Volume 92, Issue 1 | September 7, 2011
the
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Charger Football Takes Season Opener in Overtime
time in opening games. With the –––––––––––––––––––––––––– loss, the Golden Rams begin the 2011 campaign 0-1. The Chargers were led by WEST HAVEN, Conn. – quarterback Ryan Osiecki’s The University of New Haven four-touchdown performance. football team won its 2011 sea- The junior threw for 194 yards son opener in a stunning come- on 16-of-27 passing and rushed back on Saturday afternoon for 54 yards on 14 attempts. He against West Chester Univer- threw for three touchdowns insity of Pennsylvania. The Char- cluding the game-winner to Josh A CHARGER ATHLETICS PRESS RELEASE
gers trailed for the majority of the game, however a 15-point fourth-quarter gave New Haven the momentum heading into overtime as they pulled ahead to claim a 35-32 victory. The win is New Haven’s third straight season-opening victory as they improve to 31-11 all-
Smart and rushed for another. Smart added 55 yards on five receptions in the game and easily walked into the end zone on the final play of the game to give New Haven the win. The first half was quiet offensively for both squads. Heading into the second quarter, the
Golden Rams held a 3-0 lead until a 28-yard reception from Demetrius Washington-Ellison put the Chargers ahead with the first touchdown of the game. New Haven claimed a 7-3 lead with 14:02 to play in the half. The Golden Rams’ next possession totaled about five minutes as they completed the drive with a three-yard rushing touch-
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down from Jackson Fagan. The PAT was muffled, however, and West Chester could not convert the extra-point. They would tack on another three points with four seconds remaining to take a 12-7 lead heading into the break. See FOOTBALL page 5
DON’T FORGET This newspaper is recyclable! The Importance of an Internship
By JOANN WOLWOWICZ ASSISTANT EDITOR
–––––––––––––––––––––––––– Many students enter their freshman year confused as to where they would like to end up in life after college. Other students come in with a set plan as to what they are interested in, and they know exactly where they want to end up. Usually, during freshman year, confusion either grows or subsides depending on the various classes students take and whether certain topics actually interest the student at all. With many majors available and a variety of classes open as electives, students can sample a variety of disciplines to really narrow down their interests. However, a student may or may not truly realize where his or her interests lie until he or she gets to experience their potential career first hand. Usually around junior year in college, students are encouraged, and in many cases it is a requirement, to complete an internship. For students who are still questioning career goals, there is no better way to learn if a particular career is right for them. If a student’s major covers a multitude of disciplines,
interning could help a student sort out the different options and really determine where he or she would be happiest. If it’s not a requirement for every major, then it should be, because it is very beneficial overall. This past summer I completed an internship at the Westchester County Forensic Laboratory in Valhalla, NY. It was a one month program and primarily an observational internship. Though my time at the laboratory was brief, I can honestly say that it was the most beneficial month of any summer vacation I have ever had. I went into the internship as most students do: expecting to learn new things, build on topics I’ve already covered, and gain experience and contacts for the future. However, I feel as if I gained so much more than just those things. After having completed my internship, I realized that my interests where headed in the right direction, but I could narrow them down even more. Surprisingly, I noticed that I did have some interests in areas I never even considered and determined that other sections were just not the right fit for me. In addition, being able to See INTERNSHIP page 7
Fall 2011 Opening Day
ing students near 1500! While a few of them moved in earlier –––––––––––––––––––––––––– for CAMEP or the DREAM orientation, most came in on the It’s finally that time of the year that day between 8:00 a.m. and again, when the university bursts 3:00 p.m. moving into Bethel, with energy and welcomes new Bixler, Botwinik, New Hall and members into the community. “Camp DuRu” (Campbell, DunThursday, August 25, was fresh- ham Hall, and the Ruden Street man move-in day! From the ear- apartments), while commuters By ISAAK KIFLE STAFF WRITER
ly morning until late in the afternoon, cars flooded the campus, bringing with them new students and their families. As it has been for the past several years, this year’s opening day saw the most incoming students in the history of the university. Over 1200 freshman entered UNH as the class of 2015, and adding transfer students to that puts the total number of incom-
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checked into the Bartels Student Activity Center. To assist in making the movein process as quick and easy as possible, the Office of Student Activities has once again coordinated the Welcome Wagon. Welcome Wagon is a group of upperclassmen who volunteer to move on campus early in or-
See OPENING DAY page 6
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Shoushan Soapstone Carvings from the Wellington Wang Collection
The Seton Art Gallery, located in Dodds Hall, puts on dis-
“Shoushan Soapstone Carvings from The Wellington Wang Collection,” consisting of nearly thirty Chinese carvings that were donated to the university by collector Wellington Wang. Soap-
As for the works themselves, the exhibit includes Daoist and Buddhist imagery as well as seals and symbols. Seals are small, but very intricate carvings that were used in lieu of signatures to
plays throughout the academic year of works of art of all mediums encompassing every time period, from the ancient to the contemporary. This year, the gallery opened with the exhibit
stone, whose scientific name is steatite, is a soft, easily carved stone that has been prized in China for over a thousand years. Its name comes from its soapy feel when touched.
represent and identify an artist or individual. From the exhibit: “Daoist art is centered around the relationship between humanity and the universe, therefore many objects depict figures in-
By ISAAK KIFLE STAFF WRITER
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See SOAPSTONE page 7