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After seven years as head coach at the Univ. of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Tom Poitras is set to takeover coachingduties at UHa this Monday, April 25.
Promising
outlook for
mens soccer
ADAM MANISON
Safe Spring Fling SuccessCow Chip Bingo was one of the many Spring Fling activities that took place this year.
By Charles PaullinSports Editor
Make way University of Hartford, after approximatelyone month of searching nationally for former mens soccerhead coach Dan Gaspars replacement, Director of Athlet-ics Patricia H. Meiser announced Tuesday afternoon that42-year old Tom Poitras will be the new man in charge.
I am extremely excited to become the new head coachfor the University of Hartford Hawks mens soccer, saidPoitras. I would like to thank President Walter Harrisonand Director of Athletics Pat Meiser for entrusting me tolead the mens soccer program. I feel great about the direc-tion of the University and the Athletic Department and Ilook forward to working with everyone at the Universityof Hartford to develop a championship program on and
off the
eld.With his 17 years of experience of coaching at the col-legiate level, Meiser stated, In Tom, we have an individualwho has been a head coach at three highly-respected institu-tions and comes to Hartford with a wealth of experience.
Meiser went on to say that Poitras has made a signicantimpact on the success of mens soccer programs, whichcan most recently be seen with his head coaching job atthe University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, where on theeld he compiled a record of 72-46-18 with four of sevenseasons with 10 wins or more, four appearances in theHorizon League Championship, and the schools rst everHorizon League title, achieved in 2009, which in turn gave
See Tom Poitras, page 10
By Sarah WilsonManaging Editor
Spring Fling wrapped up on Sunday as the mostsuccessful in history regarding safety.
Most likely due to the enforced wristbanding thisyear, arrests and alcohol related injuries were keptto a very low minimum. Wristbands for guests wereintroduced last year, but by barricading the academic
side of campus with security during the weekend,non-students and those without wristbands werestopped from entering the residential side.
Despite the rain, students still ooded the lawnto see New Found Glory as well as the openingacts. Though those enjoying Spring Fling to itsfull potential seemed to be having a good time, theunfavorable weather may have contributed to more
peaceful state of the weekend.
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The new SGA Executive Board for the 2011-12 academic year after elections on April 11-13.
By Kaitlyn SchroyerNews Editor
With a new school year approach-ing in the fall, Student GovernmentAssociation (SGA) is beginning tousher in their newly elected Ex-ecutive Board members including
brothers Ben and Max Accardo,Jessica Powers, Victoria Lamagna,Anna Audycki and Matt Singer.
Ranging in experience and titles,the new board members bring in
plenty of new ideas and goals forimprovement in the school.
Ben Accardo, the new SGA
President and former Student Af-fairs Vice President, is working tomake it easier for student voicesto be heard.
I strictly believe that communi-cation, experience and reliance arethe three components of a success-ful leader, Accardo said.
Another issue that Max, whowas re-elected for Executive VicePresident, feels strongly about iscommunication between clubs andSGA.
I know the responsibilities [of being Executive Vice President]and can do things more efciently,Max said, I want to make the
process smoother and improvecommunication between SGA andclubs. My main objective is to listento school concerns and bring theUniversity of Hartford communitycloser together.
Audycki ran for the election soshe would be more involved and is
working to tackle the large problemof the relationship between studentsand the food served on campus.
I will focus on the quality of stu-dent life outside of the classroom,Audycki, the new Student AffairsVice President and former HawkHall Senator said, I am working
with ARAMARK to improve thestudents overall satisfaction withthe food and service.
Lamagna, the new Academic VicePresident and former ExecutiveAssistant, is working to better therelationships between students and
professors and faculty.I will bring academic issues
students have to the facultys atten-tion and bring about changes andimprovements.
Another issue that SGA deals withis school spirit and Singer, the newPublic Relations Vice President,wants to do just that.
I want to make the University of
Hartford a school and home we areproud of, Singer said.
Powers, who was re-elected asFinance Vice President, will becontinuing to work in the nancialaccounting department and prepareall nancial documents for theUniversity.
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By Sarah WilsonManaging Editor
The brothers of Zeta Beta Tauraised over $600 to aid children inneed with their annual Get on theBall event.
The fraternity spent the pastweek on the academic side ofcampus rolling around a six-footinatable ball in order to raisemoney for the Childrens Miracle
Network.The ball is already covered with
the logos of businesses in the areathat sponsor the event, and thegoal of the fraternity is to get asmany students to sign the ball as
possible. Besides signatures, stu-dents also drew various pictureson it. Some of the most memorableincluded buildings drew by archi-tecture students.
For every signature on the ball,sponsors pledge a small donation,said ZBT president Zack Pollack,the more signatures we collect,the more money we raise for thiscause.
That cause is one that hits closeto home.
The Childrens Miracle Net-work raises money in order to helpkids throughout the US who havemedical problems ranging from bro-ken bones to more severe illnessessuch as cancer.
The organization has raised $4.3billion since its launch less than 20
years ago.According to their website, the
organization says most of the money
raised is done a dollar or two at atime, an amount ZBT was able tomultiply greatly.
We rolled the ball all last week
and we made approximately $600,said Pollack.
This was the fourth year that ZBThas participated in the event. Thiswas also the most successful yearand they hope to continue the eventin the future.
ZBT Ball raises over $600
for children in need
By Paige PatunasStaff Writer
The University of Hartfordwill be welcoming members ofthe local community to campusfor the ninth annual CommunityDay.
On Saturday, April 30 morethan 50 events and attractions
will be set up around the Gen-gras lawn for both students andfamilies within the communityto enjoy between 11 a.m and3 p.m.
