Read about the “suicide planet,” headed straight for the sun.
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Debating global warming with President Kaplan, a movie, and a slice of pizza.
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USGA: Undergraduate Student...What!?
By DESHAWN MCGREGOR USGA SERGEANT AT ARMS
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The Undergraduate Student Government Association is a student-run organization, charged with the duty of being the voice of the students. Better known as USGA, it has grown tremendously over a short period of time. Working alongside the Office of Student Activities and the Dean of Students’ Office, USGA has played a crucial part in facilitating the formation of many of the clubs and organizations currently on campus. USGA serves as an umbrella for these clubs, providing them with financial assistance as well as networking opportunities. This assistance allows the clubs and organization to hold concerts, comedy nights, lectures, films, carA SAM CLAVER/CHARGER BULLETIN PHOTO nivals, and a variety of A student signs up for a club at the annual Clubs and Organizations Fair on Tuesdays, August 25, 2009. 80 clubs and organizations were present (over 55% were USGAother social and cultural recognized clubs), as were a half dozen vendors. events. The club fair and student leadership conferences are examples of events that the USGA holds each year; yet Although venerated for his trious attempts at reform. However, he is survived by it assists with many others By ANGELA EKLUND STAFF WRITER arduous efforts to expand There is still work to be the capable man whom he including Welcome Week, ––––––––––––––––––––– access to proper health done, despite his success endorsed during the 2008 Homecoming, and many care and for his patience in improving the rights of presidential election, to seothers. USGA continues to One of the most cel- in education development, America’s women, mi- cure that his voice would grow each year along with the increasing magnitude ebrated photographs in the Kennedy passed too early norities, gays, immigrants not have been in vain. The championed PresiJohn F. Kennedy Presi- to witness the fruits of his and the disabled during of the student body. With this growth, the dential Library depicts the labor. Last Tuesday, this his long years of service. dent Barack Obama now USGA intends on imple- Kennedy brothers at the esteemed politician suc- Education has yet to expe- stands in the wake of Amermenting new initiatives, White House a year after cumbed to the late stages rience the growth that bud- ica’s loss, informing citito help the organization Senator Edward Kennedy of what began as a dismal ding countries like China zens that Kennedy’s, “ideas be more efficient. One of took office in 1962. Presi- cancer diagnosis, leaving have already made possi- and ideals are stamped on these initiatives is the radi- dent Kennedy to his left behind much more than ble, and a universal health scores of laws and reflectcal change in the nature of and Attorney General Rob- the dozens of signatures care plan has stalled in ed in millions of lives… USGA’s committees. This ert Kennedy to his right, scrawled in support of a Congress while legislators in seniors who know new avoid producing yet anoth- dignity, in families that year, the committees will Ted took this photograph changing America. His death has come at a er failed attempt that would know new opportunity, in be taking a more proac- with a confident smile, a tive approach to assisting comforting gesture that time when legislators are most likely send America’s children who know educastudents with their issues; would reappear in times of just beginning to facilitate future generations plum- tion’s promise, and in all triumph as well as ordeal. change based on his indus- meting deeper into debt. See USGA page 2 See KENNEDY page 7
America Mourns the Passing of Progressive Senator and Activist
Campus Events & News
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What’s Going On This Week?
Wednesday, Sept. 2
Saturday, Sept. 5
Tuesday, Sept. 8
Thursday, Sept. 3
Sunday, Sept. 6
Other Events
7pm, Star Trek, Alumni Lounge
10pm, Twisted Thursday, Speed Dating, Echlin Dining Hall
Friday, Sept. 4
Nate Staniforth 7:30pm-8:30pm Alumni Lounge 7pm, Star Trek, Alumni Lounge
Envy on the Coast Concert 7:30pm-8:30pm German Club
Fox Theatre: Legends
Toad’s Place: Labor Day Funkfest feat. Rearview
whether that issue is academic based, technology based, or even food based. Another initiative USGA has implemented is the creation of a Chief of Senate Position. This person will be in charge of many of the events that The Senate, the group of students that represent you, hosts this year. The most important aspect of USGA is the opportunity that it allows each student. Any group of students regardless of race, religion, creed, gender, or sexual orientation can find or start an organization that caters to their interests if there are other students that agree.
USGA allows students an opportunity, to gain real life experience in business meetings, planning events, and even being responsible for the divvying of up to $1.1 million. This year, USGA will continue to grow behind the leadership of Christopher Rinck, president, Christopher Dempsey, vice president, Heather Brown, treasurer, Darianna Frometa, executive assistant, and Deshawn McGregor, sergeant at arms. USGA is an organization ran by the students, for the students!
For concert, theatre, movie, and CD releases and dates, check out the Arts & Entertainment Calendar on page 11!
Monday, Sept. 7 Labor Day- No Classes Beat the Blues Week
USGA Caters to All UNH Students
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Beat the Blues Week
No Butts About It, the Bronx Zoo Was a Trip!
