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TERROR IN THE TRI STATE

(center) New York

By GLENN ROHRBACKER

EDITOR IN CHIEF GROHR1@NEWHAVEN.EDU

mayor Bill deBlasio (AP Photo)

who was finally apprehended

opener football game on Sat-

own law enforcement officers

to prepare for similar events in

on Monday afternoon during a

urday when she received a call

on high alert. Newly sworn in

case they were to happen on or

T

shootout with police in Linden,

from her father. “I was pretty

Chief of Campus Police, Tracey

around campus, such as when

New Jersey. The perpetrator,

disturbed,” she says, “to be here

Mooney, said that these events

there was a gunman on campus

Ahmad Khan Rahami, 28, was

and hear that my home had been

are “very concerning” but that

3 years ago. Mooney says that

suspected to have been directly

bombed. It was insane.”

“the campus is safe.”

she is not aware of any threats

explosions in the New York

involved with all three terror

She was also upset about the

Since the suspect has been

to the New Haven area or any

acts. Rahami, an American

fact that this happened at a char-

apprehended, there is no im-

extreme measures being taken

citizen, lived with his family

ity race full of former military

mediate terror cell causing

by New Haven Police.

above their chicken restaurant

personnel. “I just don’t under-

major anxiety for law enforce-

in Linden, and was reported

stand how someone could target

ment at the moment. However,

vigilant and remain engaged. As

to have made several trips to

a group of people who only try

authorities at UNH and in the

always, if you see something,

Afghanistan, according to law

to help everyone.”

surrounding areas remain on

say something,” Mooney said.

heightened alert.

Campus Police is taking every

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here were several terror

scares this past weekend from and New Jersey areas. The first blast took place in Seaside Park, New Jersey, right before a charity bike race was about to start. Fortunately, the race was delayed and no one was injured. On Saturday evening, an explosion in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City injured 29 individuals and had authorities investigating it as a possible terror attack. Additionally, several other devices were found in a garbage can in a New Jersey Transit station in Elizabeth, NJ. These devices were detonated by police and no one was injured.

The biggest question facing authorities on Sunday was whether or not the three incidents were connected. “We have every reason to believe this was an act of terror,” New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday.

There was one suspect who police were on the lookout for,

enforcement officials.

The events in New York and

There is an ongoiong investi-

New Jersey are close enough

There are several procedures

gation into the motive of these

to West Haven that it puts our

put in place by Campus Police

“Students should remain

measure to investigate credible suspicious activity.

acts, but there is no current suspicion of international terrorism.

These events hit close to home at UNH, being in close proximity to the sites. One student, junior Samantha Barrow had a personal connection to the incident, particularly the first one. Barrow’s father, a former marine, was at the Semper Five charity race in New Jersey on Saturday morning. He said that the event ended up being cancelled because an unattended backpack was found between two trash cans. After evacuating the area, the bomb went off, but there were no injuries.

Barrow was at the UNH home

Authorities investigate bombing in Chelsea (AP Photo)

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New Haven Comes Out to PRIDE Weekend

By KARINA KRUL

STUDENT LIFE EDITOR KKRUL@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

ast Weekend, September 16-18, was PRIDE Weekend, hosted

by Pride New Haven. The first pride event, just of a short rally on the New Haven Green, was in 1998 and continues to brighten New Haven annually in celebration.

“New Haven is an incredibly diverse community, and has historically been an important place for LGBT individuals,” says Joshua O’Connell, former co-president of the New Haven Pride Center and current committee chair of Pride New Haven. “When the committee decided to bring a pride event to New Haven in 1998, the goal was to celebrate the diversity of the state and of New Haven, a goal we maintain.”

After a two year hiatus where no pride events took place, Pride New Haven, with the help of Gotham Citi Café, came back strong in 2014 with the revival of this historic event. Now the event has become a multi-day experience that focuses on including anyone who wants to be part of it.

“The goal of the weekend is to bring the community together. As we’ve seen, we’ve made great progress, but there’s still a lot of work to be done, as we’ve seen from some of the state-level

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Hispanic Heritage Month

By MEGHAN MAHAR

CONTRIBUTING WRITER MMAHA2@unh.newhaven.edu

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September is a pridefilled month for Hispanic students at the University of New Haven. The Latin American Student Association and International Student Association (LASA) came together to celebrate Hispanic Heritage History Month and welcome everyone to learn about the culture.

(Photo courtesy of PRIDE New Haven) On September 15, the Latin American Student bills passed this year, as Show and Karaoke from Haven goes back centuAssociation held a kickoff well as tragedies like the 7-10pm. ries!” says O’Connell. barbecue in the Bixler/ Orlando shootings,” says Saturday is the signature The weekend ended with Botwinik quad. Music O’Connell. He continues event of the weekend, ‘It’s a Wrap Tea Dance’, pulsed through the quad saying, “We’re stronger bringing a communitywhich was open to the as students of many diftogether, we can support wide Block Party to the whole community, with each other and fight for streets of New Haven. plenty of food, drinks, and ferent ages and heritages gathered to enjoy grilled what’s right, but we can Located at the corner of entertainment to end the kabobs and beverages. It also come together and Orange and Center Street, successful weekend. brought the U.N.H. comcelebrate both our conthis is a tradition with his- The weekend was overly munity together for the nectedness as a communi- toric ties all the way back successful, drawing a night as they enjoyed each ty and our individual-ness to the first pride event in large crowd and uniting other’s company while within that community!”

1998. Private vendors and the community. It was The weekend kicked-off nonprofits line the streets an especially important enjoying music and free on Friday evening with as drag performers and weekend for those in the food. a Reception at City Hall bands like Mission Zero LGBT community as they Throughout the month, with Mayor Toni Harp, and Glamour Assassins came together for strength there will be multiple an event that was cretake the stage to entertain and remembrance of the events geared towards inated with the relaunch the crowd. events that have led to clusion and unity. Amanda of Pride New Haven in “There are also speaknow.

Roche Arbolaez, historian 2014. There were many ers like Mr. CT Leather, O’Connell explains, of the LASA, encourages performances, the main poets, and other musicians “The LGBT community is all students to participate one being the staging of a to create a diverse and fun a strong, united commuin these activities.

Wizard of Oz scene by a experience for the comnity. Pride reminds us of “Most of this is to bring drag performer. munity,” says O’Connell. our history, where we’ve attention and awareness Following the perforThe newest addition to come from, and serves to to Hispanics and Hispanic mances speakers join the the weekend took place help bring us together for Heritage Month and Hisstage, the most notable Sunday morning. The the future.” panic culture,” she said, one being Mayor Harp.

Queer History Walk, dePride New Haven and “We’re really inclusive, After the reception there buted about a year ago, is Gotham Citi Café have was a march to the New a guided walking tour of worked together to put on so we want people to come even if they’re not Haven Pride Center historic LGBTQ sites in a very successful weekfrom Hispanic culture... where the main event of downtown New Haven. end.

We really do a lot of the night was the Talent “LGBT history in New

events like this one and we have a pretty good turnout every time.”

Students that attended had a wonderful time socializing with friends and embracing their roots.

Rumong Yobech, member of the International Student Association, agrees that the barbecue was “a good collaboration to bring the U.N.H. community together”.

Cultural events held by organizations such as the LASA and the International Student Association are important contributors to campus climate.

