Kaplan answered our questions and questions from students

U

niversity of New Haven President Steven H. Kaplan

sat down with the Charger Bulletin to talk about some of the major issues surrounding the campus and how he views the past school year.

Q: What has been your proudest moment at the University for this school year?

A: For this school year, I would say the most exciting moment was the commitment of Sam and Lois Bergami for their very transformational gift for the science and learning center.

Q: What is one thing you wish you could have done

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than we have in the past. We ask students very often what they think and I think we’re really listening and taking their concerns seriously, I don’t think we act as quickly and as deliberately as we should.

We ask students very

often what they think and I

Q: What do you think is the most important thing that

think we’re really listening

needs to be improved at the University?

and taking their concerns se-

A: We use a National Survey of Student Engagement, and it

riously, I don’t think we act

tells us that we do some things very well but that we need to

as quickly and as deliberately

improve on other things. One of the key ones is that being far

as we should.”

more engaging of students in and out of the classroom than

— President Kaplan

we are, especially in the classroom, and I think there’s a lot that still needs to be done there.

“

I don’t think I had un-

derstood the depth of how difficult it is, which tells me that the discussions are even more important than I thought – and I thought they were quite important.”

— President Kaplan

“

Q: What is something you’ve learned from hosting the open forums on campus?

A: What I’ve learned from hosting the open forums on campus is a multitude of things. What I think I’ve learned more than anything else is how difficult it is for many, if not all of us, to have these discussions. While I knew that was the case, I don’t think I had understood the depth of how difficult it is, which tells me that the discussions are even more important than I thought – and I thought they were quite important.

When something is that difficult, it means there is something wrong, and I think we all learned a lesson that there is a lot

I’m happy to meet with

under the surface that needs to be brought to the surface so

students whenever there is

we can recognize it. And not just around diversity in terms of

this year that you will try to accomplish next year?

an issue they want to discuss

race, ethnicity, and gender, but also on political point of views,

A: I think we learned a lot from the situation we have right

with me,”

which I think is very healthy.

now with freshman and sophomores in particular deciding

— President Kaplan

that they would prefer to live off campus. I think we learned

Q: Are there any other ways you plan to make your-

more than anything else that we gather a lot of information

self more accessible to the student body?

about how we can meet students’ needs, but we don’t utilize that information at thoroughly as I think we should. We’d heard grumblings about the quality of the food and services that Sodexo was providing for some students, and I don’t think we responded as aggressively as we probably should.

We have a policy that if you live in campus housing that you have to have a meal plan. While I’m not saying we’re going to change that, I think we need to consider that more closely

“

In the case of Murray

Gerber, he served on the Board for a number years, was a very effective board member, and he’s passionate about the institution.”

— President Kaplan

A: Yes and no. Yes I would like to be accessible as students would like me to be, and no, I have no systematic way for doing that. I actually feel that students access to the president shouldn’t be forced. I think students need to tell me when they want to meet and why they want to meet, and then I can meet with them. The truth is, I spend most of my lunches with donors, and I think that’s in the best interest of the students that

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Q&A With President Kaplan

I do so. I’m happy to meet with students whenever there is an

NEWS

naming.

issue they want to discuss with me, so I think I’m as accessible as I can be. What I would like to see is more student groups

Q: Can you tell us any plans about the new building

asking me.

being built?

A: The building has been designed, and we’re going with the

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The Atwood Continued from pg. 5 apartments also each have their own washer and dryer and the facility has its own fitness room and a lounge.

The retail space that was

Q: Some conversation is going around about chang-

designs we have. It contains a very large maker-space, a series

said to be taking over the

ing the way we do housing selection, specifically the

of really creative, collaborative classrooms, a large, open

first floor of the building is

lottery system. Do you know if this is being looked at? atrium for student life programming and for academic life

still under consideration.

A: It is absolutely being looked at and needs to be looked

programming. Right now, we’re in the final phase of trying to

Students in a hospitality

at. About two years ago, the USGA leadership took it upon

raise another $5-6 million so that the building will be funded

Capstone class conducted a

themselves to look at this issue and I encouraged them to do

almost entirely by gifts. At the [scholarship] ball, I’m hop-

survey seeing which retailers

so, and really nothing came of it. But I encouraged them back

ing we raise another $1-2 million for the building. In the last

students would like to see in

them, and now we’re doing it. We’re bringing in a firm in the

month, I’ve personally raised probably $3.5 million, so we’re

the building. Johnson said

next few weeks to talk to students, we’re going to bring in part

getting there. The goal would be to move into the final design

of nationally recognized housing programs to try and find

phase in September, so the ground breaking would be in the

alternatives to the lottery. I think it creates a lot of anxiety; it

spring and then a year of construction.

has benefits and has a rationale, but it’s part of the problem we have right now with why students are choosing to live off

Q: One student asked, why is there a teapot in the

campus.

school seal/logo?

Q: Why did you choose Murray Gerber and why did

A: It’s not a teapot, it’s a lamp of wisdom and knowledge, but good question.

you choose to rename Botwinik Hall?

that the majority of responses suggested a bookstore/coffee shop like Atticus in New Haven.

“The University is very interested in seeing there be some retail space that is student-focused,” Johnson said.

Because of the infancy of the

A: The names on quite a few buildings on this campus are

Q: Can you tell us your middle name?

program, Johnson said it may

honorific, and an honorific naming is usually, on most facili-

A: My middle name is Howard, after my father’s father.

not be 100 percent filled, but

ties not in perpetuity, but short term recognition of someone

there won’t be people from

for something they did for the university. Norm Botwinik

outside the University com-

was the chairman of the Board [of Governors] and when he

munity.

“We’re hoping that those

stepped down not long after that, they were opening that

students who have chosen to

facility and to recognize his years of service, his name was put

live off campus will see this

on there to thank him. It wasn’t part of a gift – neither was

as a nice alternative,” John-

Bixler Hall. Usually when someone’s name is put on a build-

son said. She added that the

ing permanently, as is the case with a number of buildings like

independent living part of the

Bergami Hall, Celentano, and now Gerber Hall, it’s usually

Atwood is something stu-

the combination of a gift to do so and of someone who we feel

dents have been looking for,

is a worthy representative of the values of the institution and

and this is a chance for them

has supported those values. In the case of Murray Gerber, he

to have it and still be part of

served on the Board for a number years, was a very effective

campus.

board member, and he’s passionate about the institution. He’s

Students wishing to get

been off the Board for 12 years I think but from what I can see, he never misses a football game. He obviously cares deeply about students and student life here and I think it’s very fitting, and he’s made a significant gift to the institution for the

Photo via Steven H. Kaplan

more information should email theAtwood@newhaven.

A photo of President Kaplan from college c. 1978. Yes, this is real. edu. The official opening date is set for August 1.

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Marketplace to Be Renovated With New Stations, Traffic Adjustments

BY GLENN ROHRBACKER dents will swipe their cards EDITOR IN CHIEF upon entering the food area,

to see.

A

located for social use, as,

long with new meal

plan changes for the Fall 2017 semester, the Marketplace will be getting its own renovations, aimed to change the layout of the space and the way students use it.

“Changes are really designed to create more options for students,” said Lou Annino, vice president for facilities at the University.

One of the major changes to what students are familiar with now will be moving the checkout stations to the side of the main staircase. Stu-

rather than when leaving it.

According to Annino, ap-

Space would still be al-

en.edu/welcomehome), sta-

the back of the Marketplace

tions around the food service

in the kitchen area, including

area will include and all-day

moving the catering space to

according to Annino, students breakfast station, a burrito

a safer and more convenient

proximately 50 percent of

would be allowed to sit in the

and Mexican station, a beach

location.

the chairs and booths will be

Marketplace even without

grill station, an American sta-

Annino said that construc-

replaced, as most of which he

buying food.

tion, pizza and pasta station,

tion will take place very soon

a deli station, a creamery for

after graduation, and will be

the project was to “provide

yogurt, soup and ice cream,

a “fast-tracked” process in

Annino outlined what he

separation and circulation,”

and a chef’s choice station as

order to be finished by move-

called the “natural progres-

while still trying to “preserve

there is now. Another expan-

in. He said that there is really

sion” of the food service

the social space.”

sion is for the Simply Serv-

no good time to do a major

Changes will not only be

ing station, which includes

renovation, especially now

in his tenure here began with

made to the structural layout

gluten-free and allergy-free

that many universities are

Jazzman’s, then moved to

of the bottom floor of the

meals, as well as vegan and

operational year-round, but

FöD, then WoW Café and

Bartels Student Campus

vegetarian and non-GMO

summer is the best time to get

Sandellas, and now the Mar-

Center, but new food stations

“processed” foods. It says,

these things done.

ketplace.

will be edited and created as

“now you don’t have to wait

part of Sodexo’s plan to offer

for special meals.”

said were replaced just a few years ago.

facilities on campus, which

He also said that the way the layout will be structured

Annino said that the goal of

students more variety.

is due to direct feedback from

According to the dining op-

students on what they wanted

tions website (www.newhav-

Annino was confident about the process saying, “Even if I

Aside from the student-

have to roll up my sleeves and

focused renovations, im-

do it myself, it will be [done].”

provements will be made to

Thousands March for Science in Washington DC

BY KARINA KRUL STUDENT LIFE EDITOR

the White House, pausing to

There were communities in

“I’ve never seen all of Ger-

that he agreed with much of

rally, before proceeding to the

attendance from Paris and

many joined together and

what Obama did for environ-

Washington Monument.