This yearly tradition was cre-ated by Jonathan Easterbrook,the director of marketing com-munication as a trial way toinvolve the community withthe University in hopes thatthey would want to come backfor things such as lectures orother events.
There are a lot of peopleeven just down the street fromthe University who have never
been to campus and have no ideawe are here. Its just a way to
welcome everyone onto campusand show them the Universityof Hartford, said Easterbrook.
The whole day is completelyfree with the exception of food,which according to Easterbrook,is priced at family friendly
prices. Last year I think it was likea dollar for a hot dog, prices likethat, he said.
There has been a great a responsefrom volunteers for this yearsevents but spots are still open forthose who want to participate.
One of the great things withthis event is that students have re-ally gotten more involved with theactual day during this event fromvolunteering to student organiza-tions putting on events. Its one ofthe things that has really made theevent grow and be successful, saidEasterbrook.
Volunteers are mainly responsiblefor manning the bounce houses,working with the food vendors,greeting families when they arrive tocampus and guiding people aroundthe many events so that they do not
feel lost.The event is scheduled to take
place rain or shine. If it does rain,many of the events will be movedindoors and may be trimmed downto t everything.
In previous years the turnout has
NinthAnnualCommunity
Day seeksstudent
volunteers
been extraordinary. Easterbrooksaid that the turnout is also verydependent on the weather. Last year
there was rain and sleet pellets withtemperatures in the forties, every-thing had to be moved inside butthe turnout was still between 750
people to 800 people.Their biggest turnout was three
years ago when they had between2500 and 3000 people. CommunityDay has now established I think areputation where even if there isterrible weather it still brings peopleto campus, said Easterbrook.
Some of the events will include aBike Rodeo, an alumni guided trol-ley ride around campus, and musical
performances in the amphitheater.One of the most popular events toreturn is a Be an Anchor, whichis where people can host a newscast
and receive a DVD to take home.For a complete schedule of events,
which Easterbrook said are still sub-ject to change, visit www.hartford.edu/communityday. If interestedand wish to sign up to be a volunteer,visit uofh.vol unteermatch .org.
Exhibit features stories past
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Walter Harrison signs the ChildrensMiracle Network Ball during ZBTs
Get on the Ball Event this past week.
HJG to be smoke freeBy Kaitlyn Schroyer
News Editor
After the approval from PresidentWalter Harrison and through the useof surveys and clubs to gain studentapproval, the plan for a no smokingarea is progressing.
The students are in favor andthe plan is going forward, MaxAccardo, SGA Executive Vice
President, said.The plan is aimed at making the
Harry Jack Gray Center completelysmoke free. Currently, only the areaoutside the bookstore is smoke free.
Were not trying to tell themnot to smoke, Ben Accardo, SGA
President, said, We just want thecampus healthier and cleaner.
The hope is that through theinuence of incoming freshmen,a student movement can be led tomake a better environment for all.Almost everyone has experiencedat one time seeing all the cigarette
buds in the grass surroundingHarry Jack Gray and having aneye opener about the environmenton campus.
Both Ben and Max made itclear that enforcement will be thetoughest part.
We want to maybe make analternative for people who smokesuch as a special areas on days thatare extremely stressful, Max said.
By Jeremy StanleyStaff Writer
Earlier this month, the MauriceGreenburg Center for Judiac Stud-
ies opened an exhibit about twointegral refugee groups adaptinginto a new city.
The exhibit, titled After theTrauma: Holocaust Survivors andLaotian Refugees Confront thePast, deals with families coming toAmerica and adapting to the changesand reconciling with the past.
Along with students at otheruniversities, four students from theUniversity of Hartford: Marc Ivins,Eric Maurer, Tommy Panyanou-vong and Cara Stoll worked withProfessor Avinoam Pratt to createthe exhibition.
Three Holocaust survivors as wellas their descendants were inter-viewed about their transition to life
after the horrors in Nazi Germany.Similarly, three Laotians and theirdescendants were also interviewed
as part of the project.The exhibition came about
when Steven Konover suggestedthat Laotians who ed their homecountry and couldnt or would
not share with their descendantsthe atrocities and the heritage thatpreceded the Secret War in Laoscould learn something from thechildren of Holocaust survivorsdocumented Jewish life in Europe
before and after the Holocaust.As Laotian refugees speak for
the rst time about the sufferingendured in Southeast Asia as aresult of the Secret War, this ex-hibition and symposium will helpthem explore the trauma togetherwith Holocaust refugees who wentthrough this process more than 40years ago, according to UNotes.
The exhibit features photogra-phy from Lena Stein.
The exhibit runs from now until
August 1 at the Sherman Museumof Jewish Civilization, inside theMortensen Library.
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Last years Community Day event was a large success and this
year is hoped to be even better.
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Campus cleanliness sub-parThis Friday April 22, millions
from all over the world will gatherto highlight the issues facing our
planet.During this day every year the
number of people claiming to begoing green or environmentallyaware will rise exponentially, but
just for a matter of hours.Earth Day spurs a great deal of
awareness for the withering stateof our environment, however as our
one and only life source, shouldntthese problems be pursued on adaily basis?
Its evident by taking a lookaround the residential side of theUHa campus that being environ-mentally friendly isnt at the top ofmany students priority lists.
The number of cigarette butts andsmashed glass bottles lying on the
pathways in the village is enoughto send any environmental activistinto epileptic shock.
Its truly upsetting to see the lackof appreciation that our generationhas for the planet especially whenwere the ones that are going to haveto adapt to its ever-changing state.