“I’m from Cuba... I go back to Cuba and come back here (for school)… I visited another school and I didn’t like the environment,” Roche Arbolaez reflects, “I came here and everyone was so welcoming and so nice.”

U.N.H. is becoming a safe haven for many students who do not always feel safe other places in this world. It is important that we continue to grow together to include and accept people of all backgrounds and beliefs to our campus community.

The LASA will be celebrating with more events throughout the month of September. Be on the lookout for their events, including free Latin American desserts and a panel where students can eat and vocalize their opinions on the issue of immigration.

UNH “Love Your Melon” Goes Gold

By SAMANTHA REPOSA

ASSISTANT EDITOR SREPO2@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

––––––––––––––––––––– A home opener that is traditionally a “blue out” went gold this past weekened in conjunction with Childhood Cancer Month.

On Saturday, September 17, the University of New Haven football team faced off against Saint Anselm with sponsorship from the U.N.H. Love Your Melon Crew.

Founded in 2012, Love Your Melon is an attirebase organization that sells hats, beanies, appar-

el, and other accessories and donate the majority of funds to childhood cancer.

The organization sponsors visits to kids in hospitals, events that are dedicated entirely to a child, and is determined to donate a hat to every child battling cancer.

In the spring of 2015, Love Your Melon was officially recognized on the U.N.H. campus to join the 740 other campuses across the country fighting against childhood cancer.

Throughout the past two weeks, Love Your Melon has been reaching out to various clubs, organiza-

tions, athletic teams, and academic departments to both educate them on childhood cancer and recruit for an awareness video that will be entered in a regional competition to host a “super hero adventure” for a kid who is battling cancer, which they ended up winning thanks to the passion and dedication demonstrated throughout the video.

“I am so unbelievably honored to be apart of something that truly makes a difference,” Love Your Melon Vice President Brianna Sirota said.

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Love Your Melon President Trisha Lasasson (left) and Vice President Brie Sirota (right)

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US State Department Hosts 3rd Annual “Our Ocean” Conference

By KARINA KRUL

STUDENT LIFE EDITOR KKRUL1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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ne of the pressing issues facing the 2016 election is the concept of climate change. And shockingly, it has become somewhat of controversial. The issue has encompassed a lot of different forces coming together to fight this inevitable epidemic. Pleads from scientists as well as major support from, mainly, Democratic politicians has brought this issue into the forefront of public policy.

With temperatures rising, polar ice caps melting, animal species decreasing, and other environmental factors that are less obvious, the world is changing at a vast pace. Scientists are urging citizens to act quickly in order to save the planet we inhabit.

More specifically, the ocean plays a huge role in affecting how climate changes our world.

Between coastal environments experiencing rapid erosion, sea levels rising, and rapid pollution, the ocean is a major contributor to the environmental risks that the Earth faces

today.

Contributing directly to the issue is the excess carbon dioxide, as well as illegal and overfishing, which makes the ocean warmer and more acidic and actually hurts fishers along the coasts.

Also, damaging the environment is the increase of coastal storms, which also puts citizens at risk.

The State Department of the United States has launched a new initiative looking to this affect the ocean has on climate change and decided to bring people from all over to the world together to solve this issue.

The pinnacle event of this initiative is the Our Ocean Conference and this year marks the third annual event. The event, hosted by Secretary of State John Kerry, took place this past weekend and gathered leaders from all over the world to start

taking action on these important issues.

In the first two conferences, participants pledged over $4-billion for “conservation activi-

voices of young people, who truly have the most stake in our ocean’s future,” explained Assistant Secretary Garber.

One of the major con-

ties and commitments to safeguard the over 6 million square kilometers of ocean and marine areas.”

This year’s conference theme was to start making moves on these protective measures for the ocean.

“The message throughout the conference is about action,” says Judy Garber, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs.

She is the main pioneer coordinating the Our Ocean Conference.

“One of the key voices in our diplomacy is the

flicts within the climate change issue is those who deny its existence. The Our Ocean conference was a direct response to this narrative, in an effort to bring to light the issues that are not policy, but reality.

“The ocean affects the air we breathe, our weather, food for millions of people, and affects livelihood,” says Garber.

The administration is also focusing on highlighting their successes in this movement, as shown in previous conferences and through travel to other

New Lights at North Delayed

By SAMANTHA REPOSA

ASSISTANT EDITOR SREPO2@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

––––––––––––––––––––– The University of New Haven Athletic Department had high hopes of brightening up DellaCamera Stadium this year with the installation of lights around the field.

Recently, a rumor has surfaced around the campus community about the cancellation of the lights and questions were raised in regards to the reasoning.

Deborah Chin, the university Director of Athlet-

ics, denied the accusations stating that the installation of lights has not been cancelled, but delayed due to the start of the football season.

The general foundation of the lights have been assembled with most of the underground electrical work completed, but the poles were unable to be put up before the season games begun.

Prior to the season, a covering was spread across the turf to prevent any potential damage to the field to give trucks as-

nations. Last week, there was a pact made between President Obama and President Xi of China to join the Paris Agreement, which is the most recent global effort to protect against the harms of climate change.

Garber indicated that the ocean is being threatened, and there is no denying that.

However, what she wants people to realize is that there are solutions.

“It is all of our responsibility to take action to save our ocean,” she says.

A number of countries are working on plans for how to reduce their carbon footprint and pollution in the ocean at the OurOcean Conference. Also, there are new ongoing efforts to reduce plastic usage by partnering with industry producers to discuss and plan for alternatives that are better suited to help the environment.

A recent study was done

by A Non-Government Organization that projected that it is possible to reduce plastic being pushed into the ocean by the year 2035. The State Department’s message is directed toward this goal, in hopes to change everyone’s behavior in a way that helps the environment and the ocean specifically.

This venture is being taken very seriously by the State Department and by what is left of the Obama Administration.

The Department is working closely with other branches of government, including the Department of Defense and the Pentagon. They are also working with several state governments and nongovernmental agencies to push for reduction of harmful environmental practices in the future.

There is no current set goal for specific development, but it is stressed

by Assistant Secretary Garber that this will be an ongoing effort to help save the ocean.

As indicated by Secretary of State John Kerry, “Nothing connects all of us, but the ocean. If we can act together and act now, we can save it.”

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“We worked 24/7 for two weeks to make the best sess. Not wanting to cause video we could and spread damage with no time time the mission and awareness to fully fix repairs before to as many people as possible, and now because of the team started playing, the decision of postponing that a local superhero gets to have the adventure of a the installation of the polls lifetime.” was put in place.

A “super hero adven“Once the season is ture” is similar to Makedone we will move imme- A-Wish in the sense that diately to get the poles up the crew is assigned a child battling cancer to and we should be good to hold an event composed go,” Chin said. of various activities for Now with the rumor the child by making them feel like a superhero for squashed, Charger fans can look forward to Satur- the day - an opportunity that typically only largely day night games on Delpopulated schools get to laCamera Stadium next hold according to Sirota. season under the brand “We never thought that we would have been able new lights.

to have that opportunity to host a super hero adventure for a kid,” Sirota said.

“The fact that we will is a big deal for us and I could not be more proud of the crew.”

At the game, Love Your Melon tabled at the entrance of DellaCamera Stadium where they handed out ribbons and encouraged people to take their pledge to help combat childhood cancer.

Leading up to the “gold out,” the crew hosted a table at West Fest on Sept.

