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CAMPUS

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The first RSO Presidents Roundtable allowed for an open discussion that brought forth the growing needs of each organization.

SPORTS

Fun. set Bridgeport on fire as they closed out their three-month Some Nights tour. Music Editor

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ENTERTAINMENT

Should smoking still be al-lowed on college campuses? Editor-in-Chief Liana Teixeira weighs.

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OPINION

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What does it mean to act a certain ethnicity? Students describe how ethnicities are perceived through the eyes of others.

Upon entering the Seton Art Gallery, students feet touch an un-usually soft surface. A bed of real grass replaced the linoleum floor. Its scent permeates the air as guests walk deeper into the exhibit, until they are surrounded by the smell of grass and distant sounds of nature. There are sounds of rushing water and crickets com-ing from an unknown source, and a voice narrating, Even though I feel overwhelmed, I choose to love and accept myself. While one might expect to find the source of the narrator as the exhibit continues and guests are ushered to turn right around the corner, a luminescent structure appears instead. A small lit-up corridor led them to an enclosure. The three walls of the enclosure were painted like trees and have six little shelves set inward, two mushrooms displayed in each. The mushrooms have a tinge of golden dust, while the scene mimics one from a fairytale. After guests turn two more corners, they come upon another lit structure, in which a video is projected. There is a combina-tion of short videos of nature, and the human world, of construc-tion, shopping, cars, the televi-sion news, and advertisements. Random voices speak throughout the meshing of videos, while no visible plot is present. This exhibit aims to draw awareness between the relationship of the natural and manmade worlds. The elaborate process, that is now a living art exhibit entitled Constructed Ecology, began in July. SAGs director, Laura Marsh, invited two artists, Michael Galvin and Kyle Skar, to be artists in residence. This means that they would stay, react, and work in the space for two months. Both Galvin and Skar live and work in New Haven, and have done a similar smaller scale project for Citywide open studios. Marsh wanted to see how they could react to the Seton Art Gallery, and what they would create within the space. In mid-July, the artists-in-resi-dence began their work, assem-bling their architecture, including the various structures, lighting, the mushrooms, and the grass. Ma-sonite was added so roots wouldnt take over the floor. Afterwards, the featured artists, Lisa Amadeo, Nicki Chavoya and Gary Velush, who have collaborated before on music videos and independent art videos, put together their video and sound parts. However, the construction took longer than expected; the exhibits opening had to be pushed back one week. To stay fresh, the grass only got put in two days before

Chris Schnabel interviews this weeks Athletes of the Week, Ronnie Nelson and Amber Simms.

The United Nations Security Council approved a resolu-tion requiring Syria to surren-der and destroy its arsenal of chemical weapons by mid-2014. Read more.

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Its 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, and its Family Day on campus. Now that the mad rush is over and all 1,300 people are checked in and off doing Family Day Activi-ties, I now have time to sit at my computer in my office and write this article to tell you Why UNH Students are AMAZING? On Friday morning at 6 a.m. I received a call from Shelissa New-ball, Assistant Director of Student Activities, who is responsible for

planning and implementing Family Day, saying she doesnt feel well and would be in late. Now keep in mind its 6 a.m. on the day before Family Day. I was half asleep and told her to take care of herself and do what she needed to get better and that we would do what was needed for Family Day. At 8:30 a.m. she called and said she was going to the ER. I was like uh oh.its Family Day tomorrow and Shelissa knows whats happening. My staff took over and started figuring everything out and mak-ing sure we had what we needed to make Family Day a success for our UNH families. They did

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New Campus Police Officer and Police Dog Hired

exactly what I expected of them.thanks!!! What really surprised me was the huge influx of students who came by, called, texted me, emailed ask-ing if we needed help. There was the usual cast of characters; you know the ones I would expect. I was shocked at how fast word got out that Shelissa was going into surgery and we needed help. We had students that I had never seen before offering assistance. GregO, whatever you need, and I can be there at 6 a.m. and What can I do? were some of the many statements we heard. I was

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Shes all over campus; shes cute, shes friendly, and she loves to be around people. You can find her walking around campus, and, if you dont approach her first, shell probably come to you. Shes Nia, Officer Jodi Novellas police dog. Officer Novella was hired at the University of New Haven July 1, 2013 to be a part of the Campus Police Department as a part time officer. Novella and her yellow Labrador retriever, Nia, recently retired from the New Haven Police Department in June 2013, where Novella had been an officer for 15 years, spending the last five with Nia. Originally, Nia trained to become a guide dog for Guiding Eyes for the blind, but, because of con-stant ear infections, wasnt fit for the job. However, the Connecti-cut State Police K-9 Unit works closely with Guiding Eyes, taking the dogs that dont complete the program. Nia was put through a pilot pro-gram and found her niche with nar-cotics. She was then bought by the Connecticut State Police narcotics department and began her training as a police dog. Many people have the miscon-ception that all police dogs are vicious and mean, Novella said. Im here with Nia to teach the students that not all police dogs are trained for the same purposes. The UNH Campus Police De-partment hired Nia for educational purposes, with the intent of teach-ing students interested in Criminal Justice about police dogs and K-9 units. UNH is known for Criminal Justice and its nice for students to get hands on learning experiences with a police dog, Novella said.

Its a subject not many people are familiar with, and even students who arent CJ majors have asked to sit in on my presentations. Novella has been working on a presentation with the Bethel Resi-dential Assistant staff over the past few weeks. Novellas presentation, the first of which was Tuesday, Oct. 1, consists of a PowerPoint that covers the different types of K-9 police dogs, the training that both the dogs and K-9 handlers go through, and some of the larger cases Novella and Nia took on dur-ing their time with the New Haven

Police Department. Novella said shes willing to give her presentations to anyone who asks her to present; she said shed go dorm to dorm and club to club, teaching those who are interested in learning about Nia and police dogs in general. Although Nia is trained to detect narcotics, she is here for educa-tional purposes first. However, as Novella said, shes alert to narcot-ics even when she isnt prompted to search. Its what shes trained for, she said. Thats a part of her that cant be turned off.

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The Office of Student Activities hosted its first ever Recognized Student Association Presidents Roundtable on Friday, Sept. 27. The meeting allowed RSO Presidents to meet with Greg Overend, Direc-tor of Student Activities, and Zani Imetovski, Undergrad Student Government Asso-ciation President, to discuss their needs and concerns for their respective organiza-tions. The setting was informal and allowed for an open discussion that brought forth the growing needs of each organization. Organiza-tions in attendance included Scope, The Charger Bulle-tin, Greeks, Music Industry Club, Emergency Medical Services, and The American Chemical Society to name a few. Presidents arrived eager to speak their minds and see which organizations shared the same concerns. OSA is increasingly enforcing cam-pus policies, new and old, that have left several organi-zations in confusion. EMS has undergone a makeover. All paperwork for registering events and book-ing rooms that was previous-ly done through hard copies is now automated through the EMS system. Each orga-

nization was also required to complete a four-step re-registration process that included watching the RSO policy instruction video and answering a short quiz. These two topics were the center of discussion that brought forth how orga-nizations felt about which policies work and which dont. Overend was also able to provide insight as to why policies are implemented and how they are chosen for the presidents to get a better idea on how the university works. Overend and Ime-tovski compiled notes on all discussion points. Another positive out-come of the new roundtable discussion is networking among different RSOs. Each organization was encour-aged to use each other for resources and support. It helped each organization to see who was dealing with similar issues and how they are handling the situations at hand. RSOs are looking to the future, much like the uni-versity is doing. It was clear through discussion that stu-dents are eager to take an ac-tive role in the development of campus organizations and policy making. They want to have a say. RSO Presidents Round-table is a monthly meeting for organizations to have their voice heard by OSA and administration.