When Earth Day began 41 yearsago, the amount of support thegreen movement had was very
prevalent. The passage of the CleanAir Act, Clean Water Act and the
Endangered species act gave manyactivists the hope they needed tokeep pursuing their cause howeverits not enough to have bills passedif the everyday person isnt pitchingin to help.
The number of times I have seengarbage bags just thrown outsideof apartment doors and left there isabsurd especially when the dump-sters are right around the corner,approximately 70 steps from anyapartments door. By participatingin this disgusting habit it leads to avariety of wildlife to congregate andhave a eld day on said trash bag.Thats not a good thing for them, Im
sure any animal enthusiast wouldexpress the same sentiment.The amount of glass shards coat-
ing the pathways has continued togrow at such a rapid rate that its
a surprise that anyone is daringenough to wear sandals outside ofthe connes of their own apartmentanymore.
I get it, its college and many believe that partying should take precedence over almost all otheraspects of campus life but is livingamongst garbage really worth it,especially when all it takes to xingthe problem is to walk a few feettowards the nearest trash receptacle?
According to the state of Quad5 after this past weekend, drop-
ping trash. The loud humming andcrackling of the lawn vacuum was avery soothing sound to wake up to.
And to the men working feverishlyduring the early morning hours ev-eryday to clean all of the party trashfrom the night before, I applaud yourdedication and hard work. If I were
put in that position, I wouldve quitafter the rst day.
Although Earth Day may notinspire everyone to start usingreusable shopping bags and eatinglocally grow foods I beg of you totake one step towards helping theenvironment, even if its something
as small as disposing of your trashin the proper receptacle bin.Its our job to protect the environ-
ment we will be living in for the next70 years, just do your part.
Three-year degree programs have potential for success
The Internet: acollege students
demiseBetween trying to sleep and
nishing all the last minute as-signments that professors cramduring the last three weeks of thesemester, I nd myself not withmy Irish Literature paper open onmy laptop, but a Mozilla Firefoxwindow lled with tabs.
The tabs arent important eventhough they clutter up my com-
puter screen. They are simplykeeping me from my sleep andwork. They are the pesky pro-crastinating tools that the Internetseems so willing to throw at us.
From Tumblr to Stumbleuponto classic Facebook, the tabsnever seem to end.
Theres always something toclick on and check out. It onlytakes a few seconds to type aquick Tweet right? I have tostay on top of the latest trendsand the newest funny GIF lethats oating in the Internet
black hole.Its so easy to sit in classes and
have a laptop open and insteadof being tuned into class, surngthrough all the newest Tumblr
blogs and Twitter updates. Sure, Iknow I pay money to go to classand learn and do the work. Sowhy is it so tempting to washeverything away with a simplelike on Facebook?
I know that 10 page paper isdue the next day. I recognizethe fact that its an 8 a.m. classand I need to sleep beforehandor else face the menacing glaresfrom my professor when I beginto drift off. But I still procras-tinate. I still let myself have allthe tabs open.
What has the Internet done tothe current college population?We have become so dependenton computers for our work that ithas become impossible to remain
unplugged for a day.People tell me, just turn off your
wireless. But how do you turn offyour wireless when youre sup-
posed to be doing research for thatwretched paper?
My computer has become myworst enemy. Its not my friendsor the impossibility of nding aquiet spot to work. I get those. Butwhen it comes down to sitting at mycomputer and working, all possiblechance of being productive is lost.
Why are we such procrastinators?It makes more sense to just get thework done and have the rest of thetime to goof off. But we dont doit. Instead, we go out with friendsor stumble around aimlessly onStumbleupon. We wait until the lastday before its due to get the projectdone, even if it was assigned weeks
before.My personal goal, at least fornals
week and maybe next semester, willbe to turn off the wireless. I need totry and pull myself away from thetabs and get down to work.
I need to forget that the tabs areavailable and that I can just clickaway from the word document. Ineed to nish that paper before themorning of and after a draining
all-nighter filled with Monstersand coffee.
The word document will be whatson my laptop screen and I will learn,work now, and party later.
Just around the corner from SeniorWeek, tonal exams, one nal pre-sentation and a couple all nighters,graduation is lurking, and odds areyou still dont have a job.
Given the job market that is rela-tively lacking for recent graduates,some universities are trying their
hand in a new type of degree in aneffort to get students out of schooland onto the real world a bit quicker.
Baldwin-Wallace College, aliberal arts school in Ohio is cur-rently working on a new three-year
program that would allow studentsto slash off a year of education, and
better yet, a years worth of tuition,and still receive the same degrees.
Because of the post-graduationquandaries students see when
theyre stuck in the remedial job-move back home limbo, collegeshave seen a rise in enrollment ofstudents looking to enhance theircredentials for hire. The idea withthese three-year programs is that
debt will shrink, and students canstart the job search faster.
A legitimate program that couldspeed up the degree process for stu-dents, without forcing them to dishout extra cash is something moreschools should look into, however,the process shouldrst be perfected.
Ball-State University, for ex-ample, who has a Degree in 3program, requires students to takesummer courses, as well as beefed upcourse load during the regular aca-demic year. That shouldnt requireany special program; any motivatedstudent can choose to take a heaviercourse load throughout their atten-dance at college and walk earlierthan the standard undergraduate.
For a legitimate three-year degree
to work, some sort of outline wherestudents arent forced into the dor-med life year-round needs to bedevised. While students hungry toenter the ranks of the young busi-ness class would be interested in this
proposal, many would probably beturned off by the prospect that theyd
be trading naps on the beach foraccidental snoozes during lectures.Beyond that, most students utilizetheir four months of down time forinternships or jobs their in-schoolschedules dont allow.