Germany, as well as multiple

agree but Trump has done it,”

mental policy.

other nations. Leonardo

said one German citizen. “His

Trump’s 100th day in office,

DiCaprio was even there in

[Trump’s] doing nothing is

paper mache puppets, pri-

afternoon brought over

to signify the contempt and

the front lines of the march.

affecting everyone.”

marily from a local venue in

200,000 people to Wash-

distrust for his administra-

The planning of the event

ington D.C. for the Climate

tion, as well as focusing on his incorporated various organi-

group to D.C. solely for the

particular troop expressed

March. There were sister

environmental policies.

Climate March. He explained

her concern for what Presi-

marches across the world,

The event drew everyone from of indigenous people and a

that he is, by all standards,

dent Trump was doing, as

but the strongest presence

scientists to citizens, from

group from the Black Lives

a typical Republican, but he

well as noting that is impor-

was felt in D.C. as the crowd

all states, and even countries

Matter movement in the front could not accept anything that tant to use “radical puppets”

marched from the Capitol to

outside of the United States.

lines of the protest.

S

The march took place on aturday (April 29)

zations, including one group

He had traveled with a

Trump was doing, also noting

There were also multiple

Richmond. The leader of that

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NEWS

UNH Nears Two Years Since Quitting Smoking

BY KARINA KRUL STUDENT LIFE EDITOR

O

n June 1, 2015 the

University of New Haven made the decision to become a smoke-free campus. Since then the typically consensus is that students and faculty have been fairly compliant with the new policy.

“They were following a nation-wide trend that has been happening across the country in all colleges and university,” said Director of Health Services Paula Cappuccia in regards to the decision.

The policy details the reasoning of the policy online stating, “We support a healthier future for all in our

our nation.”

tion, residence hall students

ent meetings and everyone

also noting that there have

Under the policy all tobacco

no longer complain of smoke

started clapping,” she said.

been no big issues since the

products are banned includ-

coming in through their win-

ing cigarettes, cigars, chew-

dows,” she said.

only students, but parents

“The policy forces me off

Cappuccia mentioned the

have been acclimating to

campus, sometimes making

and any product intended to

hazards of smoking, even just

the change. One Univer-

me feel unsafe being in West

mimic tobacco products, ac-

as a bystander experiencing

sity student, Nicole Manall,

Haven. Also the fact that I

cording to the online guide-

second hand smoke. She de-

explained that her father, a

have no place to go when it

lines.

scribed the campus commu-

smoker, was irritated at first

rains gets annoying,” said

nity as better-off with fewer

hearing the policy, but has

Justin Cella. “Other than that

people smoking.

since become acclimated to

it doesn’t affect me too much

having a cigarette prior to ar-

because I try not to bother

riving on campus.

those who don’t smoke to

Dean Rebecca Johnson expressed that the goal of the policy was to promote a

The policy was initiated,

healthy campus environment

according the Cappuccia, due

and community.

to the input from students

“The policy prior to the

“I think it’s part of the way

begin with.”

and staff in a survey sent out

things are in the normal

University going tobacco free

prior. She mentioned that

population, you can’t smoke

gested that designated

required smokers to be 20’

even smokers agreed that

in a restaurant or in a facility

places would be helpful. Cella

from a building. After imple-

campus should be smoke

or in a game so parents just

explained that something

mentation of our smoke free,

free. It was put into place in

role with it,” said Cappuccia

out of the way would accom-

tobacco-free campus in 2015,

June to allow new students to

of parental attitudes.

modate both those who don’t

students, faculty, and staff no

become acclimated during the Students have been compli-

want to be in the smoke as

longer have to walk through

SOAR sessions.

ant, according to Dean John-

well as those smokers who do

son and Tracy Mooney, Chief

not want to be thrown off to

of Police at the University,

someplace unsafe.

smoke filled air to access

“When we announced it

University buildings. In addi-

I happened to be in par-

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how important it is to take

and so are we,” to “Dinosaurs

to convey political unrest.

care of mother earth. We

probably thought they had

Various religions were pres-

are continuing his work by

a lot of time too,” to “I can’t

ent in the march, fighting for

standing up and coming her

believe I still need to march

the same united cause. There

and speaking out,” said Sister

for this.”

was a group of Zen Buddhist

Samadhi.

Climate March in DC

Student coalitions were

The march ended in front of the White House as the

astery in Upstate New York,

also in strong presence at the

protesters made their voices

fighting for the environment

march. There were Univer-

heard. They sat down to sur-

in the name of their faith and

sity groups from Drexel in

round the White House and

leader.

Pennsylvania as well as the

began to clap out 100 heart-

University of North Carolina.

beats, to symbolize Trump’s

and our teacher, Thich Nhat

Signs were raised through the

100 days, and ended with a

Hanh, he has written many

march that read everything

loud commotion as protesters

books about our planet and

from “The oceans are rising

yelled and cheered.

“We are Zen Buddhist nuns

initiation of the policy.

ing tobacco, blunts, hookah,

university community and in

Monks from Blue Cliff Mon-

Since the policy, not

Students have also sug-

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S P O RT S

Chargers Track & Field Head Closer to Championship

BY BILLY SAKMANN SPORTS EDITOR

T

he semester is

and professional talent from

very important. Pendleton

around the world.

and McInstosh ran this race

The teams were in full force

with Riley Knebes and Nicole

on the second day of the

Maliborska, completing the

Relays. The men’s team put

race in 4:22.06.

up solid times in both the

The Chargers also posted

rapidly coming to an end,

4x100 and 4x200 relays. In

some impressive tallies in the

and with it, the University

the 4x200, Thomas Kopple-

field, with Roxie Redwood

of New Haven’s Track and

man, Paul Orduson, James

triple jumping 11.14 meters,

Field teams are also putting

Irwin, and D’Nathan Knox

and Michael Kandolin throw-

the finishing touches on their

put up a time of 1:33.44. In

ing a hammer 50.90 meters,

season. The championship

the lightning-fast 4x100 race,

his third-best mark of the

is nearly underway, where

JoJo Robinson, Daikichi

season.

meets become more competi-

Washington, Jahir Blanton,

tive and exclusive to the top collegiate athletes. This past

Photo by Clarus Studios

Championship season kicks

and Muna Anosike posted a

Johnson finished fourth, with The track teams wrapped up 12.21 meters. Knox was also a busy weekend back in Con- able to take fourth place in

mark of 43.13 seconds.

necticut, as the Men’s team

the long jump, jumping 6.27

in Springfield, Massachusetts.

meters or 20.6 feet.

The following weekend, top

off this weekend with the New England-10 championships

weekend was the last chance

On the women’s side, Es-

participated in Yale’s Spring-

for athletes to compete prior

sence Sterling, Dominique

time Invitational on Sunday.

to championship season.

Pendleton, Teyana Whyte,

The team blew out most of

Anosike managed to finish

New England Outdoor Cham-

and Andrea McIntosh ran a

the competition in triple

teams visited Philadelphia to

fifth in the 200 meter dash

pionships in Williamstown,

time of 1:45.51 in their 4x200

jump, taking three of the top

take part in the historic Penn

with an impressive time of

Massachusetts.

race. The team also competed

four spots, but not first place.

Relays. Penn Relays has been

22.94 seconds.

in a sprint medley relay, an

D’Nathan Knox took second

taking place annually since

exciting race where team

place with a mark of 12.97

1895, and attracts some of the members run uneven distanc-

wrapped up, many athletes

NCAA Division II Champion-

meters, Mario Rotella leaped

best high school, collegiate,

have run their last races

ships will take place May 25-

12.48 meters, and Justin

or will in the near future.

27 in Bradenton, Florida.