10 where they educated the community about their organization by spreading awareness and asking community members to take their pledge by leaving a gold handprint on their poster.

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Sirota has been with the organization since its installation and could not have been prouder of the strides the organization has taken as cancer has taken it’s toll on her personal life.

“My father passed away from cancer and seeing the toll it took on my family, I can’t even imagine it for a child,” Sirota said who is dedicated toward Love Your Melon’s mission of raising awareness and support.

For more information regarding Love Your Melon check out loveyourmelon.com and support the U.N.H. campus crew and childhood cancer with a purchase of a beanie or other accessory.

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Taylor Not-So-Swift

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It’s OK to Not Read

Her love songs are sick and twisted. She writes about the vengeance she’s after, not to mention – it’s never hard to tell which celebrity her songs are about, which is completely mortifying to them.

She promotes feminism, but can’t seem to function without a man on her arm, and she has public fights, which she tries to weasel her way out of, even when she’s clearly in the wrong. All to maintain the picture-perfect mask she suffocates herself in.

Here’s my main problem: She gets away with everything because of her make-believe-front.

The media is constantly slut-shaming Miley Cyrus because she smokes marijuana and sports a crop top on the regular.

Newsflash – she’s been involved with the same guy for years! But somehow, the media finds a way to reveal Miley as a provocative adult, with no other intentions, but to smoke all day, meanwhile, she’s out there starting her own organizations for equal rights, rescuing animals, and keeping her relationship private.

Swift on the other hand,

had a very public breakup with Calvin Harris, and was photographed canoodling with Tom Hiddleston the day after news broke out about her and her former lover calling it quits. Additionally, she’s dated everyone who’s had a hit single in the past year, and their brother.

But who’s counting? No one apparently, because she’s allowed to get away with all of this because of the act she proclaims.

Date as much as you want, that’s not what I’m against here. It’s the fact that she does it, and gets a song out of it, while her fans cheer her on, but if another celebrity dated as many men as she did in a year, they’d be torn apart, especially on social media.

I even think Kim Kardashian has a better dating record than Taylor Swift.

Kim was married for 72 days to Kris Humphries, but that’s longer than any of Swift’s relationships, so why are we judging Kim so harshly? Society is still trying to discipline Kim for acting the way she does, because they believe she is acting offensive and, in simplest terms, “slutty,” even though she is married with two children. She shows off her body like it’s her job, but – oh wait, that is her job.

At least Kim is real enough to be her genuine, cocky self. Taylor creates an image for herself, so that people don’t judge her. How about Kylie Jenner? She’s been dating Tyga for over two years, but she’s called a slut because she got lip injections!

Forget the whole dating shenanigans, what about when Kim leaked clear footage of a phone call between Kanye and Taylor. It was all about Taylor giving Kanye permission to talk about having intercourse with her in his new song, “Famous.” So, when news broke out that Kim had this footage, Taylor immediately acted like it never happened, made a big stink about it, and told everyone they were lying. Fast forward to Kim revealing the evidence to Snapchat, Taylor stills finds a way to make it all about being a feminist, and tries to cover herself by pouring other (evidently) false information into the media.

All I’m saying is, society and the media need to reevaluate their standards and knowledge on popculture. If you’re going to make it a judgmental world, at least judge the right people and realize that Taylor really is, not so Swift.

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across campus. Mostly

said "Good Morning!" and ing umbrella. Over the

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was given a cautious but

45 minutes of sitting in

tions, among other things.

slide off. Some build-

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polite "Good Morning" in

Bartels, those were the 2

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return. Perhaps as socially

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just wrong. I think some

the door, so users of wet

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reinforced politeness. The

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inside. It was not raining.

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when at the beach. Using

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By ALESSIA BICKNESE

OPINION EDITOR ABICK1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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henever I tell someone I dislike Taylor Swift, his or her immediate reaction is usually to become defensive and shocked. Taylor Swift has an incredible and substantial fan base full of people who support her every move. She grew from a shy country singer to a pop star in just a few short years. Yet, I still can’t stand her, and I don’t see myself ever becoming part of her fan base.

It’s not her cringeworthy music that makes me dislike her so strongly (though that adds to my aversion), and it’s not her sense of style that fuels an overwhelming fire within me (though, that also adds plenty to the acidy nauseating feelings I have towards her).

It’s the persona she plasters on her uncorrupted face, the role she portrays herself as. The façade of innocence. The image she is dying to maintain.

To me, she constantly pretends to be her twisted idea of “America’s Sweetheart,” writing love songs, promoting feminism, and living out her dream. Hey,

Taylor, hate to break it to you, but that’s not really how you look to some of us in the real world.

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CONTRIBUTING WRITER SELDR1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

––––––––––––––––––––– I’m an English major, so the entirety of my college experience has essentially revolved around books, and honestly, a lot of my life in general has revolved around reading as well. My parents used to get mad at me when I would come home from the library with more than five or six books (and yes, that happened more frequently than you’d think).

Suffice to say, yeah, I like big books and I cannot lie.

So, when I meet people and bring this up, I’m usually met with a scoff, and a, “I don’t know how you do it, I don’t read at all.”

It hurts my soul a little bit.

And by a little bit, I mean it feels like a few years have been taken off my life. (Even still, I do think that people who look down on others for not liking the same things are pretty annoying. Hypocritical of me? Maybe a little).

Even with my preference for books, you best believe that I like to curl up with Netflix just as much as anyone else. Shows like Stanger Things and House of Cards keep me hooked just like everyone else.

But the more I watch these shows, the more I

start to think about how they’re sort of different than the television we all grew up with. Friends was great, sure, and everyone loves some Spongebob, but in the last few years I think there’s been a noticeable shift in the quality of television shows, whether they be online or actually being broadcasted on cable. It’s not like we’re all watching I Love Lucy or the Three Stooges like our parents used to. So is television really “rotting you brain”?

I don’t think so.

I think that television has become more of an art form, and that certain shows are certainly just as nuanced and valuable as books. The average Netflix user streams about 1 hour and 33 minutes per day, and while that sounds like a lot, consider what they’re actually watching.

Shows like Narcos, which is based on true history, or Orange is the New Black that tackles real issue like gender, sexuality and race, or the fact that Netflix has hundreds of hours worth of documentaries all at the click of a button. Whether users realize it or not, television is feeding your brain, in the same way that books can.

So, as a bookworm, I’m only going to say this once. Yes, it’s fine if you don’t like to read.

Let’s All Stop Judging Each Other

By MIRINDA OSMER

CONTRIBUTING WRITER MOSME1@.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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President’s Corner Hello humans!

Treasurer’s Tip Hello Humans,

Thank you to everyone who came out to the USGA Retreat! It was a success and the E-Board would like to thank you all so much for your support! To all general students, please remember that anyone in USGA is here to help so ask us questions, relay student issues or concerns, and let us help make UNH better!

Make sure you attend the mandatory treasurer training sessions. Also, please look out for an email in the next week or so about Treasurer Training 2.0 which will be additional training offered for treasurers who still have questions or need help being successful in their new roles.

Have a great week!

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Any USGA related questions? Feel free to contact USGApresident@newhaven. edu or USGATreasurer@newhaven.edu

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Pumpkin Spice is taking over the entire world. Pumpkin spice peeps, pumpkin spice almonds, pumpkin spice cream cheese, pumpkin spice Jell-O, pumpkin spice marshmallows, pumpkin spice Chapstick, the list goes on people.