Price is another issue. If obtain-ing the same four-year degree foressentially 25% off were possible,then students would be scramblingto enroll solely to save money. Asgraduating early stands now, it
doesnt end up being much moreaffordable with the cost of extraclasses, the potential for summerhousing arrangements, etc.
But a $42 thousand decrease intuition could do wonders for a recentgraduate; that could mean sayinggoodbye to a bedroom at Mom and
Dads and into a studio in the city.Or at least a one-bedroom apartmentcomplete with a kitchenette.
Still, the prospect of graduating ayear ahead of schedule seems likeit could be a benecial opportunitymore schools should look into. Andwhile the early graduate still mightnot catch the job, at least that post-graduation year of what do I donow? might not feel like such awaste of time.
SPENCER ALLAN BROOKS
The Village Fives after the Spring Fling Festivities is a reflection of the carelessness of students whenit comes to keeping the campus clean.
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Students pour into lawn for New Found GloryStudents pour into lawn for New Found Glory
By Spencer Allan BrooksArt Director
Although it is already a jadedmemory, overshadowed bygroup projects and the loom-ing threat of essay questionson nal exams, Spring Flinghappened.
Cold weather made the out-door activities for Saturday abust by 6:00 p.m., but when New Found Glory took thestage at 8:00 p.m., the Vil-lage caught a second wind ofenergy.
The scene looked like some-thing straight out of a music
video: pouring rain on a boringcollege campus. Enter: the pop punk
band who step up to the microphonesand plug into the ampliers.
As soon as theirrst chords rangout across the lawn and lead singerJordan Pundik screamed somethingto the effect of how are you doingHartford? Out of nowhere soggy
students suddenly began runningtoward the main stage.From then on for 50 minutes, New
Found Glory and some very excitedstudents remained in the rain forwhat turned out to be a pretty goodshow. NFG had an energy that wasgenuine as well as contagious.
One might think that the band
exceeded their allowed amount ofcovers, but without their renditionsof Kiss Me, Blitzkrieg Bopand Iris New Found Glorys setmay have been completely unrec-ognizable to the average student.
I thought that they put on agood concert and I think that allthe covers that they did helped amp
up the audience because a lot oftheir new stuff people dont knowabout, senior Aly Mackler said.
Junior Kemp Jernigan was alsopleased by the performance.
I was never a fan of New FoundGlory, but my respect for themdenitely improved a lot. I wassurprised, Jernigan said.
For those students who lived in theVillage, they could easily listen tothe concert from their apartment ifthey were more dedicated to stayingdry, but the rain is one atmosphericaspect that they missed out on.
I think the weather made it better.[The rain] gave it a very excitingvibe, Jernigan said.
The people that are out there arethe ones that want to be out there sotheyre much more lively than the
people sitting in their apartmentstwiddling their thumbs. Theres a100 percent chance ofst pumpingout there. If youre inside and drythen youre probably not having areally great Spring Fling, Senior
Sam Dunn said.Theres no doubt in my mind
that NFG is a good band. At this point theyre professionals,so for anyone to knock themdown would just be silly.
That being said, its obviousthat Hartford doesnt have alarge population of New Found
Glory fans (I can think of two,and one of them doesnt evengo here anymore), but this isa step in the right directionfor CAT.
Props to them for booking anact that consists of live musicand that people have actuallyheard of.
JEREMY D STANLEY
Music For a Change wraps up with youth, experienceBy Lisa Schwartz- NeubauerStaff Writer
On April 30, The University ofHartfords Music for a Change ben-et concert closes out its series withsinger songwriters Liz Longley andKenny White.
Longley, a recent graduate fromBerklee College of Music, has
become one of the most engagingnew singer songwriters of thisgeneration.
This past year alone, her acousti-cal talent and powerful voice haswon her the 2010 BMI John Len-non Scholarship, the 2010 GrandPrize International Acoustic MusicAward (amongst 9,000 entries) andthe 2010 Chris Austin Songwritingaward.
She has also appeared at numer-ous music festivals such as theNewport and Rocky Mountain FolkFestivals.
Her songs are most known forher emotional honesty, along with
being personal and engaging.Her style can be described as a
mix of acoustic pop, jazz, blues anda little bit of country.
The other performer of the night,White, is known for his piano play-ing but also is a successful producer,arranger and performer of music.
Throughout his career, White hasproduced and arranged music formajor advertising, motion picturesand top recording artists.
He has written music for variousmovie soundtracks such as Mes-sage in a Bottle, Forces of Nature
and Where the Heart is. Whitehas been performing for about 40years now and has toured throughout
North America and Europe, work-ing with famous artists like GladysKnight and Livingston Taylor.
Id have to say that KennyWhite has earned a place amongmy favorite singer/songwriter and
particularly, lyricists. As we say inthe trade he goes deep. A true word-smith and musician who reveals ane sense of humor, as well, DavidCrosby, from the classic rock groupCrosby Stills and Nash, said.
White has been highly recognizedby the New York Times and the SanFrancisco Chronicle for his thrilling
and unique piano playing, which isshown throughout his latest albumComfort in the Static, which cameout in April of last year.
This album has been played ex-tensively on the radio, and has beenmade Best Of on many lists this
past year.The album crosses over between
jazz, blues, rock, pop and folk andhas thriving piano melodies alongwith vulnerable vocals, and smartand insightful lyrics throughout theentire CD.
White will be playing many of thesongs on this album along with a mixof new and old songs throughoutthe night.
Music for a Change began inthe spring of 2000. The goal ofthe benet concert series is to usemusic as a means of helping theHartford community. Headlinersin the past have included ArloGuthrie, Art Garfunkle and Citi-
zen Cope. The series raises moneyfor Greater Hartford charities andnonprot organizations and to thisday has raised more than $150,000.