Over the weekend, the track

es, making a balanced team

On the running side, Muna

With the regular season

athletes will compete in the

Should any athletes or teams advance further, the

New York Mets Underachieving at All Levels

BY CHRIS DIGERONIMO STAFF WRITER

I

t seems that New York

sports fans cannot catch a break when it comes to getting disappointed by their teams. The latest team to give its fans agita is the New York Mets. The Mets came into the

season with high expectations

pedes and Asdrubal Cabrera

are having elbow trouble.

bermetrics to the common fan

and some dangerous weap-

have had hamstring issues

With all those players on the

so let’s just say that a rating of

ons, but it hasn’t turned out

and could possibly end up the

injury report, the players

-0.4 is not good for the team.

the way it looked on paper. A

DL, Noah Syndergaard has

that are healthy aren’t really

Reyes is supposed to be a

lot of players have struggled

right biceps tendinitis and is

doing anything to help. So

spark at the top of the lineup

and they really haven’t devel-

considered day-to-day, Wilm-

far through 21 games starting

and on the base paths, but so

oped the chemistry that they

er Flores has a knee infection

third baseman Jose Reyes is

far he has been a wet wire on

had the last two years. An-

and is on the DL, Lucas Duda

batting .137/.232/.205 with

this lethargic offense. Reyes

other factor that has played

and Travis d’Arnaud are both

two stolen bases and a win

isn’t the only one struggling,

into this disappointing start

having wrist problems, and

above replacement (WAR) of

but it just goes to show that

has been injuries. Yoenis Ces-

Seth Lugo and Steven Matz

-0.4. It is hard to explain sa-

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absence.

At the end of the regular season, Patrick finished with

everyone. The teams who will

When the initial scouting

46 points in only 33 games.

report came out in October,

Hischier, who played in 57

all had higher odds for picks

Canadian center Nolan Pat-

games, scored 86. Patrick’s

later in the round. The draft-

rick, who plays for the WHL

total was an obvious step

ing order stayed largely the

Brandon Wheat Kings, was

down from the 102 he scored

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on paper Reyes was supposed

L

be picking one, two and three

same, save for the three lucky

given an “A” rating, along

the previous season, but his

lowest-placing teams were

teams who jumped multiple

with others who were thought

shortened season still high-

spots to get the top three

to be first-round material.

lighted the elite player he’s

spots.

Though there was no actual

already showing all the mak-

ranking, articles written high-

ings of growing into.

highest odds of picking ninth,

lighted Patrick as a clear first

Neither player made it far

but jumped to the third

overall favorite.

with their team once playoffs

to be a utility asset, but now that they are relying on him to play every day he has not been able to perform.

The Mets may not realize this, but they might have the solution to all their problems playing in Triple-A

eading up to April 29,

die-hard fans of the NHL’s eagerly waiting to find out where their favorite team would be drafting this June.

The NHL uses a lottery sys-

Las Vegas at the moment.

tem, with the 14 non-playoff

The Mets currently hold the

team all being assigned odds

number three and number 57

based on where they finished

prospects in all of baseball.

in the regular season. In this

Those prospects are short stop Amed Rosario and first baseman Dominic Smith.

Rosario is currently hitting .397/.442/.903 for Las Vegas.

Smith is not far behind with .357/.400/.524 and two

However, this pre-draft

began. Patrick was once again

Flyers, who didn’t have that

season has been incredibly

injured, and the Wheat Kings

terribly of a season, and were

difficult for Patrick. The

were swept in the first round.

format, the team who finished in the playoff conversation 17th - the New York Islanders late into the season, will pick

issues actually started in

Hischier and the Mooseheads

July 2016, when Patrick had

played six playoff games,

second overall - this is a jump

surgery to repair a sports

and in them, Hischier led the

of 11 spots, as they had the

hernia. Though he did begin

team with seven points.

highest odds to pick 13th.

the season in Brandon, he

In a case of tanking gone

only played five games before

from the postseason, Central

right, the New Jersey Devils

complications sidelined him.

Scouting released their final

were awarded the 1st overall

While Patrick was out with

ranking ahead of the June

draft pick - a pick they had

injury, a second potential

23 draft. Critics were unsure

8.5% odds to get. They had

first-overall emerged. Enter

whether Patrick had done

the highest percentage of

Nico Hischier of the QM-

enough to maintain the first

odds in the sixth overall spot.

JHL Halifax Mooseheads: a

spot, because in the time

This disturbance in the draft-

Swiss center having a break-

he was out, Hischier broke

- is guaranteed to pick in the mid-first round or higher, but their odds of picking in the top three spots is extremely slim. The team who finished 30th - the Colorado Ava-

homeruns in 84 at-bats. With

lanche - has the best odds of

Duda and Cabrera having

picking first overall.

injury troubles, these two can be solid replacements. Rosario and Smith can pump some new life into this offense, and it will also give fans a glimpse of what the future can hold.

For the first time in a long time Mets fans can finally salivate over prospects that

However, the upcoming expansion complicates the draft lottery - there are 15 teams in this years lottery, and the Vegas Golden Knights will

Coyotes, the 28th place team, has.

The draft order post-lottery typically looks very similar to

to give them an opportunity.

what it looked like before the

rearrange their infield to fit both of them in the lineup, but that will be irrelevant when both Rosario and Smith start raking in the majors.

overall spot. The Philadelphia

out. Patrick and Hischier

Avalanche to fall into the

America for the first time. In

remained in the one and two

November, Hischier scored

spots, respectively, but this

25 points in 11 games. At the

list is by no means end all, be

firmly in place now, barring

World Juniors tournament,

all.

any trades, the big question is

where Hischier represented

posed: Nolan or Nico?

Switzerland, he turned heads

far from over. No matter what

with 7 points in 5 preliminary

name does get called first,

games.

the two will likely be pitted

The past few drafts have had very clear frontrunners -

lottery balls are pulled. Teams Connor McDavid in 2015 and Auston Matthews in 2016. may move up or down one spot, but it’s rare to see teams

Despite some conversation,

The Nico vs. Nolan debate is

When midterm rankings

against each other as rivals

from Central Scouting were

their entire, in a way similar

released in January, Patrick

to most of the other first and

with less odds jump to the top there was never really a ques- topped the list, with Hischier tion of them not being drafted coming in at number two. At three.

This year’s draft lottery has

Following both of their exits

ing order caused the Colorado out season playing in North

have the same odds at the first fourth overall spot.

So, with a drafting order overall pick that the Arizona

aren’t pitchers, and it is time The Mets might have to

The Dallas Stars had the

second overalls have in recent years, even if there is not even

first overall.

this point, Patrick had just

an inkling of rivalry behind

This year is a little bit differ-

returned from his 35-game

the scenes.

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Chargers Baseball Sweeps Double Header

BY ANGELA TRICARICO STAFF WRITER

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he University of New

LaManna and Kellen Croce combined for two scoreless innings to help the Chargers get the shutout win.

In the opener, the Chargers scored early with Jack Zagaja

Haven Chargers baseball

hitting his fourth home run

team swept a Northeast-10

of the year to left field, and

Conference Southwest Divi-

driving in two more runs. The

sion doubleheader on Sun-

game remained 3-0 until the

day, April 30. They downed

sixth inning, when, through

LeMoyne College 5-0 in the

a series of hits and a double-

opener, and 2-1 in the second

steal, the Chargers brought in

game of the day.

two more runs.

Both wins were credited to

With a final score of 5-0, the

solid starting pitching and a

Chargers looked to continue

strong bullpen of relievers,

this momentum through the

as well as run support at the

second game.

plate.

The Chargers got on the

Game one’s starting pitcher,

board first again, with Matt

Tim Kennedy, pitched seven

Chamberlain and Tom

shutout innings, striking out

Walraven scoring runs in the

eight and allowing four hits.

bottom of the third inning.

He is now 5-0 on the season.

Chamberlain crossed home

Bullpen pitchers Brandon

on a groundout by Robert Petrillo. A single by Nick

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Chargers swept two games on Sunday

Perelli and a double by Zagaja

Connor Moriarty and Josh

both games; four players had

brought Walraven home.

Walker combined for three

two hits.

Through six innings, starting

scoreless innings.

The team now stands at 22-5

pitcher Vincent Aprea allowed Aprea is credited with the

going into the final week of

one run. The LeMoyne Dol-

win, his second of the season,

the season. They played their

phins threatened in both the

and Walker the save, also his

final home game on May 2 at

seventh and eighth innings,

second.

3:30 p.m.

putting runners in scoring

Zagaja led the team with

position, but Will Aldam,

three hits and four RBIs for

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or the semester’s last issue of the Charger Bulletin, I wanted to see how everyone was feeling about parting ways for the summer! A handful of you are graduation, so good luck to all of you! Some of you are sad, but don’t worry, you’ll be happy once you’re home for the summer, and back to sadness when school starts up again (a vicious cycle, isn’t it?). As for the majority of you who are already happy, good for you for getting a head start on your summer, while some of us are out here trying to get through finals. Wishing everyone a very relaxing and happy summer! Don’t forget to follow @ChargerPoll on Twitter to participate in weekly polls throughout the entire summer!