The

So, Chargers, apparently, you’re not so thrilled about the iPhone 7. The majority of you voted against ever consuming the product!

Hmm… Time will tell. I’m willing to bet that we will all upgrade to the iPhone 7, eventually. When we have no choice, of course.

Because, you know, your iPhone stops working after two years so that you have to upgrade. Yet, we still give in! Remember to follow @ChargerPoll on Twitter to keep up with fun polls every week! Your votes will be featured in The Charger Bulletin!

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he University of New Haven Chargers were looking to take home a win in a very pivotal matchup this week against the Saint Anselm Hawks. With this being the home opener for the Chargers, this is a big game for them and a must win as they are in jeopardy of losing their third game in a row.

The last time the Chargers matched up with the Hawks, it was the regular season finale, U.N.H. rolled over the Hawks by a score of 44-21. The Chargers got a major boost from their backfield tandem of quarterback Ajee Patterson and running back Andre Anderson; Patterson threw for 118-yards and a touchdown on 11-completions, while Anderson had a huge day rushing for 319 yards and three touchdowns on 33-carries, a season-high in yards for Anderson.

Linebacker Tyler Condit also had a huge game on the defensive side of the ball ending the game with 25 tackles, a sack, and an interception. The Chargers defense stepped up after Saint Anselm’s first and only score in the second half, only allowing the Hawks offense, as a whole to muster 140-yards of offense.

This time last year, the Chargers were coming off a win at Bentley University and going into a home matchup against American International College with a .500 record at 1-1.

Now, U.N.H. is coming off its second straight loss on the year against LIU Post, allowing the Pio-

neers to put up 21 unanswered points in the second half and dropping the game by a score of 43-20.

Coming into their home opener with their record sitting at 0-2, Coach Chris Pincince and his Chargers are looking to get back on the right track with a win this week.

The Saint Anselm Hawks are coming into this week also looking for their first win on the season. Coming off a 35-21 loss last week to Bentley, the Hawks look to revive their run game after only gaining 65-yards on the ground last week. Their senior quarterback Yianni Gavalas threw for 238-yards and 3-touchdowns on 21 for 41 passing, most of his yards came on sophomore wide receiver, Kyle Hill’s 12-receptions for 125-yards.

Over two games the Chargers have allowed 851-yards of total offense, most of the yards coming through the air, giving up 480-yards passing, 144 to Don King III of Slippery Rock and 336 to Jeff Kidd of LIU Post. The Chargers are looking to turn their defense around and keep Gavalas’ arm bottled up this weekend. Offensively, the Blue and Gold aren’t looking too bad, but they aren’t putting drives together, punting the ball 13 times in eight quarters, which accounts for almost half of the Chargers’ drives.

Both teams came into Saturday’s contest primed and ready to notch their first win of the 2016 campaign. The Chargers came out of the gate looking like a completely different team than the one that took the field in the first two weeks for two reasons: 1. The Andre

Anderson everyone was accustomed to seeing had finally arrived and looked poised to have a big day.

2. The Chargers offense was running like a welloiled machine, scoring on three out of their first four drives, something they couldn’t do in weeks one and two. The Chargers’ first score of the game came by way of a Danny Stock field goal that was set up by annPatterson 25-yarder to Ty Headen and a few rushes by Anderson and his running mate, Lemar Thomas.

The Blue and Gold’s next score would be on Anderson’s first touchdown of the 2016 season, a feat that he, and Charger Nation as a whole, expected to be accomplished in week one. Nevertheless, it happened and Charger fans were ecstatic to see it happen on their home turf.

Saint Anselm wouldn’t score until the second quarter and when they did it was senior quarterback Yianni Gavalas finding sophomore receiver Kyle Hill for a nine-yard strike, making the score 10-7.

The Chargers would answer quickly, taking only two minutes off the clock. Once again it would be Andre Anderson finding the endzone from two yards out for his second touchdown of the day. U.N.H. would not take much longer to score again, instead of Anderson scoring it was his backfield mates, Patterson and Thomas, hooking up for a 47-yard touchdown pass, which would put Patterson well over 150-yards passing on the day, not even halfway through the game. Before New Haven knew it they were up on Saint Anselm 24-7 going into the half, or so they thought. In eleven sec-

onds Yianni Gavalas and the Hawks would cut the Charger lead down to ten with a 70-yard bomb coming from the left arm of Gavalas, to senior receiver Ryan Monette.

Coming out of the half, even though the Chargers were up by ten, it was very much of a stalemate.

Until, Patterson and senior receiver Rishawn Harris broke the opening salvo of the second half, connecting on a 49-yard touchdown strike, pushing New Haven’s lead up to 17.

The Blue and Gold would continue to add on to their lead. A 19-yard touchdown on the ground from senior Lemar Thomas would give the Chargers a 24-point lead by a score of 38-14, and they wouldn’t stop there. On U.N.H.’s next drive, after getting the ball back due to a Nigel Davis interception, Ajee Patterson would find Ty Headen for another 25-yard pass this time; however, it would go for a touchdown, Patterson’s second on the day, his eighth on the season.

Down 45-14 going into the final quarter of the game, the Hawks looked as if they had absolutely no answer for the Chargers offense and their passing game looked as if it had been caged up.

However, their running game began to step up and got them into the endzone as senior running back Joe Hayman would score on one-yard scamper.

The Chargers were not looking back though, as they would score for the seventh time on the day, this time it would be running back Thuc Pan scoring his first touchdown as a Charger. New Haven would close out the win putting 52-points on the board, more points than

they put up in the first two games combined.

The Charger offense began to return to form as Andre Anderson would rush for his first 100-yard game on the young season and score his first two touchdowns on his senior campaign.

Patterson would throw for 326-yards and three touchdowns on 18-completions and Rishawn Harris would lead the team in receiving, grabbing three receptions for 91-yards and a touchdown.

Defensively, the Chargers were a lot sharper than they were in the previous two weeks. Senior linebacker Tyler Condit may have had a slow start to the game, but that wouldn’t stop him from having his usual performance, leading the team with 17 total tackles and a half a sack, the other half would go to linebacker Corey Mitchell. Junior defensive back Nigel Davis would account for the

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Chargers only interception on the day.

The Chargers definitely looked like they worked out the kinks and pieced everything together in their win on Saturday and they look to keep it up as they travel to Pleasantville, New York to take on Pace University.

The Setters are coming off a very hard fought battle with the American International College Yellow Jackets; the Yellow Jackets would come out on top with a 3-0 victory and would hand Pace its third straight loss on the season. The last time Pace and New Haven met it was in Blue and Gold territory and the Chargers would take the game by a score of 34-3, with their team seeming to be clicking on all cylinders the University of New Haven Chargers look to take this momentum into Pleasantville and walk out with another win under their belts.

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Sports Industry Club Has Big Plans

By BILLY SAKMANN

SPORTS EDITOR BSAKM1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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he Sports Industry Club seeks to provide motivated students with an outlet to learn more about the industry, connect with industry executives, and gain valuable experience that will help them one day launch a career.

The club achieves this by giving students the chance to tour facilities, attend career fairs, network with various people in the industry, and attend sporting events, often with a behind the scenes look before the game.

