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Ashley’s Top 5: America’s Got Talent Edition

By ASHLEY WINWARD

MUSIC EDITOR AWINW1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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squats the whole time. The role of the hype man is so important because if you ’m the queen of bedon’t know how to react to ing handed weird opportunities; whether it be free something, he’ll be coaching you from the sidelines. tickets to some eclectic 2.Your throat and concerts, chances to be in hands will hurt tour videos or interview Along with being up and lead singers in cramped tour vans, I love these little down on your feet you will have to be screaming your moments because I get a really funny new perspec- face off and clapping. I tive on things. When I was woke up the next morning given the opportunity to be with no voice; it’s basiin the audience for NBC’s cally like going to a mini concert, except you’re hit show America’s Got Talent I knew it was going screaming for that joke Howie Mandel attempted to be quite the experience. Sitting in on this past to make, not your favorite song. week’s live semi-finals 3.It’s a lot shorter than results show left me with a you’d think. few tips I wanted to share When you’re sitting to anyone thinking that the seat-filler experience might on your couch watching an hour long program, be something for them.

1.Be ready to move…..a it seems like it takes FOREVER to get to that lot!

Our “Hype Man” for the dreaded final result. In all evening put it nicely when actuality, being in the audience makes it all move ten he said “Being a member times faster. Your typical of this audience is like results show is broken up being in church.” You’re up on your feet before and into six “segments” and with some of them already after coming back from a commercial breaks, before pre-recorded it could be and after a performance— as few as four short live you pretty much are doing segments and then a bunch

America’s Got Talent season nine finale airs Sept 16 and 17 on NBC (AP/ NBC photo)

of sitting down on your phones during commercial breaks.

4.“Live” performances aren’t really live At least on America’s Got Talent, they aren’t.

Audience members arrive at about 7 p.m. for a 9 p.m. live show. We got to see two live performances before the show began; one of Ed Sheeran (to be played on this week’s finale) and one of Jackie

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Evancho. I was kind of disappointed that Sheeran only played his one song and then left. I would have much rather shown up earlier and gotten to see him perform two or three songs but the one I did see was phenomenal. It was a good thing that Evancho pre-taped her live performance because it had to be done twice, after a slight mess up half way through her rendition of “Think of

Me” from Phantom of the Opera. “Crap, sorry!” she muttered trying to push through the songs before having to do the whole take over again.

5.It’s an awesome experience!

While I don’t even watch America’s Got Talent, being a studio audience member was a unique and interesting experience.

Seeing one of my favorite artists, Ed Sheeran,

for FREE, learning that Howard Stern is probably twice as tall as TV already makes him seem, being in the same room as Mel B as they blared Spice Girls music over the intercom and watching some incredibly talented people (and I’m talking the tech crew too—not just the performers!) was a fun time and I would recommend going if you ever have the chance!

Dream Your Life Away

By GLENN ROHRBACKER

CONTRIBUTING WRITER GROHR1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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Lee Brice (AP photo)

By ELYSE VON DER FECHT

STAFF WRITER EVOND1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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Lee Brice, born Kenneth Mobley Brice Jr., is an American country singer/ songwriter. On June 8, 2010, he released his debut album Love Like Crazy with singles “Love Like Crazy” and “Beautiful Every Time.”

Two years later on April 24, 2012, he released his second album Hard 2 Love featuring singles “A Woman Like You,” “Hard to Love,” “I Drive Your Truck,” and

“Parking Lot Party.”

Recently on September 9, 2014, he released his third album I Don’t Dance, which has two featured singles “I Don’t Dance,” and “Drinking Class.”

Here are my thoughts on his latest album.

“I Don’t Dance”: Off this album, this song would have to be my favorite out of all the other songs. The melody throughout the song is very soothing and has that sentimental vibe as he sings.

“No Better Than This”: As I listened to this song, Lee had a steady rhythmic

tone throughout the song, which went really well as a whole.

“Show You Off Tonight”: Listening to this song from beginning to end made me realize how much that special person in your life means so much and you want everyone to know.