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Students Thank Local Police Officers During a Luncheon

The Second Annual UNH Musical Theater Cabaret

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University of New Haven students in the American Criminal Justice Associa-tion: Psi Omega chapter held their 2nd Annual Police Ap-preciation Luncheon in re-sponse to a Facebook group Whole Truth Projects event National Tell A Police Of-ficer Thank You Day. The event was held on Friday, September 20th on campus which included UNHs own University of New Haven Police, West Haven Police, New Haven Police, Seymour Police, and Milford Police. There were patrolmen, de-tectives, sergeants, and even an Assistant Chief in atten-

dance with a combination of over 100 years of expertise and experience! The purpose of this lun-cheon was to invite local law enforcement to interact with students in a nontraditional law enforcement way as well as to appreciate their hard work. Many times, lawenforcement go unnoticed for their commitment, dedication, and service to the community. The Criminal Justice students at UNH thought it was time to show their appreciation. Lunch was donated by local businesses to show their support and give thanks to law enforcement as well. Ryan Irons, Senior at the University of New Haven and President of ACJA, who

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put on this event for the 2nd year said, We wanted to thank the police officers on behalf of the cities and towns but more specifically the students because the relationship between young adults and police officers sometimes creates misun-derstandings and this was a great way to show them our appreciation. Besides the donated lunch that was provided, the students also provided each department attendee with a certificate of appreciation. The Psi Omega Chapter of the American Criminal Justice Association (ACJA), better known as the Criminal Justice Club at University of New Haven. They cover a broad range of interests

in the Criminal Justice field during meetings, events, and guest speakers they bring to campus. Their goal is to improve criminal justice through educational activities, promote profes-sional, academic, and public awareness of criminal justice issues, and promote high standards of ethical conduct, professional training, and higher education within the criminal justice field. For additional information, Contact: Ryan Irons, [email protected], (401) 919-0445.

Violence Prevention and Intervention

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The Violence Prevention and Intervention Center on the University of New Haven campus works with those both on the UNH campus and in the surround-ing community towards their mission of eliminating violence on campus. Their violence prevention fights sexual assault, inti-mate partner violence and stalking. This is an impor-tant part of UNHs campus because it is a safe place for students to go if they need to talk about something that has occurred in an environ-ment where they wont feel judged or pressure and where resources are readily available to them. Peer Educator Samantha Davignon said Weve tried to make a place thats open and comfortable for students

in need. The Violence Prevention and Intervention Center was an important addition to the UNH campus so that the dangers are not ignored and students can be made aware of them. UNH is taking the steps to make campus safer and have more resources available for those in need of them, so violence on campus can be prevented. The center is staffed by Peer Educators that are regular undergraduate or graduate students at UNH. They have received a week-long training course prior to returning to campus in preparation for being a re-source for other students on campus. During this train-ing they were taught how to give the Bystander training to the incoming freshman and transfer students, which focuses on educating the students on campus about sexual assault. The center also offers a womens sup-port group for primary and

secondary victims of sexual assault on Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and plans to have other events throughout the year. The center is located on the lower level of Sheffield Hall next to the counseling center. Students are free to come and go as they please to talk to the Peer Educators during their walk-in Hours on Sundays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Tuesday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., and Thursday and Friday 10 a.m. to 10p.m. Any student who comes to the center during those hours can speak to someone in private and can be sure it will stay confidential.

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Last year, the Univer-sity of New Haven theater department, under faculty member Heather Reba put on the first annual UNH Mu-sic Theater Cabaret, which consisted of performances by UNH students from various plays and musicals. While Reba, who had been the driving force behind the first Cabaret, has since left the university, a few students were determined to ensure that the event did not fade away as a result. Two students, Tyler Prigionieri and Melissa Dechello, worked with the Student Committee of Programming Events and a cast of extremely talented students to put on UNHs second Annual Music The-ater Cabaret Friday, Sept. 27 in the Alumni Lounge, as the conclusion of SCOPEs annual Music Week. Like the previous year, the

Alumni Lounge was trans-formed in preparation for the event, with a stage overlook-ing an array of tables glow-ing by candlelight. The doors to the Alumni Lounge opened shortly be-fore 8 p.m., and soon after, the audience was treated to the shows two MCs, who opened each performance with lines that had the audi-ence laughing every time. The performances them-selves included selections from many well-known and timeless plays, some of which continued to have the audience in stiches, and others which successfully invoked the tragedy of the original performance. A few of the selections included the Cell Block Tango, and When Youre Good to Mama, from the play Chi-cago, For Good and As Long as Youre Mine from Wicked, Sirens from Jane Eyre, Those Canaan Days from Joseph and the Amaz-ing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Make Him Mine from the film Witches of Eastwick.

In total, there were about twenty musical pieces and even a song during intermis-sion, while the audience was treated to desert as well as their choice of coffee or tea, as the cast doubled as serv-ers for the audience. Cast members included Prigionieri as well as Chel-sea Kopera, David Rans-bottom, Amanda Ramores, Tyler Dillard, Jennifer Mon-tesanto, Jesse Chen, Stephen Shepherd, Zach Fontanez, Garrett Plue, Helen Schnei-der, Levi Franlin, Abby Wuestneck, Amanda Sigan and Amanda Schumacher. Lastly, John Lamb provided the piano accompaniment throughout the show. After the finale, Prigion-ieri took a moment to thank SCOPE and everyone who attended, as well as encour-age the audience to stay tuned for the third annual cabaret. Given the incredible per-formances, theres no doubt that the cabaret will continue to come back to UNH.


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totally dumbfounded. We had so much help on Fam-ily Day I didnt know what to do with everyone. I have always known we had amaz-ing students, but they really reinforced that for me. All in all we had close to about 100 students offer assistance and come in on a beautiful Saturday to help us out. So to all the students, staff, faculty who played a role.THANK YOU!!!!!

THANK YOU, to all who helped make Family Day a huge success. Special thanks to my staff: Andrew Mayer, Kristen Elision, Amber Monk, Erica Weiglhofer and Tiffany Wynn. So if you have ever wondered if we have good students here.I hope this has answered your question.

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What is Satisfactory Academic Progress?

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DID YOU KNOW that you could lose all of your financial aid if you dont achieve good Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)? In accordance with federal regulations, all students receiving financial aid are required to make Satisfacto-ry Academic Progress (SAP) towards their degree and be in good academic standing in order to remain eligible to receive financial aid. In oth-er words, you must earn all the credits for which you are awarded financial aid, main-tain a minimum cumulative GPA (cGPA), and minimum successful completion rate (pace) each year. At the end of the spring term, the Financial Aid Of-fice will check your academ-ic transcript to make sure that you have achieved the SAP requirements and are not on academic probation. If you do not make satisfac-tory academic progress then you will not be eligible to receive financial aid until you are in good standing. All financial aid including but not limited to federal student loans, federal parent loans, grants, scholarships, and work study are subject to meeting the minimum SAP standards set by the university. SAP for a full time day student is defined as suc-cessful completion of 24 credits in a single academic year, September to May, while maintaining the cor-rect cGPA and Pace. Lets look at each component separately.

A full time day student must successfully complete 24 credits per academic year. Successful completion of a course is defined as the receipt of a final letter grade, ranging from A+ to D-. You will be considered in bad Satisfactory Academic Prog-ress if you do not complete the full amount of credits required each academic year. Even if you have a 4.0 cu-mulative GPA, you can still have bad SAP if you earned less than 24 credits for the year. Fall earned 12 credits + Spring earned 12 credits = 24 Total earned credits = satisfactory academic prog-ress.Fall earned 9 credits + Spring earned 15 credits = 24 Total earned credits = satisfactory academic prog-ress.Fall earned 9 credits + Spring earned 12 credits = 21 Total earned credits = unstatisfactory academic progress.

