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Charger Bulletin The official student newspaper of the University of New Haven since 1938. Volume 95, Issue 1 | September 4, 2013 | West Haven, CT
From Union Station to West Haven Station
CAMPUS
OIT Launches Network Security Changes
By LIANA TEIXEIRA PHOTO BY SAMANTHA MATHEWSON
Among the many changes the University has made around campus, a group of students are taking matters into their own hands to create a new Acapella group.
SEE PAGE 4 Psi Omega is the first group to receive the Spirit Awards Trophy for two consecutive years. At the 2013 national conference they won second place in the group talent showcase.
By ELISSA SANCI
STAFF WRITER ESANC2@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU
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SPORTS UNH head men’s basketball coach,Ted Hotaling has announced the hiring of Mark Palmieri as an assistant coach and basketball analytics coordinator for the 2013-14 season.
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OPINION It might be hard to establish a routine during the first week at school, but Elissa Sanci explains why taking time for herself at the gym is necessary, and better to go alone. SEE PAGE 6
In an email sent out to the University of New Haven’s student body Aug. 21, Ronald Quagliani, the Associate Vice President of Public Safety and Administrative Services, announced that the university would no longer provide a free shuttle service to Union Station. In its place, a courtesy van will now take students to the West Haven Station. Students are less than thrilled about this change. “The West Haven station doesn’t meet the needs of all or even a majority of students,” sophomore Sarah Boucher said. Union Station provided students with many different means of
transportation; besides access to Metro-North, students also had access to Greyhound and Peter Pan buses, along with other train services. The West Haven Station only provides access to the MetroNorth and Shoreline East trains. Many students are questioning why this change was made. “Why fix something that isn’t broken?” sophomore Trip Cahouet said. “The University of New Haven has committed its support to utilize the services of our hometown train station,” Quagliani said when asked about why the switch between stations was made. “The decision to change the shuttle service was made once the West Haven Station was approved for construction.” Quagliani explained that there are options available to students who need access to Amtrak,
charter bus services or Shoreline East during the time it does not stop in West Haven. Students have three options, two at no cost to the student. Students can take the UNH Train Station shuttle to the West Haven Train Station and take the eastbound Metro-North Train to Union Station. Quagliani also mentioned that the university is working with the State of Connecticut to allow UNH students to travel between the West Haven train station and the Union Station at no cost. Another option students have at no cost is to use the free UPass and use CT Transit to plan and execute their trip accordingly. Lastly, students have the option of contacting Metro Taxi or another taxi service for a direct trip to Union Station; this, however, is at the expense of See UNION page 3
Condor Carnival Kicks off Labor Day Weekend
ENTERTAINMENT Robin’s “Thicke” Controversy is over more than just his performance at the VMA’s, read about a review of his album titled Blurred Lines. SEE PAGE 15 If you missed any of the popular movies that came out recently, you can get a 2013 Movie Recap.
PHOTO BY PATRICIA OPREA
By PATRICIA OPREA
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gee Trampoline and “Bootcamp” obstacle course were new features this year. Free t-shirts were also –––––––––––––––––––––––––– handed out, but disappeared fairly quickly as the carnival got into swing. LAU brought back last year’s This year, Welcome Week cerpopular attractions too, among tainly had no shortage of events them inflatables like the Wrecking to entertain the University of New Ball, a rock climbing wall, dunk Haven student body. The Office of tank, sno cones, cotton candy, and Student Activities, with help from an all you can eat barbecue. Fire the Orientation Leaders and variScience students helped with grillous Recognized Student Organiza- ing burgers and hotdogs, while DJ tions, sponsored many events to Prestige played his mixes throughget the freshmen students excited out the day. The DJ, a friend of the for college. The Condor Carnival brothers in LAU, UNH student and this past Saturday, September 31st, former DJ of the carnival really got sponsored by Lambda Alpha Upsi- the crowd moving. The Elite Step lon in the Quad was one of them. team also performed in the center This year was the fraternity’s of the Quad, and drew a crowd third time holding the carnival, with their high energy and rhythand the turnout of students was mic dancing. much greater than in prior years. Sophomore Christian Tabares, a Among all the booths and rides, brother of LAU, mentioned how the smoothie table, make-your-own his fraternity really reached out street signs, inscribed dog tags, to other Greek organizations for henna tattoos, photo booth, Bunhelp with this big event. Many of STAFF WRITER POPRE1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU
the culturally based fraternities and sororities were cosponsors, “We wanted to reach out to these populations,” Christian said. It was a way to promote unity among different Greeks on campus. Christian also mentioned his favorite additions to the carnival: the makeyour-own signs, and smoothie stand. Speaking of smoothies, activity at that stand didn’t run too smoothly at the start of the carnival. The line easily started to be the longest one, (no surprise on such a hot day), and the guy in charge of making smoothies didn’t know how to get the right consistency, or how to use the blender. Another brother of the LAU, Daquan Mervin, talked about how much the carnival improved since its first year, when only basic things were purchased. If the brothers saw a poor turnout with an activity in the previous year, they replaced it for this year’s See CONDOR page 5
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–––––––––––––––––––––––––– This summer, the Office of Information Technology officially launched a new security initiative to better safeguard student data on campus. The Network Access Control, an appliance made by a company called Impulse Point, uses Safe Connect software to protect computers and other devices on the University of New Haven network from viruses and spyware, while also ensuring a safer environment for web surfing. These changes were a long time coming—10 years, according to Director of Networking/Systems Operations Greg Bartholomew. “We’re one of the last schools that I know of to put one in,” he said. Most schools have some sort of network access system which requires every device to be registered, Bartholomew added, but UNH was one of the few that left theirs wide open. The change requires students to register each of their devices on the “UNH Student” network to receive internet access. They must also install the Safe Connect software, which allows the computer to be tested for antivirus software. “It does not give us any access to the computer or any control over the computer,” said Bartholomew. However, it does mean that some type of antivirus software is required on all devices using the network. “We [IT department] have been making plans and strategies to best secure the network, which is for everyone’s benefit. We have to protect our data, and we also have to protect our users…” Bartholomew said. “We recognize that there’s going to be some frustration with it and we really appreciate their understanding. The majority of kids have been very cooperative.” Without the network security, there was no way of knowing if non-students found out the student password and were using it somewhere near campus. Only people with a legitimate account can now access the UNH network. “It’s to everyone’s benefit to know that everyone else on the network is secured and patched and has antivirus protection,” Bartholomew said. By ensuring that computers contain up-to-date antivirus protection, the OIT also looks to reduce the likelihood of viruses. With the single biggest task of the student support office being the cleaning of viruses and spyware, scanning for virus protection is planned to decrease the number of cases associated with these issues. However, the requirement of antivirus software led to some frustration among Mac users on campus. The OIT even debated for a long time on whether they wanted people with Macs to be required to purchase antivirus. At the end of the day, the decision was made for everyone to acquire antivirus protection. “There’s a myth that Macs can’t get viruses, but the reality is that virus writers have not been focusing on them,” said Bartholomew, See NETWORK page 3