“Always the Only One”: I really enjoyed the instrumental part in the song. The depth of this song was different from his other songs and gave off a more focused feeling.

“Good Man”: To me this song had an overall incredSee Lee Brice page 8

Do you like Mumford & Sons? The Lumineers? Any other pop-folk bands? If you answered yes to any of these, Vance Joy is the guy for you. He is another great prospective star you can add to this list.

Vance released his debut album on Sept 9 titled Dream Your Life Away. The Australian singer-songwriter previously released an EP in 2013. The album Dream Your Life Away produced four singles before its release. “Riptide” was the most commercially successful single.

You can expect a lot of great things from this album, as it passes the test for an artist’s debut. Dream Your Life Away is a record that stays true to the folk genre, and every song makes you feel like you enjoy folk, even if you say you don’t. Let’s not forget, this isn’t exactly a time in pop culture where the folk genre is prominent. So the fact that Vance Joy has already been successful with his singles shows how he is someone to watch.

Like I said previously, the album has four pre-released singles. “Riptide” is the

Vance Joy (Photo obtained via Facebook)

most successful, and it’s probably the one that you would know; it’s also my personal favorite. “Who Am I” is another song that I really enjoy. Most of Vance’s songs, including these and the others I will mention, have an uplifting spirit to them that you just love to listen to.

He also is a songwriter with a keen lyrical sense.

“From Afar” was the first single released. This song definitely shows the softer side of Vance’s songwriting style. “Red Eye” is a song near the end of the album that I could definitely see in a movie, specifically a romantic comedy. When you listen to it, you can just see it being part of a movie.

That type of songwriting is hard to come by and Vance Joy definitely displays that ability.

Vance closes out his debut

album with a ballad. It’s a risky choice because it’s the last thing people hear, but he definitely succeeded on this one. The song displays beautiful lyrics accompanied by just as wonderful melody.

I had never heard of Vance Joy before I heard his song “Riptide” on the radio, and you probably hadn’t either or probably still don’t know who he is. After listening to all of Dream Your Life Away, I have definitely become a fan.

While Mumford & Sons takes a short hiatus from performing, Vance Joy is now here to fill that void in the pop-folk genre. I have no doubt that he will do great things and produce more great music. While we wait for that, just sit back with your headphones, relax, and dream your life away.

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Martina McBride: Bringing Old Soul to a New Country

By SHANNON LIVEWELL STAFF WRITER SLIVEWELL@ME.COM

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On Thursday I received a wake-up call from none other than Martina McBride herself. Needless to say it was hard to sleep Wednesday night knowing that such an iconic artist was going to be calling me in the morning to discuss her latest album, but I couldn’t have asked for a better conversation with such an inspirational woman.

Hailing from Kansas, McBride and her husband, John McBride, are now Nashville residents. The couple owns Blackbird Studios, which the University of New Haven is partnering with in spring 2015 for our music department’s newly developed study away program.

McBride will also be coming to our neighborhood on Oct 11 for a leg of her new tour, performing at Waterbury’s Palace Theater.

McBride’s latest album, Everlasting, was released on April 8, and captures the essence and emotion of classic soul, making the tracks contemporary enough to attract new fans while maintaining the die-hards.

“I recorded an album a few years ago, Timeless, that showcased my own renditions of classic country songs, and I loved the feedback we got from that album,” McBride responded

when I inquired about the inspiration behind her latest album. “When I have a chance to kind of recreate those classics I find it really fun, and I had the tour for Everlasting in mind from the moment we started working on the album, so I was really excited from the beginning.”

“I’ve never done a show like this before,” she confessed after I stated how unique I imagined the Everlasting tour to be. “We have a four-piece horn section, three background vocalists, and men in matching suits, familiar to the times of the songs I cover. I wanted the tour to be visually entertaining as well as very musical.”