There’s so many testaments to what the Sports Industry Club has done for students. For some, its given them the opportunity to volunteer their time at Yale Athletics, further providing them experience working a major sporting event, some events host over 50,000 spectators. This alone was already a great resume booster. But after volunteering consistently, members are sometimes offered a paid position at Yale. Some students have gone even farther than me, being hired for internships at Yale.

Last year, the club attended a Boston Celtics game at TD Garden, with industry executives speaking to hopeful students before the game, answering their questions, and providing networking opportunities.

In the past, the club has also attended a career fair at Fenway Park, had a backstage look at Red Bull arena, toured Yale’s Payne-Whitney gymnasium (the second-largest

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gymnasium by cubic feet in the world), and even provided members the opportunity to work as on field security at MetLife stadium for an international soccer match.

Besides attending events off-campus, the club also looks to improve the community and provide opportunities to the campus.

The club hosted a wiffle ball tournament on Kayo Field last year, and attended West Fest this year to appeal to both University students and residents of West Haven.

The Sports Industry Club is all about giving opportunities to interested students, who then take it upon members to decide what they would like to do. None of the events mentioned so far were mandatory by any stretch of the imagination. The club extends countless opportunities, but again, it is the student’s responsibility to take full advantage of them.

With internships, networking opportunities, and even full-time jobs stemming from Sports Industry Club events, sports management students gain so many things here that simply are not available in the classroom.

This year, the executive board has both new and returning members, highly motivated and highly experienced in the Sports Industry, looking to share this experience with club members to help them learn and grow. Unlike the previous two years, the club also has a sizable budget, which will only allow for more great things to happen.

The Sports Industry Club meets on Monday nights at 9 p.m. in Maxcy 124.

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Connecticut, specifically the University of New Haven, is a crossroads for many sports fans. Many students come from New York City, Long Island, and North Jersey. In contrast, other students may be native to Connecticut, or traveling down from New England.

What this means is that there’s a wide variety of sports fans. For example, there’s many New York Giants and New York Jets fans, but also a lot of New England Patriots fans at UNH. New Haven bridges the gap between the New York and Boston metro areas.

This year, students from both areas may have something to celebrate in October, as the New York

Mets and Boston Red Sox are both in prime position to make the playoffs, with the New York Yankees in striking distance.

We’ll start with the Red Sox, who are officially Connecticut’s favorite baseball team, according to a 2015 study. Boston has been holding on to first place in the AL East, with the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays both three games behind. With 14 games to play, the Red Sox look to secure their first playoff berth since 2013. It won’t be an easy task though, as all the games take place against AL East opponents, fighting for their own playoff lives.

After a slightly disappointing first half, the Mets are peaking at just the right time. Surging into a tie for the NL’s top wildcard spot, the Mets look to make another

deep playoff run after last year’s World Series loss.

Their schedule sets them up much more favorably than the Red Sox’s did.

The Mets don’t play a single game against a team with a winning record to end the season, feasting on teams like the Atlanta Braves, Miami Marlins, and Philadelphia Phillies.

While their World Series dreams may be dashed by pitcher Jacob deGrom’s season-ending injury, the Mets are in prime position to at least make the playoffs.

The New York Yankees were doing extremely well after the trade deadline, but their good run came to a screeching halt, as they endured a four game losing streak. The Yankees are now four games out of a wildcard spot, in direct competition with the Orioles and Blue Jays who currently

hold the two spots. New York gets a quick break, as they play the last place Tampa Bay Rays before closing out the season with the Blue Jays, Red Sox, and Orioles. It will definitely be an uphill battle for the Yankees and while they have a shot, it’s definitely not a great one.

If they miss the playoffs, the team will look at this four game losing streak as where things went wrong.

Connecticut sports fans should have two, and maybe even three teams in the playoffs this year.

The potential October excitement should keep baseball in the forefront a little longer. Expect to see many jerseys on campus, as students represent their favorite teams. And if any of these teams happen to meet in the playoffs, it would definitely be huge.

The MLB playoffs start Tuesday, October 4.

dent of the Tampa Bay Mutiny, he was named Executive of the Year. The following year, he took over the MetroStars and again won the award for being MLS’s top executive.

As successful as Sakiewicz was at managing existing teams, he partook in an even greater venture in 2007. He co-founded and became the CEO of the Philadelphia Union.

The contract to build the stadium was also successfully negotiated by Sakiewicz.

With a resume bursting at the seams with success and start-ups, it should come as no surprise that Sakiewicz was chosen to become the National Lacrosse League’s (NLL) fifth commissioner in January 2016.

The NLL has existed since 1987, putting both American and Canadian teams against each other in indoor box lacrosse.

Sakiewicz described the NLL in very high regard, with numbers to back it up and indicate potential growth in the near future.

Obviously, the NLL is not yet covered at the top of Sports Center or the headlines of Bleacher Report, but Sakiewicz stressed that the fans are

some of the most loyal in any sport, and attending an NLL game is an experience like no other.

“The NLL is the NHL or NFL of indoor lacrosse,” Sakiewicz said.

He explained that this is true because the top players in the world all use NLL as their outlet to play. The challenge moving forward, he elaborated, is expanding the fan base and growing a national following.

These goals will not be achieved overnight, but Sakiewicz and his management team have concrete plans and measurable goals in place.

Sakiewicz described the NLL as a “30-year startup company,” meaning, although it has existed for three decades, the league is still in developmental stages and in need of direction.

The NLL hopes that Sakiewicz’s long sportsbusiness resume will help bring them to prominence in the sports industry.

Just one example of how Sakiewicz brings in his unique perspectives is how fans perceive the players. Previously, NLL games took place only on weekends, allowing players to have normal jobs during the week. Players

were marketed as “weekend warriors,” and fans were told these players were just like them, working 9-5 jobs, but playing a game they loved on the weekends.

Sakiewicz, after conducting thorough research, decided this was not actually what fans wanted. Though it was nice to be relatable to fans, Sakiewicz found fans want their favorite players to be “superheroes.” This is evident in the NFL and NBA, where players seem less like normal people and more like super athletes, role models, and public figures.

During his visit, Sakiewicz talked to two undergraduate classes, and one graduate class, covering topics such as running a league, developing a brand, and putting on a major sports event. He also had an exclusive luncheon where he could talk more intimately with members of the Sports Industry Club and other sports management students.

Sakiewicz told staff that he was very impressed with the demeanor and professionalism of the students, and is excited to come back in the spring to meet with them again.

UNH Hosts Alumni Turned Sports Executive

By BILLY SAKMANN

SPORTS EDITOR BSAKM1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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Last Tuesday, the Sports Management department was fortunate enough to host their executivein-residence, National Lacrosse League commissioner Nick Sakiewicz.

Sakiewicz took time out of his busy schedule to come speak to aspiring sports management students at his alma mater.

Sakiewicz attended the University of New Haven from 1979 to 1983, where he played goalie for the Men’s soccer team. In 1982, he was named the Division II Second Team All-American, effectively meaning he was the second-best Division II goalie in the country.

After briefly pursuing a professional career and dealing with a few injuries, Sakiewicz made the transition from a player to the business side of sports. He told students that he realized there was not significant money to be found if he continued his playing career.

With his soccer background, Sakiewicz entered Major League Soccer (MLS) as an executive in 1996. By 1999, as Presi-

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“Fun in the Sun”

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Barbecues, outdoor games, sporting events, and more are scattered throughout the weekly agenda. If you are looking for music for your next daytime activity, look no further! These new releases will keep the energy flowing (and maybe even make you want to dance).