A Withdrawal, Did Not At-tend, Incomplete, or an F in a course is not considered completion, and the student will not receive credit. These marks are, however, still considered attempted credits even though the course was not completed and no letter grade was received. This falls under another branch of SAP, known as Pace. In order to have good Pace, you NEED to earn at least 67% of the cred-its attempted during your ENTIRE COLLEGE CAREER INCLUDING TRANSFER CREDITS, SUMMER COURSES, IN-TERSESSION COURSES, ETC. For example, imagine that you are an exceptionally good first year student and decided to take 20 credits for the Fall semester and 20 credits for the Spring semester. This is a total of 40 attempted credits for the entire year. Part way through the semester you realized that the workload of all those courses is too much and you need to maintain a 4.0 cGPA (because you are such a great student!), so you decide to withdraw from a few of your courses so that you are now taking only 12 credits per semester. There-fore at the end of the year you still complete a total of 24 credits for the entire year. You might think that you are still in good SAP because you have earned the 24 credits required for each year and you have achieved a 4.0 cumulative GPA. However, this is not the case. You MUST remember that you attempted a total of 40 credits, but only earned 24 of those credits, which means that you have only earned 60% of your attempt-ed credits. This puts you in bad Pace, which means you are also in bad SAP and will not receive any financial aid from the school. If you have withdrawn, failed or did not attend courses you should check the amount of credits earned versus the amount of credits attempted to make sure that you have earned at least 67% of your credits attempted.

Credits earned > 67% Credits attempted

In addition, students are also required to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (cGPA) in accordance with the number of credits attempted. Keep in mind that this is your ATTEMPTED credits, not EARNED credits. In order to maintain good SAP, you must meet the following cGPA requirements: -if you have attempted 3-27 credits = cGPA of 1.75 or greater.

-if you have attempted 28-57 credits = cGPA of 1.85 or greater. -if you have attempted 58 or more credits = cGPA of 2.0 or greater. A students academic progress is reviewed at the end of each spring term. The Financial Aid Office will mail a letter to each student who fails to maintain the minimum academic progress standards detailing their deficiencies and the steps for reinstating their financial aid eligibility. What if you wont have the necessary cGPA and the right amount of credits by the end of the academic year in May? One thing you can do is enroll in a summer course to bring your grade up and/or earn the credits you need for good SAP. Prior to enrolling in the additional courses you should consult the Regis-trars office to ensure that the end result of taking that course will help you attain your SAP goals. Then you need to inform the Financial Aid Office that you believe you have reinstated your eligibility once your new grade posts. They will check up on all your information, and if you are in good SAP, you will be reconsidered for financial aid. (Note: You should try to reinstate your SAP as soon as pos-sible. The longer you are ineligible the lower your resulting financial aid award might be due to depleted funding.) If you are in-terested in taking a course outside of the University of New Haven, you must first check with the Registrars Office. You should ask them if that the course you take will transfer and appear on your transcript in such a way as to help you achieve good SAP. For example, if you are taking a 3 credit course, make sure that the Registrars Office will put it on your transcript as a 3 credit course. However, if your SAP problem revolves around your cumulative GPA, then you must make sure that your course will transfer in as a grade that affects your cGPA or it will not help you reinstate finan-cial aid eligibility. If SAP is something you are concerned about, the first thing you should do is talk to the Financial Aid Of-fice to see what options are available to you. So remem-ber to keep your grades up, complete at least 24 credits by the end of each academic year, and earn at least 67% of the credits attempted, and you will achieve good SAP!

the opening. Senior intern Melissa McLaughlin de-scribed how she has to water the grass every day, twice a day, with a spray bottle, and that the grass suffered over the weekend the blinds were left open. The grass also has to be cut, unless people keep walking through, but Marsh is glad that people, who use the gallery as a shortcut, still pass through; they have no choice but to experience the

space. Marsh also explained how the grass has caused some controversy around campus. I didnt expect so many different types of reactions, Marsh said. Some people from the biology and art de-partments are very intrigued, whereas others feel chal-lenged by it. The Art Exhibits staff is hoping that the grass will be allowed to stay until the exhibit closes on Oct. 26.

The Constructed Ecol-ogy exhibit is not only a visual exhibit, but one that plays with sound, touch, and smell to create an immersed experience for the viewer. Traditional expectations of galleries are broken, as architecture and nature are meshed into one.

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We arent here to search dorms, or go looking for drugs, Novella said. Were here to interact with the students and to teach them, but if she happens to find something, well act upon it accordingly. If it happens, it happens, but were not look-

ing for anything. Novella feels its impor-tant for students to learn about police dogs, and wants to dispel the myth that all police dogs are attack dogs. A lot of kids want to go into policing, but dont have a lot of experience with police dogs, she said.

Nia loves it here on campus, Novella said. Its a different environment than shes used to, and she loves interacting with the students. Shes treated well here.

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New Campus Police Officer and Police Dog Hired

U.N. Resolution: Dismantle Chemical

Weapons Stockpile by Mid-2014

The United Nations Secu-rity Council unanimously approved a resolution Friday requiring Syria to surrender and destroy its arsenal of chemical weapons by mid-2014. The vote puts an end to two weeks of diplomatic tension and negotiation between the United States and vital Syrian ally, Russia. The resolution is based on a deal made between the two countries in Geneva, which averted a U.S. military strike following a sarin nerve gas attack outside Damascus on Aug. 21. The agreement is seen as a compromise between the two countries. It adheres to U.S. demands that Assad be legally obligated to comply with the disarmament, but does not threaten automatic punitive action should he fail to do so, in accordance with Russian demands. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon marked the

agreement as an important step in negotiations regard-ing Syria, telling the council, Todays historic resolution is the first hopeful news on Syria in a long time. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry described the resolution as strong, enforceable, precedent-set-ting, and said the power of diplomacy can peacefully defuse the worst weapons of war in a statement follow-ing the vote. President Obama called the agreement a potentially huge victory for the interna-tional community. However, many are critical of the agreement. Frances Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius asserted that despite its clear usefulness, one resolution alone will not save Syria. Republican senators John McCain and Lindsey Gra-ham, staunch opponents of President Obamas policies in Syria, similarly dismissed the plan as another triumph of hope over reality. On Sunday, during an interview with Italys RAI News 24 TV, Assad said he approves of the U.Ns reso-

lution and agrees to comply with its demands. Of course we have to comply. This is our history to comply with every treaty we sign, he said. Accord-ing to every chapter in the agreement, we dont have any reservation. Thats why we decided to join the agree-ment. Though legally bind-ing, the resolution does not outline a plan-of-action should Assads regime fail to surrender all of its chemi-cal weapons. Consequences will be decided in a second resolution among the U.N. Security Council in the event of noncompliance. Ban Ki-moon has called for another peace conference in Geneva set for mid-November. Meanwhile, violence continues in Syria. On Friday, a car bomb in the town of Rankus killed up to 34 people according to the Syrian Observatory for Hu-man Rights. On Sunday, a Syrian government-deployed airstrike hit a school in the town of Raqqa, killing at least 16, according to local opposition activists.