By CAROLE MCFADDAN STAFF WRITER
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Once again another Welcome Week Event! And to top it all off, we capped the week with River Tubing in Farmington, a trip to Mystic, and a trip to the Bronx Zoo. If you missed the sign ups for the weekend trips, you missed out on some pretty great things. Yes you’re all thinking, “I’ve been to the Bronx Zoo before” or if you haven’t you’re thoughts may be “I’ve been to the zoo near my hometown and they’re all the same! Who cares if I missed this trip?” The trip to the Bronx was pretty great, personally I have only been to the
San Diego Zoo and the San Francisco Zoo because I am from California and the Bronx was an entirely different experience. And what’s better than a school trip on lazy Sunday afternoon? You have fun, friends, food, and frolicking freshman all around! Here’s the lowdown on the Bronx, it’s formally known as the New York Zoological Park and is the largest metropolitan zoos in the U.S. It’s also one of the first and few “open air” zoos in the country and houses over 4000 endangered and threatened species from all around the globe. An “open air” zoo means that many of the animal habitats are on open terrain, with
only fences separating them from other species and us, humans – for the more predacious animals, like lions, they have trenches between the exhibits. This open air presentation give the zoo the look and feel as if the animals are in their natural habitat, rather than having them encased and from various points it looks as it all the animals are sharing their habitats as though they would in real life (you can’t even see the fences!). On the 265-acres that the Bronx River runs through, there is a lot to see in just one day and you’ll probably miss a lot on you’re first trip like I did. I started with See BRONX page 14
National/World News
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Exoplanet Discovered to be NEWS Orbiting to its Death BRIEFS
star, WASP-18, is only with help from the ting slightly longer 1.9 million miles from Wide Angle Search (not noticeable at 0.2 ––––––––––––––––– the planet – just about for Planets team seconds per century), 1/50th of the distance (WASP). Both the WASP-18b’s days are Astronomers be- between Earth and the star and planet were getting shorter as the lieve that planet sun. These tides are named after the group. planet spirals inward WASP-18b is at a faster and faster WASP-18b, an incred- distorting the planet’s ibly massive and fiery orbit and will eventu- nearly 10 times the rate. Astronomers will “hot Jupiter,” will ally cause WASP-18b mass of Jupiter and collide into the star it to collide with its star. orbits its star in just continue to watch and Coel Hellier, pro- 22 ½ hours. Sky & study the planet for orbits in approximately one changes million confirmyears. ing its T h e suicidal exoplanet nature. (a planet Astronorbiting a o m e r star other Douglas than the Hamilton sun) is from the causing Univerplasma sity of tides on Maryland its star believes because that withof its in a demassive cade it size and will be PHOTO close or- Provided by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), an artist’s visualization ofA NASA apparent a small, bit. Ac- terrestrial exoplanet. whether cording to Seth Bo- fessor of astrophysics Telescope magazine or not WASP-18b is renstein, AP Science at Keele University, claims that whereas truly spiraling toward Writer, the planet’s discovered the planet Earth’s days are get- its death. By MELANIE ROVINSKY STAFF WRITER
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TOKYO – Japan’s likely next prime minister rushed to select Cabinet ministers Monday after his party trounced the ruling conservatives in elections and inherited a mountain of problems, including how to revive the world’s second-largest economy. Yukio Hatoyama spoke only briefly with reporters before huddling with party leaders. In a victory speech late Sunday, he said he would focus on choosing Japan’s next
finance minister. He has also said he wants to redefine Tokyo’s relationship with its key ally, Washington. Japan managed to climb out of a yearlong recession in the second quarter, but its economy remains weak. Unemployment and anxiety over falling wages threaten to undermine any recovery. The jobless rate has risen to a record 5.7 percent. After a rapid succession of three administrations in three years, Japan is facing its worst crisis of confidence in decades. Hatoyama has been vocal about distancing
Japan from Washington and forging closer ties with its Asian neighbors. He has said he will end a refueling mission in the Indian Ocean in support of U.S.-led coalition forces in Afghanistan, and wants to review the role of the 50,000 U.S. troops stationed across Japan under a post-World War II mutual security treaty. He is not expected to make any radical departures that would harm relations with Washington, however, and the new U.S. ambassador to Japan said President Barack Obama is looking forward to working with
Ga. city worries that mass killer is on the loose BRUNSWICK, Ga.- Toni Mugavin says she wonders if she needs to sleep with a gun under her pillow, afraid the killer of eight people at a Georgia mobile home is still on the loose and frustrated with the lack of information about what happened. The eighth casualty came Sunday, a day after police discovered seven bodies and two survivors in one mobile home in Brunswick. The latest victim was Michael Toler, 19, who lived in the home and had been hospitalized Saturday. He is the first and only victim police have named. Police have refused to say how the eight were killed or give a possible motive.Police acknowledged they don’t know if the killer was still out there, urging residents to be aware and cautious.
Courant says it took content, dropped attribution The Hartford Courant says it is reviewing its policy for attributing news to other media sources after it was accused of stealing content from newspapers throughout Connecticut. Jeffrey Levine, senior vice president and director of content for the newspaper, says the Courant dropped attribution or attributed to its own reporters stories that it published in its print editions. Levine says the newspaper took “immediate steps to correct this process.” The Journal Inquirer took its complaints about the policy public by publishing a story Saturday about the practice. The story said content had been copied from newspapers in Manchester, Bristol, New Britain, Torrington and the administration in Waterbury. The publisher of the Bristol Press and New Tokyo. “The challenges we face are many, Britain Herald, Michael Schroeder, calls the but through our part- practice “at best plagiarism, at worst outright nership our two great theft.” democracies will meet them in a spirit of co- Designer faces life sentence in sex assault operation and friend- case ship,” Ambassador LOS ANGELES— Fashion designer Anand John V. Roos said in a Jon Alexander will learn what his sentence will statement Monday. be for sexually assaulting aspiring models he The party is just lured to Los Angeles, only to be turned around eleven years old, and and sent to New York where he faces similar only a handful have charges. Alexander, 35, is scheduled to be senserved in top govern- tenced Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court. ment positions. But Prosecutors have asked that he be imprisoned Ichiro Ozawa, co- for the maximum possible under the law — founder of the party, three terms of 53 years and six months to life. expressed a quiet He was convicted in November of 14 counts confidence. “We have including forcible rape. Some of his victims, no fear, and we will who ranged in age from 14 to 21, are expected steadily achieve our to speak. campaign promises one by one,” he said.
Japan Opposition Takes on Economy After Landslide
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Welcome Week Dives into Hypnosis
Closing out Tuesday’s Welcome Week events, returning hypnotist Jim Spinnato once again put on a show his audience won’t soon forget, even if the participants can’t remember it. Some skeptical freshman and many upperclassmen, who remember the shows from last year, packed the quad waiting for the show to begin. Many of those in the crowd grasped at the chance to be hypnotized on stage in front of friends. Spinnato had many volunteers
to choose from as he tested each of their abilities to be hypnotized, filling the twenty seats on stage. “Everyone can do this,” Spinnato said, “but not everyone can do this every night”. Then with his hypnotic music, he slowly walked each person on stage into deeper and deeper sleep, while keeping a close watch as to who the process did not work on. Then it was time for the fun part to begin. Common knowledge with hypnosis shows tends to include participants clucking or barking when their name is called or making people react a cer-
Guggenheim’s An Inconvenient Truth. Student Activities Director Lisa Saverse, and President Kaplan welcomed the stu-
questions afterwards and think of solutions to the campus’ energy problems and ways to improve the university’s carbon footprint.
dents to the alumni lounge and invited them to pizza and drinks. After introducing the film, President Kaplan encouraged the students to ask
"It is now clear that we face a deepening global climate crisis that requires us to act boldly, quickly, and wisely,” Al Gore quotes in his movie.
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tain way to a certain word. Basically, the people on stage will believe anything you tell them and do anything they are asked to do, from becoming angry when you say their name to seeing their favorite celebrity in the audience. Anything to make the audience laugh, right? Spinnato also had each person on stage respond to a specific song he picked out for them, resulting in an orchestra leader, a drummer, body builders, a chip n’ dale dancer, and even “Flo Rida” graced the audience with a song. Then just before it was time to wake up
those on stage, Spinnato had them switch seats with each other. When they were back to their original selves, everyone on stage thought that they had been sitting there for only a minute thinking the show was about to begin, having no remembrance of their performances just minutes before. Only when they noticed that they were in different seats, did it become clear: there had already been a show. The mind is a complex thing, as any of the people on stage will tell you; well if they could remember. In any case, maybe it’s better they do not.