McBride said that the tour will still cover a lot of her classic hits and said she has fans that have attended the show in more than one city because of the tour’s dynamic. The more she spoke about Everlasting on the road, the more I got the impression that everything with McBride is about the whole team. Without her background vocalists, musicians, management and everyone who had a part in this independent album release, she suggests she would not have had the amazing success that stemmed from the album.

Part of that success is her fifteenth nomination for “CMA Female Vocalist of the Year.”

“I was just genuinely surprised,” McBride said regarding her nomination. “We’ve had no radio single from this independent release, and even though we’ve been very visible this year, it was really an honor that the industry recognized all of our hard work on this album.” I asked her to describe that feeling. “It never gets old,” she laughed.

Everlasting is a combination of some of the most influential soul tracks—from Motown to Muscle Shoals and everything in between, including classic hits like Aretha Franklin’s “Do Right Woman, Do Right Man” and Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes’ “If You Don’t Know Me By Now.” McBride manages to maintain Sam Cooke’s (“Bring It On Home to Me”) soulful elements while singing a duet with the talented Gavin Degraw. The album also features Kelly Clarkson on the classic “In the Basement,” originally recorded by Etta James and Sugar Pie DeSanto.

“The process of choosing and compiling songs that would fit together was definitely challenging,” McBride admitted. “I wanted everything to be cohesive, and then of course I had to choose songs that would fit my voice and feel authentic to what we were trying to create. It was definitely a treasure hunt.”

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ible tempo for the song, as it was more serious and you can feel that with the way it’s portrayed in the song.

“Drinking Class”: This song is perfect for people who want to sit back and relax and have a good time with some friends. Kicking it back and have some drinks.

“That Don’t Sound Like You”: I think that this would have to be my second favorite song off this album. I just like the over all sound and his lyrics are so touching.

“Girls In Bikinis”: The tempo of this song picks up, which gives this song that

more “umph” feeling.

“Sirens”: I really enjoyed the intensity of the song as he sings the lyrics more rapidly. He just likes to have a good time and nothing will stop it kind of feeling.

“Somebody’s Been Drinking”: There is a slower tempo to the song and you’re able to follow as he sings his heart out. It was more sincere and really gets you emotional.

“Hard To Figure Out”: I really liked the fact that he sings about how it’s like while you wait for someone to arrive. The melody and harmony throughout the song is catchy and gets to you with the lyrics.

Martina McBride (Photo supplied by her publicist at Shore Fire Media)

She’s right. This album is a compilation of jewels that were stored away for far too long and needed a good dusting before being shown to the world once again.

This album will expose a new audience to these treasures and allow old fans to rekindle the moment they fell in love with the soulfulness of each song.

As if she wasn’t busy enough, McBride has recently earned her own show on Sirius XM’s Y2K Country. She described how this opportunity came about.

“When we released the album I was a guest DJ on the show, and they approached

me shortly after to see if I would be interested in hosting a show of my own. It’s just another opportunity that makes me want to explore so many options—like possibly a show from the road or getting my background singers involved.”

McBride was getting ready to tape a show shortly after our phone call ended, so I asked her what the most challenging part of the taping process was. “Just the newness of it all and wanting each show to be perfect,” she replied. “I think that’s the biggest challenge for me. Finding stories to relate to each song that

make the show interesting and fun.”

After speaking to McBride, I got the vibe that she is all about having fun and loving every minute of it. While it is evident by her immense success that hard work must be a huge priority, it is easy to see that she truly enjoys the time she invests in her albums, tours, radio shows, and life in general.

With her team attitude, passion for music, and optimistic mentality, Martina McBride has proven that she continues to break boundaries in the world of country music.

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“My Carolina”: You can hear his passion for this song as he belts out some of the lyrics, which gives the song more form fitting to his message of the song.

“Panama City”: The over all message of this song is beautiful as I listened to the lyrics. It actually made me emotional throughout the song. I could feel the intensity and meaning behind the lyrics.

Lee Brice is currently on tour right now and you don’t want to miss out.

He is also doing meet and greet with his fans—who wouldn’t want to meet Lee Brice?

