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Volume 34, Issue 16 February 10, 2011
The Informerhartfordinformer.com
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No-holds-barred comedy in N*gger, Wetb*ck, Ch*nk
21 Club continues to wait in line at Hawks Nest
By Sarah WilsonNews Editor
A comedy show featuring racial epithetsas the basis for hilarity is coming to theUniversity on Feb. 10.
The show, titled N*gger, Wetb*ck,Ch*nk, is a three-man performancegroup who incorporates racial slursand stereotypes into skits, hip hop, andslam poetry in order to address issues in
prejudice.
Often beginning their performance bysaying this show contains language thatmay be offensive to some viewers, RafaelAugustin, Dionysio Basco and JacksonMcQueen put on a daring yet hilariousshow by satirizing the discrimination
people face every day.Seattle Weekly said of the show this
is the sort of dramatic experience, at theeye-popping forefront of guerilla theatre,that is guaranteed to stay relevant to therace debate for years to come.
But what is truly unique about this groupis their ability to address serious issuesin such an amusing manner.
They describe their show as charginginto the dangerous territory of race, butwithout the predictable anger and angst,
on their website.
The Ecuadorian-born performer RafaelAugustin created the show in 2007, afterhe started acting at UCLA.
It has since toured the country winningrave reviews. But, naturally, with a titlelike the one in place, they cast was metwith some criticism as well.
It wasnt rare for people, who unawareof the shows message would destroy the
posters hanging on college campuses andin communities.
Whats really weird is the people who
will rip only off n*gger from the ier,or theyll rip off wetb*ck or ch*nk asif to say I dont like that youre callingme wetback, but its ok if you call themchink, former performer Allan Axibaltold the LA Times.
But despite some opposition of thosewho are too quick to judge, the group has
been featured in news outlets around thecountry including the New York Times,
NPR, and LA Times.Students at the University of Hartford
have the opportunity to attend this uniqueperformance Thursday, Feb. 10 in Lin-coln Theater. The performance is free toUniversity of Hartford students, $5 forstudents who attend college elsewhere,and $10 for general admission. The per-
formance will begin at 8 p.m.
COURTESY OF NWCLIVE.COM
Race relations comedy N*gger, Wetb*ck, Ch*nk will shake things up on campus
Thursday, Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. in Lincoln Theater.
SARAH WILSON
Hawks Nest, a late-night dining location, is the proposed location for this years 21 Club.
By Hayden HarrowerStaff Writer
The long-awaited 21 Club that was to be introduced at HawksNest on March 4 has been delayed for timing and vendor issues.
The 21 Club is a project set up to serve alcoholic drinks tostudents who are over the age of 21. The original date of March4 was changed so that the opening would not be overshadowed
by the America East basketball tournament being held on campusaround the same time.
Another issue preventing the club is an unsecure vendor; thecommittee behind the idea is unsure at the moment whether Ara-mark, who provides the rest of the schools vending needs, would
be interested in selling alcoholic drinks. In past attempts, BlackBear Saloon has helped out to instate the project, and could remain
a possibility if the project becomes permanent.Marsha Dawson, a Resident Director along with a few others,
have been behind the idea in hopes the 21 Club could become asuccessful program. Not only that, but the people involved hopethat this could be the rst step to creating a pub on campus.
I think this wil l be a huge success, and I think the students wantto see something like this on a regular basis, Dawson explains.
Many students who have been at the University for a few yearscan remember the recent attempts they have had in the past, puttingon the 21 Club once a semester. With those attempts as experi-ence, Dawson and the rest of the team behind the idea are excitedfor this test run of the development, as they now know what will
bring in students and what will not.Performances and special guests will be a marquis aspect of the
project. The 21 Club committee has also found that reaching outto the alumni and commuter students was a great success in theirrecent attempts as well.
A date still has not been set tentatively, but those who are in-volved along with the upper class of the student body are excitedfor the opportunity and expect it to be a huge success.
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Hartt alumnus wins national award in acousticsBy Kaitlyn SchroyerStaff Writer
In December 2010, an ordinary
student chapter meeting of theAcoustical Society of Americaturned into a life changing momentfor alumni David Dick, who recentlygraduated from the University ofHartford this past winter.
When he walked into the meet-ing, complete shock came overhim when he saw his family, girl-friend and the dean of CETA, LouManzione, sitting there, waiting to
present him with the prestigiousRobert Bradford Newman StudentMedal for Merit in ArchitecturalAcoustics.
It was a complete surprise, Dicksaid, It means that my hard work
paid off.Dick received the award after
being nominated secretly by his
professors for his work on theBelding Theater in Hartford. The
project included an investigation oflistener envelopment, or the sense as
an audience to be surrounded in thesoundeld. Dicks contribution wascreating the 3-D acoustic computemodel of the theater.
Seeing the completed model andanalyzing the results was reward-ing, Dick said, I presented mywork at the national AcousticalSociety of America conference,which was a lot of fun.
The results of this study wereextremely important. It is the rst
project to examine the relationshipbetween listener envelopment anda rooms total acoustic absorption.The Belding Theater was a verysignicant part.
The theater has the abil-ity to change settings to vary the
acoustical properties, allowing
for measurements under differentconditions, Dick explained.
The Newman Award is awardedto those that have demonstrated
excellence in this discipline andthe application of acoustical design principles in the course of theirstudies.
It is a highly selective nationalaward that is named for Robert B.
Newman of BBN, one of the originalacoustical consulting rms.
[This project] was denitely agreat learning experience, Dicksaid.
Dick has recently accepted aposition with Bose Corporation inFramingham, Mass., and has starteda Masters degree in electrical andcomputer engineering at WorcesterPolytechnic Institute.
I just want to keep enjoy-ing whatever Im doing and its
working out so far. Dick said.
Red Caps seek applicants for 2011 tryoutsBy Paige PatunasCopy Chief
The Red Caps have received a lownumber of applicants this year andwill be extending their applicationdeadline to Feb. 17.
According to Jordan Quimby, theassistant director of Orientation,this year they only received about 55applications by the Feb. 5 deadline.In the past they have received over
100 applications.He believes the unusual amount
of snow days this semester hasbeen part of the reason that has keptstudents from applying. Red Capstypically accept between 25 and 30new applicants each year.
Quimby said that the applicationprocess needs to be competitiveso that the Red Caps can nd the
best people the school has to offer.Red Caps are orientation student
leaders who are here to welcome andhelp new students adjust to life atthe University during the orienta-tion process and at the beginningof each semester.
According to their application,a Red Cap is friendly, helpful,
outgoing, enthusiastic, and wantsto promote the University and theopportunities it has to offer.
After submitting an application,applicants will go through a threeday tryout period. During this tryout
period applicants will participate
in activities and games with eachother.
Its a really great way to see howpeople act with one another. It canget competitive but its a really funtime, said Quimby.
