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Charger Bulletin The official student newspaper of the University of New Haven since 1938. Volume 94, Issue 10 | November 14, 2012
Recycling Petition Gaining Momentum
By JESSICA PENA STAFF WRITER
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CAMPUS Technically, Halloween is over by the time the clock strikes 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 31, but that did not stop PIRO from continuing the celebrations throughout the month of November. SEE PAGE 6 UNH’s NAACP brought students of all political ideologies together for a night of election coverage SEE PAGE 5
SPORTS The UNH women’s volleyball team wrapped up the regular season on Nov. 9 with a win over Bentley scoring 25-22, 25-23, and 25-15. SEE PAGE 12
ENTERTAINMENT Find out what students think about the new Matrix registration process in this week’s Charger Poll! SEE PAGE 15
Film reviewer Cameron Hines tackles Skyfall, Wreckit-Ralph and Cloud Atlas all in one week! Check it out. SEE PAGE 14
PHOTO BY SAMANTHA MATHEWSON
Winter came early this year to the University of New Haven as snow blanketed the campus merely one week after Hurricane Sandy wrecked havoc on the New England shorline. READ MORE ON PAGE 7
From Two to One, Now Possibly None?
This week, University administration proposed holding Wednesday classes on the December 11th reading day to make up for class time lost to Hurricane Sandy. By SAMANTHA MATHEWSON power to date, and has left fit in the schedule, and now it is COPY EDITOR/STAFF WRITER families devastated with the loss possible some students will not –––––––––––––––––––––––––– of their homes. Right when the even get the advantage of havUNH campus was thought to ing any at all. An unexpected break from have dodged a bullet, it boomerSports practices are even school during Hurricane Sandy angs back. put on hold so students can was too good to be true. “Several options had been ex- remain focused on finishing There are always strings atplored for scheduling make-up their semesters strong. But this tached when it comes to the ledays. No plausible solution was year, if your Wednesday class gality of class attendance. Since found to make up all three days professor(s) feel the need to classes were cancelled for three that would not result in equally make up a day, they will be able days due to Superstorm Sandy, inconvenient schedule conflicts to on Tuesday, Dec. 11 during students missed two Monday/ at other times,” Gordon R. the usual Wednesday time and Wednesday classes and one Simerson, Associate Provost for place. Tuesday class. Soon, the semes- Undergraduate Studies, Assess“The choice belongs to the ter will be over, so professors ment & Accreditation, stated instructor. Instructors who will need as much time as possible in an email sent out to students use the day as a make-up class to get through their curriculum. Tuesday, Nov. 7. will give their students ample In order to make up for the Even though this gives proforewarning,” says Simerson. lost time, professors have been fessors the chance to catch up Professors are still given the given the option to utilize the and get back on track with their option to approach the situation Reading Day, Tuesday, Dec. 11, syllabuses, it is at the expense with other methods of making for Wednesday classes. of a Reading Day which stuup the missed classes, and will The hurricane has as many dents have always counted on have to inform their students of effects, as it does names. Franto get some extra cramming in their alternate plans. kenstorm took Halloween from before their finals. Last year, It was not only about the various cities within affected there were two scheduled readSee NONE page 6 states, has left many without ing days, but this year only one
OPINION The UNH Library staff provides us with a list of 10 perceptions and realities concerning Libraries and Librarians. SEE PAGE 9
Potential and Current Students have their tweets feautred in this issue’s “UNH Tweets of the Week!” SEE PAGE 9
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Chargers Undefeated PHOTO PROVIDED BY NE-10
By AMANDA D’ALBERTO
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Championship. Osiecki led the offensive team –––––––––––––––––––––––––– with three touchdowns, 240 total yards and 19-25 complete passes. At the end of the game, he earned Quarterbacks Ryan Osiecki and the Most Outstanding Player honor Ronnie Nelson led the University and was chosen as part of the Allof New Haven football team to a Championship team. 37-12 victory at the 2012 NE-10 Mike DeCaro also was chosen Football Championship game as part of the All-Championship against American International team after he had a game high of College. 78 rushing yards and 33 receiving The game was held at the UNH yards, a touchdown reception and a Ralph F. DellaCamera stadium on 97-yard kickoff return touchdown. Saturday, Nov. 10, triumphantly Nelson added 53 total yards and ending the season with a perfect a touchdown, and teammate Jason 10-0 regular season record and Thompson had five catches for 117 the team’s third straight NE-10 yards and one touchdown, which SPORTS WRITER
made him the leading receiver of the game. On the defensive side, Tom Herd had two sacks and four tackles total. Bernard Risco had two interceptions and five total stops for the Chargers. Both Herd and Risco were also chosen to be a part of the All-Championship team. The Chargers will begin their postseason on Nov. 24 when they play the winner of the IUP/Shepherd game at Ralph F. DellaCamera stadium with kickoff at 12 p.m.
University of New Haven’s Green Team is leading the way for the campus to become greener. A few weeks ago, a petition was sent around at the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA) meeting to ask for more recycle bins around campus. But that is not all. Just last Friday, the USGA created a new committee, the Sustainability Committee, which will also focus on implementing green initiatives on campus. The UNH Green Team has come a long way since then. The Charger Bulletin chatted with the club’s president Lisa Pyle about their recent initiatives. Charger Bulletin: How did the club get started? Lisa Pyle: The club was started in 2009 by Alex Alund and Sarah Hosford (class of 2012) because there were no other clubs on campus that were solely working towards promoting sustainability at the time. Both Alex and Sarah had been involved a great deal with similar organizations/projects in high school and they wanted to bring that experience to UNH. CB: What are your most successful events? Pyle: In the past, our most successful events have been Recycle Bin Decorating, Plant Potting, and our Acoustic Show. Sadly, we may not be having Recycle Bin Decorating this semester due to funding issues. CB: What made you create the petition? Pyle: The petition was actually suggested by a freshman member, Josh Howard [a Senator at USGA who came up with the Sustainability Committee], when we mentioned at a meeting that we had planned to meet with facilities about the lack of recycling at the university. He and I then drafted it together. CB: How many signed the petition? Pyle: So far, we have 162 signatures. Our goal is to get 1000 signatures (Approximately 20 percent of the student population). CB: Why should people go green? Pyle: People should go green because if they don’t, the future of the world we live in may not be a very bright one. Global warming is a real issue, and if we sit back and do nothing to stop or at least slow its progression, the environmental impacts will be felt worldwide. Also, as a race, we are raping our planet not only of its precious resources, but of many of its species, as more and more animals are added to the endangered or extinct list every decade. CB: What do hope for the future of the club? Pyle: What we want most as a club is to generate more awareness of the ways that we impact our environment and to educate people on ways to minimize any damage we may cause. As of now, our major goal is, of course, getting more recycling both on campus and off at UNH-sponsored housing locations. We would also like to look into alternate energy sources for the university and present them to President Kaplan in the hopes that we can become a true “green” campus. See RECYCLING page 5