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his week, I was re-introduced to an amazing website:

Wish.com. For those of you who haven’t heard, Wish is pretty much everything in the world, condensed into one website

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for a very low price. Anywhere from a phone case, a new pair of shoes, some kind of furniture, room decorations, right to a refurbished laptop. Seriously, visit the site and type anything you need into the search bar, and I guarantee you will be satisfied. This, my friends, is a great website for searching for presents, especially if you’re on a budget. I will tell you, though, be careful. Look into what you buy, and make sure you read reviews to see if other people were happy with their purchases.

As always, folks, you are very, very welcome. Enjoy.

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Kid Ink, Timeflies Perform at Spring Weekend

BY MEGHAN MAHAR ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Photo by Glenn Rohrbacker

Kid Ink (left) and Timeflies (right)

Photo by Meghan Mahar

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he height of Spring

Weekend celebration happened on Saturday when, after the carnival, SCOPE and The University of New Haven welcomed two artists onstage: Kid Ink and Timeflies. The two artists were a well-rounded selection for a night that students won’t forget.

The show started with Kid Ink’s personal DJ, who played songs to hype up the crowd for Kid Ink including songs by Rae Sremmurd and Jay-Z. At the end of his set, he seamlessly transitioned into Kid Ink’s first song.

Kid Ink put on a lively show with tracks from his upcoming album 7 Series, which will be released on Friday, May 5. Performances included “F With U (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)” and “Lottery.”

“I loved ‘Promise’ because it was the first song I heard by Kid Ink and it’s what got me into his music,” said Francesca Feretich, a freshman at the University, “but I also loved

‘Delirious’ because the whole

to these schools and help

In A While” and their latest

that well going into the

crowd was jumping and there

motivate the ones here with

single “Gravity”, promising

show,” said Joe Santello, a

was such an amazing atmo-

records that help get em thru

to release new music before

sophomore at the University

sphere.”

mid terms and finals… ‘too

closing with “I Choose U.”

of New Haven, “but they put

Throughout the show, Kid

all the teachers that said I’d

They also soaked the crowd

on a really cool show. It was

Ink got up close and personal

never amount to nothing’.”

with water and threw bottles

really fun and I could tell that

with the audience: he pointed

Timeflies took the stage

into the audience.

they were really into perform-

out students that were excep-

shortly after Kid Ink and im-

tionally enthusiastic about

pressed the crowd with their

his performance, jumped off

mix of pop music and clever

stage to high five some fans,

flows. The duo, consisting of

and even threw his shirt into

Rob Resnick and Cal Shap-

the crowd.

iro, brought their signature

“The concert was a lot of

ranging from their “Timeflies

“I almost didn’t go, but I’m

Tuesday” mashups to their

really happy I did because I

first viral hit, a freestyle of

love Kid Ink! He gave a great

“Under The Sea.” One of the biggest hits with

songs, both old and new, and

the crowd was a freestyle over

was very interactive with the

the instrumental of “Panda.”

crowd, which I loved!”

Shapiro read from a list of

The performance was not

items relating to the Universi-

just special for the students.

ty of New Haven and incorpo-

Kid Ink posted on Instagram

rated them into a song.

from his dressing room,

The crowd laughed as Sha-

tagging “University of New

piro poked fun at everything

Haven” as his location, cap-

from the struggles of on-cam-

tioning the post

pus parking to “UNH” being

“I might not had been able to make it to college cus my grades were shit … but it still feels dope to know I come

ing their songs.”

performances to the show,

fun,” Feretich continued,

performance with amazing

“I didn’t know Timeflies

trademarked by the University of New Hampshire.

Timeflies performed other fan favorites including “Once

Photo by Meghan Mahar

See a gallery of photos from the concert and a video of Cal Shapiro’s freestyle about UNH online at www.chargerbulletin.com.

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BY MEGHAN MAHAR ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR

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ndie electro-pop three

piece LANY (pronounced “lay-knee”) has been tak-

ing on the world. The trio consists of Paul Jason Klein on keyboard, guitar, and lead vocals, Jake Clifford Goss percussionist on drums

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and sampling pads, and Les Priest, supplying backup vocals and playing both the

Photo via LANY

keyboard and guitar.

Since the band’s inception, LANY has released eight singles and four EPs and, on June 30, will be releasing their debut self-titled album LANY. They just finished a short tour as the opener for John Mayer on “The Search for Everything Tour.” Prior to these tours, LANY has opened for artists including Ellie Goulding, Troye Sivan, X Ambassadors, and Halsey.

They are currently on their own headlining tour with 20 shows in the United States.

LANY prides themselves on the ambiguity of their genre.

“I think indie has a sound to it in the sense of like, you know what you’re listening to wasn’t written by a radio commercial songwriter,”

Klein explains, “and pro-

LANY is performing at College Street Music Hall on May 13 say it how it is.”

ing… but they feel pretty

duced by a commercial radio

The tracks available from

producer… That kind of just

LANY so far are a testament

mends include “Tampa” and

feeds into the whole idea that

to this lyrical honesty. One

his favorite track “13.”

what I’m hearing from these

of their most popular tracks

guys is from these guys.”

“ILYSB” has nearly 1.5 million from California, saw them at

Klein continues to explain their craft saying, “I feel like when people

hopeful.” Songs he recom-

Madeline Rath, LANY fan

views on YouTube/Vevo. The

their show in Santa Ana and

lyrics, paired with a dreamy

heard performances from the

melody and beat pairing, are

upcoming album.

want to criticize LANY, you

a perfect example of what

“LANY shows are full of

know, poke holes in what

LANY fans love about the

dancing and singing your

we do, they talk about how

band.

heart out with other fans,”

‘young’ our lyrics seem

“And you need to know That nobody could take your

if you don’t know the words

it’s just not hidden by po-

place, your place

to all of their songs, you can

etic bulls**t… There’s a lot of

And you need to know

still have ana amazing time at

bands out there that attach

That I’m hella obsessed with

a show because it’s just that

meaning to their lyrics after

your face, your face”

good.”

The rest of the album

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said Rath, “and I think even

-- but it’s not young at all,

they write them, which I think

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LANY will be performing at

is bulls**t. I add meaning to

sounds equally promising.

College Street Music Hall on

them as I write them. I shoot

Klein describes the album

May 13, supported by Goody

straight from the hip and just

tracks as “pretty heartbreak-

Grace.

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Shawn Mendes Releases New Single

BY LAUREN COHEN STAFF WRITER

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be hooked and the song will

is nothing holding Mendes

be in your head. I person-

back from being with this

ally love Shawn and think

girl. Lyrics include, “I wanna

his voice is amazing, and his

follow where she goes, I think

vocals are truly captured by

about her and she knows

this song.

it.” The chorus of the song

Although the sound is dif-

includes the lyrics, “There’s

ferent, it is different in a good

nothing holding me back I

Mendes released his lat-

way and has hooked fans

feel so free when you’re with

est single, “There’s Nothing

already. Since its release, it

me, baby / Baby, there’s noth-

Holdin’ Me Back.” The new

has been the subject of many

ing holding me back.”

single is off the digital deluxe

articles and tweets. So many

n April 20, Shawn

edition of his album Illuminate. The song hit number

people are in love with the

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Shawn Mendes new single, and I know I am.

Tweets include how much

one on iTunes hours after its release. Mendes has been blowing up air waves ever since he released “Stitches.”

Since then he has had other number one singles, “Treat You Better” and “Mercy.”

“There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” is different than his previous singles. The song includes an upbeat tempo

I personally think the song is about how Mendes likes this girl, and there is nothing holding him back from telling

and serves as a tease of what

something new and fresh in

people love the song, and

her how he feels. No matter

his new songs will sound like.

addition to everything from

how people can’t wait to hear

what she puts him through,

“The song is noticeably more

Illuminate.”

it live. Mendes’s Illuminate

he will go after her. But like

World Tour began last Thurs-

with every song, the interpre-

assertive than my previous

The song starts out with

work”, Mendes said in an

a funky guitar riff which is

day (April 27th) and will be

tations can be endless. If you

interview with Billboard.

followed by Mendes’s vocals.

continuing through the end

haven’t heard the new single,

He continued, “The minute

I highly recommend it, as well

I wrote this song I knew I

The tune is upbeat and clearly of the year. Mendes will be sounds different than his joined by pop artist Charlie

wanted to get it out before

normal songs. By the time the

nate Tour with Charlie Puth.

my tour started, to give fans

chorus hits, you will instantly

Puth.

as catching him on his Illumi-

The song is about how there

Spotify Playlist of the Week

BY KHAALIQ CROWDER STAFF WRITER

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Follow the Charger Bulletin on Spotify!