All applicants are expected to beavailable for all three days of the try-out period, which begins Feb. 18.
The tryout period will narrowdown the applicants and after thethird day those remaining will be
invited back for an interview withthe student directors of Orientation.
Red Caps work during the earlyand late summer advising newstudents who are visiting the Uni-versity for their Orientation.
In addition to working with
faculty and helping new students,becoming a Red Cap means becom-ing part of a very special family,according to their application.
Red Caps look for applicants whoare generally either a freshman ora sophomore, and not all Red Capsin the program are guaranteedto be kept on after each year. A
physical copy of all applicationsmust be turned into the StudentSuccess Center by Feb. 17 for
consideration.Applications can be downloaded
from the Red Cap Facebook page(Facebook.com/redcaps) and Twit-ter page (@UofHRedCaps) as wellas picked up in the Student SuccessCenter behind B Complex.
Alpha ChiBook Drive
By Sarah WilsonNews Editor
Throughout February, AlphaChi will be sponsoring a bookdrive in support of the national
program Reading is Fundamen-tal.
This chapter of the national
honor society is asking students todonate books suitable for childrenbetween kindergarten and twelfthgrade to aid in literacy amonglocal schools over the month ofFebruary. Students are encour-aged to donate books that are stillin a suitable condition, and have
been gently used.There will be a drop box set
up by Alpha Chi in MortensenLibrary near the front deskwhere students can drop off theirdonated books between Feb. 14and Feb. 25.
Chapters of Alpha Chi are participating nationally duringthis month in this program. Read-ing is Fundamental is a national
non-prot organization that helpschildren not only learn to read, buthave the resources to do so. Theyaddress issues such as access to
books, early childhood readingreadiness, reading motivationand the achievement gap andmulticultural l iteracy.
They do this through a varietyof programs, the Hartford chapterof Alpha Chi is participating spe-cically books for ownership, a
program that donates 15 millionbooks annually.
COURTESY OF UNOTES
Hartt School alumnus, David A. Dick, recently won a national
award for his research in architectural acoustics.
CAITLIN BLAUVELT CAITLIN BLAUVELT
Red Caps, Hartfords orientation leaders, are currently accepting applications for try outs for the 2011-2012 school year.
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Program aims to build leadership skillsBy Ben GyurikStaff Writer
The Leadership Quest programis being offered to all studentsFeb. 20. Students can attend a freeone-day conference event focusingon improving leadership skills andtime management.
The event is focused on leader-ship and getting more educated onhow to be a better leader; but thereare numerous speakers coming
that day that will be talking aboutdifferent tools and techniques
people can use to become betterleaders, explains Felecia Bumpus,Director of Student Activities andGreek Life.
Wed like to get more studentsto sign up, and to get preregisteredfor the event if possible, so far wehave 100 students attending, andgetting more students to attend isour goal, says Bumpus.
There will be a welcoming addressduring the event by Vice President ofStudent Affairs Lee Peters, as well as
three educational sessions by facultyand student speakers, and a closing
address by Amelia Barbagallo fromthe Barnum Financial Group.
Each student that attends willreceive a certicate of completionof Leadership Quest, which is some-thing really benecial, as attendingthis event looks impressive on aresume, said Bumpus.
The event itself has been going onannually for the past six years, and ithas been growing, as more and morespeakers come each year, and theevent itself can do more than teach
students about leadership, it canimprove their chances at securinga job after graduation.
The topics that are covered inthe events are diverse based on eachspeaker, and by giving students dif-ferent speakers, they can take whatthey learn from each speaker andhow they apply it to their job orlives, Bumpus said.
By attending the event studentsgain a chance to ne tune theirleadership knowledge, and gaininsight from the various speakersranging from faculty, students, andeven recruiters that will be speakingduring the event.
Vampire Tutoring provides
late-night help in math, scienceBy Sarah Wilson
News Editor
With the success of last semes-ters Vampire math tutoring,the program will again be imple-mented this semester, this timeextending to chemistry and biol-ogy as well.
With the Vampire Tutoring program, students are offered aconvenient way of getting help. Itoffers an opportunity for studentsto get work done at a time whenthey likely will not have any priorobligations, as many are busy dur-ing the day.
Students can just walk in and dohomework on their own, and have
someone there to help them whenthey get stuck, said Andrea Miller,Associate Director of the StudentSuccess Center.
She explained that math and sci-ence during Vampire Tutoring aretaught by two students majoring ineducation, with an emphasis in themath and science eld.
The idea for the program cameabout after more and more studentscontacted the Student Success Cen-ter seeking help with work.
The bulk of our tutoring requestsare for math and science, and mostlythe lower level courses, said Miller.As a result, the Center created a con-stant resource for students seekinghelp in these areas.
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Luxury living lost in
the Village ApartmentsIts hardly a secret to any
campus dweller that the resi-dential living quarters are far
passed their prime.Everyone that has moved
on passed the freshman dormsknows that. But each year weinevitably sign the housingagreement because, after all,we cant survive without a
place to rest our weary headsat night.
We turn a cheek to the fact
that the Village Apartments aredwindling on into their twilightyears and see it as a place wherefreedom and apartment styleliving can be achieved a shortdistance from the academicside of campus.
As someone who resides inthe Village I can say that Iveseen my fair share of the upsand downs of living there butnothing horrendous enough tostop me from hauling my roomfull of stuff back and forth tothe very same apartment fortwo years and counting.
There have been the occa-sional clogged shower drains,one every month since move-in day, a few instances of thegarbage disposal refusingto shut off, and last year the
plastic bathroom oor peeledand puckered enough that fa-cilities nally decided it wastime to replace it. One ruined
bathmat later and we have ashiny new oor.
But aside from those fewminor things everything hasrun pretty smoothly, althoughsome sort of air-conditioningwould be much appreciatedin the months closer to sum-mertime.
However, with each yearcomes more and more damage
and destruction to the futurehomes of clueless newcom-ers and what theyre goingto be graced with isnt goingto be pretty unless a massivemakeover is in the future for
the Village Apartments.
Two weeks ago a friend ofmine noticed that there was waterdripping down from his ceilingdirectly onto his pillowcase. Heimmediately called facilities andexplained his leaky ceiling situa-tion to the person on the other endof the line.
A few days later, after repeatedcalls to facilities, two RFAs showup, shift his bed into the center ofthe room and place one of his own
plastic Tupperware containers un-derneath the hole in order to catchthe residual drips. The RFAs saythat someone will come within thenext few days to patch the hole.
So now two weeks have gone by and nobody has come to xhis drippy roof. For my friendssake the dripping has seemed toease for the meantime, but whathappens when it begins to pourthrough and facilities thinks hissituation isnt important enough to
be made a priority. Hes stuck witha drenched pillowcase and a nastycase of the u from the damp airand mildew thats soon to follow.