Waste A Moment – Kings of Leon

Kings of Leon’s latest single is a teaser at their album “WALLS” is dropping in October. Their mainstreamfriendly alternative rock is perfect for when you want to soak up some rays or feel the wind in your hair.

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“Summer Dreams” is the perfect pre-fall track: it’s a light dance song for a warm day on the beach and sounds like it would be played in the trendy store H&M.

his year has argu-

ably been one of the most disappointing years for

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film. Big budget block-

Something about D.R.A.M.’s songs are contagious— maybe it is a light-hearted piano mixed with hip-hop, but this song is sure to be a hit and a great follow-up to Broccoli.

streets of Detroit, which,

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is a cat-and-mouse like

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Day Resurgence, Warcraft, and Suicide Squad

Cold Water – Justin Bieber, DJ Snake (Afrojack Remix)

have all fallen flat on criti-

Do you love “Cold Water,” but you’re somewhat tired of hearing it everywhere you go? Give the song another chance with DJ Afrojack’s remix. It’s Justin Bieber like you never heard him before.

cal and financial recep-

Warmth – Bastille

being universally loved

Bastille wants to live in the moment with you! Enjoy the “Warmth” with their new album Wild World from the band that brought you the hit song “Pompeii”, which you might still have stuck in your head from 2013.

tion. Captain America: Civil War is the only film that really stood out as by fans and critics, as well as making over a billion dollars.

With a rather dry fare on the blockbuster front, the

California Heaven – JAHKOY feat, ScHoolboy Q

horror genre has surprisingly put out some of

Did you miss the ScHoolboy Q concert earlier this month? Make up for it and let Canadian-native JAHKOY take you to California. Both artists have been in the area in the past year and, if we are lucky, they will return.

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Witch, The Conjuring 2, and Lights Out have all been well received by the

Standing in The Sun – Grouplove

public and critics, which Lay in the grass or sit on the Westside green space, and is surprising. Horror films listen to Grouplove while you “warm [your] head in the are often throw away projsun”. Check out more of their songs for insightful lyrects by studios made on ics paired with relaxing music. very low budgets, result-

Anywhere – Dillon Francis feat. Will Heard

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If you listen to Dillon Francis, you can take the party “Anywhere” -- or at least, anywhere that you can walk to or that is accessible via the shuttle.

The trend of good horror films in 2016 continues with Don’t Breathe, a new

Getaway – Tritonal, Angel Taylor

film directed by Fede Al-

DJ duo Tritonal released house album “Painting With Dreams” last week. This upbeat track will keep the party going this weekend.

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catch on to these revolutionary lyrics.

“Revolutionary lyrics” does not mean that it is the first time anyone

his one is for all of

the punk fans on campus.

The struggle of Green Day not releasing a new single release since 2012 is real in 2016, but have no fear, because they are back.

has used these words in their songs, but rather these lyrics could quite literally start a revolution.

This song could possibly become an anthem for our generation. The lyrics of this single are all very real to today’s events and the

On September 9, American-punk rock band Green Day came out with their new single entitled “Revolution Radio.” This single absolutely hooks listeners from the opening riff. Huge Green Day fans may have been a little disappointed with the Uno!, Dos! and Tre! albums, because it felt as though Green Day had abandoned the punk rock sound fans fell in love with, only to succumb to the more pop scene.

However, in this new single the Green Day fans know and love is back.

This single has the same feel to it as popular hits such as Basket Case or American Radio. This single is also incredibly catchy, so fans will easily

feelings of today’s millennials, making it incredibly relatable for everyone.

Standout line in the track is “Legalize the truth,” which is at the end of every chorus. Some feel like this line really pulls the whole song together- it ties in the idea that politics and society are never completely real with our generation.

The idea that people are constantly shielded from things and are kept out of the know, but everyone craves the truth.

All in all, this single is an incredible hit and is highly recommend for anyone who is a fan of Green Day. Even country fans should listen to this song - it’s that good.

This Week in Theatre

By ANGELA TRICARICO

COPY EDITOR ATRIC1@.UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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1. Hello, Dolly! Lines up an all star cast!

As previously announced, Bette Midler will take on the iconic role of Dolly Gallagher Levi in the 2017 revival of Hello, Dolly!. Acting opposite her is David Hyde Pierce as Horace Vandergelder.

The remaining cast was announced last Friday.

The company includes Broadway veterans Gavin Creel, Kate Baldwin, Taylor Trensch, Jennifer Simard, Will Burton and Melanie Moore in principal roles. Hello, Dolly! is set to open on April 20th at the Shubert Theater.

2. Farewell To The Renaissance!

This Friday (September 23), indie-electronic pop artist St. Lucia will be headlining New Haven’s College Street Music Hall, in support of his latest album Matter. SouthAfrican born Jean-Philip Grobler’s music often bursts with light and frivolous energy, but this album has a new undertone of dissatisfaction. He has taken his debut’s cavernous sounds, and exploded them in an album with sharper melodies, more concise song structures, and more assured vocals.

We have not heard a male pop vocalist sing his heart out this way since the 1980’s.

The opening track to Matter, “Do You Remember?” is about as eighties as you can get, with massive, chunky synths and the kind of overwrought snares that make you raise a fist to the sky, and thank God for Yamaha drum machines.

St. Lucia’s albums are perfectly fine to listen to on their own, but they truly meet their full artistic potential when they are complemented by Grobler’s energetic jumpkicks and percussions that makes your grinning cheeks vibrate with every beat.

When asked about his current favorite song to perform on stage, Grobler said, “We’ve been bringing back a lot of our older songs for this next tour, and I’ve realized how Broadway’s Something Rotten is set to close on January 1, 2017 after 742 performances at the St. James Theater. The show follows the Bottom brothers on their quest to outwrite Shakespeare, who is depicted as a leather clad Renaissance rock star – currently the musical stars Rob McClure and Josh Grisetti as Nick and Nigel Bottom and Will Chase as Shakespeare.

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Jean-Philip Grobler, lead singer of St. Lucia (AP Photo) much I love playing Cold Case, which was a B-Side from When the Night.

It’s a song that nobody expects us to play, but I feel like the way we play it live is a little closer to how I intended it to be than the version on record is, and it gets really explosive and dreamy towards the end.”

He said, “I’m normally most excited about the most recent idea or song that I’m working on at the time. Like I almost always believe that the most recent song that I’ve written is the best thing I’ve ever written. Maybe it’s some kind of messiah complex but that’s just how I feel.

And there’s songs that I come back to and I’m like ‘woah that’s a great song,’ I forgot about that one and then I have a whole love affair with that song again. So, yeah, I’m not gonna answer this question the way that you want me to. I love them all like I love every leaf on a tree.”

Grobler said he wanted his most recent release to

be too similar to his debut album When the Night.

“I didn’t want us to get stuck in the categorization that people had put us in which was, and in many ways still is ‘tropical pop’ even though our new record really isn’t ‘tropical pop’. I never really have a ‘concept’ for an album.

A ‘concept’ emerges because all the songs are written in a similar time period where my tastes lean a certain way and I’m thinking about and worrying about certain things,” Grobler said.

The “tropical” denotation used also originates from Grobler’s birthplace in South Africa, when he was originally trying to create a stage name for his music.

