Volume 90, Issue 8 | October 27, 2010
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Chargers Outlast Merrimack in 27-25 Homecoming Victory granting the Chargers terrific –––––––––––––––––––––––––– field position. The Chargers began the drive with back-to-back rushes from WEST HAVEN, Conn. - The Ronnie Nelson and Victor Jones, University of New Haven foot- grabbing a first down at the Merball team defeated Merrimack rimack 44 yard line. New Haven College 27-25 Saturday afternoon on Homecoming Day at Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium. The Chargers improve to 7-1 overall and 5-1 in the Northeast-10 Conference, placing them in sole possession of first place with two games remaining on their schedule. The Warriors fall to 3-4 overall and 3-2 in conference play. The visiting Warriors won the put themselves into a tough situcoin toss and elected to kick off ation at third and 19, but was to New Haven. The Chargers be- bailed out by a 27 yard pass gan their opening drive from the from Ryan Osiecki to Deme21 yard line after a solid 11 yard trius Washington-Ellison. Victor return from Bernard Risco. Ryan Jones took the ball on five conOsiecki and the offense moved secutive plays, eventually crossball to the UNH 44 yard line but ing the goal line for the game’s then failed to convert on a third- first score. Chris Scifo tacked on and-10 situation, forcing a punt the extra point for a 7-0 lead. from Chris Scifo. The UNH defense held strong Merrimack began the drive again on the ensuing Warriors’ with decent field position after possession, forcing the first Mera 14 yard return, but suffered rimack punt of the afternoon. A an unlucky break on the second 36 yard boot left the Chargers at play of the series. James Suozzo their 31 yard line and just less dropped back and had his pass than five minutes to go on the intercepted by Desmond Ander- clock. son at the New Haven 43 yard The Chargers once again hit line. Anderson’s pick notched the Warriors’ defense with a powthe seventh of his campaign, erful combination of the ground A CHARGER ATHLETICS PRESS RELEASE
Republicans Lead in Critical Polls
By CHRISTOPHER WHALEN CONTRIBUTING WRITER
–––––––––––––––––––––––––– On Tuesday, November, 2, the 2010 midterm elections will commence. Currently there are 59 democratic seats, 41 republican seats, and 2 independent seats. Of the 100 senate seats, 37 of them are up for re-election. Despite sweeping the 2008 elections, democrats are feeling pressure from the American people. Even the wildly beloved President Obama is feeling the pinch. A recent CNN opinion poll found that 52% of Americans disapprove of how Obama is handling his job, while only 45% approve. Such high disapproval of the nation’s democratic President has trickled down to the Democratic Party as a whole. There are so many things going on in the minds of Americans when it comes to who they will vote for. However, in a stagnant economy, the people appear to
be all about jobs. When people went to the polls in November 2008, the unemployment rate was 6.5% according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor. Presently, the Bureau of Labor has the unemployment rate at 9.2%. With unemployment at such a high number just two years after Obama and the democrats took power, it
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does not seem so mind boggling that 50% of likely voters plan to vote republican, while only 40% plan on voting democrat, according to the Pew Research Center. The American people also appear to be concerned about the amount of government spending. As of October 21, the U.S. Treasury reported that the national debt for America was $13,667,983,325,978.31. Despite the national debt being so high, last week the White House See REPUBLICANS page 6
attack and Ryan Osiecki’s arm. New Haven moved the chains four times on the drive, getting all the way down to the Merrimack five yard line. Unable to pick up one yard from the five, the Chargers settled for a 24 yard
Pentagon Enforces “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” with Revision
By LIZ DE LA TORRE STAFF WRITER
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secretary for personnel, Clifford L. Stanley, before a final conclusive determination can be made regarding the discharge. The change in the policy comes after several deliberations, legal overturns, and national upset. On Sept. 9, Federal District Court judge Virginia A. Phillips declared “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” unconstitutional. Phillips issued an injunction
The latest twist in the haphazard legal commotion that surrounds gays in the military just got more confusing and, if at all possible, even more ridiculous. Yes, it’s official; the seventeen year-old “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, which upholds the privacy of a service member’s sexual orientation by prohibiting the military from requesting that information but establishes a ban on gays, lesbians, or bisexuals serving openly, is back. HowAN AP PHOTO ever, there is A COLIN BASSETT PHOTO a stipulation attached. nearly a month later, instructing According to a new guideline the military to stop enforcement field goal and a 10-0 advantage. The two teams exchanged set in motion, “until further no- of the law because it infringed punts on the next two posses- tice” by the Pentagon, discharge upon privacy, free speech, and sions, leading to Merrimack’s of a gay service member who vi- equal protection. On Oct. 15, first score of the game five min- olates the policy must be evalu- the Pentagon gave the military utes into the second quarter. ated by five senior Defense De- the go-ahead to accept openly James Suozzo conducted an 87 partment military officials. After gay applicants. The following yard drive, concluded by a three review by the military officials, Wednesday, after an urgent reyard rushing touchdown. The the service secretary pertinent quest from the government, a Warriors failed on the point af- to the case—either the Secre- three-judge panel of the U.S. ter, now trailing the Chargers by tary of the Army, Navy or Air Court of Appeals for the Ninth Force—must consult with both Circuit federal appeals court althe score of 10-6. The Chargers couldn’t con- the Pentagon’s legal counsel, lowed the Pentagon to continue strue anything offensively on Jeh C. Johnson, and the underSee PENTAGON page 4 their next possession, punting the ball back to the Warriors. Text message your news tips and comments to Merrimack put together a solid The Charger Bulletin! drive but Desmond Anderson 1 (270) UNH-NEWS came up big with his second inSee VICTORY page 5
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Yale Fraternity Hazing: Lewd and Crude “Fratitude”
dent, Richard Levin, and the Dean of Yale University, Mary –––––––––––––––––––––––––– Miller, wrote a letter to the community that said, “we will conYale University’s fraternity, front this hateful speech when Delta Kappa Epsilon, has dug it is uttered…no member of themselves a big hole during our community should engage their initiation week that will in such demeaning behavior. take them a while to get out of. However, Yale has a strong hisThis past week, their freshman tory and many policies to propledges made a complete disgrace of their organization through their appalling behavior through the hazing techniques adopted by the fraternity this year. The pledges for DKE marched blindfolded through Old Campus, the heart of undergraduate life and where the freshman residence halls are located at Yale tect students’ freedom of expresUniversity, shouting the misogy- sion.” The letter addresses that nistic chant “No means yes and they also believe in respect and yes means (a certain type of sex- decency, neither of which was ual act).” It is even said that they shown by the pledges. And due referred to necrophilia in their to the offensiveness of this situchants. This incident was caught ation, the international leaders on tape and has spread like a vi- of DKE will be coming soon to rus on the internet. meet with the Yale chapter of The Yale University Presi- DKE to discuss the seriousness By SAMANTHA RAE SHINN STAFF WRITER
of this “prank.” The leaders said that the chants were “deeply offensive and do not adhere the standards of morals and behavior expected of DKE members”. When asked what they thought about this episode, the leaders thought of the chants as “caveman behavior” and “creepy.” One student remarked that the behavior of the DKE pledges was not the way that Yale students should behave, and many others claimed that they were embarrassed by the situation. Two years ago, the Zeta Psi fraternity held up signs that insulted and demeaned Yale women in front of the women’s center; due to this event, the leaders of the women’s center have experience in crude fraternity pranks. They thought that this prank was even worse than most because it was conducted outside of impressionable freshman dorms. They said that the verses were indicating that rape and sexual violence are a joke. See FRATERNITY page 6