007 was year of many events. The release of very first iPhone, Lindsay

Lohan putting the final nail in the coffin of now-dead movie career, the world being introduced to Kim Kardashian and Hillary Clinton taking a chance and running for President. More importantly, it was the time of most iconic tunes.

Beyoncé - Irreplaceable “To the left, to the left” the most famous lines of this Ne-Yo penned, guitar driven pop songs.

Rihanna & Jay - Z - Umbrella Til, this song dropped with it’s backing drum beat, the extension of Umbrellaella-ella-ella-a-a and a sexy video to help propel it to No. 1 of the pop charts for

“10 Years Old”

7 weeks.

Fergie - Glamorous (feat. Ludacris) Thanks to this song with her signature-corny-but-enjoyable rap verses, we can spell ‘Glamorous”.

Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape (feat. Akon) One of her major hits, Stefani gave us a song as sticky as bubblegum with the help of Akon’s famous “Woohoo, yeehoo” line.

Soulja Boy - Crank That (Soulja Boy) If you don’t remember this song and even the line “Superman that ho”, we can’t hang.

Plain White T’s - Hey There Delilah From the moment, this single dropped, it had ABC Family/CW soundtrack written all over it.

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2017 Summer Movie Preview

BY BENJAMIN ATWATER STAFF WRITER

Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2

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At this point, any film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is guaranteed to be a fun adventure at the least. The studio has not put out a single bad installment in the boldest experiment of a shared film universe, and this film’s 2014 predecessor is among fan favorites. With director James Gunn returning from the original Guardians of the Galaxy, the entire cast comprising of Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana are returning, along with newcomers, particularly Kurt Russel as Star Lord’s father. At the time of publication Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2 will be a mere two days away from release, so be sure to join in the cultural phenomena of Marvel opening weekends.

Alien: Covanent No one would have thought that Ridley Scott’s 1979 space horror Alien would blossom into one of the most iconic sci-fi franchises of all time, second only to Star Wars. After three sequels that lessened in quality and two spin offs putting the iconic xenomorph against the Predator, this newest installment is the sequel to 2012’s Prometheus. Following on Prometheus’ narrative of discovering a new race of Engineers who created humanity, this next chapter will follow up on a new crew finding the home world of the Engineers as they encounter predecessors of the xenomorphs who have brought an end to the Engineer society. Moving closer to the timeline of the original Alien, the original director Ridley Scott returns once again, hot off a streak of the critically acclaimed The Martian. Blending sci-fi horror with existential creationism, Alien: Covenant is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated and epic films of 2017.

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Wonder Woman While it will be hard to be optimistic about any DC film, after the disappointments of Batman v. Superman and Suicide Squad, there seems to be some hope behind the first ever big screen adaptation of Wonder Woman. One of the first female superhero films, also being directed by a female director in Patty Jenkins, Wonder Woman is the final installment in the DC Extended Universe before Justice League hits theaters in November. While previous films in this franchise have suffered from studio meddling resulting in several incisive plot lines, Wonder Woman might be safe from extraneous studio meddling due to it being set in the past like Captain America: The first Avenger. Set in WWI, Wonder Woman must reenter the human world to aid in the war efforts alongside Steve Trevor, played by Star Trek’s Chris Pine. This concept could be a fun war romp like the first Captain America film, yet if Wonder Woman goes the same route of past DC films in focusing on building a universe instead of telling a fulfilling narrative in one film, then the DCEU might be done for.

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W.R.I.T.E. Poetry Hosts Carnival of the Arts

BY CAITLIN CARNEY STAFF WRITER

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shout “freeze” to freeze the

forms on campus as possible,

scene and replace a member,

as many of the art forms on

this then caused the scene to

campus do not tend to inter-

completely change. At first

act with each other.

“Carnival of the Arts showed

spectators simply watched and enjoyed the performance,

that we have a wide spectrum

poetry club held their first

but after a few rounds, crowd

of Art forms here on campus,

ever Carnival of the Arts.

members started participat-

and that I am glad to be a part

The event started at 4pm in

ing in the performance with

of,” said current treasurer and

the Bixler/Gerber Quad and

their own improvisation

president-elect of W.R.I.T.E.

ended around 7pm. The event

skills.

Jessica Brownstein.

n Friday, W.R.I.T.E

included acts from various

The event was co-sponsored

Immediately following

individuals and groups in ad-

Pineapple Johnny’s was a

by many artistic groups on

dition to food and music.

performance from brothers of

campus such as, Theater

The event was kicked off

Kappa Kappa Psi, who played

Club, 5, 6, 7, 8 Dance Team,

Photo by Ryan Heller

Members of Kappa Kappa Psi perform a skit WNHU, Liturgical Praise

by WNHU, the campus radio

a few pieces of music for the

station, providing music

crowd. Following this perfor-

for guests to enjoy between acts. The first performer was

mance was another individual be respectful but also because the acts were enjoyable to performance done by Alyssa

Courtney Williams who was

Dearborn. Upon finishing

then followed by a perfor-

her act, WNHU played more

mance from the Liturgical

music for the crowd as the

Praise Dance Team. Follow-

with how the event turned

Dance Team, Pineapple

out. The group intends to

Johnny’s Improv/Comedy

continue this event for years

Club, Mosnoon Dance Team,

to come because they are

and Music with a Mission.

incredibly proud of how the

In addition to these groups,

has been hoping to do an

event turned out. The event

other cosponsors were The

Monsoon dance team pre-

event like this one for a while

was intended to bring to-

Black Student Union, and To

ing the dance team’s perfor-

pared to perform. After the

and they were really happy

gether as many different art

Write Love on Her Arms.

mance were a multitude of

dance team, several other

individual acts who presented

individuals came to the stage

their own pieces, including

to perform their poems and

poetry and song.

music.

These acts were followed by

Throughout the event,

a performance from Pineap-

students were able to come

ple Johnny’s Improv/Comedy

in and out due to the flex-

Club who performed a few

ibility of the location. Many

interactive acts which includ-

students were drawn into the

ed audience members. Their

event while simply walking

most popular was a game

by the quad, while others

they played called “Freeze”

came specifically because they

in which two members would

knew about the event ahead

begin an improv scene, and

of time. Many of the perform-

at any time anyone could

ers stayed at the event before

and after their act not only to

watch.

The W.R.I.T.E. Poetry Club

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BY ALESSIA BICKNESE OPNION EDITOR

my Dunkin iced coffee for

I

won’t be partaking in your

’m not paying for your

Louis Vuitton shoes.

Unless your house has burst into flames, someone you love is sick, or you’re paying for funeral arrangements – don’t start a GoFundMe. I don’t find it cute, funny, or reasonable seeing college students “needing money” for their trip to Europe. You made the conscious decision to study abroad, so it had to have crossed your mind that you would need money for your trip.

Here’s a question: What happens when you buy your plane ticket, thinking that you’ll make some money via your GoFundMe, and then you don’t make the money?

Also, what exactly is it that we’re funding you for? Your Fendi shoes? A new Prada purse?

Is it because I’m bitter that you’re shopping in Paris?

Maybe, but even so, I’m a poor college student, too, and if I put $5 in your GoFundMe, then that means I don’t get

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the day. So yes, I’m bitter – I souvenir shopping for your family.

The point of starting a GoFundMe is usually for families to earn money for significant reasons. Most of the time, you’ll see a family trying to earn some money for sudden funeral arrangements, which is completely reasonable.

My mother had two very unexpected strokes, and an outrageous number of seizures extremely abruptly. My father had to take weeks off of work, which took a toll on my family for obvious reasons – he was

Shea Moisture is Newest Bad Ad Campaign

BY KAYRA CLOUDEN STAFF WRITER

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s was shown in Shea

Moisture’s new ad, they plan on expanding their target audience to be all-inclusive and end ‘hair hate’ as they’ve put it. Yet, their ad was far from being fully representational and received much backlash from black women who purchase their products.

So where did Shea Moisture go wrong?