“The Forever Path” Taken in July

By Steve Ciampa, Junior.

“This photo was taken on the grounds of Herrenchiemsee, which was a castle built by King Ludwig the Second in Munich Germany.” - Ciampa

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Andrew Garfield Speaks out about Spider-Man 2

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Jeff Bridges, left, and Brenton Thwaites in a scene from The Giver. (AP photo)

By DYLAN RUPPRECHT Andrew Garfield stars as Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (AP photo)

By SCOTT IWANIEC were given the amount of start removing portions of FILM EDITOR SIWANI1@.UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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t’s no mystery at this point that people were not happy with The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Personally, as a whole, I agree the movie was an absolute mess, but it had really great pieces within it.

This week, the big talk was about what Andrew Garfield, the actor playing Spiderman himself, had to say about the film: “I think what happened was, through the pre-production, production, and post-production, when you have something that works as a whole, and then you

it—because there was even more of it than was in the final cut, and everything was related. Once you start removing things and saying, ‘No, that doesn’t work,’ then the thread is broken, and it’s hard to go with the flow of the story. Certain people at the studio had problems with certain parts of it, and ultimately the studio is the final say…”

What does this mean exactly?

Well, it means essentially what we thought the entire time: too many people wanted too much stuff in the film, and, as a result, we got a repeat of Spider-Man 3.

Think about it, this film had four separate plot lines, each fine on their own. However, as a result, none of them

time they needed (or in one case, too much time).

Notice how Garfield addresses the fact that there was a lot cut from the movie. If you want an example of that, watch the trailers and count how many scenes did not appear in the movie.

Most notably involves OSCORP watching Peter since he was a child, and Peter’s father still being alive. Keep in mind, these are game changing plot points that were taken out.

If you want to see these scenes, they can all be found on YouTube as deleted scenes.

My only hope is that Sony learns from this mistake— for the second time—and brings us a better Sinister 6 and Spider-Man 3.

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Eradicating people’s swaying passions that lead to irreparable destruction? Such is the posing question in Phillip Noyce’s movie adaptation of the book The Giver, written

by Lois Lowry.

The movie starts out panning over a colorless dystopia lead by the voiceover of our main character Jonas. Jonas describes that everyone in his community is assigned a purpose by the elders—the sole leaders and law enforcers of the community—and everyone must administer a medical injection (which he later finds out is actually numbing everyone’s sensations and emotions) at the start

of each day.

In this futuristic world, people are forbidden to lie, and since everyone has a designed purpose in a conformed community, no one is jealous of one another. Basically, the opening first scenes of the movie show a bunch of monotonous zombies walking about greeting each other in an overtly creepy, polite way.

Jonas, however, stands out just slightly more than the others as he seems to have an innate sense of curiosity, and, at one point, sees color within his close friend, Fiona’s, hair.

As it turns out, this is one of four qualities that leads to him being chosen as his people’s “receiver of memories” role.

As such, Jonas is passed down the sacred memoires of humankind, and with them the ensuing emotions, good and bad.

This is really the point of the conflict of feeling emotions

Editor’s Insight

and having to balance the two strongest emotions, love and fear. Above all, this movie shows how to deal with the subsequent pain that ensues when dealing with these emotions.

As Jonas experiences emotions for the first time, we’re reminded of what it means to live, to experience birth, love, music, snow, rain, and the enriching facets of joy.

Even as Jonas experiences his first recounts of war and the loss of a fallen comrade, we must accept that pain is a quintessential part of living.

Once Jonas feels and soars through this emotional spectrum, it’s clear that he believes that the way of life in his community is egregiously wrong.

Ultimately The Giver evokes a visceral response from the audience and achieves a carefully mended portrayal of what it means to be human.

By SCOTT IWANIEC

FILM EDITOR SIWAN1@.UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Sylvester Stallone and Morgan Freeman (AP photos)

We finally get our first look at the new Batmobile for Dawn of Justice.

