Volume 90, Issue 6 | October 6, 2010
the
Charger Bulletin The official student newspaper of the University of New Haven since 1938.
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Obama Calls for Educational Reform
$93,000 Cancer Drug Adds 4 Months of Survival
By LIANA TEIXEIRA STAFF WRITER
So what causes Provenge’s whopping $93,000 price tag? By SARA JANE DUFORT schools in countries that have to make the year even longer, is There are two main reasons. STAFF WRITER the best student achievement. a bit unrealistic. Obama did not There is a new price on life. Firstly, unlike other treatments, –––––––––––––––––––––––––– The President said in his speech state where this money would No, not the cereal…but cancer Provenge is considered the first that, “That month makes a dif- come from, or if it would be out survival. Provenge, a first-ofcancer vaccine and targets the With standardized testing ference. It means that kids are of district pockets. It is hard to its-kind drug treatment was ap- immune system to fight prostate scores falling and the United losing a lot of what they learn say that they will follow suit. proved in April and has shown tumors. This one-time treatment States ranking 21st in the world during the school year during Besides longer days, Obama that it adds four months of combines the proteins found in for science mastery, school dis- the summer.” This problem is also tackled the amount of teachtricts and politicians alike are pushing for education reform and longer school y e a r s . W h i l e some cite the current school year as our educationAN AP PHOTO al downsurvival to male patients suf- prostate cancer cells and the infall, othfering from incurable prostate dividual cells of patients, a very ers argue tumors. The catch? It costs time-consuming task. As a rethat lon$93,000. The rising cost of sult, each cancer patient receives ger years cancer-fighting drugs, however, a unique dose of Provenge befitAN AP PHOTO would be a is unsurprising. According to ting their own personal illness. burden to already struggling dis- severe for poorer students, who the Associated Press, just in the Secondly, this new drug is in extricts. It is unlikely that there will may not have the resources to ers and the progress that they are past ten years, new cancer drug ceptionally short supply. In fact, be radical reform, but it is essen- continue learning on their own. making in the classroom. Since treatments “have been topping it is the first cancer drug to be ratial to know that the success of What President Obama be- he became president, he has ad- $5,000 a month.” Revlimid, tioned since Taxol and Taxotere, the American youth is not short lieves is that the longer school dressed the need to better train designed to treat blood cancer, fifteen years ago. Some hospifrom people’s minds. Lawmak- years, even if by just sixteen and prepare today’s teachers to and Avastin cost approximately tals, including the University of ers, and educators alike, must days, are essential to student’s provide a quality education. He $10,000 a month. Consequently, Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer come to a compromise that will success. The problem with this, reiterated this fact on Monday, only a handful of these result in Center, have held lotteries in orsuit both district budgets and the however, is that the recession while talking about incompetent permanent remission or cures for der to choose the limited recipidrive for an educated society. has hit most educational budgets teachers and the need to “weed cancer while the others prolong ents of Provenge. According to President Obama has put hard, and extending the school them out.” In fact, he boldly statlife for no more than a couple of the Associated Press, Anderson ideas on the table that he be- year would cause a plethora ed that, “We’ve got to be able to years. See CANCER DRUG page 4 lieves will strengthen our fail- of problems for them. This in- identify teachers who are doing ing education system, the most cludes teacher salaries, utilities, well [and] teachers who are not Text message your news tips and comments to important, being longer school and perhaps most important- doing well. We’ve got to give days. Currently, U.S. schools ly, transportation costs. Some them the support and the trainThe Charger Bulletin! across the country average 180 schools have already shortened ing to do well, and, ultimately, 1 (270) UNH-NEWS instructional days a year. This their week to four days to com- if some teachers aren’t doing a 1 (270) 864-6397 is sixteen days less than upper bat this problem. So to ask them See EDUCATION page 5
Visiting Families Treated to Fun Filled Day
By REBEKAH GORDON STAFF WRITER
–––––––––––––––––––––––––– Each year, as soon as the weather turns just the right temperature to bring out hot cider and beautiful autumn leaves are seen on the trees, the University of New Haven hosts its annual Family Day. Students throughout campus are either
excited about seeing their families for the first time since move in or annoyed about their parents coming up to spend the day because it just hasn’t been long enough. Regardless of what the respective feelings are, Family Day always brings a day of funfilled activities to campus that
always are enjoyed by those in attendance. After all the families signed in and received their continental breakfast, there were activities for all ages and majors, including events such as Family Fun Time and the Mock Crime Scene Tour in Dodds. “It’s the first weekend of October, and I always know what that means. I arrived with highlighter in hand,
determined not to miss a thing,” says Linda Patterson, a veteran UNH mother. “All of us parents get out our itineraries, and we map out which activities we want to experience. It’s a tradition.” Various activities included See FAMILY DAY page 5
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UNH Professor Guides Readers Through the Works of Skoryk
ing available in many of the top libraries across the country, –––––––––––––––––––––––––– including MIT, Stanford, and Carnegie Mellon. Earlier this year, UNH ProfesWhen readers open the book, sor Dr. Victor Markiw released a they are immediately greeted CD with Jennifer Litwin with the foreword, writ(The Litwin-Markiw ten by the Associate Duo), performing Dean of the School of the works of Franz Fine Arts at the UniverSchubert, Franz Liszt, sity of Connecticut, ProClaude Debussy, Sergei fessor Peter Kaminsky. Rachmaninoff, FernanIn his foreword, Prof. do Obradors, Aaron CoKaminsky explains, pland, and Leonard Ber“The combination of nstein, which received Skoryk’s thoughts on excellent reviews. An his music with Proexcerpt from a review fessor Markiw’s bioby Oles Kuzyszyn sums graphical information, up the experience this historical and stylistic CD offers with the folinsights, and expert analowing sentence: “the lytical readings … produo handles all of these vides an … informative with intelligence and and fascinating view of aplomb, treating us, the the composer ... With listeners, to superb inthe publication of this terpretations of some of splendid study, Profesthe best examples of art sor Markiw has taken an songs spanning the last important step in securtwo centuries.” and continues on to examine ing Myroslav Skoryk’s rightful Considering the results of his complete solo piano works. place in the pantheon of contemhis musical venture with The Additionally, the book contains porary composers.” Litwin-Markiw Duo, it is no sur- interviews with Skoryk, as well Starting with The Litwinprise that his return as the author as expert analytical readings. Markiw Duo and continuof the most significant English Although it was only recently ing with this book, Profeswritings on Myroslav Skoryk is released, it is already becomSee SKORYK page 6 By MATT DI GIOVANNI EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
successful. The book, titled The Life and Solo Piano Works of the Ukrainian Composer Myroslav Skoryk, begins with a biographical and stylistic view of Skoryk,