For one, they released two separate advertisements – one that was released in March, which featured all women of color who spoke

working, while my mom was

out on wanting to love all hair

learning to walk again. Some-

types and the most recent

one very generous decided

ad, which featured predomi-

to start a fundraiser to help

nantly white women speaking

with the never-ending pile of

out about their perceived hair

hospital bills. For that, my

hate. Why would Shea Mois-

family was eternally grate-

ture ostracize black women

ful. So many people donated

from that ad? Furthermore,

because their hearts went out

why was there any need for a

to this sick woman, and her

separate advertisement when

family of six.

the first ad could’ve included

That is what funding is about. Changing someone’s life, helping someone’s fam-

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received as much backlash as

nail shops that beat up [Black

it did. For one, they could’ve

Women], companies that sup-

released an entirely new

port Trump, but Shea Mois-

product line that caters to al-

ture is the issue”.

ternate hair types and created

Nasheed’s tweet targeted

an ad which promoted that

the anger and frustration

product and the consumers

that black women were feel-

who would benefit from it.

ing, but did not even try to

Shea Moisture did not take

understand how the lack of

into account how their mes-

representation within the ad

sage would’ve been received

was appalling to the black

by their established audience

consumer who has been sup-

and after the entire fiasco,

porting Shea Moisture from

did not actually apologize.

the beginning.

Their response was more of a

In the end, Shea Moisture

plea that they did not intend

has tried to hold on to their

to cause harm and basically

consumers by personally

repeated the message that

tweeting people who have

was so clearly expressed in

spoken out against them

their ad.

ensuring that the formula

Not only did this also ir-

for their products remains

ritate their consumers but

the same while also holding

on Twitter, Shea Moisture

‘Real Talk’ sessions identify-

expressed their gratitude for

ing where they’ve made their

Tariq Nasheed who tweeted:

mistakes throughout the

“So y’all don’t want [to]

campaign.

boycott businesses like Asian

all women to begin with?

Shea Moisture could’ve gone about the entire situation in a way that would not have

Image from Shea Moisture ad

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Go Fund Yourself Continued from pg. 17 ily, making a change in their

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OPINIONS

I’m Ready for the New Meal Plans

BY KHAALIQ CROWDER STAFF WRITER

mind. Let’s not forget how

barely anyone in the dining

with a full kitchen so I can

unreasonably expensive the

hall during lunch as most of

save dining dollars by cooking

C-Store and the menu items

my peers told me they ran out

there.

during lunchtime at Bartels.

of dining dollars.

ple decide to start fundraisers

O

frustrations and concerns I

stick or chicken strips were, it

to get a tattoo, or even worse,

had coming into this school,

was approximate $6 for them, like me who skip breakfast

them. They choose to come to

remove their regretted tattoo.

was comprehending their

which perplexed me. First it’s

and go straight to lunch. I

this overly expensive school

One time, I even started a

meal plan layout here. It was

not enough dining dollars,

don’t know if Sodexo head

(instead of a state school) and

GoFundMe to raise money to

completely different from

and unless we get unlimited,

thought it was best that lunch

sign the Housing Licensing

buy a new laptop, then it hit

my previous school where

we have to spend the dol-

is dining dollars as the bulk

Agreement to live on campus

me: get a job.

there were only two eateries:

lars during lunch (unless you

of classes take place during

that requires that you carry

a small dining hall and an

have a fixed number of FOD

the 11 a.m.-2 p.m. bracket.I’m

a meal plan unless you live

backpacking through Europe,

off-brand Starbucks cafe and

swipes). Both unlimited plans

glad that Sodexo is changing

on Main Street or Savin. At

apply to a few hundred jobs.

every resident student were

come with breakfast which

the meal plans and the struc-

the end of the day, the loans

Some of us out here grew up

given roughly $2,000 dining

prompted the question in

ture of the already-congested- I’m taking out is covering all

not getting everything handed points; you pay for each item to us on a silver platter, so you get.

my mind: why can’t Sodexo

around-peak-times dining

of the on-campus expenses

make it so I can choose swipe

area Bartels.

(the room and board with the

perhaps it’s time that you

So coming to the services

for lunch and dinner? I know

I’m happy that I won’t have

gear your 20-year-old self on

and orientations for transfer

that the Blue offered unlimit-

to be concerned about not be-

the right track, get a job, and

students, the staff already

ed swipes of FOD, but what’s

ing able to get lunch or dinner seep in their minds. Now if

THEN go to Europe.

made a mistake of not ex-

with a fewer dining dollars

because I can choose a meal

the quality of the food chang-

plaining the meal plan thor-

provided.

plan with unlimited options

es or continues to become a

such as Platinum or Gold.

problem then I will outwardly

Plus, I’ll finally have a dorm

complain about to Sodexo.

heart – not their wardrobe.

Studying abroad isn’t even the worst of it all. Some peo-

Before deciding that you’re

If you’re going to Europe to study abroad, then maybe you can start a little GoFundMe, and send it your family members. We all have some, or at least someone to fund us a little something. So ask them, not your 1,200 Facebook friends, who you probably don’t even know.

P.s. I will be starting a GoFundMe dedicated to my discrepancy of the matter.

Please donate. https://www. gofundme.com/raising-money-for-me

When I took the second to ne of the many

oughly, leaving me to figure

Some people have more

higher price changes, but

look at how much mozzarella

tendencies to go to certain

I don’t think they should.

eateries and others could be

I can’t have sympathy for

Personally, I go out of my

things out myself or with

way every semester to ensure

fellow students. I thought to

I don’t have classes in the ear-

myself, what are dining dol-

ly morning. I wouldn’t have

lars? What are swipes? Can I

a reason to wake up and drag

swipe anywhere or anytime?

myself to breakfast, which is

After a semester and a half, of

not even of good quality. My

unused breakfast swipes and

hope was that if we couldn’t

zero dining dollars, I demand- have options with our swipes ed that Sodexo do something

- because of the presumed

about the meal plans as they

idea that lunch costs money

did not make sense.

because of the high quality -

The meal plan options that

People are upset about the

at least give us more dining

are now retired this year

dollars. By the end of the fall

lacked proper balance, in my

semester, I saw that there was

regular tuition).

I challenge people to let that

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The Power of Seeing a Role Model Who Looks Like Me

BY KIANA QUINONEZ CONTRIBUTING WRITER

T

he biggest difference

between myself before meeting Maria Hinojosa, and after meeting her, was that I had proof that my dreams could come true.

On a rainy Friday afternoon, I rolled myself out of bed to meet a radio journalist I had never heard of. My journalism professor made arrangements for two other students and myself to meet with Hinojosa at WNHU, our on campus radio station. I honestly did not know what to expect when meeting her.

Once I arrived, I was told

Hinojosa said that she did

another one of my motivat-

the way she is.

I would be participating in a

not see people like herself

ing factors. She is six years

live interview and figured I

(Latina women) in radio. So

old with brown skin and a big

should probably “Google” her

now she is that.

curly afro. I am so happy to

Hinojosa is someone’s

To many this might not

see characters like Doc Mc-

Princess Tiana, she shows

know who she was (I know,

seem like a big deal, but I

Stuffins and Princess Tiana

other Latinos that there is a

I was slacking). Let’s just say

personally cannot stress how

because they are characters

place where they belong. She

Google does her no justice.

important representation is.

she can better identify with.

talks about issues facing her

She went through a phase

community and gives them a

considering I still didn’t really

Hinojosa is a Mexican-

My goal in life is to become

Long story short: representation is important.

American radio journalist

a television broadcast jour-

when she wanted so badly to

voice. Importantly she shows

who has a show on NPR

nalist. I personally cannot

look like Elsa, which is fine,

them that they matter and

called Latino USA, which fo-

connect with many people on

but her ideas about herself

that they can do and be what

cuses on issues facing the La-

TV now because they do not

began to change. She wanted

they want.

tino community. She started

reflect me. I am half black and long straight hair and blue

out like most aspiring radio

half Puerto Rican with natural eyes, the whole nine. That is

by sitting next to me in a

journalists, by working on her

hair, and when I turn on the

a problem, because it starts

radio studio.

campus radio station.

news I see no one like myself.

self-image problems at a

Aside the fact that she

She proved that to me just

Hinojosa was engaging,

Representation is impor-

young age. But when char-

perceptive, and open. She

started as a meager college

tant because it shows young

acters like Doc or Tiana are

showed three Hispanic girls

student like myself, I saw

girls that they do not have

present, she sees characters

in college that they can reach

the thing that motivates me

to change themselves to be

that look just like her and she

their full potential, and for

reflected in her story.

successful. My little sister is

realizes she is beautiful just

that, I am incredibly grateful.