Dinner and a Movie with President Kaplan
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“Humanity is sitting on a time bomb. If the vast majority of the world’s scientists are right, we have just ten years to avert a major catastrophe that could send our entire planet into a tail-spin of epic destruction involving extreme weather, floods, droughts, epidemics and killer heat waves beyond anything we have ever experienced. A catastrophe we have helped create. If that sounds like a recipe for serious gloom and doom -- think again. From director Davis Guggenheim comes the Sundance Film Festival hit, An Inconvenient Truth, which offers a passionate and inspirational look at one man’s commitment to expose the myths and miscon-
ceptions that surround global warming.” This is the synopsis from infamous movie review website RottenTomatoes.com that U n i versity of New Haven students debated during W e l c o m e We e k , on the f i r s t night of classes. O n Wednesd a y , August 28th all students w e r e invited to the Alumni Lounge at 5 pm by the Office of Student Activities and the UNH Green Team to meet President Kaplan for a viewing of Director Davis
An Inconvenient Truth has been described as a film that powerfully weaves together the science of global warming with former V i c e President Al G o r e ’s c o m mitment to reversing the effects of global climate change. M r . G o r e has had a personal h i s tory in fighting PHOTO COURTESY OF TREEHUGGER.ORG global An artist’s rendering of Manhattan with global warming.
compelling ways in order to get the public to think about their actions, the fate of human population, and more so, the fate the of the earth. In the film Gore presents the facts without all the politics about global warming we see everyday in news articles, magazines, TV, and other media sources. Instead he lays it out for everyone to see and understand without contradictions; for example one part of the film stated that in a survey of approximately 1,000 scientific journals, all agreed that global warming was real. It was the media of public opinion that put any contest that global warming was a warming since his scam. Although the film college days. Since then Gore has been is filled with Gore’s presenting a wide ar- humorous and audiray of information ence-engaging way of and facts to the pubSee TRUTH page 5 lic in thoughtful and
Welcome to Soundview Hall
stoves, ovens, full re- little more expensive frigerators, fast wi-fi, than most buildings ––––––––––––––––– and large closet spac- on this campus, but es, Soundview Hall most would agree that Although many offers plenty of incen- the money is comstudents around cam- tives for the average pletely worth it. The pus have yet to see college student. building is gorgeous, inside the newest adIf “green living” state-of-the-art, and dition to the Universi- is your thing, the first really well equipped ty’s housing, approxi- floor offers a sustain- to handle the large mately 400 students able living hall for number of students it have been living in students dead set on holds. Having a sinSoundview Hall for leaving no impact gle bedroom is incredthe last week. The first on our environment. ible and yes, while LEED certified green b u i l d ing on campus; Soundview Hall o f f e r s some of the newest and best innovations residential housing has to offer. Anyone interested in living in the new building in the future: look no further! Soundview Hall is five stories tall, sporting A JANE GORDON/UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN PHOTO four or Soundview Hall, is a 400-bed, eco-friendly, apartment-style residence hall completed in By ERIN ENNIS
ASSISTANT EDITOR
August 2009.
six person apartment rooms. While all of the six person apartments have single bedrooms, the four person apartments are split between double and single bedrooms. With two large “sections” of the building, noise seems to be a problem of the past (although the year has not really started yet, so we’ll have to approach this issue again later). All apartments have two full bathrooms, separate double sinks, and a combined kitchen and living area. With accent colored walls,
However, the rest of the building offers plenty of green living opportunities, from energy efficient dim lighting in the bathrooms to an in-building trash room, recycling rooms, and high efficiency laundry. So yes, while you can enjoy Soundview Hall because of its laundry facilities on every floor and room-controlled heating and air conditioning, you can also know that you are minimally effecting the environment in the process. Soundview is a
the kitchen and living room areas are not as large as those in Sheffield and Winchester, it feels very “lived in” and homey. If you are not living in Soundview Hall this year, try to find an upperclassman to show you around. It will give you great perspective for that always-approaching room selection day in April. If you already are living in Soundview, keep enjoying it! I am positive all of its amenities will not lose their appeal any time soon.
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USGA President’s Corner
USGA Meetings are at 1:45 every Monday in the Alumni Lounge. All are welcome!
Welcome to USGA!
Over the past week the Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA) has been very busy participating in many of the Welcome Week events. The USGA E-Board, along with many of the USGA senators, has been volunteering their time to give the student body a welcome return back to the UNH campus. On Sunday, Aug. 23, the USGA sponsored an Ice Cream Social event to greet the freshman to the campus. The USGA volunteers passed out over 1,000 ice cream bars. On Tuesday, Aug. 25, the USGA sponsored a club fair which turned out to be the largest event of Welcome Week. With over 80 clubs and organizations represented, a dozen local businesses, and over 1,500 students that attended, it turned out to be a great event. Many of the university’s clubs and orga-
nizations saw a sharp increase in membership. In my time spent walking around the club fair, I heard of a case where a single organization had 200 new students interested. I was proud to see the students of the University of New Haven come together and want to get involved. The USGA also played a major role in the three day event “All Day Q&A.” Many senators, media heads, and E-Board members volunteered their time to help first year and transfer students find their classes during the first few days of school. These students were spotted all over campus wearing bright yellow shirts. I would like to say thank you to all of the students who volunteered their time! The first USGA meeting was this past Monday. I hope you were able to attend and if not I hope to
Christopher Rinck USGA President see you at the upcoming meeting which is Monday at 1:45pm in the Alumni lounge. With the start of classes, and with a large number of students moving around campus, please be sure to walk safely. It is very important that all students are using the sidewalks and the crosswalks; this includes the new sidewalk put in parallel to the Campus Store and Campus Police. Thank you and have a great rest of your week. Christopher Rinck USGA President
An Inconvenient Truth Sparks Debate
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education, it also has haunting images that shocked our student audience into discussion after the hour and forty minutes ended. In discussion, student showed their disbelief in response to horrifying images such as the polar caps melting within their lifetimes and causing the flooding of low sea level areas such as Manhattan, San Francisco, and Calcutta. The film’s facts and images got students thinking with
the UNH Green Team President and Sustainability RA in Soundview, Sarah Hosford, and other member of the Green Team’s Eboard to find ways to improve the campus’ carbon footprint, with ideas of more recycling around campus, working on Platinum Leed Certification and solar panels for Soundview, and more “green” programming inside the residence halls and around campus. If you’re interesting in learning more about global warming
and what you can do to help the phenomenon, check out the film An Inconvenient Truth and its website at www.climatecrisis.org, the government’s website on environmental defense at www.edg.gov, and make sure to join the UNH Green Team. The University of New Haven Green Team, which meets on Wednesdays starting Sept. 2, from 4:30pm to 5:30pm, can be contacted via email at UNHGreenTeam@ newhaven.edu. Page 5
Editorials
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Pita Chips Aren’t Supposed To Be Chewy
Welcome Week was awesome, wasn’t it!? From comedians, hypnotists, and magicians to hot dog eating contests, a club fair, classes starting, and prizes galore, I’d sure say it was! If you pass by anybody who works with the Office of Student Activities, I hope you’ll thank them for countless hours of time and dedication to make the entire week a success. As students at the University of New Haven, we’re expected to practice time management just like Britney Spears is expected to practice singing terribly.