The Concert begins at 7:30 p.m.and will be held in the Wilde Audito-rium at the Grey Conference Center
at the University of Hartford.Tickets are $20, and can be pur-
chased online or at the Universityof Hartford Box Ofce.
The concert is for a great cause,these two talented artists are notones to miss out on.
COURTESY OF PICASAWEB.GOOGLE.COM
Music for a Changes nal show of the year will be held April 30 featuring Kenny White and Liz Longely.
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Andy Swetz
Entertainment Editor
Twitter: @TheKineticKid
Spring Fling as an RA: Its only teenage wastelandMost people assume it takes a
soulless fun hating party pooper tot the role of a Resident Assistantespecially during Spring Fling, butId like to put those stereotypes
to rest.The majority of the 85 RAs the
University staffs had at least oneshift in the Village during lastweekends festivities with the entireVillage staff pulling two shifts each.
During specied duty times anRA is expected to be on time, soberand ready to deal with any numberof situations that might arise, anunderstandable set of expectationsespecially for the high volume ofconcentrated residents.
For those on duty Saturday night,traditionally the highest staffed timeslot, the unfortunate reality is thatRAs miss the concert and comedyshow because of their obligation.
On top of constant policy enforc-ing, which mainly consists of askingresidents to dump cans and bottles,a choice I still cant comprehend asresidents are allowed to drink fromsolo cups outdoors anyways, an RAmust maintain a safe environment.
But where the tables get turnedis a place I think most residents areoblivious too.
Yes, Spring Fling is a time toindulge in any number of alcoholic
beverages, but the consequencesof self-destructive action usually
brings more bad than good.As anyone could see RAs were
bunched in groups of three or fourduring their rounds and got a chanceto be outdoors and have fun without
alcohol despite the rain on Saturday.With no hangovers, high blood
alcohol content induced vomitingsessions or poor decision makingresulting in trashed and damagedliving spaces (trust me the end ofthe year bill will reect it) RAs werehaving fun.
Even Resident Directors and Ad-ministrative Directors, who were allon staff Saturday, got to interminglewith the RA staff to maintain the highlevel of safety and zero tolerance in
an enjoyable manner.Once roles were assigned and
all staff understood their purposein upholding policy and keepingresidents safe, there was no reasonwhy RAs had to be robots.
With the Residential Life com-mand center based in the Villagefor the weekend, the response timeto incidents was extremely quick.
Even if it werent raining Saturdaynight I still would have preferred myseat in the Village ofce listening tothe moaning of a washed out artistthan screaming my drunken lungsout in the middle of the lawn.
I think RAs, particularly upper-classmen RAs, get a bad rap fromresidents, despite endless program-ming to build a better community.
RAs dont get a paycheck, rather,are given free room and board aswell as a meal stipend.
Although the compensationdenitely pays off ten years downthe line when students are paying
back loans, the real motivation ofRAs is to improve the Universitycommunity and act as a resource
for residents.RAs spend countless hours in
meetings, developing programs,doing administrative work andserving a specied number of dutydays all for the residents.
Although some residents cantimagine enduring Spring Flingsober, why not give it a try andsee how much fun you can actu-ally have, especially when you canremember events chronologicallywith no blackouts.
ANDY SWETZ
Below the fold: keeping it casual while using less tongueAs residents drank their weekend away, the RAs were having their own fun behind the scenes.
By Spencer Allan BrooksArt Director
There comes a time in almost ev-ery college students life when theyhave to open up the dirtiest part oftheir body and join it with anothers.
Get your mind out of the gutter,I mean their mouth. Thats right,kissing, more specically, makingout. Weve all done it (excludingthe never-been-kissed crowd)and, for some reason, it has beensynonymous with the collegiatesex life.
When a friend tells me theyhooked-up I assume they meansome sort of penetration. Then, Iimmediately gasp at their confession
of pre-marital sex, until they assureme that they only kissed on a couch.This really grinds my gears. Thereis a difference between hooking upand making out.
Nevertheless, theres somethingabout kissing someone for an ex-tended period of time that createsa sort of recreational satisfaction,whether or not it leads to sex.
I have two friends who endedtheir Friday night of Spring Flingtrolling the village to nd peopleto make-out with. Doing laps aroundthe village for that one goal maysound a little slutty, and borderlinesad, but think about it: its justkissing. As long as everyone has
already experienced mononucleo-sis, theyre set for some safe fun.
But, in a time where a night ofholding a stranger or acquaintanceto your face is considered a success-ful night, what makes someone agood kisser?
Ill keep it simple: Use more lips,use your hands, use less tongue.
Philematology, the study of kiss-ing, has been growing for quitesome time and psychologists havefound that, in general, there is amajor difference in expectationsfrom men and women.
A study done back in 2007 foundthat males attitudes toward kissingwas more casual and look at mak-ing out as a precursor to sex, while
females view making out as a wayto assess partners.
Either way you look at it, makingout seems to be an important part ofmany students weekend priorities.
Another tip: get comfortable. Imjust going to come out and say thatalcohol can grease the wheels toa successful weekend. Keep inmind that youre just as vulnerableas your tonsil hockey partner, sorelax. No one is an expert on kiss-ing. If someone tells you they are,theyre probably insecure.
Although you should be comfort-able, dont let it all hang out. Yourestill trying to make an impression,hopefully. Situations where people
get too relaxed can tend to lead tosome pretty funny stories, whichyour partner will denitely share.
One of my female friends toldme that while she was making out
with a boy, he felt that it was ok topass gas. Needless to say that wasa short-lived relationship.