Similar to the Tumbler in the Dark Knight series, it’s heavily armored but finds a much slicker look of a car.

I haven’t heard a bad word

about it yet.

We also got some shots of the new X-Wing and half of the Millennium Falcon for Star Wars Episode VII. The shots are from an overhead view, so it is somewhat difficult to see detail, but it is

clear the designs are similar while the paint jobs will be different than what we’re used to.

After grossing $320 million, Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum will soon begin production on 23 Jump

Street. It is not clear whether it will take place in med school like the end credit gag suggests.

Sylvester Stallone announced the fifth Rambo will be in the works soon. No release dates have been an-

nounced but the title will be Rambo: Last Blood.

The Underworld franchise will be getting a reboot in the coming years. It will serve more as a sequel to the underworld films that we know but will not feature Kate

Beckinsale.

Orlando Bloom is considering returning for another role in a new Pirates of the Caribbean film.

Morgan Freeman signs on for roles in Ted 2 and Ben Hur.

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Positives

Negatives

-West Haven fire truck steps on UNH letters on Monday, Sept 8—doomed to + Students are scheduled to rejoice this week upon receiving their bursary not graduate. refund checks.

- Stop parking at Shop Rite and McDonalds, our email accounts can’t take any + Family Day is this Saturday, Sept 20. Be sure to enjoy some psychic readings, more abuse. face painting and family zumba!

The Battery Charge

Congrats to the girls who got bids during sorority recruitment last week, and good luck to the guys rushing fraternities this week!

Scope it Out! Here are this week’s SCOPE events:

Friday, September 19: -Neighbors showing in Gehring 301 at 8 p.m.

-Froyo and popcorn at the Friday Showing -Make Your Own Sunglasses in the Bartel’s Programming Space 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Saturday September 20: -Inflatable Fun Fest in the Residential Quad 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday, September 22: -22 Jump Street showing in Gehring 301 at 8 p.m.

Postcards from Prato I’m sitting on the rooftop terrace overlooking the Prato mountains and I still can’t believe that for a couple of months, I am able to call this beautiful place home. Prato is rich with culture, and this week I got to experience a piece of that.

Monday, Sept 8 was a big day for Prato because it is the Corteggio Storico di Prato and exposition of the sacred belt, which originates from the Middle Ages and is done five times a year. This holiday is only celebrated in Prato because it is the day that Prato celebrates The Virgin Mary’s birth and showing of the Girdle.

The Girdle is supposedly Mary’s belt that she removed and passed down to St. Thomas.

Around 9 p.m. began the parade departing from Town Square with participation from about 600 people dressed in costume that make up many groups and representatives of municipalities from each part of Tuscany. With that came musicians, flag bearers and theatrical entertainment to make the entire celebration festive.

The parade ends in Piazza Duomo with more entertainment and the display of the Girdle, which people see and have the opportunity to kiss the case

Getting your feet wet in Venice the combination menu or make your own picking out the type of pasta you want, sauce and add-ons.

After you order you go back outside and they will hand it to you in a Chinese box through the window; so you have pasta to go! I wish we had these in the United States because the food is fast, and delicious!

After we look at shops, took pictures, and went on a Gondola ride! Venice is beautiful and a great place to visit for pictures and gift shopping. The hand blown glass is gorgeous just like the view.

Tonight I’m going to Palla Grossa; I can’t wait to tell you about that!

Ashley with shoes in hand to cross through a flooded square in Venice (Photo by Ashley Arminio / Charger Bulletin Photo)

with the Girdle in it before it is locked away until the next mass. What I love about this day is that it’s the only celebration that connects religion and the Italian government.

On Friday, Sept 12, I went to Venice for the day through a program called Bus 2 Alps. The tour guides were in their mid20s and so friendly and helpful; they definitely made the trip the best it could be.

As soon as we got there, we waked about 40 minutes to Piazza San Marco

where we had to take off our shoes and walk to the other side barefoot! Venice floods often when it rains, so it was interesting to see people taking off their shoes to walk in the Piazza and take pictures.