Yes, we live in old apartments,but if students are cleared to stayin them, then shouldnt housing
problems like this be rectied assoon as possible and not let the
problem become worse as dayspass and holes arent patched?
Moneys tight and the University
is surely looking to pinch its pen-nies wherever possible but maybethis situation could be avoidedif there were a few more skilledfacilities workers around to xwhat needs xing.
Facebook breakup could be benecial
COURTESY OF FACEBOOK.COM
The addicting relationship users have with Facebook make it impossible to break it off.
Are you sure you want to deac-tivate your account? Tim will missyou. Rob will miss you, Jenn willmiss you, Jackie will miss you.Melissa will miss you!
These words, accompanied by thefaces ofve of your closest friends
pleading you not to leave thembehind, is the last thing youll seeif you so choose to deactivate yourFacebook account.
Theres even a convenientlyanchored link under each friends
photo to message him or her somenal last words, to maybe try andoffer up a conceivable explanationfor doing something as horrid asdeleting your account.
Furthermore, Facebook, surelyfeeling betrayed and dejected,demands an explanation for the
break-up in the form of premeditatedcheckboxes. But dont worry, youcan still offer up the break-up clichs
by assuring it is just a break withthis is temporary, Ill be back,or admit to there being someoneelse by checking I have anotherFacebook account.
So when it comes down to the
clicking of the deactivate button,why are we all so reluctant? Itstrue, were attached at the hip toFacebook like were in a relation-ship with it, but with students beingthrust into rigorous job hunts and
professional positions, its nevertoo soon to work on breaking theaddiction.
Facebook, along with other socialmedia sites, has evolved into some-thing thats equally as dangerousas it is useful. Papers are written insentence-Facebook intervals, hoursof browsing arbitrary photos sweepyou away from anything stimulat-ing, and unnecessary tabs are kepton 500 people youd never talk to in
person. Yet for some reason, partingis just too hard to actually carry out.
But easing up a little might just doyou some good. Facebooks deacti-vating feature lets users more or lesstemporarily delete their account, so
giving it a trial run is the rst step.Students in one Hartford class
were asked to deactivate theiraccounts for a week as an extracredit assignment, an experimentthat was carried out with curiosity
and enthusiasm. One student evencompared the process to quittingsmoking, but according to MarkCistulli, the professor of the Com-munication Tactics class, said hethink most students just want to seeif they can do it.
This is something more of usshould think about doing. Thoughwend Facebook to be the one con-necting force between our lives andthe rest of the world, trust me, youwont drop off the face of the earth,and no, your existence will not beforgotten. Cell phones exist if youneed to talk to anybody you trulycare about, and lets face it, well allfall out of touch with the 300 othersin our graduating classes eventually,so why prolong the inevitable?
The results of the students partici- pating in the deactivating of theiraccounts is yet to be found out, butodds are itll seem like they have toomuch time on their hands.
So give it a try; wean yourself offeven if only for a couple days. Youll
probably nd the whereabouts ofthat kid you met at a party lastyear will dissipate in importance.
The ve hours it usually takes towrite an essay will shrink to underan hour. And maybe, just maybe,the reading in the form of statusupdates will transform into pagesin an actual book.
Slicing through competition poses problem for HPPalm, a technology company
revered for advancements in por-table technology, is no more as ofWednesday.
HP, which bought the companylast year, announced an all-new lineof devices that feature WebOS, amobile operating system made for
touchscreen devices.The one thing missing from those
new devices is the Palm brand name.The mandate of Palm lives on,
however, and thats a good thing. HPcould have outright purchased thecompany and completely spurn theidea of WebOS products, yet includethe best elements of the software inthe new device.
That would have been a disastrous
move for the company, which hasbeen toying with the right formulato release a tablet device to competewith the iPad.
Even worse were the ideas thatHPs use for WebOS would onlylive on in the companys line of
printers. WebOS is just too pow-erful to be relegated to such anindustry.
The biggest (as in most im- portant) WebOS device revealedWednesday happens to be the big-gest one (in size).
The HP TouchPad is exactly the
competition that the iPad has, fornearly a year now, needed.
As a fan of the WebOS interface,it is surprising to see in the videoson tech websites that it translates
just so well on a larger slate de-viceeven if the interface was a
bit sluggish in the video.The biggest issue, it seems, is
that Apple could run away withthe tablet market as it already is.
HP showed the device Wednes-day, but doesnt expect it to bein consumers hands until much,much later this year.
Current rumors suggest that theiPad 2 is just on the horizon forApple and speculation suggestsimprovements made to the device
could take it to another level aheadof the competition.
Apple has a track record in settingthe tone for other devicesit didntinvent the touchscreen phone, butfuture touchscreen phones tookmost of the design cues from thecompany.
What Apple has planned for theiPad 2, no one quite knows, but itcould do exactly the same thing
for tablets. Not only that, John Gruber of
Daring Fireball, a website with atrack record for well-sourced Applerumors, is guessing an iPad 3 could
be seen in time for the holidays.That is mere speculation based
on component rumors and Gruber
said, I dont think April is a par-ticularly good month for an annualiPad release.
Regardless, HP arrives in the tabletgame just slightly behind schedule,trailing a swath of Android tablets,RIMs unreleased BlackBerry Play-Book and the aforementioned iPad.
Its a game of catch-up and theleading team could put the gameout of reach for HP.
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By Spencer Allan BrooksArts Director
With Valentine's Day just around thecorner, you may be looking for a new loveconnection.
Luckily a new irting-facilitator platform(or FFP for you more advanced readers)has emerged in the market, providing theiranonymous compliment posting services forthe bashful college student. Likealittle.comis a website where users can anonymously
post messages to their secret crushes.Sitting in the dining hall and notice the girl
you havent been able to talk to? Just take toLikeALittle and and tell that blonde, femalecrush that you think shes cute and would
like a date. If the person you fancy just sohappens to log on and recognize their owndescription they can reply.
The only drawback is the generic natureof the descriptions. When you are readingabout a male brunette in the Gengras StudentUnion who is wearing a Hartford sweatshirt,you could really be reading about anyone.Other than that, it is basically a younger, safer,and fun alternative to Craigslists missedconnections page, which may give you theheeby-jeebies just thinking about it.
The website was created in response tothe developers lack of game with women.Likealittle.com launched in October of 2010at Stanford and, since then, has spread eastto over 450 campuses nationwide, includ-ing Hartford. The website is even offeringinternships in Palo Alto, Calif. to students
who are passionate about social media, webdevelopment, and business. The growth ofthe FFP has been rapid, having been available
to only 50 colleges at the end of December.LikeALittle grew their network by requir-
ing votes from students that wanted to start anew campus page. The very rst voters for aschool become the founding members that getlisted on the colleges page. The Universityof Hartford can thank freshmen CourtneyCetta, Hannah Klotz, Niki Kalmus, KatySutherby, Mary Corso, and Izabela Ropiakfor founding Likealittle.com at Hartford.