In other words, we’re good at it. As students, we have to balance our class schedule with our social life, our clubs and activities, and our part-time jobs. If we miss an assignment for class, we get an F; if we miss club meetings, we lose credibility with our friends and fellow club members; if we show up late for our job, we get fired. It’s pretty much common sense. So why can’t others act the way that we’re expected to act? Last Wednesday, dinner was shut down in Bartels and instead of being served there, it was
served in the Bixler/ tinued as planned at Botwinik Quad. The 4:45: except dinner. Steve Gregory Band 5:00 rolled around, was jammin’ along to and guess what? Yup. some clasEverything sic cover except dinband songs, ner. myself and Standother staff ing at The members of Charger The CharBulletin tager Bulletin ble, quite a were handfew people ing out the came up to first issue me asking Zack Rosen and giving when they Editor-in-Chief away goldcould eat en tickets (congrats dinner. to our winners, $500 So 45 minutes afgift cards were given ter it was supposed to out!), and various start, the insanely long UNH athletic teams line that had formed were around the area. was finally allowed to The only thing miss- get dinner. At 7:00, ining at 4:30 was din- stead of continuing an ner. Everything con- extra 45 minutes, din-
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ing services stopped at their scheduled end time. If we’re expected to handle time management so well, then why can’t others on campus? Now, don’t get me wrong. In no way am I blaming any particular person in dining services. In fact, the ones that I deal with on a day-to-day basis are some of the warmest, friendliest people on campus. And these are the very people that I saw working hard to setup as fast as possible. As a quick side note, it’s actually kind of sad how much recognition a good pro-
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fessor or a good dean gets, but our great faculty don’t get so much as a “thank you” many times. So from me, faculty, I thank you. But this wasn’t the first time that things ran late with dining services, and somebody needs to be held accountable. I’m not mad, I just ask that next time you start on time. Nobody was hurt, nothing was done wrong...but saying that you will start at 4:30 should mean that you will, in fact, start at 4:30. Oh. And as delicious as they still were, the pita chips weren’t even crunchy.
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Parenting 101: Don’t Blame the Blinds
Last week, six major companies including Target and IKEA recalled window blinds due to the potential danger of child strangulation. The cords of standard pull blinds, according to the recall, can become hazards for young children playing with them. Instead, families are urged to purchase the more expensive cordless blinds for their windows to avoid the chance that their children will become entangled. But let’s be honest for a second: the blinds are not the real culprits here. In my opinion, families should learn how to manage their children. Instead of complaining about how poorly manu-
factured the window
Erin Ennis Assistant Editor blinds are, why don’t you just pay attention to your children while they are playing? When I was little, I knew better than to touch something that I was not supposed to. When I was too young to understand, my mom watched me like a hawk and kept me away from things that could pose a danger. I wasn’t allowed to sit
in a room without supervision or allowed to just “roam free” through my house. I know everyone does not parent the same, and all families are different, but can you really just pass everything off on the blinds? Yes, I’m sure little kids can just pull on cords that dangle, but an easier fix is noticing that, hey, maybe you should watch your kids better. Maybe you could invest in a hook high on the wall to hang the cord from. Maybe only place blinds in rooms that are frequently used and easily visible. Or hey, if you do have a child that just does not listen, maybe you should work on some old fashioned
stern punishment rather than punishing the blind companies. Frankly, I am a huge advocate for parental responsibility. Since April 2008, I have been a godparent, and I know that when my godson gets into something on my watch it is ultimately my fault. He loves to touch anything and everything, but that doesn’t mean I can be excused for him getting hurt. So stop blaming other people and take some blame on yourself. Maybe, yes, blinds could be recreated to not have hanging cords, but isn’t that just going to let your child move on to the next thing? So take a little lesson in parenting 101: stop blaming the blinds.
Bits ‘n’ Pieces
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Offers for shows on the big screen and the small one keep coming in to Paula Abdul. ... Paris keeps changing boyfriends like most people change bed sheets: Once a week. ... Lindsay Lohan is really a good actress. If only she would stick to that. ... And for an interesting “look back,” Lauren Bacall was born in 1924, the same year that her future husband Humphrey Bogart got married for the first time. ... And Britney’s behaving this week!
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who can pursue their dream in an America that is more equal and more just…including myself.” Senator Kennedy’s impact on public policy will continue to resonate in the hallowed halls of Congress as those he has influenced take up his role as the maverick of America. Kennedy’s voice still sets the precedent and declares priority in Washington, where his written request for the filling of his empty seat echoes his most valued concern. The controversial health care legislation requires every Democratic signature it can get, and Governor Deval Patrick understands the importance of gaining that support by appointing a transitory replacement for the Massachusetts Senate seat until a special election for Senator Kennedy’s successor may take place. According to the New York Times, Gov. Patrick referred to Kennedy’s letter as, “A particularly timely request at a time when there are such profoundly important issues pending in the Congress.” Senator
By RAQUEL MARIA DILLON and CHRISTOPHER WEBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kennedy used all the tion such as the State leave behind a legacy time he had left strug- Children’s Health of great achievement gling to push this leg- Insurance Program, in the name of his islation into action, as which has provided country is laid to rest new treatments for his health insurance to in Arlington National failing health proved useless. H o w e v e r, many Democrats are determined to see that what the senator referred to constantly as “the cause of my life” comes true, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who claims, “Ted Kennedy’s dream of quality health care for all Americans will be made real this year because of PHOTO COURTESY OF US SENATE his leadership Ted Kennedy, Senator from Massachusetts, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2009. and his inspiration.” hundreds of thou- Cemetery, Ted has Senator Orrin Hatch, sands of children of taken his place once a Republican from the working poor.“ again beside his brothUtah, told USA Today Hatch could be one of ers. But the question of the specific work the few Republicans remains, who will that he and Kennedy to support the new take his place in the accomplished dur- health care bill, re- Senate, and will he or ing their leadership vealing Senator Ken- she carry out his dying on the Senate Health, nedy’s unique abil- wish for a universal Education, Labor and ity to convince even health care plan? As Pensions Committee, those who disagreed citizens we can only also known as HELP. with his ideals to vig- hope that the new apHatch says, “We orously pursue the no- pointment will have worked on health leg- ble causes that defined big enough footprints islation that changed his life mission. to fill the shoes of a the fabric of personal Now that the last of Kennedy. health care…legisla- the Kennedy family to
“For me, a few hours ago, this campaign came to an end. For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.” Concession speech in his campaign for nomination as the Democratic Presidential candidate against incumbent Jimmy Carter at the Democratic Convention in New York City, Aug. 12, 1980.