“I closed my eyes and put a pen down on a map and it landed on St. Lucia in South Africa, and all my childhood memories of going there came up and it just connected the dots of all the music I was making, which was very tropical leaning at the time,” he said.

Grober talked about the benefit he sees for taking songs to unexpected places: “I like subverting expectations in my own music, but it’s not a conscious thing. I just get bored easily and so I like songs to take unexpected twists and turns, like in Love Somebody where you expect it to just be this sparse slow jam but it becomes really lush and even more romantic in the second half. I often wish that I could release songs sooner because then they might seem ‘fresher’ but then there is a great benefit to something seeming like a body of work and being surrounded by its’ brothers’ and sisters.”

St Lucia will be performing at College Street Music Hall this upcoming Friday, September 23rd alongside Sofi Tukker and DL is OK. Doors open at 7 p.m., and the show itself starts at 8 p.m.. Tickets are $20 for general admission, and can be purchased through Ticketfly and collegestreetmusichall.com.

fame will return to Beautiful: The Carole King Musical as Gerry Goffin, the role he created when the show opened in 2014.

Epstein was most recently seen on the New York stage in the off-Broadway show Straight. Catch him on stage beginning September 22! Jersey Boys welcomes two new principals just weeks after announcing their closing date; Nicolas Dromard will be returning as Tommy DeVito and Drew Seeley joins

the cast from tour as Bob Gaudio. Seeley is known infamously as the actor who sang for Zac Efron in the first High School Musical film. Finally, a few months after closing on Broadway, The King and I announced their full national tour cast. Laura Michelle Kelly, coming off the full run in Finding Neverland, will lead the cast as Anna Leonowens, and opposite her will be Jose Llana as the King of Siam. Llana played the role on Broadway on two

separate occasions. The tour launches November 1 in Providence, RI.

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There are no openings or closings on Broadway this week.

In Connecticut: Tickets are on sale now for the national tour stop of Wicked in Wallingford!

The tour, led by Amanda Jane Cooper and Jessica Vosk, will be in Connecticut November 30 through December 11.

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Independent Greek Council Recruitment

By CAITLIN CARNEY

CONTRIBUTING WRITER CCARN2@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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From 12 p.m. to 3p.m. last Sunday, the Independent Greek Council held a barbecue on the Bixler/ Botwinik quad. This barbecue allowed prospective members to get a feel for the options open to them to decide which organization to join.

Alpha Phi Omega, a service based fraternity, was excited to hold yet another recruitment to share their values with potential members.

APO felt as though, “the

week went well. It seemed very organized [to them] and [felt as if] everyone knew what was going on.”

They held a ‘meet the brothers’ type meeting on Monday (September 12), and on Tuesday (September 13), APO held a formal informational meeting, which many current members felt as though “was the most fun night.”

APO said, “We played an interactive game [on Tuesday] that got many perspective members and

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current members to engage with each other.”

They felt as though “it was a great way to mingle and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.”

Wednesday (September 14) was family day and Thursday (September 15) was service night, and lastly, some lucky few were invited to return on Friday (September 16) for an invite only event.

APO is thrilled to be have the chance, “to

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Condor BBQ

By KARINA KRUL

STUDENT LIFE EDITOR KKRUL1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU

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Last Saturday, September 17th, was Lambda Alpha Upsilon’s (LAU) annual Condor BBQ, an event that has been going on since 2011; in previous years it has been a carnival but, due to recent budget issues, this year it became the Condor BBQ. See GREEK page12 This change did not prevent the student community from getting together and having some fun and free food. It was an afternoon of relaxing and enjoying the company of friends and fellow U.N.H. students.

“The purpose of the event is to welcome back students and bring together the UNH cultural clubs,” says LAU. “As well as to show the school who LAU is, as we have many alumni come back for this event.”

The event ran from 12-6 p.m. in the Botwinik/ Bixler Quad and included music and food as well as featured performances Students at the LAU Condor BBQ (Photo by Chariot Yearbook) from the various teams at U.N.H. There was also tabling by the event’s cosponsors, the Elite Step Team, Latin American Student Association, Monhim.”

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By KARINA KRUL STUDENT LIFE EDITOR The week continued ly successful in bringing concluded the week with soon Dance Team, Omega KKRUL1@UNH.NEWHAVEN.EDU Tuesday (September together the campus com- the “All Hands In” event. Phi Beta Sorority Inc., ––––––––––––––––––––– 13) with a more serious munity with something Students gathered on the and Fire Science, with tone. Entitled ‘Solidarity simple but fun. Calcagno Botwinik/Bixler Quad to Last week was Solidarithe goal of gaining more through the eyes of racial says the bracelets are dip their hands in paint dad Week for Hermadad conflict included a short her favorite part for this and leave their handprints exposure and promotion de Sigma Iota Alpha for the diverse clubs. presentation and open dis- reason. Students come on a banner. The goal of Inc. (SIA) with various cussion about the atrocitogether to make bracethe event was to show that LAU also welcomed a events, all with the goal of ties that have happened lets and talk about their “all of our hand prints are local Barbershop, “House educating and promoting recently. Events discussed histories and learn from the same.” It reflected the of Styles”, to promote unity on campus. covered a wide variety of each other. week’s theme and served “Solidarity is a main their new shop and give topics from the shootings SIA member Catherine as an excellent reminder goal of SIA. Unity within students a preview of their in Orlando to the current Verena Luna agrees saythat unity is an important the community, our camannual “Lambda Cutz” controversy surrounding ing, “The fact that we can part of any campus compus, and organizations,” the recent rape court rulshare each others stories munity. The banner will event that will happen says SIA President Juliana ings. and have the socialization be on display at the new later in October.

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The fun picked up again aspect, people that didn’t Diversity Center.

There was a great turn The week began on on Wednesday (Septemknow each other got to The week was a huge Monday (September out for the event, even ber 14) with the Solidarity know each other.” success, drawing many 12) with the selling of with the football game bracelet event. A table was Thursday (September groups of students to the Champagne Cupcakes. going on throughout the set up all day in the Bar15) continued the week various events. It gave All proceeds from that tels Programming Space with an event entitled the campus community beginning of it. After the event went to the child the where students could “Let me SIA Walk Out”. a chance to learn more football game many hunsorority is supporting in create their own bracelets The event consisted of a about each other to better gry U.N.H. students made Honduras. They provide to represent whatever they discussion on the Walk support each other. aid to the child’s family to their way back to main want.

Out that happened in 1960 “Solidarity relies on help them pay for the cost “Some people made col- when Hispanic Children understanding everyone’s campus and found their of living as well as educaway to the Condor BBQ. ors of their country’s flags were suppressed in public path, being united and tion. for more of a cultural schools, as well as current understanding each other “Even though the foot“We are standing united unity, some people made issues still taking place and our differences,” says ball game was the same and together, even with a flags with the colors of today. Video clips were Luna day, around 3 p.m. lots child that’s all the way in their Greek organizations, shown before each discusThe campus community Honduras,” says Calcagand lots of people began the meanings behind them sion to highlight aspects is certainly on the right no. She continues saying varied per person,” says of the suppression in 1960 path to that understanding to show up and it made “He is our child, we love the event go really well,” Calcagno. that are still around today. and solidarity. ast Sunday (September 11) kicked off recruitment week for the Independent Greek Councils on campus. Kappa Kappa Psi, Alpha Sigma Kappa (ASK), and Alpha Phi Omega (APO) all held recruitment to draw in the interest of potential new members.