If you didn’t want to take off your shoes, they sell boot covers for 10 euro but I decided to take off my shoes for the experience!

Once we made it to the other side, the tour guides took us to get pasta at this tiny restaurant and where you order your pasta from

Here are a few more observations: 1.It’s illegal to not recycle 2.It’s illegal to have guests overnight in a rented room 3.There is no Italian word for hangover. People don’t want others to know when they’re drunk; they want to show they can handle their alcohol and it’s not talked about.

4.What we call bow tie pasta, they call butterfly pasta! And what we call shell pasta, they call ear pasta!

5.Military time is used 6.Temperate is measured in Celsius.

Ashley Arminio is spending a semester abroad at UNH’s Prato, Italy satellite campus. Follow her adventures this semester!

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This Week in Sports Men’s Soccer

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Women’s Rugby tackles their first game

By ANNALISA BERARDINELLI

CONTRIBUTING WRITER ABERA1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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UNH Women’s Rugby Club (Photo provided by Annalisa Berardinelli)

New Haven. The growing team of 25 hit the ground running Sunday, Sept 14 in their first match against Southern Connecticut State University.

Though the team suffered a loss, each player played extremely well.

During the first half,

Cecelia Cacciatore, one of the two captains, ran the ball quickly up the field for multiple gains. Maria Albini, the other captain, used her prior knowledge of the game to lead the team and help everyone to get where they needed to be in order to succeed.

On the defensive side, Stephanie Werner executed explosive tackles, shocking herself, the crowd and the other team.

The Southern team, a team also full of new players, scored three quick tries, breaking through the UNH defense.

Quickly, UNH rebounded and filled in the gaps.

Sarah Alley showed her true colors in the second half, tackling and fighting for the ball with every ounce of energy left in her body. Her aggression earned her the title Man of the Match.

The final score of the game was 33 Southern, UNH 0. The team hopes to learn more and improve as the season goes on.

The next match is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, Sept 21 at Connecticut College.

The Chargers have other plans though. San Diego will use the momentum they gained by knocking off the Seahawks and beat the Bills in Buffalo.

Dallas Cowboys @ St. Louis Rams: Dallas bounced back to reach .500. Tony Romo played significantly better and the defense was strong against the Titans.

The Rams are coming off a comeback win over the Bucs.

Look for the Rams to compete early, but the Cowboys will ultimately be too much for St. Louis.

Houston Texans @ New York Giants: Houston is 2-0 for their fifth straight season. They have taken care of business against their two opponents so far this season.

The Giants continued their struggles losing Sunday to start the year 0-2. Eli Manning needs to regroup his team to save their season.

Expect the Texans’ defense to shut down the Giants.

Minnesota Vikings @ New Orleans Saints:New Orleans was upset in Cleveland on a last second field goal and currently stands at 0-2 on the season. The Saints will look to climb out of the hole and

they will need Drew Brees to be more consistent and the defense to make stops. Minnesota is coming off a brutal loss to the Patriots and will need to play around distractions off the field. Expect the Saints to pick up the first win of the season in their home opener.

Tennessee Titans @ Cincinnati Bengals: The Bengals are a tough team to beat at home. They won all eight of their home games last season and opened this year with a win. Quarterback Andy Dalton is proving he was worthy of a contract extension. Tennessee played poorly against the Cowboys after upsetting the Chiefs a week before. Cincinnati’s offense should to be too much for the Titans.

Baltimore Ravens @ Cleveland Browns: Cleveland has played been surprising in the early going. They have hung with both their opponents and pulled out a late win over the Saints.

Brian Hoyer needs to continue his magic for the Browns to make some more noise this season. The Ravens are looking okay on both sides of the ball, but the off-field distrac-

tions could eventually take a toll on the team. This game should be close.

Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions: Green Bay’s offense finally came alive against the Jets. Aaron Rodgers and Jordy Nelson looked sharp and hope they can have a repeat performance next week in Detroit. The Packers’ defense is a weak point and needs to limit scoring by the opponent. Detroit looked horrible against the Panthers.