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Envisioned Masters Programs in Making and Big Data Aim to Address Engineerings Skill and Diversity Gaps

Queens, N.Y. -- A team of innovators and glob-ally recognized technology and educational leaders, founded as New Engineer-ing University (NEU), announced on Sunday, Sept. 22 at the Maker Faire in New York City that they will join creative and intellectual forces to develop programs in partnership with UNH to re-engineer engineering edu-cation in Big Data and create the nations first degree in Making that builds on the phenomenon of the Maker Movement. The programs will be de-signed to foster unmatched diversity in engineering edu-cation and deliver an indus-try-connected experience to meet hiring needs in grow-ing sectors of the economy. The first program is targeted to be a one-year Master of Engineering degree in Big Data to be offered at a Maker space-like facility in Palo Alto, Calif. Early supporters for the program including MAKE, the drivers of the Maker Movement; the Geena Davis Institute for Gender in Media, led by the Academy Award-winning actor; Co-decademy, the online coding platform; and GoldieBlox, the celebrated female-target-ed engineering toy company, are just some of the groups

that will reach out to their extensive networks of engi-neers to identify candidates for the inaugural class. Davis said at the an-nouncement at the Maker Faire that not enough women are attracted to engineering. I would like to personally add my thanks to NEU and the University of New Haven for having the foresight to create this groundbreaking program that will change the land-scape of engineering around the world, she said. Dale Dougherty, founder of the Maker Faire, said he hopes the faire inspires peo-ple to see whats possible. We can change the world literally. New engineering programs and curriculum re-visions are necessary, how-ever, since students inter-ested in making are anxious to make things starting on the first day of college. What worries me is when I see how many kids and adults as well those who are inspired by the faire but where do they go on Monday or on Tuesday and Wednesday the following week? he said. NEU and UNH are devel-oping the curricula for offer-ings in big data and making and engaging industry sup-port. An external advisory council comprising industry and academic leaders will guide the design of curricula and programs. UNH is preparing to seek

state authorizations for the programs once the curricula are developed. Recruitment will begin after the programs are approved. One of the goals of the program is to enroll a class with a diverse student body where at least half of the students will be women, challenging the cur-rent environment in which just 11 percent of practicing engineers are female. Existing engineering programs are not attract-ing enough students, and certainly not a representative mix of students, said Scott Kauffman, CEO of NEU. And there is an uninten-tional disconnect between traditional higher education and the employment needs of American corporations. Last year, nearly 90 percent of U.S. companies reported difficulty hiring engineering talent, and 1.7 million cloud-related jobs went unfilled globally in a sector that will produce 14 million jobs by 2015. The talent gap is a global crisis that we and our mission-aligned institutions will address through an en-tirely new breed of engineer-ing program. This partnership is an outstanding opportunity to explore innovative curricula with industry partners, said Daniel May, UNH provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. UNH provides the highest-quality education through expe-riential, collaborative and

discovery-based learning in partnership with industry leaders, and together we will extend our leadership into the highest growth technical sectors of the economy. The envisioned debut pro-gram in Big Data will target recent engineering gradu-ates and underemployed engineers to prepare them for leadership positions in data-centric businesses by integrating the hiring needs of employers into the cur-riculum and learning experi-ences. The programs education model features:- A hands-on curriculum that maximizes teamwork and uses real-world projects- Mentor-driven teaching from industry practitioners, furthering employer ties- Learning environments with technology-enabled simulations and real-time projects

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By RICHARD EPPHISTORIAN/ PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN OF THE

DELTA CHI FRATERNITY

On Sept. 4, the Delta Chi chapter at the University of New Haven brightened up the days of the students and faculty campus-wide. The fraternity brought the south-ern doughnut brand, Krispy Kreme, to campus to raise money. A few of the brothers drove to the only Connecti-

cut location at Mohegan Sun around 4 a.m. to pick up these warm delightful treats to have them ready to sell at 7 a.m. The fundraiser was supposed to last all day but the pastries were in high de-mand, selling out by 2 p.m. The fraternity raised $400 in only a few hours. When asked about the fundraiser,

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- Online learning, where appropriate, to target and improve retention and learn-ing outcomes These carefully selected elements, delivered in a dra-matically expansive physi-cal environment, combine to create a new breed of engineer - smart, diverse, creative and passionate about making a difference in the world, added Kauff-man. Our ultimate goal is to enable our graduates to enter a high-growth industry in a climate where half of all students graduating from the U.S. higher education system are underemployed. Once approvals are received from the states of Connecticut and California, recruitment and instruction will begin, with degrees to be awarded by UNH. New Engineering Uni-versity, Inc. Leadership Team: Scott Kauffman

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UNH Professor Lists Top 10 Italians in History

WEST HAVEN, CONN. -- If Columbus Day has you thinking about Italians, con-sider this: the top 10 Italians in history have made contri-butions to science, the arts, mathematics, meteorology, human rights, and maybe even discovered America. Stephen J. Spignesi, a practitioner in residence in English at the University of New Haven and author of more than 55 books, including The Italian 100: A Ranking of the Most Influ-ential Cultural, Scientific, and Political Figures Past and Present, says some of the 100 are not as well-known as the Sopranos, the Goodfellas and the Godfa-ther, but their contributions to humankind have been critically important and lasting. Spignesi will speak about his book at UNHs Mar-vin K. Peterson Library on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 2 p.m. The talk is free and open to the public. Among the topics Spignesi will discuss is his list of the top 10 Italians of all time, as follows: 1. Galileo Galilei, physi-cist, mathematician, astrono-mer, and philosopher;2. Christopher Colum-

bus, maritime explorer who discovered or rediscovered America;3. Guglielmo Marconi, inventor, known for his pioneering work on long distance radio transmission;4. Enrico Fermi, physicist, best known for his work on nuclear power and nuclear fission; 5. Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta, invention of the battery; 6. Leonardo Pisano Bigollo Fibonacci, mathematician best known to the modern world for [ the spreading of the HinduArabic numeral system in Europe;7. Evangelista Torricelli, physicist and mathematician who invented the barometer;8. Filippo Mazzei, a physi-

UNH TODAY

Our Fall 2013 Rush Week went extremely well and had a great amount of potential new associate members check us out. We began the week with an indoor lawn games with the Phi Sigma Sigma Sorority. Ladder ball, Can Jam, and tug of war were all great hits. Sean Keating exclaimed It was a great time to get to know new potentials and also introduce them to the Greek System.

Tuesday, we started the night with pool and arcade games in New Hall until ten, and ended with a Meet the Brothers presentation in Kaplan. We had an astound-ing number of recent gradu-ated alumni attend the night and share old experiences to get to know new possible members. Wednesday night we had food eating challenges in the Main Street Apartments, and Thursday we played garbage

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cian and a promoter of the idea that all men are cre-ated equal;9. Michelangelo di Lodovico, sculptor, painter, architect, poet, and engineer and the man responsible for the Sistine Chapel; 10. Leonardo di da Vinci, painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anato-mist, geologist, cartogra-pher, botanist, and writer, and the defining man of the Renaissance. And in case youre won-dering, Rudolph Guiliani, attorney and former New York City mayor, ranks as number 100.

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can basketball, and ended Friday with an invite only night at Gippers restaurant. The rush week went re-ally great. The number of potentials coming out was exciting. Nate, one of the potentials, said I had a lot of fun this week, every night was something new and ex-citing. Many freshmen told us that they couldnt wait for Rush Week next semester.

Mike Fink said Despite how early we woke up, I had a blast selling them and I hope we can do this again soon. Adam Tyson, fundraiser coordinator, was very pleased with how smoothly it ran.It was pretty awe-some to be able to brighten up someones day.