Edward “Ted” Kennedy 1932 - 2009
California Wildfire Heads North, Threatens Thousands
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zenegger urged those in the fire’s path to listen to authorities and get out. Firefighters fixed their attention on the blaze’s fast-moving northern front as more evacuations were ordered. Mandatory evacuations were also in effect for neighborhoods in Altadena and
for the communities of Acton, La Canada Flintridge, La Crescenta and Big Tujunga Canyon. There was some progress Sunday, as a small number of La Canada Flintridge residents living west of the Arroyo Seco were told they could go back to their homes. But more evacu-
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ations were ordered in the small town of Acton in the Antelope Valley, and school districts in La Canada Flintridge and Glendale announced that classes were canceled Monday because of the fire. To the north, in the state’s coastal midsection, all evacuation orders were
lifted Sunday after a 10-square-mile fire burned near the Monterey County town of Soledad. The blaze, 80 percent contained, was started by agricultural fireworks used to scare animals away from crops. The fire destroyed one home. Park officials closed a campground and a portion of High-
way 120, anticipating that the fire would spread north toward Tioga Road, the highest elevation route through the Sierra. About 50 homes in the towns of El Portal and Foresta were under evacuation orders and roads in the area will remain closed through Monday, Mates said. Page 7
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Entertainment Industry Loses Another Too Soon; Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein Dead at 36
By MIA BECKER STAFF WRITER
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Friday night, on August 28, news broke that Adam Goldstein, also known as DJ AM, was found dead in his New York City apartment. Many friends, family, and fans, were shocked to hear the news. Adam Goldstein started DJ'ing in the early 90's, taking the name “DJ AM.” After making a following in the local New York City club scene, AM soon switched coasts, joining the Los Angeles group Crazy Town. They had a radio hit with their song “Butterfly”. Adam continued to DJ, recording with Papa Roach, Madonna, and Jay-Z, and playing private parties for Jennifer Lopez, Leonardo Dicaprio, and Kate Hudson. Most recently, Adam had made regular appearances in Las Vegas's Pure nightclub, and Atlantic City's Caesars. In 2008,
Adam started to collaborate regularly with Travis Barker of Blink-182, forming a strong friendship which was further solidified after they survived a plane crash in September 2008, which killed four people. Adam Goldstein had been clean, and sober throughout the majority of his career, but within the past couple of weeks friends reportedly said Adam was upset over a break up. Police arrived to Adam Goldstein's apartment on Friday evening, after friends were concerned when they hadn't heard from him. The cause of death was unknown, however, after further investigation, drug paraphernalia was found at the
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NEW YORK – Authorities will need to conduct toxicology tests, expected to take weeks, to determine what killed celebrity disc jockey DJ AM, a medical examiner's office spokeswoman said Saturday. An autopsy Saturday of the 36-year-old was inconclusive, said the spokeswoman, Ellen Borakove. A law enforcement official told The Associated Press that police found a crack pipe and PHOTO COURTESY EONLINE.COM prescription pills in the apartment where they discovered DJ AM's body Friday evening.
Adam Michael Goldstein DJ AM 1973 - 2009
Goldstein rose to fame several years ago as a deejay known for his mashups — blends of at least two songs. He performed in clubs, on concert stages and at exclusive Hollywood parties. His personal life also garnered attention, as he dated actress-singer Mandy Moore and reality TV star Nicole Richie, the daughter of singer Lionel Richie. His body was found after a friend called police to say he was unable to get into the home in New York City's trendy SoHo neighborhood. Paramedics had to break down the door before they found him, shirtless and wearing sweatpants, in his bed around 5:20 p.m. on Friday, the law enforcement official said. There was no evidence of foul play.
Fox is Glee-ful About New Musical Comedy
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NEW YORK — Is Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" contagious? Some find the 1980s classic cheesy, but few can deny the powerful pop hook and emotional resonance that ended "The Sopranos" on an ambiguous note of hope two years ago. The irresistible anthem is back in a big way. Each week on American Idol, during commercial breaks,
the Fox network has been using the song in promotional spots for its buzzy new series Glee. The first episode of the one-hour musical comedy, which focuses on underdogs involved in a highschool glee club, debuts May 19 following the final sing-off on American Idol. That just might be the sweetest time slot in television. A postIdol premiere, given the popularity of the Fox ratings ruler, guarantees extra eye-
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PHOTO COURTESY OF FOX.COM
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Fall TV Line-Up: Heroes Make the Amazing Race to the Office with Glee
By DAVE MCKINNEY STAFF WRITER
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It’s starting to become the most wonderful time of the year! The kids have all gone back to school, the leafs are starting to change, you won’t find yourself sticking to your seat because it’s so damn hot out, and – most importantly – it’s the start of a new TV season! Summer has come and gone, so it’s time to start anew with a batch of new and returning shows. For returning shows this season we will have no shortcomings trying to find our favorites (unless you like 24, because then you have to wait
Survivor: SamoaSept. 17 Amongst all of these returning shows, a new show is coming through. In an age where high school music (sadly) reigns supreme, it’s time for a show that has a perfect blend of musical theatre and adult comedy. Glee swept audiences off their feet when the pilot aired last spring, and it has been hard to wait for the season to return on Sept. 9th on Fox; the show will broadcast at 9pm. Read more PHOTO COURTESY OF EW.COM about Glee on page 8! The cast of Tim Kring’s Heroes, an American science fiction television drama series. Some may get exand Pam will be final- because Season 4 of like show on Sept. 21, The Amazing Race- cited for football sealy tying the knot after Heroes is due back with a two-hour sea- September 27th son, no one is excited 6 grueling seasons of as well. The dramatic son premiere. Family Guy – Sept. for flu season, but it is us waiting for it. flair of the good peoOther returning 27 safe to say you should If The Office isn’t ple from NBC bring shows coming back to The Simpsons– be getting excited for your thing, don’t fret back this superhero- the airwaves include: Sept. 27 the fall TV season. until winter). Season 6 of The Office is back on the air on Sept. 17 at 9pm. There are so many questions that are to be answered this fall! Will Michael and Holly finally get together again? Will Andy make a move on Erin? One thing is for sure: Jim
Jay-Z to Give 9/11 Benefit Concert in New York
By ZACK ROSEN
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NEW YORK – Hiphop artist and businessman Shawn Carter (publicly known as Jay-Z), the husband of former Destiny’s Child lead vocalist Beyoncé Knowles, will hold a Sept. 11 benefit concert in New York City. The New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund has announced that the entertainer made the announcement this past Monday, August 31, at Madison Square Garden. He will be joined
on stage by Governor David Paterson, Fire Commissioner Nicholas Nicholas Scoppetta, and president of the Manhattan Borough Scott Stringer. Called “Answer the Call,” the charity concert will assist the families of New York City police and firefighters who were killed on 9/11. It will be held on Sept. 11 at Madison Square Garden. Every penny made from ticket sales, as well as money made from merchandise sold at the concert, will go directly to New York-based benefit fund.