It's great for those who are too shy toapproach a stranger in person, and the siteworks extremely hard to keep all comments
positive," said Sutherby. "College studentsall over the country love visiting the siteand trying to learn who the posts refer to.Likealittle.com helps to expand social circles
and everyone loves to
irt, so hopefully itwill become popular with students at theUniversity of Hartford."
LAL boasts a positive and complimentarycommunity, where users are encouragedto remove posts with full names, sexualreferences or anything offensive. In a timewhere anonymous on the Internet usuallyresults in cyber-bullying, or nasty comments(e.g. formspring.me and collegeacb.com), itseems likealittle.com may be a step in theright direction.
People say some ridiculous things onthere. Some are nice and legitimate, but mostof them are just kind of inappropriate. I thinkif I thought someone was cute, I would justgo and talk to them. I would hope they woulddo the same for me", says senior Leah Isaac.
It is not very probable that an anonymous
posting will trigger two strangers to fall inlove and engage in some post-marital baby-making, but one can always hope.
Finding a love connection on LikeALittle
Best of Like A Little at
HartfordAt Hawks Nest: Female, Redhead.
Do you play Quidditch? 'Cause girl,
you y.
At commons: Female, Black hair
long black hair, always eating cot-
tage cheese. im in love.
At Mail Services: Female, Brunette
They didnt have your package, but i
have one i could give you ;)
By Kelsey Sterling
Staff Writer
Lets face it: class is boring. Listening to countless lecturesfor countless hours gets old real fast, which is why a lot ofstudents like to lug their laptops across campus to the class-room and surf the Web discreetly.
But what websites have us glued to our computer screensas the professor drones on?
Popular sites such as StumbleUpon, AddictingGamesand CollegeHumor are just a few examples of the types ofsites that distract us when we should be doing other things.StumbleUpon, a discovery engine that nds and recommendsWeb content to its users is a personal favorite for many rea-sons; its features allow users to discover and rate Web pages,
photos, and videos that are customized to their interests usingprinciples of peer-sourcing and social-networking. One canliterally click through an endless amount of pages involving all
things from photography to the paranormal. In a fty-minute
class you can browse a massive chunk of the World WideWeb quickly and easily and in an hour and fteen-minuteclass, even more.
Better yet, the pages that appear when clicking Stumble!are guaranteed to be of interest to you, because you choose whatsubjects you want the site to provide. It's totally personalized.
Addictinggames.com is another addicting website perfectfor stumbling upon during class, hence its rather appropriatename. Hundreds of shooting, strategy, puzzles, sports, arcadeand action games load up the site, which is now one of themost popularash gaming websites in the United States. Whodoesnt want to race a motorcycle or become an ultimate sniperassassin within the connes of their own classroom? It mostdenitely makes the time go by more smoothly and quickly.
Then, theres College Humor; clearly ideal for us collegekids since we have that college humor. In other words,weare easily amused. Thats why this website lled with hilarious
videos, pictures and links is another great way to stay awake
during physics. Articles covering topics including dating,work, parents, and roommate issues preoccupy us with thatclassic CollegeHumor, well, humor.
Another personal favorite is Damnyouautocorrect.com.You know those annoying moments when you send a textand the auto-correct application completely mutilates whatyou meant to say? Things can get awkward that way, andthats what makes this site hilarious. It shows hundreds of
pages of these texting fail screenshots from people all overthe world; before you know it youre on page forty sevenand youve embarrassed yourself by laughing out loud in the
back of the classroom.There are numerous websites beyond the all-time favorite
Facebook that can entertain us for hours on end in class.Although surng the Web isnt the best way to achieve anA, it is the best way to achieve a few minutes of the pure,ridiculous entertainment we crave so much.
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App Store necessities for the Verizon iPhone 4By Jeremy Stanley
Editor-in-Chief
After years of rumor, speculationand wait, the iPhone is availableon Verizon Wireless beginningthis week.
The phone, which launched onAT&T eight months ago is stillgarnering critical acclaim on the newnetwork it is on. Aside from a slightcosmetic change and the release ofthe personal Wi-Fi hotspot feature,the Verizon iPhone is the iPhoneAT&T users have grown to love,
but a minority, a vocal minority,that have grown to dislike AT&T.
The iPhones biggest strengthis in its App Storea collectionof hundreds of thousands of appsdeveloped for use on the go. For
beginners to the App Store game, itstough sifting through the mountain
of apps. Here are some essentialdownloads.
InstagramFree : The iPhonescamera is downright awesomethey take great shots indoors and
perform even better outdoors. In-stagram is the social network thatconnects the iPhone camera withthe world. With dozens oflters that
add a stylistic touch to photos andawesome social network integration(from Facebook to Foursquare andeverything in between), its a funway to document life. Just dontoverdo it with those lters.
iMovie$4.99: That awesomecamera doesnt just take boring oldstillsit shoots in high denition aswell. Apple has crammed the best ofits Mac software into an applicationthat cuts, edits and transforms longerclips into something that friends andfamily will actually want to see; un-less its a compilation of cool thingsyour cat did the other dayno onewants to see that.
KindleFree: Like readingin bite-sized chunks? Staring at a3.5-inch LCD screen isnt best forlong-form reading, but its certainly
ShazamFree Trial: Ever hearthat song in the grocery store thatyou just have togure out who sings
PandoraFree, subscriptionavailable: Pandora is the mobileversion of the popular websiteeveryone browses to at the library,
when the iTunes collections are outof reach. With great audio qualityand options to stream the audioto car stereos, or, use them withthe already ubiquitous Made foriPhone speakers.
CardStarFree: Really want toimpress that girl at the checkout ofthe pharmacy? When she asks youfor your store rewards card, takeout your phone, launch CardStar,nd your store card that you pre-
programmed and present it to her.Who knows, it could lead to truelove or something.
InstapaperFree or $4.99:Websites, lets face it, are just toocluttered to provide an optimalreading experience anywhere. With
bookmarklets users can install on aWeb browser on the computer andmany iPhone applications supportit, the application scrapes away allof the clutter and presents just thearticle.
Breaking NewsFree: Want breaking news stories displayedas soon as the MSNBC-ownedoutfit Breaking News Onlinereports it? This application is
pretty barebonesits essentiallya Twitter-stream of every story thatthe Breaking News team reports.But the beauty is in the details: theapplication makes use of push no-tications that only the most urgent
of news gets displayedabout onceor twice a day.ESPN ScoreCenterFree: Pushnotications can alert you at the endof every half of Hartford Hawks
basketball games. ESPN offers agreat way to keep on top of the sportsteams you care about the most.