My freshman year, two of myfriends, who had just met felt in-
clined to use the oor of my dormroom to snog. The next morningone of them divulged that he burpedin her mouth, but at least they hada great time.
SPENCER ALLAN BROOKS
Although making out may seem simple, the act tells your partner what they need to know about you.
Hook-upv. a physical activ-
ity where ones
extremity is insert-
ed into anothers
orce. Usually
at least one par-
ticipants pants are
removed.
Make-outv. Kissing for a pe-
riod of time longer
than 15 seconds.
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Arthur remake entertaining, falls short of originalBy Danielle NielsenStaff Writer
Director Jason Winer released aremake of the 1981 lm Arthurstarring Russel Brand, originallydirected by Steve Gordon.
The plot of the lm revolvesaround the main character ArthurBach who is an alcoholic playboywith no set goals in life living in
New York City.He is a happy carefree man who
is lavished on a daily basis by hischauffeur.
His father, Stanford, who hadpassed, left Arthur as the heir tohis million-dollar fortune with one
minor stipulation.Arthur can only receive his fa-thers fortune if he marries someonewho is considered to be upper class,and that is Susan Johnson.
However, Arthur has absolutelyno interest in Susan and goes againsthis familys wishes and falls in lovewith Linda who is someone of theworking class.
The story follows Arthurs pathof destruction with his drinking
problems, but ultimately makinghis own decisions with his love lifealthough he could live the rest of hislife wealthy and never have to workanother day in his life.
In the original lm, British ac-
tor Dudley Moore played Arthur.Moore in the prime of his careerwas known to play comedic roles.
Not only did the British actor playroles in movies, he was known verywell for being an accomplished jazz
pianist and composer.
In Arthur, Moore captivatedthe main characters lifestyle sowell that you would think he wasreally an alcoholic.
His witty humor complimentedthe story line, and always has view-ers laughing as he was stumbling on
the streets of Manhattan or wakingup hung over and having everythingdone for him by his chauffeur.
There was a great on screenchemistry between Dudley and hislove interest Linda, played by theinfamous Liza Minnelli.
The remake of Arthur wasabsolutely entertaining, but wasmissing a lot that the original pro-vided. Russell Brand was castedto play the main character Arthur.
If I were a casting director on themovie to play an alcoholic Britishcharacter that was humorous, ofcourse I would choose Brand aswell.
With all of his recent lms suchas Forgetting Sarah Marshall andGet Him to the Greek Brand isundoubtedly hilarious and broughtthat same humor to Arthur.
He was able to really get into hischaracter of Arthur Bach, and theway he carried himself on screen as
this character showed a lot of simi-larities between him and Moore.However, Brand was lacking the
witty British humor and nessethat Moore provided in the original.Many viewers are leaning towardsthe remake as being the funnier one,
but I disagree.I think viewers may not under-
stand the dry yet witty British humorthat was used in the 1981 version.
Also, the new one focused en-tirely too much on Arthurs loveinterest and lost sight on many ofthe troubles Arthur went through.
Ultimately, the original was farbetter for the acting and script, butthe remake is highly entertaining.
Spring Fling photos
SPENCER ALLAN BROOKS AND ANDY SWETZ
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The remake of the 1981 original Arthur proved to be funny but lacked the sincerity of the original cast.
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At the University of Hartford, the
aluminum ting off a hard hit ballrumbles through the nearly empty
bleachers with a bit of an extra echo.The sound of a swift kick for a
goal can be heard from the nosebleedseats over the muddled celebrationsand soft cheering from the almostnonexistent crowd.
The feeling when a player looks tothe stands, arms raised after a 3-point
basket, to nd only family membersand maybe some close friends asspectators can only be described asa bit disheartening.
Some may wonder, where are thestudents in which these athletes rep-resent when they sport the Hartfordred and black? What drives UHart
students away from viewing thesesporting events? Is school spirit outof style or just not worth anyonestime anymore?
Its interesting to see how dedicat-ed students are to professional teams,which many students follow closely,even when that team is having a badseason, or several. However, whenit comes to collegiate level teams,student interest doesnt seem to sparkunless the team is winning.
It seems like I only hear aboutthe Hartford teams when they lose. Idont want to go out just to see themlose, I want to see a win, said UHart
sophomore David Barrows.The fact that the Hawks have had
trouble winning was almost theunanimous explanation giving byHartford students when asked aboutthe lack of student attendance. Not aword was spoken of such things asinconvenient game times, weatherconditions, or uncomfortable seat-
ing arrangements. It seemed as ifstudents had better things to worryabout than losing teams. That usingthe two hours away from schoolworkto watch their favorite show on televi-sion is more exciting than cheeringon their fellow students as the workhard for that ever-rare W.
Its not that I dont care about
our sports teams. Its that I dontcare enough to go out of my way togure out when the games are andthen rearrange my schedule to gowatch them play, explained Hart-ford senior Jolie Leary.
Maybe what students are feelingis the truth. When the Hawks aresuccessful, consequently, the atten-
dance rates are reasonably higher.The Hartford mens baseball team,now 2-23-1, draws crowds of stu-dents smaller than that of a middle
school game.However, the mens lacrosse team
surprised everyone this season, earn-ing a 7-5 record so far this season.Talk of the lacrosse team can be heardfrom around campus, including at theeld in the bleachers. Students cameto watch their winning team play lastSaturday with excitement, and moreimportantly, in greater numbers.
Its fun going to watch lacrosseplay knowing that they have won andcan win again. We arent just cheer-ing for a win with lacrosse. We arecheering because we want to go tothe playoffs, and nally have a shotto do so, said sophomore studentTaylor DeCaro.