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Exactly 20 feet from the Charger Plaza on Campbell Avenue, its hard to miss the dozens of cigarette butts littering the sidewalk on your way out of the parking lot. Walking up the stairs near Bethel Hall is another familiar sight: several fresh-men smoking cigarettes in between classes, crowded around an ash receptacle. Smoking on college campuses is nothing new; in fact, it has become an in-creasing epidemic amongst college-aged students, some of whom begin as early as high school. According to a study by the Harvard School of Public Health, one third (33 percent) of college stu-dents currently use tobacco productschewing tobacco, cigars and cigarettes to name a few. This is a jump from 1993 and 1997 where only 22 and 28 percent of students smoked cigarettes, respectively. Additionally, a study by the Centers for Disease Con-trol and Prevention revealed about 88 percent of adult smokers who smoke daily said they started smoking by the age 18. Due to this growing trend and the illnesses associated with smoking, smoking bans are becoming common throughout college campus-es nationwide. A July 2013 report by the American Non-smokers Rights Foundation listed 1,178 schools that have adopted a 100 percent smoke-free policy. The University of New Haven has yet to make the list. While smoking is not allowed in residence or academic halls, designated smoking areas are still prominently available on campus, a minimum of 20 feet from buildings. This is done to allow everyone to enter our buildings without breathing unwanted smoke, reads the official smoke-free

policy of the university. But are we truly keeping our students safe and healthy by allowing even limited smoking areas to exist? Although there are clear signs reminding smokers to inhale their cigarette smoke a safe distance away from non-smokers, it simply isnt enough. Its time for UNH to kick the habit completely. Picture this. Youre walk-ing to a residence hall or the library, when you realize you must pass by a group of students smoking in order to reach the door. Sure, you can try holding your breath for 10 seconds, but the toxic, musty odor itself is enough to get you coughing. Many ash receptacles are placed along paths with heavy foot traffic. However, wind speed and direction prevent smoke from being contained to a single space. Locations like the library and Bethel Hall require you to literally walk by the des-ignated smoking area to get to the entrances. Despite ones best efforts to evade the fumes, it is simply unavoidable. Smok-ers who disregard this policy furthermore endanger other students around them. Sophomore Victoria John-son lived in Bethel Hall as a freshman, and found the smokers outside her building to be a nuisance. I couldnt leave my windows open because my room was right by the stairs up to the parking lot, and people would smoke there all the time, she said. I wish they werent so messy or disrespectful about itIve had quite a few people blow smoke in my face, and I always see cigarette butts on the ground. Secondhand smoke remains a constant threat to non-smokers. There are countless diseases associ-ated with inhaling smoke, multiple forms of cancer, heart disease and asthma being the most common. Cigarette companies clearly

display these warnings on the boxes. Even with these obvious dangers, however, we have failed to realize the long-term implications of allowing a smoke-friendly campus. Smoking is undeniably one of the leading causes of death in the United States. According to the CDC, cigarette smoking causes one of every five deaths in the country each year, a total of 440,000 deaths annually. Of these 440,000, approxi-mately 50,000 are caused by secondhand smoke. We ban the use of things like recreational drugs because they can lead to addiction and death, yet the deadliest substance lies right under our noses, and were doing nothing about it. Cigarettes arent like the occasional glass of wine or dessert that, if consumed in moderation, wont make a harmful impact on your body. Rather, the minute smoke (secondhand or other-wise) enters your lungs, you are immediately exposed to dozens of chemical toxins and cancer-causing agents. Is allowing designated smoke areas really worth putting students lives at risk? Senior Justin Bussell doesnt think so. Bussell is completely against smoking on campus. Not only do I think that it is a huge waste of money, its a completely avoidable health risk. And them being littered everywhere is unsightly as well, he said. By allowing such behavior to continue on our campus, we are only fueling the fire. In recent years, the univer-sity has made great strides in promoting sustainability, green living, and fresh food products for its students. Why stop there? Adopting a 100 percent smoke-free policy at the university is the next logical step in improving the quality of living for all students, and providing them with a healthier campus commu-nity.

By ERICA GIANNELLIOPINION [email protected]

When you think of food, do you think in terms of fast or fresh? It seems that for most of America, the correct answer must be fast. Just a few days ago, as I was walking from Shoprite back to my dorm building, I noticed the repulsively large line of cars waiting in the drive thru for McDonalds. With two plastic bags of fresh produce in each of my hands, I looked at this drive thru line with a frown upon my face, wondering what motivates people to actually wait in line for something as cheaply made as fast food. I am currently a college student, so I am well aware of what a small budget looks like, but yet I never find myself wanting to eat in a fast food restaurant. Those bags of fresh produce that I purchased at Shoprite cost me as little as $13. If want-ing fast food is driven by an

issue of cost, maybe people should rethink how much is actually spent in a grocery store. Although fast food might seem quick, convenient, and low priced, the health benefits are practically nonexistent. Fast food res-taurants, such as McDon-alds, are the reason that America is quickly becom-ing overweight. People are completely disregarding the fact that by walking into a grocery store, and spend-ing under $20, you will not only benefit money wise, but health wise as well. The food itself is not the only issue that I have when it comes to fast food restau-rants; the drive thru is my biggest concern. Now, not only can people consume food items that are com-posed of who-knows-what, but they no longer have to leave the vehicle to get it. It takes as little effort as driv-ing up to a speaker, press-ing a button to roll down the window, verbalizing the

menu item that you have se-lected, and driving up to the next window to hand over the cash and receive your meal. Even though the drive thru may seem convenient when in a rush, the thing that shocked me the most about this McDonalds was the length of the drive thru line, when customers could have easily parked their cars and gone inside. This laziness to get out of the car and walk into the restaurant is what really drove me in-sane. Considering that I had just walked to Shoprite to purchase my food, seeing a line of idling vehicles await-ing fast food orders struck a nerve. I believe that it is time for America to start taking initiative to get moving and stay healthy. Instead of wait-ing for a change to occur, while in the drive thru of a McDonalds, lets get up out of our seats and travel down the road to a healthier lifestyle.

Can I Buy an Hour, or 24?By JENN HARRINGTONSTAFF [email protected]

Let me preface by stat-ing that I am someone who thrives off scheduling away my time. An average week includes 25 to 30 hours as a slave to retail, 20 hours of education, and another 15 to 20 for the on-campus organi-zations I have signed up for. I am very busy. Time management has become my specialty skill that would be included on one of those skill cards in childrens games. Weeks get crazy and time flies by; the entire time Im wondering if I will even have time to make it home for a sandwich or get a suitable amount of sleep. The answer usually proves to be a no. A conversation with a friend led me to wonder how as college students, we seem to survive off such limited necessities. We are con-stantly told that our college years are the greatest years and I believe it but they are

also proving to be the most stressful and busiest years. Its no wonder that mid-life crises are experienced by adults. When life starts to slow down there can only be an adverse reaction. Now, soon to be three years into my college expe-rience, I feel like I have it down and want to share my top 3 tips for surviving busy college days: Smartphones If you own one, learn how to use it to its full potential. Research and download these essential apps: Blackboard for con-stant access to syllabi and assignments, Grades (any version) to track your GPA and test scores, Grocery IQ is perfect for commuters who dont have a meal plan where you can make food lists and track discounts. There are so many more and I encourage you to research different apps for students and time management. Last but definitely not least, connect all of your email accounts to your phone for 24/7 access. You can easily link your responsibilities to

your Calendar at the touch of a button. Fitness You dont have to head to the Rec Center ev-ery day but I suggest buying a Yoga mat and getting some free weights for your room to do some quick exercises. When you can go for a run, do it! Even though it may not seem like you have time, make some. This relieves a lot of stress, is healthy, and you will begin to have posi-tive thoughts. Planner/Schedule Buy yourself a planner. You can get cheap ones at Target or office supplies stores. Write down all the important due dates, meetings, practices, work schedules. When you have everything in one place it is easier to remember where you have to be when. Keep your planner on you at all times. After youve completed these tasks take out your birthday lists and ask for 24 more hours to be added to the day because lets be honest, thats the only way well all actually survive this place.