TwitterFree: Dont use Twit-
ter? Ignore this. Twitters iPhoneapplication happens to be at thetop of the class. Its inventor, LorenBrichter, created the swipe to refreshfeature (pictured) thats now foundin so many of the apps found on theApp Store today. Its a great way tokeep up with the world in Twitter,as well as keep everyone informedabout exactly just what is on yourmind.
FacebookFree : No, you cantget access to Farmville on Face-
book (there is, however, an app forFarmville), but you can access your
photos, contacts and chat throughthe Facebook app. The sync feature
pairs the contacts in the phones ad-dress book with the websiteprole
pictures become the contact photo.Soon, youll begin to wonder whyyour friends new car is calling you.Also, if you get that phone numberat the club, use the sync featurewithout being friends, chances arethat persons picture will show up aswell. Thats not creepy at all.
Canabalt--$2.99: The most ad-dicting iPhone game ever createdisnt Angry Birds; its Canabalt. Thegoal is simple, jump over obstacleswhile moving left to right across alandscape of muted grays and evendarker grays. There are lots of sur-
prises, but the goal is to run as faras you can without dying.
Angry BirdsFree trial or$0.99: Angry Birds is still pretty
addicting though. The object of thegame is quite simple: ing Kami-kaze birds at pigs. The only mysteryof the game is what pissed off the
birds that much.
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possible. The entire catalogue ofKindle Books (but not newspapersor magazines) is available, thanksto the Buy Once, Read Anywhereoption Amazon has developed.
it? Instead of incessantly writingdown the lyrics and then runninghome and plugging it into Google,launch Shazam and hold it up to-ward the speakers. Within seconds,the app identies it as that WilsonPhillips song.
Its not TV, but it is free (if you dont count tuition)By Lisa Schwartz-NeubauerStaff Writer
It is not that common that HBO is free, sowhy not take advantage of all it has to offer?
The University of Hartford has providedfree HBO for a long time and although itis not on-demand cable, there are plenty of
new movies, shows and specials the chan-nel provides that you can turn on and enjoyfrom the comfort of your residential halls.
Saturday at 9:00 p.m. Samuel L. Jacksonand Tommy Lee Jones are starring in anHBO lm called "The Sunset Limited."Based off a play by Pulitzer Prize winnerCormac McCarthy, the drama examinesthe relationship between two strangerswho are brought together by unfortunatecircumstances. Jackson plays a religiousex con who saves an asocial, athiest college
professor (Jones) from throwing himself infront of a train. The movie takes place inthe ex cons spare apartment in New YorkCity where the characters go after their en-counter on the platform of the train. While
at the apartment, they debate the meaningof human suffering, the existence of God,and the propriety of the attempted suicide.
Beginning March 27 Oscar and GoldenGlobe Winner Kate Winslet is premieringin a ve part miniseries called MildredPeirce alongside actor Guy Peirce andactress Evan Rachel Wood. The series sur-
rounds a middle class mother living in LosAngeles who struggles to win the heart ofher daughter during the Great Depression.After her unemployed husband leaves, shestruggles to provide for her children andearn the respect of her daughter. OriginallyMildred Peirce was a novel and then it wasturned into an Oscar winning lm in 1945and now the miniseries on HBO looks justas good.
The creators of "Entourage" brought arelatively new series to HBO called Howto Make it in America last year. The showfollows two young men in their twentieswho are trying to survive in New York Cityand determined to achieve their AmericanDream. Both of the guys try to make it in the
fashion business using their street knowledgeand connections to work their way up. Withother subplots and characters who are tryingto make it big as well the series proves howdifcult it can be to make it in the big Apple.Season two premieres in April.
Every Friday at 9:00 p.m. British come-dian Ricky Gervais teams up with friends
and British Comedians Stephen Merchantand Karl Pilkington in the "Ricky GervaisShow." The series is an animated versionof Gervaiss podcasts that has earned him aspot in the Guiness Book of World Recordsfor the most downloads. Gervais, Pilkingtonand Merchant are all themselves in cartoonforms and each week they discuss a varietyof different topics from how philosophyhas evolved through the ages to sugges-tions about population control. The showis only a half hour and keeps you laughingthe entire time.
So the next time yound yourself thinkingyou have nothing left to watch on televi-sion remember that HBO is just a few freeclicks away.
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Need science credits?By Paige PatunasCopy Chief
After seeing the promo for Foxsnew comedy Trafc Light I willadmit that I was a bit skeptical abouttuning into the premiere, which wasTuesday after the popular new seriesRaising Hope.
This new series seemed to be justlike every other romantic comedyon the surface but after 10 minutesI found myself chuckling at somerather witty dialogue.
The show looks to differentiateitself from the rest of the romantic
comedy world by portraying themales side of how a relationshipworks. The series follows three
best friends in their thirties as theymake their way through the differentstages of love and life.
Mike, played by David Denman,most known for his role as Roy onThe Ofce, gives the viewers the
perspective of a married man witha new child. From Adam, played
by Nelson Franklin, we get someinsight into the life of a couple who
just took it to the next level andmoved in together. Finally, Ethan,
played by Kris Marshall, lls the roleof the single guy who loves his dog
and has the adorable British accent.The show is being produced and
written by Bob Fisher, co-writer ofWedding Crashers, and Adir Miller,the creator of the original Israeliseries of the same name from whichTrafc Light is based off of. OnIsraeliTV it is the highest-ratedcomedy and just wrapped its secondseason last November.
While Traffic Light airs at9:30 p.m. on Tuesdays with thevery popular Raising Hope as itslead-in, it will still have to proveitself among the slew of romanticcomedies already on television,
including Perfect Couples whichfollows three couples trying to gettheir relationship right and airs on
NBC.Trafc Light may not be slap-
stick hilarious, but the occasionalwitty banter, surprisingly, had melaughing more than once. Tryingto see the three weasel their wayaround not getting caught in the liesmen tell their signicant others willwarrant the show a second chance.This one will take more than just oneepisode to make me decide whetherto add it to the long list of televisionshows I watch on a weekly basis orthrow it to the curb.
Foxs comedy
Trafc Light not
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Stuck on campus doesnt mean stuck in the dorm:
staying active while avoiding snow, cabin feverBy Danielle NielsenStaff Writer
With this winter facing the snowpoca-lypse students have been battling cabin feverfor the entire winter thus far.
While sitting on the couch watching televi-sion or refreshing your news feed on Facebookfor countless hours at a time may be the curefor some during the winter, for others, being
cooped up inside wasting idle time can causepeople to go stir crazy and feel the need tomove around aside from the short walk fromthe couch to the fridge. There are countlessoptions for a great work out right on campus.
The University of Hartford Sports Complexis steps away from campus housing. Withthe start of the new year and resolutions for
weight loss and more active lifestyles, a greatway to achieve those resolutions are righthere on campus without having to pay for agym membership.
