Oct 1 2008

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Volume 87, Issue 7

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

LOCAL ARTIST PREPARES FOR SHOW

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Local artist Dave Estes has been chosen to show his work at a citywide show. – Page 8

Students Top Off the New Res Hall

By JANE GORDON

DIRECTOR OF ADVANCEMENT COMMUNICATIONS

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WEST HAVEN—Dozens of students, faculty and staff helped themselves to Sharpies to sign their names on the final beam of the new residence hall in a ceremony behind Maxcy Hall last Thursday, including one who wrote, “I love UNH, and I am awesome!” Speeches by state and MEET ROSA GATTI local dignitaries embraced A JANE GORDON PHOTO Rosa Gatti is this semester’s Bartels the upbeat mood, includStudents sign the final beam of the new residence hall on Thursday, Sept. 25. Fellowship speaker. Get to know ing those by Attorney Gen- John Picard, a UNH gradu- made in the past few years. her and her strides with ESPN eral Richard Blumenthal ate, who spoke about the Blumenthal likened an inside. – Page 5 and West Haven Mayor strides the university has education at the university – Page 4

AN ISSUE OF RACE As the presidential election draws closer, voters are concerned with numerous issues. However, a recent study shows that many are still preoccupied with race. Learn more about it in the National News section. – Page 3

INDEX Arts & Entertainment Pages 8 and 11 Bulletin Board

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Community & Advice Page 9 Editorials

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Police Log/ Fun & Games Pages 12 and 13 National/World News Page 3 New Haven News Page 4 Sports

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to “the American dream,” See CEREMONY page 4

Appellate Court Comes to UNH

welcomed the Connecticut Appellate Court to cam––––––––––––––––––––– pus. Students were given the WEST HAVEN—On chance to hear appellate arWednesday Sept. 24, the guments regarding two real University of New Haven life cases. The cases heard w e r e about an assault and a D U I . Upon enteri n g Dodds it felt as if you had just entered an actual courthouse. T h e lobby was set up with metal detectors and A DAN OSIPOVITCH PHOTO Students watch Appellate Court proceedings on Wednesday, Sept. 24. guards, By JULIANA PORCELLI

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

checking students as they filed into the auditorium. The stage was completely converted to look like an actual courtroom. The turnout for the arguments was outstand-

that his conviction of first degree assault be changed because of insufficient evidence. The second appeal heard was State v. Stephen Walters. The defense was argu-

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Judges reside over the Appellate Court proceedings on Wednesday, Sept. 24.

ing. Each argument had a packed house. Many people were in fact turned away, because there was no more room available. The first appeal heard was for the case of State v. Channy Nee Khuth. The defense attorney was arguing on behalf of her client

ing that his client was not driving erratically at the time of his arrest. The arguments on both sides of the counsel consisted of arguing whether the defendant crossed the yellow lines or not. See COURT page 4


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