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Ban the BooksBy SAMANTHA MATHEWSONASSISTANT [email protected]

The average annual tuition, plus expenses, at a private nonprofit four-year college is about $35,000. At the University of New Ha-ven, annual tuition is closer to $50,000. That tuition amount in-cludes the classes students take, their room and board, an activity fee for their resi-dence hall, student activity fee, lab fees, and various other expenses. This general price does not include what students have to spend on books for their many classes. The average full-time student takes 15 credits (five classes) each of which require textbooks. Their teacher isnt walking them to the bookstore and watching over them as they purchase these books, but in order to succeed in their class, they highly advise students buy the books they suggest. To make it worse, some-times teachers make it part of a students participation grade to bring the books to class, so now students have no way of maneuver-ing around these high costs if they dont want to loose partial points each day. Arent we supposed to be encouraging students to go to class, not avoid it? It is even more frustrating when teachers dont adamantly use the books they require their students to buy, and the students are left with $400 dusty coasters. Prices of textbooks and materials vary drastically, but sometimes it seems as though teachers overlook the fact that students have to buy more than just the books for class. Generally, the campus store is the priciest option for students to pur-chase their books; however, unless it is a school-specified

package, they can purchase books from cheaper places. Students can go to textbook rental sites such as Amazon or Chegg to avoid the high priced bookstore. Whether they are able to find an alternative or not, teachers should still consider the demand they are put-ting on students living on a college-budget. This budget is new to many students after living and depending on their parents for support. They have to manage how they spend their money, and after one visit to their cam-pus bookstore, all the money they made at their summer job could be blown. UNH is known for its ex-periential education. Many of the classes that have an emphasis on the experiential part are science classes. One of the core required classes for science majors is biol-ogy. Biology for science ma-jors requires students to pur-chase a UNH specified lab and textbook package. This package costs about $250. For students who choose to take biology to fill their science requirement, they take biology for non-science majors. Their textbook costs roughly $80. The textbook for science majors is three times more expensive. Science teachers try to jus-tify that when their students have to purchase this pack-age, that it will be used for Biology I and II. What about the students that are consid-ered to be science students because their minor is en-vironmental science? They only have to take Biology I. They will be left with half a lab manual and a textbook they cant sell back because it was a loose-leaf version only available with the UNH special package.In an introduction to world music class, the music department instructed that the professor not require

that their students buy the textbook, because all the versions were too expensive. Instead, a cheaper book was required. This was beneficial for students who were trying to simply fill one of their free electives. Forrest Edelman, junior fire science major, was required to take a phycol-ogy class as a requirement. This is not his major, and while he needs the textbook to write papers and study for tests, it was going to cost him $100. Instead of buying this book by himself, he and a friend in his class chose to split the cost of the book and share it when they needed to each do various assignments or study. With todays technology, you would think there is more that we can do to re-duce these costs for students who should be saving every penny they can to pay off their loans when they get out of college. eTextbooks, while not very common, can save students up 65 percent compared to print textbooks. Students have technological devic-escomputers, tablets, and smartphonesthat allow them to carry all their text-books with them at one time. Thats definitely convenient and easy to use. Textbooks are gener-ally used one time for one class, and soon become too outdated to sell back. Even when renting is an option, students get nothing out of that and see no return while the prices arent even that much cheaper. The prices of textbooks are not the teachers fault, and it is understandable that a textbook corresponds and enhances what is taught in the class. But what is not understandable is why stu-dents have to pay to learn on top of what they are already paying to attend college.

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My Family Doesnt Go Here

As most students are well aware, if you wanted family to be able to take part in the Family Day activities, they needed to pay $20 a person. I personally think this is un-believable, and after looking on Facebook, I see that I am not alone. I understand that the University needs to pay for all the activities they have happening on campus and for the food, but my family wanted to attend just one of the many activities that day and I was told they still needed to pay the $20. That would have been $120 for them to do one thing! UNH really needs to come up with a better system. My family doesnt go here; they dont attend classes, they dont go to events, and they pay for ME to go here, isnt that enough? They shouldnt have to pay the school so much more money just to spend a single day on the campus. To have to pay to participate in school-sponsored activities, on a day where the school

invites them to campus, in addition to travel costs to come see me, absolutely breaks the bank! Instead, my family and I have current plans to sit in a hotel room and order in Chi-nese. Exciting right? I wish my family could experience all the amazing opportuni-ties that UNH has to offer, and the things happening on campus that day do sound interesting, but for the students already paying so much money in tuition, the school should take into ac-count how much money the families have left to spend on things like this. I think it would make more sense to have the fami-lies pay for each individual activity or choose to pay the $20 flat rate for access to ev-erything. I know my family is still coming up to see me, but other students have told their families not to even bother coming, and that just isnt fair or right. This is something that really needs to change in respect for the fact that the students and families already pay enough to attend school. It shouldnt be $20 no matter the amount of activities you attendit just isnt fair.

By SAMANTHA MATHEWSONASSISTANT EDITOR [email protected]

What does it mean to act a certain ethnicity? Shes not black enough... shes white washed. How is he talk-ing? He sounds like a white boy. What exactly does it mean to act a certain skin color? How is that deter-mined? Why is it that people within our own races convey racism towards others? Victor youre such an Uncle Tom, must be because you are from Princeton. A phrase I heard far too often from the age of 12 to this very day at age 22. An Uncle Tom is a phrase used within the African-American community to describe a black male being success-ful, well educated and goal oriented. Being raised in a suburban area and always being told to break the mold or stereotype placed upon me even before birth, wear-ing my pants on my waist, speaking proper English without slang and being educated - these things have always been held against me in my own culture and community, says Victor, 22. Ive been told I am not black enough; Ive been told I am a white boy because of the music I listen to and how I carry myself. As an African-American male, I hold myself to high standards. Being criticized and judged in a negative light because I am educated and do hold myself to that standard shows the igno-rance and low standards held

by the young generation and community of African Americans. It only allows them to be easily targeted in society and allows African Americans to fit into the typical stereotype that soci-ety has placed on them. It is situations exactly like those that Victor faces that hold certain minority races back, particularly African Americans. By referring to others as Uncle Toms and other terms meant to offend, people are allowing them-selves to be held to the low standards with which they are associated. Being called an Uncle Tom because one is successful, holds a corporate job, values higher education, provides for ones family, etc. implies that one is selling out. While most individuals would expect these qualities to be consid-ered positive and even in-spirational, instead they are instead given a derogatory connotation. The expectation to conform to stereotypes rather than trying to rise above them is what holds people back, as well as any hope for change. Starting from a very young age, I often was taunted for not acting black enough or not acting white enough. My father is black and my mother is white, but a lot of children simply couldnt understand the dif-ficulties of coming from a biracial couple. When I was younger, my black friends were constantly asking me why I didnt act black like I was supposed to. I would ex-plain to them that my mother was white and I was raised to speak and act properly,

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Putting the Race In Racism By KAITLIN MAHAR, KIKI DUD-LEY, VAIL GRAFTON, DESIREE RAMOS, KARDELEN AKKUS, and ANTHONY TILMAN,

but they just wouldnt under-stand. Then I would go to my white friends, and they would ask me why I didnt do my hair like the white girls did, or why I didnt hang out a lot with the black kids because they couldnt understand that I just wanted to do both, Kourtney, age 22, says. One of the worst memories I had with situ-ations like this would be a day when I was out to eat with my mother at about age 14. I was sitting at the table with her and the black fam-ily behind us started talking about how it was a shame that I was so whitewashed and how stupid it was for me to be hanging out with this white lady because I wasnt white. Although that isnt the worst thing that some-one has ever said to me, its something that has stuck with me over the years and something that really bothers me. I cant believe someone would talk like that about a child and be blatantly racist towards someone of their own ethnicity. We live in a society that sees things as black and white, with no gray areas. In Kourtneys situation, she represents the gray area. The obstacles she has faced are ones that many more people can relate to these days because of the growing demographic of interracial dating. In fact, according to recent research interracial couples have quadrupled since a census that took place in 1970. Research also shows that multiracial people make up for five percent of the population and has become the fastest

growing demographic group in the United States. Even with these changes, it is obvious that the issues still persist. At a young age, Kourtney learned that some-times people may not accept her based on her appearance. Although many people can relate to racism, people like Kourtney relate to rac-ism and the racial identity problems that stem from it. For people who are biracial, these identity problems gen-erate the idea of the neces-sity to choose only one of heritage and reject the other in order to feel like they belong somewhere. It seems as though society has some-times taken it upon itself to choose which race biracial people should identify with. These stereotypes and racial molds make it hard for bira-cial people to be themselves and act as they please with-out feeling judged. It is not the race of an individual that makes racism a problem, but rather the people carrying out the racist behavior. While the presence of rac-ism in America is no secret, what may not be so easily seen is the fact that certain people are mistreated by their own race for outright irrational reasons. As men-tioned before, Victor and Kourtney both suffered criti-cism for behaving in ways that are perfectly rational. The only thing either of the two is guilty of striving for is self-improvement. Per-haps jealousy is the reason for the mistreatment within the ethnicities, but thats purely speculation. Its a shame that we as a whole have made so many accom-

plishments in fighting racism just to regress and become subjects of criticism by our own ethnicities.