Their offense didn’t amount to much. They will need to average more points to win and keep afloat in a tough division.

Indianapolis Colts @ Jacksonville Jaguars: This game should be a blowout.

The Colts can beat anybody when Andrew Luck is on his game. The Jaguars have scored 10 points in their last 4 quarters of football and don’t appear poised to win many games this season.

Oakland Raiders @ New England Patriots: This is a new season but fans have seen the same Raiders team.

Oakland is 0-2 and hasn’t even looked ready to compete. They have a young quarterback in Derek Carr

trying to revamp the franchise. Oakland is still a few years away from contention.

New England is back to 1-1 after a convincing win with superb offense and defense against the Vikings. Expect the Patriots to blow out the Raiders at home.

San Francisco 49ers @ Arizona Cardinals: Despite a 2-0 start by the Cardinals, their run ends there. The 49ers will look to rebound after a loss to the Bears after being up by 17 points to start the game. Arizona has looked good to start the year but this will be a big test to see where they stand in the NFL. Expect a good game.

Denver Broncos @ Seattle Seahawks: The Broncos got out to a big lead again and held on for the win. They need to get ahead of teams and stay far ahead to keep on winning. Seattle hasn’t looked overly impressive so far this season on offense and will need to regroup their defense after a poor showing against the Chargers. Expect the rematch of last year’s Super Bowl to be entertaining, with the Broncos bringing home the win, on the road in front of the loud Seattle fans.

Kansas City Chiefs @ Miami Dolphins: Kansas City is in a 0-2 hole to start the 2014 season. They played better Sunday but still need more work to compete for a playoff spot. Miami was shut down by the Bills to fall to 1-1. The Chiefs should get their first win of the season on the road against the Dolphins.

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Carolina Panthers: The Panthers got Cam Newton back and played well to knock off Detroit and open the season with two straight wins. Pittsburgh played poorly against the Ravens Thursday night. Expect the Panthers to beat the Steelers in a close game.

Chicago Bears @ New York Jets: Chicago has come alive after six quarters of poorly played football to start the year. The Bears were able to pull off an upset over the 49ers on Sunday Night Football. Expect the Bears to use that momentum to beat the Jets. The Jets have proven they can compete with the best of teams, but need improvements. Expect a close game with the Bears coming out of the game with a win on Monday Night Football.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Atlanta Falcons: Atlanta looked awful against the Bengals after having a record day against the Saints just a week before. The Falcons’ defense has given up an average of 29 points over the first two games. They need to limit that to start a win streak. Meanwhile, the Bucs have lost both their games by a combined eight points. The Falcons should come away with the win.

Washington Redskins @ Philadelphia Eagles: Philadelphia will look to use their high-powered offense to outscore the Redskins. Washington could be without RGIII but that could be a good thing as Kirk Cousins has filled in nicely the last few years for Washington. Expect this to be a high scoring game with the Eagles pulling out a win.

San Diego Chargers @ Buffalo Bills: Buffalo has started the season off well.

They hope to continue their good start and move to 3-0.

Clery Campus Crime Log *In accordance with the Federal law known as the Clery Act, the UNH Campus Police maintains a Crime Log, which contains information on alleged criminal incidents reported to the UNH Police. The following are matters of public record.

(1) Drug Complaint Location: Ruden Date: September 10, 2014 Time: 7:57 a.m.

(2) Domestic Dispute

(4) Theft

Location: Forest Hills Apts Date: September 10, 2014 Time: 12:33 p.m.

Westside Parking Garage Date: September 12, 2014 Time: 1:12 p.m.

(3) Harrassment

(5) Vandalism

Location: Kaplan Date: September 12, 2014 Time: 11:22 a.m.

(6) Drug Complaint Location: Bixler Hall Date: September 15, 2014 Time: 1:20 p.m.

Location: German Club Date: September 14, 2014 Time: 12:02 a.m.

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