Bush daughter Jenna Hager becomes Today reporter
By BONNIE MCLAREN STAFF WRITER
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NEW YORK – NBC's Today show has hired someone with White House experience as a new correspondent — former first daughter Jenna Hager. The daughter of former President George W. Bush will contribute stories about once a month on issues like education to television's top-rated morning news show, said Jim Bell, its executive producer. She'll essentially work two part-time jobs as a correspondent and in her school, where she will be a reading coordinator this year.
Bell said he got the idea after seeing Hager in two Today appearances. She was on the program two years ago to promote her book about an HIV-infected single mother, Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope, and it went so well that a short interview was stretched to nearly a half hour. She and her mother, Laura Bush, also co-hosted an hour of Today around the time their picture book came out. Bell said Hager won't be covering politics. He said he didn't consider the job as a down payment for a future interview with her father, who has been living quietly in Texas since leaving office earlier this year.
Attacks on NBC News by conservatives for the liberal bent of MSNBC also
ate about because I think I'd do the best job on them — education, urban education,
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In this July 23, 2009 photo, Jenna Bush Hager poses for a portrait in New York. NBC’s Today show has hired Hager as a correspondent.
had nothing to do with women and children's it, he said. issues and literacy," "I hope to focus said Hager. on what I'm passion-
Sports
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Resilient Chargers Rally Late; Fall Short
By MICHAEL BARONE SPORTS WRITER
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WEST HAVEN – The UNH men’s soccer team kicked off their 2009 campaign Saturday with a tough 3-2 loss at the hands of Bentley University. Last week, the NE-10 Preseason Poll picked the Chargers to finish 12th in the league. During the first half, the Chargers seemed to lack motivation and the Bentley Falcons capitalized early, scoring in the game’s 10th and 31st minutes. The Chargers’ lethargic start was certainly not the way head coach Joshua Krusewski anticipated the season beginning, he characterized the team’s first half performance as “lacking enthusiasm.”
However, the New Haven team that took the field for the second half performed exceedingly better. In the game’s 51st minute, UNH freshman forward, Roberto Novoa, tallied the first goal of the season and his collegiate career with a rebound from about 20 yards out. New Haven sophomore goalkeeper Jonathan Creem, made one of six saves on a breakaway in the 63rd minute to keep the score at 2-1. U n f o r t u n a t e l y, ten minutes later, the Bentley lead extended to 3-1, courtesy of an indirect kick. Much to the crowd’s delight, the resilient Chargers continued to answer the halftime challenge of coach Krusewski by “proving they’re here to work and play
hard,” again trimming the deficit to one on a header from sophomore Steve Gennuso. The Chargers nearly evened the score at three, when sophomore Anthony Romano's shot missed wide right just minutes after the Gennuso goal. The high energy offensive pressure New Haven began the second half continued through the final whistle, but unfortunately it was not enough to even the score. The Undergraduate Student Government Association (USGA) had a nice promotion at halftime, selecting lucky students to participate in a soccer ball juggling contest. Two gift cards were given away to the first and second place winners.
a shot from 20-yards. The Chargers relied heavily on their strong defense and ability to
control the ball. Deep into the second half, sophomore forward Alexa DellaRocco
UNH Men’s soccer player #15 Matt Sarrazin.
Women’s Soccer Continues Hot Start
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WEST HAVEN – On Sunday the University of New Haven women’s soccer team took on the Molloy College Lions, hoping to keep the momentum going after last week’s season opening 6-0 win at Post University. The game opened slowly, as the opponents each seemed to be feeling one another out, waiting for an opportunity to attack. The action picked up around the game’s 25th minute; the Chargers narrowly missed on two scoring opportunities. Fortunately in the 29th minute, freshman midfielder, Lucy Francisco opened the scoring with her second goal of the season, drilling
UNH Women’s soccer player #2 Emily Buckly-Matura.
netted her third goal of the year with a beautiful header off of a rebounded shot by
A JOHN KRITZMAN PHOTO
junior forward, Emily Buckley-Matura. Sophomore goalie, Kim Taylor registered four saves earning her fourth career shutout for the Chargers. Allin-all, the University of New Haven Chargers held a 7-6 advantage in shots and a 4-2 advantage in saves. Expected to be promising this year, the women’s soccer team needs support from the fans of the University of New Haven as they continue their season. If you missed the game, make sure to check out the Women’s Soccer team throughout the year by visiting http:// w w w. n e w h a v e n . edu/athletics for the full schedule. Home games are located at Kayo field between New Hall and the German Club.
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Charger Football
After a five year absence, the University of New Haven football team returns to the gridiron in 2009 as a member of the Northeast-10 Conference. The Chargers have spent the entire 2008 and 2009 calendar years to recruit over 80 student-athletes that make up the 2009 roster. One studentathlete returns from the '03 squad, another recently celebrated his 43rd birthday and 19 student-athletes hail from the state of Connecticut. Nearly 15 coaches have helped to recruit and guide the studentathletes through the development process. The 2009 roster boasts 43 freshmen, 35 sophomores and seven upperclassmen.
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Beautiful wins drama series
By BETH HARRIS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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LOS ANGELES – The Bold and the Beautiful won drama series honors at the Daytime Emmys on Sunday, the CBS soap opera’s first such victory in 22 years on the air. It was a poignant victory for executive producer Bradley Bell, whose late father William J. Bell co-created The Young and the Restless, a show that was honored seven times in the same category. The younger Bell’s mother, Lee Phillip Bell who worked closely with her husband and also on her son’s show, cheered him on. “It’s incredibly exciting because I grew up going to visit that show,” Bell said backstage. “It’s sweeter after 22 years, it didn’t come in five or 10 or 15 years. I think my dad is here in spirit. He would probably say, `It’s about time.’ I took out the expletive.” The live telecast on the CW went off the air just as the cast and crew was assembling on the stage to accept its trophy. “That’s fine with me,” Bell said. “The less of me at a microphone the better. It was your run-ofthe-mill acceptance speech.” Drama series lead acting honors went to Christian LeBlanc of The Young and the Restless, and Susan Haskell of ABC’s One Life to Live.