The names throughout this article have been changed for anonymity.

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Congratulations to the new pledges of four of our fraternities on campus, Sig-ma Alpha Epsilon, Delta Chi, Sigma Chi, and Kappa Gamma Rho! Welcome to our campus thriving community of Greek life.

Jeffreys Fusion Restaurant in Harugari is now open every Wednesday after-noon! If you havent been, please do make some reservations. Seven dollars in-cludes salad, soup, a main course, and desert. Unfortunately for me I have class during that time period. in Harugari nonetheless, so I smell the food cooking while I take psychology notes.

NegativesPositivesLast Thursday I found a spoon in the utensil section of Bartels that was covered

in some slimy and sticky pink goo. It was just within the clean spoons like nothing was wrong. If I want pink goo on my food, Ill get it myself, I dont need a spoon with that flavour.

The whole chaos surrounding Metro-North Railroad difficulties. This cancelled several field trips this past weekend, including the Honors Program trip to the Bodies Exhibit in New York, and made it difficult for students to head back home for the weekend.

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It was great to see so many families on campus this Saturday. Family Day had a spectacular array of activities, from a Choco-late 101 class (which unfortunately filled up very quickly) to cupcake decorating, and apple picking at Lyman Orchards. Seeing grandparents and siblings smiling while wearing UNH apparel, as a student proudly showed them around campus, is always a

sight to look forward too.

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I hope everyone is enjoying the fall weather! Now that we are in a full swing of things, USGA will begin its new initiative to be as accessible as possible to the student body and to our clubs and organizations.

I am proud to announce that soon we will begin Tell Us Your Thoughts Thursdays. The Senior Vice Presi-dent and I will begin to go around campus in the USGA golf cart and ask for input from all of you. If you see us feel free to stop us and tell us your thoughts.

Also USGA and Student Activities successfully had the first of many RSO Presidents Roundtables. This was a chance for USGA and Student Activities to get better feedback from the leaders of Organizations and also to keep an open line of communication. The next roundtable will be Oct. 18 at 10:30 a.m. in Alumni Lounge; this is open to all RSO Presidents.

If anyone has any concerns or questions I am always reachable through my email at [email protected].

Best Wishes,

Zani ImetovskiUSGA President

USGA Treasurers Tip of the WeekData can be your friend, as long as you know how to manage it.. Whether youre a treasurer, an event coordinator or any other position that manages a lot of information (especially anything with numbers), having a game plan on how to keep track of it is critical. An excel spreadsheet is often your best bet, but whatever method you use, remem-ber that no number or piece of information is too small to include. Every penny you spend and every attendee you have at an event is worth keeping track of. -Isaak Kifle

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Football Dominates LIU Post on Family Day, 48-23

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Athlete of the Week Amber Simms Soccer #21Athlete of the Week

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Chris Schnabel: Player of the week, how does it feel to get this honor knowing you were awarded it because of your high level of play? Ronnie Nelson: Its great. Its a great individual accomplishment but at the same time its just such a team sport so I have to thank everyone on my team. CS: To go along with New Havens player of the week, you were the NE-10 player of the week. What is it like to not only be honored by your school but the entire conference? RN: Its also great. Its just such a great accomplish-ment. Its so great being honored from the school but from the whole conference, its pretty cool. CS: The team really looks like its starting to pick things up after taking the loss week one,what has changed, in the locker room and on the field to start this team up? RN: I think we just got a wake up call that week

one loss. I feel we got put in our place, just realized we got a lot of guys that are not coming back from last year and its our team now. Some of us now got to step up the intensity level in practices. CS: You set a New Haven record with 485 total yards in the game, what did you do to prepare for this game? RN: Its pretty cool to have that record, Im not going to lie. I didnt even know that until I saw it. Its definitely cool to see the record 485, I wish I could have gotten to 500 just to have that mark but 485 isnt that bad. CS: In the 485 yards you set a personal best on the ground with 171 yards and two scores, can we expect to see play like this more often as the season progresses? RN: I mean 171 yards is pretty tough, a lot of that came from just scrambling around and thats not always going to happen but having [Mike] DeCaro back there,

all eyes being on him is helping me sneak out of the backfield a little more. CS: As a personal prefer-ence, what do you like better to play in, a close game or a blowout? RN: I like the close games because I get to play the entire game. I mean its great getting to see the other guys go in and its nice not always getting beat up, but I like that close game inten-sity. When you win having that, come through from behind feeling, is a great feeling. CS: What was it like play-ing behind Ryan Osiecki who had an NFL opportu-nity? RN: It was good, I learned a lot, me and Ryan went at it and were team-mates but at the same time on the field were competi-tors with each other and I think we made each other a lot better.

WEST HAVEN, Conn. - Led by 402 yards of total offense and five total touch-downs by senior quarterback Ronnie Nelson (Stuart, Fla. /South Fork), the University of New Haven football team defeated the visiting LIU Post Pioneers 48-23 Satur-day afternoon at Ralph F. DellaCamera Stadium. With the win, New Haven improved to 3-1 overall and 3-0 in the Northeast-10 Con-ference. The conference win was its 19th straight dating back to 2011. The Pioneers dropped to 2-3 overall and 1-2 in the NE-10. Nelson went 18-for-25 with 364 yards and three touchdowns. The Stuart, Fla. native added 38 rush-ing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the win. His top receiver, Michael Flacco (Audobon, N.J./Gateway Regional / The Commu-nity College of Baltimore County - Catonsville) grabbed four catches for 90 yards. Ty Headen (Newark, N.J./American History) also

grabbed four receptions for 69 yards and one score. Courtney Moshood (Miami, Fla./Miami Palmetto) also caught a touchdown pass on a 73-yard bomb from Nelson. As a team, New Haven amassed 502 offensive yards on 52 plays (9.7 yards per play). The total included 405 passing yards and 97 rush-ing yards. Defensively, the Char-gers were on the field for an amazing 96 plays and allowed 471 total yards (4.9 yards per play). The Pio-neers ran for 149 yards and threw for another 322 yards. Matthew Fallico (Syracuse, N.Y./Fayetteville Manlius / Hudson Valley) and Tyler Condit (Caldwell, N.J./James Caldwell) both led the squad with 11 tackles apeice. Najae Brown (Mount Vernon, N.Y./Mount St. Michael / Trinity Pawling), Herbens Antenor (Malden, Mass. /Malden) and David Nooks (Brooklyn, N.Y./Boys & Girls / Lackawanna College) each added nine tackles, while Brown added an interception. The leader of the defensive line, Kervin Edouard (Somerville, Mass.

/Somerville) finished with a team-high three tackles-for-loss, one pass breakup and five total tackles. New Haven wasted no time getting on the board as Mike DeCaro (Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay ) took the opening kickoff 78-yards to the house in 14 seconds. After forcing a quick three-and-out, the Chargers of-fense took over at their own

40-yard line and went 60 yards on three plays to take a 14-0 lead. The series was highlighted by a 41-yard re-verse pass by DeeJay White (Brooklyn, N.Y./Sheepshead Bay / Bowling Green State University) to Roshawn Wilson (Miami, Fla. /Mi-ami Southridge) to bring the ball inside the red zone. Two plays later, Nelson found Headen for a 15-yard

strike and the teams second touchdown of the afternoon. Anthony Greenfield (Bloom-field, N.J./Paramus Catholic / Wagner) completed the point after and the Chargers went ahead 14-0.