Does the number of wins on yourrecord now dene school spirit?Most would hope not, however itseems to be an underlying trend incolleges when winning becomesscarce. Students may decide to backno team at all then hoist the colorsof a losing team.
It seems, that here in Hartford, lowstudent attendance will continue un-less one of two things happens. Thesports teams provide more wins,stirring up student fan interest, andgaining a higher school following.Or, the social stigma around support-ing losing college teams must fade.
ADAM MANISON
University of Hartford students have shown their lack of school spirit especially at this game versusBinghampton in the Fall.
Full-time students, part-time fans
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the Phoenix theirrst NCAA Divi-sion 1 Tournament appearance in
26 years.Off the eld Poitras helped the
Phoenix earn the National SoccerCoaches Association of America(NSCAA) Team Academic Awardin 2010, produce 4 academic All-Americans and boost the teamsaverage GPA to a 3.0.
Tom is a dynamic veteran menssoccer coach who has achievedincredible success at a number oflevels, said University of HartfordPresident Walter Harrison. We aredelighted that he will be joiningus at the University of Hartford.
Equally as impressive as his UW-Green Bay tenure, Poitras coached
an overall record of 81-24-16 atSouthern New Hampshire, withve of six seasons with 10 winsand four with NCAA Division IITournament appearances.
Additionally, Poitras coached hisPenman to the NCAA Division IIchampionship game in 2002 after
posting a 20-3-2 season record,earning him NSCAA New EnglandRegion Coach of the Year honorsand produced 8 All-Americans and5 consecutive seasons of top-20national rankings.
Even prior to his arrival atSouthern New Hampshire, Poitrasengineered one of the nations bestsingle season turnarounds whilestarting his coaching career atUniversity of New Haven, coach-ing the Chargers to back-to-back
10 win seasons after assumingthe lead role of the team thathad posted only 5 victories theseason just before his inception.
As a Southington, Conn., na-tive Poitras also boasts a collegesoccer at Southern ConnecticutState as a four year starter from1987-91, seizing the DivisionII National Championship, andtwo seasons of professional playwith the Connecticut Wolves.
With the solid foundation thatformer head coach Dan Gasperhad laid out before his departureand a team that graduated onlythree seniors, Tom Poitras andhis wealth of experienceseems to be the kind of coachthat can take the mens soccer
program to the next level.
COURTESY OF AMERICAEAST.COM
Tom Poitras, new head coachPoitras will be taking over head coaching duties this Monday, April 25.
The signs of spring season comingout more and more everyday andthe gradual transition out of Aprillike a lamb into the month of Maymust mean only one thing, the NBAPlayoffs are underway.
Why even bother in trying to bringit up though right?
As it probably already has butshouldnt be anymore, the start ofthe playoffs and opening roundsunfortunately are not worth watch-ing in the eyes of many sports fans,including NBA fans themselves.
This immediately needs to changeas ignoring any playoff series iswrong based simply on the fact thatthe opening round of the playoffsgoing on now have seriously beenso far as exciting to watch as anyother round of the playoffs has beenin recent years.
Atrst glance the matchups do ap-pear to be a little out of the ordinary,but this is not necessarily a bad thing.Unordinary matchups usually leadto the playing of unique and dif-ferent styles of basketballs, whichare more times than not recipes forexciting games.
Of the matchups comprisingthe opening rounds of the East-ern Conference, the Miami Heatand Philadelphia Seventy-Sixersmatchp-up is probably the only onenot worth watching, but only if thereis another match-up on to watchof course. As for the rest of theEastern Conference matchups, theOrlando Magic and Atlanta Hawksup-up, the Boston Celtics and NewYork Knicks up-up and even theChicago Bulls and Indiana Pacersup-up, surely will all be the sourcesof regret for individuals who dare
pass up the opportunity to watch.Aside from the Dallas Maver-
icks and Portland Trail Blazersmatch-up, the rest of the openinground playoff series matchups of
the Western Conference are theSan Antonio Spurs and MemphisGrizzlies up-up, the Oklahoma
City Thunder and Denver Nuggetsup-up, and the Los Angeles Lakersand Charlotte Hornets up-up, are allworth watching after all have gonein ways they werent supposed towith upsets and blow outs occurringall over the place.
Anyone who has been watchingthe playoffs so far this year willmost likely agree that even thoughthe Bulls are the number seed andthe Pacers are the 8 seed, watchingDerrick Roses crossovers that areof insane magnitudes and the youngguns for Indiana, Roy Hibbert andTyler Hansburough, duke it out isabout as entertaining as it gets whenit comes to watching the NBA.
Instances similar to the BullsPacers up-up can be seen elsewherearound the playoffs with Kobe Bry-ant and Chris Pauls competitionto lead their team to victory in theLakers and Hornets up-up out west.
Understanding that it is unreason-able to watch every single gameof the opening rounds. However
because of how awesome the onesgoing on now are and the fact thatthe opening round, it is not unreason-able to say they are just as importantas any other series. I assure youit will not be a waste of any sportsfan time, should they take the timeto watch the opening rounds of the
NBA playoffs.
NBA playoffs are worthwatching
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By Tim RizzoStaff Writer
The University of Hartford mensand womens track and eld teamlaced up ready to race this pastweekend on Sunday at the Solo-mon Invitational at NortheasternUniversity, where three individualstook home rst place points in theirrespective events as part of an overall
performance that would make HowieHawk proud.
Sophomore Ackeme Brown startedthe festivities off for Hartford bywinning the long jump with an out-standing leap of 6.45 meters.
Junior Anderson Emerole raced past 39 other competitors in the200-meter race with a time of 22.22sec. to take home rst place in hisevent.