LeBlanc scored his third career trophy, taking a playful bite out of the globe on the trophy. “You cannot resist the excitement,” he said backstage. Guiding Light earned one of its last trophies before it leaves the air after 72 years. Jeff Branson, who plays Shayne Lewis on the CBS soap, tied for supporting actor. “This is so bittersweet,” he said backstage. He tied with Vincent Irizarry of ABC’s All My Children, who got his soap start on Guiding Light in the early 1980s. “I have such affection for that show. I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to be a part of television history,” Irizarry said backstage. “What other medium is producing product that lasts 72 years? It has entertained not only generations, but employed generations of people.” Good Morning America earned morning program honors for the third time in as many years since the category was introduced. The lifetime achievement award went to PBS’ Sesame Street for 40 years of educating and entertaining children. Sandra Oh helped salute the show, joined by Big Bird, Elmo, Oscar the Grouch and Cookie Monster, who sang its famous theme song and earned a standing ovation.
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Wednesday, Sept. 2 Foxwoods Illumination Cirque Dreams Fox Theatre Legends
Thursday, Sept. 3
Friday, Sept. 4
Foxwoods Illumination Cirque Dreams
Movie Releases
Fox Theatre Legends Toad’s Place Local Band Showcase
Gamer Extract Carriers All About Steve No Impact Man: The Documentary (NYC)
Saturday, Sept. 5
TD Garden The Killers
Mohegan Sun Carlos Mencia
Foxwoods Illumination Cirque Dreams
Fox Theatre Legends
Fox Theatre Legends
Foxwoods Illumination Cirque Dreams
Sunday, Sept. 6 Mohegan Sun Frankie Valli Foxwoods Illumination Cirque Dreams Fox Theatre Legends Toad’s Place Labor Day Funkfest feat. Rearview
Monday, Sept. 7 Mohegan Sun Journey New Haven Green 32nd Annual Labor Day Stratton Faxon New Haven Road Race
Tuesday, Sept. 8 CD Releases: Amerie In Love & War, Boys Like Girls Love Drunk, Brooks & Dunn #1’s...And Then Some, Circulatory System Signal Morning, The Clean Mister Pop, Danko Jones Never Too Loud, Howie Day Sound The Alarm, Marie Digby Breathing Underwater, Drive-By Truckers Fine Print, John Forte StyleFREE [EP], Ernie Halter Ernie Halter: Live, My Milky Way Arms Lightsaber Circuit Breaker, Old Wives’ Tales Younger Limbs, Os Mutantes Haih Or Barauna, Phish Joy, Polvo Prism, Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Rodrigo Y Gabriela 11:11, Frank Turner Poetry Of The Deed, Vivian Girls Everything Goes Wrong, Wild Beasts Two Dancers, Yo La Tengo Popular Songs, Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson Break Up
Fun & Games
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The Charger Battery
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Positives
Negatives
Here’s a little fun fact for you chargers: Did you know that there is 8,976 square feet of fenced off construction? Knowing UNH that should be more than doubled next year! Who KNOWS what else they have cookin! Hopefully a PARKING GARAGE. HINT. HINT. P.S.—Thanks to Ant Altieri for doing his homework and sharing that figure with the world.
Has anyone else noticed that every pathway that you walk on around campus is fully equipped with sprinklers? These sprinklers are not just any sprinklers, they manage to completely douse the sidewalks as well as the beyond savable attempt of grass! I DON’T think we need to water the sidewalks. Way to Go Green and save water, UNH. Maybe the “Green Team” should look into that.
I wonder who else shares my pain of trying to fit work in with a busy schedule of classes and extra curric’s. I work at a restaurant, which is painful enough, but I do NOT need thankless customers to top it all off. I’m sorry, I am SERVING you, how much lower can a person get?? Yes, the bank I ended up making last night helped my bitterness a little, but I continue to post my question: HOW can a person be so rude to a complete stranger?! Work blows in general, but that was my rant for my Sunday in particular. Won’t there be a day where I will never have to work that hard for such little money?? Oh yeah, that’s what I’m attending UNH for! I know none of you care about my Sunday, but this was a tribute to all of those patient people with bad jobs. I say: Stay strong brothers and sisters, I am right OK, so WHO knew that we had a 360 virtual there with you! tour of the UNH campus on the website?? HAHA! Speaking of not working hard enough, I noThere is this little animated dude who tells about ticed the other day that the C-Store sells Extenze, all the buildings! And I love how the information a male enhancement product. Condoms? Sure! about the Henry C. Lee building, you know, the one that doesn’t exist yet, is doubled in length over It’s college! Extenze? You’re pushing it, UNH, no pun intended. all of the other buildings that DO exist!
UNH is one of those places where, at times, it is both a small world, but yet a big school! UNH is a small world being as, everywhere I go someone has either gone to UNH or knows someone who does! At my work alone between customers and employees there are quite a few chargers! Chargers are infecting the world! Muahaha! UNH is a big school at times because even in the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal justice and forensic sciences there are still so many people that I will never meet or see! As the football season creeps closer and closer by Sam Drotar I can almost SEE the excitement from everyone. I A weekly recap of the positives & negatives at UNH surprised my dad with season tickets to the Charger home games. He is very excited.
Charger Chat
by Tyler Salovin
“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.”
Charles R. Swindoll Pastor, author, educator
A quick quip each and every week!
Shawn’s Hotties of the Week
Heather Brown has worn many hats here at UNH. She has been with USGA for 6 semesters as a Senator and Residential Relations Committee Chair, and takes things a step further this semester as Treasurer! Her passion for change on campus through USGA is why she is this week’s female hottie of the week! Thanks, Heather!
Hometown: Guilford, CT
Major: Criminal Justice
Major: Fire Science
Year: Senior 2010
Year: Junior 2011
Involvement: USGA Treasurer
Involvement: Up Til Dawn, OL, Res Life.
Favorite music: Anything with a good beat.
Favorite music: Alternative/ Indie
Favorite TV shows: Deadliest Catch, Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe, Mythbusters
Favorite TV shows: Family Guy, Rescue Me, South park, Boy Meets World, so many.
by Shawn L. Tremblay
Guy
Girl Heather Brown
Hometown: Attleboro, MA
Ryan Nicholls
Ryan has been everywhere! One of last year’s biggest on campus charitable events, Up Til Dawn, was put together by Ryan and his team. Ryan has a huge heart and is always thinking of others. As an Orientation Leader, Ryan acted as a role model for incoming students and helped ease their transition into the college life style. Thanks, Ryan, for everything you do.