The universitys gym includes an aerobicsroom, racquet ball court, weight room, cybexroom, and an olympic size indoor pool.
If a cardio workout and lifting weights isntin your workout routine, swimming laps inthe pool is a great alternative. Just 30 minutes
in the gym a day will keep you active in thiscold weather.
If the gym or working out per s isnt inyour vocabulary, there are fun ways to get upand moving right in your own dorm room. TheWii Fit is a great alternative for non gym goersand even great to play it when your friendsare over. One of the biggest features of the
game is that you can personalize your ownworkout to t your own tness needs. Witha plethora of routines built into the systemthey can make your workout even feel like agame which can be a lot more appealing then
bench pressing weights.For students that want to face the treacher-
ous roads and get off campus theres plentyof alternative options in the area. If yoursnuggie andannel pants arent warming you
up, Bikram yoga better known as hot yogawill certainly warm you up.
Bikram Yoga classes are offered right inSimsbury, Conn. Typically, classes are 90minutes with the room set at around a steamy105F. The heat reduces stress and tensionwhich a lot can be set in during the wintermonths.
I really enjoy Bikram yoga during thewinter because it is such a relaxing way toget out of the depressing snow and cold. Inthe hot room it is easy to picture being onan awesome beach somewhere instead of
being trapped in the gym. It works out yourbody while relaxing your mind. It is a greata 90 minute break from a boring routine andalthough it is the same 26 postures and two
breathing exercises each time, it is challenging
every time you go. said senior Abby Dubnoff.There are different ways to beat the cold
this winter, whether it would be a short walkto gym, turning on your Wii in your dorm,or taking a short drive to try an interestingtwist on yoga.
Whatever it is that you will do to stay ac-tive will help your body and mind feel great.
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What are winners made of?
By Hayden HarrowerBy Hayden HarrowerStaff WriterStaff WriterIntramural basketball season is inIntramural basketball season is inmotion, and with it brings in biggermotion, and with it brings in biggercrowds than Hartford basketballcrowds than Hartford basketballitself many nights.itself many nights.Most players compete on the bas-Most players compete on the bas-ketball courts to keep playing timeketball courts to keep playing timeon a team, to maintain a scholarship,on a team, to maintain a scholarship,or in hopes to make huge sums ofor in hopes to make huge sums ofmoney someday, but the studentsmoney someday, but the studentsthat contend on the small courtsthat contend on the small courtsof the Sports Center in the emptyof the Sports Center in the emptyhours do so because they simplyhours do so because they simplylove to play.love to play.
For many of the players in theFor many of the players in theintramural basketball league, itsintramural basketball league, itsa second chance to play with aa second chance to play with ateam again. Many players that areteam again. Many players that areinvolved with intramurals wereinvolved with intramurals werepromising high school athletes untilpromising high school athletes untilgame-altering injuries had struckgame-altering injuries had struckthem before they had their shot atthem before they had their shot atcollegiate play.collegiate play.Contrary to belief, the level ofContrary to belief, the level ofcompetition is rather high for acompetition is rather high for aleague of all regular college stu-league of all regular college stu-dents.dents.Almost every match is a closeAlmost every match is a closeone; game-winning three-pointers,one; game-winning three-pointers,free throws to seal the deal, andfree throws to seal the deal, and
three-second hustle plays to scorethree-second hustle plays to scorethe last basket are all accustomedthe last basket are all accustomednishers to the games of the intra-nishers to the games of the intra-mural league.mural league.With teams such as NBD, AlreadyWith teams such as NBD, AlreadyWon It and the Warriors, fans areWon It and the Warriors, fans arealways entertained with great teamsalways entertained with great teamsand even greater rivalries.and even greater rivalries.The best players, that dontThe best players, that dontplay for the school play in intra- play for the school play in intra-murals, said team captain of themurals, said team captain of theWarriors, Keith Burwell, a.k.a.Warriors, Keith Burwell, a.k.a.Swagger; who has played fourSwagger; who has played fouryears in intramurals and has lostyears in intramurals and has lostin the championships every year.in the championships every year.Burwell continued to say, the bestBurwell continued to say, the best
competition is in intramurals, so ifcompetition is in intramurals, so ifyou want to play the best, you playyou want to play the best, you playintramurals.intramurals.The surprising characteristic ofThe surprising characteristic ofthe league is the following for somethe league is the following for someof the teams.of the teams.On nights where two good teamsOn nights where two good teamsplay on one night, many have saidplay on one night, many have saidthe bleachers ll up to the pointthe bleachers ll up to the pointwhere people are forced to standwhere people are forced to standto get a view of the game.to get a view of the game.Its street ball attitude creates aIts street ball attitude creates amarket for credibility and nick-market for credibility and nick-names. Some players dislike othernames. Some players dislike otherplayers, some teams dislike otherplayers, some teams dislike otherteams, and it is very similar to manyteams, and it is very similar to many
other leagues.other leagues.Its like any other league, thereIts like any other league, thereare those powerhouses, and thenare those powerhouses, and thenthere are those teams that couldthere are those teams that couldcreep up on you but you knowcreep up on you but you knowyou should beat, described Mattyou should beat, described MattWilson, a.k.a. the White Mamba;Wilson, a.k.a. the White Mamba;player for the Warriors.player for the Warriors.The White Mamba, as is on theThe White Mamba, as is on theback of his jersey, made a game back of his jersey, made a gamechanging three-pointer late in thechanging three-pointer late in thesecond half to take the lead and ulti-second half to take the lead and ulti-mately win the game Tuesday night.mately win the game Tuesday night.The fun and excitement of in-The fun and excitement of in-tramural sports is open to anyonetramural sports is open to anyoneinterested in signing up.interested in signing up.
Intramural sports gaining popularity on campusIntramural sports gaining popularity on campusADAM MANISON
Change is Bad? How the EPL standings relate to roster stability
(% of players who were on team in August, 2008).
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Constant change is the norm forprofessional sports teams, but con-sistency may be the key to success.
Free agency has completelychanged the face of pro sportsfrom one of loyalty and die-hardathleticism, into one where winninga championship is pursued at allcosts li terally.
Frustrated fans lament the dis-loyal, greedy and selsh actions oftheir favorite pros who, all too fre-quently choose to follow the papertrail to glory as their egos inate.
Beantown wept when its full-bearded favorite betrayed them for$52 million in 2005. Johnny Damonagreed to shave his wild mane, andthen, he did the unthinkable, as hestepped up to bat lead-off for the EvilEmpire, Bostons arch nemesis, the
New York Yankees.Beyond the media frenzy, capital
gain and consequent ego-inationthat is the basis for pro-sportstoday, the underlying principle oftrading athletes around like a packof baseball cards to try and nd themissing piece to a winning teamis completely illogical. Especiallywhen it comes to team sports re-quiring constant communicationand coordination to execute wins.
