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The official student newspaper of the University of New Haven since 1938. Volume 96, Issue 5 | September 24, 2014 | West Haven, CT
Families come to campus By ELISSA SANCI
ASSISTANT EDITOR ESANC2@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU
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amilies traveled from near and far to visit their loved ones Sat. Sept 20 for the University of New Haven’s annual Family Day. UNH had a plethora of events throughout the day for families to choose from; the activities ranged widely so there would be something for everyone and no one was left out. UNH offered over 50 activities throughout the course of the day. These events ranged from physic readings and face painting to a tour of West Haven and a Taste of New Haven Food Tour. “There’s a great schedule,” Melissa Rourke, freshman, added. “I like how there’s things for little kids to do, so siblings can have fun too while families
–––––––––––––––––––––––––– are visiting.” Family Day is organized by the Office of Student Activities. Assistant Director of Student Activities Shelissa Newball was in charge of coordinating the event this year. “I think it went well this year,” she said. “It was a little chaotic but I think the families had a good time.” Newball has been working on Family Day since May of 2014. “We had a committee that helped plan the day, but it was a big team effort. Not just OSA was involved, but the Office of Residential Life as well, and all of campus,” she said. “It took a lot of planning and everyone on campus played a major role in this event.” “Everything UNH does is very organized, from move in day to family day,” said Tim See FAMILIES page 2
Families travel to visit UNH students and spend the day together (Office of Student Activities Photo)
#ItsOnUs By ELISSA SANCI
ASSISTANT EDITOR ESANNC2@NEWHAVEN.EDU
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CAMPUS
Alumni raised over $1 million at the Scholarship Ball. P.2
OPINION
Do you remember the artist Weezer? You should! P. 4
MUSIC
Train released their seventh studio album. P.7
FILM
Destiny; the new game everyone can’t stop talking about. P.9
University of New Haven student leaders met on Tues., Sept 16 to participate in the White House Campaign Preview Call to discuss the #ItsOnUs campaign. The call was facilitated by Tina Tchen, Assistant to the President and the First Lady’s Chief of Staff, as well as Kyle Lierman, White House Liaison to Young Americans. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden launched the #ItsOnUs campaign on Friday, Sept 19. This campaign is a cultural movement aimed at shifting the way society thinks about sexual assault. It is also about “raising awareness, holding ourselves and each other accountable, and looking out for someone who cannot consent,” according to the official #ItsOnUs website. More than 800 student leaders from 46 states participated in the White House Campaign Preview Call, which was an opportunity for students to voice their questions, thoughts and concerns about the campaign. It was also a way for campuses to prepare for the launch and to plan out how they’d go about promoting and sharing their involvement with #ItsOnUs. “I think this is very important for our university to be a part of,” Undergraduate Student Government Association President Richard Rotella said. “The campaign was something that was presented to me over the summer and I knew it was something UNH would jump to be a part of.” Rotella, along with Title IX/ Clery Compliance Coordinator Ashley Guerrera and representa-
Student leaders wait for the White House Campaign Preview Call to discuss the #ItsOnUs campaign (Charger Bulletin Photo)
tives from different organizations on campus, including the Charger Bulletin, the Office of Residential Life, the Black Student Union, Victimology Club, athletics and Greek life, participated in the conference call. “It was an honor to be able to be a part of something that is going to be happening on a national level,” said Ashley McElhare, president of the All Greek Council and representative of Greek life for the conference call. Amber Crow, the senior residential assistant of Bethel Hall, believes that it is very important for ORL to be involved with this campaign.
“The residential students make up a vast majority of our undergraduate student body and the residential life staff is responsible for keeping our students safe,” Crow said. “We need to be as prepared as possible and as educated as possible so that we can work together to keep our campus safe.” One in five women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted in college, according to the facts presented by #ItsOnUs. Nearly 40 percent of survivors fear reprisal by their attacker; eight in ten victims actually know their attacker. #ItsOnUs hopes to assist colleges in creating a safe
environment where the community is constantly on the lookout to prevent sexual assault. #ItsOnUs is about creating a culture where sexual assault isn’t acceptable, and where victims know they are not to blame. The campaign also aims to shift the way society thinks about sexual assault: it doesn’t just involve the victim and the perpetrator, but everyone else who could have prevented it, as well. “We are reframing sexual assault in a way that inspires everyone to see it as their responsibility to do something, big or small, to prevent it,” their See #ItsOnUs page 3