Garfield Minus Garfield
If you take Garfield out of the famous comic strip, it just makes John look crazy. www.GarfieldMinusGarfield.net Page 13
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Glee Sure to Create Glee
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balls for the offbeat dramedy by Nip/Tuck creator Ryan Murphy. In an unprecedented move, Fox will present only the post-Idol pilot and air the rest of the episodes in the fall. Echoing the catchiness of That Song, performed by the ragtag Glee crew in a key scene, the idea is to keep the show in viewers' heads long enough so they tune in after the summer break. The sound of Glee will range from "standards with a new twist to hip-hop and very current artists." "The show is unconventional," Fox president Kevin Reilly said. "It is a bit genre-defying. It's got music, but it's not a musical. It's got comedy but it's not a comedy. ... It's set in a high school but it's not a high-school show. It's sweet and uplifting but it is not saccharine. It's got edge and attitude. So, that is the kind of show that, historically, people would take a while to get their hands around." Indeed, the tone
of Glee smacks more of Freaks and Geeks than the happy-golucky High School Musical franchise. In one cheeky scene, a rival show choir performs the Amy Winehouse hit Rehab, grinning like American Idol finalists during a wholesome group sing-along. The show, set in small-town Ohio, features a slew of unknowns, including Broadway performers Lea Michele (Spring Awakening) as an ambitious social pariah and Matthew Morrison (revival of South Pacific, Hairspray and The Light in the Piazza) as an idealistic teacher searching for escape from his dull life and demanding wife. There will be future appearances by Kristen Chenoweth and Victor Garber (as Morrison's father). Reilly, who greenlit the dark drama Nip/Tuck when he was president of the FX network, said he's confident "a huge chunk of people" will respond to Glee, which has more heart than Murphy typically offers. According to
Reilly, word of mouth is the core of this massive marketing campaign. "We've got every part of the marketing and publicity machine firing on all cylinders for this, and this is something that's never been done before — to premiere a fall show in May," said Joe Earley, the executive vice president of marketing for Fox. Earley outlined a strategy for building buzz through the summer months. The pilot will be available online, along with behind-the-scenes footage, cast-and-character introductions and an interactive competition where people can submit their own Glee-style performances. Fox will promote the show during the upcoming season of So You Think You Can Dance, dispatch street teams to distribute promotional material and reach out to cheer squads as well as glee and drama clubs, Earley said. Editor’s note: As a reminder, Glee will be airing on Fox on Wednesdays at 9pm.
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“Jungle World” enriching my knowledge of the jungles and rainforests worldwide and learning about the depletion of them and the animal that inhabit them. Most of this depletion is due to first and second-hand human contact by way of deforestation and global warming, respectively. I then made my way through the African Plains and made sure to check out the lions and giraffes. While there I learned some pretty neat stuff, captive lions have adapted and modified their ROARS to sound like low roaring with a hint of hairball! This is because their true roar will reach over five miles to claim their territory, but being that they have trenches enclosing them in their zoo habitat and plenty of buildings in NYC these lions learned quickly that they do
not want their roar to echo back at them! On my way to meeting some Silver Back Gorillas and Flamingos (quite pink from all their shrimp eating, I must say!), I was able to see the Baboon Reserve which has some new editions to the family this year just like some of the other animals, like the sea lion and lemur families. At three thirty, after a stop at the gift shop to look around at all the snazzy zoo apparel, gifts, and games and a glimpse at the end of the sea lion feeding, I made sure
feeding. Although not as cool as the Madagascar penguins, these seven Galapagos Penguins in the Bronx were quite entertaining and active for their audience during their lunch hour. My last stops were the Monkey House - an obvious hyperactive entertainment spot-, the World of Reptiles - slithery, slimy, and scaly-, and Bears to see the largest species of bear on earth – the polar bear. Now if you look at a map of the zoo or went on this trip – this probably isn’t even half the stuff there!
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to race on over to the Aquatic Bird House and Sea Bird Aviary to see one of my friends and my favorites – the penguins – for their
So drag some friends that have never been hop on the $14 MetroNorth to spend a day city and meet some furrier friends!
tic violence counseling and six months of community labor. He will serve his sentence in his home state of Virginia. A police affidavit and probation report detail the beating, which included Brown hitting, biting and choking Rihanna, whose real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty. The attack occurred in a car after the couple attended a pre-Gram-
my Awards party. Brown’s interview with People will be published in an issue released on Friday. He told the magazine he called his mother, who was a domestic violence victim, the night of the attack. Brown released a video statement last month in which he apologized to fans and said he had repeatedly apologized to Rihanna for the attack.
Chris Brown Says He Doesn’t Remember Beating Rihanna
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LOS ANGELES – Chris Brown says he doesn’t remember savagely beating Rihanna and claims he still loves his former girlfriend. In his first public interviews on the subject, the R&B singer told People magazine and CNN’s Larry King that his feel-
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ings haven’t changed for Rihanna since the February beating that left her bloody and bruised. “When I look at it now, it’s just like, wow, like, I can’t believe that that actually happened,” Brown told King. Brown pleaded guilty to felony assault in June and last week was sentenced to five years of probation, a year of domes-
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Residence Halls Eco-Reps: These on-campus student representatives will promote the theme of sustainability through programming efforts and campus-wide initiatives in all of the residence halls, while working in conjunction with the Sustainability Floor in Soundview Hall, the UNH Sustainability Committee and the UNH Green Team. Email rkitchell@newhaven.edu if you are interested in serving your hall and your planet! Meeting times and dates will be announced.
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2009 Common Read Events: Greg Melville’s Greasy Rider Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Pizza and Screening of “An Inconvenient Truth” Alumni Lounge 5:00 PM A post-film discussion will be facilitated by UNH President Steven Kaplan.
2009 Common Read Events: Greg Melville’s Greasy Rider Monday, September 14, 2009 Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Tour of Yale School of Forestry & Pizza and Screening of “An Inconvenient Truth” Environmental Studies Alumni Lounge Take a tour of Yale’s greenest building, 5:00 PM Kroon Hall. A post-film discussion will be facilitated by UNH President Steven Kaplan. Sign up in the Dean of Students Office, Bartels Hall by September 9th.
Monday, September 14, 2009 Week of October 19, 2009 Tour of Yale School of Forestry &
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Frozen T-Shirt Welcome Back Social! Free UNH Mugs to the 1st 10 customers at the register. Enter our Frozen T-Shirt Contest for a chance to win a prize of unspeakable Value!
The fun begins this Wednesday, Sept. 2nd from 4:30pm-7:30pm at The Marketplace. Frozen T-Shirt Contest begins at 6pm in Take 3!