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says LAU. “It started off slow this year but finished off strong.”

The event was geared towards unity in the midst of a less accepting world.

Students are encouraged to unify with each other and make the campus community an inclusive one.

“We would like students to really get the sense that all cultural clubs are very close on campus. As well as get the sense that LAU really knows how to bring together the community,” explains LAU. The event, with the promise of good music, good company, and free food certainly left students feeling unified and strong in their community. This month especially, while Hispanic Heritage History Month is going on, it is important for the U.N.H. community to grow and recognize not only the Hispanic culture, but all of the cultures represented by our student body.

While the goal of the event was to bring students together with the various cultural clubs, LAU also acknowledged the opportunity to show and bring more knowledge of Greek life to the entire campus community.

LAU says, “We feel that this is a major recruitment event for all RSO’s. This also shows that Greek life is more than just college by having many alumni show face each year.”

Overall, the event was very successful in everything it set out to accomplish. Students who attended were welcomed into the relaxed atmosphere.

“The atmosphere was very calm as if it were a summer kickback BBQ,” says LAU. It was evident that the simple, relaxing atmosphere was successfully uniting the student body.

If any men are interested in joing Lambda Alpha Upsilon they should email LAU@newhaven.edu.

Come see them at their Open Informational on September 21!

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Student Life UNH Plays The Dating Game

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Don’t Breathe

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Don’t Breathe is the type of film that could easily be spoiled, but what can be said is that the execution of the story is superb. Stories set within a confined space often lend way to creative storytelling techniques, as seen in films like Buried, The Hateful Eight, and 10 Cloverfield Lane.

The blind man’s house soon becomes a host to a nightmarish experience, thanks to the creative and well executed cinematography. The gore is also very realistic yet restrained, unlike Alavarez’s previous film Evil Dead.

While the young actors playing the protagonists do a great job, Stephen

Lang’s performance as a blind man is truly the stand out. With limited dialogue, Lang brings a certain menacing presence to the screen without even talking, through dead stares and imposing postures. These refined attributes make Lang a great villain for the film.

Don’t Breathe is absolutely worth the price of admission. Seeing films set within confined spaces in a dark movie theater is truly the way to watch.

Don’t Breathe is still in theaters, and is doing very well financially, so make sure to catch it before the home media release - it is a great horror film that will last the ages.

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resented by Twisted Thursday, The Dating Game, hosted by Phi Sigma Sigma and Sigma Alpha Epsilon, on September 15 in Bucknall Theater was a chance for anyone on campus to come hang out with the two Greek organizations and be given the chance to compete to win a datethemed basket.

Following the traditional rules from The Dating Game, there was one contestant up on stage who could not see the participants that were answering their questions.

Each round would either have a sister of Phi Sigma Sigma go up as a contestant and have a mix of the brothers of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and non-Greek students go up as participants, and vice versa. The participants would have to answer the contestant’s questions in the most flattering way possible to be the last one left and claim the victory of a basket.

Kirsten Cunningham, sister of Phi Sigma Sigma, planned and orchestrated the entirety of the event.

She said, “It was a way for people who aren’t involved in Greek Life to get involved in Phi Sigma Sigma and Sigma Alpha Epsilon and win some

Alyssa Valladares (left) and Charlie Ricard (right)

prizes and have fun.”

She wanted to thank everyone that came out to support the organizations.

Connor Lavery, a brother of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, said, “It’s really good to see a lot of people not from the organizations come out and see that we’re a lot of fun.”

Another brother of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Charlie Ricard, who participated in the event said, “Being my first time participating in this event, I was interested about what would happen and how engaged the crowd would be. So it was pretty cool to see people that were in Greek life and not in Greek life participating.”

People not involved in Greek Life also had fun

participating in the event.

Kelsie Pace said, “The Dating Game was very enjoyable and a fun time for everyone and it was cool to participate in.”

Another participant, Bryanna Leone said, “I had a lot of fun participating in the event, I enjoyed going up on stage and getting to answer questions, and I would’ve liked to win a basket but I wasn’t disappointed that I did not win.”

Most participants found the questions hard and embarrassing to answer, which made it hilarious for the audience to watch.

Those who answered the questions well enough to not get sent back to their seats empty handed were able to choose from the

variety of prize baskets.

At the end of every round, the winner would reveal themselves to the contestant, hug, and take a picture with them.

Then they would get to choose a date-themed prize basket. The different types of baskets included a hiking basket full of some fruit and snacks, and some nice water bottles, a movie themed basket full of candy, and a breakfast themed basket that had some baking items.

In the lobby of the theater, there was also baked goods available from Phi Sigma Sigma as a preview of their Midnight Sweets and Treats event that they are set to do in October.

There was a great turnout, and everyone got to have a good time and laugh with their friends.

Besides this event being a night of fun and laughter with friends, it really benefited both Phi Sigma Sigma and Alpha Sigma Epsilon. The sisters and brothers of the sorority and fraternity got to come together and other people that are not in Greek life got to have a good time supporting and participating with them.

This was their second annual hosting of The Dating Game, and both organizations have high hopes of continuing to host it annually, so if you could not attend it this time look out for it next year, it’s definitely a night you do not want to miss.

IGC Recruitment

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on campus. This semester was their first semester of explore a new type of recruiting which drew in a class size, and [they] are lot of interested members. eager to see them learn Meredith Narowski said, and grow as the amazing “I want to be able to give individuals they are.” back as much as I can,” Another Greek orgawhen asked about joining nization holding events Greek life. this past week was Alpha Like all Greek organizaSigma Kappa. On tions during a recruitment, Monday, they held ice Kappa Kappa Psi held breaker games in the several events this week.

Alumni Lounge to help Kappa Kappa Psi started their prospective members off with a game night get to know the current which included playing members a little better. rock band and apples On Tuesday, they played to apples. This made speed dating scrabble, and Monday night was very on Wednesday they did popular among current twister tie dye. Finally, members and prospective on Thursday, they met at members alike. the German Club to play Current member, Ryan games and have fun, all of Heller, said, “Seeing the this took place in the dark, potential candidates have which added to the level so much fun with the of fun. current brothers helped Kappa Kappa Psi is a me realize the night was a newer Greek organization success.”

Another Current member, Shawn Lewis, said that he really enjoyed “everyone gathering together to scream ‘Living on a Prayer.’”

On Tuesday, the group met on Kayo Field and played various games of tag, as well as Frisbee. On Wednesday, recruits got to play music bingo, as well as perform karaoke.

Thursday the group participated in speed dating type interviews where the recruits met with current members for five minutes each. Finally, on Friday, those who were offered bids attended a bid presentation in formalwear.

Current members of Kappa Kappa Psi are very excited to welcome their new members.

Lewis said, “I am pumped to welcome the new brothers in. Every

prospective member has a unique personality, which together will be a great addition to our fraternity.”

Heller said, “[I am] beyond excited to welcome these new members into the fraternity. Seeing the brother hood grow” has been “truly inspiring” to him.

Heller said he “can’t wait to see what the new members bring to better the fraternity.”

All of these fraternities seem to have had an immensely successful week, and the future is very bright for all three of them. If you didn’t get a chance to try for a bid for one of these awesome groups, make sure to come out for spring recruitment and you could enjoy some of these exciting events as well.