Volume 87, Issue 4
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
SCIENTISTS TEST BIG BANG
The student newspaper of the University of New Haven since 1938
CERN is stirring up controversy as they prepare to test the Large Hadron Collider. See what the big deal is. – Page 3
UNH Remembers 9/11
Seafood? see food! Not from around here? Looking for some good seafood? Tim’s latest restaurant review points you in the right direction.
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WHAT CAN YOU CREATE?
Students share a Remembrance Walk to the 9/11 memorial on Thursday, Sept. 11.
Spore just hit stores and it’s pushing the limits of what the mind can imagine. Get the scoop inside.
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Flags surround the 9/11 memorial in the academic quad Thursday, Sept. 11.
LIBRARY SHOWS OFF STUDENT WORK The library kicks off this year with a display of student work. Find out which students have been highlighted.
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INDEX Arts & Entertainment Pages 8 and 11 Bulletin Board
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Tom Brady Out for the Season A MICHAEL MUSTO PHOTO
By JOHN OKO
Community & Advice Page 9
SPORTS WRITER
Editorials
Going into the first Sunday of the 2008 NFL season, the main story was Bret Favre’s first regular season game with the Jets. However by the end of that day the story around the league was that Tom Brady had been seriously injured against the Kansas City Chiefs. Brady, who connected on a pass to Randy Moss, was hit in the left leg by Brandon Pollard, which
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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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proceeded to send Brady down in pain. Brady was on the ground for several minuets before being helped up and walking off the field and into the locker room. The league’s reigning MVP would not return to the game and by the time the final snap took place, word started spreading around that Brady may be done for the season. With Brady’s torn ACL taking him out for the season the landscape of not only the AFC, the AFC East, but the NFL as well has changed. No longer are
Officers salute the 9/11 memorial in front of Maxcy Hall on Thursday, Sept. 11.
the Patriots the threat they were with Brady leading the helm. Matt Cassel will not nearly be at the level Brady was at. All you have to do is look at the New York Jets who look like they are going to be much improved from last year now with Bret Favre leading the offense. The Jets are a team that has a future Hall of Fame quarterback while the Pats have to rely on Matt Cassel. Lets be honest, Cassel is far from a Tom Brady. As Brady’s injury showed us all, one key player can change the land-
scape of an entire team. Then there are the other top tier teams in the NFL that now seem to have a better chance then the Patriots of having a very successful season. The Colts have to be at the top of the list now as top contender for an AFC championship. While the Colts may have suffered a disappointing loss to the Bears Sunday night, Sept. 7, you have to remember that Peyton Manning did not play a down in the preseason, See INJURY page 1O