I Want My College to Teach Me How to Learn seen as both a blessing and

any generation before them.

a basic understanding of

a curse. Every question that

But despite having all of this,

what your actions have on

College hasn’t done much

I

could be asked by a professor

we still suffer from similar

the other parts of the ma-

help with doing any of these

about a person, place or thing

pitfalls that our parents and

chine. These are things that

things- individual professors

can be answered with the tiny want my college to teach encyclopedias we have in our me how to teach myself. With pockets. Still, while we have

their parents have: self-value.

can’t be answered by books

have. Throughout much of my

We’re taught so much

or Google searches. Students

experience, I’ve been pushed

about the outside world so

today may be far more adept

along by professors ushering

the dawn of Google, a majori-

so much knowledge at our

frequently that we forget to

at navigating computers than

me towards getting warm and

ty of the questions we face can fingertips, many people aren’t be solved by clicking a couple aware about how we can use

look at ourselves, not in the

their parents who type in call

cozy with a corporation- not

self-depreciating way that

caps but we’re equally easy

to say that it’s necessarily

of buttons. Information is

it for things beyond the bland

so many of us deal with, but

to sweep up in bandwagons

a bad thing. I feel as if we

in abundance nowadays and

recital of facts. Millennials to-

a healthy acknowledgement

about GMOs or puppies than

should also promote cultivat-

that’s something that can be

day are more tech savvy than

of all the pieces in play and

making the decisions for

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ourselves.

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STUDENT LIFE

Guys Go Out to be MISSter UNH year.

BY KARINA KRUL STUDENT LIFE EDITOR

T

hursday (April 27)

night Pride brought entertainment to Bucknall Theater as eight contestants impressed the crowd in a drag fashion show. MISSter UNH is an annual event for Pride, and it has been growing bigger every year. This year was the 10th anniversary of the event.

“Typically we get a maximum of five contestants, this year we got 13. Unfortunately we had to cut it down to 8 for time purposes,” said Pride President Steven Soler regarding the participation this

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The two co-hosts for the

One raffle ticket was given

ing in the drag show, citing

both in that I actually am

to each student in attendance, redemption as his reason for

incredibly anxious in front

show were CJ Senerchia as

and more could be bought

competing. He was defeated

of crowds, and also in that in

Amanda Playwith and Mary

throughout the show. Pro-

by the now co-host Marena

order to show off the face I

Marena as Oliver Klothesoff.

ceeds from the show as well

last year, coming in second.

had created, I could not wear

They entertained the crowd

as the tabling Pride did for it

His charity this year was the

my glasses, and I do not own

with dances and humor in

were donated to the winner’s

Lady Gaga Born This Way

contacts, so during the actual

between contestants.

charity of choice.

Foundation, a homeless

show I couldn’t see anything!”

“There was a real energy

shelter for at risk youth in the

he said.

two rounds: a performance

in the crowd and everyone

LGBT+ community. Proceeds

round and a formal round

seemed to be enjoying them-

from the show went to aid the

tance of the event in that it

with questions. Contestants

selves. Especially the witty

charity in their work.

allows pride to recognize the

competed for audience and

comments from all of the con-

Potter detailed his prepara-

judge approval as they parad-

testants. It was a night full of

tions for the show, explaining

community regarding drag.

ed up and down the aisles and fun for everyone,” said Soler.

that his “metamorphosis”

He also expressed that it was

around the stage in drag. The

The 1st place winner of the

into drag was challenging.

important to bring light to

show also included a surprise

night was Corey Potter as

He described his outfits as

the many charities geared

performance by On the Fritz

Ronda Reagan, followed in

“anatomically ambitions” and

towards the LGBT+ commu-

as well as several give-away

second by Ash Chase as Rich-

expressed the difficulties in

nity.

baskets and gift cards, which

ard “Dick” Ryder and Gary

creating a routine that would

were raffled off to the audi-

Yeung as Mary Ann Oceans

allow him to connect to the

type by showing that anyone

ence at intermission.

being named MISSter Conge-

audience.

and everyone has potential to

The show itself consisted of

Teach Me How to Learn Continued from pg. 19

how to be an entrepreneur,

ing a healthy mind that can

but rather more classes that

seize an opportunity and

can teach you how to use the

jump into the field without

skills that you’ve gained in

latching onto the coattails of

your major to accomplish

men and women in business

things and be successful by

suits. Seeing what value that

yourself. Millennials today are

you have alone and using

more empathetic than many

that and growing your own

generations before them, and

brand, yourself above pushing for that not to sizzle out as we it towards getting the high-

grow deeper into adulthood,

est position in someone else’s

we need to have the tools

company. I’m not saying

to use that energy to stand

that there needs to be a class

amongst the giants that came

about understanding about

before us.

niality for most money raised.

“Winning this competi-

“Finally, competing in the show itseld was a challenge

Soler expressed the impor-

stereotype within the LGBT+

“We try to tackle the stereo-

be a drag queen/king and be great at it,” he said.

tion is everything to me, and anyone who knows me would say that too. Honestly, I am not very involved in campus life, but this is my one contribution. I have had complete strangers congratulating me and it is just nice to know that I have made some sort of impression on my peers, even if it is just because of how lewd, flamboyant, and excessive I can be,” said Potter.

Potter expressed that this was his second time compet-

Photo by Karina Krul

(Left) Cory Potter and Ash Chase (Right)

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STUDENT LIFE

Students Walk Together as Upstanders “In 2017, thanks to the

BY CHRISTINA GENOVESE STAFF WRITER

Students that are a part of

generosity of the Myatt fam-

the Campus Climate Coali-

L

ily, and the university, we

tion spoke and addressed

have a place to be. A place

issues students have about

ast Tuesday (April

where we can speak about any their voices not being heard. topic, like immigration, hijab,

Everyone on this campus has

25), the University of New

LGBTQ+, or even this past

a voice that should be heard.

Haven held their annual

election. The students can feel They also spoke about how

Upstander Walk beginning in

safe here, and feel free to take

the Upstander Walk is about

a stand. This is the place we

pride in one’s beliefs, and

administration and students

hold as upstanders,” said Dr.

coming together to accept one

walked together as upstand-

Lauren Kempton.

another.

the Maxcy Quad. University

ers from the quad throughout

This event, and the CDI, is

“When you’re a bystander

UNH Fraternities Show Their Year’s Work

BY CHRISTINA GENOVESE STAFF WRITER

T

he Fraternal Excel-

lence Showcase was put on by Greek interns from the Center for Student Engagement, Leadership and Orientation on Tuesday (April 25) to show the campus community why

campus, ending at the Myatt

all about bringing different

and doing nothing you’re let-

Center for Diversity and In-

Greek life is important, and to

people and organizations to-

ting everyone else think that

clusion. Administration and

realize what it is all about.

gether to build a community

that’s okay. Say something

student leaders then made

on campus. There is more

when behavior is not just.

they give back to the com-

speeches about what campus

progress that can be made,

Challenge the bias we see ev-

munity, and had campus

but so far the university has

ery day in our lives. We must

administrators come judge to

grown in becoming more

be allies with each other, and

diverse through the develop-

end this era of being unjust.

ment and use of this center.

We are upstanders,” said

climate change means to them, their organization, and the campus community.

“This walk and event is a good example of showing

“This is the kind of thing

Nicolette Angelli, the USGA

Greek Life showcased how

see them on the level of what they do and not what people just think they do. University of New Haven students and other members of the campus

that no matter if you’re black

as a university community

or white or gay or straight

that we should be doing. Due

or Republican or Democrat,

to the hard work, we have

gender rights, the campus

UNH is yours and you always

the different Greek organiza-

accomplished quite a bit,

has adapted and put effort

tions were presenting.

belong here and will be here

and are still not done. We

towards the hope that every-

for you, and we will all be

can never stop improving the

one feels comfortable coming

went on a couple of years ago,

here for you,” said Juan Her-

sense of openness and com-

to the University. Hosting

and they wanted to bring it

munity. Let’s make sure that

events throughout the year

nadez, Director of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion.

After walking from Maxcy

President-elect.

With LGBTQ+ and trans-

next year we double and triple help make the University a our numbers, and continue

better and safer place.

community came into the Alumni Lounge to see what

This event is something that

back.

“It’s really uplifting to see this showcase go on 3 weeks before I graduate, and know

to the CDI, presenters shared

the great progress we’ve made

what impact this event, and

as a more tolerant and diverse students that took initia-

the creation of the CDI, has

community,” said President

tive. Anyone can be part of

had on the campus and its

and that the Greek life is very

Kaplan.

something, anyone can join

wonderful,” said Val Luutran,

students.

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Campus climate began with

that I’m leaving a community behind better than I found it,

Greek intern.

The different Greek organizations each had to present a different aspect of their chapters.

“This showcase is really important to Phi Sig because we do a lot of leadership on campus, and want to show our effort of improving the campus community as a whole,” said Penny Lane, sister of Phi Sigma Sigma.