It is not uncommon to nd MLB pitchers who prefer a specificcatcher on the other side of the platewhen they go out to the mound; thisis because of the consistency and
patterns of playing that evolve overtime when teams are stable.
According to the Wall Street Jour-nal, Oxford University professor
Mark Van Vugt has spent much ofhis time researching the Stabilityand Performance in Football Teamsin an effort to understand the effect
player consistency and team stabil-ity have on game outcomes.
Van Vugtsndings indicated thatthere was a high correlation betweenevery facet of competitive successand the consistency of team rostersamong pro European soccer teams.
Why was this correlation so high?
In part because of the highly coor-dinated and synchronized activitiesvital to winning sporting events, butalso because of basic human naturethat kicks in and is our motivationto succeed and win in life.
Or as Van Vugt put it, when play-ers share both a common history andthe expectation of a common future,their motivation improves and they
tend to go the proverbial extramile for the team. They becomestakeholders, not just employees.
Everybody loves it when theunderdog wins, it is the classicAmerican hero story, an impossible
battle is overcome not by monetarymeans, but by heart and an empow-ered ghting spirit. So how cometoday the underdog is no longer
the scrappy ghter capable ofovercoming the big guy, insteadhe is rendered helpless by a lackof money?
Its not fair, but at the sametime, money doesnt guarantee awin. The New York Yankees andthe Dallas Cowboys are the twomost valuable sports franchisesin the pros, but they do not wineverything because of this, infact neither team made it to thechampionship this past year!
So is success more likely fora team that pursues new talentor for one that sticks to its gunsand builds from within?
It is utterly impossible to slapan unconditional solution ontothis sports conundrum.
In the meantime, it is also im-portant to take into account eachside yes, money does helpeld
a winning team in a capitalisticsociety, but whats a team ofrich, talented strangers when
they are up against a brotherhoodof talent, where each player iscompletely synchronized andfamiliarized with the playingstyle of his teammates?
I think the sweet spot liessomewhere in the middle.
Van Vugts Stability Index illustrates the highly positivecorrelation among stable teams and overall success.
By Dan LifshatzStaff Writer
When Hartford traveled to Al-bany, N.Y., Saturday, the idea wasto complete the sweep.
Hartford gave the Albany GreatDanes a beat-down in Hartford,
beating them soundly by 20 points.This time, the Hawks got beat at
their own game, as the Great Danescraved payback.
Hartford fell to the Great Danes62-59, as Hartford could not com-
plete the massive comeback.
Hartford started slow, scoring justseven points in the rst 9:19 of thegame, but showed promise witha strong defensive game, holdingAlbany to just nine points with only10:41 remaining in the half.
After that, Albany went on a tear,going on a 14-5 run, and leading byseven at the half.
The second half was the sameearly on, as Albany took the lead
by as much as 10, before the Hawks
started launching bombs. Hartfordcame up shooting, going 10-of-22from downtown after half, andcutting the lead down to just three,
before an Anthony Minor lay-upcut it to one.
After two more free throws fromAlbany, the Hawks missed theirnal chance as Milton Burtonsthree-point shot clanked off theiron, and time expired to give theDanes the win.
The Hawks played well, as Burtonlead the team with 16 points, whileJoe Zeglinski added 15 for his 100thcareer double-digit game.
Genesis Maciel added nine, whileRoss Erickson followed up hiscareer high nine-point game witheight against Albany.
The University of Hartford menwill try to stop their four-game skidThursday when they take on theMaine Black Bears in Hartford, ateam they defeated 61-59 in Orono,Maine.
Game tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
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The Hawks posted up a good ght, but were ultimately cutshort of a victory by a single three-point basket.
Hawks drop tight game
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Catching up with
soccer co-captain,
Ana Lang
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The Hawks areghting to hold onto their newfound momentum for the end of the season.
By Charlie PaullinStaff Writer
Blizzards and subzero tempera-tures are foreign to newly electedco-captain Christiana Lang, but therising Hawk star is eager to adaptand improve to excel in every way.
The Huntington Beach, Calif.,native turned rising junior defense-
man for the University of Hartfordwomens soccer team, has had toget used to the brutal New Englandwinter.
Thats OK though, No. 23 is adjust-ing quite well, as Lang will be oneof two captains for the upcoming2011 season.
The responsibility and prestigebestowed upon Lang as captain hasher, so stokedto be on the team,let alone in a position to help outeven more, she said.
Lang was elected to serve as co-captain along with fellow teammate,senior Michele DeSanti for the fall2011 season earlier this week.
Both of the captains are extraor-
dinary players on the eld, and off.University of Hartford womens
soccer head coach John Natale com-mended DeSanti, stating, she gives110 percent every game, and will dowhat it takes to win games. She leads
by example on the eld and thereforehas earned the respect of her peersand the coaching staff, accordingto hartfordhawks.com.
Lang is also driven and inspired tosucceed in her new role as co-captain.Coach Natale describes the young
player as a natural born leader.Lang says she draws inspiration
from her favorite pro players MiaHamm and Brandy Chastain; andwatching them take down China forU.S.A. in the 1999 World Cup Finalsis a game she will never forget.
As for the upcoming fall season,Lang is condent that the whole teamis in to win it all.
I think the core of the entire groupis unreal, she said, and I thinkhaving such a strong core coming
back together is going to be a hugeadvantage for us.
By Josh BatelliStaff Writer
The Hartfords womens bas-ketball team continued to playtheir hearts out and were rewardedwith a win.
The Hawks put forth their bestbasketball playing of the season in
Orono against the Black Bears ofthe University of Maine on TuesdayFeb. 8, winning 62-49.
The name of the game wasdefense for the lady Hawks. Theyheld the Black Bears to 34 percentshooting and forced 18 turnovers.
It was also a team game for theHawks as they nished with aseason high 20 assists.
The ball was spread around aseight players had ve or more
points. It was their fourth straightwin following a three game los-ing skid.
The game was a special one forsophomore Alex Hall. She hadeight points, eight rebounds, and
eight assists during the Hawksfourth straight win.
Hartford started the season at adisappointing 1-9. Usually the gold
Langs healthy amount of successon the eld is perfectly compli-mented by her healthy lifestyle anddiet off the eld.
Im a bit of a health freak, Langadmits, not much a burger and friestype of person.
Instead, the newly elected co-captain prefers a variety of ethnicfoods, especially sushi.
Lang tries to keep a healthy balance in all areas of her life,and with Valentines Day rapidlyapproaching, the beach blonde ef-fortlessly keeps her game face onand remains cool.
When asked about the upcom-ing holiday Lang says that sheis completely focused on schoolright now, but as far as a potentialValentines Day beau is concernedshes denitely not keeping thatout of the picture.
Poise, dedication and drive propelLang towards success both on andoff the eld.