Lastly, senior Jonas Hamptondominated his opponents to receivea rst place nish in the 5,000-meterrace with a time of 15:02.44 sec.,
beating his closest competitor byover 23 sec.
Additional Hartford athletes performed extraordinarily well,gathering spots among the top vein their events.
Brown followed up his long jumpwith a fourth place nish in the
200-meter race with his teammateEmerole taking the gold.
Junior Eric Flaman finishedsecond in the 3,000-meter steeple-chase with a time of 10:35.13 secfollowed by teammate Kevin Bran-don whonished fourth in the 1,500meter with a time of 4:05.68 sec.
The mens relay teams also fairedwell placing rst in the 4x100event with a time of 43.51 sec,as the 4x400 meter team placedsecond in their event with a timeof 3:28.00 sec.
The womens team found successas well with junior Nicolle Adamswinning the long jump with a mark
of 5.30 meters.Sophomore Priscilla Appiagyeinished in second place in the400-meter race with a time of58.30 sec.
Sophomore Brittney Lawsonn-ished in third place in the hammertoss with a distance of 43.29 meters.
Additional Hartford women ath-letes performed well throughout theweekend by getting topvenishesto conclude an amazing weekendfor the track and eld teams.
The Hawks return to action onWednesday, April 20 when theytravel to Worcester, Mass. for theHoly Cross Multi-Event meet.
Hartford track andeld dominate the competition
HARTFORD SPORTS INFORMATION
Men and womens track and eld teams took home three rst place nishes this past weekend.
Early losses are overcome over weekendBy Dan MelroseStaff WriterThe womens softball team had to
come out of this past weekend in betterspirits than how they felt after the back-to-back losses against Marist on April 14.
The Hawks won 1 of the 2 games inthe double header against America Eastrival Stony Brook. On the second day,the Hawks beat Stony Brook, taking 2of the 3 from the weekend.
Though sophomore Melani Maxwell played stellar in both games againstMarist, the Hawks werent able tocapture the victories heading into the
bottom of the seventh innings. Bothgames turned out to be walk-off victoriesfor Marist (Game 1: 6-5, Game 2: 3-2).
Looking to rid the nasty tastes in their
mouths stemming from the last minutelosses, the Hawks turned up the volumewhen playing Stony Brook. In Game 1 of
the double header sophomore catcherJordan Haines provided power early
by slamming a home run over left eldin the bottom of the second inning,scoring Melani Maxwell, and mak-ing the score 2-1. Senior left-elderLauren Kamena and junior centerelder Shannon Simpkins had strong
performances, helping the Hawksscore a couple more runs and helpedsecure the lead. 14 of the 22 batterswho faced Meade eitherew out orground out.
Game 2 of the double headeragainst Stony Brook was a pitchersduel lasting all seven innings. JuniorSiera Sheehan of the Hawks pitcheddominantly through all 7 innings, al-lowing only two runs and striking outve. The Hawks had some attempts
to add some runs in the sixth inning,but came up short.
Heading into the third game against
Stony Brook on Sunday, the Hawksheld on to win 4-3, but that didnttake away from the intense mo-ments that came at the end of thegame.
The Hawks came out battingstrong, with Lauren Kamena, Ni-cole Springer, and Jordan Haineshelping them have a secure 4-2 leadheading into thenal inning. In thetop of the seventh Meade fell intosome trouble when she gave up ahome run with one out. Sophomore
pitcher Nicole Springer replacedMeade with two outs remaining inthe seventh. Springer gave up a hit
but managed to secure the 4-3 winby producing a foul out in lefteld.
After winning two of three this past weekend, the Hawks look
to continue their winning waysagainst Quinnipiac University onApril 20 in Hamden, CT.
Womens softball won two out of the three games they had this past weekend.
HARTFORD SPORTS INFORMATION
By Charles PaullinSports Editor
The University of HartfordsWomens Rugby Team are cruis-ing, looking to give out a bruisingat the Beast of the East Tournamentafter soundly defeating familiar in-state foe Wesleyan College 40-31.
According to senior leaderHaley Knapper, the sound victoryis just icing on the cake as just be-
ing able to play against Wesleyanin a good, clean game of rugby inthe sun is whats really worth tak-ing away from the match.
We look forward to playingevery season. We help each otherout and afterwards we hang out,said Knapper, warmheartedly, oftheir friendly opponents.
Regardless of the teams bond,Knapper did not hide how wellthe offense played, attributingsuch success to well executedrucking, which involves theindividual running with the ballgetting tackled, placing the ballimmediately on the ground (arequired action once tackled)
and having a teammate quicklyscoop up the ball before the otherteam can.
This kind of success though was notexactly expected to occur. Despitehaving competed in the championshipof last years tournament, everyoneleft after, making Knapper the solesenior, who admits these events putthe team in a rough patch, tryingto nd people to play.
Fortunately for the team, a mi-raculous force of freshman joinedthe team, which consisted of nowsophomore captains Shania Brown
and Melissa Jaspon as well as Mis-siandra Carolyn and Sierra Liu,Kanppers keys players in the victoryover Wesleyan.
No injuries occurred during thematch and the rookies did well,according to Knapper, making thevictory taste even sweeter.
Reecting on how beautiful theday was, Knapper shared the popularquote within the sport, Saturdays arugby day.
With this joyous victory under theirbelt, the team now has their eyes set onthe 2 day NERFU Tournament, whichhosts hundreds of men and womenrugby players from schools all over
New England, such as Rutgers and
Roger Williams, across seven
elds,which is also known as the Beast ofthe East Tournament.
Bound together byboundless strength