LIU Post answered with a 13-play, 66-yard touchdown drive of its own. Pioneers quarterback Steven Laurino and Joe Botti connected on

the play of the series with a 27-yard to bring the ball inside the UNH red zone. Laurino threw a five yard strike to Chris McGrane nearly midway through the first quarter.

Both teams exchanged punts before the Chargers found themselves back up inside their own one-yard line on

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Chris Schnabel: Player of the week, how does it feel to get this honor, knowing you were awarded it because of your high level of play? Amber Simms: It feels great. Getting an award always feels great. Weve been playing well so, to get individual awards on top of that is just a bonus. CS: Along with player of the week for New Haven, you were named player of the week for the NE-10 conference. What is it like to not only be honored by your school but by the entire conference? AS: Obviously the school is good enough for me, but its even better when you get recognition from the confer-ence; it really feels good. CS: Part of why you won this honor was after record-ing a hat trick against Bent-ley in a 5-1 victory. What was your mindset going into this game? How did you prepare? AS: Just like any other game really, try to relax and just think about good things that can happen in the game, try to visually prepare. We knew as a team we could win and we know that we are capable of beating any team any game as long as we play as well as we can. We

knew Bentley was going to be a tough game but we were able to put them away. CS: You and your team-mate, Monica Yanez, are tied for the NE-10 lead with seven goals and 17 total points. Does it take pressure off when you have someone along side you play-ing as well as you are during the season? AS: Yeah its great. Were both forwards so thats our job [to score] but its usually just one forward that scores like that. A lot of the time one will score and the other will assist more but the fact that we have both been scoring has definitely helped us a lot. Weve had quite a few goals between the both of us. CS: New Haven womens soccer is currently on its longest unbeaten start to the season. How does it feel to not only be apart of history, but at the time, being part of the leader towards it? AS: Its really great. I feel like since Ive been here this is the best team we have had and we have a lot of freshmen coming in and


they are doing really well. Coach can make substitu-tions and well be okay. I feel we have a good chance at going far this season after starting off so well. CS: How hard is it to come over from another country and live so far away from home? (Originally from England) AS: It was different at first because the game is different. In America people are more focused on strength and fitness. There is a lot more lifting weights and conditioning here rather then home and I had some trouble getting used to that at first because I wasnt as strong. Its more technical at home, but Im more used to it now though.

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On Sept. 26, 2013, the world said goodbye to a legend. They also said good-bye to a man that we might never see again. Mariano Rivera retired from the game of baseball, leaving many baseball fans in tears. Lets go back to Sept. 26, its the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays are beating the New York Yankees 4-0, the crowd then hears Enter Sandman, by Metallica and go crazy. Tears start to come up as Rivera warms up, thousands of bulbs flashing with every fan knowing this is the last time they will ever see him in pinstripes. He re-corded one out in the eighth inning and two in the ninth before Yankees manager, Joe Girardi, sent out long time teammates and friends of Rivera, Derek Jeter and Andy Pettitte to take him out of the game. As the two make their way out, the crowd gets louder and louder until you cant hear anything going on. Chants for Mo going on throughout the crowd, as he hugs Pettitte and cries on his shoulder. Thank you Mo, thank you Mo, chants are now echoing throughout Yankee stadium and theres not a dry eye in the house.

As Rivera made his way back to the dug out, he stopped on the 42 (his num-ber painted on the field) and looked at the crowd, taking in the applause as he takes off his cap, and waves to the crowd, giving them one last goodbye. He then hugged his coachs and teammates and made his way to the bench as the game went on. After the last out of the game was made, and the Rays cleared the field, Rivera, swarmed by media, just sat there, as if he didnt want to ever leave that spot. Then, he looks up, walks right past the media and strait to the place where he spent 19 years of his life, the pitchers mound. He gets there and looks down, and starts digging, as if he was going to throw a pitch. The crowd goes nuts once again. Then, as a kid would

in a sand box, he leans over and starts digging sand. He picks up a pile of sand and holds it, looking as if he was stranded and just found land, then turns around and walks right back to the dugout and down the Yankee stadium tunnel for the last time, leav-ing behind only memories for fans to take with them. Rivera, a five time World Series champion, started his career in 1995 as a part of the core four, which includes his catcher for more then half of his saves, Jorge Posada, who is already retired, Pettitte who is retir-ing after this season and Jeter, the Yankees captain. Rivera is the all-time saves leader, with 652 saves, and the all-time postseason saves leader, with 42 saves. He is considered one of the greatest players in baseball history.

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included a 16-yard strike to Nick Music (West Milford, N.J./West Milford ) and a 25-yard reception by Wilson before UNH faced first-and-goal from the LIU Post six-yard line. The Pioneers scored on their second drive as well, going 79-yards on nine plays to bring the score to 41-23. New Havens final score of the afternoon came with just under four minutes left in the game. Nelson completed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Flacco to improve its lead to 25 points, 48-23. The Pioneers ran out the clock in the final four min-utes and the Chargers sealed its third-straight win. New Haven hits the road for a pair of NE-10 contest at Assumption Friday night and then at Merrimack on Saturday, Oct. 12. The Chargers will return home for their 2013 homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 19 against Stonehill College.

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first-and-10. The Pioneers took advantage and forced a safety one-play later, cutting the lead to 14-9. LIU Post would strike once again on its following drive to take its first lead of the game. The Pioneers went 49-yards on 11 plays before Laurino ran for a seven-yard touchdown with just over one minute left in the opening quarter. Trailing 16-14, New Ha-ven immediately answered. Nelson would complete a 73-yard touchdown strike to Courtney Moshood (Miami, Fla./Miami Palmetto) on the first play of the drive to put UNH back in the lead as the first quarter expired. The teams exchanged possession four different times in the second quarter. Neither team entered the red zone as Brown halted a LIU Post drive with an intercep-tion with 5:20 remaining in the first half. The Chargers would then go 83 yards on 10 play before Nelson scrambled four yards for

another UNH touchdown. Greenfields point after went wide left and New Haven took a 27-16 lead with 2:05 left in the second quarter. The score was the only of the second quarter and the Chargers held on to an 11-point lead at the break. After the Pioneers unsuc-cessful opening possession of the second half, New Haven expanded its lead with another scoring drive. The Chargers rattled off four plays of 15-plus yards and Trevor Officer (Monroe, N.Y./Monroe-Woodbury) rolled in for an 11-yard touchdown with 11:12 on the clock in the third stanza. Greenfields point after gave UNH a 34-16 lead. Again, New Havens third quarter touchdown was the only points of the quarter as the game went into the fourth with an 18-point advantage. The Chargers capalized again in their opening series of the final quarter, going 91-yards on nine plays to take a 41-16 lead. The series

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_____________________(Winning picks in bold) Buffalo Bills @ Cleveland Browns -Both teams had impres-sive wins on Sunday. This could, however, be a sloppy game on Thursday Night Football. Expect the game to be close with the Bills win-ning late in the game. Kansas City @ Tennessee Titans -The Chiefs are 4-0 to start the season and show no signs of slowing down. Expect the Chiefs to get to 5-0 with the win. The Titans are 3-1 and are playing well so far this season. Their quarterback went down and left the game on the stretch-er. The Titans will probably have to win without him. Baltimore Ravens @ Mi-ami Dolphins -Joe Flacco had a rough game for the Ravens, throw-ing five interceptions. Flacco needs to be careful with the football. The Ravens are tied for the lead for the division so they arent in major trouble just yet. The Dolphins are for real and will give the Patriots a run for their money in the AFC East. Expect a close game, with the Dolphins winning. Jacksonville Jaguars @ St. Louis Rams -The Jaguars keep getting worse and havent been

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