“Community Service is a big part of what Sigma Alpha Epsilon stands for, we have a minimum requirement, 15 hours minimum each semester. Most brothers double and triple that to where we have had over 2,100 hours for this year so far. We try to preach that’s is something you should want to do. It’s a good time to bond with brothers and give back to the community,” said Brian Hurley, and Matt Lind, brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Alpha Phi Omega, service based fraternity, presented their Continued Membership Development. They highlighted how recently they hosted a conference to offer a place for the chapter to discuss business and developmental

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STUDENT LIFE

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SCOPE and USGA Celebrate 21 Years

BY LAUREN COHEN STAFF WRITER

S

last 21 years and deserved to

the best and most developed

be celebrated.”

that I have seen throughout

SCOPE hosts events ranging from campus trips to ince starting up on

campus in 1996, both SCOPE and USGA have grown immensely. On Thursday April 27th, both organizations celebrated their 21st birthday in the Bixler/Gerber quad.

Twenty-one years ago Day Student Government split up, and became SCOPE and USGA. “We thought it would be a really fun event to plan and students would really enjoy it. A 21st birthday is a big milestone and we wanted to celebrate ours,” said Teri Tozzi, SCOPE’s president.

To celebrate, there were giant inflatable games, dippin dots, snow cones, popcorn, prizes, and more.

“I wanted to celebrate not just what USGA has done but all of the students who have been part of it over the last 21 years and all of our clubs that have made our campus what it is!” said USGA President, Samantha Moul. “SCOPE and USGA have such an amazing relationship and have done so much for this campus in the

Spring Weekend. Spirit and

the country and will continue to do great things,” said Moul.

The event was emotional for

Traditions Committee Head

some, as it represented the

Amanda Santamaria loves the

culmination of hard work and

haunted house because it’s

dedication.

put on from scratch and it’s

“It’s bittersweet to be here

awesome to see what ideas

for as long as we have and to

they have each year, and how

see a super long future for

it changes. She also said,

us both down the road. We

spring weekend because it

have created bonds, planned

brings the campus as a whole

amazing events and created a

together.

trusting governing body that

“SCOPE has changed a lot.

gets the job done,” said San-

Going from a mostly commut- tamaria. “I think we can all er school to a more residen-

say we will remember these

tial school has really shaped

memories long after we have

SCOPE into what it is today,”

graduated and look back on

Tozzi said. “We cater our

the years we watched it grow

events to the student body

and develop.”

as best we can. We can’t wait

Photo by Chariot Yearbook

USGA President Sam Moul (right) and SCOPE President Terri Tozzi (left) cutting the cake

to see what the future has in store for us.”

USGA represents the undergraduate student body.

“I am so glad USGA and SCOPE have lasted so long and grown into what they are today. The last 21 years have produced successful clubs, successful programming, and successful leaders and I am so humbled to have been part of USGA as it turns 21! Our student government is one of

Photo by Chariot Yearbook

(From left to right) Mackenzie Upshaw, Samantha Moul, Nicolette Angelli, Michael Swift, USGA EBoard

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S T U D E N T L I F E Vanessa Bayer Brings Laughs, Carnival Brings Food & Games

BY CHRISTINA GENOVESE STAFF WRITER

T

his year’s annual

Spring Weekend kicked off on Friday, April 27 at the North Campus Gymnasium, hosted

by SCOPE. The performers included a University of New Haven student, Streeter Seidell, from College Humor and Saturday Night Live, and Vanessa Bayer from Saturday Night Live.

The performance opened up with University of New Haven student, Austin Thomas.

He is a mechanical engineering student, and did jokes on what it’s like to be in that field, especially how hard it is for female engineers. Thomas also made jokes about the university and single vs. dating life. He won the university’s Last Comic Standing competition, and was given the opportunity to open up for Seidell and Bayer.

“I am very honored to have this opportunity. I really just had to put myself out there at the Last Comic Standing competition, and I ended up winning. Meeting Streeter and Vanessa was like meeting any other people, but they just happen to be famous,” said Thomas.

The next performer was Streeter Seidell, who is known as an actor, comedian, writer for College Humor,

and now Saturday Night Live.

He talked about the Spring Weekend Carnival, and joked about the stereotypical college expectations of Spring Weekends.

He also joked about the University of New Haven, and was surprised on how much money we pay, that we don’t have a lot of parking because our cars would be stolen anyway, and why someone from California would chose to go here in Connecticut where we don’t even have a state sports team.

The closing act was Vanessa Bayer, actress and comedian

BY SARAH COSTELLO STAFF WRITER

S

Hundreds of students came aturday (April 29)

brought the annual Spring Carnival to the University of New Haven as students gathered to experience all the event had to offer.

Summer vacation is just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate it’s coming by having a huge blowout for spring at the University of New Haven. SCOPE brought the fun and entertainment to North Campus

Ride that sent students up

mini amusement park for

and down with exciting drops.

four hours.

The Hang-Glider ride offered

SCOPE set up a special fair

a lighter tone with an exhila-

around the Charger Gym-

rating yet gentle ride through

nasium Parking Lot to give

the air, and the classic Potato-

students time to relax and

Sack Slide drew everyone in.

unwind before finals this

Students tested their endur-

coming week. The theme this

ance with a surfboard simula-

year, “Animal Kingdom,”

tor, while others lined up to

celebrated exotic animals and

get caricatures of themselves

gave the students an incred-

and their friends to memori-

ibly fun display for the day.

alize the event. Several prize

The carnival rides were as

booths offered the chance to

thrilling as they were en-

win all kinds of stuffed toys,

to gather around and relax at the picnic tables.

Biology major and found it

Snacks were provided to all

was too hard, so she became

students. Sweet treats in-

a Communications major and

cluded vanilla and chocolate

said that that’s who people

ice cream and fried dough.

are looking to hire out of col-

Sodexo provided the meal for

lege because maybe all those

the evening to everyone who Photo by Glenn Rohrbacker

was wearing a pink wrist-

Students at the annual Spring Carnival band, giving out ribs, brisket, potato salad, cole slaw,

including some of her famous

watermelon, and cookies. Wa-

ones like Jacob the Bar Mitz-

ter was free to the students

vah boy, Miley Cyrus, and

to stay hydrated on the hot

Rachel Green from Friends.

Saturday.

Bayer ended on saying,

The “Animal Kingdom”

“Thank you guys for having

theme even included animals.

me tonight, enjoy the car-

SCOPE brought a car with

nival, don’t drink too much

multiple terrariums filled

because when you go to the

with snakes, lizards and frogs

concert at night, if you get too it.”

to enjoy the festivities of a

aiming to win. Some chose

and how she started off as a

drunk, you’ll sleep through

cage, to the Ali-Baba Carpet

frog plushies, everyone was

like for her going to college,

Bayer also did impressions,

around in a Ferris wheel-like

from emojis to tigers to little

She talked about what it was

cations majors too.

tertaining, from the Rock-

of the biggest highlights of the O-Plane that spun people weekend.

from Saturday Night Live.

people are secretly Communi-

with the Spring Carnival, one

from all over the world to Photos by Samantha Reposa

bear their fangs for students

Vanessa Bayer (left) and Streeter Seidell (right) to stare at in amazement.

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Greek community together.

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tions outside of the campus

“Upsilon Hoopla is an an-

community in order to make

nual event, food and outdoor

an impact in the Greater New

based, we highly value what

games, to give a familiar

Haven community.

we do for the campus and

environment to get to know

community. As a chapter we

us in a casual setting. We also

came to see the showcase re-

have done over 1600 hours

like to do more socials with

ally got to see what Greek Life

of services. It’s a good way

the orgs on campus to get to

brings to our campus, and the

to make a difference in the

all know each other. Multicul-

many different organizations

world around us, and also to

tural Greek Council is plan-

there are and what they do.

learn more about ourselves

ning on doing one social for

“It was great to be able to

and about others,” said Emily

all of them, and to show that

hear from many of the orga-

Haynes, brother of APO.

it’s always there for us and up

nizations. Personally, it was

and running,” said Daniella

nice to see the pure number

Molina.

of Greek organizations there

leadership skills.

“Being community service

Lambda Pi Upsilon, showcased their strong relations to other Greek organizations

She also mentioned how

The administrators that

are and the different types

on campus. They have done

members that sit on executive

of activities they’re involved

lots of co-sponsorship this

boards for various other orga-

with. Campus obviously

year to get to know brothers

nizations aid in establishing

wouldn’t be the same without

and sisters of different orgs

connections for collaboration.

them,” said Andy Beardsley,

on campus. They host lots of

She explained the connection

associate director of athletics

events on campus to bring the they also have to organiza-

for internal operations.

Upstander Walk

Photo by Chariot Yearbook

Students marching in the Upstander walk

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alone, efforts of students and

presentations by saying,

something in order to make a

faculty have grown, more

“This event has been a clear

difference. You do not always

opinions are accepted. We

example of what power you

need to start something

can still grow, but we are off

as students hold. Do not ever

new to make a difference.

to a good start.

forget that.”

Throughout this last year

Hernandez ended the