Sports Editor Jessica Rutledge
contributed reporting.
middle-distance races with a solidseventh place and an admirable2:00.26 time in the 800-meter run.
Records were broken by the200-meter x4 relay team, whocrossed the nish line at an as-tounding 1:31.10, crossing out theformer record of 1:31.87 set by last
seasons squad.A crossover between the track
and field events, multitalentedsophomore Ackeme Brown tookhome third place in the 60-meterdash and the long jump, earning a7.08 and 6.38 meters respectively.
Freshman Rashawn Providenceproved himself this meet, makingthe topmost triple jump mark of13.09 meters.
Fellow triple jumper sophomoreChasani Douglas ranked second inthe event, after combining for a totalof 12.80 meters.
Junior Kenterra Richardson gotthe ball rolling for the lady Hawksin the 60-meter dash, with an 8.35
in the preliminary races.She then proceeded to place
eighth with a time of 8.26.Sophomore Priscilla Appiagyeicame in fourth in the 400-meterrun at 59.07.
Sophomore Natalie Bonhamearned afth place in the 500-me-ter run, nishing up at 1:22.29.
The womens 200-meter x4
relay team honored second placewith a total time of 1:49.77.
Junior Nicolle Adams andfreshman Rebecca Cheatham
placed seventh and eighth in thelong jump, correspondingly with5.10 and 4.97 meter jumps.
The men and women of theUniversity of Hartford track andeld team will vie to continue theirearly season success throughoutthe spring.
The Hawks will travel to Bos-ton University to compete in theValentine Invitational.
Women will compete on Feb.11, while the men will jump intothe competition on Feb. 12.
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Track & eld excelled at the Dartmouth Classic, the Hawkshope to stay hot & win at the Valentine Invitational, hostedby Boston University on Feb. 11-12.
Hawks hook No. 1
nishes, break recordsContinued from page 12.
standard in the America East, theybegan 3-4 in conference play.
Now, the Hawks stand strongat 7-4 and in sole possession offourth place. Overall, the Hawksare 10-14.
The games get more importantfrom here and the Hawks jockeyfor seeds for the America Eastconference tournament.
Over the next week and a half, the
Hartford womens team will faceBoston University, BinghamtonUniversity, and UMBC; the threeteams are rst place, second place,and third place teams in the confer-ence respectively.
Although the Hawks have alreadylost to each team, they have notfaced off since their latest spark ofwinning momentum. The Hawksmay have nally found their way
back into a winning groove.After the games, well nd out
if the Hawks are a contender or apretender in the conference.
First up is Boston University,who the Hawks will host at theReich Family Pavilion on Feb 13.
Big winsBig winskeepkeepBig EastBig Eastdreams alivedreams alive
Although Lang is only a junior, her leadership skills & drive have earned her captaincy in 2011.
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By Jessica RutledgeSports Editor
The Seawolves may be the No. 1 preseason conference pick, but theHawks are ready to attack in 2011.
The America East preseason pollwas released on Tuesday, unveilingthe 2011 Mens Lacrosse Crown pre-dictions cast by conference coaches.
Stony Brook captured the No. 1 spotwith 25 points, Albany followed with20 points, the Hawks were tabbed at
No. 3 with 16 points, UMBC col-lected 13 points at No. 4, while the
No. 5 and 6 slots went to Vermontand Binghamton with a total of 11and ve points, respectively.
Coaches were not permitted to votefor their own team, so when all ve
possible rst-place votes went toStony Brook, the single remaining
rst-place pick vote was left to becast by the defending champs theSeawolves coach handed the voteto Hartford.
The No. 3 slot andnalrst-placevote reinforce the excitement, talentand anticipation building among theHawks in the wake of their mostsuccessful season.
Last year, the Hawks fought toearn more victories and sufferedfewer defeats than the team has seenin seven years.
Leading the way in 2011 isface-off specialist Tim Fallon. The
powerhouse player returns for his se-nior season this spring, having beennamed D-I LaxPower All-Americanand he also led the country in faceoff percentages (.622) in 2010.
The Hawks will welcome backa strong offensive crew, as four of
its ve top-scorers return havingaveraged 10.0 goals per game,
No. 2 in the conference last year.Hartford will also add 10 new
faces to its roster this spring;four midelders, two long stickmidelders, one goalie, two at-tackmen and one defensemen will
beef up the team four of whomare high school All-Americans.
Under the guidance of headcoach Peter Lawrence, the Hawksare eager toght for the chance toqualify for the 2011 America EastChampionship, it would be theirrst time to qualify since 2003.
Hartford will face-off for therst time in 2011 on Feb. 19against No. 16/17 Massachusetts.The game will be played at Al-Marzook Field in West Hartfordand is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
UHa ranked No. 3 in coaches poll
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Face-off specialist Tim Fallon (right) is poised to lead Hartford to victory in hisnal season.
Track &eld shine atDartmouth Classic
By Erica WhiteStaff Writer
The men and womens trackand eld teams participated in theDartmouth Classic last Saturday,with two rst place nishes and arecord-breaking performance.
Grabbing a No. 1 nish for theHartford men in the track eventswas junior sprinter Anderson
Emerole, with a 1:06.41 in the
500-meter run. Emerole beat out junior William Godfrey of NewHampshire by only one-hundredthof a second.
Senior Warren Lane, also asprinter, took second place in the400-meter run with a time of 50.43.Junior distance runner AndrewChalmers blazed the trail for the
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Hawks taste sweet victory, againHawks taste sweet victory, again
The Hawks are nally back on the road to victory & not a momentThe Hawks arenally back on the road to victory & not a momenttoo soon. As the games get more important, Hartford has upped thetoo soon. As the games get more important, Hartford has upped theante, ghting to be a contender in the America East Championship.ante,ghting to be a contender in the America East Championship.See Big Wins keep Big East dreams alive, page 11.See Big Wins keep Big East dreams alive, page 11.
See Hawks hook No. 1 nish-
es, break records, on page 11.Upcoming GamesUpcoming GamesTHURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2011THURSDAY, Feb. 10, 2011M. bball vs. Maine @ 7 p.m. HOME*M. bball vs. Maine @ 7 p.m. HOME*FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2011FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2011W. Track away at Valentine InvitationalW. Track away at Valentine Invitational(Boston University @ TBA)(Boston University @ TBA)SATURDAY, Feb. 12, 2011SATURDAY, Feb. 12, 2011M. bball at Boston University @ 7 p.m.M. bball at Boston University @ 7 p.m.M. Track away at Valentine InvitationalM. Track away at Valentine Invitational(Boston University @ TBA)(Boston University @ TBA)SUNDAY, Feb. 13, 2011SUNDAY, Feb. 13, 2011W. bball vs. Boston University @ 1 p.m. HOMEW. bball vs. Boston University @ 1 p.m. HOME
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